Patents by Inventor Minoru Kawasaki
Minoru Kawasaki 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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Patent number: 9533378Abstract: A cylinder block (10) includes an inter-bore flow passage (14) between adjacent bores (12). Each inter-bore flow passage (14) is formed by closing an opening-side groove portion (15) continuous from a cylinder block deck face and a bottom-side groove portion (16) with the use of a lid member (20) made of copper, and the lid member (20 is laser-welded to a groove wall face of the opening-side groove portion (15). Before the laser-welding, the lid member (20) has recesses (26) that are interspersed in a direction, in which a laser beam travels, at any one of connected portions at which the lid member (20 is connected to the groove wall face of the opening-side groove portion (15).Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2013Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Minoru Kawasaki, Kazuhito Sakai, Shintaro Utsumi
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Publication number: 20160375272Abstract: An ultrasonic treatment apparatus includes a movement unit moving in accordance with at least one of an acting state of a load to a treatment section from a jaw and an opening angle of the jaw relative to the treatment section, a movement detector detecting a moving state of the movement unit, and a peak detecting section detecting a target peak of an ultrasonic impedance value. The ultrasonic treatment apparatus includes a control section controlling the peak detecting section to a detection disallowed state where a detection of the target peak is not executed when the movement unit is not placed within a prescribed range based on a detection result in the movement detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2015Publication date: December 29, 2016Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiro TSUBUKU, Minoru KAWASAKI
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Publication number: 20160317179Abstract: In an ultrasonic treatment instrument, a vibration generation section is connected to a probe from a proximal direction side in an inside of a case by coupling a drive assembly integrally and detachably to a handle assembly. An opposite extended portion is extended from the case in a state where the opposite extended portion is opposed to the movable handle on the proximal direction side with respect to the movable handle and a space between the opposite extended portion and the movable handle can be opened and closed, when the drive assembly is coupled to the handle assembly. A battery is located in the opposite extended portion, when the drive assembly is coupled to the handle assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Ko KAWASHIMA, Minoru KAWASAKI, Kenichi KIMURA, Kazunori TANIGUCHI
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Patent number: 9478674Abstract: A method of manufacturing a circuit board includes: forming a plurality of metal electrodes so as to be separated from each other on a holding sheet by cutting a metal foil held on the holding sheet to remove a portion of the metal foil; forming adhesive layers on surfaces of the plurality of metal electrodes; adhering the adhesive layers to a base material by closely contacting the adhesive layers with the base material; and transcribing the adhesive layers and the plurality of metal electrodes onto the base material by detaching the holding sheet from the plurality of metal electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.Inventors: Koichi Kumai, Ryuji Ueda, Kentaro Kubota, Shigeki Kudo, Minoru Kawasaki
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Publication number: 20160287317Abstract: A grasping treatment apparatus includes an ultrasonic control section stopping an output of a vibration generating electric power or outputting the vibration generating electric power in a second ultrasonic output mode where incision performance provided by an ultrasonic vibration in a treatment section becomes smaller than that in a first ultrasonic output mode before a peak detection point. The grasping treatment apparatus includes a high-frequency control section outputting a high-frequency electric power in a second high-frequency output mode where incision performance provided by a high-frequency current flowing between a probe electrode portion and a jaw electrode portion becomes higher than that in a first high-frequency output mode before the peak detection point.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiro TSUBUKU, Minoru KAWASAKI
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Publication number: 20160265472Abstract: A manufacturing method of a cylinder block (10) includes: a step of forming a slit (14) to flow refrigerant therein, between adjacent cylinder bores (CB) among a plurality of cylinder bores provided in a cylinder portion (11); a step of placing a first cover (20a) in the slit and welding the first cover to the cylinder portion by laser beam welding; and a step of placing a second cover (20b) on the first cover and joining the second cover to the cylinder portion by friction stir welding.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2014Publication date: September 15, 2016Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Minoru KAWASAKI, Tomoya OKAZAKI, Masashi FURUKAWA
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Publication number: 20160136758Abstract: A cladding method for a valve seat in a cylinder head blank includes a combustion chamber, an intake port or an exhaust port communicating with the combustion chamber, and an annular countersunk groove formed in an opening end of the port on the combustion chamber side, the method being for forming a cladding layer by irradiating metal powder supplied in the countersunk groove with a laser beam. A gas flow regulating wall is provided, which projects from the countersunk groove to an inner side of the countersunk groove and to the combustion chamber side, gas is sprayed during irradiating with the laser beam, and the gas is flown by the gas flow regulating wall from the inner side to an outer side of the countersunk groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2014Publication date: May 19, 2016Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaisaInventors: Minoru KAWASAKI, Kenji KIDERA, Yoshiji SHODA
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Patent number: 9175365Abstract: A method of suppressing a distribution of PGM into a Cu2O slag in an oxidation smelting of a method of recovering PGM, is provided, including: carrying out reduction smelting to a treatment target member containing PGM, Cu and/or Cu2O, and flux, to thereby generate a molten slag and a Cu alloy containing PGM; and oxidizing and melting the Cu alloy containing the PGM, to thereby generate a Cu2O slag containing PGM and the Cu alloy, with more concentrated PGM concentration than the Cu alloy containing the PGM, wherein when carrying out the oxidation smelting, acidic oxide or basic oxide is added.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2012Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: DOWA METALS & MINING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuzuru Nakamura, Minoru Kawasaki, Katsunori Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 9115418Abstract: Provided is a method of unevenly distributing a specific element in a copper phase out of platinum group elements that exist in the copper phase, including further adding copper into a molten copper phase containing the platinum group elements including at least rhodium, thereby increasing a distribution ratio of rhodium in the molten copper phase.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2012Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignees: TANAKA KIKINZOKU KOGYO K.K., DOWA METALS & MINING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuzuru Nakamura, Minoru Kawasaki, Katsunori Yamaguchi, Tetsuya Ueda, Keiko Ishizaki
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Publication number: 20150101551Abstract: A cylinder block (10) includes an inter-bore flow passage (14) between adjacent bores (12). Each inter-bore flow passage (14) is formed by closing an opening-side groove portion (15) continuous from a cylinder block deck face and a bottom-side groove portion (16) with the use of a lid member (20) made of copper, and the lid member (20 is laser-welded to a groove wall face of the opening-side groove portion (15). Before the laser-welding, the lid member (20) has recesses (26) that are interspersed in a direction, in which a laser beam travels, at any one of connected portions at which the lid member (20 is connected to the groove wall face of the opening-side groove portion (15).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2013Publication date: April 16, 2015Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Minoru Kawasaki, Kazuhito Sakai, Shintaro Utsumi
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Publication number: 20140150608Abstract: Provided is a method of unevenly distributing a specific element in a copper phase out of platinum group elements that exist in the copper phase, including further adding copper into a molten copper phase containing the platinum group elements including at least rhodium, thereby increasing a distribution ratio of rhodium in the molten copper phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2012Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicants: DOWA METALS & MINING CO., LTD., TANAKA KIKINZOKU KOGYO K.K.Inventors: Yuzuru Nakamura, Minoru Kawasaki, Katsunori Yamaguchi, Tetsuya Ueda, Keiko Ishizaki
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Publication number: 20140053687Abstract: A method of suppressing a distribution of PGM into a Cu2O slag in an oxidation smelting of a method of recovering PGM, is provided, including: carrying out reduction smelting to a treatment target member containing PGM, Cu and/or Cu2O, and flux, to thereby generate a molten slag and a Cu alloy containing PGM; and oxidizing and melting the Cu alloy containing the PGM, to thereby generate a Cu2O slag containing PGM and the Cu alloy, with more concentrated PGM concentration than the Cu alloy containing the PGM, wherein when carrying out the oxidation smelting, acidic oxide or basic oxide is added.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2012Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: DOWA METALS & MINING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuzuru Nakamura, Minoru Kawasaki, Katsunori Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20130247977Abstract: A method of manufacturing a circuit board includes: forming a plurality of metal electrodes so as to be separated from each other on a holding sheet by cutting a metal foil held on the holding sheet to remove a portion of the metal foil; forming adhesive layers on surfaces of the plurality of metal electrodes; adhering the adhesive layers to a base material by closely contacting the adhesive layers with the base material; and transcribing the adhesive layers and the plurality of metal electrodes onto the base material by detaching the holding sheet from the plurality of metal electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Koichi Kumai, Ryuji Ueda, Kentaro Kubota, Shigeki Kudo, Minoru Kawasaki
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Patent number: 8302305Abstract: There is provided a method for manufacturing a cast iron member in which the production of gas defects such as blowholes or pinholes in a clad layer formed on the surface of a cast iron material can be reduced, and the generation of bead cracks in the clad layer can be restrained. In the method for manufacturing a cast iron member, including a step of forming the clad layer by melting a material for cladding by means of irradiation of a laser emitted from a laser irradiation device and by depositing the melted material on the surface of a part of the cast iron material, the step of forming the clad layer is performed by using a material the main ingredient of which is a copper element as the material for cladding so that when the clad layer is formed, a hardened layer having a thickness of 0.01 to 2.0 mm is formed on the surface of the cast iron material.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2007Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Minoru Kawasaki, Kohei Yanaka, Kenji Kidera, Yoshinori Ishikawa
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Patent number: 7850795Abstract: While securing the building-up ability and crack resistance, to provide a build-up wear-resistant copper alloy and valve seat. The build-up wear-resistant copper alloy and valve seat are characterized by having a composition of nickel: 5.0-24.5%, iron: 3.0-20.0%, silicon: 0.5-5.0%, boron: 0.05-0.5%, chromium: 0.3-5.0%, one member or two members or more selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, tungsten and vanadium: 3.0-20.0%, by weight %, and the balance being copper and inevitable impurities.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2005Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Minoru Kawasaki, Takao Kobayashi, Tadashi Oshima, Kazuyuki Nakanishi
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Patent number: 7815756Abstract: This is to provide a build-up wear-resistant copper-based alloy, which is advantageous for enhancing the cracking resistance and machinability, which is appropriate for cases of building up to form built-up layers especially, and which is equipped with the wear resistance, cracking resistance and machinability combinedly in a well balanced manner. A build-up wear-resistant copper-based alloy is characterized in that it has a composition, which includes nickel: 5.0-20.0%; silicon: 0.5-5.0%; manganese: 3.0-30.0%; and an element, which combines with manganese to form a Laves phase and additionally to form silicide: 3.0-30.0%; by weight %, and inevitable impurities; and additionally the balance being copper. The element can be one member or two or more members of titanium, hafnium, zirconium, vanadium, niobium and tantalum.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2006Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Minoru Kawasaki, Tadashi Oshima, Takao Kobayashi, Kazuyuki Nakanishi
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Publication number: 20090151163Abstract: There is provided a method for manufacturing a cast iron member in which the production of gas defects such as blowholes or pinholes in a clad layer formed on the surface of a cast iron material can be reduced, and the generation of bead cracks in the clad layer can be restrained. In the method for manufacturing a cast iron member, including a step of forming the clad layer by melting a material for cladding by means of irradiation of a laser emitted from a laser irradiation device and by depositing the melted material on the surface of a part of the cast iron material, the step of forming the clad layer is performed by using a material the main ingredient of which is a copper element as the material for cladding so that when the clad layer is formed, a hardened layer having a thickness of 0.01 to 2.0 mm is formed on the surface of the cast iron material.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: Minoru Kawasaki, Kohei Yanaka, Kenji Kidera, Yoshinori Ishikawa
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Patent number: 7507305Abstract: This aims to provide a wear-resistant copper-based alloy, which is advantages in not only enhancing wear resistance in a high temperature range but also enhancing crack resistance and machinability and which is especially suitable for forming a cladding layer. The wear-resistant copper-based alloy comprises, by weight, 4.7 to 22.0% nickel, 0.5 to 5.0% silicon, 2.7 to 22.0% iron, 1.0 to 15.0% chromium, 0.01 to 2.00% cobalt, 2.7 to 22.0% one or more of tantalum, titanium, zirconium and hafnium, and the balance of copper with inevitable impurities.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2004Date of Patent: March 24, 2009Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Minoru Kawasaki, Tadashi Oshima, Takao Kobayashi, Kazuyuki Nakanishi, Hideo Tachikawa
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Publication number: 20070125458Abstract: This aims to provide a wear-resistant copper-based alloy, which is advantages in not only enhancing wear resistance in a high temperature range but also enhancing crack resistance and machinability and which is especially suitable for forming a cladding layer. The wear-resistant copper-based alloy comprises, by weight, 4.7 to 22.0% nickel, 0.5 to 5.0% silicon, 2.7 to 22.0% iron, 1.0 to 15.0% chromium, 0.01 to 2.00% cobalt, 2.7 to 22.0% one or more of tantalum, titanium, zirconium and hafnium, and the balance of copper with inevitable impurities.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2004Publication date: June 7, 2007Inventors: Minoru Kawasaki, Tadashi Oshima, Takao Kobayashi, Kazuyuki Nakanishi, Hideo Tachikawa
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Publication number: 20070065331Abstract: This is to provide a build-up wear-resistant copper-based alloy, which is advantageous for enhancing the cracking resistance and machinability, which is appropriate for cases of building up to form built-up layers especially, and which is equipped with the wear resistance, cracking resistance and machinability combinedly in a well balanced manner. A build-up wear-resistant copper-based alloy is characterized in that it has a composition, which includes nickel: 5.0-20.0%; silicon: 0.5-5.0%; manganese: 3.0-30.0%; and an element, which combines with manganese to form a Laves phase and additionally to form silicide: 3.0-30.0%; by weight %, and inevitable impurities; and additionally the balance being copper. The element can be one member or two or more members of titanium, hafnium, zirconium, vanadium, niobium and tantalum.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Minoru Kawasaki, Tadashi Oshima, Takao Kobayashi, Kazuyuki Nakanishi