Patents by Inventor Yuki Kawashima
Yuki Kawashima 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: 20240123425Abstract: A carbon dioxide absorbent containing a polyamine compound (A) having an alicyclic hydrocarbon structure, wherein a content of the polyamine compound (A) is 60% by mass or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2021Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Kazuki KOUNO, Yuki KAWASHIMA
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Publication number: 20240100473Abstract: A carbon dioxide absorbent containing an amine compound (A) having a heterocyclic structure (X) selected from the group consisting of an oxygen-containing heterocyclic structure and a sulfur-containing heterocyclic structure, a content of the amine compound (A) being 65% by mass or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Kazuki KOUNO, Yuki KAWASHIMA, Ryo ASAI, Tomoaki KIRINO
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Publication number: 20240101483Abstract: To provide at least one of: a powder composition from which a calcined body with similar processability can be produced without requiring the application of different forming conditions and calcination conditions for each composition; a method for producing the powder composition; a calcined body produced from the powder composition; a method for producing the calcined body; and uses thereof. A powder composition including: two or more types of zirconia in which a lanthanoid rare-earth element is dissolved; a transition metal element other than zirconium and hafnium; and a remainder composed of zirconia stabilized only by one or more selected from the group consisting of yttrium, calcium and magnesium, wherein a different lanthanoid rare-earth element is dissolved in each zirconia in which the lanthanoid rare-earth element is dissolved, and a transition metal element content is 1500 ppm or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2022Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: TOSOH CORPORATIONInventors: Sho AZECHI, Yuki USHIO, Takahiro SHIMIZU, Yuya HIGUCHI, Hitoshi NAGAYAMA, Hiroyuki FUJISAKI, Kenji IMAI, Risa KAWASHIMA
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Publication number: 20240103414Abstract: A fixing unit or device that can be used in an image forming apparatus includes a first heater element that is formed of a material that increases in electrical resistance with increases in temperature. A controller of the fixing unit is configured to vary a duty ratio of electric power applied to the first heater element during a start-up operation in which the temperature of the first heater element is raised to a target operating temperature. By varying the duty ratio during the start-up operation, changes in the resistance of the first heater element with the heating can be compensated. For example, the duty ratio can be increased during the course of the start-up to achieve the target operating temperature faster.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Kiyotaka MURAKAMI, Kazuhiko KIKUCHI, Sasuke ENDO, Masaya TANAKA, Ryota SAEKI, Kousei MIYASHITA, Ryosuke KOJIMA, Yohei DOI, Yuki KAWASHIMA, Eiji SHINOHARA
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Publication number: 20240076547Abstract: It is known that when etching gold films using etching solutions containing iodine and iodide, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NP) is added to improve the etching solution's wettability, microfabrication property, and solution life. However, in recent years, the use of NMP has been regulated due to its adverse effects on human health. The present invention provides an etching solution and etching method for gold film that improves wettability, microfabrication property, and solution life without containing NP. In order to address the problem of the prior art, the present invention provides etching solutions and etching methods for gold films that improve wettability, microfabrication property, and liquid life without NMP, characterized by the inclusion of a specific organic solvent in the etching solution containing iodine and iodide.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: KANTO KAGAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Itsuki KASHIWAGI, Yuki YOSHIDA, Koichi INOUE, Iori KAWASHIMA
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Publication number: 20240050322Abstract: Provided is a composite material having an excellent antibacterial property and a reduced elution of fluorine. A composite material according to the present disclosure includes a base material and a surface layer located at a surface of the base material. The surface layer contains a compound of titanium and fluorine and a compound of titanium, fluorine, and oxygen. An abundance of the compound of titanium and fluorine in the surface layer does not exceed an abundance of the compound of titanium, fluorine, and oxygen in the surface layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2021Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Kenichi SAIGA, Masahiko HASHIDA, Kenichi WATANABE, Yuki KAWASHIMA
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Patent number: 11868067Abstract: A fixing unit or device that can be used in an image forming apparatus includes a first heater element that is formed of a material that increases in electrical resistance with increases in temperature. A controller of the fixing unit is configured to vary a duty ratio of electric power applied to the first heater element during a start-up operation in which the temperature of the first heater element is raised to a target operating temperature. By varying the duty ratio during the start-up operation, changes in the resistance of the first heater element with the heating can be compensated. For example, the duty ratio can be increased during the course of the start-up to achieve the target operating temperature faster.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kiyotaka Murakami, Kazuhiko Kikuchi, Sasuke Endo, Masaya Tanaka, Ryota Saeki, Kousei Miyashita, Ryosuke Kojima, Yohei Doi, Yuki Kawashima, Eiji Shinohara
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Publication number: 20230393501Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a fixing unit including a belt, and a heater configured to heat the belt and including a substrate and a heating layer that is formed on the substrate, and a controller configured to shut off the heater if no current flows through the belt.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Yohei DOI, Eiji SHINOHARA, Kazuhiko KIKUCHI, Sasuke ENDO, Masaya TANAKA, Ryota SAEKI, Kousei MIYASHITA, Ryosuke KOJIMA, Yuki KAWASHIMA, Kiyotaka MURAKAMI
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Patent number: 11774887Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a fixing unit including a fixing belt, and a heater configured to heat the fixing belt and including a substrate and a heating layer that is formed on the substrate, and a controller configured to, upon detecting an absence of a current flowing through the fixing belt, control the heater to not generate heat.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yohei Doi, Eiji Shinohara, Kazuhiko Kikuchi, Sasuke Endo, Masaya Tanaka, Ryota Saeki, Kousei Miyashita, Ryosuke Kojima, Yuki Kawashima, Kiyotaka Murakami
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Publication number: 20230259058Abstract: A heating device includes a rotatable film, a heater disposed inside the film and including a substrate that extends along a first direction and having two surfaces opposite to each other, and a heater element on one of the surfaces of the substrate, and a heat conductor including a first portion contacting the other surface of the substrate, and a second portion that is adjacent to the first portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and does not contact the other surface of the substrate. A width of the second portion is wider than the heater element in the second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Kazuhiko KIKUCHI, Sasuke ENDO, Masaya TANAKA, Ryota SAEKI, Kiyotaka MURAKAMI, Kousei MIYASHITA, Ryosuke KOJIMA, Yohei DOI, Yuki KAWASHIMA, Eiji SHINOHARA
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Patent number: 11669033Abstract: A heating device includes a rotatable film, a heater including a substrate that extends along a first direction and having two surfaces opposite to each other, and a heater element on one of the surfaces of the substrate, and a heat conductor having first and second surfaces and including a first portion contacting the other surface of the substrate, and a second portion that is adjacent to the first portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and does not contact the other surface of the substrate. A thickness of the first portion of the heat conductor from the first surface to the second surface is greater than a thickness of the second portion from the first surface to the second surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2022Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuhiko Kikuchi, Sasuke Endo, Masaya Tanaka, Ryota Saeki, Kiyotaka Murakami, Kousei Miyashita, Ryosuke Kojima, Yohei Doi, Yuki Kawashima, Eiji Shinohara
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Patent number: 11413583Abstract: Provided is a method for cleaning a filtration membrane provided in a membrane filtration device that is immersed in a liquid to be treated and performs solid-liquid separation on the liquid to be treated. When a transmembrane pressure difference exceeds a first predetermined pressure difference P1, a first cleaning step W1 for cleaning a filtration membrane is performed using a first chemical solution; when the transmembrane pressure difference immediately after performing the first cleaning step W1 exceeds a second predetermined pressure difference P2 that is lower than the first predetermined pressure difference, a second cleaning step W2 for cleaning the filtration membrane is performed using a second chemical solution having a concentration higher than the first chemical solution; and when the second cleaning step W2 is performed, the concentration of the second chemical solution and/or the cleaning time is changed according to the temperature of the liquid to be treated.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Yasunobu Okajima, Yuki Kawashima, Yuji Otsuka, Yukako Morita, Ken Tanaka
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Publication number: 20220206422Abstract: A heating device includes a rotatable film, a heater including a substrate that extends along a first direction and having two surfaces opposite to each other, and a heater element on one of the surfaces of the substrate, and a heat conductor having first and second surfaces and including a first portion contacting the other surface of the substrate, and a second portion that is adjacent to the first portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and does not contact the other surface of the substrate. A thickness of the first portion of the heat conductor from the first surface to the second surface is greater than a thickness of the second portion from the first surface to the second surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2022Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Kazuhiko KIKUCHI, Sasuke ENDO, Masaya TANAKA, Ryota SAEKI, Kiyotaka MURAKAMI, Kousei MIYASHITA, Ryosuke KOJIMA, Yohei DOI, Yuki KAWASHIMA, Eiji SHINOHARA
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Patent number: 11372326Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pellicle that can achieve both a high EUV transmittance and a uniformity in EUV transmittance by including a graphite thin film having a film thickness of 5 nm or more and 30 nm or less and a surface roughness (Sa) of 0.1 nm or more and 500 nm or less.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignees: KANEKA CORPORATION, UNIVERSITY OF HYOGOInventors: Yuki Kawashima, Shuhei Ozaki, Masamitsu Tachibana, Takeo Watanabe, Tetsuo Harada
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Publication number: 20220171314Abstract: A fixing unit or device that can be used in an image forming apparatus includes a first heater element that is formed of a material that increases in electrical resistance with increases in temperature. A controller of the fixing unit is configured to vary a duty ratio of electric power applied to the first heater element during a start-up operation in which the temperature of the first heater element is raised to a target operating temperature. By varying the duty ratio during the start-up operation, changes in the resistance of the first heater element with the heating can be compensated. For example, the duty ratio can be increased during the course of the start-up to achieve the target operating temperature faster.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2022Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Kiyotaka MURAKAMI, Kazuhiko KIKUCHI, Sasuke ENDO, Masaya TANAKA, Ryota SAEKI, Kousei MIYASHITA, Ryosuke KOJIMA, Yohei DOI, Yuki KAWASHIMA, Eiji SHINOHARA
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Publication number: 20220155710Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a fixing unit including a fixing belt, and a heater configured to heat the fixing belt and including a substrate and a heating layer that is formed on the substrate, and a controller configured to, upon detecting an absence of a current flowing through the fixing belt, control the heater to not generate heat.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Yohei DOI, Eiji SHINOHARA, Kazuhiko KIKUCHI, Sasuke ENDO, Masaya TANAKA, Ryota SAEKI, Kousei MIYASHITA, Ryosuke KOJIMA, Yuki KAWASHIMA, Kiyotaka MURAKAMI
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Patent number: 11328953Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wiring circuit, and a method for producing the wiring circuit, that includes graphite wiring having a specified thickness, a high electrical conductivity, and a high carrier mobility. The wiring circuit may include graphite wiring comprised of graphite where the graphite wiring has a thickness of 3 nm or more and less than 300 nm. The graphite may have an electrical conductivity along a graphite film plane direction of 18000 S/cm or more, and the graphite may have a carrier mobility along the graphite film plane direction of 9500 cm2/Vsec or more. The method for producing a wiring circuit may include steps of: (1) bonding a graphite film with a substrate; (2) plasma etching the graphite film to form a graphite thin film; and (3) etching the graphite thin film to form a wiring circuit.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATIONInventors: Mutsuaki Murakami, Yuki Kawashima
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Patent number: 11307522Abstract: A heating device includes a rotatable film, a heater including a substrate that extends along a first direction, and a heater element on the substrate and facing the film, a heat conductor having first and second surfaces and including a first portion contacting the substrate, and a second portion that is adjacent to the first portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and does not contact the substrate, and a temperature sensing element on the second surface at a position corresponding to the second portion. A thickness of the first portion from the first surface to the second surface is greater than a thickness of the second portion from the first surface to the second surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2021Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuhiko Kikuchi, Sasuke Endo, Masaya Tanaka, Ryota Saeki, Kiyotaka Murakami, Kousei Miyashita, Ryosuke Kojima, Yohei Doi, Yuki Kawashima, Eiji Shinohara
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Patent number: 11281132Abstract: A fixing unit or device that can be used in an image forming apparatus includes a first heater element that is formed of a material that increases in electrical resistance with increases in temperature. A controller of the fixing unit is configured to vary a duty ratio of electric power applied to the first heater element during a start-up operation in which the temperature of the first heater element is raised to a target operating temperature. By varying the duty ratio during the start-up operation, changes in the resistance of the first heater element with the heating can be compensated. For example, the duty ratio can be increased during the course of the start-up to achieve the target operating temperature faster.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kiyotaka Murakami, Kazuhiko Kikuchi, Sasuke Endo, Masaya Tanaka, Ryota Saeki, Kousei Miyashita, Ryosuke Kojima, Yohei Doi, Yuki Kawashima, Eiji Shinohara
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Patent number: 11275330Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a fixing unit including a heater and a fixing belt. The fixing belt is electrically connected between a first power source and a ground terminal. A controller is configured to control the heater to heat the fixing belt. The controller is further configured to determine whether a current is flowing through the fixing belt and, upon determining that a current is not flowing through the fixing belt, control the heater not to heat the fixing belt.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2021Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yohei Doi, Eiji Shinohara, Kazuhiko Kikuchi, Sasuke Endo, Masaya Tanaka, Ryota Saeki, Kousei Miyashita, Ryosuke Kojima, Yuki Kawashima, Kiyotaka Murakami