Patents by Inventor Makoto Kawahara

Makoto Kawahara 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: 20240101872
    Abstract: A laminate is provided that has an adhesive layer including a composition containing an acrylic block copolymer, the adhesive layer being so designed that it has a small change in adhesive force over time. The laminate includes an adhesive layer (B) including an acrylic adhesive composition (Z), and a substrate layer (A) including a polyolefin resin (a), the acrylic adhesive composition (Z) including an acrylic block copolymer (I) having one or more polymer blocks (b1) containing an acrylic acid ester-derived structural unit, and one or more polymer blocks (b2) containing a methacrylic acid ester-derived structural unit, the polymer block (b1) containing a structural unit derived from an acrylic acid ester (b1-1) represented by the general formula (1) CH2?CH—COOR1 (wherein R1 denotes a C7-C12 organic group).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto AKAI, Tomoe TAKASAKI, Moe KAWAHARA, Tomohiro ONO
  • Publication number: 20220251367
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to provide a polyacetal resin composition which reduces mold contaminations, formaldehyde released from molded articles, and occurrence of foreign matters in the molded articles, even when the molded articles are produced under conditions where the materials are exposed to a high temperature for long time. A polyacetal resin composition of the present disclosure contains: a polyacetal resin (A); and a semi-aromatic polyamide resin (B) which contains a dicarboxylic acid unit containing 75 mol % or more of an isophthalic acid unit, and a diamine unit containing 50 mol % or more of a diamine unit having a carbon number of 4 to 10, and has a number average molecular weight Mn of 3,000 or more and 20,000 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto KAWAHARA, Yukiyoshi SASAKI
  • Patent number: 11173284
    Abstract: A medical guide wire with excellent visibility is provided. A medical guide wire including: a wire body (2) that is flexible and long; a covering layer (3) covering a surface of the wire body (2); and a wire material (4) helically arranged on the covering layer (3), wherein the covering layer (3) is formed of a transparent material same as a transparent material of the wire material (4), and the wire material (4) is arranged at a regular pitch along the longitudinal direction of the wire body (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: GUNZE LIMITED
    Inventor: Makoto Kawahara
  • Patent number: 10974030
    Abstract: A medical guide wire which can have both slidability and operability and can be easily manufactured is provided. A medical guide wire includes a long flexible wire body, and a wire-like material structure including a wire-like material arranged on the surface of the wire body, in which the wire-like material structure is thermally fused onto the wire body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: GUNZE LIMITED
    Inventors: Junya Kanetake, Makoto Kawahara, Takashi Kuraoka
  • Patent number: 10850072
    Abstract: A wire member that exhibits an excellent sliding property is provided. A wire member 1 includes: a core member 2 that has an elongated shape; and a surface-disposed member 3 that is spirally disposed on a surface of the core member 2 so as to leave predetermined spaces along a longitudinal direction of the core member 2. In a cross-sectional view taken along the axis of the core member 2, the front end and the rear end of each of projections 3A formed by the surface-disposed member 3 respectively form contact angles ?1, ?2 each being 5° or greater relative to the surface of the core member 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: GUNZE LIMITED
    Inventors: Kouji Kuroda, Makoto Kawahara
  • Patent number: 10608385
    Abstract: A connector structure installed in the electric vehicle includes a plurality of connectors, an inter-connector conductive member configured to electrically connect the plurality of connectors, and a connector casing configured to house the inter-connector conductive member. A cover is attached to the unused connector of the plurality of connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Miharu Kiyuna, Yusuke Ozaki, Tomoyuki Suzuki, Ayumu Uno, Yasuhisa Kume, Makoto Kawahara
  • Publication number: 20190288461
    Abstract: A connector structure installed in the electric vehicle includes a plurality of connectors, an inter-connector conductive member configured to electrically connect the plurality of connectors, and a connector casing configured to house the inter-connector conductive member. A cover is attached to the unused connector of the plurality of connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Miharu Kiyuna, Yusuke Ozaki, Tomoyuki Suzuki, Ayumu Uno, Yasuhisa Kume, Makoto Kawahara
  • Patent number: 10348041
    Abstract: A connector structure installed in the electric vehicle includes a plurality of connectors, an inter-connector conductive member configured to electrically connect the plurality of connectors, and a connector casing configured to house the inter-connector conductive member. A cover is attached to the unused connector of the plurality of connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Miharu Kiyuna, Yusuke Ozaki, Tomoyuki Suzuki, Ayumu Uno, Yasuhisa Kume, Makoto Kawahara
  • Publication number: 20180311476
    Abstract: A medical guide wire with excellent visibility is provided. A medical guide wire including: a wire body (2) that is flexible and long; a covering layer (3) covering a surface of the wire body (2); and a wire material (4) helically arranged on the covering layer (3), wherein the covering layer (3) is formed of a transparent material same as a transparent material of the wire material (4), and the wire material (4) is arranged at a regular pitch along the longitudinal direction of the wire body (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: GUNZE LIMITED
    Inventor: Makoto KAWAHARA
  • Publication number: 20180145463
    Abstract: A connector structure installed in the electric vehicle includes a plurality of connectors, an inter-connector conductive member configured to electrically connect the plurality of connectors, and a connector casing configured to house the inter-connector conductive member. A cover is attached to the unused connector of the plurality of connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Miharu Kiyuna, Yusuke Ozaki, Tomoyuki Suzuki, Ayumu Uno, Yasuhisa Kume, Makoto Kawahara
  • Publication number: 20180056042
    Abstract: A medical guide wire which can have both slidability and operability and can be easily manufactured is provided. A medical guide wire includes a long flexible wire body, and a wire-like material structure including a wire-like material arranged on the surface of the wire body, in which the wire-like material structure is thermally fused onto the wire body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: GUNZE LIMITED
    Inventors: Junya KANETAKE, Makoto KAWAHARA, Takashi KURAOKA
  • Publication number: 20180014899
    Abstract: A wire member that exhibits an excellent sliding property is provided. A wire member 1 includes: a core member 2 that has an elongated shape; and a surface-disposed member 3 that is spirally disposed on a surface of the core member 2 so as to leave predetermined spaces along a longitudinal direction of the core member 2. In a cross-sectional view taken along the axis of the core member 2, the front end and the rear end of each of projections 3A formed by the surface-disposed member 3 respectively form contact angles ?1, ?2 each being 5° or greater relative to the surface of the core member 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: GUNZE LIMITED
    Inventors: Kouji KURODA, Makoto KAWAHARA
  • Patent number: 9484668
    Abstract: A connector device comprises a connector and a mating connector connectable with each other. The mating connector comprises a mating primary terminal and a mating secondary terminal. The connector comprises a primary terminal, a secondary terminal, an operation member and a push-back mechanism. The operation member changes its state from an initial state to a second state via a second state. When the state of the operation member is changed to the first state, the primary terminal is connected to the mating primary terminal. When the state of the operation member is changed to the second state, the secondary terminal is connected to the mating secondary terminal. When the state of the operation member is changed to the first state, the push-back mechanism applies a push-back force to the operation member to change the state of the operation member back toward the initial state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignees: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Kamei, Akira Kuwahara, Makoto Kawahara, Ryo Fujii
  • Publication number: 20160056573
    Abstract: A connector device comprises a connector and a mating connector connectable with each other. The mating connector comprises a mating primary terminal and a mating secondary terminal. The connector comprises a primary terminal, a secondary terminal, an operation member and a push-back mechanism. The operation member changes its state from an initial state to a second state via a second state. When the state of the operation member is changed to the first state, the primary terminal is connected to the mating primary terminal. When the state of the operation member is changed to the second state, the secondary terminal is connected to the mating secondary terminal. When the state of the operation member is changed to the first state, the push-back mechanism applies a push-back force to the operation member to change the state of the operation member back toward the initial state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicants: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji KAMEI, Akira KUWAHARA, Makoto KAWAHARA, Ryo FUJII
  • Publication number: 20150306354
    Abstract: A medical guide wire which can have both slidability and operability and can be easily manufactured is provided. A medical guide wire (1) includes a long flexible wire body (2), and a wire-like material structure (3) including a wire-like material (31) arranged on the surface of the wire body (2), in which the wire-like material structure (3) is thermally fused onto the wire body (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: GUNZE LIMITED
    Inventors: Junya KANETAKE, Makoto KAWAHARA, Takashi KURAOKA
  • Patent number: 8993142
    Abstract: In a battery pack for an electric car, a plurality of battery modules are mounted to be divided between the front and rear of a middle cross member and a main switch and a junction board are disposed in the front and rear of the middle cross member respectively. A bent part of a second high voltage cable, which bends into a U-shape and pass through beneath the middle cross member, is held by a cable holder and fixed to a fixing part. Since only a bus bar disposed in the intermediate part of the first high voltage cable is bent into a U-shape and passed through beneath the middle cross member, not only is a wiring operation of the first high voltage cable easy, but it is also possible to minimize the length of the bus bar to thus enhance the reliability with respect to vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Sakai, Kosuke Tachikawa, Makoto Kawahara
  • Publication number: 20140322568
    Abstract: In a battery pack for an electric car, a plurality of battery modules are mounted to be divided between the front and rear of a middle cross member and a main switch and a junction board are disposed in the front and rear of the middle cross member respectively. A bent part of a second high voltage cable, which bends into a U-shape and pass through beneath the middle cross member, is held by a cable holder and fixed to a fixing part. Since only a bus bar disposed in the intermediate part of the first high voltage cable is bent into a U-shape and passed through beneath the middle cross member, not only is a wiring operation of the first high voltage cable easy, but it is also possible to minimize the length of the bus bar to thus enhance the reliability with respect to vibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideaki Sakai, Kosuke Tachikawa, Makoto Kawahara
  • Patent number: 8421302
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a rotating electrical machine including a core, a coil extending from the core, and an electromagnetic shield which is provided outside the core, and has a plurality of shoulders projecting toward the coil. The coil includes an insulator covering outside of a conductor, a resistance layer formed on a surface of the insulator and contacting the core, and at least one potential grading layer formed on a surface of the insulator adjacent to the resistance layer. A boundary between the resistance layer and potential grading layer is provided at a position farther from the core than a point on a surface of the coil, where a distance between the coil and a shoulder of the electromagnetic shield closest to the core is the shortest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takashi Harakawa, Tetsushi Okamoto, Yoshiyuki Inoue, Tooru Ootaka, Hiroshi Hatano, Mikio Kakiuchi, Toshihiko Shinoda, Makoto Kawahara, Masashi Kobayashi, Wataru Nakamura, Ken Nagakura, Masamitsu Sakuma
  • Patent number: D755965
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Gunze Limited
    Inventors: Makoto Kawahara, Koji Kuroda
  • Patent number: D777916
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Gunze Limited
    Inventors: Koji Kuroda, Makoto Kawahara