Patents by Inventor Syoji Yokoishi

Syoji Yokoishi 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).

  • Patent number: 5424130
    Abstract: Disclosed are water repellent glass having an improved durability and an optimum process for producing the same. The water repellent glass includes a glass substrate, and a water repellent film coated integrally on the glass substrate and including ceramics. The ceramics includes SiO.sub.2 at least, and part of nonmetallic atoms of the ceramics are substituted with a fluoroalkyl group. Hence, the water repellent film is cross-linked with the glass substrate mainly by the siloxane bonds. Consequently, the water repellent film is excellent in terms of the adhesion to the glass substrate, it is less likely to be adversely affected by the alkali components of the glass substrate, and it is less likely to come off. As a result, the water repellent glass comes to have an improved durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1995
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masatsugu Nakanishi, Syoji Yokoishi