Patents by Inventor Kiichiro Kato

Kiichiro Kato 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: 20180264489
    Abstract: Provided are a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet including, on a substrate, a resin layer containing a resin which is a resin layer containing a resin part (X) containing a resin as a main component and a particle part (Y) consisting of fine particles, at least a surface (?) of the resin layer on the side opposite to the side thereof on which the substrate is provided, having pressure sensitive adhesiveness, wherein a bending stress coefficient k in the MD direction of the substrate is 20 N·mm or less, a 10% elongation strength in the MD direction thereof is 260 N/15 mm or less, and concave portions satisfying specified requirements are included on the surface (?) of the resin layer; and a method for producing the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji TSUCHIBUCHI, Kazue UEMURA, Kiichiro KATO
  • Publication number: 20180215961
    Abstract: Provided is a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet containing, on a substrate or a release material, a resin layer that includes a resin part (X) containing a resin as a main component, and a particle part (Y) consisting of fine particles, at least a surface (?) of the resin layer being opposite to the side thereof on which the substrate or the release material is provided having pressure sensitive adhesiveness, wherein plural concave portions having a maximum height difference of 0.5 ?m or more exist in a prescribed region (P) on the surface (?), and 95% or more of the plural concave portions existing inside the region (P) have shapes differing from each other, and when the surface (?) of the resin layer is attached to a smooth surface of a light transmissive adherend having a smooth surface, the areal ratio of the attached area against the smooth surface of the light transmissive adherend to the surface (?) is 10 to 95%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazue UEMURA, Kiichiro KATO, Yumiko AMINO, Shigeru SAITO
  • Publication number: 20180171182
    Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive sheet is provided, containing a substrate or a release material having thereon a resin layer including a resin part (X) containing as a main component a hydrocarbon resin having a carbon atom on a main chain of a structural unit, and a particle part (Y) consisting of fine particles containing silica particles, and at least a surface (?) of the resin layer being opposite to the side of the substrate or being opposite to the side which the release material is provided, having pressure sensitive adhesiveness, the resin layer containing a multilayer structure having a layer (X?) and a layer (Y1) in this order in the thickness direction from the side of the surface (?), in a measurement of an intensity ratio (Si/C) of a peak intensity (Si) derived from a silicon atom and a peak intensity (C) derived from a carbon atom with an energy dispersive X-ray analyzer in the thickness direction from the side of the surface (?) of the resin layer, the intensity ratio in the layer (X?) being less
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazue UEMURA, Takamasa KASE, Yumiko AMINO, Kiichiro KATO, Shigeru SAITO
  • Patent number: 9752061
    Abstract: Provided is an adhesive sheet comprising a support substrate, an adhesive agent layer (X), a continuous void-containing layer composed of a composition containing an adhesive agent and silica particles, and an adhesive agent layer (Y) that are laminated in this order, wherein the adhesive sheet that has a content by mass of the silica particles in the continuous void-containing layer of 25 to 60%; and when affixed to a surface of various plastic molded articles, the adhesive sheet prevents swelling or lifting, in other words, blistering after a lapse of time, to allow the surface of its support substrate to be smooth and to have an excellent appearance, wherein the adhesive sheet can exhibit excellent blister resistance regardless of the type of adhesive agent, and is furthermore easy to manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignees: LINTEC CORPORATION, NIPPON PAINT CO., LTD., NIPPON FINE COATINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Kiichiro Kato, Yumiko Amino
  • Publication number: 20170210949
    Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive sheet containing, on a substrate or a release material, a resin layer that includes a resin part (X) containing a resin as a main component, and a particle part (Y) consisting of fine particles, at least a surface (?) of the resin layer being opposite to the side thereof on which the substrate or the release material is provided having pressure sensitive adhesiveness, wherein one or more concave portions exist on the surface (?), and when the surface (?) of the resin layer is adhered to a smooth surface of a light transmissive adherend having a smooth surface to give a laminate, the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet satisfies the following requirements (1) and (2). Requirement (1): in an environment at 23° C. and 50% RH, the areal ratio (S1) of the attached area against the smooth surface of the light transmissive adherend to the surface (?) before heating is 10 to 95%. Requirement (2): after the laminate is statically left in an environment at 80° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi KAWADA, Kiichiro KATO, Kazue UEMURA, Yumiko AMINO, Shigeru SAITO, Koji TSUCHIBUCHI, Takamasa KASE
  • Publication number: 20170210085
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet containing, laminated in this order, a supporting substrate, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer (X), a continuous void-containing layer including a composition containing fine particles (excepting silica), and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer (Y), the continuous void-containing layer having a mass concentration of the fine particles of from 45 to 100%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicants: LINTEC CORPORATION, NIPPON PAINT INDUSTRIAL COATINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazue UEMURA, Kiichiro KATO, Shigeru SAITO, Yumiko AMINO, Masanori KIDO, Shinji NISHIOKA, Masato KISHI
  • Publication number: 20170183544
    Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive sheet containing, on a substrate or a release material, a resin layer, at least a surface (?) of the resin layer being opposite to the side of the substrate or being opposite to the side which the release material is provided, having pressure sensitive adhesiveness, the surface (?) having one or more concave portions, the concave portions having irregular shapes. The pressure sensitive adhesive sheet has an excellent air escape property capable of easily removing air accumulation that may be formed on attaching to an adherend, and is excellent in pressure sensitive adhesion characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiichiro KATO, Kazue UEMURA, Yumiko AMINO, Shigeru SAITO, Masaru MATSUSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20170183542
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet containing, laminated in this order, a supporting substrate, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer (X), a continuous void-containing layer including a composition containing silica particles, and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer (Y), the continuous void-containing layer having a mass concentration of the silica particles of more than 60% and 100% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicants: LINTEC CORPORATION, NIPPON PAINT INDUSTRIAL COATINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiichiro KATO, Yumiko AMINO, Kazue UEMURA, Shigeru SAITO, Masanori KIDO, Shinji NISHIOKA, Masato KISHI
  • Publication number: 20170174944
    Abstract: Provided is a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet containing, on a substrate or a release material, a resin layer that includes a resin part (X) containing a resin as a main component, and a particle part (Y) consisting of fine particles, at least a surface (?) of the resin layer being opposite to the side thereof on which the substrate or the release material is provided having pressure sensitive adhesiveness, wherein plural concave portions having a maximum height difference of 0.5 ?m or more exist in a predetermined region (P) on the surface (?), and 95% or more of the plural concave portions existing inside the region (P) have shapes differing from each other, and one or more such concave portions exist in a predetermined region (Q) on the surface (?). When attached to an adherend, the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet can readily remove air accumulation to be formed and therefore exhibits excellent air escape property, and has good blister resistance and pressure sensitive adhesion characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiichiro KATO, Kazue UEMURA, Yumiko AMINO, Shigeru SAITO
  • Publication number: 20170174945
    Abstract: Provided is a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet having a resin layer on a substrate or a release material, at least a surface (?) of the resin layer being opposite to the side thereof on which the substrate or the release material is provided has pressure sensitive adhesiveness, wherein one or more concave portions exist on the surface (?), and a standard deviation (?) based on a mean brightness value of the surface (?) is 10.0 or more. When attached to an adherend, the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet can readily remove air accumulation to be formed and therefore exhibits excellent air escape property, and has good pressure sensitive adhesion characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeru SAITO, Wataru MIYSXSKI, Kiichiro KATO, Kazue UEMURA, Yumilo AMINO, Yasunari TAKANASHI
  • Publication number: 20170174946
    Abstract: Provided is a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet containing a resin layer on a substrate or a release material, at least a surface (?) of the resin layer being opposite to the side thereof on which the substrate or the release material is provided having pressure sensitive adhesiveness, wherein, when a smooth surface of a light transmissive adherend having a smooth surface is attached to the surface (?), one or more concave portion (G) not kept in contact with the smooth surface exist on the surface (?), and the shapes of the one or more concave portions (G) have irregular shapes. The pressure sensitive adhesive sheet has excellent air escape property capable of readily removing air accumulation that may be formed on attaching to an adherend, and has good pressure sensitive adhesion characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazue UEMURA, Kiichiro KATO, Yumiko Amino, Shigeru SAITO, Masaru MATSUSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20170174947
    Abstract: Provided is a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet containing, on a substrate or a release material, a resin layer formed of a multilayer structure of three or more layers including a fine particle-containing layer that contains fine particles in an amount of 15% by mass or more, at least a surface (?) of the resin layer being opposite to the side thereof on which the substrate or the release material is provided having pressure sensitive adhesiveness, wherein the fine particle-containing layer is formed not as the outermost layer of the resin layer, and one or more concave portions exist on the surface (?) and the shapes of the one or more concave portions have irregular shapes. When attached to an adherend, the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet can exhibit excellent air escape property of readily removing air accumulation which may be formed, good blister resistance and good pressure sensitive adhesion characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiichiro KATO, Kazue UEMURA, Yumiko AMINO, Shigeru SAITO, Koji TSUCHIBUCHI, Yoshitomo ONO
  • Publication number: 20170174943
    Abstract: Provided is a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet containing a resin layer on a substrate or a release material, at least a surface (?) of the resin layer being opposite to the side thereof on which the substrate or the release material is provided having pressure sensitive adhesiveness, wherein one or more concave portions formed not by transferring an emboss pattern exist on the surface (?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiichiro KATO, Kazue UEMURA, Yumiko AMINO, Shigeru SAITO, Koji TSUCHIBUCHI, Masaru MATSUSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20160009960
    Abstract: An electrically peelable pressure sensitive adhesive composition consists of an emulsion type acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive (A) comprising an acrylic polymer (A1) obtained by emulsion polymerization in the presence of a surfactant using a monomer mixture comprising an alkyl(meth)acrylate, and a (poly)alkylene polyol (B) having a number average molecular weight of 2000 or less, wherein a content of the component (B) based on 100 parts by mass of active ingredient of the component (A) is 3.5 parts by mass or more. In the electrically peelable pressure sensitive adhesive composition, the adhesiveness before voltage application is high, but the adhesiveness can decrease effectively by voltage application for a short time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: LINTEC Corporation
    Inventors: Haruya YAMADA, Kiichiro KATO, Tomio HATANAKA, Takashi SUGINO, Satoshi KAWADA
  • Publication number: 20160009961
    Abstract: An electrically peelable pressure sensitive adhesive composition, which contains an acrylic polymer (A), a (poly)alkylene polyol (B) having a number average molecular weight of no greater than 2000, and an ammonium salt (C), has a high adhesiveness before voltage application, but the adhesiveness can decrease effectively by voltage application for a short time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haruya YAMADA, Kiichiro KATO, Tomio HATANAKA, Takashi SUGINO, Satoshi KAWADA
  • Publication number: 20160009962
    Abstract: An electrically peelable pressure sensitive adhesive sheet has a pressure sensitive adhesive layer formed of an electrically peelable pressure sensitive adhesive composition comprising an acrylic copolymer (A) comprising 1 to 99 mass % of a constituent unit (a1) derived from a compound represented by the following general formula (a1), and a surfactant (B). The electrically peelable pressure sensitive adhesive sheet has high adhesion before voltage application, but the adhesion can be effectively decreased by voltage application for a short time. wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 represents an alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms that is unsubstituted or has a substituent, and R3 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms that is unsubstituted or has a substituent; and a value of n is an integer of 1 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haruya YAMADA, Kiichiro KATO
  • Publication number: 20150247064
    Abstract: Provided is an adhesive sheet comprising a support substrate, an adhesive agent layer (X), a continuous void-containing layer composed of a composition containing an adhesive agent and silica particles, and an adhesive agent layer (Y) that are laminated in this order, wherein the adhesive sheet that has a content by mass of the silica particles in the continuous void-containing layer of 25 to 60%; and when affixed to a surface of various plastic molded articles, the adhesive sheet prevents swelling or lifting, in other words, blistering after a lapse of time, to allow the surface of its support substrate to be smooth and to have an excellent appearance, wherein the adhesive sheet can exhibit excellent blister resistance regardless of the type of adhesive agent, and is furthermore easy to manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicants: LINTEC CORPORATION, NIPPON PAINT CO., LTD., NIPPON FINE COATINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Kiichiro Kato, Yumiko Amino
  • Patent number: 9040161
    Abstract: A protective sheet for a solar cell module that includes a cycloolefin resin layer laminated to one surface of a substrate film with a polyolefin resin layer disposed therebetween, wherein the polyolefin resin layer and the cycloolefin resin layer are formed by co-extrusion molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Lintec Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunari Takanashi, Kiichiro Kato
  • Publication number: 20130192673
    Abstract: A protective sheet for a solar cell module that includes a cycloolefin resin layer laminated to one surface of a substrate film with a polyolefin resin layer disposed therebetween, wherein the polyolefin resin layer and the cycloolefin resin layer are formed by co-extrusion molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasunari Takanashi, Kiichiro Kato
  • Patent number: 8101884
    Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive sheet 1 includes a base material 11 and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer 12. A plurality of through holes 2 pass through one face of the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet 1 to the other face. The hole diameter of the through holes 2 is 0.1 to 300 ?m and the hole density is 30 to 50,000/100 cm2. It is preferable to form the through holes 2 using a laser beam machining. In the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet 1, an air trapping or a blister can be prevented or removed without disfiguring the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet and while maintaining sufficient adhesive strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Lintec Corporation
    Inventors: Kiichiro Kato, Kazuya Kato, Takashi Takemoto