Patents by Inventor Noriko Kotani

Noriko Kotani 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).

  • Sterilizer for foods
    Patent number: 9060541
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sterilizer for foods, which contains calcinated calcium or calcium hydroxide and has a higher sterilizing activity than conventional sterilizers. The sterilizer is made up of an aqueous solution or an aqueous dispersion prepared by blending calcinated calcium or calcium hydroxide, ethanol, and sodium lactate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignees: Kawakami Co., Ltd., Kyoto University
    Inventors: Hiroo Kawakami, Mitsuaki Nishibuchi, Noriko Kotani, Yasuharu Yamashita
  • VIRUS-INACTIVATING AGENT
    Publication number: 20120231143
    Abstract: The virus-inactivating effect of calcinated calcium and the like is elucidated, and a novel virus-inactivating agent particularly having a norovirus-inactivating effect is provided. The virus-inactivating agent comprises an aqueous solution or dispersion which is prepared by adding at least one component selected from calcium hydroxide, calcium oxide and calcinated calcium to water. In addition to the above-mentioned components, the virus-inactivating agent may additionally comprise ethanol and a salt of an organic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: Kawakami Co. Ltd
    Inventors: Hiroo Kawakami, Hirohide Kotani, Noriko Kotani, Yasuharu Yamashita
  • STERILIZER FOR FOODS
    Publication number: 20120141646
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sterilizer for foods, which contains calcinated calcium or calcium hydroxide and has a higher sterilizing activity than conventional sterilizers. The sterilizer is made up of an aqueous solution or an aqueous dispersion prepared by blending calcinated calcium or calcium hydroxide, ethanol, and sodium lactate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicants: Kyoto University, Kawakami Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hiroo Kawakami, Mitsuaki Nishibuchi, Noriko Kotani, Yasuharu Yamashita
  • SWITCHING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090072210
    Abstract: A switching device contains a thin film containing an organic material disposed between at least two electrodes, and the organic material is, for example, a triphenylamine compound represented by the general formula (I):
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Sekine, Haruo Kawakami, Hisato Kato, Keisuke Yamashiro, Noriko Kotani, Masami Kuroda, Kyoko Kato
  • Switching element
    Publication number: 20060054882
    Abstract: The present invention provides a switching element in which the compositional deviation of material is suppressed and that attains uniform bistability performance and is suitable for mass production. In a switching element comprising an organic bistable material, which exhibits two stable states in resistance under applied voltage, arranged between at least two electrodes, the organic bistable material comprises at least a compound having an electron-donating functional group and an electron-accepting functional group in each molecule. It is preferred that, for example, an aminoimidazole type compound, a pyridone type compound, a stilbene type compound or a butadiene type compound be used as the above compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haruo Kawakami, Masami Kuroda, Hisato Kato, Nobuyuki Sekine, Keisuke Yamashiro, Takuji Iwamoto, Noriko Kotani