Patents by Inventor Takeshi Koiwasaki
Takeshi Koiwasaki 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: 20230331573Abstract: A method for producing a fine-particle powder containing calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide includes: preparing a pulverized powder of shells or eggshells; introducing the pulverized powder of shells or eggshells into a controlled atmosphere, vaporizing the pulverized powder under thermal plasma and then solidifying the pulverized powder in a gas phase to produce fine particles containing calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide; and collecting a powder of the fine particles containing calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide produced with the thermal plasma.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: HISAO NAGAI, HIROKI MARUYAMA, TAKESHI KOIWASAKI, TAKAFUMI OKUMA
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Publication number: 20220200044Abstract: All-solid-state battery 100 has a structure in which positive electrode current collector 6, positive electrode layer 20 containing positive electrode active material 3 and solid electrolyte 1, solid electrolyte layer 10 containing solid electrolyte 2, negative electrode layer 30 containing negative electrode active material 4 and solid electrolyte 5, and negative electrode current collector 7 are stacked in this order. Solid electrolyte 2 contains first material 21 and second material 22 having an ionic conductivity lower than an ionic conductivity of first material 21. First material 21 includes first particles 40, and at least a part of a surface of first particles 40 is covered with second material 22.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: SHUZO TSUCHIDA, AKIHIRO HORIKAWA, TAKESHI KOIWASAKI
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Patent number: 10974220Abstract: A fine particle producing apparatus includes a reaction chamber extending vertically from the lower side to the upper side; a material supply device which is connected to a central part on one end side of the vertically lower side inside the reaction chamber and supplies a material particle into the reaction chamber of a vertically upper side from a material supply port; a first electrode arrangement region which protrudes in an inward radial direction to be disposed on an inner peripheral wall in the reaction chamber which is vertically above the material supply device, and includes a plurality of lower electrodes to which AC power is applied; a second electrode arrangement region which protrudes in an inward radial direction to be disposed on an inner peripheral wall in the reaction chamber which is vertically above the first electrode arrangement region, and includes a plurality of upper electrodes to which AC power is applied; a collector which is connected to the other end side in the reaction chamber ofType: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hisao Nagai, Takeshi Koiwasaki, Takafumi Okuma
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Patent number: 10898957Abstract: A production apparatus and method for fine particles are capable of increasing a production amount and producing fine particles at low cost by efficiently inputting a large amount of material to plasma. The production apparatus includes a material supply device, which includes a plurality of material supply ports that supply a material gas containing material particles and are arranged below a plurality of electrodes in a vertical direction inside a vacuum chamber. The material supply device further includes a first gas supply port that supplies a first shield gas arranged in an inner periphery of the plural material supply ports and plural second gas supply ports that supply a second shield gas arranged in an outer periphery of the plural material supply ports.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2018Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaaki Tanabe, Hisao Nagai, Takeshi Koiwasaki, Takafumi Okuma
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Publication number: 20190247822Abstract: A fine particle producing apparatus includes a reaction chamber extending vertically from the lower side to the upper side; a material supply device which is connected to a central part on one end side of the vertically lower side inside the reaction chamber and supplies a material particle into the reaction chamber of a vertically upper side from a material supply port; a first electrode arrangement region which protrudes in an inward radial direction to be disposed on an inner peripheral wall in the reaction chamber which is vertically above the material supply device, and includes a plurality of lower electrodes to which AC power is applied; a second electrode arrangement region which protrudes in an inward radial direction to be disposed on an inner peripheral wall in the reaction chamber which is vertically above the first electrode arrangement region, and includes a plurality of upper electrodes to which AC power is applied; a collector which is connected to the other end side in the reaction chamber ofType: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventors: HISAO NAGAI, TAKESHI KOIWASAKI, TAKAFUMI OKUMA
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Patent number: 10363540Abstract: A production apparatus for fine particles includes a vacuum chamber, a material feeding device connected to the vacuum chamber and feeding material particles from a material feeding port into the vacuum chamber, electrodes arranged in the vacuum chamber for generating plasma and a fine particle collection device connected to the vacuum chamber and collecting fine particles. The fine particles are produced from the material by generating electric discharge inside the vacuum chamber. The apparatus includes an inner chamber which forms an outside space with respect to the vacuum chamber installed between a wall of the vacuum chamber and a plasma generation region and gas supply pipes which supply a gas to the outside space between the wall of the vacuum chamber and a wall of the inner chamber.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2017Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Koiwasaki, Hisao Nagai, Takafumi Okuma
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Patent number: 10252339Abstract: To provide an apparatus and a method of producing fine particles capable of increasing evaporation efficiency of a material, increasing the production of fine particles and reducing costs by heating the inputted material by a gas heated by thermal plasma. A fine particle production apparatus includes a vacuum chamber, a material feeding device connected to the vacuum chamber and feeding material particles from a material feeding port into the vacuum chamber, electrodes arranged in the vacuum chamber for generating plasma and a collection device connected to the vacuum chamber and collecting fine particles, which produces the fine particles from the material by generating electric discharge inside the vacuum chamber, in which the collection device and the material feeding device are connected by piping, and a material heating and circulation device which heats the material by heat of a gas inside the chamber heated by the plasma through the piping is provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2016Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hisao Nagai, Takeshi Koiwasaki, Daisuke Suetsugu, Takafumi Okuma
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Patent number: 10124406Abstract: A production apparatus for fine particles includes a vacuum chamber, a material supply device, a plurality of electrodes arranged and a collection device connecting to the other end of the vacuum chamber and collecting fine particles, which generates plasma and produces fine particles from the material particles, in which a first electrode arrangement region on the material supply port's side and a second electrode arrangement region apart from the first electrode arrangement region to the collection device's side which respectively cross a direction in which the material flows between the vicinity of the material supply port and the collection device are provided in the intermediate part of the vacuum chamber, and both the first electrode arrangement region and the second electrode arrangement region are provided with a plurality of electrodes respectively to form the electrodes in multi-stages.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2018Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hisao Nagai, Takeshi Koiwasaki, Masaaki Tanabe, Takafumi Okuma
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Publication number: 20180304374Abstract: A production apparatus and method for fine particles are capable of increasing a production amount and producing fine particles at low cost by efficiently inputting a large amount of material to plasma. The production apparatus includes a material supply device, which includes a plurality of material supply ports that supply a material gas containing material particles and are arranged below a plurality of electrodes in a vertical direction inside a vacuum chamber. The material supply device further includes a first gas supply port that supplies a first shield gas arranged in an inner periphery of the plural material supply ports and plural second gas supply ports that supply a second shield gas arranged in an outer periphery of the plural material supply ports.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: MASAAKI TANABE, HISAO NAGAI, TAKESHI KOIWASAKI, TAKAFUMI OKUMA
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Publication number: 20180290208Abstract: A production apparatus for fine particles includes a vacuum chamber, a material supply device, a plurality of electrodes arranged and a collection device connecting to the other end of the vacuum chamber and collecting fine particles, which generates plasma and produces fine particles from the material particles, in which a first electrode arrangement region on the material supply port's side and a second electrode arrangement region apart from the first electrode arrangement region to the collection device's side which respectively cross a direction in which the material flows between the vicinity of the material supply port and the collection device are provided in the intermediate part of the vacuum chamber, and both the first electrode arrangement region and the second electrode arrangement region are provided with a plurality of electrodes respectively to form the electrodes in multi-stages.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventors: HISAO NAGAI, TAKESHI KOIWASAKI, MASAAKI TANABE, TAKAFUMI OKUMA
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Publication number: 20170274344Abstract: A production apparatus for fine particles includes a vacuum chamber, a material feeding device connected to the vacuum chamber and feeding material particles from a material feeding port into the vacuum chamber, electrodes arranged in the vacuum chamber for generating plasma and a fine particle collection device connected to the vacuum chamber and collecting fine particles. The fine particles are produced from the material by generating electric discharge inside the vacuum chamber. The apparatus includes an inner chamber which forms an outside space with respect to the vacuum chamber installed between a wall of the vacuum chamber and a plasma generation region and gas supply pipes which supply a gas to the outside space between the wall of the vacuum chamber and a wall of the inner chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2017Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: TAKESHI KOIWASAKI, HISAO NAGAI, TAKAFUMI OKUMA
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Publication number: 20170136546Abstract: To provide an apparatus and a method of producing fine particles capable of increasing evaporation efficiency of a material, increasing the production of fine particles and reducing costs by heating the inputted material by a gas heated by thermal plasma. A fine particle production apparatus includes a vacuum chamber, a material feeding device connected to the vacuum chamber and feeding material particles from a material feeding port into the vacuum chamber, electrodes arranged in the vacuum chamber for generating plasma and a collection device connected to the vacuum chamber and collecting fine particles, which produces the fine particles from the material by generating electric discharge inside the vacuum chamber, in which the collection device and the material feeding device are connected by piping, and a material heating and circulation device which heats the material by heat of a gas inside the chamber heated by the plasma through the piping is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2016Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: HISAO NAGAI, TAKESHI KOIWASAKI, DAISUKE SUETSUGU, TAKAFUMI OKUMA
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Patent number: 8349736Abstract: A base conductive member is formed on a surface and in a hole section of a substrate, and a resist is formed on a part of the base conductive member in which a conductive layer is not to be formed. The conductive layer is formed on a part except for the part in which the resist has been formed, and a mask metal is formed on the conductive layer. Then, the resist is removed, and the base conductive member is etched using the mask metal as a mask to form the conductive layer into a predetermined shape.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2011Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Isao Muragishi, Kai Takayuki, Saito Daishiro, Daisuke Yamamoto, Takeshi Koiwasaki
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Publication number: 20120115323Abstract: A base conductive member is formed on a surface and in a hole section of a substrate, and a resist is formed on a part of the base conductive member in which a conductive layer is not to be formed. The conductive layer is formed on a part except for the part in which the resist has been formed, and a mask metal is formed on the conductive layer. Then, the resist is removed, and the base conductive member is etched using the mask metal as a mask to form the conductive layer into a predetermined shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2011Publication date: May 10, 2012Inventors: Isao Muragishi, Takayuki Kai, Daishiro Saito, Daisuke Yamamoto, Takeshi Koiwasaki
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Patent number: 8016982Abstract: The present invention is to provide a sputtering apparatus and a sputtering method, specifically, a magnetron sputtering apparatus having a magnetron electrode capable of generating plasma in a wide region near the surface of a target, and a sputtering method using the apparatus. Thereby, a magnetic field shape enabling to generate plasma in a wide region near the surface of a target is realized, the use efficiency of the target material is increased, and dusts and abnormal electric discharges may be prevented. Magnetic circuit 10 of a magnetron electrode is set as “magnetic circuit 10 in which center perpendicular magnet 101, inside parallel magnet 103, outside parallel magnet 104, and perimeter perpendicular magnet 102 are arranged” from the central part of target 2 toward the perimeter part, and inside parallel magnet 103 is brought close to target 2.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2008Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Masahiro Yamamoto, Takeshi Koiwasaki, Isao Muragishi, Hitoshi Yamanishi
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Patent number: 7814796Abstract: Provided is a partial pressure measuring method and a partial pressure measuring apparatus by which a partial pressure distribution is easily measured in a vacuum chamber. The partial pressure measuring method and the partial pressure measuring apparatus includes: moving a local plasma source dedicated to partial pressure measuring provided in the vacuum chamber, to a location at which the measuring is to be performed; and measuring a partial pressure distribution in the vacuum chamber, by receiving emission of plasma generated by the local plasma source through a window which is formed in a wall part of the vacuum chamber and through which the emission passes, and thereby performing emission spectral analysis on intensity of the emission.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2008Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Masahiro Yamamoto, Takeshi Koiwasaki, Hitoshi Yamanishi, Isao Muragishi, Mitsuhiro Yoshinaga
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Publication number: 20090139853Abstract: The present invention is to provide a sputtering apparatus and a sputtering method, specifically, a magnetron sputtering apparatus having a magnetron electrode capable of generating plasma in a wide region near the surface of a target, and a sputtering method using the apparatus. Thereby, a magnetic field shape enabling to generate plasma in a wide region near the surface of a target is realized, the use efficiency of the target material is increased, and dusts and abnormal electric discharges may be prevented. Magnetic circuit 10 of a magnetron electrode is set as “magnetic circuit 10 in which center perpendicular magnet 101, inside parallel magnet 103, outside parallel magnet 104, and perimeter perpendicular magnet 102 are arranged” from the central part of target 2 toward the perimeter part, and inside parallel magnet 103 is brought close to target 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2008Publication date: June 4, 2009Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro YAMAMOTO, Takeshi KOIWASAKI, Isao MURAGISHI, Hitoshi YAMANISHI
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Publication number: 20080257014Abstract: Provided is a partial pressure measuring method and a partial pressure measuring apparatus by which a partial pressure distribution is easily measured in a vacuum chamber. The partial pressure measuring method and the partial pressure measuring apparatus includes: moving a local plasma source dedicated to partial pressure measuring provided in the vacuum chamber, to a location at which the measuring is to be performed; and measuring a partial pressure distribution in the vacuum chamber, by receiving emission of plasma generated by the local plasma source through a window which is formed in a wall part of the vacuum chamber and through which the emission passes, and thereby performing emission spectral analysis on intensity of the emission.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2008Publication date: October 23, 2008Inventors: Masahiro Yamamoto, Takeshi Koiwasaki, Hitoshi Yamanishi, Isao Muragishi, Mitsuhiro Yoshinaga