Patents by Inventor Shuko Ikeuchi

Shuko Ikeuchi 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: 9028790
    Abstract: Provided is an aggregate of carbon nanotubes wherein a mixture of 10 mg of aggregate of carbon nanotubes, 30 mg of sodium polystyrene sulfonate and 10 mL of water is subjected to ultrasonic homogenizer treatment, subsequently subjected to centrifugal treatment at 20000 G, then 9 mL of supernatant is sampled, and the content of aggregate of carbon nanotubes in the supernatant is 0.6 mg/mL or more. The aggregate of carbon nanotubes of the present invention can provide a dispersion of an aggregate of carbon nanotubes having a high concentration through very good dispersibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenichi Sato, Masahito Yoshikawa, Shuko Ikeuchi
  • Patent number: 8992878
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composition containing carbon nanotubes which meets all of the following conditions (1) to (4). (1) When observed via transmission electron microscopy, at least 50 out of every 100 carbon nanotubes are double-walled carbon nanotubes. (2) The carbon nanotubes have an average outer diameter in the range of 1.0 to 3.0 nm. (3) During thermogravimetric analysis under atmosphere at a temperature increase rate of 10° C./minute, a high temperature combustion peak is at 700 to 850° C., and the relationship between low temperature weight loss (TG(L)) and high temperature weight loss (TG(H)) is TG(H)/(TG(L)+TG(H))?0.75. (4) The composition containing carbon nanotubes has a volume resistance value between 1.0×10?2 ?·cm and 1.0×10?4 ?·cm, inclusive. The disclosed composition containing carbon nanotubes primarily has double-walled carbon nanotubes with high electrical conductivity and high heat resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Nishino, Hajime Kato, Naoyo Okamoto, Shuko Ikeuchi, Kenichi Sato, Shiho Tanaka, Kazuyoshi Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20120058889
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composition containing carbon nanotubes which meets all of the following conditions (1) to (4). (1) When observed via transmission electron microscopy, at least 50 out of every 100 carbon nanotubes are double-walled carbon nanotubes. (2) The carbon nanotubes have an average outer diameter in the range of 1.0 to 3.0 nm. (3) During thermogravimetric analysis under atmosphere at a temperature increase rate of 10° C./minute, a high temperature combustion peak is at 700 to 850° C., and the relationship between low temperature weight loss (TG(L)) and high temperature weight loss (TG(H)) is TG(H)/(TG(L)+TG(H))?0.75. (4) The composition containing carbon nanotubes has a volume resistance value between 1.0×10?2 ?·cm and 1.0×10?4 ?·cm, inclusive. The disclosed composition containing carbon nanotubes primarily has double-walled carbon nanotubes with high electrical conductivity and high heat resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Hidekazu Nishino, Hajime Kato, Naoyo Okamoto, Shuko Ikeuchi, Kenichi Sato, Shiho Tanaka, Kazuyoshi Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20110127472
    Abstract: Provided is an aggregate of carbon nanotubes wherein a mixture of 10 mg of aggregate of carbon nanotubes, 30 mg of sodium polystyrene sulfonate and 10 mL of water is subjected to ultrasonic homogenizer treatment, subsequently subjected to centrifugal treatment at 20000 G, then 9 mL of supernatant is sampled, and the content of aggregate of carbon nanotubes in the supernatant is 0.6 mg/mL or more. The aggregate of carbon nanotubes of the present invention can provide a dispersion of an aggregate of carbon nanotubes having a high concentration through very good dispersibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Kenichi Sato, Masahito Yoshikawa, Shuko Ikeuchi
  • Publication number: 20110039124
    Abstract: A method for producing a conductive composite includes coating a composition (B) containing a dispersing agent (A) having a hydroxyl group in the molecule and a conductive material on a substrate, and coating a liquid containing a compound (C) represented by the formula (I) below and/or a hydrolysate of the compound (C) on a surface coated with the composition (B): (R1)mMXn-m ??(1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Shuko Ikeuchi, Hidekazu Nishino, Masahito Yoshikawa, Kenichi Sato, Osamu Watanabe