Patents by Inventor Yohiko Mito

Yohiko Mito 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).

  • Apparatus and method for producing Mg(2)Si(1-x)Sn(x) polycrystal
    Patent number: 9181607
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method for producing an inexpensive Mg2Si1-xSnx polycrystal that can be effectively used as thermoelectric conversion materials that can be expected to have a high performance index by doping if necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignees: IBARAKI UNIVERSITY, SHOWA KDE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haruhiko Udono, Yohiko Mito
  • ALUMINUM-MAGNESIUM-SILICON COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL, THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE EACH COMPRISING OR INCLUDING THE COMPOSITE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20150207056
    Abstract: Disclosed is an aluminum-magnesium-silicon composite material that contains an alloy comprising Al, Mg, and Si and can be used favorably as a material for a thermoelectric conversion module, and that has excellent thermoelectric conversion properties. The aluminum-magnesium-silicon composite material contains an alloy comprising Al, Mg and Si, and has an electrical conductivity (?) of 1000-3000 S/cm at 300 K. This aluminum-magnesium-silicon composite material is favorable in the production of a thermoelectric exchange element as a result of having excellent thermoelectric conversion properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: Tokyo University of Science Educational Foundation Administrative Organization
    Inventors: Tsutomu IIDA, Naoki FUKUSHIMA, Tatsuya SAKAMOTO, Yohiko MITO, Hirokuni NANBA, Yutaka TAGUCHI, Masayasu AKASAKA, Mamoru TACHIKAWA, Takakazu HINO
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MG(2)Si(1-x)SN(x) POLYCRYSTAL
    Publication number: 20130199337
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method for producing an inexpensive Mg2Si1-xSnx polycrystal that can be effectively used as thermoelectric conversion materials that can be expected to have a high performance index by doping if necessary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventors: Haruhiko Udono, Yohiko Mito
  • ALUMINUM-MAGNESIUM-SILICON COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL, THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE EACH COMPRISING OR INCLUDING THE COMPOSITE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20120118343
    Abstract: Disclosed is an aluminum-magnesium-silicon composite material that contains an alloy comprising Al, Mg, and Si and can be used favorably as a material for a thermoelectric conversion module, and that has excellent thermoelectric conversion properties. The aluminum-magnesium-silicon composite material contains an alloy comprising Al, Mg and Si, and has an electrical conductivity (?) of 1000-3000 S/cm at 300 K. This aluminum-magnesium-silicon composite material is favorable in the production of a thermoelectric exchange element as a result of having excellent thermoelectric conversion properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Tsutomu Iida, Naoki Fikushima, Tatsuya Sakamoto, Yohiko Mito, Hirokuni Nanba, Yutaka Taguchi, Masayasu Akasaka, Mamoru Tachikawa, Takakazu Hino
  • MAGNESIUM-SILICON COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL, THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, AND THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE EACH COMPRISING OR INCLUDING THE COMPOSITE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20120097205
    Abstract: Provided is a magnesium-silicon composite material which contains Mg2Si as an intermetallic compound imposing no burden on the environment, is suitable for use as a material for thermoelectric conversion modules, and has excellent thermoelectric conversion performance. The magnesium-silicon composite material has a dimensionless figure-of-merit parameter at 866K of 0.665 or larger. This magnesium-silicon composite material can have high thermoelectric conversion performance when used in, for example, a thermoelectric conversion module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: Tokyo University of Science Educational Foundation Administrative Organization
    Inventors: Tsutomu Iida, Yasuhiko Honda, Naoki Fukushima, Tatsuya Sakamoto, Yohiko Mito, Hirokuni Nanba, Yutaka Taguchi
  • THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20100051081
    Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion material is provided which stably exhibits high thermoelectric conversion performance at about 300 to 600° C. and has high physical strength, resistance to weathering, durability, stability, and reliability. A method for manufacturing the same, and a thermoelectric conversion element are also provided. Also provided is a thermoelectric conversion material produced using, as a raw material, silicon sludge which has had to be disposed of in landfill. The thermoelectric conversion material of the invention is characterized by containing, as a main component, a sintered body composed of polycrystalline magnesium silicide containing at least one element selected from As, Sb, P, Al, and B. The manufacturing method uses purified and refined silicon sludge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicants: SHOWA KDE CO., LTD., TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION, NIPPON THERMOSTAT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Iida, Yohiko Mito, Takashi Nemoto