Patents Assigned to Kao Corporation
  • Patent number: 11632960
    Abstract: The present invention is a plant growth promoter, containing: a lignocellulosic biomass (A); and at least one base (B) selected from the following (B1) to (B3), wherein the plant growth promoter has a contact angle with water of 80° or less, <Base (B)> (B1) a resin acid, (B2) a compound represented by formula (1), R1—Z1—Z2??(1) wherein R1 represents a hydrocarbon group with 9 or more carbons, Z1 represents a single bond or (OR2)p, R2 represents an alkanediyl group with 2 or more and 3 or less carbons, p represents a number that is on average more than 0 and 30 or less, Z2 represents a group selected from a carboxy group, a hydroxyl group, a sulfate group, and NR3R4, R3 and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, an ethyl group, or (R5O)qH, R5 represents an alkanediyl group with 2 or more and 3 or less carbons, and q represents a number that is on average more than 0 and 15 or less, and (B3) a polyhydric alcohol or a polycarboxylic acid having a molecular weight of 30,000 or
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Tanoue, Yumi Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 11633335
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a skin cleansing composition which can sufficiently exhibit an excellent keratotic plug-removing effect without a burden such as pain and irritation on the skin. The skin cleansing composition comprises 0.08 mass % or more and 35 mass % or less of (X) 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol and has a pH of 9.3 or more and 12.5 or less at 25° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keita Abe, Toshiaki Ozawa, Yuri Okutani, Daisuke Sawa
  • Patent number: 11634660
    Abstract: The present invention provides a detergent composition for textile products, containing the following component (A) and component (B): component (A): an internal olefin sulfonate having 16 or more and 18 or less carbons; and component (B): an alkyl sulfate having 12 or more and 14 or less carbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Morikawa, Ayako Ishihara
  • Publication number: 20230121566
    Abstract: The present invention is a surfactant composition containing (a) a branched alkyl sulfosuccinate ester having a branched alkyl group with 9 or 10 carbons and (b) a surfactant [excluding (a)].
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keita AONO, Satoru OKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230118481
    Abstract: The invention relates to [1] a cellulose fiber composite excellent in dispersion stability, in which at least one amine selected from a polyamine and a monoamine having a reactive functional group bonds to anion-modified cellulose fibers, and which satisfies at least one of amine introduction ratio of 60% or less (requirement 1) and average polymerization degree of anion-modified cellulose fibers of 300 or less (requirement 2), [2] a dispersion in which the cellulose fiber composite is dispersed in a medium, [3] a resin composition produced by blending the cellulose fiber composite and a resin, [4] a molded article produced by molding the cellulose fiber composite or the resin composition, and [5] a method for producing the cellulose fiber composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunsuke FUKUI, Yutaka YOSHIDA, Minato NAKAMURA, Shotaro SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20230125029
    Abstract: The present invention provides an asphalt composition obtained by blending an asphalt and an addition polymerization-type polymer, the addition polymerization-type polymer having a hydroxyl value of 10 mgKOH/g or more and 60 mgKOH/g or less and having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 2,500 or more and 70,000 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke AKINO, Norihiro FUKURI, Hirotaka KASHIWAGI
  • Publication number: 20230118811
    Abstract: An external skin preparation is described, and contains an oil-soluble ultraviolet absorber, 0.5% by mass or more and 20% by mass or less of an oil gelling agent, and 50% by mass or more of a non-aqueous volatile component. The external skin preparation is unlikely to drip upon application, provides an impression from use of less oiliness and less tightness, is likely to have a uniform distribution of the oil-soluble ultraviolet absorber on the skin surface after application to the skin, and has an excellent ultraviolet protection effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Arisu NAKATANI, Nobuo TAKAZAWA
  • Patent number: 11628153
    Abstract: An agent for preventing or ameliorating nocturia, containing rosmarinic acid or a salt thereof as an active ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventor: Naoya Kitamura
  • Patent number: 11629280
    Abstract: An iron powder for an exothermic composition according to the present invention has a bulk density of 0.3 to 1.5 g/cm3. Furthermore, an exothermic composition according to the present invention contains the iron powder, a carbon material, a halide salt, and water. Furthermore, an exothermic body production method according to the present invention includes: forming a coated member by coating a base material sheet with a flowable exothermic composition containing the iron powder, a carbon material, and water; and adjusting an amount of moisture in the coated member by removing water from the coated member. Furthermore, the present invention is directed to a production method for the iron powder (an iron powder for an exothermic composition) including: a reducing step of reducing iron oxide to obtain reduced iron; and a step of milling the reduced iron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Taichi Homma, Ryohei Suzuki, Takahiro Maezawa, Tetsuya Tabata
  • Patent number: 11628130
    Abstract: A cleansing composition that simultaneously provides excellent washing performance and a good care feeling while securing good stability without being influenced by the use environment. The cleansing composition includes components (A) to (C): (A) an internal olefin sulfonate having 12 or more and 24 or less of carbon atoms: 1.8 mass % to 20 mass %; (B) a cationic surfactant represented by a specific formula: 0.1 mass % to 8 mass %; and (C) an aliphatic alcohol having 12 or more and 22 or less of carbon atoms: 1 mass % to 20 mass %, wherein a mass ratio of the content of the component (B) to component (A), (B)/(A), is 0.1 to 1, and a mass ratio of the content of the component (C) to the total of the components (A) and (B), (C)/{(A)+(B)}, is 0.1 to 4.5 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Atsumi Morishima
  • Publication number: 20230112902
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for cleaning hard articles including, cleaning a hard article to which an oil stain is adhered with a cleaning liquid containing 1 ppm or more and less than 500 ppm of (a) a branched alkyl sulfosuccinate ester having a branched alkyl group with 9 or 10 carbons and water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keita AONO, Satoru OKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230111102
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a heavy chain variable domain of a heavy-chain antibody (VHH) with a high yield. The method for producing a VHH includes culturing a Bacillus bacterium into which a gene that encodes variable domain of heavy chain of heavy-chain antibody is introduced and which is deficient in an extracellular protease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki NISHIGUCHI, Mayumi WADA, Takuto TOJO, Hidetoshi INOUE, Yasushi KAGEYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230114929
    Abstract: A container includes a container main body that is composed of a main-body forming sheet member and surrounds a containing portion, wherein the container main body includes a first surface portion, a second surface portion that is arranged so as to face the first surface portion with the containing portion being arranged therebetween, and a gusset portion which connects the first surface portion and the second surface portion to each other. The gusset portion is provided with a discharge port that discharges a contents from the containing portion. The main-body forming sheet member includes a main-body sealing portion in which a plurality of film layers are attached to each other, a non-attached region in which the plurality of film layers are partially non-attached to each other, and a filling portion in which a filler can be enclosed between layers of the plurality of film layers in the non-attached region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventor: Shinji WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20230108238
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an adhesive composition containing (a) modified cellulose fibers having a cellulose I crystal structure, an average fiber length of 1000 nm or less, and an average fiber diameter of 1 nm or more and 300 nm or less; and (b) a resin. According to the present invention, an adhesive composition having excellent mechanical strength such as shearing adhesive strength can be provided. The adhesive composition of the present invention described above can be utilized in structural adhesion of vehicle assembly products and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaka YOSHIDA, Rinako HANO, Kyohei YAMATO
  • Publication number: 20230107594
    Abstract: The invention relates to [1] an aqueous microcapsule dispersion containing a component (A): microcapsules each having a shell and a core containing at least one organic compound inside the shell, and a component (B): a surfactant containing a quaternary ammonium salt compound represented by the general formula (1), wherein the ratio by mass of the content of the component (A) to the content of the component (B) [component (A)/component (B)] is 0.1 or more and 20 or less, and [2] a dispersant for microcapsules, containing a surfactant that contains a quaternary ammonium salt compound represented by the general formula (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Daisuke YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20230108758
    Abstract: A sheet member container having one or more sheet members including a main-body forming sheet member in which a plurality of film layers including an inner film layer and an outer film layer are stacked; a containing portion that accommodates contents; a container main body including the main-body forming sheet member, and surrounding the containing portion; and a peripheral edge sealing portion in which the one or more sheet members are folded along a folding line, and peripheral edge portions of the one or more sheet members are attached to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi SHIBA, Akira KURAGANO, Takahiro OTSUKA
  • Publication number: 20230105129
    Abstract: The present invention provides an asphalt composition containing an asphalt and a polyester, the polyester being a polycondensate of a polyethylene terephthalate, an alcohol, and a carboxylic acid compound, the alcohol containing an alkylene oxide adduct of bisphenol A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norihiro FUKURI, Hiroki KAKIUCHI
  • Patent number: 11617691
    Abstract: Provided is a disposable diaper (1) which includes an absorbent member (4) and a topsheet (2). The topsheet (2) includes a first sheet (20) and a second sheet (21). Both sheets (20) and (21) are partially joined to form a plurality of joined regions (22), and the first sheet (20) has a plurality of projections (23) which protrude from the second sheet (21) toward the wearer's skin side at a portion other than the joined regions (22). The projections (23) include first projections (23A) and second projections (23B) and, when the topsheet (2) is viewed in a plan view, a second projection region (23R) is formed which includes the second projections (23B) surrounded by the plurality of first projections (23A). When the topsheet (2) is viewed in a plan view, the joined regions (22) include an inner joined region (22A1) in the second projection region (23R).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Suzuki, Mina Tomita, Ayako Makino
  • Publication number: 20230095911
    Abstract: A fine cellulose fiber composite in which a modifying group is bound to a carboxy group of fine cellulose fibers, the fine cellulose fibers having a carboxy group content of 0.1 mmol/g or more, wherein the fine cellulose fiber composite has an average aspect ratio of 1 or more and 150 or less; and a resin composition containing the fine cellulose fiber composite and a resin. The resin composition containing a fine cellulose fiber composite of the present invention has excellent heat resistance, and the molded article of this resin composition has excellent mechanical strength, heat resistance, and dimensional stability. Accordingly, the present invention can be suitably used in various industrial applications such as daily sundries, household electric appliance parts, wrapping materials for household electric appliance parts, and automobile parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyohei YAMATO, Yutaka YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20230091707
    Abstract: The present invention provides an asphalt composition containing an asphalt and a polyester, the polyester being a polycondensate of a polyethylene terephthalate, an alcohol, and a carboxylic acid compound, the polyethylene terephthalate having a value of [(a quantity of heat absorbed in a DSC measurement)?(a quantity of heat generated in a DSC measurement)] of 5 J/g or more and 30 J/g or less and having an intrinsic viscosity (IV) of 0.6 or more and 1.05 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norihiro FUKURI, Hiroki KAKIUCHI