Patents by Inventor Michio Kubota

Michio Kubota 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: 11462343
    Abstract: An object is to provide a resistor manufacturing method and a resistor capable of suppressing variation in the thickness of a thermally conductive layer intervening between a resistive body and electrode plates. The method of manufacturing the resistor according to the present invention includes a step of forming an uncured first thermally conductive layer on a surface of a resistive body, a step of curing the first thermally conductive layer, a step of laminating an uncured second thermally conductive layer on a surface of the first thermally conductive layer, and a step of bending electrode plates respectively disposed at both sides of the resistive body, curing the second thermally conductive layer, and performing adhesion between the resistive body and the electrode plates via the first thermally conductive layer and the second thermally conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi Abe, Seiji Karasawa, Michio Kubota, Yoji Gomi, Koichi Minowa
  • Patent number: 11011290
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a resistor. The method may include providing a resistor structure having a layer of first thermally conductive material covering at least a surface of the resistive body, the first thermally conductive material being semi-cured, semi-hardened and substantially non-fluid, and the layer of first thermally conductive material having a first thickness; bending a pair of electrodes at the opposite ends of the resistive body toward a surface of the layer of first thermally conductive material; and pressing the pair of electrodes against the surface of the layer of first thermally conductive material, while maintaining in a heated state the first thermally conductive material to cause further curing and hardening of the first thermally conductive material and a reduction in the first thickness, so as to obtain a cured and hardened thermally conductive layer having a desired second thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi Abe, Seiji Karasawa, Michio Kubota, Yoji Gomi, Koichi Minowa
  • Patent number: 10892074
    Abstract: An object is to provide a method for manufacturing a resistor capable of suppressing variations in the thickness of a thermally conductive layer interposed between a resistive body and electrode plates. The method for manufacturing a resistor according to the present invention includes a step of forming an unhardened thermally conductive layer on a surface of a resistive body, a step of bringing the thermally conductive layer into a semi-hardened state, and a step of bending electrode plates respectively disposed at both sides of the resistive body, further hardening the thermally conductive layer, and performing adhesion between the resistive body and the electrode plates via the thermally conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi Abe, Seiji Karasawa, Michio Kubota, Yoji Gomi, Koichi Minowa
  • Publication number: 20200395150
    Abstract: An object is to provide a resistor manufacturing method and a resistor capable of suppressing variation in the thickness of a thermally conductive layer intervening between a resistive body and electrode plates. The method of manufacturing the resistor according to the present invention includes a step of forming an uncured first thermally conductive layer on a surface of a resistive body, a step of curing the first thermally conductive layer, a step of laminating an uncured second thermally conductive layer on a surface of the first thermally conductive layer, and a step of bending electrode plates respectively disposed at both sides of the resistive body, curing the second thermally conductive layer, and performing adhesion between the resistive body and the electrode plates via the first thermally conductive layer and the second thermally conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi ABE, Seiji KARASAWA, Michio KUBOTA, Yoji GOMI, Koichi MINOWA
  • Publication number: 20200343028
    Abstract: An object is to provide a method for manufacturing a resistor capable of suppressing variations in the thickness of a thermally conductive layer interposed between a resistive body and electrode plates. The method for manufacturing a resistor according to the present invention includes a step of forming an unhardened thermally conductive layer on a surface of a resistive body, a step of bringing the thermally conductive layer into a semi-hardened state, and a step of bending electrode plates respectively disposed at both sides of the resistive body, further hardening the thermally conductive layer, and performing adhesion between the resistive body and the electrode plates via the thermally conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi Abe, Seiji Karasawa, Michio Kubota, Yoji Gomi, Koichi Minowa
  • Publication number: 20200312490
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a resistor. The method may include providing a resistor structure having a layer of first thermally conductive material covering at least a surface of the resistive body, the first thermally conductive material being semi-cured, semi-hardened and substantially non-fluid, and the layer of first thermally conductive material having a first thickness; bending a pair of electrodes at the opposite ends of the resistive body toward a surface of the layer of first thermally conductive material; and pressing the pair of electrodes against the surface of the layer of first thermally conductive material, while maintaining in a heated state the first thermally conductive material to cause further curing and hardening of the first thermally conductive material and a reduction in the first thickness, so as to obtain a cured and hardened thermally conductive layer having a desired second thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi Abe, Seiji Karasawa, Michio Kubota, Yoji Gomi, Koichi Minowa
  • Patent number: 10744424
    Abstract: The present invention includes a pipe body having a hollow part, a liquid flows through at least a lower part of the hollow part, and of which one end is connected to a lubricating oil tank, wherein lubricating oil is introduced to the lubricating oil tank through the pipe body; and a first overflow weir positioned at least a lower part of the hollow part in a state where a position of the first overflow weir with respect to the pipe body is held, wherein the lubricating oil is allowed to flow over the first overflow weir toward the lubricating oil tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michio Kubota, Tomoaki Takeda
  • Publication number: 20190105585
    Abstract: The present invention includes a pipe body having a hollow part, a liquid flows through at least a lower part of the hollow part, and of which one end is connected to a lubricating oil tank, wherein lubricating oil is introduced to the lubricating oil tank through the pipe body; and a first overflow weir positioned at least a lower part of the hollow part in a state where a position of the first overflow weir with respect to the pipe body is held, wherein the lubricating oil is allowed to flow over the first overflow weir toward the lubricating oil tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michio Kubota, Tomoaki Takeda
  • Patent number: 8940715
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a lipid-regulating agent or a composition for regulating the amount of lipids comprising the agent. The present invention solves the above object by providing a lipid-regulating agent comprising a cyclic tetrasaccharide and/or its saccharide-derivative(s) and a composition for regulating the amount of lipids comprising the lipid-regulating agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Hayashibara Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Oku, Michio Kubota, Shigeharu Fukuda, Toshio Miyake
  • Patent number: 8759030
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a method and a process for producing 2-O-?-glucopyranosyl-L-ascorbic acid where 5-O-?-glucopyranosyl-L-ascorbic acid and 6-O-?-glucopyranosyl-L-ascorbic acid are not formed or formed in such a small amount that the formation of these can nor be detected. The present invention solves the above object by providing a process for producing 2-O-?-glucopyranosyl-L-ascorbic acid comprising the steps of allowing ?-isomaltosyl glucosaccharide-forming enzyme together with or without cyclomaltodextrin glucanotransferase (EC 2.4.1.19) to act on a solution comprising L-ascorbic acid and, an ?-glucosyl saccharide to form 2-O-?-glucopyranosyl-L-ascorbic acid and collecting the formed 2-O-?-glucopyranosyl-L-ascorbic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Hayashibara Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Mukai, Keiji Tsusaki, Michio Kubota, Shigeharu Fukuda, Toshio Miyake
  • Patent number: 8642575
    Abstract: The present invention has objects to provide a method for inhibiting the formation of volatile aldehydes and/or the decomposition of fatty acids and use thereof. These objects are attained by establishing a method which comprises incorporating an ?-oligoglucosyl ?,?-trehalose(s) to a target product to inhibit the formation of volatile aldehydes per se and/or the decomposition of fatty acids per se in fatty acid-containing products; an inhibitory agent for inhibiting the formation of volatile aldehydes and/or the decomposition of fatty acids, which contains an ?-oligoglucosyl ?,?-trehalose(s) as an effective ingredient; and use thereof to thereby obtain various compositions such as food products, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and their materials and intermediates each having a high quality and stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Hayashibara Seibutsu Kagaku Kenkyujo
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Oku, Michio Kubota, Shigeharu Fukuda, Toshio Miyake
  • Patent number: 8633005
    Abstract: A non-reducing saccharide by providing a novel non-reducing saccharide composed of glucose as constituents, a novel enzyme forming the non-reducing saccharide, a method and process for producing the same, a DNA encoding the enzyme, a recombinant DNA and transformant comprising the DNA, a composition comprising the non-reducing saccharide, and uses thereof are provided by use of an isocyclomaltooligosaccharide(s) having a structure represented by Formula 1, Cyclo{?6)-[?-D-Glcp-(1?4)]n-?-D-Glcp-(1?}, wherein ā€œnā€ is 4 or 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Hayashibara Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hikaru Watanabe, Tomoyuki Nishimoto, Michio Kubota, Shigeharu Fukuda, Toshio Miyake
  • Publication number: 20140018316
    Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide an ophthalmic pharmaceutical composition, particularly, an ophthalmic solution, ophthalmic ointment, ophthalmic wash, intraocular infusion solution, wash for anterior chamber, internal medicine, injection, or preservative for extracted cornea, which has improved therapeutic and/or prophylactic effects on the swelling, edema and walleye/cloudiness in the lens and/or the cornea induced by ophthalmic diseases including cataract and which is safe and successively used for a relatively long period of time. The present invention solves the above object by providing an ophthalmic pharmaceutical composition incorporated with a saccharide having a basic structure consisting of four glucose molecules bound together in a cyclic manner via a specific binding fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Toshihiko Matsuo, Michio Kubota
  • Patent number: 8251130
    Abstract: A gas leak detecting system for a gas cooler includes, a gas cooler (1) for cooling a gas, which is supplied to and discharged from the interior of a cooler water chamber (2) via piping, with a coolant supplied to and discharged from the interior of the cooler water chamber; an automatic exhaust valve (12) for automatically discharging the gas, which has leaked into the cooler water chamber, to the outside; a gas leak detecting vessel (8) for accumulating a leakage gas discharged from the automatic exhaust valve; and a gas detecting device (13) for detecting the leakage gas within the gas leak detecting vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor Corporation
    Inventors: Ryoji Ogasawara, Tsukasa Shimakawa, Michio Kubota
  • Patent number: 7994155
    Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide an accelerator for mineral absorption and a composition containing the accelerator. The object is solved by providing an accelerator for mineral absorption comprising cyclic tetrasaccharide and/or saccharide derivatives thereof and a composition containing the accelerator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Hayashibara Seibutsu Kaguku Kenkyujo
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Oku, Michio Kubota, Shigeharu Fukuda, Toshio Miyake
  • Patent number: 7951530
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an option of non-reducing saccharide by providing a novel non-reducing saccharide composed of glucose as constituents and to provide a novel enzyme forming the non-reducing saccharide, a method and process for producing the same, a DNA encoding the enzyme, a recombinant DNA and transformant comprising the DNA, a composition comprising the non-reducing saccharide, and uses thereof. The present invention solves the above object by providing a novel cyclic saccharide having a structure of cyclo{>6)-?-D-glucopyranosyl-(1>4)-?-D-glucopyranosyl-(1>6)-?-D-glucopyranosyl-(1>4)-?-D-glucopyranosyl-(1>}, cyclic maltosylmaltose, novel cyclic maltosylmaltose-forming enzyme, a method and process for producing the same, a DNA encoding the enzyme, a recombinant DNA and transformant comprising the DNA, a composition comprising the cyclic maltosylmaltose or a saccharide composition comprising the same, and uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Hayashibara Seibutsu Kagaku Kenkyujo
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Mukai, Hikaru Watanabe, Tomoyuki Nishimoto, Michio Kubota, Shigeharu Fukuda, Toshio Miyake
  • Patent number: 7854922
    Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide an external dermatological formulation having satisfactory blood flow-promoting effect, antiinflammatory effect, antibacterial effect, moisturizing effect, whitening effect, UV-absorbing effect, UV-scattering effect, antioxidant effect, hair growing effect, hair nourishing effect, emusifying effect, astringent effect, wrinkle-reducing effect, cell-activating effect and/or transdermal absorption-promoting effect with a satisfactory safety and skin feeling; The object is solved by providing an external dermatological formulation comprising a saccharide derivative of ?,?-trehalose and one or more members selected from substances having any one of blood flow-promoting effect, antiinflammatory effect, antibacterial effect, moisturizing effect, whitening effect, UV-absorbing effect, UV-scattering effect, antioxidant effect, hair growing efect, hair nourishing effect, emulsifying effect, astringent effect, wrinkle-reducing effect, cell-activating effect and transdermal
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Hayashibara Seibutsu Kagaku Kenkyujo
    Inventors: Fujimi Tanabe, Michio Kubota, Hiromi Tatsukawa, Shigeharu Fukuda, Toshio Miyake
  • Publication number: 20100285562
    Abstract: A non-reducing saccharide by providing a novel non-reducing saccharide composed of glucose as constituents, a novel enzyme forming the non-reducing saccharide, a method and process for producing the same, a DNA encoding the enzyme, a recombinant DNA and transformant comprising the DNA, a composition comprising the non-reducing saccharide, and uses thereof are provided by use of an isocyclomaltooligosaccharide(s) having a structure represented by Formula 1, Cyclo{?6)-[?-D-Glcp-(1?4)]n-?-D-Glcp-(1?}, wherein ā€œnā€ is 4 or 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA HAYASHIBARA SEIBUTSU KAGAKU KENKYUJO
    Inventors: Hikaru Watanabe, Tomoyuki Nishimoto, Michio Kubota, Shigeharu Fukuda, Toshio Miyake
  • Patent number: 7811797
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an ?-isomaltosylglucosaccharide-forming enzyme, process of the same, cyclotetrasaccharide, and saccharide composition comprising the saccharide which are obtainable by using the enzyme; and is solved by establishing an ?-isomaltosylglucosaccharide-forming enzyme which forms a saccharide, having a glucose polymerization degree of at least three and having both the ?-1,6 glucosidic linkage as a linkage at the non-reducing end and the ?-1,4 glucosidic linkage other than the linkage at the non-reducing end, by catalyzing the ?-glucosyl-transfer from a saccharide having a glucose polymerization degree of at least two and having the ?-1,4 glucosidic linkage as a linkage at the non-reducing end without substantially increasing the reducing power; ?-isomaltosyl-transferring method using the enzyme; method for forming ?-isomaltosylglucosaccharide; process for producing a cyclotetrasaccharide having the structure of cyclo{66)-?-D-glucopyranosyl-(163)-?-D-glucopyranosyl-
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Hayashibara Seibutsu Kagaku Kenkyujo
    Inventors: Michio Kubota, Keiji Tsusaki, Takanobu Higashiyama, Shigeharu Fukuda, Toshio Miyake
  • Patent number: 7799765
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a composition of metal ion compound whose inherent and unsatisfactory properties for its industrial application such as deliquescence, reducing power, oxidizing power, low solubility in water, etc., are improved; and their preparation and uses. The present invention solves the above object by providing an associate of trehalose or maltitol and a metal ion compound or bittern component, and their preparation and uses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Hayashibara Seibutsu Kagaku Kenkyujo
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Oku, Michio Kubota, Shigeharu Fukuda, Toshio Miyake