Patents by Inventor Noboru Murata
Noboru Murata 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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Patent number: 11954555Abstract: A sensor interface circuit includes: an RF switch having a control node; a bias circuit electrically connected to the control node and applying, to the control node, a voltage at a first level or a second level corresponding to a linear region of a reflection characteristic; a first variable oscillation circuit electrically connectable to a first sensor; a second variable oscillation circuit electrically connectable to a second sensor; and a difference circuit electrically connected between the first variable oscillation circuit and the bias circuit, and between the second variable oscillation circuit and the bias circuit.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignees: NISSHINBO MICRO DEVICES INC., TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Sato, Masayuki Sato, Noboru Ishihara, Shinji Murata
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Patent number: 8378929Abstract: Luminance life can be enhanced in a vacuum fluorescent display that is driven according to a dynamic drive scheme and that uses a phosphor having remarkable luminance saturation. A drive method for a vacuum fluorescent display, having causing a phosphor layer formed on an anode to display under low-energy electron excitation by the dynamic driving, wherein the phosphor included in the phosphor layer is a phosphor in which the luminance increases when a pulse width is reduced under conditions in which the Du is kept the same in the dynamic driving, and in which, after a voltage is applied to the anode and the luminance of the phosphor is saturated, the time at which the luminance value decreases to 10% of the saturation luminance value following stoppage of the voltage application is 200 ?sec or more; and wherein the pulse width and pulse repetition period in the dynamic driving are made variable in the direction of maintaining the initial luminance of the phosphor as driving time elapses.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2010Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignees: Noritake Itron Corporation, Noritake Co., LimitedInventors: Shigeki Kikuta, Kenji Nakanishi, Noboru Murata, Motohisa Isaka
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Patent number: 8030416Abstract: There is provided an organic-inorganic hybrid vitreous material comprising a composite of a polycondensate of an organoalkoxysilane represented by R1nSi(OR2)4-n (R1 is an organic group, R2 is a C1-C5 alkyl group, and n is 1-2) and an organic polymer, wherein the polycondensate of the organoalkoxysilane is in 40-70 wt % and the organic polymer is in 30-60 wt % in case that the total weight of the composite is taken as 100 wt %.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2007Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Central Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Noboru Murata, Chiharu Takimoto, Yohei Sato
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Publication number: 20100194788Abstract: Luminance life can be enhanced in a vacuum fluorescent display that is driven according to a dynamic drive scheme and that uses a phosphor having remarkable luminance saturation. A drive method for a vacuum fluorescent display, having causing a phosphor layer formed on an anode to display under low-energy electron excitation by the dynamic driving, wherein the phosphor included in the phosphor layer is a phosphor in which the luminance increases when a pulse width is reduced under conditions in which the Du is kept the same in the dynamic driving, and in which, after a voltage is applied to the anode and the luminance of the phosphor is saturated, the time at which the luminance value decreases to 10% of the saturation luminance value following stoppage of the voltage application is 200 ?sec or more; and wherein the pulse width and pulse repetition period in the dynamic driving are made variable in the direction of maintaining the initial luminance of the phosphor as driving time elapses.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2010Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicants: NORITAKE ITRON CORPORATION, NORITAKE CO. LIMITEDInventors: Shigeki Kikuta, Kenji Nakanishi, Noboru Murata, Motohisa Isaka
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Publication number: 20100128066Abstract: It is provided at a reasonable cost an image display method and image display apparatus having a small-sized display drive control circuits even in the case of many intensity levels. The plurality of bit strings constituting the indicative data D defining multiple intensity levels are divided into the first bit group including a plurality of bits and the second bit group including a plurality of bits except the bits included in the first bit group, and they are alternately supplied to the input terminals, predetermined light-emitting bodies 22 is lighted in an intensity level corresponding to the first bit group, in the first period K1 set in a luminous control period that is repeatedly assigned to the predetermined light-emitting bodies, and the predetermined light-emitting element 22 is lighted in a relatively finely-set intensity level corresponding to the second bit group, in the second period K2 set in a luminous control period.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2008Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicants: NORITAKE CO., LIMITED, NORITAKE ITRON CORPORATIONInventors: Noboru Murata, Toru Kohama, Masaaki Nakamura
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Patent number: 7638199Abstract: The present invention relates to a glass substrate which is characterized in that it has a primer layer that is formed thereon and includes a hydrolysis product of a hydrolysable silicon compound having an alkylene group and a hydrolysis product of a hydrolysable zirconium compound or hydrolysable titanium compound, and that, in the primer layer, zirconium is in an amount by weight ratio of 0.0002 times to 0.0025 times that of silicon, or titanium is in an amount by weight ratio of 0.0005 times to 0.0045 times that of silicon. Furthermore, the present invention relates to an anti-fogging article having a resin film that exhibits water-absorptive property and/or hydrophilic property and is formed on the primer layer of the glass substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2004Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignee: Central Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Toshihiro Hirano, Toru Hirotsu, Noboru Murata, Masahiro Hirukawa, Nobuyuki Itakura
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Publication number: 20080160187Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating agent for forming an antifogging film on a substrate. This coating agent is formed of a solvent and a mixture containing: (A) an organic isocyanate; (B) a water-absorbing polyol; (C) an acryl polyol; and (D) a surface active agent having an active hydrogen group.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2005Publication date: July 3, 2008Applicant: CENTRAL GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Noboru Murata, Masahiro Hirukawa, Toshihiro Hirano
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Publication number: 20070099000Abstract: The present invention relates to a glass substrate which is characterized in that it has a primer layer that is formed thereon and includes a hydrolysis product of a hydrolysable silicon compound having an alkylene group and a hydrolysis product of a hydrolysable zirconium compound or hydrolysable titanium compound, and that, in the primer layer, zirconium is in an amount by weight ratio of 0.0002 times to 0.0025 times that of silicon, or titanium is in an amount by weight ratio of 0.0005 times to 0.0045 times that of silicon. Furthermore, the present invention relates to an anti-fogging article having a resin film that exhibits water-absorptive property and/or hydrophilic property and is formed on the primer layer of the glass substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2004Publication date: May 3, 2007Applicant: Central Glass Company LimitedInventors: Toshihiro Hirano, Toru Hirotsu, Noboru Murata, Masahiro Hirukawa, Nobuyuki Itakura
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Publication number: 20060047064Abstract: The invention relates to a two-package coating agent for forming an antifogging film. This coating agent contains a first coating agent comprising an isocyanate containing an isocyanate group; and a second coating agent comprising (a) a polyol component comprising at least a water-absorbing polyol and a hydrophobic polyol and (b) a surfactant comprising a group that is reactive with the isocyanate group. It is possible to form an antifogging film by a method including the steps of mixing the first and second coating agents together to prepare a coating agent; applying the coating agent to the substrate to form a precursory film on the substrate; and hardening the precursory film under room temperature or heating into the antifogging film.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2003Publication date: March 2, 2006Inventors: Noboru Murata, Masahiro Hirukawa, Hiroshi Honjo, Toshiro Matsuura, Seiji Yamazaki
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Patent number: 6932926Abstract: The object of the present invention is to produce plural resin forms at one time with stability by dividing resin starting material continuously in a short time and with the same residence time into plural parts having desired amounts of resin and discharging to solidify them. The producing method is comprising, providing a liquid partition on the die land and/or die lip of a coat hanger shaped die along with the flow direction, introducing starting material for resin into said coat hanger shaped die and dividing it into plural parts and then discharging and solidifying on the adherent.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2001Date of Patent: August 23, 2005Assignee: Suneast Research LtdInventor: Noboru Murata
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Patent number: 6800365Abstract: An antifogging article includes a substrate and an antifogging film covering the substrate. This antifogging film contains a water-absorbing organic polymer and an inorganic substance and has a water repellent finishing on a surface of the antifogging film. Another antifogging article includes (1) a substrate, (2) a water-absorbing, antifogging film covering the substrate, and (3) a water-permeable, protective film covering the antifogging film. This antifogging film contains (a) a polyvinyl acetal resin having a degree of acetalization of not greater than 10 mol % and (b) a hydrolysate or partial hydrolysate of an alkylsilylisocyanate represented by the general formula R2nSiR14−n where R1 is an alkyl group having a carbon atom number of 1 or 2, R2 is an isocyanate group, and n is 1 or 2. These antifogging articles are superior in antifogging property and abrasion resistance.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2002Date of Patent: October 5, 2004Assignee: Central Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Seiji Yamazaki, Noboru Murata, Hideki Yamamoto
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Patent number: 6531215Abstract: An antifogging article includes a substrate and an antifogging film covering the substrate. This antifogging film contains a water-absorbing organic polymer and an inorganic substance and has a water repellent finishing on a surface of the antifogging film. Another antifogging article includes (1) a substrate, (2) a water-absorbing, antifogging film covering the substrate, and (3) a water-permeable, protective film covering the antifogging film. This antifogging film contains (a) a polyvinyl acetal resin having a degree of acetalization of not greater than 10 mol % and (b) a hydrolysate or partial hydrolysate of an alkylsilylisocyanate. This constituent (b) can be replaced with at least one of a silylisocyanate, its hydrolysate, and its partial condensate. These antifogging articles are superior in antifogging property and abrasion resistance.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2001Date of Patent: March 11, 2003Assignee: Central Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Seiji Yamazaki, Noboru Murata, Hideki Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20030001302Abstract: The object of the present invention is to produce plural resin forms at one time with stability by dividing resin starting material continuously in a short time and with the same residence time into plural parts having desired amounts of resin and discharging to solidify them.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2002Publication date: January 2, 2003Inventor: Noboru Murata
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Publication number: 20020176983Abstract: An antifogging article includes a substrate and an antifogging film covering the substrate. This antifogging film contains a water-absorbing organic polymer and an inorganic substance and has a water repellent finishing on a surface of the antifogging film. Another antifogging article includes (1) a substrate, (2) a water-absorbing, antifogging film covering the substrate, and (3) a water-permeable, protective film covering the antifogging film. This antifogging film contains (a) a polyvinyl acetal resin having a degree of acetalization of not greater than 10 mol % and (b) a hydrolysate or partial hydrolysate of an alkylsilylisocyanate represented by the general formula R2nSiR14-n where R1 is an alkyl group having a carbon atom number of 1 or 2, R2 is an isocyanate group, and n is 1 or 2. These antifogging articles are superior in antifogging property and abrasion resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2002Publication date: November 28, 2002Applicant: Central Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Seiji Yamazaki, Noboru Murata, Hideki Yamamoto
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Patent number: 6420020Abstract: An antifogging article includes a substrate and an antifogging film covering the substrate. This antifogging film contains a water-absorbing organic polymer and an inorganic substance and has a water repellent finishing on a surface of the antifogging film. Another antifogging article includes (1) a substrate, (2) a water-absorbing, antifogging film covering the substrate, and (3) a water-permeable, protective film covering the antifogging film. This antifogging film contains (a) a polyvinyl acetal resin having a degree of acetalization of not greater than 10 mol % and (b) a hydrolysate or partial hydrolysate of an alkylsilylisocyanate represented by the general formula R2nSiR14−n where R1 is an alkyl group having a carbon atom number of 1 or 2, R2 is an isocyanate group, and n is 1 or 2. These antifogging articles are superior in antifogging property and abrasion resistance.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2000Date of Patent: July 16, 2002Assignee: Central Glass Company LimitedInventors: Seiji Yamazaki, Noboru Murata, Hideki Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20020037402Abstract: An antifogging article includes a substrate and an antifogging film covering the substrate. This antifogging film contains a water-absorbing organic polymer and an inorganic substance and has a water repellent finishing on a surface of the antifogging film. Another antifogging article includes (1) a substrate, (2) a water-absorbing, antifogging film covering the substrate, and (3) a water-permeable, protective film covering the antifogging film. This antifogging film contains (a) a polyvinyl acetal resin having a degree of acetalization of not greater than 10 mol % and (b) a hydrolysate or partial hydrolysate of an alkylsilylisocyanate. This constituent (b) can be replaced with at least one of a silylisocyanate, its hydrolysate, and its partial condensate. These antifogging articles are superior in antifogging property and abrasion resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2001Publication date: March 28, 2002Inventors: Seiji Yamazaki, Noboru Murata, Hideki Yamamoto
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Patent number: 5219811Abstract: To produce a modified barium titanate ceramic which is semiconductive and sufficiently high in breakdown voltage and has a low specific resistance at room temperature and a high positive temperature coefficient (PTC) of resistance, the invention provides a powder composition comprising (A) a basic mixture consisting of 45-85 mol % of BaTiO.sub.3 powder, 1-20 mol % of SrTiO.sub.3 powder, 5-20 mol % of CaTiO.sub.3 powder and 1-20 mol % of PbTiO.sub.3 powder, (B) a source of a dopant element such as Nb, Sb, Y, La or Ce to render the ceramic semiconductive, (C) a source of Mn such as MnC.sub.2 O.sub.4 and/or a source of Cu such as CuO added such that the total amount of Mn and Cu is not more than 0.06 mol % on the basis of the quantity of the mixture (A) with proviso that the amount of Mn is not more than 0.025 mol % and (D) SiO.sub.2 amounting to 0.1-2.0 mol % on the basis of the quantity of the mixture (A). The BaTiO.sub.3 powder and the SrTiO.sub.3 powder are produced by calcining BaTiO(C.sub.2 O.sub.4).sub.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 1992Date of Patent: June 15, 1993Assignee: Central Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Takamitsu Enomoto, Midori Kawahara, Noboru Murata, Hiroshi Ueda, Naoki Okada
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Patent number: 4960551Abstract: A modified lead barium titanate ceramic which has a fundamental composition of (Ba.sub.1-x-y Sb.sub.y Pb.sub.x)TiO.sub.3, where x is not greater than 0.9 and usually not smaller than 0.6 and y is from 0.001 to 0.1, and has a high positive temperature coefficient of resistivity (PTCR) over a range of temperature higher than about 350.degree. C. at the lower boundary, is produced by using a metal salt of an organic acid such as lead titanate salt of oxalic acid as the source of Pb and by adding at least one of BaCO.sub.3, SiO.sub.2, BN and TiO.sub.2 to the raw materials of the above fundamental composition. After thermally decomposing the organic acid metal salt the mixture of the raw materials including the additive(s) is compacted and sintered.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 1988Date of Patent: October 2, 1990Assignee: Central Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Takamitsu Eonomoto, Hiroshi Ueda, Midori Kawahara, Naoki Okada, Noboru Murata
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Patent number: 4264743Abstract: A flexible or semi-rigid open-cell, polyurethane foam sealing material prepared from a polyisocyanate and a polyol component, a major portion of said polyol component consisting of a polyol derived from a dimer acid or castor oil, castor oil, or a mixture thereof in the presence of a blowing agent, a foam stabilizer, a catalyst, and, optionally, a lipophilic filler.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 1979Date of Patent: April 28, 1981Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takao Maruyama, Koichi Kusakawa, Toshiaki Kimura, Noboru Murata