Patents by Inventor Hirohiko Hirao

Hirohiko Hirao 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: 11680076
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a novel triazole silane compound and a method for synthesizing the same, and a silane coupling agent containing the triazole silane compound as a component; and a surface treatment solution, a surface treatment method, and a method for bonding two different materials, which use said triazole silane compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: SHIKOKU CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Murai, Miya Tanioka, Shusaku Iida, Masato Katsumura, Noriaki Yamaji, Takahito Imamine, Masahiko Tsujino, Hirohiko Hirao
  • Patent number: 11472823
    Abstract: The objectives of the present invention are: to provide a novel tetrazole silane compound, a method for synthesizing the same, and a silane coupling agent containing the tetrazole silane compound as a component; and to provide a surface treatment solution using the tetrazole silane compound, a method for surface treatment, and a method for adhering two different materials. The tetrazole silane compound according to the present invention is a compound represented by chemical formula (I). (In formula (I), X, R, and n are respectively the same as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: SHIKOKU CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriaki Yamaji, Takayuki Murai, Miya Tanioka, Shusaku Iida, Masato Katsumura, Takahito Imamine, Masahiko Tsujino, Tomoya Mae, Hirohiko Hirao
  • Publication number: 20220306656
    Abstract: The present invention provides a surface treatment liquid for metal having a sufficiently high film-forming property. The present invention relates to a surface treatment liquid for metal comprising an azole silane coupling agent, the surface treatment liquid further comprises (A) an organic acid ion having one to three acidic groups in one molecule; (B) an inorganic acid (or mineral acid) ion; (C) an alkali metal ion and/or an ammonium ion; and (D) a copper ion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Noriaki YAMAJI, Tatsuya KOGA, Hirohiko HIRAO
  • Publication number: 20210179642
    Abstract: The objectives of the present invention are: to provide a novel tetrazole silane compound, a method for synthesizing the same, and a silane coupling agent containing the tetrazole silane compound as a component; and to provide a surface treatment solution using the tetrazole silane compound, a method for surface treatment, and a method for adhering two different materials. The tetrazole silane compound according to the present invention is a compound represented by chemical formula (I). (In formula (I), X, R, and n are respectively the same as defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: SHIKOKU CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriaki YAMAJI, Takayuki MURAl, Miya TANIOKA, Shusaku IIDA, Masato KATSUMURA, Takahito IMAMINE, Masahiko TSUJINO, Tomoya MAE, Hirohiko HIRAO
  • Patent number: 11014946
    Abstract: The objectives of the present invention are: to provide a novel tetrazole silane compound, a method for synthesizing the same, and a silane coupling agent containing the tetrazole silane compound as a component; and to provide a surface treatment solution using the tetrazole silane compound, a method for surface treatment, and a method for adhering two different materials. The tetrazole silane compound according to the present invention is a compound represented by chemical formula (I). (In formula (I), X, R, and n are respectively the same as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: SHIKOKU CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriaki Yamaji, Takayuki Murai, Miya Tanioka, Shusaku Iida, Masato Katsumura, Takahito Imamine, Masahiko Tsujino, Tomoya Mae, Hirohiko Hirao
  • Patent number: 10975108
    Abstract: The objectives of the present invention are: to provide a novel tetrazole silane compound, a method for synthesizing the same, and a silane coupling agent containing the tetrazole silane compound as a component; and to provide a surface treatment solution using the tetrazole silane compound, a method for surface treatment, and a method for adhering two different materials. The tetrazole silane compound according to the present invention is a compound represented by chemical formula (I). (In formula (I), X, R, and n are respectively the same as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: SHIKOKU CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriaki Yamaji, Takayuki Murai, Miya Tanioka, Shusaku Iida, Masato Katsumura, Takahito Imamine, Masahiko Tsujino, Tomoya Mae, Hirohiko Hirao
  • Publication number: 20200223875
    Abstract: The objectives of the present invention are: to provide a novel tetrazole silane compound, a method for synthesizing the same, and a silane coupling agent containing the tetrazole silane compound as a component; and to provide a surface treatment solution using the tetrazole silane compound, a method for surface treatment, and a method for adhering two different materials. The tetrazole silane compound according to the present invention is a compound represented by chemical formula (I). (In formula (I), X, R, and n are respectively the same as defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: SHIKOKU CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriaki YAMAJI, Takayuki MURAl, Miya TANIOKA, Shusaku IIDA, Masato KATSUMURA, Takahito IMAMINE, Masahiko TSUJINO, Tomoya MAE, Hirohiko HIRAO
  • Publication number: 20200031852
    Abstract: The abstract of the international application is being replace by the following abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a novel triazole silane compound and a method for synthesizing the same, and a silane coupling agent containing the triazole silane compound as a component; and a surface treatment solution, a surface treatment method, and a method for bonding two different materials, which use said triazole silane compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: SHIKOKU CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki MURAI, Miya TANIOKA, Shusaku IIDA, Masato KATSUMURA, Noriaki YAMAJI, Takahito IMAMINE, Masahiko TSUJINO, Hirohiko HIRAO
  • Patent number: 10405422
    Abstract: The present invention is a copper film-forming agent containing a copper complex composed of a copper formate and a 5-membered or 6-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound having from 1 to 3 nitrogen atoms, in which the nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound has one or two ring structures, the total number of carbon atoms contained in a substituent is from 1 to 5, and an element other than a carbon atom in the compound is not bonded to a hydrogen atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: SHIKOKU CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shusaku Iida, Takayuki Murai, Hirohiko Hirao
  • Patent number: 10398028
    Abstract: A surface treating composition for copper or a copper alloy comprising an imidazole compound and means for using the composition in the soldering of electronic parts to printed wiring boards are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: SHIKOKU CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirohiko Hirao, Noriaki Yamaji, Masato Nakanishi, Takayuki Murai
  • Patent number: 9649713
    Abstract: A surface treating composition for copper or a copper alloy comprising an imidazole compound and means for using the composition in the soldering of electronic parts to printed wiring boards are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: SHIKOKU CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirohiko Hirao, Noriaki Yamaji, Masato Nakanishi, Takayuki Murai
  • Publication number: 20170064823
    Abstract: A surface treating composition for copper or a copper alloy comprising an imidazole compound and means for using the composition in the soldering of electronic parts to printed wiring boards are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: SHIKOKU CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirohiko HIRAO, Noriaki YAMAJI, Masato NAKANISHI, Takayuki MURAI
  • Patent number: 9532493
    Abstract: A surface treating composition for copper or a copper alloy comprising an imidazole compound and means for using the composition in the soldering of electronic parts to printed wiring boards are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: SHIKOKU CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirohiko Hirao, Noriaki Yamaji, Masato Nakanishi, Takayuki Murai
  • Publication number: 20150189748
    Abstract: The present invention is a copper film-forming agent containing a copper complex composed of a copper formate and a 5-membered or 6-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound having from 1 to 3 nitrogen atoms, in which the nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound has one or two ring structures, the total number of carbon atoms contained in a substituent is from 1 to 5, and an element other than a carbon atom in the compound is not bonded to a hydrogen atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: SHIKOKU CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shusaku Iida, Takayuki Murai, Hirohiko Hirao
  • Publication number: 20140131080
    Abstract: A surface treating composition for copper or a copper alloy comprising an imidazole compound and means for using the composition in the soldering of electronic parts to printed wiring boards are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: SHIKOKU CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirohiko Hirao, Noriaki Yamaji, Masato Nakanishi, Takayuki Murai
  • Publication number: 20140097231
    Abstract: A surface treating composition for copper or a copper alloy comprising an imidazole compound and means for using the composition in the soldering of electronic parts to printed wiring boards are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: SHIKOKU CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirohiko Hirao, Noriaki Yamaji, Masato Nakanishi, Takayuki Murai
  • Patent number: 8378116
    Abstract: A surface treating agent containing a novel phenylnaphthylimidazole compound represented by the following formula is brought into contact with the surface of copper or a copper alloy. In the formula, when A1 is a phenyl group, then A2 represents a 1-naphthyl group or a 2-naphthyl group, and when A1 is a 1-naphthyl group or a 2-naphthyl group, then A2 represents a phenyl group; and R represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Shikoku Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Hirohiko Hirao, Yoshimasa Kikukawa, Takayuki Murai
  • Publication number: 20120199385
    Abstract: A surface treating agent containing a novel phenylnaphthylimidazole compound represented by the following formula is brought into contact with the surface of copper or a copper alloy. In the formula, when A1 is a phenyl group, then A2 represents a 1-naphthyl group or a 2-naphthyl group, and when A1 is a 1-naphthyl group or a 2-naphthyl group, then A2 represents a phenyl group; and R represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: SHIKOKU CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirohiko Hirao, Yoshimasa Kikukawa, Takayuki Murai
  • Patent number: 8183386
    Abstract: A surface treating agent containing a novel phenylnaphthylimidazole compound represented by the following formula is brought into contact with the surface of copper or a copper alloy. In the formula, when A1 is a phenyl group, then A2 represents a 1-naphthyl group or a 2-naphthyl group, and when A1 is a 1-naphthyl group or a 2-naphthyl group, then A2 represents a phenyl group; and R represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Shikoku Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Hirohiko Hirao, Yoshimasa Kikukawa, Takayuki Murai
  • Patent number: 7754105
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a water-soluble preflux containing a low-volatile solubilizing agent excellent in performance to dissolve an imidazole compound in water and capable of bringing out an excellent film-forming property of the imidazole compound and also to provide a treating method for the surface of a metal conductive part which comprises bringing the surface into contact with the above water-soluble preflux.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Shikoku Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Hirohiko Hirao, Yoshimasa Kikukawa, Takayuki Murai