Patents by Inventor Naoki Andoh

Naoki Andoh 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: 12352942
    Abstract: A confocal scanner includes a first disk which comprises a plurality of microlenses, a second disk which comprises a plurality of pinholes formed to be associated with the microlenses, wherein the second disk rotates together with the first disk, a light guider which guides a plurality of rays of split light split by the microlenses within the first region set in the first disk to a second region set in the first disk, and a beam splitter which is disposed between the one surface of the first disk and the another surface of the second disk, wherein light which has passed through the microlenses within the second region transmits through the beam splitter, and the beam splitter reflects light incident from the second disk toward an outward side of the first disk and the second disk in a radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Kei, Naoki Andoh
  • Publication number: 20250100249
    Abstract: A metal sheet (Al alloy A6061) with a thickness of 0.2 to 1.0 mm with one component epoxy adhesive painted on a surface thereof having been subjected to chemical treatment is joined by adhesion with a plate material of CFRP prepared by laminating CFRP prepregs having carbon fiber aligned in uni-direction or having crossing carbon fiber. A metal plate (a high strength Al alloy material) is joined by adhesion with the metal sheet to be an integrated object via a layer of cured adhesive of epoxy resin adhesive having a thickness after adhesion of 0.3 mm or more. The integrated object can endure large change of temperature because of deformation of the layer of cured adhesive. A basic technique is provided such that a structure of CFRP joined by adhesion with a high strength metal material that can endure a severe several thousand cycle thermal shock test is prepared, enabling an aircraft, an automobile and a moving-type robot to be of a lighter weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: ANDOH-Corporation limited partnership company
    Inventor: Naoki ANDOH
  • Patent number: 12017440
    Abstract: A CFRP material with an Al alloy sheet attached to or a CFRTP material with an Al alloy sheet attached to is prepared by joining an Al alloy sheet with a CFRP material or a CFRTP material by adhesion or by injection molding. The surface of this Al alloy sheet and a surface of metal material such as Ti, etc., are subjected to chemical treatment. After this chemical treatment, the CFRP material with an Al alloy sheet attached to or the CFRTP material with an Al alloy sheet attached to and the metal material are inserted into a metallic mold for injection molding so as to have a gap therebetween. High crystalline thermoplastic resin is injected into this gap to join the metal material with the Al alloy sheet, thus obtaining a laminated composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: ANDOH-Corporation limited partnership company
    Inventor: Naoki Andoh
  • Publication number: 20240173903
    Abstract: A method for providing an integrated composite article made of a metal and a resin is provided. A crystalline thermoplastic resin composition is provided as a resin material. A plate material of various kinds of Al alloys having a thickness of 0.5 to 1.5 mm and having been subjected to a chemical treatment of NMT and cut out to be of a form and a dimension is placed in a metallic mold for an injection molding and injecting the crystalline thermoplastic resin composition into the metallic mold to form the integrated composite article having a final plate shape including curved face portion. The integrated composite article is provided as a roof of an automobile, and contribute to promotion of lighter weight of a vehicle, reduction of CO2, coping with problems of global warming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: ANDOH-Corporation limited partnership company
    Inventor: Naoki ANDOH
  • Publication number: 20240123721
    Abstract: A CFRP material with an Al alloy sheet attached to or a CFRTP material with an Al alloy sheet attached to is prepared by joining an Al alloy sheet with a CFRP material or a CFRTP material by adhesion or by injection molding. The surface of this Al alloy sheet and a surface of metal material such as Ti, etc., are subjected to chemical treatment. After this chemical treatment, the CFRP material with an Al alloy sheet attached to or the CFRTP material with an Al alloy sheet attached to and the metal material are inserted into a metallic mold for injection molding so as to have a gap therebetween. High crystalline thermoplastic resin is injected into this gap to join the metal material with the Al alloy sheet, thus obtaining a laminated composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: ANDOH-Corporation limited partnership company
    Inventor: Naoki ANDOH
  • Patent number: 11931988
    Abstract: An aluminum alloy material is prepared that has surface configuration of threefold irregularities such that rough surface having surface roughness of 10 to 100 ?m period is observed with an electron microscope in a magnification of 1000 times, surface having fine irregularities of 1 to 5 ?m period based on crystal grain boundary is observed with an electron microscope in a magnification of 10000 times and surface having ultrafine irregularities of 30 to 100 nm period is confirmed with an electron microscope in a magnification of 100000 times. Aluminum alloy material is integrally joined with a resin composition consisting of a total resin part containing polyphenylene sulfide resin by 70 mass % or more of the resin part, modified polyolefin resin by 30 mass % or less of the resin part and a resin of third component having ability for promoting compatibility of polyphenylene sulfide resin and modified polyolefin resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TAISEI PLAS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Andoh, Yoshihiro Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20230058394
    Abstract: A CFRP material with an Al alloy sheet attached to or a CFRTP material with an Al alloy sheet attached to is prepared by joining an Al alloy sheet with a CFRP material or a CFRTP material by adhesion or by injection molding. The surface of this Al alloy sheet and a surface of metal material such as Ti, etc., are subjected to chemical treatment. After this chemical treatment, the CFRP material with an Al alloy sheet attached to or the CFRTP material with an Al alloy sheet attached to and the metal material are inserted into a metallic mold for injection molding so as to have a gap therebetween. High crystalline thermoplastic resin is injected into this gap to join the metal material with the Al alloy sheet, thus obtaining a laminated composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: ANDOH-Corporation limited partnership company
    Inventor: Naoki ANDOH
  • Publication number: 20220288892
    Abstract: A metal sheet (Al alloy A6061) with a thickness of 0.2 to 1.0 mm with one component epoxy adhesive painted on a surface thereof having been subjected to chemical treatment is joined by adhesion with a plate material of CFRP prepared by laminating CFRP prepregs having carbon fiber aligned in uni-direction or having crossing carbon fiber. A metal plate (a high strength Al alloy material) is joined by adhesion with the metal sheet to be an integrated object via a layer of cured adhesive of epoxy resin adhesive having a thickness after adhesion of 0.3 mm or more. The integrated object can endure large change of temperature because of deformation of the layer of cured adhesive. A basic technique is provided such that a structure of CFRP joined by adhesion with a high strength metal material that can endure a severe several thousand cycle thermal shock test is prepared, enabling an aircraft, an automobile and a moving-type robot to be of a lighter weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: ANDOH-Corporation limited partnership company
    Inventor: Naoki ANDOH
  • Publication number: 20220291494
    Abstract: A confocal scanner includes a first disk which comprises a plurality of microlenses, a second disk which comprises a plurality of pinholes formed to be associated with the microlenses, wherein the second disk rotates together with the first disk, a light guider which guides a plurality of rays of split light split by the microlenses within the first region to a second region set in the first disk, and a beam splitter which is disposed between the one surface of the first disk and the another surface of the second disk, wherein light which has passed through the microlenses within the second region transmits through the beam splitter, and the beam splitter reflects light incident from the second disk toward an outward side of the first disk and the second disk in a radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki KEI, Naoki ANDOH
  • Publication number: 20220055346
    Abstract: An aluminum alloy material is prepared that has surface configuration of threefold irregularities such that rough surface having surface roughness of 10 to 100 ?m period is observed with an electron microscope in a magnification of 1000 times, surface having fine irregularities of 1 to 5 ?m period based on crystal grain boundary is observed with an electron microscope in a magnification of 10000 times and surface having ultrafine irregularities of 30 to 100 nm period is confirmed with an electron microscope in a magnification of 100000 times. Aluminum alloy material is integrally joined with a resin composition consisting of a total resin part containing polyphenylene sulfide resin by 70 mass % or more of the resin part, modified polyolefin resin by 30 mass % or less of the resin part and a resin of third component having ability for promoting compatibility of polyphenylene sulfide resin and modified polyolefin resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: TAISEI PLAS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki ANDOH, Yoshihiro YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11185931
    Abstract: A cutting insert has cutting edges having the same shape and provided at respective corners of a polygon in rotational symmetry about the center axis of the polygon, is clamped in an upright position to a holder, and has a negative side rake angle on a rake face of a side cutting edge. A side cutting edge is present at an intersection ridge between a polygonal face and an outer peripheral face. The outer peripheral face includes a rake face of the cutting edge and a flank of an end cutting edge of another cutting edge different from the side cutting edge. The flank has a positive slope angle in opposition to a negative side rake angle of the side cutting edge. A breaker groove extending in a front-rear direction is formed in the rake face and cuts into the flank, in such a manner as to divide the rake face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Andoh, Takuya Hasegawa, Takashi Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 11135656
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes a holder having an upper jaw and a lower jaw, and an insert clamped between the jaws. A large-diameter hole in a lower-jaw side of the holder communicates with a lower-jaw channel, and a threaded hole in an upper-jaw side of the holder communicates with an upper-jaw channel. A threaded member has a head, a closed-bottom hollow open to the head, branch holes through which the hollow communicates with an outer circumferential surface thereof, and a screw-driving portion in a front end thereof. The threaded member is inserted from the large-diameter hole and screwed into the threaded hole until a front surface of the head seats on a bearing surface of the large-diameter hole and clamps the insert. Then, the large diameter hole, the lower-jaw channel, the hollow, the branch holes, and the upper-jaw channel are in communication for supplying coolant to the insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Naoki Andoh
  • Publication number: 20200206828
    Abstract: A cutting insert has cutting edges having the same shape and provided at respective corners of a polygon in rotational symmetry about the center axis of the polygon, is clamped in an upright position to a holder, and has a negative side rake angle on a rake face of a side cutting edge. A side cutting edge is present at an intersection ridge between a polygonal face and an outer peripheral face. The outer peripheral face includes a rake face of the cutting edge and a flank of an end cutting edge of another cutting edge different from the side cutting edge. The flank has a positive slope angle in opposition to a negative side rake angle of the side cutting edge. A breaker groove extending in a front-rear direction is formed in the rake face and cuts into the flank, in such a manner as to divide the rake face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Naoki ANDOH, Takuya HASEGAWA, Takashi FUJIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200180040
    Abstract: A cutting tool is configured as follows: a slit is provided rearward of a space between an upper jaw and a lower jaw; an insert held between the two jaws is clamped by screwing a threaded member having a head so as to deform the upper jaw toward the lower jaw; and the threaded member has a hollow shaft structure with its hollow serving as a coolant channel, whereby use of an elastic seal is not required, and coolant is supplied from an internal upper-jaw channel and an internal lower-jaw channel provided in the jaws. A vertical hole having a bearing surface 65 extends through a region of a holder 10 located at a lower jaw 30 side; a threaded hole 80 extends through a region of the holder 10 located at an upper jaw 20 side; a large-diameter hole 60 in the form of the vertical hole has a coolant inlet 35 of an internal lower-jaw channel 35; and the threaded hole 80 has a coolant inlet 25a of an internal upper-law channel 25 provided at a vertically intermediate position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventor: Naoki ANDOH
  • Publication number: 20190322020
    Abstract: An aluminum alloy material is prepared that has surface configuration of threefold irregularities such that rough surface having surface roughness of 10 to 100 ?m period is observed with an electron microscope in a magnification of 1000 times, surface having fine irregularities of 1 to 5 ?m period based on crystal grain boundary is observed with an electron microscope in a magnification of 10000 times and surface having ultrafine irregularities of 30 to 100 nm period is confirmed with an electron microscope in a magnification of 100000 times. Aluminum alloy material is integrally joined with a resin composition consisting of a total resin part containing polyphenylene sulfide resin by 70 mass % or more of the resin part, modified polyolefin resin by 30 mass % or less of the resin part and a resin of third component having ability for promoting compatibility of polyphenylene sulfide resin and modified polyolefin resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: TAISEI PLAS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki ANDOH, Yoshihiro YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10232587
    Abstract: An adhesive (B) of solvent containing adhesive as a suspension of low viscosity is prepared by adding a solvent MIBK to a one-part epoxy adhesive of a dicyandiamide-curable type (A). Metal shaped articles (M1 to M5) as adherends are prepared each of which, through various surface treatment, has specific surface configuration of roughened face and/or ultrafine irregularities and the surface is entirely covered with a thin layer of ceramics such as a metal oxide or metal phosphate. The specified face of each metal shaped article (M1 to M5) is painted with the solvent containing adhesive (B). The faces painted with the adhesive of two metal shaped articles (M1 to M5) are caused to abut each other, the articles are heated to cure the one-epoxy adhesive to accomplish adhesion. With one of the adherends replaced by a CFRP shaped article (P2), a composite of a metal and CFRP can be formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: ANDOH-Corporation limited partnership company
    Inventor: Naoki Andoh
  • Patent number: 10195672
    Abstract: Inclined surfaces are formed on a rake face and a recessed groove is formed in the central portion between the inclined surfaces. A groove width of the recessed groove gradually increases from the position of the end cutting edge toward the rear, then gradually decreases such that the recessed groove has a narrowest portion at a position P2 forward of the position P3 of an upper end of a breaker wall and rearward of a positive rake angle rear end position P1, and then gradually increases toward the rear up to the position P3 of the upper end of the breaker wall. The dimensional relation W1<W2<W3 holds, where W1 is the groove width at the end cutting edge, W2 is the groove width at the narrowest portion, and W3 is the groove width at the position P3 of the upper end of the breaker wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Andoh, Minoru Koide, Takashi Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 10086589
    Abstract: A multilayer composite body in which a shaped metal article, a thermosetting resin layer, a modified polyolefin resin layer, and a polypropylene-based resin composition, or a PP-based GFRTP are laminated in the order of description. A multilayer composite body of a metal and a resin is obtained which excels in a fixing strength (shear breaking stress) between the shaped metal article and the molded article of the polypropylene-based resin composition. The thermosetting resin layer is composed mainly of a urethane resin or an epoxy resin. The polypropylene-based resin composition is molded by an injection molding. The modified polyolefin resin forming the modified polyolefin resin layer includes one or two or more of non-chlorinated modified polyolefin resins having a weighted average of melting points of 70° C. to 110° C., as determined with a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Andoh, Masao Takahashi, Yoshihiro Yamaguchi, Yasutaka Watanabe, Kenichi Fujino, Masayoshi Miki
  • Publication number: 20180154608
    Abstract: An adhesive (B) of solvent containing adhesive as a suspension of low viscosity is prepared by adding a solvent MIBK to a one-part epoxy adhesive of a dicyandiamide-curable type (A). Metal shaped articles (M1 to M5) as adherends are prepared each of which, through various surface treatment, has specific surface configuration of roughened face and/or ultrafine irregularities and the surface is entirely covered with a thin layer of ceramics such as a metal oxide or metal phosphate. The specified face of each metal shaped article (M1 to M5) is painted with the solvent containing adhesive (B). The faces painted with the adhesive of two metal shaped articles (M1 to M5) are caused to abut each other, the articles are heated to cure the one-epoxy adhesive to accomplish adhesion. With one of the adherends replaced by a CFRP shaped article (P2), a composite of a metal and CFRP can be formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: ANDOH-Corporation limited partnership company
    Inventor: Naoki ANDOH
  • Patent number: 9902132
    Abstract: An adhesive (B) of solvent containing adhesive as a suspension of low viscosity is prepared by adding a solvent MIBK to a one-part epoxy adhesive of a dicyandiamide-curable type (A). Metal shaped articles (M1 to M5) as adherends are prepared each of which, through various surface treatment, has specific surface configuration of roughened face and/or ultrafine irregularities and the surface is entirely covered with a thin layer of ceramics such as a metal oxide or metal phosphate. The specified face of each metal shaped article (M1 to M5) is painted with the solvent containing adhesive (B). The faces painted with the adhesive of two metal shaped articles (M1 to M5) are caused to abut each other, the articles are heated to cure the one-epoxy adhesive to accomplish adhesion. With one of the adherends replaced by a CFRP shaped article (P2), a composite of a metal and CFRP can be formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: ANDOH—Corporation limited partnership company
    Inventor: Naoki Andoh