Patents by Inventor Masaki Minami

Masaki Minami 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: 11923528
    Abstract: A positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode material, a binder, and a thickener, and the negative electrode material includes a lithium silicate phase, and Si particles dispersed in the lithium silicate phase. The ratio of the Si particles in the negative electrode material is 30 mass % or more. The binder includes a poly(meth)acrylic acid, the thickener includes a carboxyalkyl cellulose, and the amount of the poly(meth)acrylic acid relative to 100 parts by mass of the negative electrode material is 0.1 parts by mass or more and 5 parts by mass or less. The non-aqueous electrolyte includes a lithium salt, a non-aqueous solvent, and an acid that exhibits a pKa of 1 to 30 in water at 25° C. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery can suppress the generation of gas during high-temperature storage, and secure excellent cycle characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Nishitani, Hiroshi Minami, Masaki Deguchi
  • Patent number: 11897998
    Abstract: The invention relates to a curable resin composition containing (A) a multifunctional benzoxazine compound having two or more benzoxazine rings, (B) an epoxy compound having at least one norbornane structure and at least two epoxy groups, (C) a trisphenolmethane type epoxy compound, and (D) a curing agent, and optionally (E) an inorganic filler and (F) a curing accelerator; a cured product thereof; methods of producing the curable resin composition and the cured product; and a semiconductor device in which a semiconductor element is disposed in a cured product obtained by curing a curable resin composition containing components (A) to (D), and optionally components (E) and (F).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: ENEOS Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Nishitani, Masaki Minami, Tatsuki Sato
  • Patent number: 11584824
    Abstract: The invention relates to a curable resin composition containing (A) a multifunctional benzoxazine compound having two or more benzoxazine rings, (B) an epoxy compound having at least one norbornane structure and at least two epoxy groups, (C) a naphthylene ether type epoxy compound, and (D) a curing agent, and optionally (E) an inorganic filler and (F) a curing accelerator; a cured product thereof; methods of producing the curable resin composition and the cured product and a semiconductor device in which a semiconductor element is disposed in a cured product obtained by curing a curable resin composition containing components (A) to (D), and optionally components (E) and (F).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: ENEOS Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Nishitani, Masaki Minami, Tatsuki Sato
  • Patent number: 11578166
    Abstract: The invention relates to a curable resin composition containing (A) a multifunctional benzoxazine compound having two or more benzoxazine rings, (B) an epoxy compound having at least one norbornane structure and at least two epoxy groups, (C) a biphenyl type epoxy compound, and (D) a curing agent, and optionally (E) an inorganic filler and (F) a curing accelerator; a cured product thereof; methods of producing the curable resin composition and the cured product; and a semiconductor device in which a semiconductor element is disposed in a cured product obtained by curing a curable resin composition containing components (A) to (D), and optionally components (E) and (F).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: ENEOS Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Nishitani, Masaki Minami, Tatsuki Sato
  • Patent number: 11560465
    Abstract: Provided is a curable resin composition for obtaining a cured product that can satisfy both high heat resistance and high adhesiveness to metal, a cured product thereof, and methods of producing the curable resin composition and the cured product, and a semiconductor device using the cured product as a sealant. A curable resin composition containing (A) a multifunctional benzoxazine compound having two or more benzoxazine rings, (B) a multifunctional epoxy compound having at least one norbornane structure and at least two epoxy groups, (C) a curing agent, (D) a triazole-based compound, and optionally (E) a curing accelerator and (F) an inorganic filler, a cured product thereof, and methods of producing the curable resin composition and the cured product. A semiconductor device in which a semiconductor element is disposed in a cured product obtained by curing a curable resin composition containing components (A) to (D), and optionally components (E) and (F).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: ENEOS Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Nishitani, Masaki Minami
  • Patent number: 11555092
    Abstract: The invention provides a curable resin composition containing (A) a multifunctional benzoxazine compound having at least two benzoxazine rings, the compound being at least one multifunctional benzoxazine compound selected from a multifunctional benzoxazine compound having a structural unit of formula (1) and a multifunctional benzoxazine compound represented by a structure of formula (2), (B) a multifunctional epoxy compound having at least one norbornane structure and at least two epoxy groups, (C) a curing agent, and (D) a curing accelerator which is a bisphenol salt of a diazabicycloalkene. The invention also provides a cured product of the curable resin composition and methods of producing the curable resin composition and the cured product, as well as a semiconductor device using the cured product as a sealant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: ENEOS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinori Nishitani, Tatsuki Sato, Masaki Minami
  • Publication number: 20220195188
    Abstract: Provided is a curable resin composition being excellent in normal-temperature stability for obtaining cured product having high heat resistance, cured product thereof, methods of producing the composition and the product, and a semiconductor device using the product as sealant. Further provided is a resin composition, cured product thereof, and methods of producing the composition and the product, wherein the composition includes: (A) multifunctional benzoxazine compound having at least two benzoxazine rings, (B) epoxy compound containing at least one epoxy compound having at least one norbornane structure and at least two epoxy groups, (C) curing agent; wherein composition consisting of (A), (B), and (C) has weight-average molecular weight of 350 or more and 650 or less in terms of polystyrene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: ENEOS Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori NISHITANI, Tatsuki SATO, Masaki MINAMI
  • Patent number: 11319406
    Abstract: A prepreg comprising: carbon fibers; and a resin composition containing an epoxy resin having a biphenyl structure, a curing agent, and melamine cyanurate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: ENEOS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Minami, Takayuki Matsumoto, Ayumu Komata
  • Publication number: 20220106437
    Abstract: The invention provides a curable resin composition excellent in curability at low temperature for obtaining a cured product high in heat resistance, a cured product thereof, and methods of producing the curable resin composition and the cured product. Also provided is a semiconductor device using the cured product as a sealant. In particular, the invention provides a curable resin composition comprising (A) a benzoxazine compound represented by a structure of formula (1), (B) an epoxy compound, and (C) a phenol-based curing agent, wherein a number of epoxy groups in the epoxy compound (B), a number of benzoxazine rings in the benzoxazine compound (A), and a number of hydroxyl groups in the phenol-based curing agent (C) satisfy formula (2), and a ratio of the benzoxazine equivalent in the benzoxazine compound (A) to the hydroxyl group equivalent in the phenol-based curing agent (C) is 1.1 to 8.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: ENEOS Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori NISHITANI, Tatsuki SATO, Masaki MINAMI
  • Publication number: 20210391038
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for obtaining a specifically-shaped crystal (specifically, spherocrystal) of a compound with good reproducibility. This method for producing a specifically-shaped crystal (specifically spherocrystal) of a compound comprises: (1) a step for preparing a supersaturated solution of a compound having a degree of supersaturation equal to or higher than a critical degree of supersaturation; and (2) a step for precipitating a specifically-shaped crystal (specifically spherocrystal) of a compound from the supersaturated solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicants: TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD., The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Junpei Sukegawa, Daigo Araki, Shunpei Suzuki, Masaki Minami, Takuma Onai, Fumihiro Wakita, Chao Liu, Eiichi Nakamura, Koji Harano
  • Publication number: 20210313015
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for obtaining a specifically-shaped crystal (specifically, spherocrystal) of a compound with good reproducibility. This method for producing a specifically-shaped crystal (specifically spherocrystal) of a compound comprises: (1) a step for preparing a supersaturated solution of a compound having a degree of supersaturation equal to or higher than a critical degree of supersaturation; and (2) a step for precipitating a specifically-shaped crystal (specifically spherocrystal) of a compound from the supersaturated solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicants: TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD., The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Junpei Sukegawa, Daigo Araki, Shunpei Suzuki, Masaki Minami, Takuma Onai, Fumihiro Wakita, Chao Liu, Eiichi Nakamura, Koji Harano
  • Publication number: 20210301076
    Abstract: The invention provides a curable resin composition containing (A) a multifunctional benzoxazine compound having at least two benzoxazine rings, the compound being at least one multifunctional benzoxazine compound selected from a multifunctional benzoxazine compound having a structural unit of formula (1) and a multifunctional benzoxazine compound represented by a structure of formula (2), (B) a multifunctional epoxy compound having at least one norbornane structure and at least two epoxy groups, (C) a curing agent, and (D) a curing accelerator which is a bisphenol salt of a diazabicycloalkene. The invention also provides a cured product of the curable resin composition and methods of producing the curable resin composition and the cured product, as well as a semiconductor device using the cured product as a sealant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: ENEOS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinori NISHITANI, Tatsuki SATO, Masaki MINAMI
  • Publication number: 20200339739
    Abstract: A prepreg comprising: carbon fibers; and a resin composition containing an epoxy resin having a biphenyl structure, a curing agent, and melamine cyanurate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki MINAMI, Takayuki MATSUMOTO, Ayumu KOMATA
  • Publication number: 20200325270
    Abstract: The invention relates to a curable resin composition containing (A) a multifunctional benzoxazine compound having two or more benzoxazine rings, (B) an epoxy compound having at least one norbornane structure and at least two epoxy groups, (C) a biphenyl type epoxy compound, and (D) a curing agent, and optionally (E) an inorganic filler and (F) a curing accelerator; a cured product thereof; methods of producing the curable resin composition and the cured product; and a semiconductor device in which a semiconductor element is disposed in a cured product obtained by curing a curable resin composition containing components (A) to (D), and optionally components (E) and (F).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: JXTG NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinori NISHITANI, Masaki MINAMI, Tatsuki SATO
  • Publication number: 20200308340
    Abstract: The invention relates to a curable resin composition containing (A) a multifunctional benzoxazine compound having two or more benzoxazine rings, (B) an epoxy compound having at least one norbornane structure and at least two epoxy groups, (C) a naphthylene ether type epoxy compound, and (D) a curing agent, and optionally (E) an inorganic filler and (F) a curing accelerator; a cured product thereof; methods of producing the curable resin composition and the cured product and a semiconductor device in which a semiconductor element is disposed in a cured product obtained by curing a curable resin composition containing components (A) to (D), and optionally components (E) and (F).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: JXTG NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinori NISHITANI, Masaki MINAMI, Tatsuki SATO
  • Publication number: 20200291173
    Abstract: The invention relates to a curable resin composition containing (A) a multifunctional benzoxazine compound having two or more benzoxazine rings, (B) an epoxy compound having at least one norbornane structure and at least two epoxy groups, (C) a trisphenolmethane type epoxy compound, and (D) a curing agent, and optionally (E) an inorganic filler and (F) a curing accelerator; a cured product thereof; methods of producing the curable resin composition and the cured product; and a semiconductor device in which a semiconductor element is disposed in a cured product obtained by curing a curable resin composition containing components (A) to (D), and optionally components (E) and (F).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: JXTG NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinori NISHITANI, Masaki MINAMI, Tatsuki SATO
  • Publication number: 20200095422
    Abstract: There are provided a curable resin composition capable of having a rapid curing property and forming a cured product with an excellent property such as a high heat resistance, a cured product obtained from the curable resin composition, and a method for hardening the curable resin composition. There is further provided a semiconductor device using the curable resin composition as a sealant. The curable resin composition contains (A) a polyfunctional benzoxazine compound having at least two benzoxazine rings, (B) a polyfunctional epoxy compound having at least one norbornane structure and at least two epoxy groups, (C) a curing agent, and (D) a phosphorus-containing curing accelerator, and optionally further contains (E) an inorganic filler. The semiconductor device contains a cured product obtained by hardening the curable resin composition containing the components (A) to (E), and further contains a semiconductor element placed in the cured product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: JXTG NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinori NISHITANI, Masaki MINAMI
  • Patent number: 10577470
    Abstract: A prepreg 10 comprises: a reinforcing fiber layer 3 including reinforcing fibers 1 and a resin composition 2 with which the space between fibers of the reinforcing fibers is impregnated and which contains (A) a benzoxazine resin, (B) an epoxy resin, and (C) a curing agent having 2 or more phenolic hydroxy groups in a molecule; and surface layers 6a and 6b provided on the surfaces of the reinforcing fiber layer 3 and containing (A) a benzoxazine resin, (B) an epoxy resin, (C) a curing agent having 2 or more phenolic hydroxy groups in a molecule, and (D) polyamide resin particles 4 having an average particle size of 5 to 50 ?m, wherein the polyamide resin particles 4 include the polyamide 1010 resin particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignees: SUBARU CORPORATION, JXTG NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Fukuda, Takayuki Matsumoto, Masaki Minami, Naoyuki Sekine, Masanori Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20200024426
    Abstract: Provided is a curable resin composition for obtaining a cured product that can satisfy both high heat resistance and high adhesiveness to metal, a cured product thereof, and methods of producing the curable resin composition and the cured product, and a semiconductor device using the cured product as a sealant. A curable resin composition containing (A) a multifunctional benzoxazine compound having two or more benzoxazine rings, (B) a multifunctional epoxy compound having at least one norbornane structure and at least two epoxy groups, (C) a curing agent, (D) a triazole-based compound, and optionally (E) a curing accelerator and (F) an inorganic filler, a cured product thereof, and methods of producing the curable resin composition and the cured product. A semiconductor device in which a semiconductor element is disposed in a cured product obtained by curing a curable resin composition containing components (A) to (D), and optionally components (E) and (F).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshinori NISHITANI, Masaki MINAMI
  • Patent number: 10316158
    Abstract: A production method for a fiber-reinforced composite material comprises: a step of stacking a prepreg plurally to obtain a prepreg-stacked body; and a step of heating the prepreg-stacked body to cure a resin, wherein the prepreg comprises: a reinforcing fiber layer including reinforcing fibers and a resin composition with which the space between fibers of the reinforcing fibers is impregnated and which contains (A) a benzoxazine resin, (B) an epoxy resin, and (C) a curing agent having 2 or more phenolic hydroxy groups in a molecule; and a surface layer provided on at least one surface of the reinforcing fiber layer and containing (A) to (C) components, and (D) polyamide resin particles having an average particle size of 5 to 50 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignees: JXTG NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION, SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Minami, Takayuki Matsumoto, Yoshihiro Fukuda, Naoyuki Sekine, Masanori Nakajima