Patents by Inventor Shinichi Inaba

Shinichi Inaba 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: 8915403
    Abstract: A fixed-amount discharge squeeze container (10) which discharges a specific amount of content liquid from a discharge port by squeeze deformation of a container body (11) includes a squeeze-deformable plastic-made container body (11) and a squeeze operating portion (14) to perform squeeze operation is arranged at a barrel portion (13) of the container body (11). The squeeze operating portion (14) has a cross-sectional shape formed with a compression face portion (16) having a mountain-like section including a pair of inclined face portions (15) arranged along two faces intersecting obtusely and a compression support portion (18) having an arc-shaped section which is jointed integrally with foot parts (19b) of the compression face portion (16) respectively via an edge line portion (17). The compression face portion (16) is restricted so as not to be flipped into a valley-like shape after the inclined face portions (15) deforms until force to expand the distance between the bilateral foot parts (19b) vanishes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Inaba, Susumu Fujinami, Hiroshi Goto
  • Patent number: 8833612
    Abstract: A container body (11) is provided with a squeeze operating portion (13a) between a shoulder portion (15) and a bottom portion (14), the squeeze operating portion including a squeeze face portion (16) opposed to a squeeze direction X, a pair of lateral support wall portions (17) arranged along the squeeze direction X at both side sections of the squeeze face portion (16), and inclined linking face portions (18) arranged as being inclined therebetween. When the squeeze face portion (16) is compressed to the squeeze direction x, the inclined linking face portions (18) expand distance between the pair of lateral support wall portions (17) at both sides as deforming along the squeeze face portion (16) from an inclined state against the squeeze face portion (16). The inclined linking face portions (18) are restricted so as not to be flipped in the squeeze direction (x) side after deformation completes as expansion force vanishes, so that constant quantity of content liquid is discharged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Inaba, Hiroshi Goto, Michiaki Fujita, Mitsugu Iwatsubo
  • Patent number: 8684235
    Abstract: A trigger-type liquid sprayer of the present invention is provided with a liquid sprayer body 2 having a nozzle 21 and a trigger lever 22 and a shroud 3 covering the liquid sprayer body 2 and sprays a liquid from a spray hole 211 in the nozzle 21 by a pulling operation of the trigger lever 22. The nozzle 21 is rotatable with respect to the liquid sprayer body 2 and provided so as to open/close a flow passage for the liquid according to a rotational position of the nozzle 21 when an operation lever 24 mounted on the nozzle 21 is rotationally moved, and an abutment portion 31 for positioning the nozzle 21 at a position where the flow passage is opened through abutment of the operation lever 24 is provided at the shroud 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignees: Kao Corporation, Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Inaba, Takeshi Omi, Tetsuya Kobayashi, Takayuki Abe, Masayuki Nakamura, Hidesato Kizaki
  • Publication number: 20130319970
    Abstract: Provided is a package having a synthetic-resin stretch blow molded container (11) for storing a content containing a surfactant, a plug (18) attached to a mouth/neck part (15) of the stretch blow molded container (11), and an outer bag (12) for encasing the entire stretch blow molded container (11) with a space around the periphery of the container, wherein the package can be displayed with the container (11) standing unaided. The stretch blow molded container (11) is formed including a bottom part (14) having a standing arrangement part (13), a mouth/neck part (15), and a body part (16) between the bottom part (14) and the mouth/neck part (15), and a decoration is appended to the outer bag (12). Concerning the stretch blow molded container (11) and the outer bag (12), a value A (A=W/V2/3), which is obtained by dividing the resin amount W (g) by ? th power of the container capacity V (mL), is 0.13 to 0.25, and the capacity of the container (11) is 1000 mL or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Hirokatsu Sugawara, Motoaki Moriya, Shinichi Inaba, Michiaki Fujita
  • Patent number: 8598105
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid detergent composition containing a specific amount of surfactant (A); a specific amount of a polymer compound (B) having the polyether chain moiety (i) and the polymer chain moiety (ii) composed of polymerization units derived from the specific unsaturated monoethylenic monomer; and water, wherein component (A) contains a specific amount of a specific alkoxyl nonionic surfactant (a1), and component (B) is a polymer compound having the polyether chain moiety (i) composed of polymerization units derived from an epoxide having 2 to 5 carbon atoms and the polymer chain moiety (ii) composed of polymerization units derived from one or more unsaturated carboxylic acid monomers selected from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and maleic acid, the polymer compound having a graft structure wherein one of the chain moieties (i) and (ii) is the main chain and the other is a side chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Toshio Miyake, Ayumi Watada, Ayako Kita, Kohei Nishida, Kenichi Shiba, Shinichi Inaba
  • Publication number: 20120285995
    Abstract: A fixed-amount discharge squeeze container (10) which discharges a specific amount of content liquid from a discharge port by squeeze deformation of a container body (11) includes a squeeze-deformable plastic-made container body (11) and a squeeze operating portion (14) to perform squeeze operation is arranged at a barrel portion (13) of the container body (11). The squeeze operating portion (14) has a cross-sectional shape formed with a compression face portion (16) having a mountain-like section including a pair of inclined face portions (15) arranged along two faces intersecting obtusely and a compression support portion (18) having an arc-shaped section which is jointed integrally with foot parts (19b) of the compression face portion (16) respectively via an edge line portion (17). The compression face portion (16) is restricted so as not to be flipped into a valley-like shape after the inclined face portions (15) deforms until force to expand the distance between the bilateral foot parts (19b) vanishes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Inaba, Susumu Fujinami, Hiroshi Goto
  • Publication number: 20120267397
    Abstract: A container body (11) is provided with a squeeze operating portion (13a) between a shoulder portion (15) and a bottom portion (14), the squeeze operating portion including a squeeze face portion (16) opposed to a squeeze direction X, a pair of lateral support wall portions (17) arranged along the squeeze direction X at both side sections of the squeeze face portion (16), and inclined linking face portions (18) arranged as being inclined therebetween. When the squeeze face portion (16) is compressed to the squeeze direction x, the inclined linking face portions (18) expand distance between the pair of lateral support wall portions (17) at both sides as deforming along the squeeze face portion (16) from an inclined state against the squeeze face portion (16). The inclined linking face portions (18) are restricted so as not to be flipped in the squeeze direction (x) side after deformation completes as expansion force vanishes, so that constant quantity of content liquid is discharged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Inaba, Hiroshi Goto, Michiaki Fujita, Mitsugu Iwatsubo
  • Publication number: 20120234868
    Abstract: In a cap (10) for a squeeze container to discharge content liquid from a top discharge opening (13) with squeeze deformation of a barrel section (12b) of a container body (12) to be used as being attached to a mouth neck section (12a) of the container body (12) made of plastic as being squeeze-deformable, at least a part of a liquid flow path from the mouth neck section (12a) of the container body (12) to the discharge opening (13) is formed as a helical flow path (15). The helical flow path (15) includes a bottom face section (15a) which is formed to have declination toward the barrel section (12b) of the container body (12) in an erected state of the squeeze container (11). The helical flow path (15) is formed by a helical tube (14) which is arranged inside the cap (10) for a squeeze container, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Inaba, Hiroshi Goto, Michiaki Fujita, Mitsugu Iwatsubo
  • Publication number: 20120115768
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid detergent composition containing a specific amount of surfactant (A); a specific amount of a polymer compound (B) having the polyether chain moiety (i) and the polymer chain moiety (ii) composed of polymerization units derived from the specific unsaturated monoethylenic monomer; and water, wherein component (A) contains a specific amount of a specific alkoxyl nonionic surfactant (a1), and component (B) is a polymer compound having the polyether chain moiety (i) composed of polymerization units derived from an epoxide having 2 to 5 carbon atoms and the polymer chain moiety (ii) composed of polymerization units derived from one or more unsaturated carboxylic acid monomers selected from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and maleic acid, the polymer compound having a graft structure wherein one of the chain moieties (i) and (ii) is the main chain and the other is a side chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshio Miyake, Ayumi Watada, Ayako Kita, Kohei Nishida, Kenichi Shiba, Shinichi Inaba
  • Publication number: 20110253037
    Abstract: The vacuum heating and cooling apparatus can rapidly heat and cool only the substrate after film-forming treatment while maintaining high vacuum. The temperature rise of members in the chamber with time caused by accumulation of heat is suppressed, and the variation of temperature between substrates is decreased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: CANON ANELVA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Tsunekawa, Yoshinori Nagamine, Naoyuki Suzuki, Takuji Okada, Shinichi Inaba
  • Patent number: 7972255
    Abstract: The invention provides a self-supporting bag (10) in which a synthetic resin bag main body (11) constituted by a body portion (20) and a bottom portion (30) is molded preferably by a metal mold, and the entire main body (11) is set in a folded state in a step before filling the bag's main body (11), wherein the folded state of the bag's main body (11) is formed by folding the entire bottom portion (30) in parallel to the body portion (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Inaba, Yoshinori Inagawa
  • Patent number: 7938883
    Abstract: A method of making metallic iron in which a compact, containing iron oxide such as iron ore or the like and a carbonaceous reductant such as coal or the like, is used as material, and the iron oxide is reduced through the application of heat, thereby making metallic iron. In the course of this reduction, a shell composed of metallic iron is generated and grown on the surface of the compact, and slag aggregates inside the shell. This reduction continues until substantially no iron oxide is present within the metallic iron shell. Subsequently, heating is further performed to melt the metallic iron and slag. Molten metallic iron and molten slag are separated one from the other, thereby obtaining metallic iron with a relatively high metallization ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho
    Inventors: Takuya Negami, Kazuo Kunii, Shinichi Inaba, Masataka Shimizu, Isao Kobayashi, Yoshimichi Takenaka, Toshihide Matsumura, Akira Uragami, Takashi Kujirai, Osamu Tsuchiya, Kimio Sugiyama, Shuzo Ito, Shoichi Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20090025511
    Abstract: A method of making metallic iron in which a compact, containing iron oxide such as iron ore or the like and a carbonaceous reductant such as coal or the like, is used as material, and the iron oxide is reduced through the application of heat, thereby making metallic iron. In the course of this reduction, a shell composed of metallic iron is generated and grown on the surface of the compact, and slag aggregates inside the shell. This reduction continues until substantially no iron oxide is present within the metallic iron shell. Subsequently, heating is further performed to melt the metallic iron and slag. Molten metallic iron and molten slag are separated one from the other, thereby obtaining metallic iron with a relatively high metallization ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO
    Inventors: Takuya Negami, Kazuo Kunii, Shinichi Inaba, Masataka Shimizu, Isao Kobayashi, Yoshimichi Takenaka, Toshihide Matsumura, Akira Uragami, Takashi Kujirai, Osamu Tsuchiya, Kimio Sugiyama, Shuzo Ito, Shoichi Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20080191061
    Abstract: A trigger-type liquid sprayer of the present invention is provided with a liquid sprayer body 2 having a nozzle 21 and a trigger lever 22 and a shroud 3 covering the liquid sprayer body 2 and sprays a liquid from a spray hole 211 in the nozzle 21 by a pulling operation of the trigger lever 22. The nozzle 21 is rotatable with respect to the liquid sprayer body 2 and provided so as to open/close a flow passage for the liquid according to a rotational position of the nozzle 21 when an operation lever 24 mounted on the nozzle 21 is rotationally moved, and an abutment portion 31 for positioning the nozzle 21 at a position where the flow passage is opened through abutment of the operation lever 24 is provided at the shroud 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicants: KAO CORPORATION, YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi INABA, Takeshi Omi, Tetsuya Kobayashi, Takayuki Abe, Masayuki Nakamura, Hidesato Kizaki
  • Publication number: 20060140515
    Abstract: The invention provides a self-supporting bag (10) in which a synthetic resin bag main body (11) constituted by a body portion (20) and a bottom portion (30) is molded preferably by a metal mold, and the entire main body (11) is set in a folded state in a step before filling the bag's main body (11), wherein the folded state of the bag's main body (11) is formed by folding the entire bottom portion (30) in parallel to the body portion (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Inaba, Yoshinori Inagawa
  • Patent number: 6796795
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for loading a substrate is applied to a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus in which a substrate is carried in a vacuum-processing chamber, and loaded on a heated processing table, and further is applied with predetermined processing in a cold-wall processing mode. In the method, for example, the substrate is temporarily stopped before being loaded on the processing table. By the temporal stop, the temperature difference between the substrate and the processing table becomes smaller. When the temperature difference becomes smaller, even if the substrate expands due to heat from the processing table, the degree of the change becomes smaller and therefore it is possible to reduce peeling of films deposited on the substrate-loading surface of the processing table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Anelva Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Inaba, Yosuke Ide
  • Publication number: 20030061909
    Abstract: A method of making metallic iron in which a compact, containing iron oxide such as iron ore or the like and a carbonaceous reductant such as coal or the like, is used as material, and the iron oxide is reduced through the application of heat, thereby making metallic iron. In the course of this reduction, a shell composed of metallic iron is generated and grown on the surface of the compact, and slag aggregates inside the shell. This reduction continues until substantially no iron oxide is present within the metallic iron shell. Subsequently, heating is further performed to melt the metallic iron and slag. Molten metallic iron and molten slag are separated one from the other, thereby obtaining metallic iron with a relatively high metallization ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO
    Inventors: Takuya Negami, Kazuo Kunii, Shinichi Inaba, Masataka Shimizu, Isao Kobayashi, Yoshimichi Takenaka, Toshihide Matsumura, Akira Uragami, Takashi Kujirai, Osamu Tsuchiya, Kimio Sugiyama, Shuzo Ito, Shoichi Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 6506231
    Abstract: A method of making metallic iron in which a compact, containing iron oxide such as iron ore or the like and a carbonaceous reductant such as coal or the like, is used as material, and the iron oxide is reduced through the application of heat, thereby making metallic iron. In the course of this reduction, a shell composed of metallic iron is generated and grown on the surface of the compact, and slag aggregates inside the shell. This reduction continues until substantially no iron oxide is present within the metallic iron shell. Subsequently, heating is further performed to melt the metallic iron and slag. Molten metallic iron and molten slag are separated one from the other, thereby obtaining metallic iron with a relatively high metallization ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho
    Inventors: Takuya Negami, Kazuo Kunii, Shinichi Inaba, Masataka Shimizu, Isao Kobayashi, Yoshimichi Takenaka, Toshihide Matsumura, Akira Uragami, Takashi Kujirai, Osamu Tsuchiya, Kimio Sugiyama, Shuzo Ito, Shoichi Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 6432533
    Abstract: A method of making metallic iron in which a compact, containing iron oxide such as iron ore or the like and a carbonaceous reductant such as coal or the like, is used as material, and the iron oxide is reduced through the application of heat, thereby making metallic iron. In the course of this reduction, a shell composed of metallic iron is generated and grown on the surface of the compact, and slag aggregates inside the shell. This reduction continues until substantially no iron oxide is present within the metallic iron shell. Subsequently, heating is further performed to melt the metallic iron and slag. Molten metallic iron and molten slag are separated one from the other, thereby obtaining metallic iron with a relatively high metallization ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho
    Inventors: Takuya Negami, Kazuo Kunii, Shinichi Inaba, Masataka Shimizu, Isao Kobayashi, Yoshimichi Takenaka, Toshihide Matsumura, Akira Uragami, Takashi Kujirai, Osamu Tsuchiya, Kimio Sugiyama, Shuzo Ito, Shoichi Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 6411083
    Abstract: In an apparatus for detecting foreign particles adhered to a magnetic head, a current error rate of data read from the magnetic head is calculated, and an accumulative error rate of data read from the magnetic head is calculated. Then, the current error rate is compared with the accumulative error rate to determine whether or not foreign particles are adhered to the magnetic head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Inaba