Patents by Inventor Akira Matsutani

Akira Matsutani 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).

  • Patent number: 11959407
    Abstract: A detection device detecting collapse of PM collected in a filter provided in an exhaust system flow path of an internal combustion engine includes: a differential pressure sensor configured to acquire a differential pressure between an exhaust inlet side and an exhaust outlet side of the filter; a water generation determination unit configured to determine whether water is generated in the exhaust system flow path; and a PM collapse determination unit configured to determine that at least a part of the PM collected in the filter has collapsed when a PM accumulation amount estimated based on the acquired differential pressure has increased by a predetermined amount or more within a predetermined period in a state where the PM accumulation amount estimated based on the acquired differential pressure is equal to or larger than a predetermined first threshold and the water generation determination unit has determined that water is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Daiki Ishii, Naofumi Ochi, Takanobu Ogawa, Yuta Kageyama, Akira Matsutani, Hitoshi Sato
  • Patent number: 11464722
    Abstract: The problem of the present disclosure is to impart manageability and flexibility to hair after being dyed or bleached using an oxidative hair dye or a hair bleaching agent. The features for solving the problem are a first agent of an oxidative hair dye or a hair bleaching agent comprising: (A) a polyvalent carboxylic acid having no hydroxyl group or a salt thereof; (B) a surfactant including (B1) a cationic surfactant and (B2) a nonionic surfactant; (C) an oily component; and (D) an alkaline agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Akira Matsutani, Shoko Nagafuchi, Shoji Machida, Koji Takata, Maki Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20220082039
    Abstract: A detection device detecting collapse of PM collected in a filter provided in an exhaust system flow path of an internal combustion engine includes: a differential pressure sensor configured to acquire a differential pressure between an exhaust inlet side and an exhaust outlet side of the filter; a water generation determination unit configured to determine whether water is generated in the exhaust system flow path; and a PM collapse determination unit configured to determine that at least a part of the PM collected in the filter has collapsed when a PM accumulation amount estimated based on the acquired differential pressure has increased by a predetermined amount or more within a predetermined period in a state where the PM accumulation amount estimated based on the acquired differential pressure is equal to or larger than a predetermined first threshold and the water generation determination unit has determined that water is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Daiki ISHII, Naofumi OCHI, Takanobu OGAWA, Yuta KAGEYAMA, Akira MATSUTANI, Hitoshi SATO
  • Publication number: 20210015729
    Abstract: The problem of the present disclosure is to impart manageability and flexibility to hair after being dyed or bleached using an oxidative hair dye or a hair bleaching agent. The features for solving the problem are a first agent of an oxidative hair dye or a hair bleaching agent comprising: (A) a polyvalent carboxylic acid having no hydroxyl group or a salt thereof; (B) a surfactant including (B1) a cationic surfactant and (B2) a nonionic surfactant; (C) an oily component; and (D) an alkaline agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Akira MATSUTANI, Shoko NAGAFUCHI, Shoji MACHIDA, Koji TAKATA, Maki MIYAMOTO
  • Patent number: 9889083
    Abstract: The present invention provides a two-part hair cosmetic material having a reduced irritating smell due to ammonia. Specifically, the present invention relates to a two-part hair cosmetic material comprising a first agent containing an alkali agent and a second agent containing an oxidizing agent, wherein the first agent contains the following ingredients: (A) a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether having a polyoxyethylene chain length of 50 or more, (B) a higher alcohol, and (C) a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether having a polyoxyethylene chain length shorter than the polyoxyethylene chain length of the polyoxyethylene alkyl ether (A), and the content of a higher alcohol having 20 or more carbon atoms in the higher alcohol (B) is 1.0% by weight or less based on the weight of the first agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Fumika Ikeno, Masaki Kawai, Shoji Machida, Kota Uchida, Akira Matsutani, Maki Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20160256373
    Abstract: An agent for hair dyeing or bleaching includes (A) (a1) from 10 to 30% by weight oil which is in a liquid form at normal temperature and (a2) an oil which is in a solid form at normal temperature, which includes a higher alcohol which is in a solid form at normal temperature, and the weight ratio (A)/(a2) of the total weight (A) of (a1) and (a2) to (a2) is from 3 to 8; (B) (b1) a cationic surfactant and (b2) a nonionic surfactant, wherein the cationic surfactant includes an alkyltrimethylammonium chloride which has from 16 to 22 carbon atoms in the alkyl group thereof, and the total weight (B) of (b1) and (b2) is from 0.5 to 1.8% by weight, and (C) from 0.1 to 12% by weight of an oxidizing agent, wherein, the weight ratio (A)/(B) of (A) to (B) is from 5 to 30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Akira Matsutani, Masaki Kawai, Shoji Machida, Shoko Nagafuchi
  • Patent number: 9168210
    Abstract: A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a hair cosmetic which can be easily applied to the hair uniformly, and at the same time, does not drip from the hair, does not spatter when applied to the hair, and does not dirty the surrounding, clothing, the skin or the like. The present invention relates to a hair cosmetic comprising (A) a cationic surfactant, (B) a nonionic surfactant, (C) a higher alcohol, (D) an oil having an IOB value of 0.1 or lower, and (E) water, which is used after being mixed with a gas to be thickened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Akira Matsutani, Masaki Kawai, Shoji Machida
  • Publication number: 20150231056
    Abstract: The present invention provides a two-part hair cosmetic material having a reduced irritating smell due to ammonia. Specifically, the present invention relates to a two-part hair cosmetic material comprising a first agent containing an alkali agent and a second agent containing an oxidizing agent, wherein the first agent contains the following ingredients: (A) a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether having a polyoxyethylene chain length of 50 or more, (B) a higher alcohol, and (C) a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether having a polyoxyethylene chain length shorter than the polyoxyethylene chain length of the polyoxyethylene alkyl ether (A), and the content of a higher alcohol having 20 or more carbon atoms in the higher alcohol (B) is 1.0% by weight or less based on the weight of the first agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Fumika Ikeno, Masaki Kawai, Shoji Machida, Kota Uchida, Akira Matsutani, Maki Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20140283315
    Abstract: A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a hair cosmetic which can be easily applied to the hair uniformly, and at the same time, does not drip from the hair, does not spatter when applied to the hair, and does not dirty the surrounding, clothing, the skin or the like. The present invention relates to a hair cosmetic comprising (A) a cationic surfactant, (B) a nonionic surfactant, (C) a higher alcohol, (D) an oil having an IOB value of 0.1 or lower, and (E) water, which is used after being mixed with a gas to be thickened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Akira Matsutani, Masaki Kawai, Shoji Machida