Patents by Inventor Shuhei Tanaka

Shuhei Tanaka 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: 9480634
    Abstract: A cosmetic composition comprising a safe and effective amount of a skin care active; a safe and effective amount of a skin lightening agent; a safe and effective amount of bisabolol; and a safe and effective amount of a glycerol ether of aliphatic alcohol, wherein the ratio of bisabolol to glycerol ether of aliphatic alcohol is from 2:1 to 1:15.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Sourav Das, Naohisa Yoshimi, Shuhei Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9478811
    Abstract: Provided is a solid oxide fuel cell which includes a fuel electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an air electrode, each being sequentially laminated on the surface of a porous support. The porous support comprises forsterite and a nickel element. Ni and/or NiO fine particles are exposed on a surface of a sintered compact of the forsterite constituting the porous support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeru Ando, Osamu Okamoto, Kiyoshi Hayama, Seiki Furuya, Yutaka Momiyama, Nobuo Isaka, Masaki Sato, Shuhei Tanaka, Takuya Hoshiko, Naoki Watanabe, Yasuo Kakinuma
  • Patent number: 9461327
    Abstract: Disclosed is a solid oxide fuel cell which includes an inner electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an outer electrode, each being sequentially laminated on the surface of a porous support. The porous support contains forsterite, and further has a strontium element concentration of 0.02 mass % to 1 mass % both inclusive in terms of SrO based on the mass of the forsterite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeru Ando, Osamu Okamoto, Kiyoshi Hayama, Seiki Furuya, Yutaka Momiyama, Nobuo Isaka, Masaki Sato, Shuhei Tanaka, Takuya Hoshiko, Naoki Watanabe, Yasuo Kakinuma
  • Publication number: 20160133977
    Abstract: To provide a solid oxide fuel cell with improved durability while obtaining sufficient electricity generating performance. The present invention is a method for manufacturing solid oxide fuel cells (16) in which electricity generating elements (16a) are connected by an interconnector (102), including: a support body forming step (S1); surface deposition steps (S4, S9) for forming in sequence a first and second functional layer on a porous support body; an outermost layer deposition step (S13) for forming an outermost functional layer (101) in which slurry in liquid droplet form is continuously jetted to form dots, and an outermost functional layer is formed by the agglomeration of dots to be thicker than a first functional layer (98); and a sintering step (S14) for sintering functional layers; wherein in the outermost functional layer, traces of agglomerated dots remain and ring-shaped cracks surrounding each dot trace are formed by the sintering process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Seiki FURUYA, Shigeru ANDO, Yutaka MOMIYAMA, Kiyoshi HAYAMA, Osamu OKAMOTO, Naoki WATANABE, Nobuo ISAKA, Masaki SATO, Yasuo KAKINUMA, Shuhei TANAKA, Hironobu MURAKAMI, Takuya HOSHIKO
  • Publication number: 20160133980
    Abstract: To provide a method of manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell, capable of obtaining a uniform film thickness. The present invention is a method of manufacturing fuel cells (16), including a support body-forming step (S1) for forming a porous support body (97), a film deposition step for laminating functional layers constituting electricity generating elements on a support body; and a sintering step (S14, S16) for sintering the support body on which functional layers are formed; whereby the film deposition step includes surface deposition steps (S5, S11), in which a masking layer is formed in parts not requiring film deposition, and electricity generating elements first functional layers are simultaneously formed, and a dot deposition step (S15), in which slurry dots are formed by placing a slurry into a liquid droplet state and jetting it, and a second functional layer is formed by the agglomeration of these dots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Seiki FURUYA, Shigeru ANDO, Yutaka MOMIYAMA, Kiyoshi HAYAMA, Osamu OKAMOTO, Naoki WATANABE, Nobuo ISAKA, Masaki SATO, Yasuo KAKINUMA, Shuhei TANAKA, Hironobu MURAKAMI, Takuya HOSHIKO, Masaru KUBOTA, Shinji SHINOHARA
  • Publication number: 20160093897
    Abstract: A solid oxide fuel cell stack includes a support, a plurality of power generation elements provided on a surface of the support, the plurality of power generation elements connected in series, each including at least a fuel electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an air electrode stacked in that order, and an interconnector that electrically connects an air electrode in one of adjacent power generation elements to a fuel electrode in the other power generation element. A solid electrolyte in adjacent one power generation element is provided between a fuel electrode in the adjacent one power generation element and the fuel electrode in the adjacent other power generation element, and an insulating member is provided at a position that is on the solid electrolyte in the adjacent one power generation element and between the air electrode in the adjacent one power generation element and the solid electrolyte therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Yasuo KAKINUMA, Osamu OKAMOTO, Shigeru ANDO, Hironobu MURAKAMI, Seiki FURUYA, Yutaka MOMIYAMA, Kiyoshi HAYAMA, Naoki WATANABE, Shuhei TANAKA, Nobuo ISAKA, Takuya HOSHIKO, Masaki SATO
  • Publication number: 20160093909
    Abstract: There is provided a solid oxide fuel cell stack including an interconnector that has excellent electrical conductivity, gas sealing property, and adhesion to a solid electrolyte. The solid oxide fuel cell stack includes a plurality of power generation elements, each of which including at least a fuel electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an air electrode stacked in that order; and an interconnector that electrically connects the air electrode in one of adjacent power generation elements in the plurality of the power generation elements to the fuel electrode in the other power generation element, the plurality of power generation elements being connected in series to each other, wherein an intermediate layer having a porosity of not more than 1% and an electrical conductivity of not less than 0.05 S/cm is provided between the interconnector and the fuel electrode in the other power generation element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Yasuo KAKINUMA, Osamu OKAMOTO, Shigeru ANDO, Hironobu MURAKAMI, Seiki FURUYA, Yutaka MOMIYAMA, Kiyoshi HAYAMA, Naoki WATANABE, Shuhei TANAKA, Nobuo ISAKA, Takuya HOSHIKO, Masaki SATO
  • Publication number: 20160093910
    Abstract: There is provided a solid oxide fuel cell stack including a ceramic interconnector that has good electrical conductivity and oxide ion insulating property, that is, power generation efficiency. The solid oxide fuel cell stack includes at least: a plurality of power generation elements, each of which including a fuel electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an air electrode stacked in that order; and an interconnector that electrically connects the air electrode in one of adjacent power generation elements in the plurality of power generation elements to the fuel electrode in the other power generation element, the plurality of power generation elements being connected in series, wherein the interconnector is formed of formula (1): SraLabTi1-c-dNbcFedO3-???formula (1) wherein a, b, c, and d are a positive real number that satisfies 0.1?a?0.8, 0.1?b?0.8, 0.05?c?0.2, and 0.2?d?0.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Yasuo KAKINUMA, Osamu OKAMOTO, Shigeru ANDO, Hironobu MURAKAMI, Seiki FURUYA, Yutaka MOMIYAMA, Kiyoshi HAYAMA, Naoki WATANABE, Shuhei TANAKA, Nobuo ISAKA, Takuya HOSHIKO, Masaki SATO
  • Publication number: 20160093896
    Abstract: A solid oxide fuel cell stack includes a support, a plurality of power generation elements connected in series, each including a fuel electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an air electrode stacked in that order on the support, and an interconnector electrically connecting an air electrode in one of the two adjacent power generation elements to a fuel electrode in the other power generation element. A solid electrolyte for one of the power generation elements is provided on the downside of the interconnector provided on the downside of the air electrode in the one power generation element so that the solid electrolyte is joined to the interconnector, and a solid electrolyte for the other power generation element is provided on the upper side of the interconnector provided on the upper side of the fuel electrode for the other power generation element so that the solid electrolyte is joined to the interconnector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Yasuo KAKINUMA, Osamu OKAMOTO, Shigeru ANDO, Hironobu MURAKAMI, Seiki FURUYA, Yutaka MOMIYAMA, Kiyoshi HAYAMA, Naoki WATANABE, Shuhei TANAKA, Nobuo ISAKA, Takuya HOSHIKO, Masaki SATO
  • Patent number: 9216146
    Abstract: A cosmetic composition comprises a) an N-acyl amino acid compound selected from the group consisting of N-acyl amino acid, its isomers, its salts, derivatives thereof, and mixtures thereof, and b) hexyldecanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Shuhei Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20150305994
    Abstract: A cosmetic composition comprising a safe and effective amount of a skin care active; a safe and effective amount of a skin lightening agent; a safe and effective amount of bisabolol; and a safe and effective amount of a glycerol ether of aliphatic alcohol, wherein the ratio of bisabolol to glycerol ether of aliphatic alcohol is from 2:1 to 1:15.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Sourav DAS, Naohisa YOSHIMI, Shuhei TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20150255825
    Abstract: To provide a method for manufacturing SOFC, capable of preventing breakage of fuel cell electrodes, and of securing an electrical connection between fuel cells and a current collector. Step for forming electrode protective layers 152 on electrodes formed on fuel cells 16, modularization step for forming a cell array, and attaching step for attaching a current collector 82 to the cell array, wherein current collector 82 is a metal plate on which attaching holes 84 are formed for the insertion of fuel cells 16, elastic pieces 84a are formed at each attaching hole 84, fuel cells 16 are inserted into attaching holes 84, and current collector 82 is attached to the cell array by the elastic force; and protective layer 152 is constituted to prevent damage to electrodes caused by contact with elastic pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Shuhei TANAKA, Naoki WATANABE, Nobuo ISAKA, Masaki SATO, Takuya HOSHIKO, Yutaka MOMIYAMA, Shigeru ANDO, Osamu OKAMOTO, Kiyoshi HAYAMA, Seiki FURUYA, Yasuo KAKINUMA
  • Publication number: 20150255805
    Abstract: To provide SOFC and method for manufacturing same, capable of preventing breakage of fuel cell electrodes, and of securing an electrical connection between fuel cells and a current collector. SOFC 1 comprising a cell array composed of fuel cells 16, and current collector 82 connected to electrodes formed on fuel cells 16, wherein current collector 82 is a metal plate on which attaching holes 84 are formed; elastic pieces 84a are provided on each attaching hole 84; current collector 82 is attached to the cell array using elastic pieces 84a, by the insertion of fuel cell 16 into attaching holes 84; and elastic pieces 84a are affixed to fuel cells 16 by electrode protective layer 152 so that the positions of elastic pieces 84a are not displaced relative to the electrodes on fuel cells 16.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Shuhei TANAKA, Naoki WATANABE, Nobuo ISAKA, Masaki SATO, Takuya HOSHIKO, Osamu OKAMOTO, Shigeru ANDO, Seiki FURUYA, Yutaka MOMIYAMA, Yasuo KAKINUMA, Kiyoshi HAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20150139923
    Abstract: A cosmetic composition comprises a) an N-acyl amino acid compound selected from the group consisting of N-acyl amino acid, its isomers, its salts, derivatives thereof, and mixtures thereof, and b) hexyldecanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventor: Shuhei TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20150093661
    Abstract: To provide a method for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell apparatus. The present invention is a method for manufacturing a fuel cell apparatus, including an adhesive application step for adhering ceramic adhesive to joining portions so as to constitute an airtight flow path for guiding fuel, and a drying and hardening step for drying and hardening ceramic adhesive, whereby the drying and hardening step has: a workable hardening step for drying the ceramic adhesive at a predetermined first temperature to a state whereby the next manufacturing step can be implemented, and a solvent elimination and hardening step further hardens ceramic adhesive hardened in each of the workable hardening steps by raising it to a second temperature higher than the first temperature and approximately equal to the temperature of the fuel cells during an electrical generation operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Naoki WATANABE, Nobuo ISAKA, Takuya HOSHIKO, Masaki SATO, Shuhei TANAKA, Shigeru ANDO, Osamu OKAMOTO, Seiki FURUYA, Yutaka MOMIYAMA, Kiyoshi HAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20150093677
    Abstract: Provided is a solid oxide fuel cell stack including: a porous insulating support having a gas permeability and provided with a gas flow path therein; and a plurality of power generating elements which are provided on the insulating support and each of which includes an inner electrode, an electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Shigeru ANDO, Naoki WATANABE, Takuya HOSHIKO, Shuhei TANAKA, Masaki SATO, Nobuo ISAKA, Yutaka MOMIYAMA, Seiki FURUYA, Kiyoshi HAYAMA, Yasuo KAKINUMA, Osamu OKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 8968712
    Abstract: A cosmetic composition comprises a) an N-acyl amino acid compound selected from the group consisting of N-acyl amino acid, its isomers, its salts, derivatives thereof, and mixtures thereof, and b) hexyldecanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Shuhei Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20150010842
    Abstract: Provided is a solid oxide fuel cell unit comprising an insulating support, and a power generation element comprising, at least, a fuel electrode, an electrolyte and an air electrode, which are sequentially laminated one another, the power generation element being provided on the insulating support, wherein an exposed insulating support portion, an exposed fuel electrode portion, and an exposed electrolyte portion are provided in an fuel electrode cell end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Shigeru ANDO, Naoki WATANABE, Takuya HOSHIKO, Shuhei TANAKA, Masaki SATO, Nobuo ISAKA, Yutaka MOMIYAMA, Seiki FURUYA, Kiyoshi HAYAMA, Yasuo KAKINUMA, Osamu OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20150004520
    Abstract: The present invention is a manufacturing method for a solid oxide fuel cell apparatus in which multiple fuel cells are adhered and affixed to a first affixing member attached within a fuel cell module, the method includes steps of: inserting one end portion of each fuel cell into respective insertion holes provided in a first affixing member; respectively positioning one end portion of each fuel cell inserted into each insertion hole relative to a fuel cell module; respectively positioning the other end portion of each fuel cell at a predetermined position relative to the fuel cell module; applying ceramic adhesive onto the first affixing member into which each of the fuel cells is inserted; and hardening the applied ceramic adhesive and affixing each of the fuel cells to the first affixing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Shuhei TANAKA, Naoki WATANABE, Nobuo ISAKA, Takuya HOSHIKO, Masaki SATO, Yutaka MOMIYAMA, Shigeru ANDO, Seiki FURUYA, Kiyoshi HAYAMA, Osamu OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20150004518
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell apparatus for generating electricity by supplying fuel and oxidant gas to fuel cells housed in a fuel cell module, comprising: an adhesive application step for applying ceramic adhesive to the joint portions of constituent members so that the flow path carrying fuel or oxidant gas inside the fuel cell module are formed in an airtight manner; a workable hardening step for hardening the applied ceramic adhesive to a state capable of implementing the next manufacturing process; and a solvent elimination and hardening step wherein, after multiple repetitions of the adhesive application step and the workable hardening step, ceramic adhesive hardened in the workable hardening steps is dried to a state capable of withstanding temperatures during electrical generation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Nobuo ISAKA, Naoki WATANABE, Shuhei TANAKA, Takuya HOSHIKO, Masaki SATO, Osamu OKAMOTO, Shigeru ANDO, Seiki FURUYA, Yutaka MOMIYAMA, Kiyoshi HAYAMA