Patents by Inventor Hotaka Yamamuro

Hotaka Yamamuro 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: 8728229
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cement slurry composition, containing a hydraulic cement material, (A) a first water-soluble low molecular weight compound and (B) a second water-soluble low molecular weight compound differing from the compound (A), wherein a combination of the compounds (A) and (B) is (I) the compound (A) selected from cationic surfactants and the compound (B) selected from anionic aromatic compounds; or (II) the compound (A) selected from cationic surfactants and the compound (B) selected from brominated compounds, and in the compound (A), a ratio of compounds having a hydrocarbon group of 18 or more carbon atoms is not less than 45% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Koyanagi, Toshiharu Kojima, Hotaka Yamamuro
  • Patent number: 8648120
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid rheology modifier containing compounds (A) and (B) selected from combination (1) of compound (A) selected from cationic surfactants and compound (B) selected from anionic aromatic compounds and combination (2) of compound (A) from cationic surfactants and compound (B) selected from brominated compounds; and dicarboxylic acid (C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Koyanagi, Hotaka Yamamuro, Toshiharu Kojima
  • Patent number: 8105500
    Abstract: A slurry rheology modifier comprises a first water-soluble low-molecular compound [referred to hereinafter as compound (A)] and a second water-soluble low-molecular compound [referred to hereinafter as compound (B)] being different from the compound (A), wherein the viscosity of an aqueous solution at 20° C. prepared by mixing an aqueous solution SA (with a viscosity at 20° C. of 100 mPa·s or less) of compound (A) with an aqueous solution SB (with a viscosity at 20° C. of 100 mPa·s or less) of compound (B) in the ratio of 50/50 by weight can be at least twice as high as the viscosity of either aqueous solution before mixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Hotaka Yamamuro, Koji Koyanagi, Daisuke Shiba
  • Publication number: 20120000397
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cement slurry composition, containing a hydraulic cement material, (A) a first water-soluble low molecular weight compound and (B) a second water-soluble low molecular weight compound differing from the compound (A), wherein a combination of the compounds (A) and (B) is (I) the compound (A) selected from cationic surfactants and the compound (B) selected from anionic aromatic compounds; or (II) the compound (A) selected from cationic surfactants and the compound (B) selected from brominated compounds, and in the compound (A), a ratio of compounds having a hydrocarbon group of 18 or more carbon atoms is not less than 45% by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Koji Koyanagi, Toshiharu Kojima, Hotaka Yamamuro
  • Patent number: 7846876
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a surfactant composition containing a cationic surfactant (hereinafter referred to as a compound (A)), one or more compounds (hereinafter referred to as a compound (B)) selected from anionic aromatic compounds and bromide compounds and a cationic polymer (C), wherein compound (A) and (B) are selected when meeting the following condition: a combination of the compounds (A) and (B) ensures that that the viscosity (20° C.) of a solution prepared by mixing an aqueous solution SA of the compound (A) and an aqueous solution SB of the compound (B) in the same ratio is at least two times the viscosity of any one of the aqueous solutions (20° C.) before being mixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Koyanagi, Sadahara Miyamoto, Hotaka Yamamuro
  • Patent number: 7501021
    Abstract: Disclosed is a powdery rheology modifier containing an anionic aromatic compound, a cationic surfactant, and an inorganic powder having a specific surface area of 5000 cm2/g or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Koyanagi, Fujio Yamato, Toshiharu Kojima, Hotaka Yamamuro
  • Publication number: 20080300341
    Abstract: A slurry rheology modifier comprises a first water-soluble low-molecular compound [referred to hereinafter as compound (A)] and a second water-soluble low-molecular compound [referred to hereinafter as compound (B)] being different from the compound (A), wherein the viscosity of an aqueous solution at 20° C. prepared by mixing an aqueous solution SA (with a viscosity at 20° C. of 100 mPa·s or less) of compound (A) with an aqueous solution SB (with a viscosity at 20° C. of 100 mPa·s or less) of compound (B) in the ratio of 50/50 by weight can be at least twice as high as the viscosity of either aqueous solution before mixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Hotaka Yamamuro, Koji Koyanagi, Daisuke Shiba
  • Publication number: 20080262129
    Abstract: The present invention provides production of a powder containing the cationic surfactant (b) by mixing an anionic aromatic compound (a), a cationic surfactant (b) and water to obtain a viscous material and feeding the viscous material heated at the specific temperature to the drying step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Hotaka YAMAMURO, Toshiharu KOJIMA, Yoshikazu MORII, Koji KOYANAGI
  • Patent number: 7374699
    Abstract: A slurry rheology modifier comprises a first water-soluble low-molecular compound [referred to hereinafter as compound (A)] and a second water-soluble low-molecular compound [referred to hereinafter as compound (B)] being different from the compound (A), wherein the viscosity of an aqueous solution at 20° C. prepared by mixing an aqueous solution SA (with a viscosity at 20° C. of 100 mPa·s or less) of compound (A) with an aqueous solution SB (with a viscosity at 20° C. of 100 mPa·s or less) of compound (B) in the ratio of 50/50 by weight can be at least twice as high as the viscosity of either aqueous solution before mixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Hotaka Yamamuro, Koji Koyanagi, Daisuke Shiba
  • Publication number: 20080078814
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid rheology modifier containing compounds (A) and (B) selected from combination (1) of compound (A) selected from cationic surfactants and compound (B) selected from anionic aromatic compounds and combination (2) of compound (A) from cationic surfactants and compound (B) selected from brominated compounds; and dicarboxylic acid (C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Koyanagi, Hotaka Yamamuro, Toshiharu Kojima
  • Publication number: 20080058227
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a surfactant composition containing a cationic surfactant (hereinafter referred to as a compound (A)), one or more compounds (hereinafter referred to as a compound (B)) selected from anionic aromatic compounds and bromide compounds and a cationic polymer (C), wherein compound (A) and (B) are selected when meeting the following condition: a combination of the compounds (A) and (B) ensures that that the viscosity (20° C.) of a solution prepared by mixing an aqueous solution S A of the compound (A) and an aqueous solution SB of the compound (B) in the same ratio is at least two times the viscosity of any one of the aqueous solutions (20° C.) before being mixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2004
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Koyanagi, Sadahara Miyamoto, Hotaka Yamamuro
  • Publication number: 20070290160
    Abstract: Disclosed is a powdery rheology modifier containing an anionic aromatic compound, a cationic surfactant, and an inorganic powder having a specific surface area of 5000 cm2/g or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Koyanagi, Fujio Yamato, Toshiharu Kojima, Hotaka Yamamuro
  • Publication number: 20030200901
    Abstract: A slurry rheology modifier comprises a first water-soluble low-molecular compound [referred to hereinafter as compound (A)] and a second water-soluble low-molecular compound [referred to hereinafter as compound (B)] being different from the compound (A), wherein the viscosity of an aqueous solution at 20° C. prepared by mixing an aqueous solution SA (with a viscosity at 20° C. of 100 mPa·s or less) of compound (A) with an aqueous solution SB (with a viscosity at 20° C. of 100 mPa·s or less) of compound (B) in the ratio of 50/50 by weight can be at least twice as high as the viscosity of either aqueous solution before mixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventors: Hotaka Yamamuro, Koji Koyanagi, Daisuke Shiba
  • Patent number: 6068697
    Abstract: A polysaccharide derivative prepared by replacing all or part of the hydroxyl hydrogen atoms of a polysaccharide or polysaccharide derivative by (A) a hydrophobic substituent having a C.sub.8 -C.sub.43 hydrocarbon chain as the partial structure and (B) an ionic hydrophilic substituent having at least one member selected from the group consisting of sulfonic, carboxyl phosphoric, and sulfate groups and salts thereof as the partial structure, wherein the average degree of replacement by the substituent (A) is 0.0001 or above but below 0.001 per constituent monosaccharide residue as determined by Zeisel's method or the diazomethane method and that by the substituent (B) is 0.01 to 2.0 per constituent monosaccharide residue as determined by colloidal titration. This polysaccharide derivative is useful as the admixture for hydraulic materials and can give stable hydraulic compositions excellent in dispersion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Hotaka Yamamuro, Takeshi Ihara, Tomohito Kitsuki, Tetsuya Miyajima, Fujio Yamato, Makoto Kohama
  • Patent number: 5720807
    Abstract: A hydraulic composition comprising a water-soluble polymer in the form of a polyalkylene oxide derivative having a hydroxyl number of at most 50 KCH-mg/g in terms of terminal hydroxyl groups rendered hydrophobic, a surfactant having a weight-average molecular weight of at most 5,000, a superplasticizer, and a hydraulic powder, which can be endowed with high flowability, aggregate segregation resistance, and strength to remarkably improve the method of using concrete and the method of placing concrete and to thereby greatly enhance the far-reaching effect of eliminating noise pollution particularly in the production of concrete products and streamlining the production of the concrete products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuo Izumi, Hotaka Yamamuro, Shin Murahara, Akira Kurara
  • Patent number: 5674316
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a hydraulic composition comprising (a) a water soluble polymer, (b) a superplasticizer which is a copolymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer (C-1) represented by the following Formula (1) with at least one monomer (C-2) selected from the compounds represented by the following Formulas (2) and (3): ##STR1## (wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represent hydrogen or methyl; ml represents an integer of 0 to 32; AO represents an oxyalkylene group having a carbon number of 2 to 3; n represents an integer of 2 to 300; and X represents hydrogen or an alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 3); ##STR2## (wherein R.sub.3 to R.sub.5 each represent hydrogen, methyl or (CH.sub.2).sub.m2 COOM.sub.2 ; R.sub.6 represents hydrogen or methyl; M.sub.1, M.sub.2 and Y each represent hydrogen, alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium, alkylammonium, or substituted alkylammonium; and M.sub.2 represents an integer of 0 to 2); and (c) a hydraulic powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1997
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuo Izumi, Hotaka Yamamuro, Shin Murahara, Takaaki Tadokoro