Patents by Inventor Takashi Kobayakawa
Takashi Kobayakawa 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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Patent number: 8007034Abstract: When a luggage floor moves forward of the vehicle by an external force from the rear of the vehicle, a front surface portion of the luggage floor strikes left and right rear side leg portions of a rear suspension member to avoid applying an input load to the canister. The canister is disposed at nearly the same position as the left and right rear side leg portions of the rear suspension member or at a position more forward than that position.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2009Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takashi Kobayakawa
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Publication number: 20090256390Abstract: When a luggage floor moves forward of the vehicle by an external force from the rear of the vehicle, a front surface portion of the luggage floor strikes left and right rear side leg portions of a rear suspension member to avoid applying an input load to the canister. The canister is disposed at nearly the same position as the left and right rear side leg portions of the rear suspension member or at a position more forward than that position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2009Publication date: October 15, 2009Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takashi Kobayakawa
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Patent number: 6696595Abstract: There is provided a method for obtaining an alkyladamantyl ester efficiently by distilling and purifying a crude alkyladamantyl ester containing impurities which decompose the alkyladamantyl ester without decomposing the alkyladamantyl ester. The crude alkyladamantyl ester such as crude 2-methyl-2-adamantyl methacrylate is distilled in the presence of a heterocyclic compound and/or a basic compound such as 3-ethyl-3-hydroxymethyloxetane or diglycidyl bisphenol A.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2002Date of Patent: February 24, 2004Assignee: Tokuyama CorporationInventors: Hiromasa Yamamoto, Masao Yamaguchi, Yoshihiro Hirota, Takashi Kobayakawa
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Publication number: 20030120107Abstract: There is provided a method for obtaining an alkyladamantyl ester efficiently by distilling and purifying a crude alkyladamantyl ester containing impurities which decompose the alkyladamantyl ester without decomposing the alkyladamantyl ester.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2002Publication date: June 26, 2003Inventors: Hiromasa Yamamoto, Masao Yamaguchi, Yoshihiro Hirota, Takashi Kobayakawa
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Patent number: 6119078Abstract: A Web page in a first language can be translated into a second language by interpreting the URL used to request the Web page. A character string is located that is similar to at least a portion of the URL. A translating environment is linked to the located character string and automatically translates the Web page transmitted from the server. The translated Web page may be displayed in both the first and second languages.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 1997Date of Patent: September 12, 2000Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Takashi Kobayakawa, Eiichi Tazoe, Jun Ishikura
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Patent number: 5776376Abstract: A photochromic curable composition obtained by adding (E) an .alpha.-methylstyrene dimer and (F) a photochromic compound to polymerizable monomers comprising (A) a compound having at least one epoxy group in the molecule, such as glycidyl methacrylate or the like, (B) a polypropylene glycol di(meth)acrylate monomer, (C) a polyethylene glycol di(meth)acrylate monomer and (D) a (meth)acrylate monomer and/or a styryl monomer. This composition is superior in moldability when cured and gives a cured product of excellent durability in photochromism.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 1997Date of Patent: July 7, 1998Assignee: Tokuyama CorporationInventors: Hironobu Nagoh, Satoshi Imura, Takashi Kobayakawa
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Patent number: 5708063Abstract: A fulgide or fulgimide compound having a cyclopropyl group as a substituent. The compound has excellent durability which changes reversibly in color from a colorless form to a colored form by the action of light containing ultraviolet rays such as sunlight or the light from a mercury lamp. There are also provided processes for its production, a composition comprising it, and its use.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 1996Date of Patent: January 13, 1998Assignee: Tokuyama CorporationInventors: Satoshi Imura, Tsuneyoshi Tanizawa, Takashi Kobayakawa
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Patent number: 5693830Abstract: Spiropyrone compounds represented by the general formula ##STR1## wherein ##STR2## is a substituted or an unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group or a substituted or an unsubstituted unsaturated heterocyclic group, and ##STR3## is a substituted or an unsubstituted 2-bicyclo?3,3,1!9-nonenylidene group, that are starting materials of spiropyran compounds which change from a colorless state into a colored or a densely colored state upon irradiation with the light containing ultraviolet rays such as the sunlight or the light of a mercury lamp, the change being reversible, and a process for preparing the spiropyrone compounds. The process comprises reacting a compound represented by the general formula ##STR4## wherein ##STR5## is as defined above, with a compound of the general formula ##STR6## wherein ##STR7## is as defined above.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 1994Date of Patent: December 2, 1997Assignee: Tokuyama CorporationInventors: Junji Momoda, Satoshi Imura, Takashi Kobayakawa
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Patent number: 5683628Abstract: A photochromic composition comprising (a) 100 parts by weight of a di(meth)acrylate compound represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 s each independently represent hydrogen or methyl, R.sup.2 s and R.sup.3 s each independently represent alkylene having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, X represents halogen other than fluorine, Y represents oxygen or sulfur, and m is an integer of 0 to 4, and (b) 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of a photochromic compound. The photochromic composition is excellent in heat resistance, mechanical strength, adhesion to a hard coat layer and moldability, and the photochromic properties thereof is highly resistant to light. By the use of the photochromic composition, a thin and light-weight photochromic lens or the like can be obtained.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 1995Date of Patent: November 4, 1997Assignees: Seiko Epson Corp., Tokuyama Corp.Inventors: Hitoshi Mizuno, Satoshi Kubota, Tooru Saito, Toshiyuki Miyabayashi, Takashi Kobayakawa
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Patent number: 5631382Abstract: A fulgimide compound which reversibly changes from a colorless state into a colored state upon the action of light including ultraviolet-rays, and a composition containing this compound. The fulgimide compound is represented by the following formula (I), ##STR1## wherein the following formula (a) ##STR2## represents a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon or a divalent unsaturated heterocyclic group which may have a substituent, respectively, R.sup.1 represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group or a monovalent heterocyclic group which may have a substituent, respectively, and the following formula (b), ##STR3## represents a norbornylidene group, bicyclo[3,3,1]nonylidene group or adamantylidene group which may have a substituent, respectively, and R.sup.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 1995Date of Patent: May 20, 1997Assignee: Tokuyama CorporationInventors: Tsuneyoshi Tanizawa, Takashi Kobayakawa
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Patent number: 5621017Abstract: A photochromic composition which can be polymerized and cured upon irradiation with active energy rays such as ultraviolet rays to exhibit favorable photochromic property. The photochromic composition comprises 100 parts by weight of a radical polymerizable monomer, 0.001 to 0.2 parts by weight of a photochromic compound, and 0.01 to 1 part by weight of a photo polymerization 1.0 initiator. A photochromic cured product is obtained by irradiating the photochromic composition with the light which contains ultraviolet rays.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 1995Date of Patent: April 15, 1997Assignee: Tokuyama CorporationInventors: Takashi Kobayakawa, Junji Momoda
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Patent number: 5462698Abstract: A photochromic composition comprising (A) 100 parts by weight of a compound having at least one epoxy group in the molecule and (B) 0.0001 to 10,000 parts by weight of a photochromic compound. The compound (A) is represented by the following general formula ##STR1## wherein A is a residue of an n-valent alcoholic hydroxyl-containing compound, a residue of an n-valent phenolic-hydroxyl-containing compound, or a residue of an n-valent carboxylic acid, R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and n is an integer of 1 to 4.Examples of the (B) photochromic compound include fulgide compounds, spirooxazine compounds and chromene compounds. A polymer obtained by polymerizing the above photochromic composition of the invention by a radical polymerization method has a good durability of photochromic properties, and also possesses a dark color-forming density, a fast color fading speed, is transparent, and has a high surface hardness. Thus, especially, the polymer is suitable for use as a photochromic lens.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1994Date of Patent: October 31, 1995Assignee: Tokuyama CorporationInventors: Takashi Kobayakawa, Satoshi Imura, Kazumasa Itonaga, Kazuhiko Kuramoto
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Patent number: 5395566Abstract: A photochromic composition comprising (A) 100 parts by weight of a compound having at least one epoxy group in the molecule and (B) 0.0001 to 10,000 parts by weight of a photochromic compound. The compound (A) is represented by the following general formula ##STR1## wherein A is a residue of an n-valent alcoholic hydroxyl-containing compound, a residue of an n-valent phenolic-hydroxyl-containing compound, or a residue of an n-valent carboxylic acid, R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and n is an integer of 1 to 4.Examples of the (A) compound include alcoholic hydroxyl-containing compounds such as monohydric, dihydric or trihydric alcohols, reaction products of phenolic hydroxyl-containing compounds such as phenol or hydroquinone with epichlorohydrin, or reaction products of carboxylic acids such as benzoic acid, or terephthalic acid with epichlorohydrin. Examples of the (B) photochromic compound include fulgide compounds, spirooxazine compounds and chromene compounds.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 1993Date of Patent: March 7, 1995Assignee: Tokuyama CorporationInventors: Takashi Kobayakawa, Satoshi Imura, Kazumasa Itonaga, Kazuhiko Kuramoto