Patents by Inventor Manabu Nishimura
Manabu Nishimura 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).
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Publication number: 20240123654Abstract: Provided is a separation and recovery apparatus for continuously separating and recovering, from a resin mixture containing a resin containing a hydrolyzable polymer and a resin containing a nonhydrolyzable polymer, a hydrolytic component a of the hydrolyzable polymer A and the nonhydrolyzable polymer B, the apparatus including: a crushing unit that crushes the resin mixture a melting/discharging unit that melts a crushed product obtained by the crushing unit to form a fluid and discharges the fluid at a high pressure; and a hydrothermal reaction treatment unit that continuously subjects the fluid discharged from the melting/discharging unit to a hydrothermal reaction treatment, wherein, in the melting/discharging unit, the hydrolyzable polymer A is hydrolyzed, and the hydrolytic component a thereof is dissolved and transferred into water permeating a sintered alloy diaphragm, thereby separating the nonhydrolyzable polymer B.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: TOPPAN INC.Inventors: Masaru WATANABE, Aritomo YAMAGUCHI, Osamu SATO, Yuuma IRISA, Akira TAKAMA, Kousuke NISHIMURA, Hiroki KUJIRAOKA, Hideki MIYAZAKI, Keita AKIMOTO, Takuya TAKAHATA, Daisuke KUGIMOTO, Shingo KOUDA, Satoshi HAMURA, Takahiro IMAI, Yumiko OMORI, Manabu KAWA
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Publication number: 20240074495Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol generating device, includes a power supply, a heater connector connected to a heater configured to heat an aerosol source by consuming power supplied from the power supply, a case which constitutes a surface of the power supply unit, and a sensor which is disposed in the vicinity of the case and is configured to output a value related to a temperature of the case. Protection control for prohibiting one or both of charging of the power supply and discharging from the power supply to the heater is executed based on an output value of the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.Inventors: Manabu YAMADA, Tatsunari AOYAMA, Hiroshi KAWANAGO, Hiroki NAKAAE, Toru NAGAHAMA, Yuki NISHIMURA, Takashi FUJIKI, Yuki MASUDA, Ryo YOSHIDA
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Patent number: 10426189Abstract: Method of manufacturing a cut stem with increased filling capacity comprises tearing a rod-like stem material having a water content of 20 to 50% by weight, shredding the torn rod-like stem material, and subjecting the rod-like cut stem material to expansion treatment.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2013Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.Inventors: Manabu Nishimura, Susumu Abe, Satoshi Taguchi
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Publication number: 20170035096Abstract: A tobacco material expansion method includes the steps of wetting and swelling a tobacco material by bringing the tobacco material into contact with a water vapor stream at 100 to 160° C., and drying the tobacco material by bringing the wetted swelled tobacco material into contact with a superheated water vapor stream at a temperature higher than that of the water vapor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.Inventors: Satoshi TAGUCHI, Hiromi UEMATSU, Manabu NISHIMURA, Koji SAKAMOTO, Kazuyuki TSUCHIZAWA
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Publication number: 20160295908Abstract: Method of manufacturing a cut stem with increased filling capacity comprises tearing a rod-like stem material having a water content of 20 to 50% by weight, shredding the torn rod-like stem material, and subjecting the rod-like cut stem material to expansion treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2016Publication date: October 13, 2016Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.Inventors: Manabu NISHIMURA, Susumu ABE, Satoshi TAGUCHI
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Patent number: 9196821Abstract: An electromechanical transducer includes a first electrode mounted on one of a substrate and a base film, an electromechanical transducer film mounted on the first electrode and made of a piezoelectric substance having a perovskite crystal structure, and a second electrode mounted on the electromechanical transducer film. The electromechanical transducer film includes a {100} plane preferentially oriented to be orthogonal to a thickness direction of the electromechanical transducer film and has a full width at half maximum corresponding to a {200} plane in an X-ray diffraction measurement curve in 2?-? scan that is measured by emitting an X-ray beam onto a surface of the electromechanical transducer film at an incident angle ?. The full width at half maximum is not greater than 10 degrees.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2014Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Tsutoh Aoyama, Masaru Shinkai, Masahiro Ishimori, Keiji Ueda, Kanshi Abe, Manabu Nishimura, Toshiaki Masuda
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Patent number: 9138998Abstract: A liquid drop ejecting head includes a a nozzle plate to form nozzles, a liquid chamber substrate including one surface bonded to the nozzle plate and forming liquid chambers provided for the nozzles and communicating with the nozzles, a diaphragm bonded to the other surface of the liquid chamber substrate to form a part of each liquid chamber, and a pressure generating unit giving pressure oscillation to the diaphragm in accordance with a liquid drop eject signal to exert pressure on a liquid in each liquid chamber through the diaphragm. In the liquid drop ejecting head, a protection film is formed on an inner side wall of each liquid chamber by a chemical reaction of fluorocarbon and silicon fluoride oxide of a by-product formed on the inner side wall of the liquid chamber with the formation of the liquid chambers in the liquid chamber substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2013Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Kouji Ohnishi, Kohzoh Urasaki, Manabu Nishimura
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Patent number: 9033468Abstract: An actuator element includes an electrode film; and an insulation film layered on the electrode film including a through hole for connecting a wiring which is formed on the insulation film to the electrode film. A shape of a rim of the through hole is either a closed curve free of corners or a polygon with vertex angles which are larger than 90 degrees.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Kouji Ohnishi, Takahiko Kuroda, Manabu Nishimura, Kaichi Ueno
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Publication number: 20150070444Abstract: A piezoelectric actuator includes a vibrating plate, a lower electrode provided on the vibrating plate, including a platinum film and a titanium oxide film formed on the platinum film, a piezoelectric thin film provided on the lower electrode, and an upper electrode provided on the piezoelectric thin film, in which the titanium oxide film is provided between the platinum film and the piezoelectric thin film.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Masahiro Ishimori, Manabu Nishimura, Masaru Shinkai, Keiji UEDA, Tsutoh Aoyama, Toshiaki Masuda
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Publication number: 20150022592Abstract: An electromechanical transducer includes a first electrode mounted on one of a substrate and a base film, an electromechanical transducer film mounted on the first electrode and made of a piezoelectric substance having a perovskite crystal structure, and a second electrode mounted on the electromechanical transducer film. The electromechanical transducer film includes a {100} plane preferentially oriented to be orthogonal to a thickness direction of the electromechanical transducer film and has a full width at half maximum corresponding to a {200} plane in an X-ray diffraction measurement curve in 2?-? scan that is measured by emitting an X-ray beam onto a surface of the electromechanical transducer film at an incident angle ?. The full width at half maximum is not greater than 10 degrees.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Tsutoh Aoyama, Masaru Shinkai, Masahiro Ishimori, Keiji Ueda, Kanshi Abe, Manabu Nishimura, Toshiaki Masuda
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Publication number: 20140267506Abstract: An actuator element includes an electrode film; and an insulation film layered on the electrode film including a through hole for connecting a wiring which is formed on the insulation film to the electrode film. A shape of a rim of the through hole is either a closed curve free of corners or a polygon with vertex angles which are larger than 90 degrees.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Kouji Ohnishi, Takahiko KURODA, Manabu NISHIMURA, Kaichi UENO
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Publication number: 20140026906Abstract: A tobacco material expansion method includes the steps of wetting and swelling a tobacco material by bringing the tobacco material into contact with a water vapor stream at 100 to 160° C., and drying the tobacco material by bringing the wetted swelled tobacco material into contact with a superheated water vapor stream at a temperature higher than that of the water vapor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.Inventors: Satoshi TAGUCHI, Hiromi UEMATSU, Manabu NISHIMURA, Koji SAKAMOTO, Kazuyuki TSUCHIZAWA
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Publication number: 20140020695Abstract: Method of manufacturing a cut stem with increased filling capacity comprises tearing a rod-like stem material having a water content of 20 to 50% by weight, shredding the torn rod-like stem material, and subjecting the rod-like cut stem material to expansion treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.Inventors: Manabu NISHIMURA, Susumu ABE, Satoshi TAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20130250008Abstract: A liquid drop ejecting head includes a a nozzle plate to form nozzles, a liquid chamber substrate including one surface bonded to the nozzle plate and forming liquid chambers provided for the nozzles and communicating with the nozzles, a diaphragm bonded to the other surface of the liquid chamber substrate to form a part of each liquid chamber, and a pressure generating unit giving pressure oscillation to the diaphragm in accordance with a liquid drop eject signal to exert pressure on a liquid in each liquid chamber through the diaphragm. In the liquid drop ejecting head, a protection film is formed on an inner side wall of each liquid chamber by a chemical reaction of fluorocarbon and silicon fluoride oxide of a by-product formed on the inner side wall of the liquid chamber with the formation of the liquid chambers in the liquid chamber substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Kouji OHNISHI, Kohzoh URASAKI, Manabu NISHIMURA
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Publication number: 20120187721Abstract: A construction machine has a locking mechanism for locking a lower end of a front part of a guard member onto a bracket while allowing a cab to be moved with elastic deformation of an anti-vibration mount. The locking mechanism has a shaft body across the bracket and the guard member vertically movably with the guard member. The shaft body has a stopper to be engaged to an upper frame side to restrict a moving amount of the shaft body to a stroke for shock absorbing. The bracket has a bolt insertion hole for a bolt to fix the bracket and a shaft body insertion hole for the shaft body. The bolt insertion hole is a lateral oblong hole extending in a direction inclined, with respect to the horizontal direction, toward a direction orthogonal to a load acting direction in the lateral rollover.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2012Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTDInventors: Manabu Nishimura, Keiji Yamamoto, Keiji Yamamoto, Eiji Maeba
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Publication number: 20120080042Abstract: There is provided a non-combustion smoking article including a carbonaceous heat source including a cylindrical outer wall and partitions disposed inside the outer wall, cross-sections of the partitions forming a grid, and having air passages defined by the partitions, and an aerosol generating section.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2011Publication date: April 5, 2012Inventors: Manabu NISHIMURA, Takeshi Akiyama, Masato Onishi
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Patent number: 8052249Abstract: An approach applying a semiconductor manufacturing process in the manufacturing of an electrostatic actuator, such as for a droplet discharging head, liquid supply cartridge, inkjet recording apparatus and/or liquid jet apparatus, is provided. Such electrostatic actuator has high-reliability and less variation in characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2008Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Manabu Nishimura, Takahiko Kuroda, Shuya Abe, Makoto Tanaka, Mitsugu Irinoda, Kenichiroh Hashimoto
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Patent number: 7992969Abstract: A liquid drop ejecting head for ejecting liquid drops from nozzles communicating with liquid chambers includes a piezoelectric actuator including a diaphragm whose ends are fixed in a short-side direction of the diaphragm and an active element mounted on the diaphragm. The active element is contractible and extendable by a supply of a voltage to displace the diaphragm in an out-of-plane direction. The diaphragm is displaced with curvature so as to have a plurality of inflection points in the short-side direction. The active element is disposed in at least one area of an area from each of the ends of the diaphragm to a proximal inflection point of the inflection points and an area from one inflection point to another neighboring inflection point of the inflection points in a cross-section in the short-side direction of the diaphragm.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2009Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Shinji Tanaka, Manabu Nishimura
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Publication number: 20090289998Abstract: A liquid drop ejecting head for ejecting liquid drops from nozzles communicating with liquid chambers includes a piezoelectric actuator including a diaphragm whose ends are fixed in a short-side direction of the diaphragm and an active element mounted on the diaphragm. The active element is contractible and extendable by a supply of a voltage to displace the diaphragm in an out-of-plane direction. The diaphragm is displaced with curvature so as to have a plurality of inflection points in the short-side direction. The active element is disposed in at least one area of an area from each of the ends of the diaphragm to a proximal inflection point of the inflection points and an area from one inflection point to another neighboring inflection point of the inflection points in a cross-section in the short-side direction of the diaphragm.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.,Inventors: Shinji Tanaka, Manabu Nishimura
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Patent number: 7416281Abstract: An electrostatic actuator has high-reliability and less variation in characteristics. An electrode (12a) is formed on a substrate (1), and a plurality of partition parts (50a) are formed on the electrode. A vibration plate (19) is formed on the partition parts (50a), and is deformable by an electrostatic force generated by a voltage applied to the electrode (12a) so that an air gap (14a) is formed between the partition parts (50a) by etching a part of a sacrifice layer (14) formed between the electrode (12a) and the vibration plate (19). The partition parts (50a) are formed of remaining parts of the sacrifice layer (14) after the etching.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2003Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Manabu Nishimura, Takahiko Kuroda, Shuya Abe, Makoto Tanaka, Mitsugu Irinoda, Kenichiroh Hashimoto