Patents by Inventor Kazuma Inoue

Kazuma 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).

  • Publication number: 20240029699
    Abstract: To provide a sound-insulating sheet member capable of being installed in a location with a limited installation space and allowing for insulation of low-frequency sound, and a sound-insulating structure body including the sound-insulating sheet member. A sound-insulating sheet member including a sheet portion having rubber elasticity, and a plurality of protrusion portions that is provided on at least one face of the sheet portion and that has rubber elasticity, in which at least one of the protrusion portions and a region of the sheet portion, where the protrusion portions are provided, contains a space portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuma Inoue, Takahiro Komamura, Yuya Saito, Takeshi Matsuoka
  • Publication number: 20230250631
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a sound-insulating structural body with which a high sound insulation effect can be obtained even when an uneven structural body having an uneven structure is disposed on a member having a high rigidity. Provided is a sound-insulating structural body including: a flexible member in which a load giving a deformation rate of 4% in a compression test performed by a compression tester is 160 kPa or less; an adherend on which the flexible member is disposed; and an uneven sheet member having an uneven structure that includes a sheet section and protruding parts provided on a surface of the sheet section. In this sound-insulating structural body, the flexible member is provided such that it is arranged between the adherend and the uneven sheet member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Masanari Nakayama, Yuya Saito, Naoyuki Uchida, Kazuma Inoue, Haruki Koshitouge
  • Publication number: 20230250237
    Abstract: A polyorganosiloxane may be high in elasticity and/or strength. The polyorganosiloxane may include an M unit (R1R2R3SiO1/2) at a content of 10 mol. % or more relative to the total of silicon and a T unit (R6SiO3/2) at a content of 80 mol. % or less relative to the total of silicon. The polyorganosiloxane may have an alkoxy group bound, at a content of 0.07 to 4 wt. %, based on total polyorganosiloxane weight, and a reactive functional group bound to silicon, with 3 to 12 of the reactive functional groups bound on a number basis per a molecular weight of 1000 of the polyorganosiloxane. The weight loss of the polyorganosiloxane at 110° C. under 0.15 torr for 2 hours may be 5 wt. % or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takumi WATANABE, Noriaki TERADA, Tsuyoshi NAGASAKA, Shogo KOGA, Kazuma INOUE, Kazunari MATSUMURA, Naomi FUJIMORI, Hiroo MIYAUCHI, Akemi HOSOKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230143162
    Abstract: An epoxy resin represented by the following formula (1), in which in a total amount of an epoxy compound represented by n=1 in the epoxy resin of the above formula, a total content of an epoxy compound represented by the following formula (2) and an epoxy compound represented by the following formula (3) is 1 area % or more and less than 70 area % in HPLC area percentage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Yusuke Kawano, Masataka Nakanishi, Masato Yarita, Kazuma Inoue
  • Patent number: 11608415
    Abstract: Provided are a polyorganosiloxane high in elasticity, high in strength and the like. The polyorganosiloxane is a polyorganosiloxane including an M unit (R1R2R3SiO1/2) at a content of 10% by mol or more relative to the total of silicon and a T unit (R6SiO3/2) at a content of 80% by mol or less relative to the total of silicon, the polyorganosiloxane having an alkoxy group bound and a reactive functional group bound to silicon, wherein the polyorganosiloxane has the alkoxy group bound at a content of 0.07 to 4% by weight based on the total weight of the polyorganosiloxane and has 3 to 12 of the reactive functional groups bound on a number basis per a molecular weight of 1000 of the polyorganosiloxane, and the weight loss of the polyorganosiloxane in heating at 110° C. under a reduced pressure of 0.15 torr for 2 hours is 5% by weight or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takumi Watanabe, Noriaki Terada, Tsuyoshi Nagasaka, Shogo Koga, Kazuma Inoue, Kazunari Matsumura, Naomi Fujimori, Hiroo Miyauchi, Akemi Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20220333372
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a sound insulating structure which provides a sufficient sound insulating effect even when an adhesive layer is arranged therein, and in which a shift in the frequency band where the sound insulating effect is generated is unlikely to occur. This sound insulating structure includes, at least: a sound insulating member that includes a sheet-like sheet section and plural projections arranged on the sheet section; and an adhesive layer arranged on a surface of the sheet section on the opposite side of the side provided with the projections, and the sound insulating structure satisfies the following Formula (1): E_glue/I_glue>0.5×(E_membrane/H)(1) (wherein, E_glue (MPa): storage modulus of adhesive layer, I_glue (mm): average thickness of adhesive layer, E_membrane (MPa): storage modulus of sheet section and projections, and H (mm): average height of sheet section and projections).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Naoyuki Uchida, Kazuma Inoue, Masanari Nakayama
  • Patent number: 11345777
    Abstract: Provided are an epoxy resin composition, a prepreg, a resin sheet, and a carbon fiber-reinforced composite material, which have high heat resistance, a high elastic modulus, low water absorption, and excellent flame resistance. This epoxy resin is a para-cresol novolac epoxy resin represented by General formula (1), in which a content ratio of components represented by n=1 as measured by gel permeation chromatography is less than 10% by area, and a content ratio of components represented by n=2 as measured by gel permeation chromatography is at least 1% by area and less than 40% by area. (In the formula, plural R's each independently represent a C1-6 alkyl group, n represents a real number of 1 to 10, and G represents a substituted or unsubstituted glycidyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Kawano, Masataka Nakanishi, Kazuma Inoue
  • Patent number: 11291956
    Abstract: The hollow fiber membrane module contains a hollow fiber membrane bundle having bundled hollow fiber membranes, a housing with an internal space formed in which the hollow fiber membrane bundle is housed and a gas supply portion which disperses cleaning gas for the hollow fiber membrane in the internal space. The internal space has an upper space in which an upper-side part of the hollow fiber membrane is positioned and a lower space in which a lower-side part of the hollow fiber membrane is positioned. The gas supply portion is provided with pipe vent holes which disperse gas in the housing at a position in the upper space and diffusing vent holes which disperse gas in the housing at a position below the lower space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Nakanishi, Koji Miyake, Kazuma Inoue
  • Publication number: 20220028363
    Abstract: To provide a sound insulation sheet member which is excellent in sound insulation performance in a low frequency band and which has a compact configuration. A sound insulation sheet member 1 including a substrate 2 and a concavo-convex structure 3 placed on at least one surface of the substrate 2, in which the concavo-convex structure 3 is provided by repeatedly arranging a plurality of units each defined as a concavo-convex unit shape 4 including a linear convex portion 5, in one direction at substantially constant intervals on the surface of the substrate 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Haruki KOSHITOUGE, Shogo KOGA, Naoyuki UCHIDA, Kazuma INOUE, Masanari NAKAYAMA, Yuya SAITO
  • Publication number: 20210206907
    Abstract: Provided are an epoxy resin composition, a prepreg, a resin sheet, and a carbon fiber-reinforced composite material, which have high heat resistance, a high elastic modulus, low water absorption, and excellent flame resistance. This epoxy resin is a para-cresol novolac epoxy resin represented by General formula (1), in which a content ratio of components represented by n=1 as measured by gel permeation chromatography is less than 10% by area, and a content ratio of components represented by n=2 as measured by gel permeation chromatography is at least 1% by area and less than 40% by area. (In the formula, plural R's each independently represent a C1-6 alkyl group, n represents a real number of 1 to 10, and G represents a substituted or unsubstituted glycidyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: NIPPONKAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke KAWANO, Masataka NAKANISHI, Kazuma INOUE
  • Publication number: 20210193101
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a sound-blocking sheet member that is relatively lightweight, has high sound-blocking performance overwhelming the law of mass action, and is excellent in terms of manufacturability and durability. The sound-blocking sheet member includes at least a sheet and a plurality of resonance portions. The resonance portion is provided in contact with a sheet surface of the sheet, and the resonance portion includes a weight portion and a base portion. The weight portion is supported by the base portion and has a larger mass than the base portion, and the weight portion has a penetration portion. The base portion is in contact with a surface on a resonance portion front end side of the weight portion and covers the weight portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiko SUGIURA, Shogo KOGA, Naoyuki UCHIDA, Kazuma INOUE, Yukio KATO, Kohji UEHARA, Masashi MIURA
  • Publication number: 20190292320
    Abstract: Provided are a polyorganosiloxane high in elasticity, high in strength and the like. The polyorganosiloxane is a polyorganosiloxane including an M unit (R1R2R3SiO1/2) at a content of 10% by mol or more relative to the total of silicon and a T unit (R6SiO3/2) at a content of 80% by mol or less relative to the total of silicon, the polyorganosiloxane having an alkoxy group bound and a reactive functional group bound to silicon, wherein the polyorganosiloxane has the alkoxy group bound at a content of 0.07 to 4% by weight based on the total weight of the polyorganosiloxane and has 3 to 12 of the reactive functional groups bound on a number basis per a molecular weight of 1000 of the polyorganosiloxane, and the weight loss of the polyorganosiloxane in heating at 110° C. under a reduced pressure of 0.15 torr for 2 hours is 5% by weight or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takumi WATANABE, Noriaki TERADA, Tsuyoshi NAGASAKA, Shogo KOGA, Kazuma INOUE, Kazunari MATSUMURA, Naomi FUJIMORI, Hiroo MIYAUCHI, Akemi HOSOKAWA
  • Publication number: 20180333681
    Abstract: The hollow fiber membrane module contains a hollow fiber membrane bundle having bundled hollow fiber membranes, a housing with an internal space formed in which the hollow fiber membrane bundle is housed and a gas supply portion which disperses cleaning gas for the hollow fiber membrane in the internal space. The internal space has an upper space in which an upper-side part of the hollow fiber membrane is positioned and a lower space in which a lower-side part of the hollow fiber membrane is positioned. The gas supply portion is provided with pipe vent holes which disperse gas in the housing at a position in the upper space and diffusing vent holes which disperse gas in the housing at a position below the lower space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki NAKANISHI, Koji MIYAKE, Kazuma INOUE
  • Patent number: 9194781
    Abstract: A viscoelasticity measuring apparatus that measures viscoelasticity of a measurement target with high precision is provided. The measuring apparatus includes: a casing; a surface contact part provided in the casing and brought into surface contact with skin; a ball indenter that moves toward the skin more than the surface contact part and is pushed into the skin; a driving unit that supports the ball indenter and moves the ball indenter toward the skin; a load cell whose right end side is fixed to the casing and left end side supports the driving unit, the load cell detecting a pushing load that pushes the ball indenter into the skin; and a control unit that obtains displacement of the ball indenter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignees: TANITA CORPORATION, TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kazuma Inoue, Atsushi Sakuma
  • Publication number: 20150075879
    Abstract: A weighing apparatus for weighing a mass of an object is provided with: a body; a load receiving device, a load detection device, an acting force detection device, and a data processing device configured to data-process an output of the load detection device as a weighed value in a mass unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: TANITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshio SAKAI, Kazuma INOUE, Atsuo KUMEKAWA
  • Publication number: 20140020475
    Abstract: A viscoelasticity measuring apparatus that measures viscoelasticity of a measurement target with high precision is provided. The measuring apparatus includes: a casing; a surface contact part provided in the casing and brought into surface contact with skin; a ball indenter that moves toward the skin more than the surface contact part and is pushed into the skin; a driving unit that supports the ball indenter and moves the ball indenter toward the skin; a load cell whose right end side is fixed to the casing and left end side supports the driving unit, the load cell detecting a pushing load that pushes the ball indenter into the skin; and a control unit that obtains displacement of the ball indenter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Kazuma INOUE, Atsushi Sakuma
  • Publication number: 20140020476
    Abstract: A viscoelasticity measuring apparatus that measures viscoelasticity of a measurement target with high precision is provided. The measuring apparatus includes: a casing; a surface contact part provided in the casing and brought into surface contact with skin; a ball indenter that moves toward the skin more than the surface contact part and is pushed into the skin; a driving unit that supports the ball indenter and moves the ball indenter toward the skin; a load cell whose right end side is fixed to the casing and left end side supports the driving unit, the load cell detecting a pushing load that pushes the ball indenter into the skin; and a control unit that obtains displacement of the ball indenter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicants: TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY, TANITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuma INOUE, Atsushi SAKUMA
  • Publication number: 20130105737
    Abstract: Zinc sulfide phosphor that has high energy efficiency and color purity and that emits blue light is provided. Specifically, a zinc sulfide phosphor adapted for use as a light source or in a display by being applied to powder EL elements is provided. The zinc sulfide blue phosphor comprises copper, silver or both elements and nickel, iron or both elements. The phosphor is obtained by adding a compound comprising copper, silver or both elements, a zinc compound, a sulfidizing agent and a compound comprising nickel, iron or both elements as an aqueous solution to an organic solvent to form a reaction mixture, heating the mixture and removing water from the reaction mixture by azeotropic dehydration of water and the organic solvent to obtain a zinc sulfide phosphor precursor, further sintering the zinc sulfide phosphor precursor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: SAKAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiji Ono, Akihumi Sano, Hiroki Nagayoshi, Keita Kobayashi, Satoshi Komori, Atsuki Terabe, Yosuke Akahori, Kazuma Inoue, Hideharu Iwasaki
  • Patent number: D965183
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Sugiura, Yukio Kato, Hiroshi Mitani, Kazuma Inoue, Naoyuki Uchida, Shogo Koga
  • Patent number: D976448
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Sugiura, Yukio Kato, Hiroshi Mitani, Kazuma Inoue, Naoyuki Uchida, Shogo Koga