Patents by Inventor Akinori Ryu

Akinori Ryu 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: 20230365737
    Abstract: An iso(thio)cyanate compound that is a reaction product between an amine compound (A) including at least one selected from a compound (a1) represented by general formula (1) or a compound (a2) represented by general formula (2) and a bi- or higher-functional iso(thio)cyanate compound (B), the iso(thio)cyanate compound having a value of Mw/Mn of 1.31 or less, the value of Mw/Mn being a weight average molecular weight (Mw) divided by a number average molecular weight (Mn).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Takayuki HANAWA, Akinori RYU
  • Patent number: 11279791
    Abstract: A polymerizable composition for an optical material includes a prepolymer which is a reaction product of a first amine compound (A1) having a weight-average molecular weight of less than 4,000, a first diol compound (B1) having a viscosity (25° C.) of equal to or less than 100 mPa·s, and a polyisocyanate compound (C); and a first polythiol compound (D1), in which the first amine compound (A1) is at least one selected from a polyetheramine and an aromatic amine, and the first polythiol compound (D1) includes a dithiol compound (d1) having two mercapto groups and a polythiol compound (d2) having equal to or more than three mercapto groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventor: Akinori Ryu
  • Patent number: 11180602
    Abstract: According to the present invention, provided is a polymerizable composition for an optical material including: at least one amine compound (A) selected from a compound (a1) represented by Formula (1) and a compound (a2) represented by Formula (2); an iso(thio)cyanate compound (B) which contains two or more iso(thio)cyanate groups; and a polythiol compound (C) which contains a dithiol compound (c1) containing two mercapto groups and a polythiol compound (c2) containing three or more mercapto groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventor: Akinori Ryu
  • Publication number: 20210009746
    Abstract: A polymerizable composition for an optical material includes a prepolymer which is a reaction product of a first amine compound (A1) having a weight-average molecular weight of less than 4,000, a first diol compound (B1) having a viscosity (25° C.) of equal to or less than 100 mPa·s, and a polyisocyanate compound (C); and a first polythiol compound (D1), in which the first amine compound (A1) is at least one selected from a polyetheramine and an aromatic amine, and the first polythiol compound (D1) includes a dithiol compound (d1) having two mercapto groups and a polythiol compound (d2) having equal to or more than three mercapto groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventor: Akinori RYU
  • Patent number: 10663622
    Abstract: A plastic polarized lens including a polarized film containing thermoplastic polyester, a coat layer containing a urethane-based resin comprised of a structural unit derived from polybutadiene having a hydroxyl group on the terminal and a structural unit derived from diphenylmethane diisocyanate, which is formed over at least one surface of the polarized film and a substrate layer containing a defined thiourethane-based resin, which is formed over at least the coat layer. A method of producing a plastic polarized lens, a urethane-based resin-coated polarized film and a method of producing a urethane-based resin-coated polarized film are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Akinori Ryu, Hiroyuki Kamio, Yoshimitsu Aiiso
  • Publication number: 20200140598
    Abstract: According to the present invention, provided is a polymerizable composition for an optical material including: at least one amine compound (A) selected from a compound (a1) represented by Formula (1) and a compound (a2) represented by Formula (2); an iso(thio)cyanate compound (B) which contains two or more iso(thio)cyanate groups; and a polythiol compound (C) which contains a dithiol compound (c1) containing two mercapto groups and a polythiol compound (c2) containing three or more mercapto groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventor: Akinori Ryu
  • Patent number: 10563003
    Abstract: According to the present invention, provided is a polymerizable composition for an optical material including: at least one amine compound (A) selected from a compound (a1) represented by Formula (1) and a compound (a2) represented by Formula (2); an iso(thio)cyanate compound (B) which contains two or more iso(thio) cyanate groups; and a polythiol compound (C) which contains a dithiol compound (c1) containing two mercapto groups and a polythiol compound (c2) containing three or more mercapto groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventor: Akinori Ryu
  • Publication number: 20190170905
    Abstract: A plastic polarized lens including a polarized film containing thermoplastic polyester, a coat layer containing a urethane-based resin comprised of a structural unit derived from polybutadiene having a hydroxyl group on the terminal and a structural unit derived from diphenylmethane diisocyanate, which is formed over at least one surface of the polarized film and a substrate layer containing a defined thiourethane-based resin, which is formed over at least the coat layer. A method of producing a plastic polarized lens, a urethane-based resin-coated polarized film and a method of producing a urethane-based resin-coated polarized film are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Akinori RYU, Hiroyuki KAMIO, Yoshimitsu AIISO
  • Publication number: 20190127508
    Abstract: According to the present invention, provided is a polymerizable composition for an optical material including: at least one amine compound (A) selected from a compound (a1) represented by Formula (1) and a compound (a2) represented by Formula (2); an iso(thio)cyanate compound (B) which contains two or more iso(thio) cyanate groups; and a polythiol compound (C) which contains a dithiol compound (c1) containing two mercapto groups and a polythiol compound (c2) containing three or more mercapto groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventor: Akinori Ryu
  • Patent number: 10274643
    Abstract: A plastic polarized lens of the present invention, comprising: a polarized film containing thermoplastic polyester, a coat layer containing a urethane-based resin comprised of a structural unit derived from compound having hydroxyl group and a structural unit derived from aromatic diisocyanate, which is formed over at least one surface of the polarized film and a substrate layer containing a thiourethane-based resin, which is formed over at least the coat layer of the coat layer-attached polarized film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Akinori Ryu, Hiroyuki Kamio, Yoshimitsu Aiiso
  • Patent number: 9845373
    Abstract: A polymerizable composition for photochromic optical materials of the present invention includes a polymerizable monomer (A) having two or more ethylene-based unsaturated groups, an ethylene-based unsaturated polymerizable monomer (B) having one (meth)acrylic group and an aromatic ring, a polythiol (C) having three or more mercapto groups, and a photochromic compound (D), and the molar number of the mercapto groups included in the polythiol (C) is not more than 0.3 times with respect to the total molar number of the ethylene-based unsaturated groups included in the polymerizable monomer (A) and the polymerizable monomer (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventor: Akinori Ryu
  • Patent number: 9778396
    Abstract: A polymerizable composition for an optical material includes (A) one or more isocyanate compounds selected from aliphatic isocyanate compounds and alicyclic isocyanate compounds, (B) an active hydrogen compound having two or more functional groups, and (C) a photochromic compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventor: Akinori Ryu
  • Patent number: 9778397
    Abstract: The polymerizable composition of the present invention contains (A) an alicyclic isocyanate compound (a1) having two or more functional groups and/or an aliphatic isocyanate compound (a2) having two or more functional groups, (B) a thiol compound having one or more sulfide bonds and/or one or more ester bonds and having two or more functional groups, and (C) an imidazole-based curing catalyst, in which the amount of the imidazole-based curing catalyst (C) is 5 ppm to 3,000 ppm with respect to the total amount of the isocyanate compound (A) and the thiol compound (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Akinori Ryu, Kouji Suesugi
  • Patent number: 9605103
    Abstract: The process for producing photochromic optical materials of the present invention includes a step (i) of reacting at least one polymerizable monomer (A) having two or more ethylene-based unsaturated groups with at least one polythiol (B) having two or more mercapto groups to obtain a prepolymer; a step (ii) of mixing the prepolymer and a photochromic compound (C) to obtain a polymerizable composition; and a step (iii) of polymerizing the polymerizable composition, wherein, before the reaction of the step (i), the molar number of the mercapto groups included in the polythiol (B) is smaller than the molar number of the ethylene-based unsaturated groups included in the polymerizable monomer (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventor: Akinori Ryu
  • Publication number: 20170044299
    Abstract: Disclosed is a polymerizable composition for o an optical material containing tolylene diisocyanate, hexamethylene diisocyanate, and one or more polythiol compounds selected from the group consisting of 4-mercaptomethyl-1,8-dimercapto-3,6-dithiaoctane, 4,8-, 4,7- or 5,7-dimercaptomethyl-1,11-dimercapto-3,6,9-trithiaundecane, pentaerythritol tetrakismercaptoacetate, pentaerythritol tetrakismercaptopropionate, 2,5-bis(mercaptomethyl)-1,4-dithiane, bis(mercaptoethyl)sulfide, 1,1,3,3-tetrakis(mercaptomethylthio)propane, 4,6-bis(mercaptomethylthio)-1,3-dithiane and 2-(2,2-bis(mercaptomethylthio)ethyl)-1,3-dithietane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Akinori RYU, Seiichi KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 9529118
    Abstract: A composition for optical materials of the present invention includes a polyolefin (A) obtained by (co)polymerizing at least one kind of olefin selected from ?-olefins having 3 to 20 carbon atoms and a photochromic compound (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Akinori Ryu, Ryouichi Seki, Kazuki Fujii
  • Patent number: 9505872
    Abstract: A polymerizable composition for an optical material containing tolylene diisocyanate, hexamethylene diisocyanate, and one or more polythiol compounds selected from the group consisting of 4-mercaptomethyl-1,8-dimercapto-3,6-dithiaoctane, 4,8-, 4,7- or 5,7-dimercaptomethyl-1,11-dimercapto-3,6,9-trithiaundecane, pentaerythritol tetrakismercaptoacetate, pentaerythritol tetrakismercaptopropionate, 2,5-bis(mercaptomethyl)-1,4-dithiane, bis(mercaptoethyl)sulfide, 1,1,3,3-tetrakis(mercaptomethylthio)propane, 4,6-bis(mercaptomethylthio)-1,3-dithiane and 2-(2,2-bis(mercaptomethylthio)ethyl)-1,3-dithietane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Akinori Ryu, Seiichi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20160194429
    Abstract: The process for producing photochromic optical materials of the present invention includes a step (i) of reacting at least one polymerizable monomer (A) having two or more ethylene-based unsaturated groups with at least one polythiol (B) having two or more mercapto groups to obtain a prepolymer; a step (ii) of mixing the prepolymer and a photochromic compound (C) to obtain a polymerizable composition; and a step (iii) of polymerizing the polymerizable composition, wherein, before the reaction of the step (i), the molar number of the mercapto groups included in the polythiol (B) is smaller than the molar number of the ethylene-based unsaturated groups included in the polymerizable monomer (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventor: Akinori RYU
  • Publication number: 20160170107
    Abstract: A polymerizable composition for photochromic optical materials of the present invention includes a polymerizable monomer (A) having two or more ethylene-based unsaturated groups, an ethylene-based unsaturated polymerizable monomer (B) having one (meth)acrylic group and an aromatic ring, a polythiol (C) having three or more mercapto groups, and a photochromic compound (D), and the molar number of the mercapto groups included in the polythiol (C) is not more than 0.3 times with respect to the total molar number of the ethylene-based unsaturated groups included in the polymerizable monomer (A) and the polymerizable monomer (B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventor: Akinori RYU
  • Publication number: 20150331147
    Abstract: The polymerizable composition of the present invention contains (A) an alicyclic isocyanate compound (a1) having two or more functional groups and/or an aliphatic isocyanate compound (a2) having two or more functional groups, (B) a thiol compound having one or more sulfide bonds and/or one or more ester bonds and having two or more functional groups, and (C) an imidazole-based curing catalyst, in which the amount of the imidazole-based curing catalyst (C) is 5 ppm to 3,000 ppm with respect to the total amount of the isocyanate compound (A) and the thiol compound (B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Akinori RYU, Kouji SUESUGI