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公开(公告)号:US11137332B2
公开(公告)日:2021-10-05
申请号:US16505262
申请日:2019-07-08
Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
Inventor: Takeshi Sugiyama , Yoshinori Hibino
Abstract: A particulate detection apparatus for controlling a particulate sensor which detects the amount of particulates discharged from a filter for collecting particulates contained in exhaust gas. The particulate sensor includes a detection section configured to electrify particulates contained in exhaust gas so as to produce electrified particulates. The particulate detection apparatus includes a period judgment section, an output obtainment section and an anomaly judgment section. The period judgment section judges whether or not the present point in time is within a previously set anomaly determination period just after completing a filter regeneration process. The output obtainment section obtains a sensor output representing the result of detection by the particulate sensor in the case where the present point in time is judged to be within the anomaly determination period. The anomaly judgment section judges whether or not the particulate sensor is anomalous based on the sensitivity characteristic of the sensor output.
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公开(公告)号:US11128109B2
公开(公告)日:2021-09-21
申请号:US16763601
申请日:2019-01-18
Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
Inventor: Kei Takahashi , Daisuke Kasahara
Abstract: A spark plug includes: a central electrode extending from a front end side to a rear end side along an axis; an insulator including a front end section formed to be a bottomed tube surrounding a tip of the central electrode; a metal shell shaped to be tubular and structured to support the insulator such that the front end section of the insulator projects to the front end side from a front end section of the metal shell; and a plurality of ground electrodes each of which includes a first end forming a discharge gap with the front end section of the insulator and includes a second end connected to the front end section of the metal shell. The plurality of ground electrodes include a pair of ground electrodes different from each other in size of their discharge gaps.
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公开(公告)号:US11112324B2
公开(公告)日:2021-09-07
申请号:US16622319
申请日:2018-10-25
Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
Inventor: Daisuke Kasahara , Hirotaka Saito
Abstract: A pressure sensor includes: a housing having a tubular shape, and including a front end including an opening; a diaphragm that is disposed to close the opening, and is structured to deform depending on a pressure exerted on a front side of the diaphragm, and includes a hole extending rearwardly from a front end face of the diaphragm; a sensor element structured to output a signal varying depending on an amount of the deformation of the diaphragm; and a heat receiver including a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is disposed in the hole of the diaphragm, and is joined with an inner periphery of the diaphragm defining the hole. The second portion is formed integrally with the first portion, and is disposed adjacent to a front end of the first portion, and is structured to cover the front end face of the diaphragm.
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公开(公告)号:US11101161B2
公开(公告)日:2021-08-24
申请号:US16013340
申请日:2018-06-20
Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
Inventor: Norio Onodera , Takashi Teshima
IPC: H01L21/683 , H01L21/687
Abstract: A substrate holding member includes a base, and a plurality of convex parts formed at an upper surface of the base and configured to hold a substrate at top surfaces thereof. Each convex part has a root portion extending from the upper surface of the base, and a top portion formed on the root portion and including the top surface. In each convex part, a cross-sectional area of the root portion is larger than a cross-sectional area of the top portion. At least a portion including the top surface of the top portion is formed of a holding member made of a material having a greater Young's modulus than a material forming the base. The respective holding members are spaced apart from each other.
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公开(公告)号:US20210257816A1
公开(公告)日:2021-08-19
申请号:US17275054
申请日:2020-06-23
Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
Inventor: Hiroki SHIMADA , Haruki YOSHIDA , Naoya HARATA
Abstract: An insulator for a spark plug including a first portion; a second portion located on the rear side of the first portion, an outer diameter F at a front end of the second portion being smaller than an outer diameter of the first portion; a third portion located on the front side of the first portion, an outer diameter D at a rear end of the third portion being smaller than the outer diameter of the first portion and the outer diameter F at the front end of the second portion; a first slope portion connecting the first portion and the second portion; and a second slope portion connecting the first portion and the third portion. A length A of the second slope portion and a length B of the first slope portion satisfy 2.0≤A/B≤3.9, and 0.50≤D/F≤0.88 is satisfied.
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公开(公告)号:US11096250B2
公开(公告)日:2021-08-17
申请号:US15519586
申请日:2015-10-29
Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
Inventor: Shotaro Nakamura , Yusuke Makino , Noriyuki Ito
IPC: H05B3/18 , H05B3/78 , H05B3/06 , H05B3/46 , H05B3/52 , H05B3/34 , H05B3/12 , H05B1/02 , H05B3/14
Abstract: A ceramic heater according to one aspect of the present invention has a cylindrical ceramic heater and an annular metal flange fitted around the ceramic heater. In the ceramic heater, one side of the flange with respect to an axial direction of the heater body is concave in the axial direction to define a concave part. The concave part includes a glass accumulation region filled with a glass material. The glass material in the glass accumulation is fused to the flange and to the heater body.
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公开(公告)号:US20210233785A1
公开(公告)日:2021-07-29
申请号:US17052349
申请日:2019-01-08
Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
Inventor: Makoto KURIBAYASHI , Masahiro INOUE , Toshimasa SAKAKIBARA
Abstract: A holding device includes a ceramic member and a base member joined together via a joining portion. When a second direction is perpendicular to a first direction and a third direction is perpendicular to the first and second directions, the joining portion includes a first joining part which extends through the joining portion in the second direction, as viewed in the first direction, and whose thickness in the first direction is uniform in an arbitrary cross section perpendicular to the second direction and in an arbitrary cross section perpendicular to the third direction, and at least one second joining part which is located between the first joining part and one end of the joining portion in the third direction and whose thickness in the first direction increases from the first joining part side toward the end of the joining portion in an arbitrary cross section perpendicular to the second direction.
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公开(公告)号:US11043401B2
公开(公告)日:2021-06-22
申请号:US15941040
申请日:2018-03-30
Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
Inventor: Toshiya Umeki , Tetsuo Kitabayashi
IPC: H01L21/67 , H01C1/02 , H01L21/683 , H01J37/32 , H05B3/36 , H01L21/687 , H05B3/28 , H05B6/10
Abstract: A ceramic heater includes an RF plate having a placement surface on which a wafer is to be placed, and made of a ceramic sintered body in which an RF electrode is embedded; and a heater plate made of a ceramic sintered body in which a heater is embedded, the RF plate and the heater plate being joined with a space interposed therebetween on a side opposite to the placement surface. The relationship among a minimum height H (mm) of the space in a direction perpendicular to the placement surface, a proportion A of a total area of portions where the RF plate and the heater plate are joined, with respect to an area of a plane along the placement surface that is defined by an outer edge of the placement surface, and a distance D (mm) between the RF electrode and the heater, satisfies H/A≤1000 and H/A+(D−H)/(1−A)≥14.
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公开(公告)号:US11027454B2
公开(公告)日:2021-06-08
申请号:US16074683
申请日:2017-02-02
Applicant: Japan Fine Ceramics Center , NORITAKE CO., LIMITED , TOTO LTD. , NGK INSULATORS, LTD. , NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
Inventor: Teiichi Kimura , Satoshi Suehiro
IPC: B28B1/00 , B28B1/32 , C04B35/64 , C04B41/50 , C04B41/00 , C04B35/622 , C04B35/111 , C04B35/58 , C04B35/10 , C04B41/45 , C04B41/87
Abstract: The present invention is a sintering method of a ceramic for sintering characterized by forming a layer containing a carbon powder on a surface of an article consisting of a ceramic for sintering, and then irradiating with laser a surface of the carbon powder-containing layer of a lamination obtained.
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公开(公告)号:US20210155550A1
公开(公告)日:2021-05-27
申请号:US17168426
申请日:2021-02-05
Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
Inventor: Hiroko NAKAYAMA , Atsushi KOMURA
IPC: C04B35/584 , B23B27/14
Abstract: A silicon nitride-based sintered body containing silicon nitride-based grains, which are formed of sialon grains. In the silicon nitride-based sintered body, when the size of each silicon nitride-based grain is represented by its maximum grain size, the ratio of the number of silicon nitride-based grains having a maximum grain size of 1 μm or less to the number of the entire silicon nitride-based grains is 70% or higher. Furthermore, in the distribution profile of no. % of silicon nitride-based grains with respect to maximum grain size, the maximum value of no. % (i.e., maximum no. %) of silicon nitride-based grains is 15 no. % or higher. Also disclosed is a cutting insert, which is formed of the silicon nitride-based sintered body.
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