Patents by Inventor Takuma Nakano

Takuma Nakano 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: 20190279798
    Abstract: A soft magnetic metal powder comprising soft magnetic metal particles including Fe, wherein a surface of the soft magnetic metal particle is covered by a coating part having an insulation property, and the coating part includes a soft magnetic metal fine particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoko MORI, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Kenji HORINO, Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME, Takuma NAKANO, Seigo TOKORO, Shota OTSUKA, Toru UJIIE, Kentaro MORI
  • Patent number: 10390555
    Abstract: The production process comprises a step (A) in which an alkali-treated tobacco source is heated to make the tobacco source release a flavoring ingredient into a gas phase, a step (B) in which the flavoring ingredient released into the gas phase is brought into contact with a given solvent which is a liquid substance at ordinary temperature, thereby trapping the flavoring ingredient in the given solvent, and a step (C) in which the given solvent is added to a constituent element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Fujisawa, Takuma Nakano, Kimitaka Uchii, Manabu Takeuchi, Kazuhiko Katayama, Manabu Yamada
  • Publication number: 20190246701
    Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generating device which is capable of optimizing the timing at which aerosol generation is stopped. This aerosol generating device 100 includes: a power source 114 which supplies power in order to atomize an aerosol source and/or heat a flavor source; a sensor 106 which outputs a measurement value indicating a first physical quantity for controlling the power supplied; and a controller 130 which acquires the measurement value output by the sensor 106, stores a profile of the measurement value, and controls the supplied power by controlling a second physical quantity different to the first physical quantity, on the basis of the acquired measurement value and at least a part of the stored profile of the measurement value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Takuma Nakano, Hajime Fujita
  • Publication number: 20190246698
    Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generating device which is capable of stopping aerosol generation at an appropriate timing. This aerosol generating device includes a power source which supplies power in order to atomize an aerosol source and/or heat a flavor source; a sensor which outputs a measurement value for controlling the power supplied; and a circuitry which controls the power supplied from the power source on the basis of the measurement value. The circuitry controls to increase a power supply amount per unit time in response to a first condition that the measured value is equal to or larger than a first threshold being satisfied, and to decrease the power supply amount per unit time in response to a second condition that the measured value is less than a second threshold greater than the first threshold and a third condition which is different from the first condition and the second condition being satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Takuma NAKANO, Hajime FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20190246703
    Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generating device which is capable of stopping aerosol generation at an appropriate timing. This aerosol generating device includes a power source which supplies power in order to atomize an aerosol source and/or heat a flavor source; a sensor which outputs a measurement value for controlling the power supplied; and a circuitry which controls the power supplied from the power source on the basis of the measurement value. The circuitry controls to increase a power supply amount per unit time in response to a first condition that the measured value is equal to or larger than a first threshold being satisfied, and to decrease the power supply amount per unit time in response to a second condition that the measured value is less than a second threshold greater than the first threshold and a third condition which is different from the first condition and the second condition being satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Takuma NAKANO, Hajime FUJITA
  • Patent number: 10369302
    Abstract: This atomization unit is provided with a liquid holding member that holds an aerosol source, a heating element that atomizes the aerosol source held by the liquid holding member, and a cover member that restricts the amount of the aerosol source supplied to the liquid holding member. The liquid holding member has a shape that extends along a prescribed direction. At least a portion of the inner side surface of the liquid holding member in an orthogonal direction which is orthogonal to the prescribed direction is in contact with or in close proximity to the heating element. At least a portion of the outer side surface of the liquid holding member in the orthogonal direction is covered by the cover member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Akihiko Suzuki, Manabu Takeuchi, Takuma Nakano, Manabu Yamada
  • Patent number: 10368583
    Abstract: A non-burning type flavor inhaler comprises: a housing having an air flow path that continues from an inlet to an outlet; an atomizer configured to atomize an aerosol source without burning; a sensor configured to output a value that changes in accordance with a puff action of a user; and a controller configured to detect a puff action of the user when a response value derived from a value that is output from the sensor satisfies an inhaling condition, the controller configured to identify that the user is an authorized user when the response value satisfies an identification condition that is different from the inhaling condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Manabu Takeuchi, Akihiko Suzuki, Takuma Nakano, Manabu Yamada
  • Publication number: 20190223512
    Abstract: A flavor inhaler includes a heating element that atomizes an aerosol source and a supply member that has a discharge port for supplying the aerosol source to the heating element. The heating element has a porous structure, and is disposed apart from the discharge port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Takuma NAKANO, Hirofumi MATSUMOTO, Manabu YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20190217028
    Abstract: The present invention controls the amounts of an inhaled aerosol and flavor independently from each other. A flavor inhaler is provided with: a mouthpiece; a first atomizing unit that atomizes an aerosol source and generates an aerosol; a flavor source that is provided between the first atomizing unit and the mouthpiece; a first flow path configured so as to guide the aerosol generated by the first atomizing unit through the flavor source to the mouthpiece; a second atomizing unit that atomizes an aerosol source and generates an aerosol; a second flow path configured so as to guide the aerosol generated by the second atomizing unit to the mouthpiece without said aerosol passing through the flavor source; and a control unit that makes it possible to change the generated aerosol amount in at least one of the first atomizing unit and the second atomizing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventor: Takuma NAKANO
  • Patent number: 10342258
    Abstract: This non-combusting flavor inhaler is provided with: a power source unit which comprises at least a battery; a first cartridge which comprises at least a vaporizer unit which, with power provided from an aerosol source and the battery, vaporizes an aerosol source without combustion; a second cartridge which has at least a flavor source and which imparts flavor to the aerosol vaporized by the vaporizer unit by said aerosol passing through said second cartridge; and a control unit which, upon detecting that it is time for the second cartridge to be replaced, controls a notification unit to notify that it is time for the second cartridge to be replaced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Matsumoto, Akihiko Suzuki, Manabu Takeuchi, Takuma Nakano, Masafumi Tarora, Manabu Yamada
  • Patent number: 10314329
    Abstract: An oral tobacco composition in which sensations to the throat and esophagus that are characteristic of raw tobacco are selectively removed, and a production method thereof are provided. Provided is an oral tobacco composition in which the ratio of total content of one or more of citric acid, malic acid, succinic acid, acetic acid and formic acid to the nicotine content (A/N) is 1.30 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Kimitaka Uchii, Takuma Nakano
  • Patent number: 10306914
    Abstract: An oral tobacco composition is provided which has a 0.06 or greater ratio (A/N) of the total amount of carboxylic acid with 6 or fewer carbon atoms to the nicotine content, and which has a 20 ng or lower TSNA content per 1 mg of nicotine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Kimitaka Uchii, Takuma Nakano
  • Publication number: 20190159510
    Abstract: A portable package including an inhaling flavor product including a flavor base material configured by a non-tobacco material, a tobacco raw material that has undergone an alkali treatment and emits an inhaling flavor component as a vapor phase, and a container portion that contains the tobacco raw material and the flavor base material, wherein the container portion limits a movement of at least one of the tobacco raw material and the flavor base material so as to maintain the tobacco raw material and the flavor base material in a non-contacting state, and the tobacco raw material and the flavor base material are arranged within a same space constructed by the container portion
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Takuma NAKANO, Keiko FUJII, Kimitaka UCHII, Manabu YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20190142073
    Abstract: The present invention improves the degree of freedom in controlling the amounts of an inhaled aerosol and a flavor. A flavor inhaler 100 is provided with: an aerosol source 102; an atomizing unit that atomizes the aerosol source and generates an aerosol; a flavor source 106 provided downstream from the atomizing unit 104; a mouthpiece 108 provided downstream from the flavor source 106; an aerosol flow path 110 that guides the aerosol generated in the atomizing unit 104 to the mouthpiece and that comprises a first flow path 110A leading to the mouthpiece via the flavor source 106 and a second flow path 110B differing from the first flow path, the starting point of said second flow path being either directly or indirectly connected to the first flow path; and a flow rate adjustment mechanism 112 that makes it possible to adjust the air flow rate ratio of the first flow path 110A and the second flow path 110B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Takuma NAKANO, Akihiko SUZUKI, Manabu YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20190133176
    Abstract: A flavor inhaler comprising: a tubular holder that extends from a mouthpiece end to a distal end; a combustion type heat source that is provided at the distal end, contains activated carbon, and carries a first flavorant; and a flavor source that is held in the holder and carries a second flavorant, wherein the first flavorant contains at least one selected from the group consisting of anethole, 2-pinene, 3-citronellol, linalyl acetate, limonene, anisaldehyde, 4-terpineol, 2-?-pinene, jasmone, sabinene, linalool, 1,8-cineole, phenethyl alcohol, and myristicin, and the second flavorant contains at least one selected from the group consisting of ?-terpinene, ?-terpinene, nerol, geraniol, and decanal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Takuma NAKANO, Takeshi AKIYAMA, Takashi ODA, Masaaki SUZUKI, Takayuki NAKAZONO
  • Publication number: 20190133198
    Abstract: Provided is a flavor inhaler comprising: an atomizing unit that generates an aerosol from an aerosol source; a flavor source provided downstream from the atomizing unit; a mouthpiece section provided downstream from the flavor source; a control unit that controls the atomizing unit; an aerosol flow path leading to the mouthpiece section from the atomizing unit; and an information source for holding identification information associated with a correction value for correcting a reference aerosol amount that is the amount of aerosol generated by the atomizing unit and that is an amount designed in advance. The aerosol flow path branches between the atomizing unit and the flavor source into a first branch flow path through which the flavor source passes and a second branch flow path that differs from the first branch flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Takuma Nakano, Akihiko Suzuki, Manabu Yamada
  • Publication number: 20190124992
    Abstract: Provided is a flavor inhaler cartridge that comprises: a liquid storage part that stores an aerosol-generating liquid; and a porous heating body that is provided with a positive electrode and a negative electrode and that, when current has been passed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, emits heat and thereby atomizes aerosol-generating liquid supplied from the liquid storage part. The relative standard deviation of the resistance value of the porous heating body as measured under prescribed experimental conditions is no more than 5.00.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Takuma NAKANO, Hirofumi MATSUMOTO, Manabu YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20190124973
    Abstract: A flavor inhaler includes a tubular holder that extends from a mouthpiece end toward a distal end, a flavor source that is provided in the holder, and a combustion type heat source that is provided at the distal end, and includes a protruding portion protruding from the distal end and a flavorant carried on the protruding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Takuma NAKANO, Takeshi AKIYAMA, Takashi ODA, Masaaki SUZUKI, Kimitaka UCHII
  • Publication number: 20190124972
    Abstract: A flavor inhaler includes: a tubular holder extending from a mouthpiece end to a distal end; a flavor source held in the holder; and a combustion type heat source provided at the distal end, containing activated carbon, and carrying a flavorant, in which the activated carbon has a BET specific surface area of 1300 m2/g or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Takuma NAKANO, Takeshi AKIYAMA, Takashi ODA, Masaaki SUZUKI, Atsuro YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20190124993
    Abstract: A cartridge for aerosol inhaler includes a liquid reservoir that stores an aerosol-generating liquid, and a heat-generating sheet that is provided with a positive electrode and a negative electrode and that, by generating heat when a current flow is caused between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, atomizes the aerosol-generating liquid supplied thereto from the liquid reservoir. The heat-generating sheet is formed of a porous material, and slits are provided in the heat-generating sheet such that, while localization in the current density of current flowing between the positive electrode and the negative electrode is inhibited, a meandering electric path unit that is formed into a meandering shape is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Hirofumi MATSUMOTO, Takuma NAKANO, Manabu YAMADA, Kei OISHI