Patents by Inventor Hirofumi Hayashi
Hirofumi Hayashi 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: 20240059049Abstract: A light modulating device includes a first transparent substrate, a second transparent substrate, a light modulating cell disposed between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate, a first bonding layer disposed between the first transparent substrate and the light modulating cell, and a second bonding layer disposed between the second transparent substrate and the light modulating cell. The first bonding layer and the second bonding layer each are a bonding element containing a non-pressure-sensitive adhesive component. The first bonding layer is an OCR, and the second bonding layer is an OCA.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2021Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Takao IKEZAWA, Isamu SHIRAISHI, Atsushi TAMAKI, Hirofumi HAYASHI, Katsumi OKABE, Yoshiko NAKASHIMA
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Patent number: 9655987Abstract: The sterilization system includes a plurality of spaces to be sterilized by a sterilization process; a gas supply source generating nitrogen dioxide gas; a piping system and a valve device; a nitrogen dioxide gas sensor; and a control device. The control device performs a gas filling process in which each of the plurality of spaces to be sterilized is connected to the gas supply source one by one for a first predetermined length of time and successively filled with the nitrogen dioxide gas by controlling the valve device, and when the concentration of the nitrogen dioxide gas in a space to be sterilized that is being filled with gas is detected by the sensor to have reached a predetermined level, the control device performs control such that the subsequent gas filling process is performed with this space to be sterilized being excluded from the gas filling process.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2012Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: NOXILIZER INC.Inventors: Hirofumi Hayashi, Ryuichi Iwasaki
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Patent number: 8968651Abstract: By focusing on the fact that nitrogen dioxide exhibits an increased sterilizing effect among other sterilant gases including nitrogen oxide, the present invention is made to provide a sterilization method which may be suitably used for sterilizing items to be sterilized such as medical instruments which require increased reliability by using a high concentration NO2 gas of 5,000 ppm or above, for example. An inside of a sterilizing chamber containing an item to be sterilized is humidified, and a concentration of NO2 in the sterilizing chamber is made to be from 9 to 100 mg/L by filling a high concentration NO2 gas.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2010Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Noxilizer, Inc.Inventors: Hirofumi Hayashi, Tomoyuki Hirose, Kazuhiro Kimura, Masaaki Mike, Ryuichi Iwasaki, Shigeru Masuda, Toru Tanibata, Joongsoo Kim, Sang Hun Lee, Jae-Mo Koo, Orion Weihe, Andrew Way
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Patent number: 8921470Abstract: A rubber composition for adhering a steel cord that improves wet heat-resistant adhesioness, particularly heat-resistant adhesioness, by preventing adhesion deterioration due to heat, as well as initial adhesioness between a steel cord and a rubber, is disclosed. The rubber composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a diene rubber component and from 0.1 to 30 parts by weight of composite graphite particles containing boron, obtained by heating and graphitizing carbon black together with boron or a compound containing boron.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2012Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignees: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd., Nippon Steel Chemical Carbon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Miyasaka, Takashi Yuri, Hiroaki Narita, Hirofumi Hayashi, Yoichi Kawano
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Publication number: 20140119989Abstract: The sterilization system includes a plurality of spaces to be sterilized by a sterilization process; a gas supply source generating nitrogen dioxide gas; a piping system and a valve device; a nitrogen dioxide gas sensor; and a control device. The control device performs a gas filling process in which each of the plurality of spaces to be sterilized is connected to the gas supply source one by one for a first predetermined length of time and successively filled with the nitrogen dioxide gas by controlling the valve device, and when the concentration of the nitrogen dioxide gas in a space to be sterilized that is being filled with gas is detected by the sensor to have reached a predetermined level, the control device performs control such that the subsequent gas filling process is performed with this space to be sterilized being excluded from the gas filling process.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2012Publication date: May 1, 2014Inventors: Hirofumi Hayashi, Ryuichi Iwasaki
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Patent number: 8580086Abstract: A high concentration NO2 gas generating system including a circulating path configured by connecting a chamber, a plasma generator, and a circulating means, wherein NO2 is generated by circulating a gas mixture including nitrogen and oxygen in the circulating path is provided. The high concentration NO2 gas generating system provides a high concentration NO2 generating system and the high concentration NO2 generating method using the generating system by which NO2 of high concentration (approximately 500 ppm or above) required for a high level of sterilization process in such as sterilization of medical instruments can be simply and selectively obtained. In addition, since indoor air is used as an ingredient, the management of ingredients is simple and highly safe, and the high concentration of NO2 can be simply and selectively prepared on demand.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2013Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Noxilizer, Inc.Inventors: Hidetaka Matsuuchi, Tomoyuki Hirose, Ryuichi Iwasaki, Masaaki Mike, Shigeru Masuda, Hirofumi Hayashi, Toru Tanibata, Joongsoo Kim, Sang Hun Lee, Jae-Mo Koo, Orion Weihe, Andrew Way
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Publication number: 20130220793Abstract: A high concentration NO2 gas generating system including a circulating path configured by connecting a chamber, a plasma generator, and a circulating means, wherein NO2 is generated by circulating a gas mixture including nitrogen and oxygen in the circulating path is provided. The high concentration NO2 gas generating system provides a high concentration NO2 generating system and the high concentration NO2 generating method using the generating system by which NO2 of high concentration (approximately 500 ppm or above) required for a high level of sterilization process in such as sterilization of medical instruments can be simply and selectively obtained. In addition, since indoor air is used as an ingredient, the management of ingredients is simple and highly safe, and the high concentration of NO2 can be simply and selectively prepared on demand.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2013Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: SAIAN CORPORATIONInventors: Hidetaka Matsuuchi, Tomoyuki Hirose, Ryuichi Iwasaki, Masaaki Mike, Shigeru Masuda, Hirofumi Hayashi, Toru Tanibata, Joongsoo Kim, Sang Hun Lee, Jae-Mo Koo, Orion Weihe, Andrew Way
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Patent number: 8425852Abstract: A high concentration NO2 gas generating system including a circulating path configured by connecting a chamber, a plasma generator, and a circulating means, wherein NO2 is generated by circulating a gas mixture including nitrogen and oxygen in the circulating path is provided. The high concentration NO2 gas generating system provides a high concentration NO2 generating system and the high concentration NO2 generating method using the generating system by which NO2 of high concentration (approximately 500 ppm or above) required for a high level of sterilization process in such as sterilization of medical instruments can be simply and selectively obtained. In addition, since indoor air is used as an ingredient, the management of ingredients is simple and highly safe, and the high concentration of NO2 can be simply and selectively prepared on demand.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2010Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Saian CorporationInventors: Hidetaka Matsuuchi, Tomoyuki Hirose, Ryuichi Iwasaki, Masaaki Mike, Shigeru Masuda, Hirofumi Hayashi, Toru Tanibata, Joongsoo Kim, Sang Hun Lee, Jae-Mo Koo, Orion Weihe, Andrew Way
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Patent number: 8416544Abstract: The disclosed invention reduces an increase in the number of electrostatic discharge protection circuits or the number of electrostatic discharge protection elements due to increases in the number of separations of power voltages and the number of separations of ground voltages. A semiconductor integrated circuit includes first, second, and third operation voltage supply terminals; first, second, and third internal circuits; first, second, and third electrostatic discharge protection circuits; and a coupling midpoint. The first, second, and third internal circuits operate at first, second, and third operation voltages supplied to the first, second, and third operation voltage supply terminals, respectively. The first, second, and third electrostatic discharge protection circuits are coupled between the first, second, and third operation voltage supply terminals and the coupling midpoint, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2011Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Renesas Electronics CorporationInventor: Hirofumi Hayashi
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Publication number: 20110310515Abstract: The disclosed invention reduces an increase in the number of electrostatic discharge protection circuits or the number of electrostatic discharge protection elements due to increases in the number of separations of power voltages and the number of separations of ground voltages. A semiconductor integrated circuit includes first, second, and third operation voltage supply terminals; first, second, and third internal circuits; first, second, and third electrostatic discharge protection circuits; and a coupling midpoint. The first, second, and third internal circuits operate at first, second, and third operation voltages supplied to the first, second, and third operation voltage supply terminals, respectively. The first, second, and third electrostatic discharge protection circuits are coupled between the first, second, and third operation voltage supply terminals and the coupling midpoint, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2011Publication date: December 22, 2011Inventor: Hirofumi HAYASHI
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Publication number: 20110286908Abstract: A high concentration NO2 gas generating system including a circulating path configured by connecting a chamber, a plasma generator, and a circulating means, wherein NO2 is generated by circulating a gas mixture including nitrogen and oxygen in the circulating path is provided. The high concentration NO2 gas generating system provides a high concentration NO2 generating system and the high concentration NO2 generating method using the generating system by which NO2 of high concentration (approximately 500 ppm or above) required for a high level of sterilization process in such as sterilization of medical instruments can be simply and selectively obtained. In addition, since indoor air is used as an ingredient, the management of ingredients is simple and highly safe, and the high concentration of NO2 can be simply and selectively prepared on demand.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2010Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: SAIAN CORPORATIONInventors: Hidetaka Matsuuchi, Tomoyuki Hirose, Ryuichi Iwasaki, Masaaki Mike, Shigeru Masuda, Hirofumi Hayashi, Toru Tanibata, Joongsoo Kim, Sang Hun Lee, Jae-Mo Koo, Orion Weihe, Andrew Way
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Publication number: 20110274583Abstract: By focusing on the fact that nitrogen dioxide exhibits an increased sterilizing effect among other sterilant gases including nitrogen oxide, the present invention is made to provide a sterilization method which may be suitably used for sterilizing items to be sterilized such as medical instruments which require increased reliability by using a high concentration NO2 gas of 5,000 ppm or above, for example. An inside of a sterilizing chamber containing an item to be sterilized is humidified, and a concentration of NO2 in the sterilizing chamber is made to be from 9 to 100 mg/L by filling a high concentration NO2 gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2010Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: SAIAN CORPORATIONInventors: Hirofumi Hayashi, Tomoyuki Hirose, Kazuhiro Kimura, Masaaki Mike, Ryuichi Iwasaki, Shigeru Masuda, Toru Tanibata, Joongsoo Kim, Sang Hun Lee, Jae-Mo Koo, Orion Weihe, Andrew Way
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Patent number: 7976672Abstract: A plasma generation apparatus is provided which includes: a microwave generation portion which generates a microwave; a gas supply portion which supplies a gas to be turned into plasma; a plasma generation nozzle which includes a reception member receiving the microwave, and turns the gas into plasma based on the energy of the received microwave and emits the plasma gas; and a photo-detection unit which detects light emitted by the plasma gas and generates electrical information.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2007Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Saian CorporationInventors: Hidetaka Matsuuchi, Ryuichi Iwasaki, Hirofumi Mankawa, Shigeru Masuda, Hirofumi Hayashi, Masaaki Mike
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Publication number: 20090151839Abstract: A rubber composition for adhering a steel cord that improves wet heat-resistant adhesioness, particularly heat-resistant adhesioness, by preventing adhesion deterioration due to heat, as well as initial adhesioness between a steel cord and a rubber, is disclosed. The rubber composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a diene rubber component and from 0.1 to 30 parts by weight of composite graphite particles containing boron, obtained by heating and graphitizing carbon black together with boron or a compound containing boron.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicants: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd., Nippon Steel Chemical Carbon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Miyasaka, Takashi Yuri, Hiroaki Narita, Hirofumi Hayashi, Yoichi Kawano
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Publication number: 20090124738Abstract: A rubber composition that can improve rolling resistance of a tire without impairing other performances such as processability or wet performance, and a pneumatic tire using the same are provided. The rubber composition includes a diene rubber as a rubber component, and clay treated with a fatty acid.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2008Publication date: May 14, 2009Applicant: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Sakurai, Hirofumi Hayashi
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Publication number: 20090124724Abstract: A rubber composition that can improve rolling resistance of a tire without impairing other performances such as processability or wet performance, and a pneumatic tire using the same are provided. The rubber composition includes a diene rubber as a rubber component, and clay treated with a lignin sulfonate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2008Publication date: May 14, 2009Applicant: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Sakurai, Hirofumi Hayashi
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Publication number: 20090099281Abstract: A rubber composition that can improve rolling resistance of tires without impairing running performances such as braking performance, driveability (grip performance), abrasion resistance and the like, and a pneumatic tire using the same are provided. The rubber composition includes a diene rubber as a rubber component, and lignin derivatives.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2008Publication date: April 16, 2009Applicant: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Sakurai, Hirofumi Hayashi
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Publication number: 20090088496Abstract: A rubber-filler composite exhibiting low heat build-up, fatigue resistance and heat aging resistance equal to those of a concentrated natural rubber latex, despite using a field latex of a natural rubber and omitting a concentration step is disclosed. The rubber-filler composite is obtained by jetting a field latex of a natural rubber in a form of a high-speed flow having a flow rate of 500 m/sec or more into a mixing chamber while supplying a filler slurry containing a filler to the mixing chamber, thereby separating and removing protein in the field latex from a rubber component and at the same time, mixing the field latex and the filler slurry.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2008Publication date: April 2, 2009Applicant: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Miyasaka, Takashi Yuri, Hiroaki Narita, Hirofumi Hayashi
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Publication number: 20090062455Abstract: A rubber composition for tire, which combines low heat build-up properties and breakage property, reduces fuel consumption of a tire, and has excellent good processability is provided. The rubber composition for tire is obtained by blending sulfur and caprolactam disulfide with a diene rubber component to obtain a pre-mixture which does not contain a reinforcing filler and a vulcanization accelerator, and blending and mixing a reinforcing filler and a vulcanization accelerator with the pre-mixture in a post-mixing step.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2008Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroaki Narita, Ikuo Ihara, Takashi Miyasaka, Hirofumi Hayashi
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Publication number: 20090043014Abstract: A rubber composition for tire, which combines low heat build-up properties and breakage property in high level, reduces fuel consumption of a tire, and has excellent durability and good processability is provided. The rubber composition for tire is obtained by kneading a diene rubber component, sulfur and a pyrithione metal salt to obtain a rubber mixture, and adding and kneading a vulcanization accelerator in a post-mixing step using the rubber mixture. The pyrithione metal salt can use a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein n is 1 or 2, and M represents Zn, Cu, Na or Ca.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2008Publication date: February 12, 2009Applicant: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroaki Narita, Ikuo Ihara, Takashi Miyasaka, Hirofumi Hayashi