Patents by Inventor Naoki Okada
Naoki Okada 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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Publication number: 20170115461Abstract: Provided is an optical fiber ribbon capable of achieving higher density and reduction in diameter and accurately placing optical fibers in V-shape grooves in a fusion machine without failure. The optical fiber ribbon 1 includes three or more of optical fibers 2 arranged in parallel and connecting portions 3 connecting adjacent two optical fibers 2 together, the connecting portions 3 being intermittently provided in each of a ribbon longitudinal direction and a ribbon width direction. The connecting portions 3 are each formed in such a manner as to fill resin into a gap S formed between adjacent two optical fibers 2, and both surfaces of the respective connecting portions 3 are each formed into a recess having a concave shape curved toward a center of the gap S to separate from lines 4,5 each connecting contact points of the optical fibers 2 when being placed on a horizontal surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2017Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicants: FUJIKURA, LTD., NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Akira NAMAZUE, Ken OSATO, Naoki OKADA, Yusuke YAMADA, Daisuke KAKUTA, Hisaaki NAKANE, Shinya HAMAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20170115451Abstract: [Object] In an optical fiber cable including a plurality of optical fiber units each formed by tying optical fibers in a bundle, preferable water resistance is to be achieved without increasing an outer diameter of the optical fiber cable. [Solution] An optical fiber cable includes: a plurality of optical fiber units each including a plurality of optical fibers and a bundling member wound around an outer periphery of a bundle of the plurality of optical fibers, the bundling member having a surface to which a water-absorbent granular substance is detachably attached.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2015Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicants: FUJIKURA, LTD., NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshie SAJIMA, Kouji TOMIKAWA, Ken OSATO, Masayoshi YAMANAKA, Naoki OKADA, Shinya HAMAGUCHI, Naoki NAKAGAWA, Yusuke YAMADA, Hisaaki NAKANE
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Patent number: 9618717Abstract: An objective of the disclosure is to improve workability in extracting optical fibers in an optical fiber unit in which a bundle of optical fibers is bundled by bundling members, and to suppress/prevent an increase in transmission loss even when tension is applied to the bundling members. This optical fiber unit includes: a plurality of optical fibers; and at least three bundling members that bundle the optical fibers into a bundle. A first bundling member, among the plurality of bundling members, is arranged along a length direction of the bundle of optical fibers so as to be wound on an outer circumference of the bundle of optical fibers. The first bundling member is joined with a second bundling member at a contact point where the first bundling member contacts the second bundling member, and is joined with a third bundling member, which is different from the second bundling member, at a contact point where the first bundling member contacts the third bundling member.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2014Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: FUJIKURA LTD.Inventors: Naoto Ito, Masayuki Ishioka, Kouji Tomikawa, Ken Osato, Masayoshi Yamanaka, Naoki Okada
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Patent number: 9541722Abstract: An optical fiber ribbon includes a plurality of optical fiber cores arranged in parallel spaced from each other; and a tape forming member having a coating portion covering an outer circumference of the optical fiber cores, and a coupling portion, integrally formed with the coating portion, intermittently coupling adjacent optical fiber cores, wherein the coating portion has an opening portion to expose a part of surfaces of the optical fiber cores, and at least a part of the coating portion is continuous in a longitudinal direction of the optical fiber cores.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2014Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignees: FUJIKURA LTD., NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshie Sajima, Takashi Matsuzawa, Mizuki Isaji, Ken Osato, Naoki Okada, Hisaaki Nakane, Yusuke Yamada, Daisuke Kakuta, Shinya Hamaguchi, Yukihiko Shibata
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Publication number: 20160264514Abstract: Provided is a pharmaceutical agent containing a compound represented by general formula (1), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof. A compound represented by general formula (1), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof; wherein Ar represents an aryl group, or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group containing a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; Y represents, for example, a hydrogen atom or a C1-C6 alkyl group; A represents a C1-C3 alkylene chain which may be substituted with two C1-C2 alkyl groups; X represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; V represents an oxygen atom or a methylene chain; and R represents a group selected from the formulae below.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2014Publication date: September 15, 2016Applicant: TOA EIYO LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiro UEMOTO, Yoshimichi SATO, Naoki OKADA, Emiko IIMORI, Masayuki KAGEYAMA
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Publication number: 20160223769Abstract: An objective of the disclosure is to improve workability in extracting optical fibers in an optical fiber unit in which a bundle of optical fibers is bundled by bundling members, and to suppress/prevent an increase in transmission loss even when tension is applied to the bundling members. This optical fiber unit includes: a plurality of optical fibers; and at least three bundling members that bundle the optical fibers into a bundle. A first bundling member, among the plurality of bundling members, is arranged along a length direction of the bundle of optical fibers so as to be wound on an outer circumference of the bundle of optical fibers. The first bundling member is joined with a second bundling member at a contact point where the first bundling member contacts the second bundling member, and is joined with a third bundling member, which is different from the second bundling member, at a contact point where the first bundling member contacts the third bundling member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2014Publication date: August 4, 2016Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.Inventors: Naoto ITO, Masayuki ISHIOKA, Kouji TOMIKAWA, Ken OSATO, Masayoshi YAMANAKA, Naoki OKADA
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Publication number: 20160214821Abstract: To make a tape length that can be supplied at one time long, and to make it possible to directly supply a tape from a record wound tape. A tape supplying method of this invention includes: connecting a tape end to an outer side of one record wound tape of a first record wound tape and a second record wound tape and a tape end to an inner side of another record wound tape, by matching a surface and a rear surface of the tapes; and after the connecting, supplying a tape of the first record wound tape and the second record wound tape from a tape end of the first record wound tape to an opposite side of a side that has been connected to the second record wound tape.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2014Publication date: July 28, 2016Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.Inventors: Daiki TAKEDA, Masashi OHNO, Satoru SHIOBARA, Masayoshi YAMANAKA, Naoki OKADA
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Patent number: 9389386Abstract: A manufacturing method for an optical fiber ribbon, in which: a plurality of optical fibers are arranged in parallel and the neighboring optical fibers are partially coupled with each other at given intervals in a longitudinal direction to form a subunit; and the optical fibers positioned at side edges of the neighboring subunits are partially coupled with each other at a given intervals in the longitudinal direction, includes: sending out the optical fibers in a parallel manner with intervals provided therebetween, applying an uncured resin to the optical fibers, continuously changing positions at which the uncured resin is interrupted by a plurality of interrupt members, and forming coupled portions at which the optical fibers are coupled to each other by irradiating resin curing energy, wherein a moving period or phase of the interrupt members is changed for every arbitrary optical fibers.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2013Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignees: FUJIKURA LTD., NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Matsuzawa, Yukiko Take, Ken Osato, Naoki Okada, Yusuke Yamada
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Publication number: 20160161692Abstract: Provided is an optical fiber ribbon capable of achieving higher density and reduction in diameter and accurately placing optical fibers in V-shape grooves in a fusion machine without failure. The optical fiber ribbon 1 includes three or more of optical fibers 2 arranged in parallel and connecting portions 3 connecting adjacent two optical fibers 2 together, the connecting portions 3 being intermittently provided in each of a ribbon longitudinal direction and a ribbon width direction. The connecting portions 3 are each formed in such a manner as to fill resin into a gap S formed between adjacent two optical fibers 2, and both surfaces of the respective connecting portions 3 are each formed into a recess having a concave shape curved toward a center of the gap S to separate from lines 4,5 each connecting contact points of the optical fibers 2 when being placed on a horizontal surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2014Publication date: June 9, 2016Applicants: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION, FUJIKURA, LTD.Inventors: Akira NAMAZUE, Ken OSATO, Naoki OKADA, Yusuke YAMADA, Daisuke KAKUTA, Hisaaki NAKANE, Shinya HAMAGUCHI
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Patent number: 9290440Abstract: Provided is a pharmaceutical agent containing a compound represented by General Formula (1), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof: wherein A represents a C1-C3 linear alkylene group, in which one methylene group is optionally substituted with O or S; n represents an integer of from 3 to 5; X1 and X2 each independently represent CH or N; W1 and W2 each independently represent a carboxyl group or a tetrazolyl group; V represents a C1-C8 linear or branched alkylene group, in which one methylene group is optionally substituted with O or S; and R represents a substituted phenyl group, for example.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2013Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: TOA EIYO LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiro Uemoto, Yoshimichi Sato, Naoki Okada, Emiko Iimori, Masayuki Kageyama
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Publication number: 20160070079Abstract: An optical fiber ribbon includes a plurality of optical fiber cores arranged in parallel spaced from each other; and a tape forming member having a coating portion covering an outer circumference of the optical fiber cores, and a coupling portion, integrally formed with the coating portion, intermittently coupling adjacent optical fiber cores, wherein the coating portion has an opening portion to expose a part of surfaces of the optical fiber cores, and at least a part of the coating portion is continuous in a longitudinal direction of the optical fiber cores.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2014Publication date: March 10, 2016Applicants: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION, FUJIKURA LTD.Inventors: Yoshie SAJIMA, Takashi MATSUZAWA, Mizuki ISAJI, Ken OSATO, Naoki OKADA, Hisaaki NAKANE, Yusuke YAMADA, Daisuke KAKUTA, Shinya HAMAGUCHI, Yukihiko SHIBATA
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Patent number: 9261664Abstract: There is provided an optical fiber cable having a configuration in which a strand core of optical fibers is housed in a sheath and capable of fulfilling sufficient mechanical characteristics and ensuring a predetermined watertight property. The optical fiber cable includes a strand core 1 including a plurality of optical fiber strands 11 and watertight material strings 12, a tape body 2 covering the strand core 1, and a cylindrical sheath 5 covering the strand core 1 and the tape body 2, wherein the tape body 2 has water permeability, and the watertight material strings 12 are dissolved in water when the water permeates through the tape body 2, and the dissolved watertight material passes through the tape body 2 and flows into the sheath 5.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2014Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: FUJIKURA LTD.Inventors: Kouji Tomikawa, Naoki Okada, Daiki Takeda, Masayoshi Yamanaka
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Publication number: 20150382503Abstract: A cooling mechanism includes a plurality of first circuit boards arranged in parallel with each other, one or more first fans for generating a cooling wind in a first flow path formed along the plurality of first circuit boards, and a connection board arranged orthogonally to the first flow path and at a position different from a position of the first flow path, and coupling the plurality of first circuit boards.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2013Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Naoki OKADA, Toshio ASAI, Hiroshi SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20150290163Abstract: An object to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a microneedle array which is able to supply effectively retinoic acid to the skin and effective in treating pimples, stains or wrinkles. The retinoic acid microneedle array comprises: a microneedle array having a microneedle substrate 5 and microneedles 1 disposed on the microneedle substrate 5; and a drug retained on the microneedles 1 and containing a water-swelling polymer and retinoic acid.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2013Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventors: Ying-shu Quan, Fumio Kamiyama, Mio Saito, Shinsaku Nakagawa, Naoki Okada, Sachiko Hirobe, Hideo Asada
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Publication number: 20150286026Abstract: There is provided an optical fiber cable having a configuration in which a strand core of optical fibers is housed in a sheath and capable of fulfilling sufficient mechanical characteristics and ensuring a predetermined watertight property. The optical fiber cable includes a strand core 1 including a plurality of optical fiber strands 11 and watertight material strings 12, a tape body 2 covering the strand core 1, and a cylindrical sheath 5 covering the strand core 1 and the tape body 2, wherein the tape body 2 has water permeability, and the watertight material strings 12 are dissolved in water when the water permeates through the tape body 2, and the dissolved watertight material passes through the tape body 2 and flows into the sheath 5.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2014Publication date: October 8, 2015Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.Inventors: Kouji TOMIKAWA, Naoki OKADA, Daiki TAKEDA, Masayoshi YAMANAKA
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Patent number: 9086555Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to suppress a coating resin from being shaved off in an event where optical fibers are sent out from a coating dice. When a Young's modulus of ultraviolet curable resins 13 located on outermost layers of optical fibers 3 is 300 MPa or more, and the Young's modulus is 300 MPa to 600 MPa, a plurality of the optical fibers 3 in which friction force measured by the following measurement method is 0.3 N or less are arranged in parallel to one another, these respective optical fibers 3 are fixed to one another intermittently along a longitudinal direction thereof, and adhered portions 5 are formed.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2013Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignees: FUJIKURA LTD., NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORP.Inventors: Akira Namazue, Yukiko Take, Takashi Matsuzawa, Ken Osato, Naoki Okada, Yusuke Yamada
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Publication number: 20150185428Abstract: Provided is a binder fiber for an optical fiber unit including a flat sea-island color composite fiber, in which the flat sea-island color composite fiber satisfies the following (1) to (3): (1) a sea component of the flat sea-island color composite fiber has a melting start temperature of 100° C. or higher and a melting peak temperature of 120° C. to 150° C.; (2) the flat sea-island color composite fiber has a width of 0.5 to 3.0 mm and a thickness of 0.15 mm or less; and (3) the flat sea-island color composite fiber has a thermal shrinkage rate of 1.0% or lower after being heated at 100° C. for 3 hours. With the binder fiber, the color developing properties are improved, the shape retaining properties of optical fiber cores are maintained, the optical fiber cores are not compressed, and there is no adhesion with another adjacent binder fiber or the optical fiber cores.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2013Publication date: July 2, 2015Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.Inventors: Naosuke Tani, Yasushi Kato, Naoki Okada, Satoru Shiobara, Masashi Ohno
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Patent number: 9056434Abstract: An apparatus with: an extrusion head with a tip and a die concentrically arranged therewithin and extrudes a tube between the tip and the die; a needle that feeds at least one optical fiber and filler to be filled around the optical fiber into the tube being extrusion-molded; and a cylindrical bundling member provided within the needle. The bundling member has a bundling hole smaller than an inner diameter of the tube at a center thereof and into which the optical fiber can pass through, and a flow pass penetrating along a feeding direction of the filler between the bundling hole and an inner circumferential surface of the needle. In a method using the apparatus, the optical fiber is passed through a bundling hole to be bundled at a center of the tube. The filler is passed through a flow path to be filled around the optical fiber.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2013Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: FUJIKURA LTD.Inventors: Naoki Okada, Yoshio Hashimoto, Masayuki Ishioka
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Patent number: 9046150Abstract: A silent chain includes guide plates each of which has a cut-away portion on its inner side and a cut-away portion on its outer side for allowing elastic deformation of the guide plate in the longitudinal direction of the chain so that bowing of the connecting pins of the chain is reduced, and galling of the connecting pins and unbalance of the loads on the link plates of the chain are suppressed. The deepest parts of the respective cut-away portions are longitudinally offset from each other so that longitudinal elastic deformation can occur without impairing the tensile strength of the guide plate.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2013Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Tsubakimoto Chain Co.Inventors: Yoshiki Motoshima, Masatoshi Sonoda, Naoki Okada, Yoshinori Tsujino
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Publication number: 20150139593Abstract: An optical fiber cable includes an optical fiber core wire; a pair of tension members extending parallel to each other in an extension direction of the optical fiber core wire, sandwiching the optical fiber core wire; and a rectangular jacket covering the optical fiber core wire and the pair of tension members, and in a cross-section orthogonal to the extension direction, having a major axis in a facing direction of the tension members and a minor axis in a direction orthogonal to the facing direction, wherein each of the tension members is glass fiber reinforced plastic having a diameter in a range of 0.7 mm or more and 1 mm or less, and the jacket has a friction coefficient of 0.3 or less, the major axis of 4 mm or less, and the minor axis of 2.8 mm or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.Inventors: Satoru Shiobara, Naoki Okada, Takao Fukute