Patents by Inventor MICHIYA WATANABE

MICHIYA WATANABE 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).

  • Publication number: 20240174817
    Abstract: In a method for producing an oil-in-water emulsion, a jet of an oil-in-water pre-emulsion (L1) containing an oil phase dispersed in a first aqueous phase is added to a second aqueous phase (L2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Daiki HIRABAYASHI, Michiya TAKAGI, Minami NAKAYAMA, Daiki WATANABE, Takafumi KINOSHITA
  • Patent number: 11908599
    Abstract: A varistor includes a sintered body, an internal electrode, an insulating layer, and an external electrode. The internal electrode is disposed in an interior of the sintered body. The insulating layer covers at least part of the sintered body and includes Zn2SiO4. The external electrode is electrically connected to the internal electrode, covers part of the sintered body and part of the insulating layer, and is in contact with the part of the insulating layer. The insulating layer has a region being in contact with the external electrode, the region having a greater average thickness than a region of the insulating layer which is out of contact with the external electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiji Kawajiri, Naoki Mutou, Hironori Motomitsu, Michiya Watanabe, Yuji Yamagishi
  • Publication number: 20240013955
    Abstract: A multilayer varistor includes a sintered body, a first external electrode, a second external electrode, a first internal electrode, a second internal electrode, and a high-resistivity portion. The first internal electrode is provided inside the sintered body and electrically connected to the first external electrode. The second internal electrode is provided inside the sintered body and electrically connected to the second external electrode. The high-resistivity portion includes: a surface high-resistivity portion provided to cover a surface of the sintered body; and an inner high-resistivity portion extended inward from the surface high-resistivity portion inside the sintered body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Keiji KAWAJIRI, Naoki MUTOU, Hironori MOTOMITSU, Michiya WATANABE, Yuji YAMAGISHI, Yasuhiro NISHIMURA
  • Patent number: 11791072
    Abstract: A laminated varistor includes a varistor layer, a first internal electrode provided on an upper surface of the varistor layer, a second internal electrode provided on a lower surface of the varistor layer and facing the first internal electrode across the varistor layer in upward and downward directions, a first external electrode provided on a first side surface of the varistor layer and electrically connected to the first internal electrode, and a second external electrode provided on a second side surface of the varistor layer and electrically connected to the second internal electrode. The first internal electrode is extended from the first external electrode in a first extension direction. The first internal electrode includes first electrode strips arranged in a first arrangement direction perpendicular to the first extension direction and spaced apart from one another. This laminated varistor has improved surge-resistant characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Michiya Watanabe, Naoki Mutou, Ken Yanai
  • Publication number: 20230207163
    Abstract: A sintered body has a first end face and a second end face opposite to each other in a first direction and a first side face and a second side face opposite to each other in a second direction. A first end face electrode is disposed on the first end face except for end portions of the first end face in the second direction. A second end face electrode is disposed on the second end face except for end portions of the second end face in the second direction. A first side face electrode is disposed on the first side face except for end portions of the first side face in the first direction. A second side face electrode is disposed on the second side face except for end portions of the second side face in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventor: Michiya WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20230081158
    Abstract: A varistor includes a sintered body, an internal electrode, an insulating layer, and an external electrode. The internal electrode is disposed in an interior of the sintered body. The insulating layer covers at least part of the sintered body and includes Zn2SiO4. The external electrode is electrically connected to the internal electrode, covers part of the sintered body and part of the insulating layer, and is in contact with the part of the insulating layer. The insulating layer has a region being in contact with the external electrode, the region having a greater average thickness than a region of the insulating layer which is out of contact with the external electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Keiji KAWAJIRI, Naoki MUTOU, Hironori MOTOMITSU, Michiya WATANABE, Yuji YAMAGISHI
  • Publication number: 20220270791
    Abstract: A laminated varistor includes a varistor layer, a first internal electrode provided on an upper surface of the varistor layer, a second internal electrode provided on a lower surface of the varistor layer and facing the first internal electrode across the varistor layer in upward and downward directions, a first external electrode provided on a first side surface of the varistor layer and electrically connected to the first internal electrode, and a second external electrode provided on a second side surface of the varistor layer and electrically connected to the second internal electrode. The first internal electrode is extended from the first external electrode in a first extension direction. The first internal electrode includes first electrode strips arranged in a first arrangement direction perpendicular to the first extension direction and spaced apart from one another. This laminated varistor has improved surge-resistant characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: MICHIYA WATANABE, NAOKI MUTOU, KEN YANAI