Patents by Inventor Takayuki Aikawa
Takayuki Aikawa 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: 8485400Abstract: A pouch with a nozzle has a reliable dispensing opening. The pouch holds liquid contents. The pouch has a shell portion formed by sealing two plies of plastic together to form a pouch volume and a nozzle portion which communicates with the inside of the shell portion. The nozzle portion is formed by a series of embossments which form a reliably open passage for dispensing fluid. Three sets of embossments include a plane shape, a dot shape or a line shape.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2007Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.Inventors: Souichi Kawakami, Kazumi Ozawa, Koichi Ishizaka, Takayuki Aikawa, Kazuyuki Kurosawa
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Publication number: 20130063393Abstract: Disclosed is a functional laminated sheet having flexibility, high body and good die cutting workability. The functional laminated sheet comprises a laminated sheet composed of at least two plastic films bound to each other through an adhesive layer and a functional layer formed on one surface or both surfaces of at least one of the plastic films, wherein the adhesive layer has a Martens hardness of 260 N/mm2 or less. The functional layer is, for example, a layer having an electromagnetic wave shielding function, a heat ray reflection function, a gas barrier function or a planar heat generation function, and can be arranged in the inside of the laminated sheet. Alternatively, the functional layer is a layer having a light reflection function, a light permeation control function or an antifogging function, and can be arranged on the outermost surface of the laminated sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2011Publication date: March 14, 2013Inventors: Susumu Kurishima, Satoshi Negishi, Takeshi Hasegawa, Takayuki Aikawa, Koji Takahashi, Seiji Ushio
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Patent number: 8372505Abstract: An anti-glare member prevents reflection of external light by surfaces of displays or screens without causing reduction of contrast and glare of displayed images. The anti-glare member has an anti-glare layer comprising microparticles and a transparent binder wherein the microparticles are black microparticles having a value (n), obtained by dividing absolute value of complex index of refraction of the black microparticles by index of refraction of the transparent binder, of 0.95 to 1.05. The arithmetical mean roughness (Ra) according to JIS B0601:2001 of surface of the anti-glare layer is 0.3 to 1.0 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2007Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Kimoto Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideki Etori, Takayuki Aikawa, Takehiro Sasaki
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Patent number: 8344297Abstract: Problem to provide a container for an electromagnetic cooker which can be heated corresponding to impedance check frequency which differs depending on a manufacturer of an electromagnetic cooker or the like, can properly and easily set a heat generation characteristic, is excellent in marketability, configuration in use, disposability, handiness in cooking and the like, is suitable for retort foods, instant foods and the like, and exhibits high heating efficiency, means for resolution a container for an electromagnetic cooker includes a container body made of a non-conductive material and a conductive layer in a bottom portion of the container, wherein the ratio of resistance change (R?R0)/R0 of the conductive layer with respect to the impedance check frequency of a heating coil is set to 5.3 or more, and a ratio of inductance change (L?L0)/L0 of the conductive layer with respect to the impedance check frequency of the heating coil is set to ?0.17 or less. Here, R indicates the high-frequency resistance (.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2006Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.Inventors: Hagino Fujita, Yoshitaka Yamamoto, Takayuki Aikawa, Takashi Miura, Hideo Kurashima
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Patent number: 8263916Abstract: In an induction heating body 1 in which heat is generated by eddy current induced by a high-frequency magnetic field, when forming a radially-directed separation section 31 separated from the center to the outer periphery, one of end brim parts 31a1 is superimposed on the other end brim parts 31a2 or they are close to each other with the end surfaces thereof 31b1 and 31b2 being abutted.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2008Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.Inventors: Hagino Fujita, Takayuki Aikawa
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Patent number: 8070016Abstract: A pouch is formed out of two sheets of plastic heat sealed over most of the edge length. The pouch has an expanding bottom feature and has a pouring spout formed by raised impressions in the corresponding sheets of plastic that form matching embossments. When the pouch is squeezed, the embossments open further apart to form a larger fluid passage at the outlet. The outlet of the pouch is opposite the bottom of the pouch and in at least one embodiment has a region on both sides of the outlet that are kept free from heat sealing during manufacture. The outlet also has a frangible line of weakness for easy opening. The outlet passage has two sets of embossments that meet along a center line to more fully expand the central portion of the pouch.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2006Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.Inventors: Soichi Kawakami, Kazumi Ozawa, Koichi Ishizaka, Takayuki Aikawa
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Patent number: 8047716Abstract: A branch type standing pouch which includes a pouch front side member including a pouring-out nozzle backside portion which constitutes a backside of a pouring-out nozzle by being folded back and a pouch body front side portion continuous therewith; a pouch backside member constituting a backside of the pouch body; a pouring-out nozzle front side member; and a bottom member. The pouch front side member, the pouch backside member, the pouring-out nozzle front side member, and the bottom member are respectively formed of plastic film and heat-sealed to each other so that a pouring-out nozzle is formed in a branched manner from a top of a pouch body. In this pouch, two symmetrical nozzle reinforcing areas are formed on both sides of a first protrusion as a result of a provision of the first to fourth protrusions. As a result, the branch type standing pouch in which the pouring-out nozzle can be fixed upright at a time of opening is obtained.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2007Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.Inventors: Koichi Ishizaka, Kazumi Ozawa, Takayuki Aikawa
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Publication number: 20100320195Abstract: In an induction heating body 1 in which heat is generated by eddy current induced by a high-frequency magnetic field, when forming a radially-directed separation section 31 separated from the center to the outer periphery, one of end brim parts 31a1 is superimposed on the other end brim parts 31a2 or they are close to each other with the end surfaces thereof 31b1 and 31b2 being abutted.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2008Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA, LTD.Inventors: Hagino Fujita, Takayuki Aikawa
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Publication number: 20100314385Abstract: An induction heating body 3 attached to an inner bottom surface 21 of a non-magnetic (or non-conductive) container body 2 in which heat is generated by eddy current induced by a high-frequency magnetic field has rising parts 32 provided along the outer periphery of a flat surface part 31. One or two or more of the rising parts 32 are partially cut, and the outer periphery of the flat surface part 31 at a part in which the rising part 32 is cut are allowed to serve as an open edge 32. With this configuration, a part which is selectively broken under specific conditions such as non-water heating is provided in the induction heating body 3 to enhance safety, and heating efficiency is prevented from being lowered in normal use. By effectively eliminating breakage by heat of the container main body 2, an induction heating cooking container is provided which enables cooking to be performed without problems and can be used easily.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2008Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA, LTD.Inventors: Hagino Fujita, Takayuki Aikawa
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Patent number: 7850813Abstract: A method for manufacturing a thin functional member having no base material, which exhibits a special function and is free from curling caused by the base material. The method includes the following steps (1) to (4): (1) filling a functional layer comprising an ionizing radiation curable resin between a base material and a mold having a predetermined concavo-convex pattern, (2) irradiating the filled functional layer with ionizing radiation to half-cure the functional layer, and then delaminating the functional layer and the base material from the mold, (3) adhering an adhesive sheet to a part of the functional layer, and delaminating the functional layer from the base material starting from a portion to which the adhesive sheet is adhered, and (4) irradiating the functional layer with ionizing radiation again to further cure the functional layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2008Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Kimoto Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takayuki Aikawa, Masashi Sekiguchi, Hideki Etori, Takehiro Sasaki, Shingo Ohsaku
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Publication number: 20100278459Abstract: A branch type standing pouch which includes a pouch front side member including a pouring-out nozzle backside portion which constitutes a backside of a pouring-out nozzle by being folded back and a pouch body front side portion continuous therewith; a pouch backside member constituting a backside of the pouch body; a pouring-out nozzle front side member; and a bottom member. The pouch front side member, the pouch backside member, the pouring-out nozzle front side member, and the bottom member are respectively formed of plastic film and heat-sealed to each other so that a pouring-out nozzle is formed in a branched manner from a top of a pouch body. In this pouch, two symmetrical nozzle reinforcing areas are formed on both sides of a first protrusion as a result of a provision of the first to fourth protrusions. As a result, the branch type standing pouch in which the pouring-out nozzle can be fixed upright at a time of opening is obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2007Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA, LTD.Inventors: Koichi Ishizaka, Kazumi Ozawa, Takayuki Aikawa
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Publication number: 20100189956Abstract: An anti-glare member prevents reflection of external light by surfaces of displays or screens without causing reduction of contrast and glare of displayed images. The anti-glare member has an anti-glare layer comprising microparticles and a transparent binder wherein the microparticles are black microparticles having a value (n), obtained by dividing absolute value of complex index of refraction of the black microparticles by index of refraction of the transparent binder, of 0.95 to 1.05. The arithmetical mean roughness (Ra) according to JIS B0601:2001 of surface of the anti-glare layer is 0.3 to 1.0 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2007Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicant: Kimoto Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideki Etori, Takayuki Aikawa, Takehiro Sasaki
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Publication number: 20100059505Abstract: [Problem] To provide a container for an electromagnetic cooker which can be heated corresponding to impedance check frequency which differs depending on a manufacturer of an electromagnetic cooker or the like, can properly and easily set a heat generation characteristic, is excellent in marketability, configuration in use, disposability, handiness in cooking and the like, is suitable for retort foods, instant foods and the like, and exhibits high heating efficiency. [Means for Resolution] A container for an electromagnetic cooker includes a container body made of a non-conductive material and a conductive layer in a bottom portion of the container, wherein the ratio of resistance change (R?R0)/R0 of the conductive layer with respect to the impedance check frequency of a heating coil is set to 5.3 or more, and a ratio of inductance change (L?L0)/L0 of the conductive layer with respect to the impedance check frequency of the heating coil is set to ?0.17 or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2006Publication date: March 11, 2010Inventors: Hagino Fujita, Yoshitaka Yamamoto, Takayuki Aikawa, Takashi Miura, Hideo Kurashima
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Publication number: 20090196537Abstract: A pouch with a spout includes a pouch body 1 formed by overlapping and thermally fusing both end portions, forming a seam, of a flexible film material and a spout 3 to be inserted between the film end portions of the pouch body 1 and then thermally fused together with the film end portions to the pouch body, wherein a stress dispersion patch 4 is bonded so as to cover partially both a spout seal portion 2 and a deformable film portion 5 so as to straddle a boundary portion between the spout seal portion 2 and the deformable film portion 5 facing an inner space of the pouch body 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2007Publication date: August 6, 2009Applicants: TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA LTD, KABUSHI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Takayuki Aikawa, Yukari Fujita, Koichi Kawamura
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Publication number: 20090134185Abstract: The invention provides a pouch for refill of contents 10 manufactured by forming a bag from a base material film made of a flexible package material such as a resin film so that a nozzle 16 for discharging the contents is formed so as to project obliquely upward at a corner of a body part 11. In the pouch 10, in order to prevent closing of a discharge port 16a at the time of discharging the contents with a simpler structure and easily transfer the contents to another container such as a plastic bottle or a glass bottle, a ridge line guiding part 17 is formed in a base part 16a of a nozzle 16 so that a ridge line 20, formed in the surface of the base material film when the pouch is pressed from the inside by the contents filled, is guided along a center line of a the nozzle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2006Publication date: May 28, 2009Applicant: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, LTD.Inventors: Soichi Kawakami, Kazumi Ozawa, Koichi Ishizaka, Takayuki Aikawa
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Publication number: 20090060398Abstract: A pouch with a nozzle is provided which can maintain a good open state of the nozzle. The pouch for accommodating liquid contents, has: a shell portion formed by sealing stacked two pouch raw materials; and a nozzle portion communicating with an inside of the shell portion, wherein emboss worked portions are formed on walls of the pouch in at least partial areas of the walls of the nozzle portion of the pouch constituted of the pouch raw materials, or in areas constituted of at least partial areas of the walls of the nozzle portion and at least partial areas of walls of the shell portion consecutive with the partial areas of the walls of the nozzle portion, and the emboss worked portions have a plane shape, a dot shape or a line shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2007Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA, LTD.Inventors: Souichi Kawakami, Kazumi Ozawa, Koichi Ishizaka, Takayuki Aikawa, Kazuyuki Kurosawa
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Publication number: 20090020220Abstract: A method for manufacturing a thin functional member having no base material, which exhibits a special function and is free from curling caused by the base material. The method includes the following steps (1) to (4): (1) filling a functional layer comprising an ionizing radiation curable resin between a base material and a mold having a predetermined concavo-convex pattern, (2) irradiating the filled functional layer with ionizing radiation to half-cure the functional layer, and then delaminating the functional layer and the base material from the mold, (3) adhering an adhesive sheet to a part of the functional layer, and delaminating the functional layer from the base material starting from a portion to which the adhesive sheet is adhered, and (4) irradiating the functional layer with ionizing radiation again to further cure the functional layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2008Publication date: January 22, 2009Applicant: KIMOTO CO., LTD.Inventors: Takayuki Aikawa, Masashi Sekiguchi, Hideki Etori, Takehiro Sasaki, Shingo Ohsaku
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Publication number: 20020098327Abstract: A sheet for providing an ink-receiving layer comprising a peelable substrate provided with an ink-receiving layer and an adhesive layer laminated thereon in this order or a sheet for providing an ink-receiving layer comprising a peelable substrate provided with an adhesive layer laminated thereon, which adhesive layer has ink-receiving property.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 1999Publication date: July 25, 2002Inventors: TETSUZI OHTA, YUICHIRO YONEYAMA, TAKAYUKI AIKAWA
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Patent number: 6071611Abstract: A sheet for providing an ink-receiving layer comprising a peelable substrate provided with an ink-receiving layer and an adhesive layer laminated thereon in this order or a sheet for providing an ink-receiving layer comprising a peelable substrate provided with an adhesive layer laminated thereon, which adhesive layer has ink-receiving property.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 1996Date of Patent: June 6, 2000Assignee: Kimoto Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuzi Ohta, Yuichiro Yoneyama, Takayuki Aikawa
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Patent number: 5989771Abstract: Provided is an ink jet recording material comprising a substrate and an ink-receiving layer provided on at least one surface of the substrate, wherein the ink-receiving layer comprises a water-soluble photosensitive resin. The ink jet recording material shows excellent water resistance without sacrificing ink-receiving properties and requiring no or only a simple post-treatment.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 1998Date of Patent: November 23, 1999Assignee: Kimoto Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuzi Ohta, Takayuki Aikawa, Masayuki Yamaguchi