Patents by Inventor Shigehide ITOH

Shigehide ITOH 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: 20240173679
    Abstract: A gas separation membrane comprising the following layers: (i) a porous support layer; and (ii) a discriminating layer comprising groups of the Formula (1): M—(O—)x, wherein: M is a metal or metalloid atom; O is an oxygen atom; and x has a value of at least 4; optionally (iii) a layer which comprises a fluorinated polymer; and optionally (iv) optionally a protective layer; wherein: (a) the porous support layer (i) comprises less than 10 mg/m2 of monovalent metal ions; (b) the discriminating layer (ii) comprises a surface comprising at least 10 atomic % of M of Formula (1) groups, wherein M is as hereinbefore defined; and (c) when layer (iii) is present, layer (ii) is located between layers (i) and (iii).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Shigehide Itoh, Petrus Van Kessel
  • Patent number: 11931696
    Abstract: A gas separation element comprising a membrane sheet and a permeate spacer, wherein the membrane sheet comprises a porous support and a discriminating layer, CHARACTERISED IN THAT: (a) the permeate spacer has an open space volume of at least 0.0004 m3/m2; and (b) the membrane sheet has an aspect ratio of at least 1.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: Fujifilm Manufacturing Europe B.V., Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Anton Van Der Pluijm, Petrus Henricus Maria Van Kessel, Shigehide Itoh, Yujiro Itami, Davide Bocciardo
  • Publication number: 20240004504
    Abstract: Provided is a conductive film in which wire visibility of a metal wire is suppressed and visibility is improved. The conductive film includes a substrate and a conductive layer that is disposed on the substrate and consists of a metal wire, with a width of 2 ?m or less, a height of 1 ?m or less, and the metal wire has a metal layer, a first blackening layer, and a second blackening layer in this order from a side of the substrate. The first and second blackening layers contain a metal atom and at least one selected from the group consisting of an oxygen atom and a nitrogen atom. In the first blackening layer, a content of the metal atom at an intermediate position in a thickness direction is larger than a content of the metal atom at an intermediate position in the second blackening layer in a thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shigehide ITOH
  • Patent number: 11850548
    Abstract: A gas separation element comprising a membrane sheet and a permeate spacer, wherein the membrane sheet comprises a porous support and a discriminating layer, CHARACTERISED IN THAT: (a) the porous support comprises less than 10 mg/m2 of monovalent metal ions; and (b) the discriminating layer has an average thickness of at least 0.7 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: Fujifilm Manufacturing Europe B.V., Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Anton Van Der Pluijm, Petrus Henricus Maria Van Kessel, Shigehide Itoh, Yujiro Itami, Davide Bocciardo
  • Patent number: 11829551
    Abstract: A conductive member for a touch panel includes: a substrate; and a conductive layer that is disposed on at least one surface of the substrate, in which the conductive layer includes a plurality of detection electrodes, a plurality of lead wires led from the plurality of detection electrodes, and a plurality of external connection terminals connected to the plurality of lead wires, and a ratio of a thickness D1 of the external connection terminal to a thickness D2 of the lead wire satisfies 1.00<D1/D2?3.00.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shigehide Itoh
  • Patent number: 11782551
    Abstract: A conductive member for a touch panel includes: a substrate; and a conductive layer that is disposed on at least one surface of the substrate, in which the conductive layer includes a plurality of detection electrodes and a plurality of lead wires led from the plurality of detection electrodes, an end part of the lead wire in a width direction is thicker than a center portion of the lead wire in the width direction, and a ratio of a thickness of the end part of the lead wire to a thickness of the center portion of the lead wire is 1.50 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shigehide Itoh
  • Publication number: 20230176683
    Abstract: A conductive member for a touch panel includes: a substrate; and a conductive layer that is disposed on at least one surface of the substrate, in which the conductive layer includes a plurality of detection electrodes and a plurality of lead wires led from the plurality of detection electrodes, an end part of the lead wire in a width direction is thicker than a center portion of the lead wire in the width direction, and a ratio of a thickness of the end part of the lead wire to a thickness of the center portion of the lead wire is 1.50 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shigehide ITOH
  • Publication number: 20230168766
    Abstract: A conductive member for a touch panel includes: a substrate; and a conductive layer that is disposed on at least one surface of the substrate, in which the conductive layer includes a plurality of detection electrodes, a plurality of lead wires led from the plurality of detection electrodes, and a plurality of external connection terminals connected to the plurality of lead wires, and a ratio of a thickness D1 of the external connection terminal to a thickness D2 of the lead wire satisfies 1.00<D1/D2?3.00.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shigehide ITOH
  • Publication number: 20230115618
    Abstract: A gas-separation membrane obtainable from curing a composition comprising one or more curable monomers at least 30 wt % of which are monomer(s) comprising oxyethylene groups, oxypropylene groups and at least two polymerizable groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Shigehide Itoh, Gerardus Maria Bogels
  • Publication number: 20220297056
    Abstract: A gas separation element comprising a membrane sheet and a permeate spacer, wherein the membrane sheet comprises a porous support and a discriminating layer, CHARACTERISED IN THAT: (a) the porous support comprises less than 10 mg/m2 of monovalent metal ions; and (b) the discriminating layer has an average thickness of at least 0.7 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Anton Van Der Pluijm, Petrus Henricus Maria Van Kessel, Shigehide Itoh, Yujiro Itami, Davide Bocciardo
  • Publication number: 20220274066
    Abstract: A gas separation element comprising a membrane sheet and a permeate spacer, wherein the membrane sheet comprises a porous support and a discriminating layer, CHARACTERISED IN THAT: (a) the permeate spacer has an open space volume of at least 0.0004 m3/m2; and (b) the membrane sheet has an aspect ratio of at least 1.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Anton Van Der Pluijm, Petrus Henricus Maria Van Kessel, Shigehide Itoh, Yujiro Itami, Davide Bocciardo
  • Patent number: 10035108
    Abstract: A composite membrane comprising: a) a porous support; b) a gutter layer; and c) a discriminating layer which satisfies Formula (1): wherein: Ø is <4; x is the arithmetic mean of N measurements of the thickness of the discriminating layer and has a value of between 30 and 150 nm; N is at least 100; xlow_meas is the thickness in nm of an individual measurement of thickness within the N measurements; x>xlow_meas>0; and n is the number of individual thickness measurements where x>xrow_meas, >0 ? = x _ ( N - n ) ? ( n - ? i = 1 n ? ? ( 1 - 1 x low meas ) ) Formula ? ? ( 1 )
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignees: Fujifilm Manufacturing Europe B.V., Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Mayur Dalwani, Shigehide Itoh, Erik Vermeer, Maarten Meijlink, Yujiro Itami
  • Publication number: 20180158974
    Abstract: Provided are: a solar cell rear surface protective sheet including a resin base material, a first colored layer which is disposed on one surface side of the resin base material, has an average transmittance of 20% or higher for infrared radiation with a wavelength of 750 nm to 2500 nm, and has a transmittance of 1% or lower for ultraviolet radiation with a wavelength of 325 nm, and a second colored layer which is disposed on the other surface side of the resin base material and of which each of an average transmittance and an average reflectivity for infrared radiation with a wavelength of 750 nm to 2500 nm is 10% or lower; and a solar cell module in which a first colored layer side of the solar cell rear surface protective sheet is disposed on the sealing material side sealing the solar cell element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Daisuke HIRAKI, Yu ISOBE, Takeshi HAMA, Shigehide ITOH
  • Publication number: 20180019353
    Abstract: Provided are a transparent sheet for a solar cell, a transparent back sheet for a solar cell, and a solar cell module. This transparent sheet for a solar cell includes: a substrate film; and a first polymer layer that is disposed on one surface of the substrate film and includes a polymer A having an ultraviolet absorbing partial structure and a binder polymer B, in which the polymer A having an ultraviolet absorbing partial structure and the binder polymer B have the same kind of structural unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Yu ISOBE, Shigehide ITOH
  • Patent number: 9808771
    Abstract: A composite gas membrane comprising: a) a porous support; b) an activated gutter layer; c) a discriminating layer located on the gutter layer; and d) optionally a protective layer on the discriminating layer; wherein the said layers remain in place when a peeling force of 2.5 N/1.5 cm is applied to the outermost of said layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignees: Fujifilm Manufacturing Europe B.V., Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Shigehide Itoh, Petrus Van Kessel, Yujiro Itami
  • Patent number: 9700848
    Abstract: A composite membrane comprising: a) a porous support; b) a gutter layer, a portion of which is present within the support and a portion of which is outside of the support; and c) a discriminating layer on the gutter layer; wherein: (i) the portion of the gutter layer outside of the support has an average thickness (GLe) of 10 nm to 900 nm; and (ii) the portion of the gutter layer present within the support has an average thickness (GLi) of 10% to 350% of GLe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Fujifilm Manufacturing Europe B.V.
    Inventors: Takeshi Umehara, Shigehide Itoh, Petrus Van Kessel, Yujiro Itami, Masatoshi Nakanishi, Hiroyuki Noda, Akihiro Kurima, Kimiko Iwahashi
  • Patent number: 9694325
    Abstract: A composite membrane comprising: (a) a porous support; (b) a gutter layer; (c) a discriminating layer having an average thickness of at most 90 nm; and (d) a protective layer having an average thickness 150 nm to 600 nm comprising dialkylsiloxane groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Fujifilm Manufacturing Europe BV
    Inventors: Shigehide Itoh, Yujiro Itami
  • Publication number: 20160256833
    Abstract: A composite gas membrane comprising: a) a porous support; b) an activated gutter layer; c) a discriminating layer located on the gutter layer; and d) optionally a protective layer on the discriminating layer; wherein the said layers remain in place when a peeling force of 2.5 N/1.5 cm is applied to the outermost of said layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Shigehide Itoh, Petrus Van Kessel, Yujiro Itami
  • Publication number: 20160256834
    Abstract: A composite membrane comprising: a) a porous support; b) a gutter layer; and c) a discriminating layer which satisfies Formula (1): wherein: Ø is <4; x is the arithmetic mean of N measurements of the thickness of the discriminating layer and has a value of between 30 and 150 nm; N is at least 100; xlow_meas is the thickness in nm of an individual measurement of thickness within the N measurements; x>xlow_meas>0; and n is the number of individual thickness measurements where x>xrow_meas, >0 ? = x _ ( N - n ) ? ( n - ? i = 1 n ? ? ( 1 - 1 x low meas ) ) Formula ? ? ( 1 )
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Mayur Dalwani, Shigehide Itoh, Erik Vermeer, Maarten Meijlink, Yujiro Itami
  • Publication number: 20150343389
    Abstract: A composite membrane comprising: a) a porous support; b) a gutter layer, a portion of which is present within the support and a portion of which is outside of the support; and c) a discriminating layer on the gutter layer; wherein: (i) the portion of the gutter layer outside of the support has an average thickness (GLe) of 10 nm to 900 nm; and (ii) the portion of the gutter layer present within the support has an average thickness (GLi) of 10% to 350% of GLe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Takeshi UMEHARA, Shigehide ITOH, Petrus VAN KESSEL, Yujiro ITAMI, Masatoshi NAKANISHI, Hiroyuki NODA, Akihiro KURIMA, Kimiko IWAHASHI