Patents by Inventor Masakazu TAKAMI

Masakazu TAKAMI 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: 11892700
    Abstract: An optical fiber unit includes: an optical fiber ribbon in which a plurality of optical fibers are arranged in parallel and connected to each other; a colored bundle tape longitudinally wrapped around an optical fiber ribbon bundle in which a plurality of the optical fiber ribbons are stranded together; and a colored bundle yarn spirally wound around the optical fiber ribbon bundle and the bundle tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihisa Watanabe, Masakazu Takami, Fumiaki Sato
  • Patent number: 11886026
    Abstract: An optical fiber ribbon that includes 16-48 parallel optical fiber core wires and a connecting resin that connects adjacent optical fiber core wires. The outer diameter D of the optical fiber core wires is 160-220 ?m, and when N is the number of optical fiber core wires and S is the bending strain of the optical fiber core wires, S=0.167×N/2(%) or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Fumiaki Sato, Kenta Tsuchiya, Masakazu Takami, Tsuguo Amano
  • Patent number: 11762161
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable includes: a plurality of optical fibers or a plurality of optical fiber ribbons; a cable sheath inside which a plurality of the optical fibers or a plurality of the optical fiber ribbons are housed; and four or more tensile strength member units which are provided so as to be embedded inside the cable sheath, and in which two or more tensile strength members are paired with each other, in which the four or more tensile strength member units are respectively provided at locations facing each other with a center of the optical fiber cable interposed therebetween in a cross section in a radial direction of the optical fiber cable, and in which a cable outer diameter of the optical fiber cable is 6 mm or more and 16 mm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Fumiaki Sato, Masakazu Takami, Tsuguo Amano, Yohei Suzuki, Yutaka Hashimoto, Yoshiaki Nagao, Naomichi Osada
  • Publication number: 20230110693
    Abstract: An optical fiber unit includes a plurality of optical fibers, a fibrous filler disposed along the plurality of optical fibers, and a resin film covering the plurality of optical fibers and the fibrous filler from outside. In the optical fiber unit, the resin film has a film thickness smaller than a diameter of the fibrous filler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Fumiaki SATO, Masakazu TAKAMI, Yuuki SHIMODA, Takako MURAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11535752
    Abstract: A weather-resistant flame-retardant resin composition includes: a polyolefin resin; a mixture of (poly) phosphate compounds, a total content of which is from 10 to 50 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polyolefin resin; 0.1 to 10 parts by mass a non-crosslinked silicone raw rubber having a number-average molecular weight of 10,000 to 1,000,000; and 0.1 to 20 parts by mass of an inorganic UV light shielding agent, and an electric wire and an optical fiber cable whose jacket is formed by the weather-resistant flame-retardant resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Taro Fujita, Shinya Nishikawa, Nayu Yanagawa, Yoshiaki Nagao, Masakazu Takami, Kenta Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20220365300
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable includes: a plurality of optical fibers or a plurality of optical fiber ribbons; a cable sheath inside which a plurality of the optical fibers or a plurality of the optical fiber ribbons are housed; and four or more tensile strength member units which are provided so as to be embedded inside the cable sheath, and in which two or more tensile strength members are paired with each other, in which the four or more tensile strength member units are respectively provided at locations facing each other with a center of the optical fiber cable interposed therebetween in a cross section in a radial direction of the optical fiber cable, and in which a cable outer diameter of the optical fiber cable is 6 mm or more and 16 mm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Fumiaki SATO, Masakazu TAKAMI, Tsuguo AMANO, Yohei SUZUKI, Yutaka HASHIMOTO, Yoshiaki NAGAO, Naomichi OSADA
  • Publication number: 20220342167
    Abstract: An optical fiber ribbon that includes 16-48 parallel optical fiber core wires and a connecting resin that connects adjacent optical fiber core wires. The outer diameter D of the optical fiber core wires is 160-220 ?m, and when N is the number of optical fiber core wires and S is the bending strain of the optical fiber core wires, S=0.167×N/2(%) or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Fumiaki SATO, Kenta TSUCHIYA, Masakazu TAKAMI, Tsuguo AMANO
  • Publication number: 20220326467
    Abstract: An optical fiber unit includes: an optical fiber ribbon in which a plurality of optical fibers are arranged in parallel and connected to each other; a colored bundle tape longitudinally wrapped around an optical fiber ribbon bundle in which a plurality of the optical fiber ribbons are stranded together; and a colored bundle yarn spirally wound around the optical fiber ribbon bundle and the bundle tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihisa WATANABE, Masakazu TAKAMI, Fumiaki SATO
  • Patent number: 11378766
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable includes a plurality of intermittently connected optical fiber ribbons inside a cable sheath, in which a fibrous filler or an FRP using the fibrous filler is provided on at least one pair of diagonals of the two diagonal directions approximately orthogonal to each other inside the cable sheath. An average linear expansion coefficient of the fibrous filler at ?40° C. to +70° C. is smaller than an average linear expansion coefficient of the cable sheath at ?40° C. to +70° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumiaki Sato, Kuushin Ryan, Taro Fujita, Nayu Yanagawa, Ryota Fukumoto, Masakazu Takami, Yohei Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20220196945
    Abstract: This intermittent connection-type optical fiber tape core is configured in a manner such that in a state where a plurality of optical fiber cores are arranged in parallel in a direction perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of said plurality of optical fiber cores, some or all of the intervals between the plurality of optical fiber cores are intermittently provided in the lengthwise direction with connected sections where the intervals between adjacent optical fiber cores are connected and non-connected sections where the intervals between adjacent optical fiber cores are not connected. The outer diameter of each of the plurality of optical fiber cores is 160-220 ?m, inclusive. The catenary amount of the tip end of the intermittent connection-type optical fiber tape core projecting from the held location is 0.1-2 mm, inclusive, in a given state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Fumiaki SATO, Kenta TSUCHIYA, Tsuguo AMANO, Masakazu TAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20220003949
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable includes a plurality of intermittently connected optical fiber ribbons inside a cable sheath, in which a fibrous filler or an FRP using the fibrous filler is provided on at least one pair of diagonals of the two diagonal directions approximately orthogonal to each other inside the cable sheath. An average linear expansion coefficient of the fibrous filler at ?40° C. to +70° C. is smaller than an average linear expansion coefficient of the cable sheath at ?40° C. to +70° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Fumiaki SATO, Kuushin RYAN, Taro FUJITA, Nayu YANAGAWA, Ryota FUKUMOTO, Masakazu TAKAMI, Yohei SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20200277495
    Abstract: A weather-resistant flame-retardant resin composition includes: a polyolefin resin; a mixture of (poly) phosphate compounds, a total content of which is from 10 to 50 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polyolefin resin; 0.1 to 10 parts by mass a non-crosslinked silicone raw rubber having a number-average molecular weight of 10,000 to 1,000,000; and 0.1 to 20 parts by mass of an inorganic UV light shielding agent, and an electric wire and an optical fiber cable whose jacket is formed by the weather-resistant flame-retardant resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Taro FUJITA, Shinya NISHIKAWA, Nayu YANAGAWA, Yoshiaki NAGAO, Masakazu TAKAMI, Kenta TSUCHIYA
  • Patent number: 9696508
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable has a sectional area of Ac [?m2] and housing a number N of optical fibers. A transmission loss ?dB [dB/km], a mode field diameter W [?m], an effective area Aeff [?m2], an effective length Leff [km], and a wavelength dispersion D [ps/nm/km] of each of the optical fibers at a wavelength of 1550 nm satisfy a predetermined equation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Yamamoto, Masaaki Hirano, Masakazu Takami
  • Patent number: 9645340
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable has a sectional area of Ac [mm2] and housing a number N of optical fibers. A transmission loss ?dB [dB/km], a mode field diameter W [?m], an effective area Aeff [?m2], an effective length Leff [km], and a wavelength dispersion D [ps/nm/km] of each of the optical fibers at a wavelength of 1550 nm satisfy a predetermined equation and the transmission loss of the optical fiber at the wavelength of 1550 nm is 0.19 dB/km or less, and the effective area of the optical fiber is in a range from 125 to 155 ?m2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Yamamoto, Masaaki Hirano, Masakazu Takami
  • Publication number: 20170031088
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable has a sectional area of Ac [mm2] and housing a number N of optical fibers. A transmission loss ?dB [dB/km], a mode field diameter W [?m], an effective area Aeff [?m2], an effective length Leff [km], and a wavelength dispersion D [ps/nm/km] of each of the optical fibers at a wavelength of 1550 nm satisfy a predetermined, equation and the transmission loss of the optical fiber at the wavelength of 1550 nm is 0.19 dB/km or less, and the effective area of the optical fiber is in a range from 125 to 155 ?m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Yoshinori YAMAMOTO, Masaaki HIRANO, Masakazu TAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20170031122
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable has a sectional area of Ac [mm2] and housing a number N of optical fibers. A transmission loss ?dB [dB/km], a mode field diameter W [?m], an effective area Aeff [?m2], an effective length Leff [km], and a wavelength dispersion D [ps/nm/km] of each of the optical fibers at a wavelength of 1550 nm satisfy a predetermined, equation and the transmission loss of the optical fiber at the wavelength of 1550 nm is 0.19 dB/km or less, and the effective area of the optical fiber is in a range from 125 to 155 ?m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Yoshinori YAMAMOTO, Masaaki HIRANO, Masakazu TAKAMI
  • Patent number: 9535224
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable has a sectional area of Ac [?m2] and housing a number N of optical fibers. A transmission loss ?dB [dB/km], a mode field diameter W [?m], an effective area Aeff [?m2], an effective length Leff [km], and a wavelength dispersion D [ps/nm/km] of each of the optical fibers at a wavelength of 1550 nm satisfy a predetermined equation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Yamamoto, Masaaki Hirano, Masakazu Takami
  • Publication number: 20160291278
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable has a sectional area of Ac [?m2] and housing a number N of optical fibers. A transmission loss ?dB [dB/km], a mode field diameter W [?m], an effective area Aeff [?m2], an effective length Leff[km], and a wavelength dispersion D [ps/nm/km] of each of the optical fibers at a wavelength of 1550 nm satisfy a predetermined equation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshinori YAMAMOTO, Masaaki HIRANO, Masakazu TAKAMI