Patents by Inventor Noriaki Kataoka

Noriaki Kataoka 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: 20230320388
    Abstract: A sterilizing device evenly irradiating an entire surface of a food with electron beam to provide a sterilizing effect based on the electron beam to the entire surface is provided. The sterilizing device includes: an electron-beam irradiator unit 10 configured to irradiate a process-target object (such as a raw egg) 40 with electron beam EB; a placement stage 22 for the process-target object 40; and a slit SL arranged between the process-target object 40 and the electron-beam irradiator unit 10, the slit unit SL includes a plurality of openings, and is arranged to be upper than a high portion of the process-target object 40. In this manner, since the process-target object 40 is irradiated with the electron beam EB through the slit SL, its entire surface can be more evenly irradiated with the electron beam, and a sterilizing effect based on the electron beam can be provided to the entire surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Noriaki KATAOKA, Daigo KAWAHARA, Masayuki SEKIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 7134789
    Abstract: A roller chain is provided, which is composed of more than one roller and a carrier belt. The roller chain helps make sure of keeping the rollers against moving on the skew even under carrying high loads while the carrier belt is made to have a large space to reserve lubricant sufficient to ensure good lubrication. The carrier belt is comprised of a pair of continuous bands lying to carry or bear axially opposite ends of the roller across an area set off-center from an axis of the roller, and more than one U-type separator to join the continuous bands together with one another. The U-type separators 6 are each composed of a pair of legs joined together with their associated continuous bands, and a horizontal bridge interconnecting the sidewise spaced leg with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Nippon Thompson Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shouji Nagao, Hiroaki Izumi, Noriaki Kataoka
  • Publication number: 20050152625
    Abstract: A roller chain is provided, which is composed of more than one roller and a carrier belt. The roller chain helps make sure of keeping the rollers against moving on the skew even under carrying high loads while the carrier belt is made to have a large space to reserve lubricant sufficient to ensure good lubrication. The carrier belt is comprised of a pair of continuous bands lying to carry or bear axially opposite ends of the roller across an area set off-centre from an axis of the roller, and more than one U-type separator to join the continuous bands together with one another. The U-type separators 6 are each composed of a pair of legs joined together with their associated continuous bands, and a horizontal bridge interconnecting the sidewise spaced leg with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2005
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Applicant: Nippon Thompson Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shouji Nagao, Hiroaki Izumi, Noriaki Kataoka
  • Patent number: 5285187
    Abstract: A vehicle collision detecting apparatus includes an acceleration sensor detecting acceleration of a motorcar, a frequency filter extracting a signal in a predetermined frequency band from the acceleration signal, and a detector for detecting a collision in accordance with the extracted signal. The detector supplies a trigger pulse to an airbag driver circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1994
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Manabu Hirao, Masahiro Miyamori, Noriaki Kataoka