Patents by Inventor Koji Hanaoka

Koji Hanaoka 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: 20240094577
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device capable of switching between a transparent state and a scattering state, reducing or preventing a decrease in transmittance in the transparent state, and reducing or preventing a decrease in luminance in the panel central portion in the scattering state. The liquid crystal display device includes, sequentially from its viewing surface side toward its back surface side: a first liquid crystal panel; a light source; and a second liquid crystal panel, the first liquid crystal panel including a polymer dispersed liquid crystal containing a polymer network and liquid crystal components, the light source being configured to irradiate a back surface side main surface of the first liquid crystal panel with light from an oblique direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Koji MURATA, Yasuhiro HASEBA, Kazutaka HANAOKA, Kimiaki NAKAMURA, Mariko HONDA, Atsuko KANASHIMA, Tadashi HASEGAWA, Shinji SHIMADA
  • Publication number: 20130280406
    Abstract: Provided is a method for suppressing bitterness capable of effectively suppressing unpleasant bitterness. The method for suppressing bitterness according to the present invention comprises incorporating amylopectin in a composition having bitterness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koji Hanaoka
  • Patent number: 7323205
    Abstract: A process is described for the production of a packaged green tea beverage containing non-polymer catechins at a concentration of 0.05 to 0.5 wt. %. According to the process, an aluminosilicate which has an iron release rate of not greater than 0.8 mg/kg to a catechin-containing solution is brought into contact with a green tea mixture of a green tea extract and a concentrate of green tea extract. The present invention can provide beverages, which contain catechins at high concentration and inhibit the formation of dregs during long-term storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Otsuka, Wataru Mizuno, Koji Hanaoka, Yuji Matsui, Hideyuki Takatsu
  • Publication number: 20060147603
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for the production of a packaged green tea beverage containing non-polymer catechins at a concentration of 0.05 to 0.5 wt. %. According to the process, an aluminosilicate which has an iron release rate of not greater than 0.8 mg/kg to a catechin-containing solution is brought into contact with a green tea mixture of a green tea extract and a concentrate of green tea extract. The present invention can provide beverages, which contain catechins at high concentration and inhibit the formation of dregs during long-term storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Otsuka, Wataru Mizuno, Koji Hanaoka, Yuji Matsui, Hideyuki Takatsu
  • Patent number: 6936220
    Abstract: A disinfecting deodorant comprising an aqueous solution containing 10 to 1000 ppm of a chlorine-containing oxidizing agent and having a pH adjusted to 8 to 13 with an inorganic salt or an organic salt, a disinfecting and deodorizing method comprising applying the disinfecting deodorant to air or an object, and a disinfecting and deodorizing tool comprising a container having the disinfecting deodorant, the container being equipped with a prescribed atomizing means designed to atomize the disinfecting deodorant into a mist comprising droplets having a particle size of 10 ?m or smaller in a proportion of 2% or less in number in a particle frequency distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Eiichi Hoshino, Yoshifumi Niki, Koji Hanaoka, Hironobu Sionome
  • Patent number: 6926960
    Abstract: Disclosed is an adhesive cleaning sheet comprising a supporting sheet, an active ingredient member comprising a mold removing ingredient, and an adhesive member comprising an adhesive, wherein an isolating layer is provided for separating the active ingredient member and the adhesive member. On use, the cleaning sheet is stuck to an object to be cleaned on the adhesive member thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: KAO Corporation
    Inventors: Eiichi Hoshino, Hironobu Sionome, Koji Hanaoka
  • Publication number: 20050163890
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for the production of a packaged green tea beverage containing non-polymer catechins at a concentration of 0.05 to 0.5 wt. %. According to the process, an aluminosilicate which has an iron release rate of not greater than 0.8 mg/kg to a catechin-containing solution is brought into contact with a green tea mixture of a green tea extract and a concentrate of green tea extract. The present invention can provide beverages, which contain catechins at high concentration and inhibit the formation of dregs during long-term storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Otsuka, Wataru Mizuno, Koji Hanaoka, Yuji Matsui, Hideyuki Takatsu
  • Patent number: 6875316
    Abstract: Related to a blast furnace coke and a production method thereof. A coke having high reactivity and high strength in which coke strength, reactivity with CO2 and a pore size distribution are each at a desired level can be produced at a low cost by using a coal blend composed of a small number of brands comprising a large quantity of caking coal having medium rank and low fluidity. The blast furnace coke, being obtained by charging a coal blend comprising 60 wt % or more of semi-heavy caking coal having medium rank and low fluidity in which a content of inert component is 30 vol % or more in total or another coal blend comprising 60 wt % to 95 wt % of semi-heavy caking coal having medium rank and low fluidity in which mean reflectance (Ro) is 0.9 to 1.1 and maximum fluidity (MF) is less than 3.0 and the balance being a caking coal in which mean reflectance (Ro) exceeds 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Hanaoka, Seiji Sakamoto, Katsutoshi Igawa, Yutaka Yamauchi, Shizuki Kasaoka, Toshiro Sawada, Koichi Shinohara, Yuji Tsukihara, Shinjiro Baba
  • Patent number: 6750160
    Abstract: A detergent-impregnated article, especially suitable for cleaning hard surface such as glass, characterized in that a base body is impregnated with a detergent comprising solid abrasive particles, a protective layer-forming component, an organic solvent, a drying accelerator, a thickening polysaccharide and a surface active agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Hanaoka, Eiichi Hoshino, Fumiko Inaba, Hironobu Sionome
  • Patent number: 6576604
    Abstract: Disclosed is an adhesive cleaning sheet characterized by comprising a supporting sheet, a mold removing ingredient, and a water-soluble sheet, wherein the mold removing ingredient is covered with at least one of the supporting sheet and the water-soluble sheet, and the water-soluble sheet develops adhesiveness by at least one of hydrating and dissolving in water so that the cleaning sheet can be stuck to an object of cleaning by means of the water-soluble sheet and water on use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Eiichi Hoshino, Hironobu Sionome, Koji Hanaoka
  • Publication number: 20030096050
    Abstract: A food product containing the following-non-polymerized components (A) and (B):
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Setsujiro Inaoka, Yoshihide Asabu, Koji Hanaoka, Yoshikazu Ogura, Shinichi Meguro, Tomohito Mizuno
  • Publication number: 20020179884
    Abstract: A disinfecting deodorant comprising an aqueous solution containing 10 to 1000 ppm of a chlorine-containing oxidizing agent and having a pH adjusted to 8 to 13 with an inorganic salt or an organic salt, a disinfecting and deodorizing method comprising applying the disinfecting deodorant to air or an object, and a disinfecting and deodorizing tool comprising a container having the disinfecting deodorant, the container being equipped with a prescribed atomizing means designed to atomize the disinfecting deodorant into a mist comprising droplets having a particle size of 10 &mgr;m or smaller in a proportion of 2% or less in number in a particle frequency distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Eiichi Hoshino, Yoshifumi Niki, Koji Hanaoka, Hironobu sionome
  • Patent number: 6376046
    Abstract: A cleaning article comprising a detergent-retaining layer containing a hydrophobic material and detergent gradual-releasing layers having a higher density than the detergent-retaining layer, and the detergent-retaining layer is sandwiched between the detergent gradual-releasing layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Eiichi Hoshino, Koji Hanaoka, Fumiko Inaba, Kazuo Mori, Kenji Ishikawa, Hironobu Sionome