Patents by Inventor Shoji Murakami

Shoji Murakami 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).

  • Publication number: 20220176888
    Abstract: A vehicle monitor apparatus including a mounting portion mounted on a ceiling surface in a vehicle cabin, a monitor portion including a base supported by the mounting portion, a light guide extending along a periphery of the base, and a spacer interposed between the base and the ceiling surface. The spacer is disposed inside a first area surrounded by the light guide and outside a second area in which the mounting portion is disposed, and composed of an elastic body elastically deformed by a compression force from the ceiling surface when the base is mounted on the ceiling surface through the mounting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Shingo Arao, Hiroshi Hamada, Masaru Kumaki, Shunsuke Makino, Shoji Murakami, Hideki Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 9812621
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an electrical insulating layer with superior heat resistance, heat dissipation, and durability, and which is manufactured through a process with good cost performance and process performance. In a semiconductor device including a first substrate to which a semiconductor chip is mounted directly or indirectly, and a white insulating layer formed on a surface of the first substrate and functioning as a reflecting material, the semiconductor chip is an LED, at least the surface of the first substrate is made of a metal, and a stacked structure of the white insulating layer and a metal layer is formed by coating a liquid material, which contains SiO2 in the form of nanoparticles and a white inorganic pigment, over the surface of the first substrate and baking the coated liquid material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: SHIKOKU INSTRUMENTATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masamichi Ishihara, Kenshu Oyama, Shoji Murakami, Hitonobu Onosaka
  • Patent number: 9698327
    Abstract: An LED illumination module in which LED bare chips are mounted on a mounting substrate at a high density, the module comprising many LED bare chips having the same specifications, the mounting substrate at least a surface of which is metal, and a reflection region in which the LED bare chips are sealed off with resin, wherein a surface of the reflection region of the mounting substrate is covered with an inorganic white insulating layer that functions as a reflection member, a unit LED chip group including a plurality of LED bare chips connected in series is disposed plural, the plural unit LED chip groups being connected in parallel, overall light flux is 10,000 lumens or more, and a mounting area density of the LED bare chips in the reflection region is 15 mm2/cm2 or more. An LED illumination apparatus including the LED illumination module is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: SHIKOKU INSTRUMENTATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masamichi Ishihara, Kenshu Oyama, Shoji Murakami, Hitonobu Onosaka, Masato Shima
  • Publication number: 20150155459
    Abstract: An LED illumination module in which LED bare chips are mounted on a mounting substrate at a high density, the module comprising many LED bare chips having the same specifications, the mounting substrate at least a surface of which is metal, and a reflection region in which the LED bare chips are sealed off with resin, wherein a surface of the reflection region of the mounting substrate is covered with an inorganic white insulating layer that functions as a reflection member, a unit LED chip group including a plurality of LED bare chips connected in series is disposed plural, the plural unit LED chip groups being connected in parallel, overall light flux is 10,000 lumens or more, and a mounting area density of the LED bare chips in the reflection region is 15 mm2/cm2 or more. An LED illumination apparatus including the LED illumination module is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: SHIKOKU INSTRUMENTATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masamichi Ishihara, Kenshu Oyama, Shoji Murakami, Hitonobu Onosaka, Masato Shima
  • Patent number: 8960221
    Abstract: An electromagnetic pressure regulating valve includes a valve body and causes a valve body to move by an electromagnetic proportional solenoid to adjust an opening degree of a valve passage, thereby regulating secondary pressure to target pressure. A pressure return chamber is formed in the housing, and a diaphragm seal is provided at the valve body. The diaphragm seal receives the secondary pressure of the pressure return chamber to cause the valve body to move toward a closed position. A bearing member is provided between the valve body and the housing. In a gap between the valve body and the housing, a high-pressure sealing member is provided closer to the valve passage than the bearing member, and a low-pressure sealing member is provided closer to the bearing member than the high-pressure sealing member. A buffer chamber connected to a secondary port is formed between the sealing members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kaoru Nomichi, Yutaka Suzuki, Makoto Ninomiya, Shoji Murakami
  • Publication number: 20140327024
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an electrical insulating layer with superior heat resistance, heat dissipation, and durability, and which is manufactured through a process with good cost performance and process performance. In a semiconductor device including a first substrate to which a semiconductor chip is mounted directly or indirectly, and a white insulating layer formed on a surface of the first substrate and functioning as a reflecting material, the semiconductor chip is an LED, at least the surface of the first substrate is made of a metal, and a stacked structure of the white insulating layer and a metal layer is formed by coating a liquid material, which contains SiO2 in the form of nanoparticles and a white inorganic pigment, over the surface of the first substrate and baking the coated liquid material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicants: STEQ INC., SHIKOKU INSTRUMENTATION CO., LTD., SSTECHNO, INC.
    Inventors: Masamichi Ishihara, Kenshu Oyama, Shoji Murakami, Hitonobu Onosaka
  • Publication number: 20130167950
    Abstract: An electromagnetic pressure regulating valve includes a valve body and causes a valve body to move by an electromagnetic proportional solenoid to adjust an opening degree of a valve passage, thereby regulating secondary pressure to target pressure. A pressure return chamber is formed in the housing, and a diaphragm seal is provided at the valve body. The diaphragm seal receives the secondary pressure of the pressure return chamber to cause the valve body to move toward a closed position. A bearing member is provided between the valve body and the housing. In a gap between the valve body and the housing, a high-pressure sealing member is provided closer to the valve passage than the bearing member, and a low-pressure sealing member is provided closer to the bearing member than the high-pressure sealing member. A buffer chamber connected to a secondary port is formed between the sealing members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kaoru Nomichi, Yutaka Suzuki, Makoto Ninomiya, Shoji Murakami
  • Patent number: 5096559
    Abstract: A cathode roller mechanism comprises a tapered cathode roller for establishing an electrical connection to a semiconductor lead frame and an elastic, frictional pressure roller. The cathode roller comprises a tapered roller body defining a tapered side surface and an electrically conductive stopper disposed on the roller body and having an inner tapered electrode. The pressure roller is arranged so that the path of a drifted lead frame can be corrected, and the drift of the lead frame can be positively prevented by pressing the lead frame in such a manner that no drift of the lead frame occurs. In addition, an auxiliary electrode is provided on the inside of the tapered electrode, a third tapered surface is provided on the auxiliary electrode, and the width of the pressure roller is set to a length sufficient to press a corner of a molded portion of lead frame having the maximum width so that electrical continuity, i.e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1992
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ikuo Sasaki, Shoji Murakami, Koji Abe, Kenichi Onishi
  • Patent number: 4831466
    Abstract: A magnetic tape recording signal level automatic adjustment device includes: a reproduced signal level attenuator responsive to an attenuation changeover instruction for attenuating the level of a reproduced signal from a PCM audio signal reproduction device by a predetermined quantity; and an attenuation controller responsive to a sampling instruction for comparing the reproduced signal level with a reference value and outputting the attenuation changeover instruction when the reproduced signal level exceeds the reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1989
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kenwood
    Inventors: Shoji Murakami, Kiichiro Koide, Kyoichi Inoue, Satoshi Hiranuma, Toshihiko Osada
  • Patent number: 4677264
    Abstract: The present invention provides a contact material for a vacuum circuit breaker containing therein copper (Cu) and chromium (Cr) with further addition of at least one kind of boride selected from borides of chromium (Cr), molybdenum (Mo) and tungsten (W). Such contact material possesses remarkable advantages of having large current breaking capability and high voltage withstand capability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1987
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Okumura, Eizo Naya, Mitsuhiro Harima, Shoji Murakami, Seiichi Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 4295112
    Abstract: A residual current transformer comprises an annular magnetic core which has not a gap nor sectional part crossing said magnetic core but has one or more narrow sectional area parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1981
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshito Yamada, Hiroshi Okumura, Shoji Murakami
  • Patent number: 4169023
    Abstract: An electrolytic diaphragm consisting essentially of a main layer composed of a polymeric membranous material uniformly containing cation exchange groups and fluorine atoms chemically bonded thereto and a secondary layer having a smaller thickness than said main layer and composed of at least one of an electrically neutral layer and a layer containing an anion exchange group, said secondary layer being in intimate contact with said main layer at at least one surface layer portion or interior of said main layer. A method for electrolyzing alkali salts, using aforesaid electrolytic diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1979
    Assignee: Tokuyama Soda Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshikatsu Sata, Shoji Murakami, Yasuo Murata
  • Patent number: 4166014
    Abstract: An electrolytic diaphragm consisting essentially of a main layer composed of a polymeric membranous material uniformly containing cation exchange groups and fluorine atoms chemically bonded thereto and a secondary layer having a smaller thickness than said main layer and composed of at least one of an electrically neutral layer and a layer containing an anion exchange group, said secondary layer being in intimate contact with said main layer at at least one surface layer portion or interior of said main layer. A method for electrolyzing alkali salts, using aforesaid electrolytic diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1979
    Assignee: Tokuyama Soda Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshikatsu Sata, Shoji Murakami, Yasuo Murata