Patents by Inventor Masako Kawakami

Masako Kawakami 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: 20130164444
    Abstract: A surface-modified titania particle manufacturing method is a method for manufacturing surface-modified titania particles having crystal particles of titanium dioxide and a surface modifier that coats a surface of the crystal particles, including: [1] a first step of preparing a starting solution containing a titanalkoxide compound, an alkoxysilane, an alcohol, an acid, and water; and [2] a second step of performing heating treatment on the starting solution. Furthermore, this method preferably further includes, after the second step, [3] a third step of removing a liquid phase component in the starting solution through evaporation, by reducing a pressure around the starting solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuzo Tokumitsu, Masako Kawakami