Patents by Inventor Kentaro Okazaki

Kentaro Okazaki 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: 20220211045
    Abstract: Provided are an antibacterial layer-attached base material, which has excellent anti-glare characteristics and in which rainbow unevenness and warping are suppressed, and a film for a display using the antibacterial layer-attached base material. The antibacterial layer-attached base material includes: a base material having optical anisotropy, and an antibacterial layer which is disposed on at least a part of a surface of the base material, in which the antibacterial layer contains antibacterial agent fine particles and a binder, an average particle diameter of the antibacterial agent fine particles is 0.05 to 1 ?m, the thickness of the antibacterial layer is greater than 5 ?m and smaller than or equal to 15 ?m, and a tensile strength of the base material is greater than or equal to 200 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Nagasaki, Kentaro Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20200298529
    Abstract: Provided are an antibacterial layer-attached base material, which has excellent anti-glare characteristics and in which rainbow unevenness and warping are suppressed, and a film for a display using the antibacterial layer-attached base material. The antibacterial layer-attached base material includes: a base material having optical anisotropy, and an antibacterial layer which is disposed on at least a part of a surface of the base material, in which the antibacterial layer contains antibacterial agent fine particles and a binder, an average particle diameter of the antibacterial agent fine particles is 0.05 to 1 ?m, the thickness of the antibacterial layer is greater than 5 ?m and smaller than or equal to 15 ?m, and a tensile strength of the base material is greater than or equal to 200 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo NAGASAKI, Kentaro OKAZAKI
  • Patent number: 10684710
    Abstract: A transparent conductive film having a transparent resin film containing a cyclic olefin resin, an undercoating layer formed on the transparent resin film, and a conductive layer and having a thermal dimensional change rate in hot water at 100° C. for 60 seconds of from 0.01 to 0.2%, which shows excellent adhesion between the transparent resin film and the conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyokazu Hashimoto, Kentaro Okazaki
  • Patent number: 10408980
    Abstract: There is provided a heat insulating window film disposed on the inside of a window, including at least: a support; and a fibrous conductive particles-containing layer disposed on the support, in which the fibrous conductive particles-containing layer is disposed on a surface of the support on a side opposite to the surface of the window side, and the heat insulating window film contains a near infrared shielding material. The heat insulating window film; a heat insulating window glass; an building material; a window; a building; and a vehicle which are manufactured at low cost, easily manufactured to have a large area, and have excellent visible light transmittance, shielding properties for near infrared light, heat insulating properties, and light resistance are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoharu Kiyoto, Kentaro Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20190155413
    Abstract: A transparent conductive film having a transparent resin film containing a cyclic olefin resin, an undercoating layer formed on the transparent resin film, and a conductive layer and having a thermal dimensional change rate in hot water at 100° C. for 60 seconds of from 0.01 to 0.2%, which shows excellent adhesion between the transparent resin film and the conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyokazu HASHIMOTO, Kentaro OKAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20190110478
    Abstract: An antibacterial composition includes an antibacterial agent containing silver, a monomer containing a hydrophilic group, and a water-insoluble nitrogen-containing compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yu ISOBE, Kentaro Okazaki
  • Patent number: 10232591
    Abstract: Provided is a heat insulating window film including a flexible support, and a fibrous metal particles-containing layer containing fibrous metal particles, in which the fibrous metal particles contain silver or an alloy of silver, an average short diameter of the fibrous metal particles is equal to or smaller than 35 nm and an average long diameter is equal to or greater than 5 ?m, and a content per unit area of fibrous metal particles of the fibrous metal particles-containing layer is equal to or greater than 10 mg/m2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Okazaki, Naoharu Kiyoto
  • Patent number: 10228782
    Abstract: A transparent conductive film having a transparent resin film containing a cyclic olefin resin and a conductive layer and having a thermal dimensional change rate in hot water at 100° C. for 60 seconds of from 0.01 to 0.2%, shows excellent adhesion between the transparent resin film and the conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyokazu Hashimoto, Kentaro Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20180015691
    Abstract: Provided are an antibacterial layer-attached base material, which has excellent anti-glare characteristics and in which rainbow unevenness and warping are suppressed, and a film for a display using the antibacterial layer-attached base material. The antibacterial layer-attached base material includes: a base material having optical anisotropy, and an antibacterial layer which is disposed on at least a part of a surface of the base material, in which the antibacterial layer contains antibacterial agent fine particles and a binder, an average particle diameter of the antibacterial agent fine particles is 0.05 to 1 ?m, the thickness of the antibacterial layer is greater than 5 ?m and smaller than or equal to 15 ?m, and a tensile strength of the base material is greater than or equal to 200 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo NAGASAKI, Kentaro OKAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20170136740
    Abstract: There is provided a heat insulating window film disposed on the inside of a window, including: a support; and a fibrous conductive particles-containing layer disposed on the support, in which the fibrous conductive particles-containing layer contains fibrous conductive particles, the fibrous conductive particles-containing layer is disposed on a surface of the support on a side opposite to the surface of the window side, and a resistivity of the fibrous conductive particles-containing layer is equal to or greater than 1,000 ?/?. The heat insulating window film is a heat insulating window film having excellent heat insulating properties and radio-wave transmittance. A heat insulating window glass and a window are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoharu KIYOTO, Kentaro OKAZAKI, Hideki YASUDA
  • Publication number: 20170052296
    Abstract: There is provided a heat insulating window film disposed on the inside of a window, including at least: a support; and a fibrous conductive particles-containing layer disposed on the support, in which the fibrous conductive particles-containing layer is disposed on a surface of the support on a side opposite to the surface of the window side, and the heat insulating window film contains a near infrared shielding material. The heat insulating window film; a heat insulating window glass; an building material; a window; a building; and a vehicle which are manufactured at low cost, easily manufactured to have a large area, and have excellent visible light transmittance, shielding properties for near infrared light, heat insulating properties, and light resistance are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoharu KIYOTO, Kentaro OKAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20170043556
    Abstract: Provided is a heat insulating window film including a flexible support, and a fibrous metal particles-containing layer containing fibrous metal particles, in which the fibrous metal particles contain silver or an alloy of silver, an average short diameter of the fibrous metal particles is equal to or smaller than 35 nm and an average long diameter is equal to or greater than 5 ?m, and a content per unit area of fibrous metal particles of the fibrous metal particles-containing layer is equal to or greater than 10 mg/m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro OKAZAKI, Naoharu KIYOTO
  • Patent number: 9459748
    Abstract: A capacitance type touch panel includes: an insulating layer; a plurality of electrode portions; a plurality of lead-out wiring portions; a transparent resin layer; and a substrate disposed on the transparent resin layer, wherein at least on the surface of the peripheral edge of the transparent resin layer exposed between the insulating layer and the substrate and on the exposed surface of the lead-out wiring portions, a sealing layer is disposed, and the sealing layer has a moisture vapor transmittance equal to or less than 20 g/m2/24 h/atm (25° C., 90% RH, 25 ?m), and has a thickness equal to or greater than 1.0 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro Hashimoto, Yuki Matsunami, Nobuyuki Tada, Yasushi Endo, Kentaro Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20150378461
    Abstract: A transparent conductive film having a transparent resin film containing a cyclic olefin resin and a conductive layer and having a thermal dimensional change rate in hot water at 100° C. for 60 seconds of from 0.01 to 0.2%, shows excellent adhesion between the transparent resin film and the conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyokazu HASHIMOTO, Kentaro OKAZAKI
  • Patent number: 9070488
    Abstract: A conductive composition includes: a) metal conductive fibers having an average minor axis length of from 1 nm to 150 nm; and b) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a monosaccharide and a derivative thereof, in an amount of from 0.005% by mass to 0.05% by mass with respect to the metal conductive fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tomotake Ikada, Kentaro Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20150169111
    Abstract: A capacitance type touch panel includes: an insulating layer; a plurality of electrode portions; a plurality of lead-out wiring portions; a transparent resin layer; and a substrate disposed on the transparent resin layer, wherein at least on the surface of the peripheral edge of the transparent resin layer exposed between the insulating layer and the substrate and on the exposed surface of the lead-out wiring portions, a sealing layer is disposed, and the sealing layer has a moisture vapor transmittance equal to or less than 20 g/m2/24 h/atm (25° C., 90% RH, 25 ?m), and has a thickness equal to or greater than 1.0 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro HASHIMOTO, Yuki MATSUNAMI, Nobuyuki TADA, Yasushi ENDO, Kentaro OKAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20140203223
    Abstract: A conductive composition includes: a) metal conductive fibers having an average minor axis length of from 1 nm to 150 nm; and b) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a monosaccharide and a derivative thereof, in an amount of from 0.005% by mass to 0.05% by mass with respect to the metal conductive fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomotake IKADA, Kentaro OKAZAKI
  • Patent number: 8268400
    Abstract: A photosensitive film, which has a transparent support and a silver salt emulsion layer containing a silver salt formed thereon, is exposed and developed to form a metallic silver portion. The base material to be plated is electrified in a solution containing a metal ion, using the metallic silver portion as a cathode. Then, the electrified base material is subjected to an electroless plating treatment to form a plated layer only on the metallic silver portion. The metal ion in the solution is preferably an ion of copper, nickel, cobalt, or tin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Nakahira, Kentaro Okazaki, Yasuaki Miyauchi
  • Patent number: 8133377
    Abstract: A photosensitive film, which has a transparent support and a silver salt emulsion layer containing a silver salt formed thereon, is exposed and developed to form a metallic silver portion. The base material to be plated is electrified in an electrolytic solution free of plating substances, using the metallic silver portion as a cathode. Then, the electrified base material is subjected to an electroless plating treatment to form a first plated layer only on the metallic silver portion. The base material is subjected to an electroplating treatment to form a second plated layer on the first plated layer, further form a third plated layer on the second plated layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Okazaki, Takayasu Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20090133922
    Abstract: A light transmitting conductive film formed by patterning a conductive metal part and a visible light transmitting part on a transparent support, wherein the conductive metal part is made up of mesh-forming thin lines of from 1 ?m to 40 ?m size and the mesh pattern continues for 3 m or longer. A method of producing a display filter wherein the end sections of at least two sides facing each other are in a mesh shape, which comprises using an electromagnetic wave shielding material (C), wherein a conductive layer (B) having the conductive parts being in the mesh shape of the geometric pattern is formed on one face of a polymer film (A) continuously in the machine direction of the polymer film (A), and cutting the mesh-like parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicants: FUJIFILM Corporation, MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Kentaro Okazaki, Akimitsu Morimoto, Tomoyuki Okamura, Toshihisa Kitagawa, Makoto Morohashi, Tomoaki Ito, Hiromi Minami