Patents by Inventor Kouta Akaiwa

Kouta Akaiwa 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).

  • FIBER PRODUCT WHICH SUPPORTS PHOTOCATALYST, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME
    Publication number: 20120053049
    Abstract: The invention provides a fiber product wherein a zirconium phosphate layer is electrostatically fixed on a fiber substrate, and a photocatalyst is electrostatically fixed on the surface of the zirconium phosphate layer. Preferably, the fiber product has a zirconium phosphate multilayer of two or more zirconium phosphate layers laminated via an aluminum ion or a polyaluminum ion, wherein the zirconium phosphate layer, which is the innermost layer of the zirconium phosphate multilayer, is electrostatically fixed on a fiber substrate via an aluminum ion or a polyaluminum ion, and a photocatalyst is electrostatically fixed on the zirconium phosphate layer, which is the outermost layer of the zirconium phosphate multilayer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicants: Kurashiki Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha, Shinshu University
    Inventors: Hisanao Usami, Eiji Suzuki, Kouta Akaiwa, Kunihiro Ohshima