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1.

FERRULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FERRULE

      
Application Number 18538134
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-12-13
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Tsukamoto, Masayoshi
  • Miura, Takahiro
  • Handa, Masahiro

Abstract

A ferrule is formed with an optical fiber insertion hole into which an optical fiber is inserted, and includes a resin composition containing a thermoplastic resin and a filler, wherein a size of coarse particles originated from the filler is 50 μm or less, or a size of aggregates originated from the filler is 50 μm or less.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 6/38 - Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
  • C08J 3/20 - Compounding polymers with additives, e.g. colouring
  • C08K 3/04 - Carbon
  • C08K 7/18 - Solid spheres inorganic

2.

MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE

      
Application Number 18547728
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-02-28
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner
  • UACJ CORPORATION (Japan)
  • FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kitawaki, Kotaro
  • Todo, Shinpei
  • Yamada, Ryohei
  • Hatakeyama, Hideyuki

Abstract

A magnetic disk device includes a plurality of disk-shaped magnetic disks 30, spacers 80, a hub 90, a clamp 70, and a fastening member 72. Each of the magnetic disks 30 includes a through-hole in a center section thereof. Each of the spacers 80 includes a through-hole in a center section thereof, and is disposed among the magnetic disks 30. The hub 90 is inserted into the through-holes of the magnetic disks 30 and the spacers 80. The clamp 70 presses and holds the magnetic disks 30 and the spacers 80. The fastening member 72 fastens the clamp 70 to the hub 90. The clamp 70 is fastened to the hub by the fastening member 72 with a torque of from 5 cN·m to 45 cN·m.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G11B 19/20 - Driving; Starting; Stopping; Control thereof

3.

MEDICAL DEVICE AND LIGHT AMOUNT ADJUSTING DEVICE

      
Application Number 18546547
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-11
First Publication Date 2024-04-25
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Suematsu, Katsuki
  • Yagi, Takeshi
  • Himura, Atsushi
  • Nara, Kazutaka
  • Arai, Tsunenori

Abstract

A medical device includes an extracorporeal unit including a power transmitting unit that transmits electric power from outside of a living body into the living body in a non-contact manner, and a medical instrument embedded in the living body. The medical instrument includes a power receiving unit that receives the electric power transmitted from the power transmitting unit, a soft portion through which an injection needle is inserted, and a plurality of light emitting units that are provided along an outer edge of the soft portion and are each configured to emit light using the electric power received by the power receiving unit. A light amount adjusting unit that adjusts a light amount of a light-irradiated region including one or more light-irradiated portions to be projected on a body surface from the plurality of light emitting units.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61B 34/20 - Surgical navigation systems; Devices for tracking or guiding surgical instruments, e.g. for frameless stereotaxis
  • A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
  • A61M 5/32 - Syringes - Details - Details of needles pertaining to their connection with syringe or hub; Accessories for bringing the needle into, or holding the needle on, the body; Devices for protection of needles
  • A61M 25/01 - Introducing, guiding, advancing, emplacing or holding catheters
  • H02J 50/10 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling

4.

THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE FILM-LIKE ADHESIVE, SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME

      
Application Number 18531002
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-12-06
First Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Morita, Minoru

Abstract

Provided is a thermally conductive film-like adhesive capable of sufficiently advancing a curing reaction under milder conditions, capable of effectively suppressing residual voids between the adhesive and a wiring board in a semiconductor package to be obtained when used as a die attach film, and capable of obtaining a semiconductor package excellent in heat releasing property inside the package. In addition, provided are a semiconductor package using the thermally conductive film-like adhesive and a method of producing the same.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01L 23/373 - Cooling facilitated by selection of materials for the device
  • H01L 23/00 - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS - Details of semiconductor or other solid state devices
  • H01L 23/498 - Leads on insulating substrates
  • H01L 25/065 - Assemblies consisting of a plurality of individual semiconductor or other solid state devices all the devices being of a type provided for in the same subgroup of groups , or in a single subclass of , , e.g. assemblies of rectifier diodes the devices not having separate containers the devices being of a type provided for in group

5.

Energy Storage System

      
Application Number 18531389
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-12-06
First Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner
  • Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  • The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Iwane, Noriyasu
  • Nakamura, Hideto
  • Aragaki, Masanobu

Abstract

An energy storage system is described that is capable of efficiently performing charging with respect to a power supply in which a cycle of supplied power fluctuates. The energy storage system is connected to a power supply in which a cycle of supplied power fluctuates. The energy storage system includes a first storage battery and a second storage battery having an internal resistance lower than an internal resistance of the first storage battery at a same voltage and a same capacity. The first storage battery and the second storage battery are connected in parallel.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 10/08 - Selection of materials as electrolytes
  • H01M 10/0525 - Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries
  • H01M 10/18 - Lead-acid accumulators with bipolar electrodes
  • H01M 50/512 - Connection only in parallel

6.

COLORED OPTICAL FIBER, OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON, OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON CABLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME

      
Application Number 18536408
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-12-12
First Publication Date 2024-04-11
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ishizuki, Kuniaki
  • Kasahara, Minoru
  • Iwaya, Mitsuhiro

Abstract

A colored optical fiber includes a bare optical fiber, a primary layer formed of a first ultraviolet curing resin covering the bare optical fiber and a secondary layer formed of a second ultraviolet curing resin covering the primary layer. An outer diameter of the secondary layer is smaller than or equal to 210 μm. A Young's modulus of the primary layer is smaller than or equal to 88% with respect to a saturated Young's modulus of the primary layer.

IPC Classes  ?

7.

THIN SUBSTRATE BUILT-IN HARD DISK DRIVE AND BASE PLATE MEMBER FOR THIN SUBSTRATE BUILT-IN HARD DISK DRIVE

      
Application Number 18303899
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-04-20
First Publication Date 2024-04-11
Owner
  • UACJ Corporation (Japan)
  • Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kitawaki, Kotaro
  • Hatakeyama, Hideyuki
  • Kumagai, Wataru
  • Sakamoto, Ryo

Abstract

An example thin substrate built-in hard disk drive includes a magnetic disk in a disk shape having a through-hole at the center, a spindle motor inserted into the through-hole of the magnetic disk and co-rotatably supporting the magnetic disk, and a base plate made of an aluminum alloy and supporting the spindle motor. The base plate has a metallographic structure in which a perimeter of a second phase particle having a longest diameter of 10 μm or more is 3 mm/mm2 or more, and the number of second phase particles having a longest diameter of 500 μm or more is 0 particles/mm2.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G11B 33/02 - Cabinets; Cases; Stands; Disposition of apparatus therein or thereon
  • C22C 21/02 - Alloys based on aluminium with silicon as the next major constituent

8.

ROTARY CONNECTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ROTARY CONNECTOR DEVICE

      
Application Number 18539296
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-12-14
First Publication Date 2024-04-04
Owner
  • FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kitao, Satoshi
  • Kitamura, Tomohiro
  • Yoshimura, Kenji

Abstract

A rotary connector device includes a stator, a rotator, an electrical cable, an electrical connector, and a connector coupling portion. The stator includes a first stator and a second stator. The connector coupling portion is configured to couple the electrical connector to the first stator. The connector coupling portion is configured to support the electrical connector in a cantilever manner with respect to the first stator such that a second surface becomes a free end in a state where the electrical connector is positioned in a first position and where the second stator is detached from the first stator.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 39/64 - Devices for uninterrupted current collection
  • H01R 9/24 - Terminal blocks
  • H01R 43/20 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
  • H01R 43/26 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for engaging or disengaging the two parts of a coupling device

9.

CHIP ON SUBMOUNT

      
Application Number 18534857
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-12-11
First Publication Date 2024-03-28
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kawakita, Yasumasa
  • Miura, Masakazu
  • Ishii, Hirotatsu
  • Takeuchi, Tetsuya

Abstract

A chip on submount includes: a submount including a first surface directed in a first direction; a covering layer mounted on the first surface, extending to intersect the first direction, and including a second surface directed in the first direction; a laser element mounted on the second surface and including: a third surface directed in the first direction; and a light emission unit positioned at an intermediate portion of the laser element along a second direction intersecting the first direction, extending in a third direction intersecting the first direction and second direction, and configured to output laser light in the third direction; and a bonding wire attached onto the third surface and configured to exert a pressing force on the laser element, the pressing force including a component force directed in a direction opposite to the first direction.

IPC Classes  ?

10.

Lead-Acid Battery Management System And Lead-Acid Battery Management Program

      
Application Number 18531361
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-12-06
First Publication Date 2024-03-28
Owner
  • Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  • The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Iwane, Noriyasu
  • Yamamoto, Kanichiro
  • Aogaki, Tomoyuki
  • Aragaki, Masanobu
  • Nakamura, Hideto
  • Nakao, Kengo

Abstract

A lead-acid battery management system and a lead-acid battery management program are described that appropriately manage bipolar lead-acid batteries to reduce a degree to which the lead-acid batteries impose a load on environment as much as possible and are necessary to cause a circulation cycle from manufacturing to reuse to reliably function. A lead-acid battery system includes multiple bipolar lead-acid batteries and a management and support apparatus configured to manage the lead-acid battery system. The management and support apparatus includes a recording unit configured to record operation history information of the bipolar lead-acid batteries and a state determination unit configured to determine necessity of replacement of respective ones of the bipolar lead-acid batteries.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 10/48 - Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte
  • H01M 10/18 - Lead-acid accumulators with bipolar electrodes
  • H01M 10/54 - Reclaiming serviceable parts of waste accumulators

11.

SCREENING APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL FIBER AND SCREENING METHOD FOR OPTICAL FIBER

      
Application Number 18518791
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-11-24
First Publication Date 2024-03-21
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Yamada, Yuki

Abstract

The present invention intends to improve accuracy of screening an optical fiber. A screening apparatus for an optical fiber according to the present invention comprising: a feeding unit that feeds out an optical fiber; a tension application unit that applies a tension to the optical fiber fed out from the feeding unit; and a winding unit that winds the optical fiber to which the tension is applied by the tension application unit; wherein the tension application unit includes a first pulley, a second pulley, a first capstan, and a second capstan, a diameter of the first pulley is smaller than a diameter of the second pulley, or the diameter of the first capstan is smaller than a diameter of the second capstan.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01N 3/08 - Investigating strength properties of solid materials by application of mechanical stress by applying steady tensile or compressive forces
  • G01N 3/02 - Investigating strength properties of solid materials by application of mechanical stress - Details

12.

LEAD BLOCK AND ROTARY CONNECTOR DEVICE

      
Application Number 18522238
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-11-29
First Publication Date 2024-03-21
Owner
  • FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hasegawa, Yuya
  • Nambu, Shingo

Abstract

A lead block includes a lead block body and a plurality of bus bars. The plurality of bus bars include a plurality of connection pins and a plurality of conductor connecting portions. At least one of the plurality of conductor connecting portions includes an exposed surface and a connection projection. The connection projection protrudes from the exposed surface in a perpendicular direction and is configured to be connected to a conductor of an electrical cable. The connection projection is disposed in a first region with respect to the exposed surface in the perpendicular direction. The lead block body includes a cable-facing surface provided facing the electrical cable in a state where the connection projection is connected to the conductor of the electrical cable. The cable-facing surface is offset in the perpendicular direction from the exposed surface and is disposed in the first region with respect to the exposed surface.

IPC Classes  ?

13.

COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number 18193786
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-03-31
First Publication Date 2024-03-21
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Terasaki, Tomoaki
  • Goto, Kenichi

Abstract

An access optical node includes an optical signal processing unit that transmits a received optical signal to a destination node. The optical signal processing unit includes a path switching unit that switches between a first path for transmitting the received optical signal to the destination node as it is as an optical signal, and a second path for transmitting the received optical signal to an electric signal processing unit and transmitting the optical signal processed by the electric signal processing unit to the destination node.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 10/2575 - Radio-over-fibre, e.g. radio frequency signal modulated onto an optical carrier
  • H04B 10/112 - Line-of-sight transmission over an extended range
  • H04B 10/61 - Coherent receivers

14.

OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON

      
Application Number 18389387
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-11-14
First Publication Date 2024-03-14
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Yasutomi, Tetsuya

Abstract

An optical fiber ribbon includes a plurality of colored single fibers that are arranged side by side, and the adjacent single fibers are coupled by coupling resin. The single fibers are disposed leaving a gap between the single fibers. The adjacent single fibers are bonded to each other intermittently by coupling parts at predetermined intervals in a longitudinal direction. That is, the coupling parts between the adjacent single fibers are disposed intermittently with regard to the longitudinal direction of the single fibers. The coupling parts are formed of opaque coupling resin. A haze value of the coupling resin according to JIS K 7136 is preferably between 1.5% and 3%, for example.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 6/44 - Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables

15.

OPTICAL CONNECTOR FERRULE

      
Application Number 18516599
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-11-21
First Publication Date 2024-03-14
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ando, Takayuki
  • Tsukamoto, Masayoshi

Abstract

An optical connector ferrule is a member in which an optical fiber is fixed inside a body section, and the distal-end side thereof forms a connection end surface for the optical fiber. An internal space in which the optical fiber is accommodated is formed inside the body section. The internal space runs through from the rear end to the distal end of the body section. An adhesive injection window that is open to the outside is formed in the upper surface of the body section. The adhesive injection window and the internal space are communicated inside the body section via a reduced-diameter section. In plan view, the area (area of the smallest section) of the reduced-diameter section is smaller than the open area of the adhesive injection window.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 6/38 - Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means

16.

Bipolar Battery

      
Application Number 18332513
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-09
First Publication Date 2024-03-14
Owner
  • Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  • The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Suyama, Kenichi
  • Tanaka, Hiroki
  • Nakajima, Yasuo
  • Tanaka, Akira

Abstract

A bipolar battery is provided with improved productivity and reliability of bonding between a positive electrode and a substrate (bipolar plate) or a negative electrode and the substrate. The bipolar battery includes a bipolar electrode including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a substrate having a first surface on which the positive electrode is provided and a second surface on which the negative electrode is provided. A first adhesion layer is provided between the bipolar plate and the positive electrode and/or between the bipolar plate and the negative electrode. A second adhesion layer is provided at the outer periphery of the first adhesion layer of the positive electrode and/or the negative electrode on which the first adhesion layer is provided. The bipolar plate is formed from resin, the first adhesion layer is formed from an adhesion sheet, and the second adhesion layer is formed from an adhesive cured product.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 50/46 - Separators, membranes or diaphragms characterised by their combination with electrodes
  • H01M 4/14 - Electrodes for lead-acid accumulators
  • H01M 10/12 - Construction or manufacture
  • H01M 50/414 - Synthetic resins, e.g. .thermoplastics or thermosetting resins

17.

ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, FILM ADHESIVE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE USING FILM ADHESIVE AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF

      
Application Number 18388278
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-11-09
First Publication Date 2024-03-14
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Morita, Minoru
  • Kajihara, Tomohito
  • Otani, Yota
  • Maruyama, Hiromitsu

Abstract

Disclosed are: an adhesive composition including an epoxy resin (A), an epoxy resin curing agent (B), a polyurethane resin (C), and an inorganic filler (D), in which the polyurethane resin (C) has a storage elastic modulus at 25° C., in a dynamic viscoelastic analysis, of 8.0 MPa or higher, a proportion of the polyurethane resin (C) based on a total content of the epoxy resin (A) and the polyurethane resin (C) is from 2.0 to 50.0 mass %, and a maximum tensile stress in a stress-strain curve when a tensile strength is applied to a film adhesive formed using the adhesive composition is 7.0 MPa or higher; a film adhesive using the adhesive composition; a semiconductor package; and a producing method thereof.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C09J 7/10 - Adhesives in the form of films or foils without carriers
  • C09J 7/35 - Heat-activated
  • C09J 7/40 - Adhesives in the form of films or foils characterised by release liners
  • H01L 21/78 - Manufacture or treatment of devices consisting of a plurality of solid state components or integrated circuits formed in, or on, a common substrate with subsequent division of the substrate into plural individual devices
  • H01L 23/00 - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS - Details of semiconductor or other solid state devices
  • H01L 25/065 - Assemblies consisting of a plurality of individual semiconductor or other solid state devices all the devices being of a type provided for in the same subgroup of groups , or in a single subclass of , , e.g. assemblies of rectifier diodes the devices not having separate containers the devices being of a type provided for in group

18.

ROTARY CONNECTOR APPARATUS AND STEERING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 18383472
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-10-24
First Publication Date 2024-02-29
Owner
  • FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Zaruhata, Masahiro
  • Shiotani, Yoshihiro
  • Tajiri, Yoji
  • Suzuki, Yoshiyuki

Abstract

A rotary connector apparatus includes a stator, a rotator, and an adjustment structure. The stator is configured to be attached to a vehicle body. The rotator is provided rotatably about a rotation axis with respect to the stator. The stator and the rotator define a cable housing space provided to surround the rotation axis. The adjustment structure is configured to allow the rotation axis to move with respect to the vehicle body in a state where the stator is attached to the vehicle body. The adjustment structure includes a coupling structure configured to couple the stator to the vehicle body. The coupling structure supports the stator movably with respect to the vehicle body to change an angle of the rotation axis with respect to the vehicle body in a state where the coupling structure couples the stator to the vehicle body.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B60R 16/027 - Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric for transmission of signals between vehicle parts or subsystems between relatively movable parts of the vehicle, e.g. between steering wheel and column
  • B60R 16/02 - Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric
  • B62D 1/10 - Hubs; Connecting hubs to steering columns, e.g. adjustable
  • F16D 3/04 - Yielding couplings, i.e. with means permitting movement between the connected parts during the drive adapted to specific functions specially adapted to allow radial displacement, e.g. Oldham couplings
  • H01R 35/02 - Flexible line connectors

19.

Bipolar Lead-Acid Storage Battery And Method For Manufacturing Bipolar Lead-Acid Storage Battery

      
Application Number 18491469
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-10-20
First Publication Date 2024-02-15
Owner
  • The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  • Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Shibata, Satoshi
  • Yoshida, Hideaki
  • Tainaka, Ryo
  • Nakakita, Naoki

Abstract

A bipolar lead-acid storage battery has both life performance to withstand long-term operation and high capacity performance. Positive electrode current collector plates include a lead alloy sheet, a mass loss per total surface area of a test piece is 100 mg/cm2 or less when measured after the test piece is placed in sulfuric acid at a concentration of 38 mass % maintained at a temperature of 60° C., and a continuous anodization performed at a constant potential of 1,350 mV on a reference electrode for 28 days. A thickness of the collector plate arranged on one surface of a substrate that covers both a side of a positive electrode and a side of a negative electrode of a cell member is between 0.10 mm and 0.50 mm, and a ratio of a volume of the current collector plate to a rated capacity of the battery is between 0.11 and 0.67.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 10/18 - Lead-acid accumulators with bipolar electrodes
  • H01M 50/477 - Spacing elements inside cells other than separators, membranes or diaphragms; Manufacturing processes thereof characterised by their shape
  • H01M 4/66 - Selection of materials
  • H01M 10/14 - Assembling a group of electrodes or separators

20.

Lead Foil And Bipolar Lead Acid Storage Battery

      
Application Number 18489483
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-10-18
First Publication Date 2024-02-08
Owner
  • Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  • The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kaneko, Hiroshi
  • Yamauchi, Miho
  • Furukawa, Jun
  • Koide, Ayano
  • Yamada, Keizo

Abstract

A lead foil and a bipolar lead acid storage battery capable of preventing breakage of the lead foil due to growth deformation are described. The lead foil is for a current collector in a bipolar lead acid storage battery, in which at least one of a front surface or a back face has a maximum valley depth Rv of 4 μm or less in a profile curve acquired, orthogonally to a rolling direction, by surface roughness measurement with a stylus.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 4/68 - Selection of materials for use in lead-acid accumulators
  • H01M 10/18 - Lead-acid accumulators with bipolar electrodes
  • C22C 11/06 - Alloys based on lead with tin as the next major constituent

21.

Lead Foil And Bipolar Lead Acid Storage Battery

      
Application Number 18489509
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-10-18
First Publication Date 2024-02-08
Owner
  • Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  • The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kaneko, Hiroshi
  • Yamauchi, Miho
  • Furukawa, Jun
  • Koide, Ayano
  • Yamada, Keizo

Abstract

A lead foil and a bipolar lead acid storage battery capable of suppressing a voltage drop in the battery due to peeling of the lead foil from a substrate are described. The lead foil is for a current collector in a bipolar lead acid storage battery. A back face of the lead foil opposed to a substrate of the bipolar lead acid storage battery has a contact length of between 150 μm and 1800 μm, inclusive, in a profile curve acquired, orthogonally to a rolling direction, by surface roughness measurement with a stylus, and with a scanning distance of 4 mm and a measurement interval of 0.5 μm, the contact length is a sum total of respective absolute values of differences in height between adjacent measurement points.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 4/68 - Selection of materials for use in lead-acid accumulators
  • H01M 10/18 - Lead-acid accumulators with bipolar electrodes
  • C22C 11/06 - Alloys based on lead with tin as the next major constituent

22.

OPTICAL FIBER

      
Application Number 18481336
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-10-05
First Publication Date 2024-01-25
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Mukasa, Kazunori

Abstract

An optical fiber includes: a core portion; a side core layer circumferentially surrounding the core portion; a cladding portion circumferentially surrounding the side core layer; and a coating layer circumferentially surrounding the cladding portion. When an average maximum relative refractive-index difference of the core portion to an average refractive index of the cladding portion is Δ1, a relative refractive-index difference of an average refractive index of the side core layer to the average refractive index of the cladding portion is Δ2, a relative refractive-index difference of the average refractive index of the cladding portion to pure silica glass is ΔClad, Δ1 >ΔClad>Δ2 and 0>Δ2 hold, the Δ1 is 0.18% or more and 0.24% or less, the Δ2 is −0.27% or more and −0.12% or less, and (Δ1−Δ2) is 0.36% or more and 0.45% or less.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 6/036 - Optical fibres with cladding core or cladding comprising multiple layers
  • G02B 6/02 - Optical fibres with cladding
  • G02B 6/028 - Optical fibres with cladding with core or cladding having graded refractive index

23.

Power Storage System And Equalizing Charge Method

      
Application Number 18478138
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-09-29
First Publication Date 2024-01-25
Owner
  • Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  • The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakamura, Hideto
  • Aragaki, Masanobu
  • Tanaka, Akira
  • Sato, Toshiyuki

Abstract

A power storage system and an equalizing charge method capable of performing equalizing charging more efficiently are provided. In the power storage system, a plurality of assembled storage batteries connected to an external power supply system including rotary machine power generation and solar power generation are charged with surplus power in daytime generated by the rotary machine power generation and the solar power generation to store the surplus power and are discharged according to insufficient power generation by the rotary machine power generation to handle the insufficient power generation. An equalizing charging operation is performed on one or two or more assembled storage batteries selected from the plurality of assembled storage batteries at time of charging with the surplus power when it is determined that equalizing charging is required.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02J 3/32 - Arrangements for balancing the load in a network by storage of energy using batteries with converting means
  • H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
  • H02P 9/02 - Arrangements for controlling electric generators for the purpose of obtaining a desired output - Details
  • H02J 3/38 - Arrangements for parallelly feeding a single network by two or more generators, converters or transformers

24.

Bipolar Storage Battery

      
Application Number 18473907
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-09-25
First Publication Date 2024-01-18
Owner
  • The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  • Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakakita, Naoki
  • Yoshida, Hideaki
  • Shibata, Satoshi
  • Tainaka, Ryo

Abstract

A bipolar storage battery includes cell members arranged with spacing in a stacked manner, each of the cell members including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and separators interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, space-forming members including a substrate that forms a plurality of spaces individually accommodating the plurality of cell members, and a frame body surrounding a side surface of the cell member. Each of the plurality of separators has a first surface and a second surface with different surface roughness, and a surface in contact with at least the positive active material layer is a surface having a smaller (finer) surface roughness than the first surface or the second surface. This configuration may suppress local use of active material during charging and discharging to achieve uniform use of active material in a cell.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 10/12 - Construction or manufacture
  • H01M 10/14 - Assembling a group of electrodes or separators
  • H01M 4/68 - Selection of materials for use in lead-acid accumulators

25.

Bipolar Storage Battery

      
Application Number 18473919
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-09-25
First Publication Date 2024-01-18
Owner
  • The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  • Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Tainaka, Ryo
  • Yoshida, Hideaki
  • Shibata, Satoshi
  • Nakakita, Naoki

Abstract

A bipolar storage battery includes cell members arranged with spacing in a stacked manner, each of the cell members including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte layer interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and space-forming members forming a plurality of spaces individually accommodating the plurality of cell members. A value obtained by dividing the distance between a positive active material layer and a negative active material layer placed in a position facing the positive active material layer by the sum of the thickness of the positive active material layer and the thickness of the negative active material layer is 1.1 or more. The bipolar storage battery may suppress local use of active material during charging and discharging to achieve uniform use of active material in a cell.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 10/18 - Lead-acid accumulators with bipolar electrodes
  • H01M 10/14 - Assembling a group of electrodes or separators
  • H01M 4/66 - Selection of materials
  • H01M 4/68 - Selection of materials for use in lead-acid accumulators
  • H01M 50/463 - Separators, membranes or diaphragms characterised by their shape

26.

Bipolar Storage Battery

      
Application Number 18473929
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-09-25
First Publication Date 2024-01-18
Owner
  • The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  • Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yoshida, Hideaki
  • Shibata, Satoshi
  • Tainaka, Ryo
  • Nakakita, Naoki

Abstract

During welding for manufacturing a bipolar storage battery, it is possible to reduce heat accumulation inside an electrical conductor and heat conductivity to a periphery of a through-hole by connecting current collector plates on both surfaces of a substrate. In the battery in which a positive electrode current collector plate and a negative electrode current collector plate of cell members adjacent to each other are electrically connected to each other by an electrical conductor arranged in a through-hole and a plurality of cell members are electrically connected in series, an area of at least one of a connection surface of the electrical conductor with the positive electrode current conductor plate and a connection surface of the electrical conductor with the negative electrode current collector plate is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the electrical conductor parallel to the connection surface in a middle portion in a plate thickness direction.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 10/12 - Construction or manufacture
  • H01M 10/18 - Lead-acid accumulators with bipolar electrodes
  • H01M 50/51 - Connection only in series
  • H01M 4/66 - Selection of materials
  • H01M 4/68 - Selection of materials for use in lead-acid accumulators
  • H01M 50/503 - Interconnectors for connecting terminals of adjacent batteries; Interconnectors for connecting cells outside a battery casing characterised by the shape of the interconnectors

27.

OPTICAL APPARATUS

      
Application Number 18365588
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-08-04
First Publication Date 2024-01-18
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Okada, Ayato
  • Ishige, Yuta

Abstract

An optical apparatus includes: at least one optical component configured to reflect first light that travels in a first direction toward a second direction, transmit second light that travels in the second direction, and generate leaked light traveling in the first direction, the leaked light including a first component transmitted in the first direction in the first light and a second component reflected toward the first direction in the second light; a first processing unit configured to absorb the leaked light, and reflect the leaked light in a predetermined direction; and at least one second processing unit configured to absorb the leaked light coming from the first processing unit.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 27/14 - Beam splitting or combining systems operating by reflection only
  • G02B 27/10 - Beam splitting or combining systems

28.

Bipolar Storage Battery

      
Application Number 18362893
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-07-31
First Publication Date 2024-01-18
Owner
  • Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  • The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Tanaka, Hiroki
  • Nakajima, Yasuo
  • Suyama, Kenichi
  • Tanaka, Akira
  • Taira, Yoshinobu
  • Hirota, Kenji

Abstract

A bipolar storage battery that can prevent outward leakage of an electrolytic solution and reduction of mechanical strength by strongly joining plates each holding a cell member, thereby ensuring hermeticity of the inside of a cell and the mechanical strength, and also making the bipolar storage battery compact while reducing the number of components. The bipolar storage battery includes an internal frame unit including a bipolar plate in which a positive pole is provided on one surface and a negative pole is provided on an other surface, and an internal rim is provided in an outer edge of the bipolar plate. A plurality of the internal frame units are stacked and adjacent internal rims are welded to each other. A ratio of a width of the internal rim to a depth of welding between the rims is between 2.7 times and 16.0 times, inclusive.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 10/18 - Lead-acid accumulators with bipolar electrodes
  • H01M 50/184 - Sealing members characterised by their shape or structure
  • H01M 10/14 - Assembling a group of electrodes or separators
  • H01M 50/131 - Primary casings, jackets or wrappings of a single cell or a single battery characterised by physical properties, e.g. gas-permeability or size

29.

Current Collector Sheet For Lead-Acid Storage Battery, Lead-Acid Storage Battery, And Bipolar Lead-Acid Storage Battery

      
Application Number 18473882
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-09-25
First Publication Date 2024-01-18
Owner
  • The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  • Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Koide, Ayano
  • Yamada, Keizo
  • Sato, Atsushi
  • Kaneko, Hiroshi
  • Ogiwara, Yoshiaki

Abstract

A positive electrode current collector plate, which is a current collector sheet for a lead-acid storage battery, includes a rolled sheet including a lead alloy in which a content ratio of tin (Sn) is between 1.0 mass % and 1.9 mass %, inclusive, a content ratio of calcium (Ca) is between 0.005 mass % and 0.028 mass %, inclusive, and a balance is lead (Pb) and inevitable impurities. A hole penetrating in a plate surface direction is not formed, and the number of crystal grains having a grain size of 10 μm or more present in a range excluding top and bottom 10% in a thickness direction of the rolled sheet in an arbitrary cross section is between 25 and 55, inclusive, per area of 1 mm2 in the range.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 4/68 - Selection of materials for use in lead-acid accumulators
  • H01M 10/18 - Lead-acid accumulators with bipolar electrodes
  • H01M 50/209 - Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells characterised by their shape adapted for prismatic or rectangular cells
  • H01M 50/291 - Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders characterised by spacing elements or positioning means within frames, racks or packs characterised by their shape
  • H01M 50/51 - Connection only in series

30.

ALUMINUM ALLOY DISC BLANK FOR MAGNETIC DISC AND MAGNETIC DISC

      
Application Number 18334643
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-14
First Publication Date 2024-01-18
Owner
  • UACJ CORPORATION (Japan)
  • FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kitawaki, Kotaro
  • Hatakeyama, Hideyuki
  • Kumagai, Wataru
  • Sakamoto, Ryo

Abstract

An aluminum alloy disc blank for a magnetic disc made of an aluminum alloy containing Mg: 3.40 to 3.90 mass % with the balance being A1 and inevitable impurities, wherein a conductivity of the aluminum alloy disc blank is 36.0% IACS or higher.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C22C 21/08 - Alloys based on aluminium with magnesium as the next major constituent with silicon
  • C22C 1/02 - Making non-ferrous alloys by melting
  • C22F 1/047 - Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working of aluminium or alloys based thereon of alloys with magnesium as the next major constituent
  • G11B 5/73 - Base layers
  • G11B 5/84 - Processes or apparatus specially adapted for manufacturing record carriers
  • H01F 1/147 - Alloys characterised by their composition

31.

ALUMINUM ALLOY SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC DISC AND MAGNETIC DISC

      
Application Number 18334651
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-14
First Publication Date 2024-01-18
Owner
  • UACJ CORPORATION (Japan)
  • FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kitawaki, Kotaro
  • Hatakeyama, Hideyuki
  • Kumagai, Wataru
  • Sakamoto, Ryo

Abstract

An aluminum alloy substrate for a magnetic disc is made of an aluminum alloy, containing Fe: 1.80 mass % or less, Mn: 0.70 mass % or less, Ni: 2.50 mass % or less, Si: 2.50 mass % or less, Cu: 1.00 mass % or less, Zn: 0.48 mass % or less and Mg: 1.00 to 3.50 mass %, wherein a total content of Fe, Mn and Ni is 1.60 to 4.50 mass % and a mass ratio of Cu/Zn is 0.01 to 0.35 or 6.00 to 50.00, with a balance being Al and inevitable impurities.

IPC Classes  ?

32.

HEAT PIPE

      
Application Number 18251997
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-11-12
First Publication Date 2024-01-11
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Uekubo, Masahiro

Abstract

A heat pipe includes a container having an internal space for a working fluid, and an evaporating portion that evaporates a liquid-phase working fluid to change it into a gas-phase working fluid. A condensing portion separated from the evaporating portion condenses a gas-phase working fluid to change it into a liquid-phase working fluid, and an intermediate portion located between the evaporating portion condensing portion. The heat pipe includes a first sintered body layer on an inner peripheral surface of the evaporating portion and includes a product of sintering a first copper powder. A second sintered body layer continuously extends to at least a part of an inner peripheral surface of the intermediate portion and stacked on an inner peripheral surface of the first sintered body layer and includes a product of sintering of a second copper powder having a larger average particle size than the first copper powder.

IPC Classes  ?

  • F28D 15/04 - Heat-exchange apparatus with the intermediate heat-transfer medium in closed tubes passing into or through the conduit walls in which the medium condenses and evaporates, e.g. heat-pipes with tubes having a capillary structure

33.

VAPOR CHAMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF VAPOR CHAMBER

      
Application Number 18252063
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-11-26
First Publication Date 2024-01-11
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Tanaka, Kengo

Abstract

A vapor chamber which enables to raise the heat transfer coefficient by improving the transport efficiency of the working fluid, and a manufacturing method thereof. A vapor chamber includes a working fluid in a sealed internal space formed by joining a first metal sheet and a second metal sheet, in which in an opposite surface of at least one metal sheet (at least opposite surface 12a in FIGS. 1A and 1B) among opposite surfaces 11a, 12a at which the first metal sheet and the second metal sheet are facing each other, main grooves extending continuously or discontinuously towards one direction (extending direction X of main groove) are formed in line at a predetermined interval, and connection grooves connecting main grooves 21a, 21b which are adjacent are formed at irregular arrangement pitches and irregular grooves widths toward a different direction than the one direction (extending direction X of main groove 21).

IPC Classes  ?

  • F28D 15/04 - Heat-exchange apparatus with the intermediate heat-transfer medium in closed tubes passing into or through the conduit walls in which the medium condenses and evaporates, e.g. heat-pipes with tubes having a capillary structure
  • F28D 15/02 - Heat-exchange apparatus with the intermediate heat-transfer medium in closed tubes passing into or through the conduit walls in which the medium condenses and evaporates, e.g. heat-pipes

34.

LASER DEVICE AND PROCESSING DEVICE

      
Application Number 18472597
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-09-22
First Publication Date 2024-01-11
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Takasaka, Shigehiro
  • Emori, Yoshihiro
  • Arai, Shinichi
  • Sugizaki, Ryuichi

Abstract

A laser device includes: a seed light source configured to output a laser light having a single mode; a multicore fiber including at least one core group having at least one core, each of the core in the core group being optically coupled to neighboring cores; and an optical coupler configured to input the laser light to the core group, wherein in the multicore fiber, the laser light propagates through the core group in a super mode representing propagation mode of the core group.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01S 3/067 - Fibre lasers
  • H01S 3/094 - Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping using optical pumping by coherent light

35.

ELECTRIC CABLE CONNECTION METHOD, JOINED ELECTRIC CABLE, ELECTRIC CABLE FIXING DEVICE, AND JOINED ELECTRIC CABLE PRODUCTION DEVICE

      
Application Number 18471772
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-09-21
First Publication Date 2024-01-11
Owner
  • FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakamura, Toshihiro
  • Higuchi, Kazuhiro
  • Torimoto, Yukihiro
  • Nakayama, Tomohiro
  • Takano, Hiroshi
  • Nakagawa, Ryo

Abstract

(Problem) To provide an electric cable connection method for joining terminal conductors in an assembled state and a joined electric cable. (Solution to the Problem) An electric cable connection method is a method for connecting exposed terminal conductors 21a of a plurality of covered electric cables 20 so as to be conductive. The electric cable connection method includes an assembly step s2 of assembling the covered electric cables 20; a fixing step s3 of fixing the terminal conductors 21a of the assembly of the plurality of electric cables 20 with a resin cover 50; and a joining step s4 of setting the plurality of covered electric cables having the plurality of terminal conductors 21a fixed with the resin cover 50 in an electric cable connection device 40, and joining the plurality of exposed terminal conductors 21a.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02G 1/14 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for joining or terminating cables

36.

BATTERY POST TERMINAL ASSEMBLY

      
Application Number 18472351
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-09-22
First Publication Date 2024-01-11
Owner
  • FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Motosugi, Norihito
  • Tokai, Hiroyuki
  • Takahashi, Daisuke

Abstract

A battery post terminal assembly includes a battery post terminal including a grasping portion capable of grasping a battery post on an inner side, and a fastening portion placed in a form of a pair to extend from end portions of the grasping portion, a holder placed on one side of the fastening portion, and a base member placed on an opposite side to the holder with the fastening portion between the holder and the base member. The base member has a base seat portion, a screw shaft that is provided on one surface of the base seat portion to be coupled to the holder, and a projection portion that is provided on a surface having the screw shaft of the base seat portion, and to project to an inner side of the fastening portion when coupled to the holder.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 11/28 - End pieces consisting of a ferrule or sleeve

37.

Current Collector Sheet For Lead-Acid Storage Battery, Lead-Acid Storage Battery, And Bipolar Lead-Acid Storage Battery

      
Application Number 18472489
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-09-22
First Publication Date 2024-01-11
Owner
  • The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  • Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Koide, Ayano
  • Yamada, Keizo
  • Sato, Atsushi
  • Kaneko, Hiroshi
  • Ogiwara, Yoshiaki

Abstract

A current collector sheet suitable as a positive electrode current collector plate used by being attached to a resin substrate surface of a space forming member constituting a bipolar lead-acid storage battery is provided. A current collector sheet for a lead-acid storage battery has a Vickers hardness of 10 or less when measured by a micro Vickers hardness test specified in JIS Z2244:2009, has a thickness of less than 0.5 mm, and is formed of a lead alloy in which a content ratio of tin (Sn) is 1.0 mass % or more and less than 2.0 mass %, a content ratio of calcium (Ca) is 0.005 mass % or more and less than 0.030 mass %, and a balance is lead (Pb) and unavoidable impurities.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 4/68 - Selection of materials for use in lead-acid accumulators
  • H01M 10/18 - Lead-acid accumulators with bipolar electrodes
  • H01M 50/593 - Spacers; Insulating plates

38.

LASER APPARATUS AND LASER APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD

      
Application Number 18465228
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-09-12
First Publication Date 2024-01-04
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kondo, Akihisa
  • Kimura, Masayoshi
  • Miura, Jun
  • Nishita, Masayoshi

Abstract

A laser apparatus includes: a laser unit including a light source unit configured to change a frequency of laser light to be output; and a monitor unit configured to acquire a monitor value corresponding to a frequency equivalent amount corresponding to the frequency of the laser light; and a control unit configured to control the frequency of the laser light by supplying a control amount to the laser unit. The monitor unit at least includes: a first frequency filter and a second frequency filter; a first detection unit; and a second detection unit. The control unit is configured to acquire a target frequency, acquire a first ratio and a second ratio, set, as a monitor value corresponding to the frequency of the laser light, one of the first ratio, the second ratio, a third ratio, acquire a target value, and control the control amount.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01S 5/0687 - Stabilising the frequency of the laser
  • H01S 5/0683 - Stabilisation of laser output parameters by monitoring the optical output parameters

39.

JOINT CONNECTOR, CONNECTOR-EQUIPPED WIRE, AND CONNECTOR CASE

      
Application Number 18469612
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-09-19
First Publication Date 2024-01-04
Owner
  • FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC. (Japan)
Inventor Okumura, Masahiro

Abstract

Provided is a joint connector formed by stacking connector cases each accommodating a connection terminal. The connector cases each include a main plate part that holds the connection terminal, and a pair of side plate parts perpendicular to the main plate part and parallel to each other. Inner-side surfaces of distal end portions of the respective side plate parts are provided with engaging claws protruding in a direction toward the opposing side plate parts, respectively, and outer-side surfaces of proximal end portions of the respective side plate parts are provided with engaging grooves recessed in a direction toward the opposing side plate parts, respectively. The connector cases are stacked with the engaging claws of one connector case and the engaging grooves of another connector case engaged with each other, respectively.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/514 - Bases; Cases formed as a modular block or assembly, i.e. composed of co-operating parts provided with contact members or holding contact members between them

40.

SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE

      
Application Number 18468800
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-09-18
First Publication Date 2024-01-04
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kawakita, Yasumasa
  • Saijo, Yoshito
  • Ohki, Yutaka

Abstract

A semiconductor laser device includes: a layered structure in which a first conductivity type cladding layer, an active layer, a second conductivity type cladding layer, and a contact layer are layered in a first direction, the layered structure including a facet in a second direction intersecting the first direction, the facet outputting laser light, a non-window region, and a window region, the window region having a bandgap larger than a bandgap of the non-window region; a first electrode electrically connected to the first conductivity type cladding layer; a second electrode that is formed on the contact layer and constitutes a current path through the layered structure with the first electrode; a passivation layer formed on the facet and having a bandgap larger than the bandgap of the window region; and a dielectric reflecting coating configured to cover an opposite side of the passivation layer from the facet.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01S 5/10 - Construction or shape of the optical resonator
  • H01S 5/16 - Window-type lasers, i.e. with a region of non-absorbing material between the active region and the reflecting surface
  • H01S 5/028 - Coatings
  • H01S 5/343 - Structure or shape of the active region; Materials used for the active region comprising quantum well or superlattice structures, e.g. single quantum well [SQW] lasers, multiple quantum well [MQW] lasers or graded index separate confinement heterostructure [GRINSCH] lasers in AIIIBV compounds, e.g. AlGaAs-laser
  • H01S 5/02 - Structural details or components not essential to laser action

41.

IRRADIATION PROBE SYSTEM AND IRRADIATION PROBE

      
Application Number 18469598
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-09-19
First Publication Date 2024-01-04
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Iwama, Masaki
  • Nomura, Yutaka
  • Matsushita, Shunichi

Abstract

An irradiation probe system, includes: an irradiation probe having a core and first cladding surrounding the core; at least one light source; and a coupling portion that couples light output by the at least one light source, to at least one of the core and the first cladding, wherein the core includes a first input end portion at one end of an axis of the core, and an output end portion that is at the other end of the axis, and the first cladding includes: a second input end portion at one end of the axis; and a leakage portion that is provided at a position separate from the second input end portion and leaks, radially outward, light transmitted inside the first cladding, from an outer peripheral surface of the first cladding.

IPC Classes  ?

  • F21V 8/00 - Use of light guides, e.g. fibre optic devices, in lighting devices or systems
  • G02B 6/35 - Optical coupling means having switching means

42.

OPTICAL FIBER

      
Application Number 18469607
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-09-19
First Publication Date 2024-01-04
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Mukasa, Kazunori

Abstract

An optical fiber includes: a core portion; and a cladding portion configured to surround an outer periphery of the core portion, the cladding portion having a refractive index lower than a maximum refractive index of the core portion, and containing a dopant to reduce the refractive index. The core portion includes a center core in which an average refractive index is maximized in the optical fiber, a relative refractive-index difference of the average refractive index of the center core with respect to an average refractive index of the cladding portion is 0.20% to 0.50%, an outer diameter of the cladding portion is 70 μm to 120 μm, a cable cutoff wavelength is equal to or smaller than 1530 nm, and a transmission loss at a wavelength of 1550 nm is equal to or less than 0.18 dB/km.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 6/02 - Optical fibres with cladding
  • G02B 6/036 - Optical fibres with cladding core or cladding comprising multiple layers

43.

Magnetic disk device

      
Application Number 18252076
Grant Number 11935559
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-11-11
First Publication Date 2024-01-04
Grant Date 2024-03-19
Owner
  • UACJ CORPORATION (Japan)
  • FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kitamura, Naoki
  • Kitawaki, Kotaro
  • Hatakeyama, Hideyuki
  • Yamada, Ryohei
  • Nakamura, Toshihiro

Abstract

2−+16.5 N−73.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G11B 17/038 - Centering or locking of a plurality of discs in a single cartridge
  • G11B 5/02 - Recording, reproducing or erasing methods; Read, write or erase circuits therefor
  • G11B 5/00 - Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor

44.

COLORED OPTICAL FIBER, OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON, ASSEMBLY CABLE OF SINGLE FIBERS, OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON CABLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME

      
Application Number 18462856
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-09-07
First Publication Date 2023-12-28
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ishizuki, Kuniaki
  • Kasahara, Minoru
  • Iwaya, Mitsuhiro

Abstract

A colored optical fiber comprises a bare optical fiber, a primary layer formed of a first ultraviolet curing resin covering the bare optical fiber, and a secondary layer formed of a second ultraviolet curing resin covering the primary layer, wherein a Young's modulus of the primary layer is smaller than 70% with respect to a saturated Young's modulus of the primary layer, and wherein the saturated Young's modulus of the primary layer is smaller than or equal to 0.85 MPa.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 6/44 - Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables

45.

LIGHT TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION PROBE SYSTEM AND LIGHT TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION PROBE

      
Application Number 18464606
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-09-11
First Publication Date 2023-12-28
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Iwama, Masaki

Abstract

A light transmission/reception probe system includes: a light source; a light transmission/reception probe including a first end portion in an axial direction, a second end portion on an opposite side of the first end portion, a core, a first cladding enclosing the core, and a leak enabling section configured to enable leakage of first light from an outer periphery of the first cladding toward an outside in a radial direction, the first light being output from the light source, coupled with the first cladding in the first end portion, and transmitted through the first cladding; a light receiving unit configured to receive second light arriving from an outside, coupled with the core in the second end portion, transmitted through the core, and output from the core in the first end portion; and a detecting unit configured to detect the second light received by the light receiving unit.

IPC Classes  ?

  • F21V 8/00 - Use of light guides, e.g. fibre optic devices, in lighting devices or systems
  • G02B 6/42 - Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements

46.

LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COUPLER

      
Application Number 18363030
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-08-01
First Publication Date 2023-12-21
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kawasaki, Kohei
  • Mori, Hajime
  • Atsumi, Taisuke

Abstract

A laser processing apparatus includes: at least two first input optical fibers; an output optical fiber; a coupler configured to optically couple a first end of a bundle portion, in which the at least two first input optical fibers are bundled, to a second end of the output optical fiber; at least one first light source optically connected to one of the first input optical fibers to output laser light; and an optical head optically connected to the output optical fiber to output laser light and passing through the first input optical fiber and the output optical fiber. In a cross section intersecting an axial direction of the first end, a cladding of the first input optical fiber has an extending portion extending linearly in a direction intersecting the axial direction between cores of two first input optical fibers adjacent in a circumferential direction.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01S 3/067 - Fibre lasers
  • G02B 6/28 - Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
  • G02B 6/02 - Optical fibres with cladding

47.

HEAT SINK

      
Application Number 18459905
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-09-01
First Publication Date 2023-12-21
Owner Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor Watanabe, Yosuke

Abstract

A heat sink including a plurality of plate-like radiating fins erected on a base plate at a predetermined erection angle θ1 with respect to an extending direction of the base plate. The radiating fins each has: a fin base portion that extends from one end to another end in a width direction of the radiating fin; a perpendicular portion that extends from one end of the fin base portion to a fin tip portion of the radiating fin on a same plane as the fin base portion; an inclined portion that extends from the perpendicular portion to the other end at a predetermined inclination angle θ2 with respect to the fin base portion and the perpendicular portion and extends from the fin tip portion to a fin intermediate portion; and a twisted portion that connects the fin base portion, the perpendicular portion, and the inclined portion.

IPC Classes  ?

  • F28F 3/04 - Elements or assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with recesses, with corrugations the means being integral with the element
  • F28D 15/02 - Heat-exchange apparatus with the intermediate heat-transfer medium in closed tubes passing into or through the conduit walls in which the medium condenses and evaporates, e.g. heat-pipes

48.

MULTICORE FIBER, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MULTICORE FIBER, MULTICORE FIBER PREFORM, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MULTICORE FIBER PREFORM

      
Application Number 18461054
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-09-05
First Publication Date 2023-12-21
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Takahashi, Masanori
  • Maeda, Koichi
  • Sugizaki, Ryuichi

Abstract

A multicore fiber includes: a plurality of core portions made of glass; and a cladding portion made of glass and configured to surround outer periphery of the plurality of core portions. The cladding portion has tensile stress of 20 MPa or lower in a region on outer periphery side than a core portion that is closest to outer periphery of the cladding portion in the plurality of core portions.

IPC Classes  ?

49.

BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE, BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM

      
Application Number 18450628
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-08-16
First Publication Date 2023-12-07
Owner
  • FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • TOHOKU UNIVERSITY (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hasegawa, Hideaki
  • Ito, Takayori
  • Tamaoka, Hiroyuki
  • Kawajiri, Koji
  • Kuroda, Rihito

Abstract

A biological information measurement device includes: a scattering rate calculating unit configured to calculate a scattering rate of light at an interface between a medium present in a biological object or in a specimen and a particle included in the medium based on received-light intensity of light irradiated onto the biological object or onto the specimen and received via the biological object or via the specimen; and a concentration index calculating unit configured to calculate, based on a correlation between the scattering rate of the light at the interface and a concentration index corresponding to concentration of a target substance that is different from the particle included in the medium, the concentration index corresponding to the scattering rate of the light calculated by the scattering rate calculating unit.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01N 33/49 - Physical analysis of biological material of liquid biological material blood
  • B01L 3/00 - Containers or dishes for laboratory use, e.g. laboratory glassware; Droppers
  • G01N 15/14 - Electro-optical investigation
  • G01N 15/06 - Investigating concentration of particle suspensions

50.

OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

      
Application Number 18366894
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-08-08
First Publication Date 2023-11-30
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yao, Kenichiro
  • Wakaba, Masaki
  • Suzuki, Toshihito

Abstract

An optical semiconductor device includes: a base including a surface intersecting with a first direction; a mesa protruding from the surface in the first direction, including a top surface and two side surfaces, and extending along the surface in a direction intersecting the first direction; and a heater layer including a top wall positioned on a side opposite to the base with respect to the top surface, the heater layer extending along the mesa, the mesa including a first mesa extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and a plurality of second mesas branching from the first mesa and extending so as to be away from each other in a third direction toward the second direction from the first mesa, the third direction intersecting both of the first direction and the second direction.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01S 5/22 - Structure or shape of the semiconductor body to guide the optical wave having a ridge or a stripe structure
  • H01S 5/026 - Monolithically integrated components, e.g. waveguides, monitoring photo-detectors or drivers
  • H01S 5/024 - Arrangements for thermal management

51.

NBTI SUPERCONDUCTING MULTICORE WIRE

      
Application Number 18247891
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-09-29
First Publication Date 2023-11-23
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Sugimoto, Masahiro
  • Katayama, Kota
  • Ii, Hideki
  • Kato, Tomoya

Abstract

A NbTi superconducting multicore wire includes a core portion and a first barrier layer arranged around the core portion and composed of a first copper alloy including at least one element selected from Ni or Mn. A filament assembly arranged around the first barrier layer includes NbTi filament assemblies each including at least seven NbTi filaments, embedded in a matrix of a second copper alloy including at least one element selected from Ni or Mn. A second barrier layer is arranged around the filament assembly and composed of the first copper alloy, and a stabilizing layer arranged around the second barrier layer and composed of metal. The NbTi filaments are arranged in circular shapes each having a different diameter, centering on one NbTi filament, and NbTi filaments arranged in a circular shape in an outermost circle being arranged at approximately equal intervals along a circumferential direction.

IPC Classes  ?

52.

APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER PREFORM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER PREFORM

      
Application Number 18365511
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-08-04
First Publication Date 2023-11-23
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Shiratsuchi, Kazutoshi

Abstract

An apparatus for manufacturing an optical fiber preform, the apparatus including: a reaction vessel in which an initial substrate is arranged; a burner that can be inserted from an opening of the reaction vessel to spray a glass soot on the initial substrate in the reaction vessel; and a sealing member that has an internal space for accommodating the burner, and is extendable in accordance with a position of the burner and airtightly connects the opening and the internal space.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C03B 37/014 - Manufacture of preforms for drawing fibres or filaments made entirely or partially by chemical means

53.

HEAT PIPE

      
Application Number 18361602
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-07-28
First Publication Date 2023-11-23
Owner Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor Sasaki, Yasumi

Abstract

A heat pipe including a container being a tubular body, the container having an end surface of one end portion and an end surface of another end portion, the end surfaces each being sealed; a wick structure provided inside the container; and a working fluid enclosed inside the container. The wick structure includes a first wick portion and a second wick portion in at least one cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the container, the second wick portion being integral with the first wick portion, the second wick portion extending outward from the first wick portion, the second wick portion being thinner than the first wick portion, and the second wick portion includes a flat portion extending in a direction perpendicular to a height direction of the internal space of the container.

IPC Classes  ?

  • F28D 15/04 - Heat-exchange apparatus with the intermediate heat-transfer medium in closed tubes passing into or through the conduit walls in which the medium condenses and evaporates, e.g. heat-pipes with tubes having a capillary structure
  • F28D 15/02 - Heat-exchange apparatus with the intermediate heat-transfer medium in closed tubes passing into or through the conduit walls in which the medium condenses and evaporates, e.g. heat-pipes

54.

OPTICAL APPARATUS, LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS, AND OPTICAL FIBER LASER

      
Application Number 18364712
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-08-03
First Publication Date 2023-11-23
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakazumi, Masaya
  • Hayamizu, Naoki
  • Ishige, Yuta

Abstract

An optical apparatus includes: a base; a light emitting element arranged on the base and configured to output laser light; a plurality of optical components arranged on the base and configured to guide the laser light output from the light emitting element to an optical fiber, and couple the laser light with the optical fiber; and a shielding unit arranged on the base and configured to block stray light deviated from a predetermined optical path in a first optical component as the optical component and traveling to a second optical component as the optical component, and reflect the stray light in a direction deviating from the first optical component.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 6/42 - Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
  • H01S 5/02253 - Out-coupling of light using lenses
  • H01S 5/02251 - Out-coupling of light using optical fibres

55.

Method for Controlling Maintenance Charging, and Power Storage System

      
Application Number 18362610
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-07-31
First Publication Date 2023-11-23
Owner
  • Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  • The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakamura, Hideto
  • Yoshida, Hidaeki
  • Sato, Toshiyuki

Abstract

A method for controlling maintenance charging and a power storage system capable of suppressing occurrence of overcharge and insufficient charge in recovery charging are described. Constant voltage charging is performed after constant current charging as the maintenance charging. During the constant voltage charging, whether to continue or terminate the constant voltage charging is determined based on the temperature of the battery and a threshold value. The temperature of the battery is determined using a charging rate calculated from a total charge amount and a total discharge amount of the battery that are calculated from a current value of the battery.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 10/44 - Methods for charging or discharging
  • H01M 10/48 - Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte
  • H01M 10/42 - Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells

56.

OPTICAL DEVICE, SUBASSEMBLY OF OPTICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL DEVICE

      
Application Number 18350936
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-07-12
First Publication Date 2023-11-09
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Izawa, Atsushi
  • Nagashima, Kazuya
  • Ishikawa, Yozo
  • Inaba, Yusuke
  • Kokawa, Takuya

Abstract

An optical device includes: a case; a wiring substrate that passes through the case and that includes an insulating member and a conductor; at least one of components including a first component configured to perform at least one of: outputting a light; receiving a light; and varying optical properties, and a second component configured to electrically control the first component, the at least one of components being housed in the case and flip-chip mounted on the wiring substrate.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 27/00 - Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups ,
  • H05K 5/00 - Casings, cabinets or drawers for electric apparatus
  • H05K 5/02 - Casings, cabinets or drawers for electric apparatus - Details
  • H05K 5/06 - Hermetically-sealed casings

57.

OPTICAL FIBER, OPTICAL FIBER TAPE CORE WIRE, AND OPTICAL FIBER CABLE

      
Application Number 18353376
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-07-17
First Publication Date 2023-11-09
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Mukasa, Kazunori
  • Kasahara, Minoru
  • Aiso, Keiichi
  • Tsuchida, Yukihiro
  • Yomogita, Naoya
  • Sugane, Takumi
  • Suganuma, Ichihiko
  • Gonohe, Tomoaki
  • Iwaya, Mitsuhiro
  • Varallyay, Zoltan
  • Mihalffy, Tamas

Abstract

An optical fiber includes: a core portion made of glass; a side core layer made of glass and enclosing the core portion; a cladding portion made of glass and enclosing the side core layer; and a coating layer including a primary layer made of resin and enclosing the cladding portion, and a secondary layer made of resin and enclosing the primary layer. The relationships Δ1>ΔClad>Δ2 and 0>Δ2 are satisfied where Δ1 represents relative refractive-index difference of average maximum refractive index of the core portion with respect to average refractive index of the cladding portion, Δ2 represents relative refractive-index difference of average refractive index of the side core layer with respect to average refractive index of the cladding portion, and ΔClad represents relative refractive-index difference of average refractive index of the cladding portion with respect to refractive index of pure silica glass.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 6/02 - Optical fibres with cladding
  • G02B 6/036 - Optical fibres with cladding core or cladding comprising multiple layers

58.

Bipolar Storage Battery

      
Application Number 18356578
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-07-21
First Publication Date 2023-11-09
Owner
  • The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  • Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hirota, Kenji
  • Taira, Yoshinobu
  • Nishikubo, Hideo
  • Suyama, Kenichi
  • Tanaka, Hiroki
  • Nakajima, Yasuo
  • Tanaka, Akira

Abstract

Provided is a bipolar storage battery in which an electrolytic solution is less likely to enter the interface between a positive electrode and an adhesive layer. Thus, battery performance is less likely to be reduced even if growth occurs in the positive electrode due to corrosion by sulfuric acid contained in the electrolytic solution. The bipolar storage battery includes a bipolar plate including a support column configured to support adjacent plates to each other when stacked, a positive current collector bonded to one surface of the bipolar plate by an adhesive, a positive active material layer placed on the positive current collector, a negative current collector bonded to another surface of the bipolar plate by an adhesive, a negative active material layer placed on the negative current collector, and a cover plate covering a peripheral edge portion of the positive current collector.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 4/68 - Selection of materials for use in lead-acid accumulators
  • H01M 10/18 - Lead-acid accumulators with bipolar electrodes

59.

CABLE HOUSING CONTAINER

      
Application Number 18345039
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-30
First Publication Date 2023-11-02
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Maki, Takuya
  • Maeno, Koichi

Abstract

Provided is a cable housing container in which when a container body is installed on an installation surface with mortar, positioning of the container body can be reliably performed in a vertical direction on the installation surface, a height can be easily adjusted during the installation process, an installation time can be shortened, deviation can be reduced when a plurality of container bodies are arranged, and the container body can be prevented from being distorted during manufacturing. A bottom plate 11 of a container body 10 has a reaction force acting surface 11a on which a reaction force acts upon contact with mortar M when the container body 10 is installed on a predetermined installation surface S with the mortar M interposed between the container body 10 and the predetermined installation surface S. The reaction force acting surface 11a is formed by formation of a recess in a portion where the thickness T of the bottom plate 11 is 30 mm or more, extends continuously or intermittently, and has a width of 20 mm or less. The reaction force acting surface 11a has an area of 50% or more of an area of a lower surface of the bottom plate 11.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02G 3/04 - Protective tubing or conduits, e.g. cable ladders or cable troughs
  • H02G 9/06 - Installations of electric cables or lines in or on the ground or water in underground tubes or conduits; Tubes or conduits therefor

60.

Bipolar Storage Battery

      
Application Number 18332486
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-09
First Publication Date 2023-11-02
Owner
  • Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  • The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Tanaka, Hiroki
  • Nakajima, Yasuo
  • Suyama, Kenichi
  • Tanaka, Akira

Abstract

A bipolar storage battery includes a bipolar electrode including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a bipolar plate provided with the positive electrode on one surface and the negative electrode on another surface. The bipolar storage battery includes an adhesive provided between the one surface of the bipolar plate and the positive electrode to bond the positive electrode to the bipolar plate, and the adhesive is a liquid gasket. This configuration can provide a bipolar storage battery in which, even if corrosion by sulfuric acid contained in an electrolytic solution causes a growth in a positive electrode, the electrolytic solution is prevented from easily entering each part such as an interface between the positive electrode, an adhesive, and a communication hole, and battery performance is less likely to deteriorate.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 4/68 - Selection of materials for use in lead-acid accumulators
  • H01M 50/198 - Sealing members characterised by the material characterised by physical properties, e.g. adhesiveness or hardness
  • H01M 10/18 - Lead-acid accumulators with bipolar electrodes

61.

Bipolar Battery and Method of Manufacturing the Same

      
Application Number 18339019
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-21
First Publication Date 2023-11-02
Owner
  • Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  • The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Tanaka, Akira
  • Nakajima, Yasuo
  • Suyama, Kenichi
  • Tanaka, Hiroki
  • Furukawa, Jun
  • Nishikubo, Hideo
  • Yamada, Keizo
  • Halapi, Miklos
  • Marosfoi, Botond
  • Gombos, Akos
  • Tatrai, David
  • Gidofalvi-Kovacs, Tenia
  • Varga, Zoltan

Abstract

A bipolar battery includes a plurality of cell members, each including a positive electrode having a positive active material layer, a negative electrode having a negative active material layer, and an electrolyte layer interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The bipolar battery also includes a plurality of frame units respectively forming a plurality of cells respectively incorporating the plurality of cell members. Each of the plurality of frame units is a frame unit made of a light transmissive resin material. Two of the frame units made of the light transmissive resin material adjacent in a stacking direction of the cell members are welded and joined at a welded portion via a joining member made of a light absorbing resin material. This configuration can provide a bipolar battery capable of reliably preventing electrolytic solution leakage out of a cell by means of a simple seal structure.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 50/489 - Separators, membranes, diaphragms or spacing elements inside the cells, characterised by their physical properties, e.g. swelling degree, hydrophilicity or shut down properties
  • H01M 50/42 - Acrylic resins
  • H01M 50/417 - Polyolefins
  • H01M 4/14 - Electrodes for lead-acid accumulators
  • H01M 10/18 - Lead-acid accumulators with bipolar electrodes
  • H01M 50/403 - Manufacturing processes of separators, membranes or diaphragms
  • H01M 10/14 - Assembling a group of electrodes or separators

62.

OPTICAL DEVICE AND WAVELENGTH-TUNABLE LASER

      
Application Number 18350064
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-07-11
First Publication Date 2023-11-02
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Terada, Yosuke
  • Kurobe, Tatsuro

Abstract

An optical device includes: a multi-mode interference waveguide that includes a first end portion in a first direction and a second end portion in opposite direction to the first direction; a first port that is arranged in the first end portion; a second port that is arranged in the first end portion; a third port that is arranged in the second end portion and that is positioned at a center of the second end portion in the second direction; and two fourth ports that are arranged in the second end portion and that are positioned on both sides of the third port in the second direction.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 6/28 - Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
  • H01S 5/14 - External cavity lasers

63.

CABLE HOUSING CONTAINER

      
Application Number 18344935
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-30
First Publication Date 2023-10-26
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Maeno, Koichi
  • Maki, Takuya

Abstract

Provided is a cable housing container that allows compaction to be reliably performed around a container body when the container body is buried. The cable housing container 1 includes a container body 10 provided with a bottom portion 11 and a pair of side wall portions 12 extending upward from both sides in a width direction of the bottom portion 11 and having an opening 10a formed on an upper surface thereof, the container body 10 being made of resin and being adapted to be buried in a ground. Each of the pair of side wall portions 12 of the container body 10 has, on its outer surface, an overhanging portion 14 that is formed on an upper portion of the outer surface and overhangs outward in the width direction of the container body 10 relative to a lower portion of the outer surface, and a plurality of reinforcing ribs 15 that are formed below the overhanging portion 14 and spaced apart from each other in a horizontal direction, each of the reinforcing ribs protruding outward in the width direction and extending in a top-bottom direction. The overhanging portion 14 has, on its lower portion, an inclined surface 14a formed in such a manner as to gradually downwardly decrease in an outward overhang amount in the width direction of the container body 10.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02G 9/06 - Installations of electric cables or lines in or on the ground or water in underground tubes or conduits; Tubes or conduits therefor
  • H02G 3/04 - Protective tubing or conduits, e.g. cable ladders or cable troughs

64.

ALUMINUM WIRE, ALUMINUM STRANDED WIRE, COATED ELECTRIC WIRE, COATED ELECTRIC WIRE WITH CRIMP-STYLE TERMINAL, AND CVT CABLE OR CVT CABLE WITH CRIMP-STYLE TERMINAL

      
Application Number 18003066
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-08-06
First Publication Date 2023-10-26
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Sekiya, Shigeki
  • Yoshida, Sho

Abstract

An aluminum wire rod has a composition which contains 3.00% by mass or less of Fe and 0.20% by mass or less of Si, and additionally contains a total of from 0.010% by mass to 0.500% by mass of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Cu, Mn, Mg, Zn, Ti, B, V and Ni, with the balance being made up of Al and unavoidable impurities. With respect to this aluminum wire rod, in a 25 µm × 60 µm region in a cross-section that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, the total length of the portions where the crystal misorientation with respect to an adjacent crystal grain is more than 1° but not more than 15° is from 0.6 mm to 4.8 mm; and the electrical conductivity is 55% IACS or more.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C22C 21/08 - Alloys based on aluminium with magnesium as the next major constituent with silicon
  • C22F 1/047 - Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working of aluminium or alloys based thereon of alloys with magnesium as the next major constituent
  • H01B 1/02 - Conductors or conductive bodies characterised by the conductive materials; Selection of materials as conductors mainly consisting of metals or alloys
  • H01B 7/00 - Insulated conductors or cables characterised by their form
  • H01R 4/18 - Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation by crimping
  • H01R 4/62 - Connections between conductors of different materials; Connections between or with aluminium or steel-core aluminium conductors

65.

NETWORK SYSTEM AND CONFIGURATION METHOD OF NETWORK ARCHITECTURE

      
Application Number 18344183
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-29
First Publication Date 2023-10-26
Owner
  • TOHOKU UNIVERSITY (Japan)
  • FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Otsuji, Taiichi
  • Iwatsuki, Katsumi
  • Yamada, Hirohito
  • Yashima, Masafumi
  • Matsui, Masakazu
  • Koshi, Hiroyuki

Abstract

A network system includes a network architecture including: a network layer configured to define an entirety of an electric power network constituted from electric power grids; a local network layer configured to define a local network corresponding to electric power grid groups and forming a part of the electric power network; a grid layer configured to define the electric power grids; a physical layer configured to define constituent elements included in the electric power grids; a first layer configured to define the information communication network that is associated with the network layer; a second layer configured to define the information communication network that is associated with the local network layer; a third layer configured to define the information communication network that is associated with the grid layer; and space, a fourth layer configured to define the information communication network that is associated with the physical layer.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02J 13/00 - Circuit arrangements for providing remote indication of network conditions, e.g. an instantaneous record of the open or closed condition of each circuitbreaker in the network; Circuit arrangements for providing remote control of switching means in a power distribution network, e.g. switching in and out of current consumers by using a pulse code signal carried by the network
  • H02J 3/38 - Arrangements for parallelly feeding a single network by two or more generators, converters or transformers

66.

Bipolar Battery and Method of Manufacturing the Same

      
Application Number 18338994
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-21
First Publication Date 2023-10-26
Owner
  • Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  • The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Tanaka, Akira
  • Nakajima, Yasuo
  • Suyama, Kenichi
  • Tanaka, Hiroki
  • Furukawa, Jun
  • Nishikubo, Hideo
  • Yamada, Keizo
  • Halapi, Miklos
  • Marosfoi, Botond
  • Gombos, Akos
  • Tatrai, David
  • Gidofalvi-Kovacs, Tenia
  • Varga, Zoltan

Abstract

A bipolar battery includes a plurality of cell members and a plurality of frame units respectively forming a plurality of cells respectively incorporating the plurality of cell members. The plurality of frame units includes frame units made of a light transmissive resin material and frame units made of a light absorbing resin material that are alternately arranged in a stacking direction of the cell members. The frame units made of a light transmissive resin material and the frame units made of a light absorbing resin material adjacent in the stacking direction of the cell members are joined at welded portions. This configuration can provide a bipolar battery capable of reliably preventing electrolytic solution leakage out of a cell by means of a simple seal structure.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 10/14 - Assembling a group of electrodes or separators
  • H01M 10/18 - Lead-acid accumulators with bipolar electrodes
  • H01M 50/121 - Organic material
  • H01M 50/131 - Primary casings, jackets or wrappings of a single cell or a single battery characterised by physical properties, e.g. gas-permeability or size

67.

METHOD FOR MAKING FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURAL BODY

      
Application Number 18303034
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-04-19
First Publication Date 2023-10-19
Owner
  • NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY (Japan)
  • FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Masuda, Takao
  • Nakasaka, Yuta
  • Yoshikawa, Takuya
  • Kato, Sadahiro
  • Fukushima, Masayuki
  • Inamori, Kojiro
  • Takahashi, Hiroko
  • Banba, Yuichiro
  • Sekine, Kaori

Abstract

A method for making a functional structural body includes a skeletal body of a porous structure composed of a zeolite-type compound, and at least one type of metallic nanoparticles present in the skeletal body, the skeletal body having channels connecting with each other, the metallic nanoparticles being present at least in the channels of the skeletal body.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B01J 29/14 - Iron group metals or copper
  • B01J 29/46 - Iron group metals or copper
  • B01J 29/68 - Iron group metals or copper
  • B01J 29/76 - Iron group metals or copper
  • B01J 35/00 - Catalysts, in general, characterised by their form or physical properties
  • B01J 37/00 - Processes, in general, for preparing catalysts; Processes, in general, for activation of catalysts
  • B01J 37/02 - Impregnation, coating or precipitation
  • B01J 37/10 - Heat treatment in the presence of water, e.g. steam
  • B01J 37/18 - Reducing with gases containing free hydrogen
  • B01J 29/064 - Crystalline aluminosilicate zeolites; Isomorphous compounds thereof containing iron group metals, noble metals or copper
  • B01J 29/035 - Crystalline silica polymorphs, e.g. silicalites
  • B01J 29/068 - Noble metals
  • B01J 29/076 - Crystalline aluminosilicate zeolites; Isomorphous compounds thereof containing arsenic, antimony, bismuth, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, polonium, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, technetium or rhenium
  • B01J 29/22 - Noble metals
  • B01J 29/16 - Crystalline aluminosilicate zeolites; Isomorphous compounds thereof of the faujasite type, e.g. type X or Y containing arsenic, antimony, bismuth, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, polonium, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, technetium or rhenium
  • B01J 29/18 - Crystalline aluminosilicate zeolites; Isomorphous compounds thereof of the mordenite type
  • B01J 29/072 - Iron group metals or copper
  • B01J 29/08 - Crystalline aluminosilicate zeolites; Isomorphous compounds thereof of the faujasite type, e.g. type X or Y
  • B01J 29/20 - Crystalline aluminosilicate zeolites; Isomorphous compounds thereof of the mordenite type containing iron group metals, noble metals or copper
  • B01J 29/10 - Crystalline aluminosilicate zeolites; Isomorphous compounds thereof of the faujasite type, e.g. type X or Y containing iron group metals, noble metals or copper
  • B01J 29/12 - Noble metals
  • B01J 29/62 - Noble metals
  • B01J 29/48 - Crystalline aluminosilicate zeolites; Isomorphous compounds thereof of the pentasil type, e.g. types ZSM-5, ZSM-8 or ZSM-11 containing arsenic, antimony, bismuth, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, polonium, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, technetium or rhenium
  • B01J 29/60 - Crystalline aluminosilicate zeolites; Isomorphous compounds thereof of the type L
  • B01J 29/44 - Noble metals
  • B01J 29/24 - Iron group metals or copper
  • B01J 29/61 - Crystalline aluminosilicate zeolites; Isomorphous compounds thereof of the type L containing iron group metals, noble metals or copper
  • B01J 29/26 - Crystalline aluminosilicate zeolites; Isomorphous compounds thereof of the mordenite type containing arsenic, antimony, bismuth, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, polonium, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, technetium or rhenium
  • B01J 29/42 - Crystalline aluminosilicate zeolites; Isomorphous compounds thereof of the pentasil type, e.g. types ZSM-5, ZSM-8 or ZSM-11 containing iron group metals, noble metals or copper
  • B01J 29/40 - Crystalline aluminosilicate zeolites; Isomorphous compounds thereof of the pentasil type, e.g. types ZSM-5, ZSM-8 or ZSM-11
  • B01J 29/69 - Crystalline aluminosilicate zeolites; Isomorphous compounds thereof of the ferrierite type, e.g. types ZSM-21, ZSM-35 or ZSM-38 containing arsenic, antimony, bismuth, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, polonium, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, technetium or rhenium
  • B01J 29/63 - Iron group metals or copper
  • B01J 29/70 - Crystalline aluminosilicate zeolites; Isomorphous compounds thereof of types characterised by their specific structure not provided for in groups
  • B01J 29/65 - Crystalline aluminosilicate zeolites; Isomorphous compounds thereof of the ferrierite type, e.g. types ZSM-21, ZSM-35 or ZSM-38
  • B01J 29/67 - Noble metals
  • B01J 29/66 - Crystalline aluminosilicate zeolites; Isomorphous compounds thereof of the ferrierite type, e.g. types ZSM-21, ZSM-35 or ZSM-38 containing iron group metals, noble metals or copper
  • B01J 29/64 - Crystalline aluminosilicate zeolites; Isomorphous compounds thereof of the type L containing arsenic, antimony, bismuth, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, polonium, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, technetium or rhenium
  • B01J 29/74 - Noble metals
  • B01J 29/78 - Crystalline aluminosilicate zeolites; Isomorphous compounds thereof of types characterised by their specific structure not provided for in groups containing arsenic, antimony, bismuth, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, polonium, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, technetium or rhenium
  • B01J 29/72 - Crystalline aluminosilicate zeolites; Isomorphous compounds thereof of types characterised by their specific structure not provided for in groups containing iron group metals, noble metals or copper
  • B01J 35/02 - Solids
  • F01N 3/28 - Construction of catalytic reactors
  • C01B 39/02 - Crystalline aluminosilicate zeolites; Isomorphous compounds thereof; Direct preparation thereof; Preparation thereof starting from a reaction mixture containing a crystalline zeolite of another type, or from preformed reactants; After-treatment thereof
  • B01D 53/94 - Chemical or biological purification of waste gases of engine exhaust gases by catalytic processes

68.

OPTICAL DEVICE AND OPTICAL APPARATUS

      
Application Number 18337490
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-20
First Publication Date 2023-10-19
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yoshida, Masahiro
  • Terada, Yosuke

Abstract

An optical device includes: a coupler that includes a first port, a second port, a third port, a fourth port, and a multimode interference waveguide; a first waveguide that is optically connected to the first port, the first waveguide being configured to guide light that is input to the coupler via the first port; a second waveguide that is optically connected to the second port, the second waveguide being configured to guide light that is input to the coupler via the second port; a third waveguide that is optically connected to the third port, the third waveguide being configured to guide light that is output from the coupler via the third port; and a fourth waveguide that is optically connected to the fourth port and, the fourth waveguide being configured to guide light output from the coupler via the fourth port.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 6/293 - Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means

69.

Bipolar Electrode and Bipolar Storage Battery

      
Application Number 18330668
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-07
First Publication Date 2023-10-19
Owner
  • Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  • The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakajima, Yasuo
  • Tanaka, Hiroki
  • Suyama, Kenichi
  • Tanaka, Akira
  • Taira, Yoshinobu
  • Hirota, Kenji
  • Shibata, Satoshi

Abstract

A bipolar electrode for a bipolar lead-acid battery includes a base plate with a conduction through hole, a positive electrode stuck to a first surface of the base plate with an adhesion layer, and a negative electrode stuck to a second surface of the base plate with an adhesion layer. The bipolar electrode includes a conductor disposed in the through hole and has a bonding portion to which the positive electrode is electrically bonded on a first surface of the conductor and has a bonding portion to which the negative electrode is electrically bonded on a second surface of the conductor. The conductor has a projecting portion surrounding the periphery of the bonding portion on both the first surface and the second surface. By preventing contamination of the bonding portion with an adhesive, the bonding reliability between a positive electrode lead layer and a negative electrode lead layer is improved.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 4/14 - Electrodes for lead-acid accumulators

70.

ALUMINUM ALLOY DISC BLANK FOR MAGNETIC DISC AND MAGNETIC DISC

      
Application Number 18339994
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-22
First Publication Date 2023-10-19
Owner
  • UACJ CORPORATION (Japan)
  • FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kitawaki, Kotaro
  • Sakamoto, Ryo
  • Kumagai, Wataru

Abstract

An aluminum alloy disc blank for a magnetic disc made of an aluminum alloy containing Fe: 0.005 to 1.800 mass % with the balance being Al and inevitable impurities, wherein a flatness change of the aluminum alloy disc blank for a magnetic disc when the aluminum alloy disc blank for a magnetic disc is held in the atmosphere at 50° C. or lower for 336 hours is 2.0 μm or less.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G11B 5/73 - Base layers
  • G11B 5/84 - Processes or apparatus specially adapted for manufacturing record carriers
  • G11B 5/858 - Producing a magnetic layer by electro-plating or electroless plating

71.

APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER PREFORM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER PREFORM

      
Application Number 18343262
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-28
First Publication Date 2023-10-19
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Takahashi, Tadashi

Abstract

An apparatus for manufacturing an optical fiber preform includes: a holding part that rotatably holds a target with a center axis of the target as a rotation axis; a plurality of burner units that are arranged at mutually different positions in a circumferential direction of the target, forms flames for generating glass particles to be deposited on the target, and are capable of performing reciprocating movements along the target in a movable range between a first position on one end side of the target and a second position on the other end side of the target; and a control unit that controls the plurality of burner units so that speeds of return movements of the plurality of burner units that perform the reciprocating movements are different from each other.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C03B 37/014 - Manufacture of preforms for drawing fibres or filaments made entirely or partially by chemical means

72.

OPTICAL FIBER

      
Application Number 18327503
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-01
First Publication Date 2023-10-12
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Mukasa, Kazunori

Abstract

An optical fiber includes: a core portion made of glass; and a cladding portion made of glass, having a refractive index lower than the refractive index of the core portion, and positioned on an outer periphery of the core portion. Further, the cladding portion has an outer diameter smaller than 100 μm, and the core portion has a relative refractive-index difference of 0.32% to 0.40% with respect to the cladding portion.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 6/036 - Optical fibres with cladding core or cladding comprising multiple layers
  • G02B 6/02 - Optical fibres with cladding

73.

POWER SYSTEM

      
Application Number 18333026
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-12
First Publication Date 2023-10-12
Owner
  • TOHOKU UNIVERSITY (Japan)
  • FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Otsuji, Taiichi
  • Iwatsuki, Katsumi
  • Yamada, Hirohito
  • Yashima, Masafumi
  • Matsui, Masakazu
  • Koshi, Hiroyuki

Abstract

A power system includes: a direct-current bus to which a power generation device and a plurality of power devices are connected; and a plurality of battery devices connected at predetermined intervals from one end of the direct-current bus to another end and configured to supply and receive power to and from the direct-current bus.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02J 1/12 - Parallel operation of dc generators with converters, e.g. with mercury-arc rectifier
  • H02J 3/38 - Arrangements for parallelly feeding a single network by two or more generators, converters or transformers
  • H02J 3/32 - Arrangements for balancing the load in a network by storage of energy using batteries with converting means

74.

EVAPORATION UNIT STRUCTURE AND HEAT TRANSPORT MEMBER INCLUDING EVAPORATION UNIT STRUCTURE

      
Application Number 18333793
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-13
First Publication Date 2023-10-12
Owner Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Aoki, Hirofumi
  • Kawabata, Kenya
  • Kawabata, Hideaki
  • Nakamura, Yoshinori

Abstract

The evaporation unit structure of a heat transport member that is an evaporation unit structure of the heat transport member in which a container including an internal space in which the working fluid is enclosed includes an evaporation unit in which the working fluid in a liquid phase changes in phase, and a condensation unit in which the working fluid in a gas phase changes in phase, wherein a sintered body layer is provided on an inner surface of the evaporation unit, the sintered body layer with an average thickness n is composed of a first site that is a region of n/2 on an inner surface side of the container, and a second site that is a region of n/2 on the internal space side, and a percentage of voids of the first site is less than a percentage of voids of the second site.

IPC Classes  ?

  • F25B 39/02 - Evaporators
  • F28D 15/02 - Heat-exchange apparatus with the intermediate heat-transfer medium in closed tubes passing into or through the conduit walls in which the medium condenses and evaporates, e.g. heat-pipes

75.

NETWORK SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF NETWORK SYSTEM

      
Application Number 18334014
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-13
First Publication Date 2023-10-12
Owner
  • TOHOKU UNIVERSITY (Japan)
  • FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Otsuji, Taiichi
  • Iwatsuki, Katsumi
  • Yamada, Hirohito
  • Yashima, Masafumi
  • Matsui, Masakazu
  • Koshi, Hiroyuki

Abstract

A network system includes: a wireless base station configured to relay communication performed by wireless terminals; distributed antennas each being configured to be connected to the wireless base station and form a cell that enables communication with the wireless terminals; direct-current grids each being arranged in a predetermined form in a communication area formed by the cells and configured to interchange power with power devices connected to the subject direct-current grid; a power gate arranged between the direct-current grids located adjacent to each other and configured to interchange power between the adjacent direct-current grids; and a control device configured to control the power gate based on information acquired from the power devices via the distributed antennas. The power devices connected to the direct-current grids are configured to perform communication with the control device via the distributed antennas that form the communication area including the direct-current grids.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02J 1/00 - Circuit arrangements for dc mains or dc distribution networks
  • H01Q 21/00 - Antenna arrays or systems

76.

OPTICAL FIBER, METHOD OF DESIGNING OPTICAL FIBER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER

      
Application Number 18334505
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-14
First Publication Date 2023-10-12
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Mukasa, Kazunori

Abstract

An optical fiber includes: a core portion; a side core layer that surrounds an outer periphery of the core portion; and a cladding portion that surrounds an outer periphery of the side core layer, and in which Δ1>ΔClad>Δ2 and 0>Δ2 hold, where Δ1 is an average maximum relative refractive-index difference of the core portion with respect to an average refractive index of the cladding portion, Δ2 is a relative refractive-index difference of an average refractive index of the side core layer with respect to the average refractive index of the cladding portion, and ΔClad is a relative refractive-index difference of the average refractive index of the cladding portion with respect to pure silica glass.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 6/036 - Optical fibres with cladding core or cladding comprising multiple layers
  • G02B 27/00 - Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups ,
  • G02B 6/02 - Optical fibres with cladding

77.

POWER CONVERTER AND CONTROL METHOD OF POWER CONVERTER

      
Application Number 18328863
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-05
First Publication Date 2023-10-12
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Abe, Asuka
  • Rikiso, Masahiro

Abstract

A power converter includes: a power converting unit configured to convert input power and output the converted power; and a control unit configured to control a power conversion characteristic of the power converting unit based on a reference function having a droop characteristic that is defined according to an input value, according to the input value in any one of voltage control, power control, and current control corresponding to the droop characteristic. The reference function is constituted of a plurality of droop functions having droop characteristics different from one another connected at a connection point. A control area to define a range of voltage, power, and current in which corresponding voltage control, power control, or current control is performed is acquired for each of the droop functions.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02J 1/10 - Parallel operation of dc sources
  • H02J 3/38 - Arrangements for parallelly feeding a single network by two or more generators, converters or transformers

78.

LASER WELDING METHOD AND LASER WELDING DEVICE

      
Application Number 18301459
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-04-17
First Publication Date 2023-10-05
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Matsumoto, Nobuyasu
  • Yasuoka, Tomomichi
  • Suga, Sayo
  • Sakai, Toshiaki
  • Kaneko, Masamitsu
  • Shigematsu, Takashi
  • Umeno, Kazuyuki
  • Terada, Jun

Abstract

A laser welding method includes: forming a molten weld pool by emitting laser light including a main power region and a sub-power region onto a workpiece, the main power region including at least one main beam, the sub-power region including at least one sub-beam having a lower power density than power density of the main beam; and solidifying the molten weld pool. The sub-beam is emitted onto the workpiece such that a void formed inside the molten weld pool escapes to outside of the molten weld pool before the molten weld pool becomes solidified.

IPC Classes  ?

79.

OPTICAL FIBER BUNDLE STRUCTURE, OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTION STRUCTURE, AND OPTICAL FIBER BUNDLE STRUCTURE MANUFACTURING METHOD

      
Application Number 18332177
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-09
First Publication Date 2023-10-05
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Watanabe, Kengo
  • Takahashi, Masanori
  • Sugizaki, Ryuichi
  • Maeda, Koichi
  • Takasaka, Shigehiro

Abstract

An optical fiber bundle structure includes: a plurality of optical fiber core wires; and a capillary, wherein each of the optical fiber core wires includes a glass fiber portion including a core and a clad, and a resin coated portion, the glass fiber portions are inserted in the capillary, and d2/d1 is equal to or larger than 0.57 and smaller than 1, where d1 is a diameter of the core of each of the glass fiber portions in a rear end portion of the capillary and d2 is a diameter of the core of each of the glass fiber portions in a distal end portion of the capillary.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 6/04 - Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings formed by bundles of fibres
  • C03B 37/028 - Drawing fibre bundles, e.g. for making fibre bundles of multifibres

80.

Bipolar Electrode and Bipolar Storage Battery

      
Application Number 18330681
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-07
First Publication Date 2023-10-05
Owner
  • Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  • The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakajima, Yasuo
  • Tanaka, Hiroki
  • Suyama, Kenichi
  • Tanaka, Akira
  • Taira, Yoshinobu
  • Hirota, Kenji
  • Shibata, Satoshi

Abstract

A bipolar electrode for a bipolar lead-acid battery includes a substrate (bipolar plate) in which a through hole for conduction is formed, a positive electrode bonded to one surface of the substrate with an adhesive layer, and a negative electrode bonded to another surface of the substrate with an adhesive layer. The substrate has, on each of the one surface and the other surface, a projecting portion surrounding an outer circumference of the through hole as an entry avoidance structure. The bipolar lead-acid battery includes multiple layers of the bipolar electrodes. By preventing adhesive from entering a through hole for conduction formed in a bipolar plate, the reliability of joining between a positive-electrode lead layer and a negative-electrode lead layer is improved.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 4/14 - Electrodes for lead-acid accumulators
  • H01M 10/18 - Lead-acid accumulators with bipolar electrodes

81.

COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number 18184285
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-03-15
First Publication Date 2023-10-05
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Terasaki, Tomoaki
  • Goto, Kenichi
  • Xie, Yan
  • Miyamoto, Ryotaka
  • Asami, Masahiro

Abstract

A communication system includes a plurality of roadside units installed in respective areas that acquires travel information about a vehicle through radio communication, and a first terminal to which the plurality of roadside units is connected. The roadside units and the first terminal each include a routing processing unit, implemented by software. The routing processing unit performs a communication process in line with a routing table updated based on the travel information.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G08G 1/04 - Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled using optical or ultrasonic detectors
  • G08G 1/017 - Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled identifying vehicles

82.

LASER LIGHT SOURCE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

      
Application Number 18190727
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-03-27
First Publication Date 2023-10-05
Owner
  • NICHIA CORPORATION (Japan)
  • FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Takeda, Hideaki
  • Dejima, Norihiro
  • Kozuru, Kazuma
  • Yamashita, Toshiaki
  • Yukumoto, Akira

Abstract

A laser light source includes: a submount; a semiconductor laser element fixed to the submount, the semiconductor laser element having a light-exiting surface through which laser light is to be emitted; a lens member having a light incident surface on which the laser light is incident and a bonding surface that extends laterally from the light incident surface; a supporting member connecting the lens member and the submount together so that the light incident surface of the lens member faces the light-exiting surface of the semiconductor laser element; and an inorganic bonding layer bonding the bonding surface of the lens member and the supporting member together. Between the light incident surface and the bonding surface, the lens member has a surface extending in a direction intersecting the light incident surface and the bonding surface.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01S 5/02253 - Out-coupling of light using lenses
  • H01S 5/0236 - Fixing laser chips on mounts using an adhesive
  • H01S 5/02326 - Arrangements for relative positioning of laser diodes and optical components, e.g. grooves in the mount to fix optical fibres or lenses

83.

CELLULOSE FIBER REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC RESIN FORMED BODY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME

      
Application Number 18206701
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-07
First Publication Date 2023-10-05
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ikura, Yukihiro
  • Suyama, Kenichi
  • Satake, Mayu
  • Hamuro, Yui
  • Nakajima, Yasuo

Abstract

A cellulose fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin formed body, containing a thermoplastic resin, a cellulose fiber and an organic fiber different from the cellulose fiber, in which, in the resin formed body, the content of the thermoplastic resin is 39 to 80 mass %, the content of the cellulose fiber is 5 to 55 mass %, and the content of the organic fiber different from the cellulose fiber is 4 to 35 mass %; and a method of producing the same.

IPC Classes  ?

84.

OPTICAL APPARATUS

      
Application Number 18332078
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-09
First Publication Date 2023-10-05
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Izawa, Atsushi
  • Nagashima, Kazuya

Abstract

An optical apparatus includes: a housing; at least one component housed in the housing, the at least one component being configured to be energized and perform at least one of outputting light, receiving light, and changing a property of light; a plurality of external connection conductors configured to penetrate through the housing; and a flexible substrate housed in the housing, the flexible substrate including an insulation layer, a plurality of conductive wires each configured to perform at least one of conduction between the component and the external connection conductors, conduction between the external connection conductors, and conduction between a plurality of the components each serving as the at least one component, a base part in which the conductive wires are covered by the insulation layer, and a plurality of arm parts protruding and extending from the base part, each including one of the conductive wires.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H05K 1/11 - Printed elements for providing electric connections to or between printed circuits
  • H01R 12/57 - Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures characterised by the terminals surface mounting terminals

85.

Bipolar Storage Battery

      
Application Number 18331438
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-08
First Publication Date 2023-10-05
Owner
  • Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  • The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Tanaka, Hiroki
  • Nakajima, Yasuo
  • Suyama, Kenichi
  • Tanaka, Akira
  • Taira, Yoshinobu
  • Hirota, Kenji

Abstract

A bipolar storage battery includes a bipolar electrode including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a bipolar plate provided with a positive electrode on one surface and a negative electrode on an other surface. The bipolar plate has a communication hole communicating the one surface and the other surface. A positive current collector and a negative current collector are electrically joined through the communication hole. A partition is provided in the space between an inner surface of the communication hole and a joint portion between the positive current collector and the negative current collector. This arrangement provides a bipolar lead-acid storage battery that prevents an electrolytic solution from reaching a negative electrode side as much as possible to greatly suppress the occurrence of liquid junction even when the electrolytic solution enters communication holes, so that the battery performance is less likely to deteriorate.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 10/18 - Lead-acid accumulators with bipolar electrodes
  • H01M 50/191 - Inorganic material
  • H01M 50/186 - Sealing members characterised by the disposition of the sealing members
  • H01M 4/68 - Selection of materials for use in lead-acid accumulators

86.

Bipolar Storage Battery

      
Application Number 18331452
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-08
First Publication Date 2023-10-05
Owner
  • Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  • The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Tanaka, Hiroki
  • Nakajima, Yasuo
  • Suyama, Kenichi
  • Tanaka, Akira
  • Yamauchi, Miho

Abstract

A bipolar storage battery includes a bipolar electrode including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a substrate provided with the positive electrode on one surface and the negative electrode on another surface. The bipolar storage battery includes a first adhesive provided between the one surface of the substrate and the positive electrode to bond the positive electrode to the substrate. The first adhesive is a conductive adhesive. This configuration can provide a bipolar storage battery in which battery performance is less likely to deteriorate by preventing an electrolytic solution from easily infiltrating an interface between a positive electrode and an adhesive layer even when growth occurs in the positive electrode due to corrosion by sulfuric acid contained in the electrolytic solution.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 10/18 - Lead-acid accumulators with bipolar electrodes
  • H01M 4/68 - Selection of materials for use in lead-acid accumulators

87.

ROTATING CONNECTOR DEVICE

      
Application Number 18324293
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-05-26
First Publication Date 2023-09-28
Owner
  • FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakamura, Yuto
  • Sugimoto, Kaoru
  • Kojima, Naoyuki
  • Suzuki, Yoshiyuki
  • Araki, Masaya
  • Sawada, Yuka

Abstract

Provided is a rotating connector device with which it is possible to suppress an increase in the size of the device, and to reliably suppress a decrease in electromagnetic compatibility due to electromagnetic noise and to stabilize characteristic impedance. Provided is a rotating connector device with which it is possible to suppress an increase in the size of the device, and to reliably suppress a decrease in electromagnetic compatibility due to electromagnetic noise and to stabilize characteristic impedance. A rotating connector device 1 is provided with a fixed-side housing 10, a rotating-side housing 20 which is free to rotate relative to the fixed-side housing 10, and a plurality of flat cables 30 which are formed by covering conductors with an insulating material and which are accommodated in a stacked state in an annular accommodating space S formed between the fixed-side housing 10 and the rotating-side housing 20, wherein a shield film 35 is disposed at least between a first flat cable 31 including first and second communication circuit conductors 31a5, 31a6 and a second flat cable 32 adjacent to the first flat cable 31, among the plurality of flat cables 30.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 35/02 - Flexible line connectors
  • H01R 35/04 - Turnable line connectors with limited rotation angle
  • B60R 16/027 - Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric for transmission of signals between vehicle parts or subsystems between relatively movable parts of the vehicle, e.g. between steering wheel and column

88.

FEMALE TERMINAL, CONNECTOR, BUSBAR, TERMINAL-EQUIPPED ELECTRIC WIRE, CONNECTOR-EQUIPPED ELECTRIC WIRE, AND WIRE HARNESS

      
Application Number 18328233
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-02
First Publication Date 2023-09-28
Owner
  • FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Tanigawa, Tomoaki
  • Watanabe, Takeshi
  • Kawamura, Yukihiro
  • Takeshita, Junya
  • Imamura, Takahiro

Abstract

Provided is a female terminal. The female terminal includes a spring member and a terminal main body. The spring member is electrically connected to a male terminal to be connected. The terminal main body includes a base portion which has electrical conductivity and is electrically connected to the spring member. The base portion has a pair of side walls spaced apart by an insertion space that is inserted with a part of the male terminal. The spring member is arranged between the pair of side walls in the base portion, and the spring member is fixed to the side wall with a conductive welded portion with which the spring member is conductively welded to the side wall.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/187 - Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure the spring member being in the socket
  • H01R 13/115 - U-shaped sockets having inwardly-bent legs
  • H01R 43/02 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for soldered or welded connections
  • H01R 25/14 - Rails or bus-bars constructed so that the counterparts can be connected thereto at any point along their length

89.

BASE MATERIAL/ADHESIVE LAYER INTEGRATED SHEET FOR FLEXIBLE DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING FLEXIBLE DEVICE

      
Application Number 18203389
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-05-30
First Publication Date 2023-09-21
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Sakai, Koyuki
  • Tokuhisa, Kenji

Abstract

A base material/adhesive layer integrated sheet for a flexible device, containing a flexible film and an adhesive layer, in which the flexible film and the adhesive layer are laminated, an absolute value of a difference between surface free energy of the flexible film and surface free energy of a cured layer obtained by curing the adhesive layer is 30 dyn/cm or less, and the cured layer has a storage modulus of 5.0 GPa or less; and a method of producing a flexible device with the same.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C09J 7/29 - Laminated material
  • C09J 7/25 - Plastics; Metallised plastics based on macromolecular compounds obtained otherwise than by reactions involving only carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds

90.

RESIN COMPOSITION FOR FLEXIBLE DEVICE, FILM-LIKE ADHESIVE FOR FLEXIBLE DEVICE, ADHESIVE SHEET FOR FLEXIBLE DEVICE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING FLEXIBLE DEVICE

      
Application Number 18203414
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-05-30
First Publication Date 2023-09-21
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Sakai, Koyuki

Abstract

A resin composition for a flexible device, containing an epoxy resin and a phenoxy resin, wherein a cured product of the resin composition has a glass transition temperature of 60° C. or higher, and the cured product has a storage modulus of 5.0 GPa or less, a film-like adhesive using the resin composition, an adhesive sheet having a laminated structure of the film-like adhesive and a flexible base material, and a method of producing a flexible device.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C08L 63/00 - Compositions of epoxy resins; Compositions of derivatives of epoxy resins
  • C09J 163/00 - Adhesives based on epoxy resins; Adhesives based on derivatives of epoxy resins
  • C08K 5/5435 - Silicon-containing compounds containing oxygen containing oxygen in a ring
  • C09J 7/38 - Pressure-sensitive adhesives [PSA]
  • C09J 11/06 - Non-macromolecular additives organic

91.

Lead Alloy, Lead Storage Battery Electrode, Lead Storage Battery, and Power Storage System

      
Application Number 18325329
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-05-30
First Publication Date 2023-09-21
Owner
  • Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  • The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kaneko, Hiroshi
  • Yamauchi, Miho
  • Ogiwara, Yoshiaki
  • Furukawa, Jun
  • Yamada, Keizo
  • Koide, Ayano
  • Sato, Atsushi

Abstract

A lead alloy that is difficult to cause extension even when force is applied to the lead alloy is described. The half width of a (311) diffraction peak in a diffraction chart obtained by analyzing the lead alloy using an X-ray diffraction method is 1.4 or more times the half width of a (311) diffraction peak in a diffraction chart obtained by analyzing powder of pure lead using the X-ray diffraction method.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 4/14 - Electrodes for lead-acid accumulators
  • H01M 10/18 - Lead-acid accumulators with bipolar electrodes

92.

TEMPERATURE SENSOR

      
Application Number 18184026
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-03-15
First Publication Date 2023-09-21
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Hasegawa, Hideaki

Abstract

A temperature sensor includes: a light source outputting test light; a sensor optical fiber transmitting, when the test light is inputted, the test light at any temperature within a temperature range of 20° C. to 150° C. with a loss of 0.3 dB/m or more; a light receiver receiving the test light transmitted by the sensor optical fiber; and a processing device detecting temperature of the sensor optical fiber based on intensity of the test light received by the light receiver. The sensor optical fiber includes a core, and a clad provided on an outer circumference of the core; and, when the temperature of the sensor optical fiber increases, the temperature sensor 1 detects the temperature with a change in the intensity of the test light received by the light receiver increases, caused by an increase in a refractive index difference between the core and the clad, and an increase in confinement of the test light transmitted in the core.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01K 11/32 - Measuring temperature based on physical or chemical changes not covered by group , , , or using changes in transmittance, scattering or luminescence in optical fibres

93.

JOINING STRUCTURE, METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME, AND WIRE EXTERIOR COVER

      
Application Number 18324512
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-05-26
First Publication Date 2023-09-21
Owner
  • FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Suyama, Hiroshi
  • Oshino, Takashi
  • Kojima, Naoyuki

Abstract

Provided are: a joining structure making it possible to join resin plates together without needing to provide a surplus resin plate section for joining, and offering excellent workability in the joining together of resin plates; a method of producing same; and a wire exterior cover using the joining structure. A joining structure 1 comprises a joining part 10 formed by butt-welding a plate surface part 22 of a first resin plate 21 made of a first resin, and an end surface part 24 of a second resin plate 23 made of a second resin. In the joining structure, a foam resin is used for the first resin and a foam resin or a non-foam resin is used for the second resin. The joining part 10 has a welding recess 25 in a surface 22a of the plate surface part 22. In an internal corner 10a of a reverse surface 22b, there is a padding section 27 formed by melt-flowing and solidifying of at least the first resin out of the first resin and the second resin.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02G 3/04 - Protective tubing or conduits, e.g. cable ladders or cable troughs
  • B29C 65/00 - Joining of preformed parts; Apparatus therefor
  • B29C 65/08 - Joining of preformed parts; Apparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using ultrasonic vibrations

94.

Bipolar Storage Battery

      
Application Number 18323089
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-05-24
First Publication Date 2023-09-21
Owner
  • Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  • The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakajima, Yasuo
  • Tanaka, Hiroki
  • Suyama, Kenichi
  • Tanaka, Akira

Abstract

A bipolar lead storage battery includes a plurality of cell members laminated on one another, inner frames that each include a bipolar plate provided between the cell members, and a frame member (a rim) provided in an outer peripheral portion of the bipolar plate to rise in a thickness direction of the bipolar plate. The bipolar lead storage battery also includes a pair of outer frames respectively placed at opposite end portions in a lamination direction. The inner frames or the outer frames are made of fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin. The arrangement restrains deformation of an inner frame or an outer frame due to the pressure inside a cell and allows a reduced thickness of the inner frame or the outer frame.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 4/14 - Electrodes for lead-acid accumulators
  • H01M 10/18 - Lead-acid accumulators with bipolar electrodes
  • H01M 50/102 - Primary casings, jackets or wrappings of a single cell or a single battery characterised by their shape or physical structure

95.

Lead Alloy, Lead Storage Battery Electrode, Lead Storage Battery, and Power Storage System

      
Application Number 18325319
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-05-30
First Publication Date 2023-09-21
Owner
  • Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  • The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kaneko, Hiroshi
  • Yamauchi, Miho
  • Ogiwara, Yoshiaki
  • Furukawa, Jun
  • Yamada, Keizo
  • Koide, Ayano
  • Sato, Atsushi

Abstract

A lead alloy usable to manufacture a lead storage battery electrode the with easily predictable growth is described. The diffraction intensity determined by analyzing the surface of the lead alloy in a crystal orientation {211}<111> in a pole figure using an X-ray diffraction method is five or less times the diffraction intensity determined by analyzing powder of pure lead in a random orientation in a pole figure using the X-ray diffraction method.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 4/14 - Electrodes for lead-acid accumulators
  • H01M 10/18 - Lead-acid accumulators with bipolar electrodes
  • C22C 11/06 - Alloys based on lead with tin as the next major constituent

96.

OPTICAL MODULE

      
Application Number 18318894
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-05-17
First Publication Date 2023-09-14
Owner
  • FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nagashima, Kazuya
  • Ishikawa, Yozo
  • Ozaki, Josuke
  • Hashizume, Yasuaki

Abstract

An optical module includes: a polarization controller that includes a main body including a polarization multiplexer and demultiplexer portion that, upon input of two kinds of light that are in perpendicularly-polarized states, performs polarization multiplexing on the two kinds of light and output polarization-multiplexed light, and upon input of light, performs polarization demultiplexing on the light and outputs two kinds of light that are in perpendicularly-polarized states, a first polarizer, a first input portion, a second input portion, a third input portion, a first output portion, and a second output portion; and an optical device configured to receive input of light via the polarization controller and output light via the polarization controller.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/01 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour

97.

RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIN-COATING MATERIAL, INSULATED WIRE, VEHICLE WIRE HARNESS, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING INSULATED WIRE TO BE USED IN VEHICLE WIRE HARNESS

      
Application Number 18195148
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-05-09
First Publication Date 2023-08-31
Owner
  • FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Takahashi, Kenji
  • Watanabe, Michimasa
  • Nagao, Akihiro
  • Osuga, Hideyuki

Abstract

A resin composition, including: an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin as a resin component; an imidazole compound, a phenol compound, and a thioether compound as an antioxidant; and a bromine compound and an antimony compound as a flame retardant, wherein the resin composition has a content of the imidazole compound of 14 to 24 parts by mass, a content of the phenol compound of 1.0 to 2.0 parts by mass, a content of the thioether compound of 0.3 to 0.9 parts by mass, a content of the bromine compound of 15 to 30 parts by mass, and a content of the antimony compound of 5 to 15 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of a total content of the resin component in the resin composition.

IPC Classes  ?

98.

RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIN-COATING MATERIAL, INSULATED WIRE, VEHICLE WIRE HARNESS, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING INSULATED WIRE TO BE USED IN VEHICLE WIRE HARNESS

      
Application Number 18142126
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-05-02
First Publication Date 2023-08-31
Owner
  • FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Takahashi, Kenji
  • Osuga, Hideyuki

Abstract

A resin composition, including the following components (A) and (B); and at least one kind of the following components (C) and (D): (A) a low density polyethylene resin; (B) an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin; (C) a thioether compound; and (D) fluororubber, in which: A resin composition, including the following components (A) and (B); and at least one kind of the following components (C) and (D): (A) a low density polyethylene resin; (B) an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin; (C) a thioether compound; and (D) fluororubber, in which: a content of the component (A) is 5 to 40 parts by mass and a content of the component (B) is 60 to 95 parts by mass in 100 parts by mass of a total content of the components (A) and (B), a total content of the components (C) and (D) is 0.05 to 1 part by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the total content of the components (A) and (B), and a proportion of a vinyl acetate component in the component (B) is 40 mass % or less.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C08L 23/08 - Copolymers of ethene
  • H01B 3/44 - Insulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materials; Selection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of organic substances waxes acrylic resins

99.

POWER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING POWER SYSTEM

      
Application Number 18311970
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-05-04
First Publication Date 2023-08-31
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Rikiso, Masahiro
  • Abe, Asuka

Abstract

A power system includes: power converters, each including a power conversion unit configured to convert an input power, and output the converted power, a controller configured to execute a primary control for controlling the output by controlling the power conversion unit based on: a reference function having a drooping characteristic defined according to an input value and a voltage of the bus or a power of the power converter to which the power conversion unit is connected, and an update unit configured to update a control method on the output; a central control device configured to execute a secondary control of controlling the power converter; the bus connected to the power conversion unit; and a power element connected to the power converter and configured to supply, consume and charge power. The central control device performs the secondary control on the power converter according to an update instruction to update the control method.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02J 1/10 - Parallel operation of dc sources
  • H02M 1/00 - APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF - Details of apparatus for conversion

100.

VAPOR CHAMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF VAPOR CHAMBER

      
Application Number 18002898
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-06-25
First Publication Date 2023-08-24
Owner FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Takada, Saki

Abstract

A vapor chamber includes a working fluid in an internal space formed between a first metal plate and a second metal plate. The first metal plate includes a plate part, and a first circumferential edge wall part which extends from a circumferential edge of the plate part toward the second metal plate. The second metal plate includes a plate part, and a second circumferential edge wall part which extends from a circumferential edge of the plate part toward the first metal plate. The vapor chamber includes a joining part and at least one extending part. The first circumferential edge wall part of the first metal plate and the second circumferential edge wall part of the second metal plate are joined by the joining part, and the extending part is joined with the joining part, and extends from the joining part.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01L 23/427 - Cooling by change of state, e.g. use of heat pipes
  • H05K 7/20 - Modifications to facilitate cooling, ventilating, or heating
  • F28D 15/02 - Heat-exchange apparatus with the intermediate heat-transfer medium in closed tubes passing into or through the conduit walls in which the medium condenses and evaporates, e.g. heat-pipes
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