Patents by Inventor Yoichi Tominaga

Yoichi Tominaga 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).

  • Patent number: 10756388
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte contains: a copolymer having a constituent unit represented by a formula (1) below and a constituent unit represented by a formula (2) below; and a metal salt. In the formula (1), m is 2 or 3, and R1 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group. In the formula (2), n is 2 or 3, and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignees: LINTEC CORPORATION, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Takashi Morioka, Yoichi Tominaga, Koji Nakano
  • Patent number: 10535897
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide the gelatinous, molten salt having a high ion-conductivity and an excellent heat resistance. The object of the present invention can be solved by the inorganic nanofibers having a functional group which inter-molecularly interacts with the molten salt on the surface thereof, and the molten salt composition comprising molten salt; or the method for increasing a viscosity of liquid molten salt characterized in that the inorganic nanofibers having a functional group which inter-molecularly interacts with the molten salt in the surface thereof is added to the liquid molten salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Matsumoto, Takahiro Yuki, Yoichi Tominaga, Hajime Matsumoto, Keigo Kubota
  • Publication number: 20180337426
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide the gelatinous, molten salt having a high ion-conductivity and an excellent heat resistance. The object of the present invention can be solved by the inorganic nanofibers having a functional group which inter-molecularly interacts with the molten salt on the surface thereof, and the molten salt composition comprising molten salt; or the method for increasing a viscosity of liquid molten salt characterized in that the inorganic nanofibers having a functional group which inter-molecularly interacts with the molten salt in the surface thereof is added to the liquid molten salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Hidetoshi MATSUMOTO, Takahiro YUKI, Yoichi TOMINAGA, Hajime MATSUMOTO, Keigo KUBOTA
  • Publication number: 20180219255
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte contains: a copolymer having a constituent unit represented by a formula (1) below and a constituent unit represented by a formula (2) below; and a metal salt. In the formula (1), m is 2 or 3, and R1 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group. In the formula (2), n is 2 or 3, and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Takashi MORIOKA, Yoichi TOMINAGA, Koji NAKANO
  • Patent number: 8646301
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a high strength hot rolled steel sheet includes heating a slab to a temperature in the range of 1150 to 1300° C.; hot rolling the slab with a finishing rolling temperature being in the range of 800 to 1000° C.; cooling the steel sheet at a mean cooling rate of 30° C./s or higher to a cooling termination temperature in the range of 525 to 625° C.; suspending cooling for a time period in the range of 3 to 10 seconds; cooling the steel sheet in such a manner that cooling of the steel sheet is nucleate boiling; and coiling the steel sheet at a temperature in the range of 400 to 550° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Yokota, Kazuhiro Seto, Satoshi Ueoka, Nobuo Nishiura, Yoichi Tominaga
  • Publication number: 20110271733
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a high strength hot rolled steel sheet includes heating a slab to a temperature in the range of 1150 to 1300° C.; hot rolling the slab with a finishing rolling temperature being in the range of 800 to 1000° C.; cooling the steel sheet at a mean cooling rate of 30° C./s or higher to a cooling termination temperature in the range of 525 to 625° C.; suspending cooling for a time period in the range of 3 to 10 seconds; cooling the steel sheet in such a manner that cooling of the steel sheet is nucleate boiling; and coiling the steel sheet at a temperature in the range of 400 to 550° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Yokota, Kazuhiro Seto, Satoshi Ueoka, Nobuo Nishiura, Yoichi Tominaga
  • Publication number: 20090202384
    Abstract: A high tensile strength hot-rolled steel sheet having superior strain aging hardenability, which has high formability and stable quality characteristics, and in which satisfactory strength is obtained when the steel sheet is formed into automotive components, thus enabling the reduction in weight of automobile bodies. Specifically, a method for producing a high tensile strength hot-rolled steel sheet having superior strain aging hardenability with a BH of 80 MPa or more, a ?TS of 40 MPa or more, and a tensile strength of 440 MPa or more includes the steps of heating a steel slab to 1,000° C. or more, the steel slab containing, in percent by mass, 0.15% or less of C, 0.45% or less of Si, 3.0% or less of Mn, 0.08% or less of P, 0.02% or less of S, 0.02% or less of Al, 0.0050% to 0.0250% of N, and optionally 0.1% or less in total of at least one of more than 0.02% to 0.1% of Nb and more than 0.02% to 0.1% of V, the ratio N (mass %)/Al (mass %) being 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: JFE Steel Corporation, a Corporation of Japan
    Inventors: Akio Tosaka, Sinjiro Kaneko, Yoichi Tominaga, Noriyuki Katayama, Nobutaka Kurosawa, Kei Sakata, Osamu Furukimi
  • Patent number: 7252724
    Abstract: A high tensile strength hot-rolled steel sheet having superior strain aging hardenability, which has high formability and stable quality characteristics, and in which satisfactory strength is obtained when the steel sheet is formed into automotive components, thus enabling the reduction in weight of automobile bodies is provided. Specifically, a method for producing a high tensile strength hot-rolled steel sheet having superior strain aging hardenability with a BH of 80 MPa or more, a ?TS of 40 MPa or more, and a tensile strength of 440 MPa or more includes the steps of heating a steel slab to 1,000° C. or more, the steel slab containing, in percent by mass 0.15% or less of C, 2.0% or less of Si, 3.0% or less of Mn, 0.08% or less of P, 0.02% or less of S, 0.02% or less of Al, 0.0050% to 0.0250% of N, and optionally 0.1% or less in total of at least one of more than 0.02% to 0.1% of Nb and more than 0.02% to 0.1% of V, the ratio N (mass %)/Al (mass %) being 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Akio Tosaka, Sinjiro Kaneko, Yoichi Tominaga, Noriyuki Katayama, Nobutaka Kurosawa, Kei Sakata, Osamu Furukimi
  • Patent number: 7234286
    Abstract: A method and system for manufacturing a package include: a package-joining belt forming step for forming a package-joining belt (PC) in which packages (P) each containing a material filled in between superposed films and each sealed by joint portions (PA) and a side edge portion (PF) are joined with each other by the joint portions (PA), the package-joining belt forming step including: a superposing process of forming superposed films; a joint portion forming process of forming band-shaped joint portions (PA); a side edge portion forming process of forming band-shaped side edge portion (PF); and a filling process of filling the material; and a scar forming step for forming plural elongate scars (100) each extending adjacent and substantially perpendicularly to the side edge in the side edge portion (PF), wherein the package-joining belt forming step and the scar forming step are carried out, while the package-joining belt is drawn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Ajinihon K.K.
    Inventors: Kazumichi Oshita, Kenji Shinbutsu, Yoichi Tominaga
  • Publication number: 20060137298
    Abstract: A method and system for manufacturing a package include: a package-joining belt forming step for forming a package-joining belt (PC) in which packages (P) each containing a material filled in between superposed films and each sealed by joint portions (PA) and a side edge portion (PF) are joined with each other by the joint portions (PA), the package-joining belt forming step including: a superposing process of forming superposed films; a joint portion forming process of forming band-shaped joint portions (PA); a side edge portion forming process of forming band-shaped side edge portion (PF); and a filling process of filling the material; and a scar forming step for forming plural elongate scars (100) each extending adjacent and substantially perpendicularly to the side edge in the side edge portion (PF), wherein the package-joining belt forming step and the scar forming step are carried out, while the package-joining belt is drawn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: AJINIHON K.K.
    Inventors: Kazumichi Oshita, Kenji Shinbutsu, Yoichi Tominaga
  • Publication number: 20040031547
    Abstract: The present invention provides a high tensile strength hot-rolled steel sheet having superior strain aging hardenability, which has high formability and stable quality characteristics, and in which satisfactory strength is obtained when the steel sheet is formed into automotive components, thus enabling the reduction in weight of automobile bodies. Specifically, a method for producing a high tensile strength hot-rolled steel sheet having superior strain aging hardenability with a BH of 80 MPa or more, a &Dgr;TS of 40 MPa or more, and a tensile strength of 440 MPa or more includes the steps of heating a steel slab to 1,000° C. or more, the steel slab containing, in percent by mass, 0.15% or less of C, 2.0% or less of Si, 3.0% or less of Mn,. 0.08% or less of P, 0.02% or less of S, 0.02% or less of Al, 0.0050% to 0.0250% of N, and optionally 0.1% or less in total of at least one of more than 0.02% to 0.1% of Nb and more than 0.02% to 0.1% of V, the ratio N (mass %)/Al (mass %) being 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Applicant: Kawasaki Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Akio Tosaka, Sinjiro Kaneko, Yoichi Tominaga, Noriyuki Katayama, Nobutaka Kurosawa, Kei Sakata, Osamu Furukimi
  • Publication number: 20030041932
    Abstract: The present invention provides a high tensile strength hot-rolled steel sheet having superior strain aging hardenability, which has high formability and stable quality characteristics, and in which satisfactory strength is obtained when the steel sheet is formed into automotive components, thus enabling the reduction in weight of automobile bodies. Specifically, a method for producing a high tensile strength hot-rolled steel sheet having superior strain aging hardenability with a BH of 80 MPa or more, a &Dgr;TS of 40 MPa or more, and a tensile strength of 440 MPa or more includes the steps of heating a steel slab to 1,000° C. or more, the steel slab containing, in percent by mass, 0.15% or less of C, 2.0% or less of Si, 3.0% or less of Mn, 0.08% or less of P, 0.02% or less of S, 0.02% or less of Al, 0.0050% to 0.0250% of N, and optionally 0.1% or less in total of at least one of more than 0.02% to 0.1% of Nb and more than 0.02% to 0.1% of V, the ratio N (mass %)/Al (mass %) being 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Akio Tosaka, Sinjiro Kaneko, Yoichi Tominaga, Noriyuki Katayama, Nobutaka Kurosawa, Kei Sakata, Osamu Furukimi
  • Patent number: 4529447
    Abstract: A sizing composition comprises a carboxylic acid anhydride and a polyoxyalkylene nonionic surfactant blocked with a lower alkyl, acyl or carbamoyl group and/or an alkaline earth metal salt of a sulphur-containing anionic surfactant. The composition can be easily emulsified to form an aqueous emulsion useful for paper sizing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1985
    Assignee: Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Okada, Yasushi Nishigakiuchi, Yoichi Tominaga
  • Patent number: 4115331
    Abstract: A paper surface-sized with a surface sizing composition, which comprises a copolymer of acrylic or methacrylic ester, alkai metal salts of acrylic or methacrylic acid, and acrylic or methacrylic acid, or lower alkyl amine salts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1978
    Assignee: Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoichi Tominaga, Yasuo Shibahara
  • Patent number: 4030970
    Abstract: A process for surface sizing paper with a surface sizing composition, which comprises a copolymer of acrylic or methacrylic ester, alkali metal salts of acrylic or methacrylic acid, and acrylic or methacrylic acid, or ammonium or lower alkyl amine salts thereof, where substantially no scum forms in the press operation, even after 8 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1974
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1977
    Assignee: Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoichi Tominaga, Yasuo Shibahara