Patents by Inventor Kouichi Aoki

Kouichi Aoki 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: 20240116130
    Abstract: A friction stir welding device includes a table that has a placement surface on which a workpiece is to be placed and is rotatable about a table rotation axis intersecting the placement surface, a tool holder movable relative to the table in a direction along the placement surface and rotatable about a holder rotation axis parallel to the table rotation axis, and a welding tool supported by the tool holder and rotating about a tool rotation axis intersecting the holder rotation axis. A control device has a biaxial operation mode in which the welding tool in a rotating state is pressed against a welding portion of a side surface of the workpiece, the welding tool is relatively moved along the welding portion by rotating the table, and the tool holder is rotated so that the welding tool is directed in a normal direction of the welding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: SHIBAURA MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouichi KATOH, Hirohiko MATSUZAKI, Toshinao AOKI
  • Publication number: 20240082946
    Abstract: A friction stir welding attachment includes a body configured to be attached to a spindle of a machine tool, a metalworking shaft rotatably supported by the body and including an attachment portion configured to attach a welding tool at an end thereof, and a pair of press components supported by the body and provided at respective sides across the attachment portion. The press components are each made of disc-shaped elastic material and are each supported in a manner rotatable around a rotation axis diagonally intersecting a rotation axis of the metalworking shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: SHIBAURA MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouichi KATOH, Hirohiko MATSUZAKI, Toshinao AOKI
  • Publication number: 20240066622
    Abstract: A friction stir welding attachment includes a body configured to be attached to a spindle supported by a spindle head of a machine tool, a metalworking shaft rotatably supported by the body wherein a welding tool is attachable to the metalworking shaft, a plurality of air motors provided in the body, and a transmission mechanism configured to transmit a rotation of each of the plurality of air motors to the metalworking shaft. A fixing portion is provided to supply external air to the plurality of air motors. A drive air distributor is provided to distribute drive air to the air motors. A rotation sensor for detecting a rotation state is provided to the metalworking shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: SHIBAURA MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouichi KATOH, Hirohiko MATSUZAKI, Toshinao AOKI
  • Patent number: 11814502
    Abstract: A resin composition contains a thermosetting resin (A) and an inorganic filler (B). The inorganic filler (B) includes: a first filler (B1); and a second filler (B2) of a nanometer scale having a smaller particle size than the first filler (B1). The first filler (B1) includes an anhydrous magnesium carbonate filler (b1) and an alumina filler (b2). The proportion of the first filler (B1) relative to a total solid content in the resin composition is equal to or greater than 50% by volume and equal to or less than 90% by volume. The proportion of the second filler (B2) relative to the total solid content in the resin composition is equal to or greater than 0.1% by volume and equal to or less than 2.0% by volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Yamauchi, Eiichiro Saito, Nobuo Shibata, Kouichi Aoki
  • Publication number: 20230101791
    Abstract: A thermosetting resin composition contains an ethylene-propylene-diene copolymer (A), a terminal-modified polyphenylene ether compound (B), an inorganic filler (C), a styrene-based elastomer (D), and a fibrous filler (E).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouichi AOKI, Tomoyuki AOKI
  • Patent number: 11617261
    Abstract: A resin composition includes: a resin as Component (A); and an inorganic filler as Component (B). The Component (B) includes anhydrous magnesium carbonate as Component (b1) and aluminum oxide as Component (b2). Content of the Component (b1) falls within a range from 35% by volume to 65% by volume relative to 100% by volume of the Components (b1) and (b2) combined. Content of the Component (B) falls within a range from 60% by volume to 75% by volume relative to 100% by volume of the resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Yamauchi, Eiichiro Saito, Kouichi Aoki
  • Publication number: 20220372245
    Abstract: A resin composition contains a thermosetting resin (A) and an inorganic filler (B). The inorganic filler (B) includes: a first filler (B1); and a second filler (B2) of a nanometer scale having a smaller particle size than the first filler (B1). The first filler (B1) includes an anhydrous magnesium carbonate filler (b1) and an alumina filler (b2). The proportion of the first filler (B1) relative to a total solid content in the resin composition is equal to or greater than 50% by volume and equal to or less than 90% by volume. The proportion of the second filler (B2) relative to the total solid content in the resin composition is equal to or greater than 0.1% by volume and equal to or less than 2.0% by volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro YAMAUCHI, Eiichiro SAITO, Nobuo SHIBATA, Kouichi AOKI
  • Publication number: 20220127432
    Abstract: A resin sheet includes a dried product or semi-cured product of a thermosetting composition, the thermosetting composition including an ethylene-propylene-diene copolymer as Component (A), and an inorganic filler that is surface-treated with a surface treatment agent having a polymerizable unsaturated bond as Component (B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kouichi AOKI
  • Publication number: 20220098404
    Abstract: The thermosetting resin composition contains a radical polymerizable unsaturated compound and an organic radical compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouichi AOKI, Tomoyuki AOKI, Eiichiro SAITO
  • Publication number: 20210235580
    Abstract: A resin composition includes: a resin as Component (A); and an inorganic filler as Component (B). The Component (B) includes anhydrous magnesium carbonate as Component (b1) and aluminum oxide as Component (b2). Content of the Component (b1) falls within a range from 35% by volume to 65% by volume relative to 100% by volume of the Components (b1) and (b2) combined. Content of the Component (B) falls within a range from 60% by volume to 75% by volume relative to 100% by volume of the resin composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro YAMAUCHI, Eiichiro SAITO, Kouichi AOKI
  • Publication number: 20200207953
    Abstract: A thermosetting composition according to the present disclosure contains: an ethylene-propylene-diene copolymer as Component (A); and an inorganic filler, as Component (B), surface-treated with a surface treatment agent having a polymerizable unsaturated bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kouichi AOKI
  • Patent number: 9047389
    Abstract: To provide an information display device for displaying at least one item of display target information in respective screen element, receiving, while catalog display takes place, an instruction operation which is made utilizing display target information shown in the screen elements displayed as a catalog, and executing a process based on the instruction operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
    Inventors: Kouichi Aoki, Takuya Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 8773472
    Abstract: To provide an information display device for displaying at least one item of display target information in respective screen element, receiving, while catalog display takes place, an instruction operation which is made utilizing display target information shown in the screen elements displayed as a catalog, and executing a process based on the instruction operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Kouichi Aoki, Takuya Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20120075295
    Abstract: To provide an information display device for displaying at least one item of display target information in respective screen element, receiving, while catalog display takes place, an instruction operation which is made utilizing display target information shown in the screen elements displayed as a catalog, and executing a process based on the instruction operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Kouichi AOKI, Takuya Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20120075344
    Abstract: To provide an information display device for displaying at least one item of display target information in respective screen element, receiving, while catalog display takes place, an instruction operation which is made utilizing display target information shown in the screen elements displayed as a catalog, and executing a process based on the instruction operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Kouichi AOKI, Takuya Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20090295812
    Abstract: To provide an information display device for displaying at least one item of display target information in respective screen element, receiving, while catalog display takes place, an instruction operation which is made utilizing display target information shown in the screen elements displayed as a catalog, and executing a process based on the instruction operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Kouichi Aoki, Takuya Kawasaki