Patents by Inventor Yuzo Fukuda
Yuzo Fukuda 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: 8932397Abstract: Provided is a near-infrared shielding coating agent containing: (1) an inorganic near-infrared absorbing agent; (2) a tetrafunctional silicon compound represented by general formula Si(OR1)4, a hydrolysate thereof, and/or a condensation polymerization product thereof; (3) a trifunctional silicon compound represented by general formula R2Si(OR3)3, a hydrolysate thereof, and/or a condensation polymerization product thereof; (4) a silane coupling agent represented by one of the general formulas Si(X)3—Y or R4Si(X)2—Y, a hydrolysate thereof, and/or a condensation polymerization product thereof; and (5) a solvent. This coating agent allows the formation, at an ordinary temperature between 5° C. and 40° C., of a near-infrared shielding film that has a high film hardness and is not prone to cracks.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2010Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha. Ltd.Inventors: Yoichi Ishibai, Akihito Sakai, Takashi Nishikawa, Kenji Kataoka, Kiyoyuki Hotta, Hideyo Ando, Yuzo Fukuda, Yorisuke Kondo, Kazuya Suzuki
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Publication number: 20120168649Abstract: Provided is a near-infrared shielding coating agent containing: (1) an inorganic near-infrared absorbing agent; (2) a tetrafunctional silicon compound represented by general formula Si(OR1)4, a hydrolysate thereof, and/or a condensation polymerization product thereof; (3) a trifunctional silicon compound represented by general formula R2Si(OR3)3, a hydrolysate thereof, and/or a condensation polymerization product thereof; (4) a silane coupling agent represented by one of the general formulas Si(X)3-Y or R4Si(X)2-Y, a hydrolysate thereof, and/or a condensation polymerization product thereof; and (5) a solvent. This coating agent allows the formation, at an ordinary temperature between 5° C. and 40° C., of a near-infrared shielding film that has a high film hardness and is not prone to cracks.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2010Publication date: July 5, 2012Inventors: Yoichi Ishibai, Akihito Sakai, Takashi Nishikawa, Kenji Kataoka, Kiyoyuki Hotta, Hideyo Ando, Yuzo Fukuda, Yorisuke Kondo, Kazuya Suzuki
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Patent number: 7808242Abstract: A probe for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurement provided with a multiple resonant circuit for detecting signals of two or more nuclides with high detection efficiency for nuclide at low resonant frequency comprises a multiple resonance radio frequency (RF) coil circuit that, with multiple lead lines connected to the RF coil, causes a part of the RF coil, separated by the connection points of the lead lines, to function as the inductor of a trap circuit that cuts off a signal at the frequency F1 for a signal at the resonant frequency F1 of a first nuclide and, at the same time, to function as an RF coil that detects a signal at the frequency F2 for a signal at the resonant frequency F2 of a second nuclide, thus increasing the signal detection efficiency for the nuclide at the frequency F2.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2008Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Kazuo Saitoh, Kenji Kawasaki, Yuzo Fukuda, Michiya Okada
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Patent number: 7701212Abstract: A low temperature probe having a coil used in an NMR apparatus includes an opposed heat exchanger cooling a cooling medium, and a cooling apparatus having a first cooling stage capable of cooling to no more than 10K and a second cooling stage capable of cooling to at least 10K in series cooling the cooling medium from the opposed heat exchanger. A probe portion has a first heat exchanging portion executing heat exchange between the cooling medium and the coil, a circulation structure which circulates the cooling medium into the opposed heat exchanger, a second heat exchanging portion executing heat exchange between the cooling medium and a heat radiation shield. The heat radiation shield has a heat capacity greater than the heat capacity of the cooling medium.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2007Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yuzo Fukuda, Hiroyuki Tanaka
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Patent number: 7609064Abstract: A probe for a nuclear magnetic resonance apparatus comprises: a transmission coil for irradiating a sample with a high-frequency electromagnetic wave; and a receiving coil for detecting a nuclear magnetic resonance signal emitted by the sample, wherein a selector switch is disposed to the transmission coil to reduce the deterioration of sensitivity of the receiving coil by switching the resonance state of the transmission circuit between during irradiation and during detection, even if an electromagnetic coupling remains between transmission and reception.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2007Date of Patent: October 27, 2009Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yuzo Fukuda, Kazuo Saitoh, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Michiya Okada
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Patent number: 7560932Abstract: There is provided a nuclear magnetic resonance probe in which the loss caused by a high frequency cable between a probe coil and a preamplifier is reduced and the sensitivity of an NMR signal is improved. A changeover switch for NMR probe is divided into a switch part including switch elements and a filter part for filtering a switch control signal and an RF transmission signal. The switch part is disposed in a probe body inserted in a magnet of the probe. The filter part is disposed near a measurement apparatus located outside the probe. As for the switch part, a section structure of thickness and width is reduced in conformity with a narrow and slender shape of the probe body. The length of a high frequency cable between the probe coil and the preamplifier is shortened remarkably, and consequently the loss can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2007Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yuzo Fukuda, Shuya Hagiwara, Kenji Kawasaki
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Publication number: 20090121718Abstract: A probe for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurement provided with a multiple resonant circuit for detecting signals of two or more nuclides with high detection efficiency for nuclide at low resonant frequency comprises a multiple resonance radio frequency (RF) coil circuit that, with multiple lead lines connected to the RF coil, causes a part of the RF coil, separated by the connection points of the lead lines, to function as the inductor of a trap circuit that cuts off a signal at the frequency F1 for a signal at the resonant frequency F1 of a first nuclide and, at the same time, to function as an RF coil that detects a signal at the frequency F2 for a signal at the resonant frequency F2 of a second nuclide, thus increasing the signal detection efficiency for the nuclide at the frequency F2.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2008Publication date: May 14, 2009Inventors: Hiroyuki YAMAMOTO, Kazuo Saitoh, Kenji Kawasaki, Yuzo Fukuda, Michiya Okada
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Patent number: 7471087Abstract: A NMR probe which causes only a minimum disturbance to magnetic-field uniformity, and which acquires a high resonant Q value. A detection coil 1 for detecting a nuclear magnetic resonance signal emitted from a sample 3 measured, and a compensation coil 4 composed of a superconducting material for compensating for inductance of the detection coil 1 are electrically connected in series with each other. Moreover, a tuning-dedicated variable capacitor 6 is connected to the detection coil 1 in series therewith, and a matching-dedicated variable capacitor 5 is connected to the compensation coil 4 in series therewith. Furthermore, a coaxial cable 9 is connected to both ends of the matching-dedicated variable capacitor 5. This configuration allows detection of the signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2006Date of Patent: December 30, 2008Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yuzo Fukuda, Kazuo Saitoh
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Publication number: 20080258730Abstract: There is provided a nuclear magnetic resonance probe in which the loss caused by a high frequency cable between a probe coil and a preamplifier is reduced and the sensitivity of an NMR signal is improved. A changeover switch for NMR probe is divided into a switch part including switch elements and a filter part for filtering a switch control signal and an RF transmission signal. The switch part is disposed in a probe body inserted in a magnet of the probe. The filter part is disposed near a measurement apparatus located outside the probe. As for the switch part, a section structure of thickness and width is reduced in conformity with a narrow and slender shape of the probe body. The length of a high frequency cable between the probe coil and the preamplifier is shortened remarkably, and consequently the loss can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2007Publication date: October 23, 2008Inventors: Yuzo Fukuda, Shuya Hagiwara, Kenji Kawasaki
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Publication number: 20080122442Abstract: A low temperature probe having a coil used in an NMR apparatus includes an opposed heat exchanger cooling a cooling medium, and a cooling apparatus having a first cooling stage capable of cooling to no more than 10K and a second cooling stage capable of cooling to at least 10K in series cooling the cooling medium from the opposed heat exchanger. A probe portion has a first heat exchanging portion executing heat exchange between the cooling medium and the coil, a circulation structure which circulates the cooling medium into the opposed heat exchanger, a second heat exchanging portion executing heat exchange between the cooling medium and a heat radiation shield. The heat radiation shield has a heat capacity greater than the heat capacity of the cooling medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2007Publication date: May 29, 2008Inventors: Yuzo FUKUDA, Hiroyuki Tanaka
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Patent number: 7358736Abstract: The invention provides a low temperature probe having a high sensitivity by reducing a heat intrusion into a receive coil. A heat making an intrusion into a coil is suppressed by inserting a heat radiation shield in which a temperature is controlled at about 100 K to a portion between an outer container of a probe and a coil portion. A heat radiation shield bore sleeve is provided in a heat radiation bore, is connected to the heat radiation shield, and is cooled by a second heat exchanger. Further, the coil portion is cooled by a first heat exchanger. In preparation for a contraction at a time of being cooled, the outer container, the heat radiation shield and the coil portion are connected by using a fixing portion, and a heat relieving mechanism or a contraction relieving mechanism is provided in a root side (an opposite side to the fixing portion) of the heat radiation shield and the coil portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2006Date of Patent: April 15, 2008Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yuzo Fukuda, Hiromitsu Seino, Kazuo Saitoh, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Wakuda, Norihide Saho, Michiya Okada
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Publication number: 20080061786Abstract: A probe for a nuclear magnetic resonance apparatus comprises: a transmission coil for irradiating a sample with a high-frequency electromagnetic wave; and a receiving coil for detecting a nuclear magnetic resonance signal emitted by the sample, wherein a selector switch is disposed to the transmission coil to reduce the deterioration of sensitivity of the receiving coil by switching the resonance state of the transmission circuit between during irradiation and during detection, even if an electromagnetic coupling remains between transmission and reception.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2007Publication date: March 13, 2008Inventors: YUZO FUKUDA, Kazuo Saitoh, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Michiya Okada
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Patent number: 7295010Abstract: In an ultrahigh sensitive NMR apparatus, a stability of a temperature of a very low temperature probe coil is improved. A low temperature probe of the high sensitive NMR apparatus is structured at a very low temperature by a cooling apparatus. A cooling medium at a room temperature (300 K) discharged from a compressor is cooled down to 70K by a countercurrent heat exchanger, and is next cooled down to 4K or less by a series of second stages. Further, the cooling medium enters into a low temperature probe via a transfer tube, cools a probe coil to 5 to 10K by a heat exchanging portion, further cools a radiation shield to 40 to 60K, and makes a circuit via the countercurrent heat exchanger. A high temperature stability can be applied to a receiving probe coil in the low temperature probe by a cooling apparatus having a high temperature stability.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2006Date of Patent: November 13, 2007Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yuzo Fukuda, Hiroyuki Tanaka
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Publication number: 20070096741Abstract: A NMR probe which causes only a minimum disturbance to magnetic-field uniformity, and which acquires a high resonant Q value. A detection coil 1 for detecting a nuclear magnetic resonance signal emitted from a sample 3 measured, and a compensation coil 4 composed of a superconducting material for compensating for inductance of the detection coil 1 are electrically connected in series with each other. Moreover, a tuning-dedicated variable capacitor 6 is connected to the detection coil 1 in series therewith, and a matching-dedicated variable capacitor 5 is connected to the compensation coil 4 in series therewith. Furthermore, a coaxial cable 9 is connected to both ends of the matching-dedicated variable capacitor 5. This configuration allows detection of the signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2006Publication date: May 3, 2007Inventors: Yuzo Fukuda, Kazuo Saitoh
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Publication number: 20070096740Abstract: The invention provides a low temperature probe having a high sensitivity by reducing a heat intrusion into a receive coil. A heat making an intrusion into a coil is suppressed by inserting a heat radiation shield in which a temperature is controlled at about 100 K to a portion between an outer container of a probe and a coil portion. A heat radiation shield bore sleeve is provided in a heat radiation bore, is connected to the heat radiation shield, and is cooled by a second heat exchanger. Further, the coil portion is cooled by a first heat exchanger. In preparation for a contraction at a time of being cooled, the outer container, the heat radiation shield and the coil portion are connected by using a fixing portion, and a heat relieving mechanism or a contraction relieving mechanism is provided in a root side (an opposite side to the fixing portion) of the heat radiation shield and the coil portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2006Publication date: May 3, 2007Inventors: Yuzo Fukuda, Hiromitsu Seino, Kazuo Saitoh, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Wakuda, Norihide Saho, Michiya Okada
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Publication number: 20060184010Abstract: In an ultrahigh sensitive NMR apparatus, a stability of a temperature of a very low temperature probe coil is improved. A low temperature probe of the high sensitive NMR apparatus is structured at a very low temperature by a cooling apparatus. A cooling medium at a room temperature (300 K) discharged from a compressor (1) is cooled down to 70 K by a countercurrent heat exchanger (2), and is next cooled down to 4 K or less by a series of second stages (7, 8). Further, the cooling medium enters into a low temperature probe (15) via a transfer tube (9), cools a probe coil (11) to 5 to 10 K by a heat exchanging portion (10), further cools a radiation shield (13) to 40 to 60 K, and makes a circuit via the countercurrent heat exchanger (2). A high temperature stability can be applied to a receiving probe coil in the low temperature probe by a cooling apparatus having a high temperature stability.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2006Publication date: August 17, 2006Inventors: Yuzo Fukuda, Hiroyuki Tanaka