Patents by Inventor Kei Kobayashi

Kei Kobayashi 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: 20220325171
    Abstract: The photochromic compound is represented by general formula (1): wherein, X denotes an oxygen atom, or a nitrogen atom unsubstituted or substituted by a substituent selected from Y1 group: —R1, -A1(B1)l(A2)m(B2)nR2, -A3A4, -A5R3 R1 denotes a cyano group or the like, R2 denotes an alkyl group or the like, R3 denotes a halogen atom or the like, A1, A2, A3, and A5 each independently denote an alkylene group or the like, A4 denotes a naphthyl group which may be substituted, B1 and B2 each independently denote a divalent group selected from the following group: l, m, and n are each independently 0 or 1, provided that n is 0 when m is 0, Y2 denotes a hydrogen atom or the like, R denotes a hydrogen atom or the like, and denotes a norbornylidene group, a bicyclo[3.3.1]nonylidene group, or an adamantylidene group which may each be substituted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko ARAI, Kei KOBAYASHI, Yusuke NUSHI, Mark HERON, Christopher GABBUTT, Orlando Delfim Carvalho Couto de AZEVEDO
  • Publication number: 20220315831
    Abstract: The photochromic compound is represented by the following general formula (1): wherein, X denotes an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom unsubstituted or substituted by a substituent selected from the following Y1 group: Y1 group: —R1, -A1(B1)l(A2)m(B2)nR2, -A3A4, -A5R3 R1 denotes a cyano group or the like, R2 denotes an alkyl group or the like, Ra denotes a halogen atom or the like, A1, A2, A3, and A5 each independently denote an alkylene group or the like, A4 denotes a naphthyl group which may be substituted, B1 and B2 each independently denote any one of the divalent groups selected from the following group: l, m, and n are each independently 0 or 1, provided that n is 0 if m is 0, Y2 denotes a hydrogen atom or the like, R denotes a hydrogen atom or the like, denotes a norbornylidene group or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko ARAI, Kei KOBAYASHI, Yusuke NUSHI, Mark HERON, Christopher GABBUTT, Orlando Delfim Carvalho Couto De AZEVEDO
  • Patent number: 11450892
    Abstract: This nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a winding-type electrode group which comprises a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate, and tape adhered on the peripheral surface of the electrode group. A current collector of the negative electrode plate is exposed in at least part of the outermost peripheral surface of the electrode group in the winding direction, and the current collector contacts a case body. The tape comprises a base material layer and an adhesive layer arranged continuously in the winding direction on the inner surface of the wound base material layer. Dividing the region seen from the wound inner surface of the tape into first regions configured from the base material layer and second regions configured from the base material layer and the adhesive layer, the first regions are interposed between second regions in at least part of the area of the tape in the winding direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Mizawa, Kei Kobayashi, Takaki Nakao
  • Patent number: 11450893
    Abstract: A battery including an electrode group with a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate, and tape. A current collector of the negative electrode plate is exposed in at least part of the outermost peripheral surface of the electrode group in the winding direction, and the current collector contacts a case body. The tape comprises a base material layer and an adhesive layer arranged continuously in the winding direction on the inner surface of the wound base material layer. Dividing the region of the tape, seen from the wound inner surface, into first regions configured from the base material layer and second regions configured from the base material layer and the adhesive layer, in the winding axial direction of the electrode group, the first regions are arranged adjacent to a second region in at least the center end of the electrode group on the both ends of the tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Mizawa, Kei Kobayashi, Takaki Nakao
  • Publication number: 20220289878
    Abstract: Provided is a polymerizable composition for an optical article including a photochromic compound, a component A: an acyclic methacrylate having a molecular weight of 500 or more, and a component B: a (meth)acrylate having a molecular weight of 400 or less and represented by Formula 1. In Formula 1, R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, m represents an integer of 1 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya SHIMADA, Kei KOBAYASHI, Teruo YAMASHITA, Tsuyoshi WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20220251319
    Abstract: Provided is an optical article having a substrate, a primer layer generated by curing a polymerizable composition for forming the primer layer, and a photochromic layer generated by curing a (meth)acrylate-based polymerizable composition containing a photochromic compound in this order, in which the polymerizable composition for forming the primer layer contains a component A: polyisocyanate and a component B: hydroxy group-containing (meth)acrylate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya SHIMADA, Kei KOBAYASHI, Teruo YAMASHITA, Tsuyoshi WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20220220240
    Abstract: Provided a polymerizable composition for forming a protective layer of a photochromic article including one or more types of (meth)acrylates and 70.0 mass % or more of an alicyclic bifunctional (meth)acrylate based on a total amount of the (meth)acrylates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya SHIMADA, Kei KOBAYASHI, Teruo YAMASHITA, Tsuyoshi WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20220220235
    Abstract: Provided is a polymerizable composition for an optical article including a photochromic compound, a component A: an acyclic methacrylate having a molecular weight of 500 or more, and a component B: a hydroxy group-containing (meth)acrylate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya SHIMADA, Kei KOBAYASHI, Teruo YAMASHITA, Tsuyoshi WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20220221782
    Abstract: Provided is an optical article having a substrate, a primer layer generated by curing a polymerizable composition for forming the primer layer, and a photochromic layer containing a photochromic compound in this order, in which the polymerizable composition for forming the primer layer contains a component A: a polyisocyanate, a component B: a hydroxy group-containing polymerizable compound, and a component C: a polymerizable compound having a viscosity of 100 cP or less and being selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylates and vinyl ethers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya SHIMADA, Kei KOBAYASHI, Teruo YAMASHITA, Tsuyoshi WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20220084109
    Abstract: Vehicle-rental-system includes: rental-vehicle for rent to user; user-terminal carried by user; and management-server configured to manage operation, locking, and unlocking of rental-vehicle. Rental-vehicle is automatic-drive-vehicle having first-space available for user, and second-space available for luggage. Management-server includes processor and memory. Processor is configured to perform: receiving reservation-information of rental-vehicle transmitted from user-terminal; calculating usage-fee of rental-vehicle based on reservation-information; acquiring payment-information of usage-fee; setting operation-schedule of rental-vehicle based on reservation-information when payment-information is acquired; outputting travel-command to rental-vehicle in accordance with operation-schedule; and outputting unlocking-command of rental-vehicle when rental-vehicle and user-terminal are mutually authenticated. Reservation-information includes usage-information of at least one of first-space and second-space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Mai Numazawa, Kei Kobayashi, Kotone Nakao, Tomohiro Ito, Kazutaka Nakabe
  • Publication number: 20220055254
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a template for imprint patterning processes comprises a template substrate having a first surface and a pedestal on the first surface of the template substrate, the pedestal having a second surface spaced from the first surface in a first direction perpendicular to the first surface. A pattern is disposed on the second surface. The pedestal has a sidewall between the first surface and the second surface that is at an angle of less than 90° to the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Kei KOBAYASHI, Anupam MITRA, Seiji MORITA, Hirokazu KATO
  • Patent number: 11237577
    Abstract: A temperature control system includes a first pump, a second pump, a temperature adjusting unit, a first flow passage, a second flow passage, a first valve disposed in the first flow passage, a second valve disposed in the second flow passage, a first bypass flow passage connecting the first flow passage to the second flow passage on the temperature adjusting unit side of the first and second valves, a second bypass flow passage connecting the first flow passage to the second flow passage on the flow passage side of the first and second valves, a third valve disposed in the first bypass flow passage, and a fourth valve disposed in the second bypass flow passage. At least one of a pair of the first valve and the second valve, and a pair of the third valve and the fourth valve is a pair of flow rate adjustable valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Kei Kobayashi, Takehiko Arita
  • Patent number: 11192282
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a template for imprint patterning processes comprises a template substrate having a first surface and a pedestal on the first surface of the template substrate, the pedestal having a second surface spaced from the first surface in a first direction perpendicular to the first surface. A pattern is disposed on the second surface. The pedestal has a sidewall between the first surface and the second surface that is at an angle of less than 90° to the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei Kobayashi, Anupam Mitra, Seiji Morita, Hirokazu Kato
  • Publication number: 20210300213
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a front seat, a rear seat, and a mirror body. The front seat is arranged to face rearward in a travel direction. The rear seat is arranged, at a rearward side of the front seat, to face frontward in the travel direction. The mirror body is arranged at a rearward position of the rear seat and reflects a vehicle frontward side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kei KOBAYASHI, Kotone NAKAO, Mai NUMAZAWA, Tomohiro ITO, Kazutaka NAKABE
  • Publication number: 20210300212
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: a front seat that is arranged to face rearward in a travel direction; and a rear seat that is arranged, at a rear side of the front seat, to face frontward in the travel direction. At least part of a floor below the front seat is constituted of a flat floor part. A seat portion of the front seat is capable of being flipped up such that a vehicle front side of the seat is a fulcrum point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro ITO, Kei KOBAYASHI, Kotone NAKAO, Mai NUMAZAWA, Kazutaka NAKABE
  • Publication number: 20210300249
    Abstract: A vehicle body rear part structure according to an aspect of the present invention includes: an opening/closing part that is capable of opening and closing a rear opening part of a vehicle main body that continues to an inside of a load room; and a step that is rotatably connected to a rear end part of the vehicle main body and that has a load placement surface. The step rotates between a use position at which the load placement surface faces upward at a further rear position than a rear end of the vehicle main body and at a lower position than a floor surface of the load room and a storage position at which the load placement surface stands upright compared to the use position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazutaka NAKABE, Kei KOBAYASHI, Kotone NAKAO, Mai NUMAZAWA, Tomohiro ITO
  • Publication number: 20210300210
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a first seat, a second seat, and an article placement part. The first seat and the second seat are disposed to face each other in a vehicle room. The article placement part is disposed around at least one of the first seat and the second seat. A high contrast part having a high brightness and a high saturation relative to another interior component is provided on a member surface which becomes a back portion of an article that is placed on the article placement part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mai NUMAZAWA, Kei KOBAYASHI, Kotone NAKAO, Tomohiro ITO, Kazutaka NAKABE
  • Publication number: 20210262583
    Abstract: A temperature control fluid is introduced through a first port. The temperature control fluid introduced into the first port is discharged through a second port. A piston is configured to be moved by a pressure to open or close a path connecting the first port and the second port. A pressure control space is provided at at least one side of a moving direction of the piston when the path is opened or closed. Air is supplied into the pressure control space through a third port. A leak portion communicates with the pressure control space, and allows the air supplied into the pressure control space to leak therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Kei Kobayashi, Takehiko Arita
  • Publication number: 20210257672
    Abstract: A battery including an electrode group with a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate, and tape. A current collector of the negative electrode plate is exposed in at least part of the outermost peripheral surface of the electrode group in the winding direction, and the current collector contacts a case body. The tape comprises a base material layer and an adhesive layer arranged continuously in the winding direction on the inner surface of the wound base material layer. Dividing the region of the tape, seen from the wound inner surface, into first regions configured from the base material layer and second regions configured from the base material layer and the adhesive layer, in the winding axial direction of the electrode group, the first regions are arranged adjacent to a second region in at least the center end of the electrode group on the both ends of the tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Mizawa, Kei Kobayashi, Takaki Nakao
  • Publication number: 20210249698
    Abstract: This nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a winding-type electrode group which comprises a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate, and tape adhered on the peripheral surface of the electrode group. A current collector of the negative electrode plate is exposed in at least part of the outermost peripheral surface of the electrode group in the winding direction, and the current collector contacts a case body. The tape comprises a base material layer and an adhesive layer arranged continuously in the winding direction on the inner surface of the wound base material layer. Dividing the region seen from the wound inner surface of the tape into first regions configured from the base material layer and second regions configured from the base material layer and the adhesive layer, the first regions are interposed between second regions in at least part of the area of the tape in the winding direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Mizawa, Kei Kobayashi, Takaki Nakao