Patents by Inventor Kotaro UEDA

Kotaro UEDA 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).

  • Patent number: 12007353
    Abstract: A method for producing a gas sensor element, for covering a detection portion (150) by an inner protection layer (21) and an outer protection layer (22), including: a first dipping step of dipping the gas sensor element into a first slurry S1 for the inner protection layer, to form a first coating film (700) on a front end surface (100c) and a peripheral surface (100d); a drying step of drying and solidifying the first coating film; a second dipping step of dipping, without removing the first coating film, the gas sensor element into a second slurry S2 for the outer protection layer, to form a second coating film (800) on a surface of the solidified first coating film; and a scraping-off step of performing scraping-off on the second coating film so as not to scrape-off the first coating film, to remove a part of the second coating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: NITERRA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Hanaki, Suguru Kyomoto, Kaoru Osaki, Kotaro Ueda, Masaki Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20220050075
    Abstract: A method for producing a gas sensor element, for covering a detection portion (150) by an inner protection layer (21) and an outer protection layer (22), including: a first dipping step of dipping the gas sensor element into a first slurry S1 for the inner protection layer, to form a first coating film (700) on a front end surface (100c) and a peripheral surface (100d); a drying step of drying and solidifying the first coating film; a second dipping step of dipping, without removing the first coating film, the gas sensor element into a second slurry S2 for the outer protection layer, to form a second coating film (800) on a surface of the solidified first coating film; and a scraping-off step of performing scraping-off on the second coating film so as not to scrape-off the first coating film, to remove a part of the second coating film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki HANAKI, Suguru KYOMOTO, Kaoru OSAKI, Kotaro UEDA, Masaki NAKAGAWA
  • Patent number: 9958620
    Abstract: An optical fiber with a connector includes a first connector and a plurality of optical fibers attached to the first connector. The first connector includes: at least one fiber-shaped member; and a ferrule including a first end surface and a second end surface arranged in a first direction, and a holding portion holding the optical fibers and the fiber-shaped member. In the holding portion, a plurality of fiber insertion holes extending from the first end surface in the first direction is formed such that the optical fibers and the fiber-shaped member are insertable thereinto. One end of the optical fiber and one end of the fiber-shaped member are held by the holding portion in a state of being inserted into the fiber insertion hole. The optical fiber extends to the outside of the ferrule. The other end of the fiber-shaped member is located inside the ferrule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: SEI Optifrontier Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ohtsuka, Kotaro Ueda, Tsutomu Kamada, Junji Fukui, Masashi Oka
  • Patent number: 9921376
    Abstract: An optical fiber with a connector includes a first connector and a plurality of optical fibers attached to the first connector. The first connector includes: at least one fiber-shaped member; and a ferrule including a first end surface and a second end surface arranged in a first direction, and a holding portion holding the optical fibers and the fiber-shaped member. In the holding portion, a plurality of fiber insertion holes extending from the first end surface in the first direction is formed such that the optical fibers and the fiber-shaped member are insertable thereinto. One end of the optical fiber and one end of the fiber-shaped member are held by the holding portion in a state of being inserted into the fiber insertion hole. The optical fiber extends to the outside of the ferrule. The other end of the fiber-shaped member is located inside the ferrule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: SEI Optifrontier Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ohtsuka, Kotaro Ueda, Tsutomu Kamada, Junji Fukui, Masashi Oka
  • Patent number: 9804344
    Abstract: An optical fiber with a connector includes a first connector and a plurality of optical fibers attached to the first connector. The first connector includes: at least one fiber-shaped member; and a ferrule including a first end surface and a second end surface arranged in a first direction, and a holding portion holding the optical fibers and the fiber-shaped member. In the holding portion, a plurality of fiber insertion holes extending from the first end surface in the first direction is formed such that the optical fibers and the fiber-shaped member are insertable thereinto. One end of the optical fiber and one end of the fiber-shaped member are held by the holding portion in a state of being inserted into the fiber insertion hole. The optical fiber extends to the outside of the ferrule. The other end of the fiber-shaped member is located inside the ferrule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: SEI Optifrontier Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ohtsuka, Kotaro Ueda, Tsutomu Kamada, Junji Fukui, Masashi Oka
  • Publication number: 20170160495
    Abstract: An optical fiber with a connector includes a first connector and a plurality of optical fibers attached to the first connector. The first connector includes: at least one fiber-shaped member; and a ferrule including a first end surface and a second end surface arranged in a first direction, and a holding portion holding the optical fibers and the fiber-shaped member. In the holding portion, a plurality of fiber insertion holes extending from the first end surface in the first direction is formed such that the optical fibers and the fiber-shaped member are insertable thereinto. One end of the optical fiber and one end of the fiber-shaped member are held by the holding portion in a state of being inserted into the fiber insertion hole. The optical fiber extends to the outside of the ferrule. The other end of the fiber-shaped member is located inside the ferrule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Kenichiro OHTSUKA, Kotaro UEDA, Tsutomu KAMADA, Junji FUKUI, Masashi OKA