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).
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Publication number: 20240103783Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.Inventors: Bo LIU, Kimihiko Sasaki, Mari Kodama, Yuka Sugiyama, Yoshie Ohira, Naoto Yamasaki, Kazuki Nagashima
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Publication number: 20240069824Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Naoto YAMASAKI, Yoshie OHIRA
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Publication number: 20210336248Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Nobuhiro MORISAKI, Yukinobu YURA, Naoto OHIRA, Eiji NAKASHIMA, Kengo OISHI
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Patent number: 10637055Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 13, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Yukinobu Yura, Naoto Ohira
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Patent number: 10629905Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 13, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Yukinobu Yura, Naoto Ohira, Shigeki Okada
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Patent number: 10454109Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 13, 2018Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Naoto Ohira, Yukinobu Yura, Shigeki Okada
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Publication number: 20180233745Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Yukinobu YURA, Naoto OHIRA, Shigeki OKADA
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Publication number: 20180233731Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Yukinobu Yura, Naoto Ohira, Shigeki Okada
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Publication number: 20180233744Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Naoto OHIRA, Yukinobu Yura, Shigeki Okada
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Publication number: 20180233746Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Yukinobu YURA, Naoto OHIRA
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Publication number: 20170317334Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Yukinobu YURA, Naoto OHIRA, Nobuyuki KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 9767961Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 13, 2012Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Naoto Ohira, Natsumi Shimogawa, Hirofumi Yamaguchi, Tsutomu Nanataki
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Patent number: 9543567Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Naoto Ohira, Ryuta Sugiura, Shohei Yokoyama, Miho Endo, Koji Kimura, Tsutomu Nanataki
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Patent number: 9212087Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 11, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Shinsuke Yano, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Naoto Ohira, Hirofumi Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 9212085Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 21, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Shinsuke Yano, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Tsutomu Nanataki, Hirofumi Yamaguchi, Natsumi Shimogawa, Naoto Ohira
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Publication number: 20140316315Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventor: Naoto Ohira
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Publication number: 20140296053Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Shinsuke YANO, Yoshihiro TANAKA, Naoto OHIRA, Hirofumi YAMAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20140206522Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Shinsuke YANO, Yoshihiro TANAKA, Tsutomu NANATAKI, Hirofumi YAMAGUCHI, Natsumi SHIMOGAWA, Naoto OHIRA
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Patent number: 8617414Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 1, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Shuichi Ozawa, Naoto Ohira, Kouichi Kondou
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Publication number: 20130071553Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Naoto OHIRA, Ryuta Sugiura, Shohei Yokoyama, Miho Endo, Koji Kimura, Tsutomu Nanataki