Patents by Inventor Maki Tanigawa

Maki Tanigawa 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).

  • Infrared transmitting glass for mold forming
    Patent number: 8603928
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to use chalcogenide glass to produce an infrared transmitting glass that is more suitable for mold-forming than the conventional glasses. Specifically, the invention provides an infrared transmitting glass for mold forming which contains, in molar concentrations, 2-22% of Ge, 6-34% of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Sb and Bi, 1-20% of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Sn and Zn and 58-70% of at least one element chosen from the group comprising S, Se and Te.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Isuzu Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunihiko Tani, Tatsuya Suetsugu, Naoko Kaga, Maki Tanigawa, Takeshi Morihara, Yoshinobu Matsumura, Kiyoshi Shinohara, Toshihiko Einishi, Kohei Kadono
  • INFRARED TRANSMITTING GLASS FOR MOLD FORMING
    Publication number: 20100285946
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to use chalcogenide glass to produce an infrared transmitting glass that is more suitable for mold-forming than the conventional glasses. Specifically, the invention provides an infrared transmitting glass for mold forming which contains, in molar concentrations, 2-22% of Ge, 6-34% of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Sb and Bi, 1-20% of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Sn and Zn and 58-70% of at least one element chosen from the group comprising S, Se and Te.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: ISUZU GLASS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Kunihiko Tani, Tatsuya Suetsugu, Naoko Kaga, Maki Tanigawa, Takeshi Morihara, Yoshinobu Matsumura, Kiyoshi Shinohara, Toshihiko Einishi, Kohei Kadono