Patents by Inventor Yoichi Kojima
Yoichi Kojima 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: 11519090Abstract: The method for producing an electrolytic aluminum foil of the present disclosure is a method for producing an electrolytic aluminum foil, the method including supplying an electrolytic solution in an electrolytic cell provided with a diaphragm between an anode and a cathode and depositing an aluminum foil on a surface of the cathode by electrolysis, wherein the diaphragm is made of aluminum having a purity of 85.0% or more and has a plurality of pores having an average pore diameter of 100 to 1000 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: UACJ CorporationInventors: Yukio Honkawa, Junji Nunomura, Yoichi Kojima
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Patent number: 11225725Abstract: A method for producing aluminum includes: a dissolution step of dissolving a hydrate containing Al in water to prepare an aqueous solution that contains Al ions; an extraction step of bringing an organic phase that is composed of an extractant into contact with an aqueous phase that is composed of the aqueous solution to extract the Al ions in the aqueous phase into the organic phase; and an electrodeposition step of electrolyzing the organic phase as an electrolytic solution to electrodeposit metallic Al onto a surface of a cathode from the Al ions in the electrolytic solution.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2019Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: UACJ CORPORATIONInventors: Junji Nunomura, Yukio Honkawa, Yoichi Kojima, Mikito Ueda
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Publication number: 20220002892Abstract: A method for producing an aluminum material, including: providing an electrolytic cell in which an anode electrode containing 0.01 to 30% by mass Si and Al and a cathode electrode are immersed in an electrolytic solution and depositing aluminum on the cathode electrode by energizing the anode electrode and the cathode electrode in the electrolytic solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2021Publication date: January 6, 2022Applicant: UACJ CORPORATIONInventors: Junji NUNOMURA, Yukio HONKAWA, Yoichi KOJIMA, Tetsuya TSUDA
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Patent number: 11035047Abstract: The present disclosure provides a high-quality electrolytic aluminum foil which includes a smooth surface and an end portion containing no dendritic deposit, and a method for producing the same which can obtain the electrolytic aluminum foil at a high collection rate. An electrolytic aluminum foil of the present disclosure includes a surface having an arithmetic average height (Sa) of 0.15 ?m or less, wherein when, for a size of a crystal grain present in a cross-sectional surface, a first maximum dimension as measured in a thickness direction of the cross-sectional surface is x (?m), and a second maximum dimension as measured in a width direction of the cross-sectional surface is y (?m), x and y satisfy (x+y)/2?3 ?m and 1?x/y?4.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: UACJ CorporationInventors: Yukio Honkawa, Junji Nunomura, Yoichi Kojima, Koichi Ui
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Patent number: 10927469Abstract: A production method of aluminum including: a step of synthesizing an aluminum compound from a mixture including a halogenated aluminum hydrate and a perfluoroalkylsulfonimide-type or perfluoroalkylsulfonamide-type ionic liquid represented by general formula (1); a step of dissolving the aluminum compound in a nitrile-based organic solvent to prepare an aluminum electrolyte; a step of adding at least one ligand selected from a phosphorus compound and an organic compound having an amide group to the aluminum electrolyte and dehydrating water molecules from a hydrate included in the aluminum electrolyte; and a step of electrodepositing aluminum on a cathode by allowing electricity to pass between an anode and the cathode in the aluminum electrolyte after the dehydrating step.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: UACJ CORPORATIONInventors: Junji Nunomura, Yoichi Kojima, Mikito Ueda
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Publication number: 20200131656Abstract: A production method of aluminum including: a step of synthesizing an aluminum compound from a mixture including a halogenated aluminum hydrate and a perfluoroalkylsulfonimide-type or perfluoroalkylsulfonamide-type ionic liquid represented by general formula (1); a step of dissolving the aluminum compound in a nitrile-based organic solvent to prepare an aluminum electrolyte; a step of adding at least one ligand selected from a phosphorus compound and an organic compound having an amide group to the aluminum electrolyte and dehydrating water molecules from a hydrate included in the aluminum electrolyte; and a step of electrodepositing aluminum on a cathode by allowing electricity to pass between an anode and the cathode in the aluminum electrolyte after the dehydrating step.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Applicant: UACJ CORPORATIONInventors: Junji NUNOMURA, Yoichi KOJIMA, Mikito UEDA
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Patent number: 10590555Abstract: A method for producing high quality electrolytic aluminum foil excellent in peelability from a cathode surface is provided. A method for producing electrolytic aluminum foil according to the present disclosure is a method for producing electrolytic aluminum foil, comprising steps of depositing an aluminum film on a surface of a cathode in an electrolytic cell supplied with an electrolytic solution and comprising the cathode; and peeling the deposited aluminum film from the surface of the cathode to provide aluminum foil, wherein the cathode has surface roughness of an arithmetic average roughness (Ra) of 0.10 to 0.40 ?m and a ten-point average roughness (Rz) of 0.20 to 0.70 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: UACJ CorporationInventors: Yukio Honkawa, Junji Nunomura, Yoichi Kojima
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Publication number: 20190330752Abstract: A method for producing aluminum includes: a dissolution step of dissolving a hydrate containing Al in water to prepare an aqueous solution that contains Al ions; an extraction step of bringing an organic phase that is composed of an extractant into contact with an aqueous phase that is composed of the aqueous solution to extract the Al ions in the aqueous phase into the organic phase; and an electrodeposition step of electrolyzing the organic phase as an electrolytic solution to electrodeposit metallic Al onto a surface of a cathode from the Al ions in the electrolytic solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Applicant: UACJ CORPORATIONInventors: Junji Nunomura, Yukio Honkawa, Yoichi Kojima, Mikito Ueda
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Publication number: 20190292670Abstract: The method for producing an electrolytic aluminum foil of the present disclosure is a method for producing an electrolytic aluminum foil, the method including supplying an electrolytic solution in an electrolytic cell provided with a diaphragm between an anode and a cathode and depositing an aluminum foil on a surface of the cathode by electrolysis, wherein the diaphragm is made of aluminum having a purity of 85.0% or more and has a plurality of pores having an average pore diameter of 100 to 1000 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: UACJ CorporationInventors: Yukio Honkawa, Junji Nunomura, Yoichi Kojima
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Publication number: 20190276945Abstract: The present disclosure provides a high-quality electrolytic aluminum foil which includes a smooth surface and an end portion containing no dendritic deposit, and a method for producing the same which can obtain the electrolytic aluminum foil at a high collection rate. An electrolytic aluminum foil of the present disclosure includes a surface having an arithmetic average height (Sa) of 0.15 ?m or less, wherein when, for a size of a crystal grain present in a cross-sectional surface, a first maximum dimension as measured in a thickness direction of the cross-sectional surface is x (?m), and a second maximum dimension as measured in a width direction of the cross-sectional surface is y (?m), x and y satisfy (x+y)/2?3 ?m and 1?x/y?4.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: UACJ CORPORATIONInventors: Yukio Honkawa, Junji Nunomura, Yoichi Kojima, Koichi Ui
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Patent number: 9999946Abstract: An aluminum alloy brazing sheet having a good brazing property that prevents diffusion of molten filler material in a core material of the aluminum alloy brazing sheet during a brazing process and which has a superior corrosion resistance to an exhaust gas condensate water after the brazing process is disclosed. A method of manufacturing of the aluminum alloy brazing sheet also is disclosed. A high corrosion-resistant heat exchanger that employs the aluminum alloy brazing sheet also is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2015Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: UACJ CorporationInventors: Sadayuki Kamiya, Masaki Harada, Masafumi Saito, Taketoshi Toyoma, Makoto Ando, Yoshiyuki Oya, Akio Niikura, Yoichi Kojima
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Publication number: 20180080134Abstract: A method for producing high quality electrolytic aluminum foil excellent in peelability from a cathode surface is provided. A method for producing electrolytic aluminum foil according to the present disclosure is a method for producing electrolytic aluminum foil, comprising steps of depositing an aluminum film on a surface of a cathode in an electrolytic cell supplied with an electrolytic solution and comprising the cathode; and peeling the deposited aluminum film from the surface of the cathode to provide aluminum foil, wherein the cathode has surface roughness of an arithmetic average roughness (Ra) of 0.10 to 0.40 ?m and a ten-point average roughness (Rz) of 0.20 to 0.70 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Inventors: Yukio Honkawa, Junji Nunomura, Yoichi Kojima
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Patent number: 9709341Abstract: Provided are a heat exchanger that does not impede downsizing and removes water in the heat absorbing pipe adequately with a simple configuration even when the reduction in diameter of the heat absorbing pipe is made. A heat exchanger 5 in which heat absorbing pipes 51 are disposed in a multi-tier arrangement within a casing 50 which is the passage of combustion exhaust gas, both pipe ends 511,512 of each of the heat absorbing pipes 51 are connected respectively to two headers 54, 55 provided on a side plate 52 of the casing 50, and water introduced from an external pipe 63 to each of the heat absorbing pipes 51 through the header 54 is heat-exchanged and heated by combustion exhaust gas. The pipe ends 511, 512 of the heat absorbing pipes 51 are arranged at a predetermined vertical interval.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2010Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: RINNAI CORPORATIONInventors: Hidekatsu Naruse, Yoichi Kojima, Shinya Otsubo, Masaru Shimazaki, Takeshi Kawashima, Hiroaki Sasaki
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Patent number: 9594196Abstract: Light deflector includes: polygon mirror made of plastic and having reflecting surfaces; motor rotatable on a rotation axis; and rotor rotatable by the motor, and including base portion intersecting the axis of rotation, and first protruding portion having circular cylindrical shape and protruding from the base portion in a rotation-axis direction. The polygon mirror has inner surface contacting outer peripheral surface of the first protruding portion, and bottom surface facing to the rotor in the rotation-axis direction. The bottom surface has contacting portion contacting the base portion, and the contacting portion overlaps a line segment connecting the rotation axis and any of vertexes of the polygon mirror viewed from the rotation-axis direction. The bottom surface has non-contacting portion spaced apart from the base portion, and the non-contacting portion overlaps a perpendicular dropped from the rotation axis to any of the reflecting surfaces viewed from the rotation-axis direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2016Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuhiro Hayakawa, Yoichi Kojima
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Publication number: 20160282524Abstract: Light deflector includes: polygon mirror made of plastic and having reflecting surfaces; motor rotatable on a rotation axis; and rotor rotatable by the motor, and including base portion intersecting the axis of rotation, and first protruding portion having circular cylindrical shape and protruding from the base portion in a rotation-axis direction. The polygon mirror has inner surface contacting outer peripheral surface of the first protruding portion, and bottom surface facing to the rotor in the rotation-axis direction. The bottom surface has contacting portion contacting the base portion, and the contacting portion overlaps a line segment connecting the rotation axis and any of vertexes of the polygon mirror viewed from the rotation-axis direction. The bottom surface has non-contacting portion spaced apart from the base portion, and the non-contacting portion overlaps a perpendicular dropped from the rotation axis to any of the reflecting surfaces viewed from the rotation-axis direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: Kazuhiro Hayakawa, Yoichi Kojima
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Publication number: 20160167177Abstract: Problem To provide an aluminum alloy brazing sheet, featuring a good brazing property that prevents diffusion of molten filler material in a core material of the aluminum alloy brazing sheet during a brazing process and exhibiting a superior corrosion resistance to an exhaust gas condensate water after the brazing process, a method of manufacturing the aluminum alloy brazing sheet, and a high corrosion-resistant heat exchanger using the aluminum alloy brazing sheet. Resolving Means A high corrosion-resistant aluminum alloy brazing sheet comprises a core material composed of an aluminum alloy, a sacrificial anode material cladded on one surface of the core material, and a filler material composed of an Al/Si-based alloy and cladded on another surface of said core material, and is characterized in that the sacrificial anode material is composed of an aluminum alloy which contains Si falling within a range of 2.5-7.0 mass %, Zn falling a range of 1.0-5.5 mass %, Fe falling within a range of 0.05-1.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2015Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: Sadayuki Kamiya, Masaki Harada, Masafumi Saito, Taketoshi Toyoma, Makoto Ando, Yoshiyuki Oya, Akio Niikura, Yoichi Kojima
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Patent number: 9095934Abstract: An aluminum alloy brazing sheet having a good brazing property that prevents diffusion of molten filler material in a core material of the aluminum alloy brazing sheet during a brazing process and which has a superior corrosion resistance to an exhaust gas condensate water after the brazing process is disclosed. A method of manufacturing of the aluminum alloy brazing sheet also is disclosed. A high corrosion-resistant heat exchanger that employs the aluminum alloy brazing sheet also is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2010Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignees: Denso Corp., Furukawa-Sky Aluminum Corp.Inventors: Sadayuki Kamiya, Masaki Harada, Masafumi Saito, Taketoshi Toyoma, Makoto Ando, Yoshiyuki Oya, Akio Niikura, Yoichi Kojima
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Publication number: 20150004041Abstract: A method for manufacturing porous aluminum, comprising steps of: press-molding a powder mixture of aluminum powder and supporting powder under pressure of not lower than 200 MPa, the aluminum powder having a volume ratio of 5 to 30% with respect to a total volume of the powder mixture; sintering a press-molded body with heat treatment in an inert atmosphere within a temperature range of not lower than a melting point of the aluminum powder and lower than 700° C.; and removing the supporting powder from a sintered body. With this method, the porous aluminum having a high porosity and a uniform pore diameter, which is suitable for a current collector in a lithium-ion secondary battery and for a variety of filters, is readily manufactured.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2012Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Yuichi Tanaka, Yoichi Kojima, Yukiou Honkawa
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Publication number: 20130264037Abstract: A latent heat exchanger (1) has a casing (2), a heat-absorbing tube (50) accommodated in the casing (2), an inlet header (60), and an outlet header (70). The casing (2) has a casing main body (10) and a top plate (40) closing an upper opening (16) of the casing main body (10). The back wall (11), the front wall (12), the bottom wall (13), one side wall (14), and the other side wall (15) of the casing main body (10) are formed integrally by draw-processing a single metal plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2011Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicant: RINNAI CORPORATIONInventors: Shinya Otsubo, Hidekatsu Naruse, Yoichi Kojima
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Publication number: 20130112384Abstract: Provided are a heat exchanger that does not impede downsizing and removes water in the heat absorbing pipe adequately with a simple configuration even when the reduction in diameter of the heat absorbing pipe is made. A heat exchanger 5 in which heat absorbing pipes 51 are disposed in a multi-tier arrangement within a casing 50 which is the passage of combustion exhaust gas, both pipe ends 511,512 of each of the heat absorbing pipes 51 are connected respectively to two headers 54, 55 provided on a side plate 52 of the casing 50, and water introduced from an external pipe 63 to each of the heat absorbing pipes 51 through the header 54 is heat-exchanged and heated by combustion exhaust gas. The pipe ends 511, 512 of the heat absorbing pipes 51 are arranged at a predetermined vertical interval.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2010Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicant: RINNAI CORPORATIONInventors: Hidekatsu Naruse, Yoichi Kojima, Shinya Otsubo, Masaru Shimazaki, Takeshi Kawashima, Hiroaki Sasaki