Patents by Inventor Tomoki Yanase

Tomoki Yanase 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: 11746037
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a glass fiber strand in which a glass fiber strand is formed by bundling a plurality of glass fiber filaments comprising molten glass drawn out from a nozzle, wherein said method for manufacturing a glass fiber strand is capable of detecting breakage of the glass fiber filaments in a more reliable manner. This method comprises: an image capturing step for generating a plurality of items of image data by continuously capturing images of a plurality of glass fiber filaments f; an image processing step for extracting, from the image data, a high luminance object having a luminance of a prescribed value or more; and a breakage detection step for detecting that a glass fiber filament f has broken on the basis of the results of the image processing in the image processing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoki Yanase, Masaru Nanbu
  • Publication number: 20200140316
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a glass fiber strand in which a glass fiber strand is formed by bundling a plurality of glass fiber filaments comprising molten glass drawn out from a nozzle, wherein said method for manufacturing a glass fiber strand is capable of detecting breakage of the glass fiber filaments in a more reliable manner. This method comprises: an image capturing step (STEP-1) for generating a plurality of items of image data by continuously capturing images of a plurality of glass fiber filaments f; an image processing step (STEP-2) for extracting, from the image data, a high luminance object 100 having a luminance of a prescribed value or more; and a breakage detection step (STEP-3) for detecting that a glass fiber filament f has broken on the basis of the results of the image processing in the image processing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Tomoki YANASE, Masaru NANBU
  • Publication number: 20180217317
    Abstract: A technical object of the present invention is to devise a light-guiding plate, which allows increase in resolution of a display image and reduction in weight of a device. In order to achieve the technical object, the light-guiding plate of the present invention includes a glass sheet having a refractive index nd of 1.56 or more, and having a thickness of 1.0 mm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Tomoki YANASE, Takashi MURATA
  • Patent number: 9670089
    Abstract: A glass sheet has a thickness of 2 mm or less and has a refractive index nd of 1.60 or more. The glass sheet allows light emitted from an organic light-emitting layer to be efficiently extracted to the outside and has high gas-barrier properties. The glass sheet comprises 15-40 mass % of BaO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoki Yanase, Takashi Murata
  • Patent number: 9428417
    Abstract: Provided is a composite substrate, including a glass sheet and a resin sheet bonded to each other, in which the glass sheet has a refractive index nd of 1.55 or more and 2.3 or less and the resin sheet has a refractive index nd of 1.55 or more and 2.3 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoki Yanase, Atsushi Mushiake, Takashi Murata, Shinkichi Miwa
  • Patent number: 9206074
    Abstract: Provided is a high refractive index glass, comprising, as a glass composition in terms of mass %, 0.1 to 60% of SiO2+Al2O3+B2O3, having a mass ratio (BaO+La2O3+Nb2O5+TiO2+ZrO2)/(SiO2+Al2O3+B2O3) of 0.1 to 50, amass ratio (MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO)/(BaO+La2O3+Nb2O5+TiO2+ZrO2) of 0 to 10, and a mass ratio (TiO2+ZrO2)/(BaO+La2O3+Nb2O5) of 0.001 to 40, and having a refractive index nd of 1.55 to 2.3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoki Yanase, Takashi Murata
  • Publication number: 20150349280
    Abstract: Provided is a glass substrate for an OLED device, including a roughened surface having a surface roughness Rt of 50 to 10,000 nm as at least one surface thereof, the glass substrate for an OLED device having a refractive index nd of 1.55 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Atsushi MUSHIAKE, Tomoki YANASE, Takako TOJYO, Takashi MURATA
  • Patent number: 8999871
    Abstract: Provided is a high refractive index glass, comprising, as a glass composition in terms of mass %, 0 to 10% of B2O2, 0.001 to 35% of SrO, 0.001 to 30% of ZrO2+TiO2, and 0 to 10% of La2O2+Nb2O5, having a mass ratio of BaO/SrO of 0 to 40 and a mass ratio of SiO2/SrO of 0.1 to 40, and having a refractive index nd of 1.55 to 2.3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Mushiake, Takashi Murata, Tomoki Yanase
  • Publication number: 20140154467
    Abstract: Provided is a composite substrate, including a glass sheet and a resin sheet bonded to each other, in which the glass sheet has a refractive index nd of 1.55 or more and 2.3 or less and the resin sheet has a refractive index nd of 1.55 or more and 2.3 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventors: Tomoki Yanase, Atsushi Mushiake, Takashi Murata, Shinkichi Miwa
  • Publication number: 20130230692
    Abstract: Provided is a high refractive index glass, comprising, as a glass composition in terms of mass %, 0.1 to 60% of SiO2+Al2O3+B2O3, having a mass ratio (BaO+La2O3+Nb2O5+TiO2+ZrO2)/(SiO2+Al2O3+B2O3) of 0.1 to 50, amass ratio (MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO)/(BaO+La2O3+Nb2O5+TiO2+ZrO2) of 0 to 10, and a mass ratio (TiO2+ZrO2)/(BaO+La2O3+Nb2O5) of 0.001 to 40, and having a refractive index nd of 1.55 to 2.3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Inventors: Tomoki Yanase, Takashi Murata
  • Patent number: 8455378
    Abstract: An alkali-free glass characterized by having a glass composition being substantially free of an alkali metal oxide, As2O3 and Sb2O3 and including, in terms of mol %, 55 to 75% of SiO2, 7 to 15% of Al2O3, 7 to 12% of B2O3, 0 to 3% of MgO, 7 to 12% of CaO, 0 to 5% of SrO, 0 to 2% of BaO, 0 to 5% of ZnO and 0.01 to 1% of SnO2 and has a liquidus viscosity of 105.2 dPa·s or higher and a temperature corresponding to a viscosity of 102.5 dPa·s of 1,550° C. or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoki Yanase, Shinkichi Miwa
  • Patent number: 8426327
    Abstract: A technical object of the present invention is to satisfy various properties required in glass for liquid crystal displays and the like, in particular, fusibility, devitrification resistance, and like properties, and then to design a glass composition in which components harmful to the environment are reduced or substantially not contained, thereby obtaining a glass substrate that takes the environment into consideration. An alkali-free glass of the present invention contains the following glass composition in percent by weight based on oxide: 50 to 70% of SiO2, 10 to 20% of Al2O3, 8 to 12% of B2O3, 0 to 3% of MgO, 4 to 15% of CaO, 0 to 10% of SrO, 0 to 1% of BaO, and 0 to 5% of ZnO, and substantially free of alkali metal oxide and As2O3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoki Yanase, Shinkichi Miwa
  • Publication number: 20130011607
    Abstract: Provided is a high refractive index glass, comprising, as a glass composition in terms of mass %, 0 to 10% of B2O2, 0.001 to 35% of SrO, 0.001 to 30% of ZrO2+TiO2, and 0 to 10% of La2O2+Nb2O5, having a mass ratio of BaO/SrO of 0 to 40 and a mass ratio of SiO2/SrO of 0.1 to 40, and having a refractive index nd of 1.55 to 2.3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Atsushi MUSHIAKE, Takashi MURATA, Tomoki YANASE
  • Publication number: 20120114904
    Abstract: A glass sheet has a thickness of 2 mm or less and has a refractive index nd of 1.55 or more. The glass sheet allows light emitted from an organic light-emitting layer to be efficiently extracted to the outside and has high gas-barrier property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Tomoki Yanase, Takashi Murata
  • Publication number: 20120058306
    Abstract: A glass substrate comprises a first surface and a second surface. The first surface has an average surface roughness Ra of 0.2 nm or less, and the second surface has an average surface roughness Ra of 0.3 to 1.5 nm. At least the second surface is subjected to chemical treatment through atmospheric pressure plasma processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Shinkichi Miwa, Tomoki Yanase
  • Publication number: 20090270242
    Abstract: An alkali-free glass characterized by having a glass composition being substantially free of an alkali metal oxide, As2O3 and Sb2O3 and including, in terms of mol %, 55 to 75% of SiO2, 7 to 15% of Al2O3, 7 to 12% of B2O3, 0 to 3% of MgO, 7 to 12% of CaO, 0 to 5% of SrO, 0 to 2% of BaO, 0 to 5% of ZnO and 0.01 to 1% of SnO2 and has a liquidus viscosity of 105.2 dPa·s or higher and a temperature corresponding to a viscosity of 102.5 dPa·s of 1,550° C. or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Tomoki Yanase, Shinkichi Miwa
  • Publication number: 20090226671
    Abstract: A technical object of the present invention is to satisfy various properties required in glass for liquid crystal displays and the like, in particular, fusibility, devitrification resistance, and like properties, and then to design a glass composition in which components harmful to the environment are reduced or substantially not contained, thereby obtaining a glass substrate that takes the environment into consideration. An alkali-free glass of the present invention contains the following glass composition in percent by weight based on oxide: 50 to 70% of SiO2, 10 to 20% of Al2O3, 8 to 12% of B2O3, 0 to 3% of MgO, 4 to 15% of CaO, 0 to 10% of SrO, 0 to 1% of BaO, and 0 to 5% of ZnO, and substantially free of alkali metal oxide and As2O3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Tomoki Yanase, Shinkichi Miwa