Patents by Inventor Taishi Kobayashi
Taishi Kobayashi 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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Patent number: 11977146Abstract: To provide a radar device capable of detecting a position of a target in a direction orthogonal to a viewing angle. In a radar device which detects a target by using a radio wave, the radar device includes: a receiving array antenna (receiving array antenna 17) where a plurality of receiving antenna elements (first receiving antenna 17-1 to eighth receiving antenna 17-8) each having a predetermined length in a first direction are arranged to be disposed in a second direction almost orthogonal to the first direction; a dispersion part (dispersion part 31) which is disposed in a vicinity of the receiving array antenna, and dispersion properties of the radio wave change with respect to the first direction; and a detection part (control and process part 15) which detects the position of the target in the first direction based on the radio wave reflected by the dispersion part.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2018Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.Inventors: Taishi Kagimoto, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Takeo Okaniwa, Tadataka Wakabishi, Sadao Matsushima
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Publication number: 20230383905Abstract: An oil temperature estimation apparatus that estimates an oil temperature of a driving system of a vehicle includes a vehicle speed sensor, a saturated oil temperature acquirer, an oil temperature deviation acquirer, an oil temperature feedback value acquirer, and an estimated oil temperature acquirer. The saturated oil temperature acquirer acquires a saturated oil temperature in a running state of the vehicle at least including a vehicle speed based on the running state. The oil temperature deviation acquirer acquires an oil temperature deviation between the saturated oil temperature and an estimated oil temperature previous value. The oil temperature feedback value acquirer acquires an oil temperature feedback value based on the oil temperature deviation and the vehicle speed. The estimated oil temperature acquirer acquires an estimated oil temperature current value based on the estimated oil temperature previous value and the oil temperature feedback value.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Ryusei WADA, Taishi KOBAYASHI, Junji HARADA
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Publication number: 20220387971Abstract: [Problem] In an embodiment involving addition of a chelating agent in an upstream process of the process for production, such as the polymerization step, the residual ratio of the chelating agent in the final product, a particulate water-absorbing agent, is improved. [Solution] A particulate water-absorbing agent having a poly(meth)acrylic acid (salt)-based water-absorbing resin as a main component, containing a chelating agent having a nitrogen atom and an inorganic reducing agent having a sulfur atom, wherein the particulate water-absorbing agent has a chelating agent ratio of 0.8 to 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2020Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Satoshi MATSUMOTO, Kanako TSURU, Taishi KOBAYASHI, Daisuke TAKAGI, Kazushi TORII
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Patent number: 10562006Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a particulate water absorbing agent having both a high water absorption multiplying factor and a high water absorption rate and a method for manufacturing the same. The present invention is a particulate water absorbing agent for which CRC is 30 to 50 g/g, wherein the weight average particulate diameter (D50) is 200-600 ?m, and the DRC index given by the following formula is a specific value (for example, 43, 30, or 20) or less: DRC index=(49?DRC5min [g/g])/(D50 [?m]/1000).Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2017Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazushi Torii, Mariko Tamaki, Daisuke Takagi, Yuichiro Horimoto, Taishi Kobayashi, Taku Fujimoto, Takahiro Kitano, Taku Iwamura, Hiroki Kawada, Hiroyuki Goto, Yasuhisa Nakajima, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
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Patent number: 10363544Abstract: It is an object to provide a particulate water-absorbing agent having a high fluid retention capacity under pressure and reduced moisture absorption blocking properties, and a method for producing the same. A particulate water-absorbing agent including a water-insoluble metal phosphate including an anion of a phosphoric acid compound and a divalent or trivalent metal cation, the water-insoluble metal phosphate having a crystallite size of less than 0.15 ?m, wherein the particulate water-absorbing agent has a fluid retention capacity under pressure of 2.06 kpa of 20 g/g or more.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2015Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.Inventors: Taishi Kobayashi, Mariko Tamaki, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
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Publication number: 20190111411Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a particulate water absorbing agent having both a high water absorption multiplying factor and a high water absorption rate and a method for manufacturing the same. The present invention is a particulate water absorbing agent for which CRC is 30 to 50 g/g, wherein the weight average particulate diameter (D50) is 200-600 ?m, and the DRC index given by the following formula is a specific value (for example, 43, 30, or 20) or less: DRC index=(49?DRC5min [g/g])/(D50 [?m]/1000).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2017Publication date: April 18, 2019Inventors: Kazushi TORII, Mariko TAMAKI, Daisuke TAKAGI, Yuichiro HORIMOTO, Taishi KOBAYASHI, Taku FUJIMOTO, Takahiro KITANO, Taku IWAMURA, Hiroki KAWADA, Hiroyuki GOTO, Yasuhisa NAKAJIMA, Hiroyuki IKEUCHI
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Patent number: 9974882Abstract: [Problem] To provide a dust reducer which suppresses blocking against moisture absorption and has a reduced amount of dust generation, without impairing the water absorption physical properties that are required from a water absorbing agent, such as water absorption capacity under load; a method for producing a water absorbing agent using the dust reducer; and a water absorbing agent in which blocking against moisture absorption is suppressed and which has a reduced amount of dust generation. [Solution] A dust reducer for a water absorbing agent containing a surface crosslinked polyacrylic acid (salt)-based water absorbent resin as a main component, wherein the dust reducer is a multi-component metal compound which has a hydrotalcite structure and contains a hydroxyl group and two kinds of metal cations that are divalent and trivalent.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2013Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sayaka Machida, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Taishi Kobayashi, Mariko Tamaki
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Patent number: 9775927Abstract: A particulate water absorbing agent of the present invention is a water absorbing agent containing a water absorbing resin as a main component, the particulate water absorbing agent containing a polyvalent metal cation and satisfying: (1) the polyvalent metal cation is contained in an amount between 0.001 wt % and 5 wt % relative to the amount of the water absorbing agent; (2) an absorbency without pressure (CRC) is not less than 28 (g/g) and an absorbency against pressure (AAP 4.83 kPa) is not less than 10 (g/g); (3) the absorbency against pressure and the absorbency without pressure satisfy 77 ?AAP (4.83 kPa)+1.8×CRC?100; and (4) a moisture content of the water absorbing agent is between 5 wt % and 20 wt %. This provides a water absorbing agent which has blocking resistance after moisture absorption, is excellent in stability to shock and suppresses Re-Wet when used in a diaper.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2014Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.Inventors: Taishi Kobayashi, Motohiro Imura, Taku Iwamura, Katsuyuki Wada, Kozo Nogi, Yoshiro Mitsukami, Masato Abe, Hiroko Ueda, Koji Honda
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Publication number: 20170136441Abstract: It is an object to provide a particulate water-absorbing agent having a high fluid retention capacity under pressure and reduced moisture absorption blocking properties, and a method for producing the same. A particulate water-absorbing agent including a water-insoluble metal phosphate including an anion of a phosphoric acid compound and a divalent or trivalent metal cation, the water-insoluble metal phosphate having a crystallite size of less than 0.15 mm, wherein the particulate water-absorbing agent has a fluid retention capacity under pressure of 2.06 kpa of 20 g/g or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2015Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: Taishi KOBAYASHI, Mariko TAMAKI, Hiroyuki IKEUCHI
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Publication number: 20150258237Abstract: [Problem] To provide a dust reducer which suppresses blocking against moisture absorption and has a reduced amount of dust generation, without impairing the water absorption physical properties that are required from a water absorbing agent, such as water absorption capacity under load; a method for producing a water absorbing agent using the dust reducer; and a water absorbing agent in which blocking against moisture absorption is suppressed and which has a reduced amount of dust generation. [Solution] A dust reducer for a water absorbing agent containing a surface crosslinked polyacrylic acid (salt)-based water absorbent resin as a main component, wherein the dust reducer is a multi-component metal compound which has a hydrotalcite structure and contains a hydroxyl group and two kinds of metal cations that are divalent and trivalent.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2013Publication date: September 17, 2015Applicant: Nippon Shokubal Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sayaka Machida, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Taishi Kobayashi, Mariko Tamaki
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Publication number: 20150129799Abstract: A particulate water absorbing agent of the present invention is a water absorbing agent containing a water absorbing resin as a main component, the particulate water absorbing agent containing a polyvalent metal cation and satisfying: (1) the polyvalent metal cation is contained in an amount between 0.001 wt % and 5 wt % relative to the amount of the water absorbing agent; (2) an absorbency without pressure (CRC) is not less than 28 (g/g) and an absorbency against pressure (AAP 4.83 kPa) is not less than 10 (g/g); (3) the absorbency against pressure and the absorbency without pressure satisfy 77?AAP (4.83 kPa)+1.8×CRC?100; and (4) a moisture content of the water absorbing agent is between 5 wt % and 20 wt %. This provides a water absorbing agent which has blocking resistance after moisture absorption, is excellent in stability to shock and suppresses Re-Wet when used in a diaper.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventors: Taishi KOBAYASHI, Motohiro IMURA, Taku IWAMURA, Katsuyuki WADA, Kozo NOGI, Yoshiro MITSUKAMI, Masato ABE, Hiroki UEDA, Koji HONDA
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Patent number: 8952116Abstract: A particulate water absorbing agent of the present invention is a water absorbing agent containing a water absorbing resin as a main component, the particulate water absorbing agent containing a polyvalent metal cation and satisfying: (1) the polyvalent metal cation is contained in an amount between 0.001 wt % and 5 wt % relative to the amount of the water absorbing agent; (2) an absorbency without pressure (CRC) is not less than 28 (g/g) and an absorbency against pressure (AAP 4.83 kPa) is not less than 10 (g/g); (3) the absorbency against pressure and the absorbency without pressure satisfy 77?AAP (4.83 kPa)+1.8×CRC?100; and (4) a moisture content of the water absorbing agent is between 5 wt % and 20 wt %. This provides a water absorbing agent which has blocking resistance after moisture absorption, is excellent in stability to shock and suppresses Re-Wet when used in a diaper.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2010Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.Inventors: Taishi Kobayashi, Motohiro Imura, Taku Iwamura, Katsuyuki Wada, Kozo Nogi, Yoshiro Mitsukami, Masato Abe, Hiroko Ueda, Koji Honda
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Patent number: 8845924Abstract: The present invention provides a water absorbing agent, including: water absorbent resin particles; and a modified cationic polymer compound containing a primary amino group and/or a secondary amino group, the modified cationic polymer compound being obtained by reacting, with a modifying agent, a cationic polymer compound containing the primary amino group and/or the secondary amino group, and the modifying agent containing two or more carbon atoms continuously linked, and one reactive group which reacts with the primary amino group and/or the secondary amino group. The present invention further provides a method for producing a water absorbing agent including water absorbent resin particles, the method including the step (i) of mixing the water absorbent resin particles with a modified cationic polymer compound.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2008Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshifumi Adachi, Kazushi Torii, Yusuke Watanabe, Taishi Kobayashi, Toshimasa Kitayama, Seiichi Suzuki, Atsuro Yoneda
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Patent number: 8383747Abstract: A method for producing a water absorbent resin by (i) polymerizing a monomer including an unsaturated monomer containing a carboxyl group, in the presence of an internal cross-linking agent (A) having two or more radical polymerizable unsaturated groups and in the presence of a non-polymeric internal cross-linking agent (B) having two or more functional groups each allowing formation of an ester bond or an amide bond by reacting with a carboxyl group, while crushing a cross-linked polymer hydrogel; and (ii) drying the cross-linked polymer hydrogel of step (i), wherein: an amount of the internal cross-linking agent (A) is 0.01 mol % or more and 0.2 mol % or less relative to an amount of the unsaturated monomer containing a carboxyl group, and a molar ratio (B)/(A) of the internal cross-linking agent (A) and the non-polymeric internal cross-linking agent (B) is 0.01 or more and 1.8 or less.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2011Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazushi Torii, Taishi Kobayashi
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Patent number: 8257610Abstract: The present invention provides a water absorbing agent, and a method for producing the water absorbing agent. The water absorbing agent includes water absorbent resin particles, an organic acid and/or salt thereof having carbon number of 10 or more and not more than 30 in its molecule, and a water-soluble polyvalent cation. The method includes the step (i) of mixing the water absorbent resin particles, the organic acid and/or salt thereof having carbon number of 10 or more and not more than 30 in its molecule, and the water-soluble polyvalent cation with one another.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2008Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazushi Torii, Taishi Kobayashi, Yoshifumi Adachi, Yusuke Watanabe, Toshimasa Kitayama
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Patent number: 8252715Abstract: To provide a water absorbing agent which is excellent in balance between absorbency and liquid permeability against pressure and is excellent in flowability at the time of moisture absorption. The water absorbing agent comprises water absorbent resin particles and an organic surface additive, wherein: the organic surface additive having (i) a reactive group for a functional group of a surface of each water absorbent resin particle and (ii) a hydrophobic group exists on the surface of the water absorbent resin particle, and the hydrophobic group has a hydrocarbon group whose carbon number is 8 or more, and a ratio of an oxyalkylene group in a molecular mass of the organic surface additive is 0 or more and 25 mass % or less.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2008Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazushi Torii, Yoshifumi Adachi, Taishi Kobayashi, Yusuke Watanabe, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Toshimasa Kitayama
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Publication number: 20120184670Abstract: A particulate water absorbing agent of the present invention is a water absorbing agent containing a water absorbing resin as a main component, the particulate water absorbing agent containing a polyvalent metal cation and satisfying: (1) the polyvalent metal cation is contained in an amount between 0.001 wt % and 5 wt % relative to the amount of the water absorbing agent; (2) an absorbency without pressure (CRC) is not less than 28 (g/g) and an absorbency against pressure (AAP 4.83 kPa) is not less than 10 (g/g); (3) the absorbency against pressure and the absorbency without pressure satisfy 77?AAP (4.83 kPa)+1.8×CRC?100; and (4) a moisture content of the water absorbing agent is between 5 wt % and 20 wt %. This provides a water absorbing agent which has blocking resistance after moisture absorption, is excellent in stability to shock and suppresses Re-Wet when used in a diaper.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2010Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.Inventors: Taishi Kobayashi, Motohiro Imura, Taku Iwamura, Katsuyuki Wada, Kozo Nogi, Yoshiro Mitsukami, Masato Abe, Hiroko Ueda, Koji Honda
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Publication number: 20120037847Abstract: A method for producing a water absorbent resin by (i) polymerizing a monomer including an unsaturated monomer containing a carboxyl group, in the presence of an internal cross-linking agent (A) having two or more radical polymerizable unsaturated groups and in the presence of a non-polymeric internal cross-linking agent (B) having two or more functional groups each allowing formation of an ester bond or an amide bond by reacting with a carboxyl group, while crushing a cross-linked polymer hydrogel; and (ii) drying the cross-linked polymer hydrogel of step (i), wherein: an amount of the internal cross-linking agent (A) is 0.01 mol % or more and 0.2 mol % or less relative to an amount of the unsaturated monomer containing a carboxyl group, and a molar ratio (B)/(A) of the internal cross-linking agent (A) and the non-polymeric internal cross-linking agent (B) is 0.01 or more and 1.8 or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2011Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazushi TORII, Taishi KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 8044157Abstract: A method for producing a water absorbent resin comprises the steps of: (i) polymerizing a monomer including an unsaturated monomer containing a carboxyl group, in the presence of an internal cross-linking agent (A) having two or more radical polymerizable unsaturated groups in its single molecule and in the presence of a non-polymeric internal cross-linking agent (B) having in its single molecule two or more functional groups each of which allows formation of an ester bond or an amide bond by reacting with a carboxyl group so as to obtain a cross-linked polymer hydrogel; (ii) crushing the cross-linked polymer hydrogel obtained in the step (i); and (iii) drying crushed cross-linked polymer hydrogel products obtained in the step (ii), wherein: an amount of the internal cross-linking agent (A) is 0.01 mol % or more and 0.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2008Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazushi Torii, Taishi Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20110180755Abstract: The present invention provides a water absorbing agent, including: water absorbent resin particles; and a modified cationic polymer compound containing a primary amino group and/or a secondary amino group, the modified cationic polymer compound being obtained by reacting, with a modifying agent, a cationic polymer compound containing the primary amino group and/or the secondary amino group, and the modifying agent containing two or more carbon atoms continuously linked, and one reactive group which reacts with the primary amino group and/or the secondary amino group. The present invention further provides a method for producing a water absorbing agent including water absorbent resin particles, the method including the step (i) of mixing the water absorbent resin particles with a modified cationic polymer compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2008Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshifumi Adachi, Kazushi Torii, Yusuke Watanabe, Taishi Kobayashi, Toshimasa Kitayama, Seiichi Suzuki, Atsuro Yoneda