Patents by Inventor Hidekazu Touhara

Hidekazu Touhara 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).

  • Fluorine storage material
    Patent number: 8119094
    Abstract: There is provided a fluorine storage material comprising a novel fluorinated carbon nanohorn, which stores a large amount of fluorine per its unit mass, withstand repeated use for fluorine storage, and enables a high purity fluorine gas to be taken out by a safe and efficient method, and also there is provided a method of taking out a fluorine gas by applying heat to the fluorine storage material or placing the fluorine storage material in a pressure-reduced atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignees: Daikin Industries, Ltd., National University Corporation Shinshu University, NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Hidekazu Touhara, Yoshio Nojima, Tomohiro Isogai, Masako Yudasaka, Sumio Iijima
  • FLUORINE STORAGE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20090098040
    Abstract: There is provided a fluorine storage material comprising a novel fluorinated carbon nanohorn, which stores a large amount of fluorine per its unit mass, withstand repeated use for fluorine storage, and enables a high purity fluorine gas to be taken out by a safe and efficient method, and also there is provided a method of taking out a fluorine gas by applying heat to the fluorine storage material or placing the fluorine storage material in a pressure-reduced atmosphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Touhara, Yoshio Nojima, Tomohiro Isogai