Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Asami

Hitoshi Asami 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: 20200400869
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image projection device includes a display unit to emit a display light representing a display image in a form of either of s-polarized light and p-polarized light and an optical laminate that the display light emitted from the display unit is incident on. The optical laminate includes at least two substrates and an optical layer to change a polarization direction of incident light by 90°. The display unit has a polarization direction converter capable of freely switching between s-polarized light and p-polarized light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Hitoshi ASAMI, Chihiro TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 10816709
    Abstract: A light reflection film includes at least one light reflection layer RPRL in which a cholesteric liquid crystal phase of a right-handed helical structure having right circularly polarized light reflection ability is fixed; and at least one light reflection layer LPRL in which a cholesteric liquid crystal phase of a left-handed helical structure having left circularly polarized light reflection ability is fixed. A total of three or more layers of the light reflection layer(s) RPRL and the light reflection layer(s) LPRL are laminated. The light reflection layer(s) RPRL and the light reflection layer(s) LPRL laminated each have a selective reflection center wavelength shifted by an interval of 10 nm or more and 160 nm or less between two light reflection layers adjacent to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Hayasaki, Hitoshi Asami, Yoshiyuki Yahagi, Kouichi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20200063033
    Abstract: The ultraviolet-curable resin composition for the blue light blocking film of the present disclosure includes at least one polymerizable liquid crystal compound having a polymerizable functional group and at least one (meth)acrylate having a (meth)acryloyl group in the molecule and having a molecular weight of 200 or more. The blue light blocking film of the present disclosure includes a support body and a cured film on the support body, the cured film being obtained by curing the above-mentioned ultraviolet-curable resin composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Hitoshi ASAMI, Genki ENDO
  • Patent number: 10525666
    Abstract: An optical laminate structure includes a light control laminate having at least one light reflection layer, a first quarter wave plate laminated on one of surfaces of the light reflection layer, and a second quarter wave plate laminated on another surface of the light reflection layer. The light reflection layer includes a right-handed circularly polarized light reflection layer or a left-handed circularly polarized light reflection layer, and an angle formed by a polarization axis of the S-polarized light or P-polarized light incident from a position inclined from an axis perpendicular to a surface of the light control laminate by 45° or more and 65° or less and a slow axis of the first quarter wave plate on a side to which the S-polarized light or P-polarized light is incident is 5° or more and less than 45°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Hayasaki, Hitoshi Asami, Yoshiyuki Yahagi, Chihiro Takahashi, Kouichi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20190324180
    Abstract: A light reflection film includes at least one light reflection layer RPRL in which a cholesteric liquid crystal phase of a right-handed helical structure having right circularly polarized light reflection ability is fixed; and at least one light reflection layer LPRL in which a cholesteric liquid crystal phase of a left-handed helical structure having left circularly polarized light reflection ability is fixed. A total of three or more layers of the light reflection layer(s) RPRL and the light reflection layer(s) LPRL are laminated. The light reflection layer(s) RPRL and the light reflection layer(s) LPRL laminated each have a selective reflection center wavelength shifted by an interval of 10 nm or more and 160 nm or less between two light reflection layers adjacent to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Hayasaki, Hitoshi Asami, Yoshiyuki Yahagi, Kouichi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20190030856
    Abstract: An optical laminate structure includes a light control laminate having at least one light reflection layer, a first quarter wave plate laminated on one of surfaces of the light reflection layer, and a second quarter wave plate laminated on another surface of the light reflection layer. The light reflection layer includes a right-handed circularly polarized light reflection layer or a left-handed circularly polarized light reflection layer, and an angle formed by a polarization axis of the S-polarized light or P-polarized light incident from a position inclined from an axis perpendicular to a surface of the light control laminate by 45° or more and 65° or less and a slow axis of the first quarter wave plate on a side to which the S-polarized light or P-polarized light is incident is 5° or more and less than 45°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Tomoyuki HAYASAKI, Hitoshi ASAMI, Yoshiyuki YAHAGI, Chihiro TAKAHASHI, Kouichi TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20170285235
    Abstract: A light reflection film includes at least one light reflection layer RPRL in which a cholesteric liquid crystal phase of a right-handed helical structure having right circularly polarized light reflection ability is fixed; and at least one light reflection layer LPRL in which a cholesteric liquid crystal phase of a left-handed helical structure having left circularly polarized light reflection ability is fixed. A total of three or more layers of the light reflection layer(s) RPRL and the light reflection layer(s) LPRL are laminated. The light reflection layer(s) RPRL and the light reflection layer(s) LPRL laminated each have a selective reflection center wavelength shifted by an interval of 10 nm or more and 160 nm or less between two light reflection layers adjacent to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Hayasaki, Hitoshi Asami, Yoshiyuki Yahagi, Kouichi Tanaka