Patents by Inventor Motohiro Sasaki

Motohiro Sasaki 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: 11931847
    Abstract: A magnet chuck has a piston assembly including a tube shaped permanent magnet and a core yoke able to move on the interior of a cylinder tube. The permanent magnet is provided on the outer periphery of the core yoke, is magnetized in the radial direction, and a magnetic sensor is attached to the side surface of the cylinder tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisashi Yajima, Motohiro Sato, Tsuyoshi Sasaki, Koji Hara, Kouichirou Kanda
  • Patent number: 9960641
    Abstract: A non-contact power-feeding device comprises: a power transmitting unit that includes a first antenna coil, an oscillator and a driver that enables generation of an AC magnetic field via the first antenna coil based upon a signal provided by the oscillator; and a power receiving unit that includes a second antenna coil that is magnetically coupled with the first antenna coil, wherein the first antenna coil comprises: a flat-plane spiral resonance coil wound with a plurality of turns; and a flat-plane spiral power-feeding coil that is wound with a plurality of turns outward relative to the resonance coil so as to surround the resonance coil, and is magnetically coupled with the resonance coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuei Ichikawa, Atsuo Soma, Kentarou Miyajima, Kisho Ashida, Makoto Ishii, Motohiro Sasaki, Keisuke Iwaishi, Yuuya Urushihata
  • Patent number: 9958345
    Abstract: A rotating body non-contact power-feeding device comprises: a power receiving-side substrate with a power receiving-side circuit component mounted thereat, which is fixed to a rotating shaft supported via a bearing and rotates as one with the rotating shaft; and a power transmitting-side substrate with a power transmitting-side circuit component mounted thereat, which is fixed to a holding unit holding the bearing so that a substrate surface thereof faces opposite a substrate surface of the power receiving-side substrate and is connected with a power source, wherein: a power transmitting-side coil is formed with a conductive pattern so as to achieve a flat-plane spiral pattern with a plurality of turns at a substrate surface facing opposite the power receiving-side substrate and the power transmitting-side circuit component is mounted at another substrate surface, at the power transmitting-side substrate that includes a substrate front surface and a substrate back surface, a power receiving-side coil is forme
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuei Ichikawa, Atsuo Soma, Kentarou Miyajima, Kisho Ashida, Makoto Ishii, Motohiro Sasaki, Keisuke Iwaishi, Yuuya Urushihata
  • Publication number: 20160352148
    Abstract: A non-contact power-feeding device comprises: a power transmitting unit that includes a first antenna coil, an oscillator and a driver that enables generation of an AC magnetic field via the first antenna coil based upon a signal provided by the oscillator; and a power receiving unit that includes a second antenna coil that is magnetically coupled with the first antenna coil, wherein the first antenna coil comprises: a flat-plane spiral resonance coil wound with a plurality of turns; and a flat-plane spiral power-feeding coil that is wound with a plurality of turns outward relative to the resonance coil so as to surround the resonance coil, and is magnetically coupled with the resonance coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Katsuei ICHIKAWA, Atsuo SOMA, Kentarou MIYAJIMA, Kisho ASHIDA, Makoto ISHll, Motohiro SASAKI, Keisuke IWAISHI, Yuuya URUSHIHATA
  • Publication number: 20160327444
    Abstract: A rotating body non-contact power-feeding device comprises: a power receiving-side substrate with a power receiving-side circuit component mounted thereat, which is fixed to a rotating shaft supported via a bearing and rotates as one with the rotating shaft; and a power transmitting-side substrate with a power transmitting-side circuit component mounted thereat, which is fixed to a holding unit holding the bearing so that a substrate surface thereof faces opposite a substrate surface of the power receiving-side substrate and is connected with a power source, wherein: a power transmitting-side coil is formed with a conductive pattern so as to achieve a flat-plane spiral pattern with a plurality of turns at a substrate surface facing opposite the power receiving-side substrate and the power transmitting-side circuit component is mounted at another substrate surface, at the power transmitting-side substrate that includes a substrate front surface and a substrate hack surface, a power receiving-side coil is forme
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Katsuei ICHIKAWA, Atsuo SOMA, Kentarou MIYAJIMA, Kisho ASHIDA, Makoto ISHll, Motohiro SASAKI, Keisuke IWAISHI, Yuuya URUSHIHATA
  • Patent number: 8349446
    Abstract: A coated steel sheet coated with a composite coat, wherein said composite coat is a coat formed by compounding ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymerization resin particles (A) having an average particle diameter of 20 to 100 nm and a silanol group and/or an alkoxysilyl group, silicon oxide particles (B) having an average particle diameter of 5 to 50 nm and an organic titanium compound (C), and wherein an amount of a coat of said composite coat is 0.5 to 3 g/m2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignees: Nippon Paint Co., Ltd., Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Motohiro Sasaki, Koichi Saito, Atsushi Morishita, Akira Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8241742
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a coated steel sheet, properties of which such as tape peeling resistance, solvent resistance, alkali resistance and abrasion resistance are improved. A coated steel sheet coated with a composite coat, wherein said composite coat comprises a compounded resin (A) in which polyurethane resin particles (A-1) and ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymerization resin particles (A-2), respectively having an average particle diameter of 20 to 100 nm and a silanol group and/or an alkoxysilyl, group, are contained in a mass ratio of 20:80 to 90:10 and silicon oxide particles (A-3) having an average particle diameter of 5 to 20 nm and an organic titanium compound (A-4) are compounded, polyolefin wax particles (B) having an average particle diameter of 0.5 to 4 ?m and a softening point of 100 to 140° C., and silicon oxide particles (C) having an average particle diameter of 70 to 200 nm, and wherein an amount of a coat of said composite coat is 0.5 to 3 g/cm2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignees: Nippon Steel Corporation, Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motohiro Sasaki, Junpei Karoji, Koichi Saito, Atsushi Morishita, Akira Takahashi, Hiroshi Kanai, Masahiro Fuda
  • Publication number: 20100233470
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a coated steel sheet, properties of which such as an adhesion property to a substrate and press oil resistance are improved. A coated steel sheet coated with a composite coat, wherein said composite coat is a coat formed by compounding ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymerization resin particles (A) having an average particle diameter of 20 to 100 nm and a silanol group and/or an alkoxysilyl group, silicon oxide particles (B) having an average particle diameter of 5 to 50 nm and an organic titanium compound (C), and wherein an amount of a coat of said composite coat is 0.5 to 3 g/m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicants: NIPPON PAINT CO., LTD., NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motohiro Sasaki, Koichi Saito, Atsushi Morishita, Akira Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20100233469
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a coated steel sheet, properties of which such as tape peeling resistance, solvent resistance, alkali resistance and abrasion resistance are improved. A coated steel sheet coated with a composite coat, wherein said composite coat comprises a compounded resin (A) in which polyurethane resin particles (A-1) and ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymerization resin particles (A-2), respectively having an average particle diameter of 20 to 100 nm and a silanol group and/or an alkoxysilyl, group, are contained in a mass ratio of 20:80 to 90:10 and silicon oxide particles (A-3) having an average particle diameter of 5 to 20 nm and an organic titanium compound (A-4) are compounded, polyolefin wax particles (B) having an average particle diameter of 0.5 to 4 ?m and a softening point of 100 to 140° C., and silicon oxide particles (C) having an average particle diameter of 70 to 200 nm, and wherein an amount of a coat of said composite coat is 0.5 to 3 g/cm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicants: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, NIPPON PAINT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motohiro Sasaki, Junpei Karoji, Koichi Saito, Atsushi Morishita, Akira Takahashi, Hiroshi Kanai, Masahiro Fuda
  • Patent number: 7476445
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an organic coating-treated metal sheet, having a coat capable of satisfying all the corrosion resistance, alkali resistance, solvent resistance, anti-scratch property and adhesion requirements which the conventional nonchromate type coating technologies have been difficult to meet. A surface-treated metal sheet with a coat comprising 50; to 90% by weight of a crosslinked resin matrix (A) and 10 to 50% by weight of an inorganic rust preventive (B) as formed on the metal sheet surface, wherein the crosslinked resin matrix (A) is formed by the reaction between a water-borne resin and a crosslinking agent and has an acid value of 0 to 30 due to carboxylic acid groups not neutralized by an alkali metal and a hydroxyl value of 5 to 50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignees: Nippon Steel Corporation, Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Saito, Motohiro Sasaki, Atsushi Morishita, Akira Takahashi, Hiroshi Kanai, Masahiro Fuda
  • Publication number: 20080081196
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an organic coating-treated metal sheet, having a coat capable of satisfying all the corrosion resistance, alkali resistance, solvent resistance, anti-scratch property and adhesion requirements which the conventional nonchromate type coating technologies have been difficult to meet. A surface-treated metal sheet with a coat comprising 50 to 90% by weight of a crosslinked resin matrix (A) and 10 to 50% by weight of an inorganic rust preventive (B) as formed on the metal sheet surface, wherein the crosslinked resin matrix (A) is formed by the reaction between a water-borne resin and a crosslinking agent and has an acid value of 0 to 30 due to carboxylic acid groups not neutralized by an alkali metal and a hydroxyl value of 5 to 50.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicants: Nippon Steel Corporation, Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Saito, Motohiro Sasaki, Atsushi Morishita, Akira Takahashi, Hiroshi Kanai, Masahiro Fuda
  • Patent number: 7029762
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inorganic-organic composite-treated zinc-plated steel sheet whose treated coatings do not contain any chromium and which is excellent in corrosion resistance after degreasing, coating adhesion and electrodeposition coating performance. The inorganic-organic composite-treated zinc-plated steel sheet, which is obtained by forming a zinc phosphate coating, in a coating weight of 0.3 to 5 g/m2, on the zinc-plated steel sheet surface and forming thereon a post-treatment coating, in a coating weight of 0.01 to 1 g/m2, by using a post-treatment composition containing at least one compound (A) selected from the group consisting of thiocarbonyl group-containing compounds, sulfide group-containing compounds and guanidyl group-containing compounds, an organic resin (B), a crosslinking agent (C) and an inorganic corrosion inhibitor (D).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignees: Nippon Steel Corporation, Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyokazu Ishizuka, Hidetoshi Shindo, Atsushi Morishita, Koichi Saito, Motohiro Sasaki, Atsuhiko Tounaka
  • Patent number: 7011895
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide an inorganic-organic composite-treated zinc-plated steel sheet whose treated coatings do not contain any hazardous chromate and which is excellent in corrosion resistance after alkaline degreasing and coating adhesion. An inorganic-organic composite-treated zinc-plated steel sheet which has a zinc phosphate coating, in a coating weight of 0.3 to 5 g/m2, on the zinc-plated steel sheet surface and, thereon, a post-treatment coating, in a coating weight of 0.01 to 1 g/m2, containing an organic resin (A), a zirconium compound (B), an inorganic corrosion inhibitor (C) and an organic corrosion inhibitor (D).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyokazu Ishizuka, Hidetoshi Shindo, Koichi Saito, Motohiro Sasaki, Atsuhiko Tounaka
  • Publication number: 20050037228
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide an inorganic-organic composite-treated zinc-plated steel sheet whose treated coatings do not contain any hazardous chromate and which is excellent in corrosion resistance after alkaline degreasing and coating adhesion. An inorganic-organic composite-treated zinc-plated steel sheet which has a zinc phosphate coating, in a coating weight of 0.3 to 5 g/m2, on the zinc-plated steel sheet surface and, thereon, a post-treatment coating, in a coating weight of 0.01 to 1 g/m2, containing an organic resin (A), a zirconium compound (B), an inorganic corrosion inhibitor (C) and an organic corrosion inhibitor (D).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Kiyokazu Ishizuka, Hidetoshi Shindo, Koichi Saito, Motohiro Sasaki, Atsuhiko Tounaka
  • Publication number: 20050025991
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inorganic-organic composite-treated zinc-plated steel sheet whose treated coatings do not contain any chromium and which is excellent in corrosion resistance after degreasing, coating adhesion and electrodeposition coating performance. The inorganic-organic composite-treated zinc-plated steel sheet, which is obtained by forming a zinc phosphate coating, in a coating weight of 0.3 to 5 g/m2, on the zinc-plated steel sheet surface and forming thereon a post-treatment coating, in a coating weight of 0.01 to 1 g/m2, by using a post-treatment composition containing at least one compound (A) selected from the group consisting of thiocarbonyl group-containing compounds, sulfide group-containing compounds and guanidyl group-containing compounds, an organic resin (B), a crosslinking agent (C) and an inorganic corrosion inhibitor (D).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Kiyokazu Ishizuka, Hidetoshi Shindo, Atsushi Morishita, Koichi Saito, Motohiro Sasaki, Atsuhiko Tounaka
  • Patent number: 6572983
    Abstract: A method of treating a metallic surface which comprises treating a metal-coated steel panel with a nonchromate metallic surface treating agent containing, in each liter thereof, (a-1) a silane coupling agent and/or a hydrolytic condensation product thereof, (a-2) water-dispersible silica in a proportion, and (a-3) a zirconium compound and/or a titanium compound, drying the treated steel panel and coating it with an anticorrosion coating agent containing, in each liter of an aqueous resin solution or dispersion, (b-1) a silane coupling agent and/or a hydrolytic condensation product thereof, (b-2) water-dispersible silica and (b-3) at least one phosphorus-containing ion selected from among phosphate ion, phosphite ion and hypophosphite ion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Shimakura, Motohiro Sasaki, Katsuyoshi Yamasoe
  • Patent number: 6482274
    Abstract: A nonchromate metallic surface treating agent comprising (a) a silane coupling agent and/or a hydrolytic condensation product thereof, (b) water-dispersible silica, and (c) a zirconium compound and/or a titanium compound is disclosed. The present invention also discloses a method for treating a surface of a PCM steel panel, a method of producing a PCM steel panel, and a PCM steel panel as produced by the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Shimakura, Motohiro Sasaki, Katsuyoshi Yamasoe, Christian Jung
  • Patent number: 6475300
    Abstract: A non-chromate metallic surface treating agent comprising (a) a silane coupling agent and/or a hydrolytic condensation product thereof, (b) water-dispersible silica, and (c) a zirconium compound and/or a titanium compound, and further comprising (d) a thiocarbonyl-containing compound and/or (e) a water-soluble acrylic resin is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Shimakura, Motohiro Sasaki, Katsuyoshi Yamasoe, Hiromasa Nomura, Hiroshi Kanai, Kouhei Ueda
  • Patent number: 6447589
    Abstract: The present invention has for its object to provide a method of producing a water-base resin composition for rust-preventive coating which is suited for metal-coated steel panels, particularly galvanized steel panels, and despite the absence of chromium therein, is capable of imparting high corrosion resistance to coated metals, with the additional advantage of improved storage stability, and to a water-base resin composition as obtained by the above production method. The production technology according to the present invention is a method of producing a water-base resin composition for rust-preventive coating which comprises reacting a water-base resin composition containing, in each liter thereof, 10 to 500 g of water-dispersible silica and 0.02 to 20 g of a silane coupling agent and/or a hydrolytic condensation product thereof at a temperature of not less than 50° C. and not over the boiling temperature thereof, and the water-base resin composition as obtainable by the above production method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motohiro Sasaki, Toshiaki Shimakura, Katsuyoshi Yamasoe
  • Publication number: 20010054455
    Abstract: A method of treating a metallic surface which comprises treating a metal-coated steel panel with a nonchromate metallic surface treating agent containing, in each liter thereof, (a-1) a silane coupling agent and/or a hydrolytic condensation product thereof, (a-2) water-dispersible silica in a proportion, and (a-3) a zirconium compound and/or a titanium compound, drying the treated steel panel and coating it with an anticorrosion coating agent containing, in each liter of an aqueous resin solution or dispersion, (b-1) a silane coupling agent and/or a hydrolytic condensation product thereof, (b-2) water-dispersible silica and (b-3) at least one phosphorus-containing ion selected from among phosphate ion, phosphite ion and hypophosphite ion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventors: Toshiaki Shimakura, Motohiro Sasaki, Katsuyoshi Yamasoe