Patents by Inventor Masahiko Ando

Masahiko Ando 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: 8299402
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a disassemblable structure including: a double-coated pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or a double-coated pressure sensitive adhesive sheet including a substrate and pressure-sensitive adhesive layers formed on both surfaces of the substrate, at least one of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layers being a thermal foaming agent-containing pressure-sensitive adhesive layer; a heating element which foams the thermal foaming agent-containing pressure-sensitive adhesive layer by heating; and a pair of adherends joined to each other through the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet and the heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Eiji Yamanaka, Michirou Kawanishi, Masahiko Ando, Yasuyuki Tokunaga, Tooru Nakashima
  • Publication number: 20120202053
    Abstract: The present invention provides an adhesive comprising a polyolefin (a), a hydroxyl group-containing polyolefin (b) and a crosslinking agent (c) having a functional group capable of reacting with the hydroxyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru ISEKI, Tsuyoshi HIRAMATSU, Masahiko ANDO
  • Publication number: 20120142483
    Abstract: A variator (2) having a pair of semi-toroidally recessed races (11, 12) mounted to a housing (6) for rotation about a common variator axis. A roller (14) is mounted between the races to transfer drive between them at a variable drive ratio. A sun gear (25) is mounted between the races, as is a ring (gear 26). The ring gear is radially outboard of the sun gear. Mounted between the sun and ring and meshing with both is a carrier gear (33) upon which the roller is mounted in a manner which enables it to both spin about its own axis, when turned by the races, and also to tilt relative to the races to vary the drive ratio. A control pinion (27) is also arranged between the sun and ring gears meshing with both. The control pinion is able to rotate about its own axis freely, but the pinion axis is fixed with respect to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicants: TOROTRAK (DEVELOPMENT) LIMITED, KK EQUOS RESEARCH
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ishihara, Masahiko Ando, Brian Dutson
  • Patent number: 8153251
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electrostatic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition which is excellent in antistatic property of pressure-sensitive adhesive sheets upon peeling, and has reduced stainability in an adherend (subject to be protected) and is excellent in adhesion reliance, and electrification preventing pressure-sensitive adhesive sheets and a surface protecting film using the same. There is provided a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, which comprises a (meth)acryl-based polymer containing, as a monomer component, 15 to 100% by weight of a (meth)acrylic acid alkylene oxide adduct, 0 to 85% by weight of a (meth)acryl-based monomer having an alkyl group of a carbon number of 1 to 14 other than the adduct, and 0 to 85% by weight of other polymerizable monomer, and an alkali metal salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Natsuki Kobayashi, Tatsumi Amano, Masahiko Ando
  • Patent number: 8092907
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition which is excellent in antistatic property of a non-electrification-prevented adherend (a subject to be protected) upon peeling, and has reduced stainability in an adherend and is excellent in adhesion reliance, and electrification preventing pressure-sensitive adhesive sheets and surface protecting films using the same. There is provided a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, which comprises a (meth)acryl-based polymer containing, as a main component, a (meth)acryl-based monomer having an alkyl group of a carbon number of 6 to 14, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition contains an ethylene oxide group-containing compound and an alkali metal salt, and the alkali metal salt is contained at an amount of less than 1 part by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the (meth)acryl-based polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Natsuki Kobayashi, Tatsumi Amano, Masahiko Ando
  • Publication number: 20110220428
    Abstract: A hybrid drive device configured with an input member coupled to an internal combustion engine, a first rotating electrical machine, a second rotating electrical machine, an output member drivingly coupled to wheels and the second rotating electrical machine; and a differential gear unit. A first rotating element of the differential gear unit is drivingly coupled to the first rotating electrical machine. A second rotating element is drivingly coupled to the input member. A third rotating element is selectively fixed to a non-rotating member by a rotating restricting device. A fourth rotating element is selectively drivingly coupled to the output member via a rotational direction restricting device. Accordingly, the rotational direction restricting device is provided so as to allow the output member to rotate only in a positive direction relative to the fourth rotating element of the differential gear unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masahiko ANDO
  • Patent number: 7993820
    Abstract: A liquid film applicator means can apply a photosensitive lyophobic film 18 to a substrate 16. An exposure unit 10 is placed on the back side of the substrate and forms the lyophobic film applied on the substrate into a pattern in alignment with gate electrodes 13. A dropping unit 55 drops a test liquid to a surface of the substrate having a pattern of the lyophobic film formed by the exposure means. A measuring means 58 detects the droplet dropped by the dropping unit. A determining means determines whether the pattern of the lyophobic film formed by the exposure means is proper or not based on the droplet detected by the detecting means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Inoue, Masahiko Ando, Shuji Imazeki
  • Patent number: 7989525
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition which is excellent in antistatic property of a non-electrification-prevented adherend (subject to be protected) upon peeling, and has reduced stainability in an adherend and is excellent in adhesion reliance, and electrification preventing pressure-sensitive adhesive sheets using the same. There is provided a pressure-sensitive composition comprising an ionic liquid, and a (meth)acryl-based polymer containing, as a monomer component, 0.1 to 100% by weight of a (meth)acrylic acid alkylene oxide. There is provided a pressure-sensitive composition comprising an ionic liquid, and a polymer containing, as a monomer component, 0.5 to 30% by weight of a nitrogen-containing monomer and having a glass transition temperature Tg of no higher than 0° C. There is provided a pressure-sensitive composition comprising an ionic liquid, and a (meth)acryl-based polymer containing, as a monomer component, 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsumi Amano, Natsuki Kobayashi, Masahiko Ando
  • Patent number: 7989143
    Abstract: An electrode substrate in which a lower electrode and an upper electrode are well positioned by way of an insulating film could not be formed by a printing method since positional displacement is caused. The cost was increased outstandingly when using photomasks for positioning. In the present invention, positional displacement does not occur even when using the printing method since the upper electrode and the lower electrode are positioned in self-alignment. Accordingly, a semiconductor device such as a flexible substrate using an organic semiconductor can be formed with low cost by using the printing method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Arai, Takeo Shiba, Masahiko Ando, Kazuyoshi Torii
  • Publication number: 20110183801
    Abstract: A hybrid drive device configured with an input member coupled to an engine, and an output member coupled to a wheel and a second rotary electric machine. A first and second differential gear device each have a first, second and third rotary elements arranged in the order of rotational speed. A rotation restriction device selectively stops rotation of the third rotary element. A first rotational direction restriction device only allows rotation in the positive direction. The input member is also drivably coupled to the second rotary element of the first differential gear device and the second rotary element of the second differential gear device. Furthermore, the output member is drivably coupled to the third rotary element of the second differential gear device, and the first rotary electric machine is drivably coupled to the first rotary element of the first differential gear device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masahiko ANDO
  • Patent number: 7927697
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet for wiring circuit board, which comprises a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed by a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing an acrylic polymer and a chain transfer substance, in which the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has characteristics that a gel fraction in the initial stage is from 40 to 70% by weight, and a difference between a gel fraction (% by weight) of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer after the following solder reflow step and the gel fraction (% by weight) of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer in the initial stage is 10 or less. The solder reflow step satisfies the following heat treatment conditions. Surface temperature of the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet reaches 175±10° C. within 130 to 180 seconds, the surface temperature reaches 230±10° C. within 200 to 250 seconds, the surface temperature reaches 255±15° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Nonaka, Miyoko Ikishima, Noritsugu Daigaku, Masahiro Oura, Masahiko Ando
  • Patent number: 7887914
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition which is excellent in antistatic property of a non-electrification-prevented adherend (a subject to be protected) upon peeling, and has reduced stainability in an adherend and is excellent in adhesion reliance, and electrification preventing pressure-sensitive adhesive sheets and surface protecting films using the same. There is provided a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, which comprises a (meth)acryl-based polymer containing, as a monomer component, 5 to 100% by weight of a (meth)acrylic acid alkylene oxide adduct, 0 to 95% by weight of a (meth)acryl-based monomer having an alkyl group of a carbon number of 1 to 14 other than the adduct, and 0 to 95% by weight of other polymerizable monomer, and an alkali metal salt, wherein an acid value of the (meth)acryl-based polymer is 10 or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Natsuki Kobayashi, Tatsumi Amano, Masahiko Ando
  • Patent number: 7868323
    Abstract: In an image display device comprising a display part configured with a plurality of pixels and a peripheral integrated circuit which controls the display part, the display device is provided on a support substrate which has high durability for the impact and the bending, the pixel circuit is configured with an organic semiconductor TFT, the peripheral integrated circuit is configured with a low-temperature poly Si-TFT, this peripheral integrated circuit is provided on a support substrate of the display device being removed the support substrate when being manufactured, and the pixel circuit and the peripheral integrated circuit are connected with the same wire layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeo Shiba, Masahiko Ando, Masahiro Kawasaki, Masaaki Fujimori
  • Patent number: 7846999
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition which is excellent in antistatic property of a non-electrification-prevented adherend (subject to be protected) upon peeling, and has reduced stainability in an adherend and is excellent in adhesion reliance, and electrification preventing pressure-sensitive adhesive sheets using the same. There is provided a pressure-sensitive composition comprising an ionic liquid, and a (meth)acryl-based polymer containing, as a monomer component, 0.1 to 100% by weight of a (meth)acrylic acid alkylene oxide. In addition, there is provided a pressure-sensitive composition comprising an ionic liquid, and a polymer containing, as a monomer component, 0.5 to 30% by weight of a nitrogen-containing monomer and having a glass transition temperature Tg of no higher than 0° C. Furthermore, there is provided a pressure-sensitive composition comprising an ionic liquid, and a (meth)acryl-based polymer containing, as a monomer component, 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsumi Amano, Natsuki Kobayashi, Masahiko Ando
  • Patent number: 7842742
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition excellent in antistatic property of a non-electrification-prevented adherend (subject to be protected) upon peeling, and has reduced stainability in an adherend and excellent in adhesion reliance, and electrification preventing pressure-sensitive adhesive sheets using the same. There is provided a pressure-sensitive composition comprising an ionic liquid, and a (meth)acryl-based polymer containing, as a monomer component, 0.1 to 100% by weight of a (meth)acrylic acid alkylene oxide. In addition, there is provided a pressure-sensitive composition comprising an ionic liquid, and a polymer containing, as a monomer component, 0.5 to 30% by weight of a nitrogen-containing monomer and having a glass transition temperature Tg of no higher than 0° C. Furthermore, there is provided a pressure-sensitive composition comprising an ionic liquid, and a (meth)acryl-based polymer containing, as a monomer component, 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsumi Amano, Natsuki Kobayashi, Masahiko Ando
  • Patent number: 7807496
    Abstract: To provide a method of easily producing TFT in which the orientation of channel molecules or wires is enhanced, compared with conventional type organic TFT at a low price, a lyophilic TFT pattern encircled by a lyophobic area is formed on a substrate, spontaneous movement is made in a droplet containing organic molecules or nanowires dropped in a channel region by characterizing the form of the pattern, and the organic molecules or the nanowires are oriented in the channel region by the movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Fujimori, Tomihiro Hashizume, Masahiko Ando
  • Patent number: 7799853
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pressure sensitive adhesive composition characterized by containing an ionic liquid and a polymer which contains, as a monomer unit, 0.1-10% by weight of a (meth)acrylate with a hydroxyalkyl group having 3-12 carbon atoms. The present invention provides a pressure sensitive adhesive composition which is excellent in antistatic property of a no-electrification-prevented adherend upon peeling, and has reduced staining of an adherend and is excellent in adhesion reliance. Also disclosed is an antistatic pressure sensitive adhesive sheet or surface-protecting film prepared using the composition. Also disclosed is an antistatic pressure sensitive adhesive sheet or surface-protecting film prepared using the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Natsuki Ukei, Tatsumi Amano, Masahiko Ando
  • Patent number: 7795334
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition which is excellent in antistatic property of a non-electrification-prevented adherend (subject to be protected) upon peeling, and has reduced stainability in an adherend and is excellent in adhesion reliance, and electrification preventing pressure-sensitive adhesive sheets using the same. There is provided a pressure-sensitive composition comprising an ionic liquid, and a (meth)acryl-based polymer containing, as a monomer component, 0.1 to 100% by weight of a (meth)acrylic acid alkylene oxide. There is provided a pressure-sensitive composition comprising an ionic liquid, and a polymer containing, as a monomer component, 0.5 to 30% by weight of a nitrogen-containing monomer and having a glass transition temperature Tg of no higher than 0° C. There is provided a pressure-sensitive composition comprising an ionic liquid, and a (meth)acryl-based polymer containing, as a monomer component, 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsumi Amano, Natsuki Kobayashi, Masahiko Ando
  • Patent number: 7772622
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a field effect transistor in which, a patterned gate electrode is provided on a substrate, and a gate insulator is provided on the substrate and the gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode are spaced apart from each other on the gate insulator, a region to be a channel between the source electrode and the drain electrode is provided, a boundary between the region and either one of the source electrode and the drain electrode is linear, a boundary between the region and either one of the drain electrode and the source electrode is non-linear, the boundary has a continuous or discontinuous shape, and the boundary part has a plurality of recess parts, the surface of the region has hydrophilicity and a peripheral region of the region prepares a member having water-repellency, and a solution including semiconductor organic molecules is supplied to the region, and the solution is dried.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Fujimori, Tomihiro Hashizume, Masahiko Ando
  • Publication number: 20100182133
    Abstract: A system that reads and writes information from and onto a non-contact information recording medium using an electric wave includes a reader/writer and a measuring unit. The reader/writer includes an antenna configured to transmit an electric wave onto the non-contact information recording medium, a demodulator configured to demodulate a reflected wave obtained by the non-contact information recording medium modulating a part of the electric wave, and a calculator configured to obtain a delay time of the reflected wave. The measuring unit measures a difference in delay times calculated by the calculator, and obtains a change in a distance between the antenna mediating transmission/reception of the electric wave and the non-contact information recording medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: THE NIPPON SIGNAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masahiko Ando