Patents by Inventor Masanori Minamio

Masanori Minamio 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: 11085692
    Abstract: The cooling apparatus includes: a thermal insulation box; a door; and a magnetic gasket, the magnetic gasket having: a magnet; a magnet retaining part; and a heat insulation sheet being provided between the magnet and the magnet retaining part and being provided, in a closed state in which the opening is closed by the door, on a side portion on a side of the door on a peripheral surface of the magnet and on a side portion facing an inner side in a width direction in the closed state on the peripheral surface of the magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Okazaki, Masanori Minamio, Terutsugu Segawa, Yasuhiro Asaida, Fumihiko Kawai, Fuminori Takami
  • Patent number: 10913184
    Abstract: A state monitoring method for thermosetting resin includes, in a curing treatment of thermosetting resin, detecting a moisture content of the thermosetting resin during the curing treatment; and determining a cross-linking state of the thermosetting resin during the curing treatment based on the detected moisture content. It is possible to determine the cross-linking state of the thermosetting resin by detecting the moisture content of the thermosetting resin during the curing treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Minamio, Yasuhiro Nakamura
  • Patent number: 10875790
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing reforming liquid includes a treatment tank in which an introduced liquid is swirled so as to generate a gas phase in the vicinity of a swirling center of a swirling flow of the liquid, a first electrode which has at least a portion which is disposed in the treatment tank and comes into contact with the liquid in the treatment tank, a second electrode which is disposed so as to come into contact with the liquid in the treatment tank and a power source which is configured to apply a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode so as to generate plasma in the gas phase. A reformed liquid is produced in a manner that the plasma is generated in the gas phase so as to form a reformed component, and the formed reformed component is dissolved and dispersed in the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gaku Miyake, Takahiro Kitai, Masanori Minamio, Yoshio Yamada, Genichiro Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20200309636
    Abstract: A state detection apparatus includes a state detection sensor that is attached to an architecture and that detects a state of the architecture, a power supp that generates power on the basis of vibration of the architecture, and a controller that controls the state detection sensor and the power supp. The controller supplies power to the state detection sensor to drive the state detection sensor in a case where a voltage by power generation exceeds a first threshold (threshold voltage), and acquires state information to be used for diagnosing the state of the architecture on the basis of a signal indicating a detection result received from the state detection sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Junya TANAKA, Taichi NAKAMURA, Masanori MINAMIO, Daido KOMYOJI
  • Patent number: 10739058
    Abstract: Disclosed are a dew condensation removal structure that removes dew condensation generated in equipment using cold such as refrigerating/freezing equipment and air conditioning equipment and that suppresses power consumption necessary to remove the dew condensation, and cooling/heating equipment including the dew condensation removal structure. The cooling/heating equipment uses the dew condensation removal structure, including: a cooling structure having a cooling surface that is directly or indirectly cooled by cold, the cooling surface facing outside air; and a dew condensation conveyance section provided on the cooling surface, in which the dew condensation conveyance section has a conveyance path that conveys dew condensation by capillary phenomenon, the dew condensation being generated on a surface of the dew condensation conveyance section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Okazaki, Masanori Minamio
  • Publication number: 20200003481
    Abstract: Provided are a magnet gasket and a cooling apparatus which enhance thermal insulation performance. The cooling apparatus includes: a thermal insulation box that has an opening end surface enclosing the opening and facing frontward; a door capable of opening and closing the opening; and a magnetic gasket attached to an inside peripheral portion of the door facing the opening end surface while the opening is closed, the magnetic gasket having: a magnet; a magnet retaining part; and a heat insulation sheet being provided between the magnet and the magnet retaining part and being provided, in a closed state in which the opening is closed by the door, on a side portion on a side of the door on a peripheral surface of the magnet and on a side portion facing an inner side in a width direction in the closed state on the peripheral surface of the magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Toru OKAZAKI, Masanori MINAMIO, Terutsugu SEGAWA, Yasuhiro ASAIDA, Fumihiko KAWAI, Fuminori TAKAMI
  • Patent number: 10478828
    Abstract: Provided is a solvent separation method and a solvent separation apparatus that make it possible to efficiently retrieve the thermal energy possessed by an exhaust atmosphere released in a solvent-removal step to suppress reductions in a temperature of the exhaust atmosphere. In the solvent separation method and the solvent separation apparatus, a vaporized solvent is removed from a gas while heat exchange between the gas within a condensation part and the gas within a dust-collection part is conducted by using a heat exchange part that is placed between the condensation part that introduces the gas into a first direction and the dust-collection part that introduce the gas into a second direction opposite to the first direction the gas discharged from a downstream side of the condensation part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Nagai, Masanori Minamio, Toshiro Kanda, Masahiro Kawata, Yasuyuki Takano
  • Patent number: 10258995
    Abstract: Provided are a solvent separation method, a solvent separation apparatus, and a solvent separation system that make it possible to easily collect a solvent removed from an exhaust atmosphere and that make it possible to easily carry out maintenance of exhaust gas pathways. An impeller placed in a storage space of a casing is rotated to introduce a gas including a volatilized solvent from an inlet of the casing into the storage space, and the volatilized solvent is cooled and devolatilized by a collection face that has been cooled so as to have a surface temperature lower than the temperature of the gas, to thereby separate the solvent from the gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Nagai, Masanori Minamio, Toshiro Kanda, Yasuyuki Takano, Masahiro Kawata
  • Publication number: 20190016019
    Abstract: A state monitoring method for thermosetting resin includes, in a curing treatment of thermosetting resin, detecting a moisture content of the thermosetting resin during the curing treatment; and determining a cross-linking state of the thermosetting resin during the curing treatment based on the detected moisture content. It is possible to determine the cross-linking state of the thermosetting resin by detecting the moisture content of the thermosetting resin during the curing treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: MASANORI MINAMIO, YASUHIRO NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20180230027
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing reforming liquid includes a treatment tank in which an introduced liquid is swirled so as to generate a gas phase in the vicinity of a swirling center of a swirling flow of the liquid, a first electrode which has at least a portion which is disposed in the treatment tank and comes into contact with the liquid in the treatment tank, a second electrode which is disposed so as to come into contact with the liquid in the treatment tank and a power source which is configured to apply a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode so as to generate plasma in the gas phase. A reformed liquid is produced in a manner that the plasma is generated in the gas phase so as to form a reformed component, and the formed reformed component is dissolved and dispersed in the liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: GAKU MIYAKE, TAKAHIRO KITAI, MASANORI MINAMIO, YOSHIO YAMADA, GENICHIRO MATSUDA
  • Publication number: 20180172334
    Abstract: Disclosed are a dew condensation removal structure that removes dew condensation generated in equipment using cold such as refrigerating/freezing equipment and air conditioning equipment and that suppresses power consumption necessary to remove the dew condensation, and cooling/heating equipment including the dew condensation removal structure. The cooling/heating equipment uses the dew condensation removal structure, including: a cooling structure having a cooling surface that is directly or indirectly cooled by cold, the cooling surface facing outside air; and a dew condensation conveyance section provided on the cooling surface, in which the dew condensation conveyance section has a conveyance path that conveys dew condensation by capillary phenomenon, the dew condensation being generated on a surface of the dew condensation conveyance section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Toru OKAZAKI, Masanori MINAMIO
  • Patent number: 9907877
    Abstract: A sanitization mist shower apparatus includes a water tank that stores water, a plasma generator that causes a plasma discharge in water inside the water tank and generates reformed water, an air blower that blows pressurized air, and a mist nozzle that spouts fine mist obtained by mixing the reformed water supplied from the water tank and the pressurized air supplied from the air blower. A liquid pressure of the reformed water supplied to the mist nozzle and air pressure of the pressurized air are substantially the same as each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Minamio, Akira Isomi, Daisuke Tabata, Yukiko Kitahara
  • Publication number: 20170341085
    Abstract: Provided is a solvent separation method and a solvent separation apparatus that make it possible to efficiently retrieve the thermal energy possessed by an exhaust atmosphere released in a solvent-removal step to suppress reductions in a temperature of the exhaust atmosphere. In the solvent separation method and the solvent separation apparatus, a vaporized solvent is removed from a gas while heat-exchange between the gas within a condensation part and the gas within a dust-collection part is conducted by using a heat exchange part that is placed between the condensation part that introduces the gas into a first direction and the dust-collection part that introduce the gas into a second direction opposite to the first direction the gas discharged from a downstream side of the condensation part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: KOICHI NAGAI, MASANORI MINAMIO, TOSHIRO KANDA, MASAHIRO KAWATA, YASUYUKI TAKANO
  • Publication number: 20170239670
    Abstract: Provided are a solvent separation method, a solvent separation apparatus, and a solvent separation system that make it possible to easily collect a solvent removed from an exhaust atmosphere and that sake it possible to easily carry out maintenance of exhaust gas pathways. An impeller placed in a storage space of a casing is rotated to introduce a gas including a volatilized solvent from an inlet of the casing into the storage space, and the volatilized solvent is cooled and devolatilized by a collection face that has been cooled so as to have a surface temperature lower than the temperature of the gas, to thereby separate the solvent from the gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: KOICHI NAGAI, MASANORI MINAMIO, TOSHIRO KANDA, YASUYUKI TAKANO, MASAHIRO KAWATA
  • Patent number: 9572291
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a block module which internally includes a power semiconductor element and a first heatsink, and from which a main circuit terminal and a control terminal are drawn; a control substrate connected to the control terminal; a package in which the block module and the control substrate are housed; and a second heatsink to which the package is fixed by a connection screw. The connection screw is inserted into the second heatsink so as to be inclined at an inclination angle ? relative to a normal to a surface of the second heatsink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masanori Minamio
  • Publication number: 20160361454
    Abstract: A sanitization mist shower apparatus includes a water tank that stores water, a plasma generator that causes a plasma discharge in water inside the water tank and generates reformed water, an air blower that blows pressurized air, and a mist nozzle that spouts fine mist obtained by mixing the reformed water supplied from the water tank and the pressurized air supplied from the air blower. A liquid pressure of the reformed water supplied to the mist nozzle and air pressure of the pressurized air are substantially the same as each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: MASANORI MINAMIO, AKIRA ISOMI, DAISUKE TABATA, YUKIKO KITAHARA
  • Patent number: 9437508
    Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2(A), a case (2) including a first terminal (1) is placed on a working table (3) with an opening (30) formed at the bottom of the case (2). Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 2(B), a plurality of packages (6,6,6) including second terminals (4) are placed on the working table (3) through the opening (30) of the case (2), forming a clearance (31) between the first terminal (1) and the second terminal (4). As shown in FIG. 2(C), a bonding material (7) is disposed in the clearance (31) so as to electrically connect the first terminal (1) and the second terminal (4). Thus, the exposed surfaces of the packages (6,6,6) in the opening (30) of the case (2) are aligned at the same height, thereby reducing variations in thermal resistance among the packages (6,6,6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zyunya Tanaka, Masanori Minamio
  • Patent number: 9265144
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is a resin package structure including a semiconductor element T1 molded with a first resin 6. The first resin 6 contains a filler 7 including an electrical insulating capsule enclosed with a phase-change-material that absorbs ambient heat and phase-changes so as to increase a dielectric-strength. The effect of the filler 7 achieves a structure with satisfactory heat dissipation and a high withstand voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Minamio, Hiroki Ikeuchi
  • Patent number: 9240369
    Abstract: An encapsulated semiconductor device includes: a first conduction path formative plate; a second conduction path formative plate joined to the first conduction path formative plate; a power element bonded to the first conduction path formative plate; a heatsink held by the first conduction path formative plate with an insulation sheet interposed between the heatsink and the first conduction path formative plate; and an encapsulation resin configured to encapsulate the first and second conduction path formative plates. A through hole or a lead gap is formed in a region of the first conduction path formative plate in contact with the insulation sheet. The insulation sheet is press-fitted into the through hole or the lead gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Minamio, Tatsuo Sasaoka
  • Patent number: 9136193
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a package 1, a block-module 2, and a control board 3 for controlling power semiconductor elements 11a. The block-module 2 has embedded power semiconductor elements 11a and second leads 4b and first leads 4a that are drawn from the block-module 2. The package 1 has external connection terminals 6a in contact with the first leads 4a of the block-module 2. The second leads 4b are connected to the control board 3 while the first leads 4a are joined to the external connection terminals 6a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Minamio, Zyunya Tanaka