Patents by Inventor Koki Kunii

Koki Kunii has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20160276887
    Abstract: A stator provided with coils that are interconnected by distributed windings on a stator core of a rotating electric machine having: a stator core module comprising a stator core wherein one part of a linear conductor portion of the coil is disposed in a slot; and a mold end, formed through insulator molding of a coil end portion of the coil, wherein: the linear conductor portion of the stator core module comprises a first junction portion at a conductor end portion that is disposed protruding from the stator core toward the mold end side; and the coil end portion of the mold end comprises a second junction portion at a conductor portion disposed protruding from an end portion of the insulator mold toward the stator core module side; having a structure wherein the first junction portion and the second junction portion are joined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: Nidec Copal Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu WATANABE, Yoshinori FUKASAKU, Masato IWASE, Koki KUNII, Hirofumi NAGASAWA
  • Publication number: 20160254718
    Abstract: A segment conductor that is a conductive element of a coil wound in a distributed winding in a stator core of a rotating electric machine is formed, through press forming and is provided with a pair of straight conductor portions and a bent conductor portion that connects together one end side of the pair of straight conductor portions. Moreover, one part of the segment conductor is formed, through press forming, so as to be thinner than another part. Specifically, a part that is exposed from the stator core is formed, through press forming, so as to be thinner than a part that is contained in a slot of the stator core. The stator has a structure wherein a plurality of segment conductors are disposed in a distributed winding in the stator core. The rotating electric machine is equipped with this stator. The vehicle is equipped with this rotating electric machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: Nidec Copal Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu WATANABE, Yoshinori FUKASAKU, Masato IWASE, Koki KUNII, Hirofumi NAGASAWA, Shinji KOIKE
  • Patent number: 7483226
    Abstract: An ND filter of a thin film type is formed on a transparent substrate, such that a light-absorbing film and a dielectric film are laminated on the transparent substrate. The transparent substrate is formed of a resin film which can be fed at a constant speed. The light-absorbing film is deposited by sputtering a target material comprised of a metal or a mixture of a metal and a metal oxide onto the resin film traveling at the constant speed while using a mixture gas of oxygen, nitrogen, and argon as an ambient gas. Consequently, the light-absorbing film is composed of a mixture of the metal and metal compounds, and has an extinction coefficient of 0.3 or more in a visible wavelength range. Typically, the light-absorbing film is composed of 1% through 50% by weight of the metal, 30% or more by weight of saturated metal oxide, and residual components composed of the compounds of the metal containing lower oxide and nitride of the metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Nidec Copal Corporation
    Inventor: Koki Kunii
  • Patent number: 7440204
    Abstract: An ND filter is composed of a transparent substrate, a laminate of a light-absorbing film and a dielectric film formed on the transparent substrate, and a carbon film formed to clad a surface of the laminate of the light-absorbing films and the dielectric films. Depending on cases, another carbon film is also formed on a reverse side of the transparent substrate. The carbon film is formed by a deposition process at a deposition temperature ranging from a room temperature to 150° C. The light-absorbing film is formed of a mixture of metal and compound thereof, a material of the metal being selected from a group consisting of Ti, Cr, Ni, NiCr, NiFe, and NiTi. The dielectric film is formed of SiO2 or Al2O3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Nidec Copal Corporation
    Inventor: Koki Kunii
  • Patent number: 7388723
    Abstract: A thin film type ND filter being inexpensive and excelling in durability. There is provided ND filter (0) comprising transparent substrate (1) and, superimposed thereon, light absorption films (3,5) and dielectric films (2,4,6), wherein the light absorption films 3.5 consist of a composition comprising 1 to 30 wt. % of a metal in pure form and 50 wt. % or more of a saturated oxide of the metal with the balance of compounds of the metal containing lower oxides of the metal. Metal raw material of the light absorption films (3,5) is selected from among Ti, Cr, Ni, NiCr, NiFe and NiTi. As for the dielectric films (2,4,6), SiO2 or Al2O3 is used. Function of reflection prevention is imparted by superimposing the light absorption films (3,5) and dielectric films (2,4,6) in predetermined film thicknesses and in predetermined sequence. Alternatively, a reflection prevention layer may be formed on the back of the substrate (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Nidec Copal Corporation
    Inventor: Koki Kunii
  • Patent number: 7230779
    Abstract: An ND filter is made of a transparent substrate having a plane. An optical film is formed on the plane of the transparent substrate. The optical film has a lamination structure including a light absorption film and a dielectric film, and has a variable transmission density. A thickness of either the light absorption film or the dielectric film of the lamination structure is changed in an in-plane direction of the transparent substrate so that the transmission density of the optical film is controlled to vary in the in-plane direction. The light absorption film is composed of a material selected from Ti, Cr, Ni, NiCr, NiFe, NiTi and a mixture thereof, and the dielectric film is formed of SiO2, Al2O3 or a compound thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Nidec Copal Corporation
    Inventors: Koki Kunii, Kazutoshi Mukae
  • Publication number: 20060279866
    Abstract: A thin film type ND filter being inexpensive and excelling in durability. There is provided ND filter (0) comprising transparent substrate (1) and, superimposed thereon, light absorption films (3,5) and dielectric films (2,4,6), wherein the light absorption films 3.5 consist of a composition comprising 1 to 30 wt. % of a metal in pure form and 50 wt. % or more of a saturated oxide of the metal with the balance of compounds of the metal containing lower oxides of the metal. Metal raw material of the light absorption films (3,5) is selected from among Ti, Cr, Ni, NiCr, NiFe and NiTi. As for the dielectric films (2,4,6), SiO2 or Al2O3 is used. Function of reflection prevention is imparted by superimposing the light absorption films (3,5) and dielectric films (2,4,6) in predetermined film thicknesses and in predetermined sequence. Alternatively, a reflection prevention layer may be formed on the back of the substrate (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2004
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Applicant: Nidec Copal Corporation
    Inventor: Koki Kunii
  • Patent number: 7128459
    Abstract: A light-guide plate (1) arranged at a display face (2a) of a liquid crystal (2) and illuminates radiating light from a light source (3) to the display face (2a) is constructed by a light permeability base portion (10) having a first face (8), a second face (9) of the rear face side of the first face (8), and a third face (5) guiding light from the light source (3) from side face, an adhesive layer (11), and light permeability sheet (12) forming plural prism grooves on a light emission face (6) with the predetermined interval and providing on the adhesive layer (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Nidec Copal Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Igarashi, Koki Kunii, Osamu Kitazawa
  • Publication number: 20060068226
    Abstract: An ND filter of a thin film type is formed on a transparent substrate, such that a light-absorbing film and a dielectric film are laminated on the transparent substrate. The transparent substrate is formed of a resin film which can be fed at a constant speed. The light-absorbing film is deposited by sputtering a target material comprised of a metal or a mixture of a metal and a metal oxide onto the resin film traveling at the constant speed while using a mixture gas of oxygen, nitrogen, and argon as an ambient gas. Consequently, the light-absorbing film is composed of a mixture of the metal and metal compounds, and has an extinction coefficient of 0.3 or more in a visible wavelength range. Typically, the light-absorbing film is composed of 1% through 50% by weight of the metal, 30% or more by weight of saturated metal oxide, and residual components composed of the compounds of the metal containing lower oxide and nitride of the metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Applicant: Nidec Copal Corporation
    Inventor: Koki Kunii
  • Publication number: 20060061867
    Abstract: An ND filter is composed of a transparent substrate, a laminate of a light-absorbing film and a dielectric film formed on the transparent substrate, and a carbon film formed to clad a surface of the laminate of the light-absorbing films and the dielectric films. Depending on cases, another carbon film is also formed on a reverse side of the transparent substrate. The carbon film is formed by a deposition process at a deposition temperature ranging from a room temperature to 150° C. The light-absorbing film is formed of a mixture of metal and compound thereof, a material of the metal being selected from a group consisting of Ti, Cr, Ni, NiCr, NiFe, and NiTi. The dielectric film is formed of SiO2 or Al2O3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Applicant: Nidec Copal Corporation
    Inventor: Koki Kunii
  • Publication number: 20050254155
    Abstract: An ND filter is made of a transparent substrate having a plane. An optical film is formed on the plane of the transparent substrate. The optical film has a lamination structure including a light absorption film and a dielectric film, and has a variable transmission density. A thickness of either the light absorption film or the dielectric film of the lamination structure is changed in an in-plane direction of the transparent substrate so that the transmission density of the optical film is controlled to vary in the in-plane direction. The light absorption film is composed of a material selected from Ti, Cr, Ni, NiCr, NiFe, NiTi and a mixture thereof, and the dielectric film is formed of SiO2, Al2O3 or a compound thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Applicant: Nidec Copal Corporation
    Inventors: Koki Kunii, Kazutoshi Mukae
  • Patent number: 6671109
    Abstract: A neutral density filter has a multi-layer structure of thin films laminated on a substrate made of a transparent material. The multi-layer structure contains a transparent thin film composed of a dielectric material effective to transmit the incident light and a non-transparent thin film effective to absorb a part of the incident light. The non-transparent thin film is composed of a metal material which is deposited by vacuum evaporation. The non-transparent thin film contains an oxide of the metal material, which is generated during the vacuum evaporation by introducing a gas containing an oxygen while maintaining a vacuum degree in a range of 1×10−3Pa to 1×10−2Pa, and which is deposited concurrently with the metal material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Nidec Copal Corporation
    Inventor: Koki Kunii
  • Publication number: 20030090887
    Abstract: A light-guide plate (1) arranged at a display face (2a) of a liquid crystal (2) and illuminates radiating light from a light source (3) to the display face (2a) is constructed by a light permeability base portion (10) having a first face (8), a second face (9) of the rear face side of the first face (8), and a third face (5) guiding light from the light source (3) from side face, an adhesive layer (11), and light permeability sheet (12) forming plural prism grooves on a light emission face (6) with the predetermined interval and providing on the adhesive layer (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Applicant: NIDEC COPAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi Igarashi, Koki Kunii, Osamu Kitazawa
  • Publication number: 20030026014
    Abstract: A neutral density filter has a multi-layer structure of thin films laminated on a substrate made of a transparent material. The multi-layer structure contains a transparent thin film composed of a dielectric material effective to transmit the incident light and a non-transparent thin film effective to absorb a part of the incident light. The non-transparent thin film is composed of a metal material which is deposited by vacuum evaporation. The non-transparent thin film contains an oxide of the metal material, which is generated during the vacuum evaporation by introducing a gas containing an oxygen while maintaining a vacuum degree in a range of 1×10−3Pa to 1×10−2Pa, and which is deposited concurrently with the metal material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Applicant: NIDEC COPAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koki Kunii