Patents by Inventor Tomoya Matsumoto

Tomoya Matsumoto 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: 20180291247
    Abstract: The refrigerator oil of the present invention is a refrigerator oil for a refrigerant including difluoromethane (R32), which contains a polyvinyl ether-based compound (A) including a constitutional unit (a1) having a methoxyethyl group in a side chain thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadashi KISEN, Izumi TERADA, Mitsuru SHIBATA, Tomoya MATSUMOTO, So NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20180216024
    Abstract: The refrigerator oil according to the present invention includes a base oil including an oxygen-containing organic compound and a phosphorus-based compound represented by the following general formula (1). In the formula (1), n represents an integer of 1 to 10; R1 to R8 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; and Ar represents a divalent hydrocarbon group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoya MATSUMOTO, Masato KANEKO, Takashi KONDO
  • Publication number: 20180103887
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a technique for observing the insular cortex activity by using electroencephalograms. A method for sampling cerebral insular cortex activity includes: recording electroencephalograms (EEGs) provided by a plurality of EEG electrodes; creating a three-dimensional model in the form of a mesh in which a subject's brain is decomposed into a plurality of sites according to the subject's brain structure and positioning the plurality of EEG electrodes by reference to an image representing the subject's brain and head structure; creating a forward model by modeling a correlation between the activities of the respective brain sites of the three-dimensional model and an electroencephalogram distribution of the positioned EEG electrodes; and associating, by reference to information about a region of interest measured by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and the forward model, data about the electroencephalograms recorded with the cerebral activity of the region of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Noriaki KANAYAMA, Kai MAKITA, Takashi SASAOKA, Masahiro MACHIZAWA, Tomoya MATSUMOTO, Shigeto YAMAWAKI
  • Patent number: 9902917
    Abstract: The present invention is able to provide a lubricating oil composition having excellent thermal/chemical stability even when used for a compression refrigerating machine using a saturated fluorinated hydrocarbon refrigerant having a low carbon number and a low global warming potential, by using a refrigerant containing a saturated fluorinated hydrocarbon having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, which uses, as a base oil, an oxygen-containing organic compound composed of at least one member selected from a polyoxyalkylene glycol, a polyvinyl ether, a copolymer of a poly(oxy)alkylene glycol and a polyvinyl ether, a copolymer of a poly(oxy)alkylene glycol monoether and a polyvinyl ether, and a polyol ester, each having a water content of not more than 500 ppm by mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoya Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 9828567
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition for refrigerating machines contains a base oil and an additive in a form of a naphthalimide compound. A refrigerant used in a refrigerating machine in which the composition is used is unsaturated hydrofluorocarbon (unsaturated HFC) having a GWP of 1000 or less. When the present lubricating oil composition for refrigerating machines is used in refrigerating equipment such as an open-type automobile air-conditioner, an electric automobile air-conditioner, a gas heat pump, other air-conditioning equipment, a refrigerating machine, a vending machine, a showcase, a water-heating system and a refrigerating/heating system, it is possible to detect the leakage of a refrigerant with a long-lasting stability. Therefore, when an unsaturated fron refrigerant with a poor stability is used in the above-listed equipment, the present lubricating oil composition for refrigerating machines is significantly advantageous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoya Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20170335230
    Abstract: The lubricating oil composition for a refrigerator of the present invention is a lubricating oil composition for a refrigerator that is used in combination with a refrigerant containing at least one fluorine-containing organic compound selected from compounds represented by the following molecular formula (A): CpFrRs??(A) wherein R represents Cl, Br, I, or H; p represents an integer of from 2 to 6; r represents an integer of from 1 to 12; and s represents an integer of from 0 to 11, provided that the molecule contains at least one carbon-carbon unsaturated bond, and the lubricating oil composition for a refrigerator contains a base oil and a cyclic organic compound having a cyclic hydrocarbon structure and having one or more non-conjugated double bond in a cyclic structure or a side chain thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoya MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 9790449
    Abstract: The present invention is able to provide a lubricating oil composition for compression refrigerating machine having excellent thermal/chemical stability even when used for a compression refrigerating machine using a saturated fluorinated hydrocarbon refrigerant having a low carbon number and a low global warming potential, by using a refrigerant containing a saturated fluorinated hydrocarbon having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, which uses, as a base oil, an oxygen-containing organic compound composed of at least one member selected from a polyoxyalkylene glycol, a polyvinyl ether, a copolymer of a poly(oxy)alkylene glycol and a polyvinyl ether, a copolymer of a poly(oxy)alkylene glycol monoether and a polyvinyl ether, and a polyol ester, each having a hydroxyl value of not more than 15 mgKOH/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoya Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20170260473
    Abstract: The present invention is a lubricating oil for compression-type refrigerators using a difluoromethane (R32) refrigerant. The lubricating oil for compression-type refrigerators contains a first polyvinyl ether compound that is a polymer having a structural unit of a specific structure and has a carbon/oxygen molar ratio of from 3.0 to less than 4.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadashi KISEN, Tomoya MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 9719044
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition for refrigerating machines contains a base oil and an additive in a form of a hydrocarbon compound having a biphenyl structure or a stilbene structure. When the present lubricating oil composition for refrigerating machines is used in refrigerating equipment such as an open-type automobile air-conditioner, an electric automobile air-conditioner, a gas heat pump, other air-conditioning equipment, a refrigerating machine, a vending machine, a showcase, a water-heating system and a refrigerating/heating system, it is possible to detect the leakage of a refrigerant with a long-lasting stability. Therefore, when an unsaturated chlorofluorocarbon refrigerant with a poor stability is used in the above-listed equipment, the present lubricating oil composition for refrigerating machines is significantly advantageous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoya Matsumoto, Tadashi Kisen
  • Patent number: 9683190
    Abstract: The present invention is a lubricating oil for compression-type refrigerators using a difluoromethane (R32) refrigerant. The lubricating oil for compression-type refrigerators contains a first polyvinyl ether compound that is a polymer having a structural unit of a specific structure and has a carbon/oxygen molar ratio of from 3.0 to less than 4.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadashi Kisen, Tomoya Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20170166831
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator oil composition for a refrigerant containing an unsaturated fluorinated compound having a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond, which is represented by a general formula (I): C2FpR4-p, wherein R each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, or an iodine atom, and p represents an integer of 1 to 3. The composition contains a base oil (P) including one or more kinds selected from polyvinyl ethers, polyalkylene glycols, copolymers of a poly(oxy)alkylene glycol or a monoether thereof and polyvinyl ethers, and a polyol ester. The kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of the base oil (P) is 2.00 to 50.00 mm2/s, and the hydroxyl value thereof is 5.0 mgKOH/g or less. The refrigerator oil composition is excellent in compatibility with a refrigerant containing an unsaturated fluorinated compound having 2 carbon atoms and having a specific atom, and is also excellent in thermal stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoya MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170166832
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition for refrigerating machines contains a base oil and an additive in a form of a naphthalimide compound. A refrigerant used in a refrigerating machine in which the composition is used is unsaturated hydrofluorocarbon (unsaturated HFC) having a GWP of 1000 or less. When the present lubricating oil composition for refrigerating machines is used in refrigerating equipment such as an open-type automobile air-conditioner, an electric automobile air-conditioner, a gas heat pump, other air-conditioning equipment, a refrigerating machine, a vending machine, a showcase, a water-heating system and a refrigerating/heating system, it is possible to detect the leakage of a refrigerant with a long-lasting stability. Therefore, when an unsaturated fron refrigerant with a poor stability is used in the above-listed equipment, the present lubricating oil composition for refrigerating machines is significantly advantageous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoya MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 9644168
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition for refrigerating machines contains a base oil and an additive in a form of a coumarin compound. When the present lubricating oil composition for refrigerating machines is used in refrigerating equipment such as an open-type automobile air-conditioner, an electric automobile air-conditioner, a gas heat pump, other air-conditioning equipment, a refrigerating machine, a vending machine, a showcase, a water-heating system and a refrigerating/heating system, it is possible to detect the leakage of a refrigerant with a long-lasting stability. Therefore, when an unsaturated chlorofluorocarbon refrigerant with a poor stability is used in the above-listed equipment, the present lubricating oil composition for refrigerating machines is significantly advantageous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoya Matsumoto, Tadashi Kisen
  • Patent number: 9617497
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition for refrigerating machines contains a base oil and an additive in a form of a naphthalimide compound. A refrigerant used in a refrigerating machine in which the composition is used is unsaturated hydrofluorocarbon (unsaturated HFC) having a GWP of 1000 or less. When the present lubricating oil composition for refrigerating machines is used in refrigerating equipment such as an open-type automobile air-conditioner, an electric automobile air-conditioner, a gas heat pump, other air-conditioning equipment, a refrigerating machine, a vending machine, a showcase, a water-heating system and a refrigerating/heating system, it is possible to detect the leakage of a refrigerant with a long-lasting stability. Therefore, when an unsaturated freon refrigerant with a poor stability is used in the above-listed equipment, the present lubricating oil composition for refrigerating machines is significantly advantageous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoya Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20160053154
    Abstract: It is to provide a lubricating oil composition for a compression refrigerator, which is excellent in the thermal/chemical stability even when used in a compression refrigerator that uses a saturated fluorinated hydrocarbon refrigerant having a lower global warming potential and a fewer carbon atoms, by including in a base oil an organic compound having a double bond in a molecule, which is at least one kind selected from an organic compound having at least two non-conjugated double bonds in the molecule, a terpene compound having a double bond in the molecule, and C12 to C30 aliphatic unsaturated hydrocarbon having one double bond in the molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoya MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 9265754
    Abstract: Use of an S1P receptor modulator in the treatment or prevention of a disease or condition dependent on brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Yves-Alain Barde, Graeme Bilbe, Ruben Deogracias, Rainer R. Kuhn, Tomoya Matsumoto, Anis Khusro Mir, Anna Svenja Schubart
  • Patent number: 9212303
    Abstract: It is to provide a lubricating oil composition for a refrigerating machine that has a low global warming potential, and that is used for a refrigerating machine using a refrigerant having a particular structure, such as an unsaturated fluorinated hydrocarbon compound, which is a refrigerant capable of being used for existing car air conditioner system, air conditioners and the like, and that has excellent compatibility with a refrigerant and excellent thermal and chemical stability, in which the lubricating oil composition is used for a refrigerating machine using a refrigerant containing at least one fluorine-containing organic compound selected from compounds represented by the following molecular formula (A), or a combination of the fluorine-containing organic compound and a saturated fluorinated hydrocarbon compound, and contains a base oil and a sulfur-containing aromatic compound: CpOqFrRs (A), wherein R represents any one of Cl, Br, I and H; p represents an integer of from 1 to 6; q represents an integ
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoya Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20150275119
    Abstract: The present invention is a lubricating oil for compression-type refrigerators using a difluoromethane (R32) refrigerant. The lubricating oil for compression-type refrigerators contains a first polyvinyl ether compound that is a polymer having a structural unit of a specific structure and has a carbon/oxygen molar ratio of from 3.0 to less than 4.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadashi Kisen, Tomoya Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 9115301
    Abstract: It is to provide a lubricating oil composition for a refrigerating machine that has a low global warming potential by including in a base oil an organic compound having two or more non-conjugated double bonds in the molecule thereof, and that is particularly preferably used for a refrigerating machine using a refrigerant having a particular structure, such as an unsaturated fluorinated hydrocarbon compound, which is a refrigerant capable of being used for existing car air conditioner system, air conditioners and the like, and that has excellent compatibility with the refrigerant and excellent thermal and chemical stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoya Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20150065407
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition for refrigerating machines contains a base oil and an additive in a form of a hydrocarbon compound having a biphenyl structure or a stilbene structure. When the present lubricating oil composition for refrigerating machines is used in refrigerating equipment such as an open-type automobile air-conditioner, an electric automobile air-conditioner, a gas heat pump, other air-conditioning equipment, a refrigerating machine, a vending machine, a showcase, a water-heating system and a refrigerating/heating system, it is possible to detect the leakage of a refrigerant with a long-lasting stability. Therefore, when an unsaturated chlorofluorocarbon refrigerant with a poor stability is used in the above-listed equipment, the present lubricating oil composition for refrigerating machines is significantly advantageous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tomoya Matsumoto, Tadashi Kisen