Patents by Inventor Keisuke KODAMA

Keisuke KODAMA 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).

  • Patent number: 10537848
    Abstract: A gas separation asymmetric membrane includes a porous layer having gas permeability; and a compact layer having gas separation capability which is formed on the porous layer in which the gas separation asymmetric membrane is formed using a polyimide compound which has a structural unit represented by Formula (I) and at least one structural unit selected from a structural unit represented by Formula (II) or a structural unit represented by Formula (III) and in which the viscosity, at 25° C., of a solution obtained by dissolving the polyimide compound in N-methylpyrrolidone at a concentration of 5% by mass is in a range of 2.2 to 22.0 mPa·sec, in the formula, X1 represents a group having a structure represented by Formula (I-a) or (I-b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke Kodama, Satoshi Sano, Koji Hironaka
  • Patent number: 10507437
    Abstract: A gas separation membrane has a gas separation layer containing a cellulose resin, and an organopolysiloxane compound layer disposed on the gas separation layer in which Si ratio of the organopolysiloxane compound layer after immersion in chloroform to the organopolysiloxane compound layer before immersion in chloroform, the Si ratio being calculated by Mathematical expression (I), is 0.6 to 1.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Sano, Koji Hironaka, Keisuke Kodama
  • Patent number: 10478786
    Abstract: A gas separation membrane has a gas separation layer containing a poly(benzoxazole-imide) compound in which the poly(benzoxazole-imide) compound having structural units represented by General formulae (I) and (II), or structural units represented by General formulae (I), (II) and (III) satisfies a specific molar quantity condition. In the formulae, X and Y each represent a single bond or a specific divalent linking group; L represents a specific divalent linking group including a phenylene group; and R represents a specific group. A gas separation module and a gas separation method use the gas separation membrane. A gas separation apparatus includes the gas separation module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Hironaka, Keisuke Kodama, Satoshi Sano
  • Patent number: 10336873
    Abstract: A functional polymer membrane of the present invention contains a polymer containing at least a structure represented by the following Formula (I), a method for producing the membrane, and an ion exchange apparatus: wherein R1 and R2 each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; R3 to R6 each represent a substituent; R3 to R6 may be bonded to each other and form a ring; A1 to A4 each represent a single bond or a divalent linking group; M1 represents a hydrogen ion, an organic base ion, or a metal ion; J1 represents a single bond, —O—, —S—, —SO2—, —CO—, —CR8R9—, or an alkenylene group, and R8 and R9 each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or a halogen atom; and k1, k2, k3, k4, n1, n2, m1, m2, p, and q each represent a particular integer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Sano, Keisuke Kodama, Tetsufumi Takamoto
  • Patent number: 10279342
    Abstract: There are provided an ion-exchange polymer including a structure represented by the following General Formula (1) and a production method therefor, an electrolyte membrane and a production method therefor, and a composition for producing an ion-exchange polymer. In a case where the sum of a1, b1, and c1 is 1.000, a1 is 0.000 to 0.750, b1 is 0.240 to 0.990, and c1 is 0.001 to 0.100. L represents an alkylene group, L1 and L2 each represent a divalent linking group, R1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R2 and R3 each represent an alkyl group or an allyl group, X1? and X2? each represent an inorganic or organic anion, and Y represents a halogen atom. Z1 represents —O— or —NRa—, and Ra represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Sotaro Inomata, Keisuke Kodama, Satoshi Sano, Kuniyuki Kaminaga
  • Publication number: 20180361327
    Abstract: A gas separation membrane including a gas separation layer contains a crosslinked polyimide compound. In the gas separation membrane, and a gas separation module, a gas separator, and a gas separation method obtained by using the gas separation membrane, the crosslinked polyimide compound has a specific structural portion. A composition for forming a gas separation layer suitable for forming a gas separation layer of the gas separation membrane; a method of producing a gas separation membrane obtained by using this composition; a polyimide compound suitable as a raw material of a gas separation layer of the gas separation membrane; and a diamine monomer suitable for synthesis of this polyimide compound are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke KODAMA, Makoto SAWADA, Kenji WADA
  • Publication number: 20180339274
    Abstract: A gas separation membrane includes a gas separation layer that contains the polyimide compound having the structural portion represented by Formula (1). A gas separation module includes the gas separation membrane, a gas separator includes the gas separation module, and a gas separation method is performed using the gas separation membrane. A1 and A2 represent a linking site, a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a carboxy group, a carbamoyl group, an acyl group, an acyloxy group, a sulfo group, a sulfamoyl group, an alkylsulfinyl group, an arylsulfinyl group, an alkylsulfonyloxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a non-fluorinated alkyl group, or an aryl group. Here, at least one of A1 or A2 represents a linking site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke KODAMA, Motoi HARADA
  • Patent number: 10087263
    Abstract: There is provided a curable composition including a water-soluble acrylamide monomer represented by the following General Formula (1-1) or (1-2), a polymer functional cured product, a water-soluble acrylamide compound, and a method for manufacturing the same. In General Formulas (1-1) and (1-2), m represents an integer of 2 or greater, and L represents an m-valent group or a single bond. Here, in a case where L is a single bond, m is 2. L1 and L2 each represent a single bond or a divalent linking group. R1 to R5 each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and may be bonded to each other to form a ring, and may be bonded to L, L1, or L2 to form a ring. Either one of RA and RB represents a group represented by General Formula (a), and the other represents a group represented by General Formula (b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke Kodama, Kuniyuki Kaminaga
  • Patent number: 10046285
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polymer functional film obtained by polymerizing and curing a composition including (A) a styrene-based monomer represented by Formula (HSM); (B) a crosslinking agent represented by Formula (CL); and (C) a polymerization initiator represented by Formula (PI-1) or (PI-2), and a method for producing the same: in which R1 represents a halogen atom or —N+(R2)(R3)(R4)(X1?); n1 represents an integer from 1 to 10; here, R2 to R4 each independently represent a particular substituent; X1? represents an organic or inorganic anion; L1 represents an alkylene group or an alkenylene group; Ra, Rb, Rc and Rd each independently represent a particular substituent; n2 and n4 each independently represent an integer from 1 to 10; X2? and X3? each independently represent an organic or inorganic anion; and R5 to R10 each represent a hydrogen atom or a particular substituent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Ryoko Agui, Masataka Sato, Keisuke Kodama, Kazuomi Inoue
  • Patent number: 10040916
    Abstract: Provided is a functional polymer membrane having a structure represented by the following Formula (1) and a structure represented by the following Formula (2), in which an ion exchange capacity is 2.0 meq/g to 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuomi Inoue, Keisuke Kodama, Sotaro Inomata
  • Patent number: 10005856
    Abstract: Provided are a curable composition including an amide compound that is represented by Formula (1) below and of which a density of sulfonic acid is 3.9 milliequivalent/g or greater. m represents an integer of 1 or greater, n represents an integer of 2 or greater, L1 represents a m+1-valent linking group, and L2 represents an n-valent linking group. R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and R2 represents —SO3?M+ or —SO3R3 (R3 represents an alkyl group or an aryl group). Here, in a case where there are plural R2's, not all of the R2's are —SO3R3. M+ represents a hydrogen ion, an inorganic ion, or an organic ion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yuusuke Iizuka, Satoshi Sano, Keisuke Kodama, Sotaro Inomata, Kuniyuki Kaminaga
  • Publication number: 20180147546
    Abstract: The method for producing a gas separation composite membrane includes applying a mixed liquid containing compounds (a) and (b) below onto a porous support to form a coating film and curing the coating film to form a crosslinked polysiloxane compound layer: (a) a particular crosslinkable polysiloxane compound having a structural unit (a1), a structural unit (a2), and a structural unit (a3) or (a4), and (b) a particular crosslinkable polysiloxane compound having a structural unit (b1), a structural unit (b2), and a structural unit (b3) or (b4), where R1a to R1f and R2a to R2f represent a particular group and * represents a particular linking site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke Kodama, Akihiro Sugita, Kimiko Iwahashi
  • Publication number: 20180085716
    Abstract: A gas separation membrane includes a gas separation layer containing a polyimide compound having a repeating unit represented by Formula (I), in Formula (I), RI represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or a halogen atom, Xa represents a sulfamoyl group, an alkoxysulfonyl group, a carboxy group, a hydroxy group, an acyloxy group, or a halogen atom, and R represents a mother nucleus having a specific structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Koji HIRONAKA, Satoshi SANO, Yusuke IIZUKA, Sotaro INOMATA, Keisuke KODAMA, Tetsu KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20180021741
    Abstract: A gas separation membrane has a gas separation layer containing a cellulose resin, and an organopolysiloxane compound layer disposed on the gas separation layer in which Si ratio of the organopolysiloxane compound layer after immersion in chloroform to the organopolysiloxane compound layer before immersion in chloroform, the Si ratio being calculated by Mathematical expression (I), is 0.6 to 1.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi SANO, Koji HIRONAKA, Keisuke KODAMA
  • Publication number: 20180021740
    Abstract: A gas separation membrane has a gas separation layer containing a poly(benzoxazole-imide) compound in which the poly(benzoxazole-imide) compound having structural units represented by General formulae (I) and (II), or structural units represented by General formulae (I), (II) and (III) satisfies a specific molar quantity condition. In the formulae, X and Y each represent a single bond or a specific divalent linking group; L represents a specific divalent linking group including a phenylene group; and R represents a specific group. A gas separation module and a gas separation method use the gas separation membrane. A gas separation apparatus includes the gas separation module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Koji HIRONAKA, Keisuke KODAMA, Satoshi SANO
  • Patent number: 9850147
    Abstract: A functional polymer membrane having a pore volume fraction of 0.6% or more and 3.0% or less by allowing a reaction of curing a composition containing a polymerizable compound (A) and a copolymerizable monomer (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsufumi Takamoto, Akihito Amao, Nagisa Toihara, Morihito Ikeda, Satoshi Sano, Keisuke Kodama
  • Publication number: 20170333835
    Abstract: A gas separation membrane has a gas separation layer containing a crosslinked cellulose resin. The crosslinked cellulose resin has a particular linking structure in a crosslinked structure. The gas separation layer contains an organic solvent in a particular amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi SANO, Koji HIRONAKA, Keisuke KODAMA
  • Publication number: 20170333836
    Abstract: A gas separation asymmetric membrane includes a porous layer having gas permeability; and a compact layer having gas separation capability which is formed on the porous layer in which the gas separation asymmetric membrane is formed using a polyimide compound which has a structural unit represented by Formula (I) and at least one structural unit selected from a structural unit represented by Formula (II) or a structural unit represented by Formula (III) and in which the viscosity, at 25° C., of a solution obtained by dissolving the polyimide compound in N-methylpyrrolidone at a concentration of 5% by mass is in a range of 2.2 to 22.0 mPa·sec, in the formula, X1 represents a group having a structure represented by Formula (I-a) or (I-b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke KODAMA, Satoshi SANO, Koji HIRONAKA
  • Patent number: 9795955
    Abstract: Provided are a curable composition including a compound expressed by General Formula (1) below; a polymerization initiator; and a chain transfer agent, and a cured polymer product. In General Formula (1), m represents an integer of 1 to 4, and n represents an integer of 1 to 4. Here, a sum of m and n is not greater than 5. MA represents a hydrogen ion, an inorganic ion, or an organic ion. Here, an inorganic ion and an organic ion may be bivalent or higher ions. Each of R1 and R2 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Sotaro Inomata, Keisuke Kodama, Kazuomi Inoue
  • Patent number: 9790338
    Abstract: An ion exchange membrane obtained by using an ionic monomer having at least two or more polymerizable functional groups, in which a hydrophobicity index H obtained by an expression below from a monomer for forming an ion exchange resin and a material fixed to the resin in the ion exchange membrane is 1.6 or greater, and a manufacturing method therefor. Hydrophobicity index H=?{(log P of each component)×(molar ratio of each material in resin)}.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kuniyuki Kaminaga, Tetsufumi Takamoto, Keisuke Kodama, Kazuomi Inoue