Patents by Inventor Daisuke Yamashita
Daisuke Yamashita has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20210397104Abstract: Toner classification apparatus comprising classification rotor comprising a plurality of vanes extending from rotation center side of classification rotor to outer circumference side of classification rotor; the plurality of vanes are disposed with prescribed gaps established between vanes; gaps form opening facing rotation center region of classification rotor; each of vanes is disposed such that portion of vane away from of center of rotation of classification rotor is located on more upstream side in a direction of rotation of classification rotor than portion of vane closer to center of rotation of classification rotor; each of vanes has elbow; and in a horizontal cross section provided by sectioning classification rotor in a rotational axis perpendicular direction of classification rotor, shape of vane satisfies prescribed formulae, as well as toner production method comprising classification step of carrying out classification process on particles to be classified by using toner classification apparatusType: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Daisuke YAMASHITA, Yuichi MIZO, Junichi TAMURA, Ran WAKAYAMA, Yutaro YOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20210385262Abstract: An information processing system includes: a reception processor which receives a display request for displaying a display screen of a first user terminal on one or a plurality of display devices, from the first user terminal of a first user among a plurality of users participating in a conference; a specifying processor which specifies a first display application for enabling the display screen to be shared by all users participating in the conference, of display applications which can be used in the first user terminal and the one or plurality of display devices, when the display request has been received by the reception processor; and an output processor which outputs a display instruction including information of the first display application specified by the specifying processor, to the first user terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: AKIHIRO KUMATA, DAISUKE YAMASHITA, TOMONOBU TOMARU
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Patent number: 11192855Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing methionine capable of achieving an improvement in ammonia removal efficiency. The manufacturing method of the present invention comprises a removal step of supplying a liquid containing a methionine salt, which is obtained by reacting 3-methylmercaptopropionaldehyde and hydrocyanic acid, or a compound obtained by reacting 3-methylmercaptopropionaldehyde and hydrocyanic acid, with carbon dioxide and ammonia to obtain a liquid containing 5-(2-methylmercaptoethyl)hydantoin and then hydrolyzing the 5-(2-methylmercaptoethyl)hydantoin, to a diffusion tower from an upper portion thereof while supplying a stripping gas to the diffusion tower from a lower portion thereof to remove ammonia contained in the liquid through stripping, and the stripping gas contains a process gas generated in a process of manufacturing methionine.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Takao Mizuno, Daisuke Yamashita, Yoshiyuki Koizumi
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Patent number: 11180447Abstract: An object of the present invention to provide a method for producing methionine with consideration given to the environment. The production method of the present invention comprises a removal step of blowing an inert gas into a liquid containing 5-(2-methylmercaptoethyl)hydantoin and thereby diffusing ammonia remaining in the liquid to obtain an emission gas containing the ammonia, and a recovery step of bringing the emission gas into contact with a washing liquid to recover ammonia contained in the emission gas.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2018Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Noriyuki Shimada, Takao Mizuno, Daisuke Yamashita
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Patent number: 11163242Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first roller having a first portion between tapered portions, which are at each end of the first portion. An outer diameter of each tapered portion decreases with distance from the first portion along a width direction of the first roller. A second roller has a second portion facing the first portion of the first roller and third portions, which are at each end of the second portion. The third portions face the tapered portions of the first roller. A belt of the image forming apparatus has an inner surface contacting the first portion of the first roller and an outer surface forming a nip with the second portion of the second roller. The belt has a protruding portion on the inner surface at each end of the belt in the width direction. The protruding portions face the tapered portions of the first roller.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Daisuke Yamashita
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Publication number: 20210286282Abstract: The present invention provides a white toner which has high charge uniformity and enables stable print-out of high-quality images irrespective of its usage environment. The above object can be solved by a white toner including a white toner particle containing a binder resin, a white pigment and an inorganic fine particle, in which the white pigment has a work function of 5.80 eV or more and 6.10 eV or less, the content of the white pigment is 15.0 parts by mass or more and 60.0 parts by mass or less relative to 100 parts by mass of the binder resin, and the inorganic fine particle has a work function of 6.15 eV or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Takakuni Kobori, Kenta Mitsuiki, Hitoshi Sano, Wakiko Katsumata, Daisuke Yamashita, Yosuke Iwasaki, Takeshi Ohtsu, Takaho Shibata, Masaharu Miura, Koh lshigami, Yuichi Mizo
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Publication number: 20210129210Abstract: A method of reusing core sand includes crushing a core used for casting into granules, the core includes water glass as a binder, and the water glass includes water-soluble water glass and water-insoluble water glass; heating the core; detaching the water glass from the core sand; and separating and collecting the core sand from a mixture of the water glass and the core sand.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2021Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daisuke YAMASHITA, Hirotsune WATANABE, Masashi MORIKAWA
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Patent number: 10967421Abstract: A method of reusing core sand includes crushing a core used for casting into granules, the core includes water glass as a binder, and the water glass includes water-soluble water glass and water-insoluble water glass; heating the core; detaching the water glass from the core sand; and separating and collecting the core sand from a mixture of the water glass and the core sand.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daisuke Yamashita, Hirotsune Watanabe, Masashi Morikawa
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Patent number: 10961186Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing methionine enabling efficient recovery and use of ammonia from a gas generated by concentrating a mother liquor. This production method comprises a recovery step of introducing a gas generated in a mother liquor concentration step into a gas washing tower in which water is recycled and bringing the gas into contact with the water to recover ammonia contained in the gas, and a ratio of flow of the water to flow of the gas introduced into the gas washing tower is 2 or more in terms of mass ratio. The water discharged from the gas washing tower is preferably cooled before introduction into the gas washing tower.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2018Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Daisuke Yamashita, Yoshiyuki Koizumi
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Publication number: 20210087139Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing methionine capable of achieving an improvement in ammonia removal efficiency. The manufacturing method of the present invention comprises a removal step of supplying a liquid containing a methionine salt, which is obtained by reacting 3-methylmercaptopropionaldehyde and hydrocyanic acid, or a compound obtained by reacting 3-methylmercaptopropionaldehyde and hydrocyanic acid, with carbon dioxide and ammonia to obtain a liquid containing 5-(2-methylmercaptoethyl)hydantoin and then hydrolyzing the 5-(2-methylmercaptoethyl)hydantoin, to a diffusion tower from an upper portion thereof while supplying a stripping gas to the diffusion tower from a lower portion thereof to remove ammonia contained in the liquid through stripping, and the stripping gas contains a process gas generated in a process of manufacturing methionine.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2018Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Takao MIZUNO, Daisuke YAMASHITA, Yoshiyuki KOIZUMI
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Publication number: 20210083890Abstract: An information processing system according to the present disclosure includes a registration processor that registers, in a storage, location information indicating a location where a meeting is held, identification information of a voice processing device installed at the location, and identification information of a terminal device of a participant participating in the meeting, in a mutually associated manner, a voice acquirer that acquires voice information via the voice processing device in the meeting, a command specifier that specifies a command for executing a predetermined process, based on the voice information; an authority receiver that receives a grant request for an authority to execute the command, and an authority granter that grants the authority to a predetermined terminal device, based on the location information and the identification information of the terminal device, if the grant request is received by the authority receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: AKIHIRO KUMATA, KEIKO HIRUKAWA, SATOSHI TERADA, DAISUKE YAMASHITA
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Publication number: 20210070569Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first roller having a first portion between tapered portions, which are at each end of the first portion. An outer diameter of each tapered portion decreases with distance from the first portion along a width direction of the first roller. A second roller has a second portion facing the first portion of the first roller and third portions, which are at each end of the second portion. The third portions face the tapered portions of the first roller. A belt of the image forming apparatus has an inner surface contacting the first portion of the first roller and an outer surface forming a nip with the second portion of the second roller. The belt has a protruding portion on the inner surface at each end of the belt in the width direction. The protruding portions face the tapered portions of the first roller.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2019Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventor: Daisuke YAMASHITA
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Publication number: 20210070704Abstract: An object of the present invention to provide a method for producing methionine with consideration given to the environment. The production method of the present invention comprises a removal step of blowing an inert gas into a liquid containing 5-(2-methylmercaptoethyl)hydantoin and thereby diffusing ammonia remaining in the liquid to obtain an emission gas containing the ammonia, and a recovery step of bringing the emission gas into contact with a washing liquid to recover ammonia contained in the emission gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2018Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Noriyuki SHIMADA, Takao MIZUNO, Daisuke YAMASHITA
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Publication number: 20210063903Abstract: A toner containing a toner particle that contains a binder resin including a polyester resin, and a polyolefin resin having —COOM that is a neutralized carboxy group with a monovalent metal ion M, wherein the polyolefin resin having —COOM is a polymer in which a vinyl polymer is bonded to a polyolefin, a content of a monomer unit containing —COOM in the polyolefin resin having —COOM is 1 to 20 mass %, and in a FT-IR spectrum obtained through measurement of a large particle size-side particle group and a small particle size-side particle group obtained by dividing the toner into two substantially equal parts, on a number basis, a ratio of the intensity of a maximum absorption peak in a range from 1545 cm?1 to 1555 cm?1 with respect to the intensity of a maximum absorption peak in a range from 1713 cm?1 to 1723 cm?1 exhibits a specific relationship.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Takaho Shibata, Yuichi Mizo, Koh Ishigami, Takakuni Kobori, Masaharu Miura, Takeshi Ohtsu, Yosuke Iwasaki, Daisuke Yamashita, Ryo Nakajima, Wakiko Katsumata, Hitoshi Sano, Kenta Mitsuiki, Rei Hijikawa
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Patent number: 10938019Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a positive electrode active material usable for a lithium ion battery capable of high charge/discharge cycle performance and high discharge capacity. The positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery has a layered structure and comprises at least nickel, cobalt and manganese. Further, the positive electrode active material satisfies requirements (1) to (3) below: (1) a primary particle size of 0.1 ?m to 1 ?m, and a 50% cumulative particle size D50 of 1 ?m to 10 ?m, (2) a ratio (D90/D10) of volume-based 90% cumulative particle size D50 to volume-based 10% cumulative particle size D10 of 2 to 6, and (3) a lithium carbonate content in a residual alkali on particle surfaces of 0.1% by mass to 0.8% by mass as measured by neutralization titration.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2015Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignees: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED, TANAKA CHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Kurita, Kenji Takamori, Yuichiro Imanari, Takaaki Masukawa, Daisuke Yamashita, Kimiyasu Nakao
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Patent number: 10877386Abstract: A toner comprises a toner particle and an external additive, the toner satisfies a certain relationship with regard to ?l (C/m2) and ?s (C/m2). The toner is divided into two groups i.e. a first group and a second group with inertial classifier, the first group including a larger size of the toner particles, and the second group including a smaller size of the toner particles, and the number of the toner particles in the first group being substantially equal to the number of the toner particles in the second group. Then, al (C/m2) represents an absolute value of average surface charge density of the toner included in the first group, and ?s (C/m2) represents an absolute value of average surface charge density of the toner included in the second group.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryuji Murayama, Junichi Tamura, Kentaro Kamae, Hayato Ida, Daisuke Yamashita, Masaharu Miura, Takaho Shibata, Wakiko Katsumata, Yuichi Mizo
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Patent number: 10852652Abstract: A toner containing a toner particle, in which the toner particle contains a binder resin and a pigment, and As and Al satisfy a specific relation, in a case when the toner is divided into two groups i.e. a first group and a second group with an inertial classifier, the first group including a larger size of the toner particles, and the second group including a smaller size of the toner particles, and the number of the toner particles in the first group being substantially equal to the number of the toner particles in the second group. Each of As and Al is a change rate of a surface potential of a pellet type molded product obtained by molding each of the toner in the first group and the toner in the second group under specific conditions is observed using a surface potentiometer under a specific conditions.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daisuke Yamashita, Masaharu Miura, Takaho Shibata, Wakiko Katsumata, Yuichi Mizo
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Publication number: 20200347015Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing methionine enabling efficient recovery and use of ammonia from a gas generated by concentrating a mother liquor. This production method comprises a recovery step of introducing a gas generated in a mother liquor concentration step into a gas washing tower in which water is recycled and bringing the gas into contact with the water to recover ammonia contained in the gas, and a ratio of flow of the water to flow of the gas introduced into the gas washing tower is 2 or more in terms of mass ratio. The water discharged from the gas washing tower is preferably cooled before introduction into the gas washing tower.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2018Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Daisuke YAMASHITA, Yoshiyuki KOIZUMI
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Patent number: 10809640Abstract: A toner that is suppressed from deteriorating owing to its long-term use and can maintain high transferability. The toner includes: a toner particle containing an amorphous polyester serving as a binder resin and a polymer A; and inorganic fine particles, wherein the polymer A includes a graft copolymer of a polyolefin and a vinyl-based polymer unit having a carboxylate anion group, and a metal ion having a valence of 2 or more.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yosuke Iwasaki, Kenta Mitsuiki, Wakiko Katsumata, Takeshi Ohtsu, Masaharu Miura, Koh Ishigami, Takakuni Kobori, Takaho Shibata, Daisuke Yamashita, Hitoshi Sano, Ryo Nakajima, Rei Hijikawa, Yuichi Mizo
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Patent number: 10772490Abstract: A device for radiating pulsed light toward a thrombus in a blood vessel includes a light source configured to output monitoring light to be radiated into the blood vessel, a light detector configured to detect returned light of the monitoring light and output a detection signal, and a computer configured to acquire a time waveform, which is a change in an intensity of the returned light over time, based on the detection signal, wherein the computer is configured to obtain a parameter on the basis of the time waveform and evaluates a reaction in the blood vessel according to the radiation of the pulsed light on the basis of the parameter.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2017Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Daisuke Yamashita, Yutaka Yamashita, Yukio Ueda, Yoshinori Tamaoki