Patents by Inventor Kazuhito Hosokawa

Kazuhito Hosokawa 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: 20240091998
    Abstract: Provided is an after-cure type laminated film having a low reflectance. A laminated film comprising: a transparent support substrate, an uncured hard coat layer formed on at least one surface of the transparent support substrate, and an uncured optical interference layer formed on the uncured hard coat layer, wherein the uncured hard coat layer comprises an active energy ray-curable composition for forming a hard coat layer, the uncured optical interference layer comprises an active energy ray-curable composition for forming an optical interference layer, the transparent support substrate has a thickness of 50 ?m or more and 600 ?m or less, a stretch ratio of the laminated film at 160° C. is 50% or more, and the laminated film heat-treated at a temperature of 90° C. for 30 minutes has a minimum value RAH of a reflectance taken between wavelengths of 380 nm and 780 nm of 2% or less and measured from a side of the uncured optical interference layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON PAINT AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jumpei TAKAHASHI, Takuma OKADA, Kei TAKIGAWA, Kazuhito KOBAYASHI, Takeki HOSOKAWA, Takamitsu WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11926140
    Abstract: Provided is a glass film-resin composite body which makes it possible to obtain a long-length (e.g., 500 m or more-long) glass roll. The glass roll with resin film comprises a glass film, and a resin film laminated to at least one surface of the glass film through an adhesive, wherein a creep amount a of the adhesive is 50 ?m or less, as measured after applying a tensile shear load per unit area of the adhesive of 5 g/mm2, to the resin film for 48 hours, in a state in which the glass film is fixed in 23° C. and 50% RH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Murashige, Junichi Inagaki, Kazuhito Hosokawa, Kota Nakai, Toshihiro Kanno
  • Publication number: 20230405966
    Abstract: Provided is a glass film-resin composite which makes it possible to obtain a long-length (e.g., 500 m or more-long) glass roll. The glass film-resin composite comprises a glass film, and a resin tape laminated to at least one surface of the glass film through an adhesive, wherein the width 1 (mm) of the resin tape satisfies the following formula (1). l ? a ? E g ? t g E p ? t p ( 1 ) (where: a represents a reinforcement coefficient (mm*(?m)1/2) which is 1.10 or more; Eg represents the Young's modulus (GPa) of the glass film; Ep represents the Young's modulus (GPa) of the resin tape; tg represents the thickness (?m) of the glass film; and tp represents the thickness (?m) of the resin tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Takeshi MURASHIGE, Junichi INAGAKI, Kazuhito HOSOKAWA, Kota NAKAI, Toshihiro KANNO
  • Patent number: 11738534
    Abstract: Provided is a glass film-resin composite which makes it possible to obtain a long-length (e.g., 500 m or more-long) glass roll. The glass film-resin composite comprises a glass film, and a resin tape laminated to at least one surface of the glass film through an adhesive, wherein the width 1 (mm) of the resin tape satisfies the following formula (1). l ? ? ? a ? E g ? t g E p ? t p ( 1 ) (where: a represents a reinforcement coefficient (mm*(?m)1/2) which is 1.10 or more; Eg represents the Young's modulus (GPa) of the glass film; Ep represents the Young's modulus (GPa) of the resin tape; tg represents the thickness (?m) of the glass film; and tp represents the thickness (?m) of the resin tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Murashige, Junichi Inagaki, Kazuhito Hosokawa, Kota Nakai, Toshihiro Kanno
  • Patent number: 11731412
    Abstract: Provided is a production method for a film laminate by which a tough film can be bonded to a brittle film while the breakage of the brittle film is prevented. The production method for a film laminate of the present invention includes bonding a tough film having an elongated shape to a brittle film having an elongated shape while conveying the brittle film, wherein the method includes bonding the tough film and the brittle film to each other by bringing the tough film close to the brittle film, followed by blowing of a gas from a side of the tough film opposite to the brittle film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi Inagaki, Takeshi Murashige, Kazuhito Hosokawa, Toshihiro Kanno, Kota Nakai
  • Publication number: 20230033067
    Abstract: Provided is a method comprises: continuously forming an elongated, glass film having marginal portions from molten glass into a given shape having two marginal portions, in width-directional opposite edge regions thereof, wherein the glass film having marginal portions has the marginal portions, and an effective portion formed in a width-directional central region of the glass film having marginal portions; annealing the glass film having marginal portions; continuously forming resin tapes on the glass film having marginal portions at positions adjacent to and away by a given distance from the respective marginal portions, to extend in a length direction of the glass film having marginal portions; and continuously removing each of the marginal portions from the glass film having marginal portions, along a position between the marginal portion and a corresponding one of the resin tapes, or at a given width-directional position within the corresponding resin tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Takeshi MURASHIGE, Junichi INAGAKI, Kazuhito HOSOKAWA, Kota NAKAI, Toshihiro KANNO, Yoshinori HASEGAWA, Kaoru MITSUGI, Naohiro IKAI, Hiroki MORI, Yohei KIRIHATA
  • Patent number: 11536877
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide a laminated optical film achieving both a high proportion of void space (porosity) and superior abrasion resistance. The laminated optical film of the present invention includes: a void-provided layer; a resin film; and a cover layer, wherein the void-provided layer is formed on the resin film, the cover layer is formed directly on the void-provided layer, and the void-provided layer has a contact angle with water of 90° or more and a proportion of void space of 30 vol % or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Hattori, Kozo Nakamura, Kazuhito Hosokawa
  • Patent number: 11524481
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a low refractive index layer that can attain both a low refractive index and a high mechanical strength even when it has a large thickness. The low refractive index layer of the present invention is a low refractive index layer in the form of a void-containing layer, wherein hollow particles each having a void space inside are further contained in the void-containing layer, and the low refractive index layer has a refractive index of 1.25 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Hattori, Kazuhito Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20220118739
    Abstract: Provided is a glass film-resin composite body which makes it possible to obtain a long-length (e.g., 500 m or more-long) glass roll. The glass roll with resin film comprises a glass film, and a resin film laminated to at least one surface of the glass film through an adhesive, wherein a creep amount a of the adhesive is 50 ?m or less, as measured after applying a tensile shear load per unit area of the adhesive of 5 g/mm2, to the resin film for 48 hours, in a state in which the glass film is fixed in 23° C. and 50% RH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Takeshi MURASHIGE, Junichi INAGAKI, Kazuhito HOSOKAWA, Kota NAKAI, Toshihiro KANNO
  • Patent number: 11241863
    Abstract: Provided is a glass film-resin composite body which makes it possible to obtain a long-length (e.g., 500 m or more-long) glass roll. The glass roll with resin film comprises a glass film, and a resin film laminated to at least one surface of the glass film through an adhesive, wherein a creep amount a of the adhesive is 50 ?m or less, as measured after applying a tensile shear load per unit area of the adhesive of 5 g/mm2, to the resin film for 48 hours, in a state in which the glass film is fixed in 23° C. and 50% RH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Murashige, Junichi Inagaki, Kazuhito Hosokawa, Kota Nakai, Toshihiro Kanno
  • Patent number: 11198274
    Abstract: Provided is an optical laminate capable of contributing to reduction in weight and improvement in impact resistance of a display apparatus. The optical laminate includes a thin glass having a thickness of 100 ?m or less and a polarizing plate arranged on one side of the thin glass, in which the polarizing plate includes a polarizer and a protective film arranged on a surface of the polarizer on a thin glass side. In one embodiment, the optical laminate of the present invention further includes an adhesion layer between the thin glass and the polarizing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Murashige, Junichi Inagaki, Kazuhito Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20210178705
    Abstract: Provided is a production method for a film laminate by which a tough film can be bonded to a brittle film while the breakage of the brittle film is prevented. The production method for a film laminate of the present invention includes bonding a tough film having an elongated shape to a brittle film having an elongated shape while conveying the brittle film, wherein the method includes bonding the tough film and the brittle film to each other by bringing the tough film close to the brittle film, followed by blowing of a gas from a side of the tough film opposite to the brittle film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi Inagaki, Takeshi Murashige, Kazuhito Hosokawa, Toshihiro Kanno, Kota Nakai
  • Patent number: 10960610
    Abstract: Provided is a production method for a film laminate by which a tough film can be bonded to a brittle film while the breakage of the brittle film is prevented. The production method for a film laminate of the present invention includes bonding a tough film having an elongated shape to a brittle film having an elongated shape while conveying the brittle film, wherein the method includes bonding the tough film and the brittle film to each other by bringing the tough film close to the brittle film, followed by blowing of a gas from a side of the tough film opposite to the brittle film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi Inagaki, Takeshi Murashige, Kazuhito Hosokawa, Toshihiro Kanno, Kota Nakai
  • Publication number: 20210027970
    Abstract: There is provided an optical member that can achieve a liquid crystal display apparatus having high brightness, an excellent hue, and a high color rendering property. An optical member according to the present invention includes, in the stated order: a first barrier layer; a first wavelength conversion layer; a second wavelength conversion layer; and a second barrier layer. The first wavelength conversion layer includes a matrix and a first wavelength conversion material dispersed in the matrix and having a predetermined center emission wavelength. The second wavelength conversion layer includes a matrix and a second wavelength conversion material dispersed in the matrix and having a center emission wavelength different from that of the first wavelength conversion material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kozo Nakamura, Takahiro Yoshikawa, Kazuhito Hosokawa
  • Patent number: 10859871
    Abstract: Provided is an optical member that can achieve a liquid crystal display apparatus that is excellent in mechanical strength, has an excellent hue, and shows little change in hue dependent on a viewing angle. The optical member includes a prism sheet and an optically functional element that are integrated with each other. The prism sheet has: a first main surface, which is flat; and a second main surface, on which a plurality of unit prisms each having a columnar shape convex toward an opposite side to the first main surface are arrayed. Convex portions formed by the plurality of unit prisms on the second main surface of the prism sheet are bonded to one main surface of the optically functional element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kozo Nakamura, Kazuhito Hosokawa
  • Patent number: 10809433
    Abstract: Provided is a circularly polarizing plate for an organic EL display apparatus, which has a high barrier function, is extremely thin, and has an excellent antireflection function. The circularly polarizing plate for an organic EL display apparatus of the present invention includes in this order: a polarizer; a retardation layer, which is configured to function as a ?/4 plate; a barrier layer; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, which has a barrier function, in which the barrier layer includes thin glass having a thickness of from 5 ?m to 100 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Murashige, Junichi Inagaki, Kazuhito Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20200301207
    Abstract: An optical member is disclosed that can achieve a liquid crystal display apparatus having excellent durability and having a high color rendering property. An optical member according to the present invention includes, in the stated order: a first barrier layer; a wavelength conversion layer; and a second barrier layer. The wavelength conversion layer includes a matrix and a wavelength conversion material dispersed in the matrix. An emission spectrum of light to be extracted from the optical member has a peak having an intensity Gp in a wavelength band of from 515 nm to 550 nm, and a peak having an intensity Rp in a wavelength band of from 605 nm to 650 nm, and an average value Ave of intensities in a wavelength band of from 570 nm to 600 nm in the emission spectrum and an average value of Gp and Rp satisfy the following expression (1): Ave?0.1×{(Gp+Rp)/2}??(1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Yoshikawa, Kozo Nakamura, Kazuhito Hosokawa
  • Patent number: 10741776
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flexible light-emitting device which is a flexible device with which the light leakage is less liable to occur even if it is deformed. In order to achieve the above object, the flexible light-emitting device of the present invention includes a light-emitting layer, a low refractive index layer, and a high refractive index layer, wherein the light-emitting layer, the low refractive index layer, and the high refractive index layer are stacked in this order, the low refractive index layer has a refractive index lower than that of the light-emitting layer and has a haze of less than 5%, and the high refractive index layer has a refractive index higher than that of the low refractive index layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kozo Nakamura, Daisuke Hattori, Jin Yoshikawa, Junichi Nagase, Kazuhito Hosokawa
  • Patent number: 10688759
    Abstract: Provided is a production method for an optical laminate, which is excellent in production efficiency even through use of a thin glass. The production method for an optical laminate of the present invention includes: a thin glass production step of producing a thin glass having a thickness of 100 ?m or less; and a lamination step of laminating an optical film on one surface, or each of both surfaces, of the thin glass, the thin glass production step and the lamination step being performed in an integrated line, the lamination step including bonding the optical film onto the thin glass under a state in which the thin glass is supported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Murashige, Junichi Inagaki, Kazuhito Hosokawa
  • Patent number: 10678083
    Abstract: There is provided an optical member capable of causing, when used for a liquid crystal display apparatus, light output from a light source to enter a liquid crystal display panel with high efficiency. An optical member according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a polarizing plate; a reflective polarizer; a ?/4 plate; and a prism layer, the polarizing plate, the reflective polarizer, the ?/4 plate, and the prism layer being integrated in the stated order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kozo Nakamura, Daisuke Hattori, Kazuhito Hosokawa