Patents by Inventor Yasumitsu Sakuma
Yasumitsu Sakuma 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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Patent number: 9132392Abstract: The invention is a column contact apparatus for contacting gas with liquid in an upflow in a column container, containing two or more stages of honeycomb structural bodies in the column container in a vertical direction, a space portion formed between the respective stages of the honeycomb structural bodies and a flow-aligning portion as back-flow prevention means provided in the space portion between the respective stages such that the flow-aligning portion is not brought into contact with the honeycomb structural bodies, the flow-aligning portion including a plurality of holes with hole diameters of 0.5 mm to 8 mm.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2011Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Takeshi Narushima, Yoichi Endo, Yoshihiro Nozawa, Minoru Goto, Toru Ugajin, Hiroyuki Shiomi, Kunio Matsui, Yasumitsu Sakuma
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Patent number: 9061964Abstract: The present invention discloses the method for producing a tertiary amine, using the column reactor packed with catalyst layers, containing supplying a liquid and a gaseous raw materials from the bottom of the column, reacting these raw materials in the column, and discharging the product from the top of the column, wherein the column reactor includes two or more honeycomb catalyst layers as the catalyst layers, one or more spaces between each honeycomb catalyst layer, and one or more rectifying sections that prevents a partial or whole back flow of the raw materials, arranged in each space without contacting with the honeycomb catalyst layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2014Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Yasumitsu Sakuma, Wataru Nomura, Goshi Yamamoto, Takeshi Narushima
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Patent number: 8877978Abstract: The present invention discloses the method for producing a tertiary amine, using the column reactor packed with catalyst layers, containing supplying a liquid and a gaseous raw materials from the bottom of the column, reacting these raw materials in the column, and discharging the product from the top of the column, wherein the column reactor includes two or more honeycomb catalyst layers as the catalyst layers, one or more spaces between each honeycomb catalyst layer, and one or more rectifying sections that prevents a partial or whole back flow of the raw materials, arranged in each space without contacting with the honeycomb catalyst layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2011Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Yasumitsu Sakuma, Wataru Nomura, Goshi Yamamoto, Takeshi Narushima
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Publication number: 20140323764Abstract: The present invention discloses the method for producing a tertiary amine, using the column reactor packed with catalyst layers, containing supplying a liquid and a gaseous raw materials from the bottom of the column, reacting these raw materials in the column, and discharging the product from the top of the column, wherein the column reactor includes two or more honeycomb catalyst layers as the catalyst layers, one or more spaces between each honeycomb catalyst layer, and one or more rectifying sections that prevents a partial or whole back flow of the raw materials, arranged in each space without contacting with the honeycomb catalyst layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Inventors: Yasumitsu SAKUMA, Wataru NOMURA, Goshi YAMAMOTO, Takeshi NARUSHIMA
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Publication number: 20130289310Abstract: The present invention discloses the method for producing a tertiary amine, using the column reactor packed with catalyst layers, containing supplying a liquid and a gaseous raw materials from the bottom of the column, reacting these raw materials in the column, and discharging the product from the top of the column, wherein the column reactor includes two or more honeycomb catalyst layers as the catalyst layers, one or more spaces between each honeycomb catalyst layer, and one or more rectifying sections that prevents a partial or whole back flow of the raw materials, arranged in each space without contacting with the honeycomb catalyst layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2011Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Yasumitsu Sakuma, Wataru Nomura, Goshi Yamamoto, Takeshi Narushima
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Publication number: 20130259774Abstract: The invention is a column contact apparatus for contacting gas with liquid in an upflow in a column container, containing two or more stages of honeycomb structural bodies in the column container in a vertical direction, a space portion formed between the respective stages of the honeycomb structural bodies and a flow-aligning portion as back-flow prevention means provided in the space portion between the respective stages such that the flow-aligning portion is not brought into contact with the honeycomb structural bodies, the flow-aligning portion including a plurality of holes with hole diameters of 0.5 mm to 8 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2011Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Takeshi Narushima, Yoichi Endo, Yoshihiro Nozawa, Minoru Goto, Toru Ugajin, Hiroyuki Shiomi, Kunio Matsui, Yasumitsu Sakuma
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Patent number: 8535697Abstract: Provided are a cosmetic composition which is an O1/W/O2 emulsion composition and contains, in the oil phases O1 and O2 thereof, fine metal oxide particles having ultraviolet screening ability; and a preparation process of the cosmetic composition.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2006Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Yukio Inomata, Toshio Uesaka, Satoshi Sugawara, Yasumitsu Sakuma, Masahiro Umehara
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Patent number: 8529788Abstract: A pearly luster composition containing a fatty acid glycol ester and water, and further containing any one selected from the group consisting of (1) a polyoxyalkylene nonionic surfactant and a fatty acid contained in an amount of from 0.3 to 3% by weight of the pearly luster composition, (2) a polyoxyalkylene nonionic surfactant and an aliphatic alcohol contained in an amount of from 0.3 to 3% by weight of the pearly luster composition, (3) a fatty acid monoglyceride contained in an amount of from 0.3 to 3% by weight of the pearly luster composition, and (4) an aliphatic ether contained in an amount of from 0.3 to 3% by weight of the pearly luster composition, as a crystallization additive. The pearly luster composition of the present invention is suitably used for shampoos, conditioners, body shampoos, liquid detergents, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2008Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Shingo Hosoya, Yasumitsu Sakuma, Koji Mine, Takeshi Nakai
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Patent number: 8420066Abstract: Provided is an O/W emulsion cosmetic composition, which contains the following components (A), (B) and (C): (A) a polymer which is either a nonionic or cationic polymer composed of a hydrophobic monomer unit and a hydrophilic monomer unit and contains from 40 to 80 wt. % of a hydrophilic group; (B) a dispersion containing the following components (a), (b), (c) and (d): (a) powders having ultraviolet screening ability and having a surface subjected to hydrophobic treatment, (b) a polymer composed of a hydrophobic monomer unit and a hydrophilic monomer unit, (c) a silicone oil, and (d) an alcohol having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, at an (a):(b):(c):(d) weight ratio of (from 25 to 65):(from 0.1 to 5):(from 10 to 50):(from 10 to 50); and (C) water.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2006Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Yukio Inomata, Toshio Uesaka, Satoshi Sugawara, Yasumitsu Sakuma, Masahiro Umehara
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Patent number: 8063009Abstract: The present invention relates to a bleaching activator granule containing (a) a bleaching activator and (b) a specified alcohol which is liquid at room temperature (25° C.).Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2007Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Keiichi Onoda, Masakazu Furukawa, Kazuyoshi Ozaki, Hiroshi Noro, Yasumitsu Sakuma
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Patent number: 7833518Abstract: To provide an anionic surfactant powder comprising a polyoxyalkylene ether sulfate which powder has high stability in hard water, high low-temperature solubility and is improved in powder characteristics such as caking characteristics, and a method of producing the anionic surfactant powder. An anionic surfactant powder comprising polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether sulfates in which the average addition mol number of alkylene oxides is 0.05 to 2, wherein the content of the polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether sulfates provided with alkylene oxides added thereto in an amount of 4 mol or more is 30 % by weight or less based on the total anionic surfactant, an anionic surfactant powder further comprising a water-soluble inorganic salt, a method of producing each of these anionic surfactant powders, and a detergent composition and a cement additive comprising these anionic surfactant powders.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2003Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Yasumitsu Sakuma, Kazuhito Miyoshi
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Publication number: 20100038585Abstract: A pearly luster composition containing a fatty acid glycol ester and water, and further containing any one selected from the group consisting of (1) a polyoxyalkylene nonionic surfactant and a fatty acid contained in an amount of from 0.3 to 3% by weight of the pearly luster composition, (2) a polyoxyalkylene nonionic surfactant and an aliphatic alcohol contained in an amount of from 0.3 to 3% by weight of the pearly luster composition, (3) a fatty acid monoglyceride contained in an amount of from 0.3 to 3% by weight of the pearly luster composition, and (4) an aliphatic ether contained in an amount of from 0.3 to 3% by weight of the pearly luster composition, as a crystallization additive. The pearly luster composition of the present invention is suitably used for shampoos, conditioners, body shampoos, liquid detergents, and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2008Publication date: February 18, 2010Applicant: Kao CorporationInventors: Shingo Hosoya, Yasumitsu Sakuma, Koji Mine, Takeshi Nakai
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Publication number: 20090281018Abstract: The present invention relates to a bleaching activator granule containing (a) a bleaching activator and (b) a specified alcohol which is liquid at room temperature (25° C.).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2007Publication date: November 12, 2009Inventors: Keiichi Onoda, Masakazu Furukawa, Kazuyoshi Ozaki, Hiroshi Noro, Yasumitsu Sakuma
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Publication number: 20090263433Abstract: Provided are a cosmetic composition which is an O1/W/O2 emulsion composition and contains, in the oil phases O1 and O2 thereof, fine metal oxide particles having ultraviolet screening ability; and a preparation process of the cosmetic composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2006Publication date: October 22, 2009Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Yukio Inomata, Toshio Uesaka, Satoshi Sugawara, Yasumitsu Sakuma, Masahiro Umehara
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Publication number: 20090142383Abstract: Provided is an O/W emulsion cosmetic composition, which contains the following components (A), (B) and (C): (A) a polymer which is either a nonionic or cationic polymer composed of a hydrophobic monomer unit and a hydrophilic monomer unit and contains from 40 to 80 wt. % of a hydrophilic group; (B) a dispersion containing the following components (a), (b), (c) and (d): (a) powders having ultraviolet screening ability and having a surface subjected to hydrophobic treatment, (b) a polymer composed of a hydrophobic monomer unit and a hydrophilic monomer unit, (c) a silicone oil, and (d) an alcohol having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, at an (a):(b):(c):(d) weight ratio of (from 25 to 65):(from 0.1 to 5):(from 10 to 50):(from 10 to 50); and (C) water.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2006Publication date: June 4, 2009Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Yukio Inomata, Toshio Uesaka, Satoshi Sugawara, Yasumitsu Sakuma, Masahiro Umehara
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Patent number: 7495031Abstract: A process for producing an emulsion, including adding a mixture (1) comprising a water-soluble inorganic salt (a) and/or an aqueous solution containing (a) to a mixture (2) containing a surfactant (b), a surfactant-emulsifying agent (c) for emulsifying the surfactant (b), and a hydrophilic powder (d), and mixing mixtures (1) and (2) to emulsify the surfactant (b), wherein water-soluble inorganic salt (a) may be a carbonate, surfactant (b) may be an anionic surfactant and/or a nonionic surfactant, surfactant-emulsifying agent (c) may be a water-soluble polymer, and hydrophilic powder (d) may be an inorganic chelating agent.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2005Date of Patent: February 24, 2009Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Yasumitsu Sakuma, Tatsuya Horibata, Kazuhito Miyoshi
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Patent number: 7485615Abstract: The invention provides a process for producing a granular anionic surfactant, including the steps of carrying out drying and granulation simultaneously while adding an anionic surfactant paste to a powder raw material under reduced pressure in a granulator provided with a stirring blade and a cracking blade to obtain granules.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2004Date of Patent: February 3, 2009Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Masahiro Umehara, Hiroyuki Yamashita, Yasumitsu Sakuma, Kazuhito Miyoshi
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Publication number: 20050197271Abstract: The invention provides a process for producing an emulsion, including the steps of adding a mixture (1) comprising a water-soluble inorganic salt (a) and/or an aqueous solution containing (a) to a mixture (2) containing a surfactant (b), a surfactant-emulsifying agent (c) for emulsifying the surfactant (b), and a hydrophilic powder (d), and mixing mixtures (1) and (2) to emulsify the surfactant (b).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2005Publication date: September 8, 2005Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Yasumitsu Sakuma, Tatsuya Horibata, Kazuhito Miyoshi
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Publication number: 20050106118Abstract: To provide an anionic surfactant powder comprising a polyoxyalkylene ether sulfate which powder has high stability in hard water, high low-temperature solubility and is improved in powder characteristics such as caking characteristics, and a method of producing the anionic surfactant powder. An anionic surfactant powder comprising polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether sulfates in which the average addition mol number of alkylene oxides is 0.05 to 2, wherein the content of the polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether sulfates provided with alkylene oxides added thereto in an amount of 4 mol or more is 30 % by weight or less based on the total anionic surfactant, an anionic surfactant powder further comprising a water-soluble inorganic salt, a method of producing each of these anionic surfactant powders, and a detergent composition and a cement additive comprising these anionic surfactant powders.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2003Publication date: May 19, 2005Applicant: Kao CorporationInventors: Yasumitsu Sakuma, Kazuhito Miyoshi
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Publication number: 20050043202Abstract: The invention provides a process for producing a granular anionic surfactant, including the steps of carrying out drying and granulation simultaneously while adding an anionic surfactant paste to a powder raw material under reduced pressure in a granulator provided with a stirring blade and a cracking blade to obtain granules.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2004Publication date: February 24, 2005Inventors: Masahiro Umehara, Hiroyuki Yamashita, Yasumitsu Sakuma, Kazuhito Miyoshi