Patents by Inventor Kazuhiko Inoue
Kazuhiko Inoue 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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Patent number: 12123109Abstract: Carboxymethylated cellulose nanofibers in which the degree of carboxymethyl substitution is higher than 0.30 and no more than 0.60, the cellulose type I crystallinity is 60% or higher, and the transmittance of light having a wavelength of 660 nm when the carboxymethylated celluose nanofibers are made into an aqueous dispersion having a solids fraction of 1% (w/v) is 60% or higher.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2018Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiko Inoue, Takeshi Nakatani, Yusuke Tada
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Publication number: 20240322175Abstract: This non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell electrode binder includes at least: a carboxymethyl cellulose which has a carboxymethyl substitution degree per anhydroglucose unit of 0.5-1.2, and a 1 mass % aqueous solution viscosity, measured by a B-type viscometer (30 rpm) at 25° C., of 1,000-20,000 Pa·s and/or a salt thereof; and a borate. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell electrode binder preferably includes the borate in the range of 0.1-20 mass % with respect to 100 mass % of the solid content of the carboxymethyl cellulose or salt thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2022Publication date: September 26, 2024Applicant: NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Takayuki SAKAJIRI, Kazuhiko INOUE, Daisuke NISHIDE
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Patent number: 12049522Abstract: A powder that contains carboxymethylated cellulose nanofibers, said carboxymethylated cellulose nanofibers having a degree of carboxymethyl substitution of 0.50 or less and a cellulose type I crystallinity of 60% or more, and has a median diameter of 10.0 ?m to 150.0 ?m. This powder is suitable usable as an additive.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2019Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Yusuke Tada, Kazuhiko Inoue, Takeshi Nakatani
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Patent number: 12031016Abstract: This dispersion composition contains a water-based medium and a carboxymethyl cellulose having a carboxymethyl substitution degree of 0.20 or more and a cellulose-I crystallinity index of 50% or more, a water-based medium is easily dispersed even by low mixing power, and has a high viscosity.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2019Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiko Inoue, Hiroyoshi Suzuki, Kasumi Nishigaya, Takeshi Nakatani
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Publication number: 20240079200Abstract: A multi-electron beam image acquiring apparatus includes a stage configured to mount thereon a substrate, an illumination optical system configured to apply multiple primary electron beams to the substrate, a plurality of multipole lenses including at least two stages of multipole lenses, arranged at positions common to a trajectory of the multiple primary electron beams and a trajectory of multiple secondary electron beams which are emitted because the substrate is irradiated with the multiple primary electron beams and each configured to include at least four electrodes and at least four magnetic poles, and a multi-detector configured to detect the multiple secondary electron beams separated from the trajectory of the multiple primary electron beams, wherein one of the plurality of multipole lenses separates the multiple secondary electron beams from the trajectory of the multiple primary electron beams.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: NuFlare Technology, Inc.Inventors: Kazuhiko INOUE, Atsushi ANDO, Munehiro OGASAWARA
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Patent number: 11915902Abstract: A conduction inspection method for a multipole aberration corrector according to one aspect of the present invention includes applying, in a state where a predetermined potential has been applied to each shield electrode, an inspection charged particle beam to pass through a first opening, a second opening, and a third opening, using a multipole aberration corrector which includes an upper-stage substrate where the first opening is formed and a shield electrode is arranged around the first opening, a middle-stage substrate where the second opening is formed, a plurality of control electrodes are disposed to be opposite each other across the second opening, and a plurality of wirings are arranged to be individually connected to one of the plurality of control electrodes which are different from each other, and a lower-stage substrate where the third opening is formed and a shield electrode is arranged around the third opening, and which corrects aberration of a correction charged particle beam passing throughType: GrantFiled: June 29, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: NuFlare Technology, Inc.Inventors: Atsushi Ando, Kazuhiko Inoue
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Patent number: 11837689Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a current collector that has high strength and is easily impregnated with an electrolyte. This current collector is provided with an opening formation portion provided with a plurality of openings, the current collector being characterized in that a protruding portion is formed at the tip of each opening, and only partial locations of the opening formation portion reach an end surface of the current collector and the other locations thereof do not reach the end surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2018Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Kazuhiko Inoue
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Publication number: 20230335368Abstract: An electromagnetic lens includes a coil, and a pole piece configured to include an upper wall, a lower wall, an outer peripheral wall and an inner peripheral wall which are formed using a conductive magnetic material, to surround the coil by the upper wall, the lower wall, the outer peripheral wall and the inner peripheral wall, one of opposite facing surfaces of an upper part and a lower part of the inner peripheral wall and opposite facing surfaces of the upper wall and the inner peripheral wall being insulated electrically, the outer peripheral wall including a laminated structure where a magnetic material and an insulator are alternately laminated in a direction of a central axis of a trajectory of a passing electron beam, and to be covered at least the laminated structure of the outer peripheral wall with an insulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: NuFlare Technology, Inc.Inventors: Munehiro OGASAWARA, Atsushi ANDO, Kazuhiko INOUE
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Patent number: 11791125Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, an aberration corrector includes a first electrode substrate provided with first passage holes through which multiple electron beams pass; a second electrode substrate disposed below the first electrode substrate and provided with second passage holes through which the multiple electron beams pass, first electrodes of four or more poles being disposed individually on each top surface region of top surface regions around some second passage holes among the second passage holes; and a third electrode substrate disposed below the second electrode substrate and provided with third passage holes through which the multiple electron beams pass, second electrodes of four or more poles being disposed individually on each of top surface region of top surface regions around some third passage holes corresponding to remaining second passage holes in which the first electrodes are not disposed, among the third passage holes.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: NuFlare Technology, Inc.Inventors: Yuichi Maekawa, Kazuhiko Inoue
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Patent number: 11777147Abstract: Deterioration in cycle characteristics and battery swelling are improved. The lithium ion secondary battery of the present invention is characterized in comprising an electrolyte solution comprising a multifunctional monomer comprising two or more epoxy groups and a negative electrode comprising a binder comprising a polymer comprising a monomer unit comprising a functional group selected from the group consisting of —OH, —OM, —COOH, —COOM and —COOCnH2n+1, wherein M is a metal element, and n is an integer of 1 to 5.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2018Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Shin Serizawa, Suguru Tamai, Kazuhiko Inoue
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Patent number: 11760811Abstract: A carboxymethylated cellulose having a carboxymethyl substitution of no more than 0.50 and a cellulose I type crystallization of at least 50%. Ideally, the anionization is 0.00-1.00 meq/g. The Schopper-Riegler freeness is ideally at least 60.0° SR. Ideally the ratio of filtration residue is 0%-30% by mass. The viscosity (30 rpm, 25° C.) for an aqueous dispersion having a 1% solid content (w/v) is ideally no more than 10.0 mPa·s.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2018Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiko Inoue, Takeshi Nakatani, Yusuke Tada, Kasumi Nishigaya, Hiroyoshi Suzuki
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Patent number: 11732055Abstract: Provided is a novel manufacturing method whereby a carboxymethylated cellulose nanofiber dispersion having high tarnasparency can be obtained economically. In carboxymethylation of cellulose in the present invention, mercerization is performed in water as the main solvent, after which carboxymethylation is performed in a solvent mixture of water and an organic solvent, By defibrating the resultant carboxymethylated cellulose, a carboxymethylated cellulose nanofiber dispersion having high transparency can be obtained economically.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2018Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiko Inoue, Takeshi Nakatani, Yusuke Tada
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Patent number: 11694868Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, a multi-beam image acquisition apparatus, includes: an objective lens configured to image multiple primary electron beams on a substrate by using the multiple primary electron beams; a separator configured to have two or more electrodes for forming an electric field and two or more magnetic poles for forming a magnetic field and configured to separate multiple secondary electron beams emitted due to the substrate being irradiated with the multiple primary electron beams from trajectories of the multiple primary electron beams by the electric field and the magnetic field formed; a deflector configured to deflect the multiple secondary electron beams separated; a lens arranged between the objective lens and the deflector and configured to image the multiple secondary electron beams at a deflection point of the deflector; and a detector configured to detect the deflected multiple secondary electron beams.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: NuFlare Technology, Inc.Inventors: Kazuhiko Inoue, Munehiro Ogasawara, Atsushi Ando
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Publication number: 20230155165Abstract: The lithium ion secondary battery is a secondary battery in which a positive electrode 30 and a negative electrode 40 are stacked alternatively via a separator 25, wherein the separator 25 is a single layer and is not melted or softened at least 200° C., a thermal shrinkage ratio of the separator being 3% or below, wherein an insulating layer 70 is formed on a surface of the positive electrode 30, the surface facing to the separator 25.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2023Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuhiko INOUE, Noboru YOSHIDA, Kenichi SHIMURA
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Publication number: 20230102715Abstract: A multi-electron beam image acquisition apparatus includes: a first electromagnetic lens configured to focus the multiple primary electron beams to form an image on the substrate; and a second electromagnetic lens configured to be able to variably adjust a peak position of a magnetic field distribution in a direction of a trajectory central axis of the multiple secondary electron beams, and to focus the multiple secondary electron beams to form an image on either one of a detection surface of the detector and a position conjugate to the detection surface, wherein the first electromagnetic lens focuses, to form an image, the multiple secondary electron beams in a state before being separated from the multiple primary electron beams, and the second electromagnetic lens is arranged between the separator and an image forming point on which the multiple secondary electron beams are focused by the first electromagnetic lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: NuFlare Technology, Inc.Inventors: Kazuhiko INOUE, Munehiro OGASAWARA
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Publication number: 20230080062Abstract: According to the present invention, a desired one of multiple beams can be aligned with a small-diameter aperture quickly. A multi-electron beam inspection apparatus includes a beam selection aperture substrate including a first passage hole that passes all the multiple electron beams, a second passage hole through which one of the multiple electron beams is able to pass, a first slit, and a second slit not parallel to the first slit, an aperture moving unit moving the beam selection aperture substrate, a first detector detecting a current of a beam having passed through the first slit and a current of a beam having passed through the second slit, of the multiple electron beams, and a second detector detecting multiple secondary electron beams including reflected electrons, discharged from a substrate, due to application of the multiple electron beams, having passed through the first passage hole, to the substrate. The substrate is inspected based on an output signal from the second detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: Nuflare Technology, Inc.Inventors: Koichi ISHII, Kazuhiko INOUE, Shohei MIKAMI, Toshikatsu AKIBA
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Publication number: 20230077403Abstract: A multi-electron beam image acquisition apparatus includes a multiple-beam forming mechanism to form multiple primary electron beams, a primary-electron optical system to irradiate 1a sample with the multiple primary electron beams, a beam separator, arranged at a position conjugate to an image plane of each of the multiple primary electron beams, to form an electric field and a magnetic field to be mutually perpendicular, to separate multiple secondary electron beams, emitted from the sample due to irradiation with the multiple primary electron beams, from the multiple primary electron beams by using actions of the electric field and the magnetic field, and to have a lens action on the multiple secondary electron beams in at least one of the electric field and the magnetic field, a multi-detector to detect the multiple secondary electron beams, and a secondary-electron optical system to lead the multiple secondary electron beams to the multi-detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: NuFlare Technology, Inc.Inventors: Kazuhiko INOUE, Munehiro OGASAWARA
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Patent number: 11605523Abstract: Aberration corrector includes a lower electrode substrate to be formed therein with plural first passage holes having a first hole diameter and making multiple electron beams pass therethrough, and to be arranged thereon plural electrode sets each being plural electrodes of four or more poles, surrounding a first passage hole, for each of the plural first passage holes, and an upper electrode substrate above the lower one, to be formed therein with plural second passage holes making multiple electron beams pass therethrough, whose size from the top of the upper electrode substrate to the middle of way to the back side of the upper electrode substrate is a second hole diameter, and whose size from the middle to the back side is a third hole diameter larger than each of the first and second hole diameters, wherein a shield electrode is on inner walls of plural second passage holes.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2020Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: NuFlare Technology, Inc.Inventors: Kazuhiko Inoue, Munehiro Ogasawara
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Publication number: 20230066934Abstract: A problem to be solved is to provide a packaging method suitable for transporting a cellulosic polymer, and another problem to be solved is to provide a packaging method suitable for transportation while suppressing the viscosity reduction of the cellulosic polymer. The cellulosic polymer is packaged so as to meet the following conditions (1), (2), and (3): (1) the packaging bag having a gas barrier property is filled with a cellulosic polymer; (2) an oxygen concentration in the packaging bag is adjusted to 0.8% or less and the packaging bag was sealed; and (3) when the packaging bag filled with the cellulosic polymer is placed such that the longest long side L is horizontal, the depth D of the packaging bag from the horizontal plane and the long side L satisfy the relational expression of 6.1?L/D?10.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiko INOUE, Satoshi MIYAMORI, Yuuma KANEKO, Akihiro OGUMA
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Patent number: 11591412Abstract: Carboxymethylated cellulose nanofibers in which the cellulose type I crystallinity is 60% or higher, the aspect ratio is 350 or lower, and the transmittance of light having a wavelength of 660 nm when the carboxymethylated cellulose nanofibers are made into an aqueous dispersion having a solids fraction of 1% (w/v) is 60% or higher.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2018Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiko Inoue, Takeshi Nakatani, Yusuke Tada, Takeshi Fujii