Patents Assigned to Polatechno Co., Ltd.
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Patent number: 8367216Abstract: A laminate for a laminated glass which is used as a head-up displays (HUD) and is not deteriorated even if exposed to light, and with which a laminated glass having excellent impact resistance can be prepared, wherein an interlayer film for a laminated glass and a retardation element sandwiched between adhesive layers are laminated, the interlayer film for a laminated glass contains a thermoplastic resin and an ultraviolet absorber, the interlayer film for a laminated glass contains, as the ultraviolet absorber, a benzotriazole compound or a benzophenone compound, and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a malonic ester compound, an oxanilide compound and a triazine compound.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2009Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignees: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd., Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha, Polatechno Co., Ltd.Inventors: Juichi Fukatani, Izumi Omoto, Seiko Ichikawa, Kouichi Tanaka, Mayu Kameda
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Patent number: 8232375Abstract: Disclosed is an azo compound represented by the formula (1) or (2) or a salt thereof. The azo compound or the salt thereof has an excellent light-polarizing property, and is extremely useful as a dichroic dye for use in a polarizing plate that shows less color leakage in a visible light range or a polarizing plate for a liquid crystal projector comprising the aforementioned polarizing plate. (1) (2) wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group, a hydroxyl group, a sulfonate group or a carboxyl group; R2 to R5 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group or an acetylamino group; X represents a benzoylamino group which may have a substituent, a phenylamino group which may have a substituent, a phenylazo group which may have a substituent, or a naphthotriazole group which may have a substituent; m represents a numeral number of 1 or 2; and n represents a numeral number of 0 or 1.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2008Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignees: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha, Polatechno Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Higeta, Hiroaki Ohno, Yuichi Sadamitsu
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Publication number: 20120003402Abstract: The present invention relates to a retardation film having biaxial characteristics or an achromatic property, which is obtained by uniaxially stretching of a film composed of cellulose derivatives in which a hydroxyl group of cellulose is substituted by an acyl group having 5 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably 7 to 20 carbon atoms, more preferably 8 to 20 carbon atoms or cross-linked compounds of cellulose derivatives, said retardation film is a superior retardation film which has negative birefringence and excellent optical characteristics and also can be easy to obtain by uniaxially stretching, and in addition, the heat resistance, tearing strength and the like which are weaknesses of cellulose ester are improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2011Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicants: POLATECHNO CO., LTD., NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshitaka Ohashi, Kouichi Tanaka, Hideyoshi Fujisawa
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Publication number: 20110267691Abstract: Disclosed is an azo compound represented by the formula (1) or (2) below, or a salt thereof. (In the formulae, A represents a substituted phenyl group or a naphthyl group having 1-3 sulfonic acid groups; X represents —N?N— or —NHCO—; R1-R4 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a lower alkoxyl group; m represents a number of 1-3; and n represents 0 or 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2011Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicants: POLATECHNO CO., LTD., NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuichi Sadamitsu, Hiroaki Ohno, Takahiro Higeta
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Publication number: 20110199686Abstract: The present invention relates to a light diffusion cell for laser light where in a transparent cell in which a liquid can be sealed, a fine particle dispersion in which fine particles having an average particle size of 100 nm or more and 1.5 ?m or less are colloidally dispersed in a liquid medium transmitting light, a same light diffusion cell comprising a reflection mechanism recursively using reflection light of incident light, a laser light source device comprising said light diffusion cell and a semiconductor laser light source and an image display device comprising said light diffusion cell or said laser light source device, and said light diffusion cell significantly reduce or remove speckle noise of semiconductor laser light. In addition, said light diffusion cell has an easy constitution, occupies a smaller volume and can be easily incorporated in any type of image display device using laser light.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2009Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicants: NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, POLATECHNO CO., LTD.Inventor: Hideyoshi Fujisawa
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Publication number: 20110164208Abstract: Azo compounds represented by formula (1) (In the formula, R1 represents a lower alkoxy group with a sulfone group. R2-R5 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, lower alkyl group or lower alkoxy group. X is an optionally substituted amino group, optionally substituted benzoylamino group, optionally substituted phenylamino group, optionally substituted phenyl azo group or optionally substituted naphthotriazole group. m represents 1 or 2 and n represents 0 or 1.) and salts thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2009Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicants: NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, POLATECHNO CO., LTD.Inventors: Takuto Nishiguchi, Hiroaki Ohno, Takahiro Higeta, Yuichi Sadamitsu
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Patent number: 7931702Abstract: Disclosed is an azo compound represented by the general formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein R1 and R2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a lower alkoxy group; and n represents 1 or 2. Also disclosed are a dye-containing polarizing film and a dye-containing polarizing plate, each of which comprises a polarizing film base material and the azo compound contained in the base material.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2007Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignees: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha, Polatechno Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuichi Sadamitsu, Takuto Nishiguchi, Hiroaki Ohno
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Publication number: 20110089383Abstract: Disclosed is an azo compound represented by the formula (1) below, a salt thereof, or a copper complex salt compound thereof. (In the formula, R1 and R2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a sulfonic acid group, a lower alkyl group or a lower alkoxyl group; R3-R6 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a lower alkoxyl group; R7 represents a lower alkyl group or a lower alkoxyl group; and n represents 0 or 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicants: NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, POLATECHNO CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuichi Sadamitsu, Takahiro Higeta
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Publication number: 20110075076Abstract: Azo compounds represented by formula (1) or (2) (In the formulas, A represents a phenyl group or naphthyl group that has at least 1 substituent. R1-R4 represent a hydrogen atom, lower alkyl group or lower alkoxy group, with at least one of R1-R4 being a lower alkoxy group that has a sulfone group. X represents an optionally substituted amino group, optionally substituted benzoylamino group, optionally substituted phenylamino group, optionally substituted phenyl azo group or optionally substituted naphthotriazole group) and salts thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2009Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicants: NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, POLATECHNO CO., LTD.Inventors: Takuto Nishiguchi, Hiroaki Ohno, Takahiro Higeta, Yuichi Sadamitsu
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Publication number: 20110063546Abstract: Disclosed is an azo compound represented by the general formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein R1 and R2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a lower alkoxy group; and n represents 1 or 2. Also disclosed are a dye-containing polarizing film and a dye-containing polarizing plate, each of which comprises a polarizing film base material and the azo compound contained in the base material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2010Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicants: NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, POLATECHNO CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuichi Sadamitsu, Takuto Nishiguchi, Hiroaki Ohno
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Publication number: 20110060134Abstract: Disclosed is an azo compound represented by the general formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein R1 and R2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a lower alkoxy group; and n represents 1 or 2. Also disclosed are a dye-containing polarizing film and a dye-containing polarizing plate, each of which comprises a polarizing film base material and the azo compound contained in the base material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicants: NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, POLATECHNO CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuichi Sadamitsu, Takuto Nishiguchi, Hiroaki Ohno
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Publication number: 20100226008Abstract: Disclosed is an azo compound represented by the formula (1) or (2) or a salt thereof. The azo compound or the salt thereof has an excellent light-polarizing property, and is extremely useful as a dichroic dye for use in a polarizing plate that shows less color leakage in a visible light range or a polarizing plate for a liquid crystal projector comprising the aforementioned polarizing plate. (1) (2) wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group, a hydroxyl group, a sulfonate group or a carboxyl group; R2 to R5 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group or an acetylamino group; X represents a benzoylamino group which may have a substituent, a phenylamino group which may have a substituent, a phenylazo group which may have a substituent, or a naphthotriazole group which may have a substituent; m represents a numeral number of 1 or 2; and n represents a numeral number of 0 or 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2008Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicants: NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, POLATECHNO CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahiro Higeta, Hiroaki Ohno, Yuichi Sadamitsu
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Publication number: 20100167904Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing polarized glass, comprising forming a glass preform by melting glass that includes metal ions and halogen ions and then depositing metal halide particles in the glass in which the metal ions and the halogen ions are dispersed; forming a glass sheet containing extended metal halide particles that are obtained by extending the metal halide particles by performing thermal drawing on the glass preform at a prescribed temperature; annealing by heating the glass sheet to a temperature that is no greater than a transformation temperature of the glass and no less than a distortion temperature of the glass; and reducing the extended metal halide particles in the glass sheet that has undergone said annealing into extended metal particles. The glass preform formed in said forming a glass preform has a haze between 0.3% and 1.3% with respect to light in a wavelength region passed by a G filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2009Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: POLATECHNO CO., LTD.Inventors: Masahiro ICHIMURA, Shozo MORIMOTO, Yohsuke KANAYA
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Patent number: 7740949Abstract: A water-based adhesive for polarizing elements which comprises a polyvinyl alcohol resin, a resin having a maleic anhydride skeleton in the structure, and a crosslinking agent in a weight proportion of 100/(1-1,000)/(0.5-5,000). It is easy to handle because it is of the water-based one-pack type. The adhesive has sufficient adhesion strength even in a high-temperature high-humidity atmosphere. The adhesive contains boron in a high concentration and is effective also in the bonding of polarizing elements, for which conventional adhesives have been insufficient in adhesion strength.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2005Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignees: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha, Polatechno Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kazuyuki Kawabe
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Patent number: 7514129Abstract: A polarizing film or polarizing plate containing, as a dichroic dye, an azo compound whose free acid form is represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 each independently represents sulfo, carboxy, lower alkyl, or lower alkoxy; R3 represents lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, or acetylamino; R4 to R6 each independently represents hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, or acetylamino; and R7 represents hydrogen, amino, or hydroxy. The polarizing film and plate are excellent in polarizing performance and durability and are highly reduced in color leakage in the visible light region.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2005Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignees: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha, Polatechno Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yuichi Sadamitsu
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Patent number: 7445822Abstract: Azo compounds whose free acid forms are represented by the general formula (1) are extremely useful as the dichroic dye to be used in polarizing plates which are excellent in polarization performance and endurance and reduced in the color cross-talk within the visible light region or in polarizers for liquid crystal projectors made by using them; (1) wherein R1 is sulfo, carboxy, or lower alkoxy and R2 is sulfo, carboxy, lower alkyl, or lower alkoxy, with the proviso that a case wherein both R1 and R2 are each sulfo is excepted; R3 to R6 are each independently hydrogen, lower alkyl, or lower alkoxy; and R7 and R8 are each independently hydrogen, amino, hydroxy, sulfo, or carboxy.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2005Date of Patent: November 4, 2008Assignees: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha, Polatechno Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yuichi Sadamitsu
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Patent number: 7445820Abstract: There is provided an optical film obtained by laminating a polarizing film protective layer and a retardation film comprising a liquid crystalline compound layer, a retardation film protective layer and a polymer film, wherein the retardation film protective layer comprising a cured product of a UV-curable resin composition is inserted between the polymer film and the liquid crystalline compound layer to control or block the migration to the liquid crystalline compound layer of a material present in the polymer film and affecting the optical properties of the liquid crystalline compound layer by migrating to the liquid crystalline compound layer, in such a manner that the protective layer side of the polarizing film and the liquid crystalline compound layer side of the retardation film are opposed to each other.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2005Date of Patent: November 4, 2008Assignees: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha, Polatechno Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kouichi Tanaka, Syoushi Takahashi, Kenichiro Yoshioka
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Patent number: 7442420Abstract: A UV-curable resin composition for alignment film and an alignment film which is prepared by curing the composition with UV rays. The migration of a material which is present in a polymer film and capable of affecting the optical properties of a liquid crystalline compound layer to the liquid crystalline compound layer is controlled or blocked. The composition comprises at least one (meth)acrylate compound having one or more polar groups and one or more (meth)acryloyl groups in the molecule and a photoinitiator. A protective layer is inserted between a polymer film and a liquid crystalline compound layer for controlling or blocking the migration of the material which is present in the polymer film and capable of affecting the optical properties of the liquid crystalline compound layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2002Date of Patent: October 28, 2008Assignees: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha, Polatechno Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kouichi Tanaka, Syoushi Takahashi, Kenichiro Yoshioka
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Patent number: 7416683Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid crystal mixed-composition comprising one or more cellulose derivatives and one or more liquid crystal compounds (preferably low-molecular liquid crystal compound) which can be oriented in a specific direction differing from that of the cellulose derivative, wherein the ratio by weight of the both is preferably in a range from 1:9 to 9:1, a retardation film produced using the composition, a circularly or elliptically polarizing film using the retardation film and an image display device provided with a circularly or elliptically polarizing film. The liquid crystal mixed-composition can be easily oriented in a specific direction on a rubbed substrate. If this orientation is fixed, a retardation film can be easily obtained which has such wavelength dispersion characteristics that the same level of retardation can be imparted to each wavelength in a wide visible region.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2003Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignees: Nippon Kayku Kabushiki Kaisha, Polatechno Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideyoshi Fujisawa, Kouichi Tanaka
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Patent number: 7410680Abstract: The present invention relates to a retardation film obtained by subjecting a film formed from a cellulose derivative to an orientation treatment, wherein a hydroxyl group of cellulose is substituted by at least one kind of aliphatic acyl group having 5 to 20 carbon atoms, and a degree of substitution by said hydroxyl group is 1 to 3. According to the present invention, a retardation film having various wavelength dispersion characteristics, positiveness or negativeness in birefringence and viewing angle characteristics, in particular, an achromatic retardation film and a retardation film having a high birefringent property and the like can be obtained by preparing a retardation film using a properly selected said cellulose derivative as a raw material of the film.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2004Date of Patent: August 12, 2008Assignees: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha, Polatechno Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideyoshi Fujisawa, Kouichi Tanaka