Patents by Inventor Yoshihiko Nakano

Yoshihiko Nakano 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: 9698349
    Abstract: A polymer of an embodiment includes a recurring unit containing at least one bivalent group selected from among a formula (1), a formula (2), a formula (3), and a formula (4). Z1 indicates carbon having an R1 group, nitrogen, or the like. Z2 indicates oxygen, sulfur, selenium, nitrogen having an R2 group, or the like. The R1 and R2 groups indicate hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group, or the like, X indicates oxygen, sulfur, selenium, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Nakano, Shigehiko Mori, Takeshi Gotanda, Rumiko Hayase
  • Publication number: 20170155069
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a photoelectric conversion element includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a first layer. The second electrode includes a base member and a first material portion. The base member includes a plurality of structure bodies including carbon. The first material portion includes a carrier transport material and is provided between the structure bodies. The photoelectric conversion layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The photoelectric conversion layer includes a material having a perovskite structure. The first layer is provided between the photoelectric conversion layer and the second electrode. The first layer includes the carrier transport material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Takeshi GOTANDA, Yoshihiko NAKANO, Katsuyuki NAITO
  • Patent number: 9666875
    Abstract: A catalyst-layer-supporting substrate comprising a substrate supporting a catalyst layer; wherein the catalyst layer comprises two or more porous catalyst metal particle layers that are superposed alternately with (i) two or more intersticed layers comprising at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Sn, Al, and Cu; or (ii) two or more fibrous carbon layers having interstices among fibers of the fibrous carbon. A method for forming a catalyst-layer-supporting structure that comprises porous catalyst metal particle by removing a pore-forming metal from a mixture layer containing a pore-forming metal and a catalyst metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Mei Wu, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, Mutsuki Yamazaki, Yoshihiko Nakano
  • Patent number: 9634252
    Abstract: A polymer of an embodiment includes a repeating unit containing a bivalent group represented by the following formula (1). R is hydrogen, halogen, an alkyl group, an alkanoyl group, an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, or the like. X is oxygen, sulfur, selenium, or the like. Y and Z each is a bivalent group selected from a carbonyl group, a sulfinyl group, and a sulfonyl group. However, a case where Y and Z are both the carbonyl groups is excluded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Nakano, Shigehiko Mori, Takeshi Gotanda, Fumihiko Aiga, Rumiko Hayase
  • Publication number: 20160372674
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a polymer includes a recurring unit containing a bivalent group expressed by a formula (1) shown below. A weight-average molecular weight of the polymer is in a range of 3000 or more to 1000000 or less. R1 is a monovalent group selected from hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkanoyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted awl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group. X is an atom selected from oxygen, sulfur, and selenium. Y and Z are each independently a bivalent group selected from a carbonyl group, a sulfinyl group, and a sulfonyl group. A case where Y and Z are both the carbonyl groups is excluded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoshihiko NAKANO, Shigehiko MORI, Takeshi GOTANDA, Fumihiko AIGA, Rumiko HAYASE
  • Publication number: 20160285022
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a photoelectric conversion element includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer and a first layer. The photoelectric conversion layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first layer is provided between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer. The first layer includes at least a first metal oxide. The first layer has a plurality of orientation planes. At least one of the orientation planes satisfies the relationship L1>L2, where L1 is a length of the one of the plurality of orientation planes, and L2 is a thickness of the first layer along a first direction. The first direction is from the first electrode toward the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takeshi GOTANDA, Hyangmi JUNG, Atsuko IIDA, Mitsunaga SAITO, Yoshihiko NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20160285002
    Abstract: A polymer of an embodiment includes a repeating unit containing at least one bivalent group selected from the following formula (1) and the following formula (2). In the formulas (1) and (2), R is hydrogen, fluorine, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, or the like. X and Y are each an alkanoyl group, an aminocarbonyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, or the like. Ar is an aryl group or a heteroaryl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoshihiko NAKANO, Shigehiko MORI, Takeshi GOTANDA, Fumihiko AIGA, Rumiko HAYASE
  • Publication number: 20160285001
    Abstract: A polymer of an embodiment includes a repeating unit containing a bivalent group represented by the following formula (1). R is hydrogen, halogen, an alkyl group, an alkanoyl group, an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, or the like. X is oxygen, sulfur, selenium, or the like. Y and Z each is a bivalent group selected from a carbonyl group, a sulfinyl group, and a sulfonyl group. However, a case where Y and Z are both the carbonyl groups is excluded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoshihiko NAKANO, Shigehiko MORI, Takeshi GOTANDA, Fumihiko AIGA, Rumiko HAYASE
  • Publication number: 20160276607
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a photoelectric conversion element includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a first layer. The second electrode includes a base member and a first material portion. The base member includes a plurality of structure bodies including carbon. The first material portion includes a carrier transport material and is provided between the structure bodies. The photoelectric conversion layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The photoelectric conversion layer includes a material having a perovskite structure. The first layer is provided between the photoelectric conversion layer and the second electrode. The first layer includes the carrier transport material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takeshi GOTANDA, Yoshihiko NAKANO, Katsuyuki NAITO
  • Publication number: 20160276593
    Abstract: A polymer of an embodiment includes a recurring unit containing at least one bivalent group selected from among a formula (1), a formula (2), a formula (3), and a formula (4). Z1 indicates carbon having an R1 group, nitrogen, or the like. Z2 indicates oxygen, sulfur, selenium, nitrogen having an R2 group, or the like. The R1 and R2 groups indicate hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group, or the like, X indicates oxygen, sulfur, selenium, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yoshihiko NAKANO, Shigehiko Mori, Takeshi Gotanda, Rumiko Hayase
  • Patent number: 9364820
    Abstract: An oxygen reduction catalyst of an embodiment includes: a stack of single-layer graphenes; and a phosphorus compound, wherein some of carbon atoms of the graphenes are replaced by nitrogen atoms, and the phosphorus compound has a peak of phosphorus 2p orbital of 133.0 to 134.5 eV in X-ray photoelectron spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Naito, Yoshihiko Nakano, Norihiro Yoshinaga, Shigeru Matake, Yoshihiro Akasaka
  • Publication number: 20160099414
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a polymer includes a repeating unit represented by a formula (1) shown below. A weight-average molecular weight of the polymer is in a range of 3000 or more to 1000000 or less. R1 indicates a monovalent group selected from hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group, and a substituted or unsubstituted hetero-aromatic group. R2, R3, and R4 indicate independently a monovalent group selected from hydrogen, halogen, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group, and a substituted or unsubstituted hetero-aromatic group. X, Y, and Z indicate independently an atom selected from O, S, and Se.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yoshihiko NAKANO, Takeshi GOTANDA, Shigehiko MORI, Rumiko HAYASE
  • Publication number: 20150375864
    Abstract: A display device for use in transportation equipment according to the present disclosure includes a monitor, a hold portion, a shaft portion, a regulation portion, and a release unit. The monitor is disposed on a back side of a seat, and configured to be switchable between a stowed state where a longitudinal direction is defined in a vertical orientation, and a deployed state where the longitudinal direction is defined in a horizontal orientation. The hold portion is disposed on a back side of the monitor, and supports a back of the monitor. The shaft portion is disposed on the back side of the monitor, and supports the hold portion such that the hold portion is rotatable together with the monitor. The regulation portion regulates rotation of the monitor in the stowed state. The release unit releases hold caused by the regulation portion such that the monitor is rotatable about the shaft portion when the monitor shifts from the stowed state to the deployed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventor: Yoshihiko NAKANO
  • Patent number: 9159463
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a conductive material includes a carbon substance and a metallic substance mixed with and/or laminated to the carbon substance. The carbon substance has at least one dimension of 200 nm or less. The carbon substance includes a graphene selected from single-layered graphene and multi-layered graphene, a part of carbon atoms constituting the graphene is substituted with a nitrogen atom. The metallic substance includes at least one of a metallic particle and a metallic wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Naito, Norihiro Yoshinaga, Yoshihiko Nakano, Yoshihiro Akasaka, Shigeru Matake
  • Publication number: 20150239562
    Abstract: To provide a monitor device of which a monitor having at least a certain width can be attached under conditions in which the width of the attachment portion is limited, a monitor device is one that rotatably supports a monitor, said monitor device comprising a support component, a rotation component, and a rotation selector. The support component supports the monitor. The rotation component allows the monitor to rotate with respect to the support component. The rotation selector allows the monitor to rotate only when the monitor device is not in a powered state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventor: Yoshihiko Nakano
  • Publication number: 20150236288
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a polymer excellent enough in photoelectric conversion efficiency and in light resistance to be suitable for solar cells, also to provide a solar cell using the polymer, and further to provide an electronic product comprising the cell. [Means] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a polymer comprising a repeating unit of the following formula (M1). (In the formula, R1 is a substituent group selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups, and alkoxy groups; each R2 is independently a substituent group selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, alkyl groups, alkoxy groups, and aryl groups; and each X is independently an atom selected from the group consisting of O, S and Se. The embodiments also provide a solar cell having an active layer containing the above polymer and further an electronic product comprising that cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Nakano, Takeshi Gotanda, Rumiko Hayase, Yuki Kudo
  • Publication number: 20150083311
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a collector member 10 comprising a sheet-shaped base material 11 having a carbon-containing fiber 11a and catalyst particles 12 adhered to an outer periphery of the fiber 11a, containing a noble metal or an alloy thereof, and having an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 2 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Mutsuki YAMAZAKI, Yoshihiko NAKANO, Wu MEl
  • Publication number: 20150069887
    Abstract: A monitor stowage device for stowing a monitor into a stowage component, the monitor capable of being opened and closed. The monitor stowage device comprises a motor and an opening-closing mechanism. The motor supplies drive force to the opening-closing mechanism to open and close the monitor. The drive force from the motor is transmitted to the opening-closing mechanism, and the opening-closing mechanism changes the state of the monitor from a closed state to an open state, the closed state in which the monitor is stowed in a stowage space of the stowage component such that the long-side direction of the monitor is aligned with a direction substantially perpendicular to the width direction of the stowage section, and the open state being a state in which the monitor is deployed in such a manner that the long-side direction of the monitor is aligned with the lateral direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventor: Yoshihiko Nakano
  • Publication number: 20150044594
    Abstract: A catalyst-layer-supporting substrate comprising a substrate supporting a catalyst layer; wherein the catalyst layer comprises two or more porous catalyst metal particle layers that are superposed alternately with (i) two or more intersticed layers comprising at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Sn, Al, and Cu; or (ii) two or more fibrous carbon layers having interstices among fibers of the fibrous carbon. A method for forming a catalyst-layer-supporting structure that comprises porous catalyst metal particle by removing a pore-forming metal from a mixture layer containing a pore-forming metal and a catalyst metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Mei WU, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, Mutsuki Yamazaki, Yoshihiko Nakano
  • Publication number: 20140339097
    Abstract: An electrolysis device of an embodiment includes: an anode, a cathode having a nitrogen-containing carbon alloy catalyst, and an electrolysis cell having a membrane electrode assembly composed of an electrolyte present between the anode and the cathode so that voltage is applied to the anode and the cathode, wherein the electrolyte is any one of acidic, neutral, or alkali, water is produced by the electrolysis device at the cathode, when the electrolyte is acidic, and hydroxide ion is produced by the electrolysis device at the anode, when the electrolyte is neutral or alkali.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Norihiro YOSHINAGA, Yoshihiko NAKANO, Norihiro TOMIMATSU, Yoshihiro AKASAKA