Patents by Inventor Kenji Otoi

Kenji Otoi 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: 10562800
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for processing a fluorine-containing aqueous solution. The method comprises a reaction step for mixing in a vertical direction the fluorine-containing aqueous solution and a disiloxane compound represented by a general formula RaRbRcSiOSiRdReRf, wherein Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd, Re and Rf are selected independently from each other from a group consisting of a phenyl group and an alkyl group comprising from 1 to 20 carbon atoms and hydrogen, to react a fluorine ion in the fluorine-containing aqueous solution with the disiloxane compound, obtaining a first reaction liquid containing a monofluorosilane compound represented by general formulas RaRbRcSiF and RdReRfSiF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuo Fukita, Shoji Itakura, Michinobu Koizumi, Kenji Otoi, Hitoshi Motoyama, Kayui Go
  • Publication number: 20170113953
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for processing a fluorine-containing aqueous solution. The method comprises a reaction step for mixing in a vertical direction the fluorine-containing aqueous solution and a disiloxane compound represented by a general formula RaRbRcSiOSiRdReRf, wherein Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd, Re and Rf are selected independently from each other from a group consisting of a phenyl group and an alkyl group comprising from 1 to 20 carbon atoms and hydrogen, to react a fluorine ion in the fluorine-containing aqueous solution with the disiloxane compound, obtaining a first reaction liquid containing a monofluorosilane compound represented by general formulas RaRbRcSiF and RdReRfSiF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuo FUKITA, Shoji ITAKURA, Michinobu KOIZUMI, Kenji OTOI, Hitoshi MOTOYAMA, Kayui GO
  • Patent number: 8811800
    Abstract: Multimedia content containing moving pictures and audio is divided into multiple scenes and metadata is generated for each of the scenes obtained as a result of the division. It is possible to generate metadata containing scene structure information metadata that describes the hierarchical structure of the content in addition to scene section information and titles. Also, a name or an identifier of each descriptor contained in the metadata is described as hint information for manipulation of metadata composed of at least one descriptor describing semantic content, a structure, and characteristics of content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimi Moriya, Hirofumi Nishikawa, Shunichi Sekiguchi, Kohtaro Asai, Yoshihisa Yamada, Kenji Otoi, Shinichi Kuroda, Fuminobu Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20110032991
    Abstract: To provide a method of efficiently compressing information by performing improved removal of signal correlations according to statistical and local properties of a video signal in a 4:4:4 format which is to be encoded, an image encoding device for dividing each picture of a digital video signal into predetermined unit regions, and carrying out, for each of the predetermined unit regions, compression encoding using a motion compensation prediction includes: a prediction unit for searching for a motion vector based on virtual-pixel-accuracy specification information for specifying an upper limit of an accuracy of a pixel position indicated by the motion vector, and generating, based on the motion vector that is searched for, a motion-compensation predicted image; and an encoding unit for multiplexing the virtual-pixel-accuracy specification information with a bit stream, and multiplexing, based on a magnitude of the motion vector that is searched for and a magnitude of a motion vector used for prediction of the
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi Sekiguchi, Kenji Otoi, Yuichi Idehara, Yoshihisa Yamada, Kohtaro Asai, Tokumichi Murakami
  • Patent number: 7826709
    Abstract: Multimedia content containing moving pictures and audio is divided into multiple scenes and metadata is generated for each of the scenes obtained as a result of the division. It is possible to generate metadata containing scene structure information metadata that describes the hierarchical structure of the content in addition to scene section information and titles. Also, a name or an identifier of each descriptor contained in the metadata is described as hint information for manipulation of metadata composed of at least one descriptor describing semantic content, a structure, and characteristics of content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshimi Moriya, Hirofumi Nishikawa, Shunichi Sekiguchi, Kohtaro Asai, Yoshihisa Yamada, Kenji Otoi, Shinichi Kuroda, Fuminobu Ogawa
  • Patent number: 7807859
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polymerization inhibitor preventing the self-polymerization of TFE and the generation of a modified polymer of a polymerization inhibitor in a distillation step, particularly in a rectification step, of TFE. The present invention provides a method of distilling tetrafluoroethylene in the presence of a polymerization inhibitor comprising a cyclohexadiene compound of the formula: R1-A-R2 wherein R1 is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, R2 is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and A is a cyclohexadiene ring. The cyclohexadiene compound is preferably ?-terpinene or ?-terpinene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mai Taguchi, Kenji Otoi, Yoshiyuki Takase, Hideya Saitou, Yoshiyuki Hiraga
  • Publication number: 20100005070
    Abstract: Multimedia content containing moving pictures and audio is divided into multiple scenes and metadata is generated for each of the scenes obtained as a result of the division. It is possible to generate metadata containing scene structure information metadata that describes the hierarchical structure of the content in addition to scene section information and titles. Also, a name or an identifier of each descriptor contained in the metadata is described as hint information for manipulation of metadata composed of at least one descriptor describing semantic content, a structure, and characteristics of content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Yoshimi Moriya, Hirofumi Nishikawa, Shunichi Sekiguchi, Kohtaro Asai, Yoshihisa Yamada, Kenji Otoi, Shinichi Kuroda, Fuminobu Ogawa
  • Patent number: 7498402
    Abstract: A method of purifying a treatment target substance containing a fluorine-containing surfactant which includes removing at least part of the fluorine-containing surfactant from the treatment target substance by contacting the treatment target substance with a gas containing carbon dioxide. The fluorine-containing surfactant is an ether oxygen-free anionic compound represented by one of general formulae (1) and (2) as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Nakaya, Tadahiro Yabu, Mitsuo Tsukamoto, Kenji Otoi, Yoshiyuki Hiraga, Yuji Imahori
  • Publication number: 20080287715
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polymerization inhibitor preventing the self-polymerization of TFE and the generation of a modified polymer of a polymerization inhibitor in a distillation step, particularly in a rectification step, of TFE. The present invention provides a method of distilling tetrafluoroethylene in the presence of a polymerization inhibitor comprising a cyclohexadiene compound of the formula: R1-A-R2 wherein R1 is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, R2 is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and A is a cyclohexadiene ring. The cyclohexadiene compound is preferably ?-terpinene or ?-terpinene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mai Taguchi, Kenji Otoi, Yoshiyuki Takase, Hideya Saitou, Yoshiyuki Hiraga
  • Patent number: 7357973
    Abstract: A flat plate made of a cycloolefin polymer comprising at least 30% by weight, based on the cycloolefin polymer, of repeating units (A) having an alicyclic structure. The repeating units (A) comprises at least 30% by weight, based on the repeating units (A), of repeating units (A-i) having no norbornane structure. The cycloolefin polymer has a weight average molecular weight of 5,000 to 50,000. The flat plate is especially useful as a light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Obuchi, Teruhiko Suzuki, Kenji Otoi
  • Publication number: 20080075431
    Abstract: Multimedia content containing moving pictures and audio is divided into multiple scenes and metadata is generated for each of the scenes obtained as a result of the division. It is possible to generate metadata containing scene structure information metadata that describes the hierarchical structure of the content in addition to scene section information and titles. Also, a name or an identifier of each descriptor contained in the metadata is described as hint information for manipulation of metadata composed of at least one descriptor describing semantic content, a structure, and characteristics of content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Yoshimi Moriya, Hirofumi Nishikawa, Shunichi Sekiguchi, Kohtaro Asai, Yoshihisa Yamada, Kenji Otoi, Shinichi Kuroda, Fuminobu Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20080071837
    Abstract: Multimedia content containing moving pictures and audio is divided into multiple scenes and metadata is generated for each of the scenes obtained as a result of the division. It is possible to generate metadata containing scene structure information metadata that describes the hierarchical structure of the content in addition to scene section information and titles. Also, a name or an identifier of each descriptor contained in the metadata is described as hint information for manipulation of metadata composed of at least one descriptor describing semantic content, a structure, and characteristics of content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Yoshimi Moriya, Hirofumi Nishikawa, Shunichi Sekiguchi, Kohtaro Asai, Yoshihisa Yamada, Kenji Otoi, Shinichi Kuroda, Fuminobu Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20080071836
    Abstract: Multimedia content containing moving pictures and audio is divided into multiple scenes and metadata is generated for each of the scenes obtained as a result of the division. It is possible to generate metadata containing scene structure information metadata that describes the hierarchical structure of the content in addition to scene section information and titles. Also, a name or an identifier of each descriptor contained in the metadata is described as hint information for manipulation of metadata composed of at least one descriptor describing semantic content, a structure, and characteristics of content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Yoshimi Moriya, Hirofumi Nishikawa, Shunichi Sekiguchi, Kohtaro Asai, Yoshihisa Yamada, Kenji Otoi, Shinichi Kuroda, Fuminobu Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20080071838
    Abstract: Multimedia content containing moving pictures and audio is divided into multiple scenes and metadata is generated for each of the scenes obtained as a result of the division. It is possible to generate metadata containing scene structure information metadata that describes the hierarchical structure of the content in addition to scene section information and titles. Also, a name or an identifier of each descriptor contained in the metadata is described as hint information for manipulation of metadata composed of at least one descriptor describing semantic content, a structure, and characteristics of content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Yoshimi Moriya, Hirofumi Nishikawa, Shunichi Sekiguchi, Kohtaro Asai, Yoshihisa Yamada, Kenji Otoi, Shinichi Kuroda, Fuminobu Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20080065697
    Abstract: Multimedia content containing moving pictures and audio is divided into multiple scenes and metadata is generated for each of the scenes obtained as a result of the division. It is possible to generate metadata containing scene structure information metadata that describes the hierarchical structure of the content in addition to scene section information and titles. Also, a name or an identifier of each descriptor contained in the metadata is described as hint information for manipulation of metadata composed of at least one descriptor describing semantic content, a structure, and characteristics of content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Yoshimi Moriya, Hirofumi Nishikawa, Shunichi Sekiguchi, Kohtaro Asai, Yoshihisa Yamada, Kenji Otoi, Shinichi Kuroda, Fuminobu Ogawa
  • Patent number: 7173098
    Abstract: The present invention has for its object to provide a method of producing fluoropolymers with high productivity under comparatively low temperature and low pressure conditions which are conducive to reduced cost of commercial-scale production equipment. The present invention is directed to a method of producing a fluoropolymer which comprises polymerizing a radical polymerizable monomer in a defined reaction-field, said radical polymerizable monomer comprising a fluorine-containing ethylenic monomer and said defined reaction-field being in supercriticality-expression state with a monomer density [?m]-monomer critical density [?0] ratio of [?m/?0] not less than 1.1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuo Tsukamoto, Kenji Otoi, Hideki Nakaya, Yoshiyuki Hiraga, Tomohisa Noda
  • Publication number: 20060151391
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of removing fluorine-containing surfactants from treatment target substances containing fluorine-containing surfactants and a method of producing aggregates comprising polymer from aqueous dispersions thereof. The present invention is a method of purifying a treatment target substance comprising carrying out a removing treatment of a fluorine-containing surfactant by bringing the treatment target substance containing the fluorine-containing surfactant into contact with a substance [A], wherein the substance [A] is a gas under standard conditions (105 Pa, 0° C.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2004
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Hideki Nakaya, Tadahiro Yabu, Mitsuo Tsukamoto, Kenji Otoi, Yoshiyuki Hiraga, Yuji Imahori
  • Publication number: 20060122347
    Abstract: A fluoropolymer producing method which comprises polymerizing a radical polymerizable monomer in a manner of continuous polymerization to give the fluoropolymer, wherein the defined reaction-field is in a supercriticality-expression state and under a pressure of not higher than 40 MPa and a temperature of not higher than that higher by 100° C. than the supercriticality-expression temperature of the defined reaction-field, said radical polymerizable monomer comprises a fluorine-containing ethylenic monomer, and said fluoropolymer has a weight average molecular weight [Mw] of not lower than 150, 000 as determined on the polystyrene equivalent basis and a ratio [Mw/Mn] of the weight average molecular weight [Mw] on the polystyrene equivalent basis to a number average molecular weight [Mn] of the fluoropolymer on the polystyrene equivalent basis is higher than 1 but not higher than 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2003
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventors: Mitsuo Tsukamoto, Kenji Otoi, Yoshiyuki Hiraga, Hideki Nakaya, Toshiki Ichisaka
  • Publication number: 20050149557
    Abstract: Multimedia content containing moving pictures and audio is divided into multiple scenes and metadata is generated for each of the scenes obtained as a result of the division. It is possible to generate metadata containing scene structure information metadata that describes the hierarchical structure of the content in addition to scene section information and titles. Also, a name or an identifier of each descriptor contained in the metadata is described as hint information for manipulation of metadata composed of at least one descriptor describing semantic content, a structure, and characteristics of content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2004
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Yoshimi Moriya, Hirofumi Nishikawa, Shunichi Sekiguchi, Kohtaro Asai, Yoshihisa Yamada, Kenji Otoi, Shinichi Kuroda, Fuminobu Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20050112329
    Abstract: A flat plate made of a cycloolefin polymer comprising at least 30% by weight, based on the cycloolefin polymer, of repeating units (A) having an alicyclic structure. The repeating units (A) comprises at least 30% by weight, based on the repeating units (A), of repeating units (A-i) having no norbornane structure. The cycloolefin polymer has a weight average molecular weight of 5,000 to 50,000. The flat plate is especially useful as a light guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Obuchi, Teruhiko Suzuki, Kenji Otoi