Patents by Inventor Koichi Kono

Koichi Kono 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: 11694377
    Abstract: An editing device acquires a first image in which an occupant of a vehicle has been imaged in association with a time point in a time series and a second image in which scenery around the vehicle has been imaged in association with a time point in a time series, acquires first index information indicating feelings of the occupant when the first image has been captured on the basis of the first image, and extracts the first image and the second image from first images of the time series and second images of the time series on the basis of the first index information and the time point associated with the first image based on the first index information to generate a library including the extracted images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Aoki, Hisashi Murayama, Koichi Kono, Masahide Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20220044460
    Abstract: An editing device acquires a first image in which an occupant of a vehicle has been imaged in association with a time point in a time series and a second image in which scenery around the vehicle has been imaged in association with a time point in a time series, acquires first index information indicating feelings of the occupant when the first image has been captured on the basis of the first image, and extracts the first image and the second image from first images of the time series and second images of the time series on the basis of the first index information and the time point associated with the first image based on the first index information to generate a library including the extracted images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Yuki Aoki, Hisashi Murayama, Koichi Kono, Masahide Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10686175
    Abstract: A polyolefin microporous membrane is disclosed. The membrane includes a polyolefin resin having an MFR value of not greater than 2.0 g/10 min, and a crystal nucleating agent. The polyolefin microporous membrane has an air permeation resistance scaled to a thickness of 20 ?m of from 100 to 500 sec/100 cc, a porosity of from 20% to 60%, and a mean flow pore size of not greater than 100 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Kaneda, Go Sato, Koichi Kono
  • Patent number: 10507436
    Abstract: A polyolefin microporous membrane is disclosed. The polyolefin microporous membrane includes a polyolefin resin, where the polyolefin resin contains at least 80 mass % polypropylene resin, and where the polyolefin microporous membrane has a maximum pore size of less than 30.0 nm and a mean flow pore size of less than 20.0 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Go Sato, Toshihiko Kaneda, Koichi Kono
  • Patent number: 10079378
    Abstract: A polyolefin microporous membrane is disclosed. The membrane includes at least one microporous membrane layer, where the microporous membrane layer has an air permeability between about 100 sec/100 cc and about 220 sec/100 cc, a pin puncture strength of at least 550 gf, and a crystallization half time t1/2 of from 10 to 35 minutes when subjected to isothermal crystallization at 117° C. The air permeability and the pin puncture strength are normalized to a thickness of 16 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Tomiko Matsumoto, Masami Sugata, Koichi Kono
  • Patent number: 9911956
    Abstract: A polyolefin microporous membrane includes a polyethylene composition, and 0.5% or more but less than 5% by mass of polypropylene, wherein the polyethylene composition includes polyethylene having a mass average molecular weight of 2.5×105 to 5×105 and ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene having a mass average molecular weight of 1×106 to 3×106 in an amount of more than 5% by mass and not more than 50% by mass based on 100% by mass of polyethylene composition and has a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of 5.0 to 300, and the polyolefin microporous membrane has an injection of electrolyte of 20 seconds or less and a uniform polypropylene distribution in at least one plane perpendicular to the thickness direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Takeshi Ishihara, Koichi Kono
  • Publication number: 20170373291
    Abstract: A polyolefin microporous membrane is disclosed. The membrane includes a polyolefin resin having an MFR value of not greater than 2.0 g/10 min, and a crystal nucleating agent. The polyolefin microporous membrane has an air permeation resistance scaled to a thickness of 20 ?m of from 100 to 500 sec/100 cc, a porosity of from 20% to 60%, and a mean flow pore size of not greater than 100 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Toshihiko KANEDA, Go SATO, Koichi KONO
  • Publication number: 20170341035
    Abstract: A polyolefin microporous membrane is disclosed. The polyolefin microporous membrane includes a polyolefin resin, where the polyolefin resin contains at least 80 mass % polypropylene resin, and where the polyolefin microporous membrane has a maximum pore size of less than 30.0 nm and a mean flow pore size of less than 20.0 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: TORAY BATTERY SEPARATOR FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Go SATO, Toshihiko KANEDA, Koichi KONO
  • Patent number: 9744500
    Abstract: A multilayer microporous membrane including polymer and having a shutdown temperature of ?130.5° C. and a storage stability of 0.3V or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Takeshi Ishihara, Satoshi Miyaoka, Koichi Kono, Donna J. Crowther, Patrick Brant, Kazuhiro Yamada
  • Publication number: 20170179457
    Abstract: A polyolefin microporous membrane includes a polyethylene composition, and 0.5% or more but less than 5% by mass of polypropylene, wherein the polyethylene composition includes polyethylene having a mass average molecular weight of 2.5×105 to 5×105 and ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene having a mass average molecular weight of 1×106 to 3×106 in an amount of more than 5% by mass and not more than 50% by mass based on 100% by mass of polyethylene composition and has a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of 5.0 to 300, and the polyolefin microporous membrane has an injection of electrolyte of 20 seconds or less and a uniform polypropylene distribution in at least one plane perpendicular to the thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Takeshi Ishihara, Koichi Kono
  • Patent number: 9624349
    Abstract: A polyolefin microporous membrane is produced by forming a gel-like molding using a polyolefin resin containing polypropylene, and stretching the molding in at least one direction, followed by washing, the polyolefin microporous membrane having an injection of electrolyte of 20 seconds or less and a uniform polypropylene distribution in at least one plane perpendicular to the thickness direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Toray Battery Separator Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Ishihara, Koichi Kono
  • Publication number: 20170092920
    Abstract: A polyolefin microporous membrane is disclosed. The membrane includes at least one microporous membrane layer, where the microporous membrane layer has an air permeability between about 100 sec/100 cc and about 220 sec/100 cc, a pin puncture strength of at least 550 gf, and a crystallization half time t1/2 of from 10 to 35 minutes when subjected to isothermal crystallization at 117° C. The air permeability and the pin puncture strength are normalized to a thickness of 16 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: TORAY BATTERY SEPARATOR FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomiko MATSUMOTO, Masami SUGATA, Koichi KONO
  • Patent number: 9502705
    Abstract: A microporous membrane includes a low melting polypropylene, the low melting polypropylene being a polypropylene homopolymer or copolymer having an MFR?2.0×102, a Tm of 85.0° C. to 130.0° C., and a Te-Tm?10° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Toray Battery Separator Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Patrick Brant, Takeshi Ishihara, Satoshi Miyaoka, Donna J. Crowther, Koichi Kono
  • Publication number: 20160329609
    Abstract: A multi-layer, microporous polyolefin membrane having at least three layers, which comprises first microporous layers made of a polyethylene resin for constituting at least both surface layers, and at least one second microporous layer comprising a polyethylene resin and polypropylene and disposed between both surface layers, the heat of fusion (?Hm) of the polypropylene measured by differential scanning calorimetry being 90 J/g or more, and the polypropylene content in the second microporous layer being 50% or less by mass based on 100% by mass of the total of the polyethylene resin and the polypropylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: TORAY BATTERY SEPARATOR FILM CO., LTD
    Inventors: Shintaro KIKUCHI, Kotaro TAKITA, Koichi KONO
  • Patent number: 9431642
    Abstract: A multi-layer, microporous polyolefin membrane having at least three layers, which comprises first microporous layers made of a polyethylene resin for constituting at least both surface layers, and at least one second microporous layer comprising a polyethylene resin and polypropylene and disposed between both surface layers, the heat of fusion (?Hm) of the polypropylene measured by differential scanning calorimetry being 90 J/g or more, and the polypropylene content in the second microporous layer being 50% or less by mass based on 100% by mass of the total of the polyethylene resin and the polypropylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: TORAY BATTERY SEPARATOR FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shintaro Kikuchi, Kotaro Takita, Koichi Kono
  • Patent number: 9295950
    Abstract: The invention relates to microporous membranes comprising polymer and having well-balanced permeability, shutdown temperature, and pin puncture strength. The invention also relates to methods for making such membranes, and the use of such membranes as battery separator film in, e.g., lithium ion secondary batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Toray Battery Separator Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Ishihara, Satoshi Miyaoka, Koichi Kono, Donna J. Crowther, Patrick Brant
  • Patent number: 9289728
    Abstract: The invention relates to microporous membranes comprising polymer and having well-balanced permeability, shutdown temperature, and pin puncture strength. The invention also relates to methods for making such membranes, and the use of such membranes as battery separator film in, e.g., lithium ion secondary batteries. The membrane has a shutdown temperature <130.5° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Toray Battery Separator Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Ishihara, Satoshi Miyaoka, Koichi Kono, Donna J. Crowther, Patrick Brant
  • Patent number: 9136517
    Abstract: The invention relates to microporous polymeric membranes suitable for use as battery separator film. The membrane comprises polyethylene, polypropylene, and polymethylpentene. The invention also relates to a method for producing such a membrane, batteries containing such membranes as battery separators, methods for making such batteries, and methods for using such batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Toray Battery Separator Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Ishihara, Koichi Kono, Satoshi Miyaoka, Patrick Brant
  • Patent number: 8951677
    Abstract: The present invention relates to microporous membranes comprising polymer and having well-balanced permeability and heat shrinkage, especially heat shrinkage at elevated temperature. The invention also relates to methods for making such membranes, and the use of such membranes as battery separator film in, e.g., lithium ion secondary batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Toray Battery Separator Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Ishihara, Satoshi Miyaoka, Koichi Kono, Patrick Brant
  • Publication number: 20150005405
    Abstract: A polyolefin microporous membrane is produced by forming a gel-like molding using a polyolefin resin containing polypropylene, and stretching the molding in at least one direction, followed by washing, the polyolefin microporous membrane having an injection of electrolyte of 20 seconds or less and a uniform polypropylene distribution in at least one plane perpendicular to the thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Takeshi Ishihara, Koichi Kono