Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Takanohashi
Hiroaki Takanohashi 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).
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Publication number: 20230086403Abstract: A laminate containing: an adhesion layer-applied substrate containing a substrate and an adhesion layer disposed on the substrate, the adhesion layer containing an adhesive emulsion particle (F), an inorganic oxide (G) and a light-shielding agent (S1); and a hard coating layer (C) disposed on the adhesion layer-applied substrate and containing a matrix component (B) containing an inorganic oxide (D), wherein a haze value H1 of the adhesion layer-applied substrate is larger than a haze value H2 of the laminate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kentaro SHIRAISHI, Kazuya ISEDA, Hiroaki TAKANOHASHI, Keigo SASAKI, Kyohei HATTORI
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Metal particle annular structure, insulator-coated metal particle annular structure, and composition
Patent number: 11352504Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to provide a novel metal particle annular structure capable of functioning as a metamaterial in three dimensions. The metal particle annular structure (C) of the present disclosure includes an insulative support (B) having a particle connecting structure including a plurality of particles connecting to one another, and a plurality of metal particles (A) arranged annularly around the insulative support (B).Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2018Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroaki Takanohashi, Akira Nakabayashi, Naoya Tochishita -
Publication number: 20210324232Abstract: A hard coating film containing a polymer nanoparticle (A) and a matrix component (B), wherein a Martens hardness HMA of the polymer nanoparticle (A) and a Martens hardness HMB of the matrix component (B) satisfy a relationship of HMB/HMA>1, and a Martens hardness HM of the hard coating film is 100 N/mm2 or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2019Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroaki TAKANOHASHI, Kyohei HATTORI, Megumi SASAKI, Keigo SASAKI, Toshinobu OGASAWARA
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Patent number: 11041076Abstract: The present invention pertains to a coating film, and more particularly, to an antifogging coating film having excellent antifogging properties, ability to retain antifogging properties, and water resistance. The coating film according to the present invention contains a metal oxide (A) and a hydrophilic compound (B), wherein the elemental concentration ratio (C1s/M), which is between the element C and a metal element and which is obtained from a metal (M) spectrum derived from the metal oxide and a C1s spectrum in an elemental analysis of the surface using XPS, is within the range of 0.2-10. The relative elemental concentration of the element C obtained from a C1s spectrum derived from carbon-oxygen bonds and/or carbon-nitrogen bonds in elemental analysis of the surface using XPS may be within the range of 5-50 atomic %. The metal oxide may be colloidal silica.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2017Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuya Iseda, Hiroaki Takanohashi, Junichi Hirose
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METAL PARTICLE ANNULAR STRUCTURE, INSULATOR-COATED METAL PARTICLE ANNULAR STRUCTURE, AND COMPOSITION
Publication number: 20200263039Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to provide a novel metal particle annular structure capable of functioning as a metamaterial in three dimensions. The metal particle annular structure (C) of the present disclosure includes an insulative support (B) having a particle connecting structure including a plurality of particles connecting to one another, and a plurality of metal particles (A) arranged annularly around the insulative support (B).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2018Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroaki TAKANOHASHI, Akira NAKABAYASHI, Naoya TOCHISHITA -
Publication number: 20190055410Abstract: The present invention pertains to a coating film, and more particularly, to an antifogging coating film having excellent antifogging properties, ability to retain antifogging properties, and water resistance. The coating film according to the present invention contains a metal oxide (A) and a hydrophilic compound (B), wherein the elemental concentration ratio (C1s/M), which is between the element C and a metal element and which is obtained from a metal (M) spectrum derived from the metal oxide and a C1s spectrum in an elemental analysis of the surface using XPS, is within the range of 0.2-10. The relative elemental concentration of the element C obtained from a C1s spectrum derived from carbon-oxygen bonds and/or carbon-nitrogen bonds in elemental analysis of the surface using XPS may be within the range of 5-50 atomic %. The metal oxide may be colloidal silica.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2017Publication date: February 21, 2019Applicant: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuya ISEDA, Hiroaki TAKANOHASHI, Junichi HIROSE
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Publication number: 20180065147Abstract: The present invention provides a coating film containing a metal oxide and a polymer particle and having a ten-point average roughness of 5 nm or more and 300 nm or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2016Publication date: March 8, 2018Applicant: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuya ISEDA, Michiyo YAMANE, Hiroaki TAKANOHASHI, Junichi HIROSE
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Patent number: 9833811Abstract: Provided is a coating composition excellent in antifouling properties, transparency and hydrophilicity, wherein the coating composition contains (A) a metal oxide particle having a number average particle size of 1 nm to 400 nm; and (B) a polymer particle, in which the content of an aqueous-phase component in the component (B), represented by the expression (I), is 20 mass % or less, where (I) (%)=(dry mass of a filtrate obtained by filtering the component (B) at a molecular cutoff of 50,000)×(100?total mass of solid content)/(mass of the filtrate?dry mass of the filtrate)×100/the total mass of solid content.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2014Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Asahi Kasei E-materials CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Takanohashi, Junichi Hirose, Waka Goto, Shuichiro Ogawa, Kentaro Shiraishi
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Patent number: 9630208Abstract: Provided is a coating composition excellent in antifouling properties, transparency and hydrophilicity, wherein the coating composition contains (A) a metal oxide particle having a number average particle size of 1 nm to 400 nm; and (B) a polymer particle, in which the content of an aqueous-phase component in the component (B), represented by the expression (I), is 20 mass % or less, where (I) (%)=(dry mass of a filtrate obtained by filtering the component (B) at a molecular cutoff of 50,000)×(100?total mass of solid content)/(mass of the filtrate?dry mass of the filtrate)×100/the total mass of solid content.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2014Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Asahi Kasei E-materials CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Takanohashi, Junichi Hirose, Waka Goto, Shuichiro Ogawa, Kentaro Shiraishi
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Patent number: 9403950Abstract: Disclosed is an organic-inorganic hybrid composition containing a metal oxide (A) having a particle diameter of 1-400 nm and a polymer emulsion particle (B) having a particle diameter of 10-800 nm. The polymer emulsion particle (B) is obtained by polymerizing a hydrolyzable silicon compound (b1) and a vinyl monomer (b2) having a secondary and/or tertiary amide group in the presence of water and an emulsifying agent.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2011Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignees: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation, Asahi Kasei E-materials CorporationInventors: Tatsuro Niguma, Hiroaki Takanohashi, Akira Nakabayashi
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Patent number: 9266696Abstract: A conveyance control apparatus includes a stacking base that stacks ejected paper sheets, a sensor that detects a paper sheet after the paper sheet is ejected according to job data before the paper sheet is stacked on the stacking base, a detection time measuring unit that measures sensor-on time during which the sensor detects the paper sheet, a storage unit that stores near-full-stack time for judging whether stacked volume on the stacking base enters into a near-full-stack state, a judging unit that judges stack state on the stacking base based on paper sheet information of the job data and a measured result by the detection time measuring unit, and a conveyance control unit that performs control to temporarily stop paper sheet feeding and then to feed predetermined number of paper sheets, when the judging unit judges that the sensor-on time is equal to or greater than the near-full-stack time.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Hideaki Ogawa, Yoshihiro Hanamoto, Yoshikazu Hara, Kazuaki Mori, Hiroaki Takanohashi, Yousuke Minowa, Yoshiaki Kono
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Patent number: 9102170Abstract: A printer which is connected to a post-processing apparatus, the post-processing apparatus performing a wrapped binding in which a paper sheet bundle including a plurality of inner paper sheets is wrapped by outer paper sheets, and which prints the outer paper sheets and inner paper sheets to be sent out to the post-processing apparatus, wherein the printer includes a control unit configured to control printing of the inner paper sheets and the outer paper sheets in cooperation with the post-processing apparatus, and the control unit is configured to set printing restart information of inner paper sheets and printing restart information of outer paper sheets, and controls a restarting of printing in accordance with the setting, when printing is restarted after an abnormal conveyance that occurred inside of the post-processing apparatus has been resolved.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2014Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiro Hanamoto, Yoshikazu Hara, Hideaki Ogawa, Kazuaki Mori, Hiroaki Takanohashi, Yousuke Minowa, Yoshiaki Kono
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Patent number: 9061526Abstract: An image forming apparatus having a plurality of paper ejection devices includes a control unit which performs control to allow before a paper ejection device, which is continuously ejecting paper in the plurality of paper ejection devices, ejects paper over the maximum loading a paper ejection device which is not ejecting paper to prepare for starting an operation based on the time taken for the paper ejection device which is not ejecting paper to become operable and the number of ejectable sheets before a loading of the paper ejection device which is continuously ejecting paper reaches the maximum loading.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2014Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiaki Kono, Hideaki Ogawa, Yoshihiro Hanamoto, Yoshikazu Hara, Kazuaki Mori, Hiroaki Takanohashi, Yousuke Minowa
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Publication number: 20150079292Abstract: Provided is a coating composition excellent in antifouling properties, transparency and hydrophilicity, wherein the coating composition contains (A) a metal oxide particle having a number average particle size of 1 nm to 400 nm; and (B) a polymer particle, in which the content of an aqueous-phase component in the component (B), represented by the expression (I), is 20 mass % or less, where (I) (%)=(dry mass of a filtrate obtained by filtering the component (B) at a molecular cutoff of 50,000)×(100?total mass of solid content)/(mass of the filtrate?dry mass of the filtrate)×100/the total mass of solid content.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: Asahi Kasei E-materials CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Takanohashi, Junichi Hirose, Waka Goto, Shuichiro Ogawa, Kentaro Shiraishi
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Publication number: 20150068603Abstract: Provided is a coating composition excellent in antifouling properties, transparency and hydrophilicity, wherein the coating composition contains (A) a metal oxide particle having a number average particle size of 1 nm to 400 nm; and (B) a polymer particle, in which the content of an aqueous-phase component in the component (B), represented by the expression (I), is 20 mass % or less, where (I) (%)=(dry mass of a filtrate obtained by filtering the component (B) at a molecular cutoff of 50,000)×(100?total mass of solid content)/(mass of the filtrate?dry mass of the filtrate)×100/the total mass of solid content.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicant: ASAHI KASEI E-MATERIALS CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroaki Takanohashi, Junichi Hirose, Waka Goto, Shuichiro Ogawa, Kentaro Shiraishi
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Publication number: 20150059846Abstract: The coating composition according to the present invention includes a metal oxide (A) containing a spherical metal oxide (a1) and a chain metal oxide (a2) having an aspect ratio (major diameter/minor diameter) of 3 to 25, and a polymer emulsion particle (B). The coating composition according to the present invention preferably further includes a hydrolyzable silicon compound (C). The antireflection film according to the present invention is obtained by applying and drying the coating composition on a substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2013Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventors: Kentaro Shiraishi, Hiroaki Takanohashi
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Publication number: 20150035892Abstract: A printer which is connected to a post-processing apparatus, the post-processing apparatus performing a wrapped binding in which a paper sheet bundle including a plurality of inner paper sheets is wrapped by outer paper sheets, and which prints the outer paper sheets and inner paper sheets to be sent out to the post-processing apparatus, wherein the printer includes a control unit configured to control printing of the inner paper sheets and the outer paper sheets in cooperation with the post-processing apparatus, and the control unit is configured to set printing restart information of inner paper sheets and printing restart information of outer paper sheets, and controls a restarting of printing in accordance with the setting, when printing is restarted after an abnormal conveyance that occurred inside of the post-processing apparatus has been resolved.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventors: Yoshihiro Hanamoto, Yoshikazu Hara, Hideaki Ogawa, Kazuaki Mori, Hiroaki Takanohashi, Yousuke Minowa, Yoshiaki Kono
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Publication number: 20150002571Abstract: An image forming apparatus having a plurality of paper ejection devices includes a control unit which performs control to allow before a paper ejection device, which is continuously ejecting paper in the plurality of paper ejection devices, ejects paper over the maximum loading a paper ejection device which is not ejecting paper to prepare for starting an operation based on the time taken for the paper ejection device which is not ejecting paper to become operable and the number of ejectable sheets before a loading of the paper ejection device which is continuously ejecting paper reaches the maximum loading.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Yoshiaki KONO, Hideaki OGAWA, Yoshihiro HANAMOTO, Yoshikazu HARA, Kazuaki MORI, Hiroaki TAKANOHASHI, Yousuke MINOWA
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Publication number: 20150005925Abstract: A conveyance control apparatus includes a stacking base that stacks ejected paper sheets, a sensor that detects a paper sheet after the paper sheet is ejected according to job data before the paper sheet is stacked on the stacking base, a detection time measuring unit that measures sensor-on time during which the sensor detects the paper sheet, a storage unit that stores near-full-stack time for judging whether stacked volume on the stacking base enters into a near-full-stack state, a judging unit that judges stack state on the stacking base based on paper sheet information of the job data and a measured result by the detection time measuring unit, and a conveyance control unit that performs control to temporarily stop paper sheet feeding and then to feed predetermined number of paper sheets, when the judging unit judges that the sensor-on time is equal to or greater than the near-full-stack time.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Hideaki OGAWA, Yoshihiro HANAMOTO, Yoshikazu HARA, Kazuaki MORI, Hiroaki TAKANOHASHI, Yousuke MINOWA, Yoshiaki KONO
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Patent number: 8916266Abstract: Provided is a coating composition excellent in antifouling properties, transparency and hydrophilicity, wherein the coating composition contains (A) a metal oxide particle having a number average particle size of 1 nm to 400 nm; and (B) a polymer particle, in which the content of an aqueous-phase component in the component (B), represented by the expression (I), is 20 mass % or less, where (I)(%)=(dry mass of a filtrate obtained by filtering the component (B) at a molecular cutoff of 50,000)×(100?total mass of solid content)/(mass of the filtrate?dry mass of the filtrate)×100/the total mass of solid content.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2010Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Asahi Kasei E-materials CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Takanohashi, Junichi Hirose, Waka Goto, Shuichiro Ogawa, Kentaro Shiraishi