Patents by Inventor Osamu Ogawa
Osamu Ogawa 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: 20210148479Abstract: A substrate storage container is provided with a valve body attached thereto which includes a first cylindrical portion having one end communicating with the outside of a container body, a second cylindrical portion having one end communicating with the interior of the container body and spaced apart from the other end of the first cylindrical portion, a plug member positioned between the other end of the first cylindrical portion and the other end of the second cylindrical portion, and an elastic body that covers at least the plug member and has an inner diameter equal to or smaller than the outer diameter of the plug member, and wherein gas flow to the container body is controlled by close contact between the plug member and the elastic body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2018Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventor: Osamu Ogawa
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Patent number: 10923373Abstract: A substrate storage container and gas replacement units are provided in which variations in humidity or concentration in an internal space are small. This is achieved by providing a container body capable of housing substrates, at least one intake valve for supplying an external gas to the internal space of the container body, and gas replacement units for blowing the supplied gas into the internal space of the container body. The container body is formed in an open front box, the intake valve is attached at the back of the bottom surface of the container, the gas replacement units each include a housing member and a cover member, each housing member has a plurality of first blowout holes for blowing the stored gas in one direction, and each cover member has a plurality of second blowout holes for blowing in a direction substantially opposite direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2017Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.Inventor: Osamu Ogawa
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Publication number: 20210032014Abstract: Corrosion resistance of valves is enhanced, while ensuring the check valve function of the valves against an inflow of outside air. Disclosed is a substrate storage container that includes: a container body for storing at least one substrate; a lid for closing an opening of the container body; and at least one valve for controlling gas flow to the container body or from the container body. The at least one valve includes an elastic, non-metallic seal lip in a communication passage that extends in a first direction and communicates between an outside of the container body and an inside of the container body. The seal lip has an umbrella-like form which closes on one side in the first direction and opens on the other side in the first direction, the seal lip abutting an inner peripheral wall of the communication passage on the other side.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2019Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.Inventor: Osamu OGAWA
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Publication number: 20210005492Abstract: Provided is a substrate storage container including a valve(s) capable of controlling flow of gas without using a metallic member. The valve(s) are attached to a substrate storage container and include: a cylindrical body having an open edge and an interior space; a stopcock portion partitioning the interior space into a first space and a second space and extending to the open edge; and an elastic body covering the open edge and the stopcock portion. The first space has a first communication hole communicating with an outside of the container body. The second space has a second communication hole communicating with an inside of the container body. The elastic body controls flow of gas relative to the container body by closely contacting the stopcock portion or separating from the stopcock portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2019Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.Inventor: Osamu OGAWA
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Publication number: 20200316033Abstract: Described herein are dosing regimens for the treatment of fungal infections such as onychomycosis using ravuconazole or a salt, solvate or prodrug thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2018Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: Seren Pharmaceuticals Inc.Inventors: Osamu Ogawa, Hideyo Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20200279761Abstract: The present disclosure provides a substrate storage container equipped with a container main body that has an opening portion formed by an opening frame at a front surface and is capable of storing a plurality of substrates and a lid that closes the opening portion. The container main body is of a box-like shape having the opening frame, a rear wall, a right wall, a left wall, a top wall, and a bottom wall. Each of the walls has a thickness which is thinner at a side toward the opening frame at the front surface than at a side toward the rear wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2018Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicant: Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.Inventor: Osamu OGAWA
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Patent number: 10703555Abstract: [Problem] To provide a flow path tube that prompts gas/liquid stirring of fluids flowing through a tube channel, enables adjustment of the flow rate, and furthermore suppresses passage of foreign substances. [Solution means] A flow path tube 1 is configured by inserting and disposing within a tube channel 12 of a flow path tube body 10 at least one or more porous materials 20 having a continuous void structure and a necessary length/a necessary diametrical dimension. Moreover, at least one or more ejection holes 18 are formed at given positions in the flow path tube body 10 or in the porous material 20 to form a jet nozzle tube 14 using the flow path tube 1. Furthermore, a valve body 26 is attached to the base end 10c of the flow path tube body 10 to form an aerosol valve tube 16 using the flow path tube 1.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2015Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Inventor: Osamu Ogawa
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Publication number: 20200185244Abstract: A substrate storage container comprises a container body that stores substrates, a lid that closes an opening of the container body, locking mechanisms provided on the lid and locking with the locking portions of the container body, and packing interposed between the container body and the lid, wherein the packing includes a first packing attached to the container body and a second packing attached to the lid, and wherein the first packing and the second packing are located inside the container body from positions of the locking portions when viewed from the direction orthogonal to the closing direction of the lid. As a result, a substrate storage container with improved internal cleanliness can be provided while also improving the sealability with respect to internal negative pressure and positive pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2018Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventor: Osamu Ogawa
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Publication number: 20200083077Abstract: A substrate storage container includes an annular packing provided between a container body for storing substrates and a lid. The container body has a seal surface which is in contact with the packing. The lid is provided with an attachment groove for attaching the packing. The packing is formed of a main body fitted in the attachment groove and an extended piece extending from the main body. The extended piece has a protrusion protruding toward the lid in the closing direction of the lid. A seal portion is located at an end beyond the protrusion. The seal portion is inverted to a side of the seal surface and a side of the main body and comes into contact with the seal surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2018Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventor: Osamu Ogawa
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Publication number: 20200020549Abstract: A substrate storage container comprises a container body capable of containing a plurality of substrates, and an air supply member capable of supplying gas from outside of the container body to an internal space, wherein for the substrate storage container the container body is formed in a front open box and the air supply member is attached to the bottom surface, and wherein a functional unit that changes the environment of the internal space to different states are connected with the air supply member so as to be able to be exchanged.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2018Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Osamu Ogawa, Kiminori Tominaga
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Publication number: 20190393062Abstract: A substrate storage container and a gas replacement unit capable of reducing variations in humidity or concentration of gas in a space above a substrate are provided. The substrate storage container comprises a container body having an opening and is capable of containing substrates, a lid, at least one intake valve for supplying gas to the inside of the container body, and at least one gas replacement unit which blows out the supplied gas wherein the at least one intake valve is attached to the back, bottom surface of the container body. The gas replacement unit includes a housing member and a cover member. The housing member has a plurality of first group blowout holes in the vertical direction, and the opening area of the top first group blowout hole is larger than the opening, area, of the second of the first group blowout holes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2017Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Osamu Ogawa, Kiminori Tominaga
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Publication number: 20190189485Abstract: A substrate storage container and gas replacement units are provided in which variations in humidity or concentration in an internal space are small. This is achieved by providing a container body capable of housing substrates, at least one intake valve for supplying an external gas to the internal space of the container body, and gas replacement units for blowing the supplied gas into the internal space of the container body. The container body is formed in an open front box, the intake valve is attached at the back of the bottom surface of the container, the gas replacement units each include a housing member and a cover member, each housing member has a plurality of first blowout holes for blowing the stored gas in one direction, and each cover member has a plurality of second blowout holes for blowing in a direction substantially opposite direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2017Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventor: Osamu Ogawa
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Patent number: 10312122Abstract: The substrate storage container includes a container main body, an air feed valve, and an air replacement unit. The container main body is formed in a front open box form with the air feed valve attached to the rear of the bottom plate. The air replacement unit includes a housing and a cover that covers the open front of the housing. The bottom of the housing is connected to the air feed valve so as to flow the purge gas while the housing is supported at the upper portion thereof by a rear wall of the container main body. Either the housing or the cover is formed with a plurality of blow holes for blowing the purge gas toward the front of the container main body.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2015Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Ogawa, Kiminori Tominaga, Yasuhiro Fujimoto
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Patent number: 10242896Abstract: To provide a substrate storage container capable of keeping low a relative humidity in an internal closed space for a long period of time even after purging, a substrate storage container including a constitutive material, which includes a shell body, a door and an on-off valve, defining the internal closed space, the constitutive material being formed of a specific constitutive material having a water absorption of 0.1 wt. % or less when immersed in water at 23 degree C. for 24 hours, and thereby, an actual requirement is objectively satisfied in terms of water release suppression ability under JIS K 7209 or ISO 62 to significantly suppress releasing of water into the internal closed space 3 through the shell body, the door and the on-off valve.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2013Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsutomu Suzuki, Satoshi Odashima, Hiroshi Mimura, Osamu Ogawa
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Publication number: 20180257847Abstract: [Problem] To provide a flow path tube that prompts gas/liquid stirring of fluids flowing through a tube channel, enables adjustment of the flow rate, and furthermore suppresses passage of foreign substances. [Solution means] A flow path tube 1 is configured by inserting and disposing within a tube channel 12 of a flow path tube body 10 at least one or more porous materials 20 having a continuous void structure and a necessary length/a necessary diametrical dimension. Moreover, at least one or more ejection holes 18 are formed at given positions in the flow path tube body 10 or in the porous material 20 to form a jet nozzle tube 14 using the flow path tube 1. Furthermore, a valve body 26 is attached to the base end 10c of the flow path tube body 10 to form an aerosol valve tube 16 using the flow path tube 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2015Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventor: Osamu OGAWA
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Patent number: 10072898Abstract: A fin satisfies 0°<?2<tan?1[(L±?)/{(S1?D1)/2?L/tan?1}], where S1 is a distance between an upstream end and a downstream end of a first inclined portion, D1 is a distance between an upstream end and a downstream end of a flat portion, ?1 is an angle between a reference plane and the first inclined portion in the flow direction, ?2 is an angle between the reference plane and the second inclined portion in the flow direction, ? is a distance between the reference plane and the flat portion, and L is a distance between the reference planes of the fins adjacent to each other. ?2 gradually decreases as a measurement direction of the angle is shifted from the row direction to the air flow direction and is minimum when the measurement direction is orientated in the air flow direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2015Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masaya Honma, Yoshikimi Tatsumu, Osamu Ogawa
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Patent number: 9863675Abstract: An oil separator includes a cylindrical first separating section having a first inner space where the refrigerant can swirl; a cylindrical second separating section disposed below the first separating section and having a second inner space where the refrigerant can swirl; an introduction tube sending the refrigerant toward an inner wall of the first separating section so that a swirl flow occurs; a delivery tube delivering the separated refrigerant; and an exhaust pipe discharging the separated refrigerant oil, the second separating section having a surface connecting the inner wall of the first separating section and an upper end of an inner wall of the second separating section and forming a step, and an angle between the surface and the inner wall of the first separating section and an angle between the surface and the inner wall of the second separating section being 90 degrees or smaller.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2015Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Osamu Ogawa, Atsushi Kakimoto
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Publication number: 20170213752Abstract: To provide a substrate storage container that enables efficient replacement of the air inside the container main body with a substrate protecting gas. The substrate storage container includes: a container main body 1 capable of accommodating a plurality of semiconductor wafers W; an air feed valve for supplying a purge gas into the container main body 1; and an air replacement unit 40 that blows out the purge gas from the air feed valve into the interior of the container main body 1. The container main body 1 is formed in a front open box form with the air feed valve attached to the rear of the bottom plate 6. The air replacement unit 40 includes a housing 41 for reserving the purge gas from the air feed valve and a cover 52 that covers the open front 42 of the housing 41. The bottom of the housing 41 is connected to the air feed valve so as to flow the purge gas while the housing 41 is supported at the upper portion thereof by a rear wall 18 of the container main body 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2015Publication date: July 27, 2017Applicant: Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Ogawa, Kiminori Tominaga, Yasuhiro Fujimoto
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Patent number: 9617505Abstract: The cleaning agent for a diesel engine includes a mixed solution obtained by blending a solvent that exhibits solubility and has an ignition point of 238° C. or more, and lubricating oil such as mineral oil in a predetermined ratio. The solvent and the grease are selected such that the cleaning agent has a higher ignition temperature characteristic than the ignition characteristic of light oil, and an evaporation characteristic that takes eight minutes or more to vaporize 2.5 cc of the cleaning agent in a heated state at 120° C.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2012Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: O2 ENGINEERING., LTD.Inventor: Osamu Ogawa
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Patent number: 9575053Abstract: A novel method that enables prostate cancer testing that is noninvasive and more accurate than conventional methods is disclosed. The present inventors intensively analyzed urine samples from prostate cancer patients, and non-cancer subjects, who are free of prostate cancer, and, as a result, newly discovered urinary peptides that can be used as indicators in prostate cancer testing. Use of these urinary peptides as indicators enables various prostate cancer-related tests including detection of prostate cancer, discrimination between prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia, monitoring of a therapeutic effect of prostate cancer therapy and monitoring of postoperative recurrence.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2013Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: KYOTO UNIVERSITYInventors: Kenji Nakayama, Kazuharu Shimizu, Jun Utsumi, Takahiro Inoue, Osamu Ogawa