Patents by Inventor Yoshihide Hirai

Yoshihide Hirai 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: 10763494
    Abstract: A graphene/organic solvent dispersion liquid is in a stably dispersed state and also unlikely to cause electrolysis of water. A graphene/organic solvent dispersion liquid is also provided including graphene dispersed in an organic solvent and having a value of (W2?W1)/G in the range of 0.005 or more and 0.05 or less, wherein W1 and W2 are the water fractions measured at 130° C. and 250° C., respectively, by the Karl Fischer's method and G is the solid fraction of the graphene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Hanxiao Yang, Eiichiro Tamaki, Manabu Kawasaki, Yoshihide Hirai, Koki Miyazono
  • Patent number: 10654721
    Abstract: A graphene material has a specific form that has a high dispersibility and can maintain a high electric conductivity and ion conductivity when used as material for electrode manufacturing. A graphene dispersion liquid is provided including graphene dispersed in an organic solvent and meeting both 0.5 ?m?S?15 ?m and 1.0?D/S?3.0 wherein D is the median diameter (?m) of the graphene measured by the laser diffraction/scattering type particle size distribution measurement method and S is the average size (?m) in the planar direction of the graphene calculated from the arithmetic mean of the longest diameter and shortest diameter of the graphene observed by a laser microscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yoshihide Hirai, Eiichiro Tamaki, Manabu Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20180269465
    Abstract: A graphene material has a specific form that has a high dispersibility and can maintain a high electric conductivity and ion conductivity when used as material for electrode manufacturing. A graphene dispersion liquid is provided including graphene dispersed in an organic solvent and meeting both 0.5 ?m?S?15 ?m and 1.0?D/S?3.0 wherein D is the median diameter (?m) of the graphene measured by the laser diffraction/scattering type particle size distribution measurement method and S is the average size (?m) in the planar direction of the graphene calculated from the arithmetic mean of the longest diameter and shortest diameter of the graphene observed by a laser microscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yoshihide HIRAI, Eiichiro TAMAKI, Manabu KAWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20180261830
    Abstract: A graphene/organic solvent dispersion liquid is in a stably dispersed state and also unlikely to cause electrolysis of water. A graphene/organic solvent dispersion liquid is also provided including graphene dispersed in an organic solvent and having a value of (W2?W1)/G in the range of 0.005 or more and 0.05 or less, wherein W1 and W2 are the water fractions measured at 130° C. and 250° C., respectively, by the Karl Fischer's method and G is the solid fraction of the graphene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Hanxiao Yang, Eiichiro Tamaki, Manabu Kawasaki, Yoshihide Hirai, Koki Miyazono
  • Patent number: 7571582
    Abstract: A vacuum heat insulator according to the present invention includes a core molded to be plate-shaped with the use of a binding agent. The vacuum heat insulator assumes any one of the following configurations. A) The core is formed by curing a fiber aggregate by means of a binding agent. The fibers have an average fiber diameter of at least 0.1 ?m but at most 10 ?m, and voids defined by fibers have a void diameter of at most 40 ?m. The core has a percentage of the voids of at least 80%. B) The binding agent is varied in concentration in a through-thickness direction of the core. C) A cured layer solidified by the binding agent is formed on at least one side surface of the core. D) The core contains fibers having a length of at most 100 ?m. The fibers are oriented perpendicular to a direction of heat transmission. Such vacuum heat insulator is excellent in adiabatic property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihide Hirai, Chie Hirai, Yasuaki Tanimoto, Keisuke Tsunetsugu, Hiroto Nakama, Yukako Akeyama
  • Publication number: 20050175809
    Abstract: A vacuum heat insulator according to the present invention includes a core molded to be plate-shaped with the use of a binding agent. The vacuum heat insulator assumes any one of the following configurations. A) The core is formed by curing a fiber aggregate by means of a binding agent. The fibers have an average fiber diameter of at least 0.1 ?m but at most 10 ?m, and voids defined by fibers have a void diameter of at most 40 ?m. The core has a percentage of the voids of at least 80%. B) The binding agent is varied in concentration in a through-thickness direction of the core. C) A cured layer solidified by the binding agent is formed on at least one side surface of the core. D) The core contains fibers having a length of at most 100 ?m. The fibers are oriented perpendicular to a direction of heat transmission. Such vacuum heat insulator is excellent in adiabatic property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Applicant: Matsushita Refrigeration Co.
    Inventors: Yoshihide Hirai, Chie Hirai, Yasuaki Tanimoto, Keisuke Tsunetsugu, Hiroto Nakama, Yukako Akeyama