Patents by Inventor Tomoyuki Oikawa

Tomoyuki Oikawa 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).

  • Publication number: 20100051543
    Abstract: A fine channel device including a fine channel provided with at least two inlet ports for feeding fluid, inlet channels communicated with the inlet ports, a confluent portion communicated with the inlet channels, a branch portion communicated with the fine channel, from which at least two outlet channels are branched to feed predetermined amounts of fluid, and outlet ports communicated with the outlet channels. The fine channel is provided with a plurality of partition walls arranged along a boundary formed by at least two kinds of fluid fed from the inlet ports so as not to cause mutual contamination of fluid. Furthermore, the plurality of partition walls are spaced apart at intervals in a flowing direction of fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: TOSOH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru FUTAMI, Tomohiro Ohkawa, Tomoyuki Oikawa, Akira Kawai, Koji Katayama, Keiichiro Nishizawa
  • Patent number: 7641871
    Abstract: A fine channel device including a fine channel provided with at least two inlet ports for feeding fluid, inlet channels communicated with the inlet ports, a confluent portion communicated with the inlet channels, a branch portion communicated with the fine channel, from which at least two outlet channels are branched to feed predetermined amounts of fluid, and outlet ports communicated with the outlet channels. The fine channel is provided with a plurality of partition walls arranged along a boundary formed by at least two kinds of fluid fed from the inlet ports so as not to cause mutual contamination of fluid. Furthermore, the plurality of partition walls are spaced apart at intervals in a flowing direction of fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Futami, Tomohiro Ohkawa, Tomoyuki Oikawa, Akira Kawai, Koji Katayama, Keiichiro Nishizawa
  • Patent number: 7338641
    Abstract: A fine channel device for performing a chemical treatment or for producing fine particles, capable of supplying a liquid to the fine channels evenly and producing products in a large quantity is provided. The fine channel device includes a storage space having a circular or polygonal recess for temporarily storing fluid, and supply channels formed in a radial direction from the storage space. A small chemical plant includes a plurality of the fine channel devices as fundamental constituents and a mechanism to supply at least one fluid and a mechanism to recover products produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Kawai, Koji Katayama, Toru Futami, Shinichi Matsumoto, Tomohiro Ohkawa, Tomoyuki Oikawa, Katsuyuki Hara
  • Patent number: 6791677
    Abstract: An information measuring apparatus having a fine channel device comprises at least one detector for measuring information supplied from a plurality of measuring portions formed in the fine channel device, a position-holding/determining means for holding and positioning the fine channel device, a rotating means for rotating the fine channel device at a predetermined angle, a position-determining means for positioning the measuring portion and the detector, wherein information supplied from the measuring portions in the fine channel device is measured successively by rotating the fine channel device at the predetermined angle, whereby information from the measuring portions is stably and efficiently measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Kawai, Koji Katayama, Toru Futami, Tomoyuki Oikawa, Keiichiro Nishizawa
  • Publication number: 20040028580
    Abstract: A fine channel device comprising a fine channel (19) provided with at least two inlet ports (11, 28, 29) for feeding fluid, inlet channels communicated with the inlet ports, a confluent portion (37) communicated with the inlet channels to feed the fluid, a branch portion (4) communicated with the fine channel, from which at least two outlet channels are branched to feed predetermined amounts of fluid, and outlet ports (12, 30, 31) communicated with the outlet channels, wherein the fine channel (19) is provided with a plurality of partition walls (22) along a boundary formed by at least two kinds of fluid (13, 14) fed from the inlet ports so as not to cause mutual contamination of fluid, whereby different kinds of fluid flowing in the fine channel in an adjacent state can form stably the fluid boundary and each kind of fluid can be discharged from a predetermined outlet port separately without causing the mutual contamination of fluid between adjacent flows of the fluid, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Applicant: TOSOH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Futami, Tomohiro Ohkawa, Tomoyuki Oikawa, Akira Kawai, Koji Katayama, Keiichiro Nishizawa
  • Publication number: 20040022690
    Abstract: A fine channel device for performing a chemical treatment or for producing fine particles, having the degree of integration of fine particles two-dimensionally and three-dimensionally and capable of supplying a liquid to all of the fine channels evenly and producing products in a large quantity, is provided, and a small-sized chemical plant capable of achieving a production quantity comparable to a conventional large-scale chemical plant comprising the fine channel device as a fundamental constituent factor, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Applicant: TOSOH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Kawai, Koji Katayama, Toru Futami, Shinichi Matsumoto, Tomohiro Ohkawa, Tomoyuki Oikawa, Katsuyuki Hara
  • Patent number: 6566015
    Abstract: The prevent invention provides a non-aqueous electrolyte for batteries comprising the dissolving of an electrolytic salt in an organic solvent, wherein said organic solvent contains at least one type each of cyclic carbonate compound, alkyl mono-carbonate compound represented by chemical formula (1), alkylene bis-carbonate compound represented by chemical formula (2), glycol diether compound represented by chemical formula (3) (R6O—(R7O)n—R8) and phosphorous-containing organic compound. The use of at least one type of glycol diether represented with this general formula is able to yield satisfactory output characteristics by lowering the internal resistance of the battery as a result of increasing the mobility of lithium ions at the solid-liquid interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignees: Denso Corporation, Asahi Denka Kogyo K.K.
    Inventors: Manabu Yamada, Naohiro Kubota, Tomoyuki Oikawa, Yasunori Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20030053047
    Abstract: An information measuring apparatus having a fine channel device comprises at least one detector for measuring information supplied from a plurality of measuring portions formed in the fine channel device, a position-holding/determining means for holding and positioning the fine channel device, a rotating means for rotating the fine channel device at a predetermined angle, a position-determining means for positioning the measuring portion and the detector, wherein information supplied from the measuring portions in the fine channel device is measured successively by rotating the fine channel device at the predetermined angle, whereby information from the measuring portions is stably and efficiently measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Applicant: TOSOH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Kawai, Koji Katayama, Toru Futami, Tomoyuki Oikawa, Keiichiro Nishizawa
  • Patent number: 5236661
    Abstract: A chromium weld material comprising chromium as a main component and either one of or an appropriate combination of elements selected from the group IVb metals of the periodic table, Al, metals belonging to the groups VIIb, VIII, and Ib of the periodic table, Nb, and Ta and, if desired, at least one of rare earth elements, a chromium rolled article comprising chromium as a main component and either one of or an appropriate combination of elements selected from Al, Ti, Zr, Hf, Y, rare earth elements, and elements belonging to the groups Vb, VIb, and VIIb of the periodic table, and a process for producing said rolled article by cross-rolling under specific temperature and output rate conditions are disclosed. The weld material provides a weld free from deterioration of mechanical characteristics. The rolled article exhibits excellent tensile characteristics. The process provides a rolled sheet of small thickness without causing craking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1993
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Hidaka, Tsutomu Kuniya, Koichi Hanawa, Tomoyuki Oikawa
  • Patent number: 5126106
    Abstract: A chromium weld material comprising chromium as a main component and either one of or an appropriate combination of elements selected from the group IVb metals of the periodic table, Al, metals belonging to the groups VIIb, VIII, and Ib of the periodic table, Nb, and Ta and, if desired, at least one of rare earth elements, a chromium rolled article comprising chromium as a main component and either one of or an appropriate combination of elements selected from Al, Ti, Zr, Hf, Y, rare earth elements, and elements belonging to the groups Vb, VIb, and VIIb of the periodic table, and a process for producing said rolled article by cross-rolling under specific temperature and output rate conditions are disclosed. The weld material provides a weld free from deterioration of mechanical characteristics. The rolled article exhibits excellent tensile characteristics. The process provides a rolled sheet of small thickness without causing craking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1992
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Hidaka, Tsutomu Kuniya, Koichi Hanawa, Tomoyuki Oikawa
  • Patent number: 4917722
    Abstract: A method for producing a single crystal of chromium is disclosed, comprising sintering a chromium molding to thereby apply thereto a thermal strain and heat treating the resulting thermally strained chromium molding. The method achieves high efficiency of crystal growth and produces a single-crystal chromium molding of complicated shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1990
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Tsutomu Kuniya, Koichi Hanawa, Tomoyuki Oikawa
  • Patent number: 4862029
    Abstract: An actuator of the present invention is composed of a monomorph-type piezoelectric ceramic. The monomorph-type piezoelectric ceramic is a BaTiO.sub.3 -based ceramic, a PZT based ceramic having Nb, Sb, La, Mn, Nd and Bi, BaTiO.sub.3 --SrTiO.sub.3 -based ceramic containing SrTiO.sub.3 by 20 to 35 mole %, K(Nb, Ta)O.sub.3 -based ceramic, or a ceramic represented by a general formula: [Pb, (A.sub.1/2 B.sub.1/2)](Zr.sub.1-n, Cn)O.sub.3 where A is a monovalent element such as Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs or the like, B is a trivalent element such as Bi, La, Y, Sb, Ga or the like, A and B being both replaceable solid-meltable elements for Pb, C is an element such as Ti, Sn or the like that is a replaceable solid-meltable element for Zr, and n is from 0 to 0.8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1989
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Kasai, Naomichi Sakai, Tomoyuki Oikawa, Kenji Uchino, Takaaki Tsukidate, Hiroshi Asakura, Hiroshi Yamamura, Hiroya Nagata