Patents by Inventor Tadaharu Tanaka
Tadaharu Tanaka 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: 20240001631Abstract: Provided is a fiber-reinforced resin pultruded product obtained by molding a fiber sheet, wherein the fiber sheet is a semi-preg sheet in which a thermoplastic resin serving as a matrix for the pultruded product is fused to at least a fiber surface, and, in the fiber-reinforced resin pultruded product, the fiber sheet has been pultruded, and the thermoplastic resin fills an inside of the fiber sheet and spaces between overlapping portions of the fiber sheet and is integrated with the fiber sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2021Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Katsuhiko YOKOTA, Tadaharu TANAKA, Yoichi HIRAISHI
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Publication number: 20230021569Abstract: A fiber reinforced resin hollow molded body 30 in which a resin-integrated fiber sheet is used. The resin-integrated fiber sheet includes unidirectional continuous fibers that are spread fibers of a continuous fiber group and arrayed unidirectionally in parallel, and thermoplastic resin that is present at least on a surface of the unidirectional continuous fibers. In the hollow molded body, in a state where the resin-integrated fiber sheet or a plurality of the resin-integrated fiber sheets 30 are stacked, the resin-integrated fiber sheet or the plurality of resin-integrated fiber sheets are wound to produce a wound body having an overlapping portion. The thermoplastic resin is impregnated in the unidirectional continuous fibers. The resin-integrated fiber sheet or the plurality of resin-integrated fiber sheets are consolidated.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2020Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Hayato IIO, Naoya TAKANO, Yoichi HIRAISHI, Tadaharu TANAKA, Yuta NAKAME, Yuki KOMAI
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Publication number: 20220388275Abstract: A resin-integrated fiber sheet 1 for vacuum forming for producing a fiber reinforced resin molded body through vacuum forming includes: unidirectional continuous fibers 2 that are spread fibers of a continuous fiber group and arrayed in parallel in one direction; bridging fibers 3 lying in directions crossing the unidirectional continuous fibers 2; and thermoplastic resin 4 present on part of the surface of the unidirectional continuous fibers 2 to unify the unidirectional continuous fibers 2 and the bridging fibers 3. A fiber reinforced resin molded body of the present invention is a vacuum formed body in which two or more of the resin-integrated fiber sheets 1 are stacked. A method for producing the molded body of the present invention includes subjecting the resin-integrated fiber sheets 1 to vacuum forming from a lower mold with a vacuum line and pressurizing the sheets with compressed air from an upper mold.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2020Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Tadaharu TANAKA, Takashi NAKAMURA, Yoichi HIRAISHI, Yuta NAKAME, Yuki KOMAI
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Publication number: 20220205157Abstract: A resin-integrated carbon fiber sheet 1, including: a carbon fiber sheet 2 in which a carbon fiber filament group is spread and arrayed in parallel in one direction; resin 4 that is present on part of a surface of the carbon fiber sheet; and bridging fibers 3. One or more of the bridging fibers 3 is present on average on a surface of the carbon fiber sheet 2 in a direction across the carbon fiber sheet per 10 mm2 of the sheet 2, and the resin 4 on the surface adhesively fixes the bridging fibers 3 to the carbon fiber sheet 2. Thus, the present invention provides a resin-integrated carbon fiber sheet that is strong in the width direction of the carbon fiber sheet, high in cleavage resistance and excellent in handleability, and a production method of the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Tadaharu TANAKA, Wataru HORIMOTO, Yoichi HIRAISHI, Takashi NAKAMURA, Yuta NAKAME, Yuki KOMAI
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Publication number: 20220168931Abstract: A fiber-reinforced resin composite having high peeling strength between a fiber-reinforced resin and a resin foam. The fiber-reinforced resin composite (10) is a fiber-reinforced resin composite (10) including a skin (11) and a resin foam (12), the resin foam including a foamed resin (16), the skin including a fiber sheet (14), a thermoplastic matrix resin (15), and the foamed resin (16) that is continuous from the resin foam and is impregnated into the skin.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2020Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: KURASHIKI BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tadaharu TANAKA, Yoichi HIRAISHI, Takashi NAKAMURA, Yuta NAKAME, Yuki KOMAI
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Patent number: 10273349Abstract: Fibers for fiber-reinforced resin of the present invention are fibers for fiber-reinforced resin to which a sizing agent is adhered. The fibers are at least one selected from carbon fibers and glass fibers, and an ester bond (—COO—) generated by denaturation of the sizing agent is present on surfaces of the fibers. A method for producing the same according to the present invention includes: subjecting fibers to which a sizing agent is adhered to at least one treatment selected from the group consisting of ozone oxidation, ultraviolet irradiation at a wavelength of 400 nm or less, and a plasma treatment. The fibers are at least one selected from carbon fibers and glass fibers. Thus, it is possible to provide carbon fibers having enhanced wettability to a matrix resin and thereby allowing the matrix resin to be impregnated between the fibers easily.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2014Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: KURASHIKI BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masamichi Ito, Tadaharu Tanaka, Wataru Horimoto
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Publication number: 20190092984Abstract: A reinforcing carbon fiber sheet (1) of the present invention includes: a carbon fiber filament (2) group arrayed in parallel in one direction; and a thermoplastic adhesive (4) present on at least part of the carbon fiber filament group in a direction across the carbon fiber filament group to unite the carbon fiber filament group. Preferably, the reinforcing sheet (1) includes a minimum amount of the carbon fibers required to produce a reinforcing effect. A sizing layer (3) of an epoxy-based resin is present on the surface of the carbon fiber filaments (2), and has a high affinity for the thermoplastic adhesive layer (4) present thereon, so that they strongly adhere to each other. Thus, the present invention provides a reinforcing carbon fiber sheet that is thin, has good handling properties and easily adheres to a substance to be reinforced.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2017Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: KURASHIKI BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoichi HIRAISHI, Wataru HORIMOTO, Tadaharu TANAKA
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Publication number: 20160024282Abstract: Fibers for fiber-reinforced resin of the present invention are fibers for fiber-reinforced resin to which a sizing agent is adhered. The fibers are at least one selected from carbon fibers and glass fibers, and an ester bond (—COO—) generated by denaturation of the sizing agent is present on surfaces of the fibers. A method for producing the same according to the present invention includes: subjecting fibers to which a sizing agent is adhered to at least one treatment selected from the group consisting of ozone oxidation, ultraviolet irradiation at a wavelength of 400 nm or less, and a plasma treatment. The fibers are at least one selected from carbon fibers and glass fibers. Thus, it is possible to provide carbon fibers having enhanced wettability to a matrix resin and thereby allowing the matrix resin to be impregnated between the fibers easily.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2014Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: Masamichi ITO, Tadaharu TANAKA, Wataru HORIMOTO
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Patent number: 8715420Abstract: Disclosed is a method for supplying hydroxyl radical-containing water, which is highly convenient and with which water containing a relatively high concentration of hydroxyl radicals can be supplied to the point of use. The method for supplying hydroxyl radical-containing water comprises a production step of producing hydroxyl radical-containing water by dissolving ozone, hydrogen peroxide, and at least one additive substance selected from a group consisting of a water-soluble organic compound, an inorganic acid, a salt of an inorganic acid, and hydrazine in pure water, a transferring step of transferring the produced hydroxyl radical-containing water to the point of use, and a supplying step of supplying the hydroxyl radical-containing water to the point of use after transferring.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2010Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Kurashiki Boseki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tadaharu Tanaka, Motonobu Shiomi, Akihiro Ueno
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Publication number: 20130098408Abstract: A method of washing an object to be processed, using water containing at least either one selected from a hydrogen radical and a carbon radical, and a novel method capable of exerting sufficient washing effect without using chemicals, by a washing apparatus (1, 21, 41) having a processing bath (2, 22) for washing an object to be processed, and a means for supplying the processing bath (2, 22) with water containing at least either one selected from a hydrogen radical and a carbon radical, and an apparatus for the novel method are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2012Publication date: April 25, 2013Inventors: Tadaharu TANAKA, Shogo ARAKI, Naoki YANAI, Motonobu SHIOMI, Yoshitaka SENZAKI, Masataka OSHIMA
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Publication number: 20120094887Abstract: Disclosed is a method for supplying hydroxyl radical-containing water, which is highly convenient and with which water containing a relatively high concentration of hydroxyl radicals can be supplied to the point of use. The method for supplying hydroxyl radical-containing water comprises a production step of producing hydroxyl radical-containing water by dissolving ozone, hydrogen peroxide, and at least one additive substance selected from a group consisting of a water-soluble organic compound, an inorganic acid, a salt of an inorganic acid, and hydrazine in pure water, a transferring step of transferring the produced hydroxyl radical-containing water to the point of use, and a supplying step of supplying the hydroxyl radical-containing water to the point of use after transferring.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2010Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: Kurashiki Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha Technical Research LaboratoryInventors: Tadaharu Tanaka, Motonobu Shiomi, Akihiro Ueno
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Publication number: 20100122713Abstract: A method of washing an object to be processed, using water containing at least either one selected from a hydrogen radical and a carbon radical, and a novel method capable of exerting sufficient washing effect without using chemicals, by a washing apparatus having a processing bath for washing an object to be processed, and a means for supplying the processing bath with water containing at least either one selected from a hydrogen radical and a carbon radical, and an apparatus for the novel method are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2007Publication date: May 20, 2010Inventors: Tadaharu Tanaka, Shogo Araki, Naoki Yanai, Motonobu Shiomi, Yoshitaka Senzaki, Masataka Oshima
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Patent number: 5635257Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for hydrophilizing a porous material made of a fluorine resin comprising irradiating an ultraviolet laser beam on the porous material impregnated with an aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide or water-soluble organic solvent. According to the process, the chemically and physically inactive surfaces including the inside of the micropores of the porous materials made of fluorine resins can be sufficiently hydrophilized without deteriorating the excellent heat resistance, chemical resistance and the like of the fluorine resins.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 1995Date of Patent: June 3, 1997Assignees: Kurashiki Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha, Japan Atomic Energy, Radiation Application Development Reserch InstituteInventors: Masanobu Nishii, Shunichi Kawanishi, Shunichi Sugimoto, Tadaharu Tanaka, Mitsuru Sano
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Patent number: 5362525Abstract: A process for modifying surfaces of fluorine resins including irradiating an ultraviolet laser beam on the surfaces in the presence of an inorganic silicon compound. The inorganic silicon compound could be a silicate, silicon oxide, silicon nitride, or silicon carbide.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 1993Date of Patent: November 8, 1994Assignees: Kurashiki Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Radiation Application Development AssociationInventors: Masanobu Nishii, Yuichi Shimizu, Shunichi Kawanishi, Shunichi Sugimoto, Tadaharu Tanaka, Yosuke Eguchi
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Patent number: 5096768Abstract: An insulating substrate is used for fabrication of a thick film circuit and comprises a foundation of aluminum nitride and a surface film structure provided on the foundation, in which the foundation contains at least one oxidizing agent selected from the group consisting of an yttrium oxide and a calcium oxide ranging from 0.1% to 10% by weight for enhancing a stiffness of the foundation, and in which the surface film structure is of the multi-level surface film structure having a lower surface film of an aluminum oxide rapidly grown on the foundation in the presence of the oxidizing agent and an upper surface film containing a silicon oxide and a substance selected from the group consisting of a zirconium oxide, a titanium oxide and a boron oxide for enhancing the resistivity against a firing operation.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 1990Date of Patent: March 17, 1992Assignee: Mitsubishi Metal CorporationInventors: Yoshirou Kuromitsu, Hideaki Yoshida, Toshiyuki Nagase, Hiroto Uchida, Tadaharu Tanaka, Yoshio Kanda, Kenji Morinaga
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Patent number: 5087509Abstract: An insulating substrate is used for fabrication of a thick film circuit provided with a conductive pattern made from a paste containing glass frits, and comprises a foundation containing an aluminum nitride and incidental impurities, and a multi-level surface film structure provided between the foundation and the conductive pattern and having a lower surface film of an aluminum oxide provided on a surface of the foundation, an intermediate surface film provided on the lower surface film and formed of a substance having a relatively small acidity and an upper surface film provided on the intermediate surface film and formed of a substance having a relatively large acidity, in which the substance with the large acidity rapidly reacts with the frits in a firing stage for enhancing the adhesion of the conductive pattern but the substance with the relatively small acidity restricts the consumption thereof, so that the total thickness of the multi-level film structure is decrased and, accordingly, the heat radiatioType: GrantFiled: May 18, 1990Date of Patent: February 11, 1992Assignee: Mitsubishi Metal CorporationInventors: Yoshirou Kuromitsu, Hideaki Yoshida, Toshiyuki Nagase, Tadaharu Tanaka, Yoshio Kanda