Patents by Inventor Shigehiro Sanichi

Shigehiro Sanichi 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: 11691912
    Abstract: A glass member for a housing of an electronic device may include an aluminosilicate glass substrate defining a first surface of the glass member, the first surface having a first surface roughness, a fused composite coating bonded to a portion of the aluminosilicate glass substrate and defining a second surface of the glass member, the second surface having a second surface roughness greater than the first surface roughness, a first ion-exchanged layer extending into the glass member and through the fused composite coating, and a second ion-exchanged layer extending into the glass member from the first surface. The fused composite coating may include an amorphous glass matrix and a crystalline material dispersed in the amorphous glass matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Masashige Tatebe, Takahiro Oshima, Jody Akana, Palaniappan Chinnakaruppan, Tushar S. Deshpande, Kenichi Nakajima, Shigehiro Sanichi, Takashi Kato, Koji Takano
  • Publication number: 20200189973
    Abstract: A glass member for a housing of an electronic device may include an aluminosilicate glass substrate defining a first surface of the glass member, the first surface having a first surface roughness, a fused composite coating bonded to a portion of the aluminosilicate glass substrate and defining a second surface of the glass member, the second surface having a second surface roughness greater than the first surface roughness, a first ion-exchanged layer extending into the glass member and through the fused composite coating, and a second ion-exchanged layer extending into the glass member from the first surface. The fused composite coating may include an amorphous glass matrix and a crystalline material dispersed in the amorphous glass matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Masashige Tatebe, Takahiro Oshima, Jody Akana, Palaniappan Chinnakaruppan, Tushar S. Deshpande, Kenichi Nakajima, Shigehiro Sanichi, Takashi Kato, Koji Takano
  • Patent number: 6905990
    Abstract: The present invention provides a ceramic color composition which comprises, as a solid powder, 50 to 90 wt. % of a mixture containing 5 to 95 parts by weight of a first lead-free glass powder comprising at least SiO2, ZnO, and B2O3 as glass components, and 5 to 95 parts by weight of a second lead-free glass powder comprising at least SiO2, Bi2O3, and B2O3 as glass components, 10 to 40 wt. % of an inorganic pigment, and 0 to 10 wt. % of an inorganic filler. The composition is free of lead and exhibits an excellent mold release property during the heat-molding process of a glass plate having the composition printed thereon. After firing, the composition is excellent in acid resistance, coloration in the bus bar portion, and plating resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Okuno Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigehiro Sanichi, Yoshito Nokami
  • Publication number: 20030119647
    Abstract: The present invention provides a ceramic color composition which comprises, as a solid powder, 50 to 90 wt. % of a mixture containing 5 to 95 parts by weight of a first lead-free glass powder comprising at least SiO2, ZnO, and B2O3 as glass components, and 5 to 95 parts by weight of a second lead-free glass powder comprising at least SiO2, Bi2O3, and B2O3 as glass components, 10 to 40 wt. % of an inorganic pigment, and 0 to 10 wt. %0 of an inorganic filler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Shigehiro Sanichi, Nokami Yoshito