Patents by Inventor Yutaka Ogura
Yutaka Ogura 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: 8257629Abstract: A manufacturing method of a honeycomb structure that can improve a manufacturing efficiency and a raw material yield is provided. There is provided a manufacturing method of a honeycomb structure comprising: subjecting a raw material to extrusion forming to form a honeycomb formed body 100 having a partition wall that partitions a plurality of cells that serve as flow paths for a fluid and are extended from one end surface to the other end surface; forming a plurality of notches extended in a direction along which the cells are extended in the honeycomb formed body 100 to form a partial segment aggregate 120 in such a manner that a plurality of partial segments 3 are partitioned; and forming a buffer portion 5 between respective partial segments 3 adjacent to each other in the partial segment aggregate 120 to fill an entire space between the respective partial segments adjacent to each other, thereby obtaining a honeycomb structure 130.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2009Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Yutaka Ogura, Satoshi Yamada, Hiroshi Kurachi
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Patent number: 8241555Abstract: A method for manufacturing a honeycomb structure 130 includes: subjecting a forming raw material to extrusion forming to obtain a segment-joined type honeycomb formed article 100 provided with honeycomb segments 1 and an outer peripheral portion 2 surrounding a whole outermost periphery of the honeycomb segments, wherein a slit-shaped gap 8 extending from one end face 11 to the other end face 12 is formed between adjacent segments, the adjacent honeycomb segments are joined by a belt-like joining rib 4 extending from the face 11 to the face 12 and having a thickness of 0.1 to 1.5 mm, and the honeycomb segments 1 have partition walls separating and forming cells; firing the honeycomb formed article 100 to form a honeycomb fired article 110; destroying the joining rib 4 in the honeycomb fired article 110; and forming a buffer portion 7 by filling a bonding material in the gap 3.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2009Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventor: Yutaka Ogura
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Patent number: 8003191Abstract: Disclosed is a honeycomb structure capable of preventing the generation of cracks in buffer portions and preventing the honeycomb structure from being divided when an operation (regeneration) of burning collected particulate matters is repeated. A honeycomb structure 100 includes a plurality of honeycomb segments 4 having partition walls 2 separating and forming a plurality of cells, and protruding walls 3 which are provided so as to protrude externally from partition walls 2a forming side surfaces 5 of the segments. The plurality of honeycomb segments 4 are arranged adjacent to one another so that the side surfaces 5 of the honeycomb segments face each other with a predetermined distance being left therebetween, each buffer portion 11 is disposed between the adjacent honeycomb segments 4 to join the honeycomb segments 4 together, and an outer peripheral portion 13 is disposed on an outermost periphery 12.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2009Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventor: Yutaka Ogura
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Patent number: 7914876Abstract: A honeycomb structure has a plurality of honeycomb segments each including porous partition walls that define a plurality of cells communicating with two end surfaces and an outer wall that surrounds the partition walls. The honeycomb segments are combined in a direction perpendicular to the axial directions of the honeycomb segments, and the outer walls of the honeycomb segments are integrally joined by a joint material. The outer wall of each honeycomb segment has corners. A cell in contact with the inner surface of a portion of the outer wall having one of the corners is defined by a plurality of sides including two sides formed by the inner surface and two sides each having one end in contact with the inner surface. An angle ?a of the corner formed by the two sides each having the one end in contact with the inner surface is 100 to 150°.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2009Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventor: Yutaka Ogura
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Publication number: 20100151187Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes a honeycomb segment joined body comprising a plurality of honeycomb segments unitarily joined at joint faces thereof by means of a bonding material layer, and an outer peripheral coat layer, the honeycomb structure having a plurality of cells functioning as fluid passages disposed in parallel with one another in a central axis direction. A thickness of the outer peripheral coat layer at least at one portion of the portions (portions on end faces) located on end faces in longitudinal direction of the bonding material layer in a cross-section in a direction perpendicular to the central axis direction is larger than an average thickness of the portions other than the portions on end faces.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2010Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Yutaka Ogura, Takashi Mizutani
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Patent number: 7691466Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes a honeycomb segment joined body comprising a plurality of honeycomb segments unitarily joined at joint faces thereof by means of a bonding material layer, and an outer peripheral coat layer, the honeycomb structure having a plurality of cells functioning as fluid passages disposed in parallel with one another in a central axis direction. A thickness of the outer peripheral coat layer at least at one portion of the portions (portions on end faces) located on end faces in longitudinal direction of the bonding material layer in a cross-section in a direction perpendicular to the central axis direction is larger than an average thickness of the portions other than the portions on end faces.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2006Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Yutaka Ogura, Takashi Mizutani
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Publication number: 20100035020Abstract: Disclosed is a honeycomb structure capable of preventing the generation of cracks in buffer portions and preventing the honeycomb structure from being divided when an operation (regeneration) of burning collected particulate matters is repeated. A honeycomb structure 100 includes a plurality of honeycomb segments 4 having partition walls 2 separating and forming a plurality of cells, and protruding walls 3 which are provided so as to protrude externally from partition walls 2a forming side surfaces 5 of the segments. The plurality of honeycomb segments 4 are arranged adjacent to one another so that the side surfaces 5 of the honeycomb segments face each other with a predetermined distance being left therebetween, each buffer portion 11 is disposed between the adjacent honeycomb segments 4 to join the honeycomb segments 4 together, and an outer peripheral portion 13 is disposed on an outermost periphery 12.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2009Publication date: February 11, 2010Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventor: Yutaka OGURA
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Publication number: 20090321999Abstract: A method for manufacturing a honeycomb structure 130 includes: subjecting a forming raw material to extrusion forming to obtain a segment-joined type honeycomb formed article 100 provided with honeycomb segments 1 and an outer peripheral portion 2 surrounding a whole outermost periphery of the honeycomb segments, wherein a slit-shaped gap 8 extending from one end face 11 to the other end face 12 is formed between adjacent segments, the adjacent honeycomb segments are joined by a belt-like joining rib 4 extending from the face 11 to the face 12 and having a thickness of 0.1 to 1.5 mm, and the honeycomb segments 1 have partition walls separating and forming cells; firing the honeycomb formed article 100 to form a honeycomb fired article 110; destroying the joining rib 4 in the honeycomb fired article 110; and forming a buffer portion 7 by filling a bonding material in the gap 3.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2009Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventor: Yutaka OGURA
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Publication number: 20090304988Abstract: A honeycomb structure has a plurality of honeycomb segments each including porous partition walls that define a plurality of cells communicating with two end surfaces and an outer wall that surrounds the partition walls. The honeycomb segments are combined in a direction perpendicular to the axial directions of the honeycomb segments, and the outer walls of the honeycomb segments are integrally joined by a joint material. The outer wall of each honeycomb segment has corners. A cell in contact with the inner surface of a portion of the outer wall having one of the corners is defined by a plurality of sides including two sides formed by the inner surface and two sides each having one end in contact with the inner surface. An angle ?a of the corner formed by the two sides each having the one end in contact with the inner surface is 100 to 150°.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2009Publication date: December 10, 2009Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventor: Yutaka OGURA
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Publication number: 20090252919Abstract: A honeycomb structure 100 includes: a honeycomb structured portion 4 having partition walls separating and forming a plurality of cells 1 functioning as fluid passages and extending through from one end face 6 to the other end face 7 and having a plurality of partial segments 3 separated and formed by a plurality of slits 2 extending in a cell extension direction and not reaching at least one of the end faces, and a buffer portions 5 formed by filling a filler in the whole slits 2. The honeycomb structured portion 4 preferably has a plurality of partial segments 3 separated and formed by the plurality of slits 2 extending from the one end face in a cell extension direction and not reaching the other end face 7. The honeycomb structure has excellent thermal shock resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2009Publication date: October 8, 2009Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventor: Yutaka OGURA
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Publication number: 20090246452Abstract: A manufacturing method of a honeycomb structure that can improve a manufacturing efficiency and a raw material yield is provided. There is provided a manufacturing method of a honeycomb structure comprising: subjecting a raw material to extrusion forming to form a honeycomb formed body 100 having a partition wall that partitions a plurality of cells that serve as flow paths for a fluid and are extended from one end surface to the other end surface; forming a plurality of notches extended in a direction along which the cells are extended in the honeycomb formed body 100 to form a partial segment aggregate 120 in such a manner that a plurality of partial segments 3 are partitioned; and forming a buffer portion 5 between respective partial segments 3 adjacent to each other in the partial segment aggregate 120 to fill an entire space between the respective partial segments adjacent to each other, thereby obtaining a honeycomb structure 130.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Yutaka OGURA, Satoshi YAMADA, Hiroshi KURACHI
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Publication number: 20090193775Abstract: There is disclosed a plugged honeycomb structure in which cracks are not easily generated in partition walls during use as a DPF and during regeneration. A plugged honeycomb structure 40 has gaps 41 opened on the side of an end face 2b between each plugging portion 10 and partition walls 4.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2009Publication date: August 6, 2009Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventor: Yutaka OGURA
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Publication number: 20080014772Abstract: A component mounting position is corrected in accordance with a printing misalignment amount of a solder with respect to an original mounting position on a board at which a component is to be mounted. More specifically, a mounting position of a predetermined correction object component is corrected in accordance with the printing misalignment amount of the solder printed on a predetermined detection object electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2007Publication date: January 17, 2008Inventors: Yutaka Ogura, Takahiro Ohashi
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Publication number: 20070009707Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes a honeycomb segment joined body comprising a plurality of honeycomb segments unitarily joined at joint faces thereof by means of a bonding material layer, and an outer peripheral coat layer, the honeycomb structure having a plurality of cells functioning as fluid passages disposed in parallel with one another in a central axis direction. A thickness of the outer peripheral coat layer at least at one portion of the portions (portions on end faces) located on end faces in longitudinal direction of the bonding material layer in a cross-section in a direction perpendicular to the central axis direction is larger than an average thickness of the portions other than the portions on end faces.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2006Publication date: January 11, 2007Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Yutaka Ogura, Takashi Mizutani
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Patent number: 7160462Abstract: An eluent for ion chromatography for analyzing divalent cations, which comprises an acid and at least one amino acid selected from the group consisting of histidine, lysine and arginine.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2003Date of Patent: January 9, 2007Assignee: Tosoh CorporationInventors: Shinji Sato, Yutaka Ogura
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Publication number: 20040067598Abstract: An eluent for ion chromatography for analyzing divalent cations, which comprises an acid and at least one amino acid selected from the group consisting of histidine, lysine and arginine.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2003Publication date: April 8, 2004Applicant: Tosoh CorporationInventors: Shinji Sato, Yutaka Ogura
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Publication number: 20020130081Abstract: An eluent for ion chromatography for analyzing divalent cations, which comprises an acid and at least one amino acid selected from the group consisting of histidine, lysine and arginine.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2002Publication date: September 19, 2002Inventors: Shinji Sato, Yutaka Ogura
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Patent number: 6100922Abstract: An improved apparatus for photographing and recognizing an absorbed component is provided comprising a vacuum nozzle which includes a main body portion having a larger outer size than that of the absorbed component and a tapered surface formed at the lower portion of the nozzle as a light diffusing surface. A plurality of first light sources are situated above the absorbed component at multiple heights are provided for back lighting the absorbed component. The tapered surface is formed in such a manner that the absorbed component is lighted by back lighting from the plurality of first light sources reflected off the tapered surface and selectively turned on according to the up/down movement of the vacuum nozzle, according to the type of the component.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 1998Date of Patent: August 8, 2000Assignee: Juki CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Honda, Yutaka Ogura, Hiroshi Anzai
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Patent number: 5858463Abstract: A method for regenerating an extrusion die for ceramic honeycomb structural bodies. The extrusion die includes a base metal and a titanium-based hard coating of an abrasion-resistant material which is formed on a surface of the base metal. The extrusion die is immersed in a solution of nitric acid when it has worn, so as to remove a residue of the hard coating from the surface of the base metal. Subsequently, a titanium-based fresh hard coating is formed on the surface of the base metal, and a pattern adjustment of the die is then performed wherein the surface of the fresh hard coating is locally ground so that the sliding resistance of the raw ceramic material becomes substantially uniform over the entire region of the die.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 1996Date of Patent: January 12, 1999Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Yutaka Ogura, Kenji Nakano, Kazuo Suzuki
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Patent number: 5517489Abstract: An SDH (synchronous digital hierarchy) 2-fiber ring network optical multiplexing device, which, in order to increase the amount of usable bandwidth when the network is operating normally by selectively limiting the number of protection channels when a communications fault is detected, has opto-electrical converters and electro-optical converters for the purpose of sending and receiving signals on each optical transmission path in two directions, a channel operating section which perform operations on the required channel for the transmitted and received signals, a transmitting/receiving control section which performs transmitting/receiving control of the required channel signals with respect to channel operating section, and an input/output interface section which interfaces signals received from and transmitted to the outside, wherein the transmitting/receiving control section allocates different numbers of channels so as to limit the number of protection channels with respect to the number of working channeType: GrantFiled: February 15, 1995Date of Patent: May 14, 1996Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventor: Yutaka Ogura