Patents by Inventor Masahiro Kikuchi

Masahiro Kikuchi 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: 10669632
    Abstract: A processing apparatus includes a processing container, a manifold having an injector supporting part, the injector supporting part being disposed at a lower end of the processing container, extending along an inner wall surface in the processing container and having an insertion hole, and a gas introduction part having a gas flow passage within the gas introduction part to communicate with the insertion hole and an outside of the processing container so that a gas flows in the gas flow passage, an injector inserted and fixed into the insertion hole, the injector entirely extending in a linear manner along the wall surface and having an opening communicating with the gas flow passage at a location where the injector is inserted into the insertion hole, and a gas supplying pipe communicating with and connected to an outer end of the gas flow passage of the gas introduction part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Masahiro Kikuchi, Tsuneyuki Okabe
  • Patent number: 10583510
    Abstract: A heating and cooling device including: an airtight processing chamber openable to load a member-to-be-processed in the airtight processing chamber; a transfer apparatus to adjust a distance between the member-to-be-processed and a cooling unit that cools the member-to-be-processed, by moving the member-to-be-processed and/or the cooling unit; an induction heating apparatus to heat the member-to-be-processed, including a induction heating coil; a cooling apparatus to cool the member-to-be-processed by cooling the cooling unit; a temperature sensor to determine a temperature of the member-to-be-processed; and a controller to control the induction heating apparatus and the cooling apparatus based on the temperature determined by the temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shoji Yokoyama, Takeshi Matsushita, Hiroaki Nakahara, Masaki Takeuchi, Takenori Wada, Masahiro Momose, Masahiro Kikuchi, Yoshio Igarashi, Mitsuhiro Naruse
  • Patent number: 10557199
    Abstract: A heat treatment apparatus includes: a vertically-extended reaction tube for accommodating a substrate holder with substrates are vertically stacked therein; a gas supply duct integrally formed with the reaction tube to extend in a longitudinal direction of the reaction tube; gas supply holes formed in a region of an outer circumferential wall of the reaction tube and configured to bring an interior of the gas supply duct and an interior of the reaction tube into communication with each other; a preheating duct communicating with the gas supply duct, integrally formed with the reaction tube to extend along the longitudinal direction of the reaction tube up to a predetermined position of a predetermined height existing in the vicinity of an upper end of the outer circumferential wall of the reaction tube; and a pressure-resistant container for covering the reaction tube, the gas supply duct and the preheating duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventor: Masahiro Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20190358146
    Abstract: The invention is about a silicone-in-water cosmetic comprising water, a high amount of polyhydric alcohol; a polyorganosiloxane dispersion; and a hydrophilic polymer, a polyorganosiloxane dispersion comprising polyorganosiloxane particles water and polyhydric alcohol; wherein the hydrophilic polymer is at least one of a polymer comprising as a repeating unit, (meth)acryloylalkyltaurine or a salt thereof and a polysaccharide. Such a silicone-in-water benefits from a nourishing effect and fresh watery effect in the same time. In addition no stickiness and slippery application are obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Masahiro KIKUCHI, Mai OZAWA, Takayoshi SAKODA
  • Patent number: 10403257
    Abstract: A sound deadening device has an introducing and damping section. The introducing and damping section includes an introduction section that introduces fluid, an expansion chamber, and a lead-out section. The expansion chamber is communicated with the introduction section, has a flow passage cross-section larger than a flow passage cross-section of the introduction section, and has protrusions along a travelling direction of a sound wave, resonance of the sound wave being to be suppressed. The lead-out section is communicated with the expansion chamber, has a flow passage cross-section smaller than that of the expansion chamber, and leads out the fluid in a direction different from an introduction direction of the fluid. Accordingly, it is possible to weaken the resonance of the sound wave, suppress rise of inner sound pressure of the sound deadening device, and prevent reduction in a sound deadening effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Kikuchi, Kazuki Tsugihashi, Yosuke Fukushima, Kazuya Hirata, Suguru Kiuchi
  • Publication number: 20190013107
    Abstract: The present invention provides a treatment method of radioactive waste water containing radioactive cesium and radioactive strontium, comprising passing the radioactive waste water containing radioactive cesium and radioactive strontium through an adsorption column packed with an adsorbent for cesium and strontium, to adsorb the radioactive cesium and radioactive strontium on the adsorbent, wherein the adsorbent for cesium and strontium comprises: at least one selected from crystalline silicotitanates represented by the general formulas: Na4Ti4Si3O16.nH2O, (NaxK(1-x))4Ti4Si3O16.mH2O and K4Ti4Si3O16.lH2O wherein x represents a number of more than 0 and less than 1, and n, m and l each represents a number of 0 to 8; and at least one selected from titanate salts represented by the general formulas: Na4Ti9O20.qH2O, (NayK(1-y))4Ti9O20.rH2O and K4Ti9O20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Takashi SAKUMA, Makoto KOMATSU, Takeshi IZUMI, Shinsuke MIYABE, Yutaka KINOSE, Masahiro KIKUCHI, Takeshi SAKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10174655
    Abstract: A silencer includes: a housing that has a draw-in portion drawing in fluid, and a plurality of sound attenuating portions arranged in a flowing direction of the fluid; a first partition provided with an intermediate communicating portion communicating the most downstream attenuating portion with the adjacent attenuating portion located adjacent to the most downstream attenuating portion; a valve portion disposed in the most downstream attenuating portion, the valve portion being capable of closing the intermediate communicating portion; a valve holding portion holding the valve portion, the valve holding portion being detachably attached to the housing; and a draw-out portion provided in a portion of the most downstream attenuating portion other than the valve holding portion, the draw-out portion drawing out the fluid from the most downstream attenuating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Kikuchi, Kazuki Tsugihashi, Yosuke Fukushima, Kazuya Hirata, Suguru Kiuchi
  • Publication number: 20180363650
    Abstract: A screw compressor 2 includes a compressor main body 4, a motor 8, and a gearbox 10. The compressor main body 4 includes screw rotors 5c, 5d, 6c, and 6d, rotor casings 5e and 6e accommodating therein the screw rotors 5c, 5d, 6c, and 6d, and main body casings 5a and 6a accommodating therein the rotor casings 5e and 6e, the main body casings being provided with first flanges 5b and 6b on respective ends thereof. The motor 8 drives the screw rotors 5c, 5d, 6c, and 6d via gears 10f and 10g. The gearbox 10 has an attachment surface Son which the first flange 6b to the main body casings 5a and 6a is attached, accommodates therein the gears 10f and 10g, and has a substantially rectangular shape. In a state where the compressor main body 4 is attached to the gearbox 10, a part of the first flange 6b extends to an outside of the attachment surface S, and projection regions of the rotor casings 5e and 6e onto the attachment surface S exist within the attachment surface S.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Masahiro KIKUCHI, Kazuki TSUGIHASHI, Yoshio YANO, Toshiyuki MIYATAKE
  • Publication number: 20180355867
    Abstract: The screw compressor includes a first-stage compressor main body and a second-stage compressor main body for compressing fluid with screw rotors, a motor for driving the first-stage compressor main body and the second-stage compressor main body, and a gear box. The gear box is connected to the first-stage compressor main body, the second-stage compressor main body, and the motor; transmits a driving force of the motor to the screw rotors, and includes a first attachment hole for attaching the first-stage compressor main body and a second attachment hole for attaching the second-stage compressor main body; and is provided with an annular rib surrounding both of the first attachment hole and the second attachment hole. In the screw compressor, the vibration of the natural vibration mode which is most burdensome and should be reduced can be efficiently reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Yoshio YANO, Toshiyuki MIYATAKE, Masahiro KIKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20180025714
    Abstract: A sound deadening device has an introducing and damping section. The introducing and damping section includes an introduction section that introduces fluid, an expansion chamber, and a lead-out section. The expansion chamber is communicated with the introduction section, has a flow passage cross-section larger than a flow passage cross-section of the introduction section, and has protrusions along a travelling direction of a sound wave, resonance of the sound wave being to be suppressed. The lead-out section is communicated with the expansion chamber, has a flow passage cross-section smaller than that of the expansion chamber, and leads out the fluid in a direction different from an introduction direction of the fluid. Accordingly, it is possible to weaken the resonance of the sound wave, suppress rise of inner sound pressure of the sound deadening device, and prevent reduction in a sound deadening effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Masahiro KIKUCHI, Kazuki TSUGIHASHI, Yosuke FUKUSHIMA, Kazuya HIRATA, Suguru KIUCHI
  • Patent number: 9828766
    Abstract: A construction block and a wall face structure with high durability and versatility are provided. The construction block including: a front face wall and a rear face wall being parallel to each other; a top face wall with a horizontal groove formed for inserting a horizontal reinforcement; side face walls formed with at least one vertical groove for inserting a vertical reinforcement; at least one vertical hole formed between both of the side face walls and closed off by the top face wall and opened at a bottom face; a plurality of protrusions formed on the bottom face in a shape to engage with the horizontal groove; and recessed slits respectively formed in vertical direction on each side face of the front face wall and the rear face wall, is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: IIDA GROUP HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Mori, Yoichi Nishikawa, Ayumu Watanabe, Masahiro Kikuchi, Yusuke Minagawa, Atsushi Hirokawa
  • Publication number: 20170203377
    Abstract: A heating and cooling device including: an airtight processing chamber openable to load a member-to-be-processed in the airtight processing chamber; a transfer apparatus to adjust a distance between the member-to-be-processed and a cooling unit that cools the member-to-be-processed, by moving the member-to-be-processed and/or the cooling unit; an induction heating apparatus to heat the member-to-be-processed, including a induction heating coil; a cooling apparatus to cool the member-to-be-processed by cooling the cooling unit; a temperature sensor to determine a temperature of the member-to-be-processed; and a controller to control the induction heating apparatus and the cooling apparatus based on the temperature determined by the temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shoji YOKOYAMA, Takeshi Matsushita, Hiroaki Nakahara, Masaki Takeuchi, Takenori Wada, Masahiro Momose, Masahiro Kikuchi, Yoshio Igarashi, Mitsuhiro Naruse
  • Publication number: 20170191390
    Abstract: A silencer includes: a housing that has a draw-in portion drawing in fluid, and a plurality of sound attenuating portions arranged in a flowing direction of the fluid; a first partition provided with an intermediate communicating portion communicating the most downstream attenuating portion with the adjacent attenuating portion located adjacent to the most downstream attenuating portion; a valve portion disposed in the most downstream attenuating portion, the valve portion being capable of closing the intermediate communicating portion; a valve holding portion holding the valve portion, the valve holding portion being detachably attached to the housing; and a draw-out portion provided in a portion of the most downstream attenuating portion other than the valve holding portion, the draw-out portion drawing out the fluid from the most downstream attenuating portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Masahiro KIKUCHI, Kazuki TSUGIHASHI, Yosuke FUKUSHIMA, Kazuya HIRATA, Suguru KIUCHI
  • Patent number: 9675957
    Abstract: There are provided an adsorbent material excellent in the adsorptive removal properties of Cs and Sr also in seawater, and a method for producing a crystalline silicotitanate suitable for the adsorbent material. The adsorbent material according to the present invention comprises: at least one selected from crystalline silicotitanates represented by Na4Ti4Si3O16.nH2O, (NaxK(1-x))4Ti4Si3O16.nH2O and K4Ti4Si3O16.nH2O wherein x represents a number of more than 0 and less than 1 and n represents a number of 0 to 8; and at least one selected from titanate salts represented by Na4Ti9O20.mH2O, (NayK(1-y))4Ti9O20.mH2O and K4Ti9O20.mH2O wherein y represents a number of more than 0 and less than 1 and m represents a number of 0 to 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: NIPPON CHEMICAL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinsuke Miyabe, Yutaka Kinose, Masahiro Kikuchi, Takeshi Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20170145687
    Abstract: A construction block and a wall face structure with high durability and versatility are provided. The construction block including: a front face wall and a rear face wall being parallel to each other; a top face wall with a horizontal groove formed for inserting a horizontal reinforcement; side face walls formed with at least one vertical groove for inserting a vertical reinforcement; at least one vertical hole formed between both of the side face walls and closed off by the top face wall and opened at a bottom face; a plurality of protrusions formed on the bottom face in a shape to engage with the horizontal groove; and recessed slits respectively formed in vertical direction on each side face of the front face wall and the rear face wall, is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: IIDA GROUP HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko MORI, Yoichi NISHIKAWA, Ayumu WATANABE, Masahiro KIKUCHI, Yusuke MINAGAWA, Atsushi HIROKAWA
  • Publication number: 20170137942
    Abstract: A processing apparatus includes a processing container, a manifold having an injector supporting part, the injector supporting part being disposed at a lower end of the processing container, extending along an inner wall surface in the processing container and having an insertion hole, and a gas introduction part having a gas flow passage within the gas introduction part to communicate with the insertion hole and an outside of the processing container so that a gas flows in the gas flow passage, an injector inserted and fixed into the insertion hole, the injector entirely extending in a linear manner along the wall surface and having an opening communicating with the gas flow passage at a location where the injector is inserted into the insertion hole, and a gas supplying pipe communicating with and connected to an outer end of the gas flow passage of the gas introduction part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Masahiro KIKUCHI, Tsuneyuki OKABE
  • Publication number: 20170073811
    Abstract: A heat treatment apparatus includes: a vertically-extended reaction tube for accommodating a substrate holder with substrates are vertically stacked therein; a gas supply duct integrally formed with the reaction tube to extend in a longitudinal direction of the reaction tube; gas supply holes formed in a region of an outer circumferential wall of the reaction tube and configured to bring an interior of the gas supply duct and an interior of the reaction tube into communication with each other; a preheating duct communicating with the gas supply duct, integrally formed with the reaction tube to extend along the longitudinal direction of the reaction tube up to a predetermined position of a predetermined height existing in the vicinity of an upper end of the outer circumferential wall of the reaction tube; and a pressure-resistant container for covering the reaction tube, the gas supply duct and the preheating duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventor: Masahiro KIKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170021329
    Abstract: There are provided an adsorbent material excellent in the adsorptive removal properties of Cs and Sr also in seawater, and a method for producing a crystalline silicotitanate suitable for the adsorbent material. The adsorbent material according to the present invention comprises: at least one selected from crystalline silicotitanates represented by Na4Ti4Si3O16.nH2O, (NaxK(1-x))4Ti4Si3O16.nH2O and K4Ti4Si3O16.nH2O wherein x represents a number of more than 0 and less than 1 and n represents a number of 0 to 8; and at least one selected from titanate salts represented by Na4Ti9O20.mH2O, (NayK(1-y))4Ti9O20.mH2O and K4Ti9O20.mH2O wherein y represents a number of more than 0 and less than 1 and m represents a number of 0 to 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: NIPPON CHEMICAL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinsuke Miyabe, Yutaka Kinose, Masahiro Kikuchi, Takeshi Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 9486776
    Abstract: There is provided an adsorbent material having adsorptive removal properties of Cs and Sr in seawater, and a method for producing a crystalline silicotitanate suitable for the adsorbent material. The adsorbent material includes one selected from crystalline silicotitanates represented by Na4Ti4Si3O16.nH2O, (NaxK(1-x))4Ti4Si3O16.nH2O and K4Ti4Si3O16.nH2O wherein x represents a number of more than 0 and less than 1 and n represents a number of 0 to 8; and one selected from titanate salts represented by Na4Ti9O20.mH2O, (NayK(1-y))4Ti9O20.mH2O and K4Ti9O20.mH2O wherein y represents a number of more than 0 and less than 1 and m represents a number of 0 to 10. The adsorbent material is produced by a method for producing a crystalline silicotitanate in which a silicic acid source, a sodium compound and/or a potassium compound, titanium tetrachloride, and water are mixed to obtain a mixed gel, and the mixed gel is subjected to a hydrothermal reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: NIPPON CHEMICAL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinsuke Miyabe, Yutaka Kinose, Masahiro Kikuchi, Takeshi Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 9466509
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, includes preparing a molding die for molding a resin case for a semiconductor device, the molding die having protrusions to fix each of a plurality of terminals having a leg portion in a predetermined position; conforming and holding each of the plurality of terminals to the corresponding protrusions in the molding die; and injecting resin into the molding die to integrally mold the plurality of terminals and the resin case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunaga Onishi, Rikihiro Maruyama, Masafumi Tezuka, Masahiro Kikuchi