Patents by Inventor Hirofumi Kitano

Hirofumi Kitano 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: 20110052922
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an interlayer film for a laminated glass in which zinc oxide fine particles are excellently dispersed, a laminated glass, and a zinc oxide fine particle dispersion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Daizo II, Juichi Fukatani, Hirofumi Kitano
  • Publication number: 20100279150
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an interlayer film for a laminated glass which can reduce transmittance of ultraviolet rays having wavelength of 380 to 400 nm and has excellent durability to light exposure while maintaining high visible light transmittance. The interlayer film for a laminated glass of the present invention is an interlayer film for a laminated glass, which comprises a thermoplastic resin and an indole compound having a structure represented by the following general Chemical Formula (1): wherein R1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 3 of carbon atoms, and R2 represents hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 10 of carbon atoms, or an aralkyl group having 7 to 10 of carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicants: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd., Orient Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Bungo Hatta, Hirofumi Kitano, Minoru Inada, Jun Hikata