Patents by Inventor Masakazu Oba

Masakazu Oba 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: 11930708
    Abstract: A thermoelectric generation module includes a first substrate and a second substrate, a plurality of first electrodes and second electrodes that are arranged on the first substrate and the second substrate, a thermoelectric conversion element arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a terminal pin connected to the second electrode. The second substrate includes an insulator layer made of an electrical insulating material, a through-hole that penetrates the insulator layer for insertion of the terminal pin, and an annular metal layer arranged at a peripheral portion of the through-hole. A space between the terminal pin and the through-hole is sealed by solder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: KELK Ltd.
    Inventor: Masakazu Oba
  • Publication number: 20240023444
    Abstract: A thermoelectric power generation device includes: a high-temperature plate having an upper face; a low-temperature plate having a lower face; a thermoelectric module disposed between the upper face and the lower face; a sealing portion disposed between the upper and lower faces, the sealing portion sealing the thermoelectric module at a circumferential portion of the upper face and a circumferential portion of the lower face; a first positioning portion disposed at the circumferential portion of the upper face; and a second positioning portion disposed at the circumferential portion of the lower face. The first positioning portion positions the sealing portion at the circumferential portion of the upper face, and the second positioning portion positions the sealing portion at the circumferential portion of the lower face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Toshihiko KISHIZAWA, Masakazu OBA
  • Patent number: 11765974
    Abstract: A thermoelectric power generation device includes: a high-temperature plate having an upper face; a low-temperature plate having a lower face; a thermoelectric module disposed between the upper face and the lower face; a sealing portion disposed between the upper and lower faces, the sealing portion sealing the thermoelectric module at a circumferential portion of the upper face and a circumferential portion of the lower face; a first positioning portion disposed at the circumferential portion of the upper face; and a second positioning portion disposed at the circumferential portion of the lower face. The first positioning portion positions the sealing portion at the circumferential portion of the upper face, and the second positioning portion positions the sealing portion at the circumferential portion of the lower face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: KELK Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Kishizawa, Masakazu Oba
  • Publication number: 20220254978
    Abstract: A thermoelectric generator module includes a first base material that is formed into a sheet and that has a thermoplastic layer, a second base material that is formed into a sheet and that has a thermoplastic layer, a plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements arranged between the first base material and the second base material, a plurality of first electrodes arranged between the first base material and the thermoelectric conversion elements, a plurality of second electrodes arranged between the second base material and the thermoelectric conversion elements, and a joint that joins the first base material to the second base material. The thermoelectric conversion elements, the plurality of first electrodes, and the plurality of second electrodes are sealed by the joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Masakazu OBA, Toshihiko KISHIZAWA, Yoshitsugu KITSU
  • Patent number: 11387398
    Abstract: A thermoelectric power generation module includes two substrates, a thermoelectric conversion element, a sealing portion sealing peripheral edges of upper and lower surfaces, a first solder between the upper surface and the sealing portion, and a second solder between the lower surface and the sealing portion. At least one of outer and inner edges of the first solder or the sealing portion is deviated from the first solder or the sealing portion. At least one of outer and inner edges of the second solder or the sealing portion is deviated from the second solder or the sealing portion. At least one of the outer and inner edges of the first solder has a fillet shape between the upper surface and the sealing portion. At least one of the outer and inner edges of the second solder has a fillet shape between the lower surface and the sealing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: KELK Ltd.
    Inventor: Masakazu Oba
  • Publication number: 20220199883
    Abstract: A thermoelectric power generation device includes: a high-temperature plate having an upper face; a low-temperature plate having a lower face; a thermoelectric module disposed between the upper face and the lower face; a sealing portion disposed between the upper and lower faces, the sealing portion sealing the thermoelectric module at a circumferential portion of the upper face and a circumferential portion of the lower face; a first positioning portion disposed at the circumferential portion of the upper face; and a second positioning portion disposed at the circumferential portion of the lower face. The first positioning portion positions the sealing portion at the circumferential portion of the upper face, and the second positioning portion positions the sealing portion at the circumferential portion of the lower face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Toshihiko KISHIZAWA, Masakazu OBA
  • Publication number: 20220005997
    Abstract: A thermoelectric generation module includes a first substrate and a second substrate, a plurality of first electrodes and second electrodes that are arranged on the first substrate and the second substrate, a thermoelectric conversion element arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a terminal pin connected to the second electrode. The second substrate includes an insulator layer made of an electrical insulating material, a through-hole that penetrates the insulator layer for insertion of the terminal pin, and an annular metal layer arranged at a peripheral portion of the through-hole. A space between the terminal pin and the through-hole is sealed by solder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventor: Masakazu OBA
  • Publication number: 20220005996
    Abstract: A thermoelectric power generation module includes two substrates, a thermoelectric conversion element, a sealing portion sealing peripheral edges of upper and lower surfaces, a first solder between the upper surface and the sealing portion, and a second solder between the lower surface and the sealing portion. At least one of outer and inner edges of the first solder or the sealing portion is deviated from the first solder or the sealing portion. At least one of outer and inner edges of the second solder or the sealing portion is deviated from the second solder or the sealing portion. At least one of the outer and inner edges of the first solder has a fillet shape between the upper surface and the sealing portion. At least one of the outer and inner edges of the second solder has a fillet shape between the lower surface and the sealing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventor: Masakazu OBA
  • Publication number: 20110315985
    Abstract: A sensor-fitted substrate allowing a sensor-fitted wafer for measuring the temperature or strain to be produced inexpensively, moreover, allowing measurements of the temperature or strain to be carried out with satisfactory accuracy, and a method for producing such a sensor-fitted substrate. An undercoat film is formed on the surface of a substrate, the film being configured, compared to when no undercoat film is formed, to allow the strength of close contact of a dispersed nano-particle ink with the substrate to be increased, the diffusion of the dispersed nano-particle ink into the substrate to be suppressed, and the growth of metal crystal particles contained in the dispersed nano-particle ink to be suppressed. A wiring pattern of the sensor is traced on the surface of the undercoat film of the substrate surface by using the dispersed nano-particle ink, and the dispersed nano-particle ink is baked and metalized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicants: ULVAC, INC., KELK LTD.
    Inventors: Masakazu Oba, Masaaki Oda