Patents by Inventor Minako TANIGUCHI

Minako TANIGUCHI 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).

  • Ion generating device and method for manufacturing ion generating device
    Patent number: 10980909
    Abstract: An ion generating device (1) includes discharge electrodes (21?22) each having a plurality of electrically conductive members (25?26) which form respective tip surfaces (36?37). A longer dimension direction of the tip surfaces (36?37) is nonparallel to an air sending direction (A). This allows for efficient release of ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Okano, Tetsuya Ezaki, Takahiro Matsuyama, Nobuyuki Ohe, Mitsuyoshi Yamashita, Minako Taniguchi
  • ION GENERATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ION GENERATING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180243462
    Abstract: An ion generating device (1) includes discharge electrodes (21?22) each having a plurality of electrically conductive members (25?26) which form respective tip surfaces (36?37). A longer dimension direction of the tip surfaces (36?37) is nonparallel to an air sending direction (A). This allows for efficient release of ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: SATOSHI OKANO, TETSUYA EZAKI, TAKAHIRO MATSUYAMA, NOBUYUKI OHE, MITSUYOSHI YAMASHITA, MINAKO TANIGUCHI
  • Discharge device
    Patent number: 9985420
    Abstract: A discharge device capable of maintaining a stable discharge performance even in a highly humid environment or an atmospheric environment containing salt includes a discharge electrode discharging when a voltage is applied thereto, a substrate supporting the discharge electrode, an induction electrode arranged apart from the discharge electrode, and an insulator enclosing all of the substrate and the induction electrode. The discharge electrode has a root portion supported by the substrate, a pointed end protruding from a surface of the insulator, and a taper portion tapering from the root portion toward the pointed end. An outer peripheral surface of the root portion is made of a material having an ionization tendency lower than that of hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshinori Sekoguchi, Nobuyuki Ohe, Hiromu Nishida, Koichi Izu, Minako Taniguchi, Keitaro Yamada
  • DISCHARGE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160211654
    Abstract: A discharge device capable of maintaining a stable discharge performance even in a highly humid environment or an atmospheric environment containing salt includes a discharge electrode discharging when a voltage is applied thereto, a substrate supporting the discharge electrode, an induction electrode arranged apart from the discharge electrode, and an insulator enclosing all of the substrate and the induction electrode. The discharge electrode has a root portion supported by the substrate, a pointed end protruding from a surface of the insulator, and a taper portion tapering from the root portion toward the pointed end. An outer peripheral surface of the root portion is made of a material having an ionization tendency lower than that of hydrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshinori SEKOGUCHI, Nobuyuki OHE, Hiromu NISHIDA, Koichi IZU, Minako TANIGUCHI, Keitaro YAMADA