Patents Assigned to Kurashiki Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
  • Patent number: 12011884
    Abstract: A fiber reinforced resin molded body; including: resin-integrated carbon fiber sheets 20 that are stacked and unified, each of the resin-integrated carbon fiber sheets 20 including a carbon fiber sheet 21 and at least one resin 23 selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic resin and thermosetting resin. The carbon fiber sheet 21 includes a unidirectional long-fiber group 21a spread and arrayed in one direction, and multidirectional fibers 22a and 22b derived from the unidirectional long-fiber group. The multidirectional fibers 22a and 22b cross carbon fibers constituting the unidirectional long-fiber group. The fiber reinforced resin molded body is a molded body of two or more stacked layers of the resin-integrated carbon fiber sheets 20, or a molded body of the resin-integrated carbon fiber sheet 20 that is stacked with a resin-integrated carbon fiber sheet including a different carbon fiber sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Kurashiki Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akira Kasuya, Naoki Kakimi
  • Patent number: 11964397
    Abstract: The present method for moving a tip of a line-like object is a method for moving a tip of a line-like object grasped by a robot hand to a target position, the method including: measuring a position of the tip of the line-like object grasped by the robot hand; and moving the tip to the target position based on the measured position of the tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: KURASHIKI BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Motoyoshi Kitai
  • Patent number: 11834779
    Abstract: Functional agent-containing fibers according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein a functional agent is supported by silicone fixed to the fibers. The silicone includes an acrylic-modified organopolysiloxane having two or more acrylic groups per molecule. A rate of decrease in the functional agent after the functional agent-containing fibers are washed 10 times is less than 40%. In the present invention, the functional agent-containing fibers may be produced, e.g., by irradiating fibers impregnated with a fiber treatment agent A containing silicone with an electron beam so that the silicone is fixed to the fibers, and impregnating the fibers to which the silicone has been fixed with a fiber treatment agent B containing a functional agent. The functional agent-containing fibers may be produced, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD., KURASHIKI BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinji Irifune, Tomoya Kanai, Masaki Tanaka, Minoru Sugiyama, Hidenobu Morishima, Kazuhiro Sato
  • Publication number: 20220168931
    Abstract: A fiber-reinforced resin composite having high peeling strength between a fiber-reinforced resin and a resin foam. The fiber-reinforced resin composite (10) is a fiber-reinforced resin composite (10) including a skin (11) and a resin foam (12), the resin foam including a foamed resin (16), the skin including a fiber sheet (14), a thermoplastic matrix resin (15), and the foamed resin (16) that is continuous from the resin foam and is impregnated into the skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: KURASHIKI BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tadaharu TANAKA, Yoichi HIRAISHI, Takashi NAKAMURA, Yuta NAKAME, Yuki KOMAI
  • Patent number: 11214920
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fiber treatment agent for electron beam fixing that contains an acrylic-modified organopolysiloxane (A) having two or more acrylic groups per molecule, as represented by the following general formula (I). MaMAbDcDAdTe??(I) (in the general formula (I), M=R1R2R3SiO1/2, MA=R4R5R6SiO1/2, D=R7R8SiO2/2, DA=R9R10SiO2/2, T=R11SiO3/2, R1 to R11 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a phenyl group, R4 and R9 each independently represent a monovalent hydrocarbon group represented by the following general formula (II), a, to d each independently are 0 or a positive integer, e is an integer of 0 to 3, c+d is an integer of 10 to 1000, b+d is an integer of at least 2, and a+b is an integer equal to e+2.) (in the general formula (II), n is an integer of 1 to 3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignees: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Kurashiki Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinji Irifune, Tomoya Kanai, Masaki Tanaka, Minoru Sugiyama, Kunihiro Ohshima
  • Publication number: 20210111435
    Abstract: An electrode sheet usable for an all-solid battery in which a polymer solid electrolyte is used, internal resistance is low, and an internal short-circuit hardly occurs. An electrode sheet 10 includes: a current collector 11; an electrode 12 formed on the current collector and containing active material particles 13 and a polymer solid electrolyte 14 filling gaps between the active material particles; and a separator layer 15 formed on the electrode and containing inorganic solid electrolyte particles 16 and the polymer solid electrolyte 14 filling gaps between the inorganic solid electrolyte particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: KURASHIKI BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Noboru HIGASHI
  • Patent number: 10920262
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a highly accurate cell measurement method. [Solution] A cell measurement method comprising: a step of staining target cells with a dye; an image obtaining step for obtaining an image of the target cells; a discrimination step for discriminating the target cells from contaminating cells by applying multi-stage binarization processing to the image; a step of eliminating noises due to the contaminating cells from the image based on the result of the discrimination step; and a step of evaluating an amount of target cells by integrating an index value of cell amount in the image from which the contaminating cells have been eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: KURASHIKI BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuko Nanjo, Hiroyuki Asano, Isao Miyagawa, Yoshio Takada
  • Publication number: 20210025698
    Abstract: This device for three-dimensionally measuring a linear object includes a stereo camera, a transmission-light illuminator, and an arithmetic device. The stereo camera images a linear object. The transmission-light illuminator faces the stereo camera so that the linear object is placed between the transmission-light illuminator and the stereo camera. The arithmetic device acquires a three-dimensional shape of the linear object. The stereo camera acquires a transmitted-light image of the linear object captured while the linear object is illuminated by the transmission-light illuminator. The arithmetic device acquires the three-dimensional shape of the linear object based on the transmitted-light image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: KURASHIKI BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Motoyoshi KITAI, Toshihisa SATO
  • Publication number: 20200406466
    Abstract: The present method for moving a tip of a line-like object is a method for moving a tip of a line-like object grasped by a robot hand to a target position, the method including: measuring a position of the tip of the line-like object grasped by the robot hand; and moving the tip to the target position based on the measured position of the tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: KURASHIKI BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Motoyoshi KITAI
  • Publication number: 20200377845
    Abstract: A nucleic acid separating apparatus includes: a stirring mechanism that stirs and resolving-processes a specimen and a reagent injected into a process tube; a pressurized gas supply mechanism that supplies a pressurized gas to a filter cartridge having a specimen liquid including nucleic acid, the specimen liquid being injected in the filter cartridge after the resolving-process, to separate and collect nucleic acid from the specimen liquid; a dispensing mechanism that injects the specimen, a reagent, or the specimen liquid after the resolving-process into the process tube and the filter cartridge; and a move mechanism that moves the pressurized gas supply mechanism and the dispensing mechanism, wherein the dispensing mechanism includes: a suction and discharge mechanism that is capable of attaching a dispensing chip to the suction and discharge mechanism and detaching the dispensing chip from the suction and discharge mechanism, the suction and discharge mechanism being capable of suctioning and discharging
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: KURASHIKI BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kengo WATANABE, Yasushi NAKAGAWA
  • Patent number: 10759930
    Abstract: A molding material mixture contains cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) and at least one base material selected from the group consisting of a resin and fibers. A hydrophobic polymer is chemically bonded to at least some of the —OH groups of the cellulose nanofibers. The base material and the cellulose nanofibers are ground or pelletized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignees: TOYOTA SHATAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KURASHIKI BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Asuka Akihama, Minoru Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20200173065
    Abstract: A fiber assembly including cellulose water-repellent fibers of the present invention is at least one selected from cotton, a fiber bundle, a yarn, and a gray fabric. A water-repellent agent is in a cross-linked state and fixed to the surface of cellulose fibers. A method for producing a fiber assembly including cellulose water-repellent fibers of the present invention includes applying a water-repellent agent to at least one fiber assembly selected from cotton, a fiber bundle, a yarn, and a gray fabric, and cross-linking the water-repellent agent to the surface of cellulose fibers by drying and then heat curing. Thus, the present invention provides a fiber assembly including cellulose water-repellent fibers that has durable water repellency, can be used for resist dyeing, and does not cause color transfer, a method for producing the fiber assembly, and a fiber product using the fiber assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Kurashiki Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ichiro OZAWA, Koichi ARAMAKI, Yasuaki HARA
  • Patent number: 10557016
    Abstract: A flame retardant resin composition includes a thermoplastic resin, flame retardant reinforced fibers, and a flame retardant. The flame retardant reinforced fibers include cellulosic fibers, a phosphorus compound that is grafted to the surface of the cellulosic fibers, and a polyamine compound that is bound to the phosphorus compound. The flame retardant is a phosphorus-based flame retardant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignees: Toyota Shatai Kabushiki Kaisha, Kurashiki Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Asuka Akihama, Minoru Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 10514334
    Abstract: To show a highly accurate cell measurement method. A cell measurement method comprises: a step of staining a cultured target cell with a dye; a step of obtaining a first image and a second image which are transmission images for a first light and a second light to which the dye has different absorbance; a step of dividing each of the first image and the second image into a plurality of divided regions and comparing the first image and the second image for each of the divided regions so as to eliminate noises; and a step of integrating an indicator of a cell amount in each of the divided regions in the images from which the noises were eliminated so as to evaluate a target cell amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Kurashiki Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuko Nanjo, Hiroyuki Asano, Isao Miyagawa, Yoshio Takada
  • Patent number: 10486916
    Abstract: An article supplying device is provided. The article supplying device has a conveyance portion for conveying conveyed objects, and a movable block. The movable block includes a housing portion capable of housing one conveyed object at a receiving position in which the housing portion communicates with a downstream end of the conveyance portion. The movable block is capable of a reciprocal movement in a direction intersecting a receiving direction of the conveyed objects. Moreover, the movable block includes a biting preventing portion for pushing back a subsequent conveyed object entered into the housing portion after the conveyed object having been housed in the housing portion toward the conveyance portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: KURASHIKI BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daisuke Nakajima, Hideaki Hikawa
  • Patent number: 10427885
    Abstract: This article supply method comprises: a step for introducing, using a movable block capable of reciprocating between a first position and a second position, a single object to be conveyed into a housing portion formed on the movable block when the movable block is in the first position; a forward step for pressing the movable block from the first position in a range of motion of the movable block while vacuum-sucking the movable block from the second position in the range of motion of the movable block, and then continuing the vacuum-sucking from the second position and moving the movable block to the second position; a step for discharging the object to be conveyed from the housing portion when the movable block is in the second position; and a return step for vacuum-sucking the movable block from the first position and moving the movable block to the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Kurashiki Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Daisuke Nakajima, Hideaki Hikawa
  • Publication number: 20190256885
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a highly accurate cell measurement method. [Solution] A cell measurement method comprising: a step of staining target cells with a dye; an image obtaining step for obtaining an image of the target cells; a discrimination step for discriminating the target cells from contaminating cells by applying multi-stage binarization processing to the image; a step of eliminating noises due to the contaminating cells from the image based on the result of the discrimination step; and a step of evaluating an amount of target cells by integrating an index value of cell amount in the image from which the contaminating cells have been eliminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: KURASHIKI BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuko NANJO, Hiroyuki ASANO, Isao MIYAGAWA, Yoshio TAKADA
  • Patent number: 10309558
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a bent product from an integrally extrusion molded body without the loss of lightweight properties or the like. [Solution] A bent product (10) that is formed by bending an integrally extrusion-formed body and has: a metal core material (20) provided with a tube-shaped peripheral wall (21) and a first partition wall (23) that extends in the longitudinal direction of the tube shape and divides the inner space of the peripheral wall in the direction of the major axis of the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the tube shape; and a covering layer (40) that is formed on the outer surface of the core material and contains at least a thermoplastic resin. The thickness (t) of the peripheral wall is 0.8-2.3 mm, and a reinforcing means is provided to the inner space side of the peripheral wall at a section (25) thereof to the inside of the bend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: KURASHIKI BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junichi Wako, Katsuya Ichinose
  • Publication number: 20190137396
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fluorescent probe including a carrier molecule, a fluorescent dye a bound to the carrier molecule, and a fluorescent dye b bound to the carrier molecule in which the excitation wavelengths of the fluorescent dyes a and b are different, and FRET does not occur between the fluorescent dyes a and b. The present invention also relates to a method for detecting fluorescence that includes a step of labeling target cells with the fluorescent probe, and a step of irradiating the target cells labeled with the fluorescent probe with excitation light and observing the fluorescence from the fluorescent probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicants: National University Corporation Nagoya University, KURASHIKI BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichiro HAYASHI, Wataru SAKAMOTO, Toshinobu YOGO, Hiroki MARUOKA
  • Patent number: 10273349
    Abstract: Fibers for fiber-reinforced resin of the present invention are fibers for fiber-reinforced resin to which a sizing agent is adhered. The fibers are at least one selected from carbon fibers and glass fibers, and an ester bond (—COO—) generated by denaturation of the sizing agent is present on surfaces of the fibers. A method for producing the same according to the present invention includes: subjecting fibers to which a sizing agent is adhered to at least one treatment selected from the group consisting of ozone oxidation, ultraviolet irradiation at a wavelength of 400 nm or less, and a plasma treatment. The fibers are at least one selected from carbon fibers and glass fibers. Thus, it is possible to provide carbon fibers having enhanced wettability to a matrix resin and thereby allowing the matrix resin to be impregnated between the fibers easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: KURASHIKI BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masamichi Ito, Tadaharu Tanaka, Wataru Horimoto