Patents by Inventor Masahiro Shimada
Masahiro Shimada 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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Patent number: 11961971Abstract: Provided is a production method for an all-solid-state battery having a solid electrolyte layer between a positive electrode layer and a negative electrode layer, the production method including: coating or impregnating the positive electrode layer and/or the negative electrode layer with a solid electrolyte solution in which a boron hydride compound serving as the solid electrolyte has been dissolved in a solvent; and removing the solvent from the coated or impregnated solid electrolyte solution and causing the solid electrolyte to precipitate on the positive electrode layer and/or the negative electrode layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignees: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC., NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Genki Nogami, Masahiro Shimada, Tomohiro Ito, Aki Katori, Keita Noguchi, Naoto Yamashita, Takashi Mukai, Masahiro Yanagida
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Publication number: 20240117234Abstract: A composition for an oil or gas well formation, containing a viscoelastic surfactant; and a modified nanomaterial and a producing method of the composition, and a forming method of the oil or gas well. The modified nanomaterial optionally contains a nanocellulose. The modified nanomaterial optionally has, on its surface, a sulfate group, a sulfite group, a carboxy group, an ethylene oxide chain, an amino group, an ester group, a silane group, a tertiary ammonium group or a mixture thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2020Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.Inventors: Rigoberto C. ADVINCULA, Kunitoshi MIMURA, Daisuke OHNO, Masahiro SHIMADA
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Publication number: 20240083893Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by the following formula (I), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof: wherein: R1 and R2 are each separately selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, acyl, and hydroxyalkyl; R3 is hydrogen or halogen; ring A is a benzene ring or a pyridine ring; ring B is selected from the group consisting of the following formulas (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv): in the formula (ii), Ra is alkyl; R4 and R5 are each separately selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, halohydroxyalkoxy, and aminoalkyl; and represents a double bond or a triple bond. The above compound can be used as a molecular probe for imaging tau proteins that accumulate in the brain.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and TechnologyInventors: Makoto HIGUCHI, Tetsuya SUHARA, Masahiro MARUYAMA, Meiei CHO, Hitoshi SHIMADA
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Patent number: 11901837Abstract: A power control unit includes a power device, a heat dissipation member disposed to face the power device with an insulating resin member interposed therebetween, and a plurality of plate-shaped bus bars each of which has one end connected to the power device, in which a plurality of input bus bars connected to an input terminal of the power device are provided as the bus bar, and at least one of the plurality of input bus bars is erected so that a direction along a plate width is aligned with a direction along a normal line of a surface of the heat dissipation member facing the power device, and is disposed with respect to the heat dissipation member with the insulating resin member interposed therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.Inventors: Kazunari Kurokawa, Takuma Kato, Masahiro Shimada, Morifumi Shigemasa, Akihiro Suzuki
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Patent number: 11769873Abstract: The present application provides a method for producing an ion conductor containing Li2B12H12 and LiBH4, which includes obtaining a mixture by mixing LiBH4 and B10H14 at a molar ratio LiBH4/B10H14 of from 2.1 to 4.3; and subjecting the mixture to a heat treatment.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignees: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC., TOHOKU TECHNO ARCH CO., LTD.Inventors: Genki Nogami, Masahiro Shimada, Naoki Toyama, Sangryun Kim, Shin-ichi Orimo
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Patent number: 11489194Abstract: A method for producing an LGPS-type solid electrolyte can be provided, the method includes preparing a homogeneous solution by mixing and reacting Li2S and P2S5 in an organic solution such that the molar ratio of Li2S/P2S5 is 1.0-1.85; forming a precipitate by adding, to the homogeneous solution, at least one MS2 (M is selected from the group consisting of Ge, Si, and Sn) and Li2S and then mixing; obtaining a precursor by removing the organic solution from the precipitate; and obtaining the LGPS-type solid electrolyte by heating the precursor at 200-700° C.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2018Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Aki Katori, Tomohiro Ito, Masahiro Shimada, Kotaro Kawakami
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Patent number: 11456685Abstract: The present motor control device includes an inverter, a converter, and a control device. The control device has a rotation speed calculation unit that calculates a rotation speed of a motor; an optimum voltage calculation unit that calculates an optimum input voltage; a minimum voltage calculation unit that calculates a minimum input voltage required to operate the motor at a motor operating point; and a target value setting unit that sets either one of the optimum input voltage and the minimum input voltage as a target input voltage. In a case in which the set target torque exceeds a predetermined value, the target value setting unit sets the minimum input voltage lower than the optimum input voltage as the target input voltage.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.Inventors: Shogo Tokita, Kazunari Kurokawa, Masahiro Shimada, Yuta Nakamura, Takami Suzuki
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Patent number: 11324147Abstract: A power conversion device includes a cooling structure capable of cooling down, by a coolant that flows through a first flow channel formed by a first wall portion and a second wall portion facing with each other, a first electronic component and a second electronic component mounted on an external surface of the first wall portion. The first wall portion is formed in a stepwise shape, and includes a first mount portion on which the first electronic component is mounted, a second mount portion which has a different height from the first mount portion, and on which the second electronic component is mounted, and a first connection portion that is extended between the first mount portion and the second mount portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2019Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Kobayashi, Daiki Kudo, Masahiro Shimada, Kenichi Sasaki
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Publication number: 20220098369Abstract: Disclosed are a degradable resin composition including a cyanate ester (A) and a compound (B) having a hydroxyl group with a hydroxyl group equivalent of less than 240 g/eq., and a degradable cured product and a downhole tool for drilling using the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2020Publication date: March 31, 2022Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Masahiro SHIMADA, Daisuke OHNO, Hiroto KUMAGAI
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Patent number: 11276380Abstract: The hi-hat attachment includes an upper unit, a lower unit, and an operation lever. The lower unit includes a regulation unit that regulates the maximum fall position of the lower unit. The regulation unit is configured to adjust the maximum fall position of the lower unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: HOSHINO GAKKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoki Sato, Masahiro Shimada
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Publication number: 20220077792Abstract: A power control unit includes a power device, a heat dissipation member disposed to face the power device with an insulating resin member interposed therebetween, and a plurality of plate-shaped bus bars each of which has one end connected to the power device, in which a plurality of input bus bars connected to an input terminal of the power device are provided as the bus bar, and at least one of the plurality of input bus bars is erected so that a direction along a plate width is aligned with a direction along a normal line of a surface of the heat dissipation member facing the power device, and is disposed with respect to the heat dissipation member with the insulating resin member interposed therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Kazunari KUROKAWA, Takuma KATO, Masahiro SHIMADA, Morifumi SHIGEMASA, Akihiro SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20220006639Abstract: A non-transitory recording medium storing an information processing program executable by a computer to perform a process, the process comprising: executing an authenticity check of written document data in a case in which a request for an authenticity check of the written document data has been received from a requesting party; transmitting an inquiry result from the authenticity check to the requesting party; storing information regarding the requesting party and identification information for the written document data in association with each other in a first storage section, in response to either the authenticity check request from the requesting party or transmission of the authenticity check inquiry result to the requesting party; and notifying an issuing party of the written document data, as pre-stored in a second storage section, of information regarding the requesting party associated with the written document data identification information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2021Publication date: January 6, 2022Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Koichi Nagai, Masahiro Shimada
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Patent number: 11121603Abstract: A circuit unit of a drive unit includes a plate-shaped heat sink that extends in a direction perpendicular to an axis of rotation of a motor, and a lower case arranged on a lower side of the heat sink. In the drive unit, a fastening member, which is formed on the lower case, is fastened to a housing, and a height of a fastening surface, which is located on an upper end of the fastening member, is positioned within a height range that spans from a lower surface to an upper surface of the heat sink.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2018Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Ryoji Tomokage, Masahiro Shimada, Seiichi Goto, Naoki Honishi, Takashi Omura
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Publication number: 20210281195Abstract: The present motor control device includes an inverter, a converter, and a control device. The control device has a rotation speed calculation unit that calculates a rotation speed of a motor; an optimum voltage calculation unit that calculates an optimum input voltage; a minimum voltage calculation unit that calculates a minimum input voltage required to operate the motor at a motor operating point; and a target value setting unit that sets either one of the optimum input voltage and the minimum input voltage as a target input voltage. In a case in which the set target torque exceeds a predetermined value, the target value setting unit sets the minimum input voltage lower than the optimum input voltage as the target input voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2020Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Shogo TOKITA, Kazunari KUROKAWA, Masahiro SHIMADA, Yuta NAKAMURA, Takami SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20210166664Abstract: The hi-hat attachment includes an upper unit, a lower unit, and an operation lever. The lower unit includes a regulation unit that regulates the maximum fall position of the lower unit. The regulation unit is configured to adjust the maximum fall position of the lower unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2020Publication date: June 3, 2021Applicant: HOSHINO GAKKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoki SATO, Masahiro SHIMADA
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Publication number: 20210083272Abstract: The present application provides a method for producing an ion conductor containing Li2B12H12 and LiBH4, which includes obtaining a mixture by mixing LiBH4 and B10H14 at a molar ratio LiBH4/B10H14 of from 2.1 to 4.3; and subjecting the mixture to a heat treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2019Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicants: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC., TOHOKU TECHNO ARCH CO., LTD.Inventors: Genki NOGAMI, Masahiro SHIMADA, Naoki TOYAMA, Sangryun KIM, Shin-ichi ORIMO
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Patent number: 10930973Abstract: The present invention provides an LGPS-based solid electrolyte production method characterized by having a step in which a mixture of Li3PS4 crystals having a peak at 420±10 cm?1 in a Raman measurement and Li4MS4 crystals (M being selected from the group consisting of Ge, Si, and Sn) is heat treated at 300-700° C. In addition, the present invention can provide an LGPS-based solid electrolyte production method characterized by having: a step in which Li3PS4 crystals having a peak at 420±10 cm?1 in a Raman measurement, Li2S crystals, and sulfide crystals indicated by MS2 (M being selected from the group consisting of Ge, Si, and Sn) are mixed while still having crystals present and a precursor is synthesized; and a step in which the precursor is heat treated at 300-700° C.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Aki Katori, Kotaro Kawakami, Masahiro Shimada, Yuki Takase, Tomohiro Ito
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Patent number: 10926340Abstract: A chamfering device includes: a main body including, at a proximal end side thereof, a shank to be attached to a main shaft of a machine tool, the main body including, at a distal end side thereof, a shaft portion extending in a rotational axis direction; a movable body whose proximal end portion is mounted to the shaft portion, the movable body being configured to rotate together with the shaft portion and be movable in the rotational axis direction; an urging member configured to urge the movable body in a direction toward the distal end of the main body; a chamfering tool mounted to a distal end portion of the movable body and configured to rotate together with the movable body to perform chamfering on an edge portion of a workpiece; and a following member mounted to the movable body such that a position of the following member relative to the movable body in the rotational axis direction is invariable and the following member is rotatable relative to the movable body, the following member being configuredType: GrantFiled: June 19, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Masahiro Shimada
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Patent number: 10825574Abstract: The present invention provides a manufacturing method suitable for manufacturing, in large amounts, an ionic conductor that is superior in terms of various properties such as ion conductivity. According to one embodiment of the present invention, provided is a method for manufacturing an ionic conductor, said method including: mixing, using a solvent, LiBH4 and a lithium halide represented by formula (1), LiX (1) (in formula (1), X represents one selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms); and removing the solvent at 60-280° C. Ionic conductors obtained with this manufacturing method can be used as, for example, solid electrolytes for all-solid-state batteries.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignees: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC., TOHOKU TECHNO ARCH CO., LTD.Inventors: Masahiro Shimada, Tomohiro Ito, Aki Katori, Atsushi Unemoto, Shinichi Orimo
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Publication number: 20200303778Abstract: Provided is a production method for an all-solid-state battery having a solid electrolyte layer between a positive electrode layer and a negative electrode layer, the production method including: coating or impregnating the positive electrode layer and/or the negative electrode layer with a solid electrolyte solution in which a boron hydride compound serving as the solid electrolyte has been dissolved in a solvent; and removing the solvent from the coated or impregnated solid electrolyte solution and causing the solid electrolyte to precipitate on the positive electrode layer and/or the negative electrode layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2018Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicants: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC., NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Genki NOGAMI, Masahiro SHIMADA, Tomohiro ITO, Aki KATORI, Keita NOGUCHI, Naoto YAMASHITA, Takashi MUKAI, Masahiro YANAGIDA