Patents by Inventor Ken Kokubo

Ken Kokubo 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: 10961414
    Abstract: A polishing slurry including a composite including a hydrophilic fullerene and an ionic compound, a method of manufacturing the same, and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Takai, Sang Eui Lee, Ken Kokubo, Eigo Miyazaki, Do Yoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20200024482
    Abstract: A polishing slurry including a composite including a hydrophilic fullerene and an ionic compound, a method of manufacturing the same, and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Kenji TAKAI, Sang Eui LEE, Ken KOKUBO, Eigo MIYAZAKI, Do Yoon KIM
  • Patent number: 9884955
    Abstract: A hydroxylated-fullerene-containing solution in which a hydroxylated fullerene is evenly nano-dispersed in a solvent removable at low temperature in a subsequent step is provided. The hydroxylated-fullerene-containing solution includes a continuous phase including a mixed solvent consisting essentially of tetrahydrofuran and water or including melted phenol, and at least one of a hydroxylated fullerene and a hydroxylated fullerene derivative that is dispersed as a dispersed phase in the continuous phase, wherein the number-standard average particle diameter of particles in the dispersed phase is 50 nm or less. This solution is applied onto a surface of a resin molding, and then tetrahydrofuran and water, as the mixed solvent, are removed to form a hydroxylated fullerene layer on the surface of the resin molding. Alternatively, this solution is mingled with a resin, and then the mixed solvent is removed to produce a hydroxylated-fullerene-containing resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: TOTAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken Kokubo, Takeshi Noguchi, Juichi Kasai, Akio Harada
  • Publication number: 20160312011
    Abstract: A hydroxylated-fullerene-containing solution in which a hydroxylated fullerene is evenly nano-dispersed in a solvent removable at low temperature in a subsequent step is provided. The hydroxylated-fullerene-containing solution includes a continuous phase including a mixed solvent consisting essentially of tetrahydrofuran and water or including melted phenol, and at least one of a hydroxylated fullerene and a hydroxylated fullerene derivative that is dispersed as a dispersed phase in the continuous phase, wherein the number-standard average particle diameter of particles in the dispersed phase is 50 nm or less. This solution is applied onto a surface of a resin molding, and then tetrahydrofuran and water, as the mixed solvent, are removed to form a hydroxylated fullerene layer on the surface of the resin molding. Alternatively, this solution is mingled with a resin, and then the mixed solvent is removed to produce a hydroxylated-fullerene-containing resin composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: TOTAI Co, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken Kokubo, Takeshi Noguchi, Juichi Kasai, Akio Harada
  • Patent number: 9334214
    Abstract: Provided is a resin composition having excellent heat resistance by virtue of improved compatibility of a fullerene with a resin. Specifically, provided is a long-chain alkyl-etherified fullerene derivative, including: a fullerene skeleton formed of a spherical shell-shaped carbon molecule; and a long-chain alkyl group having 4 or more carbon atoms, which is bonded to the fullerene skeleton through an ether bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: TOTAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken Kokubo, Akio Harada, Takeshi Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20160009620
    Abstract: Provided is a resin composition having excellent heat resistance by virtue of improved compatibility of a fullerene with a resin. Specifically, provided is a long-chain alkyl-etherified fullerene derivative, including: a fullerene skeleton formed of a spherical shell-shaped carbon molecule; and a long-chain alkyl group having 4 or more carbon atoms, which is bonded to the fullerene skeleton through an ether bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: TOTAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken Kokubo, Akio Harada, Takeshi Noguchi
  • Patent number: 8987526
    Abstract: Provided are a novel fullerene derivative which can adsorb quickly and efficiently an allergen which may cause a pollen allergy without releasing the allergen again, does not contain a metal or the like which may cause a harmful effect to a human body, and is easily applicable, impregnable, or chemically bondable onto surface of various materials: and a process for producing the same. The fullerene derivative is characterized in that a halogen group and many hydroxyl groups are bonded directly to a fullerene nucleus. In the case that the halogen group is chlorine, the fullerene derivative can be synthesized by a partial hydroxylation of a chlorinated fullerene or a partial chlorination of a hydroxylated fullerene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignees: Osaka University, Totai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken Kokubo, Takeshi Noguchi
  • Patent number: 8957261
    Abstract: Provided are a novel fullerene derivative which can adsorb quickly and efficiently an allergen which may cause a pollen allergy without releasing the allergen again, does not contain a metal or the like which may cause a harmful effect to a human body, and is easily applicable, impregnable, or chemically bondable onto surface of various materials; and a process for producing the same. The fullerene derivative is characterized in that a halogen group and many hydroxyl groups are bonded directly to a fullerene nucleus. In the case that the halogen group is chlorine, the fullerene derivative can be synthesized by a partial hydroxylation of a chlorinated fullerene or a partial chlorination of a hydroxylated fullerene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignees: Osaka University, Totai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken Kokubo, Takeshi Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20150011802
    Abstract: Provided are a novel fullerene derivative which can adsorb quickly and efficiently an allergen which may cause a pollen allergy without releasing the allergen again, does not contain a metal or the like which may cause a harmful effect to a human body, and is easily applicable, impregnable, or chemically bondable onto surface of various materials: and a process for producing the same. The fullerene derivative is characterized in that a halogen group and many hydroxyl groups are bonded directly to a fullerene nucleus. In the case that the halogen group is chlorine, the fullerene derivative can be synthesized by a partial hydroxylation of a chlorinated fullerene or a partial chlorination of a hydroxylated fullerene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicants: Osaka University, Totai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken KOKUBO, Takeshi Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20130041185
    Abstract: Provided are a novel fullerene derivative which can adsorb quickly and efficiently an allergen which may cause a pollen allergy without releasing the allergen again, does not contain a metal or the like which may cause a harmful effect to a human body, and is easily applicable, impregnable, or chemically bondable onto surface of various materials; and a process for producing the same. The fullerene derivative is characterized in that a halogen group and many hydroxyl groups are bonded directly to a fullerene nucleus. In the case that the halogen group is chlorine, the fullerene derivative can be synthesized by a partial hydroxylation of a chlorinated fullerene or a partial chlorination of a hydroxylated fullerene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicants: Totai Co., Ltd., Osaka University
    Inventors: Ken Kokubo, Takeshi Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20070172411
    Abstract: A fullerene in which a solvent remains is subjected to heat treatment at a temperature higher than the boiling point of the solvent by 150° C. or more under a reduced pressure of 50 Torr or lower to reduce the residual amount of the solvent, and in order to allow the fullerene to be applied to drug products, the biohazardous residual solvent is reduced by a convenient method and removed until its concentration becomes equal to or lower than the regulatory limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2005
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Kenji Matsubayashi, Ken Kokubo, Hiroya Takada