Patents by Inventor Mitsuharu TOBARI

Mitsuharu TOBARI 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: 10576432
    Abstract: Provided are a polyimide and/or polyamideimide porous body and method for manufacturing same, method for separation and/or adsorption using the porous body, a separation material, adsorption material, and filter media composed of the porous body, a laminate, and a filter device. A polyimide and/or polyamideimide porous body in which the polyimide and/or polyamideimide has at least one group selected from the group consisting of a carboxy group, a salt-type carboxy group, and a —NH— bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsukasa Sugawara, Masanori Ichikawa, Jun Koshiyama, Mitsuharu Tobari
  • Patent number: 10189968
    Abstract: Provided are a varnish for porous polyimide film production, providing an unburned composite film that is less likely to have a sea-island structure, and a method for producing a porous polyimide film using the same. The varnish according to the present invention comprises a resin including polyamide acid and/or polyimide, fine particles, and a solvent, and has a fine particle content of not less than 65% by volume relative to the total of the resin and the fine particles and a viscosity at 25° C. of not less than 550 mPa·s. Preferably, the varnish further comprises a dispersant. The method for producing a porous polyimide film according to the present invention comprises: forming an unburned composite film using the varnish; burning the unburned composite film to obtain a polyimide-fine particle composite film; and removing the fine particles from the polyimide-fine particle composite film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuharu Tobari, Masanori Ichikawa, Kaoru Ishikawa, Tsukasa Sugawara
  • Patent number: 10177357
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a porous polyimide film with which it is possible to suppress the occurrence of curling in the polyimide-fine particle composite film obtained by firing the unfired composite film. The method for producing a porous polyimide film of the present invention includes, in the following order: forming an unfired composite film using a varnish that contains a resin including polyamide acid and/or polyimide, fine particles, and a solvent; immersing the unfired composite film in a solvent including water; firing the unfired composite film to obtain a polyimide-fine particle composite film; and removing the fine particles from the polyimide-fine particle composite film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuharu Tobari, Yoshitsugu Kawamura, Kaoru Ishikawa, Tsukasa Sugawara
  • Publication number: 20180021739
    Abstract: Provided are a polyimide and/or polyamideimide porous body and method for manufacturing same, method for separation and/or adsorption using the porous body, a separation material, adsorption material, and filter media composed of the porous body, a laminate, and a filter device. A polyimide and/or polyamideimide porous body in which the polyimide and/or polyamideimide has at least one group selected from the group consisting of a carboxy group, a salt-type carboxy group, and a —NH— bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsukasa SUGAWARA, Masanori ICHIKAWA, Jun KOSHIYAMA, Mitsuharu TOBARI
  • Publication number: 20180009962
    Abstract: Provided are a varnish for porous polyimide film production, providing an unburned composite film that is less likely to have a sea-island structure, and a method for producing a porous polyimide film using the same. The varnish according to the present invention comprises a resin including polyamide acid and/or polyimide, fine particles, and a solvent, and has a fine particle content of not less than 65% by volume relative to the total of the resin and the fine particles and a viscosity at 25° C. of not less than 550 mPa·s. Preferably, the varnish further comprises a dispersant. The method for producing a porous polyimide film according to the present invention comprises: forming an unburned composite film using the varnish; burning the unburned composite film to obtain a polyimide-fine particle composite film; and removing the fine particles from the polyimide-fine particle composite film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuharu TOBARI, Masanori ICHIKAWA, Kaoru ISHIKAWA, Tsukasa SUGAWARA
  • Publication number: 20170256766
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a porous polyimide film with which it is possible to suppress the occurrence of curling in the polyimide-fine particle composite film obtained by firing the unfired composite film. The method for producing a porous polyimide film of the present invention includes, in the following order: forming an unfired composite film using a varnish that contains a resin including polyamide acid and/or polyimide, fine particles, and a solvent; immersing the unfired composite film in a solvent including water; firing the unfired composite film to obtain a polyimide-fine particle composite film; and removing the fine particles from the polyimide-fine particle composite film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuharu TOBARI, Yoshitsugu KAWAMURA, Kaoru ISHIKAWA, Tsukasa SUGAWARA