Patents by Inventor Naoki Hirata

Naoki Hirata 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: 10670031
    Abstract: A compressor includes a cylindrical casing, a bundle which includes a tubular stationary member and a rotor accommodated into the tubular stationary member, the bundle being configured to be inserted into an inner portion of the casing, and a roller configured to roll on an inner circumferential surface of the casing while supporting the bundle when the bundle is inserted into the inner portion of the casing along an axial direction. An outer circumferential surface of the roller is a continuous convex curved surface defined such that a curvature radius of an end side curved surface portion along a rotating shaft of the roller is smaller than a curvature radius of a center curved surface portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriyuki Okada, Hikaru Kurosaki, Naoki Hirata, Akira Hayashi, Satoru Yoshida, Toru Yoshimune
  • Patent number: 9608217
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transistor element having a laminated structure, the laminated structure comprising a sheet-like base electrode being arranged between an emitter electrode and a collector electrode; at least one p-type organic semiconductor layer being provided on each of the surface and the back sides of the base electrode; and a current transmission promotion layer being formed, on each of the surface and back sides of the base electrode, between the base electrode and the p-type organic semiconductor layer or layers provided on each of the surface and back sides of the base electrode. According to the present invention, it becomes possible to provide a transistor element (MBOT) that is, in particular, stably supplied through a simple production process, has a structure capable of being mass-produced, and has a large current modulation effect and an excellent ON/OFF ratio at a low voltage in the emitter electrode and the collector electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignees: DAINICHISEIKA COLOR & CHEMICALS MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken-ichi Nakayama, Junji Kido, Ryotaro Akiba, Naomi Oguma, Naoki Hirata
  • Patent number: 9518224
    Abstract: Provided are a fine-particulate organic semiconductor material, a thin organic semiconductor film and an organic transistor. The fine-particulate organic semiconductor material is in a form of fine particles and is usable as an organic semiconductor material. The fine particles are fine thermotropic liquid crystal particles that undergo a phase transition into a liquid crystal state when heated to a temperature of from 50° C. to 350° C. The fine-particulate organic semiconductor material can easily and uniformly form the thin organic semiconductor film over a large area by a film printing process or a dispersion coating process. The thin organic semiconductor film has high electron mobility and high ON/OFF value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignees: Shinshu University, Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Musubu Ichikawa, Hyeon-Gu Jeon, Naomi Oguma, Naoki Hirata, Hisao Kono
  • Publication number: 20150325805
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transistor element having a laminated structure, the laminated structure comprising a sheet-like base electrode being arranged between an emitter electrode and a collector electrode; at least one p-type organic semiconductor layer being provided on each of the surface and the back sides of the base electrode; and a current transmission promotion layer being formed, on each of the surface and back sides of the base electrode, between the base electrode and the p-type organic semiconductor layer or layers provided on each of the surface and back sides of the base electrode. According to the present invention, it becomes possible to provide a transistor element (MBOT) that is, in particular, stably supplied through a simple production process, has a structure capable of being mass-produced, and has a large current modulation effect and an excellent ON/OFF ratio at a low voltage in the emitter electrode and the collector electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicants: DAINICHISEIKA COLOR & CHEMICALS MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken-ichi NAKAYAMA, Junji KIDO, Ryotaro AKIBA, Naomi OGUMA, Naoki HIRATA
  • Patent number: 9133193
    Abstract: Provided are an organic semiconductor material, organic semiconductor thin film and organic thin-film transistor, which contain a perylene tetracarboxylic diimide derivative represented by the following formula (1): In the formula (1), R1 means a linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R2 means a linear or branched alkyl group having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, R3 means a linear or branched alkyl group having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, X1 and X2 each mean a heteroatom selected from an oxygen atom, sulfur atom or selenium atom, Y means a halogen atom or cyano group, m stands for a number of from 0 to 4, and n stands for a number of from 0 to 2. Further, the alkyl groups represented by R1 and R2 may each be substituted with one or more fluorine atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignees: DAINICHISEIKA COLOR & CHEMICALS MFG. CO., LTD., SHINSHU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Musubu Ichikawa, Naoki Hirata, Hisao Kono, Naomi Oguma
  • Publication number: 20150037147
    Abstract: A compressor includes a cylindrical casing, a bundle 3 which includes a tubular stationary member and a rotor accommodated into the stationary member, and is inserted into an inner portion of the casing, and a roller 11 configured to roll on an inner circumferential surface of the casing while supporting the bundle 3 when the bundle 3 is inserted into the inner portion of the casing along an axial direction. An outer circumferential surface 23 of the roller 11 is formed in a continuous convex curved surface so that a curvature radius of an end side along a rotating shaft 21 of the roller 11 is smaller than a curvature radius of a center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Noriyuki Okada, Hikaru Kurosaki, Naoki Hirata, Akira Hayashi, Satoru Yoshida, Toru YOSHIMUNE
  • Patent number: 8927972
    Abstract: A current-amplifying transistor device is provided, between an emitter electrode and a collector electrode, with two organic semiconductor layers and a sheet-shaped base electrode. One of the organic semiconductor layers is arranged between the emitter electrode and the base collector electrode, and has a diode structure of a p-type organic semiconductor layer and an n-type p-type organic semiconductor layer. A current-amplifying, light-emitting transistor device including the current-amplifying transistor device and an organic EL device portion formed in the current-amplifying transistor device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignees: Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-ichi Nakayama, Junji Kido, Yong-Jin Pu, Fumito Suzuki, Naomi Oguma, Naoki Hirata
  • Patent number: 8895963
    Abstract: An organic semiconductor material is represented by the following formula (F): wherein A represents a cyclic conjugated skeleton structure formed of one or more aromatic rings, and R1 and R2 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group. The organic semiconductor material has high electron mobility and high on/off ratio, and can form an organic semiconductor thin film by a solution process making use of its solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignees: Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-ichi Nakayama, Junji Kido, Yong-Jin Pu, Yohei Hashimoto, Naomi Oguma, Naoki Hirata
  • Publication number: 20130153884
    Abstract: Provided are a fine-particulate organic semiconductor material, a thin organic semiconductor film and an organic transistor. The fine-particulate organic semiconductor material is in a form of fine particles and is usable as an organic semiconductor material. The fine particles are fine thermotropic liquid crystal particles that undergo a phase transition into a liquid crystal state when heated to a temperature of from 50° C. to 350° C. The fine-particulate organic semiconductor material can easily and uniformly form the thin organic semiconductor film over a large area by a film printing process or a dispersion coating process. The thin organic semiconductor film has high electron mobility and high ON/OFF value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicants: DAINICHISEIKA COLOR & CHEMICALS MFG. CO., LTD., SHINSHU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Musubu Ichikawa, Hyeon-Gu Jeon, Naomi Oguma, Naoki Hirata, Hisao Kono
  • Publication number: 20120199824
    Abstract: Provided are an organic semiconductor material, organic semiconductor thin film and organic thin-film transistor, which contain a perylene tetracarboxylic diimide derivative represented by the following formula (1): In the formula (1), R1 means a linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R2 means a linear or branched alkyl group having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, R3 means a linear or branched alkyl group having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, X1 and X2 each mean a heteroatom selected from an oxygen atom, sulfur atom or selenium atom, Y means a halogen atom or cyano group, m stands for a number of from 0 to 4, and n stands for a number of from 0 to 2. Further, the alkyl groups represented by R1 and R2 may each be substituted with one or more fluorine atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicants: SHINSHU UNIVERSITY, DAINICHISEIKA COLOR & CHEMICALS MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Musubu Ichikawa, Naoki Hirata, Hisao Kono, Naomi Oguma
  • Publication number: 20120146011
    Abstract: A current-amplifying transistor device is provided, between an emitter electrode and a collector electrode, with two organic semiconductor layers and a sheet-shaped base electrode. One of the organic semiconductor layers is arranged between the emitter electrode and the base collector electrode, and has a diode structure of a p-type organic semiconductor layer and an n-type p-type organic semiconductor layer. A current-amplifying, light-emitting transistor device including the current-amplifying transistor device and an organic EL device portion formed in the current-amplifying transistor device is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicants: KEN-ICHI NAKAYAMA, DAINICHISEIKA COLOR & CHEMICALS Mfg.Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-ichi Nakayama, Junji Kido, Yong-Jin Pu, Fumito Suzuki, Naomi Oguma, Naoki Hirata
  • Publication number: 20120056166
    Abstract: An organic semiconductor material is represented by the following formula (F): wherein A represents a cyclic conjugated skeleton structure formed of one or more aromatic rings, and R1 and R2 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group. The organic semiconductor material has high electron mobility and high on/off ratio, and can form an organic semiconductor thin film by a solution process making use of its solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicants: Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-ichi Nakayama, Junji Kido, Yong-Jin Pu, Yohei Hashimoto, Naomi Oguma, Naoki Hirata
  • Patent number: 7888398
    Abstract: This present invention can provide a novel pigment useful in color image displays to form blue pixels capable of providing high-level brightness and saturation, especially a finely-divided pigment which has bright hue and is excellent in pigment physical properties such as light fastness, solvent resistance and heat resistance, and a process for producing the same, a pigment dispersion making use of the pigment, and an ink for a color filters. The novel pigment is produced by forming into a pigment a subphthalocyanine represented by the following formula (1): wherein X is a halogen atom, presents diffraction peaks at diffraction angles (2?) 7.0°, 12.3°, 20.4° and 23.4° in x-ray diffraction, and has an average particle size of 120 to 20 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Hirata, Hisao Okamoto, Yoshiyuki Zama, Michiei Nakamura, Tetsuya Yanagimoto, Hiroaki Yamada, Masahiro Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20090304519
    Abstract: An object is to provide a gas-compressor impeller which has excellent durability even when gas containing solid particles is compressed and which does not increase the cost. A gas-compressor impeller installed in a gas compressor that compresses gas containing solid particles has a hub portion and a plurality of blades extending substantially radially from the outer circumferential surface of the hub portion. The hub portion and the blades are rotated about the central axial line to compress gas. The blades have abrasion-resistant films only at gas inlet portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD
    Inventors: Toyoaki Yasui, Akinori Tasaki, Kenji Itagaki, Naoki Hirata, Yuya Konno
  • Publication number: 20080096999
    Abstract: This invention provides a novel pigment, which is used, for example, in color image display devices and can form a blue pixel capable of providing a high level of bright saturation, particularly a refined pigment, which has bright hue and is excellent in pigment properties such as lightfastness, solvent resistance and heat resistance, and a process for producing the same, a pigment dispersion using the pigment, and an ink for a color filter. The novel pigment is a subphthalocyanine pigment that is prepared by converting subphthalocyanine represented by general formula (1), in which X represents a halogen atom, to a pigment, has diffraction peaks at least at diffraction angles (2?) 7.0°, 12.3°, 20.4° and 23.4° in X-ray diffraction and an average particle diameter of 120 to 20 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Naoki Hirata, Hisao Okamoto, Yoshiyuki Zama, Michiei Nakamura, Tetsuya Yanagimoto, Hiroaki Yamada, Masahiro Tsuchiya