Patents by Inventor Katsumi Agata

Katsumi Agata 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: 9523007
    Abstract: A polymer composition comprising 1 to 99 wt % of a copolymer (A) and 99 to 1 wt % of a copolymer (B); the polymer composition used as a light emitting material of a light emitting device having high performances; Copolymers (A) and (B) being copolymers showing fluorescence in the solid state and having a polystyrene-reduced number average molecular weight of 103 to 108, and containing a repeating unit (a) and a repeating unit (b); Copolymer (A) has a relation of 100>XaA>5, where XaA (%) is a percentage of the mol number of repeating unit (a) based on the sum of the mol numbers of repeating units (a), and Copolymer (B) satisfies a relation of XaB?XaA?5, where XaB (%) is a percentage of the mol number of repeating unit (a) based on the sum of the mol numbers of repeating units (a) and (b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Katsumi Agata, Takeshi Yamada
  • Publication number: 20140316052
    Abstract: A polymer composition comprising 1 to 99 wt % of a copolymer (A) and 99 to 1 wt % of a copolymer (B); the polymer composition used as a light emitting material of a light emitting device having high performances; Copolymers (A) and (B) being copolymers showing fluorescence in the solid state and having a polystyrene-reduced number average molecular weight of 103 to 108, and containing a repeating unit (a) and a repeating unit (b); Copolymer (A) has a relation of 100>XaA>5, where XaA (%) is a percentage of the mol number of repeating unit (a) based on the sum of the mol numbers of repeating units (a), and Copolymer (B) satisfies a relation of XaB?XaA?5, where XaB (%) is a percentage of the mol number of repeating unit (a) based on the sum of the mol numbers of repeating units (a) and (b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Katsumi AGATA, Takeshi YAMADA
  • Patent number: 8802245
    Abstract: A polymer composition comprising 1 to 99 wt % of a copolymer (A) and 99 to 1 wt % of a copolymer (B); the polymer composition used as a light emitting material of a light emitting device having high performances; Copolymers (A) and (B) being copolymers showing fluorescence in the solid state and having a polystyrene-reduced number average molecular weight of 103 to 108, and containing a repeating unit (a) and a repeating unit (b); Copolymer (A) has a relation of 100>XaA>5, where XaA (%) is a percentage of the mol number of repeating unit (a) based on the sum of the mol numbers of repeating units (a), and Copolymer (B) satisfies a relation of XaB?XaA?5, where XaB (%) is a percentage of the mol number of repeating unit (a) based on the sum of the mol numbers of repeating units (a) and (b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Katsumi Agata, Takeshi Yamada
  • Patent number: 8519092
    Abstract: A polymer compound comprising at least one repeating unit selected from the group of repeating units shown by formula (1) or formula (2), wherein Ar1 to Ar4 represent an arylene group etc.; E1, E2, and E3 represent an aryl group (A) having three or more substituents, or a heterocyclic group (B) having one or more substituents, and the total number of substituents and hetero atoms of the heterocyclic ring is three or more; a and b represent 0 or 1, and 0<=a+b<=1, wherein Ar5 to Ar10 and Ar11 represent an arylene group etc.; E4 to E9 represent an aryl group or a monovalent heterocyclic group; l, m and n represent 0 to 2; o and p represent 0 or 1, and l+m+n+o+p is 2 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Makoto Kitano, Yoshiaki Tsubata, Chizu Sekine, Jun Oguma, Katsumi Agata, Akihiro Ono, Akiko Nakazono
  • Publication number: 20120293749
    Abstract: A polymer compound comprising at least one repeating unit selected from the group of repeating units shown by formula (1) or formula (2), wherein Ar1 to Ar4 represent an arylene group etc.; E1, E2, and E3 represent an aryl group (A) having three or more substituents, or a heterocyclic group (B) having one or more substituents, and the total number of substituents and hetero atoms of the heterocyclic ring is three or more; a and b represent 0 or 1, and 0<=a+b<=1, wherein Ar5 to Ar10 and Ar11 represent an arylene group etc.; E4 to E9 represent an aryl group or a monovalent heterocyclic group; l, m and n represent 0 to 2; o and p represent 0 or 1, and l+m+n+o+p is 2 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Makoto Kitano, Yoshiaki Tsubata, Chizu Sekine, Jun Oguma, Katsumi Agata, Akihiro Ono, Akiko Nakazono
  • Patent number: 8263735
    Abstract: A polymer compound comprising at least one repeating unit selected from the group of repeating units shown by formula (1) or formula (2), wherein Ar1 to Ar4 represent an arylene group etc.; E1, E2, and E3 represent an aryl group (A) having three or more substituents, or a heterocyclic group (B) having one or more substituents, and the total number of substituents and hetero atoms of the heterocyclic ring is three or more; a and b represent 0 or 1, and 0<=a+b<=1, wherein Ar5 to Ar10 and Ar11 represent an arylene group etc.; E4 to E9 represent an aryl group or a monovalent heterocyclic group; l, m and n represent 0 to 2; o and p represent 0 or 1, and l+m+n+o+p is 2 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Makoto Kitano, Yoshiaki Tsubata, Chizu Sekine, Jun Oguma, Katsumi Agata, Akihiro Ono, Akiko Nakazono
  • Publication number: 20110121278
    Abstract: To provide a solution composition having a significantly high viscosity comprising one or more solvent(s) and one or more polymer(s) having a polystyrene-reduced Z-average molecular weight of 5.0×104 to 5.0×106, and the solution composition allows to easily obtain a film having a favorable film formability and high uniformity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki SUZUKI, Kiyotoshi IIMURA, Katsumi AGATA
  • Patent number: 7910025
    Abstract: To provide a solution composition having a significantly high viscosity comprising one or more solvent(s) and one or more polymer(s) having a polystyrene-reduced Z-average molecular weight of 1.0×105 to 5.0×106, and the solution composition allows to easily obtain a film having a favorable film formability and high uniformity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Suzuki, Kiyotoshi Iimura, Katsumi Agata
  • Patent number: 7772360
    Abstract: A polymer compound comprising at least one repeating unit selected from the group of repeating units shown by formula (1) or formula (2), wherein Ar1 to Ar4 represent an arylene group etc.; E1, E2, and E3 represent an aryl group (A) having three or more substituents, or a heterocyclic group (B) having one or more substituents, and the total number of substituents and hetero atoms of the heterocyclic ring is three or more; a and b represent 0 or 1, and 0<=a+b<=1, wherein Ar5 to Ar10 and Ar11 represent an arylene group etc.; E4 to E9 represent an aryl group or a monovalent heterocyclic group; l, m and n represent 0 to 2; o and p represent 0 or 1, and l+m+n+o+p is 2 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Makoto Kitano, Yoshiaki Tsubata, Chizu Sekine, Jun Oguma, Katsumi Agata, Akihiro Ono, Akiko Nakazono
  • Publication number: 20100133997
    Abstract: A polymer compound comprising at least one repeating unit selected from the group of repeating units shown by formula (1) or formula (2), wherein Ar1 to Ar4 represent an arylene group etc.; E1, E2, and E3 represent an aryl group (A) having three or more substituents, or a heterocyclic group (B) having one or more substituents, and the total number of substituents and hetero atoms of the heterocyclic ring is three or more; a and b represent 0 or 1, and 0<=a+b<=1, wherein Ar5 to Ar10 and Ar11 represent an arylene group etc.; E4 to E9 represent an aryl group or a monovalent heterocyclic group; l, m and n represent 0 to 2; o and p represent 0 or 1, and l+m+n+o+p is 2 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Makoto KITANO, Yoshiaki Tsubata, Chizu Sekine, Jun Oguma, Katsumi Agata, Akihiro Ono, Akiko Nakazono
  • Publication number: 20100001632
    Abstract: There is provided a polymer composition comprising 1 to 99 wt % of (A) the following copolymer and 99 to 1 wt % of (B) the following copolymer: and when the polymer composition is used as a light emitting material of a light emitting device, a light emitting device having high performances such as high light emission efficiency, longer life and the like can be obtained, Copolymer (A): a copolymer showing fluorescence in the solid state and having a polystyrene-reduced number average molecular weight of 103 to 108, and containing a repeating unit (a) and a repeating unit (b), and said copolymer has a relation of 100>XaA>5, provided that XaA (%) is a percentage of the mol number of the repeating unit (a) based on the sum of the mol numbers of the repeating units (a), Copolymer (B): a copolymer showing fluorescence in the solid state and having a polystyrene-reduced number average molecular weight of 103 to 108, and containing a repeating unit (a) and a repeating unit (b), and said copolymer satisfies a
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Katsumi Agata, Takeshi Yamada
  • Publication number: 20080274303
    Abstract: A polymer compound comprising a repeating unit of the following formula (1) and a repeating unit selected from the following formulae (2-1) and (2-2): (wherein, Ar1 and Ar2 represent an arylene group or divalent heterocyclic group. a and b represent each independently 0 or 1, E1, E2 and E3 represent an aryl group having three or more substituents selected from alkyl groups, alkoxy groups and the like, or a monovalent heterocyclic group having one or more substituents and in which the sum of the number of the substituents and the number of hetero atoms of the heterocycle is 3 or more. A ring, B ring, C ring and D ring represent an aromatic ring, X represents —O—, —S— and the like, and Y represents —C?C— and the like).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Katsumi Agata, Makoto Kitano, Yoshiaki Tsubata, Makoto Anryu
  • Publication number: 20080233429
    Abstract: A polymer compound comprising a repeating unit of the following formula (1) and which is useful as a light emitting material or charge transporting material and excellent in heat resistance, fluorescent intensity and the like: (wherein, ring A and ring B represent each independently an aromatic hydrocarbon ring optionally having a substituent, at least one of ring A and ring B is an aromatic hydrocarbon ring composed of a plurality of condensed benzene rings, Rw and Rx represent each independently a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, alkoxy group or the like, and Rw and Rx may mutually bond to form a ring).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Jun Oguma, Kazuei Ohuchi, Takahiro Ueoka, Akiko Nakazono, Kiyotoshi Iimura, Katsumi Agata, Takeshi Yamada, Osamu Goto, Satoshi Kobayashi, Akihiko Okada
  • Publication number: 20080061673
    Abstract: To provide a solution composition having a significantly high viscosity comprising one or more solvent(s) and one or more polymer(s) having a polystyrene-reduced Z-average molecular weight of 5.0×104 to 5.0×106, and the solution composition allows to easily obtain a film having a favorable film formability and high uniformity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Suzuki, Kiyotoshi Iimura, Katsumi Agata
  • Publication number: 20040109955
    Abstract: A polymer compound comprising at least one repeating unit selected from the group of repeating units shown by formula (1) or formula (2), 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Makoto Kitano, Yoshiaki Tsubata, Chizu Sekine, Jun Oguma, Katsumi Agata, Akihiro Ono, Akiko Nakazono
  • Patent number: 6222023
    Abstract: A bisazo compound represented by the following general formula (1): wherein the variables are as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof is superior in various performance for dyeing and printing a fiber material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical, Company, Limited
    Inventors: Kouji Toishi, Katsumi Agata, Toshiyuki Araki
  • Patent number: 6214977
    Abstract: A bisazo compound represented by the following general formula (1): wherein the variables are as defined in the specification and a method for dyeing or printing a fiber material using them are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Kouji Toishi, Katsumi Agata, Toshiyuki Araki