Patents by Inventor Reiko Yoshimura
Reiko Yoshimura 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).
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Publication number: 20200086265Abstract: The embodiments provide an acidic gas absorbent, an acidic gas removal method, and an acidic gas removal apparatus. The absorbent absorbs an acidic gas in a large amount and hardly diffuses in air. The acidic gas absorbent according to the embodiment comprises an amine compound having a sulfonyl group and two or more amino groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Yoshihiko Nakano, Akiko Suzuki, Takashi Kuboki, Toshihiro Imada, Shinji Murai, Reiko Yoshimura, Kenji Sano, Mitsuru Udatsu
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Publication number: 20200086266Abstract: The embodiments provide an acidic gas absorbent having low diffusibility, an acidic gas removal method, and an acidic gas removal apparatus. The acidic gas absorbent according to the embodiment comprises: an amine compound having a vapor pressure of 0.001 to 10 Pa at 20° C.; a water-soluble polymer compound having a mass-average molecular weight of 900 to 200000 and not containing a functional group having a pKa value greater than 7 except for hydroxy; and water.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Akiko Suzuki, Yoshihiko Nakano, Reiko Yoshimura, Toshihiro Imada, Takashi Kuboki, Kenji Sano, Mitsuru Udatsu
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Patent number: 10571427Abstract: A molecular detection apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a collection unit collecting detection target gas containing molecules to be detected; a detector including a plurality of detection cells each having an organic probe disposed at a sensor unit, the organic probe capturing the molecules collected in the collection unit; and a discriminator discriminating the molecules by a signal pattern based on an intensity difference of detection signals generated by the molecules being captured by the organic probes in a plurality of the detection cells. In the molecular detection apparatus according to the embodiment, at least one of the detection cells has a plurality of different types of the organic probes disposed at the sensor unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Hirohisa Miyamoto, Ko Yamada, Reiko Yoshimura
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Publication number: 20200047110Abstract: The embodiments provide an acidic gas absorbent, an acidic gas removal method using the absorbent, and an acidic gas removal apparatus using the absorbent. The absorbent absorbs an acidic gas in a large amount and is hardly diffused. The acidic gas absorbent according to the embodiment comprises an amine compound represented by the following formula (1): [In the formula, each R1 is independently hydrogen, an alkyl group, or a primary or secondary amino-containing aminoalkyl group provided that at least one of R1s is the aminoalkyl group, each R2 is independently hydrogen, an alkyl group, hydroxy, amino, hydroxyamino, or a primary or secondary amino-containing aminoalkyl group, the alkyl or aminoalkyl group contained in R1 or R2 has a straight-chain or branched-chain skeleton and may be substituted with hydroxy or carbonyl, and p is 2 to 4.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Akiko SUZUKI, Yoshihiko NAKANO, Reiko YOSHIMURA, Toshihiro IMADA, Takashi KUBOKI, Kenji SANO, Shinji MURAI, Mitsuru UDATSU
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Patent number: 10527581Abstract: A molecular detection apparatus according to an embodiment includes a detector and a discriminator. The detector includes a plurality of detection cells, where the plurality of detection cells include at least an organic probe containing a cyano group or a nitro group as a neighboring group of a reactive group. The discriminator discriminates a substance to be detected by signal patterns of the plurality of detection cells.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2017Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Ko Yamada, Reiko Yoshimura, Hirohisa Miyamoto, Norikazu Osada, Mitsuhiro Oki, Hiroko Nakamura
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Publication number: 20190086804Abstract: A photosensitive composition of an embodiment includes: a resin containing at least one selected from polyacrylic acid, polymethacrylic acid, a cycloolefin-maleic anhydride copolymer, polycycloolefin, and a vinyl ether-maleic anhydride copolymer and having an ester bond which is caused to generate carboxylic acid by an acid or an ether bond which is caused to generate alcohol by an acid; and a photo acid generator which generates an acid by being irradiated with light, of which a wavelength is not less than 300 nm nor more than 500 nm, or KrF excimer laser light, the photo acid generator containing a substance that has a naphthalene ring or a benzene ring and in which at least one carbon atom of the naphthalene ring or the benzene ring is bonded to a bulky group.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Hiroko Nakamura, Koji Asakawa, Naoko Kihara, Reiko Yoshimura, Ko Yamada
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Publication number: 20190086327Abstract: A molecular detection apparatus, comprising: a chamber; a light source provided in the chamber and configured to emit light; a detector including at least one sensor and configured to generate a first detection data and a second detection data, the sensor being provided in the chamber and being configured to capture molecules of target molecules, the first detection data corresponding to the number of captured molecules per predetermined time under a first emission condition of the light, and the second detection data corresponding to the number of captured molecules per predetermined time under a second emission condition of the light; and a discriminator to discriminate the target molecules using the first and second detection data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Masaki Atsuta, Ko Yamada, Hiroko Nakamura, Mitsuhiro Oki, Hirohisa Miyamoto, Yasushi Shinjo, Reiko Yoshimura
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Publication number: 20190086359Abstract: A molecular detection apparatus according to an arrangement includes: a collection unit collecting a detection target gas containing a molecule to be detected; a detector including a detection cell that has an organic probe provided in a sensor unit, the organic probe capturing the collected molecule, and a discriminator discriminating the molecule by a detection signal generated by the molecule being captured by the organic probe of the detection cell. The detection cell has the organic probe including a dicyanovinyl structure or a coumarin structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Ko YAMADA, Hirohisa MIYAMOTO, Reiko YOSHIMURA, Hiroko NAKAMURA, Mitsuhiro OKI, Yasushi SHINJO, Masaki ATSUTA
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Publication number: 20190083921Abstract: A carbon dioxide absorbent of an embodiment includes a heterocyclic amine expressed by Formula (1), and the heterocyclic amine having a pKa of any one amino group included in a heterocyclic ring in Formula (1) in a range of 7.0 or more to 8.6 or less and an organic solvent having a boiling point of 150° C. or more at 1 atm. A total mass of the heterocyclic amine and the organic solvent is 70 mass % or more to 100 mass % or less of the carbon dioxide absorbent. Each of R1 to R4 in Formula (1) is H, oxygen double-bonded with carbon of the heterocyclic ring, CH3, OH, or an alkyl chain optionally including a functional group. X1 in Formula (1) is H, CH3, CO, C(O)OC2H5, C(O)OC3H7, C(O)OCH(CH3)2, C(O)OC(CH3)3, C(O)OCH3, C(O)CH3, or C(O)C2H5.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Akiko Suzuki, Asato Kondo, Takashi Kuboki, Shinji Murai, Mitsuru Udatsu, Toshihiro Imada, Yoshihiko Nakano, Reiko Yoshimura
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Patent number: 10018908Abstract: A near-field exposure mask according to an embodiment includes: a substrate; a concave-convex structure having convexities and concavities and formed on one surface of the substrate; a near-field light generating film arranged at least on a tip portion of each of the convexities, the near-field light generating film being a layer containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of Au, Al, Ag, Cu, Cr, Sb, W, Ni, In, Ge, Sn, Pb, Zn, Pd, and C, or a film stack formed with layers made of some of those materials; and a resin filled in each of the concavities.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2017Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventors: Naomi Shida, Kenji Todori, Shigehiko Mori, Reiko Yoshimura, Hiroyuki Kashiwagi, Ikuo Yoneda, Tsukasa Tada
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Publication number: 20180080911Abstract: A molecular detection apparatus 1 according to an embodiment includes: a collection unit collecting detection target gas containing molecules to be detected; a detector including a detection cell having an organic probe provided at a sensor unit, the organic probe capturing the collected molecule to be detected; and a discriminator discriminating the molecule to be detected by a detection signal generated by the molecule being captured by the organic probe. The detection cell has the organic probe containing a phosphonic acid structure or phosphoric acid structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Ko YAMADA, Hirohisa MIYAMOTO, Reiko YOSHIMURA, Norikazu OSADA, Hiroko NAKAMURA, Mitsuhiro OKI
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Publication number: 20180080897Abstract: A molecular detection apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a collection unit collecting detection target gas containing molecules to be detected; a detector including a plurality of detection cells each having an organic probe disposed at a sensor unit, the organic probe capturing the molecules collected in the collection unit; and a discriminator discriminating the molecules by a signal pattern based on an intensity difference of detection signals generated by the molecules being captured by the organic probes in a plurality of the detection cells. In the molecular detection apparatus according to the embodiment, at least one of the detection cells has a plurality of different types of the organic probes disposed at the sensor unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Hirohisa MIYAMOTO, Ko YAMADA, Reiko YOSHIMURA
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Publication number: 20180059053Abstract: A molecular detection apparatus according to an embodiment includes a detector and a discriminator. The detector includes a plurality of detection cells, where the plurality of detection cells include at least an organic probe containing a cyano group or a nitro group as a neighboring group of a reactive group. The discriminator discriminates a substance to be detected by signal patterns of the plurality of detection cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Ko Yamada, Reiko Yoshimura, Hirohisa Miyamoto, Norikazu Osada, Mitsuhiro Oki, Hiroko Nakamura
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Publication number: 20170248566Abstract: A molecular detection apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a collection unit collecting a detection target gas containing a molecule to be detected; a substitution unit substituting a part of a molecular structure of at least a part of the molecule to generate a substitution product; a detector including a plurality of detection cells each having a sensor unit and an organic probe disposed at the sensor unit, the organic probe capturing the molecule or the substitution product; and a discriminator discriminating the molecule by a signal pattern based on an intensity difference of detection signals generated with the molecule or the substitution product being captured by the organic probes of the plurality of detection cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2017Publication date: August 31, 2017Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Ko YAMADA, Hirohisa MIYAMOTO, Reiko YOSHIMURA, Norikazu OSADA, Mitsuhiro OKI, Hiroko NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20170248565Abstract: A molecular detection apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a collection unit collecting a detection target gas containing a molecule to be detected; a substitution unit substituting a part of a molecular structure of at least a part of the molecule to generate a substitution product; a detector including a plurality of detection cells each having a sensor unit and an organic probe disposed at the sensor unit, the organic probe capturing the molecule or the substitution product; and a discriminator discriminating the molecule by a signal pattern based on an intensity difference of detection signals generated with the molecule or the substitution product being captured by the organic probes of the plurality of detection cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2016Publication date: August 31, 2017Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Ko YAMADA, Hirohisa MIYAMOTO, Reiko YOSHIMURA, Norikazu OSADA, Mitsuhiro OKI, Hiroko NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20170131630Abstract: A near-field exposure mask according to an embodiment includes: a substrate; a concave-convex structure having convexities and concavities and formed on one surface of the substrate; a near-field light generating film arranged at least on a tip portion of each of the convexities, the near-field light generating film being a layer containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of Au, Al, Ag, Cu, Cr, Sb, W, Ni, In, Ge, Sn, Pb, Zn, Pd, and C, or a film stack formed with layers made of some of those materials; and a resin filled in each of the concavities.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2017Publication date: May 11, 2017Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Naomi SHIDA, Kenji TODORI, Shigehiko MORI, Reiko YOSHIMURA, Hiroyuki KASHIWAGI, lkuo YONEDA, Tsukasa TADA
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Patent number: 9588418Abstract: A near-field exposure mask according to an embodiment includes: a substrate; a concave-convex structure having convexities and concavities and formed on one surface of the substrate; a near-field light generating film arranged at least on a tip portion of each of the convexities, the near-field light generating film being a layer containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of Au, Al, Ag, Cu, Cr, Sb, W, Ni, In, Ge, Sn, Pb, Zn, Pd, and C, or a film stack formed with layers made of some of those materials; and a resin filled in each of the concavities.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2014Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Naomi Shida, Kenji Todori, Shigehiko Mori, Reiko Yoshimura, Hiroyuki Kashiwagi, Ikuo Yoneda, Tsukasa Tada
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Patent number: 9550322Abstract: A near-field exposure mask according to an embodiment includes: a silicon substrate; and a near-field light generating unit that is formed on the silicon substrate, the near-field light generating unit being a layer containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of Au, Al, Ag, Cu, Cr, Sb, W, Ni, In, Ge, Sn, Pb, Zn, Pd, and C, or a film stack formed with layers made of some of those materials.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2015Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Naomi Shida, Kenji Todori, Shigehiko Mori, Ko Yamada, Masakazu Yamagiwa, Reiko Yoshimura, Yasuyuki Hotta, Tsukasa Tada, Hiroyuki Kashiwagi, Ikuo Yoneda
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Patent number: 9409119Abstract: An acid gas absorbent of which recovery amount of acid gas such as carbon dioxide is high, and an acid gas removal device and an acid gas removal method using the acid gas absorbent are provided. The acid gas absorbent of the embodiment comprising at least one type of tertiary amine compound represented by the following general formula (1). (In the above-stated formula (1), either one of the R1, R2 represents a substituted or non-substituted alkyl group of which carbon number is 2 to 5, and the other one represents a substituted or non-substituted alkyl group of which carbon number is 1 to 5. The R3 represents a methyl group or an ethyl group, and the R4 represents a hydroxyalkyl group. The R1, R2 may either be the same or different, and they may be coupled to form a cyclic structure.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2011Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Shinji Murai, Yukishige Maezawa, Yasuhiro Kato, Takehiko Muramatsu, Satoshi Saito, Hiroko Watando, Naomi Shida, Reiko Yoshimura, Takashi Kuboki
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Patent number: 9229161Abstract: According to one embodiment, a waveguide includes: a substrate and a member. The member covers at least a part of the substrate and has a difference in the refractive index from the substrate not less than 2. A plurality of concave parts are provided on the substrate. The concave parts are arrayed on an upper face of the substrate. At least a part of a side face of each of the concave parts includes an arc. An inner diameter of each of the concave parts is not more than 50 nm. Intervals of the neighboring concave parts are not more than the inner diameter. The member fills the concave part.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2012Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kenji Todori, Yoshiaki Fukuzumi, Hideaki Aochi, Tsukasa Tada, Ko Yamada, Shigehiko Mori, Naomi Shida, Reiko Yoshimura