Patents by Inventor Satoshi Okano
Satoshi Okano 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: 20110247856Abstract: There is provided a shielded cable wherein a metal coated resin tape is helically wound, whereby a plurality of signal cables are shielded, and no sudden signal attenuation occurs in high frequency ranges. A shielded cable has a shield conductor produced by helically winding a metal coated resin tape together around the circumference of a plurality of signal wires, upper and lower metal foils are in electrical contact with each other in overlap parts of the winding of the metal coated resin tape. The metal coated resin tape is formed with one edge part folded back so that the metal foil is disposed on an outward side. The overlap width of the winding of the metal coated resin tape is one-quarter to one-half of the tape width.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2011Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Motoi MATSUDA, Katsumi KARUBE, Satoshi OKANO
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Patent number: 8034142Abstract: A gas/liquid separator is provided in which separation performance for fluid into gas and liquid is enhanced. A gas/liquid separator includes a body which separates a circulation gas into water and hydrogen gas in a separating space, a supply port from which the circulation gas flows into the inner space, the supply port being provided on the side wall surface forming the separating space, and a discharge port through which the separated hydrogen gas flows out of the separating space, the discharge port being provided on the side wall surface. In this case, the discharge port is provided above the supply port.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2006Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akihiro Sakakida, Hiroshi Tanaka, Junichi Hasegawa, Ken Nakayama, Kazuhiro Kageyama, Satoshi Okano, Takayoshi Nabeta, Yoshinori Nakano, Nobuo Sakatsume, Kotaro Akashi, Hisashi Niioka, Douglas Vanderwees, Mark Britton, Manaf Hasan, Craig Hogg
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Publication number: 20110188880Abstract: Of a cooling device that is for use in an image forming apparatus and that includes: a heat receiving unit that receives heat from a cooling target and that is disposed to come into and away from contact with the cooling target; a heat radiating unit that radiates the heat received by the heat receiving unit; a heat conductive member disposed on at least one of a surface of the heat receiving unit on the side facing the cooling target and a surface of the cooling target on the side facing the heat receiving unit; and a protection member that is disposed on the heat conductive member to protect the heat conductive member, the protection member is substantially incompatible with binder resin of toner for use in the image forming apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2011Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Shingo Suzuki, Satoshi Okano, Masanori Saitoh, Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Keisuke Ikeda, Kenichi Takehara, Yasuaki Iijima, Hiromitsu Fujiya, Keisuke Yuasa
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Publication number: 20110170895Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit that creates an image and a liquid cooling unit. The liquid cooling unit includes a heat receiving disposed in contact with a temperature rising portion, in the image forming unit, in which a temperature rises due to an image forming operation by the image forming unit, a heat radiating unit that radiates heat of a cooling liquid, a flow passage forming member that allows the cooling liquid to circulate between the heat receiving unit and the heat radiating unit, and a conveying unit that conveys the cooling liquid through the flow passage forming member. The heat radiating unit includes a radiator, and the radiator is disposed at a downstream side of the conveying unit in a cooling liquid flow direction and at an upstream side of the heat receiving unit in the cooling liquid flow direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2010Publication date: July 14, 2011Applicant: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventors: Hiromitsu Fujiya, Kenichi Takehara, Yasuaki Iijima, Keisuke Yuasa, Satoshi Okano, Masanori Saitoh, Shingo Suzuki, Tomoyasu Hirasawa
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Publication number: 20110164896Abstract: A cooling device includes a heat receiving unit disposed to contact a surface of a temperature-increasing part the temperature of which increases during an image forming process; a radiation unit transferring heat from a cooling liquid; a tube for circulating the cooling liquid between the heat receiving unit and the radiation unit in a liquid circulation direction; a conveying unit conveying the cooling liquid through the tube; a coupling having an internal flow path and including a first end to which a first part of the tube is connected and a second end to which a second part of the tube is connected; and an outlet for draining the cooling liquid from the tube. At least one of the first part of the tube and the second part of the tube extends to a position lower than the position of the coupling.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2010Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Satoshi Okano, Masanori Saitoh, Shingo Suzuki, Kenichi Takehara, Yasuaki Iijima, Hiromitsu Fujiya, Keisuke Yuasa
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Publication number: 20110151146Abstract: Disclosed is an optical film that has excellent adhesion and surface hardness between the film substrate and a hard coat layer or other functional layer, has improved brittleness, is transparent, and has low moisture absorption and high heat resistance. Additionally disclosed are an antireflective film, a polarizing plate, and a display device using the same. The optical film has at least a hard coat layer or a back coat layer as a functional layer containing a resin on a film substrate, and is characterized in that said film substrate contains a thermoplastic acrylic resin (A) and a cellulose ester resin (B), with the content ratio by mass of said thermoplastic acrylic resin (A) and said cellulose ester resin (B) being in a range thermoplastic acrylic resin (A):cellulose ester resin (B)=95:5 to 50:50.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2009Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.Inventors: Satoshi Okano, Nobuo Kubo, Daisuke Doi
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Publication number: 20110052249Abstract: Disclosed is a cooling device that includes a cooling part that is movably provided between a first position and a second position different from the first position with respect to an image forming apparatus main body and cools a periphery thereof with a cooling medium to be supplied; a cooling medium supply part that is provided in the image forming apparatus main body and cools and supplies the cooling medium to the cooling part; and a connecting member that connects the cooling part to the cooling medium supply part to circulate the cooling medium between the cooling part and the cooling medium supply part; wherein the connecting member is configured to include a flexible member and spirally provided with a moving direction of the cooling part as an axis center.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Inventors: Yasuaki IIJIMA, Kenichi Takehara, Hiromitsu Fujiya, Takayuki Nishimura, Satoshi Okano, Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Masanori Saitoh, Shingo Suzuki
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Publication number: 20110052247Abstract: A cooling device includes a cooling roller having a dual tube structure including an inner tube disposed inside an outer tube, an outside flow passage and an inside flow passage in which a cooling medium flows, and an opening that allows the outside flow passage to communicate with the inside flow passage, a cooling medium transport unit, and a rotating tube joint unit mounted to one end side of the cooling roller. One end of the outer tube is coaxially rotatably fitted to a first fitting section of the rotating tube joint unit. One end of the inner tube is coaxially fitted into and rotatably or fixedly supported to a second fitting section of the rotating tube joint unit, and the other end is coaxially fitted into and rotatably or fixedly supported to a fitting section on the other end of the outer tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Masanori Saitoh, Satoshi Okano, Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Shingo Suzuki, Kenichi Takehara, Yasuaki Iijima, Takayuki Nishimura, Hiromitsu Fujiya, Keisuke Yuasa
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Publication number: 20110052248Abstract: A cooling device is disclosed. The cooling device includes a cooling section which is moveably provided with respect to an image forming device body between a first location and a second location, the second location being different from the first location, and which cools surroundings with a cooling medium to be supplied; a cooling medium supply section which is provided at the image forming device body and which cools the cooling medium to supply the cooled cooling medium to the cooling section; and a connecting member which connects the cooling section and the cooling medium supply section to circulate the cooling medium between the cooling section and the cooling medium supply section, wherein the connecting member includes a flexible member and is supported by a guiding member which guides an operation of tracking the connecting member in conjunction with movement of the cooling section.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Inventors: Takayuki Nishimura, Kenichi Takehara, Yasuaki Iijima, Hiromitsu Fujiya, Satoshi Okano, Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Masanori Saitoh, Shingo Suzuki, Takahiro Ogino
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Publication number: 20110039161Abstract: A nonaqueous secondary battery comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode is provided with a current collector composed of a film-like or fibrous resin layer having a conductive layer on both sides, and the separator has a higher thermal deformation temperature than the resin layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2009Publication date: February 17, 2011Inventors: Naoto Torata, Kazuo Yamada, Satoshi Okano, Naoto Nishimura
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Publication number: 20110030927Abstract: In a cooling device that includes a cooling roller that comprises a hollow tubular member and a cooling medium transport unit for transporting a cooling liquid to the inside of the cooling roller and contacts a sheet-like member to cool down the paper, a turbulence generating unit that generates turbulence in a cooling liquid is disposed near an inner wall of the outer tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2010Publication date: February 10, 2011Inventors: Satoshi OKANO, Takayuki NISHIMURA, Kenichi TAKEHARA, Yasuaki IlJIMA, Hiromitsu FUJIYA, Tomoyasu HIRASAWA, Masanori SAITOH, Shingo SUZUKI, Keisuke YUASA, Keisuke IKEDA
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Publication number: 20100307790Abstract: A twinax cable includes at least a pair of core wires, each of which includes a conductor and an insulator covering an outer periphery of the conductor. The insulator includes an inner insulator covering the outer periphery of the conductor and an outer insulator covering an outer periphery of the inner insulator. The inner insulator is formed by a non-colored compressed insulator. The outer insulator is formed by a colored compressed insulator. A thickness of the outer insulator is formed thinner than a thickness of the inner insulator. The outer insulators of the pair of core wires are formed to have hues that are set respectively differently.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2010Publication date: December 9, 2010Inventor: Satoshi OKANO
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Patent number: 7781070Abstract: An antireflection film comprising a hard coat layer and an antireflection layer on at least one side of a transparent resin film, wherein the hard coat layer contains a polyoxyethylene oleyl ether compound and an actinic ray curable resin.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2007Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.Inventors: Satoshi Okano, Yoshikazu Ojima
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Patent number: 7771826Abstract: Disclosed is an antireflection film having an antireflection layer excellent in chemical resistance, surface hardness and wet-heat-resistant adhesion. Also disclosed are a method for producing such an antireflection film, a polarizing plate using such an antireflection film, and a display. Specifically disclosed is an antireflection film which comprises a hard coat layer and an antireflection layer on at least one side of a transparent resin film. This antireflection film is characterized in that the hard coat layer contains at least an active ray curable resin, a silicone surface active agent and a polyoxyether compound, and the mass ratio between the silicone surface active agent content and the polyoxyether compound content is from 1.0:1.0 to 0.10:1.0.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2007Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.Inventors: Satoshi Okano, Yoshikazu Ojima
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Publication number: 20100183323Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a target part to be cooled detachably attachable to the image forming apparatus, a cooling device including a heat receiving part provided to contact the target part to be cooled to receive heat from the target part to be cooled with a cooling medium provided within the heat receiving part, and a contact/separation mechanism to cause the heat receiving part to contact and separate from the target part to be cooled. The contact/separation mechanism includes a pressing unit to press the heat receiving part against the target part to be cooled. A reaction of a pressing force of the heat receiving part applied to the pressing unit when the heat receiving part is pressed against the target part to be cooled is directed onto a predetermined portion of the target part to be cooled.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2009Publication date: July 22, 2010Inventors: Hiromitsu Fujiya, Kenichi Takehara, Yasuaki Iljima, Takayuki Nishimura, Satoshi Okano, Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Shingo Suzuki, Masanori Saitoh
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Publication number: 20100129107Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit including an image carrier and a development device, a transfer unit to transfer an image formed on the image carrier onto a sheet, a fixing device to fix the image on the sheet, a sheet transport unit, a sheet stack portion, an air duct, and a first liquid-cooling device. The first liquid-cooling device includes a first heat receiving member disposed in thermal contact with a first heated portion, a first heat releaser, a first circulation pipe connecting the first heat receiving member and the first heat releaser to circulate a coolant therebetween, a first transport member to transport the coolant through the first circulation pipe, and an airflow generator to generate an airflow with external air to cool the first heat releaser. The air duct guides the air taken in by the airflow generator to a second heated portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2009Publication date: May 27, 2010Inventors: Kenichi Takehara, Yasuaki Iijima, Hiromitsu Fujiya, Takayuki Nishimura, Satoshi Okano, Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Shingo Suzuki, Masanori Saitoh
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Publication number: 20100119940Abstract: A secondary battery having a positive electrode, negative electrode, and a separator, wherein at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode is formed of: a charge collector having resin as a core, and a metal layer; and an electrode active material on the metal layer, the metal layer of the charge collector is formed on one surface of the resin, and the charge collector is folded at least once.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2009Publication date: May 13, 2010Inventors: Satoshi Okano, Naoto Nishimura
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Publication number: 20100104879Abstract: The invention provides a clear hard coat film which exhibits excellent film strength even after the alkali saponification treatment of the hard coat layer conducted in order to improve the tight adhesion property to PVA film constituting a substrate of a polarizing film in laminating the polarizing film with the hard coat film and which is little deteriorated in the film strength even after the durability test under exposure to ozone; and anti-reflection film, a polarizing plate and a display device made by using the clear hard coat film. The invention relates to a clear hard coat film comprising hard coat layer having clear hard coat film on a transparent film substrate wherein the hard coat layer contains a fluorine-siloxane graft polymer and an energy actinic radiation curable resin. It is preferable that the weight ratio of the fluorine-siloxane graft polymer to energy actinic radiation curable resin is 0.05:100 to 5.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2008Publication date: April 29, 2010Inventor: Satoshi Okano
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Publication number: 20100025072Abstract: A differential transmission signal cable is provided. The differential transmission signal cable includes one pair of signal wires including a central conductor covered by an insulating layer, a drain wire arrayed along the signal wires, and an outer conductor for covering the signal wires and the drain wire. The drain wire is covered by a covering film made of a semi-conductive material having flexibility and containing an electrically conductive filler.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2009Publication date: February 4, 2010Inventors: Satoshi OKANO, Atsushi Tsujino, Shinpei Takeda
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Publication number: 20100008695Abstract: An image forming apparatus having a liquid-cooled cooling system prevents problems caused by a potential leakage of coolant used in the liquid-cooled cooling system. The liquid-cooled cooling system cools a heat-generating image forming portion using the coolant, which is circulated by a pump through a circulating path. The cooling system includes a heat-receiving member disposed in thermal contact with the image forming portion to absorb heat generated by the image forming portion. The heat-receiving member is connected with the circulating path via a joint. The joint is disposed within an enclosed space between the image forming portion and an electrical component drive portion for driving or controlling the image forming portion, so that the image forming portion and the electrical component drive portion can be protected from the coolant in the event of coolant leakage via the joint.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2009Publication date: January 14, 2010Inventors: Satoshi OKANO, Tomoyasu HIRASAWA, Hitoshi NAKAMURA