Patents by Inventor Masaru Tanaka
Masaru Tanaka 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: 20230014676Abstract: Provided is grease capable of suppressing a decrease in a function as a lubricant even when used in a device installed in a refrigerant circuit in which a refrigerant containing a chlorine atom and an olefin bond in a molecule flows, and a refrigeration cycle apparatus using the grease as a lubricant. Grease that is used in a device installed in a refrigerant circuit in which a refrigerant containing a chlorine atom and an olefin bond in a molecule flows contains fluorine as a component. In a chiller apparatus, the grease is used as a lubricant for at least one of a first radial touchdown bearing and a second radial touchdown bearing of a compressor, a drive portion of an inlet guide vane of the compressor, and a drive portion of an expansion valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Masaru TANAKA
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Publication number: 20220403112Abstract: A polymer compound in which a polymer chain containing a structure contributing to the inclusion of intermediate water is bound as at least a part of the organic component R group of a silsesquioxane.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2020Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATIONInventors: Shinnosuke NISHIMURA, Tomoya UEDA, Masaru TANAKA
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Publication number: 20220396673Abstract: A method for hydrating a water-insoluble polymer capable of containing intermediate water, comprising; a solution generation step of dissolving a water-insoluble polymer capable of containing intermediate water by hydration in a polar organic solvent to obtain a solution, and a precipitation step hydrating and precipitating the water-insoluble polymer by mixing the solution with an aqueous phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2020Publication date: December 15, 2022Applicant: KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATIONInventors: Kei NISHIDA, Hiroki UEHARA, Masaru TANAKA
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Publication number: 20220356386Abstract: A showcase includes a refrigerant circuit and a refrigerant enclosed in the refrigerant circuit. The refrigerant circuit includes a compressor (121), a radiator (122), an expansion valve (123), and an evaporator (124). The refrigerant is a low-GWP refrigerant.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2019Publication date: November 10, 2022Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Shinichi FUJINAKA, Masaru TANAKA, Shun OHKUBO, Mitsushi ITANO, Yuuki YOTSUMOTO, Akihito MIZUNO, Tomoyuki GOTOU, Yasufu YAMADA, Hitomi KUROKI, Tatsumi TSUCHIYA, Kenji GOBOU, Daisuke KARUBE, Tatsuya TAKAKUWA
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Publication number: 20220341640Abstract: A refrigerant replacement method for a refrigeration apparatus is intended to replace a first refrigerant charged into a refrigerant circuit of the refrigeration apparatus with a second refrigerant. The second refrigerant is used together with a refrigerating machine oil having a higher additive content by percentage than another refrigerating machine oil to be used together with the first refrigerant. The method includes: a refrigerant recovery step of recovering the first refrigerant from the refrigerant circuit; an oil charging step of additionally charging a refrigerating machine oil having a predetermined additive content by percentage into the refrigerant circuit; and a refrigerant charging step of charging the second refrigerant into the refrigerant circuit. The predetermined additive content by percentage is higher than the additive content by percentage of the refrigerating machine oil to be used together with the second refrigerant.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Naoki SHIMOZONO, Tomomi YOKOYAMA, Ryuuji TAKEUCHI, Masaru TANAKA
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Patent number: 11377578Abstract: A heat transfer device that contains a circulation route enclosing a refrigerant containing a hydrohaloolefin, the heat transfer device being capable of reducing the influence of oxygen entrapped in the circulation route; and a heat transfer method using the heat transfer device. Also, a heat transfer device that contains a circulation route enclosing a refrigerant containing at least one member selected from the group consisting of hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs), hydrochlorofluoroolefins (HCFOs), and hydrochloroolefins (HCOs); and the device containing an oxygen adsorption device between an evaporator and a compressor present in the circulation route; and a heat transfer method using the same.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2017Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Tatsumi Tsuchiya, Kouhei Koba, Masaru Tanaka
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Patent number: 11360078Abstract: The present invention provides a medical analysis device and a cell analysis method with which it is possible to count the number of cancer cells, culture the cancer cells, and determine the effect of drugs on the cancer cells. The present invention relates to a medical analysis device intended to capture cancer cells, the medical analysis device having multiple wells.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignees: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., YAMAGATA UNIVERSITYInventors: Yasuhisa Minagawa, Masaru Tanaka, Takashi Hoshiba, Tomokazu Shibuya
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Patent number: 11352532Abstract: A refrigeration apparatus includes a heat source unit, a utilization unit, and a liquid refrigerant pipe and gas refrigerant pipe. The utilization unit has utilization unit internal pipelines. The liquid refrigerant pipe and the gas refrigerant pipe connect the heat source unit and the utilization unit internal pipelines. A refrigerant circulates through the heat source unit, the utilization unit, the liquid refrigerant pipe, and the gas refrigerant pipe. The refrigerant contains a compound represented by a molecular formula having one or more carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds. A disproportionation inhibitor for reducing a disproportionation reaction of the refrigerant is applied to at least a part of inner surfaces of the liquid refrigerant pipe, the gas refrigerant pipe, and the utilization unit internal pipelines.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masaru Tanaka, Shigeharu Taira, Tomoyuki Haikawa, Yoshiki Shimizu
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Publication number: 20220154165Abstract: Particles for cell adhesion to be used for adhering highly adhesive cells present in an aqueous solution, said cell-adhesive particle comprising, in at least a part of the surface thereof, a wettable composition having an intermediate water content in the water-saturated state of 1-30 wt %.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2020Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Masaru TANAKA, Fumihiro ARATSU
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Publication number: 20220146163Abstract: There is provided a refrigerant cycle apparatus capable of suppressing, even when a refrigerant containing CF3I is used, corrosion of a component of a refrigerant circuit due to the refrigerant containing CF3I. A refrigerant cycle apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit in which a refrigerant containing CF3I circulates, the refrigerant circuit including a compressor, an expansion valve, an outdoor heat exchanger, and an indoor heat exchanger that are connected to each other. The refrigerant circuit includes a component to be in contact with the refrigerant. At least a surface of the component to be in contact with the refrigerant is formed by a corrosion resistance material that contains at least one or more selected from a metal in which the percentage of zinc is 10 wt % or less, a resin other than nylon 66, and carbon.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2022Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masaru TANAKA, Hideki MATSUURA, Arisa KAWAE
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Publication number: 20220120476Abstract: An inside air-conditioning device includes a refrigerant circuit (50) and a refrigerant that is sealed in the refrigerant circuit (50). The refrigerant circuit (50) includes a compressor (10), a condenser (25), an electronic expansion valve (13), and an evaporator (17). The refrigerant contains at least 1,2-difluoroethylene.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2020Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Makoto IKEMIYA, Shinichi FUJINAKA, Masaru TANAKA, Shun OHKUBO, Yuuki YOTSUMOTO, Mitsushi ITANO, Akihito MIZUNO, Tomoyuki GOTOU, Yasufu YAMADA
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Patent number: 11226330Abstract: The present invention provides a method for capturing specific cells (e.g. many types of cancer cells, including cancer cells not expressing EpCAM) and a method for analysis of specific cells involving the method. Included is a method for capturing specific cells present in blood or biological fluid, the method including: subjecting sampled blood or biological fluid to enrichment; and capturing specific cells therefrom onto a hydrophilic polymer layer in a flow field.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2019Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignees: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY, OSAKA UNIVERSITYInventors: Yasuhisa Minagawa, Masaru Tanaka, Takashi Hoshiba, Haruka Emura, Masaki Mori, Hirofumi Yamamoto, Naotsugu Haraguchi
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Publication number: 20210332180Abstract: The present invention provides a cell adhesion sheet in which the adhesion of platelets is suppressed and the adhesion of cells is excellent. The cell adhesion sheet according to the embodiment of the present invention is formed of a composition containing a compound represented by Formula (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicants: FUJIFILM Corporation, KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATIONInventors: Yosuke YAMAMOTO, Yuta SHIGENOI, Atsushi SUGASAKI, Masaru TANAKA, Shingo KOBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20210332239Abstract: The present invention provides a composition which is used to form a cured film that is disposed on a medical device and a medical device with a cured film, which are capable of suppressing both the adhesion of platelets and the adhesion of cells. A composition according to the embodiment of the present invention is a composition which is used to form a cured film that is disposed on a medical device, and which contains a compound represented by Formula (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicants: FUJIFILM Corporation, KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATIONInventors: Yosuke Yamamoto, Yuta Shigenoi, Atsushi Sugasaki, Masaru Tanaka, Shingo Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20210309902Abstract: No studies have been made regarding what kinds of refrigerants should be used in a refrigeration cycle device for a vehicle. An air conditioner (1) for a vehicle includes a refrigerant circuit (10) and a refrigerant that is sealed in the refrigerant circuit (10). The refrigerant circuit (10) includes a compressor (80), a first heat exchanger (85), which serves as a heat dissipater in a dehumidifying heating mode, an outside-air heat exchanger (82), a cooling control valve (87), and a second heat exchanger (86), which serves as an evaporator in the dehumidifying heating mode. The refrigerant is a refrigerant having a low GWP.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2019Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Eiji KUMAKURA, Kazuhiro FURUSHO, Masaru TANAKA, Shun OHKUBO, Mitsushi ITANO, Yuuki YOTSUMOTO, Akihito MIZUNO, Tomoyuki GOTOU, Yasufu YAMADA, Tatsumi TSUCHIYA, Kenji GOBOU, Hitomi KUROKI, Daisuke KARUBE, Tatsuya TAKAKUWA, Tetsushi TSUDA
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Patent number: 11137179Abstract: A refrigeration apparatus includes a compressor connected to a refrigerant circuit, and a bearing monitor. The compressor includes a compression mechanism, an electric motor, a drive shaft, and a plain bearing that supports a journal portion of the drive shaft. The bearing monitor performs an abnormal-state operation to cope with poor lubrication on the plain bearing if an abnormal state condition is satisfied. The abnormal state condition is a condition indicating that a rate of change of current exceeds a first reference value. The rate of change of current is an amount of change in a driving current usable to drive the compressor per unit time. The journal portion of the drive shaft has a surface roughness of at least 0.05 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2020Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Furugaki, Masaru Tanaka
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Publication number: 20210284891Abstract: The present invention provides a heat transport device in which a hydrohaloolefin-containing refrigerant is enclosed in a circulation route, and the heat transport device is capable of reducing the influence of oxygen entrapped in the circulation route. The present invention also provides a heat transport method using the heat transport device. In the heat transport device 1, a refrigerant comprising at least one of hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs), hydrochlorofluoroolefins (HCFOs), or hydrochloroolefins (HCOs) is enclosed in a circulation route, and a stabilizer container comprising an acid scavenger and/or an antioxidant is disposed in the circulation route. The antioxidant is at least one member selected from the group consisting of alkylcatechols, alkoxyphenols, benzoquinones, phenothiazines, and phthalates, and the acid scavenger is at least one member selected from the group consisting of aliphatic alcohols, polyhydric alcohols, amines, terpenes, alkyl epoxides, and alkenyl tolyls.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2017Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Tatsumi TSUCHIYA, Kouhei KOBA, Masaru TANAKA
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Publication number: 20210262710Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigerant and a refrigeration cycle circuit. The refrigeration cycle circuit includes a heat exchanger and a compressor, and circulates the refrigerant. The refrigerant is a single hydrofluoroolefin (HFO)-based refrigerant or a mixed refrigerant. In the mixed refrigerant, an HFO-based refrigerant is mixed at a mixing ratio of 10% by weight or more. The compressor includes a motor. The motor includes a resin component. The resin component includes a polyimide having a terminal blocked with a terminal group.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2019Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Yukiko MAEJIMA, Masaru TANAKA
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Patent number: 11085677Abstract: A refrigerant recovery system is equipped with an extraction pipe, a stabilizer holding container, a recovery pipe, a recovery container, and a recovery device. The extraction pipe is connectable to a refrigerant extraction port of an air conditioning apparatus. The stabilizer holding container is connected to the extraction pipeāand holds a stabilizer. The stabilizer holding container causes refrigerant guided by the extraction pipe to come into contact with the stabilizer. The recovery pipe guides the refrigerant discharged from the stabilizer holding container. The recovery container is connected to the recovery pipe and recovers the refrigerant guided by the recovery pipe. The recovery device causes the refrigerant to move from the refrigerant extraction port to the recovery container. The refrigerant includes a compound represented by a molecular formula having one or more carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2017Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masaru Tanaka, Shigeharu Taira, Tomoyuki Haikawa, Yoshiki Shimizu
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Publication number: 20210222916Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigerant and a refrigeration cycle circuit. The refrigeration cycle circuit includes a compressor, and causes the refrigerant to circulate therethrough. The refrigerant is HFO-based refrigerant alone or a mixed refrigerant. In the mixed refrigerant, a mixing ratio of HFO-based refrigerant is equal to or more than 10% by weight. The compressor includes a motor. The motor includes a portion formed from a resin component. The resin component is made of PET, PA, or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2019Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yukiko MAEJIMA, Masaru TANAKA