Patents by Inventor Naoto Ohira

Naoto Ohira 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).

  • Publication number: 20240103783
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a processor configured to impose a group of pages on a single sheet as a target for reprinting and perform reprinting, the group of pages being referred to as printing-error pages, each of the pages having been printed with a printing error that occurred while multiple pages imposed on one or more sheets were printed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
    Inventors: Bo LIU, Kimihiko Sasaki, Mari Kodama, Yuka Sugiyama, Yoshie Ohira, Naoto Yamasaki, Kazuki Nagashima
  • Publication number: 20240069824
    Abstract: An information processing system includes one or more processors configured to: acquire document data and imposition information, the document data being constituted by multiple pieces of image data, the imposition information being information about imposition of the document data; and, if pieces of image data, among the multiple pieces of image data, to be imposed on one or more pages have been received, the one or more pages being included in multiple pages that serve as printing surfaces of sheets on which the document data is to be printed based on the imposition information, perform control to notify a user that printing of the one or more pages is ready.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Naoto YAMASAKI, Yoshie OHIRA
  • Publication number: 20210336248
    Abstract: A lithium composite oxide sintered body plate includes a porous structure in which a plurality of primary particles of a lithium composite oxide having a layered rock-salt structure are bonded is included, in which a porosity is 15 to 50%, a ratio of the primary particles whose average inclination angle being an average value of angles between a (003) plane of the plurality of primary particles and a plate surface of the sintered body plate is more than 0° and 30° or less is 60% or more, one or more additive elements selected from Nb, Ti, W are contained, and an addition amount of the one or more additive elements to an entire of the sintered body plate is 0.01 wt % or more and 2.0 wt % or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro MORISAKI, Yukinobu YURA, Naoto OHIRA, Eiji NAKASHIMA, Kengo OISHI
  • Patent number: 10637055
    Abstract: A positive electrode is configured by plurality of mutually bonded primary particles respectively composed of a lithium composite oxide having a layered rock-salt structure. An average orientation angle of the plurality of primary particles relative to a plate face direction parallel to a plate face is more than 0° and less than or equal to 30°. An aggregate surface area of primary particles that have an aspect ratio of greater than or equal to 4 is greater than or equal to 70% relative to a total area of the plurality of primary particles, in cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukinobu Yura, Naoto Ohira
  • Patent number: 10629905
    Abstract: A positive electrode is configured by a plurality of mutually bonded primary particles respectively composed of a lithium composite oxide having a layered rock-salt structure. An average orientation angle of the plurality of primary particles relative to a plate face direction parallel to a plate face is more than 0° and less than or equal to 30°. An aggregate area of primary particles that have an orientation angle relative to the plate face direction of more than 0° and less than or equal to 30° is greater than or equal to 70% relative to a total area of the plurality of primary particles, in a cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukinobu Yura, Naoto Ohira, Shigeki Okada
  • Patent number: 10454109
    Abstract: The plate-shaped lithium composite oxide is configured by a plurality of mutually bonded primary particles respectively composed of a lithium composite oxide having a layered rock-salt structure. When fully charged, an expansion-contraction ratio E in a plate face direction parallel to a plate face is less than or equal to 0.5%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoto Ohira, Yukinobu Yura, Shigeki Okada
  • Publication number: 20180233745
    Abstract: A positive electrode is configured by a plurality of mutually bonded primary particles respectively composed of a lithium composite oxide having a layered rock-salt structure. An average orientation angle of the plurality of primary particles relative to a plate face direction parallel to a plate face is more than 0° and less than or equal to 30°. An aggregate area of primary particles that have an orientation angle relative to the plate face direction of more than 0° and less than or equal to 30° is greater than or equal to 70% relative to a total area of the plurality of primary particles, in a cross section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukinobu YURA, Naoto OHIRA, Shigeki OKADA
  • Publication number: 20180233731
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a positive electrode includes a step of forming plate-shaped LiCoO2 template particles configured to conduct lithium ions parallel to a plate face, a step of molding a green body by forming a slurry containing the LiCoO2 template particles by use of a molding method configured to enable application of a shear force to the LiCoO2 template particles, and a step of firing the green body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukinobu Yura, Naoto Ohira, Shigeki Okada
  • Publication number: 20180233744
    Abstract: The plate-shaped lithium composite oxide is configured by a plurality of mutually bonded primary particles respectively composed of a lithium composite oxide having a layered rock-salt structure. When fully charged, an expansion-contraction ratio E in a plate face direction parallel to a plate face is less than or equal to 0.5%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto OHIRA, Yukinobu Yura, Shigeki Okada
  • Publication number: 20180233746
    Abstract: A positive electrode is configured by plurality of mutually bonded primary particles respectively composed of a lithium composite oxide having a layered rock-salt structure. An average orientation angle of the plurality of primary particles relative to a plate face direction parallel to a plate face is more than 0° and less than or equal to 30°. An aggregate surface area of primary particles that have an aspect ratio of greater than or equal to 4 is greater than or equal to 70% relative to a total area of the plurality of primary particles, in cross section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukinobu YURA, Naoto OHIRA
  • Publication number: 20170317334
    Abstract: A cathode plate of an all-solid battery configures a cathode of an all-solid battery including a solid electrolyte layer composed of an oxide-based ceramic material. A surface roughness on a solid electrolyte layer-side surface of the cathode plate on which the solid electrolyte layer is formed falls within a range of 0.1 micrometer to 0.7 micrometer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukinobu YURA, Naoto OHIRA, Nobuyuki KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 9767961
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite electronic component having a dielectric body portion inside of which a conductive body is provided, and a magnetic body portion inside of which a conductive body is provided. In the present invention, a layer made of a metal material is arranged between the dielectric body portion and the magnetic body portion as an intermediate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoto Ohira, Natsumi Shimogawa, Hirofumi Yamaguchi, Tsutomu Nanataki
  • Patent number: 9543567
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery. The manufacturing method according to the present invention is characterized by including: (1) an intermediate generation process, wherein an intermediate which is powder or a shaped object containing the first material compound which is a compound of the transition metal other than lithium, which constitutes said lithium composite oxide, is generated, (2) a lithium source compound addition process, wherein the second material compound which is a lithium compound is added so that the second material compound in the shape of film may adhere to the surface of said intermediate, and (3) a sintering process, wherein lithium composite oxide is generated by sintering said intermediate in the state where said second material compound has adhered to its surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoto Ohira, Ryuta Sugiura, Shohei Yokoyama, Miho Endo, Koji Kimura, Tsutomu Nanataki
  • Patent number: 9212087
    Abstract: A glass-ceramics composite material suitable for a low-temperature firing use, which has high moisture resistance and thermal conductivity, is provided. In the glass-ceramics composite material which contains aluminum nitride (AlN) particles as a filler, even in a case where boron oxide (B2O3) is blended as a flux of a glass phase, by adjusting the composition of raw materials which forms the glass phase to a specific conditions to make the crystal phase which contains boron (B) precipitate at the time of firing of the glass-ceramics composite material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinsuke Yano, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Naoto Ohira, Hirofumi Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 9212085
    Abstract: An easily-administered technology which demonstrates the intrinsic thermal conductivity improvement effect by addition of non-oxide system compound crystal phase (filler particles) and makes it possible to sufficiently raise the thermal conductivity of a glass-ceramics composite material is provided. In the glass phase which constitutes a glass-ceramics composite material, the quantity of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) component is increased under a condition where at least either of zinc oxide (ZnO) component or magnesium oxide (MgO) component exists in a predetermined quantity or more. Thereby, the unintended reaction between a non-oxide system compound crystal phase and a glass phase can be suppressed, and the intrinsic thermal conductivity improvement effect by addition of non-oxide system compound crystal phase (filler particles) can be demonstrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinsuke Yano, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Tsutomu Nanataki, Hirofumi Yamaguchi, Natsumi Shimogawa, Naoto Ohira
  • Publication number: 20140316315
    Abstract: A protection member which protects at least a portion of the body of a person or an animal, includes: an impact relaxing portion which is changed according to the shape of a part of the person or the animal to be mounted and absorbs an impact; a deformation suppressing member which suppresses deformation of the shape of the protection member and disperses the impact absorbed by the impact relaxing portion; and a close contact surface which is provided in at least a portion of a mounting surface of the protection member. The deformation suppressing member includes base bodies made of a material harder than the impact relaxing portion and shape defining portions made of a material harder than the base body. The base bodies are provided to be lined up along the planar direction of the protection member, and the shape defining portion is provided in at least a portion between the base bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventor: Naoto Ohira
  • Publication number: 20140296053
    Abstract: A glass-ceramics composite material suitable for a low-temperature firing use, which has high moisture resistance and thermal conductivity, is provided. In the glass-ceramics composite material which contains aluminum nitride (AlN) particles as a filler, even in a case where boron oxide (B2O3) is blended as a flux of a glass phase, by adjusting the composition of raw materials which forms the glass phase to a specific conditions to make the crystal phase which contains boron (B) precipitate at the time of firing of the glass-ceramics composite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinsuke YANO, Yoshihiro TANAKA, Naoto OHIRA, Hirofumi YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20140206522
    Abstract: An easily-administered technology which demonstrates the intrinsic thermal conductivity improvement effect by addition of non-oxide system compound crystal phase (filler particles) and makes it possible to sufficiently raise the thermal conductivity of a glass-ceramics composite material is provided. In the glass phase which constitutes a glass-ceramics composite material, the quantity of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) component is increased under a condition where at least either of zinc oxide (ZnO) component or magnesium oxide (MgO) component exists in a predetermined quantity or more. Thereby, the unintended reaction between a non-oxide system compound crystal phase and a glass phase can be suppressed, and the intrinsic thermal conductivity improvement effect by addition of non-oxide system compound crystal phase (filler particles) can be demonstrated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinsuke YANO, Yoshihiro TANAKA, Tsutomu NANATAKI, Hirofumi YAMAGUCHI, Natsumi SHIMOGAWA, Naoto OHIRA
  • Patent number: 8617414
    Abstract: The first invention relates to powders for producing a Ni—Cu—Zn system ferrite ceramics sintered body, comprising ferrite calcined powders and NiO powders, wherein the specific surface area of said ferrite calcined powders is within the range of 4.0 m2/g to 14.0 m2/g, the spinel included in said ferrite calcined powders is such that Ni does not solve, the composition of said spinel is such that Fe2O3 is within the range of 49.0 mol % to 60.0 mol % and the remaining comprises CuO and ZnO, and the ratio of ZnO relative to CuO in mole percent is within the range of 1.0 to 4.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuichi Ozawa, Naoto Ohira, Kouichi Kondou
  • Publication number: 20130071553
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery. The manufacturing method according to the present invention is characterized by including: (1) an intermediate generation process, wherein an intermediate which is powder or a shaped object containing the first material compound which is a compound of the transition metal other than lithium, which constitutes said lithium composite oxide, is generated, (2) a lithium source compound addition process, wherein the second material compound which is a lithium compound is added so that the second material compound in the shape of film may adhere to the surface of said intermediate, and (3) a sintering process, wherein lithium composite oxide is generated by sintering said intermediate in the state where said second material compound has adhered to its surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoto OHIRA, Ryuta Sugiura, Shohei Yokoyama, Miho Endo, Koji Kimura, Tsutomu Nanataki