Patents by Inventor Akira Isobe

Akira Isobe 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: 12046668
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a drain electrode including a plurality of drain finger parts; a source electrode including a plurality of source finger parts and a Kelvin source part electrically connected with the source finger parts; a sense electrode positioned between a drain finger part and the Kelvin source part, which are next to each other in a particular direction; and a gate electrode positioned between a drain finger part and a source finger part, which are next to each other in the particular direction, and between a drain finger part and the sense electrode, which are next to each other in the particular direction. The sense electrode and the Kelvin source part are electrically connected via a sense resistance due to a spacing between the sense electrode and the Kelvin source part in the particular direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Sugiyama, Akira Yoshioka, Hitoshi Kobayashi, Masaaki Onomura, Yasuhiro Isobe, Hung Hung, Hideki Sekiguchi, Tetsuya Ohno
  • Publication number: 20230408792
    Abstract: The present invention causes a holder to hold a plane mirror without causing damage to a reflection layer. Provided is a head-up display comprising a housing, a display device that emits display light, a plane mirror that reflects the display light, and a holder that holds the plane mirror, wherein the plane mirror has a base material, and a reflection layer provided on the base material and including a resin film, and the holder abuts on a portion of the base material in which the reflection layer is not provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Bunkichi KANEKO, Takashi ONDA, Yohei SATO, Yutaka FUJITA, Akira ISOBE, Genichiro SATO
  • Patent number: 11643572
    Abstract: To provide a fluorinated ether compound, a fluorinated ether composition and a coating liquid that are able to form a surface layer which is excellent in water/oil repellency, abrasion resistance, fingerprint stain removability, lubricity and outer appearance, and an article having such a surface layer. A fluorinated ether compound represented by A1-O—(Rf1O)m1-Q1-[C(O)N(R1)]p1—R11—C[—R12—SiR13n1X13-n1]3, wherein A1 is a C1-20 perfluoroalkyl group; Rf1 is a fluoroalkylene group having no branched structure; m1 is an integer from 2 to 210; Q1 is a single bond or a fluoroalkylene group having no branched structure; R1 is a hydrogen atom, etc.; p1 is 0 or 1; R11 is a single bond, an alkylene group, etc.; R12 is an alkylene group, etc.; R13 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group, etc.; X1 is a hydrolyzable group; and n1 is an integer of from 0 to 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Taiki Hoshino, Kiyotaka Takao, Kazue Toda, Kenji Ishizeki, Akira Isobe
  • Patent number: 11504740
    Abstract: To provide a water/oil repellent article which presents little burden on the environment, while being excellent in water/oil repellency, washing durability of the water repellency and friction durability of the water repellency; a method for producing such a water/oil repellent article; and a water/oil repellent composition and a water/oil repellent kit to be used for producing such a water/oil repellent article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Yukiko Shiota, Hiroyuki Hara, Akira Isobe, Reika Fukuda
  • Patent number: 11486450
    Abstract: A shaft coupling includes a drive hub that is coupled to a drive shaft to rotate integrally with the drive shaft, a driven hub that is coupled to a driven shaft to rotate integrally with the driven shaft, and a rotation transmission portion that transmits rotation between the drive hub and the driven hub. A dynamic vibration absorber is integrally coupled to a section of at least one of the drive hub and the driven hub. The section is an uninvolved section that is not involved in a torsional stiffness of the whole shaft coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: NABEYA BI-TECH KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Akira Isobe
  • Publication number: 20210095160
    Abstract: To provide a fluorinated ether compound, a fluorinated ether composition and a coating liquid that are able to form a surface layer which is excellent in water/oil repellency, abrasion resistance, fingerprint stain removability, lubricity and outer appearance, and an article having such a surface layer. A fluorinated ether compound represented by A1-O—(Rf1O)m1-Q1-[C(O)N(R1)]p1—R11—C[—R12—SiR13n1X13-n1]3, wherein A1 is a C1-20 perfluoroalkyl group; Rf1 is a fluoroalkylene group having no branched structure; m1 is an integer from 2 to 210; Q1 is a single bond or a fluoroalkylene group having no branched structure; R1 is a hydrogen atom, etc.; p1 is 0 or 1; R11 is a single bond, an alkylene group, etc.; R12 is an alkylene group, etc.; R13 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group, etc.; X1 is a hydrolyzable group; and n1 is an integer of from 0 to 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Taiki HOSHINO, Kiyotaka TAKAO, Kazue TODA, Kenji ISHIZEKI, Akira ISOBE
  • Publication number: 20210047540
    Abstract: To provide a fluorinated ether compound, a fluorinated ether composition and a coating liquid that are able to form a surface layer which is excellent in water/oil repellency, abrasion resistance, fingerprint stain removability, lubricity and outer appearance, and an article having such a surface layer. A fluorinated ether compound represented by A1-O—(Rf1O)m1Q1-[C(O)N(R1)]p1—R11—C[—R12—SiR13n1X13-n1]3, wherein A1 is a C1-20 perfluoroalkyl group; Rf1 is a fluoroalkylene group having no branched structure; m1 is an integer from 2 to 210; Q1 is a single bond or a fluoroalkylene group having no branched structure; R1 is a hydrogen atom, etc.; p1 is 0 or 1; R11 is a single bond, an alkylene group, etc.; R12 is an alkylene group, etc.; R13 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group, etc.; X1 is a hydrolyzable group; and n1 is an integer of from 0 to 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Taiki HOSHINO, Kiyotaka TAKAO, Kazue TODA, Kenji ISHIZEKI, Akira ISOBE
  • Patent number: 10829666
    Abstract: To provide a fluorinated ether compound, a fluorinated ether composition and a coating liquid that are able to form a surface layer which is excellent in water/oil repellency, abrasion resistance, fingerprint stain removability, lubricity and outer appearance, and an article having such a surface layer. A fluorinated ether compound represented by A1-O—(Rf1O)m1-Q1-[C(O)N(R1)]p1—R11—C[—R12—SiR13n1X13-n1]3, wherein A1 is a C1-20 perfluoroalkyl group; Rf1 is a fluoroalkylene group having no branched structure; m1 is an integer from 2 to 210; Q1 is a single bond or a fluoroalkylene group having no branched structure; R1 is a hydrogen atom, etc.; p1 is 0 or 1; R11 is a single bond, an alkylene group, etc.; R12 is an alkylene group, etc.; R13 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group, etc.; X1 is a hydrolyzable group; and n1 is an integer of from 0 to 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Taiki Hoshino, Kiyotaka Takao, Kazue Toda, Kenji Ishizeki, Akira Isobe
  • Publication number: 20200115589
    Abstract: To provide a fluorinated ether compound, a fluorinated ether composition and a coating liquid that are able to form a surface layer which is excellent in water/oil repellency, abrasion resistance, fingerprint stain removability, lubricity and outer appearance, and an article having such a surface layer. A fluorinated ether compound represented by A1—O—(Rf1O)m1-Q1[C(O)N(R1)]p1—R11C[—R12—SiR13n1X13-n1]3, wherein A1 is a C1-20 perfluoroalkyl group; Rf1 is a fluoroalkylene group having no branched structure; ml is an integer from 2 to 210; Q1 is a single bond or a fluoroalkylene group having no branched structure; R1 is a hydrogen atom, etc.; p1 is 0 or 1; R11 is a single bond, an alkylene group, etc.; R12 is an alkylene group, etc.; R13 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group, etc.; X1 is a hydrolyzable group; and n1 is an integer of from 0 to 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Taiki HOSHINO, Kiyotaka TAKAO, Kazue TODA, Kenji ISHIZEKI, Akira ISOBE
  • Patent number: 10550288
    Abstract: To provide a fluorinated ether compound, a fluorinated ether composition and a coating liquid that are able to form a surface layer which is excellent in water/oil repellency, abrasion resistance, fingerprint stain removability, lubricity and outer appearance, and an article having such a surface layer. A fluorinated ether compound represented by A1-O—(Rf1O)m1-Q1-[C(O)N(R1)]p1—R11—C[—R12—SiR13n1X13-n1]3, wherein A1 is a C1-20 perfluoroalkyl group; Rf1 is a fluoroalkylene group having no branched structure; m1 is an integer from 2 to 210; Q1 is a single bond or a fluoroalkylene group having no branched structure; R1 is a hydrogen atom, etc.; p1 is 0 or 1; R11 is a single bond, an alkylene group, etc.; R12 is an alkylene group, etc.; R13 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group, etc.; X1 is a hydrolyzable group; and n1 is an integer of from 0 to 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Taiki Hoshino, Kiyotaka Takao, Kazue Toda, Kenji Ishizeki, Akira Isobe
  • Publication number: 20190345986
    Abstract: A shaft coupling includes a drive hub that is coupled to a drive shaft to rotate integrally with the drive shaft, a driven hub that is coupled to a driven shaft to rotate integrally with the driven shaft, and a rotation transmission portion that transmits rotation between the drive hub and the driven hub. A dynamic vibration absorber is integrally coupled to a section of at least one of the drive hub and the driven hub. The section is an uninvolved section that is not involved in a torsional stiffness of the whole shaft coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventor: Akira ISOBE
  • Publication number: 20190283080
    Abstract: To provide a water/oil repellent article which presents little burden on the environment, while being excellent in water/oil repellency, washing durability of the water repellency and friction durability of the water repellency; a method for producing such a water/oil repellent article; and a water/oil repellent composition and a water/oil repellent kit to be used for producing such a water/oil repellent article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Yukiko SHIOTA, Hiroyuki HARA, Akira ISOBE, Reika FUKUDA
  • Patent number: 10378146
    Abstract: To provide a water/oil repellent composition whereby it is possible to obtain an article which is excellent in each of water repellency, oil repellency and heavy rain durability, a method for its production, and an article which is excellent in each of water repellency, oil repellency, heavy rain durability and texture. The water/oil repellent composition comprises a copolymer containing structural units based on a monomer (a), structural units based on a monomer (b) and structural units based on a monomer (c). Here, the monomer (a) is a compound represented by (Z—Y)nX (wherein Z is a C1-6perfluoroalkyl group, etc.; Y is a bivalent organic group, etc.; n is 1 or 2; and X is a polymerizable unsaturated group). The monomer (b) is a (meth)acrylate having no polyfluoroalkyl group and having an alkyl group with at least 12 carbon atoms. The monomer (c) is a monomer having a poly(oxypolyfluoroalkylene) chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Akira Isobe, Minako Shimada, Yuuichi Oomori
  • Patent number: 10324234
    Abstract: The present invention provides a substrate with an antireflection layer not only which is excellent in the antireflection properties but also which has high water repellency and oil repellency and favorable oil and fat stain removability, and a display device provided with a substrate with an antireflection layer. A substrate with an antireflection layer, which comprises an antireflection layer on at least one surface of the substrate, wherein the antireflection layer contains a silica porous film having fluorinated organic groups, and the surface of the antireflection layer on the opposite side from the substrate has an element number ratio F/Si of at least 1 as obtained from the peak height of F1s and the peak height of Si2p in surface analysis by scanning X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (ESCA) and has an arithmetic mean roughness (Sa) of at most 3.0 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Kenji Ishizeki, Akira Isobe, Yuki Hatanaka, Yohei Kawai, Takashige Yoneda, Keisuke Abe
  • Patent number: 10233331
    Abstract: To provide a fluorinated ether composition useful for surface treatment to impart water/oil repellency to the surface of a substrate, a method for producing the fluorinated ether composition, and a coating liquid containing the fluorinated ether composition, as well as a substrate having a surface-treated layer, and a method for producing the same. Said composition comprises at least two fluorinated ether compounds which are represented by A-O-Q-(CbF2bO)d—X—O—B10 and which are different in B10. X is a divalent organic group having no CF2O. B10 is —CH2CH2CH2SiLmRn, —CH2CH(SiLmRn)CH3, —CH2CH?CH2 or —CH?CHCH3. A is a perfluoroalkyl group or group B10. Of the total of group B10 in said composition, the proportion of —CH2CH2CH2SiLmRn is from 90 to 99 mol %, and the proportion of —CH?CHCH3 is from 1 to 10 mol %. L is a hydrolyzable group, and R is a monovalent hydrocarbon group. b is an integer of from 1 to 10, and d is an integer of from 1 to 200.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Taiki Hoshino, Eisuke Murotani, Akira Isobe
  • Publication number: 20180148606
    Abstract: To provide a fluorinated ether compound, a fluorinated ether composition and a coating liquid that are able to form a surface layer which is excellent in water/oil repellency, abrasion resistance, fingerprint stain removability, lubricity and outer appearance, and an article having such a surface layer. A fluorinated ether compound represented by A1—O—(Rf1O)m1-Q1-[C(O)N(R1)]p1—R11—C[—R12—SiR13n1X13?n1]3, wherein A1 is a C1-20 perfluoroalkyl group; Rf1 is a fluoroalkylene group having no branched structure; m1 is an integer from 2 to 210; Q1 is a single bond or a fluoroalkylene group having no branched structure; R1 is a hydrogen atom, etc.; p1 is 0 or 1; R11 is a single bond, an alkylene group, etc.; R12 is an alkylene group, etc.; R13 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group, etc.; X1 is a hydrolyzable group; and n1 is an integer of from 0 to 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Taiki Hoshino, Kiyotaka Takao, Kazue Toda, Kenji Ishizeki, Akira Isobe
  • Publication number: 20170275813
    Abstract: To provide a water/oil repellent composition whereby it is possible to obtain an article which is excellent in each of water repellency, oil repellency and heavy rain durability, a method for its production, and an article which is excellent in each of water repellency, oil repellency, heavy rain durability and texture. The water/oil repellent composition comprises a copolymer containing structural units based on a monomer (a), structural units based on a monomer (b) and structural units based on a monomer (c). Here, the monomer (a) is a compound represented by (Z—Y)nX (wherein Z is a C1-6 perfluoroalkyl group, etc.; Y is a bivalent organic group, etc.; n is 1 or 2; and X is a polymerizable unsaturated group). The monomer (b) is a (meth)acrylate having no polyfluoroalkyl group and having an alkyl group with at least 12 carbon atoms. The monomer (c) is a monomer having a poly(oxypolyfluoroalkylene) chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Akira Isobe, Minako Shimada, Yuuichi Oomori
  • Patent number: 9738789
    Abstract: To provide a method for producing a silicon compound, whereby a hydrosilylation reaction of a compound having a 2-propenyl group, can be conducted with high selectivity by a simple and easy method. The method for producing a silicon compound comprises reacting a compound (3) having a group represented by —CH2CH?CH2 and a silicon compound (4) having an H—Si bond in the presence of a transition metal catalyst (C) and a compound (D) having a group represented by —S(?O)— to obtain a compound (5) having a group represented by —CH2CH2CH2Si?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Taiki Hoshino, Eisuke Murotani, Akira Isobe
  • Patent number: 9637650
    Abstract: To provide a fluorinated ether compound, a fluorinated ether composition and a coating liquid, whereby it is possible to form a surface-treated layer which has high initial water/oil repellency and which is excellent in abrasion resistance and fingerprint stain removability, and a substrate having a surface-treated layer and a method for its production. A fluorinated ether compound which has a poly(oxyperfluoroalkylene) chain (??) having a C4 oxyperfluoroalkylene unit (?) and an oxyperfluoroalkylene unit (?) other than the unit (?) and which has a hydrolysable silyl group on at least one terminal of the poly(oxyperfluoroalkylene) chain (??) via a linking group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Eisuke Murotani, Taiki Hoshino, Akira Isobe, Daisuke Shirakawa, Daisuke Jomuta, Nobuyuki Otozawa
  • Patent number: 9598657
    Abstract: To provide a fluorinated polyether compound capable of forming a film excellent in lubricity, a lubricant and a liquid composition, as well as an article having a film excellent in lubricity, on a substrate. A fluorinated polyether compound represented by {X—O—[(CF2CF2O)a—(CF2CF2CF2CF2O)b]}m—Y—{[(OCF2CF2)c—(OCF2CF2CF2CF2)d]—O—Z}n is used. X is a group having a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, an ester group or an aryl group, Y is an (m+n) valent linking group, Z is a group having a haloalkyl group, each of m and n is an integer of from 1 to 10, m+n is an integer of from 2 to 20, and each of a, b, c and d is an integer of from 1 to 100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Akira Isobe, Kenji Ishizeki