Patents by Inventor Akira Matsuo

Akira Matsuo 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).

  • Publication number: 20190212555
    Abstract: [Problem] Provided is a see-through layered body which allows obtaining a projection type image display transparent screen with a wide viewing angle, and excellent image clarity and transparency. [Solving means] A see-through layered body according to the present invention comprises an intermediate resin film, two transparent substrates holding the intermediate resin film, wherein the intermediate resin film comprises a resin and from 0.0001 to 15% by mass of microparticles, having an average diameter of from 1 nm to 100 ?m, and the center plane average roughness SRa of outermost surfaces on both sides of the layered body is from 0.05 to 5.5 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: JXTG NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kousuke YAMAKI, Suzushi NISHIMURA, Akira MATSUO
  • Publication number: 20190146127
    Abstract: A transparent light scattering body according to the present invention is characterized in that it comprises a transparent binder and metallic microparticles, wherein the regular reflectance R of the metallic material of the metallic microparticles is 50% or more in the measured wave length of 550 nm, and the absolute value of the difference between the regular reflectance R in the measured wave length of 450 nm and the regular reflectance R in the measured wave length of 650 nm is within 25% of the regular reflectance R in the measured wave length of 550 nm, and the average particle size of the secondary particles of the metallic microparticles in the transparent light scattering body is from 100 nm to 2000 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Satoru IKEDA, Kousuke YAMAKI, Akira MATSUO
  • Patent number: 10288780
    Abstract: A reflective transparent screen according to the present invention comprises a light diffusion layer which comprises a binder and microparticles. The reflective transparent screen has a total light transmission of 60% or more and a parallel beam transmittance of 50% or more. The transparent screen has the diffuse reflectance light brilliance profile measured with a goniophotometer characterized to satisfy the conditions A and B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: JXTG NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kousuke Yamaki, Akira Matsuo
  • Patent number: 10222521
    Abstract: Provided is a sheet-form transparent molding for use for a transparent screen, satisfying both visibilities of a projected light and a transmitted light by anisotropically scattering and reflecting the projected light emitted from a light source. A sheet-form transparent molding according to the present invention comprises a transparent light scattering layer comprising a resin and bright flake-form microparticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: JXTG NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Matsuo, Suzushi Nishimura, Satoru Inoue, Kousuke Yamaki
  • Publication number: 20180348411
    Abstract: A reflective transparent screen according to the present invention comprises a light diffusion layer which comprises a binder and microparticles. The reflective transparent screen has a total light transmission of 60% or more and a parallel beam transmittance of 50% or more. The transparent screen has the diffuse reflectance light brilliance profile measured with a goniophotometer characterized to satisfy the conditions A and B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: JXTG NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kousuke YAMAKI, Akira MATSUO
  • Publication number: 20180292582
    Abstract: Provided is a sheet-form transparent molding for use for a transparent screen, satisfying both visibilities of a projected light and a transmitted light by anisotropically scattering and reflecting the projected light emitted from a light source. A sheet-form transparent molding according to the present invention comprises a transparent light scattering layer comprising a resin and bright flake-form microparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Akira MATSUO, Suzushi NISHIMURA, Satoru INOUE, Kousuke YAMAKI
  • Publication number: 20180287141
    Abstract: A negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery including a laminated electrode layer and collector obtained by: mixing particles (A) composed of a substance including an element capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions and containing no graphite, particles (B) composed of graphite, carbonaceous fibers (C), and a polymer (D) containing a polysaccharide and having a specified viscosity to obtain a granular composite in which each of particles (A) and each of carbonaceous fibers (C) contact with each other through the polymer (D) to be integrated, thereby forming a substructure (S), at least part of the particles (B) is covered with the substructure (S), and each of the particles (B) has contact with each other through the substructure (S); mixing a liquid medium, the granular composite and a binder to obtain slurry or paste; and allowing the slurry or the paste to adhere to the collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Takayuki KURITA, Akira MATSUO, Nobuaki ISHII
  • Publication number: 20180257335
    Abstract: Provided is a transparent sheet which can clearly display merchandise information, advertisement, or the like on a transparent partition or the like by projection without compromising the transmission visibility and which have a wide viewing angle. The transparent sheet includes an optical diffusion layer comprising: a resin having a refractive index n1; and microparticles having a refractive index n2 different from the refractive index n1, wherein the thickness of the optical diffusion layer is from over 400 ?m to 20 mm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicants: JXTG NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION, TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Akira MATSUO, Suzushi NISHIMURA, Kousuke YAMAKI, Koichi SAKAJIRI, Junji WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20180228055
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a reservoir tank that stores a liquid refrigerant, a pump, a pump-lowering parts that allows the pump to be lowered to a position that is lower than the reservoir tank, and a first flow path member that is coupled between the reservoir tank and the pump, and is flexible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Takahisa Yoshizumi, HAYAMI ABE, Akira MATSUO, Kazunori Omori
  • Publication number: 20180228059
    Abstract: A cooling control apparatus for an electronic apparatus in which a plurality of electronic units to be cooled are housed, the cooling control apparatus includes a pump controller that controls a pump based on a detection value of a parameter indicating a flow rate of liquid refrigerant in one passage, among a plurality of passages, in a state in which the refrigerant for cooling the plurality of electronic units are discharged from the pump and is supplied to the plurality of passages via a supply manifold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Akira MATSUO, Hitoshi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20180203167
    Abstract: Provided is a dispersion liquid, a transparent screen, and a method for manufacture of the transparent screen, which the dispersion liquid is for forming a transparent light scattering layer of the transparent screen that is capable of satisfying both visibility of a projection light and a transmission light by anisotropically scattering and reflecting the projection light emitting from a light source. The dispersion liquid comprises a binder and at least either one of bright flake-form microparticles or substantially spherical microparticles. The transparent screen also comprises a cured film of the above-described dispersion liquid. Further, the method for manufacturing a transparent screen comprising a transparent light scattering layer is characterized by forming the transparent light scattering layer by coating and curing the above-described dispersion liquid on a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: JXTG NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira MATSUO, Kousuke YAMAKI, Sayako UCHIZAWA
  • Patent number: 10018754
    Abstract: Provided is a sheet-form transparent molding for use for a transparent screen, satisfying both visibilities of a projected light and a transmitted light by anisotropically scattering and reflecting the projected light emitted from a light source. A sheet-form transparent molding according to the present invention comprises a transparent light scattering layer comprising a resin and bright flake-form microparticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: JXTG NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Matsuo, Suzushi Nishimura, Satoru Inoue, Kousuke Yamaki
  • Publication number: 20180180982
    Abstract: [Problem] Provided is a transparent screen which satisfies both the visibility of the projection light and the transmission light by anisotropically scattering and reflecting the projection light emitted from a light source. [Solving means] A transparent screen according to the present invention comprises a light diffusion layer including a binder and microparticles, said transparent screen having a scattered light brilliance profile characterized to meet the following conditions A to C: A: the emitted light relative brilliance in the 0° direction is from 50 to 95, when the entered light relative brilliance is 100; B: the emitted light relative brilliance in the ±5° direction is 1.1 or less, when the emitted light relative brilliance in the 0° direction is 100; and C: the emitted light relative brilliance in the ±50° direction is 0.0005 or higher, when the emitted light relative brilliance in the 0° direction is 100; when the brilliance is Y from the XYZ color system measured with a goniophotometer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: JXTG NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kousuke YAMAKI, Akira MATSUO, Suzushi NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20180045957
    Abstract: [Problem] Provided is a see-through layered body which allows obtaining a projection type image display transparent screen with a wide viewing angle, and excellent image clarity and transparency. [Solving means] A see-through layered body according to the present invention comprises an intermediate resin film, two transparent substrates holding the intermediate resin film, wherein the intermediate resin film comprises a resin and from 0.0001 to 15% by mass of microparticles, having an average diameter of from 1 nm to 100 ?m, and the center plane average roughness SRa of outermost surfaces on both sides of the layered body is from 0.05 to 5.5 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: JXTG NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kousuke YAMAKI, Suzushi NISHIMURA, Akira MATSUO
  • Patent number: 9846356
    Abstract: Provided is a film for a transparent screen which can clearly display merchandise information, advertisement, or the like on a transparent partition or the like by projection without compromising the transmission visibility. A film for a transparent screen according to the present invention includes: a resin layer; and inorganic particles at least a portion of which is contained in an aggregated state in the resin layer, wherein primary particles of the inorganic particles have a median diameter of 0.1 to 50 nm and a maximum particle size of 10 to 500 nm, and the content of the inorganic particles is 0.015 to 1.2% by mass with respect to the resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignees: TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junji Watanabe, Koichi Sakajiri, Kousuke Yamaki, Suzushi Nishimura, Akira Matsuo
  • Patent number: 9839588
    Abstract: A skin external preparation includes a finely dispersed wax composition that is solid or semisolid at room temperature, a nonionic surfactant, an aqueous dispersion medium, and an ionic water-soluble thickener, and optionally further contains at least one of silicone oil and fluorinated oil which is liquid at room temperature, and the mass ratio of the nonionic surfactant to the wax being 1.0 or more, the particle size of the finely dispersed wax is 500 nm or less, and it substantially contains no ionic surfactants therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Shiseido Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Matsuo, Eriko Takeoka, Eiko Sato
  • Publication number: 20170351009
    Abstract: Provided is a sheet-form transparent molding for use for a transparent screen, satisfying both visibilities of a projected light and a transmitted light by anisotropically scattering and reflecting the projected light emitted from a light source. A sheet-form transparent molding according to the present invention comprises a transparent light scattering layer comprising a resin and bright flake-form microparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Akira MATSUO, Suzushi NISHIMURA, Satoru INOUE, Kousuke YAMAKI
  • Patent number: 9777092
    Abstract: [Objects] Provided is an ionomer resin composition that, when molded into a film shape, is small in both of orientational birefringence and photoelastic birefringence and excellent in transparency, heat resistance, flexibility, and size stability. Additionally, provided are an optical film including the ionomer resin composition, a polarizing plate including the optical film, and a liquid crystal display apparatus including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Matsuo, Sayako Uchizawa
  • Patent number: 9757312
    Abstract: The present invention is a skin cosmetic comprising agar hydrogel particles having an average particle size of 0.2-5 mm obtained by stirring and cooling, in an oil based solvent, an agar aqueous solution prepared such that the breaking stress after the cooling/solidification is 0.005-0.1 MPa and an oil based gel prepared by mixing fine particles of silicone that are three-dimensionally cross-linked chemically and silicone oil and/or hydrocarbon oil. The object of the present invention is to provide a cosmetic that gives a moderate massaging sensation at the time of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Matsuo, Tomomi Furukawara
  • Publication number: 20170256791
    Abstract: A negative electrode material for lithium ion secondary batteries, the negative electrode material including particles (A) containing an element capable of occluding/releasing lithium ions other than a carbon element; graphite particles (B) capable of occluding/releasing lithium ions and having a median value of not smaller than 1.4 and not larger than 3.0 in a number-based distribution of aspect ratios of primary particles and carbon fibers (C); wherein a three dimensional web structure is formed from one or more carbon fibers (C), the particles (A) are fusion-bonded to the structure, and the structure is fusion-bonded to at least a part of a surface of the graphite particle (B). Also disclosed is a lithium ion secondary battery obtained using the negative electrode material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Takayuki KURITA, Akira MATSUO, Nobuaki ISHII