Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Abe

Tomohiro Abe 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: 20190019956
    Abstract: The present invention provides with an electron-accepting compound having a structure of the following formula (1):
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki GOROHMARU, Kazuki Okabe, Koichiro Iida, Tomokazu Umemoto, Yoshimasa Bando, Koichi Ishibashi, Yoshiko Kajiyama, Tomohiro Abe
  • Patent number: 10096812
    Abstract: A battery is provided. The battery including a positive electrode that includes a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer provided on the positive electrode current collector; a negative electrode; and a separator that includes at least a porous film; wherein the porous film satisfies the following equations: 0.04?Ri??0.07L?0.09×S+4.99 Ri=?2L/?? ??=[{(L?/100)?Rz×0.46/3}/L]×100 ?={(1.216×?Td×10?4)/L}0.5 where Ri represents a film resistance (?m), L represents a film thickness (?m), ? represents a tortuosity factor, T represents air permeability (sec/100 cc), d represents a pore size (nm), Rz represents a surface roughness maximum height (?m), ? represents a porosity (%), ?? represents a corrected porosity (%), and S represents an area density of the positive electrode active material layer (mg/cm2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Abe, Kentaro Takagi
  • Patent number: 10017591
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide compositions which have low-temperature heat sealing properties, are free from stickiness, may achieve a heat seal strength controlled within a certain definite range when heat sealing takes place at low temperatures, have small changes in heat seal strength with time, and are such that in the packaging applications, the strength required to open the packages may be easily controlled within a certain definite range, and high-performance packages may be designed. The invention resides in a 1-butene.?-olefin copolymer composition including 99 to 1 parts by mass of at least one olefin polymer (X) selected from propylene polymers (X-1) and ethylene polymers (X-2), and 1 to 99 parts by mass of a 1-butene.?-olefin copolymer (Y) containing 0.1 to 30 mol % of one or more ?-olefins selected from ?-olefins and having a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of 1.0 to 3.5 [wherein the total of (X) and (Y) in the composition is 100 parts by mass].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Ikuo Akai, Tomohiro Abe, Koya Yoshimoto, Masayoshi Yamaguchi, Shinya Tanaka, Koji Matsunaga, Makoto Egawa
  • Publication number: 20180019460
    Abstract: A battery is provided. The battery includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material layer provided on a positive electrode current collector; a negative electrode; and a separator at least including a porous film, wherein the porous film has a porosity ? [%] and an air permeability t [sec/100 cc] which satisfy formulae of: t=a×Ln(?)?4.02a+100 and ?1.87×1010×S?4.96?a??40 wherein S is the area density of the positive electrode active material layer [mg/cm2] and Ln is natural logarithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Tomohiro ABE, Motomi SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 9819006
    Abstract: A battery is provided. The battery includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material layer provided on a positive electrode current collector; a negative electrode; and a separator at least including a porous film, wherein the porous film has a porosity ? [%] and an air permeability t [sec/100 cc] which satisfy formulae of: t=a×Ln(?)?4.02a+100 and ?1.87×1010×S?4.96?a??40 wherein S is the area density of the positive electrode active material layer [mg/cm2] and Ln is natural logarithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Abe, Motomi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9771986
    Abstract: A selectable one-way clutch adapted to prevent an undesirable engagement is provided. The selectable one-way clutch comprises a drag increasing device that increases a drag of oil acting between the pocket plate and the selector plate against a force rotating the selector plate in a direction to bring the selectable one-way clutch into the engagement mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Shioiri, Hideaki Komada, Yuki Kurosaki, Hiroyuki Shibata, Hiroki Yasui, Tomohiro Abe
  • Publication number: 20170266934
    Abstract: A laminate film (30) of the present invention includes a heat sealing layer (10) composed of a resin composition including, with respect to 20 to 95 parts by weight of a propylene-based polymer (A) having a melting point (Tm) of equal to or higher than 120° C. and equal to or lower than 170° C. as measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), a total of 5 to 80 parts by weight of two or more kinds of copolymers selected from the group consisting of a propylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Tatsuya OKU, Tomohiro ABE, Satoshi IKEDA, Kiminori NODA, Makoto EGAWA
  • Publication number: 20170256784
    Abstract: A battery is provided. The battery includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material layer provided on a positive electrode current collector; a negative electrode; and a separator at least including a porous film, wherein the porous film has a porosity ?[%] and an air permeability t[sec/100 cc] which satisfy formulae of: t=a×Ln(?)?4.02a+100 and ?1.87×1010×S?4.96?a??40 wherein S is the area density of the positive electrode active material layer [mg/cm2] and Ln is natural logarithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Tomohiro ABE, Motomi SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20170250391
    Abstract: A battery is provided. The battery including a positive electrode that includes a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer provided on the positive electrode current collector; a negative electrode; and a separator that includes at least a porous film; wherein the porous film satisfies the following equations: 0.04?Ri??0.07L?0.09×S+4.99 Ri=?2L/?? ??=[{(L?/100)?Rz×0.46/3}/L]×100 ?={(1.216×?Td×10?4)/L}0.5 where Ri represents a film resistance (?m), L represents a film thickness (?m), ? represents a tortuosity factor, T represents air permeability (sec/100 cc), d represents a pore size (nm), Rz represents a surface roughness maximum height (?m), ? represents a porosity (%), ?? represents a corrected porosity (%), and S represents an area density of the positive electrode active material layer (mg/cm2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Tomohiro ABE, Kentaro TAKAGI
  • Publication number: 20170240037
    Abstract: A drive unit of a hybrid vehicle includes an engine; an electric motor; first and second differential mechanisms; a selectable one-way clutch; and a case accommodating the electric motor. Further, the first differential mechanism includes a first rotational element coupled to the electric motor, a second rotational element coupled to the engine, and a third rotational element that outputs power toward drive wheels, the second differential mechanism includes a sun gear coupled to the electric motor, a carrier coupled to the engine, a ring gear whose rotation is regulated by the selectable one-way clutch, and a ring gear flange that rotates integrally with the ring gear, and the selectable one-way clutch switches a state thereof between a locked state and an unlocked state, and the ring gear flange is supported by a rotor shaft of the electric motor via a radial bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki SHIBATA, Hiroyuki SHIOIRI, Yuki KUROSAKI, Shotaro KATO, Hiroki YASUI, Tomohiro ABE, Akira HIBINO
  • Publication number: 20170217144
    Abstract: Disclosed is a stretched laminated film 30 having a heat-sealable layer 10 composed of a resin composition which contains 50 to 97 parts by mass of a propylene-based polymer (A) having a melting point (Tm) of not lower than 120° C. but not higher than 170° C. and comprising more than 50% by mol of a structural unit derived from propylene, 3 to 50 parts by mass of a 1-butene-based polymer (B) having a melting point (Tm) of lower than 120° C. and comprising 10 to 90% by mol of a structural unit derived from 1-butene and 10 to 90% by mol of a structural unit derived from an ?-olefin having 3 or 5 to 20 carbon atoms, and optionally 3 to 30 parts by mass of an ethylene ?-olefin copolymer (C) comprising 50 to 99% by mol of a structural unit derived from ethylene and 1 to 50% by mol of a structural unit derived from an ?-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, wherein the sum of the component (A) and the component (B) is 100 parts by mass; and a base layer 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Tatsuya OKU, Tomohiro ABE, Satoshi IKEDA, Kiminori NODA, Makoto EGAWA
  • Patent number: 9673445
    Abstract: A battery is provided. The battery includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material layer provided on a positive electrode current collector; a negative electrode; and a separator at least including a porous film, wherein the porous film has a porosity ? [%] and an air permeability t [sec/100 cc] which satisfy formulae of: t=a×Ln(?)?4.02a+100 and ?1.87×1010×S?4.96?a??40 wherein S is the area density of the positive electrode active material layer [mg/cm2] and Ln is natural logarithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Abe, Motomi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9647256
    Abstract: Provided is a battery in which an area density S (mg/cm2) of a positive electrode active material layer is 27 mg/cm2 or greater, and a porous film included in a separator has a structure satisfying the following Expressions. 0.04?Ri??0.07L?0.09×S+4.99 Ri=?2L/?? ??=[{(L×?/100)?Rz×0.46/3}/L]×100 ?={(1.216×??Td×10?4)/L}0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Abe, Kentaro Takagi
  • Publication number: 20170110716
    Abstract: A battery is provided. The battery includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material layer provided on a positive electrode current collector; a negative electrode; and a separator at least including a porous film, wherein the porous film has a porosity ? [%] and an air permeability t [sec/100 cc] which satisfy formulae of: t=a×Ln(?)?4.02a+100 and ?1.87×1010×S?4.96?a??40 wherein S is the area density of the positive electrode active material layer [mg/cm2] and Ln is natural logarithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Tomohiro ABE, Motomi SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 9566770
    Abstract: The polyolefin composite film is excellent in low-temperature heat sealability, heat-sealing strength and transparency, and at least has surface layer [i]//intermediate layer [iii]//core layer[i], wherein the surface layer[i]includes a propylene resin composition including 0-50 wt % of a specific propylene?-olefin random copolymer (A) and/or a specific 1-butene?-olefin copolymer (E), and 50-100 wt % of a propylene polymer (B) having a melting point of 120-170° C. ((A), (E) and (B) in the surface layer totals 100 wt %); the core layer [ii]includes a propylene resin composition including 70-100 wt % of a crystalline polypropylene (C) having a melting point of 150-170° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Ikuo Akai, Tomohiro Abe, Takayuki Kuroki
  • Publication number: 20170037161
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide compositions which have low-temperature heat sealing properties, are free from stickiness, may achieve a heat seal strength controlled within a certain definite range when heat sealing takes place at low temperatures, have small changes in heat seal strength with time, and are such that in the packaging applications, the strength required to open the packages may be easily controlled within a certain definite range, and high-performance packages may be designed. The invention resides in a 1-butene.?-olefin copolymer composition including 99 to 1 parts by mass of at least one olefin polymer (X) selected from propylene polymers (X-1) and ethylene polymers (X-2), and 1 to 99 parts by mass of a 1-butene.?-olefin copolymer (Y) containing 0.1 to 30 mol % of one or more ?-olefins selected from ?-olefins and having a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of 1.0 to 3.5 [wherein the total of (X) and (Y) in the composition is 100 parts by mass].
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Ikuo AKAI, Tomohiro ABE, Koya YOSHIMOTO, Masayoshi YAMAGUCHI, Shinya TANAKA, Koji MATSUNAGA, Makoto EGAWA
  • Patent number: 9548486
    Abstract: A battery is provided. The battery includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material layer provided on a positive electrode current collector; a negative electrode; and a separator at least including a porous film, wherein the porous film has a porosity ? [%] and an air permeability t [sec/100 cc] which satisfy formulae of: t=a×Ln(?)?4.02a+100 and ?1.87×1010×S?4.96?a??40 wherein S is the area density of the positive electrode active material layer [mg/cm2] and Ln is natural logarithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Abe, Motomi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9544476
    Abstract: An omnidirectional camera comprises a camera mounting frame of cylindrical hollow body, a plurality of horizontal camera units, each of which is provided on a horizontal plane orthogonal to a center line of the camera mounting frame and adapted to acquire an image in a horizontal direction. A vertical camera unit is provided so as to coincide with the center line of the camera mounting frame and adapted to acquire an image in a zenith direction. A ring-like GPS antenna is provided so as to surround the vertical camera unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
    Inventors: Takeshi Ishida, Jun Sasagawa, Tomohiro Abe, Hirokazu Yamada, Tetsuya Akimoto
  • Patent number: 9515277
    Abstract: To provide an organic electroluminescent element having a low driving voltage, high current efficiency and high voltage efficiency. An organic electroluminescent element comprising an anode, a cathode and an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the organic layer comprises a mixed layer containing a light-emitting low molecular compound and/or a charge-transporting low molecular compound in a film containing an insolubilized polymer obtained by insolubilizing an insolubilizing polymer, and, adjacent to the mixed layer, a layer containing a light-emitting low molecular compound and a charge-transporting low molecular compound and not containing an insolubilized polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki Okabe, Atsushi Takahashi, Tomohiro Abe, Yasuyuki Tsurutani, Hideki Sato
  • Patent number: 9505958
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide compositions which have low-temperature heat sealing properties, are free from stickiness, may achieve a heat seal strength controlled within a certain definite range when heat sealing takes place at low temperatures, have small changes in heat seal strength with time, and are such that in the packaging applications, the strength required to open the packages may be easily controlled within a certain definite range, and high-performance packages may be designed. The invention resides in a 1-butene.?-olefin copolymer composition including 99 to 1 parts by mass of at least one olefin polymer (X) selected from propylene polymers (X-1) and ethylene polymers (X-2), and 1 to 99 parts by mass of a 1-butene.?-olefin copolymer (Y) containing 0.1 to 30 mol % of one or more ?-olefins selected from ?-olefins and having a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of 1.0 to 3.5 [wherein the total of (X) and (Y) in the composition is 100 parts by mass].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Ikuo Akai, Tomohiro Abe, Koya Yoshimoto, Masayoshi Yamaguchi, Shinya Tanaka, Koji Matsunaga, Makoto Egawa