Patents by Inventor Maki Onizuka

Maki Onizuka 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: 20190048519
    Abstract: Provided are a method for manufacturing a composite fabric capable of further improving the strength of a carbon fiber-reinforced molded article, a composite fabric, and a carbon fiber-reinforced molded article. The method includes a step of holding a surface of a filter part (22A), through which a dispersion solvent and carbon nanotubes dispersed in the dispersion solvent are allowed to pass, in contact with at least one surface of a woven fabric (12A) including a carbon fiber bundle as weaving yarn, a step of immersing the woven fabric (12A) on which the filter part (22A) is held in a dispersion that comprises the dispersion solvent and the dispersed carbon nanotubes and applying ultrasonic vibrations to the dispersion, and a step of extracting the woven fabric (12A) on which the filter part (22A) is held from the dispersion and removing the filter part (22A) from the woven fabric (12A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: NITTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maki ONIZUKA, Takuji KOMUKAI
  • Publication number: 20180283609
    Abstract: A high pressure container has enhanced pressure resistant strength, and a method for manufacturing such high pressure container. The high pressure container includes a sealable hollow liner and a reinforcement layer including a composite carbon fiber bundle covering an outer surface of the hollow liner, wherein the reinforcement layer is wound around the outer surface of the hollow liner and fixed with a cured product of thermosetting resin, and a stress relaxation portion including the cured product of thermosetting product and a plurality of carbon nanotubes between a carbon fiber contained in one composite carbon fiber bundle and a carbon fiber contained in the other composite carbon fiber bundle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicants: NITTA CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiromi TERUHIRA, Takuji KOMUKAI, Maki ONIZUKA, Naoki NAKAMURA, Masaki ANDO
  • Publication number: 20180119332
    Abstract: There are provided a method for producing a composite material from which a high-strength prepreg having CNT-derived properties fully exerted is obtained, comprising a step of immersing a carbon fiber bundle including a plurality of continuous carbon fibers in a carbon-nanotubes-isolated dispersion containing a plurality of isolatedly-dispersed carbon nanotubes and applying ultrasonic vibrations at a frequency of more than 40 kHz and 180 kHz or less to form a structure comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes on the surface of each of the plurality of carbon fibers, wherein the structures are directly attached to the surface of each of the plurality of carbon fibers and form together a network structure in which the carbon nanotubes are directly connected to one another, and such a composite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Takuji KOMUKAI, Hiromi TERUHIRA, Maki ONIZUKA
  • Publication number: 20170314188
    Abstract: Provided are a composite material and a reinforced fiber. The composite material includes a fiber and a plurality of carbon nanotubes disposed on a surface of the fiber. The carbon nanotubes adhere directly to the surface of the fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicants: NITTA Corporation, NITTA Corporation
    Inventors: Takuji Komukai, Maki Onizuka, Hiromi Teruhira, Katsuyuki Nakai
  • Publication number: 20160083899
    Abstract: Provided are: a composite material capable of exhibiting the original functions of a base material thereof and also capable of exhibiting functions derived from CNTs, such as electrical conductivity, heat conductivity, and mechanical strength; and a molded article therefrom. A composite material comprising a base material and a structure formed on the surface of the base material, the structure including a plurality of carbon nanotubes, wherein the plurality of carbon nanotubes form a network structure, in which the carbon nanotubes are directly connected with one another and also directly adhere to the surface of the base material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Maki Onizuka, Takuji Komukai