Patents by Inventor Kunihiko Minami

Kunihiko Minami 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: 6861928
    Abstract: A dielectric resonator filter comprises dielectric resonators, an enclosure having a main body, a lid, and partition walls, interstage-coupling tuning windows, interstage-coupling tuning bolts, input/output terminals, and input/output coupling probes. Resonance-frequency tuning members each composed of a conductor plate and a bolt coupled integrally thereto are attached to the enclosure lid. Undesired-mode suppressing means such as rings attached to the bolts of the resonance-frequency tuning members or bolts attached to the conductor plates or to the enclosure lid are disposed in an undesired-mode excitation space, whereby the occurrence of a disturbed characteristic in the pass band (or stop band) is suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunao Okazaki, Michio Okajima, Akira Enokihara, Toshiaki Nakamura, Minoru Tachibana, Kunihiko Minami
  • Patent number: 6771146
    Abstract: A dielectric resonator filter comprises dielectric resonators, an enclosure having a main body, a lid, and partition walls, interstage-coupling tuning windows, interstage-coupling tuning bolts, input/output terminals, and input/output coupling probes. Resonance-frequency tuning members each composed of a conductor plate and a bolt coupled integrally thereto are attached to the enclosure lid. Undesired-mode suppressing means such as rings attached to the bolts of the resonance-frequency tuning members or bolts attached to the conductor plates or to the enclosure lid are disposed in an undesired-mode excitation space, whereby the occurrence of a disturbed characteristic in the pass band (or stop band) is suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunao Okazaki, Michio Okajima, Akira Enokihara, Toshiaki Nakamura, Minoru Tachibana, Kunihiko Minami
  • Patent number: 6700461
    Abstract: A dielectric resonator filter comprises dielectric resonators, an enclosure having a main body, a lid, and partition walls, interstage-coupling tuning windows, interstage-coupling tuning bolts, input/output terminals, and input/output coupling probes. Resonance-frequency tuning members each composed of a conductor plate and a bolt coupled integrally thereto are attached to the enclosure lid. Undesired-mode suppressing means such as rings attached to the bolts of the resonance-frequency tuning members or bolts attached to the conductor plates or to the enclosure lid are disposed in an undesired-mode excitation space, whereby the occurrence of a disturbed characteristic in the pass band (or stop band) is suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunao Okazaki, Michio Okajima, Akira Enokihara, Toshiaki Nakamura, Minoru Tachibana, Kunihiko Minami
  • Publication number: 20040029540
    Abstract: A dielectric resonator filter comprises dielectric resonators, an enclosure having a main body, a lid, and partition walls, interstage-coupling tuning windows, interstage-coupling tuning bolts, input/output terminals, and input/output coupling probes. Resonance-frequency tuning members each composed of a conductor plate and a bolt coupled integrally thereto are attached to the enclosure lid. Undesired-mode suppressing means such as rings attached to the bolts of the resonance-frequency tuning members or bolts attached to the conductor plates or to the enclosure lid are disposed in an undesired-mode excitation space, whereby the occurrence of a disturbed characteristic in the pass band (or stop band) is suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Yasunao Okazaki, Michio Okajima, Akira Enokihara, Toshiaki Nakamura, Minoru Tachibana, Kunihiko Minami
  • Publication number: 20040021533
    Abstract: A dielectric resonator filter comprises dielectric resonators, an enclosure having a main body, a lid, and partition walls, interstage-coupling tuning windows, interstage-coupling tuning bolts, input/output terminals, and input/output coupling probes. Resonance-frequency tuning members each composed of a conductor plate and a bolt coupled integrally thereto are attached to the enclosure lid. Undesired-mode suppressing means such as rings attached to the bolts of the resonance-frequency tuning members or bolts attached to the conductor plates or to the enclosure lid are disposed in an undesired-mode excitation space, whereby the occurrence of a disturbed characteristic in the pass band (or stop band) is suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Yasunao Okazaki, Michio Okajima, Akira Enokihara, Toshiaki Nakamura, Minoru Tachibana, Kunihiko Minami
  • Patent number: 6675876
    Abstract: A rotary cooling roller includes outer and inner cylinders, two end plates fixed to both ends of the outer cylinder, and a supporting shaft protruding from the end plates. A cylindrical space, provided between the outer and the inner cylinders, communicates with the inner space of the inner cylinder via through-holes formed in the inner cylinder. A coolant contained is allowed to flow back and forth between the cylindrical space and the inner space of the inner cylinder. Ring-shaped spacers are provided in the cylindrical space for passing an external force exerted on the outer cylinder to the inner cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Sasakura Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kinya Yamashita, Tyuichi Itashiki, Tomohiro Motomura, Kunihiko Minami, Iwao Sawada
  • Patent number: 6642815
    Abstract: A dielectric resonator filter comprises dielectric resonators, an enclosure having a main body, a lid, and partition walls, interstage-coupling tuning windows, interstage-coupling tuning bolts, input/output terminals, and input/output coupling probes. Resonance-frequency tuning members each composed of a conductor plate and a bolt coupled integrally thereto are attached to the enclosure lid. Undesired-mode suppressing means such as rings attached to the bolts of the resonance-frequency tuning members or bolts attached to the conductor plates or to the enclosure lid are disposed in an undesired-mode excitation space, whereby the occurrence of a disturbed characteristic in the pass band (or stop band) is suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunao Okazaki, Michio Okajima, Akira Enokihara, Toshiaki Nakamura, Minoru Tachibana, Kunihiko Minami
  • Publication number: 20030029603
    Abstract: A rotary cooling roller includes outer and inner cylinders, two end plates fixed to both ends of the outer cylinder, and a supporting shaft protruding from the end plates. A cylindrical space, provided between the outer and the inner cylinders, communicates with the inner space of the inner cylinder via through-holes formed in the inner cylinder. A coolant contained is allowed to flow back and forth between the cylindrical space and the inner space of the inner cylinder. Ring-shaped spacers are provided in the cylindrical space for passing an external force exerted on the outer cylinder to the inner cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Kinya Yamashita, Tyuichi Itashiki, Tomohiro Motomura, Kunihiko Minami, Iwao Sawada
  • Publication number: 20020190819
    Abstract: A dielectric resonator filter comprises dielectric resonators, an enclosure having a main body, a lid, and partition walls, interstage-coupling tuning windows, interstage-coupling tuning bolts, input/output terminals, and input/output coupling probes. Resonance-frequency tuning members each composed of a conductor plate and a bolt coupled integrally thereto are attached to the enclosure lid. Undesired-mode suppressing means such as rings attached to the bolts of the resonance-frequency tuning members or bolts attached to the conductor plates or to the enclosure lid are disposed in an undesired-mode excitation space, whereby the occurrence of a disturbed characteristic in the pass band (or stop band) is suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Yasunao Okazaki, Michio Okajima, Akira Enokihara, Toshiaki Nakamura, Minoru Tachibana, Kunihiko Minami
  • Publication number: 20020005767
    Abstract: A dielectric resonator filter comprises dielectric resonators, an enclosure having a main body, a lid, and partition walls, interstage-coupling tuning windows, interstage-coupling tuning bolts, input/output terminals, and input/output coupling probes. Resonance-frequency tuning members each composed of a conductor plate and a bolt coupled integrally thereto are attached to the enclosure lid. Undesired-mode suppressing means such as rings attached to the bolts of the resonance-frequency tuning members or bolts attached to the conductor plates or to the enclosure lid are disposed in an undesired-mode excitation space, whereby the occurrence of a disturbed characteristic in the pass band (or stop band) is suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: Yasunao Okazaki, Michio Okajima, Akira Enokihara, Toshiaki Nakamura, Minoru Tachibana, Kunihiko Minami
  • Patent number: 4805690
    Abstract: A cooling roller of a cooling machine for continuously and quickly cooling a high temperature sheet. The cooling roller comprises a rotary shaft, and a cylindrical outer wall and end walls mounted on the shaft and forming an enclosure are mounted on the shaft. A tube bundle extends through the enclosure close to the outer wall, the tube bundle having an inlet and an outlet for a cooling fluid. The heat transfer area of the tube bundle is larger than the inner area of said outer wall, and the inner area of the outer wall is covered with a heat transfer accelerating device. A heat transfer liquid, which repeats evaporation and condensation cycles during use is sealed within the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1989
    Assignees: Sun A. Chemical Industries Co., Ltd., Sasakura Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunihiko Minami, Akimichi Noyori
  • Patent number: 4537248
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to an aircooled heat exchanger including first and second sets of tubes that carry a fluid to be cooled. One end of each tube is connected to an inlet header and the other end is connected to an outlet header. Each tube includes first and second longitudinal portions which are joined or connected by an intermediate bent portion. The tubes are arranged in the flow path of a cooling air flow. The first portions of the first set of tubes are located upstream, with respect to the direction of air flow, relative to the second portions of the first set and relative to the first portions of the second set, and the second portions of the second set are located upstream relative to the first portions of the second set and to the second portions of the first set. This offset relation of portions of the tubes substantially equalizes the heat exchange with the air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1985
    Assignee: Sasakura Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kunihiko Minami
  • Patent number: 4417619
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to an aircooled heat exchanger including first and second sets of tubes that carry a fluid to be cooled. One end of each tube is connected to an inlet header and the other end is connected to an outlet header. Each tube includes first and second longitudinal portions which are joined or connected by an intermediate bent portion. The tubes are arranged in the flow path of a cooling air flow. The first portions of the first set of tubes are located upstream, with respect to the direction of air flow, relative to the second portions of the first set and relative to the first portions of the second set, and the second portions of the second set are located upstream relative to the first portions of the second set and to the second portions of the first set. This offset relation of portions of the tubes substantially equalizes the heat exchange with the air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1983
    Assignee: Sasakura Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kunihiko Minami