Patents by Inventor Atsushi Yasui

Atsushi Yasui 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).

  • Publication number: 20130330545
    Abstract: A method for producing a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer-carrying optical film includes the step of applying, over the optical film, a coating liquid for anchor layer comprising a mixed solvent comprising 10 to 100% by weight of water and 90 to 0% by weight of an alcohol, and a polyoxyalkylene-group-containing polymer so as to give an applied-coat thickness before drying of 20 ?m or less; and next drying the workpiece under drying conditions satisfying both of the following requirements (1) and (2): (1) the drying temperature T is from 40 to 70° C., and (2) a value obtained by multiplying the drying temperature T (° C.) by the drying period H (seconds), T×H, satisfies: 400?(T×H)?4000, thereby removing the mixed solvent to form the anchor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Yuusuke Toyama, Masakuni Fujita, Atsushi Yasui, Tomoyuki Kimura
  • Publication number: 20130288048
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for use on an optical film, includes a (meth)acryl-based polymer obtained by copolymerization of 30 to 98.9% by weight of an alkyl(meth)acrylate, 1 to 50% by weight of an aromatic ring-containing polymerizable monomer, 0.1 to 20% by weight of a hydroxyl group-containing monomer, and 0 to 4% by weight of a carboxyl group-containing monomer, and a solvent. The (meth)acryl-based polymer has a weight average molecular weight of 300,000 to 1,200,000 as measured by gel permeation chromatography. The content of a solid including the (meth)acryl-based polymer is 20% by weight or more, and the content of the solvent is 80% by weight or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuusuke Toyama, Atsushi Yasui, Tomoyuki Kimura, Masayuki Satake, Shusaku Goto, Takeharu Kitagawa, Minoru Miyatake, Tomohiro Mori, Takashi Kamijo
  • Publication number: 20130280529
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for use on an optical film, includes a (meth)acryl-based polymer obtained by copolymerization of 30 to 98.9% by weight of an alkyl(meth)acrylate, 1 to 50% by weight of an aromatic ring-containing polymerizable monomer, and 0.1 to 20% by weight of a hydroxyl group-containing monomer, and a solvent. The (meth)acryl-based polymer is free of any carboxyl group-containing monomer unit and has a weight average molecular weight of 300,000 to 1,200,000 as measured by gel permeation chromatography. The content of a solid including the (meth)acryl-based polymer is 20% by weight or more, and the content of the solvent is 80% by weight or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuusuke Toyama, Atsushi Yasui, Tomoyuki Kimura, Masayuki Satake, Shusaku Goto, Takeharu Kitagawa, Minoru Miyatake, Tomohiro Mori, Takashi Kamijo
  • Publication number: 20130171371
    Abstract: A method for production of an adhesive optical film comprises the step of forming an anchor layer by applying an anchor layer-forming coating liquid to the optical film to form a coating with a thickness of 20 ?m or less before drying, wherein the anchor layer-forming coating liquid contains a mixed solvent composed mainly of water and an alcohol, and a binder resin, and by drying the coating under drying conditions satisfying both of the following requirements: (1) the drying temperature T is between 40° C. and 70° C.; and (2) the value (T×H) obtained by multiplying the drying temperature T (° C.) by the drying time H (seconds) satisfies the relation 400?(T×H)?4,000 to remove the mixed solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuusuke Toyama, Atsushi Yasui, Tomoyuki Kimura, Masayuki Satake
  • Publication number: 20130160938
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film of the invention comprises an optical film and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on the optical film, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a thickness (?m) standard deviation of 0.12 ?m or less. The pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film makes it possible to reduce the problem of visible unevenness caused by a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Yasui, Yuusuke Toyama, Takaaki Ishii, Masakuni Fujita, Tomoyuki Kimura, Masayuki Satake, Shusaku Goto, Takeharu Kitagawa, Minoru Miyatake, Tomohiro Mori, Takashi Kamijo
  • Publication number: 20120300299
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive layer-attached polarizing film of the invention includes: a polarizing film; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on the polarizing film, wherein the polarizing film includes a polarizer and a transparent protective film provided on only one side of the polarizer, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is provided on a side of the polarizer where the transparent protective film is absent, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is made of a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing a (meth)acryl-based polymer (A) and an alkali metal salt (B). The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer-attached polarizing film has a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer with an antistatic function and satisfactory durability and whose optical properties are less likely to be degraded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Yasui, Yuusuke Toyama, Tomoyuki Kimura, Masayuki Satake, Shusaku Goto, Takeharu Kitagawa, Minoru Miyatake, Tomohiro Mori, Takashi Kamijo
  • Publication number: 20120300300
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for an optical film of the invention includes a (meth)acryl-based polymer(A), a polyether compound (B) having a polyether skeleton and a reactive silyl group and an ionic compound (C). The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for an optical film has an antistatic function and can form a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer durable enough under severe conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Yasui, Yuusuke Toyama, Tomoyuki Kimura, Masayuki Satake, Shusaku Goto, Takeharu Kitagawa, Minoru Miyatake, Tomohiro Mori, Takashi Kamijo, Arata Fujihara
  • Publication number: 20120121824
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for an optical film of the present invention comprises a (meth)acryl-based polymer (A): and a polyether compound (B) having a polyether skeleton and a reactive silyl group represented by formula (1): —SiRaM3-a at at least one terminal, wherein R represents a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and optionally having a substituent; M represents a hydroxyl group or a hydrolyzable group; and <a> represents an integer of 1 to 3, provided that in cases where two or more R groups, R groups is the same or different, and in cases where two or more M groups, M groups is the same or different. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for an optical film is capable of forming a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer having reworkability that enables an optical film to be easily peeled off from a liquid crystal panel or the like with no adhesive residue and satisfactory durability that prevents a bonded optical film from peeling or lifting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuusuke Toyama, Arata Fujihara, Akiko Sugino, Atsushi Yasui, Masayuki Satake, Mizue Nagata, Tomoyuki Kimura
  • Publication number: 20110123799
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for an optical film of the present invention includes a (meth)acrylic polymer(A) that comprises, as monomer units, 67 to 96.99% by weight of alkyl (meth)acrylate(a1), 1 to 20% by weight of benzyl (meth)acrylate(a2), 2 to 10% by weight of a carboxyl group-containing monomer(a3) and 0.01 to 3% by weight of a hydroxyl group-containing monomer(a4), has a weight average molecular weight(Mw) of 1,600,000 or more, and satisfy a weight average molecular weight(Mw)/number average molecular weight(Mn) ratio of 1.8 to 10. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition can satisfy durability that does not cause peeling, separation at the state in which the optical film was attached, and can form a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer capable of improving display non-uniformity caused by a white display leakage at a peripheral portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Yasui, Yuusuke Toyama, Mizue Nagata, Tomoyuki Kimura, Masayuki Satake
  • Publication number: 20100143634
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer-carrying transparent conductive film that can reduce the problem with the visibility due to the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, when it is used in a touch panel or the like, a method for production thereof, and a transparent conductive laminate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Yasui, Masayuki Satake