Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Kurihara

Hitoshi Kurihara 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: 20240128473
    Abstract: In catalyst particles including an electrically conductive carrier and metal particles supported by the electrically conductive carrier, the metal particles are embedded in a porous inorganic material. The catalyst particles containing the porous inorganic material are ionic-liquid-impregnated catalyst particles impregnated with an ionic liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: TOPPAN INC.
    Inventor: Hitoshi KURIHARA
  • Patent number: 11548437
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting apparatus includes a first housing, a second housing, two lamp bodies, and two external cameras. The first housing and the second housing are formed separately from each other, joined to be adjacent in the front-rear direction, and arranged to cover a portion of the upper portion of a vehicle interior. The first housing includes a box portion. The second housing includes a wall portion closing a second opening portion of the box portion. An upper first end portion and a lower second end portion at the peripheral edge of the second opening portion of the box portion are joined to an upper third end portion and a lower fourth end portion of the wall portion. The first end portion and the third end portion are arranged relatively closer to the first housing side than the second end portion and the fourth end portion in the front-rear direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Murakami Corporation
    Inventors: Yasukuni Harada, Chika Itoi, Hitoshi Kurihara, Yuji Koyano, Hiroaki Ueno
  • Publication number: 20220097601
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting apparatus includes a first housing, a second housing, two lamp bodies, and two external cameras. The first housing and the second housing are formed separately from each other, joined to be adjacent in the front-rear direction, and arranged to cover a portion of the upper portion of a vehicle interior. The first housing includes a box portion. The second housing includes a wall portion closing a second opening portion of the box portion. An upper first end portion and a lower second end portion at the peripheral edge of the second opening portion of the box portion are joined to an upper third end portion and a lower fourth end portion of the wall portion. The first end portion and the third end portion are arranged relatively closer to the first housing side than the second end portion and the fourth end portion in the front-rear direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: MITSUBA Corporation
    Inventors: Yasukuni HARADA, Chika ITOI, Hitoshi KURIHARA, Yuji KOYANO, Hiroaki UENO
  • Patent number: 11101464
    Abstract: A negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having improved life characteristics, a binder for a negative electrode of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an embodiment includes a current collector, and a mixture layer formed on the current collector and having an active material and a binder. In the binder, an intermolecular chain network in which crosslinking by irreversible bonding and crosslinking by reversible bonding are mixed is formed. For example, a crosslinking treatment is applied to the binder. At this time, by performing crosslinking by reversible bonding and irreversible bonding, crosslinking unevenness is more suppressed, and local concentration of loads on the binder is more suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hitoshi Kurihara
  • Patent number: 10950865
    Abstract: A negative electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, a negative electrode agent for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, which is used therefor, and a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery provided with the negative electrode. The negative electrode agent for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries related to the present invention comprises, at least, an active material and a binder wherein the binder contains a first water-soluble polymer of linear polycarboxylate and a second water-soluble polymer of linear polycarboxylic acid. The first water-soluble polymer has a crosslinked structure of high molecular weight, and the second water-soluble polymer has a low molecular weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hitoshi Kurihara
  • Patent number: 10863141
    Abstract: A vehicle monitor system includes: a detection unit that detects a vehicle located on the rear lateral side of a host vehicle; a rear lateral imaging unit that images a prescribed angle range on the rear lateral side of the host vehicle; a display unit that displays an image captured by the rear lateral imaging unit; and an image processor that extracts a first image in a range of a first angle with reference to a rear side of the host vehicle from the captured image, and displays the extracted first image on the display unit, wherein when the vehicle is detected by the detection unit, the image processor extracts the first image and a second image in a range of a second angle greater than the first angle with reference to the rear side from the captured image, and displays the first and second images on the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBA Corporation
    Inventors: Sumiyasu Izumi, Hitoshi Kurihara
  • Patent number: 10608257
    Abstract: An electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary cell capable of improving the cycle characteristics. The electrode includes a collector and an active material layer formed on a surface of the collector and containing an active material, a binder, and a graphite material. The active material comprises SiOx particles whose surfaces are bonded with an organic material having one or more functional groups selected from the group consisting of a phenylamino group, an imidazole group and an amino group. The binder is composed of a water-soluble polymer made of acrylic acid or a salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noriyuki Ito, Hitoshi Kurihara
  • Patent number: 10529976
    Abstract: An electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery whose life properties can be improved, and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including the electrode. An electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one aspect of the present invention includes a collector, and an active material layer formed on a surface of the collector. The active material layer includes an active material containing SiOx particles having surfaces to which a carboxyl group-containing polymer is bonded, and a binder made of a carboxyl group-containing water-soluble polymer having a carbohydrate structure. The polymer and the binder are bonded to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mayu Fukabori, Hitoshi Kurihara
  • Patent number: 10411263
    Abstract: An electrode for a secondary battery includes a current collector, and an active material layer being formed on a surface of the current collector, and containing an active material and a binder, in which the active material contains SiOx, a surface of SiOx is modified with one or more groups selected from the group consisting of an aniline group, an imidazole group, and an amino group, and the binder is constituted by a water-soluble polymer having a sugar chain structure that contains a carboxylic acid group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hitoshi Kurihara
  • Publication number: 20190210529
    Abstract: A mirror having flexibility and provided in a subject vehicle, an output unit configured to output a control instruction signal instructing to control the mirror in a case where at least one of approach of a following vehicle with respect to the subject vehicle and execution of a lane change of the subject vehicle is detected, and a curvature variable device configured to change a radius of curvature of the mirror in a case where the control instruction signal is output are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Sumiyasu Izumi, Hitoshi Kurihara
  • Publication number: 20190058196
    Abstract: A negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having improved life characteristics, a binder for a negative electrode of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an embodiment includes a current collector, and a mixture layer formed on the current collector and having an active material and a binder. In the binder, an intermolecular chain network in which crosslinking by irreversible bonding and crosslinking by reversible bonding are mixed is formed. For example, a crosslinking treatment is applied to the binder. At this time, by performing crosslinking by reversible bonding and irreversible bonding, crosslinking unevenness is more suppressed, and local concentration of loads on the binder is more suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hitoshi KURIHARA
  • Publication number: 20190052843
    Abstract: A vehicle monitor system includes: a detection unit that detects a vehicle located on the rear lateral side of a host vehicle; a rear lateral imaging unit that images a prescribed angle range on the rear lateral side of the host vehicle; a display unit that displays an image captured by the rear lateral imaging unit; and an image processor that extracts a first image in a range of a first angle with reference to a rear side of the host vehicle from the captured image, and displays the extracted first image on the display unit, wherein when the vehicle is detected by the detection unit, the image processor extracts the first image and a second image in a range of a second angle greater than the first angle with reference to the rear side from the captured image, and displays the first and second images on the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUBA Corporation
    Inventors: SUMIYASU IZUMI, HITOSHI KURIHARA
  • Publication number: 20180159135
    Abstract: An electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary cell capable of improving the cycle characteristics. The electrode includes a collector and an active material layer formed on a surface of the collector and containing an active material, a binder, and a graphite material. The active material comprises SiOx particles whose surfaces are bonded with an organic material having one or more functional groups selected from the group consisting of a phenylamino group, an imidazole group and an amino group. The binder is composed of a water-soluble polymer made of acrylic acid or a salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noriyuki Ito, Hitoshi Kurihara
  • Publication number: 20180134219
    Abstract: A mirror main body (15) includes a surface (17b) of tempered glass (17) on which mirror finishing is applied and a back surface (17a) of the tempered glass (17) on which a thin film (18) which is impermeable and has low reflectance with respect to visible light is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Hitoshi Kurihara, Sumiyasu Izumi
  • Publication number: 20180069242
    Abstract: An anode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary cell that can improve the cycle characteristics. In the anode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary cell, by modifying the surface of an active material with a polymer containing a carboxyl group, followed by bonding to a crosslinking binder, a stable SEI layer is formed and thus a mixture layer with high mechanical strength is provided, thereby better preventing detachment of the active material due to a volume change caused by charging and discharging, and thus providing an electrode for a secondary cell with good cycle characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mayu ARAKI, Hitoshi KURIHARA
  • Publication number: 20170040592
    Abstract: An electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery whose life properties can be improved, and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including the electrode. An electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one aspect of the present invention includes a collector, and an active material layer formed on a surface of the collector. The active material layer includes an active material containing SiOx particles having surfaces to which a carboxyl group-containing polymer is bonded, and a binder made of a carboxyl group-containing water-soluble polymer having a carbohydrate structure. The polymer and the binder are bonded to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mayu FUKABORI, Hitoshi KURIHARA
  • Publication number: 20170040615
    Abstract: A negative electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, a negative electrode agent for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, which is used therefor, and a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery provided with the negative electrode. The negative electrode agent for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries related to the present invention comprises, at least, an active material and a binder wherein the binder contains a first water-soluble polymer of linear polycarboxylate and a second water-soluble polymer of linear polycarboxylic acid. The first water-soluble polymer has a crosslinked structure of high molecular weight, and the second water-soluble polymer has a low molecular weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hitoshi KURIHARA
  • Publication number: 20170005331
    Abstract: An electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery in which cycle characteristics are improved and a charging/discharging capacity is secured. The electrode of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided with an active material layer containing a conduction aid, an active material that contains SiOx and a binder of alginic acid. The conduction aid contains acetylene black and a vapor grown carbon fiber. A mass ratio of the acetylene black is within a range of from 12 mass % to 20 mass % inclusive with respect to a mass of the active material, a mass ratio of the vapor grown carbon fiber is within a range of from 2 mass % to 6 mass % inclusive with respect to a mass of the active material, and a mass ratio of the binder is within a range of from 18 mass % to 21 mass % inclusive with respect to a mass of the active material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hitoshi KURIHARA
  • Publication number: 20160211522
    Abstract: An electrode for a secondary battery includes a current collector, and an active material layer being formed on a surface of the current collector, and containing an active material and a binder, in which the active material contains SiOx, a surface of SiOx is modified with one or more groups selected from the group consisting of an aniline group, an imidazole group, and an amino group, and the binder is constituted by a water-soluble polymer having a sugar chain structure that contains a carboxylic acid group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hitoshi KURIHARA
  • Publication number: 20150209384
    Abstract: An oral preparation for promoting expression of TGF-? includes as an active ingredient hyaluronic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the oral preparation promoting expression of TGF-? in plasma. In addition, an oral preparation for suppressing production of a pain-producing substance includes as an active ingredient hyaluronic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the oral preparation suppressing production of a pain-producing substance by promoting expression of TGF-? in plasma. In addition, an oral preparation for suppressing production of a pain-producing substance includes as an active ingredient hyaluronic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the oral preparation suppressing production of a pain-producing substance PGE2 and/or bradykinin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: KEWPIE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Kurihara, Takahiro Tsuruki, Akira Asari