Patents by Inventor Kousuke Sasai

Kousuke Sasai 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: 20220282052
    Abstract: The purpose is to provide a laminate useful as a temporary support for producing a large-area, high-definition flexible electronic device, the laminate having stably low adhesive strength between a colorless and highly transparent polyimide film and an inorganic substrate even in the case of a large surface area and having few blister defects. The laminate that attains the purpose is obtained by initially wetting either one of an inorganic substrate coated with the silane coupling agent and a colorless polyimide film with an aqueous medium, and then laminating while pressing out the aqueous medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki WATANABE, Harumi YONEMUSHI, Kousuke SASAI (deceased), Hiroyuki WAKUI
  • Patent number: 8445141
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sulfonic acid group-containing polymer excellent in ion conductivity and durability, a method for producing the same, a resin composition containing the sulfonic acid group-containing polymer, a polymer electrolyte membrane, a polymer electrolyte membrane/electrode assembly, and a fuel cell. The sulfonic acid group-containing polymer of the present invention, in a first embodiment, includes a constituent represented by the following chemical formula 1: wherein X represents hydrogen or a monovalent cation species; Y represents a sulfone group or a ketone group; and n represents an arbitrary integer not less than 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kota Kitamura, Yoshimitsu Sakaguchi, Hiroki Yamaguchi, Masahiro Yamashita, Kousuke Sasai
  • Patent number: 8304133
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for producing a polymer electrolyte membrane including (A) a membrane formation step of forming a membrane-form product of an ionic group-containing polymer electrolyte on a support, (B) an acid treatment step of exchanging the ionic group into an acid type by bringing the membrane into contact with an inorganic acid-containing acidic liquid, (C) an acid removal step of removing a free acid in the acid-treated membrane, and (D) a drying step of drying the acid-removed membrane, wherein the steps (B) to (D) are carried out without separating the membrane from the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kousuke Sasai, Hiroki Yamaguchi, Yoshimitsu Sakaguchi, Kouta Kitamura, Masahiro Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20110065021
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a proton exchange membrane for a fuel cell having excellent proton conductivity, lower property of swelling with hot water, and excellent durability, as well as a block copolymer forming the proton exchange membrane, and a composition, a molded product, a fuel cell proton exchange membrane electrode assembly, and a fuel cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: TOYO BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kouta Kitamura, Shunsuke Ichimura, Yoshimitsu Sakaguchi, Yoshiko Akitomo, Akira Nishimoto, Masahiro Yamashita, Kousuke Sasai, Takahiro Matsumura
  • Publication number: 20100055536
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for producing a polymer electrolyte membrane including (A) a membrane formation step of forming a membrane-form product of an ionic group-containing polymer electrolyte on a support, (B) an acid treatment step of exchanging the ionic group into an acid type by bringing the membrane into contact with an inorganic acid-containing acidic liquid, (C) an acid removal step of removing a free acid in the acid-treated membrane, and (D) a drying step of drying the acid-removed membrane, wherein the steps (B) to (D) are carried out without separating the membrane from the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: TOYO BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kousuke Sasai, Hiroki Yamacuchi, Yoshimitsu Sakaguchi, Kouta Kitamura, Masahiro Yamashita
  • Patent number: 7537852
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composite ion exchange membrane which has high mechanical strength and is suitable for use as a solid polymer electrolyte membrane excellent in ionic conductivity and a method for its production. The invention is achieved by a composite ion exchange membrane including a composite layer comprising a support membrane with continuous voids formed of polybenzazole polymer, the support membrane being impregnated with ion exchange resin, and surface layers formed of ion exchange resin free of support membranes, the surface layers being formed on both surfaces of the composite layer so as to sandwich the composite layer therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shiro Hamamoto, Satoshi Takase, Yoshimitsu Sakaguchi, Shigenori Nagahara, Kota Kitamura, Junko Nakao, Kousuke Sasai
  • Publication number: 20090075147
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sulfonic acid group-containing polymer excellent in ion conductivity and durability, a method for producing the same, a resin composition containing the sulfonic acid group-containing polymer, a polymer electrolyte membrane, a polymer electrolyte membrane/electrode assembly, and a fuel cell. The sulfonic acid group-containing polymer of the present invention, in a first embodiment, includes a constituent represented by the following chemical formula 1: wherein X represents hydrogen or a monovalent cation species; Y represents a sulfone group or a ketone group; and n represents an arbitrary integer not less than 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Kota Kitamura, Yoshimitsu Sakaguchi, Hiroki Yamaguchi, Masahiro Yamashita, Kousuke Sasai
  • Publication number: 20050095486
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composite ion exchange membrane which has high mechanical strength and is suitable for use as a solid polymer electrolyte membrane excellent in ionic conductivity and a method for its production. The invention is achieved by a composite ion exchange membrane including a composite layer comprising a support membrane with continuous voids formed of polybenzazole polymer, the support membrane being impregnated with ion exchange resin, and surface layers formed of ion exchange resin free of support membranes, the surface layers being formed on both surfaces of the composite layer so as to sandwich the composite layer therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Shiro Hamamoto, Satoshi Takase, Yoshimitsu Sakaguchi, Shigenori Nagahara, Kota Kitamura, Junko Nakao, Kousuke Sasai