Patents by Inventor Makoto Takehara

Makoto Takehara 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: 11940214
    Abstract: A freeze-dried product continuously manufactured by being dried while smoothly moving in a state of receiving a mechanical force in a freeze-drying apparatus 1. The freeze-drying apparatus 1 includes a freezing unit 2 for producing a frozen substance by spraying a raw material solution; and a drying unit 3 for drying the frozen substance. The drying unit 3 has a tubular shape and includes a tubular member 31 kept in a vacuum state, and a spiral wall or groove portion is formed on an inner wall of the tubular member 31 continuously in a longitudinal direction of the tubular member 31. A heat is transferred to the inner wall of the tubular member 31 and the spiral wall or groove portion. The tubular member 31 is configured to be rotated to transfer the freeze-dried product in the longitudinal direction of the tubular member 31 and sublimate or dry the freeze-dried product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MII, LTD.
    Inventors: Shuji Morimoto, Makoto Takehara, Masato Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20240085107
    Abstract: A freeze-dried product continuously manufactured by being dried while smoothly moving in a state of receiving a mechanical force in a freeze-drying apparatus 1. The freeze-drying apparatus 1 includes a freezing unit 2 for producing a frozen substance by spraying a raw material solution; and a drying unit 3 for drying the frozen substance. The drying unit 3 has a tubular shape and includes a tubular member 31 kept in a vacuum state, and a spiral wall or groove portion is formed on an inner wall of the tubular member 31 continuously in a longitudinal direction of the tubular member 31. A heat is transferred to the inner wall of the tubular member 31 and the spiral wall or groove portion. The tubular member 31 is configured to be rotated to transfer the freeze-dried product in the longitudinal direction of the tubular member 31 and sublimate or dry the freeze-dried product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Shuji MORIMOTO, Makoto TAKEHARA, Masato KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11644236
    Abstract: Provided are a vacuum freeze-drying apparatus and a method capable of continuously performing vacuum freeze-drying in a short time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: MII, LTD.
    Inventors: Shuji Morimoto, Makoto Takehara
  • Publication number: 20230100406
    Abstract: Provided are a vacuum freeze-drying apparatus and a method capable of continuously performing vacuum freeze-drying in a short time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Shuji MORIMOTO, Makoto TAKEHARA
  • Publication number: 20210356208
    Abstract: Provided is a vacuum freeze-drying apparatus 1, having a drying device 3 provided with an inlet portion and an outlet portion and comprising a tubular member 31 formed of a tubular shape, a temperature adjusting means 30a to 30j provided in a plurality of regions 40a to 40j in a direction from the inlet portion to the outlet portion in a peripheral portion of the tubular member for adjusting a temperature of the plurality of regions in an outer surface of the tubular member, a temperature control unit 8 for independently controlling the temperature adjusting means, and a rotating portion 7 for rotating the tubular member, wherein the tubular member has a spiral transfer means 31a for transferring the frozen substance entering from the inlet portion sequentially to locations corresponding to the plurality of regions in the tubular member to continuously sublimate and dry the frozen substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: MII Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuji Morimoto, Makoto Takehara
  • Patent number: 11175093
    Abstract: Provided is a vacuum freeze-drying apparatus 1, having a drying device 3 provided with an inlet portion and an outlet portion and comprising a tubular member 31 formed of a tubular shape, a temperature adjusting means 30a to 30j provided in a plurality of regions 40a to 40j in a direction from the inlet portion to the outlet portion in a peripheral portion of the tubular member for adjusting a temperature of the plurality of regions in an outer surface of the tubular member, a temperature control unit 8 for independently controlling the temperature adjusting means, and a rotating portion 7 for rotating the tubular member, wherein the tubular member has a spiral transfer means 31a for transferring the frozen substance entering from the inlet portion sequentially to locations corresponding to the plurality of regions in the tubular member to continuously sublimate and dry the frozen substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Inventors: Shuji Morimoto, Makoto Takehara
  • Publication number: 20140329125
    Abstract: An undercover is provided which can have an electromagnetic shield effect in a vehicle. A battery unit is provided at a lower portion of a car body. The undercover is provided under the battery unit. The undercover functions to prevent an obstruction or a stone leaping during driving from directly hitting on a battery case. The undercover includes an undercover body and a cloth electromagnetic shield member formed of a conductive fabric. The conductive fabric is soft and flexible, and is molded along with the undercover body, with resin of the undercover body heated, so that they unite with each other. The resin is melted and stuck to the conductive fabric to obtain an anchor effect, as a result of which the conductive fabric is fixed to the resin of the undercover body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Satoshi MIYANAGA, Makoto TAKEHARA, Masaki OCHI, Ko ASAI, Takanori YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 8646343
    Abstract: There is provided a pipette device capable of adjusting a collection amount in a short time. A pipette device 1 adjusting a volume of a cylinder portion “a” by the axial-direction movement of a plunger 3 caused by the rotation of a push rod 5 includes a speed increasing mechanism 35 provided between a pipette main body 2 and the push rod 5 and increasing a speed of input rotation to transmit the input rotation with the increased speed to the push rod 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Fukae Kasei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoichi Kimura, Hozumi Nakajima, Kazuho Takayanagi, Makoto Takehara
  • Publication number: 20110174087
    Abstract: There is provided a pipette device adaptable to a decrease in diameter of a pipette main body and costing lower. A pipette device 1 in which a plunger 3 is inserted in a cylinder portion “a” of a pipette main body 2 to be movable in an axial direction and the plunger 3 is moved to change a cylinder volume includes seal ring portions 15c, 15d formed on and integrally with one of an inner peripheral surface of the cylinder portion “a” and an outer peripheral surface of the plunger 3 to seal a gap between the cylinder portion “a” and the plunger 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Shoichi Kimura, Kazuho Takayanagi, Makoto Takehara
  • Publication number: 20110132110
    Abstract: There is provided a pipette device capable of adjusting a collection amount in a short time. A pipette device 1 adjusting a volume of a cylinder portion “a” by the axial-direction movement of a plunger 3 caused by the rotation of a push rod 5 includes a speed increasing mechanism 35 provided between a pipette main body 2 and the push rod 5 and increasing a speed of input rotation to transmit the input rotation with the increased speed to the push rod 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Shoichi KIMURA, Hozumi NAKAJIMA, Kazuho TAKAYANAGI, Makoto TAKEHARA
  • Patent number: 6953220
    Abstract: A hood apparatus for a vehicle has a hood member which closes an opening of an engine room, a lifting mechanism, and a driving portion. The lifting mechanism has a link mechanism and a gas spring. The link mechanism is structured so as to be able to raise up and bring down the hood member by including a first link member and a second link member shorter than the first link member which bridge the hood member and a top end portion of a strut house panel of the engine room. The gas spring urges the hood member upward. The driving portion uncouples the second link member from the hood member when an impact force greater than or equal to a predetermined value is inputted from an front end portion of a automobile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Makoto Takehara
  • Publication number: 20050082873
    Abstract: A hood apparatus for a vehicle has a hood member which closes an opening of an engine room, a lifting mechanism, and a driving portion. The lifting mechanism has a link mechanism and a gas spring. The link mechanism is structured so as to be able to raise up and bring down the hood member by including a first link member and a second link member shorter than the first link member which bridge the hood member and a top end portion of a strut house panel of the engine room. The gas spring urges the hood member upward. The driving portion uncouples the second link member from the hood member when an impact force greater than or equal to a predetermined value is inputted from an front end portion of a automobile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventor: Makoto Takehara
  • Patent number: 5767573
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is disclosed which employs transfer molding to simplify a resin sealing step, reduces fabrication costs without using expensive elements, and has an improved efficiency of dissipation of heat generated by a power device and an improved product rating. The power device (101) and a control device (102) are placed in predetermined positions on horizontally positioned lead frames (103a, 103b), respectively. An insulating layer (105) of epoxy resin or the like is formed on a major surface of a heat sink (104), and a circuit pattern layer (106) formed on a major surface of the insulating layer (105) is shaped to conform to a predetermined circuit pattern. The lead frames (103a, 103b) are disposed on the circuit pattern layer (106).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Sukehisa Noda, Akira Fujita, Naoki Yoshimatsu, Makoto Takehara