Patents by Inventor Daisuke Kodama

Daisuke Kodama 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: 20200381987
    Abstract: A fixing body includes a coil holding part that is disposed to surround a magnet externally in a radial direction and holds the coil disposed outside the bobbin-shaped coil holding part in the radial direction. The coil holding part includes a coil protection wall portion that is disposed inside the coil in the radial direction of the coil with a gap being interposed between the coil protection wall portion and the magnet, and inhibits contact between the coil and the movable body. Elastic supporting parts are a plurality of leaf springs installed between the fixing body and the movable body to sandwich the movable body in the vibration direction, and support the movable body such that, in a non-vibration state and in a vibration state of the movable body, the movable body is freely movable in the vibration direction without making contact with the coil holding part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Minebea Mitsumi Inc.
    Inventors: Yuki TAKAHASHI, Chikara SEKIGUCHI, Shigeyuki SHIMOMURA, Yoshihiro KUMANOMIDO, Daisuke KODAMA, Yuta YOSHII, Shigenori INAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10850892
    Abstract: A sheet material container (C1) comprising a containing portion (10a) that contains contents (96) and formed of a layer sheet (120S). Among a first inner layer sheet (122Sa, 123Sa), a first outer layer sheet (121Sa) and a second inner layer sheet (122Sb, 123Sb), a sheet on one side of the sheet material container C1 with respect to a decorative portion (36b, 36c, 36d, 36h) has a light transmitting portion (34d, 34e, 34f, 34g) capable of transmitting visible light. The plurality of decorative portions (36b, 36c, 36d, 36h) are configured to be at positions where visible light is transmitted from the outside of the sheet material container (C1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Kodama, Yoshinori Inagawa
  • Patent number: 10843858
    Abstract: A sheet material container (C) includes a containing portion (10a) that contains contents (96) and is formed of a layer sheet (120). The layer sheet (120) includes an inner sheet (123), an intermediate sheet (122) covering an outer side of the inner sheet (123), and an outer sheet (121) covering an outer side of the intermediate sheet (122), and is arranged on opposite sides with the containing portion (10a) between the opposite sides. At least parts of the outer sheet (121) and the intermediate sheet (122) include light transmitting portions (34a, 34b, 34c) that can transmit visible light. The inner sheet (123) or the contents (96) can be visually recognized through the light transmitting portions (34a, 34b, 34c) from outside the sheet material container (C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Kodama, Yoshinori Inagawa
  • Publication number: 20200324504
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an intermediate material for a soft packaging container according to the present invention includes: a first overlaying step P1 of laying a second raw film sheet 120 over a first raw film sheet 110; a confining portion forming step P2 of forming a filler confining portion 50 for confining a filler 59, the filler confining portion 50 being constituted by a non-joined region between the first raw film sheet 110 and the second raw sheet 12, by joining a portion of the first raw film sheet 110 and a portion of the second sheet 12 to each other; a folding step P4 of folding the first raw film sheet 110 and the second sheet 12 with the first raw film sheet 110 on an outer side, such that the filler confining portion 50 is present in a state where an inner portion thereof is continuous on two sides that are connected via at least one folding position; an accommodating portion forming step P5 of forming an accommodating portion 60 by joining a plurality of portions including at least one of
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicants: FUJI SEAL INTERNATIONAL, INC., KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadashi TAKANO, Atsushi YAMAMOTO, Yoshinori INAGAWA, Daisuke KODAMA
  • Patent number: 10772887
    Abstract: A novel therapeutic agent and novel anti-HTLV-1 drug for HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) is provided. A substance capable of inhibiting tyrosine kinase encoded by the ABL1 gene is contained as an active ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Kagoshima University
    Inventors: Daisuke Kodama, Shuji Izumo
  • Publication number: 20200277118
    Abstract: A sheet material container (C) includes a containing portion (10a) that contains contents (96) and is formed of a layer sheet (120). The layer sheet (120) includes an inner sheet (123), an intermediate sheet (122) covering an outer side of the inner sheet (123), and an outer sheet (121) covering an outer side of the intermediate sheet (122), and is arranged on opposite sides with the containing portion (10a) between the opposite sides. At least parts of the outer sheet (121) and the intermediate sheet (122) include light transmitting portions (34a, 34b, 34c) that can transmit visible light. The inner sheet (123) or the contents (96) can be visually recognized through the light transmitting portions (34a, 34b, 34c) from outside the sheet material container (C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke KODAMA, Yoshinori INAGAWA
  • Patent number: 10736395
    Abstract: An applicator-equipped aerosol container includes an aerosol main body, and an applicator that includes comb-teeth attached to an upper end section of the aerosol main body. Contents of the applicator-equipped aerosol container may be, for example, chemical agents, cleaning agents or hair treating agents. Contents can be ejected from the applicator-equipped aerosol container by pressing down on a stem part of the container such that contents are dispensed from the aerosol main body of the container through the comb-teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Kodama, Laura Knoll Price
  • Publication number: 20200207518
    Abstract: A sheet material container (C1) comprising a containing portion (10a) that contains contents (96) and formed of a layer sheet (120S). Among a first inner layer sheet (122Sa, 123Sa), a first outer layer sheet (121Sa) and a second inner layer sheet (122Sb, 123Sb), a sheet on one side of the sheet material container C1 with respect to a decorative portion (36b, 36c, 36d, 36h) has a light transmitting portion (34d, 34e, 34f, 34g) capable of transmitting visible light. The plurality of decorative portions (36b, 36c, 36d, 36h) are configured to be at positions where visible light is transmitted from the outside of the sheet material container (C1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke KODAMA, Yoshinori INAGAWA
  • Patent number: 10578564
    Abstract: A method for producing silver nanowires, containing reduction-precipitating silver in the form of wire in an alcohol solvent having dissolved therein a silver compound, the deposition being performed in the alcohol solvent having dissolved therein a chloride, a bromide, an alkali metal hydroxide, an aluminum salt, and an organic protective agent, the molar ratio Al/OH of the total Al amount of the aluminum salt dissolved in the solvent and the total hydroxide ion amount of the alkali metal hydroxide dissolved therein being from 0.01 to 0.40, the molar ratio OH/Ag of the total hydroxide ion amount of the alkali metal hydroxide dissolved in the solvent and the total Ag amount of the silver compound dissolved therein being from 0.005 to 0.50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: DOWA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirotoshi Saito, Daisuke Kodama, Kimitaka Sato
  • Publication number: 20200061701
    Abstract: Silver nanowires that are capable of significantly improving conductivity and visibility characteristics of a transparent conductor have attached to a surface thereof an organic protective agent, have an average diameter of 50 nm or less, an average length of 10 ?m or more, and the organic protective agent is 1.5 to 8.0% by mass based on the total amount of the organic protective agent and silver. The silver nanowires can be made by circulating silver nanowires with the attached organic protective agent in a circulation flow channel having in a middle thereof a crossflow filter, along with a liquid medium. Crossflow filtration is performed with the filter while replenishing the liquid medium to the circulation flow channel continuously or intermittently, so as to wash off/remove a part of the organic protective agent on the surface of the silver nanowires to control an amount of the organic protective agent attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Hirotoshi SAITO, Kimitaka SATO, Daisuke KODAMA
  • Patent number: 10571821
    Abstract: Provided is a means in which in a tandem type electrophotographic image forming apparatus, image deletion of a formed image is suppressed, passing through of a toner is suppressed, and the lifetime of an organic photoreceptor and the apparatus itself is prolonged. The invention relates to a tandem type electrophotographic image forming apparatus using an organic photoreceptor in which at least a charge generating layer and a charge transfer layer are sequentially laminated on a conductive support body, in which in at least one of combinations of two adjacent image forming units including toners having colors different from each other, a linear pressure P1 of a cleaning blade A included in the image forming unit disposed on an upstream side, and a linear pressure P2 of a cleaning unit blade B included in the image forming unit disposed on a downstream side, satisfy a predetermined relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kodama, Keiichi Inagaki
  • Publication number: 20200030877
    Abstract: A method for producing a silver nanowire dispersion liquid which exhibits good separability among wires, including: subjecting a liquid having dispersed therein silver nanowires having an average length of 10 ?m or more, to at least once of filtration including filtration with an organic fiber mesh filter having an aperture of 8 ?m or more and 120 ?m or less, so as to provide a filtrate having dispersed therein silver nanowires having an average length of 10 ?m or more (preliminary filtering step); and subjecting the filtrate obtained in the preliminary filtering step, to at least once of filtration including filtration with an organic fiber mesh filter having an aperture of 12 ?m or less, so as to provide a filtrate having dispersed therein silver nanowires having an average length of 10 ?m or more (finish filtering step).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Kimitaka SATO, Hirotoshi SAITO, Daisuke KODAMA
  • Publication number: 20190382607
    Abstract: A method for producing a silver nanowire ink, includes mixing urethane resin particles having an average particle diameter of 200 nm or less, containing a urethane resin having a degree of elongation of less than 500%, with a silver nanowire dispersion liquid. The urethane resin may have an average value of 100% modulus (100% Mo), for example, 6.0 MPa or more. The content of the urethane resin colloid or the urethane resin emulsion may be from 0.01 to 2.0 mass % based on the total amount of the silver nanowire ink. The content of silver is preferably from 0.01 to 2.0 mass % based on the total amount of the silver nanowire ink. The content of the viscosity modifier is preferably from 0.01 to 2.0 mass % based on the total amount of the silver nanowire ink. The nanowires have high industrial practicability and a conductive film has high transparency and high conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Kimitaka SATO, Daisuke KODAMA, Minami KANASUGI, Toshihiko UEYAMA, Satoru KURITA
  • Patent number: 10496014
    Abstract: A tandem type electrophotographic image forming device using an organic photoreceptor, includes a plurality of image forming units each including at least: an electrostatic latent image former; a developer; a lubricant supplier; and a cleaner, wherein at least one combination composed of the two adjacent image forming units including toners having different colors satisfies the following formula (1) if a universal hardness of an organic photoreceptor A included in the image forming unit disposed on an upstream side is represented by Ha, and a universal hardness of an organic photoreceptor B included in the image forming unit disposed on a downstream side is represented by Hb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Keiichi Inagaki, Daisuke Kodama
  • Publication number: 20190296627
    Abstract: A vibration actuator includes a movable body provided with one of a coil and a magnet that is disposed radially inward of the coil with a gap formed therebetween, a fixing body provided with the other of the coil and the magnet and a shaft portion, and an elastic support portion, the movable body vibrating in a vibration direction by means of cooperation between the coil supplied with power and the magnet. The movable body is provided with a through-hole into which the shaft portion is inserted with a gap formed between the through-hole and an outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion and the elastic support portion supports the movable body such that the movable body does not come into contact with the shaft portion at a time when the movable body does not vibrate and at a time when the movable body vibrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki TAKAHASHI, Chikara SEKIGUCHI, Yuta YOSHII, Daisuke KODAMA, Shigenori INAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10386777
    Abstract: A electrophotographic image forming device using an organic photoreceptor, includes a plurality of image forming units each including at least: an electrostatic latent image former; a developer; a lubricant supplier; and a cleaner including a cleaning blade and a cleaning assist brush, wherein at least one combination composed of two adjacent image forming units including toners having different colors satisfies the following formula (1) if a ratio of a circumferential speed of the cleaning assist brush with respect to a circumferential speed of an organic photoreceptor included in an image forming unit A is represented by ?1 and a ratio of a circumferential speed of the cleaning assist brush with respect to a circumferential speed of an organic photoreceptor included in an image forming unit B is represented by ?2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kodama, Keiichi Inagaki
  • Publication number: 20190248546
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sheet material container (90) being made of a sheet material (20) and including a body portion (12) and a bottom portion (25) that is to be disposed on a placement surface, and the sheet material (20) including a plurality of film layers (20a,20b, and 20c). A body portion sheet (93a) that constitutes the body portion (12) includes a bonding portion (94) where peripheral edge portions of the sheet materials (20) are bonded. In a bottom surface sheet (93b) that constitutes the bottom portion (25), a non-adhesive region (99) is provided in the plurality of film layers (20a, 20b, and 20c). The non-adhesive region (99) forms a bottom filler-filled portion (96b). The bottom filler-filled portion (96b) extends annularly around a non-filled portion (96j), and includes at least three protruding leg portions (96m) that are to be placed on the placement surface so as to allow the container (90) to stand by itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori INAGAWA, Mitsugu IWATSUBO, Takahiro OTSUKA, Masahito CHIWAKI, Daisuke KODAMA
  • Publication number: 20190196352
    Abstract: A electrophotographic image forming device using an organic photoreceptor, includes a plurality of image forming units each including at least: an electrostatic latent image former; a developer; a lubricant supplier; and a cleaner including a cleaning blade and a cleaning assist brush, wherein at least one combination composed of two adjacent image forming units including toners having different colors satisfies the following formula (1) if a ratio of a circumferential speed of the cleaning assist brush with respect to a circumferential speed of an organic photoreceptor included in an image forming unit A is represented by ?1 and a ratio of a circumferential speed of the cleaning assist brush with respect to a circumferential speed of an organic photoreceptor included in an image forming unit B is represented by ?2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Daisuke KODAMA, Keiichi INAGAKI
  • Publication number: 20190196353
    Abstract: Provided is a means in which in a tandem type electrophotographic image forming apparatus, image deletion of a formed image is suppressed, passing through of a toner is suppressed, and the lifetime of an organic photoreceptor and the apparatus itself is prolonged. The invention relates to a tandem type electrophotographic image forming apparatus using an organic photoreceptor in which at least a charge generating layer and a charge transfer layer are sequentially laminated on a conductive support body, in which in at least one of combinations of two adjacent image forming units including toners having colors different from each other, a linear pressure P1 of a cleaning blade A included in the image forming unit disposed on an upstream side, and a linear pressure P2 of a cleaning unit blade B included in the image forming unit disposed on a downstream side, satisfy a predetermined relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Daisuke KODAMA, Keiichi INAGAKI
  • Publication number: 20190185213
    Abstract: A sheet container has, formed in the bottom face of the container body, a non-attached part where the film layers are left partially unattached to each other. An filled part is formed by enclosing a filler between the film layers at the non-attached part. A side part of the filled part is a side bulging part bulging toward the skirt part. The side bulging part presses a pressed part above the lower edge of the skirt part from the inside toward the sideward. The lower edge of the skirt part is disposed inwardly from the pressed part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke KODAMA, Yoshinori INAGAWA, Takahiro OTSUKA, Masahito CHIWAKI