Patents by Inventor Eiichi Honda

Eiichi Honda 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: 20240072392
    Abstract: A battery includes: a power generation element including battery cells each of which includes an electrode layer, a counter-electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer located between the electrode layer and the counter-electrode layer, and which are electrically connected in parallel and stacked; an insulating member covering an electrode layer at a side surface of the power generation element; and a terminal electrode covering the side surface and the insulating member, and electrically connected to a counter-electrode layer, in which the power generation element includes: a first parallel unit that includes first battery cells and has both ends in a stacking direction at each of which a counter-electrode layer is located; and a second parallel unit that includes second battery cells, has both ends in the stacking direction at each of which an electrode layers is located, and is stacked on the first parallel unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi HONDA, Eiichi KOGA, Koichi HIRANO, Akira KAWASE, Kazuhiro MORIOKA
  • Publication number: 20240072381
    Abstract: A battery includes: a power generation element including battery cells which are electrically connected in parallel and stacked, and each of which includes an electrode layer, a counter-electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer located between the electrode layer and the counter-electrode layer; an electrode insulating layer covering an electrode layer among the electrode layers at a side surface of the power generation element; and a counter-electrode terminal covering the side surface and the electrode insulating layer, and electrically connected to a counter-electrode layer among the counter-electrode layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi HONDA, Eiichi KOGA, Koichi HIRANO, Akira KAWASE
  • Patent number: 11732088
    Abstract: A polyester carbonate resin is provided and includes a constituent unit represented by the following general formula (1), a constituent unit represented by the following general formula (2), and a constituent unit represented by the following general formula (3): wherein R represents hydrogen or an alkyl group containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms, wherein Q represents the following: wherein n and m each independently represent an integer of 0 to 5, and
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Manabu Hirakawa, Noriyuki Kato, Eiichi Honda, Yasuaki Yoshimura, Yuichiro Satake
  • Publication number: 20230113633
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medical Au-Pt-Pd alloy including Au, Pt,Pd, and inevitable impurities. The Au-Pt-Pd alloy has an alloy compositioninside a polygon (A1-A2-A3-A4) surrounded by straight lines connected at pointA1 (Au: 53 atom%, Pt: 4 atom%, and Pd: 43 atom%), point A2 (Au: 70 atom%,Pt: 4 atom%, and Pd: 26 atom%), point A3 (Au: 69.9 atom%, Pt: 30 atom%, and Pd: 0.1 atom%), and point A4 (Au: 49.9 atom%, Pt: 50 atom%, and Pd: 0.1 atom%) in a Au-Pt-Pd ternary state diagram. In a metal structure of the alloy, at least one of a Au-rich phase and a Pt-rich phase is distributed, and the total of the area ratio of the Au-rich phase and the area ratio of the Pt-rich phase is 1.5% or more and 25.4% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicants: TANAKA KIKINZOKU KOGYO K.K., TOKUSHIMA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Michimasa OKUBO, Kenji GOTO, Kunihiro TANAKA, Kojiro SHIRAISHI, Kunihiro SHIMA, Yuya KATO, Kenichi HAMADA, Eiichi HONDA, Emi TAKEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20230109138
    Abstract: A resin composition contains: a resin containing a constituent unit (A) represented by general formula (1); and a resin containing a constituent unit (B) represented by formula (2) and/or a constituent unit (C) represented by formula (3). (R1 represents a methyl group or an ethyl group, R2 and R3 represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and n represents 0 or 1.) (Ra and Rb represent a hydrogen atom, etc., Rh represents an aryl group of 6-20 carbons, X represents a single bond or a fluorene group, A and B represent an alkylene group of 1-4 carbons, m and n represent integers 0-6, and a and b represent integers 0-10.) (Rc and Rd represent a hydrogen atom, etc., Y represents a fluorene group, A and B represent an alkylene group of 1-4 carbons, p and q represent integers 0-4, and a and b represent integers 0-10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Yasuaki YOSHIMURA, Mitsuteru KONDO, Noriyuki KATO, Eiichi HONDA, Manabu HIRAKAWA, Yuichiro SATAKE, Katsushi NISHIMORI, Shoko MURATA SUZUKI, Tatsuki NYUUI, Mitsutake SUEMATSU
  • Patent number: 11453931
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medical Au—Pt—Pd alloy including Au, Pt, Pd, and inevitable impurities. The alloy has an alloy composition inside a polygon (A1-A2-A3-A4-A5-A6) surrounded by straight lines connected at point A1 (Au: 37.9 atom %, Pt: 0.1 atom %, and Pd: 62 atom %), point A2 (Au: 79.9 atom %, Pt: 0.1 atom %, and Pd: 20 atom %), point A3 (Au: 79.9 atom %, Pt: 20 atom %, and Pd: 0.1 atom %), point A4 (Au: 69.9 atom %, Pt: 30 atom %, and Pd: 0.1 atom %), point A5 (Au: 49 atom %, Pt: 30 atom %, and Pd: 21 atom %), and point A6 (Au: 39 atom %, Pt: 40 atom %, and Pd: 21 atom %) in a Au—Pt—Pd ternary state diagram. The metal structure of the alloy is optimized, and the metal structure is close to a single-phase structure, and has little precipitation of a Au-rich phase and a Pt-rich phase different in composition from a mother phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignees: TANAKA KIKINZOKU KOGYO K.K., TOKUSHIMA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Michimasa Okubo, Kenji Goto, Kunihiro Tanaka, Kojiro Shiraishi, Kunihiro Shima, Yuya Kato, Kenichi Hamada, Eiichi Honda, Emi Takegawa
  • Publication number: 20220213576
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medical Au—Pt—Pd alloy including Au, Pt, Pd, and inevitable impurities. The alloy has an alloy composition inside a polygon (A1-A2-A3-A4-A5-A6) surrounded by straight lines connected at point A1 (Au: 37.9 atom %, Pt: 0.1 atom %, and Pd: 62 atom %), point A2 (Au: 79.9 atom %, Pt: 0.1 atom %, and Pd: 20 atom %), point A3 (Au: 79.9 atom %, Pt: 20 atom %, and Pd: 0.1 atom %), point A4 (Au: 69.9 atom %, Pt: 30 atom %, and Pd: 0.1 atom %), point A5 (Au: 49 atom %, Pt: 30 atom %, and Pd: 21 atom %), and point A6 (Au: 39 atom %, Pt: 40 atom %, and Pd: 21 atom %) in a Au—Pt—Pd ternary state diagram. The metal structure of the alloy is optimized, and the metal structure is close to a single-phase structure, and has little precipitation of a Au-rich phase and a Pt-rich phase different in composition from a mother phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicants: TANAKA KIKINZOKU KOGYO K.K., TOKUSHIMA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Michimasa OKUBO, Kenji GOTO, Kunihiro TANAKA, Kojiro SHIRAISHI, Kunihiro SHIMA, Yuya KATO, Kenichi HAMADA, Eiichi HONDA, Emi TAKEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20220162378
    Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin having a constituent unit represented by the following general formula (I): wherein R1 represents a hydrocarbon group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and R2 and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Eiichi HONDA, Manabu HIRAKAWA, Yasuaki YOSHIMURA, Yuichiro SATAKE
  • Publication number: 20220135736
    Abstract: Provided is a polyester carbonate resin having a constituent unit (I) represented by the following general formula (1), a constituent unit (II) represented by the following general formula (2), and a constituent unit (III) represented by the following general formula (3): wherein, in the above formula (1), R1 to R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or an ethyl group, and in the above formula (2), Q represents a divalent linking group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Manabu HIRAKAWA, Eiichi HONDA, Yasuaki YOSHIMURA, Yuichiro SATAKE
  • Publication number: 20220042140
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medical Au—Pt—Pd alloy including Au, Pt, Pd, and inevitable impurities. The Au—Pt—Pd alloy has an alloy composition inside a polygon (A1-A2-A3-A4) surrounded by straight lines connected at point A1 (Au: 53 atom %, Pt: 4 atom %, and Pd: 43 atom %), point A2 (Au: 70 atom %, Pt: 4 atom %, and Pd: 26 atom %), point A3 (Au: 69.9 atom %, Pt: 30 atom %, and Pd: 0.1 atom %), and point A4 (Au: 49.9 atom %, Pt: 50 atom %, and Pd: 0.1 atom %) in a Au—Pt—Pd ternary state diagram. In a metal structure of the alloy, at least one of a Au-rich phase and a Pt-rich phase is distributed, and the total of the area ratio of the Au-rich phase and the area ratio of the Pt-rich phase is 1.5% or more and 25.4% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicants: TANAKA KIKINZOKU KOGYO K.K., TOKUSHIMA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Michimasa OKUBO, Kenji GOTO, Kunihiro TANAKA, Kojiro SHIRAISHI, Kunihiro SHIMA, Yuya KATO, Kenichi HAMADA, Eiichi HONDA, Emi TAKEGAWA
  • Patent number: 11236198
    Abstract: An automobile component including a molded article containing a copolymerized polyester resin synthesized from a hydroxycarboxylic acid monomer, a diol monomer, and a dicarboxylic acid/ester monomer and having a unit (A) of formula (1), a diol unit (B), and a unit (C) derived from a dicarboxylic acid or an ester-forming derivative of the dicarboxylic acid. A content of the unit (A) in the total units of the copolymerized polyester resin is 60 to 90 mol %, The formula (1) is where R1 is a hydrogen atom, CH3, or C2H5, R2 and R3 are each independently a hydrogen atom or CH3, and n is 0 or 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Eiichi Honda, Yasuaki Yoshimura, Keita Noguchi, Yuichiro Satake
  • Publication number: 20210347937
    Abstract: A polyester carbonate resin is provided and includes a constituent unit represented by the following general formula (1), a constituent unit represented by the following general formula (2), and a constituent unit represented by the following general formula (3): wherein R represents hydrogen or an alkyl group containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms, wherein Q represents the following: wherein n and m each independently represent an integer of 0 to 5, and
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Manabu HIRAKAWA, Noriyuki KATO, Eiichi HONDA, Yasuaki YOSHIMURA, Yuichiro SATAKE
  • Patent number: 11016232
    Abstract: Optical films comprising a polyester resin comprising a structural unit (A) of the following formula (1) wherein the content of the structural unit (A) based on the total structural units of the polyester resin is 76 mol % or greater: wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom, CH3, or C2H5; R2 and R3 is each independently a hydrogen atom or CH3; and n is 1, for example, Decahydro-1,4:5,8-dimethanonaphthalene-2-methoxycarbonyl-6(7)-methanol. Retardation films and circularly or elliptically polarizing plates comprising the optical films are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Yasuaki Yoshimura, Eiichi Honda, Keita Noguchi, Yuichiro Satake
  • Publication number: 20210147619
    Abstract: A polyester resin composition containing: a polyester resin containing a unit (A) represented by the following general formula (1); and an antioxidant: wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom, CH3 or C2H5, R2 and R3 are each independently a hydrogen atom or CH3, and n is 0 or 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuichiro SATAKE, Manabu HIRAKAWA, Yasuaki YOSHIMURA, Eiichi HONDA
  • Patent number: 10981366
    Abstract: An object is to provide an optical polyester film and a transparent conductive film that are superior in transparency, heat resistance, optical properties, and adhesion. The optical polyester film includes: a base material containing a polyester resin containing a unit (A) of the following formula (1); and at least one functional layer disposed on at least one surface of the base material, wherein the at least one functional layer is selected from the group consisting of a hard coat layer, a transparent conductive layer, an anti-reflection layer, a gas barrier layer, and an adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Eiichi Honda, Yasuaki Yoshimura, Keita Noguchi, Yuichiro Satake
  • Patent number: 10947342
    Abstract: An object is to provide an optical lens having low water-absorbing capacity and superior in heat resistance, transparency, and optical characteristics (refractive index, Abbe's number, and photoelastic coefficient). The optical lens includes a polyester resin containing a unit (A) of the following formula (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Yasuaki Yoshimura, Eiichi Honda, Keita Noguchi, Yuichiro Satake
  • Patent number: 10894859
    Abstract: A copolymerized polyester resin containing a unit (A) represented by the following formula (1), a diol unit (B), and a unit (C) derived from a dicarboxylic acid or an ester-forming derivative of the dicarboxylic acid, wherein a content of the unit (A) based on total units of the copolymerized polyester resin is 10 to 95 mol %, and the copolymerized polyester resin satisfies the following conditions (1) to (3): (1) a glass transition temperature of the copolymerized polyester resin is 90° C. or higher; (2) an amount of heat generated by the copolymerized polyester resin at cooling crystallization is 5 J/g or less; and (3) an absolute value of photoelastic coefficient of the copolymerized polyester resin is 40×10?12 Pa?1 or less: wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom, CH3, or C2H5, R2 and R3 are each independently a hydrogen atom or CH3, and n is 0 or 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Eiichi Honda, Yasuaki Yoshimura, Keita Noguchi, Yuichiro Satake, Takashi Motoi
  • Patent number: 10889684
    Abstract: A polyester resin having a diol constitutional unit and a dicarboxylic acid constitutional unit, wherein 20 to 100 mol % of the diol constitutional unit is a constitutional unit derived from a diol having a dinorbornane ring; a glass transition temperature of the polyester resin is 90° C. or higher; an amount of heat of a crystallization exothermic peak in temperature drop of the polyester resin is 5 J/g or less; and a yellow index (YI) value as measured by a reflection method according to JIS K 7103 is 10 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC
    Inventors: Yuichiro Satake, Yasuaki Yoshimura, Eiichi Honda, Takashi Motoi, Mitsuharu Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20200347181
    Abstract: Provided is a molded article containing a copolymerized polyester resin having a unit (A) represented by the following formula (1), a diol unit (B), and a unit (C) derived from a dicarboxylic acid or an ester-forming derivative of the dicarboxylic acid, wherein a content of the unit (A) in the total units of the copolymerized polyester resin is 20 to 90 mol %, wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom, CH3, or C2H5, R2 and R3 are each independently a hydrogen atom or CH3, and n is 0 or 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Eiichi HONDA, Yasuaki YOSHIMURA, Keita NOGUCHI, Yuichiro SATAKE
  • Publication number: 20200247944
    Abstract: A copolymerized polyester resin containing a unit (A) represented by the following formula (1), a diol unit (B), and a unit (C) derived from a dicarboxylic acid or an ester-forming derivative of the dicarboxylic acid, wherein a content of the unit (A) based on total units of the copolymerized polyester resin is 10 to 95 mol %, and the copolymerized polyester resin satisfies the following conditions (1) to (3): (1) a glass transition temperature of the copolymerized polyester resin is 90° C. or higher; (2) an amount of heat generated by the copolymerized polyester resin at cooling crystallization is 5 J/g or less; and (3) an absolute value of photoelastic coefficient of the copolymerized polyester resin is 40×10?12 Pa?1 or less: wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom, CH3, or C2H5, R2 and R3 are each independently a hydrogen atom or CH3, and n is 0 or 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC., MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Eiichi HONDA, Yasuaki YOSHIMURA, Keita NOGUCHI, Yuichiro SATAKE, Takashi MOTOI