Patents by Inventor Toru Nishioka
Toru Nishioka 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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Publication number: 20140054882Abstract: A card 1 includes: a card substrate 10; a transparent hologram layer 20 on a part of the substrate 10; and a surface layer 30 comprising a print layer 40 on the substrate 10 and the layer 20, is formed by a transparent material, and is printed with a color similar to the upper surface of the substrate 10. When a card surface 1a is viewed from the normal line, the layer 40 has the same color shading compared to the upper surface of the substrate 10, at the edge portion 22 of the layer 20. The layer 40 includes a gradation portion 43 wherein the color is gradually lighter from an outer edge portion 43a at the inner side of the edge portion 22 of the layer 20 toward the inner portion, a window portion 44 is formed at an image 21 portion of the layer 20.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2012Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takumi Motoi, Toru Nishioka
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Publication number: 20130189430Abstract: A method for producing a molded body in which the matrix of a composite material is prevented from penetrating into a carbon foam. Specifically, a method for producing a molded body (1) that comprises: disposing a thermosetting adhesive (3) on a porous body (2), disposing a composite material (4) containing a thermosetting resin as a matrix on the adhesive (3), curing the adhesive (3), and liquefying and curing the matrix of the composite material (4) after the adhesive has been cured. In this production method, because the cured adhesive (3) bonds strongly to the porous body (2) before the matrix of the composite material (4) is liquefied, the subsequently liquefied matrix of the composite material (4) can be prevented from penetrating into the interior of the porous body (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2011Publication date: July 25, 2013Inventors: Takayuki Shimizu, Yuya Nagatomo, Daisuke Miwa, Sohei Arakawa, Toru Nishioka, Yusuke Shibuya
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METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATIONIZED CELLULOSE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATIONIZED HYDROXYALKYL CELLULOSE
Publication number: 20130005957Abstract: A production method of a cationized cellulose or a cationized hydroxyalkylcellulose, including step 1 for adding a cationizing agent to cellulose and mechanically decrystallizing the cellulose and step 2 for adding a basic compound to the mixture obtained in step 1 and mechanically decrystallizing the cellulose, or a production method of a cationized cellulose or a cationized hydroxyalkylcellulose, including a step 3 for adding a basic compound to cellulose and mechanically decrystallizing the cellulose and step 4 for adding a cationizing agent to the mixture obtained in step 3 and mechanically decrystallizing the cellulose. The cellulose and the cationizing agent are allowed to react with each other in step 2 or step 4.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: Kao CorporationInventors: Akiyoshi Kimura, Keiichiro Tomioka, Toru Nishioka, Kohei Nakanishi -
Publication number: 20120214985Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a cationic hydroxypropyl cellulose including the step of reacting a low-crystalline powdery cellulose with a cationizing agent represented by the following general formula (1) and/or a cationizing agent represented by the following general formula (2), and propylene oxide in the presence of water in an amount of from 10 to 60% by mass on the basis of the low-crystalline powdery cellulose, and a catalyst: wherein R1 to R3 are each independently a linear or branched hydrocarbon group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and X and Z are each a halogen atom and may be the same or different from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2010Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Masanori Takai, Masafumi Miyamoto, Kohei Nakanishi, Toru Nishioka
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Publication number: 20110015351Abstract: Provided is a production method for the particulate water-absorbing agent, which can collecting the fine powders generated during the producing process efficiently without worsening working environment, and also the particulate water-absorbing agent produced by the production method thereof. This production method includes (1) a polymerization step for obtaining a polymer gel, (2) a drying step for drying said polymer gel to obtain a particulate water-absorbing resin, (3) a classification step for sieving said particulate water-absorbing resin, (4) a surface cross-linking step for cross-linking the neighborhood of the surface of said particulate water-absorbing resin (5) a packaging step for filling a packaging material container with said particulate water-absorbing agent for packaging and (6) a transportation step for transporting the products produced in each of the steps to the other steps.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2009Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: Nippon Shokubai Co., LtdInventors: Kozo Nogi, Sumio Okuda, Keiji Inoue, Kazumasa Konishi, Toru Nishioka, Yusuke Watanabe
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Publication number: 20100274001Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a cellulose ether derivative in an industrially convenient and efficient manner by reacting a low-crystalline powdery cellulose with an epoxy compound in the presence of a catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2008Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicant: Kao CorporationInventors: Munehisa Okutsu, Masanori Takai, Toru Nishioka, Takeshi Ihara, Naoki Nojiri, Masahiro Umehara, Kohei Nakanishi
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Publication number: 20090182060Abstract: The present invention relates to a W/O/W emulsion composition that is excellent in emulsification stability, and exhibits a good spreadability over skins and imparts a good wet feel upon use without stickiness and oiliness; a detergent composition containing a W/O/W emulsion which is excellent in touch feel after washing without deterioration in washing performance; and processes for producing these compositions. According to the present invention, there are provided a W/O/W emulsion composition including a polysaccharide derivative containing in a side chain thereof, a group represented by the formula (1): —(OX)n-E1-R??(1); a detergent composition containing the W/O/W emulsion; and process for producing these composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2007Publication date: July 16, 2009Applicant: Kao CorporationInventors: Toru Nishioka, Takeshi Ihara
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Patent number: 7488193Abstract: Provided is a card connector including a first contact which is connected to a first card (card B), a second contact which is disposed toward an insertion port of the card from the first contact so as to be connected to a second card (card C), and a protection plate which protects the second contact from the contact with the first card. A guide piece which guides the bottom surface of the first card is formed in a housing in which the first and second cards are selectively mounted, and a support surface which is disposed in a position toward the insertion port and on the upper side from the guide piece is formed on the protection plate. The first card is inserted in a state where the leading end thereof is inclined more downward than the rear end thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2008Date of Patent: February 10, 2009Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toru Nishioka, Kazuki Satoh, Toru Wagatsuma
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Publication number: 20090023318Abstract: Provided is a card connector including a first contact which is connected to a first card (card B), a second contact which is disposed toward an insertion port of the card from the first contact so as to be connected to a second card (card C), and a protection plate which protects the second contact from the contact with the first card. A guide piece which guides the bottom surface of the first card is formed in a housing in which the first and second cards are selectively mounted, and a support surface which is disposed in a position toward the insertion port and on the upper side from the guide piece is formed on the protection plate. The first card is inserted in a state where the leading end thereof is inclined more downward than the rear end thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2008Publication date: January 22, 2009Inventors: Toru Nishioka, Kazuki Satoh, Toru Wagatsuma
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Patent number: 7275503Abstract: A method of constructing an exhaust heat recovery boiler. A required number of heat transfer tube group panel modules (20) are produced in an appropriate size according to design specifications of HRSG, where the heat transfer tube group panel modules (20) each have a large number of heat transfer tubes (6), heat transfer tube group panels (23) constituted of upper and lower collection tubes (7, 8) for the heat transfer tubes (6), a casing (1) for the heat transfer tube group panels (23), heat transfer tube group panel supporting beams (22) provided outside a ceiling wall portion of the casing (1), and a vertical and horizontal module frames (24, 25) provided outside the casing (1). Main frames for supporting the modules (20), including main pillars (33), main beams (34), and bottom wall portion pillars (36), are constructed in advance in a construction site of the heat recovery boiler (HRSG).Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2004Date of Patent: October 2, 2007Assignee: Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Isao Waseda, Yuzuru Yoshimoto, Yoshiki Kitahashi, Toshinori Shigenaka, Mitsugi Musashi, Toru Nishioka, Tatsuo Kiriyama, Eiiji Murakami
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Patent number: 7090935Abstract: A magnetic card of the invention comprises a card substrate 11 on which a magnetic layer 12, a thin-film layer 13 formed of a metal or a metal compound for concealing the magnetic layer, a printed layer 14 and a volume hologram layer 15 are successively provided, wherein magnetic information is recorded on or read from a volume hologram layer side. The volume hologram layer 15 is composed essentially of a photosensitive material comprising a cationic polymerizable compound, a radical polymerizable compound, a photo-radical polymerization initiator system that is sensitive to light of a specific wavelength to polymerize the radical polymerizable compound, and a photo-cationic polymerization initiator system that is less sensitive to the light of a specific wavelength but sensitive to light of another wavelength to polymerize the cationic polymerizable compound.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2004Date of Patent: August 15, 2006Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Minoru Azakami, Kenji Ueda, Tetsuya Toshine, Toru Nishioka, Atsushi Umezawa, Akihiro Mizumura
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Publication number: 20060175040Abstract: The invention provides an exhaust heat recovery boiler construction method in which a necessary number of heat exchanger tube bundle panel modules each having heat exchanger tube bundle panels including a number of heat exchanger tubes and upper and lower headers of the heat exchanger tubes, a casing of the heat exchanger tube bundle panels, heat exchanger tube bundle panel support beams located outside the ceiling wall of the casing, and vertical and horizontal module frames located outside the casing, are prepared so as to have a proper size according to the design specifications of the heat recovery boiler, main frames including main columns, main beams, and bottom wall columns for supporting the modules are constructed in advance at a construction site of the exhaust heat recovery boiler (heat recovery boiler), and the modules are transported and hung down by a crane between the main columns adjacent to each other at the construction site to set the support beams of the modules at the installation heightType: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2004Publication date: August 10, 2006Applicant: Babcoak-Hitachi Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Isao Waseda, Yuzuru Yoshimoto, Yoshiki Kitahashi, Toshinori Shigenaka, Mitsugi Musashi, Toru Nishioka, Tatsuo Kiriyama, Eiji Murakami
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Publication number: 20040234816Abstract: A magnetic card of the invention comprises a card substrate 11 on which a magnetic layer 12, a thin-film layer 13 formed of a metal or a metal compound for concealing the magnetic layer, a printed layer 14 and a volume hologram layer 15 are successively provided, wherein magnetic information is recorded on or read from a volume hologram layer side. The volume hologram layer 15 is composed essentially of a photosensitive material comprising a cationic polymerizable compound, a radical polymerizable compound, a photo-radical polymerization initiator system that is sensitive to light of a specific wavelength to polymerize the radical polymerizable compound, and a photo-cationic polymerization initiator system that is less sensitive to the light of a specific wavelength but sensitive to light of another wavelength to polymerize the cationic polymerizable compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2004Publication date: November 25, 2004Applicant: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Minoru Azakami, Kenji Ueda, Tetsuya Toshine, Toru Nishioka, Atsushi Umezawa, Akihiro Mizumura
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Patent number: 6776640Abstract: A card connector apparatus that can prevent forced removal of a card at a predetermined mounting position and transmission of a force exerted when trying to pull the card out by force to a locking mechanism is provided. An apparatus of the present invention includes a slider, an ejection spring, a locking mechanism for the slider including a heart-shaped cam groove and a latch-pin, an engaging member, that is, a leaf spring, provided on the slider, and a fixed portion, for example, a shoulder, with which an end portion of the leaf spring engages when a compact memory card is in a state of being held at a predetermined mounting position, and an attempt is made to move the compact memory card in the ejecting direction, that is, toward the insertion port, the shoulder being formed on a housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2003Date of Patent: August 17, 2004Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Toru Nishioka
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Patent number: 6727345Abstract: A surface-modified water-absorbent resin powder is produced continuously with high productivity in a state where the particle diameter distribution is narrow and where the properties are high by a process comprising a polymerizing step, a drying step, a pulverizing step, a classifying step, and a surface-modifying step, and further, conveying steps of connecting them, wherein the conveying steps include at least two hoppers for storing the water-absorbent resin powder. A powder surface detector used favorably for this process includes a float hung down by a hanging line.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2002Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsuhiro Kajikawa, Toru Nishioka, Hirotama Fujimaru, Kunihiko Ishizaki
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Patent number: 6716894Abstract: The present invention provides: a water-absorbent resin powder, which includes no fine metallic foreign substance, and in which the deterioration is suppressed; its production process; and uses. The present invention production process for a water-absorbent resin powder comprises the steps of: polymerizing an unsaturated monomer; and drying the resultant crosslinked hydrogel polymer, wherein the water-absorbent resin powder has a crosslinked structure and a mass-average particle diameter of 300 to 600 &mgr;m wherein the ratio of fine particles having particle diameters of not larger than 150 &mgr;m is less than 10 mass % of the water-absorbent resin powder, with the production process being characterized by further comprising a magnetic-flux irradiation step of passing a magnetic field having a magnetic flux density of not less than 0.05 Wb/m2 through the water-absorbent resin powder after the drying step in the production process.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2002Date of Patent: April 6, 2004Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsuhiro Kajikawa, Toru Nishioka, Hirotama Fujimaru, Kunihiko Ishizaki
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Patent number: 6652300Abstract: A lock member has an engagement receiving portion to be engaged with an engaging portion formed in a slide member. An engagement regulating portion is provided so as to regulate the movement in the disengaging direction of the slide member and the lock member in a state in which the engaging portion and the engagement receiving portion are engaged. By removing the regulation by the engagement regulating portion, the engaging portion and the engagement receiving portion are disengaged from each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2002Date of Patent: November 25, 2003Assignee: Alps Electric Co., LtdInventor: Toru Nishioka
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Publication number: 20030194897Abstract: A card connector apparatus that can prevent forced removal of a card at a predetermined mounting position and transmission of a force exerted when trying to pull the card out by force to a locking mechanism is provided. An apparatus of the present invention includes a slider, an ejection spring, a locking mechanism for the slider including a heart-shaped cam groove and a latch-pin, an engaging member, that is, a leaf spring, provided on the slider, and a fixed portion, for example, a shoulder, with which an end portion of the leaf spring engages when a compact memory card is in a state of being held at a predetermined mounting position, and an attempt is made to move the compact memory card in the ejecting direction, that is, toward the insertion port, the shoulder being formed on a housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2003Publication date: October 16, 2003Applicant: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Toru Nishioka
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Publication number: 20030087983Abstract: The present invention provides: a water-absorbent resin powder, which includes no fine metallic foreign substance, and in which the deterioration is suppressed; its production process; and uses. The present invention production process for a water-absorbent resin powder comprises the steps of: polymerizing an unsaturated monomer; and drying the resultant crosslinked hydrogel polymer, wherein the water-absorbent resin powder has a crosslinked structure and a mass-average particle diameter of 300 to 600 &mgr;m wherein the ratio of fine particles having particle diameters of not larger than 150 &mgr;m is less than 10 mass % of the water-absorbent resin powder, with the production process being characterized by further comprising a magnetic-flux irradiation step of passing a magnetic field having a magnetic flux density of not less than 0.05 Wb/m2 through the water-absorbent resin powder after the drying step in the production process.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2002Publication date: May 8, 2003Inventors: Katsuhiro Kajikawa, Toru Nishioka, Hirotama Fujimaru, Kunihiko Ishizaki
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Publication number: 20030020199Abstract: A surface-modified water-absorbent resin powder is produced continuously with high productivity in a state where the particle diameter distribution is narrow and where the properties are high by a process comprising a polymerizing step, a drying step, a pulverizing step, a classifying step, and a surface-modifying step, and further, conveying steps of connecting them, wherein the conveying steps include at least two hoppers for storing the water-absorbent resin powder. A powder surface detector used favorably for this process includes a float hung down by a hanging line.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2002Publication date: January 30, 2003Inventors: Katsuhiro Kajikawa, Toru Nishioka, Hirotama Fujimaru, Kunihiko Ishizaki