Patents by Inventor Hironori Kuboi

Hironori Kuboi 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).

  • Patent number: 11897835
    Abstract: A method for producing an organic mercapto compound or an intermediate thereof according to the present invention has a reaction step of reacting an alcohol compound including a sulfur atom with a thioamide compound having a structure in which an organic group is bonded to at least one bonding hand of a thioamide group, under acidic conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Hironori Kuboi, Kaoru Ohshimizu
  • Patent number: 11094093
    Abstract: A computer is caused to execute processing of transforming a first color information indicating a first color in a first color space into a second color information in a second color space which is an opponent color space different from the first color space, according to a type of a color vision and a color vision strength indicating a degree of the color vision; calculating, in the second color space, a third color information having a predetermined color difference with respect to the transformed second color information; and transforming the calculated third color information into a fourth color information indicating a second color in the first color space, according to a type of a color vision and a color vision strength indicating a degree of the color vision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventor: Hironori Kuboi
  • Publication number: 20210017128
    Abstract: A method for producing an organic mercapto compound or an intermediate thereof according to the present invention has a reaction step of reacting an alcohol compound including a sulfur atom with a thioamide compound having a structure in which an organic group is bonded to at least one bonding hand of a thioamide group, under acidic conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Hironori KUBOI, Kaoru OHSHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20200098146
    Abstract: A computer is caused to execute processing of transforming a first color information indicating a first color in a first color space into a second color information in a second color space which is an opponent color space different from the first color space, according to a type of a color vision and a color vision strength indicating a degree of the color vision; calculating, in the second color space, a third color information having a predetermined color difference with respect to the transformed second color information; and transforming the calculated third color information into a fourth color information indicating a second color in the first color space, according to a type of a color vision and a color vision strength indicating a degree of the color vision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventor: Hironori KUBOI
  • Patent number: 10429635
    Abstract: Disclosed are: a practical color changeable optical filter that can change hue or saturation by a relatively simple structure, the color changeable optical filter including two or more polarizers 20, 30 containing a dichroism pigment and a frame 10 that supports the polarizers 20, 30, wherein a polarization plane of light incident on at least one polarizer 30 or a polarization plane of light output from at least one polarizer 20 is rotated relatively, whereby the hue or saturation of light passing through the optical filter is changed; and eyeglasses provided with the color changeable optical filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Hironori Kuboi, Hidetaka Tsukada, Shoko Matsumura
  • Publication number: 20180017780
    Abstract: Disclosed are: a practical color changeable optical filter that can change hue or saturation by a relatively simple structure, the color changeable optical filter including two or more polarizers 20, 30 containing a dichroism pigment and a frame 10 that supports the polarizers 20, 30, wherein a polarization plane of light incident on at least one polarizer 30 or a polarization plane of light output from at least one polarizer 20 is rotated relatively, whereby the hue or saturation of light passing through the optical filter is changed; and eyeglasses provided with the color changeable optical filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Hironori KUBOI, Hidetaka TSUKADA, Shoko MATSUMURA
  • Patent number: 9096720
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for producing a polyaspartic acid precursor polymer by polymerization using at least one kind selected from a product obtained from maleic anhydride and ammonia and, maleamic acid as a monomer, wherein at least part of carboxyl groups in the monomers are a tertiary amine salt; and an industrially inexpensive and simple method for producing a polyaspartic acid salt by treating the polyaspartic acid precursor polymer obtained by this method with a basic aqueous solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Kouki Fukumura, Hironori Kuboi, Keiichi Fukuda
  • Patent number: 8434866
    Abstract: The polymerizable composition for an optical material of the present invention comprises a phenylene diisocyanate, at least one polythiol compound selected from the group consisting of 4-mercaptomethyl-1,8-dimercapto-3,6-dithiaoctane, 4,8-, 4,7- or 5,7-dimercaptomethyl-1,11-dimercapto-3,6,9-trithiaundecane, 2,5-bis(mercaptomethyl)-1,4-dithiane, bis(mercaptoethyl)sulfide, 1,1,3,3-tetrakis(mercaptomethylthio)propane, 4,6-bis(mercaptomethylthio)-1,3-dithiane, 2-(2,2-bis(mercaptomethylthio)ethyl)-1,3-dithietane, 1,1,2,2-tetrakis(mercaptomethylthio)ethane 3-mercaptomethyl-1,5-dimercapto-2,4-dithiapentane and tris(mercaptomethylthio)methane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Hayashi, Masaru Kawaguchi, Akinori Ryu, Hironori Kuboi, Mamoru Takashina, Seiichi Kobayashi, Touru Miura
  • Patent number: 8426551
    Abstract: Polymerizable compositions containing at least one metal thietane compound represented by general formulas (110), (201) or (120), respectively, wherein said formulas are as follows: and wherein the identified moieties and n, p, q and r are defined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Masakazu Murakami, Tomoyuki Ando, Hironori Kuboi, Hidetoshi Hayashi, Osamu Kohgo, Seiichi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8362280
    Abstract: A thietane compound represented by the following formula (30): in formula (30), A represents an OH group or an SH group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Hironori Kuboi, Hidetoshi Hayashi, Osamu Kohgo, Seiichi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20130018169
    Abstract: Polymerizable compositions containing at least one metal thietane compound represented by general formulas (110), (201) or (120), respectively, wherein said formulas are as follows: and wherein the identified moieties and n, p, q and r are defined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Masakazu Murakami, Tomoyuki Ando, Hironori Kuboi, Hidetoshi Hayashi, Osamu Kohgo, Seiichi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20120309909
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for producing a polyaspartic acid precursor polymer by polymerization using at least one kind selected from a product obtained from maleic anhydride and ammonia and, maleamic acid as a monomer, wherein at least part of carboxyl groups in the monomers are a tertiary amine salt; and an industrially inexpensive and simple method for producing a polyaspartic acid salt by treating the polyaspartic acid precursor polymer obtained by this method with a basic aqueous solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Kouki Fukumura, Hironori Kuboi, Keiichi Fukuda
  • Patent number: 8293864
    Abstract: Disclosed is a metal thietane compound represented by the following general formula (120), (wherein, in the above general formula (120), M is a member selected from the group consisting of Bi, Sb, Ti, Zr and Ta; X1 and X2 are each independently a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom; R1 is a divalent organic group; the bond between M and T shown by a dotted line and a solid line represents a single or double bond; m is an integer of 0 or 1 or more; n is the number of valence of M; and p is an integer of equal to or more than 1 and equal to or less than n, provided that when r is 1, q is 0 and Y is a monovalent inorganic or organic group; when r is 1 and n-p-q is 2 or more, a plurality of Ys contained are each independently selected from monovalent inorganic or organic groups; when r is 1 and n-p-q is 2 or more, a plurality of Ys may be bonded to each other to form a ring containing M; when r is 2, n-p-q is 1 or 2 and Y is a divalent group; when r is 2 and n-p-q is 2, two Ys may form a ring together with two Ms;
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Masakazu Murakami, Tomoyuki Ando, Hironori Kuboi, Hidetoshi Hayashi, Osamu Kohgo, Seiichi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20110118412
    Abstract: A thietane compound represented by the following formula (30): in formula (30), A represents an OH group or an SH group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Hironori Kuboi, Hidetoshi Hayashi, Osamu Kohgo, Seiichi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20100240862
    Abstract: Disclosed is a metal thietane compound represented by the following general formula (120), (wherein, in the above general formula (120), M is a member selected from the group consisting of Bi, Sb, Ti, Zr and Ta; X1 and X2 are each independently a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom; R1 is a divalent organic group; the bond between M and T shown by a dotted line and a solid line represents a single or double bond; m is an integer of 0 or 1 or more; n is the number of valence of M; and p is an integer of equal to or more than 1 and equal to or less than n, provided that when r is 1, q is 0 and Y is a monovalent inorganic or organic group; when r is 1 and n-p-q is 2 or more, a plurality of Ys contained are each independently selected from monovalent inorganic or organic groups; when r is 1 and n-p-q is 2 or more, a plurality of Ys may be bonded to each other to form a ring containing M; when r is 2, n-p-q is 1 or 2 and Y is a divalent group; when r is 2 and n-p-q is 2, two Ys may form a ring together with two Ms;
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Masakazu Murakami, Tomoyuki Ando, Hironori Kuboi, Hidetoshi Hayashi, Osamu Kohgo, Seiichi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20100075154
    Abstract: The polymerizable composition for an optical material of the present invention comprises a phenylene diisocyanate, at least one polythiol compound selected from the group consisting of 4-mercaptomethyl-1,8-dimercapto-3,6-dithiaoctane, 4,8-, 4,7- or 5,7-dimercaptomethyl-1,11-dimercapto-3,6,9-trithiaundecane, 2,5-bis(mercaptomethyl)-1,4-dithiane, bis(mercaptoethyl)sulfide, 1,1,3,3-tetrakis(mercaptomethylthio)propane, 4,6-bis(mercaptomethylthio)-1,3-dithiane, 2-(2,2-bis(mercaptomethylthio)ethyl)-1,3-dithietane, 1,1,2,2-tetrakis(mercaptomethylthio)ethane 3-mercaptomethyl-1,5-dimercapto-2,4-dithiapentane and tris(mercaptomethylthio)methane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi HAYASHI, Masaru Kawaguchi, Akinori Ryu, Hironori Kuboi, Mamoru Takashina, Seiichi Kobayashi, Touru Miura