Patents by Inventor Kazumi Iwashita

Kazumi Iwashita 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: 20210223690
    Abstract: A photocurable composition for imprint at least has a polymerizable compound (A) and a photopolymerization initiator (B), in which the polymerizable compound (A) contains 20% by weight or more of a multifunctional (meth)acrylic monomer and the glass transition temperature of a photocured substance of the photocurable composition is 90° C. or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Shiori Yonezawa, Toshiki Ito, Tomonori Otani, Kazumi Iwashita, Takeshi Honma
  • Patent number: 11003073
    Abstract: A photocurable composition for imprint at least has a polymerizable compound (A) and a photopolymerization initiator (B), in which the polymerizable compound (A) contains 20% by weight or more of a multifunctional (meth)acrylic monomer and the glass transition temperature of a photocured substance of the photocurable composition is 90° C. or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shiori Yonezawa, Toshiki Ito, Tomonori Otani, Kazumi Iwashita, Takeshi Honma
  • Patent number: 10850302
    Abstract: A liquid ejection device includes a storage section storing a nanoimprinting liquid and also includes an ejection port which communicates with the storage section and which ejects the nanoimprinting liquid. The storage section contains a sorption medium that adsorbs or absorbs at least one selected from the group consisting of particles, metal ions, and water. The sorption tedium is not ejected from the ejection port when the nanoimprinting liquid is ejected from the ejection port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshiki Ito, Yoshimasa Araki, Kazumi Iwashita
  • Patent number: 10571802
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a photocurable composition for imprint in a condensable gas atmosphere. The composition at least includes a polymerizable compound component (A) and photopolymerization initiator component (B) and satisfies the Requirement (1): a value ECG of greater than or equal to 2.30 GPa, where ECG denotes the reduced modulus (GPa) of a photocured film prepared by exposing the photocurable composition for imprint to light at an exposure dose of 200 mJ/cm2 in an atmosphere containing a condensable gas in a concentration of 90% by volume or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazumi Iwashita, Toshiki Ito, Akiko Iimura, Jun Kato, Keiji Yamashita
  • Patent number: 10533065
    Abstract: A photocurable composition contains a polymerizable compound; and a photopolymerization initiator, in which the photocurable composition contains a compound represented by General Formula (1) shown below as the polymerizable compound, and in which, in General Formula (1), Ar represents a monovalent aromatic group which may have a substituent, R1 represents an alkyl group which may have a substituent or a hydrogen atom, R2 represents an alkyl group having (m+n) valences which may have a substituent, m is an integer of 2 or more, and n is an integer of 1 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiki Ito, Takeshi Honma, Shiori Yonezawa, Tomonori Otani, Kazumi Iwashita
  • Patent number: 10395943
    Abstract: To provide a patterning method for forming a desired pattern in a reverse process. A patterning method includes a reverse process. A photocurable composition contains at least a polymerizable compound (A) component and a photopolymerization initiator (B) component. The (A) component has a mole fraction weighted average molecular weight of 200 or more and 1000 or less. The (A) component has an Ohnishi parameter (OP) of 3.80 or more. The Ohnishi parameter (OP) of the (A) component is a mole fraction weighted average of N/(NC?NO), wherein N denotes a total number of atoms in a molecule, NC denotes a number of carbon atoms in the molecule, and NO denotes a number of oxygen atoms in the molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiki Ito, Takeshi Honma, Shiori Yonezawa, Tomonori Otani, Kazumi Iwashita
  • Patent number: 10351719
    Abstract: A photo-curable ink contains an oil-based liquid containing a polymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator, and an aqueous liquid containing water. When the photo-curable ink is stirred at a rotational speed of 15000 rpm or more for 3 minutes and then allowed to stand at 25° C. for one hour or more, droplets formed with the aqueous liquid are dispersed in the oil-based liquid without layer separation between the oil-based liquid and the aqueous liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeshi Honma, Motokazu Kobayashi, Yoshinori Kotani, Kenichi Iida, Shiori Yonezawa, Kazumi Iwashita, Kaori Kawa
  • Patent number: 10073341
    Abstract: In nanoimprinting processes, photo-cured products often separate from the substrate and stick to the mold due to insufficient adhesion between the photo-cured product and the substrate. This causes a defect of pattern separation. An adhesion layer composition used for forming an adhesion layer between a substrate and a photocurable composition includes a compound (A) having at least two functional groups, and a solvent (B). The functional groups include at least one functional group capable of being bound to the substrate, selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, carboxy, thiol, amino, epoxy, and (blocked) isocyanate, and at least one hydrogen donating group as a functional group capable of being bound to the photocurable composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeshi Honma, Toshiki Ito, Tomonori Otani, Kazumi Iwashita
  • Publication number: 20180208784
    Abstract: A photo-curable ink contains an oil-based liquid containing a polymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator, and an aqueous liquid containing water. When the photo-curable ink is stirred at a rotational speed of 15000 rpm or more for 3 minutes and then allowed to stand at 25° C. for one hour or more, droplets formed with the aqueous liquid are dispersed in the oil-based liquid without layer separation between the oil-based liquid and the aqueous liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Takeshi Honma, Motokazu Kobayashi, Yoshinori Kotani, Kenichi Iida, Shiori Yonezawa, Kazumi Iwashita, Kaori Kawa
  • Publication number: 20180047581
    Abstract: To provide a patterning method for forming a desired pattern in a reverse process. A patterning method includes a reverse process. A photocurable composition contains at least a polymerizable compound (A) component and a photopolymerization initiator (B) component. The (A) component has a mole fraction weighted average molecular weight of 200 or more and 1000 or less. The (A) component has an Ohnishi parameter (OP) of 3.80 or more. The Ohnishi parameter (OP) of the (A) component is a mole fraction weighted average of N/(NC?NO), wherein N denotes a total number of atoms in a molecule, NC denotes a number of carbon atoms in the molecule, and NO denotes a number of oxygen atoms in the molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiki Ito, Takeshi Honma, Shiori Yonezawa, Tomonori Otani, Kazumi Iwashita
  • Publication number: 20180017861
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a photocurable composition for imprint in a condensable gas atmosphere. The composition at least includes a polymerizable compound component (A) and photopolymerization initiator component (B) and satisfies the Requirement (1): a value ECG of greater than or equal to 2.30 GPa, where ECG denotes the reduced modulus (GPa) of a photocured film prepared by exposing the photocurable composition for imprint to light at an exposure dose of 200 mJ/cm' in an atmosphere containing a condensable gas in a concentration of 90% by volume or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Kazumi Iwashita, Toshiki Ito, Akiko Iimura, Jun Kato, Keiji Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20170351172
    Abstract: A photocurable composition for imprint at least has a polymerizable compound (A) and a photopolymerization initiator (B), in which the polymerizable compound (A) contains 20% by weight or more of a multifunctional (meth)acrylic monomer and the glass transition temperature of a photocured substance of the photocurable composition is 90° C. or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Shiori Yonezawa, Toshiki Ito, Tomonori Otani, Kazumi Iwashita, Takeshi Honma
  • Publication number: 20170326583
    Abstract: A liquid ejection device includes a storage section storing a nanoimprinting liquid and also includes an ejection port which communicates with the storage section and which ejects the nanoimprinting liquid. The storage section contains a sorption medium that adsorbs or absorbs at least one selected from the group consisting of particles, metal ions, and water. The sorption tedium is not ejected from the ejection port when the nanoimprinting liquid is ejected from the ejection port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshiki Ito, Yoshimasa Araki, Kazumi Iwashita
  • Publication number: 20170210837
    Abstract: A photocurable composition contains a polymerizable compound; and a photopolymerization initiator, in which the photocurable composition contains a compound represented by General Formula (1) shown below as the polymerizable compound, and in which, in General Formula (1), Ar represents a monovalent aromatic group which may have a substituent, R1 represents an alkyl group which may have a substituent or a hydrogen atom, R2 represents an alkyl group having (m+n) valences which may have a substituent, m is an integer of 2 or more, and n is an integer of 1 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Toshiki Ito, Takeshi Honma, Shiori Yonezawa, Tomonori Otani, Kazumi Iwashita
  • Publication number: 20170184959
    Abstract: In nanoimprinting processes, photo-cured products often separate from the substrate and stick to the mold due to insufficient adhesion between the photo-cured product and the substrate. This causes a defect of pattern separation. An adhesion layer composition used for forming an adhesion layer between a substrate and a photocurable composition includes a compound (A) having at least two functional groups, and a solvent (B). The functional groups include at least one functional group capable of being bound to the substrate, selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, carboxy, thiol, amino, epoxy, and (blocked) isocyanate, and at least one hydrogen donating group as a functional group capable of being bound to the photocurable composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Takeshi Honma, Toshiki Ito, Tomonori Otani, Kazumi Iwashita