Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Takahashi

Kazuhiro Takahashi 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: 20210159998
    Abstract: A high-frequency circuit includes a transmission circuit that transmits a high-frequency signal, a reception circuit that receives a high-frequency signal, and a multiplexer that separates a reception path and a transmission path for high-frequency signals. In the reception circuit, a filter circuit in which a first frequency response and a second frequency response different from the first frequency response can be switched in accordance with a jamming wave for a high-frequency signal to be received is provided in the reception path for a high-frequency signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventor: Kazuhiro TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 11015233
    Abstract: A titanium alloy part is characterized in that it includes, by mass %: Al: 1.0 to 8.0%; Fe: 0.10 to 0.40%; O: 0.00 to 0.30%; C: 0.00 to 0.10%; Sn: 0.00 to 0.20%; Si: 0.00 to 0.15%; and the balance: Ti and impurities, in which: an average grain diameter of ?-phase crystal grains is 15.0 ?m or less; an average aspect ratio of the ?-phase crystal grains is 1.0 or more and 3.0 or less; and a coefficient of variation of a number density of ?-phase crystal grains distributed in the ? phase is 0.30 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Genki Tsukamoto, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Hideto Seto
  • Publication number: 20210147323
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an efficient method for obtaining a desired isomer of HFO-1132 from a composition comprising trans-1,2-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132(E)) and cis-1,2-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132(Z)). The present invention provides, as a means for solving the problem, a method for producing HFO-1132(E) and/or HFO-1132(Z), comprising steps (1) to (3): (1) supplying a composition comprising HFO-1132(E) and/or HFO-1132(Z) to a reactor filled with a catalyst to perform an isomerization reaction between the HFO-1132(E) and the HFO-1132(Z); (2) separating the reaction product obtained in step (1) into a first stream comprising the HFO-1132(E) as a main component, and a second stream comprising the HFO-1132(Z) as a main component; and (3) recycling the first stream or the second stream obtained in step (2) to the reactor, to subject the first stream or the second stream to the isomerization reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi USUI, Tsubasa NAKAUE, Yuzo KOMATSU, Kazuhiro TAKAHASHI, Takehiro CHAKI, Megumi KUSHIDA
  • Patent number: 11001545
    Abstract: According to a method for producing a perfluoroalkadiene compound represented by general formula (1): CF2?CF—(CF2)n-4—CF?CF2 (1), wherein n is an integer of 4 or more, the method comprising a reaction step of adding a nitrogen-containing compound to a solution of a compound represented by general formula (2): X1CF2—CFX2—(CF2)n-4—CF2X1 (2), wherein n is the same as above, X1 is the same or different and is a halogen atom other than fluorine, and X2 is a halogen atom, the perfluoroalkadiene compound can be obtained at a high yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuusuke Etou, Atsushi Maruo, Katsuya Nakai, Kazuhiro Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20210130267
    Abstract: A method for producing a fluorine-containing halogenated hydrocarbon comprising reacting a chlorine-containing compound and hydrogen fluoride in a vapor phase, and a separation step of separating a reaction product containing hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen chloride, and organic matter containing the fluorine-containing halogenated hydrocarbon into multiple components, the separation step comprising: separating the reaction product into a gas phase and a liquid phase, increasing the pressure of the liquid phase and supplying the liquid phase into a distillation column, compressing the gas phase and supplying the gas phase into the distillation column, separating a first stream containing the hydrogen chloride from the top of the distillation column, and separating a second stream containing the organic matter and the hydrogen fluoride from the bottom of the distillation column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro TAKAHASHI, Tatsuya TAKAKUWA
  • Publication number: 20210122960
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a mixed refrigerant having four types of performance, i.e., an excellent coefficient of performance and refrigerating capacity that allow it to serve as an alternative refrigerant for R410A, a sufficiently low GWP, and non-flammability. Specifically, the present disclosure provides a composition comprising a refrigerant, the refrigerant comprising trifluoroiodomethane (CF3I) and difluoromethane (R32), wherein the contents of CF3I and R32 in the refrigerant are respectively 48 mass %?CF3?46 mass % and 54 mass %?R32?52 mass %, based on the total amount of CF3I and R32 taken as 100 mass %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsushi ITANO, Kazuhiro TAKAHASHI, Hitomi KUROKI
  • Patent number: 10988751
    Abstract: A method enables olefin compound production with a high productivity, and an enzyme is used in the method. Mutations involving amino acid substitution are introduced into various sites of diphosphomevalonate decarboxylase (MVD) to prepare multiple MVD variants. Then, these variants are evaluated in terms of catalytic activity for producing an olefin compound such as isoprene, and have found as a result that the catalytic activity is improved when serine at position 153 and threonine at position 209 are each substituted with a different amino acid. In addition, the catalytic activity of the variants is further improved when glycine at position 152 is further substituted with a different amino acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignees: RIKEN, ZEON CORPORATION, THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryoko Orishimo, Tomokazu Shirai, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Misao Hiza, Yusuke Tanabe
  • Patent number: 10968378
    Abstract: The present invention provides a highly stable haloolefin-based composition that inhibits decomposition or oxidization. The haloolefin-based composition comprising (a) a haloolefin; (b) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of HFO-1234ze, HFC-254eb, HFO-1243zf, HFC-245eb, HFC-245fa, HFC-245cb, HFC-236ea, HFC-236fa, HFO-1225ye, 3,3,3-trifluoropropine, HFC-23, HFC-32, HFC-125, HFC-143a, HFC-134a, FC-1216, HCFO-1233xf, HCFO-1233zd, HCFO-1232xf, HCFO-1223xd, and chloromethane; and (c) water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Takahashi, Tatsumi Tsuchiya, Yasufu Yamada
  • Publication number: 20210095897
    Abstract: A heat source unit and a refrigeration cycle apparatus that are able to reduce damage to a connection pipe when a refrigerant containing at least 1,2-difluoroethylene is used are provided. An outdoor unit (20) that is connected via a liquid-side connection pipe (6) and a gas-side connection pipe (5) to an indoor unit (30) including an indoor heat exchanger (31) and that is a component of an air conditioner (1) includes a compressor (21) and an outdoor heat exchanger (23). A refrigerant containing at least 1,2-difluoroethylene is used as a refrigerant. A design pressure of the outdoor unit (20) is lower than 1.5 times a design pressure of each of the liquid-side connection pipe (6) and the gas-side connection pipe (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Eiji KUMAKURA, Takuro YAMADA, Atsushi YOSHIMI, Ikuhiro IWATA, Mitsushi ITANO, Daisuke KARUBE, Yuuki YOTSUMOTO, Kazuhiro TAKAHASHI, Tatsuya TAKAKUWA, Yuzo KOMATSU, Shun OHKUBO
  • Patent number: 10960586
    Abstract: A process for producing a plate-like body with a resin frame having a decorative molding, wherein the decorative molding includes a main part and a film formed on a surface and has a design part exposed on a surface of the resin frame and an embedded part in the resin frame. The film continuously covers the design part and the embedded part. The process includes a step of mounting the decorative molding on a mold for forming the resin frame and further mounting a plate-like body, and a step of injecting a molten resin into a cavity of the mold and forming a resin frame with the decorative molding thereon into a window glass while a film at a portion located at a boundary between the design part and the embedded part is pressed against the mold by an injection pressure of the molten resin and thermally deformed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: AGC INC.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10961548
    Abstract: Mutations involving amino acid substitution were introduced into various sites of diphosphomevalonate decarboxylase (MVD), thus preparing a large number of MVD variants. Then, the variants were each evaluated in terms of a catalytic activity for production of olefin compounds such as isoprene. As a result, it was found that substitution of glycine at position with a different amino acid resulted in improvement in the catalytic activity. In addition, it was found that the MVD in which arginine at position and threonine at position in addition to the position were further substituted with different amino acids, respectively, also had the high catalytic activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignees: RIKEN, ZEON CORPORATION, THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryoko Orishimo, Tomokazu Shirai, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Misao Hiza, Yusuke Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20210087446
    Abstract: An object is to provide a mixed refrigerant having four types of performance, i.e., a coefficient of performance and a refrigerating capacity that are equivalent to those of R410A, a sufficiently low GWP, and a lower flammability (Class 2L) according to the ASHRAE standard. Provided as a means for a solution is a composition comprising a refrigerant, the refrigerant comprising trans-1,2-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132(E)) and trifluoroethylene (HFO-1123) in a total amount of 99.5 mass % or more based on the entire refrigerant, and the refrigerant comprising 62.5 mass % to 72.5 mass % of HFO-1132(E) based on the entire refrigerant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsushi ITANO, Daisuke KARUBE, Yuuki YOTSUMOTO, Kazuhiro TAKAHASHI, Tatsuya TAKAKUWA, Yuzo KOMATSU
  • Publication number: 20210079279
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a composition comprising a refrigerant characterized by having a GWP lower than that of R410A and a COP equivalent to that of R410A. Specifically, the present disclosure provides a composition comprising a refrigerant, the refrigerant comprising CO2 (R744) and at least one compound A selected from the group consisting of trans-1,2-difluoroethylene [(E)-HFO-1132], cis-1,2-difluoroethylene [(Z)-HFO-1132], fluoroethylene (HFO-1141), and 3,3,3-trifluoropropyne (TFP).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro TAKAHASHI, Shun OHKUBO, Mitsushi ITANO, Tatsuya TAKAKUWA, Kei KURAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210079280
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a composition comprising a refrigerant characterized by having a low GWP, low flammability, a COP equivalent to that of R410A, and a refrigerating capacity almost equivalent to that of R410A. Specifically, the present disclosure provides a composition comprising a refrigerant, the refrigerant comprising CO2 (R744), hexafluoropropene (FO-1216), and at least one compound A selected from the group consisting of trifluoroethylene (HFO-1123), trans-1,2-difluoroethylene [(E)-HFO-1132], cis-1,2-difluoroethylene [(Z)-HFO-1132], fluoroethylene (HFO-1141), and 3,3,3-trifluoropropyne (TFP).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsushi ITANO, Kazuhiro TAKAHASHI, Yuuki YOTSUMOTO, Akihito MIZUNO
  • Publication number: 20210079278
    Abstract: An object is to provide a mixed refrigerant having four types of performance, i.e., a coefficient of performance and a refrigerating capacity that are equivalent to those of R410A, a sufficiently low GWP, and a lower flammability (Class 2L) according to the ASHRAE standard. Provided as a means for a solution is a composition comprising a refrigerant, the refrigerant comprising trans-1,2-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132(E)) and trifluoroethylene (HFO-1123) in a total amount of 99.5 mass % or more based on the entire refrigerant, and the refrigerant comprising 62.0 mass % to 72.0 mass % of HFO-1132(E) based on the entire refrigerant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsushi ITANO, Daisuke KARUBE, Yuuki YOTSUMOTO, Kazuhiro TAKAHASHI, Tatsuya TAKAKUWA, Yuzo KOMATSU
  • Publication number: 20210080152
    Abstract: Provided is a mixed refrigerant having three types of performance; i.e., a refrigerating capacity equivalent to that of R410A, a sufficiently low GWP, and a lower flammability (Class 2L) according to the ASHRAE standard. Provided as a means for a solution is a composition comprising a refrigerant, the refrigerant comprising trans-1,2-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132(E)), difluoromethane (R32), and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (R1234yf), each in a specific concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsushi ITANO, Daisuke KARUBE, Yuuki YOTSUMOTO, Kazuhiro TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20210071055
    Abstract: An object is to provide a mixed refrigerant having three types of performance, i.e., a refrigerating capacity and a coefficient of performance that are equivalent to those of R410A, and a sufficiently low GWP. Provided as a means for achieving the object is a composition comprising a refrigerant, the refrigerant comprising trans-1,2-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132(E)), trifluoroethylene (HFO-1123), and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (R1234yf).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsushi ITANO, Daisuke KARUBE, Yuuki YOTSUMOTO, Kazuhiro TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20210053256
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a mold having a cavity space therein; the mold including a first mold formed of a non-magnetic member and having a mounting surface, the mounting surface being configured to have a decorative molding mounted thereon; and a magnet disposed on a surface of the first mold opposite to the mounting surface and configured to retain, on the mounting surface, the decorative molding to be mounted on the mounting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 10920300
    Abstract: A titanium composite material 1 is provided that includes: an inner layer 5 consisting of a commercially pure titanium or a titanium alloy; an outer layer 3 formed on at least one surface of the inner layer 5 and having a chemical composition that is different from a chemical composition of the inner layer 5; and an intermediate layer formed between the inner layer 5 and the outer layer 3 and having a chemical composition that is different from the chemical composition of the inner layer 5. The thickness of the outer layer 3 is 2 ?m or more, and occupies no more than 40% of the overall thickness per side. The thickness of the intermediate layer is 0.5 ?m or more. Despite being inexpensive, this titanium composite material has desired characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitsugu Tatsuzawa, Tomonori Kunieda, Koji Mitsuda, Kenichi Mori, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Hideki Fujii, Tomoyuki Kitaura
  • Patent number: 10913881
    Abstract: The present invention provides a haloolefin-based composition comprising a highly-stable haloolefin in which decomposition and oxidization are inhibited, and the haloolefin-based composition being used for at least one application selected from the group consisting of heat transfer media, refrigerants, foaming agents, solvents, cleaning agents, propellants, and fire extinguishers. The present invention relates to a haloolefin-based composition comprising a haloolefin and water and being used for at least one application selected from the group consisting of heat transfer media, refrigerants, foaming agents, solvents, cleaning agents, propellants, and fire extinguishers. The haloolefin-based composition comprising a haloolefin and water is used for at least one application selected from the group consisting of heat transfer media, refrigerants, foaming agents, solvents, cleaning agents, propellants, and fire extinguishers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Takahashi, Tatsumi Tsuchiya, Yasufu Yamada