Patents by Inventor Junzo Miyazaki
Junzo Miyazaki 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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Patent number: 8741190Abstract: To obtain a water-resistant polarizing film free from deterioration in dichroic ratio caused by water-resistant treatment, it is critical that adjacent sulfonic acid groups or sulfonate groups in the organic dyes to be used for the polarizing film are spaced at moderate intervals.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2013Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Junzo Miyazaki, Shoichi Matsuda, Kyoko Nishiguchi
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Patent number: 8597550Abstract: There is provided a method for producing a polarizing film having far superior water resistance to conventional polarizing films by contacting a liquid containing cationic polymers with a surface of a polarizing film.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2009Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Toru Umemoto, Junzo Miyazaki, Shoichi Matsuda, Sadahiro Nakanishi
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Publication number: 20130277871Abstract: To obtain a water-resistant polarizing film free from deterioration in dichroic ratio caused by water-resistant treatment, it is critical that adjacent sulfonic acid groups or sulfonate groups in the organic dyes to be used for the polarizing film are spaced at moderate intervals.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Inventors: Junzo Miyazaki, Shoichi Matsuda, Kyoko Nishiguchi
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Patent number: 8551357Abstract: There is provided a method for manufacturing a thin polarizing film having an absorption axis oblique to a width direction of the film which comprises the steps of: performing an orientation treatment in two directions in a plane of a support film; applying a solution containing a lyotropic liquid crystal compound onto a surface of the support film; and causing a column-shaped aggregate of the lyotropic liquid crystal compound to be oriented in a direction (orientation direction) equal to the vector sum of a direction of first orientation treatment and a direction of second orientation treatment.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2010Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Junzo Miyazaki, Tetsuo Inoue
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Patent number: 8491823Abstract: To obtain a water-resistant polarizing film free from deterioration in dichroic ratio caused by water-resistant treatment, it is critical that adjacent sulfonic acid groups or sulfonate groups in the organic dyes to be used for the polarizing film are spaced at moderate intervals.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2009Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Junzo Miyazaki, Shoichi Matsuda, Kyoko Nishiguchi
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Patent number: 8253899Abstract: A birefringent film of the present invention comprises at least one kind of polycyclic compound including a —COOM group (the M denotes a counter ion), wherein an index ellipsoid satisfies a relation of nz>nx=ny. The polycyclic compound includes, for example, acenaphtho[1,2-b]quinoxaline derivative represented by the following general formula (I). The birefringent film of the present invention can be formed thin-type and have a high birefringent index in the thickness direction, since the birefringent film comprises the polycyclic compound.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2007Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Junzo Miyazaki, Shoichi Matsuda, Tatsuki Nagatsuka
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Publication number: 20120091393Abstract: There is provided a method for manufacturing a thin polarizing film having an absorption axis oblique to a width direction of the film which comprises the steps of: performing an orientation treatment in two directions in a plane of a support film; applying a solution containing a lyotropic liquid crystal compound onto a surface of the support film; and causing a column-shaped aggregate of the lyotropic liquid crystal compound to be oriented in a direction (orientation direction) equal to the vector sum of a direction of first orientation treatment and a direction of second orientation treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2010Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Junzo Miyazaki, Tetsuo Inoue
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Patent number: 8023098Abstract: Provided is a production method for a thin birefringent film with a satisfactory alignment property, in which a refractive index is controlled three-dimensionally and optical properties are unlikely to decrease in the case where the birefringent film is placed under high temperature and high humidity. The production method for a birefringent film of the present invention includes: the step (1) of preparing a solution that exhibits a nematic liquid crystal phase, containing at least one kind of polycyclic compound containing a —SO3M group and/or a —COOM group (M represents a counter ion) and a solvent; the step (2) of preparing a base material at least one surface of which is subjected to a hydrophilization treatment; and the step (3) of applying the solution prepared in the step (1) to the surface of the base material prepared in the step (2), the surface being subjected to the hydrophilization treatment, followed by drying, in which a contact angle of water at 23° C.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2007Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Junzo Miyazaki, Shouichi Matsuda
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Publication number: 20110097483Abstract: There is provided a method for producing a polarizing film having far superior water resistance to conventional polarizing films by contacting a liquid containing cationic polymers with a surface of a polarizing film.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2009Publication date: April 28, 2011Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Toru Umemoto, Junzo Miyazaki, Shoichi Matsuda, Sadahiro Nakanishi
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Publication number: 20100314784Abstract: To obtain a water-resistant polarizing film free from deterioration in dichroic ratio caused by water-resistant treatment, it is critical that adjacent sulfonic acid groups or sulfonate groups in the organic dyes to be used for the polarizing film are spaced at moderate intervals.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2009Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Junzo Miyazaki, Shoichi Matsuda, Kyoko Nishiguchi
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Patent number: 7736707Abstract: The present invention provides a birefringent film that hardly generates cracks even when the film is exposed under a high-temperature and high-humidity environment for a long period of time. The birefringent film of the present invention is a film containing, as a major component, a lyotropic liquid crystalline polycyclic compound containing an acenaphtho[1,2-b]quinoxaline derivative unit in a molecular structure and having a molecular weight of 500 or higher. The birefringent film of the present invention preferably has a refractive index ellipsoid showing a relationship of nx?nz>ny, and more preferably has an in-plane birefringence of 0.01 or higher at the wavelength of 590 nm.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2008Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Shoichi Matsuda, Junzo Miyazaki
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Publication number: 20100128211Abstract: The present invention provides a thin and light-weight birefringent film having a desired Nz coefficient, such that an index ellipsoid satisfies a relationship of nx?nz>ny. The birefringent film of the present invention contains a first acenaphtho[1,2-b]quinoxaline derivative exhibiting lyotropic liquid crystallinity and a second acenaphtho[1,2-b]quinoxaline derivative exhibiting lyotropic liquid crystallinity, wherein an index ellipsoid satisfies a relationship of nx?nz>ny. An Nz coefficient of this birefringent film is preferably 0 to 0.5.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2008Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Shoichi Matsuda, Junzo Miyazaki, Tetsuo Inoue
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Publication number: 20090262297Abstract: Provided is a production method for a thin birefringent film with a satisfactory alignment property, in which a refractive index is controlled three-dimensionally and optical properties are unlikely to decrease in the case where the birefringent film is placed under high temperature and high humidity. The production method for a birefringent film of the present invention includes: the step (1) of preparing a solution that exhibits a nematic liquid crystal phase, containing at least one kind of polycyclic compound containing a —SO3M group and/or a —COOM group (M represents a counter ion) and a solvent; the step (2) of preparing a base material at least one surface of which is subjected to a hydrophilization treatment; and the step (3) of applying the solution prepared in the step (1) to the surface of the base material prepared in the step (2), the surface being subjected to the hydrophilization treatment, followed by drying, in which a contact angle of water at 23° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2007Publication date: October 22, 2009Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Junzo Miyazaki, Shouichi Matsuda
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Publication number: 20090197065Abstract: A birefringent film of the present invention comprises at least one kind of polycyclic compound including a —COOM group (the M denotes a counter ion), wherein an index ellipsoid satisfies a relation of nz>nx=ny. The polycyclic compound includes, for example, acenaphtho[1,2-b]quinoxaline derivative represented by the following general formula (I). The birefringent film of the present invention can be formed thin-type and have a high birefringent index in the thickness direction, since the birefringent film comprises the polycyclic compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2007Publication date: August 6, 2009Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Junzo Miyazaki, Shoichi Matsuda, Tatsuki Nagatsuka
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Publication number: 20090168000Abstract: Provided is very thin liquid crystal panel and liquid crystal display apparatus with a high contrast ratio in an oblique direction, less light leakage, and a small color shift in an oblique direction. The liquid crystal panel of the present invention includes a liquid crystal cell, a first polarizer arranged on one side of the liquid crystal cell, a second polarizer arranged on the other side of the liquid crystal cell, a first optical element arranged between the first polarizer and the liquid crystal cell, and a second optical element arranged between the first optical element and the liquid crystal cell. The first optical element has substantially optically negative uniaxial property, and the second optical element exhibits a refractive index ellipsoid of nx>nz>ny, and is formed of one or more kinds of polycylic compound having a —SO3M group and/or a —COOM group (M represents a counter ion).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2008Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Junzo Miyazaki, Shouichi Matsuda, Tatsuki Nagatsuka
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Publication number: 20090103029Abstract: Provided are a liquid crystal panel and a liquid crystal display apparatus with a high contrast ratio in an oblique direction, less light leakage, a small color shift in an oblique direction, and extremely small thickness. The liquid crystal panel of the present invention includes a liquid crystal cell, a first polarizer arranged on one side of the liquid crystal cell, an optical element (A), an optical element (B), and a second polarizer arranged on the other side of the liquid crystal cell. The optical element (A) exhibits a refractive index ellipsoid of nx>nz>ny, is formed of a specific polycyclic compound, and has an Nz coefficient of 0.05 to 0.45. The optical element (B) exhibits a refractive index ellipsoid of nx>nz>ny and has an Nz coefficient of 0.55 to 0.95.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2008Publication date: April 23, 2009Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Junzo Miyazaki, Shouichi Matsuda, Tatsuki Nagatsuka
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Publication number: 20090059370Abstract: Provided is a thin birefringent film whose refractive index is three-dimensionally controlled. The present invention provides a birefringent film including at least one polycyclic compound containing a —SO3M group and/or a —COOM group having a refractive index ellipsoid satisfying a relationship represented by nx>nz>ny, in which M represents a counter ion. Since such a birefringent film has a high in-plane refractive index, the thickness thereof is sharply reduced as compared with a conventional birefringent film and a desired retardation value can be obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2007Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Junzo Miyazaki, Tetsuo Inoue, Shouichi Matsuda, Tatsuki Nagatsuka
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Publication number: 20080224095Abstract: The present invention provides a birefringent film that hardly generates cracks even when the film is exposed under a high-temperature and high-humidity environment for a long period of time. The birefringent film of the present invention is a film containing, as a major component, a lyotropic liquid crystalline polycyclic compound containing an acenaphtho[1,2-b]quinoxaline derivative unit in a molecular structure and having a molecular weight of 500 or higher. The birefringent film of the present invention preferably has a refractive index ellipsoid showing a relationship of nx?nz>ny, and more preferably has an in-plane birefringence of 0.01 or higher at the wavelength of 590 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2008Publication date: September 18, 2008Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Shoichi MATSUDA, Junzo MIYAZAKI