Patents by Inventor Noritake Shizawa

Noritake Shizawa 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).

  • Patent number: 11044838
    Abstract: Effectively control the temperature of a control unit of a railway equipment inspecting and measuring apparatus, and install the control unit of the railway equipment inspecting and measuring on the roof of the passenger car. The first space is formed between the control unit and the heat insulating case. The second space is formed between the heat insulating case and the cover. In the first space, heat is conducted between the air in the first space and the heat exchange element by the first heat conducting member, and the first fan causes circulation of the air in the first space. In the second space, heat is conducted between the air in the second space and the heat exchange element by the second heat conducting member, and the air inside the second space is diffused by blowing the air from a suction port into the second space with the second fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECH FINE SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideyasu Suzuki, Takeshi Kurokawa, Tomohiko Kai, Masaki Araki, Tomoya Sasaki, Takeshi Iga, Tomoharu Isozaki, Noritake Shizawa, Keishin Hamaoka, Takahiro Daikoku
  • Patent number: 10591442
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of checking defects of a rail for a vehicle with a high SN ratio. A detection device (2) for generating check data related to the defects of a railway rail RR (rail for a vehicle) is provided with an oscillating coil C1 (211) and an oscillating coil C2 (211) that are disposed on the surface opposite the railway rail RR and generate AC magnetic fields whose directions are opposite to each other, and a receiving coil (212) that is positioned between or in the vicinity the oscillation coils and that outputs a magnetic field waveform based on the magnetic fields received from the oscillating coils as the check data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuzo Kawabata, Akihiko Kandori, Noritake Shizawa, Kenji Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Kanda
  • Publication number: 20190297750
    Abstract: Effectively control the temperature of a control unit of a railway equipment inspecting and measuring apparatus, and install the control unit of the railway equipment inspecting and measuring on the roof of the passenger car. The first space is formed between the control unit and the heat insulating case. The second space is formed between the heat insulating case and the cover. In the first space, heat is conducted between the air in the first space and the heat exchange element by the first heat conducting member, and the first fan causes circulation of the air in the first space. In the second space, heat is conducted between the air in the second space and the heat exchange element by the second heat conducting member, and the air inside the second space is diffused by blowing the air from a suction port into the second space with the second fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: HITACHI HIGH-TECH FINE SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideyasu SUZUKI, Takeshi KUROKAWA, Tomohiko KAI, Masaki ARAKI, Tomoya SASAKI, Takeshi IGA, Tomoharu ISOZAKI, Noritake SHIZAWA, Keishin HAMAOKA, Takahiro DAIKOKU
  • Publication number: 20180172639
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of checking defects of a rail for a vehicle with a high SN ratio. A detection device (2) for generating check data related to the defects of a railway rail RR (rail for a vehicle) is provided with an oscillating coil C1 (211) and an oscillating coil C2 (211) that are disposed on the surface opposite the railway rail RR and generate AC magnetic fields whose directions are opposite to each other, and a receiving coil (212) that is positioned between or in the vicinity the oscillation coils and that outputs a magnetic field waveform based on the magnetic fields received from the oscillating coils as the check data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Ryuzo KAWABATA, Akihiko KANDORI, Noritake SHIZAWA, Kenji YAMAMOTO, Hiroyuki KANDA
  • Patent number: 8770965
    Abstract: A microstructure transferring device is characterized in that the device comprises a stamper made from a first photo-curable resin composition cured with light with a first wavelength, and a light source emitting light with a second wavelength longer than the first wavelength. The microstructure is transferred to an impression receptor supplied with a second photo-curable resin composition, which is curable with light with the second wavelength emitted by the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuta Washiya, Masahiko Ogino, Noritake Shizawa, Kyoichi Mori, Akihiro Miyauchi
  • Patent number: 8690559
    Abstract: The present invention provides a nano-imprinting resin stamper including a micro structure layer on a transmissive support basal material, the micro structure layer being formed of a polymer of a resin composition that contains a silsesquioxane derivative as a major constituent having a plurality of polymerizable functional groups, another polymerizable resin component having a plurality of polymerizable functional groups and different from the silsesquioxane derivative, and a photopolymerizable initiator, in which the content percentage of the photopolymerizable initiator is equal to or more than 0.3 mass % and equal to or less than 3 mass % relative to a total mass of the silsesquioxane derivative and the polymerizable resin component, and the micro structure layer permits equal to or more than 80% of light to pass therethrough at a wavelength of 365 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Ishii, Masahiko Ogino, Noritake Shizawa, Kyoichi Mori, Akihiro Miyauchi
  • Patent number: 8668487
    Abstract: A micro-pattern transferring stamper includes a supporting base material and a microstructure layer formed on the supporting base material, the microstructure layer is a polymer of a resin composition that mainly contains a silsesquioxane derivative containing a plurality of polymerizable functional groups, and one or plural kinds of monomer elements containing a plurality of polymerizable functional groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Ishii, Masahiko Ogino, Noritake Shizawa, Kyoichi Mori, Akihiro Miyauchi
  • Patent number: 8603380
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a stamper for transferring fine pattern and a method for manufacturing the stamper, the stamper has a fine structure layer to improve a continuous transferring property of the resinous stamper, and to allow accurate and continuous transferring. In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a stamper for transferring fine pattern, including: a fine structure layer on a supporting substrate, in which the fine structure layer is a polymer of a resinous compound whose principal component is silsesquioxane derivative having a plurality of polymerizable functional groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Ishii, Masahiko Ogino, Noritake Shizawa, Kyoichi Mori, Akihiro Miyauchi
  • Patent number: 8562896
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a micropattern transfer method and a micropattern transfer device in which the small amount of resin is applied to a substrate, and the nonuniformity in thickness is prevented to arise on the obtained pattern forming layer. In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a micropattern transfer method in which a micropattern is transferred to a resin by pressing a stamper having the micropattern onto the resin applied to a substrate, including the steps of: applying the resin to a surface of the substrate discretely in order to obtain a plurality of resin islands so that a center portion of each of the resin islands forms a planar thin-film, and a peripheral portion of the resin island rises higher than the center portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Ishii, Masahiko Ogino, Noritake Shizawa, Kyoichi Mori, Akihiro Miyauchi
  • Patent number: 8535035
    Abstract: A fine-structure transfer apparatus has a base plate, a first post and a second post erected on the upper surface of the base plate, an elongated stamper that is fixed at one end to the upper end face of the first post. The stamper is supported at the other end in a vertically movable manner by means of an ascending/descending unit provided on the second post. A transfer element holding stage is provided on the upper surface of the base plate between the first and second posts in a position that corresponds to the position of the lower surface of the elongated stamper where a fine pattern is formed. A pressure-applying unit is provided to reciprocate on the upper surface of the elongated stamper along a longitudinal direction thereof. The transfer apparatus is characterized by the ease with which the stamper can be detached from the transfer element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Kyoichi Mori, Noritake Shizawa, Naoaki Yamashita, Koji Tsushima, Toshimitsu Shiraishi
  • Publication number: 20130224322
    Abstract: A method for removing foreign matters attaching on a surface of a fine pattern of a mold, having the fine pattern being convexo-concave, at least on one surface thereof, thereby cleaning the fine pattern surface of the mold, and an imprinting device applying that method therein, without removing, comprises the following steps of: applying a photo-curable resin on a surface of a body to be transcribed, onto which the mold is suppressed, and thereby forming a photo-curable resin layer; suppressing the mold on the photo-curable resin, which is applied on the surface of the body to be transcribed; separating the photo-curable resin cured from the mold, after curing the photo-curable resin, and whereby taking the foreign matters attaching on the surface of the fine pattern into the photo-curable resin cured to remove them, wherein the photo-curable resin to be formed on the surface of the body to be transcribed is formed with such thickness that it can remove the foreign matters attaching on the fine pattern, and
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Noritake Shizawa, Naoaki Yamashita, Masashi Aoki, Tetsuhiro Hatogai
  • Publication number: 20130011632
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a microfine structure comprising the steps of: forming a resin film by applying a liquid polymerizable resin composition containing a high molecular weight component, a low molecular weight component and a reactive dilution component to an adhesion promoting layer formed on a substrate; imprinting a mold with an extremely fine convex concave pattern onto the resin film; and transferring the convex concave pattern to the resin film. Herein, components of the adhesion promoting layer, the high molecular weight component, the low molecular weight component and the reactive dilution component respectively have cross-linking reactive functional groups which react with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Masahiko Ogino, Susumu Komoriya, Akihiro Miyauchi, Ryuta Washiya, Kyoichi Mori, Noritake Shizawa
  • Publication number: 20130001835
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a stamper for transferring fine pattern and a method for manufacturing the stamper, the stamper has a fine structure layer to improve a continuous transferring property of the resinous stamper, and to allow accurate and continuous transferring. In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a stamper for transferring fine pattern, including: a fine structure layer on a supporting substrate, in which the fine structure layer is a polymer of a resinous compound whose principal component is silsesquioxane derivative having a plurality of polymerizable functional groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Satoshi ISHII, Masahiko OGINO, Noritake SHIZAWA, Kyoichi MORI, Akihiro MIYAUCHI
  • Publication number: 20120321738
    Abstract: A micro-pattern transferring stamper includes a supporting base material and a microstructure layer formed on the supporting base material, the microstructure layer is a polymer of a resin composition that mainly contains a silsesquioxane derivative containing a plurality of polymerizable functional groups, and one or plural kinds of monomer elements containing a plurality of polymerizable functional groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Ishii, Masahiko Ogino, Noritake Shizawa, Kyoichi Mori, Akihiro Miyauchi
  • Publication number: 20120319326
    Abstract: The fine structure transfer apparatus is provided with a pattern transfer mechanism having a resin applying mechanism, a substrate handling mechanism, an aligning mechanism, a pressurizing mechanism, and a peeling mechanism, and the pressurizing mechanism is configured of an upper head section and a lower stage section, the molding die having the fine pattern formed thereon is fixed on the lower surface of the upper head section, and after pressurization and transfer, the lower stage section retracts from a position below the substrate in the state wherein the substrate is adhered to the molding die, then, after the peeling mechanism is moved to a position below the substrate, the substrate adhered to the molding die is peeled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Shiraishi, Kyoichi Mori, Noritake Shizawa, Naoaki Yamashita, Masahiko Ogino, Akihiro Miyauchi
  • Patent number: 8333915
    Abstract: A fine-structure transfer method in which a fine-featured pattern formed on one of the two surfaces of a stamper is pressed against a coating of a resist on one of the two surfaces of a transfer element so as to transfer the fine-featured pattern to the resist coating, wherein the atmosphere in the space between the stamper and the transfer element is replaced by the vapor of the resist before the stamper is pressed against the transfer element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Kyoichi Mori, Naoaki Yamashita, Noritake Shizawa, Koji Tsushima
  • Patent number: 8245346
    Abstract: Cleaner liquid flow passages for discharging cleaner liquid from a rotatable brush unit are formed in a rotatable brush unit. The cleaner liquid flow passages are formed as passages wherein the cleaner liquid fed to a hollow portion in a rotary shaft flows to openings in brush cleaner circular plates via lateral grooves provided around the outer circumference of a core roller and along the axial direction. A cleaner liquid fed to discs from a cleaner nozzle contains dirt when the discs are cleaned and the dirt is sucked into the cleaner liquid passages and the dirt is discharged from the rotatable brush unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Noritake Shizawa, Brian Rattray
  • Publication number: 20120205838
    Abstract: A microstructure transferring device is characterized in that the device comprises a stamper made from a first photo-curable resin composition cured with light with a first wavelength, and a light source emitting light with a second wavelength longer than the first wavelength. The microstructure is transferred to an impression receptor supplied with a second photo-curable resin composition, which is curable with light with the second wavelength emitted by the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Ryuta WASHIYA, Masahiko Ogino, Noritake Shizawa, Kyoichi Mori, Akihiro Miyauchi
  • Patent number: 8186992
    Abstract: In a micropattern transfer device, a stamper on which a fine indented pattern is formed is brought into contact with a material to be transferred, and the fine indented pattern on the stamper is transferred onto a surface of the material to be transferred. The micropattern transfer device includes a holding mechanism which holds an entire outer circumferential portion of the material to be transferred. The holding mechanism holds the material to be transferred such that a distance between the material to be transferred and the stamper is substantially equal to or shorter than a distance between the holding mechanism and the stamper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuta Washiya, Masahiko Ogino, Noritake Shizawa, Kyoichi Mori, Akihiro Miyauchi
  • Publication number: 20120128811
    Abstract: A double-sided imprinting device includes a top-side stamper device supported by a going up and down mechanism, and a bottom-side stamper device and a transferred body detachment device firmly provided on a moving table placed on a guide rail, in which the moving table can be moved back and forth on the guide rail by a movement driving mechanism, with a position of the top-side stamper device as a center, the bottom-side stamper device and the transferred body detachment device can move alternately to a position opposing the top-side stamper device. A bottom-side stamper provided at the bottom-side stamper device has a rectangular shape and a top-side stamper provided at the top-side stamper device has a rectangular shape so that the rectangular-shaped bottom-side stamper and the rectangular-shaped top-side stamper are provided so as to oppose in a cross shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Noritake SHIZAWA, Kyoichi Mori, Toshimitsu Shiraishi, Naoaki Yamashita