Patents by Inventor Tadashi Matano

Tadashi Matano 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: 8470123
    Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive for sticking together an electromagnetic wave-shielding film and optically functional film, wherein a storage elastic modulus at 70° C. is 7.00×104 Pa or more; and a display panel filter element comprising (1) an electromagnetic wave-shielding film, the film being a laminate of a transparent substrate film, an adhesive for a metal foil, which is applied on one surface of the transparent substrate film, and a metal foil mesh formed on the adhesive for a metal foil, (2) a layer of the pressure sensitive adhesive according to (1), which is applied so as to cover the metal foil mesh of the electromagnetic wave-shielding film, and (3) an optically functional film provided on the pressure sensitive adhesive, are provided. The pressure sensitive adhesive exhibits sufficient adhesive strength, can be filled into the inside of the pores of the metal foil mesh, and does not generate bubbles in a heating treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Lintec Corporation
    Inventors: Tadashi Matano, Shin Koizumi, Mikihiro Kashio
  • Patent number: 8388798
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive containing a pressure-sensitive adhesive resin and fine particles having an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 20 ?m. The pressure-sensitive adhesive has a storage elastic modulus (G?) at 23° C. of 0.3 to 15 MPa, and a haze value that is 5% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Lintec Corporation
    Inventors: Tadashi Matano, Koichi Nagamoto, Yasuaki Aso, Kentaro Kusama
  • Publication number: 20120312592
    Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive for sticking together an electromagnetic wave-shielding film and optically functional film, wherein a storage elastic modulus at 70° C. is 7.00×104 Pa or more; and a display panel filter element comprising (1) an electromagnetic wave-shielding film, the film being a laminate of a transparent substrate film, an adhesive for a metal foil, which is applied on one surface of the transparent substrate film, and a metal foil mesh formed on the adhesive for a metal foil, (2) a layer of the pressure sensitive adhesive according to (1), which is applied so as to cover the metal foil mesh of the electromagnetic wave-shielding film, and (3) an optically functional film provided on the pressure sensitive adhesive, are provided. The pressure sensitive adhesive exhibits sufficient adhesive strength, can be filled into the inside of the pores of the metal foil mesh, and does not generate bubbles in a heating treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadashi Matano, Shin Koizumi, Mikihiro Kashio
  • Patent number: 8148442
    Abstract: The disclosed a pressure sensitive adhesive for polarizing plates which has a storage elastic modulus (G?) at 23° C. of at least 0.3 MPa; a polarizing plate having a pressure sensitive adhesive; a process for producing the above polarizing plate which comprises sticking a polarizing plate on a tacky adhesive material layer formed on a releasing layer of a releasing sheet, and thereafter irradiating with an active energy beam from the releasing sheet side; an optical film which comprises a polarizing plate and a phase difference plate; and a process for producing the above optical film. The pressure sensitive adhesive and polarizing plate having the pressure sensitive adhesive are characterized in that they are capable of sticking with high durability, the polarizing plate to a and phase difference plate, and the resultant liquid crystal display unit is less liable to cause light leakage under the conditions of high temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Lintec Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Nagamoto, Mikihiro Kashio, Eiko Kozukue, Kazuhiro Kon, Tadashi Matano
  • Publication number: 20110262746
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet including: a base material; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed from a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition that comprises a polyrotaxane (A) having at least two cyclic molecules and a linear-chain molecule passing through opening portions of the cyclic molecules wherein the cyclic molecules have each one or more reactive groups and the linear-chain molecule has blocking groups at both ends thereof, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has an elongation at break of not smaller than 300% and a haze value of not greater than 30%, and a holding power of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet according to JIS Z0237, but at a measurement temperature of 80° C., is not greater than 1000 ?m as the displacement of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet after 70,000 seconds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Arai, Tadashi Matano, Christian Ruslim
  • Publication number: 20110256393
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition including: a (meth)acrylate copolymer (A) obtained by copolymerizing a (meth)acrylate and a reactive group-containing monomer, such that a ratio of the reactive group-containing monomer (constituent unit derived from the monomer) in the copolymer ranges from 0.01 to 15 wt %; a polyrotaxane (B) having at least two cyclic molecules and a linear-chain molecule passing through opening portions of the cyclic molecules wherein the cyclic molecules have each one or more reactive groups and the linear-chain molecule has blocking groups at both ends thereof; and a crosslinking agent (C) having a reactive group capable of reacting with the reactive group of the (meth)acrylate copolymer (A) and with the reactive group of the polyrotaxane (B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Arai, Tadashi Matano, Christian Ruslim
  • Publication number: 20070267133
    Abstract: Provided are a pressure-sensitive adhesive for applying an optically functional film by which adhesion can be carried out with good durability in adhesion of a polarizing plate, particularly a polarizing plate integrated with a viewing angle expanding film with a liquid crystal cell, adhesion of a polarizing plate with a retardation film, adhesion of a retardation film with a retardation film and adhesion of a retardation film with a liquid crystal cell and which endows a liquid crystal display with even brightness without bringing about bubbles in a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and an uneven luminance even after the passage of time, an optically functional film and a production process for the same. The above pressure-sensitive adhesive for applying an optically functional film comprises a pressure-sensitive adhesive resin and fine particles having an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 20 ?m, wherein a storage elastic modulus (G?) at 23° C. is 0.3 to 15 MPa, and a haze value is 5% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadashi MATANO, Koichi Nagamoto, Yasuaki Aso, Kentaro Kusama
  • Publication number: 20070196646
    Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive for sticking together an electromagnetic wave-shielding film and an optically functional film, wherein a storage elastic modulus at 70° C. is 7.00×104 Pa or more; and a display panel filter element comprising (1) an electromagnetic wave-shielding film, the film being a laminate of a transparent substrate film, an adhesive for a metal foil, which is applied on one surface of the transparent substrate film, and a metal foil mesh formed on the adhesive for a metal foil, (2) a layer of the pressure sensitive adhesive according to (1), which is applied so as to cover the metal foil mesh of the electromagnetic wave-shielding film, and (3) an optically functional film provided on the pressure sensitive adhesive, are provided. The pressure sensitive adhesive exhibits a sufficient adhesive strength, can be filled into the inside of the pores of the metal foil mesh, and does not generate bubbles in a heating treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: Lintec Corporation
    Inventors: Tadashi MATANO, Shin Koizumi, Mikihiro Kashio
  • Publication number: 20060223938
    Abstract: There are disclosed a pressure-sensitive adhesive for polarizing plates which is formed by irradiating a pressure-sensitive adhesive material with an active energy beam, the material containing an acrylic copolymer (A) and an acrylic copolymer bearing an active energy beam-polymerizable group on a side chain (B), and which has a storage elastic modulus (G?) at 23 ° C. in the range of 0.3 to 10 MPa: a polarizing plate which is having a pressure-sensitive adhesive, and which comprises a layer composed of the above pressure-sensitive adhesive; and a process for the production of the polarizing plate having a pressure-sensitive adhesive, which comprises sticking a polarizing plate on a pressure-sensitive adhesive material layer formed on a releasing layer of a releasing sheet, and thereafter irradiating the polarizing plate with an active energy-beam from the releasing sheet side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi Nagamoto, Takayuki Arai, Eiko Kozukue, Kazuhiro Kon, Tadashi Matano
  • Publication number: 20060162857
    Abstract: The disclosed a pressure sensitive adhesive for polarizing plates which has a storage elastic modulus (G?) at 23° C. of at least 0.3 MPa; a polarizing plate having a pressure sensitive adhesive; a process for producing the above polarizing plate which comprises sticking a polarizing plate on a tacky adhesive material layer formed on a releasing layer of a releasing sheet, and thereafter irradiating with an active energy beam from the releasing sheet side; an optical film which comprises a polarizing plate and a phase difference plate; and a process for producing the above optical film. The pressure sensitive adhesive and polarizing plate having the pressure sensitive adhesive are characterized in that they are capable of sticking with high durability, the polarizing plate to a and phase difference plate, and the resultant liquid crystal display unit is less liable to cause light leakage under the conditions of high temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi Nagamoto, Mikihiro Kashio, Eiko Kozukue, Kazuhiro Kon, Tadashi Matano