Patents by Inventor Yoichi Aoki

Yoichi Aoki 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: 12116920
    Abstract: A catalyst support for induction heating includes: a honeycomb structure including a pillar shaped honeycomb structure portion having: an outer peripheral wall; and a partition wall disposed on an inner side of the outer peripheral wall, the partition wall defining a plurality of cells, each of the cells extending from an end face on an inlet side to an end face on an outlet side in a gas flow direction to form a flow path; a catalyst supported onto an interior of the partition wall; and at least one magnetic body provided within the honeycomb structure, wherein the catalyst support has a region A where the catalyst is not supported, at least on the end face side of the catalyst support on the inlet side in the gas flow direction, and wherein the magnetic body is arranged at least in the region A in the gas flow direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio Miyairi, Masaaki Masuda, Shuichi Ichikawa, Takuya Ishihara, Kai Matsumoto, Norihisa Fujie, Yoichi Aoki
  • Patent number: 12104519
    Abstract: A catalyst support for induction heating includes: a honeycomb structure including a pillar shaped honeycomb structure portion having: an outer peripheral wall; and a partition wall disposed on an inner side of the outer peripheral wall, the partition wall defining a plurality of cells, each of the cells extending from an end face on an inlet side to an end face on an outlet side in a gas flow direction to form a flow path; a catalyst supported onto an interior of the partition wall; and at least one magnetic body provided within the honeycomb structure, wherein the catalyst support has a region A where the catalyst is not supported, at least on the end face side of the catalyst support on the inlet side in the gas flow direction, and wherein the magnetic body is arranged at least in the region A in the gas flow direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio Miyairi, Masaaki Masuda, Shuichi Ichikawa, Takuya Ishihara, Kai Matsumoto, Norihisa Fujie, Yoichi Aoki
  • Patent number: 12078092
    Abstract: A catalyst support for induction heating includes: a honeycomb structure including a pillar shaped honeycomb structure portion having: an outer peripheral wall; and a partition wall disposed on an inner side of the outer peripheral wall, the partition wall defining a plurality of cells, each of the cells extending from an end face on an inlet side to an end face on an outlet side in a gas flow direction to form a flow path; a catalyst supported onto an interior of the partition wall; and at least one magnetic body provided within the honeycomb structure, wherein the catalyst support has a region A where the catalyst is not supported, at least on the end face side of the catalyst support on the inlet side in the gas flow direction, and wherein the magnetic body is arranged at least in the region A in the gas flow direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio Miyairi, Masaaki Masuda, Shuichi Ichikawa, Takuya Ishihara, Kai Matsumoto, Norihisa Fujie, Yoichi Aoki
  • Publication number: 20240133330
    Abstract: A catalyst support for induction heating includes: a honeycomb structure including a pillar shaped honeycomb structure portion having: an outer peripheral wall; and a partition wall disposed on an inner side of the outer peripheral wall, the partition wall defining a plurality of cells, each of the cells extending from an end face on an inlet side to an end face on an outlet side in a gas flow direction to form a flow path; a catalyst supported onto an interior of the partition wall; and at least one magnetic body provided within the honeycomb structure, wherein the catalyst support has a region A where the catalyst is not supported, at least on the end face side of the catalyst support on the inlet side in the gas flow direction, and wherein the magnetic body is arranged at least in the region A in the gas flow direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio MIYAIRI, Masaaki MASUDA, Shuichi ICHIKAWA, Takuya ISHIHARA, Kai MATSUMOTO, Norihisa FUJIE, Yoichi AOKI
  • Publication number: 20240133331
    Abstract: A catalyst support for induction heating includes: a honeycomb structure including a pillar shaped honeycomb structure portion having: an outer peripheral wall; and a partition wall disposed on an inner side of the outer peripheral wall, the partition wall defining a plurality of cells, each of the cells extending from an end face on an inlet side to an end face on an outlet side in a gas flow direction to form a flow path; a catalyst supported onto an interior of the partition wall; and at least one magnetic body provided within the honeycomb structure, wherein the catalyst support has a region A where the catalyst is not supported, at least on the end face side of the catalyst support on the inlet side in the gas flow direction, and wherein the magnetic body is arranged at least in the region A in the gas flow direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio MIYAIRI, Masaaki MASUDA, Shuichi ICHIKAWA, Takuya ISHIHARA, Kai MATSUMOTO, Norihisa FUJIE, Yoichi AOKI
  • Publication number: 20230193806
    Abstract: A catalyst support for induction heating includes: a honeycomb structure including a pillar shaped honeycomb structure portion having: an outer peripheral wall; and a partition wall disposed on an inner side of the outer peripheral wall, the partition wall defining a plurality of cells, each of the cells extending from an end face on an inlet side to an end face on an outlet side in a gas flow direction to form a flow path; a catalyst supported onto an interior of the partition wall; and at least one magnetic body provided within the honeycomb structure, wherein the catalyst support has a region A where the catalyst is not supported, at least on the end face side of the catalyst support on the inlet side in the gas flow direction, and wherein the magnetic body is arranged at least in the region A in the gas flow direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio MIYAIRI, Masaaki MASUDA, Shuichi ICHIKAWA, Takuya ISHIHARA, Kai MATSUMOTO, Norihisa FUJIE, Yoichi AOKI
  • Patent number: 10953394
    Abstract: A honeycomb structure, including: a honeycomb structure body having a porous partition walls which are disposed to define a plurality of cells and a circumferential wall, wherein the partition walls are provided with protrusions which protrude to extend into the cells and are continuously disposed in an extending direction of the cells, the cells have a polygonal shape in a cross section orthogonal to the extending direction of the cells, the plurality of cells include a plurality of specific cells having at least one place where two sides each of which is provided with a different number of protrusions intersect each other, and in the cross section orthogonal to the extending direction of the cells, disposition directions of the shapes of the cells including the protrusions in the specific cells are different in one specific cell and other specific cells other than the one specific cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoichi Aoki
  • Patent number: 10886484
    Abstract: An organic thin film photovoltaic device module includes: a substrate; a first and second transparent electrode layers disposed on the substrate; an organic layer disposed on the substrate and the first and second transparent electrode layers; a plurality of dot-shaped contact holes formed so as to pass through up to the second transparent electrode layer in a perpendicular-to-plane direction with respect to the organic layer; a metal electrode layer disposed on the organic layer and on the second transparent electrode layer via the dot-shaped contact hole; and a passivation layer disposed on the metal electrode layer. There are provided: the organic thin film photovoltaic device module having satisfactory appearance without deteriorating appearance thereof and having the improved structure of the portion jointed in series; and the electronic apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoichi Aoki
  • Patent number: 10688483
    Abstract: A honeycomb structure including: a honeycomb structure body having porous partition walls which are disposed to surround a plurality of cells and a circumferential wall, wherein the partition walls are provided with protrusions, at least one of the plurality of cells includes a specific cell configured so that the protrusions protrude into the cell from the respective partition walls, and the specific cell is provided with a porous material made of the same material as the partition walls in a range of 5 to 50% including an intersection with respect to a pentagonal area which is formed by connecting the intersection when two partition walls configuring the peripheral edge of the specific cell extend and two points of bottom parts and top parts, respectively, of the respective protrusions disposed on the two partition walls, in the cross section orthogonal to the extending direction of the cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoichi Aoki
  • Patent number: 10639906
    Abstract: A thermal print head includes: a substrate having an obverse surface; a plurality of heat generators arranged on the substrate in a main scanning direction; and a wiring layer provided on the substrate and constituting an energization path to the heat generators. The substrate has a protrusion protruding from the obverse surface and extending in the main scanning direction. The protrusion has a top portion having the largest distance from the obverse surface, and an inclined portion connected to the top portion in a sub-scanning direction. The inclined portion is inclined relative to the obverse surface at a predetermined angle. Each of the plurality of heat generators extends across a boundary between the top portion and the inclined portion. Each of the heat generators is formed on at least a part of the top portion and at least a part of the inclined portion in the sub-scanning direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi Aoki, Tadashi Yamamoto, Masatoshi Nakanishi
  • Publication number: 20200114657
    Abstract: A thermal print head includes: a substrate having an obverse surface; a plurality of heat generators arranged on the substrate in a main scanning direction; and a wiring layer provided on the substrate and constituting an energization path to the heat generators. The substrate has a protrusion protruding from the obverse surface and extending in the main scanning direction. The protrusion has a top portion having the largest distance from the obverse surface, and an inclined portion connected to the top portion in a sub-scanning direction. The inclined portion is inclined relative to the obverse surface at a predetermined angle. Each of the plurality of heat generators extends across a boundary between the top portion and the inclined portion. Each of the heat generators is formed on at least a part of the top portion and at least a part of the inclined portion in the sub-scanning direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Yoichi AOKI, Tadashi YAMAMOTO, Masatoshi NAKANISHI
  • Patent number: 10543696
    Abstract: A thermal print head includes: a substrate having an obverse surface; a plurality of heat generators arranged on the substrate in a main scanning direction; and a wiring layer provided on the substrate and constituting an energization path to the heat generators. The substrate has a protrusion protruding from the obverse surface and extending in the main scanning direction. The protrusion has a top portion having the largest distance from the obverse surface, and an inclined portion connected to the top portion in a sub-scanning direction. The inclined portion is inclined relative to the obverse surface at a predetermined angle. Each of the plurality of heat generators extends across a boundary between the top portion and the inclined portion. Each of the heat generators is formed on at least a part of the top portion and at least a part of the inclined portion in the sub-scanning direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi Aoki, Tadashi Yamamoto, Masatoshi Nakanishi
  • Publication number: 20180354265
    Abstract: A thermal print head includes: a substrate having an obverse surface; a plurality of heat generators arranged on the substrate in a main scanning direction; and a wiring layer provided on the substrate and constituting an energization path to the heat generators. The substrate has a protrusion protruding from the obverse surface and extending in the main scanning direction. The protrusion has a top portion having the largest distance from the obverse surface, and an inclined portion connected to the top portion in a sub-scanning direction. The inclined portion is inclined relative to the obverse surface at a predetermined angle. Each of the plurality of heat generators extends across a boundary between the top portion and the inclined portion. Each of the heat generators is formed on at least a part of the top portion and at least a part of the inclined portion in the sub-scanning direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Yoichi AOKI, Tadashi YAMAMOTO, Masatoshi NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20180280960
    Abstract: A honeycomb structure, including: a honeycomb structure body having a porous partition walls which are disposed to define a plurality of cells and a circumferential wall, wherein the partition walls are provided with protrusions which protrude to extend into the cells and are continuously disposed in an extending direction of the cells, the cells have a polygonal shape in a cross section orthogonal to the extending direction of the cells, the plurality of cells include a plurality of specific cells having at least one place where two sides each of which is provided with a different number of protrusions intersect each other, and in the cross section orthogonal to the extending direction of the cells, disposition directions of the shapes of the cells including the protrusions in the specific cells are different in one specific cell and other specific cells other than the one specific cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventor: Yoichi Aoki
  • Publication number: 20180280961
    Abstract: A honeycomb structure including: a honeycomb structure body having porous partition walls which are disposed to surround a plurality of cells and a circumferential wall, wherein the partition walls are provided with protrusions, at least one of the plurality of cells includes a specific cell configured so that the protrusions protrude into the cell from the respective partition walls, and the specific cell is provided with a porous material made of the same material as the partition walls in a range of 5 to 50% including an intersection with respect to a pentagonal area which is formed by connecting the intersection when two partition walls configuring the peripheral edge of the specific cell extend and two points of bottom parts and top parts, respectively, of the respective protrusions disposed on the two partition walls, in the cross section orthogonal to the extending direction of the cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoichi AOKI
  • Patent number: D894361
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoichi Aoki
  • Patent number: D897518
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoichi Aoki
  • Patent number: D919072
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoichi Aoki
  • Patent number: D992111
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventor: Yoichi Aoki
  • Patent number: D1004622
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventor: Yoichi Aoki