Patents by Inventor Makoto Okamoto

Makoto Okamoto 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: 20180237586
    Abstract: In the method for producing a polyether compound of the present invention, an oxirane monomer is polymerized with a trialkylaluminum and a non-halogen-containing onium salt to produce a polyether compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD
    Inventors: Taeko NAKANO, Tadashi KISEN, Makoto OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180230397
    Abstract: The refrigerator oil of the present invention contains an oxygen-containing base oil and a viscosity index improver, and has a viscosity index (VI) of 200 or more and a volume resistivity of 1×109 ?m or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taeko NAKANO, Makoto OKAMOTO, Tadashi KISEN
  • Patent number: 10020027
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a disk device includes a disk-shaped recording medium, a head which processes data on the recording medium, and a housing accommodating the recording medium and the head. The housing includes a base with a side wall, and a cover having a welded portion welded to the side wall by laser welding. The welded portion includes a first welded portion welded to a first region of the side wall and having weld beads with a first shape, and a second welded portion welded to a second region of the side wall and having welded beads with a second shape different from the first shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Makoto Okamoto, Yasutaka Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20180068691
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a disk device includes a disk-shaped recording medium, a head which processes data on the recording medium, and a housing accommodating the recording medium and the head. The housing includes a base with a side wall, and a cover having a welded portion welded to the side wall by laser welding. The welded portion includes a first welded portion welded to a first region of the side wall and having weld beads with a first shape, and a second welded portion welded to a second region of the side wall and having welded beads with a second shape different from the first shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Makoto Okamoto, Yasutaka Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20180040352
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a disk device includes a housing and a sealing board fixed to a base of the housing. The base includes a through-hole and an installation surface formed around the through-hole. One of a first principal surface of the sealing board and the installation surface includes a projection formed therein. The sealing board is fixed to the installation surface by an adhesive material provided on an outer side of the projection with respect to the through-hole with the first principal surface or the installation surface abutting against the projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Makoto Okamoto, Takuma Kido, Yasutaka Sasaki
  • Patent number: 9886985
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a disk device includes a housing and a sealing board fixed to a base of the housing. The base includes a through-hole and an installation surface formed around the through-hole. One of a first principal surface of the sealing board and the installation surface includes a projection formed therein. The sealing board is fixed to the installation surface by an adhesive material provided on an outer side of the projection with respect to the through-hole with the first principal surface or the installation surface abutting against the projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Makoto Okamoto, Takuma Kido, Yasutaka Sasaki
  • Patent number: 9779779
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a disk device includes a disk-shaped recording medium, a head which processes data on the recording medium, and a housing accommodating the recording medium and the head. The housing includes a base with a side wall, and a cover having a welded portion welded to the side wall by laser welding. The welded portion includes a first welded portion welded to a first region of the side wall and having weld beads with a first shape, and a second welded portion welded to a second region of the side wall and having welded beads with a second shape different from the first shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Makoto Okamoto, Yasutaka Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20170206936
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a disk device includes a rotatable disk-shaped recording medium, an actuator supporting a head to be movable with respect to the recording medium, and an enclosure includes a base accommodating the recording medium and the actuator, and a cover fixed to the base and includes a peripheral edge portion including a welded portion laser-welded to the base. The welded portion includes weld beads arranged along the entire peripheral edge portion of the cover, and the weld beads include at least two circular weld beads in the peripheral edge portion of the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Makoto Okamoto, Yasutaka Sasaki
  • Patent number: 9711187
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a disk device includes a rotatable disk-shaped recording medium, an actuator supporting a head to be movable with respect to the recording medium, and an enclosure includes a base accommodating the recording medium and the actuator, and a cover fixed to the base and includes a peripheral edge portion including a welded portion laser-welded to the base. The welded portion includes weld beads arranged along the entire peripheral edge portion of the cover, and the weld beads include at least two circular weld beads in the peripheral edge portion of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Makoto Okamoto, Yasutaka Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20170183493
    Abstract: A resin composition comprising a modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) and an unmodified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (B), wherein the modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) is represented by a following formula (I), contents (mol %) of a, b, and c based on the total monomer units satisfy following formulae (1) to (3), and a degree of saponification is not less than 80 mol %, thereby providing a resin composition that is excellent in a barrier property, impact resistance, and secondary processability and moreover excellent in productivity. 18?a?55??(1) 0.01?c?20??(2) [100?(a+c)]×0.9?b?[100?(a+c)]??(3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Makoto OKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 9663592
    Abstract: Provided is a modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer, wherein the copolymer is represented by a following formula (I), contents (mol %) of a, b, and c based on the total monomer units satisfy following formulae (1) through (3), and a degree of saponification (DS) defined by a following formula (4) is not less than 90 mol %, 18?a?55??(1) 0.01?c?20??(2) [100?(a+c)]×0.9?b?[100?(a+c)]??(3) DS=[(Total Number of Moles of Hydrogen Atoms in X, Y, and Z)/(Total Number of Moles of X, Y, and Z)]×100??(4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Okamoto, Keisuke Morikawa
  • Publication number: 20160284464
    Abstract: An electronic module is provided with a circuit board including a central-axis insertion hole and composed by laminating a multitude of wiring layers; and a core formed of a magnetic material and inserted through the central-axis insertion hole, wherein the circuit board includes a plurality of coil wiring patterns formed in positions of the respective wiring layers surrounding the core insertion hole; and edge-face through-holes formed on inner wall surfaces of the central-axis core insertion hole to electrically connect the plurality of coil wiring patterns to form a coil, the central-axis insertion hole has a octagon shape in plan view, concave portions are disposed on the inner wall surfaces corresponding to sides of the octagon shape, and the edge-face through-holes are formed in the concave portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: FDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yohei Fujii, Makoto Okamoto, Masayoshi Kimura, Toshimasa Sugihara
  • Patent number: 9302917
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a method of producing low valence titanium oxides in a steady supply manner acceptable in industrial production. The low valence titanium oxides are produced by electrical discharge between two electrodes in an aqueous medium, wherein at least one of the electrodes is a titanium-containing electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignees: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY, KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Mashimo, Omurzak Uulu Emil, Naoto Kameyama, Makoto Okamoto, Yoshiaki Yasuda, Hideharu Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20150210788
    Abstract: Provided is a modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer, wherein the copolymer is represented by a following formula (I), contents (mol %) of a, b, and c based on the total monomer units satisfy following formulae (1) through (3), and a degree of saponification (DS) defined by a following formula (4) is not less than 90 mol %, 18?a?55??(1) 0.01?c?20??(2) [100?(a+c)]×0.9?b?[100?(a+c)]??(3) DS=[(Total Number of Moles of Hydrogen Atoms in X, Y, and Z)/(Total Number of Moles of X, Y, and Z)]×100??(4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Okamoto, Keisuke Morikawa
  • Patent number: 9085597
    Abstract: A method for producing a diester of polyhydric alcohol and fatty acid, comprising a step of reacting a monoester of polyhydric alcohol and fatty acid in the presence of a catalyst containing a hydrotalcite compound to obtain a diester of polyhydric alcohol and fatty acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Kazunobu Konishi, Mayumi Sato, Makoto Okamoto
  • Patent number: 8940934
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a production process of an ?-hydroxy acid having a sufficient quality as a polymer raw material, which process does not produce a large amount of waste as a byproduct and is economical. The present invention provides a production process of an ?-hydroxy acid having a step of adding a basic metal to an ?-hydroxy acid ammonium salt to yield an ?-hydroxy acid metal salt and a step of desalting the ?-hydroxy acid metal salt to yield the ?-hydroxy acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Okamoto, Hideki Date
  • Publication number: 20140142295
    Abstract: A method for producing a diester of polyhydric alcohol and fatty acid, comprising a step of reacting a monoester of polyhydric alcohol and fatty acid in the presence of a catalyst containing a hydrotalcite compound to obtain a diester of polyhydric alcohol and fatty acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunobu Konishi, Mayumi Sato, Makoto Okamoto
  • Patent number: 8551363
    Abstract: A method of producing a Group II-VI compound semiconductor. The method involves generating a pulsed electrical discharge plasma between metallic electrodes in sulfur to produce a Group II-VI compound semiconductor. A method of producing a Group II-VI compound semiconductor phosphor using a pulsed electrical discharge plasma. A hexagonal crystal of Group II-VI compound semiconductor composed of a plurality of twin crystals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignees: National University Corporation Kumamoto University, Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Mashimo, Omurzak Uulu Emil, Makoto Okamoto, Hideharu Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20120027668
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a method of producing low valence titanium oxides in a steady supply manner acceptable in industrial production. The low valence titanium oxides are produced by electrical discharge between two electrodes in an aqueous medium, wherein at least one of the electrodes is a titanium-containing electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicants: KURARAY CO., LTD., NAT.UNIV.CORP. KUMAMOTO UNIV.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Mashimo, Omurzak Uulu Emil, Naoto Kameyama, Makoto Okamoto, Yoshiaki Yasuda, Hideharu Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20110098438
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a production process of an ?-hydroxy acid having a sufficient quality as a polymer raw material, which process does not produce a large amount of waste as a byproduct and is economical. The present invention provides a production process of an ?-hydroxy acid having a step of adding a basic metal to an ?-hydroxy acid ammonium salt to yield an ?-hydroxy acid metal salt and a step of desalting the ?-hydroxy acid metal salt to yield the ?-hydroxy acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventor: Makoto Okamoto