Patents Assigned to Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd.
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Publication number: 20170173869Abstract: The present invention provides a filament for three-dimensional printer molding which includes a resin that can be molded by a three-dimensional printer in a wide temperature range and from which a crystalline soft resin molded article excellent in terms of flexible texture etc. can be produced; and a method for producing a crystalline soft resin molded article, wherein the filament for three-dimensional printer molding includes a polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer wherein a durometer D hardness (JIS K6253-1993) is 40 or less and thermal properties measured with a differential scanning calorimeter satisfy the following conditions: a melting peak temperature (A) is 120 to 220° C. by heating at 10° C./min; a crystallization peak temperature (B) is 60 to 160° C. by cooling at 10° C./min; and the crystallization peak observed during cooling at 10° C./min has a half-value temperature width of 10 to 30° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2017Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicants: MCPP Innovation LLC, MITSUBISHI KAGAKU MEDIA CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshihisa ISHIHARA, Shigeyuki Furomoto
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Patent number: 9196288Abstract: To produce an optical recording medium having a good concavo-convex shape whereby optical information recording/retrieving is stabilized. A process for producing an optical recording medium 100 provided with an interlayer 104 having a concavo-convex shape, which comprises a step of forming a recording layer 102 on a substrate 101 directly or via another layer; a step of placing a resin material layer 104a and a stamper 110 having a concavo-convex shape for transfer, in this order on the recording layer 102, and curing the resin material layer 104a in this laminated state to obtain a bonded body 112 comprising the substrate 101, the recording layer 102, the resin material layer 104a and the stamper 110, and a step of separating the stamper 110 from the resin material layer 104a so that the concavo-convex shape for transfer is transferred to the resin material layer 104a, and applying surface modification treatment to promote the curing of the resin material layer 104a, to form the interlayer 104.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2007Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigeyuki Furomoto, Masafumi Aga, Toshifumi Kawano, Hideharu Takeshima, Yukari Kiritou, Atsushi Komura, Kumi Mizuno, Yumi Matsumura
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Patent number: 8578063Abstract: Portable storage units are equipped with human readable electronic displays that contain information pertaining to the content and state of the storage units. The information displayed changes as the contents of the storage unit change. Such electronic labels can contain a variety of useful information. Some information would be static, such as owner identification, while other information will be dynamic such as the amount of free space. Still other information will be browseable such as the directory structure, file contents, storage unit total capacity, storage unit available space, storage unit directory structure, storage unit file names. storage unit file contents and device reliability statistics.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2004Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd.Inventors: Michael S. Battaglia, Addison M. Fischer, Randal J. Martin, Steve Armfield
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Patent number: 8535775Abstract: A multilayer-type optical recording medium having a translucent recording/reproducing functional layer containing a first protective layer, a second protective layer, a recording layer, a third protective layer, a reflective layer and a fourth protective layer in this order relative to incident laser light. The second protective layer and the fourth protective layer are made of the same kind of material. The refractive index of the second protective layer is higher by at least 0.3 than the refractive index of the first protective layer. When the film thickness of the second protective layer is set as D2, the film thickness of the fourth protective layer is set as D4, and the reflectivity before recording when the laser light is focused on the recording layer is set as R, the derivatives d(R)/d(D2) and d(R)/d(D4) have opposite signs from each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2011Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Ohno, Yoshihiro Noda
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Patent number: 8331213Abstract: An information recording medium (100) is provided with (i) a first information recording area wherein a first track for reproducing first information based on a first track pitch is formed by a laser beam, and (ii) a second information recording area wherein a second track for reproducing second information based on a second track pitch different from the first track pitch is formed by a laser beam. The groove shape of the first track is different from the groove shape of the second track.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2006Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Nishiwaki, Eiji Muramatsu, Michikazu Horie, Kenjirou Kiyono
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Patent number: 8309196Abstract: An optical recording medium having excellent light resistance that includes a substrate; and a recording layer which is provided on the substrate directly or on another layer provided on the substrate, wherein the recording layer is capable of recording and/or reading information by irradiating light thereon, the recording layer including a metal complex compound comprising an azo compound having a coupler component with a Meldrum's acid structure and a diazo component with a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic aromatic ring structure, and a metal ion coordinated to the azo compound.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2011Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Miyazawa, Yutaka Kurose, Hisashi Shoda, Kenichi Satake, Yukiko Takahashi, Mayumi Kimura, Naoyuki Uchida, Hideki Tamagawa
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Patent number: 8221865Abstract: To provide an optical recording medium excellent in the balance of characteristics, which has a sufficient surface hardness and of which the deformation when the environmental temperature and the environmental humidity change is small. An optical recording medium comprising a resin substrate, a recording and reading layer, a cover coat layer which is a cured product of a radiation-curable composition containing a urethane (meth)acrylate (A) and a (meth)acrylate compound (B) other than the urethane (meth)acrylate (A), and a hard coat layer having a surface hardness of at least B in this order, wherein of the cover coat layer, the ratio of the elastic modulus in tension upon absorbing water to saturation to the elastic modulus in tension at 25° C. under a humidity of 45% is at least 0.20.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2008Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akira Esaki, Yuuki Ono, Yuuji Soejima, Kentarou Uchino, Makoto Terauchi, Takeshi Kuriwada
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Publication number: 20120148784Abstract: A multilayer-type optical recording medium having a translucent recording/reproducing functional layer containing a first protective layer, a second protective layer, a recording layer, a third protective layer, a reflective layer and a fourth protective layer in this order relative to incident laser light. The second protective layer and the fourth protective layer are made of the same kind of material. The refractive index of the second protective layer is higher by at least 0.3 than the refractive index of the first protective layer. When the film thickness of the second protective layer is set as D2, the film thickness of the fourth protective layer is set as D4, and the reflectivity before recording when the laser light is focused on the recording layer is set as R, the derivatives d(R)/d(D2) and d(R)/d(D4) have opposite signs from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2011Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Ohno, Yoshihiro Noda
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Patent number: 8158234Abstract: The invention is principally to provide an archival optical recording medium of high quality which has satisfactory recording/reading characteristics when used in high-speed recording and high-density recording. The invention accomplishes the object with an optical recording medium comprising a resin substrate, a recording layer comprising an organic dye, and a reflective layer, wherein the reflective layer has a first reflective layer and a second reflective layer in this order from the side close to the recording layer, the second reflective layer has a thermal conductivity lower than the thermal conductivity of the first reflective layer, and the first reflective layer has a film thickness larger than the thickness of the second reflective layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2007Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsugu Wakabayashi, Hideharu Takeshima, Susumu Satou, Naoyuki Uchida, Katsumi Ebashi
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Patent number: 8133565Abstract: Provided is an optical recording medium comprising a substrate and a reflective layer, a first dielectric layer, a recording layer, a second dielectric layer and a light-transmission layer formed in this order on the substrate. The recording layer is decomposable by heat at a time of recording to achieve recording of the optical recording medium, and the optical recording medium further comprises a third dielectric layer between the second dielectric layer and the light-transmission layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2007Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenjirou Kiyono, Osamu Shouji
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Patent number: 8114496Abstract: Provided is an extremely high-density optical recording medium with excellent jitter characteristics and good recording/reproducing characteristics. An optical recording medium 20 comprises a substrate 21 with a guide groove formed therein, a layer 23 with a light reflection function, a recording layer 22 comprising a dye as a main component with a light absorption function for a wavelength of recording/reproducing light in an unrecorded state, and a cover layer 24 capable of transmitting the recording/reproducing light incident to the recording layer 22, in the order mentioned; an interlayer 30 containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ta, Nb, V, W, Mo, Cr and Ti, is provided between the layer 23 with the light reflection function and the recording layer 22.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2007Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd.Inventors: Michikazu Horie, Kenjirou Kiyono, Masae Kubo
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Publication number: 20110311752Abstract: [Problem]: An optical recording medium having a capability of recording and/or reading high density optical information using a short wavelength laser light is provided. [Means to Address the Problem]: The optical recording medium has a capability of recording and/or reading high density optical information using a short wavelength laser light having a wavelength of 350 nm to 530 nm. The optical recording medium has a recording layer containing a metal complex compound and formed on a substrate. The metal complex compound is composed of a cyclic ?-diketone azo compound represented by the general formula (I) or general formula (II) and a divalent metal ion coordinated to the cyclic ?-diketone azo compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2011Publication date: December 22, 2011Applicant: Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi MIYAZAWA, Yutaka KUROSE, Hisashi SHODA, Kenichi SATAKE, Yukiko TAKAHASHI, Mayumi KIMURA, Naoyuki UCHIDA, Hideki TAMAGAWA
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Patent number: 8075972Abstract: To provide an optical recording medium exhibiting favorable write/read characteristics in high-speed recording. In an optical recording medium including a reflective layer, a dye-containing recording layer, and a transparent resin layer on a substrate in this order, a barrier layer is disposed between the recording layer and the resin layer, where the barrier layer comprises a material having a bulk thermal conductivity M of 70 W/m·K or more at 300 K and has a thickness t less than 5 nm.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2006Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigeyuki Furomoto, Masaaki Mizuno, Naoyuki Uchida
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Patent number: 8075976Abstract: An optical recording medium having excellent light resistance that includes a substrate; and a recording layer which is provided on the substrate directly or on another layer provided on the substrate, wherein the recording layer is capable of recording and/or reading information by irradiating light thereon, the recording layer includes a metal complex compound with an azo compound having a coupler component with indandione and a diazo component with a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic aromatic ring structure, and a nickel or cobalt ion coordinated to the azo compound.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2006Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Miyazawa, Yutaka Kurose, Hisashi Shoda, Kenichi Satake, Yukiko Takahashi, Mayumi Kimura, Naoyuki Uchida, Hideki Tamagawa
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Patent number: 8018825Abstract: To provide an optical recording medium of which mechanical properties and storage stability will not be impaired, and which will show little deterioration in signal properties even after being left to stand at high temperature under high humidity. An optical recording medium to perform recording/reading by means of blue laser, which has a value of 10 or less as obtained by “error rate after its environmental resistance test/error rate before its environmental resistance test” in error rates obtained before and after its environmental resistance test carried out by leaving the medium to stand for 500 hours at a temperature of 80° C. under a relative humidity of 80%.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2008Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akira Esaki, Takeshi Kuriwada, Tomokazu Iwasaki
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Patent number: 8018823Abstract: An information recording medium having a recording track wherein the recording track includes a first recording region R1, a second recording region R2 and a recording region transition section Sx arranged between regions R1 and R2; a track pitch tp1, a groove width w1 and a groove depth d1 in region R1, and a track pitch tp2, a groove width w2and a groove depth d2 in region R2 satisfy formula (1), (2) and/or (3); the recording region transition section Sx includes a track pitch transition section Stp in which the track pitch changes from tp1 to tp2 and a groove shape transition section Sg in which the groove width changes from w1 to w2 and/or the groove depth changes from d1 to d2; and the track pitch transition section Stp and the groove shape transition section Sg at least partially overlap to share a region SL.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2007Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., LtdInventors: Hidehiro Sasaki, Masae Kubo, Kenjirou Kiyono
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Patent number: 7989139Abstract: The azo-metal chelate dye to which the present invention is applied is a compound formed as follows: for example, 1,3,4-thiadiazole ring is selected as the diazo component; the diazo component is combined with a coupler component having condensed rings including a fluorine-substituted alkylsulfonylamino group and an amino group, to form an azo dye compound; and the azo dye compound forms chelate bonds with at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Co, Ni, Cu and Pd. Here, two absorption bands (OD1 and OD2) are seen in the absorption spectrum, which is measured in a range of 400 to 800 nm wavelengths. The azo-metal chelate dye is characterized in that the optical density ratio (OD2/OD1) of the two absorption bands is greater than 1.25. By using this azo-metal chelate dye, an optical recording medium capable of high-speed recording is provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2009Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Satake, Yuko Naitou, Hisashi Shoda, Yuki Suzuki
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Patent number: 7924677Abstract: In an optical recording medium having a plurality of recording layers on which information can be recorded by irradiating a laser beam from one side thereof, an optimum recording power to each of the recording layers can be determined. The optical recording medium has a plurality of recording layers on which information can be recorded by irradiating a laser beam from one side thereof, and each of the recording layers has a power calibration area (PCA) for optimizing the intensity of the laser beam.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2010Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideyuki Kubo, Hideharu Takeshima
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Patent number: RE42786Abstract: An optical recording method for recording mark length-modulated information on a recording medium by using a plurality of recording mark lengths. The optical recording method comprises the steps of: when a time length of one recording mark is denoted nT (T is a reference clock period equal to or less than 25 ns, and n is a natural number equal to or more than 2), (i) dividing the time length of the recording mark nT into ?1T, ?1T, ?1T, ?2T, ?2T, . . . , ?iT, ?iT, . . .Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2004Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd.Inventors: Natsuko Nobukuni, Michikazu Horie
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Patent number: RE45001Abstract: An optical recording method for recording mark length-modulated information on a recording medium by using a plurality of recording mark lengths. The optical recording method comprises the steps of: when a time length of one recording mark is denoted nT (T is a reference clock period equal to or less than 25 ns, and n is a natural number equal to or more than 2), (i) dividing the time length of the recording mark nT into ?1T, ?1T, ?1T, ?2T, ?2T, . . . , ?iT, ?iT, . . .Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2011Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd.Inventors: Natsuko Nobukuni, Michikazu Horie