Patents by Inventor Naotoshi Sato

Naotoshi Sato 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: 11959010
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a heat storage composition excellent in slow flame retardance and a heat storage member excellent in the slow flame retardance. Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device including a heat storage member, and a manufacturing method of a heat storage member. The heat storage composition according to an embodiment of the present invention contains a heat storage material and a flame retardant, in which a specific condition A is satisfied. The heat storage member according to an embodiment of the present invention contains a heat storage material and a flame retardant, in which a specific condition C is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuro Mitsui, Naotoshi Sato, Aya Nakayama, Takuto Matsushita, Masahiro Hatta, Hiroshi Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20220408723
    Abstract: Provided is an antibacterial liquid with excellent temporal stability in which caking due to sedimentation of solid components does not occur and with which a film capable of stably maintaining antibacterial properties can be formed, in a case of being formed into a film. Also provided are an antibacterial film formed using the antibacterial liquid, and a spray and a cloth including the antibacterial liquid. The antibacterial liquid includes an antibacterial microparticle, a binder, and a solvent, in which the antibacterial microparticle contains a silver-supporting inorganic oxide, the binder includes at least one compound having a siloxane bond, the solvent includes an alcohol and water, the concentration of solid contents is less than 5% by mass with respect to the total mass of the antibacterial liquid, and the content of the compound having a siloxane bond is 60% by mass or more with respect to the total solid content of the antibacterial liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naotoshi SATO, Mitsumasa Hamano
  • Publication number: 20220002605
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a heat storage composition excellent in slow flame retardance and a heat storage member excellent in the slow flame retardance. Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device including a heat storage member, and a manufacturing method of a heat storage member. The heat storage composition according to an embodiment of the present invention contains a heat storage material and a flame retardant, in which a specific condition A is satisfied. The heat storage member according to an embodiment of the present invention contains a heat storage material and a flame retardant, in which a specific condition C is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuro MITSUI, Naotoshi SATO, Aya NAKAYAMA, Takuto MATSUSHITA, Masahiro HATTA, Hiroshi KAWAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20210385965
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a heat storage member having excellent flame retardance. Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device including a heat storage member, a manufacturing method of a heat storage member, and a composition for forming a protective layer. The heat storage member according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a protective layer and a heat storage layer including a heat storage material, in which the protective layer has a crosslinking structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuro MITSUI, Naotoshi SATO, Miyoko HARA, Masahiro HATTA, Hiroshi KAWAKAMI, Hirokazu KITO, Aya NAKAYAMA, Takuto MATSUSHITA, Kyohei OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20210293489
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a heat storage sheet in which the occurrence of defects when handling it is suppressed, and a heat storage member and an electronic device including the heat storage sheet. The heat storage sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a microcapsule which encapsulates a heat storage material, in which a void volume is less than 10% by volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuro MITSUI, Naotoshi SATO, Miyoko HARA, Masahiro HATTA, Hirokazu KITO, Hiroshi KAWAKAMI, Aya NAKAYAMA, Takuto MATSUSHITA, Kyohei OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20210259250
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a composition that has excellent antiviral activity and exerts an excellent corrosion inhibition effect on metals. Another object of the present invention is to provide a spray and a wiper that use the above composition. An alkaline composition according to an embodiment of the present invention contains a low-molecular-weight compound having an amino group and at least one kind of functional group selected from the group consisting of an acidic group, a hydroxyl group, and a phenyl group, a compound represented by Formula (1) or Formula (2), and a solvent containing a predetermined amount of alcohol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naotoshi SATO, Miyoko Hara, Hiroki Sugiura, Yusuke Kurimoto, Ayaka Tomise
  • Publication number: 20210228754
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a composition having excellent antiviral activity. Another object of the present invention is to provide a spray and a wiper that use the above composition. An alkaline composition according to an embodiment of the present invention contains a compound having an amino group and at least one kind of functional group selected from the group consisting of an acidic group, a hydroxyl group, and a phenyl group and having a molecular weight equal to or higher than 85, and a solvent containing an alcohol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Miyoko HARA, Naotoshi SATO, Hiroki SUGIURA, Yusuke KURIMOTO, Ayaka TOMISE
  • Patent number: 10479308
    Abstract: Provided is a damping member for a vehicle having excellent efficiency of input energy absorption. A damping pad serving as a damping member for a vehicle includes a base plate portion having a flat plate shape, a vertical wall arranged at a rim of the base plate portion in a flange-like manner, a plurality of ribs arranged in parallel as rising from the base plate portion, each of the ribs connected to a vertical wall as extending in a direction intersecting with the vertical wall, and a fragile section arranged between adjacent two of the ribs. The fragile section includes a groove formed at the vertical wall and a slit formed at the base plate portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: KASAI KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Naotoshi Sato
  • Patent number: 10392714
    Abstract: Provided is an artificial-photosynthesis module, which decomposes an aqueous electrolyte solution into hydrogen and oxygen by means of light, including a photoelectric conversion unit that receives light to generate electrical energy; a hydrogen gas generating part that decomposes the aqueous electrolyte solution, using the electrical energy of the photoelectric conversion unit, and generates hydrogen gas; and an oxygen gas generating part that decomposes the aqueous electrolyte solution, using the electrical energy of the photoelectric conversion unit, and generates oxygen gas. The photoelectric conversion unit, the hydrogen gas generating part, and the oxygen gas generating part are electrically connected in series, and the hydrogen gas generating part and the oxygen gas generating part are arranged within an electrolytic chamber to which the aqueous electrolyte solution is supplied. The hydrogen gas generating part has an inorganic semiconductor film having a pn junction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignees: FUJIFILM Corporation, JAPAN TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF ARTIFICIAL PHOTOSYNTHETIC CHEMICAL PROCESS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Naotoshi Sato, Kazunari Domen, Jiro Tsukahara
  • Patent number: 10351961
    Abstract: Provided are a water decomposition apparatus and a water decomposition method that can maintain high gas generation efficiency even in an early stage of light irradiation and even in a case where time has elapsed and that can recover the gas generation amount of hydrogen gas or the like, can generate hydrogen gas or the like stably for a long time on an average, and can increase the integrated amount of generation of hydrogen for a long time, even in a case where time has elapsed and the gas generation amount of hydrogen gas or the like has decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignees: FUJIFILM Corporation, JAPAN TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF ARTIFICIAL PHOTOSYNTHETIC CHEMICAL PROCESS
    Inventors: Kohei Higashi, Naotoshi Sato
  • Patent number: 10280522
    Abstract: Provided is an artificial-photosynthesis array configured of artificial-photosynthesis modules which have been arranged in one or more rows and which receive light and decompose a supplied aqueous electrolyte solution to thereby obtain hydrogen gas and oxygen gas. The artificial-photosynthesis modules each includes an electrolytic chamber for hydrogen where hydrogen gas is generated and an electrolytic chamber for oxygen where oxygen gas is generated, the chambers being isolated from each other. The electrolytic chambers for hydrogen and electrolytic chambers for oxygen of the artificial-photosynthesis modules are alternately connected so that the electrolytic chamber for hydrogen of each artificial-photosynthesis module is connected to the electrolytic chamber for oxygen of another module and the electrolytic chamber for oxygen of each artificial-photosynthesis module is connected to the electrolytic chamber for hydrogen of another module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignees: FUJIFILM Corporation, Japan Technological Research Association of Artificial Photosynthetic Chemical Process, The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Naotoshi Sato, Kazunari Domen, Jiro Tsukahara
  • Publication number: 20190037850
    Abstract: An antibacterial composition includes antibacterial agent particles containing a metal; and at least one selected from the group consisting of a silicate-based compound and a thermoplastic resin having a minimum film-forming temperature of 0° C. to 35° C., in which the antibacterial agent particles have the maximum value of frequency at a particle size of 0.1 ?m or greater and less than 1 ?m in a volume-based particle size distribution, and the content of particles having a particle size of 1 ?m or greater is 5% to 50% by volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro HASEGAWA, Naotoshi SATO, Mitsumasa HAMANO
  • Publication number: 20180272980
    Abstract: Provided is a damping member for a vehicle having excellent efficiency of input energy absorption. A damping pad serving as a damping member for a vehicle includes a base plate portion having a flat plate shape, a vertical wall arranged at a rim of the base plate portion in a flange-like manner, a plurality of ribs arranged in parallel as rising from the base plate portion, each of the ribs connected to a vertical wall as extending in a direction intersecting with the vertical wall, and a fragile section arranged between adjacent two of the ribs. The fragile section includes a groove formed at the vertical wall and a slit formed at the base plate portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventor: Naotoshi SATO
  • Publication number: 20180255774
    Abstract: Provided is an antiviral film which is excellent in antiviral properties. The antiviral film includes a silicon-containing compound, in which a pH of a film surface is lower than or equal to 6. The antiviral film may further include an antibacterial agent fine particle. The antiviral film may further include an acidic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsumasa HAMANO, Naotoshi SATO
  • Patent number: 10030311
    Abstract: A hydrogen generation electrode is used for an artificial photosynthesis module that decomposes an electrolytic aqueous solution into hydrogen and oxygen with light. The hydrogen generation electrode has a conductive layer, an inorganic semiconductor layer that is provided on the conductive layer and has a pn junction, and a functional layer that covers an inorganic semiconductor layer. The steam permeability of the functional layer is 5 g/(m2·day) or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignees: FUJIFILM Corporation, Japan Technological Research Association of Artificial Photosynthetic Chemical Process, The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Naotoshi Sato, Kazunari Domen
  • Publication number: 20180177183
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an antibacterial liquid with excellent temporal stability in which caking due to sedimentation of solid components does not occur and with which a film capable of stably maintaining antibacterial properties can be formed, in a case of being formed into a film. Another object is to provide an antibacterial film formed using the antibacterial liquid. Still another object is to provide a spray and a cloth including the antibacterial liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naotoshi SATO, Mitsumasa HAMANO
  • Publication number: 20170191172
    Abstract: An artificial photosynthesis module is used for decomposition of an electrolytic aqueous solution into hydrogen and oxygen by light. The artificial photosynthesis module has an oxygen generation electrode having a first protrusion and a first recess alternately arranged thereon, and a hydrogen generation electrode having a second protrusion and a second recess alternately arranged thereon. The hydrogen generation electrode and the oxygen generation electrode are in contact with the electrolytic aqueous solution, and at least one electrode of the hydrogen generation electrode or the oxygen generation electrode includes a conductive layer and a photocatalyst layer provided on the conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicants: FUJIFILM Corporation, Japan Technological Research Association of Artificial Photosynthetic Chemical Process
    Inventors: Hiroshi NAGATE, Naotoshi SATO
  • Publication number: 20170130346
    Abstract: A hydrogen generation electrode is used for an artificial photosynthesis module that decomposes an electrolytic aqueous solution into hydrogen and oxygen with light. The hydrogen generation electrode has a conductive layer, an inorganic semiconductor layer that is provided on the conductive layer and has a pn junction, and a functional layer that covers an inorganic semiconductor layer. The steam permeability of the functional layer is 5 g/(m2·day) or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicants: FUJIFILM Corporation, Japan Technological Research Association of Artificial Photosynthetic Chemical Process, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Naotoshi SATO, Kazunari DOMEN
  • Publication number: 20170107631
    Abstract: Provided are a water decomposition apparatus and a water decomposition method that can maintain high gas generation efficiency even in an early stage of light irradiation and even in a case where time has elapsed and that can recover the gas generation amount of hydrogen gas or the like, can generate hydrogen gas or the like stably for a long time on an average, and can increase the integrated amount of generation of hydrogen for a long time, even in a case where time has elapsed and the gas generation amount of hydrogen gas or the like has decreased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicants: FUJIFILM Corporation, Japan Technological Research Association of Artificial Photosynthetic Chemical Process
    Inventors: Kohei HIGASHI, Naotoshi SATO
  • Publication number: 20160281244
    Abstract: Provided is an artificial-photosynthesis array configured of artificial-photosynthesis modules which have been arranged in one or more rows and which receive light and decompose a supplied aqueous electrolyte solution to thereby obtain hydrogen gas and oxygen gas. The artificial-photosynthesis modules each includes an electrolytic chamber for hydrogen where hydrogen gas is generated and an electrolytic chamber for oxygen where oxygen gas is generated, the chambers being isolated from each other. The electrolytic chambers for hydrogen and electrolytic chambers for oxygen of the artificial-photosynthesis modules are alternately connected so that the electrolytic chamber for hydrogen of each artificial-photosynthesis module is connected to the electrolytic chamber for oxygen of another module and the electrolytic chamber for oxygen of each artificial-photosynthesis module is connected to the electrolytic chamber for hydrogen of another module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicants: FUJIFILM Corporation, Japan Technological Research Association of Artificial Photosynthetic Chemical Process, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Naotoshi SATO, Kazunari DOMEN, Jiro TSUKAHARA