Patents by Inventor Yasutomo Funakoshi

Yasutomo Funakoshi 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: 20030096154
    Abstract: A method of producing an electrode having a high performance in a simple and convenient manner which does not require the use of any of the medium, surfactant and pore-producing agent is disclosed. In the disclosed method, a layer including a catalyst powder is formed on a surface of a polymer electrolyte film or a porous conductive electrode substrate by supplying an electrostatically-charged catalyst powder to the polymer electrolyte film or the porous conductive electrode substrate. Alternatively, a layer including a catalyst powder is formed on a surface of a polymer electrolyte film or a porous conductive electrode substrate by spraying the catalyst powder on the surface of the polymer electrolyte film or the porous conductive electrode substrate together with a carrier gas, thereby to cause the catalyst powder to adhere to the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eiichi Yasumoto, Hisaaki Gyoten, Makoto Uchida, Yasushi Sugawara, Yasutomo Funakoshi, Kouji Nakagawa, Toshihiro Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 6455109
    Abstract: A method of producing an electrode having a high performance in a simple and convenient manner which does not require the use of any of the medium, surfactant and pore-producing agent is disclosed. In the disclosed method, a layer including a catalyst powder is formed on a surface of a polymer electrolyte film or a porous conductive electrode substrate by supplying an electrostatically-charged catalyst powder to the polymer electrolyte film or the porous conductive electrode substrate. Alternatively, a layer including a catalyst powder is formed on a surface of a polymer electrolyte film or a porous conductive electrode substrate by spraying the catalyst powder on the surface of the polymer electrolyte film or the porous conductive electrode substrate together with a carrier gas, thereby to cause the catalyst powder to adhere to the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiichi Yasumoto, Hisaaki Gyoten, Makoto Uchida, Yasushi Sugawara, Yasutomo Funakoshi, Kouji Nakagawa, Toshihiro Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 4954696
    Abstract: A self-regulating heating article includes a first elongate layer formed by a crystalline polymeric composition of high crystallinity and conductive particles dispersed in the polymeric composition to exhibit a positive temperature coefficient of resistance. A pair of elongate electrodes, which are adapted for connection to a power supply, are secured one on each surface of the first layer to develop a potential in the direction of thickness of the first layer. The electrodes are arranged so that a creeping distance which is greater than the thickness of the first layer is established between the electrodes along peripheral edges thereof. The creeping distance prevents insulation breakdown and ensures safe, high wattage operation at power supply voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1990
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazunori Ishii, Seishi Terakado, Yasutomo Funakoshi, Tadashi Sakairi
  • Patent number: 4783587
    Abstract: A self-regulating heating article comprises a first elongate layer formed by a crystalline polymeric composition of high crystallinity and conductive particles dispersed in the polymeric composition to exhibit a positive temperature coefficient of resistance. A pair of elongate electrodes, which are adapted for connection to a mains supply, are secured one on each surface of the first layer to develop a potential in the direction of thickness of the first layer. The electrodes are arranged so that a creeping distance which is greater than the thickness of the first layer is established between the electrodes along peripheral edges thereof. The creeping distance prevents insulation breakdown and ensures safe, high wattage operation at mains voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1988
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazunori Ishii, Seishi Terakado, Yasutomo Funakoshi, Tadashi Sakairi
  • Patent number: 4775500
    Abstract: A method of making an electrically conductive polymeric composite, comprising the steps of crosslinking a first organic binder having a functional group to carbon black having a functional group so as to form a composition, fractionizing the composition, mixing the fractionized composition with the first organic binder or a second organic binder so as to form a mixture; and annealing the mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1988
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasutomo Funakoshi, Seishi Terakado
  • Patent number: 4654693
    Abstract: In an electronic parts carrier of the type comprising a bottom tape and a top tape for use with a chip-mounting machine, the top tape is arranged to be secured to the bottom tape so as to hold and sandwich each electronic parts chip between the lower surface of the top tape and a bottom of each recess made by the bottom tape. In one embodiment, the top tape is secured to the bottom tape by way of an adhesive where the depth of the recess is made slightly smaller than the height of the chips to be contained in the recess. In another embodiment, grooves are made in side walls of each recess so that convex portions made by the top tape are engageable with the grooves to secure the top tape with each electronic parts chip being held and sandwiched between the top tape and the bottom of each recess. A through-hole may be made in the bottom of the recess for easy recognition of the contained chips and for easy pushing up of the same when the chips are to be taken out of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1987
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasutomo Funakoshi, Masamitu Miyazaki, Tadashi Sakairi, Kozo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 4472539
    Abstract: Composition is characterized in that ethylenically unsaturated group (CH.sub.2 .dbd.C<) operation is performed, under the existence of dispersion agent and antioxidant, to polyolefin series composition, and at least one kind of epoxy group and amino group is filler-graft-bonded with olefin through organic peroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 18, 1984
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasutomo Funakoshi, Fumio Iwami, Tadashi Sakairi, Tamotsu Wakahata
  • Patent number: 4379617
    Abstract: In a rear projection screen for a color television projector, having a plurality of lenticular lenses on one surface thereof, the contour of the cross-section of each lenticular lens is simply formed of a pair of linear portions and an arcuate portion interposed between the pair of linear portions. Thus, a mold for manufacturing the screen can be simply and readily machined so as to provide low cost screens, while the picture on the screen looks satisfactorily when viewed from various view points throughout a wide angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1983
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yasutomo Funakoshi, Tamotsu Wakahata
  • Patent number: 4185262
    Abstract: A magnet device having magnetic poles of opposite polarities on the same surface comprises a plurality of plastic matix magnet elements providing a magnetic circuit arranged to concentrate the magnetic energy of the magnet elements so as to derive a great magnetic force from the magnetic poles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1980
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sadao Watanabe, Mitsuru Itoh, Tadashi Sakairi, Yasutomo Funakoshi, Kohji Hiya