Patents by Inventor Yukihisa Okada

Yukihisa Okada 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: 11767239
    Abstract: To provide a filter capable of efficiently removing metal ions in a treatment liquid, and capable of easily obtaining a solution having an extremely low metal ion content. A depth filter includes a porous molded article. The porous molded article is a sintered material of mixed powder or a swollen material of the sintered material. The mixed powder contains dried gel powder and thermoplastic resin powder. The dried gel powder contains an ion exchange resin including a sulfonic acid group, and a nitrogen-containing chelating resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Mitsuaki Kobayashi, Hideyuki Okada, Yukihisa Okada, Takaaki Shirai
  • Publication number: 20220388872
    Abstract: A filter includes a porous molded article, which is a sintered material of mixed powder containing activated carbon powder and thermoplastic resin powder. When water having a specific electrical resistance value of 18 M?·cm or greater is caused to pass through the filter at a space velocity of 1200 hr?1, a specific electrical resistance value of the water after being caused to pass through the filter is 13 M?·cm or greater. To provide a filter capable of efficiently removing metal ions in a treatment liquid and capable of easily obtaining a solution having an extremely low metal ion content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Mitsuaki KOBAYASHI, Yukihisa OKADA
  • Publication number: 20220331726
    Abstract: A filter includes a porous molding, the porous molding being a sintered product of mixed powder containing dry gel powder including an ion exchange resin and thermoplastic resin powder, or a swelled body of the sintered product. When water having an electric resistivity value of 18 M?·cm or more is allowed to pass through a space velocity of 1200 hr?1, the electric resistivity value of water after passage is 15 M?·cm or more. To provide a filter that can efficiently remove metal ions in a solution to be treated, and easily acquire a solution having an extremely low content of metal ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Mitsuaki Kobayashi, Yukihisa Okada, Takaaki Shirai, Hideyuki Okada
  • Patent number: 11400399
    Abstract: A filter includes a porous molding, the porous molding being a sintered product of mixed powder containing dry gel powder including an ion exchange resin and thermoplastic resin powder, or a swelled body of the sintered product. When water having an electric resistivity value of 18 M?·cm or more is allowed to pass through a space velocity of 1200 hr?1, the electric resistivity value of water after passage is 15 M?·cm or more. To provide a filter that can efficiently remove metal ions in a solution to be treated, and easily acquire a solution having an extremely low content of metal ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Mitsuaki Kobayashi, Yukihisa Okada, Takaaki Shirai, Hideyuki Okada
  • Publication number: 20210230022
    Abstract: To provide a filter capable of efficiently removing metal ions in a treatment liquid, and capable of easily obtaining a solution having an extremely low metal ion content. A depth filter includes a porous molded article. The porous molded article is a sintered material of mixed powder or a swollen material of the sintered material. The mixed powder contains dried gel powder and thermoplastic resin powder. The dried gel powder contains an ion exchange resin including a sulfonic acid group, and a nitrogen-containing chelating resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Mitsuaki Kobayashi, Hideyuki Okada, Yukihisa Okada, Takaaki Shirai
  • Publication number: 20210187422
    Abstract: A filter includes a porous molding, the porous molding being a sintered product of mixed powder containing dry gel powder including an ion exchange resin and thermoplastic resin powder, or a swelled body of the sintered product. When water having an electric resistivity value of 18 M?·cm or more is allowed to pass through a space velocity of 1200 hr?1, the electric resistivity value of water after passage is 15 M?·cm or more. To provide a filter that can efficiently remove metal ions in a solution to be treated, and easily acquire a solution having an extremely low content of metal ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Mitsuaki Kobayashi, Yukihisa Okada, Takaaki Shirai, Hideyuki Okada
  • Publication number: 20110059384
    Abstract: In the conventional initial operation and activation processing (pre-processing), a processing time of ten odd hours or more is usually required, and special processing equipment and complex processing steps are needed. An aqueous alcohol solution is prepared, a membrane electrode assembly (10) for a solid polymer-type fuel cell is brought into contact with the aqueous alcohol solution, and the assembly (10) is then washed with water. Then, the membrane electrode assembly (10) is sandwiched between bipolar plates (30, 31) to configure a unit cell. The unit cell is sandwiched between collector plates (50, 51), a plurality of unit cells sandwiched between the collector plates are stacked, and the stack is tightened and held between insulating plates (60, 61) and end plates (70, 71) to produce a solid polymer-type fuel cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Yukihisa Okada, Hideyuki Okada, Jiro Hattori
  • Publication number: 20070003754
    Abstract: An antistatic composition containing a heat-resistant resin binder with a softening temperature (Ts) of 160-410° C. and carbon blacks and/or carbon nanofibers added as an antistatic agent to the binder is spread on a base material, such as the holding part of a holder such as tweezers, and is heat-treated at a temperature of 200-450° C., so that a film is formed. This film has a surface resistance value of preferably 103-1010 ?/sq.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Yukihisa Okada, Toshikazu Numaguchi
  • Patent number: 6528172
    Abstract: The invention discloses a coating solution for use in forming Bi-based ferroelectric thin films containing Bi, metallic element A (at least one selected from the group consisting of Bi, Pb, Ba, Sr, Ca, Na, K and rare earth elements) and metallic element B (at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti, Nb, Ta, W, Mo, Fe, Co and Cr), wherein it contains metal alkoxides of Bi, metallic element A and metallic element B respectively, and an organometallic compound obtainable by hydrolyzing composite metal alkoxides, formed by any two or more of said metal alkoxides, with water alone or in combination with a catalyst, and contains Bi in a molar amount 1-1.1 times as great as the stoichiometric amount; a ferroelectric thin film (5), a ferroelectric capacitor (10) and a ferroelectric memory with the use of such a coating solution; and a method for producing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignees: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd., Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Sawada, Akira Hashimoto, Ichiro Koiwa, Juro Mita, Yukihisa Okada, Takao Kanehara, Hiroyo Kato
  • Patent number: 6303231
    Abstract: The invention discloses a coating solution for use in forming Bi-based ferroelectric thin films containing Bi, metallic element A (at least one selected from the group consisting of Bi. Pb, Ba, Sr, Ca, Na, K and rare earth elements) and metallic element B (at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti, Nb, Ta, W, Mo, Fe, Co and Cr), wherein it contains metal alkoxides of Bi, metallic element A and metallic element B respectively, and contains composite metal alkoxides formed by any two or more of said metal alkoxides; and a ferroelectric thin film, a ferroelectric capacitor and a ferroelectric memory formed by the use of such coating solution, and a method for producing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignees: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd., Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Sawada, Akira Hashimoto, Tetsuya Osaka, Ichiro Koiwa, Juro Mita, Yoshinori Maeno, Yukihisa Okada, Hiroyo Kato
  • Publication number: 20010010867
    Abstract: The invention discloses a coating solution for use in forming Bi-based ferroelectric thin films containing Bi, metallic element A (at least one selected from the group consisting of Bi, Pb, Ba, Sr, Ca, Na, K and rare earth elements) and metallic element B (at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti, Nb, Ta, W, Mo, Fe, Co and Cr), wherein it contains metal alkoxides of Bi, metallic element A and metallic element B respectively, and an organometallic compound obtainable by hydrolyzing composite metal alkoxides, formed by any two or more of said metal alkoxides, with water alone or in combination with a catalyst, and contains Bi in a molar amount 1-1.1 times as great as the stoichiometric amount; a ferroelectric thin film (5), a ferroelectric capacitor (10) and a ferroelectric memory with the use of such a coating solution; and a method for producing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2000
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Sawada, Akira Hashimoto, Ichiro Koiwa, Juro Mita, Yukihisa Okada, Takao Kanehara, Hiroyo Kato
  • Patent number: 6197102
    Abstract: The invention discloses a coating solution for use in forming Bi-based ferroelectric thin films containing Bi, metallic element A (at least one selected from the group consisting of Bi, Pb, Ba, Sr, Ca, Na, K and rare earth elements) and metallic element B (at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti, Nb, Ta, W, Mo, Fe, Co and Cr), wherein it contains metal alkoxides of Bi, metallic element A and metallic element B respectively, and an organometallic compound obtainable by hydrolyzing composite metal alkoxides, formed by any two or more of said metal alkoxides, with water alone or in combination with a catalyst, and contains Bi in a molar amount 1-1.1 times as great as the stoichiometric amount; a ferroelectric thin film (5), a ferroelectric capacitor (10) and a ferroelectric memory with the use of such a coating solution; and a method for producing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignees: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd., Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Sawada, Akira Hashimoto, Ichiro Koiwa, Juro Mita, Yukihisa Okada, Takao Kanehara, Hiroyo Kato
  • Patent number: 6120912
    Abstract: The invention discloses a coating solution for use in forming Bi-based ferroelectric thin films containing Bi, metallic element A (at least one selected from the group consisting of Bi. Pb, Ba, Sr, Ca, Na, K and rare earth elements) and metallic element B (at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti, Nb, Ta, W, Mo, Fe, Co and Cr), wherein it contains metal alkoxides of Bi, metallic element A and metallic element B respectively, and contains composite metal alkoxides formed by any two or more of said metal alkoxides; and a ferroelectric thin film, a ferroelectric capacitor and a ferroelectric memory formed by the use of such coating solution, and a method for producing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignees: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd., Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Sawada, Akira Hashimoto, Tetsuya Osaka, Ichiro Koiwa, Juro Mita, Yoshinori Maeno, Yukihisa Okada, Hiroyo Kato
  • Patent number: 5972096
    Abstract: The invention discloses a coating solution for use in forming Bi-based ferroelectric thin films containing Bi, metallic element A (at least one selected from the group consisting of Bi. Pb, Ba, Sr, Ca, Na, K and rare earth elements) and metallic element B (at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti, Nb, Ta, W, Mo, Fe, Co and Cr), wherein it contains metal alkoxides of Bi, metallic element A and metallic element B respectively, and contains composite metal alkoxides formed by any two or more of said metal alkoxides; and a ferroelectric thin film, a ferroelectric capacitor and a ferroelectric memory formed by the use of such coating solution, and a method for producing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignees: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd., Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Sawada, Akira Hashimoto, Tetsuya Osaka, Ichiro Koiwa, Juro Mita, Yoshinori Maeno, Yukihisa Okada, Hiroyo Kato
  • Patent number: 5310611
    Abstract: A thermoreversible recording material having its transparency changed in accordance with its thermal history, in particular the rate of cooling and the temperature to which it has been heated, comprises a matrix material and an organic compound of low molecular weight, wherein the matrix material comprises polyvinyl acetal, and the organic compound of low molecular weight comprises a saturated carboxylic acid or derivative thereof. The matrix material may further contains a material selected from a group consisting of epoxy resin, phenol resin, epoxy compound, aldehyde compound and isocyanate compound. A thermoreversible recording medium comprising the above thermoreversible recording material may be selectively heated by a thermal head or the like to record visual information. The visual information may be erased by heating the medium and cooling it slowly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1994
    Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Okabe, Yoichi Nishioka, Yukihisa Okada