Patents by Inventor Yusaku Matsuo

Yusaku Matsuo 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: 11970759
    Abstract: The seamless steel pipe according to the present disclosure includes a chemical composition consisting of, in mass %, C: 0.030% or less, Si: 1.00% or less, Mn: 1.00% or less, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.0050% or less, Al: 0.001 to 0.100%, N: 0.0500% or less, O: 0.050% or less, Ni: 5.00 to 6.50%, Cr: more than 10.00 to 13.40%, Cu: more than 1.50 to 3.50%, Mo: 1.00 to 4.00%, V: 0.01 to 1.00%, Ti: 0.050 to 0.300%, and Co: 0.010 to 0.300%, with the balance being Fe and impurities, and satisfying Formula (1), wherein a depassivation pH of an inner surface is 3.00 or less. Cr+2.0 Mo+0.5 Ni+2.0 Cu+0.5 Co?20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyohei Kanki, Masayuki Sagara, Yusaku Tomio, Daisuke Matsuo
  • Patent number: 11967719
    Abstract: Provided is a binder composition for an all-solid-state secondary battery with which it is possible to form a solid electrolyte-containing layer that can cause an all-solid-state secondary battery to display excellent output characteristics and high-temperature cycle characteristics. The binder composition contains a polymer A that includes a nitrile group-containing monomer unit and an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer unit. The proportional content of the nitrile group-containing monomer unit in the polymer A is not less than 5 mass % and not more than 30 mass %, and the proportional content of the aliphatic conjugated diene monomer unit in the polymer A is not less than 40 mass % and not more than 95 mass %. The polymer A has a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4, 100° C.) of 65 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusaku Matsuo, Kenya Sonobe
  • Patent number: 11908589
    Abstract: A method of supporting an expert meeting of medical specialists to interpret genetic information, may include: accepting a test request for genetic information on a patient; extracting test progress information that is stored in association with the accepted test request and indicates progress of a test for the test request, and schedule information on a schedule of the expert meeting to interpret the genetic information obtained in the test for the test request; and displaying the extracted test progress information and the extracted schedule information on terminal devices of the medical specialists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Takahata, Tatsuru Wakimoto, Yusaku Matsuo
  • Patent number: 11881318
    Abstract: A method of supporting an expert meeting of medical specialists to interpret genetic information, may include: accepting a schedule of the expert meeting; extracting the medical specialists to participate in the expert meeting, the medical specialists stored in association with the accepted schedule of the expert meeting; and transmitting the accepted schedule of the expert meeting to terminal devices of the extracted medical specialists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Takahata, Tatsuru Wakimoto, Yusaku Matsuo
  • Patent number: 11873363
    Abstract: Provided is a binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode capable of forming an electrode for a non-aqueous secondary battery that can cause a non-aqueous secondary battery to display excellent low-temperature cycle characteristics and low-temperature output characteristics. The binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode contains a polymer and a solvent. The polymer is a block copolymer including an aromatic vinyl monomer unit and an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer unit having a carbon number of 5 or more. The amount of the polymer that elutes into electrolyte solution is not less than 1 mass % and not more than 20 mass %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidetake Ishii, Norikazu Yamamoto, Yusaku Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20230378467
    Abstract: Provided is a binder composition with which it is possible to produce a slurry composition having excellent dispersibility and to form a solid electrolyte-containing layer that can cause an all-solid-state secondary battery to display excellent cycle characteristics. The binder composition contains a polymer and an aromatic halide. The polymer includes a nitrile group-containing monomer unit in a proportion of 10 mass % to 35 mass % and a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer unit in a proportion of 15 mass % to 40 mass %. The aromatic halide has a structure in which not less than 2 and not more than 4 halogen atoms are bonded directly to an aromatic ring, and the content of the aromatic halide in the binder composition is 5 mass ppm to 3,000 mass ppm relative to the content of the polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yusaku MATSUO
  • Patent number: 11802171
    Abstract: Provided is a binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode that can ensure excellent stability of a slurry composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode while also inhibiting swelling of an electrode for a non-aqueous secondary battery associated with repeated charging and discharging and causing a non-aqueous secondary battery to display excellent cycle characteristics. The binder composition contains a particulate polymer A and a particulate polymer B. The particulate polymer A is a copolymer having a block region composed of an aromatic vinyl monomer unit. The particulate polymer B is a random copolymer including an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer unit and an aromatic vinyl monomer unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusaku Matsuo, Norikazu Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20230327183
    Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a binder composition for an all-solid-state secondary battery with which it is possible to form a solid electrolyte-containing layer that can cause an all-solid-state secondary battery to display excellent output characteristics and cycle characteristics. The method of producing a binder composition for an all-solid-state secondary battery is a method of producing a binder composition for an all-solid-state secondary battery that contains a polymer and an organic solvent. This production method includes: a water removal step of using a desiccant that contains either or both of a group 13 element and a group 14 element to obtain a composition (X) that contains the polymer and the organic solvent and has a water content of 200 ppm or less; and a transition metal removal step of magnetically removing transition metal contained in the composition (X) to obtain the binder composition for an all-solid-state secondary battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yusaku MATSUO
  • Patent number: 11742488
    Abstract: A binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode contains a particulate polymer A and a particulate polymer B. The particulate polymer A is a block copolymer including an aromatic vinyl monomer unit and an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer unit having a carbon number of 4 or more. The particulate polymer B is a random copolymer including a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer unit in a proportion of not less than 20.0 mass % and not more than 80.0 mass %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusaku Matsuo, Norikazu Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20230261255
    Abstract: Provided is a slurry composition for an all-solid-state secondary battery with which it is possible to form a solid electrolyte-containing layer that can cause an all-solid-state secondary battery to display excellent output characteristics and cycle characteristics. The slurry composition contains a solid electrolyte, a particulate polymer, and an organic solvent. The particulate polymer has a core-shell structure including a core portion and a shell portion at least partially covering an outer surface of the core portion. A polymer forming the core portion has a glass-transition temperature of not lower than -60° C. and not higher than -10° C., and a polymer forming the shell portion has a glass-transition temperature of not lower than 15° C. and not higher than 100° C. The polymer forming the shell portion includes a nitrogen functional group-containing monomer unit in a proportion of not less than 10 mass% and not more than 90 mass%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yusaku MATSUO
  • Publication number: 20230202907
    Abstract: An alkali-free glass includes, as represented by mol % based on oxides: 50 to 80% of SiO2; 2 to 6% of Al2O3; 18 to 35% of B2O3; 1 to 6% of MgO; 0 to 6% of CaO; 0 to 6% of SrO; and 0 to 3% of BaO. A formula (A) is [MgO]+[CaO]+[SrO]+[BaO], and a value of the formula (A) is 2% or more and 6% or less. A formula (B) is [Al2O3]—([MgO]+[CaO]+[SrO]+[BaO]), and a value of the formula (B) is ?3% or more and 2% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Yusaku MATSUO, Hiroyuki HIJIYA, Yuya HAMADA, Yutaka KUROIWA
  • Publication number: 20230051296
    Abstract: Provided are binder particles for an all-solid-state battery with which an all-solid-state battery having excellent battery characteristics can be obtained even in a situation in which the all-solid-state battery is produced by a dry method. The binder particles for an all-solid-state battery are formed of a polymer and have a cohesion of not less than 1% and less than 30% and a volume-average particle diameter D50 of not less than 10 ?m and not more than 100 ?m. Moreover, a composition for an all-solid-state battery contains these binder particles for an all-solid-state battery and solid electrolyte particles. Furthermore, a functional layer for an all-solid-state battery is formed from this composition for an all-solid-state battery. Also, an all-solid-state battery includes this functional layer for an all-solid-state battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yusaku MATSUO
  • Publication number: 20230033554
    Abstract: A binder composition for a secondary battery contains a polymer, an organic solvent, and a compound formed of an organic material or an inorganic material. The compound has a solubility of 10 mass % or less in water at 25° C. and includes an element belonging to either or both of group 13 and group 14 of the periodic table, excluding carbon and germanium. Content of the element in the binder composition is not less than 5 mass ppm and not more than 5,000 mass ppm relative to the polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusaku MATSUO, Kenya SONOBE
  • Publication number: 20230021473
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a glass including, in terms of mole percentage based on oxides: SiO2 in an amount of 45% to 65%; Al2O3 in an amount of 18% to 30%; Li2O in an amount of 7% to 15%; one or more selected from Y2O3 and La2O3 in a total amount of 0% to 10%; P2O5 in an amount of 0% to 10%; B2O3 in an amount of 0% to 10%; and ZrO2 in an amount of 0% to 4%, and satisfying the following expression: [Al2O3]—[R2O]—[RO]—[P2O5]>0, provided that, in terms of mole percentage based on oxides, a content of Al2O3 is defined as [Al2O3], a content of P2O5 is defined as [P2O5], a total content of alkali metal oxides is defined as [R2O], and a total content of alkali earth metal oxides is defined as [RO].
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Takumi UMADA, Kenji IMAKITA, Shusaku AKIBA, Yusaku MATSUO
  • Patent number: 11532817
    Abstract: A binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery including: a water-insoluble polymer and a water-soluble polymer, wherein the water-insoluble polymer contains 70% by weight or more and 100% by weight or less of an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer unit, and the water-soluble polymer has a carboxy group and a hydroxy group. The water-soluble polymer preferably contains a carboxy group-containing monomer unit and a hydroxy group-containing monomer unit. Also provided are a slurry composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery, including the binder composition, an electrode, a separator, a secondary battery and methods for producing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norikazu Yamamoto, Hidetake Ishii, Yusaku Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20220393175
    Abstract: Provided is a binder composition for an all-solid-state secondary battery that can produce a slurry composition for an all-solid-state secondary battery having excellent dispersibility and preservation stability and that can cause a solid electrolyte-containing layer to display excellent ion conductivity. The binder composition contains a polymer, ions of a metal belonging to group 1 or group 2 of the periodic table, and a solvent. The solvent includes an organic solvent having a carbon number of 8 or more, and the content of the ions of the metal is not less than 5 mass ppm and not more than 5,000 mass ppm relative to the polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yusaku MATSUO
  • Publication number: 20220384815
    Abstract: Provided is a binder composition that can produce a slurry composition having excellent preservation stability and that can cause a functional layer to display excellent adhesiveness. The binder composition contains a polymer and a solvent. The polymer includes a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer unit including an aromatic hydrocarbon ring in a proportion of not less than 5 mass % and not more than 45 mass % and includes a structural unit indicated by formula (I), shown below, in a proportion of not less than 50 mass % and not more than 90 mass %. In formula (I), R1 represents a hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of 4 or more that does not include an aromatic hydrocarbon ring and R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or —CH2—C(?O)—O—R1. In a case in which more than one 10 is present in formula (I), each R1 may be the same or different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yusaku MATSUO
  • Publication number: 20220261746
    Abstract: Disclosed is a management method for managing temperature information of a transported cargo by a blockchain system. A management method according to one or more embodiments may include: obtaining, by a user terminal used in the blockchain system, data about a temperature from a thermometer transported together with the cargo, and transmitting, by the user terminal, the data to the blockchain system in order to register information about presence or absence of temperature deviation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro OHYAMA, Yoshiaki TABATA, Takashi ONO, Tatsuru WAKIMOTO, Shinichi YAMAMOTO, Yusaku MATSUO, Kenichiro SUZUKI, Shinichi IOKA, Takehiko AKAKABE
  • Publication number: 20220263112
    Abstract: Provided is a slurry composition for an all-solid-state secondary battery that has excellent fluidity and preservation stability and can form a solid electrolyte-containing layer having excellent ion conductivity. The slurry composition contains a solid electrolyte, a polymer, and a solvent. The ratio of fineness of grind of the solid electrolyte, as measured by a grind gauge method based on JIS K5600-2-5:1999, relative to the average primary particle diameter of the solid electrolyte is more than 1 and less than 30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusaku MATSUO, Yasuhiro WAKIZAKA
  • Patent number: 11374224
    Abstract: Provided is a binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery with which it is possible to form a functional layer that can provide a battery component such as an electrode or a separator with a balance of excellent handleability and process adhesiveness. The binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery contains: polymer particles containing a block polymer including a block region composed of an aromatic vinyl monomer unit; a water-soluble polymer including a hydrophilic group; and water. The block polymer has a diblock content of not less than 0 mass % and not more than 60 mass %. The water-soluble polymer has a weight-average molecular weight of not less than 15,000 and not more than 500,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norikazu Yamamoto, Yusaku Matsuo, Hidetake Ishii, Shunjin Aihara