Patents by Inventor Kaori Hirahara

Kaori Hirahara 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).

  • Publication number: 20240097194
    Abstract: A novel ionic liquid is provided. A highly safe secondary battery with high charge and discharge capacity is provided. The ionic liquid includes a cation represented by General Formula (G1) and an anion represented by Structural Formula (200). In the formula, X1 to X3 each independently represent any one of fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine. One of X1 to X3 may be hydrogen. In addition, n and m each independently represent 0 to 5. Furthermore, a secondary battery including the above-described ionic liquid is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Kaori OGITA, Kazuya SHIMADA, Takashi HIRAHARA, Fumiko TANAKA, Shotaro MURATSUBAKI, Satoshi SEO
  • Patent number: 8900701
    Abstract: A fibrous columnar structure aggregate having excellent mechanical properties, a high specific surface area, excellent heat resistance, excellent pressure-sensitive adhesive properties under temperature conditions ranging from room temperature to a high temperature, and such pressure-sensitive adhesive property that its adhesive strength for adherends different from each other in surface free energy does not change (the aggregate is free of adherend selectivity). The fibrous columnar structure aggregate (1) includes fibrous columnar structures having a plurality of diameters, in which the distribution width of the diameter distribution of the fibrous columnar structures having the plurality of diameters is 10 nm or more, and the relative frequency of the mode of the diameter distribution is 30% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Youhei Maeno, Yoshikazu Nakayama, Kaori Hirahara
  • Patent number: 8227080
    Abstract: Provided is a composite material useful as a material for a thermal contact surface in a microprocessor which can express extremely high thermal diffusion property and extremely high conductivity, can express a sufficient adhesive strength in its surface, and is excellent in reworking property at the time of a bonding operation. The carbon nanotube aggregate of the present invention is a carbon nanotube aggregate where a plurality of carbon nanotubes each having a plurality of walls penetrate a resin layer in a thickness direction of the resin layer, in which both terminals of the carbon nanotube aggregate each have a shear adhesive strength for glass at 25° C. of 15 N/cm2 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Youhei Maeno, Yoshikazu Nakayama, Kaori Hirahara
  • Patent number: 8025971
    Abstract: A fibrous columnar structure aggregate having excellent mechanical properties, heat resistance, a high specific surface area, excellent pressure-sensitive adhesive property under temperature conditions ranging from room temperature to a high temperature, and/or such pressure-sensitive adhesive property that the adhesive strength for adherents different from each other in surface free energy does not change. A pressure-sensitive adhesive member the fibrous columnar structure aggregates. A fibrous columnar structure aggregate (1) includes fibrous columnar structures having a plurality of diameters, in which: the fibrous columnar structures having a plurality of diameters include fibrous columnar structures each having a length of 500 ?m or more; and the mode of the diameter distribution of the fibrous columnar structures having a plurality of diameters is present at 15 nm or less, and the relative frequency of the mode of the diameter distribution is 30% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Youhei Maeno, Yoshikazu Nakayama, Kaori Hirahara
  • Publication number: 20110189459
    Abstract: Provided is a fibrous columnar structure aggregate having excellent mechanical properties, a high specific surface area, and excellent pressure-sensitive adhesive property. Provided is a fibrous columnar structure aggregate having excellent heat resistance, a high specific surface area, and excellent pressure-sensitive adhesive property under temperature conditions ranging from room temperature to a high temperature. Provided is a fibrous columnar structure aggregate having a high specific surface area and such pressure-sensitive adhesive property that the adhesive strength for adherends different from each other in surface free energy does not change (aggregate is free of adherend selectivity). Provided is a pressure-sensitive adhesive member using any such fibrous columnar structure aggregate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youhei Maeno, Yoshikazu Nakayama, Kaori Hirahara
  • Publication number: 20110133135
    Abstract: Provided is a composite material useful as a material for a thermal contact surface in a microprocessor which can express extremely high thermal diffusion property and extremely high conductivity, can express a sufficient adhesive strength in its surface, and is excellent in reworking property at the time of a bonding operation. The carbon nanotube aggregate of the present invention is a carbon nanotube aggregate where a plurality of carbon nanotubes each having a plurality of walls penetrate a resin layer in a thickness direction of the resin layer, in which both terminals of the carbon nanotube aggregate each have a shear adhesive strength for glass at 25° C. of 15 N/cm2 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youhei Maeno, Yoshikazu Nakayama, Kaori Hirahara
  • Publication number: 20110039095
    Abstract: Provided is a fibrous columnar structure aggregate having excellent mechanical properties, a high specific surface area, and excellent pressure-sensitive adhesive property. Provided is a fibrous columnar structure aggregate having excellent heat resistance, a high specific surface area, and excellent pressure-sensitive adhesive properties under temperature conditions ranging from room temperature to a high temperature. Provided is a fibrous columnar structure aggregate having a high specific surface area and such pressure-sensitive adhesive property that its adhesive strength for adherends different from each other in surface free energy does not change (the aggregate is free of adherend selectivity). Provided is a pressure-sensitive adhesive member using any such fibrous columnar structure aggregate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youhei Maeno, Yoshikazu Nakayama, Kaori Hirahara
  • Publication number: 20110000703
    Abstract: Disclosed is a CNT nanodevice using small-diameter CNT having a monolayer, two-layer or other structure produced by virtue of strong CNT fastening treatment under high vacuum of an environment having a very low residual hydrocarbon content. Also disclosed are a CNT supporting body such as a CNT holding body necessary for the production process of the CNT nanodevice, and a process for producing the CNT supporting body. A supporting portion (18a) is provided on a supporting body (18). A base end portion (15a) in CNT (15) is transferred to the supporting portion (18a), and electron beams (17) or ion beams are applied toward the base end portion (15a) in CNT (15). A carbon material layer (19) covering the base end portion (15a) and the supporting portion (18a) is converted to an amorphous carbon layer and a graphite layer by the application of the beams. CNT (15) is fixed to the supporting body (18) by the graphite layer to produce the CNT supporting body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Nakayama, Kaori Hirahara, Ryosuke Senga
  • Patent number: 7384520
    Abstract: The invention of present application relates to a method for enabling a hybrid carbon nanotube having an arbitrary composition ratio to be readily manufactured, and the hybrid carbon nanotube. A method for manufacturing a hybrid carbon nanotube, which comprises immersing a carbon nanotube having open pores in a solution having a dopant substance dissolved therein to effect a doping reaction, thereby preparing a hybrid carbon nanotube comprising a carbon nanotube and a dopant substance introduced therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignees: Japan Science and Technology Corporation, NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Sumio Iijima, Shunji Bandow, Kazutomo Suenaga, Kaori Hirahara
  • Publication number: 20040065559
    Abstract: The invention of present application relates to a method for enabling a hybrid carbon nanotube having an arbitrary composition ratio to be readily manufactured, and the hybrid carbon nanotube. A method for manufacturing a hybrid carbon nanotube, which comprises immersing a carbon nanotube having open pores in a solution having a dopant substance dissolved therein to effect a doping reaction, thereby preparing a hybrid carbon nanotube comprising a carbon nanotube and a dopant substance introduced therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: Sumio Iijima, Shunji Bandow, Kazutomo Suenaga, Kaori Hirahara