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).

  • Patent number: 10126704
    Abstract: A drum cartridge includes: a drum frame to which a developing cartridge including a storage medium having an electrical contact surface is detachably attachable; a photosensitive drum; a transfer roller; and a conveying roller. The drum is rotatable about a first axis extending in a first direction and positioned at one end portion of the frame in a second direction. The transfer roller is rotatable about a second axis extending in the first direction and in contact with the drum. The conveying roller is rotatable about a third axis extending in the first direction and separated from the transfer roller in the second direction. A first opening of the frame is positioned between the transfer roller and the conveying roller in the second direction. The electrical contact surface is exposed to an outside through the first opening in a case where the developing cartridge is attached to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takashi Shimizu, Koji Abe
  • Publication number: 20180301758
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolytic solution capable of improving charging storage properties and discharging storage properties in the high-temperature environment and provides a nonaqueous electrolytic solution for an energy storage device, which is a nonaqueous electrolytic solution having an electrolyte salt dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, the nonaqueous electrolytic solution containing 0.1 to 4% by mass of 1,3-dioxane and further containing 0.1 to 4% by mass of a compound having a carbon-carbon triple bond represented by the following general formula (I); and an energy storage device using the same. In the formula, R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R2 represents a methyl group, an ethyl group, a methoxy group, or an ethoxy group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji ABE, Masahide KONDO
  • Publication number: 20180277900
    Abstract: The present invention provides a non-aqueous electrolytic solution for a lithium secondary battery or a lithium ion capacitor, wherein the non-aqueous electrolytic solution includes a lithium salt as dissolved in a non-aqueous solvent in a concentration of 0.8 to 1.5 M (mol/L), the non-aqueous solvent includes, in relation to the whole of the non-aqueous solvent, 5 to 25% by volume of ethylene carbonate, 5 to 25% by volume of propylene carbonate, 20 to 30% by volume of dimethyl carbonate, 20 to 40% by volume of methyl ethyl carbonate, and 10 to 20% by volume of a fluorinated chain ester; the total content of ethylene carbonate and propylene carbonate in the non-aqueous solvent is 20 to 30% by volume, the total content of dimethyl carbonate and the fluorinated chain ester in the non-aqueous solvent is 30 to 40% by volume; and the flash point of the non-aqueous electrolytic solution is 20° C. or higher, and the present invention also provides an energy storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji ABE, Makoto BABAZONO, Masahide KONDO, Hiroshi YANAGI, Kei SHIMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180265732
    Abstract: A mobile phone including a touch panel including a base material; a sensing region including at least one electrode provided over the base material; and a frame region provided at a periphery of the sensing region, the frame region including metal wiring provided over the base material and being electrically connected to the at least one electrode; and a cured product of a photosensitive resin composition disposed at least on the metal wiring, the photosensitive resin composition contains a component (A): a binder polymer, a component (B): a photopolymerizable compound, and a component (C): a photopolymerization initiator; and 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Mayumi SATO, Koji ABE, Hideo TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 10074783
    Abstract: A package for mounting a light emitting element includes a pair of lead electrodes and a resin molded body. The pair of lead electrodes are made of metal plates. The package has a recess portion in which a light emitting element is mounted. The recess portion is formed of the pair of lead electrodes and the resin molded body. The pair of lead electrodes are exposed on a bottom surface of the recess portion. At least one of the pair of lead electrodes has a groove portion that is formed along a periphery of the metal plate exposed on the bottom surface of the recess portion. The periphery of the at least one of the pair of lead electrodes on the bottom surface of the recess portion constitutes a boundary between the bottom surface of the recess portion and a side surface portion of the recess portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koji Abe
  • Patent number: 10073409
    Abstract: A developing cartridge may include a housing including an outer surface, a small-diameter gear, a large-diameter gear, a first gear, and a moving member. The small-diameter gear may include a first engaging portion positioned on at least a portion of a peripheral surface of the small-diameter gear. The large-diameter gear may be positioned farther from the outer surface than the small-diameter gear from the outer surface. The large-diameter gear may be rotatable together with the small-diameter gear. The first gear may include a second engaging portion, a first end surface, a second end surface, and at least one protrusion. The moving member may include a contact portion configured to move the moving member from one position to another position in a state where the contact portion is in contact with the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuna Taguchi, Koji Abe, Motoaki Mushika, Yasuo Fukamachi
  • Patent number: 10056614
    Abstract: Provided are a polyimide binder for energy storage device capable of improving properties of an energy storage device in a broad temperature range, and an electrode sheet and an energy storage device using the same. The polyimide binder for energy storage device, which is a polyimide obtained by subjecting an aqueous solution of a polyamic acid composed of a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (I) to an imidization reaction, the polyimide having a tensile elastic modulus of 1.5 GPa or more and 2.7 GPa or less. In the formula, A is a tetravalent group resulting from eliminating a carboxyl group from a specified tetracarboxylic acid, and B is a divalent group resulting from eliminating an amino group from a specified diamine, provided that 55 mol % or more of B in a total amount of the repeating unit is the divalent group resulting from eliminating an amino group from an aliphatic diamine having a molecular weight of 500 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Abe, Shuichi Koso, Takeshige Nakayama
  • Patent number: 10050307
    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: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Abe, Takashi Hattori, Yasuo Matsumori
  • Patent number: 10040967
    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: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Mayumi Sato, Koji Abe, Hideo Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10042321
    Abstract: A drum cartridge, comprising: a photosensitive drum; and a drum frame having a first state where a developing device is attached to the drum frame, the developing device including a developing roller, and a second state where a developing cartridge is detachably attachable to the drum frame, the developing cartridge including a developing roller and a developing frame which stores toner, wherein, in the first state, a toner cartridge is detachably attachable to the developing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji Abe, Takashi Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20180205071
    Abstract: The present teaching provides a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery provided with a non-aqueous electrolyte solution having a composition able to achieve high battery performance even in an extremely low temperature region (for example, ?30° C. or lower). The non-aqueous electrolyte solution disclosed herein contains, as non-aqueous solvents, ethylene carbonate (EC), propylene carbonate (PC), dimethyl carbonate (DMC), ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC) and ethyl propionate (EP), and when the total volume of the non-aqueous solvents is 100 vol. %, the content of EC is 20 to 30 vol. %, the content of PC is 5 to 10 vol. %, the content of EP is 5 to 10 vol. %, and the content of DMC+EMC is 50 to 70 vol. %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Kenta Ishii, Ryosuke Ohsawa, Koji Abe, Kei Shimamoto, Makoto Babazono
  • Publication number: 20180198165
    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: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji ABE, Takashi HATTORI, Yasuo MATSUMORI
  • Publication number: 20180198166
    Abstract: Provided are a nonaqueous electrolytic solution having an electrolyte salt dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, the nonaqueous electrolytic solution containing from 0.001 to 5% by mass of 1,3-dioxane and further containing from 0.001 to 5% by mass of at least one selected from a specified phosphoric acid ester compound, a specified cyclic sulfonic acid ester compound, and a cyclic acid anhydride containing a side chain having allyl hydrogen; and an energy storage device using the same. This nonaqueous electrolytic solution is capable of improving electrochemical characteristics at high temperatures and further capable of not only improving a capacity retention rate after a high-temperature cycle test but also decreasing a rate of increase of an electrode thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Koji ABE
  • Publication number: 20180181054
    Abstract: In a developing cartridge, a developing roller extends in a first direction. A developing roller gear, a coupling, and first and second idle gears are positioned at an outer surface of a casing. An agitator gear has an end face in the first direction facing the outer surface. A first protrusion is positioned between the end face and the outer surface, and at a position outside of addendum circles of the developing roller gear, coupling, and first and second idle gears. The first protrusion is pivotally movable about an axis extending in the first direction between a first position and a second position. A first protruding portion has, at the first position, a first length in a second direction connecting the developing roller and the first protruding portion, and has, at the second position, a second length different from the first length in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji ABE, Motoaki MUSHIKA, Kazuna TAGUCHI, Yasuo FUKAMACHI
  • Publication number: 20180182933
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light emitting device includes providing a package having a recess in which a light emitting element is disposed. A translucent sealing material is provided in the recess to encapsulate the light emitting element. A film is provided on the translucent sealing material. The film includes a translucent base material and particles disposed in the translucent base material. The film has a contact surface to contact the translucent sealing material and an outer surface opposite to the contact surface. Abrasive is blasted onto the outer surface of the film to roughen the outer surface so as to expose at least one of the particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji ABE, Yasushi OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180166746
    Abstract: The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolytic solution capable of improving electrochemical characteristics in the case of using an energy storage device at a high temperature and at a high voltage and further capable of inhibiting the gas generation while maintaining a capacity retention rate after storage at a high temperature and at a high voltage and also provides an energy storage device using the same. Disclosed is a nonaqueous electrolytic solution having an electrolyte salt dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, the nonaqueous electrolytic solution containing a carboxylic acid ester compound represented by the following general formula (I). In the formula, each of R1 and R2 independently represents a hydrogen atom, a —C(?O)—OR4 group, or the like, and R1 and R2 may be bonded to each other to form a ring structure. R3 represents a hydrogen atom or the like, and n represents an integer of 1 to 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kei SHIMAMOTO, Koji ABE, Shoji SHIKITA, Kazuhiro MIYOSHI
  • Patent number: 9971299
    Abstract: A developing cartridge includes a casing and a developing roller. The casing has an accommodation chamber, first and second ribs, a handle, and first and second pressure members. The accommodation chamber has one end portion and another end portion in a first direction, and an outer surface. The developing roller is positioned at one side of the accommodation chamber in a second direction. The ribs, the handle, and the pressure members are positioned at another side of the accommodation chamber in the second direction. The ribs and the pressure members are positioned at the outer surface. The handle is positioned between the first rib and the second rib in the first direction. The first pressure member is positioned between the handle and the first rib in the first direction. The second pressure member is positioned between the handle and the second rib in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji Abe, Motoaki Mushika, Kazuna Taguchi, Yasuo Fukamachi
  • Patent number: 9971244
    Abstract: A photosensitive element 1 comprises a support film 10, a protective film (polypropylene film) 30, and a photosensitive layer 20 which is arranged between the support film 10 and the protective film 30, wherein the protective film 30 has a principal surface 30a at a side of the photosensitive layer 20 and a principal surface 30b at an opposite side of the principal surface 30a, and the principal surface 30a and the principal surface 30b are smooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Sasahara, Ikuo Mukai, Mayumi Sato, Yasuhiro Seri, Koji Abe, Manami Kiryu
  • Patent number: 9966632
    Abstract: Provided are a nonaqueous electrolytic solution having an electrolyte salt dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, the nonaqueous electrolytic solution containing from 0.001 to 5% by mass of 1,3-dioxane and further containing from 0.001 to 5% by mass of at least one selected from a specified phosphoric acid ester compound, a specified cyclic sulfonic acid ester compound, and a cyclic acid anhydride containing a side chain having allyl hydrogen; and an energy storage device using the same. This nonaqueous electrolytic solution is capable of improving electrochemical characteristics at high temperatures and further capable of not only improving a capacity retention rate after a high-temperature cycle test but also decreasing a rate of increase of an electrode thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Koji Abe
  • Publication number: 20180119340
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a dye-attached substrate provided with a dye section that includes a sublimable dye to be deposited on a resin body includes a printing step of printing a plurality of units of the dye sections, the dye section for dyeing one resin body or one set of resin bodies constituting one unit, lined up in a longitudinal direction of a long thin substrate, by discharging ink that includes the sublimable dye on the substrate using a printing device, a piece creating step of creating a piece of the substrate that includes the plurality of units of the dye sections, by cutting the substrate on which the dye section is printed, and a drying step of drying the ink of the plurality of units of the dye sections included in the piece of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru INUZUKA, Hirokazu HYODO, Koji ABE