Patents Assigned to Asahi
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Publication number: 20220045345Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte membrane for a redox flow battery, comprising a perfluorocarbon polymer having an ion-exchange group, wherein the perfluorocarbon polymer has equivalent weight EW of the ion-exchange group of 600 g/eq or more and 2000 g/eq or less, a craze area ratio of the electrolyte membrane is 1.5% or less, and a relative dimension of the electrolyte membrane in at least one of a X direction and a Y direction is 80% or more and less than 100% in the following relative dimension by dipping in 2 M aqueous sulfuric acid solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2020Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuka KANADA, Junya YAMASHITA, Hiroko KAMOCHI, Kazuya KAI
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Publication number: 20220040005Abstract: Medical gauze includes a warp knitted fabric having a warp and weft direction and composed of loops continued in the warp direction. The warp knitted fabric is made of 100% long fiber containing 70% by weight or more of regenerated cellulose-based long fiber. The warp knitted fabric is preferably configured in a marquisette construction. The regenerated cellulose-based long fiber is preferably cuprammonium rayon. Preferably having a width of equal to or greater than 5 mm and equal to or less than 600 mm, and a weight of equal to or greater than 28 g and equal to or less than 290 g per square meter. As the warp knitted fabric is composed of the loops continued in the warp direction and made of 100% long fiber containing 70% by weight or more of the regenerated cellulose-based long fiber, the occurrence of lint can be reduced to improve lint-free performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2019Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicants: HAKUJUJI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koichi SATO, Hiroshi OGURA, Kenji ITO, Yusuke HOSHIDA, Hisaharu TAKEUCHI
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Publication number: 20220043352Abstract: A flexographic printing raw plate comprising at least a support, a photosensitive resin composition layer, an intermediate layer, and an infrared ablation layer sequentially stacked, wherein the intermediate layer comprises a hydrophilic resin (A) and a layered inorganic compound (B), and the intermediate layer has a film thickness of 2 ?m or more and 30 ?m or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2019Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuzo FUJIKI, Hiroshi OGAWA, Hideo SAITO
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Publication number: 20220042990Abstract: An object of the present invention is to elucidate the cause of degradation of the reliability of detecting causative bacteria of environmental mastitis such as Escherichia coli, Klebsiella bacteria, Streptococcus bacteria, and CNS, and to provide a highly reliable detection means. Another object of the present invention is to provide a highly reliable detection means based on the immunochromatographic method, which enables quicker determination compared with the cultivation-based method, and a diagnosis kit using it.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2019Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Koji MAEHANA
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Publication number: 20220042067Abstract: The present invention provides a method for assisting a prediction of how likely a shunt trouble occurs, comprising a step of determining that the shunt trouble likely occurs, when a mevalonic acid concentration in a sample derived from a hemodialyzed patient is equal to or more than a preset cutoff value or increases with time.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2019Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicants: ASAHI KASEI PHARMA CORPORATION, JAPAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONInventors: Takeshi MATSUOKA, Shigeru UEDA, Satoru SANADA, Manabu KANDA, Hiroshi KITAMURA
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Publication number: 20220042831Abstract: A gas sensor includes, in a single housing section, a substrate mounting surface 31 mounted with a substrate including a light emitter and a light receiver and a mirror section including plural reflectors. Then, in the housing section, all of the plural reflectors are integrally molded on an inner surface of the housing section to multiple reflect light emitted from the light emitter and cause the light to enter the light receiver in an opposing direction of one side and the other side in an extension direction of the substrate mounting surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: ASAHI KASEI MICRODEVICES CORPORATIONInventor: Lars FURBERG
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Patent number: 11242913Abstract: A gear is provided that has excellent continuous moldability for practical use, and both high slidability and high durability. The provided gear is a molded resin constructed of a resin composition comprising a thermoplastic resin (A) and cellulose nanofibers (B) with an average fiber diameter of 1000 nm or smaller, and having a number average molecular weight of the thermoplastic resin (A) in the range of 10,000 to 150,000, wherein a sliding surface of the gear with another gear teeth has an arithmetic mean surface roughness Sa of 3.0 ?m or lower.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Junichi Tsuzuki, Sara Kusumoto
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Patent number: 11242440Abstract: This polyolefin microporous membrane has a TD thermal shrinkage at 120° C. of 8% or less, and the TD thermal shrinkage at 130° C. thereof is 3 to 5 times greater than the TD thermal shrinkage at 120° C. and at least 12% greater than the TD thermal shrinkage at 120° C.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2018Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akihisa Yamashita, Masaki Katayama
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Patent number: 11241016Abstract: [Problem] To provide a new technology with which it is possible to further increase a supply amount of divalent iron. [Solution] Provided is a divalent iron supply agent that contains: a hydrothermal reaction treatment product of a mixture containing at least one of yeast, a yeast extract, and a yeast cell wall, at least one of phosphoric acid and a phosphoric acid compound, and at least one of potassium and a potassium compound; and an iron supply raw material.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2018Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: ASAHI GROUP HOLDING, LTD.Inventor: Takanori Kitagawa
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Patent number: 11243065Abstract: Provided is a rotation angle detection device configured to detect a rotation angle of a magnetic field generation source, based on a magnetic field in at least two directions detected by a magnetic field detection device. The rotation angle detection device includes a correction value calculation unit configured to calculate a correction value of the rotation angle; an angle output unit configured to output an angle output signal indicative of the rotation angle of the magnetic field generation source, based on a magnetic field detection signal to be output from the magnetic field detection device and the correction value; and a filter unit capable of selecting a first filter characteristic, which is to be used for outputting the angle output signal, and a second filter characteristic, which is to be used for calculating the correction value and is different from the first filter characteristic.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Asahi Kasei Microdevices CorporationInventors: Takeo Yamamoto, Satoshi Fukase
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Patent number: 11241809Abstract: A molding die and a molding method are provided, which allow high-cycle manufacturing of molded bodies of a thermoplastic resin or thermoplastic resin-fiber composite material, thereby improving productivity. Molding is performed using a molding die including a plurality of die portions that form a cavity in which a molded body is molded, the molding die including: a first temperature adjusting unit disposed in the vicinity of the cavity surface and capable of at least cooling the cavity surface; and a second temperature adjusting unit disposed on a side of the first temperature adjusting unit opposite from the cavity surface and capable of at least heating the cavity surface, wherein a distance L0 from the cavity surface to the first temperature adjusting unit and a distance L1 from the cavity surface to a surface of the corresponding die portion opposite from the cavity surface satisfy the relationship: (L1/L0)>3.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2017Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuharu Yasuda, Yuo Umei, Hideaki Ichiki, Susumu Sugano
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Patent number: 11243095Abstract: To reduce the error in a rotational angle detected by a rotational angle detection apparatus, provided is a rotational angle detection apparatus that detects a rotational angle of a magnetic field generation source, including a magnetic field detection apparatus that detects magnetic field components in at least two directions, and outputs resulting detection data; a correction value calculating section that calculates correction values for correcting an angle error of the rotational angle, based on a steady-state error that does not depend on rotation of the magnetic field generation source; and an angle computing section that calculates the rotational angle of the magnetic field generation source based on the detection data and the correction values, and outputs an angle signal indicating the rotational angle.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Asahi Kasei Microdevices CorporationInventors: Takeo Yamamoto, Ryuta Tanaka, Satoshi Fukase, Kenta Sogo
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Patent number: 11242446Abstract: [Problem] The present invention addresses the problem of providing a cellulose composite whereby the cellulose composite itself disperses stably even when ions are blended in a high concentration in a beverage, and also has excellent suspension stability. [Solution] A cellulose composite comprising cellulose, an anionic polysaccharide not having a chemically crosslinked structure, and water-absorbent particles comprising a compound having a chemically crosslinked structure wherein the cellulose composite has a viscosity of 10 mPa·s or higher when 1 mass % of the cellulose composite is dispersed in an aqueous solution in which 0.45 g of sodium bicarbonate is dissolved in 100 mL of pure water.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2015Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryo Suzuki, Koichiro Enatsu, Naoaki Yamasaki
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Publication number: 20220036682Abstract: A holding unit that reciprocally holds a feeding roller and is separated from a base body, and locking position changing means (a first tooth row, a second tooth row, a shaft support portion, a cylindrical shaft, and the like) for changing a locking position of a holding unit with respect to the base body along a track in a direction in which a distance between the feeding roller and the guide roller is changed are provided. In the configuration, a position and an orientation of a guide roller are caused to be constant regardless of a size of a coin, and thus the coin is appropriately guided toward a feeding passage by the guide roller regardless of the size of the coin.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2019Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: ASAHI SEIKO CO., LTD.Inventor: Tomokazu KORENAGA
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Publication number: 20220036683Abstract: Provided are a holding body that holds a guide roller and locking position changing means for changing a locking position of the holding body with respect to a base body along a track in a circumferential direction centered on a rotation axis of a rotary disk, the locking position changing means including a first tooth row and a second tooth row, and the like that mesh with each other. In the configuration, since a feeding roller with which a coin collides is smoothly moved in a forward movement direction regardless of a distance between the feeding roller and a guide roller (regardless of a size of the coin), occurrence of the coin jam due to a movement failure of the feeding roller can be suppressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2019Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: ASAHI SEIKO CO., LTD.Inventor: Masayoshi UMEDA
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Publication number: 20220034797Abstract: The present invention is directed to a gas detector configured to improve response speed of a gas sensor. A gas detector includes a housing, a gas sensor main body installed in the housing, and a partition wall provided in the housing and limiting the surrounding of the gas sensor main body to separate from the other area. The housing or the partition wall includes an opening portion directly connected from the outside to an area inside the partition wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: ASAHI KASEI MICRODEVICES CORPORATIONInventors: Maksym BRYZGALOV, Mats OLSSON, Henrik RODJEGARD, Hans MARTIN
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Publication number: 20220033558Abstract: Polyoxymethylene, where a ratio of a low molecular weight component having a molecular weight of 10,000 or less in a molecular weight distribution is 7.0% or less of the total, and the molecular weight distribution is obtained by measurement by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) using polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) as a standard substance.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2019Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Chihiro SUEMITSU, Hitoshi MIZOMOTO, Kenji EBARA, Tatsuya SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20220033763Abstract: A method for producing a rich taste imparting substance-containing yeast, where the method includes: a yeast proliferating step of culturing a yeast that is modified to have a reduced acetolactate synthase activity in cells, and has isoleucine and valine requirements in a culture medium containing isoleucine and valine, to proliferate the yeast; and a rich taste imparting substance producing step of culturing the yeast with addition of valine to the culture medium when an isoleucine content in the culture medium is less than 0.2% by mass, to produce a rich taste imparting substance, wherein the rich taste imparting substance is at least one of ?-Glu-Abu and ?-Glu-Abu-Gly.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2019Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: ASAHI GROUP FOODS, LTD.Inventor: Tomokazu Ino
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Patent number: 11235553Abstract: Provided are a foam molded product and a method of producing the same. The foam molded product is a molded product containing a resin and including a surface layer, a compressive deformation layer, and a foam layer. The thickness of the surface layer is 0.1 mm to 5.0 mm. The compressive deformation layer is located between the surface layer and the foam layer. Foam particles forming the compressive deformation layer have an average H/L of 0.5 or less (H: length in compression direction; L: length in perpendicular direction relative to compression direction). Foam particles forming the foam layer have an expansion ratio of not less than 3.0 times and less than 30 times.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2019Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuyuki Kawazu, Tetsuo Nakamoto
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Patent number: 11236209Abstract: A methacrylic resin composition comprises a methacrylic resin, the methacrylic resin comprising: 50 mass % to 97 mass % of a methacrylic acid ester monomer unit (A); 3 mass % to 30 mass % of a structural unit (B) having a cyclic structure-containing main chain; and 0 mass % to 20 mass % of another vinyl monomer unit (C) that is copolymerizable with a methacrylic acid ester monomer, wherein the methacrylic resin satisfies a specific condition; and the composition has a weight average molecular weight residual ratio of 80% or more upon heating under a nitrogen atmosphere at 280° C. for 1 hour, and has a weight average molecular weight residual ratio of 80% or more upon heating in air at 280° C. for 0.5 hours.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2017Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Chihiro Hiramoto, Fumiki Murakami