Patents by Inventor Takashi Sakurai

Takashi Sakurai 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: 11955352
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes: a temperature raising part for raising a temperature of a first sulfuric acid; a mixing part for mixing the first sulfuric acid where the temperature is raised by the temperature raising part with a moisture-containing liquid to generate a mixed solution; and a discharging part for discharging the mixed solution onto a substrate inside a substrate processing part. The mixing part includes: a joining portion where a sulfuric acid supply line through which the first sulfuric acid where the temperature is raised by the temperature raising part flows and a liquid supply line through which the first sulfuric acid where the temperature is raised by the temperature raising part and the moisture-containing liquid flows are joined; and a reaction suppression mechanism for suppressing a reaction between the first sulfuric acid and the moisture-containing liquid in the joining portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Hiroki Sakurai, Daisuke Goto, Takashi Nakazawa, Yusuke Takamatsu, Yusuke Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20240082786
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a stable isotope enrichment device and a stable isotope enrichment method capable of reducing the discharge amount of toxic or combustible substances or substances causing environmental load in the atmosphere and reducing the amount of raw materials used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Hayato SAKURAI, Takashi KAMBE
  • Publication number: 20230272165
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical film comprising a polyimide-based resin having a constitutional unit derived from an aliphatic diamine, wherein the optical film has a glass transition temperature of 165° C. or higher and an optical transmittance at 350 nm of 10% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicants: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited, Zymergen Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Sakurai, Christiaan Schroeder, Matt Blom, Lennon Chu
  • Publication number: 20230250312
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing an optical film, the method comprising: step (I) for dissolving a polyimide-based resin in a solvent to prepare a varnish; step (II) for applying the varnish onto a substrate to form a coating film; and step (III) for drying the coating film to form a film, wherein the polyimide-based resin contains a constitutional unit derived from an aliphatic diamine, the solvent in step (I) has a moisture absorption speed per unit area of 25% by mass/h m2 or more as measured by a Karl Fischer method, and a time T from the completion of the formation of the coating film in step (II) to the start of the drying of the coating film in step (III) satisfies the following equation (A): T < 0.0018 Vs ( A ) wherein Vs represents a moisture absorption speed per minute (% by mass/min) of the solvent as determined by a Karl Fischer method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicants: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited, Zymergen Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Sakurai, Arjan Zoombelt, Justin Kerszulis
  • Publication number: 20230242722
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a long optical film, the method comprising a step for preparing a varnish by dissolving a polyimide-based resin in a solvent, wherein the polyimide-based resin contains a constitutional unit derived from an aliphatic diamine, and a moisture absorption speed per unit area of the solvent is 25% by mass/h·m2 or less as determined by a Karl Fischer method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicants: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited, Zymergen Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Sakurai, Takeru Shimoyama, Arjan Zoombelt, Justin Kerszulis
  • Publication number: 20230242721
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical film having a glass transition temperature of 165° C. or higher, an optical transmittance at 350 nm of 10% or less, an in-plane retardation of 30 nm or less, and a retardation in a thickness direction of 100 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicants: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited, Zymergen Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Sakurai, Christiaan Schroeder, Matt Blom, Lennon Chu
  • Patent number: 11573007
    Abstract: A burner device for supplying a mixture of a fuel gas and a combustion-supporting gas into a combustion region includes: a mixing path configured to inject the mixture from a downstream end portion of the mixing path into the combustion region; a fuel gas injection nozzle configured to inject the fuel gas into the mixing path toward the combustion region; and a combustion-supporting gas supply swirler configured to inject the combustion-supporting gas such that at least a part of the combustion-supporting gas collides directly with the fuel gas injected from the fuel gas injection nozzle, in a direction of a tangent line that is tangent to a fuel injection hole of the fuel gas injection nozzle on a cross-section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignees: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOKYO METROPOLITAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeo Oda, Toshiaki Sakurazawa, Ryosuke Oshima, Saburo Yuasa, Takashi Sakurai, Koichi Nozaki
  • Patent number: 11370011
    Abstract: Provided is a device for manufacturing a bent pipe, the device being capable of reducing buckling. The device including: an inner core metal arranged inside a first pipe; and a bending mold to bend the first pipe. The inner core metal includes: an inner core metal body; a first inner movable portion coupled to the inner core metal body and swingable around a first rocking shaft orthogonal to a central axis of the inner core metal body; and a second inner movable portion coupled to the first inner movable portion and swingable around a second rocking shaft parallel to the first rocking shaft. The first inner movable portion has an enlarging diameter portion enlarged in diameter toward the second inner movable portion. The bending mold causes an inner surface of the first pipe to press the first inner movable portion and the second inner movable portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: FUTABA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiro Iwase, Koichiro Yamamoto, Takashi Sakurai
  • Patent number: 11344940
    Abstract: One aspect of the present disclosure is a manufacturing device by which the bent pipe is obtained by bending a double pipe. The device includes inner and intermediate core metals, a bending mold, and a controller. The controller executes: a first bending process in which first and second pipes are bent by the bending mold in a first direction in a first area of the double pipe where the inner and intermediate core metals are placed; a second bending process in which the first and second pipes are bent, after the first bending process, by the bending mold in a second direction in a second area of the double pipe where the inner and intermediate core metals are placed; and a first bending-back process in which the second pipe is bent, after the first bending process, in a direction opposite to the first direction in the first area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: FUTABA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiro Iwase, Koichiro Yamamoto, Takashi Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20210220894
    Abstract: One aspect of the present disclosure is a manufacturing device by which the bent pipe is obtained by bending a double pipe. The device includes inner and intermediate core metals, a bending mold, and a controller. The controller executes: a first bending process in which first and second pipes are bent by the bending mold in a first direction in a first area of the double pipe where the inner and intermediate core metals are placed; a second bending process in which the first and second pipes are bent, after the first bending process, by the bending mold in a second direction in a second area of the double pipe where the inner and intermediate core metals are placed; and a first bending-back process in which the second pipe is bent, after the first bending process, in a direction opposite to the first direction in the first area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Hiro Iwase, Koichiro Yamamoto, Takashi Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20210187574
    Abstract: Provided is a device for manufacturing a bent pipe, the device being capable of reducing buckling. The device including: an inner core metal arranged inside a first pipe; and a bending mold to bend the first pipe. The inner core metal includes: an inner core metal body; a first inner movable portion coupled to the inner core metal body and swingable around a first rocking shaft orthogonal to a central axis of the inner core metal body; and a second inner movable portion coupled to the first inner movable portion and swingable around a second rocking shaft parallel to the first rocking shaft. The first inner movable portion has an enlarging diameter portion enlarged in diameter toward the second inner movable portion. The bending mold causes an inner surface of the first pipe to press the first inner movable portion and the second inner movable portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Hiro Iwase, Koichiro Yamamoto, Takashi Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20210047691
    Abstract: An embodiment according to the present invention provides a kit or device for detection of dementia, and a method for detecting dementia. An embodiment according to the present invention relates to: a kit or device for detection of dementia, including a nucleic acid(s) capable of specifically binding to an miRNA(s) or a complementary strand(s) thereof in a sample from a subject; and a method for detecting dementia, including measuring the miRNA(s) in vitro.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicants: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC., NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY
    Inventors: Kana SUZUKI, Makiko YOSHIMOTO, Junpei KAWAUCHI, Hiroko SUDO, Yuho KIDA, Satoko KOZONO, Satoshi KONDOU, Shumpei NIIDA, Yuya ASANOMI, Daichi SHIGEMIZU, Takashi SAKURAI
  • Publication number: 20200263871
    Abstract: A burner device for supplying a mixture of a fuel gas and a combustion-supporting gas into a combustion region includes: a mixing path configured to inject the mixture from a downstream end portion of the mixing path into the combustion region; a fuel gas injection nozzle configured to inject the fuel gas into the mixing path toward the combustion region; and a combustion-supporting gas supply swirler configured to inject the combustion-supporting gas such that at least a part of the combustion-supporting gas collides directly with the fuel gas injected from the fuel gas injection nozzle, in a direction of a tangent line that is tangent to a fuel injection hole of the fuel gas injection nozzle on a cross-section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicants: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOKYO METROPOLITAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeo Oda, Toshiaki Sakurazawa, Ryosuke Oshima, Saburo Yuasa, Takashi Sakurai, Koichi Nozaki
  • Patent number: 10399310
    Abstract: A resin film 10 comprising a polyimide-based polymer is disclosed. The resin film 10 has a tensile elastic modulus of 4.0 GPa or more. In a bending test where the resin film 10 is repeatedly folded into a U-shape until the distance between the resin film faces opposed to each other reaches 3 mm, and unfolded, the number of times of folding the resin film 10 until the resin film 10 fractures is more than 100000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignees: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED, INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Mitsunori Nodono, Takashi Sakurai, Katsunori Mochizuki, Junichi Ikeuchi, Boram Pyeon, Tzong Ming Lee, Chyi Ming Leu, Chih Cheng Lin
  • Publication number: 20180370207
    Abstract: A resin film 10 comprising a polyimide-based polymer is disclosed. The resin film 10 has a tensile elastic modulus of 4.0 GPa or more. In a bending test where the resin film 10 is repeatedly folded into a U-shape until the distance between the resin film faces opposed to each other reaches 3 mm, and unfolded, the number of times of folding the resin film 10 until the resin film 10 fractures is more than 100000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicants: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED, INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Mitsunori NODONO, Takashi SAKURAI, Katsunori MOCHIZUKI, Junichi IKEUCHI, Boram PYEON, Tzong Ming LEE, Chyi Ming LEU, Chih Cheng LIN
  • Publication number: 20170334180
    Abstract: Disclosed is a laminated film including a resin film containing a polyimide-based polymer; and a functional layer provided on at least one principal face side of the resin film. Also disclosed is a resin film containing a polyimide-based polymer and a silicon material containing silicon atoms, in which Si/N that is the atomic ratio between silicon atoms and nitrogen atoms is 8 or greater in at least one principal face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Satoshi OKAMOTO, Mitsunori NODONO, Takashi SAKURAI, Junichi IKEUCHI, Mio YASUI
  • Publication number: 20170329062
    Abstract: To improve an optical film containing a polyimide-based polymer and the like and used for a front plate of a flexible device member, in terms of improvement of hygroscopic characteristics and achievement of high transparency, less coloring, and satisfactory ultraviolet absorption. Disclosed is an optical film containing a polyimide-based polymer and/or polyamide and an ultraviolet absorbent. A light transmittance of the optical film is not more than 5% at 380 nm and not less than 80% at 420 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hideaki NAKAJIMA, Takashi SAKURAI, Katsunori MOCHIZUKI, Boram PYEON
  • Publication number: 20150322400
    Abstract: An automatic cell detachment device includes: a placing board, to which a culture vessel is to be fixed; a scraper for scraping away cells adhering to an inner bottom surface of the culture vessel; and a chuck including a pair of claws configured to pinch an upper part of the scraper. The chuck is lifted and lowered by a lifting/lowering mechanism, and is moved by a moving mechanism between the placing board and a holding stand. The holding stand holds replacement scrapers in a state where an upper part of each replacement scraper is exposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keizo WATAKABE, Takashi SAKURAI, Shimpei ITO, Katsumi NAKASHIMA
  • Patent number: 9068987
    Abstract: The present invention describes inhibitors of extracellular Hsp90. The inhibition of extracellular Hsp90 leads to a reduction of the invasiveness of the tumor cells. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of molecules inhibiting extracellular Hsp90 function for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of invasion and/or metastatic potential of cancer cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE
    Inventors: Daniel G. Jay, Brenda K. Eustace, Takashi Sakurai
  • Patent number: 9038392
    Abstract: A gas turbine combustor includes inner and outer liners that are concentric and cylindrical, and an end liner closing between upstream ends thereof and forming a hollow cylindrical combustion chamber therein, and a swirling air flow forming device introducing combustion air about the end liner from outside and forming a swirling air flow, a fuel ejector ejecting fuel in the swirling direction to form a premixed swirling flow, and an igniter igniting the premixed swirling flow to form a tubular flame surface. The combustion chamber includes a primary combustion chamber, a secondary combustion chamber disposed downstream of the primary combustion chamber, and an annular restrictor reducing the outer diameter of the primary combustion chamber and disposed therebetween. A diluting air hole, supplying diluting air along a flow of the combustion gas passing through the restrictor, is disposed downstream of the restrictor in the inner liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignees: IHI Corporation, Tokyo Metropolitan University
    Inventors: Saburo Yuasa, Takashi Sakurai, Motohide Murayama, Katsuhiro Minakawa