Patents by Inventor Takahiko Sawada

Takahiko Sawada 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: 11335853
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an OTS device of the invention is a method of manufacturing OTS device including a first conductor, an OTS portion made of chalcogenide, and a second conductor which are layered in order and disposed on an insulating substrate. The manufacturing method includes: a step D of forming a resist so as to coat part of an upper surface of the second conductor; a step E of dry etching a region which is not coated with the resist; and a step F of ashing the resist. In the step E, the second conductor, all of the OTS portion, and an upper portion of the first conductor are removed by an etching treatment once in a depth direction of the region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: ULVAC, INC.
    Inventors: Hyung-Woo Ahn, Kazumasa Horita, Takahiko Sawada, Tadashi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20210336137
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an OTS device of the invention is a method of manufacturing OTS device including a first conductor, an OTS portion made of chalcogenide, and a second conductor which are layered in order and disposed on an insulating substrate. The manufacturing method includes: a step D of forming a resist so as to coat part of an upper surface of the second conductor; a step E of dry etching a region which is not coated with the resist; and a step F of ashing the resist. In the step E, the second conductor, all of the OTS portion, and an upper portion of the first conductor are removed by an etching treatment once in a depth direction of the region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Hyung-Woo AHN, Kazumasa HORITA, Takahiko SAWADA, Tadashi YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10388928
    Abstract: The present invention provides a propylene-based resin microporous film which has excellent lithium ion permeability, can constitute a high-performance lithium ion battery, and can prevent a short circuit between a positive electrode and a negative electrode due to dendrites. The propylene-based resin microporous film of the present invention is a propylene-based resin microporous film containing micropores, wherein the degree of gas permeability is 100 to 400 s/100 mL, the standard deviation of the degree of gas permeability is 7 s/100 mL or less, the thermal shrinkage ratio during heating at 105° C. for 2 hours is 6% or less, and the standard deviation of the thermal shrinkage ratio is 1% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA:
    Inventor: Takahiko Sawada
  • Patent number: 10381626
    Abstract: Provided are a heat-resistant synthetic resin microporous film that has both good heat resistance and good mechanical strength and exhibits a suppressed decrease in mechanical strength over time, and a method for producing the heat-resistant synthetic resin microporous film. The heat-resistant synthetic resin microporous film of the present invention includes a synthetic resin microporous film, and a coating layer formed on at least part of the surface of the synthetic resin microporous film and containing a polymer of a polymerizable compound having two or more radically polymerizable functional groups per molecule. The maximum thermal shrinkage rate of the heat-resistant synthetic resin microporous film when heated from 25° C. to 180° C. at a temperature rising rate of 5° C./min is 15% or less. The piercing strength thereof is 0.6 N or more. The rate of retention of the piercing strength after heating at 70° C. for 168 hours is 85% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junichi Nakadate, Taehyung Cho, Takahiko Sawada, Yuki Kanaoka, Masahiko Gotoh
  • Publication number: 20180363630
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to achieve a wind power generation device that reduces effects of a tower shadow. In order to solve the problem, the wind power generation device related to the present invention includes a nacelle that includes a generator, blades that are connected to the generator of the nacelle through a shaft, receive wind, and rotate, and a tower that is disposed upstream of the wind with respect to the blades and supports the nacelle in a vertical direction, in which the tower includes a first portion having a tubular structure standing up in the vertical direction from an installation base section of the tower, and a second portion connecting the first portion and the nacelle to each other and having a ventilating structure that allows some of wind from the upstream side of the wind to go through at a position where the blade overlaps with the tower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Shigehisa FUNABASHI, Takahiko SAWADA, Masatoshi WATANABE, Hiromu KAKUYA
  • Publication number: 20180258916
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide a blade for wind power generation or a wind power generation device that can measure the quantity of blade deformation with a simple structure while enhancing the reliability of structure. The blade includes a front tip part 10, a rear tip part 11, and a spar cap 17 configured to contain a fiber reinforcing layer, a shell core 18c arranged at least between the front tip part 10 and the spar caps 17 or between the rear tip part 11 and the spar caps 17, and a non-conductor sensor 12, wherein a concave is formed in a surface of the shell core 18c and the non-conductor sensor 12, and the non-conductor sensor 12 is arranged in the concave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Takahiko SAWADA, Mitsuru SAEKI
  • Publication number: 20180245566
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a highly reliable wind power generation device capable of standing a lightning stroke for a long period of time. In order to solve the problem, the wind power generation device related to the present invention includes blades that receive wind and rotate and spar caps that are disposed in the blades and become strength members of the blades, in which skins of the blades are grounded to the outside of the wind power generation device, the skin of the blade and the spar cap are configured of the same or different electro-conductive materials, and the skin of the blade and the spar cap are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Takahiko SAWADA
  • Patent number: 9919562
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire having an air impermeable layer. A film formed of a thermoplastic resin or thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising a blend of a thermoplastic resin and an elastomer is used for the air impermeable layer. Separation of the film is prevented and an inner appearance of the tire is improved. The air impermeable layer 10, which is disposed on the inner side of the tire, is formed from a laminated body 14 comprising a ribbon-shaped film 11 and ribbon-shaped elastomer plies 12 and 13 laminated on opposite sides thereof. The laminated body 14 is wound in the circumferential direction of the tire in such a partially overlapping manner that it is displaced at prescribed intervals. Each pair of adjacent wound portions 14A and 14B of the laminated body 14 are spliced to each other in a partially overlapping manner in a state where the ribbon-shaped film 11 is disengaged from itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Hashimura, Takahiko Sawada, Tomohiko Kogure
  • Publication number: 20170317329
    Abstract: Provided are a heat-resistant synthetic resin microporous film that has both good heat resistance and good mechanical strength and exhibits a suppressed decrease in mechanical strength over time, and a method for producing the heat-resistant synthetic resin microporous film. The heat-resistant synthetic resin microporous film of the present invention includes a synthetic resin microporous film, and a coating layer formed on at least part of the surface of the synthetic resin microporous film and containing a polymer of a polymerizable compound having two or more radically polymerizable functional groups per molecule. The maximum thermal shrinkage rate of the heat-resistant synthetic resin microporous film when heated from 25° C. to 180° C. at a temperature rising rate of 5° C./min is 15% or less. The piercing strength thereof is 0.6 N or more. The rate of retention of the piercing strength after heating at 70° C. for 168 hours is 85% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi NAKADATE, Taehyung CHO, Takahiko SAWADA, Yuki KANAOKA, Masahiko GOTOH
  • Publication number: 20170047570
    Abstract: The present invention provides a heat-resistant synthetic resin microporous film having good ion permeability and good heat resistance, and a method for producing the microporous film. The heat-resistant synthetic resin microporous film of the present invention includes a synthetic resin microporous film that has micropore parts, and a coating layer that is formed on at least part of the surface of the synthetic resin microporous film and contains a polymer of a polymerizable compound that has two or more radical-polymerizable functional groups per molecule. The heat-resistant synthetic resin microporous film has a maximum heat shrinkage rate, when heated from 25° C. to 180° C. at a rate of temperature increase of 5° C./min, of 25% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiko SAWADA, Hiroshi TADA
  • Publication number: 20170012265
    Abstract: Provided are a heat-resistant synthetic resin microporous film having enhanced heat resistance while having reduced deterioration of mechanical strength, and a method for producing the same. Disclosed is a heat-resistant synthetic resin microporous film which includes a synthetic resin microporous film containing a synthetic resin; and a coating layer formed on at least a portion of the surface of the synthetic resin microporous film and containing a polymer of a polymerizable compound having a bifunctional or higher-functional radical polymerizable functional group, the heat-resistant synthetic resin microporous film having a surface aperture ratio of 30% to 55%, gas permeability of 50 sec/100 mL to 600 sec/100 mL, a maximum thermal shrinkage obtainable when the film is heated from 25° C. to 180° C. at a rate of temperature increase of 5° C./min, of 20% or less, and a piercing strength of 0.7 N or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi NAKADATE, Takahiko SAWADA, Hiroshi TADA, Yuki SAKURAI, Taehyung CHO
  • Patent number: 9362540
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a propylene-based resin microporous film capable of forming a high-performance lithium ion battery. The method for producing a propylene-based resin microporous film includes an extrusion step of melt-kneading a propylene-based resin in an extruder, and extruding the resin to obtain a propylene-based resin film; a first stretching step of uniaxially stretching the propylene-based resin film at a surface temperature of ?20 to 100° C.; second stretching step of repeating, a plurality of times, a stretching basic step in which the propylene-based resin film after the first stretching step is uniaxially stretched at a surface temperature that is equal to or lower than a temperature lower than the melting point of the propylene-based resin by 10 to 100° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Ogawa, Takahiko Sawada, Shotaro Kobaru
  • Publication number: 20160079580
    Abstract: An olefin resin microporous film of the present invention is an olefin resin stretched film that contains an olefin resin and is characterized by having a long period of 27 nm or more measured by a small angle X-ray scattering method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takahiko SAWADA
  • Publication number: 20160016432
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire having an air impermeable layer. A film formed of a thermoplastic resin or thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising a blend of a thermoplastic resin and an elastomer is used for the air impermeable layer. Separation of the film is prevented and an inner appearance of the tire is improved. The air impermeable layer 10, which is disposed on the inner side of the tire, is formed from a laminated body 14 comprising a ribbon-shaped film 11 and ribbon-shaped elastomer plies 12 and 13 laminated on opposite sides thereof. The laminated body 14 is wound in the circumferential direction of the tire in such a partially overlapping manner that it is displaced at prescribed intervals. Each pair of adjacent wound portions 14A and 14B of the laminated body 14 are spliced to each other in a partially overlapping manner in a state where the ribbon-shaped film 11 is disengaged from itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Hashimura, Takahiko Sawada, Tomohiko Kogure
  • Publication number: 20150303428
    Abstract: A heat-resistant synthetic resin microporous film is provided which is excellent in both heat resistance and permeability to ions such as lithium ions and does not make its production line dirty. A method of producing the heat-resistant synthetic resin microporous film is also provided. The production method of a heat-resistant synthetic resin microporous film includes causing 5 to 25 parts by weight of a radical-polymerizable monomer including a trifunctional or higher polyfunctional acrylic monomer to adhere to 100 parts by weight of a synthetic resin microporous film, and then irradiating the synthetic resin microporous film with ionizing radiation at an absorbed dose of 10 to 150 kGy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiko SAWADA, Hiroshi TADA
  • Patent number: 8933524
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sealing material for a solar cell that seals a solar cell element of a solar cell in a short time in the production of a solar cell module, thereby enabling efficient production of solar cell modules. The sealing material for a solar cell of the present invention has a feature of containing 100 parts by weight of a modified butene-based resin that is produced by graft-modifying a butene-ethylene copolymer having a butene content of 1 to 25% by weight with maleic anhydride and has a total content of the maleic anhydride of 0.1 to 3% by weight, and 0.1 to 15 parts by weight of a silane compound having an epoxy group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hiraike, Masahiro Asuka, Masahiro Ishii, Jiamo Guo, Kiyomi Uenomachi, Takahiko Sawada, Takahiro Nomura
  • Publication number: 20140356730
    Abstract: The present invention provides a propylene-based resin microporous film which has excellent lithium ion permeability, can constitute a high-performance lithium ion battery, and can prevent a short circuit between a positive electrode and a negative electrode due to dendrites. The propylene-based resin microporous film of the present invention is a propylene-based resin microporous film containing micropores, wherein the degree of gas permeability is 100 to 400 s/100 mL, the standard deviation of the degree of gas permeability is 7 s/100 mL or less, the thermal shrinkage ratio during heating at 105° C. for 2 hours is 6% or less, and the standard deviation of the thermal shrinkage ratio is 1% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventor: Takahiko Sawada
  • Publication number: 20140349195
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a propylene-based resin microporous film capable of forming a high-performance lithium ion battery. The method for producing a propylene-based resin microporous film includes an extrusion step of melt-kneading a propylene-based resin in an extruder, and extruding the resin to obtain a propylene-based resin film; a first stretching step of uniaxially stretching the propylene-based resin film at a surface temperature of ?20 to 100° C.; second stretching step of repeating, a plurality of times, a stretching basic step in which the propylene-based resin film after the first stretching step is uniaxially stretched at a surface temperature that is equal to or lower than a temperature lower than the melting point of the propylene-based resin by 10 to 100° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Akihiro Ogawa, Takahiko Sawada, Shotaro Kobaru
  • Patent number: 8896080
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sealing material for a solar cell that seals a solar cell element of a solar cell in a short time in the production of a solar cell module, thereby enabling efficient production of solar cell modules. The sealing material for a solar cell of the present invention has a feature of containing 100 parts by weight of a modified butene-based resin that is produced by graft-modifying a butene-ethylene copolymer having a butene content of 1 to 25% by weight with maleic anhydride and has a total content of the maleic anhydride of 0.1 to 3% by weight, and 0.1 to 15 parts by weight of a silane compound having an epoxy group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hiraike, Masahiro Asuka, Masahiro Ishii, Jiamo Guo, Kiyomi Uenomachi, Takahiko Sawada, Takahiro Nomura
  • Patent number: 8801884
    Abstract: A method of forming a tire innerliner having a cylindrical inner rubber layer and a cylindrical film formed of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer composition having a thermoplastic resin and an elastomer blended therewith. The cylindrical film is disposed radially outwardly of the cylindrical inner rubber layer. The method includes the following steps: wrapping an unvulcanized rubber layer cylindrically around a building drum to form the cylindrical inner rubber layer; and subsequently wrapping a sheet-shaped film formed of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer composition having a thermoplastic resin and an elastomer blended therewith cylindrically around the cylindrical inner rubber layer, which is already wrapped around the building drum, to form the cylindrical film. The unvulcanized rubber layer constituting the cylindrical inner rubber layer is a strip-shaped rubber layer, and the cylindrical inner rubber layer is formed by spirally winding the strip-shaped rubber layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Hashimura, Takahiko Sawada, Norifumi Kameda