Patents by Inventor Reiko Kubota

Reiko Kubota 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: 20240141176
    Abstract: A light-shielding film comprising a resin, an inorganic particle and an organic particle, wherein the organic particle is a core-shell particle which has a surface layer portion and a center portion, and an elastic modulus of the surface layer portion is higher than an elastic modulus of the center portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: REIKO KUBOTA, YASUHIRO TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20240045103
    Abstract: An article includes a film on a surface thereof, the film containing a resin, an organic azo-based particle, and a Ti- and O-containing particle so that the film is not separated or cracked and has a good design and good heat-shielding properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Reiko Kubota, Yoji Teramoto, Shuhei Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20230384554
    Abstract: A component includes a base portion made of fiber-reinforced resin, a first layer formed on the base portion, and a second layer formed on the first layer. A Vickers hardness of the second layer is higher than a Vickers hardness of the first layer. The Vickers hardness of the first layer is in a range equal to or larger than 50 HV and equal to or smaller than 250 HV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: MIWA TAKACHI, REIKO KUBOTA
  • Patent number: 11815656
    Abstract: An article includes a film on a surface thereof, the film containing a resin, an organic azo-based particle, and a Ti- and O-containing particle so that the film is not separated or cracked and has a good design and good heat-shielding properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Reiko Kubota, Yoji Teramoto, Shuhei Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11744550
    Abstract: An ultrasound probe according to an embodiment includes a base material, a first organic layer, and a second organic layer. The base material contain polyolefin. The first organic layer is formed on the outer surface of the base material and contains epoxy resin and silicate oligomer. The second organic layer is formed on the outer surface of the first organic layer and has hydrophilicity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Reiko Kubota, Yoji Teramoto
  • Patent number: 11674052
    Abstract: An optical element has a lanthanum-containing glass substrate and a light-shielding film on part of the surface of the glass substrate. The light-shielding film is made from a light-shielding paint that contains at least an epoxy resin, fine particles of titania, a dye, an organic solvent, and an amine-based curing agent. The organic solvent in the light-shielding paint has a vapor pressure of 160 Pa or more and 960 Pa or less at a temperature of 20° C. The viscosity of the light-shielding paint is 10.0 mPa·s or more and 100 mPa·s or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shuhei Yamamoto, Yoji Teramoto, Reiko Kubota
  • Patent number: 11187832
    Abstract: A light-shielding film for optical element includes at least a resin and a colorant. The light-shielding film for optical element has an average extinction coefficient of 0.03 or more and 0.15 or less as an average of extinction coefficients of the whole light-shielding film for light having wavelengths ranging from 400 to 700 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Reiko Kubota
  • Patent number: 11163132
    Abstract: Provided is a thermal barrier film having, dispersed in a resin matrix, high-refractive-index particles having a D-line refractive index of 2.5 or more and 3.2 or less. The high-refractive-index particles have an average particle size of 2.0 ?m or more and 5.0 ?m or less. Provided are a thermal barrier film that reduces a temperature rise due to sunlight by virtue of having a high reflectance even as a thin film, has high film thickness accuracy, and has high abrasion resistance, a thermal barrier paint for forming such thermal barrier film, and an optical instrument including such thermal barrier film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Reiko Kubota, Toshiaki Shingu
  • Publication number: 20210321984
    Abstract: An ultrasound probe according to an embodiment includes a base material, a first organic layer, and a second organic layer. The base material contain polyolefin. The first organic layer is formed on the outer surface of the base material and contains epoxy resin and silicate oligomer. The second organic layer is formed on the outer surface of the first organic layer and has hydrophilicity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Reiko KUBOTA, Yoji TERAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11034854
    Abstract: A light-shielding paint includes an epoxy group-containing compound, an inorganic fine particle, a coloring agent, and an amine curing agent. The ratio (A?/A) of the mass (A?) of the amine curing agent to the active hydrogen equivalent (A) of the amine curing agent and the ratio (E?/E) of the mass (E?) of the epoxy group-containing compound to the epoxy equivalent (E) of the epoxy group-containing compound satisfy 0.1?[(A?/A)/(E?/E)]?0.45.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Reiko Kubota, Yoji Teramoto, Shuhei Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10947397
    Abstract: There is provided an optical apparatus which comprises a lens, and a lens barrel holding the lens, wherein a film is formed on a surface of the lens barrel, the film contains a resin, titanium oxide coated with silica, and an inorganic particle, an average particle size of the inorganic particle is 10 nm or more and 110 nm or less, and an average particle size of the titanium oxide coated with the silica is 0.2 ?m or more. Thus, it is possible to achieve the optical apparatus which, in an anoxic atmosphere, has less discoloration due to sunlight and less reflectance deterioration even when color is thin, and has the high solar reflectance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Reiko Kubota, Yoji Teramoto
  • Publication number: 20200386918
    Abstract: An article including a film on a surface thereof, the film having smudge resistance for preventing leaving smudges, such as fingerprints, and having excellent heat-shielding properties against sunlight, and a coating material. The article includes a film at least containing a resin, beads, and titanium oxide, and a base material. The film being disposed on the base material, the amount of the titanium oxide (% by area) contained in the film being ? or more of the amount of the beads (% by area) contained in the film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Miwa Takachi, Reiko Kubota, Yo Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20200102470
    Abstract: An optical element has a lanthanum-containing glass substrate and a light-shielding film on part of the surface of the glass substrate. The light-shielding film is made from a light-shielding paint that contains at least an epoxy resin, fine particles of titania, a dye, an organic solvent, and an amine-based curing agent. The organic solvent in the light-shielding paint has a vapor pressure of 160 Pa or more and 960 Pa or less at a temperature of 20° C. The viscosity of the light-shielding paint is 10.0 mPa·s or more and 100 mPa·s or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Shuhei Yamamoto, Yoji Teramoto, Reiko Kubota
  • Publication number: 20190353827
    Abstract: An article includes a film on a surface thereof, the film containing a resin, an organic azo-based particle, and a Ti- and O-containing particle so that the film is not separated or cracked and has a good design and good heat-shielding properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Reiko Kubota, Yoji Teramoto, Shuhei Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20190169462
    Abstract: A light-shielding paint includes an epoxy group-containing compound, an inorganic fine particle, a coloring agent, and an amine curing agent. The ratio (A?/A) of the mass (A?) of the amine curing agent to the active hydrogen equivalent (A) of the amine curing agent and the ratio (E?/E) of the mass (E?) of the epoxy group-containing compound to the epoxy equivalent (E) of the epoxy group-containing compound satisfy 0.1?[(A?/A)/(E?/E)]?0.45.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Reiko Kubota, Yoji Teramoto, Shuhei Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10240063
    Abstract: A light-shielding paint includes an epoxy group-containing compound, an inorganic fine particle, a coloring agent, and an amine curing agent. The ratio (A?/A) of the mass (A?) of the amine curing agent to the active hydrogen equivalent (A) of the amine curing agent and the ratio (E?/E) of the mass (E?) of the epoxy group-containing compound to the epoxy equivalent (E) of the epoxy group-containing compound satisfy 0.1?[(A?/A)/(E?/E)]?0.45.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Reiko Kubota, Yoji Teramoto, Shuhei Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20180329120
    Abstract: A light-shielding film for optical element includes at least a resin and a colorant. The light-shielding film for optical element has an average extinction coefficient of 0.03 or more and 0.15 or less as an average of extinction coefficients of the whole light-shielding film for light having wavelengths ranging from 400 to 700 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventor: Reiko Kubota
  • Patent number: 10126550
    Abstract: An optical element includes a substrate and a light-shielding film on a part of the periphery of the substrate. The light-shielding film contains a compound having an epoxy group, a coloring agent, inorganic particles having a refractive index of 2.2 or more, and silica particles. The average concentration of the inorganic particles in an interface region having a thickness of 15 nm from the interface between the substrate and the light-shielding film is 1.1 to 1.5 times as high as the average concentration of the inorganic particles in the light-shielding film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoji Teramoto, Shuhei Yamamoto, Reiko Kubota
  • Publication number: 20180298210
    Abstract: There is provided an optical apparatus which comprises a lens, and a lens barrel holding the lens, wherein a film is formed on a surface of the lens barrel, the film contains a resin, titanium oxide coated with silica, and an inorganic particle, an average particle size of the inorganic particle is 10 nm or more and 110 nm or less, and an average particle size of the titanium oxide coated with the silica is 0.2 ?m or more. Thus, it is possible to achieve the optical apparatus which, in an anoxic atmosphere, has less discoloration due to sunlight and less reflectance deterioration even when color is thin, and has the high solar reflectance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Reiko Kubota, Yoji Teramoto
  • Patent number: 10048410
    Abstract: A light-shielding film for optical element includes at least a resin and a colorant. The light-shielding film for optical element has an average extinction coefficient of 0.03 or more and 0.15 or less as an average of extinction coefficients of the whole light-shielding film for light having wavelengths ranging from 400 to 700 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Reiko Kubota