Patents by Inventor Masako Okamoto

Masako Okamoto 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: 11945928
    Abstract: Provided are a polyol composition in which hard caking does not occur when stored for a long period of time, and a polyurethane foam using the same. The polyol composition comprises a polyol compound, a foaming agent, a filler, and a metal oxide fine particle, the foaming agent including a hydrofluoroolefin, and the metal oxide fine particle having a count number ratio of OH ions of a metal constituting the metal oxide fine particle with respect to a total count number of all ions measured using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry of 0.1 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takehiko Ushimi, Kazuhiro Okada, Masako Okamoto
  • Patent number: 11335514
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a solar cell that includes a photoelectric conversion layer containing an organic-inorganic perovskite compound and that can exhibit high photoelectric conversion efficiency and high heat resistance. Provided is a solar cell including, in the stated order: a cathode; a photoelectric conversion layer; and an anode, the photoelectric conversion layer containing an organic-inorganic perovskite compound represented by the formula R-M-X3 where R is an organic molecule, M is a metal atom, and X is a halogen atom or a chalcogen atom, and a polymer having an acid dissociation constant pKa of 3 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akinobu Hayakawa, Tetsuya Kurebayashi, Naohiro Fujinuma, Masako Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20220140267
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a photoelectric conversion element having high photoelectric conversion efficiency, a method for producing the photoelectric conversion element, and a solar cell including the photoelectric conversion element. Provided is a photoelectric conversion element containing a perovskite compound represented by the formula AMX wherein A represents an organic base compound and/or an alkali metal, M represents a lead or tin atom, and X is a halogen atom, the photoelectric conversion element having an intensity ratio of a nitrate ion to a halogen ion (NO3/X) of 0.0010 or more and less than 0.2000 as determined by TOF-SIMS measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masako OKAMOTO, Takamichi SHINOHARA, Shun ORII, Akinobu HAYAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210355292
    Abstract: Provided are a polyol composition in which hard caking does not occur when stored for a long period of time, and a polyurethane foam using the same. The polyol composition comprises a polyol compound, a foaming agent, a filler, and a metal oxide fine particle, the foaming agent including a hydrofluoroolefin, and the metal oxide fine particle having a count number ratio of OH ions of a metal constituting the metal oxide fine particle with respect to a total count number of all ions measured using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry of 0.1 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takehiko USHIMI, Kazuhiro OKADA, Masako OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200161060
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a solar cell that includes a photoelectric conversion layer containing an organic-inorganic perovskite compound and that can exhibit high photoelectric conversion efficiency and high heat resistance. Provided is a solar cell including, in the stated order: a cathode; a photoelectric conversion layer; and an anode, the photoelectric conversion layer containing an organic-inorganic perovskite compound represented by the formula R-M-X3 where R is an organic molecule, M is a metal atom, and X is a halogen atom or a chalcogen atom, and a polymer having an acid dissociation constant pKa of 3 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akinobu HAYAKAWA, Tetsuya KUREBAYASHI, Naohiro FUJINUMA, Masako OKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10464293
    Abstract: There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass which is high in moisture resistance and has a moderate adhesive force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouhei Yamaguchi, Yasuyuki Izu, Masako Okamoto
  • Patent number: 10414127
    Abstract: There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass which is high in moisture resistance and has a moderate adhesive force. In the interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention, when a process composed of sputtering and measurement by TOF-SIMS is performed n times, n Rations of Ion Intensity of Magnesium/Ion Intensity of Thermoplastic Resin obtained from the first to n-th sputtering and measurement processes are collected to calculate an average value1?n?10 of 10 values of Ratio1?n?10 measured within a range of 1?n?10, furthermore, after the interlayer film is heated for 0.5 hours at 150° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouhei Yamaguchi, Yasuyuki Izu, Masako Okamoto
  • Patent number: 10414128
    Abstract: There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass which is high in moisture resistance and has a moderate adhesive force. In the interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention, when a process composed of sputtering and measurement by TOF-SIMS is performed n times and n Rations of Ion Intensity of Potassium/Ion Intensity of Thermoplastic Resin obtained from the first to n-th sputtering and measurement processes are collected to calculate an average value1?n?10 of 10 values of Ratio1?n?10 measured within a range of 1?n?10 and an average value1?n?150 values of Ratio1?n?150 measured within a range of 1?n?150, the average value1?n?10 is more than 1.1 times the average value1?n?150.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouhei Yamaguchi, Yasuyuki Izu, Masako Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20180104935
    Abstract: There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass which is high in moisture resistance and has a moderate adhesive force. In the interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention, when a process composed of sputtering and measurement by TOF-SIMS is performed n times and n Rations of Ion Intensity of Magnesium/Ion Intensity of Thermoplastic Resin obtained from the first to n-th sputtering and measurement processes are collected to calculate an average value1?n?10 of 10 values of Ratio1?n?10 measured within a range of 1?n?10, an average value51?n?60 of 10 values of Ratio51?n?60 measured within a range of 51?n?60, and an average value1?n?150 of 150 values of Ratio1?n?150 measured within a range of 1?n?150, the average value1?n?10 is smaller than the average value1?n?150 or the average value1?n?10 is smaller than the average value51?n?60.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Kouhei Yamaguchi, Yasuyuki Izu, Masako Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20180104933
    Abstract: There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass which is high in moisture resistance and has a moderate adhesive force. In the interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention, when a process composed of sputtering and measurement by TOF-SIMS is performed n times, n Rations of Ion Intensity of Magnesium/Ion Intensity of Thermoplastic Resin obtained from the first to n-th sputtering and measurement processes are collected to calculate an average value1?n?10 of 10 values of Ratio1?n?10 measured within a range of 1?n?10, furthermore, after the interlayer film is heated for 0.5 hours at 150° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Kouhei Yamaguchi, Yasuyuki Izu, Masako Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20180086030
    Abstract: There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass which is high in moisture resistance and has a moderate adhesive force. In the interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention, when a process composed of sputtering and measurement by TOF-SIMS is performed n times and n Rations of Ion Intensity of Potassium/Ion Intensity of Thermoplastic Resin obtained from the first to n-th sputtering and measurement processes are collected to calculate an average value1?n?10 of 10 values of Ratio1?n?10 measured within a range of 1?n?10 and an average value1?n?150 values of Ratio1?n?150 measured within a range of 1?n?150, the average value1?n?10 is more than 1.1 times the average value1?n?150.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Kouhei Yamaguchi, Yasuyuki Izu, Masako Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20180079180
    Abstract: There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass which is high in moisture resistance and has a moderate adhesive force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Kouhei Yamaguchi, Yasuyuki Izu, Masako Okamoto
  • Patent number: 9018238
    Abstract: There is provided an inhibitor that inhibits casein kinase 1? and casein kinase 1?, and thus, there is also provided a pharmaceutical agent useful for the treatment and/or prevention of a disease, with the pathological condition of which the mechanism of activation of casein kinase 1? or casein kinase 1? is associated. Particularly, the above-described inhibitor is used to provide a pharmaceutical agent useful for the treatment of circadian rhythm disorder (including sleep disorder), central neurodegenerative disease, and cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignees: Pharmadesign, Inc., NB Health Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masako Okamoto, Kiyoshi Takayama
  • Patent number: 8710231
    Abstract: There is provided a novel oxazolone derivative having inhibitory activity against casein kinase 1? and casein kinase 1?. In addition, the present inhibitor inhibits casein kinase 1? and casein kinase 1?, and thus there is also provided a pharmaceutical agent useful for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, with the pathological conditions of which the activation mechanism of casein kinase 1? or casein kinase 1? is associated. There is further provided a pharmaceutical agent useful for the treatment of, particularly, circadian rhythm disorder (including sleep disorder), central neurodegenerative disease, and cancer. An inhibitor of casein kinase 1? and casein kinase 1? comprising, as an active ingredient, an oxazolone derivative represented by the following general formula (1), a salt thereof, a solvate thereof, or a hydrate thereof: wherein X represents a halogen atom which is fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignees: Pharmadesign, Inc., NB Health Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masako Okamoto, Kiyoshi Takayama
  • Publication number: 20130137730
    Abstract: There is provided a novel oxazolone derivative having inhibitory activity against casein kinase 1? and casein kinase 1?. In addition, the present inhibitor inhibits casein kinase 1? and casein kinase 1?, and thus there is also provided a pharmaceutical agent useful for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, with the pathological conditions of which the activation mechanism of casein kinase 1? or casein kinase 1? is associated. There is further provided a pharmaceutical agent useful for the treatment of particularly, circadian rhythm disorder (including sleep disorder), central neurodegenerative disease, and cancer. An inhibitor of casein kinase 1? and casein kinase 1? comprising, as an act ingredient, an oxazolone derivative represented by the following general formula (1), a salt thereof, a solvate thereof, or a hydrate thereof: wherein X represents a halogen atom (which may be any one of a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, and an iodine atom).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicants: NB HEALTH LABORATORY CO., LTD., PHARMADESIGN, INC.
    Inventors: Masako Okamoto, Kiyoshi Takayama
  • Patent number: 8180426
    Abstract: Data collected by a transcranial brain function measuring/stimulating method is accurately projected and displayed onto a brain surface. If there is no three-dimensional head image, data is projected and displayed onto the brain surface of a standard brain. The head surface coordinates are transformed to the brain surface coordinates of the brain surface underlying the head surface by, e.g., a minimum distance search method. The coordinates of a projected point on the brain surface of the head surface and the probability distribution are determined for a standard brain normalized with data on subjects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignees: Shimadzu Corporation, National Food Research Institute
    Inventors: Ippeita Dan, Kuniko Sakamoto, Masako Okamoto, Seiichiro Isobe, Kaoru Kohyama, Koji Shimizu, Kazuhiro Takeo
  • Publication number: 20110294857
    Abstract: There is provided an inhibitor that inhibits casein kinase 1? and casein kinase 1?, and thus, there is also provided a pharmaceutical agent useful for the treatment and/or prevention of a disease, with the pathological condition of which the mechanism of activation of casein kinase 1? or casein kinase 1? is associated. Particularly, the above-described inhibitor is used to provide a pharmaceutical agent useful for the treatment of circadian rhythm disorder (including sleep disorder), central neurodegenerative disease, and cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicants: NB HEALTH LABORATORY CO. LTD., PHARMADESIGN, INC.
    Inventors: Masako Okamoto, Kiyoshi Takayama
  • Publication number: 20070282189
    Abstract: Data collected by a transcranial brain function measuring/stimulating method is accurately projected and displayed onto a brain surface. If there is no three-dimensional head image, data is projected and displayed onto the brain surface of a standard brain. The head surface coordinates are transformed to the brain surface coordinates of the brain surface underlying the head surface by, e.g., a minimum distance search method. The coordinates of a projected point on the brain surface of the head surface and the probability distribution are determined for a standard brain normalized with data on subjects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicants: SHIMADZU CORPORATION, NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ippeita Dan, Kuniko Sakamoto, Masako Okamoto, Seiichiro Isobe, Kaoru Kohyama, Koji Shimizu, Kazubiro Takeo