Patents by Inventor Shin-ichi Minegishi

Shin-ichi Minegishi 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).

  • Publication number: 20090178969
    Abstract: The invention provides a polymer separation membrane that is excellent in separating characteristics, a permeating ability, a chemical strength (particularly chemical resistance) and a physical strength, and also excellent in a stain resistance, and a producing method therefor. The fluorinated resin-type polymer separation membrane includes a layer having a three-dimensional network structure, and a layer having a spherical structure, wherein the layer of three-dimensional network structure is formed by a fluorinated resin-type polymer composition containing a hydrophilic polymer, and the hydrophilic polymer is a substantially water-insoluble hydrophilic polymer containing at least one of a cellulose ester, an aliphatic vinyl ester, vinylpyrrolidone, ethylene oxide and propylene oxide as a polymerization component. The polymer separation membrane is applicable as a filtration membrane for water treatment, a battery separator, a charged membrane, a fuel cell membrane or a blood cleaning filtration membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc
    Inventors: Masayuki Hanakawa, Shin-ichi Minegishi
  • Patent number: 7504034
    Abstract: A method of producing a hollow fiber membrane includes discharging a polyvinylidene fluoride solution comprising a polyvinylidene fluoride resin and a poor solvent at a temperature above a phase separation temperature into a cooling bath at a temperature below the phase separation temperature to coagulate the polyvinylidene fluoride resin. The hollow fiber membrane comprises a polyvinylidene fluoride resin having spherical structures that have an average diameter in the range of 0.3 to 30 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Shin-Ichi Minegishi, Masahiro Henmi, Toshiyuki Ishizaki, Koichi Dan
  • Patent number: 7258914
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a porous membrane having a high strength and excellent water permeability and rejection properties. The porous membrane of the present invention has both a three-dimensional network structure and a spherical structure. The porous membrane of the present invention is suitably used for water treatment membranes, battery separators, charged membranes, fuel cells, blood purification membranes, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Morikawa, Shin-ichi Minegishi, Shuji Furuno, Toshyuki Ishizaki, Masahiro Henmi
  • Publication number: 20070090051
    Abstract: A method of producing a hollow fiber membrane includes discharging a polyvinylidene fluoride solution comprising a polyvinylidene fluoride resin and a poor solvent at a temperature above a phase separation temperature into a cooling bath at a temperature below the phase separation temperature to coagulate the polyvinylidene fluoride resin. The hollow fiber membrane comprises a polyvinylidene fluoride resin having spherical structures that have an average diameter in the range of 0.3 to 30 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Shin-ichi Minegishi, Masahiro Henmi, Toshiyuki Ishizaki, Koichi Dan
  • Publication number: 20070084794
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a porous membrane having a high strength and excellent water permeability and rejection properties. The porous membrane of the present invention has both a three-dimensional network structure and a spherical structure. The porous membrane of the present invention is suitably used for water treatment membranes, battery separators, charged membranes, fuel cells, blood purification membranes, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Morikawa, Shin-ichi Minegishi, Shuji Furuno, Toshiyuki Ishizaki, Masahiro Henmi
  • Patent number: 7182870
    Abstract: A method of producing a hollow fiber membrane includes discharging a polyvinylidene fluoride solution comprising a polyvinylidene fluoride resin and a poor solvent at a temperature above a phase separation temperature into a cooling bath at a temperature below the phase separation temperature to coagulate the polyvinylidene fluoride resin. The hollow fiber membrane comprises a polyvinylidene fluoride resin having spherical structures that have an average diameter in the range of 0.3 to 30 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Shin-ichi Minegishi, Masahiro Henmi, Toshiyuki Ishizaki, Koichi Dan
  • Publication number: 20050258101
    Abstract: A method of producing a hollow fiber membrane includes discharging a polyvinylidene fluoride solution comprising a polyvinylidene fluoride resin and a poor solvent at a temperature above a phase separation temperature into a cooling bath at a temperature below the phase separation temperature to coagulate the polyvinylidene fluoride resin. The hollow fiber membrane comprises a polyvinylidene fluoride resin having spherical structures that have an average diameter in the range of 0.3 to 30 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Shin-ichi Minegishi, Masahiro Henmi, Toshiyuki Ishizaki, Koichi Dan
  • Publication number: 20030232184
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a porous membrane having a high strength and excellent water permeability and rejection properties. The porous membrane of the present invention has both a three-dimensional network structure and a spherical structure. The porous membrane of the present invention is suitably used for water treatment membranes, battery separators, charged membranes, fuel cells, blood purification membranes, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Morikawa, Shin-Ichi Minegishi, Shuji Furuno, Toshyuki Ishizaki, Masahiro Henmi
  • Publication number: 20030094409
    Abstract: A method of producing a hollow fiber membrane includes discharging a polyvinylidene fluoride solution comprising a polyvinylidene fluoride resin and a poor solvent at a temperature above a phase separation temperature into a cooling bath at a temperature below the phase separation temperature to coagulate the polyvinylidene fluoride resin. The hollow fiber membrane comprises a polyvinylidene fluoride resin having spherical structures that have an average diameter in the range of 0.3 to 30 &mgr;m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Shin-ichi Minegishi, Masahiro Henmi, Toshiyuki Ishizaki, Koichi Dan