Patents by Inventor Koji Abe

Koji Abe 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: 20170222268
    Abstract: Provided are a nonaqueous electrolytic solution having an electrolyte salt dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, the electrolyte salt including at least one first lithium salt selected from LiPF6, LiBF4, LiN(SO2F)2, LiN(SO2CF3)2, and LiN(SO2C2F5)2, and at least one second lithium salt selected from a lithium salt having an oxalate structure, a lithium salt having a phosphate structure, and a lithium salt having an S?O group, with a sum total of the first lithium salt and the second lithium salt being four or more, and an energy storage device using the same. This nonaqueous electrolytic solution is not only able to improve electrochemical characteristics at a high temperature and much more improve a discharge capacity retention rate and low-temperature output characteristics after a high-temperature storage test but also able to improve low-temperature input characteristics even for high-density electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji ABE, Kei SHIMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170219944
    Abstract: Provided is a toner that is excellent in development durability and has excellent solid followability even when the amount of the toner in a toner cartridge is small. The toner includes toner particles each having a surface layer containing an organosilicon polymer, in which: the organosilicon polymer includes a siloxane-based polymer having partial structures represented by the following formulae (1) and (2); and in a chart obtained by 29Si-NMR measurement of a tetrahydrofuran-insoluble matter of the toner particles, an area RT3 of a peak assigned to the partial structure represented by the following formula (1) and an area RfT3 of a peak assigned to the partial structure represented by the following formula (2) satisfy the following formula (3). 0.300>(RfT3/RT3)?0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Sara Yoshida, Katsuyuki Nonaka, Koji Abe, Toshihiko Katakura, Akane Masumoto, Maho Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20170214091
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolytic solution where an electrolyte salt is dissolved to a nonaqueous solvent, wherein the electrolyte salt includes at least one kind of first lithium salt selected from a group consisting of LiPF6, LiBF4, LiN(SO2F)2, LiN(SO2CF3)2, and LiN(SO2C2F5)2, at least two kinds of second lithium salts selected from a group consisting of a lithium salt having an oxalic acid structure, a lithium salt having a phosphoric acid structure, and a lithium salt including a S?O group, and at least one kind of tertiary carboxylic acid ester represented by the following general formula (I) is contained, and an energy storage device containing the same. (In the formula, each of R1 to R3 independently represents a methyl group or ethyl group, and R4 represents a C1 to C6 alkyl group in which at least one hydrogen atom is substituted or not substituted by a halogen atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji ABE, Masahide KONDO
  • Publication number: 20170194664
    Abstract: Disclosed are a non-aqueous electrolytic solution, which can improve cycle characteristics when a power storage device is used at high temperature and high voltage, and a power device using the same. The non-aqueous electrolytic solution according to the present invention comprises, in addition to a non-aqueous solvent and an electrolyte salt dissolved therein, a compound represented by the following formula (I): wherein n is an integer of 1 or 2; and when n is 1, L represents a straight or branched unsaturated hydrocarbon group of which at least one hydrogen atom is optionally substituted by a halogen atom, a cycloalkyl group of which at least one hydrogen atom is optionally substituted by a halogen atom, or an aryl group of which at least one hydrogen atom is optionally substituted by a halogen atom; and when n is 2, L represents a saturated or unsaturated divalent hydrocarbon group which optionally contains ether bond(s), or an arylene group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Koji ABE, Kei SHIMAMOTO, Shoji SHIKITA
  • Patent number: 9698324
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a package including a resin member having an inner side surface defining a recess, and a lead frame supported by the resin member and arranged at a bottom surface of the recess; and a light emitting element electrically connected to the lead frame. An outer side surface of the resin member at a portion corresponding to the recess is at least partially covered with a reflective film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koji Abe
  • Patent number: 9691950
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light emitting element configured to emit visible light; a fluorescent substance excited by light from the light emitting element and configured to emit visible light; a translucent member containing a translucent base material, which provided on the fluorescent substance or configured to contain the fluorescent substance, and provided on the light emitting element; and a film provided on an upper surface of the translucent member, and configured as an agglutination of nanoparticles having a different refractive index from the base material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Abe, Masafumi Kuramoto, Masaki Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20170162770
    Abstract: A package for mounting a light emitting element includes a recess; a pair of lead electrodes exposed at a bottom surface of the recess; a plating layer covering a surface of each of the pair of lead electrodes; and a resin molded body retaining the pair of lead electrodes, and forming an area between the pair of lead electrodes at the bottom surface of the recess and a lateral surface of the recess. At least one of the lead electrodes has a front surface protrusion that is linearly formed along the resin molded body at the bottom surface of the recess and along a periphery of the bottom surface of the recess, and a back surface protrusion that is formed at a position at a back surface opposite to a position of the front surface protrusion, and at least a tip of each of the front surface protrusion and the back surface protrusion is exposed outside the plating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji ABE, Yuki SHIOTA
  • Publication number: 20170162915
    Abstract: Provided are a high-purity vinylene carbonate that is a vinylene carbonate having the content of chlorine impurities of substantially zero as detected by the Wickbold combustion-ion chromatography method and having a Hazen unit color number of 10 or less in a nitrogen atmosphere, a nonaqueous electrolytic solution containing the high-purity vinylene carbonate, and an energy storage device using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji ABE, Akikazu ITO, Shoji SHIKITA
  • Publication number: 20170160698
    Abstract: A cartridge includes: a rotation body; and an electrode member. The electrode member is configured to supply the rotation body with electric power from an external electrode provided outside of the cartridge. The electrode member includes: a contact portion; and an urging portion. The contact portion is configured to be contacted by the external electrode. The urging portion is in a shape of a coil formed by winding a wire rod and configured to urge the contact portion toward the external electrode such that the contact portion is pivotally moved about the urging portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Junichi Hashimoto, Isao Kishi, Shota Shinoya, Koji Abe, Yasushi Okabe
  • Patent number: 9658551
    Abstract: The present invention provides a toner having a toner particle that contains a binder resin, wherein the binder resin contains a vinylic resin and a polyester resin, the vinylic resin contains an organic silicon polymer having a specific structure, the organic silicon polymer is contained in the surface layer of the toner particle, the proportion of a silicon atom in the organic silicon polymer having a specific structure is at least 5%, the polyester resin is a specific polymer, and the toner particle contains a specific amount of the polyester resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuhei Terui, Katsuyuki Nonaka, Koji Abe, Harumi Takada
  • Publication number: 20170139325
    Abstract: By forming a refractive index-adjusting pattern by using a photosensitive refractive index-adjusting transfer film comprising a supporting film, a photosensitive resin layer provided on the supporting film, and a high-refractive index layer provided on the photosensitive resin layer, it is possible to form easily a cured film that can attain simultaneously prevention of pattern visibility phenomenon, prevention of lowering in transmittance of a screen and protection of a sensor metal wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Mayumi SATO, Ikuo MUKAI, Tadahiro KIMURA, Naoki SASAHARA, Koji ABE, Hideo TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20170130088
    Abstract: A photosensitive film containing: a component (A): a binder polymer, a component (B): a photopolymerizable compound, and a component (C): a photopolymerization initiator, wherein the component (B) includes a di(meth)acrylate compound having at least one selected from the group consisting of a dicyclopentanyl structure and a dicyclopentenyl structure, and a thickness of the photosensitive film is 10 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Mayumi SATO, Koji ABE, Hideo TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 9647294
    Abstract: The present invention provides an excellent nonaqueous electrolytic solution capable of improving low-temperature and high-temperature cycle properties and load characteristics after high-temperature charging storage, an electrochemical element using it, and an alkynyl compound used for it. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution of the present invention comprises containing at least one alkynyl compound represented by the following general formula (I) in an amount of from 0.01 to 10% by mass in the nonaqueous electrolytic solution. R1(O)n—X1—R2??(I) (In the formula, X1 represents a group —C(?O)—, a group —C(?O)—C(?O)—, a group —S(?O)2—, a group —P(?O) (—R3)—, or a group —X3—S(?O)2O—.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Abe, Kazuhiro Miyoshi, Masahide Kondo
  • Patent number: 9645518
    Abstract: A toner contains toner particles having a surface layer containing an organosilicon polymer. The organosilicon polymer has a particular partial structure. The surface layer has a particular average thickness Dav. The ratio of silicon ions to carbon ions emitted from the toner particles in response to irradiation of the toner particles with primary ions in mapping measurement by FIB-TOF-SIMS is specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koji Abe, Yuhei Terui, Taiji Katsura, Naoya Isono, Katsuyuki Nonaka
  • Patent number: 9632441
    Abstract: The present invention is a toner that has toner particles that have a surface layer that contains an organosilicon polymer, wherein this organosilicon polymer has a specific substructure and the ratio [ST3], in a 29Si-NMR measurement of a tetrahydrofuran-insoluble matter of the toner particles, of the peak area for this substructure to the total peak area for the organosilicon polymer satisfies the relationship ST3?0.40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji Abe, Yuhei Terui, Taiji Katsura, Katsuyuki Nonaka
  • Publication number: 20170104238
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolytic solution comprising a non-aqueous solvent and an electrolyte, which further contains a combination of a nitrile compound and an S?O group-containing compound (or a dinitrile compound) in an amount of 0.001 to 10 wt. % imparts improved cycle performance and storage property to a lithium battery, particularly a lithium secondary battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji ABE, Takashi HATTORI, Yasuo MATSUMORI
  • Publication number: 20170104239
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolytic solution comprising a non-aqueous solvent and an electrolyte, which further contains a combination of a nitrile compound and an S?O group-containing compound (or a dinitrile compound) in an amount of 0.001 to 10 wt. % imparts improved cycle performance and storage property to a lithium battery, particularly a lithium secondary battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji ABE, Takashi HATTORI, Yasuo MATSUMORI
  • Patent number: 9620816
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolytic solution that is capable of improving the electrochemical characteristics in a broad temperature range, and an energy storage device using the same are provided, and the nonaqueous electrolytic solution contains a nonaqueous solvent having dissolved therein an electrolyte salt, in which the nonaqueous solvent contains two or more kinds of cyclic carbonates selected from ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, 1,2-butylene carbonate, 2,3-butylene carbonate, 4-fluoro-1,3-dioxolan-2-one, trans- or cis-4,5-difluoro-1,3-dioxolan-2-one, vinylene carbonate, vinyl ethylene carbonate and 4-ethynyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one, and the nonaqueous electrolytic solution further contains a cyclic acid anhydride represented by the following general formula (I) having bonded thereto a side chain that has 3 or more carbon atoms and has a double bond or a triple bond at an end thereof in an amount of from 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Abe, Masahide Kondo
  • Patent number: 9614138
    Abstract: A package for mounting a light emitting element includes a recess; a pair of lead electrodes exposed at a bottom surface of the recess; a plating layer covering a surface of each of the pair of lead electrodes; and a resin molded body retaining the pair of lead electrodes, and forming an area between the pair of lead electrodes at the bottom surface of the recess and a lateral surface of the recess. At least one of the lead electrodes has a front surface protrusion that is linearly formed along the resin molded body at the bottom surface of the recess and along a periphery of the bottom surface of the recess, and a back surface protrusion that is formed at a position at a back surface opposite to a position of the front surface protrusion, and at least a tip of each of the front surface protrusion and the back surface protrusion is exposed outside the plating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Abe, Yuki Shiota
  • Patent number: D783087
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo Fukamachi, Motoaki Mushika, Koji Abe, Takuya Kanda, Kazuna Taguchi