Patents by Inventor Yuichi Hioki
Yuichi Hioki 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: 5985794Abstract: A method for enhancing an efficacy of an agricultural chemical which comprises incorporating a specific quaternary ammonium enhancer into a diluted solution of the agricultural chemical.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 1997Date of Patent: November 16, 1999Assignee: KAO CorporationInventors: Keiko Hasebe, Yuichi Hioki, Osamu Tachizawa, Takeshi Tomifuji, Tohru Katoh, Uichiro Nishimoto, Yoshifumi Nishimoto, Kohshiro Sotoya
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Patent number: 5948421Abstract: An aqueous liquid agricultural composition which is excellent in liquid stability even when it contains an agricultural chemical at a high concentration comprises (a) a water-soluble agricultural chemical, (b) at least one member selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the following formula (I) and derivatives thereof, and (c) at least one member selected from the group consisting of salts of compounds represented by the following formula (II) with acids and compounds represented by the following formula (III): ##STR1##Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 1997Date of Patent: September 7, 1999Assignees: Kao Corporation, Monsanto CompanyInventors: Tetsuya Okano, Keiko Hasebe, Tadayuki Suzuki, Yuichi Hioki, Keiichiro Tomioka, Tatsuo Sato
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Patent number: 5922659Abstract: A cleanser composition comprising a phosphate type surfactant and an amide ether carboxylic acid as the essential components. This cleanser composition is lowly irritant to the skin etc., and excellent in lathering property, gives creamy foam in quality, and can give an excellent feeling to the skin cleansed even when it is used in hard water.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 1997Date of Patent: July 13, 1999Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Chikako Matsumoto, Tadashi Moriyama, Takatoshi Kobayashi, Yuichi Hioki, Takashi Imamura
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Patent number: 5912208Abstract: An agricultural chemical composition which can be safely applied to crops without causing any chemical damage comprising a mixture, which exerts excellent potentiating effects on various agricultural chemicals and has n of from 2 to 50 on the average and x1+y1+z1+x2+y2+z2+x3+y3+z3 of from 0 to 100 on the average, of compounds represented by the following general formula (I) and an agricultural chemical, wherein the weight ratio of the mixture to the agricultural chemical ranges from 0.1 to 20: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each represent a hydrogen atom or an acyl group having from 2 to 31 carbon atoms, --SO.sub.3 Na, --SO.sub.3 K, --SO.sub.3 H.N(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 OH).sub.3 or --SO.sub.3 H.NH(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 OH).sub.2 ;(EO).sub.x1, (EO).sub.x2 and (EO).sub.x3 each represent a polyoxyethylene chain;(PO).sub.y1, (PO).sub.y2 and (PO).sub.y3 each represent a polyoxypropylene chain;(BO).sub.z1, (BO).sub.z2 and (BO).sub.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 1997Date of Patent: June 15, 1999Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Yuichi Hioki, Kazuhiko Kurita, Tadayuki Suzuki, Toshikazu Azuma
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Patent number: 5863863Abstract: A liquid enhancer composition for amino acid series herbicides comprising specific tertiary amine and a derivative thereof, at least one oxalic acid or a salt thereof selected from the group consisting of oxalic acid, potassium oxalate, alkanolamine salts of oxalic acid, and lower alkylamine salts of oxalic acid, wherein the ratio of oxalic acid or the salt thereof is 0.1 to 10 times mole per mole of the nitrogen-containing compound.The enhancer composition of the present invention has an excellent stability with lapse of time to a change in temperatures and can markedly enhance the medicinal efficacy of an amino acid series herbicide even when the composition is used in a liquid form in combination with the herbicide.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 1997Date of Patent: January 26, 1999Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Keiko Hasebe, Tadayuki Suzuki, Yuichi Hioki
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Patent number: 5863909Abstract: An adjuvant composition for agricultural chemicals comprising at least one sorbitan/fatty acid ester surfactant (A) and at least one surfactant (B) selected from the group consisting of resin acid surfactants and anionic oligomer or polymer type quaternary ammonium salt surfactants can be used for various crops in safety without causing injury thereof to the crops, and can enhance the efficacies of various agricultural chemicals.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 1997Date of Patent: January 26, 1999Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Kazuhiko Kurita, Keiko Hasebe, Katsuhiko Yamaguchi, Masaharu Hayashi, Yuichi Hioki
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Patent number: 5858936Abstract: Described is a detergent composition comprising (A) a sulfate ester surfactant, (B) at least one surfactant selected from amphoteric surfactants, amine oxide surfactants, alkanol amide surfactants and amide amino-acid surfactants, (C) a cationic bactericide and (D) a metal chelating agent, the weight ratio of said (A) to (B) being 1-50 and the content of said (C) being 0.2 wt. % to 5 wt. %.The detergent composition according to the present invention has excellent detergency, foamability and foam durability and at the same time, has high bactericidal effects because it can be mixed stably with a cationic bactericide.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 1997Date of Patent: January 12, 1999Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Yoshinori Tamura, Yasuhiro Doi, Keiko Hasebe, Masafumi Shonaka, Tadashi Moriyama, Yuichi Hioki, Hiroshi Sonohara
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Patent number: 5849663Abstract: The efficacy of an agricultural chemical can be enhanced by using an enhancer for agricultural chemicals represented by the following formulas (I) or (II) together with the agricultural chemical: ##STR1## The enhancer for agricultural chemicals according to the present invention can safely be applied to various crops without doing chemical injury thereto.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 1996Date of Patent: December 15, 1998Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Keiko Hasebe, Keiichiro Tomioka, Tadayuki Suzuki, Yuichi Hioki
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Patent number: 5739168Abstract: A germicidal-disinfectant detergent composition comprising (a) a cationic germicide, (b) a metal chelating agent and (c) at least one surfactant selected from anionic surfactants, nonionic surfactants and amphoteric surfactants is described. Excellent detergency and germicidal action are provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 1997Date of Patent: April 14, 1998Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Yuichi Hioki, Tadashi Moriyama, Chikako Ikeda, Juri Okamoto, Yoshinori Tamura
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Patent number: 5728649Abstract: A method for enhancing an efficacy of an agricultural chemical which comprises incorporating a specific quaternary ammonium enhancer into a diluted solution of the agricultural chemical.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 1995Date of Patent: March 17, 1998Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Keiko Hasebe, Yuichi Hioki, Osamu Tachizawa, Takeshi Tomifuji, Tohru Katoh, Uichiro Nishimoto, Yoshifumi Nishimoto, Kohshiro Sotoya
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Patent number: 5686403Abstract: A cleanser composition comprising an alkylphosphate type surfactant and an ether acetic acid type surfactant represented by the following formula (3) :R.sup.4 --O--(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.p --CH.sub.2 CO.sub.2 X.sup.3(3)wherein R.sup.4 represents an alkyl or alkenyl group having 8 to 18 carbon atoms, X.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom, a triethanolammonium group or an ammonium group, and p represents a number of 3 to 15.The cleanser composition is excellent in cleansing property of the skin and hair, and low irritant. Further, even when the cleanser composition contains a phosphate salt in a concentration of 30% by weight or above, the viscosity of the composition is not increased and the incorporation of a third component thereinto is easy.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 1995Date of Patent: November 11, 1997Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Chikako Matsumoto, Tadashi Moriyama, Takatoshi Kobayashi, Yuichi Hioki
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Patent number: 5622911Abstract: The efficacy of an agricultural chemical can be enhanced by using a specific fatty acid alkanolamide or a fatty acid ester or carboxymethylated derivative thereof represented by the following formula (I) together with the agricultural chemical: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl group having 5 to 29 carbon atoms; each R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; each R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 may be the same or different from each other and each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a group represented by the formula: ##STR2## wherein R.sup.6 represents a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl group having 1 to 29 carbon atoms, or a group represented by the formula: --CH.sub.2 COOX, wherein X represents a hydrogen atom, a sodium atom, a potassium atom, an ammonium group or an organic ammonium group.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 1995Date of Patent: April 22, 1997Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Keiko Hasebe, Tadayuki Suzuki, Yuichi Hioki
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Patent number: 5610212Abstract: A means for stabilizing a deproteinized natural rubber latex is disclosed, comprising adding a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of (a) an anionic surfactant, (b) an amphoteric surfactant, (c) a nonionic surfactant, (d) a nonionic or amphoteric oligomer or polymer, and (e) an anionic oligomer or polymer. By adding the stabilizer, the mechanical stability of a deproteinized natural rubber latex can be markedly improved.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 1994Date of Patent: March 11, 1997Assignees: Kao Corporation, Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Yasuyuki Tanaka, Yuichi Hioki, Masaharu Hayashi, Naoya Ichikawa, Toshiaki Sakaki
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Patent number: 5587353Abstract: Kits comprising an agricultural chemical composition which can be safely applied to crops without causing any chemical damage; comprising a mixture, which exerts excellent potentiating effects on various agricultural chemicals, of compounds represented by the following general formula (I) and having (n1+n2+n3) and (n4+n5+n6) each being a number of 0 to 100 on the average, and an agricultural chemical, wherein the weight ratio of the mixture to the agricultural chemical ranges from 0.1 to 50: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 each represent a straight-chain or branched alkyl, alkenyl or hydroxyalkyl group having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 1995Date of Patent: December 24, 1996Assignee: KAO CorporationInventors: Yuichi Hioki, Kazuhiko Kurita, Keiko Kawabata, Toshikazu Azuma
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Patent number: 5585459Abstract: A process for producing raw rubber from a deproteinized natural rubber is disclosed, which comprises coagulating rubber particles in the deproteinized natural rubber latex by: (1) adding a nonionic surfactant having a cloud point of from 20.degree. to 100.degree. C. and a molecular weight of 300 or more to the deproteinized natural rubber latex and heating the latex to a temperature not lower than the cloud point of the nonionic surfactant; or (2) adding a coagulation assistant selected from the group consisting of: (a) an anionic surfactant, (b) an amphoteric surfactant, (c) a nonionic surfactant, (d) a nonionic or amphoteric oligomer or polymer, and (e) an anionic oligomer or polymer, to the deproteinized natural rubber latex; and then recovering the coagulated rubber particles. According to the process of the present invention, raw rubber containing substantially no metal ion can be produced with a high efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 1994Date of Patent: December 17, 1996Assignees: Kao Corporation, Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Yasuyuki Tanaka, Yuichi Hioki, Masaharu Hayashi, Naoya Ichikawa, Toshiaki Sakaki
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Patent number: 5567606Abstract: Disclosed herein are antifoaming agents for fermentation which include, as active ingredient at least one of (a) a reaction product obtained by adding at least one alkylene oxide to a mixture of a fat and/or oil with a trihydric or still higher polyhydric alcohol, or (b) a compound represented by the following general formula (1): ##STR1## wherein n stands for a number of 2-50, R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 mean individually a hydrogen atom or an acyl group having 2-31 carbon atoms, x denotes an alkylene group having 2-4 carbon atoms, and m1, m2 and m3 are individually a number of 0-200, an L-amino acid-producing medium containing either one of these components, and a production process for L-amino acids making use of this medium. The use of this antifoaming agent permits the quick, sure and durable suppression of bubbling during incubation, and the overall production of the L-amino acid is significantly improved.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 1995Date of Patent: October 22, 1996Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Masaharu Hayashi, Yuichi Hioki, Masafumi Shonaka, Tadashi Moriyama
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Patent number: 5563111Abstract: A method for enhancing the effectiveness of an agricultural chemical which comprises incorporating a specific enhancer into a diluted solution of the agricultural chemical.The specific enhancer is a quaternary ammonium salt or a amine.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 1994Date of Patent: October 8, 1996Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Yuichi Hioki, Keiko Hasebe, Tadayuki Suzuki, Osamu Tachizawa, Takeshi Tomifuji, Tohru Katoh, Kohshiro Sotoya, Keiichiro Tomioka, Uichiro Nishimoto, Yoshifumi Nishimoto, Yasuki Ohtawa
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Patent number: 5538937Abstract: A method for enhancing an efficacy of an agricultural chemical which comprises incorporating a quaternary ammonium enhancer into a diluted solution of the agricultural chemical.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 1995Date of Patent: July 23, 1996Inventors: Keiko Hasebe, Yuichi Hioki, Osamu Tachizawa, Takeshi Tomifuji, Tohru Katoh, Uichiro Nishimoto, Yoshifumi Nishimoto, Kohshiro Sotoya
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Patent number: 5462912Abstract: An agricultural chemical composition which can be safely applied to crops without causing any chemical damage; comprising a mixture, which exerts excellent potentiating effects on various agricultural chemicals, of compounds represented by the following general formula (I) and having (n1+n2+n3) and (n4+n5+n6) each being a number of 0 to 100 on the average, and an agricultural chemical, wherein the weight ratio of the mixture to the agricultural chemical ranges from 0.1 to 50: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 each represent a straight-chain or branched alkyl, alkenyl or hydroxyalkyl group having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 1994Date of Patent: October 31, 1995Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Yuichi Hioki, Kazuhiko Kurita, Keiko Kawabata, Toshikazu Azuma
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Patent number: 5374418Abstract: A composition for use in the oral cavity is disclosed. The composition comprises (A) an antibacterial compound represented by the following general formula (1),A.sup.m+ .multidot.X.sub.m.sup.- (1)wherein A.sup.m+ is a nitrogen-containing antibacterial cation and the counter anion X.sup.- represents a monoalkyl phosphate ion, a monoalkenyl phosphate ion, a monoalkyl phosphonate ion, or a monoalkenyl phosphonate ion having a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl group with 8 to 20 carbon atoms, and m is a valence of the cation A, and (B) a vehicle for use in the oral cavity. It exhibits a remarkablely rapid and continued disinfection effect action against oral cavity bacteria, while providing a good taste. Its disinfection effect is not reduced in the presence of surfactants. In addition, it does not color the tooth.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 1993Date of Patent: December 20, 1994Assignee: KAO CorporationInventors: Kazushi Oshino, Atsushi Yamagishi, Ryozo Nakai, Yasuteru Eguchi, Tetsuji Iwasaki, Yuichi Hioki