Patents by Inventor Shuntaro Uenuma

Shuntaro Uenuma 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: 11957796
    Abstract: The present invention provides isolated nanosheets each of which includes a plurality of pseudo-polyrotaxanes and which are easily isolated without adhering to each other. The present invention provides an isolated nanosheet including a plurality of pseudo-polyrotaxanes each having one or more first cyclic molecules and a linear molecule included in a cavity or cavities of the first cyclic molecules in a skewered manner, wherein the linear molecules include, as part thereof, first linear molecules each having an ionizable group that ionizes in water or an aqueous solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Kohzo Ito, Rina Maeda, Shuntaro Uenuma
  • Publication number: 20230174767
    Abstract: A composition includes a thermoplastic polymer and a polyrotaxane. The polyrotaxane includes a plurality of cyclic molecules and a chain polymer passing through the plurality of the cyclic molecules in a skewering manner, at least a part of the hydroxyl groups of the plurality of cyclic molecules being substituted with a hydrophobic group. A group that enhances miscibility of the polyrotaxane to the thermoplastic polymeris bound to at least a part of the hydrophobic groups of each of the plurality of cyclic molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicants: The Texas A&M University System, The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Hung-Jue Sue, Chia-Ying Tsai, Glendimar S. Molero, Kohzo Ito, Koichi Mayumi, Shuntaro Uenuma, Shota Ando
  • Publication number: 20210338597
    Abstract: The present invention provides isolated nanosheets each of which includes a plurality of pseudo-polyrotaxanes and which are easily isolated without adhering to each other. The present invention provides an isolated nanosheet including a plurality of pseudo-polyrotaxanes each having one or more first cyclic molecules and a linear molecule included in a cavity or cavities of the first cyclic molecules in a skewered manner, wherein the linear molecules include, as part thereof, first linear molecules each having an ionizable group that ionizes in water or an aqueous solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Kohzo ITO, Rina MAEDA, Shuntaro UENUMA
  • Publication number: 20210284758
    Abstract: Provided is a structure including a plurality of pseudo-polyrotaxanes and/or polyrotaxanes each including a chain polymer included in a cavity or cavities of one or more cyclic molecules in a skewered manner, at least part of the plurality of pseudo-polyrotaxanes and/or polyrotaxanes being arranged in series with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Kohzo Ito, Rina Maeda, Shuntaro Uenuma, Kimika Endo