Patents by Inventor Takanori Imai
Takanori Imai 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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Patent number: 8607851Abstract: A total heat exchanging element includes a partitioning component to which a water-soluble moisture-absorbing agent has been added that is a component partitioning between a first laminar air-flow path and a second laminar air-flow path that are layered; a spacing component that forms the first laminar air-flow path and the second laminar air-flow path and maintains a space between adjacent partitioning components; and an adhesive agent that adheres the partitioning component and the spacing component. The adhesive agent is a water-solvent-type adhesive agent impregnated with a water-soluble moisture-absorbing agent. The partitioning component and the spacing component are made from a liquid-absorbing material that absorbs water and substances dissolved in the water.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2011Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Masaru Takada, Hidemoto Arai, Takanori Imai, Yoichi Sugiyama
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Heat exchange element and manufacturing method thereof, heat exchanger, and heat exchange ventilator
Patent number: 8590606Abstract: According to the present invention, in constituting a heat exchange element having a stacked-layer structure in which sheet-like partition members added a moisture absorbent thereto and spacing members are stacked alternately, the spacing members being joined with the partition members so as to form air flow passages together with the partition members, each of the spacing members includes a plurality of section walls that divide a space between the partition member joined under the spacing member and the partition member joined on the spacing member into a plurality of flow passages, and one or more first section walls formed with holes that bring adjacent flow passages into communication with each other and one or more second section walls formed with no hole that brings adjacent flow passages into communication with each other are alternately arranged in each of the spacing members.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2007Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Hidemoto Arai, Masaru Takada, Takanori Imai, Youichi Sugiyama -
Patent number: 8316542Abstract: A total heat exchange element includes a sheet-like partitioning member and space holding members on both sides of the partitioning member to form air paths and performs a heat exchange via the partitioning member between an air flow flowing through an air path formed on one side of the partitioning member and an air flow flowing through an air path formed on other side of the partitioning member. The partitioning member and the space holding members are bonded by a water-solvent adhesive in which a water-soluble moisture-absorbing agent is dissolved.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2007Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takanori Imai, Hidemoto Arai, Masaru Takada, Yoichi Sugiyama
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Publication number: 20120168136Abstract: In a total heat exchange element, a partition member has a heat transfer property, moisture permeability, and a gas blocking property. A spacer is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape polygonal in section extending substantially in parallel along the surface of the partition member and includes an overlapping wall that overlaps the partition member and supporting walls that rise from side ends of the overlapping wall and are vertically provided between the partition members respectively being upper and lower parts in a laminating direction to retain a space between the partition members. The overlapping wall has thickness smaller than that of the supporting walls and stuck to the partition member with an adhesive having moisture permeability.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2009Publication date: July 5, 2012Inventors: Masaru Takada, Hajime Sotokawa, Hidemoto Arai, Takanori Imai, Akira Doi
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Publication number: 20120043064Abstract: A total heat exchange element includes a first flow passage and a second flow passage extending orthogonal thereto. The first flow passage is an undulating flow passage that has a rectangular cross section and is formed by positioning a first wave-form plate member and a second wave-form plate member on top of each other and with a predetermined interval therebetween, and further causing spacers to hermetically close two lateral portions with respect to the traveling direction of the fluid. The second flow passage is a straight flow passage that has a substantially triangular cross section and is formed between a flat-plate-like member and one of the first and the second wave-form plate members.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2009Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Masaru Takada, Hajime Sotokawa, Hidemoto Arai, Akira Doi, Takanori Imai, Kunihiko Kaga, Masaru Shinozaki
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Publication number: 20120037349Abstract: A heat exchange element includes a first flow passage and a second flow passage extending orthogonal thereto. The first flow passage is an undulating flow passage that has a rectangular cross section and is formed by positioning, a first wave-form plate member and a second wave-form plate member on top of each other and with a predetermined interval therebetween, and further causing spacers to hermetically close two lateral portions with respect to the traveling direction of the fluid. The second flow passage is a straight flow passage that has a substantially triangular cross section and is formed between a flat-plate-like member and one of the first and the second wave-form plate members, when the flat-plate-like member is positioned on the wave-like form of the one of the first and the second wave-form plate members so as to be in close contact therewith.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2009Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Masaru Takada, Hajime Sotokawa, Hidemoto Arai, Takanori Imai, Akira Doi, Kunihiko Kaga, Masaru Shinozaki
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Patent number: 8038969Abstract: The present invention provides a rare metal/platinum-group metal extractant, which has a completely new structure compared with the conventional rare metal/platinum-group metal extractant and which exhibits excellent extraction performance; it also provides a method for extracting rare metals and platinum-group metals using the extractant. The rare metal/platinum-group metal extractants of the present invention is the one to extract rare metals and platinum-group metals by contacting a solution, in which several kinds of rare metals and platinum-group metals are dissolved, with a solution in which a cyclic phenol sulfide of the following Formula (1) is dissolved to make the rare metals and platinum-group metals move into the cyclic phenol sulfide solution.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2007Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: National University Corporation Akita UniversityInventors: Yoshihiko Kondo, Atsushi Shibayama, Fumio Hamada, Manabu Yamada, Mitsuhiro Akama, Takanori Imai
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Publication number: 20110227526Abstract: The battery charging warehouse includes a pallet rack and a battery charger. The pallet rack has a plurality of storage locations in each of which a battery is stored. At least one of the storage locations is a charging storage location in which the battery is charged. The battery charger is mounted to an upper part of the charging storage location. The battery charger is movable up and down in the charging storage location and has a charge connector. When the battery charger is moved down in the charging storage location, the charge connector is received by a battery connector of the battery stored in the charging storage location thereby to automatically connect the charge connector to the battery connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2011Publication date: September 22, 2011Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Manabu HAMA, Mitsutaka Shibagaki, Takanori Imai
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Publication number: 20110146961Abstract: A total heat exchange element includes a sheet-like partitioning member and space holding members on both sides of the partitioning member to form air paths and performs a heat exchange via the partitioning member between an air flow flowing through an air path formed on one side of the partitioning member and an air flow flowing through an air path formed on other side of the partitioning member. The partitioning member and the space holding members are bonded by a water-solvent adhesive in which a water-soluble moisture-absorbing agent is dissolved.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2007Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takanori Imai, Hidemoto Arai, Masaru Takada, Yoichi Sugiyama
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Publication number: 20110108256Abstract: A total heat exchanging element includes a partitioning component to which a water-soluble moisture-absorbing agent has been added that is a component partitioning between a first laminar air-flow path and a second laminar air-flow path that are layered; a spacing component that forms the first laminar air-flow path and the second laminar air-flow path and maintains a space between adjacent partitioning components; and an adhesive agent that adheres the partitioning component and the spacing component. The adhesive agent is a water-solvent-type adhesive agent impregnated with a water-soluble moisture-absorbing agent. The partitioning component and the spacing component are made from a liquid-absorbing material that absorbs water and substances dissolved in the water.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2011Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Masaru TAKADA, Hidemoto Arai, Takanori Imai, Yoichi Sugiyama
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Publication number: 20100175859Abstract: A total heat exchange element has a stacked-layer structure in which sheet-like partition members added a water-soluble moisture absorbent thereto and spacing members are stacked alternately, the spacing members are joined with the partition members by using an adhesive so as to form air flow passages together with the partition members. According to the present invention, the spacing members have water retention properties. Further, an adhesive that exhibits insolubility to the water-soluble moisture absorbent or an aqueous solution of the water-soluble moisture absorbent is used as the adhesive. As a result, it is easy to obtain a total heat exchange element with which it is possible to easily constitute an air-conditioning apparatus or a ventilator that has high latent heat exchange efficiency and has high reliability.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2007Publication date: July 15, 2010Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Masaru Takada, Hidemoto Arai, Takanori Imai, Michio Murai, Shinya Tokizaki
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Publication number: 20100178157Abstract: A heat exchange element according to the present invention has a stacked-layer structure in which sheet-like partition members and spacing members are stacked alternately, while the spacing members are joined with the partition members so as to form air flow passages together with the partition members. A plurality of adhesive layers included in the stacked-layer structure i.e., the plurality of adhesive layers that cause the partition members to be each joined with a corresponding one of the spacing members include one or more colored adhesive layers. It is therefore easy to manufacture a heat exchange element having a desired color arrangement at a low cost, regardless of the type of the heat exchange element.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2007Publication date: July 15, 2010Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Hidemoto Arai, Masaru Takada, Takanori Imai, Youichi Sugiyama
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HEAT EXCHANGE ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, HEAT EXCHANGER, AND HEAT EXCHANGE VENTILATOR
Publication number: 20100147499Abstract: According to the present invention, in constituting a heat exchange element having a stacked-layer structure in which sheet-like partition members added a moisture absorbent thereto and spacing members are stacked alternately, the spacing members being joined with the partition members so as to form air flow passages together with the partition members, each of the spacing members includes a plurality of section walls that divide a space between the partition member joined under the spacing member and the partition member joined on the spacing member into a plurality of flow passages, and one or more first section walls formed with holes that bring adjacent flow passages into communication with each other and one or more second section walls formed with no hole that brings adjacent flow passages into communication with each other are alternately arranged in each of the spacing members.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2007Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Hidemoto Arai, Masaru Takada, Takanori Imai, Youichi Sugiyama -
Publication number: 20100129277Abstract: The present invention provides a rare metal/platinum-group metal extractant, which has a completely new structure compared with the conventional rare metal/platinum-group metal extractant and which exhibits excellent extraction performance; it also provides a method for extracting rare metals and platinum-group metals using the extractant. The rare metal/platinum-group metal extractants of the present invention is the one to extract rare metals and platinum-group metals by contacting a solution, in which several kinds of rare metals and platinum-group metals are dissolved, with a solution in which a cyclic phenol sulfide of the following Formula (1) is dissolved to make the rare metals and platinum-group metals move into the cyclic phenol sulfide solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2007Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION AKITA UNIVERSITYInventors: Yoshihiko Kondo, Atsushi Shibayama, Fumio Hamada, Manabu Yamada, Mitsuhiro Akama, Takanori Imai
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Publication number: 20100089558Abstract: A total heat exchanging element 10 includes a partitioning component 1, 1 to which a water-soluble moisture-absorbing agent has, been added that is a component partitioning between a first laminar air-flow path 4 and a second laminar air-flow path 5 that are layered; a spacing component 2, 2 that forms the first laminar air-flow path 4 and the second laminar air-flow path 5 and maintains a space between the partitioning components 1, 1; and an adhesive agent 3 that adheres the partitioning component 1, 1 and the spacing component 2, 2. The adhesive agent 3 is a water-solvent-type adhesive agent saturated with a water-soluble moisture-absorbing agent. The partitioning component 1, 1 and the spacing component 2, 2 are made from a liquid-absorbing material that absorbs water and substances dissolved in the water.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2006Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Masaru Takada, Hidemoto Arai, Takanori Imai, Yoichi Sugiyama
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Patent number: 5970897Abstract: A method for sewing panty hose with a backpanel-like gusset inserted includes steps of cutting inner thigh portion of left-and-right aligned cylindrical hose materials and thereafter inserting the backpanel-like gusset material to a position ranging from rear portion to inner thigh portion of the panty part. The backpanel-like gusset material is folded into two and inserted into between the upper middle clamp and the lower middle clamp of a pair of left and right clamp groups. After the cutting of the gusset material, upper edge portion and lower edge portion of the gusset material inserted between the upper and lower middle clamps are sewn individually to cut edges of the hose materials.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 1998Date of Patent: October 26, 1999Assignee: Takatori CorporationInventors: Toyonori Takamura, Masataka Tsuchiya, Takanori Imai, Toshiharu Ueda
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Patent number: 5058516Abstract: An apparatus for automatically positioning welt portions and garter lines of pantyhose materials by aligning upper and lower positions in relation to each other for carrying out a pantyhose panty part seaming process, in which when detection sensors detect materials roughly fitted to respective upper and lower template assemblies, plates for positioning garter lines cause a panty part to move backward to be inserted deeply onto the template assemblies and the garter lines of the upper and lower materials are positioned by aligning with each other through detection sensors for positioning garter lines, and successively, a plate for positioning welt portions causes the panty part to move backward, stretching the panty part to a prescribed length so that the welt portions of the upper and lower materials are aligned with each other, thus fully fitting the upper and lower materials to the template assemblies and, at the same time completing the positioning of the welt portions and garter lines by aligning upper aType: GrantFiled: November 30, 1990Date of Patent: October 22, 1991Assignees: Takatori Corporation, Takatori Hitech Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroji Maegawa, Tatsurou Omuta, Hiroshi Ogita, Takanori Imai