Patents by Inventor Shouhei HARADA
Shouhei HARADA 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: 20240389201Abstract: A film heater includes a transparent substrate and a transparent heating element, wherein a surface of the transparent substrate opposite to the transparent heating element has a water contact angle of 55° or less or 90° or more. A heater-equipped glass includes the film heater, a glass plate opposite to the surface, and an electrode in contact with the transparent heating element of the film heater, the electrode being disposed between the film heater and the glass plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2022Publication date: November 21, 2024Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shouhei HARADA, Koji MISHIMA, Yoshinori SATO, Kazushi YAMADA, Hideaki ITOU
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Publication number: 20240215120Abstract: A film heater includes: a substrate; a first hard coat layer containing a first resin component and a silica filler; a first dielectric layer; a metal layer containing one or both of silver and silver alloy; a second dielectric layer; and an ITO layer or an IZO layer in the order presented, wherein a thickness of the metal layer is 5.5 to 7.5 nm, and wherein a peak intensity indicating a K? line of silicon element detected by fluorescent X-ray analysis of a surface on the first dielectric layer side of the first hard coat layer is 15 to 35 cps.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2022Publication date: June 27, 2024Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shouhei HARADA, Koji MISHIMA, Kazushi YAMADA, Kazuhisa INABA, Hideaki ITOU
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Patent number: 11510292Abstract: A transparent conductor includes a transparent substrate, a first metal oxide layer, a metal layer containing a silver alloy, a third metal oxide layer, and a second metal oxide layer in the order presented. The first metal oxide layer is composed of a metal oxide which is different from ITO, the second metal oxide layer contains ITO, and the work function of the surface of the second metal oxide layer opposite to the metal layer side is 4.5 eV or higher.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2018Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Shingai, Akinori Nishizawa, Shouhei Harada
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Patent number: 11162046Abstract: This invention provides a lubricating oil composition for automobile transmission that includes: as low-viscosity base oils: (i) between 45 and 95 mass % of a Fischer-Tropsch synthetic low-viscosity base oil with a 100° C. kinematic viscosity of between 1 mm2/s and 2 mm2/s, and between 0 and 25 mass % of other than a Fischer-Tropsch synthetic low-viscosity base oil with a 100° C. kinematic viscosity of between 1 mm2/s and 2 mm2/s, and (ii) between 0 and 35 mass % of a base oil wherein the 100° C. kinematic viscosity is greater that 2 mm2/s and no greater than 5 mm2/s; and (iii) between 5 and 55 mass % of an olefin polymer or copolymer, as a high-viscosity base oil, wherein the 100° C. kinematic viscosity is between 100 and 800 mm2/s. A lubricating oil composition for an automatic transmission wherein the 100° C. kinematic viscosity of this composition is between 3.8 and 5.5 mm2/s, the viscosity index is no less than 190, the flashpoint is no less than 140° C., and the reduction ratio of the 100° C.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Genki Kamei, Ryuji Maruyama, Shinji Saitou, Shouhei Harada
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Publication number: 20210130726Abstract: This invention provides a lubricating oil composition for automobile transmission that includes: as low-viscosity base oils: (i) between 45 and 95 mass % of a Fischer-Tropsch synthetic low-viscosity base oil with a 100° C. kinematic viscosity of between 1 mm2/s and 2 mm2/s, and between 0 and 25 mass % of other than a Fischer-Tropsch synthetic low-viscosity base oil with a 100° C. kinematic viscosity of between 1 mm2/s and 2 mm2/s, and (ii) between 0 and 35 mass % of a base oil wherein the 100° C. kinematic viscosity is greater that 2 mm2/s and no greater than 5 mm2/s; and (iii) between 5 and 55 mass % of an olefin polymer or copolymer, as a high-viscosity base oil, wherein the 100° C. kinematic viscosity is between 100 and 800 mm2/s. A lubricating oil composition for an automatic transmission wherein the 100° C. kinematic viscosity of this composition is between 3.8 and 5.5 mm2/s, the viscosity index is no less than 190, the flashpoint is no less than 140° C., and the reduction ratio of the 100° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2018Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Genki KAMEI, Ryuji MARUYAMA, Shinji SAITOU, Shouhei HARADA
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Patent number: 10989966Abstract: A transparent conductor including a transparent substrate, a first dielectric layer, a metal layer containing silver or a silver alloy as a primary component, a second dielectric layer composed of a semiconductor, and a third dielectric layer of which electrical conductivity is different from that of the second dielectric layer in the order presented, wherein the third dielectric layer-is composed of a conductor.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2019Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Koji Mishima, Yoshinori Sato, Shouhei Harada
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Patent number: 10877345Abstract: A light control film to be bonded to a panel member for a vehicle includes film substrates, conductive layers, and a liquid crystal layer. The conductive layers are on surfaces of the film substrates opposed to each other, respectively. The liquid crystal layer is sandwiched between conductive layers. The light control film is switchable between a first state with a first haze percentage and a second state with a second haze percentage that is lower than the first haze percentage. Each film substrate includes at least an acrylic imide layer made of acrylic imide. Each conductive layer includes a thin silver film or a copper wire mesh.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignees: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, RIKEN TECHNOS CORPORATION, TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro Irie, Kanji Kobayashi, Kenji Okamoto, Nozomu Washio, Koji Mishima, Shouhei Harada, Kazushi Yamada
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Publication number: 20200400991Abstract: A transparent conductor including a transparent substrate, a first dielectric layer, a metal layer containing silver or a silver alloy as a primary component, a second dielectric layer composed of a semiconductor, and a third dielectric layer of which electrical conductivity is different from that of the second dielectric layer in the order presented, wherein the third dielectric layer-is composed of a conductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2019Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Koji MISHIMA, Yoshinori SATO, Shouhei HARADA
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Publication number: 20200260540Abstract: A transparent conductor includes a transparent substrate, a first metal oxide layer, a metal layer containing a silver alloy, a third metal oxide layer, and a second metal oxide layer in the order presented. The first metal oxide layer is composed of a metal oxide which is different from ITO, the second metal oxide layer contains ITO, and the work function of the surface of the second metal oxide layer opposite to the metal layer side is 4.5 eV or higher.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2018Publication date: August 13, 2020Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi SHINGAI, Akinori NISHIZAWA, Shouhei HARADA
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Publication number: 20200142226Abstract: A light control film to be bonded to a panel member for a vehicle includes film substrates, conductive layers, and a liquid crystal layer. The conductive layers are on surfaces of the film substrates opposed to each other, respectively. The liquid crystal layer is sandwiched between conductive layers. The light control film is switchable between a first state with a first haze percentage and a second state with a second haze percentage that is lower than the first haze percentage. Each film substrate includes at least an acrylic imide layer made of acrylic imide. Each conductive layer includes a thin silver film or a copper wire mesh.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicants: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, RIKEN TECHNOS CORPORATION, TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro IRIE, Kanji KOBAYASHI, Kenji OKAMOTO, Nozomu WASHIO, Koji MISHIMA, Shouhei HARADA, Kazushi YAMADA