Patents by Inventor Baku Katagiri

Baku Katagiri 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: 10310368
    Abstract: Provided is a projection screen that can effectively diffuse incident light coming from a wide range of angles in the transverse direction and the longitudinal direction and can provide a wide viewing angle even if the projection screen is applied to a large-sized screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentaro Kusama, Baku Katagiri
  • Patent number: 10288779
    Abstract: Provided are a light diffusion film having a single-layered light diffusion layer, in which the uniformity of the intensity of diffused light in the light diffusion angle region can be increased, or the light diffusion angle region can be expanded effectively, by regulating the combination of the angles of inclination of pillar-shaped objects in plural columnar structure regions, and a method for manufacturing a light diffusion film. Disclosed is a light diffusion film having a single-layered light diffusion layer, the light diffusion film having a first columnar structure region and a second columnar structure region, in which plural pillar-shaped objects having a relatively high refractive index are arranged to stand close together in a region having a relatively low refractive index, sequentially from the lower part of the film along the film plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: LINTEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Kusama, Baku Katagiri, Tomoo Orui, Satoru Shoshi
  • Patent number: 10228498
    Abstract: An optical-diffusion film for display which, particularly when applied to a display device using a collimated backlight as a backlight for the display panel, can efficiently diffuse and emit a highly directional light emitted from the collimated backlight toward the front of the display device as image display light, without allowing straight transmission of the highly directional light, and a display device using the optical-diffusion film for display are provided. Disclosed is a single layered optical-diffusion film having a columnar structure in which plural pillar-shaped objects having a relatively high refractive index are arranged to stand close together in a film thickness direction in a region having a relatively low refractive index, in which the film thickness of the optical-diffusion film has a value within the range of 60 to 700 ?m, and the haze value obtainable in the case in which light is made incident in the normal line direction of the film plane has a value of 80% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignees: LINTEC CORPORATION, TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kentaro Kusama, Baku Katagiri, Tomoo Orui, Satoru Shoshi, Hideo Fujikake, Takahiro Ishinabe
  • Patent number: 10222522
    Abstract: Provided are an optical diffusion film composed of a single layer, for which the optical diffusion incident angle region can be effectively expanded, and even when the incident angle of incident light is varied within the optical diffusion incident angle region, changes in the optical diffusion characteristics can be effectively suppressed; and a method for manufacturing the optical diffusion film. Disclosed is an optical diffusion film having, inside the film, a single optical diffusion layer having a first internal structure and a second internal structure, each of which include a plurality of regions having a relatively high refractive index in a region having a relatively low refractive index, sequentially from the lower part along the film thickness direction, and the regions having a relatively high refractive index in the first internal structure have a bent section at an intermediate point along the film thickness direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: LINTEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Kusama, Baku Katagiri, Kenta Tomioka, Tomoo Orui, Satoru Shoshi
  • Patent number: 10185063
    Abstract: Provided are an optical-diffusion film for display which, particularly when applied to a reflective display device, can efficiently diffuse and emit an external light incident from a wide range of angles toward the front of the display device as image display light, and a reflective display device using the optical-diffusion film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: LINTEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Kusama, Baku Katagiri, Tomoo Orui, Satoru Shoshi, Hideo Fujikake, Takahiro Ishinabe
  • Patent number: 10180762
    Abstract: Provided are a surface protection film which would stably display an image, and would stably attain a mirror state, and which would be stably operated without inhibiting display operability. Disclosed is a surface protection film including a resin film and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, in which the relative permittivity of the resin film is of 1.0 to 5.0, the reflectance is set to a value within the range of 20% to 80%, and the transmittance for light is of 20% to 80%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: LINTEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masaya Todaka, Baku Katagiri, Kenta Tomioka, Tomoo Orui
  • Patent number: 10094958
    Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a light diffusion film for diffusing incident light into an elliptical shape, which contains, inside the film, a structure composed of a plurality of flaky-shaped objects with comparatively high refractive index arranged in multiple rows in a region with comparatively low refractive index along any one arbitrary direction along the film plane. If T50 (?m) is the width of the flaky-shaped objects at a position of 50 ?m below the upper end of the flaky-shaped objects in the direction of the thickness of the light diffusion film, and if L50 (?m) is the length of the flaky-shaped objects in the above-mentioned arbitrary one direction, the following relation (1) is satisfied: 0.05?T50/L50<0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: LINTEC Corporation
    Inventors: Baku Katagiri, Kentaro Kusama, Tomoo Orui
  • Publication number: 20180284592
    Abstract: Provided is a projection screen that can effectively diffuse incident light coming from a wide range of angles in the transverse direction and the longitudinal direction and can provide a wide viewing angle even if the projection screen is applied to a large-sized screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Kentaro KUSAMA, Baku KATAGIRI
  • Publication number: 20180284591
    Abstract: Provided is a projection screen which can effectively diffuse incident light coming from a wide angle, despite that the number of laminated sheets of a light diffusion control film is small such as 3 to 4 sheets, and can thereby provide a wide viewing angle even if the projection screen is applied to a large-sized screen. Disclosed is a projection screen having a light diffusion control plate, the light diffusion control plate being formed by laminating a plurality of sheets of a light diffusion control film, the light diffusion control film being a light diffusion control film having a single light diffusion layer having a first internal structure and a second internal structure sequentially from the lower part along the film thickness direction, in which the first internal structure is a predetermined louver structure, and the second internal structure is a predetermined columnar structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Kentaro KUSAMA, Baku KATAGIRI
  • Patent number: 9945990
    Abstract: A light diffusion film in which the angle of aperture of diffused light has been expanded effectively by forming, within the film, a predetermined columnar structure composed of pillar-shaped objects having a bent part and a region having a relatively low refractive index, and a method for manufacturing the light diffusion film are provided. Disclosed is a light diffusion film having a columnar structure in which plural pillar-shaped objects having a relatively high refractive index are arranged to stand close together in the film thickness direction in a region having a relatively low refractive index, and the plural pillar-shaped objects having a relatively high refractive index have a bent part in the middle of the pillar-shaped objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: LINTEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Kusama, Baku Katagiri, Tomoo Orui, Satoru Shoshi
  • Patent number: 9869803
    Abstract: Provided are a composition for light diffusion film which has satisfactory incident angle dependency in transmission and diffusion of light, does not easily undergo yellowing even if exposed to ultraviolet radiation for a long time, and has excellent weather resistance, and a light diffusion film formed by curing the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: LINTEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Kusama, Baku Katagiri, Tomoo Orui
  • Publication number: 20170349790
    Abstract: Provided are a surface protection film which would stably display an image, and would stably attain a mirror state, and which would be stably operated without inhibiting display operability. Disclosed is a surface protection film including a resin film and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, in which the relative permittivity of the resin film is of 1.0 to 5.0, the reflectance is set to a value within the range of 20% to 80%, and the transmittance for light is of 20% to 80%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: LINTEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masaya TODAKA, Baku KATAGIRI, Kenta TOMIOKA, Tomoo ORUI
  • Publication number: 20170351010
    Abstract: Provided are a light diffusion film having a single-layered light diffusion layer, in which the uniformity of the intensity of diffused light in the light diffusion angle region can be increased, or the light diffusion angle region can be expanded effectively, by regulating the combination of the angles of inclination of pillar-shaped objects in plural columnar structure regions, and a method for manufacturing a light diffusion film. Disclosed is a light diffusion film having a single-layered light diffusion layer, the light diffusion film having a first columnar structure region and a second columnar structure region, in which plural pillar-shaped objects having a relatively high refractive index are arranged to stand close together in a region having a relatively low refractive index, sequentially from the lower part of the film along the film plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Kentaro Kusama, Baku Katagiri, Tomoo Orui, Satoru Shoshi
  • Publication number: 20170293054
    Abstract: Provided are an optical diffusion film composed of a single layer, for which the optical diffusion incident angle region can be effectively expanded, and even when the incident angle of incident light is varied within the optical diffusion incident angle region, changes in the optical diffusion characteristics can be effectively suppressed; and a method for manufacturing the optical diffusion film. Disclosed is an optical diffusion film having, inside the film, a single optical diffusion layer having a first internal structure and a second internal structure, each of which include a plurality of regions having a relatively high refractive index in a region having a relatively low refractive index, sequentially from the lower part along the film thickness direction, and the regions having a relatively high refractive index in the first internal structure have a bent section at an intermediate point along the film thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Kentaro KUSAMA, Baku KATAGIRI, Kenta TOMIOKA, Tomoo ORUI, Satoru SHOSHI
  • Patent number: 9753191
    Abstract: Provided are a light diffusion film having a single-layered light diffusion layer, in which the uniformity of the intensity of diffused light in the light diffusion angle region can be increased, or the light diffusion angle region can be expanded effectively, by regulating the combination of the angles of inclination of pillar-shaped objects in plural columnar structure regions, and a method for manufacturing a light diffusion film. Disclosed is a light diffusion film having a single-layered light diffusion layer, the light diffusion film having a first columnar structure region and a second columnar structure region, in which plural pillar-shaped objects having a relatively high refractive index are arranged to stand close together in a region having a relatively low refractive index, sequentially from the lower part of the film along the film plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: LINTEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Kusama, Baku Katagiri, Tomoo Orui, Satoru Shoshi
  • Patent number: 9632217
    Abstract: A composition for light diffusion film in which the angle of aperture of diffused light in a light diffusion film obtainable therefrom can be expanded effectively, and a light diffusion film obtainable by the composition for light diffusion film are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: LINTEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Kusama, Baku Katagiri, Tomoo Orui, Satoru Shoshi
  • Publication number: 20160077246
    Abstract: Provided are an optical-diffusion film for display which, particularly when applied to a reflective display device, can efficiently diffuse and emit an external light incident from a wide range of angles toward the front of the display device as image display light, and a reflective display device using the optical-diffusion film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Kentaro KUSAMA, Baku KATAGIRI, Tomoo ORUI, Satoru SHOSHI, Hideo FUJIKAKE, Takahiro ISHINABE
  • Publication number: 20160070035
    Abstract: An optical-diffusion film for display which, particularly when applied to a display device using a collimated backlight as a backlight for the display panel, can efficiently diffuse and emit a highly directional light emitted from the collimated backlight toward the front of the display device as image display light, without allowing straight transmission of the highly directional light, and a display device using the optical-diffusion film for display are provided. Disclosed is a single layered optical-diffusion film having a columnar structure in which plural pillar-shaped objects having a relatively high refractive index are arranged to stand close together in a film thickness direction in a region having a relatively low refractive index, in which the film thickness of the optical-diffusion film has a value within the range of 60 to 700 ?m, and the haze value obtainable in the case in which light is made incident in the normal line direction of the film plane has a value of 80% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Kentaro KUSAMA, Baku KATAGIRI, Tomoo ORUI, Satoru SHOSHI, Hideo FUJIKAKE, Takahiro ISHINABE
  • Publication number: 20160047952
    Abstract: A light diffusion film in which the angle of aperture of diffused light has been expanded effectively by forming, within the film, a predetermined columnar structure composed of pillar-shaped objects having a bent part and a region having a relatively low refractive index, and a method for manufacturing the light diffusion film are provided. Disclosed is a light diffusion film having a columnar structure in which plural pillar-shaped objects having a relatively high refractive index are arranged to stand close together in the film thickness direction in a region having a relatively low refractive index, and the plural pillar-shaped objects having a relatively high refractive index have a bent part in the middle of the pillar-shaped objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Kentaro KUSAMA, Baku KATAGIRI, Tomoo ORUI, Satoru SHOSHI
  • Publication number: 20160033692
    Abstract: A composition for light diffusion film in which the angle of aperture of diffused light in a light diffusion film obtainable therefrom can be expanded effectively, and a light diffusion film obtainable by the composition for light diffusion film are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Kentaro KUSAMA, Baku KATAGIRI, Tomoo ORUI, Satoru SHOSHI