Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Takao
Hiroyuki Takao 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).
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Publication number: 20160295199Abstract: The present invention is intended to convert a video input from a surgical microscope into a three-dimensional video.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2014Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Hiroyuki TAKAO, Yuichi MURAYAMA, Harunobu ENDO, Teppei SAKANO, Shogo KAKU
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Patent number: 9454249Abstract: A touchscreen sensor includes a transparent base material, a first index-matching layer, a first transparent electrode pattern, a second index-matching layer and a first adhesive layer disposed in this order at one side of the transparent base material, and a third index-matching layer, a second transparent electrode pattern, a fourth index-matching layer and a second adhesive layer disposed in this order at another side of the transparent base material. Each of the first, second, third and fourth index-matching layers has a refractive index of 1.6 to 1.8 and a thickness of 50 nm to 150 nm.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2014Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Takao, Toru Umemoto
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Publication number: 20160115357Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet comprises a support and a transparent pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on the support. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer comprises a base adhesive zone made essentially of a transparent base pressure-sensitive adhesive material and formed over a given range from a first principal surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer in a thickness direction of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and a transparent, adherent, refractive index-adjusting zone formed over a given range from a second principal surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer in the thickness direction, and wherein the refractive index-adjusting zone has a refractive index greater than a refractive index of the base pressure-sensitive adhesive material.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2015Publication date: April 28, 2016Inventors: Hirofumi KATAMI, Toru UMEMOTO, Hiroyuki TAKAO, Takahiro NONAKA, Atsushi YASUI, Takami HIKITA
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Patent number: 9304635Abstract: A conductive film includes an elongated film base, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer and a third conductive layer in this order. The elongated film base has a longitudinal direction and a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. The width direction dimension of the elongated film base is greater than or equal to 1 m. The first conductive layer is an indium-based oxide layer. The second conductive layer is a metal layer. The third conductive layer is an oxidized metal layer having a thickness of 1 nm to 15 nm formed by sputter deposition.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2013Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Nozomi Fujino, Hiroyuki Takao
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Publication number: 20160084991Abstract: A laminate of optical elements comprises a transparent first optical element, a second optical element, and a transparent pressure-sensitive adhesive layer for bonding the first optical element to the second optical element. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer comprises a base adhesive zone, a transparent refractive index-adjusting zone. The base adhesive zone is made essentially of a transparent base pressure-sensitive adhesive material and formed over a given range from a first principal surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer facing the first optical element, in a thickness direction of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The a transparent, adherent, refractive index-adjusting zone is formed over a given range from a second principal surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer facing the second optical element.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Toru UMEMOTO, Hirofumi KATAMI, Hiroyuki TAKAO, Takahiro NONAKA, Atsushi YASUI, Takami HIKITA
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Publication number: 20150363574Abstract: Treatment contents to be given to a user are notified to an operating person of an emergency response apparatus. An emergency medical service system 100 includes an emergency response apparatus 200 operated by an operating person to give first aid to a user when the user needs the first aid and an emergency medical information providing apparatus 300 connected to the emergency response apparatus through a communication line. The emergency response apparatus 200 receives treatment contents information from the emergency medical information providing apparatus 300 and notifies, to the operating person, treatment contents specified based on the treatment contents information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2014Publication date: December 17, 2015Applicant: ALLM INC.Inventors: Hiroyuki TAKAO, Yuichi MURAYAMA, Teppei SAKANO
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Publication number: 20150022222Abstract: A touchscreen sensor includes a transparent base material, a first transparent electrode pattern, a first index-matching layer and a first adhesive layer disposed in this order at one side of the transparent base material, and a second transparent electrode pattern, a second index-matching layer and a second adhesive layer disposed in this order at another side of the transparent base material. The first index-matching layer has a refractive index greater than a refractive index of the first adhesive layer. The second index-matching layer has a refractive index greater than a refractive index of the second adhesive layer. Each of the first index-matching layer and the second index-matching layer has a thickness of 85 nm to 120 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Takao, Toru Umemoto
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Publication number: 20150022743Abstract: A touchscreen sensor includes a transparent base material, a first index-matching layer, a first transparent electrode pattern, a second index-matching layer and a first adhesive layer disposed in this order at one side of the transparent base material, and a third index-matching layer, a second transparent electrode pattern, a fourth index-matching layer and a second adhesive layer disposed in this order at another side of the transparent base material. Each of the first, second, third and fourth index-matching layers has a refractive index of 1.6 to 1.8 and a thickness of 50 nm to 150 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Takao, Toru Umemoto
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Publication number: 20140345917Abstract: Provided are a double-sided transparent conductive film which is good in appearance even when its transparent conductive layers are patterned, and has anti-blocking property, thereby being producible at low costs; a wound body thereof; and a touch panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Katsunori Takada, Naoki Hashimoto, Shinya Hiraoka, Kazuhiro Ikai, Hiroki Kuramoto, Hiroyuki Takao, Naoki Tsuno, Toru Umemoto
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Patent number: 8854577Abstract: The present invention provides a polarizer protective film capable of suppressing blocking that occurs in taking up the film. The polarizer protective film of the present invention includes a (meth)acrylic resin film and an easy-adhesion layer formed of an easy-adhesive composition including a urethane resin and fine particles. The fine particles include preferably colloidal silica.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2009Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignees: Nitto Denko Corporation, Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuya Yamasaki, Takeshi Saitou, Hiroyuki Takao, Youichirou Sugino, Yuuji Yamashita
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Patent number: 8853556Abstract: A transparent conductive film which comprises: a substrate composed of a non-crystalline polymer film; a first hard coating layer; a first transparent conductor layer; a first metal layer; a second hard coating layer; a second transparent conductor layer; and a second metal layer. The first hard coating layer includes a binder resin and a plurality of sphere-shaped particles having a diameter of 1 ?m to 5 ?m. The first metal layer has a plurality of projections having a maximum height Rz of 0.5 ?m to 2.5 ?m resulting from the plurality of particles included in the first hard coating layer on a surface thereof.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2013Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Naoki Tsuno, Hiroyuki Takao, Katsunori Takada, Kazuhiro Ikai
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Patent number: 8742772Abstract: A touch panel sensor with which unevenness of interference can be reduced is provided. A touch panel sensor of the present invention includes a film base material, a first transparent electrode pattern formed on a first face of the film base material, a first adhesive layer laminated on the first face of the film base material so as to cover the first transparent electrode pattern, a second transparent electrode pattern formed on a second face of the film base material, and a second adhesive layer laminated on the second face of the film base material so as to cover the second transparent electrode pattern, and the film base material has an in-plane phase difference of ?/4 with respect to a wavelength ? in the visible light region.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2012Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Takao, Naoki Tsuno, Katsunori Takada
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Publication number: 20140106131Abstract: A transparent conductive film for a display element which includes a black matrix having a polygonal opening and has a definition of 150 ppi or more, the transparent conductive film including: a transparent polymer base material; a transparent conductive layer; and a cured resin layer, wherein an outermost surface layer on a side where the cured resin layer is formed has a flat portion and a protrusion portion on the surface, a height of the protrusion portion is larger than 10 nm above the flat portion, and a maximum diameter of a cross-sectional shape formed by intersection of a surface parallel to the flat portion and the protrusion portion at a distance of 10 nm from the flat portion is smaller than a minimum value of distances between two non-adjacent sides of the opening of the black matrix.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuhiro Ikai, Katsunori Takada, Hiroki Kuramoto, Hiroyuki Takao, Naoki Tsuno
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Publication number: 20140044942Abstract: A conductive film includes an elongated film base, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer and a third conductive layer in this order. The elongated film base has a longitudinal direction and a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. The width direction dimension of the elongated film base is greater than or equal to 1 m. The first conductive layer is an indium-based oxide layer. The second conductive layer is a metal layer. The third conductive layer is an oxidized metal layer having a thickness of 1 nm to 15 nm formed by sputter deposition.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Inventors: Nozomi Fujino, Hiroyuki Takao
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Publication number: 20140030484Abstract: A transparent conductive film which comprises: a substrate composed of a non-crystalline polymer film; a first hard coating layer; a first transparent conductor layer; a first metal layer; a second hard coating layer; a second transparent conductor layer; and a second metal layer. The first hard coating layer includes a binder resin and a plurality of sphere-shaped particles having a diameter of 1 ?m to 5 ?m. The first metal layer has a plurality of projections having a maximum height Rz of 0.5 ?m to 2.5 ?m resulting from the plurality of particles included in the first hard coating layer on a surface thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki Tsuno, Hiroyuki Takao, Katsunori Takada, Kazuhiro Ikai
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Publication number: 20140027021Abstract: A method for manufacturing a conductive film roll includes the following steps: (a) preparing a first roll by rolling up a film substrate; (b) laminating a first transparent conductor layer on a first surface of the film substrate while rewinding the film substrate from the first roll; (c) forming a metal layer on the first transparent conductor layer; (d) forming a metal oxide layer on a surface of the metal layer; (e) forming a second transparent conductor layer on a second surface of the film substrate; (f) forming a second metal layer on the second transparent conductor layer; and (g) rolling up the film substrate where all film formation steps have been completed in the form of a roll, in which an entire process of the aforementioned steps is continuously performed in a film formation apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Inventors: Nozomi Fujino, Hiroyuki Takao, Kuniaki Ishibashi
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Patent number: 8563870Abstract: A transparent conductive film which comprises: a substrate composed of a non-crystalline polymer film; a first hard coating layer; a first transparent conductor layer; a first metal layer; a second hard coating layer; a second transparent conductor layer; and a second metal layer. The first hard coating layer includes a binder resin and a plurality of particles. And the second hard coating layer includes a binder resin and a plurality of particles. The first metal layer has a plurality of projections on a surface thereof and the second metal layer has a plurality of projections on a surface thereof.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2012Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Naoki Tsuno, Hiroyuki Takao, Katsunori Takada, Kazuhiro Ikai
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Publication number: 20130243945Abstract: A method of manufacturing a conductive film roll includes a first step of transporting a film base having an elongated shape while laminating a first transparent conductor layer, a first metal layer and a metal oxide membrane layer by sputtering on a first face side of the film base to form a first laminated body, a second step of feeding the film base, to a second film formation roll without being wound up into a roll, transporting the film base while making the metal oxide membrane layer of the first laminated body into contact with the second film formation roll, and sequentially laminating a second transparent conductor layer and a second metal layer by sputtering on a second face side of the film base to form a second laminated body, and a third step of winding up the second laminated body into a roll.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Nozomi Fujino, Hiroyuki Takao, Kuniaki Ishibashi
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Publication number: 20130194221Abstract: A resin film with pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of the invention includes a first transparent resin film, an oligomer blocking layer, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer laminated in this order, wherein the oligomer blocking layer is a cured layer formed by curing a composition containing a curable compound and inorganic oxide particles, the oligomer blocking layer has a thickness of 120 nm or more, the oligomer blocking layer has a refractive index difference of 0.04 or less from the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and an anchoring strength between the oligomer blocking layer and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is 1 N/25 mm or more. The resin film with pressure-sensitive adhesive layer can prevents the oligomer blocking layer from causing interference fringes, in which even when made thin, the oligomer blocking layer satisfies the requirements including oligomer blocking properties and scratch resistance, and also has good adhesion to the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2011Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Katsunori Takada, Daigoro Nakagawa, Hiroyuki Takao, Takayuki Adachi, Hiroki Kuramoto
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Publication number: 20130186548Abstract: A process including (1) applying a solution composition to one or both sides of a first transparent resin film to form a coating layer or layers, wherein the solution composition contains an active energy ray-curable compound, a photopolymerization initiator, and a solvent, wherein the photopolymerization initiator has a 10% weight loss temperature of 170° C. or more as measured by a loss-on-heating test; (2) removing, after the coating step (1), a solvent from the coating layer or layers by drying under such temperature conditions that the first laminated film obtained has a thermal shrinkage of 0.5% or less when heated at 150° C. for 1 hour, and (3) curing the coating layer or layers after the heat-treating step (2). A second laminated film produced with the first laminated film makes it possible to suppress curling and to prevent oligomer precipitation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2011Publication date: July 25, 2013Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Takao, Katsunori Takada, Daigoro Nakagawa, Hiroki Ozawa