Patents by Inventor Tomoharu Kataoka

Tomoharu Kataoka 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: 11912879
    Abstract: Provided is a film forming method of a corrosion resistant film having a corrosion resistance under acidic atmosphere and a corrosion resistant member on which the corrosion resistant film is coated. The film forming method of the corrosion resistant film includes: bringing a substrate made of aluminum into contact with an aqueous solution containing sulfate ions and fluoride ions; and heating the substrate to boil the aqueous solution on a surface of the substrate and forming a corrosion resistant film containing at least oxygen, fluorine, and sulfur in the aluminum derived from the substrate on the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoharu Kataoka, Masao Watanabe, Yuya Kusano
  • Patent number: 11518923
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a nonaqueous coolant composition excellent in insulation property, heat transfer characteristic, and hydrolysis resistance. The embodiment is a coolant composition that includes at least one ketone compound having 6 or more carbon atoms as a nonaqueous base and is substantially free of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuaki Kodama, Masao Watanabe, Tomoharu Kataoka, Daisuke Tokozakura
  • Patent number: 11472254
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle including: a vehicle main body including an electrical device that generates heat when the vehicle travels; a heat exchanger that performs heat exchange between outside air and a refrigerant; and cooling piping that constitutes a flow passage through which the refrigerant circulates between the electrical device and the heat exchanger, with a part of the flow passage being routed on a lower surface side of and in contact with a floor panel that constitutes a part of the vehicle main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoharu Kataoka, Jumpei Watanabe, Masashi Nose
  • Patent number: 11447678
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a nonaqueous coolant composition that is excellent in insulation property and heat resistance and has improved heat transfer characteristics. The embodiment is a coolant composition that includes at least one ether compound having 6 or more carbon atoms as a nonaqueous base and is substantially free of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuaki Kodama, Masao Watanabe, Tomoharu Kataoka, Daisuke Tokozakura
  • Publication number: 20210309862
    Abstract: Provided is a film forming method of a corrosion resistant film having a corrosion resistance under acidic atmosphere and a corrosion resistant member on which the corrosion resistant film is coated. The film forming method of the corrosion resistant film includes: bringing a substrate made of aluminum into contact with an aqueous solution containing sulfate ions and fluoride ions; and heating the substrate to boil the aqueous solution on a surface of the substrate and forming a corrosion resistant film containing at least oxygen, fluorine, and sulfur in the aluminum derived from the substrate on the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoharu KATAOKA, Masao WATANABE, Yuya KUSANO
  • Publication number: 20210229545
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided with a vehicle body equipped with an electric device that generates heat during traveling, a heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the outside air and a refrigerant, and a cooling tube that constitutes a flow passage for circulation of the refrigerant between the electric device and the heat exchanger, and in which a part of the flow passage directed from the electric device to the heat exchanger is laid in a vehicle cabin of the vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Jumpei WATANABE, Tomoharu KATAOKA, Masashi NOSE
  • Publication number: 20210229521
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle including: a vehicle main body including an electrical device that generates heat when the vehicle travels; a heat exchanger that performs heat exchange between outside air and a refrigerant; and cooling piping that constitutes a flow passage through which the refrigerant circulates between the electrical device and the heat exchanger, with a part of the flow passage being routed on a lower surface side of and in contact with a floor panel that constitutes a part of the vehicle main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Tomoharu KATAOKA, Jumpei WATANABE, Masashi NOSE
  • Publication number: 20210130672
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a nonaqueous coolant composition that is excellent in insulation property and heat resistance and has improved heat transfer characteristics. The embodiment is a coolant composition that includes at least one ether compound having 6 or more carbon atoms as a nonaqueous base and is substantially free of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Yasuaki KODAMA, Masao WATANABE, Tomoharu KATAOKA, Daisuke TOKOZAKURA
  • Publication number: 20210062060
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a nonaqueous coolant composition excellent in insulation property, heat transfer characteristic, and rubber compatibility. The embodiment is a coolant composition that includes at least one saturated hydrocarbon compound having 6 or more carbon atoms as a nonaqueous base and is substantially free of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Yasuaki KODAMA, Masao WATANABE, Tomoharu KATAOKA, Daisuke TOKOZAKURA
  • Publication number: 20210062059
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a nonaqueous coolant composition excellent in insulation property and heat transfer characteristic. The embodiment is a coolant composition that includes at least one carboxylic acid ester compound as a nonaqueous base and is substantially free of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Yasuaki KODAMA, Masao WATANABE, Tomoharu KATAOKA, Daisuke TOKOZAKURA
  • Publication number: 20210062062
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a nonaqueous coolant composition excellent in insulation property, heat transfer characteristic, and hydrolysis resistance. The embodiment is a coolant composition that includes at least one ketone compound having 6 or more carbon atoms as a nonaqueous base and is substantially free of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Yasuaki KODAMA, Masao WATANABE, Tomoharu KATAOKA, Daisuke TOKOZAKURA
  • Patent number: 9728700
    Abstract: Provided is a compound which is mixed with a thermoelectric conversion material matrix as a phonon scattering material. The compound is represented by the following formula: (In the above formula, G1 represents a functional group capable of binding to the thermoelectric conversion material matrix; G2 independently represents G1 or CH3; 0?m?5; 0?m??5; 6?n?1000; and 1/1000<(the number of G1/n)?1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, ADMATECHS COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Junya Murai, Tomonari Kogure, Youichiro Kawai, Tomoharu Kataoka, Yoshinori Okawauchi
  • Publication number: 20150280096
    Abstract: Provided is a compound which is mixed with a thermoelectric conversion material matrix as a phonon scattering material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Junya MURAI, Tomonari KOGURE, Youichiro KAWAI, Tomoharu KATAOKA, Yoshinori OKAWAUCHI
  • Patent number: 8889027
    Abstract: A nanocomposite thermoelectric conversion material composed of a Bi2(Te1-xSex)3 thermoelectric conversion material (where 0?x<1) as a matrix in which ceramic phonon scattering particles are dispersed. The nanocomposite thermoelectric conversion material produced by adjusting a first aqueous solution of a Bi complex to a higher pH value than an isoelectric point of phonon scattering particles, adding phonon scattering particles not modified on their surface to the pH adjusted first aqueous solution, and mixing the first aqueous solution to which phonon scattering particles have been added and a second aqueous solution including at least the former of Te anions and Se anions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Takuji Kita, Junnya Murai, Tomoharu Kataoka, Michael Paul Rowe
  • Publication number: 20130240775
    Abstract: A method of producing a nanocomposite thermoelectric conversion material which has a high thermoelectric conversion performance without modifying the surface of the phonon scattering particles and thereby preventing the conventional defects due to an organic phase derived from a modifier. The method produces a nanocomposite thermoelectric conversion material comprised of a Bi2(Te1-x,Sex)3 thermoelectric conversion material (where 0?x<1) as a matrix in which ceramic phonon scattering particles are dispersed, characterized by including a step of adjusting a first aqueous solution of a Bi complex to a higher pH value than an isoelectric point of phonon scattering particles, a step of adding phonon scattering particles not modified on their surface to the pH adjusted first aqueous solution, and a step of mixing the first aqueous solution to which phonon scattering particles have been added and a second aqueous solution including at least the former of Te anions and Se anions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takuji Kita, Junnya Murai, Tomoharu Kataoka, Michael Paul Rowe