Patents by Inventor Masato Ichikawa
Masato Ichikawa 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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Publication number: 20240369145Abstract: A housing has a housing main body and an outlet port. The housing main body includes a cylindrical housing inner wall that defines an internal space therein. The outlet port fluidly connects the internal space and an outside of the housing main body to each other. The valve has a valve body rotatable about an rotation axis along a rotation axis of the cylindrical housing inner wall. The valve is configured to selectively open and close the outlet port depending on a rotation position of the valve. The housing inner wall is formed such that a distance between the housing inner wall and the axis of the housing inner wall varies in a circumferential direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2024Publication date: November 7, 2024Inventors: Shingo SATO, Yuto SATO, Masato ICHIKAWA, Akihiko GOTO, Tadashi IKEMOTO, Ryo NOMURA, Ryuki TSUJI, Takahito SUZUKI, Shogo KANZAKI
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Patent number: 12078253Abstract: A housing has a housing main body and an outlet port. The housing main body includes a cylindrical housing inner wall that defines an internal space therein. The outlet port fluidly connects the internal space and an outside of the housing main body to each other. The valve has a valve body rotatable about an rotation axis along a rotation axis of the cylindrical housing inner wall. The valve is configured to selectively open and close the outlet port depending on a rotation position of the valve. The housing inner wall is formed such that a distance between the housing inner wall and the axis of the housing inner wall varies in a circumferential direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2023Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Shingo Sato, Yuto Sato, Masato Ichikawa, Akihiko Goto, Tadashi Ikemoto, Ryo Nomura, Ryuki Tsuji, Takahito Suzuki, Shogo Kanzaki
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Patent number: 11931936Abstract: In an injection process, molten resin is successively injected from a first flow channel and a second flow channel connected with each other in order into a cavity of a metal mold. High-temperature resin existing in the first flow channel is injected in advance into the cavity as a part of a single shot of molten resin to later form a skin layer of a molded article. Other low temperature resin near a flowable limit existing in the second flow channel is subsequently injected into the cavity as another part of the single shot of molten resin to later form a core layer of the molded article. A low temperature resin remaining in the first flow channel when injection is completed is warmed to be a high-temperature resin before the next cycle, thereby allowing successive molding of molded articles.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Tohru Higuchi, Masato Ichikawa, Tsuyoshi Arai, Jun Hasebe, Atsushi Kawamura, Tomoyoshi Murata
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Publication number: 20230407977Abstract: A housing has a housing main body and an outlet port. The housing main body includes a cylindrical housing inner wall that defines an internal space therein. The outlet port fluidly connects the internal space and an outside of the housing main body to each other. The valve has a valve body rotatable about an rotation axis along a rotation axis of the cylindrical housing inner wall. The valve is configured to selectively open and close the outlet port depending on a rotation position of the valve. The housing inner wall is formed such that a distance between the housing inner wall and the axis of the housing inner wall varies in a circumferential direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Shingo SATO, Yuto SATO, Masato ICHIKAWA, Akihiko GOTO, Tadashi IKEMOTO, Ryo NOMURA, Ryuki TSUJI, Takahito SUZUKI, Shogo KANZAKI
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Patent number: 11788634Abstract: A housing has a housing main body and an outlet port. The housing main body includes a cylindrical housing inner wall that defines an internal space therein. The outlet port fluidly connects the internal space and an outside of the housing main body to each other. The valve has a valve body rotatable about an rotation axis along a rotation axis of the cylindrical housing inner wall. The valve is configured to selectively open and close the outlet port depending on a rotation position of the valve. The housing inner wall is formed such that a distance between the housing inner wall and the axis of the housing inner wall varies in a circumferential direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Shingo Sato, Yuto Sato, Masato Ichikawa, Akihiko Goto, Tadashi Ikemoto, Ryo Nomura, Ryuki Tsuji, Takahito Suzuki, Shogo Kanzaki
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Patent number: 11770895Abstract: A resin member is formed from a resin material containing filler and an insulating base polymer as a main component. The resin member includes an alignment layer close to a surface of the resin member. The alignment layer includes the filler aligned in the surface direction and the base polymer filling the space between pieces of the filler. The alignment layer includes a carbonized portion that is carbonized matter of the base polymer, contains graphite, and provides electrical conductivity and thermal conductivity.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2021Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Akihumi Kurita, Masato Ichikawa, Tsuyoshi Arai, Takeshi Kusano, Masashi Mori
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Publication number: 20230110298Abstract: A housing has a housing main body and an outlet port. The housing main body includes a cylindrical housing inner wall that defines an internal space therein. The outlet port fluidly connects the internal space and an outside of the housing main body to each other. The valve has a valve body rotatable about an rotation axis along a rotation axis of the cylindrical housing inner wall. The valve is configured to selectively open and close the outlet port depending on a rotation position of the valve. The housing inner wall is formed such that a distance between the housing inner wall and the axis of the housing inner wall varies in a circumferential direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: Shingo SATO, Yuto SATO, Masato ICHIKAWA, Akihiko GOTO, Tadashi IKEMOTO, Ryo NOMURA, Ryuki TSUJI, Takahito SUZUKI, Shogo KANZAKI
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Patent number: 11560958Abstract: A housing has a housing main body and an outlet port. The housing main body includes a cylindrical housing inner wall that defines an internal space therein. The outlet port fluidly connects the internal space and an outside of the housing main body to each other. The valve has a valve body rotatable about an rotation axis along a rotation axis of the cylindrical housing inner wall. The valve is configured to selectively open and close the outlet port depending on a rotation position of the valve. The housing inner wall is formed such that a distance between the housing inner wall and the axis of the housing inner wall varies in a circumferential direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2022Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Shingo Sato, Yuto Sato, Masato Ichikawa, Akihiko Goto, Tadashi Ikemoto, Ryo Nomura, Ryuki Tsuji, Takahito Suzuki, Shogo Kanzaki
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Publication number: 20220410453Abstract: In an injection process, molten resin is successively injected from a first flow channel and a second flow channel connected with each other in order into a cavity of a metal mold. High-temperature resin existing in the first flow channel is injected in advance into the cavity as a part of a single shot of molten resin to later form a skin layer of a molded article. Other low temperature resin near a flowable limit existing in the second flow channel is subsequently injected into the cavity as another part of the single shot of molten resin to later form a core layer of the molded article. A low temperature resin remaining in the first flow channel when injection is completed is warmed to be a high-temperature resin before the next cycle, thereby allowing successive molding of molded articles.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Tohru HIGUCHI, Masato ICHIKAWA, Tsuyoshi ARAI, Jun HASEBE, Atsushi KAWAMURA, Tomoyoshi MURATA
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Patent number: 11419209Abstract: A resin member is formed from a resin material containing filler and an insulating base polymer as a main component. The resin member includes an alignment layer close to a surface of the resin member. The alignment layer includes the filler aligned in the surface direction and the base polymer filling the space between pieces of the filler. The alignment layer includes a carbonized portion that is carbonized matter of the base polymer, contains graphite, and provides electrical conductivity and thermal conductivity.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2021Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Akihumi Kurita, Masato Ichikawa, Tsuyoshi Arai, Takeshi Kusano, Masashi Mori
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Publication number: 20220243830Abstract: A housing has a housing main body and an outlet port. The housing main body includes a cylindrical housing inner wall that defines an internal space therein. The outlet port fluidly connects the internal space and an outside of the housing main body to each other. The valve has a valve body rotatable about an rotation axis along a rotation axis of the cylindrical housing inner wall. The valve is configured to selectively open and close the outlet port depending on a rotation position of the valve. The housing inner wall is formed such that a distance between the housing inner wall and the axis of the housing inner wall varies in a circumferential direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Shingo SATO, Yuto SATO, Masato ICHIKAWA, Akihiko GOTO, Tadashi IKEMOTO, Ryo NOMURA, Ryuki TSUJI, Takahito SUZUKI, Shogo KANZAKI
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Patent number: 11333258Abstract: A housing has a housing main body and an outlet port. The housing main body includes a cylindrical housing inner wall that defines an internal space therein. The outlet port fluidly connects the internal space and an outside of the housing main body to each other. The valve has a valve body rotatable about an rotation axis along a rotation axis of the cylindrical housing inner wall. The valve is configured to selectively open and close the outlet port depending on a rotation position of the valve. The housing inner wall is formed such that a distance between the housing inner wall and the axis of the housing inner wall varies in a circumferential direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Shingo Sato, Yuto Sato, Masato Ichikawa, Akihiko Goto, Tadashi Ikemoto, Ryo Nomura, Ryuki Tsuji, Takahito Suzuki, Shogo Kanzaki
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Publication number: 20220104349Abstract: A resin member is formed from a resin material containing filler and an insulating base polymer as a main component. The resin member includes an alignment layer close to a surface of the resin member. The alignment layer includes the filler aligned in the surface direction and the base polymer filling the space between pieces of the filler. The alignment layer includes a carbonized portion that is carbonized matter of the base polymer, contains graphite, and provides electrical conductivity and thermal conductivity.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Akihumi Kurita, Masato Ichikawa, Tsuyoshi Arai, Takeshi Kusano, Masashi Mori
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Publication number: 20210144852Abstract: A resin member is formed from a resin material containing filler and an insulating base polymer as a main component. The resin member includes an alignment layer close to a surface of the resin member. The alignment layer includes the filler aligned in the surface direction and the base polymer filling the space between pieces of the filler. The alignment layer includes a carbonized portion that is carbonized matter of the base polymer, contains graphite, and provides electrical conductivity and thermal conductivity.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2021Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Akihumi KURITA, Masato ICHIKAWA, Tsuyoshi ARAI, Takeshi KUSANO, Masashi MORI
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Publication number: 20210080014Abstract: A housing has a housing main body and an outlet port. The housing main body includes a cylindrical housing inner wall that defines an internal space therein. The outlet port fluidly connects the internal space and an outside of the housing main body to each other. The valve has a valve body rotatable about an rotation axis along a rotation axis of the cylindrical housing inner wall. The valve is configured to selectively open and close the outlet port depending on a rotation position of the valve. The housing inner wall is formed such that a distance between the housing inner wall and the axis of the housing inner wall varies in a circumferential direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Shingo SATO, Yuto SATO, Masato ICHIKAWA, Akihiko GOTO, Tadashi IKEMOTO, Ryo NOMURA, Ryuki TSUJI, Takahito SUZUKI, Shogo KANZAKI
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Publication number: 20200078997Abstract: In an injection process, molten resin is successively injected from a first flow channel and a second flow channel connected with each other in order into a cavity of a metal mold. High-temperature resin existing in the first flow channel is injected in advance into the cavity as a part of a single shot of molten resin to later form a skin layer of a molded article. other low temperature resin near a flowable limit existing in the second flow channel is subsequently injected into the cavity as another part of the single shot of molten resin to later form a core layer of the molded article. A low temperature resin remaining in the first flow channel when injection is completed is warmed to be a high-temperature resin before the next cycle, thereby allowing successive molding of molded articles.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventors: Tohru HIGUCHI, Masato ICHIKAWA, Tsuyoshi ARAI, Jun HASEBE, Atsushi KAWAMURA, Tomoyoshi MURATA
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Patent number: 10207441Abstract: A molding die has a lower holder, an intermediate holder, an upper holder, a lock member, an upper link bar, a lower link bar, a restriction member, and a drive part. A movement of the lock member in a molding die opening direction or a molding die closing direction is restricted by the intermediate holder. The upper link bar has a first retaining groove in which the lock member fits when being located at a molding die closing position. The lower link bar has a second retaining groove in which the lock member fits and a release portion that enables the lock member to be released from the first retaining groove. The restriction member is movable between a restriction position that prevents the lock member from fitting in the second retaining groove and a free position that enables the lock member to fit in the second retaining groove.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2015Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi Kawamura, Masato Ichikawa, Masami Gotoh, Tsuyoshi Arai
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Publication number: 20170291339Abstract: A molding die has a lower holder, an intermediate holder, an upper holder, a lock member, an upper link bar, a lower link bar, a restriction member, and a drive part. A movement of the lock member in a molding die opening direction or a molding die closing direction is restricted by the intermediate holder. The upper link bar has a first retaining groove in which the lock member fits when being located at a molding die closing position. The lower link bar has a second retaining groove in which the lock member fits and a release portion that enables the lock member to be released from the first retaining groove. The restriction member is movable between a restriction position that prevents the lock member from fitting in the second retaining groove and a free position that enables the lock member to fit in the second retaining groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2015Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi KAWAMURA, Masato ICHIKAWA, Masami GOTOH, Tsuyoshi ARAI
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Patent number: 7897084Abstract: In a manufacturing method of a valve unit, which includes a valve having a rotatable shaft that is rotatably supported by a housing through a bearing to open and close a fluid passage defined in the housing, the housing and the valve are simultaneously molded in a mold assembly. The bearing is installed between the housing and the rotatable shaft during execution of the molding of the housing and the valve.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2009Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Masato Ichikawa, Tsuyoshi Arai, Naoki Hiraiwa, Ryo Sano
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Publication number: 20090255121Abstract: In a manufacturing method of a valve unit, which includes a valve having a rotatable shaft that is rotatably supported by a housing through a bearing to open and close a fluid passage defined in the housing, the housing and the valve are simultaneously molded in a mold assembly. The bearing is installed between the housing and the rotatable shaft during execution of the molding of the housing and the valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2009Publication date: October 15, 2009Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Masato Ichikawa, Tsuyoshi Arai, Naoki Hiraiwa, Ryo Sano