Patents by Inventor Toshihiro Okamatsu
Toshihiro Okamatsu 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: 10364562Abstract: A sanitary washing device according to an embodiment comprises: a heating part; a first temperature sensor configured to sense temperature of water heated by the heating part; a second temperature sensor provided downstream of the first temperature sensor and configured to sense temperature of the water; a nozzle provided downstream of the second temperature sensor and configured to jet the water toward human private parts; and a controlling part configured to determine that the second temperature sensor is abnormal when change of the temperature sensed by the first temperature sensor is larger than a predetermined first value and change of the temperature sensed by the second temperature sensor is smaller than a predetermined second value.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2018Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: TOTO LTD.Inventors: Kenji Ikegaya, Akiyoshi Takase, Toshihiro Okamatsu
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Publication number: 20190093328Abstract: A sanitary washing device according to an embodiment comprises: a heating part; a first temperature sensor configured to sense temperature of water heated by the heating part; a second temperature sensor provided downstream of the first temperature sensor and configured to sense temperature of the water; a nozzle provided downstream of the second temperature sensor and configured to jet the water toward human private parts; and a controlling part configured to determine that the second temperature sensor is abnormal when change of the temperature sensed by the first temperature sensor is larger than a predetermined first value and change of the temperature sensed by the second temperature sensor is smaller than a predetermined second value.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Kenji Ikegaya, Akiyoshi Takase, Toshihiro Okamatsu
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Patent number: 9928960Abstract: A monolithic ceramic capacitor that contains a perovskite compound including Ba and Ti and at least one type of element selected from Gd, Tb, and Dy, and contains elements selected from Y, Si, Mn, Mg, and Zr. The content a of at least one element selected from Gd, Tb, and Dy satisfies 0.2?a?0.8, the content b of Y satisfies 0.0?b?0.5, the content c of Si satisfies 0.0?c?2.5, the content d of Mn satisfies 0.0?d?0.25, the content e of Mg satisfies 0.0?e?1.2, the content f of Zr satisfies 0.0?f?0.5, and the molar ratio m of the content of Ba/(f+the content of Ti) satisfies 0.99?m?1.01, where the total content of Ti is 100 parts by mole.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2015Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Toru Nakanishi, Toshihiro Okamatsu, Akihiro Tsuru, Hiroyuki Wada
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Publication number: 20150287535Abstract: A monolithic ceramic capacitor that contains a perovskite compound including Ba and Ti and at least one type of element selected from Gd, Tb, and Dy, and contains elements selected from Y, Si, Mn, Mg, and Zr. The content a of at least one element selected from Gd, Tb, and Dy satisfies 0.2?a?0.8, the content b of Y satisfies 0.0?b?0.5, the content c of Si satisfies 0.0?c?2.5, the content d of Mn satisfies 0.0?d?0.25, the content e of Mg satisfies 0.0?e?1.2, the content f of Zr satisfies 0.0?f?0.5, and the molar ratio m of the content of Ba/(f+the content of Ti) satisfies 0.99?m?1.01, where the total content of Ti is 100 parts by mole.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2015Publication date: October 8, 2015Inventors: Toru Nakanishi, Toshihiro Okamatsu, Akihiro Tsuru, Hiroyuki Wada
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Publication number: 20140036410Abstract: A thin film capacitor includes a substrate and a dielectric thin film element formed on the substrate. The substrate can include an Si plate, an SiO2 film on the Si plate, and a Ti film formed on the SiO2 film. The dielectric thin film element includes a lower electrode, a dielectric thin film on the lower electrode, and an upper electrode formed on the dielectric thin film. The dielectric thin film is a thin film formed of a nanosheet, and a void portion of the dielectric thin film is filled with a p-type conductive organic polymer. Ti0.87O2, Ca2Nb3O10 or the like, is used as a dielectric material to form a major component of the nanosheet. As the p-type conductive organic polymer, polypyrrole, polyaniline, polyethylene dioxythiophene or the like, is suitable.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicants: National Institute for Materials Science, Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshihiro Okamatsu, Minoru Osada, Takayoshi Sasaki
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Patent number: 8385049Abstract: Provided is a dielectric ceramic which exhibits desired high temperature load resistance characteristics even under a high electric field strength on the order of 15 kV/mm. The dielectric ceramic contains, as its main constituent, a perovskite compound represented by the general formula (Ba1-h-i-mCahSriGdm)k(Ti1-y-j-n-o-pZryHfjMgnZnoMnp)O3, 0?h?0.03, 0?i?0.03; 0.042?m?0.074; 0.94?k?1.075; 0?(y+j)?0.05; 0.015?n?0.07; 0?o?0.04; 0?p?0.05; and 1.0<m/(n+o)<4.3. The dielectric ceramic can be used advantageously as a material for a dielectric ceramic layer provided in a laminated ceramic capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2011Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Noriyuki Inoue, Hitoshi Nishimura, Toshihiro Okamatsu, Takafumi Okamoto
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Patent number: 8264817Abstract: A laminated ceramic capacitor which has a dielectric ceramic with a high dielectric constant and has excellent reliability against changes in temperature and mechanical shocks, even when dielectric ceramic layers are reduced in thickness employs a dielectric ceramic containing (Ba1-xCax)yTiO3 (where 0.045?x?0.15 and 0.98?y?1.05) as its main constituent and containing Re2O3 (where Re is at least one of Gd, Dy, Ho, Yb, and Y), MgO, MnO, V2O5, and SiO2 as accessory constituents, which is represented by the general formula: 100(Ba1-xCax)yTiO3+aRe2O3+bMgO+cMnO+dV2O5+eSiO2, and satisfies each of the following conditions: 0.65?a?1.5; 0.98?y?1.05; 0.15?b?2.0; 0.4?c?1.5; 0.02?d?0.25; and 0.2?e?3.0.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2010Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masanori Nakamura, Toshihiro Okamatsu, Akira Kato, Shinya Isota
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Publication number: 20110205687Abstract: Provided is a dielectric ceramic which exhibits desired high temperature load resistance characteristics even under a high electric field strength on the order of 15 kV/mm. The dielectric ceramic contains, as its main constituent, a perovskite compound represented by the general formula (Ba1-h-i-mCahSriGdm)k(Ti1-y-j-n-o-pZryHfjMgnZnoMnp)O3, 0?h?0.03, 0?i?0.03; 0.042?m?0.074; 0.94?k?1.075; 0?(y+j)?0.05; 0.015?n?0.07; 0?o?0.04; 0?p?0.05; and 1.0<m/(n+o)<4.3. The dielectric ceramic can be used advantageously as a material for a dielectric ceramic layer provided in a laminated ceramic capacitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2011Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Noriyuki Inoue, Hitoshi Nishimura, Toshihiro Okamatsu, Takafumi Okamoto
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Publication number: 20110122541Abstract: A laminated ceramic capacitor which has a dielectric ceramic with a high dielectric constant and has excellent reliability against changes in temperature and mechanical shocks, even when dielectric ceramic layers are reduced in thickness employs a dielectric ceramic containing (Ba1-xCax)yTiO3 (where 0.045?x?0.15 and 0.98?y?1.05) as its main constituent and containing Re2O3 (where Re is at least one of Gd, Dy, Ho, Yb, and Y), MgO, MnO, V2O5, and SiO2 as accessory constituents, which is represented by the general formula: 100(Ba1-xCax)yTiO3+aRe2O3+bMgO+cMnO+dV2O5+eSiO2, and satisfies each of the following conditions: 0.65?a?1.5; 0.98?y?1.05; 0.15?b?2.0; 0.4?c?1.5; 0.02?d?0.25; and 0.2?e?3.0.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2010Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Masanori Nakamura, Toshihiro Okamatsu, Akira Kato, Shinya Isota
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Patent number: 7638451Abstract: A dielectric ceramic contains a barium titanate compound oxide as a main component; at least one rare earth element R selected from Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu; Mg; and Ni, such that a crystalline compound oxide containing the rare earth element R, Ni, and Ti as main components is present. Dielectric ceramic layers are made of the dielectric ceramic. Accordingly, even when a higher electric field is continuously applied under a high-temperature atmosphere for a long time, high reliability can be ensured.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2009Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Noriyuki Inoue, Toshihiro Okamatsu
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Patent number: 7626803Abstract: A dielectric ceramic is provided having a high relative dielectric constant, and in the case in which it is used for a multilayer ceramic capacitor, high insulating properties and superior reliability can be obtained even when the thickness of a dielectric ceramic layer is decreased. The dielectric ceramic used for forming the dielectric ceramic layer of a multilayer ceramic capacitor has a composition represented by 100 (Ba1?w?x?mCawSrxGdm)k(Ti1?y?z?nZryHfzMgn)O3+a+pMnO2+qSiO2+rCuO, in which 0.995?k?1.010, 0?w<0.04, 0?x?0.04, 0?y?0.10, 0?z?0.05, 0.015?m?0.035, 0.015?n?0.035, 0.01?p?1.0, 0.5?q?2.5, and 0.01?r?5.0. In addition, a is a value selected with respect to the deviation from 3 so that the primary component is electrically neutral.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2007Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshihiro Okamatsu, Takashi Hiramatsu, Harunobu Sano
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Publication number: 20090128990Abstract: A dielectric ceramic contains a barium titanate compound oxide as a main component; at least one rare earth element R selected from Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu; Mg; and Ni, such that a crystalline compound oxide containing the rare earth element R, Ni, and Ti as main components is present. Dielectric ceramic layers are made of the dielectric ceramic. Accordingly, even when a higher electric field is continuously applied under a high-temperature atmosphere for a long time, high reliability can be ensured.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2009Publication date: May 21, 2009Applicant: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Noriyuki Inoue, Toshihiro Okamatsu
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Publication number: 20070236865Abstract: A dielectric ceramic is provided having a high relative dielectric constant, and in the case in which it is used for a multilayer ceramic capacitor, high insulating properties and superior reliability can be obtained even when the thickness of a dielectric ceramic layer is decreased. The dielectric ceramic used for forming the dielectric ceramic layer of a multilayer ceramic capacitor has a composition represented by 100 (Ba1?w?x?mCawSrxGdm)k(Ti1?y?z?nZryHfzMgn)O3+a+pMnO2+qSiO2+rCuO, in which 0.995?k?1.010, 0?w<0.04, 0?x?0.04, 0?y?0.10, 0?z?0.05, 0.015?m?0.035, 0.015?n?0.035, 0.01?p?1.0, 0.5?q?2.5, and 0.01?r?5.0. In addition, a is a value selected with respect to the deviation from 3 so that the primary component is electrically neutral.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2007Publication date: October 11, 2007Applicant: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshihiro Okamatsu, Takashi Hiramatsu, Harunobu Sano
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Patent number: 7242571Abstract: A dielectric ceramic is obtained by the steps of obtaining a reaction product composed of a barium titanate base composite oxide represented by the general formula (Ba1?h?i?mCahSriGdm)k(Ti1?y?j?nZryHfjMgn)O3, in which 0.995?k?1.015, 0?h?0.03, 0?i?0.03, 0.015?m?0.035, 0?y<0.05, 0?j<0.05, 0?(y+j)<0.05, and 0.015?n?0.035 hold; mixing less than 1.5 moles of Ma (Ba or the like), less than 1.0 mole of Mb (Mn or the like), and 0.5 to 2.0 moles of Mc (Si or the like) with respect to 100 moles of the reaction product; and firing the mixture thus obtained. This dielectric ceramic has superior humidity resistance, satisfies the F characteristic of the JIS standard and the Y5V characteristic of the EIA standard, has a relative dielectric constant of 9,000 or more, and has superior high-temperature reliability.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2004Date of Patent: July 10, 2007Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.Inventors: Toshihiro Okamatsu, Harunobu Sano
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Patent number: 6939822Abstract: A dielectric ceramic has a ceramic structure of crystal grains and grain boundaries between the crystal grains. The crystal grains are of a main component represented by the formula ABO3 and an additive containing a rare earth element wherein A is at least one of barium, calcium, and strontium, barium being an essential element, and B is at least one of titanium, zirconium, and hafnium, titanium being an essential element. The average rare earth element concentration in the interior of the crystal grains is about 50% or less the average rare earth element concentration at the grain boundaries. Furthermore, about 20% to 70% of the crystal grains have a rare earth element concentration in the center of the crystal grain of at least about 1/50 the maximum rare earth element concentration in a region extending inward from the surface by a distance corresponding to about 5% of the diameter of the crystal grain.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2003Date of Patent: September 6, 2005Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyasu Konaka, Tomoyuki Nakamura, Toshihiro Okamatsu, Harunobu Sano
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Publication number: 20050122639Abstract: A dielectric ceramic is obtained by the steps of obtaining a reaction product composed of a barium titanate base composite oxide represented by the general formula (Ba1-h-i-mCahSriGdm) k (Ti1-y-j-nZryHfjMgn)O3, in which 0.995?k?1.015, 0?h?0.03, 0?i?0.03, 0.015?m?0.035, 0?y<0.05, 0?j<0.05, 0?(y+j)<0.05, and 0.015?n?0.035 hold; mixing less than 1.5 moles of Ma (Ba or the like), less than 1.0 mole of Mb (Mn or the like), and 0.5 to 2.0 moles of Mc (Si or the like) with respect to 100 moles of the reaction product; and firing the mixture thus obtained. This dielectric ceramic has superior humidity resistance, satisfies the F characteristic of the JIS standard and the Y5V characteristic of the EIA standard, has a relative dielectric constant of 9,000 or more, and has superior high-temperature reliability.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2004Publication date: June 9, 2005Inventors: Toshihiro Okamatsu, Harunobu Sano
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Publication number: 20030147198Abstract: A dielectric ceramic has a ceramic structure of crystal grains and grain boundaries between the crystal grains. The crystal grains are of a main component represented by the formula ABO3 and an additive containing a rare earth element wherein A is at least one of barium, calcium, and strontium, barium being an essential element, and B is at least one of titanium, zirconium, and hafnium, titanium being an essential element. The average rare earth element concentration in the interior of the crystal grains is about 50% or less the average rare earth element concentration at the grain boundaries. Furthermore, about 20% to 70% of the crystal grains have a rare earth element concentration in the center of the crystal grain of at least about {fraction (1/50)} the maximum rare earth element concentration in a region extending inward from the surface by a distance corresponding to about 5% of the diameter of the crystal grain.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2003Publication date: August 7, 2003Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyasu Konaka, Tomoyuki Nakamura, Toshihiro Okamatsu, Harunobu Sano
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Patent number: 6556423Abstract: A dielectric ceramic has a ceramic structure of crystal grains and grain boundaries between the crystal grains. The crystal grains are of a main component represented by the formula ABO3 and an additive containing a rare earth element wherein A is at least one of barium, calcium, and strontium, barium being an essential element, and B is at least one of titanium, zirconium, and hafnium, titanium being an essential element. The average rare earth element concentration in the interior of the crystal grains is about 50% or less the average rare earth element concentration at the grain boundaries. Furthermore, about 20% to 70% of the crystal grains have a rare earth element concentration in the center of the crystal grain of at least about {fraction (1/50)} the maximum rare earth element concentration in a region extending inward from the surface by a distance corresponding to about 5% of the diameter of the crystal grain.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2002Date of Patent: April 29, 2003Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyasu Konaka, Tomoyuki Nakamura, Toshihiro Okamatsu, Harunobu Sano
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Publication number: 20030039090Abstract: A dielectric ceramic has a ceramic structure of crystal grains and grain boundaries between the crystal grains. The crystal grains are of a main component represented by the formula ABO3 and an additive containing a rare earth element wherein A is at least one of barium, calcium, and strontium, barium being an essential element, and B is at least one of titanium, zirconium, and hafnium, titanium being an essential element. The average rare earth element concentration in the interior of the crystal grains is about 50% or less the average rare earth element concentration at the grain boundaries. Furthermore, about 20% to 70% of the crystal grains have a rare earth element concentration in the center of the crystal grain of at least about {fraction (1/50)} the maximum rare earth element concentration in a region extending inward from the surface by a distance corresponding to about 5% of the diameter of the crystal grain.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2002Publication date: February 27, 2003Inventors: Hiroyasu Konaka, Tomoyuki Nakamura, Toshihiro Okamatsu, Harunobu Sano
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Patent number: 6380116Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition comprises a compound oxide comprising barium titanate BamTiO3 as a major component and RO3/2, CaO, MgO, and SiO2, as accessory components, wherein R is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Y, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm and Yb, wherein the compound oxide satisfies the following relationship: 100BamTiO3+aRO3/2+bCaO+cMgO+dSiO2, wherein, on a molar basis, 0.990≦m≦1.030, 0.5≦a≦6.0, 0.10≦b≦5.00, 0.010≦c<1.000, and 0.05 ≦d<2.00. The dielectric ceramic composition satisfies the B characteristic defined by the Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) and the X7R characteristic defined by the EIA standard with respect to dependence of electrostatic capacitance on temperature, and has a large CR product of the insulation resistance and the electrostatic capacitance. A monolithic ceramic capacitor which includes thin dielectric layers composed of this dielectric ceramic composition is highly reliable.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2000Date of Patent: April 30, 2002Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshihiro Okamatsu, Tomoyuki Nakamura, Kenji Hori, Kotaro Hata, Harunobu Sano