Patents by Inventor Yoshiharu Inoue
Yoshiharu Inoue 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: 20240277703Abstract: This invention relates to a tablet containing, as an active ingredient, 7-[4-(4-benzo[b]thiophen-4-yl-piperazin-1-yl)butoxy]-1H-quinolin-2-one or a salt thereof, that has excellent disintegration ability, storage stability and photostability. The tablet of the present invention comprising an uncoated tablet containing 7-[4-(4-benzo[b]thiophen-4-yl-piperazin-1-yl)butoxy]-1H-quinolin-2-one or a salt thereof as an active ingredient, excipients such as lactose, corn starch, and microcrystalline cellulose; disintegrants such as low-substituted hydroxypropylcellulose, croscarmellose sodium, and sodium carboxymethyl starch; binders such as hydroxypropylcellulose; lubricants such as stearate; and further comprising a coating layer containing hypromellose; talc; titanium oxide; colorant; and the like, the coating layer being applied to the surface of the uncoated tablet.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2023Publication date: August 22, 2024Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Yoshiharu INOUE
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Patent number: 12060632Abstract: A ferritic stainless steel sheet includes a base metal and a nitrided layer that is formed on a surface of the base metal, a chemical composition of the base metal contains, in mass %, C: 0.001 to 0.020%, Si: 0.01 to 1.50%, Mn: 0.01 to 1.50%, P: 0.010 to 0.050%, S: 0.0001 to 0.010%, Cr: 16.0 to 25.0%, N: 0.001 to 0.030%, Ti: 0.01 to 0.30%, and optional elements, with the balance: Fe and unavoidable impurities, a steel microstructure of the base metal includes, in volume ratio, 95% or more of a ferritic phase, the nitrided layer is a layer that is present in a region from a surface of a rolled surface to a 0.05 ?m depth position in a sheet thickness direction, and an average nitrogen concentration in the nitrided layer is, in mass %, 0.80% or more.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2020Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: NIPPON STEEL STAINLESS STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Kou Nishimura, Yoshiharu Inoue
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Publication number: 20240158879Abstract: A martensitic stainless steel sheet has a steel composition including: by mass %, 0.30 to 0.60% of C; 0.05 to 1.00% of Si; 0.10 to 1.50% of Mn; 11.0 to 15.0% of Cr; 0.01 to 0.60% or less of Ni; 0.01 to 0.50% of Cu; 0.01 to 1.0% of Mo; 0.01 to 0.50% of V; 0.03% or less of Al; 0.01 to 0.05% of N; 0.01% or less of O.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2022Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicant: NIPPON STEEL Stainless Steel CorporationInventors: Shinichi TERAOKA, Yuto SAKAIZAWA, Daisuke KAWAUTI, Yoshiharu INOUE
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Patent number: 11658011Abstract: A plasma processing method in which a stable process region can be ensured in a wide range, from low microwave power to high microwave power. The plasma processing method includes making production of plasma easy in a region in which production of plasma by continuous discharge is difficult, and plasma-processing an object to be processed, with the generated plasma, wherein the plasma is produced by pulsed discharge in which ON and OFF are repeated, radio-frequency power for producing the pulsed discharge, during an ON period, is a power to facilitate production of plasma by continuous discharge, and a duty ratio of the pulsed discharge is controlled so that an average power of the radio-frequency power per cycle is power in the region in which production of plasma by continuous discharge is difficult.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiharu Inoue, Tetsuo Ono, Michikazu Morimoto, Masaki Fujii, Masakazu Miyaji
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Patent number: 11643699Abstract: A ferritic stainless steel sheet is provided that has a chemical composition consisting of, in mass %, C: 0.001 to 0.020%, Si: 0.02 to 1.50%, Mn: 0.02 to 1.50%, P: 0.01 to 0.05%, S: 0.0001 to 0.01%, Cr: 10.0 to 25.0%, Ti: 0.01 to 0.30%, N: 0.001 to 0.030%, and optional elements, with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein: a grain size number is 6 or more; the ferritic stainless steel sheet satisfies the formulas [A+B?12.0/t], [X+Y?12.0/(t?0.3)] and [(X+Y)?(A+B)?5.0] with respect to crystal orientation intensities of a ferrite phase obtained by X-ray diffraction; and the sheet thickness is 1.0 mm or more.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: NIPPON STEEL STAINLESS STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Koh Nishimura, Yoshiharu Inoue, Junichi Hamada
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Publication number: 20220389555Abstract: A ferritic stainless steel sheet includes a base metal and a nitrided layer that is formed on a surface of the base metal, a chemical composition of the base metal contains, in mass %, C: 0.001 to 0.020%, Si: 0.01 to 1.50%, Mn: 0.01 to 1.50%, P: 0.010 to 0.050%, S: 0.0001 to 0.010%, Cr: 16.0 to 25.0%, N: 0.001 to 0.030%, Ti: 0.01 to 0.30%, and optional elements, with the balance: Fe and unavoidable impurities, a steel microstructure of the base metal includes, in volume ratio, 95% or more of a ferritic phase, the nitrided layer is a layer that is present in a region from a surface of a rolled surface to a 0.05 ?m depth position in a sheet thickness direction, and an average nitrogen concentration in the nitrided layer is, in mass %, 0.80% or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2020Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Kou NISHIMURA, Yoshiharu INOUE
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Publication number: 20220341014Abstract: A ferritic stainless steel sheet is provided that has a predetermined chemical composition, wherein: a grain size number is 6.0 or more; the ferritic stainless steel sheet satisfies the formulas [A+B?9.0] and [X+Y?9.0] with respect to crystal orientation intensities of a ferrite phase obtained by X-ray diffraction; and the sheet thickness is 1.0 mm or more. A represents a {111}<112> crystal orientation intensity at a center portion of sheet thickness, B represents a {111}<112> crystal orientation intensity at a ? portion of the sheet thickness, X represents a {322}<236> crystal orientation intensity at a center portion of sheet thickness, and Y represents a {322}<236> crystal orientation intensity at a ? portion of the sheet thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2020Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Kou NISHIMURA, Yoshiharu INOUE
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Publication number: 20220331311Abstract: This invention relates to a tablet containing, as an active ingredient, 7-[4-(4-benzo[b]thiophen-4-yl-piperazin-1-yl)butoxy]-1H-quinolin-2-one or a salt thereof, that has excellent disintegration ability, storage stability and photostability. The tablet of the present invention comprising an uncoated tablet containing 7-[4-(4-benzo[b]thiophen-4-yl-piperazin-1-yl)butoxy]-1H-quinolin-2-one or a salt thereof as an active ingredient, excipients such as lactose, corn starch, and microcrystalline cellulose; disintegrants such as low-substituted hydroxypropylcellulose, croscarmellose sodium, and sodium carboxymethyl starch; binders such as hydroxypropylcellulose; lubricants such as stearate; and further comprising a coating layer containing hypromellose; talc; titanium oxide; colorant; and the like, the coating layer being applied to the surface of the uncoated tablet.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Yoshiharu INOUE
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Patent number: 11453936Abstract: Ferritic stainless steel securing corrosion resistance while being excellent in ridging resistance able to be stably provided, that is, ferritic stainless steel with excellent ridging resistance having a composition comprising, by mass %, C: 0.001 to 0.01%, Si: 0.3% or less, Mn: 0.3% or less, P: 0.04% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Cr: 10 to 21%, Al: 0.01 to 0.2%, Ti: 0.015 to 0.3%, O: 0.0005 to 0.0050%, N: 0.001 to 0.02%, Ca: 0.0015% or less, and Mg: 0.0003% to 0.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: NIPPON STEEL STAINLESS STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeru Kaneko, Katsuhiro Fuchigami, Yoshiharu Inoue
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Patent number: 11371130Abstract: A hot-dip Sn—Zn-based alloy-plated steel sheet according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a steel sheet having a predetermined chemical composition; a diffusion alloy layer provided on one surface or both surfaces of the steel sheet; and a Sn—Zn-plated layer provided on the diffusion alloy layer, in which the diffusion alloy layer contains Fe, Sn, Zn, Cr, and Ni, an area ratio of a Sn—Fe—Cr—Zn phase to a Sn—Fe—Ni—Zn phase in the diffusion alloy layer is 0.01 or more and less than 2.5, the diffusion alloy layer has a coverage of 98% or more with respect to the one surface, the Sn—Zn-plated layer contains 1% to 20% of Zn by mass % and a remainder consisting of Sn and impurities, and an adhesion amount of the Sn—Zn-plated layer is 10 to 80 g/m2 per one surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2019Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro Fuda, Toshinori Mizuguchi, Junji Nakano, Yoshiharu Inoue, Kazuhisa Kusumi, Yasuaki Naito
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Publication number: 20210156017Abstract: A hot-dip Sn—Zn-based alloy-plated steel sheet according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a steel sheet having a predetermined chemical composition; a diffusion alloy layer provided on one surface or both surfaces of the steel sheet; and a Sn—Zn-plated layer provided on the diffusion alloy layer, in which the diffusion alloy layer contains Fe, Sn, Zn, Cr, and Ni, an area ratio of a Sn—Fe—Cr—Zn phase to a Sn—Fe—Ni—Zn phase in the diffusion alloy layer is 0.01 or more and less than 2.5, the diffusion alloy layer has a coverage of 98% or more with respect to the one surface, the Sn—Zn-plated layer contains 1% to 20% of Zn by mass % and a remainder consisting of Sn and impurities, and an adhesion amount of the Sn—Zn-plated layer is 10 to 80 g/m2 per one surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2019Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicant: Nippon Steel CorporationInventors: Masahiro FUDA, Toshinori MIZUGUCHI, Junji NAKANO, Yoshiharu INOUE, Kazuhisa KUSUMI, Yasuaki NAITO
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Publication number: 20210032718Abstract: A ferritic stainless steel sheet is provided that has a chemical composition consisting of, in mass %, C: 0.001 to 0.020%, Si: 0.02 to 1.50%, Mn: 0.02 to 1.50%, P: 0.01 to 0.05%, S: 0.0001 to 0.01%, Cr: 10.0 to 25.0%, Ti: 0.01 to 0.30%, N: 0.001 to 0.030%, and optional elements, with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein: a grain size number is 6 or more; the ferritic stainless steel sheet satisfies the formulas [A+B?12.0/t], [X+Y?12.0/(t?0.3)] and [(X+Y)?(A+B)?5.0] with respect to crystal orientation intensities of a ferrite phase obtained by X-ray diffraction; and the sheet thickness is 1.0 mm or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2019Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: NIPPON STEEL STAINLESS STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Koh NISHIMURA, Yoshiharu INOUE, Junichi HAMADA
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Publication number: 20210023078Abstract: This invention relates to a tablet containing, as an active ingredient, 7-[4-(4-benzo[b]thiophen-4-yl-piperazin-1-yl)butoxy]-1H-quinolin-2-one or a salt thereof, that has excellent disintegration ability, storage stability and photostability. The tablet of the present invention comprising an uncoated tablet containing 7-[4-(4-benzo[b]thiophen-4-yl-piperazin-1-yl)butoxy]-1H-quinolin-2-one or a salt thereof as an active ingredient, excipients such as lactose, corn starch, and microcrystalline cellulose; disintegrants such as low-substituted hydroxypropylcellulose, croscarmellose sodium, and sodium carboxymethyl starch; binders such as hydroxypropylcellulose; lubricants such as stearate; and further comprising a coating layer containing hypromellose; talc; titanium oxide; colorant; and the like, the coating layer being applied to the surface of the uncoated tablet.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Yoshiharu INOUE
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Publication number: 20210010119Abstract: Ferritic stainless steel securing corrosion resistance while being excellent in ridging resistance able to be stably provided, that is, ferritic stainless steel with excellent ridging resistance having a composition comprising, by mass %, C: 0.001 to 0.01%, Si: 0.3% or less, Mn: 0.3% or less, P: 0.04% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Cr: 10 to 21%, Al: 0.01 to 0.2%, Ti: 0.015 to 0.3%, 0: 0.0005 to 0.0050%, N: 0.001 to 0.02%, Ca: 0.0015% or less, and Mg: 0.0003% to 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2019Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: NIPPON STEEL STAINLESS STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeru KANEKO, Katsuhiro FUCHIGAMI, Yoshiharu INOUE
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Publication number: 20200273683Abstract: A plasma processing method includes an etching step of etching a wafer in a chamber, a plasma cleaning step of removing a particle on an inner wall of the chamber by introducing a gas containing a halogen element into the chamber by a plasma processing method for removing remaining halogen or the like in the chamber in a short time and improving throughput, and a remaining halogen removing step of removing the halogen element remaining in the chamber in the plasma cleaning step by alternately repeating an on state and an off state of the plasma containing oxygen in the chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Yuta TAKAGI, Kosa HIROTA, Yoshiharu INOUE, Masakazu MIYAJI
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Publication number: 20200161092Abstract: A plasma processing method in which a stable process region can be ensured in a wide range, from low microwave power to high microwave power. The plasma processing method includes making production of plasma easy in a region in which production of plasma by continuous discharge is difficult, and plasma-processing an object to be processed, with the generated plasma, wherein the plasma is produced by pulsed discharge in which ON and OFF are repeated, radio-frequency power for producing the pulsed discharge, during an ON period, is a power to facilitate production of plasma by continuous discharge, and a duty ratio of the pulsed discharge is controlled so that an average power of the radio-frequency power per cycle is power in the region in which production of plasma by continuous discharge is difficult.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2020Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicant: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiharu Inoue, Tetsuo Ono, Michikazu Morimoto, Masaki Fujii, Masakazu Miyaji
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Patent number: 10600619Abstract: A plasma processing method in which a stable process region can be ensured in a wide range, from low microwave power to high microwave power. The plasma processing method includes making production of plasma easy in a region in which production of plasma by continuous discharge is difficult, and plasma-processing an object to be processed, with the generated plasma, wherein the plasma is produced by pulsed discharge in which ON and OFF are repeated, radio-frequency power for producing the pulsed discharge, during an ON period, is a power to facilitate production of plasma by continuous discharge, and a duty ratio of the pulsed discharge is controlled so that an average power of the radio-frequency power per cycle is power in the region in which production of plasma by continuous discharge is difficult.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2016Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiharu Inoue, Tetsuo Ono, Michikazu Morimoto, Masaki Fujii, Masakazu Miyaji
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Patent number: 10539264Abstract: An automotive member or oil filler pipe includes: a member of ferritic stainless steel containing, in mass %, at most 0.015% of C, at most 0.015% of N, 10.5 to 18.0% of Cr, 0.01 to 0.80% of Si, 0.01 to 0.80% of Mn, at most 0.050% of P, at most 0.010% of S, 0.010 to 0.100% of Al, more than 0.3 to 1.5% of Mo, and one or both of 0.03 to 0.30% of Ti and Nb; and a metal fitting of an aluminized stainless steel sheet, which is attached to the member to define therebetween a gap structure to be exposed to a chloride environment, and has an Al-plating weight per unit area ranging from 20 to 150 g/m2 in the gap structure. Surfaces of the metal fitting and member not facing the gap are coated with a cation electrodeposition coating film having a thickness of 5 to 35 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2016Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN STAINLESS STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Urashima, Yoshiharu Inoue, Toshio Tanoue
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Patent number: 10450623Abstract: This ferritic stainless steel sheet contains, in terms of % by mass, 0.02% or less of C, 0.02% or less of N, 0.10% to 0.60% of Si, 0.10% to 0.80% of Mn, 15.0% to 21.0% of Cr, more than 2.00% to 3.50% or less of Cu, 0.30% to 0.80% of Nb, 1.00% to 2.50% of Mo, and 0.0003% to 0.0030% of B, with a remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein a maximum particle size of ?-Cu that is present in a structure is 20 nm to 200 nm.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2014Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN STAINLESS STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Norihiro Kanno, Junichi Hamada, Yoshiharu Inoue
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Patent number: 10385429Abstract: Ferritic stainless steel hot rolled sheet and steel strip excellent in toughness and corrosion resistance which have a predetermined chemical composition, have a Charpy impact value at 0° C. of 10 J/cm2 or more, and have a thickness of 5.0 to 9.0 mm.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2014Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN STAINLESS STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiharu Inoue, Norihiro Kanno, Koji Ito, Takeshi Tomura, Koichi Iuchi