Patents by Inventor Yoshifumi Nishimoto
Yoshifumi Nishimoto 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: 10328008Abstract: Provided are an internal olefin sulfonate composition which is capable of sufficiently enhancing foamability, foam dissipation property free from a slimy feeling during rinsing, and a feel after cleansing and subsequent drying, and a cleansing composition containing the same. The internal olefin sulfonate composition comprises (A) an internal olefin sulfonate having 16 carbon atoms and (B) an internal olefin sulfonate having 12 carbon atoms, in which a content mass ratio of the component (A) to the component (B), (A/B), is from 10/90 to 90/10.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Yohei Yoshikawa, Yoshinori Mitsuda, Hiroshi Hori, Yasuhiro Doi, Yoshifumi Nishimoto
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Patent number: 10201488Abstract: Provided is an internal olefin sulfonate composition which is capable of exerting good foamability together with good volume of foam, foaming speed, foam dissipation property, foam quality, foam durability in the presence of sebum, and volume of foam in the presence of sebum at high levels, and a cleansing composition containing the same. The internal olefin sulfonate composition of the present invention comprises (A) an internal olefin sulfonate having 16 carbon atoms and (B) an internal olefin sulfonate having 18 carbon atoms, wherein a mass content ratio (A/B) of component (A) to component (B) is from 75/25 to 90/10, and wherein a mass ratio (hydroxy form/olefin form) of a content of a hydroxy form in the internal olefin sulfonate of the component (A) and the component (B) to a content of an olefin form in the internal olefin sulfonate of the component (A) and the component (B) is from 75/25 to 100/0.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2017Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Yohei Yoshikawa, Yoshinori Mitsuda, Hiroshi Hori, Yoshifumi Nishimoto, Yasuhiro Doi
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Patent number: 9815779Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a high-quality internal olefin sulfonate in which the content of any internal olefin and inorganic substance is small. This method for producing an internal olefin sulfonate, comprising: a sulfonating step of causing an internal olefin to react with sulfur trioxide to yield a sulfonated internal olefin; a neutralizing step of mixing the resultant sulfonated internal olefin with an aqueous alkaline solution at 40° C. or lower to yield a mixture, and applying shearing force to the mixture until the particle diameter of oil droplets of an oily product of the mixture turns to 10 ?m or less to yield a neutralized product; and a hydrolyzing step of hydrolyzing the resultant neutralized product.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2014Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Hori, Yohei Yoshikawa, Yoshinori Mitsuda, Toku Fujioka, Yoshifumi Nishimoto
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Publication number: 20170281498Abstract: Provided is an internal olefin sulfonate composition which is capable of exerting good foamability together with good volume of foam, foaming speed, foam dissipation property, foam quality, foam durability in the presence of sebum, and volume of foam in the presence of sebum at high levels, and a cleansing composition containing the same. The internal olefin sulfonate composition of the present invention comprises (A) an internal olefin sulfonate having 16 carbon atoms and (B) an internal olefin sulfonate having 18 carbon atoms, wherein a mass content ratio (A/B) of component (A) to component (B) is from 75/25 to 90/10, and wherein a mass ratio (hydroxy form/olefin form) of a content of a hydroxy form in the internal olefin sulfonate of the component (A) and the component (B) to a content of an olefin form in the internal olefin sulfonate of the component (A) and the component (B) is from 75/25 to 100/0.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Yohei YOSHIKAWA, Yoshinori MITSUDA, Hiroshi HORI, Yoshifumi NISHIMOTO, Yasuhiro DOI
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Patent number: 9713584Abstract: Provided is an internal olefin sulfonate composition which is capable of exerting good foamability together with good volume of foam, foaming speed, foam dissipation property, foam quality, foam durability in the presence of sebum, and volume of foam in the presence of sebum at high levels, and a cleansing composition containing the same. The internal olefin sulfonate composition of the present invention comprises (A) an internal olefin sulfonate having 16 carbon atoms and (B) an internal olefin sulfonate having 18 carbon atoms, wherein a mass content ratio (A/B) of component (A) to component (B) is from 75/25 to 90/10, and wherein a mass ratio (hydroxy form/olefin form) of a content of a hydroxy form in the internal olefin sulfonate of the component (A) and the component (B) to a content of an olefin form in the internal olefin sulfonate of the component (A) and the component (B) is from 75/25 to 100/0.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2013Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Yohei Yoshikawa, Yoshinori Mitsuda, Hiroshi Hori, Yoshifumi Nishimoto, Yasuhiro Doi
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Publication number: 20160332961Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a high-quality internal olefin sulfonate in which the content of any internal olefin and inorganic substance is small. This method for producing an internal olefin sulfonate, comprising: a sulfonating step of causing an internal olefin to react with sulfur trioxide to yield a sulfonated internal olefin; a neutralizing step of mixing the resultant sulfonated internal olefin with an aqueous alkaline solution at 40° C. or lower to yield a mixture, and applying shearing force to the mixture until the particle diameter of oil droplets of an oily product of the mixture turns to 10 ?m or less to yield a neutralized product; and a hydrolyzing step of hydrolyzing the resultant neutralized product.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2014Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi HORI, Yohei YOSHIKAWA, Yoshinori MITSUDA, Toku FUJIOKA, Yoshifumi NISHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20150202134Abstract: Provided is an internal olefin sulfonate composition which is capable of exerting good foamability together with good volume of foam, foaming speed, foam dissipation property, foam quality, foam durability in the presence of sebum, and volume of foam in the presence of sebum at high levels, and a cleansing composition containing the same. The internal olefin sulfonate composition of the present invention comprises (A) an internal olefin sulfonate having 16 carbon atoms and (B) an internal olefin sulfonate having 18 carbon atoms, wherein a mass content ratio (A/B) of component (A) to component (B) is from 75/25 to 90/10, and wherein a mass ratio (hydroxy form/olefin form) of a content of a hydroxy form in the internal olefin sulfonate of the component (A) and the component (B) to a content of an olefin form in the internal olefin sulfonate of the component (A) and the component (B) is from 75/25 to 100/0.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2013Publication date: July 23, 2015Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Yohei Yoshikawa, Yoshinori Mitsuda, Hiroshi Hori, Yoshifumi Nishimoto, Yasuhiro Doi
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Patent number: 8969208Abstract: A process to form a lens on a semiconductor material is disclosed. The process includes steps of: forming double layers of an intermediate layer on the semiconductor material and a mask layer made of hard-baked photoresist on the semiconductor substrate; the first transcribing the convex shape of the mask layer on the intermediate layer; and the second scribing the convex shape of the intermediate layer on the semiconductor material.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2013Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Device Innovations, Inc.Inventors: Yoshifumi Nishimoto, Ryuji Yamabi
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Patent number: 8970013Abstract: A semiconductor light-receiving element includes: a light-receiving portion that is provided on a semi-insulating substrate and has a mesa shape in which semiconductor layers are laminated; a lamination structure of insulating films that is provided on a part of a side face of the light-receiving portion and has a structure in which a first insulating film comprised of a silicon nitride film, a second insulating film comprised of a silicon oxynitride film and a third insulating film comprised of a silicon nitride film are laminated in contact with each other; and a resin film that is provided adjacent to the light-receiving portion, the resin film being sandwiched in or between any of the first insulating film, the second insulating film and the third insulating film.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2013Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Device Innovations, Inc.Inventors: Ryuji Yamabi, Yoshifumi Nishimoto
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Publication number: 20140340002Abstract: To keep velocities of a plurality of ultrasonic motors equal; and to suppress the deterioration of the performance, the occurrence of noise and the decrease of the life have been unavoidable problems, a first drive signal and/or a second drive signal are values that are corrected by values obtained from characteristics of a first ultrasonic motor, which are detected by making a second ultrasonic motor generate a standing wave and making the first ultrasonic motor generate a traveling wave, and characteristics of the second ultrasonic motor, which are detected by making the first ultrasonic motor generate a standing wave and making the second ultrasonic motor generate a traveling wave.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yoshifumi NISHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20140080751Abstract: Provided is an internal olefin sulfonate composition which is capable of exerting good foamability at the same time with foam quality, foam dissipation property, and less irritation to the skin at high levels, and a cleansing composition containing the same. The internal olefin sulfonate composition of the present invention comprises (A) an internal olefin sulfonate having 16 carbon atoms and (B) an internal olefin sulfonate having 18 carbon atoms, wherein a mass content ratio (A/B) of component (A) to component (B) is from 75/25 to 90/10.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2012Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Yohei YOSHIKAWA, Yoshinori MITSUDA, Hiroshi HORI, Yoshifumi NISHIMOTO, Yasuhiro DOI
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Publication number: 20140001592Abstract: A semiconductor light-receiving element includes: a light-receiving portion that is provided on a semi-insulating substrate and has a mesa shape in which semiconductor layers are laminated; a lamination structure of insulating films that is provided on a part of a side face of the light-receiving portion and has a structure in which a first insulating film comprised of a silicon nitride film, a second insulating film comprised of a silicon oxynitride film and a third insulating film comprised of a silicon nitride film are laminated in contact with each other; and a resin film that is provided adjacent to the light-receiving portion, the resin film being sandwiched in or between any of the first insulating film, the second insulating film and the third insulating film.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2013Publication date: January 2, 2014Inventors: Ryuji YAMABI, Yoshifumi NISHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20120123170Abstract: The present invention relates to the method for producing a nonionic surfactant, including the step (I) of reacting alcohol having a water content of not more than 0.1% by mass with ethylene oxide to obtain ethylene oxide-adduct, the step (II) of reacting the ethylene oxide-adduct with propylene oxide to obtain the alkylene oxide-adduct having a content of remaining propylene oxide of not more than 1000 mg/kg, and the step (III) of reacting the alkylene oxide-adduct with ethylene oxide to obtain the nonionic surfactant having each content of remaining ethylene oxide and remaining propylene oxide of not more than 5 mg/kg.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2010Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Keisuke Chiba, Yoshifumi Nishimoto, Tetsuaki Fukushima, Satoru Kijima
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Publication number: 20110077434Abstract: In the present invention, when polyoxyalkylene alkyl ethers are produced by adding propylene oxide to a linear alcohol in the presence of an alkali catalyst, the proportion of the alkali catalyst and the proportion of propylene oxide, per mole of active hydrogen of the linear alcohol, are in specific ranges respectively and the temperature in the addition between the linear alcohol and propylene oxide is in a specific range.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2008Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuki Ohtawa, Yoshifumi Nishimoto, Tetsuaki Fukushima
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Patent number: 7541484Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a phosphate, which includes reacting a phosphorus pentaoxide-containing phosphorylating agent with an organic hydroxy compound, the reaction being carried out at a reaction temperature of 50 to 70° C. until the degree (w) of remaining phosphorus pentaoxide undissolved in a reaction solution, defined by the following equation (1), is reduced to 15 wt % or less: W=[1?(AVt?AVp)/AV0]×100??(1) wherein W is the degree [wt %] of remaining phosphorus pentaoxide undissolved in a reaction solution; AVt is the acid value [mg KOH/g] of the reaction solution excluding undissolved phosphorus pentaoxide in an arbitrary time; AVp is the theoretical acid value [mg KOH/g] of the phosphorylating agent excluding undissolved phosphorus pentaoxide; and AV0 is the theoretical acid value [mg KOH/g] of phosphorus pentaoxide.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2005Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Norio Ueyama, Yoshifumi Nishimoto
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Publication number: 20060142605Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a phosphate, which includes reacting a phosphorus pentaoxide-containing phosphorylating agent with an organic hydroxy compound, the reaction being carried out at a reaction temperature of 50 to 70° C. until the degree (w) of remaining phosphorus pentaoxide undissolved in a reaction solution, defined by the following equation (1), is reduced to 15 wt % or less: W=[1?(AVt?AVp)/AV0]×100??(1) wherein W is the degree [wt %] of remaining phosphorus pentaoxide undissolved in a reaction solution; AVt is the acid value [mg KOH/g] of the reaction solution excluding undissolved phosphorus pentaoxide in an arbitrary time; AVp is the theoretical acid value [mg KOH/g] of the phosphorylating agent excluding undissolved phosphorus pentaoxide; and AV0 is the theoretical acid value [mg KOH/g] of phosphorus pentaoxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2005Publication date: June 29, 2006Applicant: Kao CorporationInventors: Norio Ueyama, Yoshifumi Nishimoto
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Patent number: 6958316Abstract: The present invention provides a thickener which is superior in compounding stability and has high thickening action and a surfactant composition containing the thickener. The present invention relates to a thickener comprising a fatty acid amide ether compound (1) and to a surfactant composition comprising this thickener and at least one surfactant. Namely, the present invention relates to a method of increasing the viscosity of a surfactant by using this thickener. wherein R1 represents a straight-chain or branched alkyl or alkenyl group which has 5 to 21 carbon atoms and may be substituted with at least one hydroxyl group, R2 represents a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms and R3 represents an alkylene group having 2 to 12 carbon atoms.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2002Date of Patent: October 25, 2005Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Makoto Kubo, Kazuhiro Iitaka, Takaya Sakai, Yoshifumi Nishimoto, Yohei Kaneko
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Patent number: 6943481Abstract: The present invention has been devised in order to raise driving efficiency of the vibration wave driving apparatus. A vibration member of a vibration wave driving apparatus of the present invention comprises the vibration member constituted of an elastic member and an electro-mechanical energy conversion element, and a rotor contacting the vibration member, and the vibration member generates a travelling wave in the elastic member when an alternating signal is applied to the electro-mechanical energy conversion element, in which an electrode film provided on a surface of the electro-mechanical energy conversion element of the vibration member is divided into a plurality of circular areas with different radiuses and each circular area is divided into a plurality of electrodes along its peripheral direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2002Date of Patent: September 13, 2005Assignees: Canon Precision Kabushiki Kaisha, Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takuji Okamoto, Eiichi Yanagi, Masaharu Suzuki, Yoshifumi Nishimoto, Hirokazu Hashidume, Osamu Yanase
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Publication number: 20050005722Abstract: A positioning device according to the present invention includes a movable body; a position detection unit detecting a position of the movable body; a first and a second vibratory actuator controlled in accordance with a detection output from the position detection unit; a first transmission mechanism comprising a first gear wheel and a first rack engaging the first gear wheel, the first transmission mechanism transmitting a driving force of the first vibratory actuator to the movable body; and a second transmission mechanism comprising a second gear wheel and a second rack engaging the second gear wheel, the second transmission mechanism transmitting a driving force of the second vibratory actuator to the movable body. An engaging position of the first gear wheel with the first rack is different from an engaging position of the second gear wheel with the second rack.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2004Publication date: January 13, 2005Applicants: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, CANON PRECISION INC.Inventors: Yoshifumi Nishimoto, Eiichi Yanagi, Akira Moriya
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Publication number: 20040266657Abstract: The present invention provides a thickener which is superior in compounding stability and has high thickening action and a surfactant composition containing the thickener. The present invention relates to a thickener comprising a fatty acid amide ether compound (1) and to a surfactant composition comprising this thickener and at least one surfactant. Namely, the present invention relates to a method of increasing the viscosity of a surfactant by using this thickener.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventors: Makoto Kubo, Kazuhiro Iitaka, Takaya Sakai, Yoshifumi Nishimoto, Yohei Kaneko