Patents by Inventor Kazutaka Hayashi

Kazutaka Hayashi 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: 9060435
    Abstract: A process for producing a plate glass for a display device having a thickness of at most 1.5 mm by a float process, wherein the plate glass comprises, as represented by mole percentage based on the following oxides, from 67 to 75% of SiO2, from 0 to 4% of Al2O3, from 7 to 15% of Na2O, from 1 to 9% of K2O, from 6 to 14% of MgO and from 0 to 1.5% of ZrO2, has a total content of SiO2 and Al2O3 of from 71 to 75%, has a total content Na2O+K2O of Na2O and K2O of from 12 to 20%, and has a content of CaO of less than 1% if contained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Shusaku Akiba, Kazutaka Hayashi
  • Patent number: 8715829
    Abstract: To provide a glass plate for display devices wherein without carrying out a post treatment, the depth of a compression stress layer is increased, while the surface compression stress is prevented from being excess only by chemical tempering. A glass plate for display devices, which is obtained by chemically tempering a glass plate comprising, as represented by mol % based on the following oxides, from 50 to 74% of SiO2, from 1 to 10% of Al2O3, from 6 to 14% of Na2O, from 3 to 15% of K2O, from 2 to 15% of MgO, from 0 to 10% of CaO and from 0 to 5% of ZrO2, wherein the total content of SiO2 and Al2O3 is at most 75%, the total content of Na2O and K2O, i.e. Na2O+K2O, is from 12 to 25%, and the total content of MgO and CaO, i.e. MgO+CaO, is from 7 to 15%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shusaku Akiba, Kazutaka Hayashi, Kei Maeda
  • Patent number: 8431943
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide an organic LED element in which the extraction efficiency is improved up to 80% of emitted light, and provides a translucent substrate comprising a translucent glass substrate; a scattering layer formed on the glass substrate and comprising a glass which contains a base material having a first refractive index for at least one wavelength of light to be transmitted and a plurality of scattering materials dispersed in the base material and having a second refractive index different from that of the base material; and a translucent electrode formed on the scattering layer and having a third refractive index higher than the first refractive index, wherein distribution of the scattering materials in the scattering layer decreases toward the translucent electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Nakamura, Motoshi Ono, Kenji Imakita, Hidefumi Odaka, Nao Ishibashi, Kazutaka Hayashi
  • Patent number: 8427045
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organic LED element in which the extraction efficiency is improved up to 80% of emitted light. Further, the invention relates to an electrode-attached translucent substrate having a translucent substrate, a scattering layer formed over the glass substrate and containing a base material having a first refractive index for at least one wavelength of wavelengths of emitted light of an organic LED element and a plurality of scattering materials positioned in the base material and having a second refractive index different from that of the base material, and a translucent electrode formed over the scattering layer and having a third refractive index equal to or lower than the first refractive index, in which distribution of the scattering materials in the scattering layer decreases from the inside of the scattering layer toward the translucent electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Nakamura, Kazutaka Hayashi, Kenji Imakita, Hiroyuki Ohkawa, Hidefumi Odaka, Nao Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 8357624
    Abstract: A lens formed of a high-refractivity low-dispersion glass and free of fogging and scorching on its optical-function surface, which is obtained by precision press-molding of an optical glass having a refractive index (nd) of over 1.83, an Abbe's number (?d) of 40 or more and a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 640° C. or lower and containing no Li2O and has one form of a meniscus form, a biconcave form or a plano-concave form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventors: Kazutaka Hayashi, Kouichi Satou, Koichiro Shiraishi
  • Patent number: 8349455
    Abstract: Glass comprising, as represented by mole percentage based on the following oxides, from 50 to 75% of SiO2, from 1 to 15% of Al2O3, from 6 to 21% of Na2O, from 0 to 15% of K2O, from 0 to 15% of MgO, from 0 to 20% of CaO, from 0 to 21% of ?RO (wherein R is Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and/or Zn), from 0 to 5% of ZrO2, from 1.5 to 6% of Fe2O3, and from 0.1 to 1% of Co3O4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yuki Kondo, Hiroyuki Ohkawa, Makoto Sano, Kazutaka Hayashi, Shusaku Akiba
  • Patent number: 8336332
    Abstract: Provided are a process for the production of a precision press-molded article having a high transmittance a method of treating a glass to color or decolor the glass, the process comprising heat-treating a press-molded article containing at least one selected from WO3, Nb2O5 or TiO2 in an oxidizing atmosphere to produce a glass molded article, and the method comprising heat-treating a colored glass containing at least one oxide of WO3 and Nb2O5 in an oxidizing atmosphere to decolor the glass, or heat-treating a glass containing at least one oxide selected from WO3, Nb2O5 or TiO2 in a non-oxidizing atmosphere to color the glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventors: Kazutaka Hayashi, Hiromasa Tawarayama, Xuelu Zou, Hiroshi Kawazoe
  • Publication number: 20120151964
    Abstract: Provided are a process for the production of a precision press-molded article having a high transmittance and a method of treating a glass to color or decolor the glass, the process comprising heat-treating a press-molded article containing at least one selected from WO3, Nb2O5 or TiO2 in an oxidizing atmosphere to produce a glass molded article, and the method comprising heat-treating a colored glass containing at least one oxide of WO3 and Nb2O5 in an oxidizing atmosphere to decolor the glass, or heat-treating a glass containing at least one oxide selected from WO3, Nb2O5 or TiO2 in a non-oxidizing atmosphere to color the glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazutaka Hayashi, Hiromasa Tawarayama, Xuelu Zou, Hiroshi Kawazoe
  • Publication number: 20110284907
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organic LED element in which the extraction efficiency is improved up to 80% of emitted light. Further, the invention relates to an electrode-attached translucent substrate having a translucent substrate, a scattering layer formed over the glass substrate and containing a base material having a first refractive index for at least one wavelength of wavelengths of emitted light of an organic LED element and a plurality of scattering materials positioned in the base material and having a second refractive index different from that of the base material, and a translucent electrode formed over the scattering layer and having a third refractive index equal to or lower than the first refractive index, in which distribution of the scattering materials in the scattering layer decreases from the inside of the scattering layer toward the translucent electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Nobuhiro NAKAMURA, Kazutaka Hayashi, Kenji Imakita, Hiroyuki Ohkawa, Hidefumi Odaka, Nao Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 8018140
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organic LED element in which the extraction efficiency is improved up to 80% of emitted light. Further, the invention relates to an electrode-attached translucent substrate having a translucent substrate, a scattering layer formed over the glass substrate and containing a base material having a first refractive index for at least one wavelength of wavelengths of emitted light of an organic LED element and a plurality of scattering materials positioned in the base material and having a second refractive index different from that of the base material, and a translucent electrode formed over the scattering layer and having a third refractive index equal to or lower than the first refractive index, in which distribution of the scattering materials in the scattering layer decreases from the inside of the scattering layer toward the translucent electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Nakamura, Kazutaka Hayashi, Kenji Imakita, Hiroyuki Ohkawa, Hidefumi Odaka, Nao Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 7955998
    Abstract: A high-refractivity optical glass which has both a low-temperature softening property suitable for precision press-molding and glass stability suitable for hot-shaping of a preform, which contains, by mass %, 13 to 30% of B2O3, 0.1 to 4% of Li2O, 17 to 35% of ZnO, 15 to 45% of La2O3, 4 to 15% of Ta2O5 exclusive of 15%, 0 to 10% of ZrO2, 0 to 10% of Nb2O5 provided that Ta2O5/(Ta2O5+ZrO2+Nb2O5)>0.3, 0 to 20% of WO3 and 0 to 1% of Sb2O3 and which has a refractive index (nd) of 1.80 to 1.84 and an Abbe's number (?d) of 40.0 to 45.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventors: Kazutaka Hayashi, Yasuhiro Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 7932197
    Abstract: Provided is an optical glass having high-refractivity low-dispersion properties, having a low glass transition temperature and having the property of being softened at a low temperature so that a preform therefrom is precision press-moldable, and the optical glass comprises, as essential components, B2O3, La2O3, Gd2O3 and ZnO and has a refractive index (nd) of over 1.86, an Abbe's number (?d) of less than 35 and a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 630° C. or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventor: Kazutaka Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20110091704
    Abstract: A process for producing a plate glass for a display device having a thickness of at most 1.5 mm by a float process, wherein the plate glass comprises, as represented by mole percentage based on the following oxides, from 67 to 75% of SiO2, from 0 to 4% of Al2O3, from 7 to 15% of Na2O, from 1 to 9% of K2O, from 6 to 14% of MgO and from 0 to 1.5% of ZrO2, has a total content of SiO2 and Al2O3 of from 71 to 75%, has a total content Na2O+K2O of Na2O and K2O of from 12 to 20%, and has a content of CaO of less than 1% if contained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shusaku AKIBA, Kazutaka Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20110071012
    Abstract: Glass comprising, as represented by mole percentage based on the following oxides, from 50 to 75% of SiO2, from 1 to 15% of Al2O3, from 6 to 21% of Na2O, from 0 to 15% of K2O, from 0 to 15% of MgO, from 0 to 20% of CaO, from 0 to 21% of ?RO (wherein R is Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and/or Zn), from 0 to 5% of ZrO2, from 1.5 to 6% of Fe2O3, and from 0.1 to 1% of Co3O4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yuki Kondo, Hiroyuki Ohkawa, Makoto Sano, Kazutaka Hayashi, Shusaku Akiba
  • Publication number: 20110001159
    Abstract: An organic LED element having improved reliability in a long-term use, and having improved external extraction efficiency up to 80% of emitted light is provided. A substrate for an electronic device according to the present invention includes: a translucent substrate; a scattering layer including a glass and being provided on the translucent electrode; a coating layer provided on the scattering layer; and scattering materials that are present in the scattering layer and the coating layer and are not present on a surface of the coating layer, in which a surface of the coating layer has waviness in which a ratio Ra/R?a of waviness height Ra to waviness period R?a exceeds 1.0×10?4 and is 3.0×10?2 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Nakamura, Kazutaka Hayashi, Nao Ishibashi, Masayuki Serita
  • Publication number: 20100230667
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide an organic LED element in which the extraction efficiency is improved up to 80% of emitted light, and provides a translucent substrate comprising a translucent glass substrate; a scattering layer formed on the glass substrate and comprising a glass which contains a base material having a first refractive index for at least one wavelength of light to be transmitted and a plurality of scattering materials dispersed in the base material and having a second refractive index different from that of the base material; and a translucent electrode formed on the scattering layer and having a third refractive index higher than the first refractive index, wherein distribution of the scattering materials in the scattering layer decreases toward the translucent electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Nakamura, Motoshi Ono, Kenji Imakita, Hidefumi Odaka, Nao Ishibashi, Kazutaka Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20100035744
    Abstract: Provided is an optical glass having high-refractivity low-dispersion properties, having a low glass transition temperature and having the property of being softened at a low temperature so that a preform therefrom is precision press-moldable, and the optical glass comprises, as essential components, B2O3, La2O3, Gd2O3 and ZnO and has a refractive index (nd) of over 1.86, an Abbe's number (vd) of less than 35 and a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 630° C. or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazutaka Hayashi
  • Patent number: 7655585
    Abstract: Provided is a precision press-molding optical glass that is not easily degraded in quality by the occurrence of an altered layer such as fogging or yellowing on a surface and that comprises B2O3, ZnO, La2O3 and ZrO2 and contains, by mol %, 0 to less than 0.5% of Li2O, 20 to 50% of B2O3, 0 to 20% of SiO2, 22 to 42% of ZnO, 5 to 24% of La2O3, 0 to 20% of Gd2O3, provided that the total content of La2O3 and Gd2O3 is 10 to 24%, 0.5 to 10% of ZrO2, 0 to 15% of Ta2O5, 0 to 20% of WO3, 0 to 15% of Nb2O5, 0 to 20% of TiO2, 0 to 10% of Bi2O3, 0 to 10% of GeO2, 0 to 10% of Ga2O3, 0 to 10% of Al2O3, 0 to 10% of BaO, 0 to 10% of Y2O3 and 0 to 10% of Yb2O3, the optical glass having an Abbe's number (?d) of at least 35 but less than 40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventor: Kazutaka Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20090298669
    Abstract: To provide a glass plate for display devices wherein without carrying out a post treatment, the depth of a compression stress layer is increased, while the surface compression stress is prevented from being excess only by chemical tempering. A glass plate for display devices, which is obtained by chemically tempering a glass plate comprising, as represented by mol % based on the following oxides, from 50 to 74% of SiO2, from 1 to 10% of Al2O3, from 6 to 14% of Na2O, from 3 to 15% of K2O, from 2 to 15% of MgO, from 0 to 10% of CaO and from 0 to 5% of ZrO2, wherein the total content of SiO2 and Al2O3 is at most 75%, the total content of Na2O and K2O, i.e. Na2O+K2O, is from 12 to 25%, and the total content of MgO and CaO, i.e. MgO+CaO, is from 7 to 15%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Shusaku AKIBA, Kazutaka Hayashi, Kei Maeda
  • Patent number: 7622409
    Abstract: Provided is an optical glass having high-refractivity low-dispersion properties, having a low glass transition temperature and having the property of being softened at a low temperature so that a preform therefrom is precision press-moldable, and the optical glass comprises, as essential components, B2O3, La2O3, Gd2O3 and ZnO and has a refractive index (nd) of over 1.86, an Abbe's number (vd) of less than 35 and a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 630° C. or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventor: Kazutaka Hayashi