Patents by Inventor Koji Arimitsu

Koji Arimitsu 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: 11920045
    Abstract: To provide an active-energy-ray-curable composition including a compound represented by General Formula (I) below: where in the General Formula (I), R is hydrogen or a methyl group; A is a structure expressed by one selected from the group consisting of Structural Formulas (II) to (VII) below, each of which may have a substituent such as an alkyl group or an alkoxy group, or both; j and k in the Structural Formulas (VI) and (VII) are an integer of 0 or more; X denotes a substituent including a heteroatom; n is an integer of 0 or more, m is an integer of 1 or more, and n+m is 3 or more, or n is an integer of 0 and m is an integer of 2; and wavy lines in the Structural Formulas (II) to (VII) each independently denote a bond with X or a (meth)acryloyl group (H2C?CR—C(?O)—):
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo University of Science Foundation
    Inventors: Soh Noguchi, Mitsunobu Morita, Takashi Okada, Tatsuki Yamaguchi, Koji Arimitsu
  • Patent number: 11873354
    Abstract: A photobase generator includes a compound including a first skeleton represented by the following formula (a), and a second skeleton including a nitrogen atom bonding to a bonding position of the first skeleton to form an amide group, wherein the compound generates a base, in which a hydrogen atom is bonding with the nitrogen atom of the second skeleton, by light irradiation, and the pKa of a conjugate acid of the base in water is 12 or more. In formula (a), G is a divalent aromatic group, and * represents the bonding position with the nitrogen atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Tokyo University of Science Foundation
    Inventor: Koji Arimitsu
  • Patent number: 11873380
    Abstract: A photoreactive composition including a base-reactive compound, a photobase generator that is represented by the following Formula (1) and that generates a base when irradiated with light, and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a polycyclic aromatic compound having a fused ring structure having two or more rings and a polycyclic aromatic compound having three or more aromatic rings and having a conjugated structure including any two or more of the three or more aromatic rings, in which the base-reactive compound is a compound having two or more groups that will have their polarity converted by the action of a base and that exhibit reactivity, in one molecule, or a compound having two or more groups that will react under the action of a base, in one molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Tokyo University of Science Foundation
    Inventor: Koji Arimitsu
  • Publication number: 20230407127
    Abstract: A coating agent has: a film-forming component containing an organosilicon compound having a radical polymerizable functional group and an alkoxysilyl group; and a film-curing component composed so that a base and a radical can be generated on irradiation with ultraviolet light. The film-curing component includes a nonionic photobase generator having no ionic bond in the molecular structure. The content of the nonionic photobase generator is 0.1 parts by mass or more and 50 parts by mass or less, based on 100 parts by mass of the organosilicon compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, Tokyo University of Science Foundation
    Inventors: Ayano SASAKI, Sayako SATO, Hidenori MUNEKATA, Motoshige ISOBE, Hisashi MURAMATSU, Koji ARIMITSU
  • Publication number: 20230212345
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a curable composition, including a polyfunctional isocyanate compound, a compound selected from the group consisting of a multivalent alcohol and an epoxy compound, and a base amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventor: Koji Arimitsu
  • Publication number: 20230089021
    Abstract: A photobase generator, includes a compound including a first skeleton represented by the following formula (a); and a second skeleton including a nitrogen atom bonding to a bonding position of the first skeleton to form an amide group, and a pyridine skeleton in addition to the nitrogen atom, in which the compound generates a base in which a hydrogen atom is bonded with the nitrogen atom of the second skeleton by light irradiation. In formula (a), G is a divalent aromatic group, and * represents the bonding position with the nitrogen atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventor: Koji Arimitsu
  • Publication number: 20220340528
    Abstract: A photobase generator includes a compound including: first skeletons represented by the following formula (a); and a second skeleton including nitrogen atoms bonding to bonding positions of the first skeletons to form amide groups, wherein, in a molecule, a number of the first skeletons is two or more, a number of the nitrogen atoms, configuring the amide groups, in the second skeleton is the same as the number of the first skeletons, and at least one of the nitrogen atoms configuring the amide groups is converted into a nitrogen atom configuring a secondary amine or a tertiary amine by light irradiation. In the formula (a), G is a divalent aromatic group, and * represents the bonding position with the nitrogen atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventor: Koji Arimitsu
  • Publication number: 20220298268
    Abstract: A photobase generator includes a compound including a first skeleton represented by the following formula (a), and a second skeleton including a nitrogen atom bonding to a bonding position of the first skeleton to form an amide group, wherein the compound generates a base, in which a hydrogen atom is bonding with the nitrogen atom of the second skeleton, by light irradiation, and the pKa of a conjugate acid of the base in water is 12 or more. In formula (a), G is a divalent aromatic group, and * represents the bonding position with the nitrogen atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventor: Koji Arimitsu
  • Patent number: 11450445
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electroconductive pattern 40, provided with: a lamination step for laminating an acid generation film 10 containing an acid proliferation agent and a photoacid generator on a polymer film 20 containing an electroconductive polymer formed on a substrate 21; a masking step for masking the top of the acid generation film 10; a light irradiation step for irradiating the laminate from the acid-generation-film 10 side; a doping step for doping the electroconductive polymer with an acid generated and proliferated in the acid generation film 10 by the light irradiation; and a releasing step for releasing the acid generation film 10 from the polymer film 20. This method makes it possible to provide an electroconductive film and a method for manufacturing an electroconductive pattern in which photoacid generation and acid proliferation effects are utilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignees: TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE FOUNDATION, NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Arimitsu, Makoto Wakabayashi
  • Publication number: 20220146929
    Abstract: An energy-sensitive composition including a polysilane, a base generator, and a solvent, the base generator including a compound represented by formula (b1) and a photo base generator: in which Rb1 to Rb3 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, hydroxyl group, mercapto group, sulfide group, silyl group, silanol group, nitro group, nitroso group, sulfonato group, phosphino group, phosphinyl group, phosphonato group or organic group; Rb4 and Rb5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, hydroxyl group, mercapto group, sulfide group, silyl group, silanol group, nitro group, nitroso group, sulfino group, sulfo group, sulfonato group, phosphino group, phosphinyl group, phosphono group, phosphonato group or aliphatic group; and Rb6 represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl group or alkoxy group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Kunihiro Noda, Dai Shiota, Koji Arimitsu
  • Patent number: 11180579
    Abstract: An active energy ray-curable composition is disclosed including: an anionically polymerizable compound represented by (1): wherein EWG represents an electron-withdrawing group, X represents a single bond or an oxygen atom (—O—), R represents an n-valent organic group, and n represents an integer of 1 to 6; when n is an integer of 2 to 6, the respective EWG and the respective X may be the same or different; and when n is 1, EWG and R may be bonded; and a compound (photobase generator) represented by (2): wherein ring A represents an aromatic ring that may be substituted or a heteroaromatic ring that may be substituted; R1 and R2 are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; R1 and R2 may be bonded to each other to form a ring together with an adjacent nitrogen atom; and the ring may be substituted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignees: TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE FOUNDATION, TOAGOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Arimitsu, Kento Oomura
  • Patent number: 11106132
    Abstract: An energy-sensitive composition including at least one of a silane compound monomer capable of forming a polysilane compound, a silane compound oligomer and the polysilane compound, and a base generator (B) represented by the following formula (1): in which R1 to R11 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an arylalkyl group or an alkoxy group, R5 and R6 may be connected to each other via a single bond or a divalent linking group, Zq+ represents a q-valent counter cation composed of a base having a pKa of 24 or more, and q represents an integer of 1 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignees: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo University of Science Foundation
    Inventors: Kunihiro Noda, Dai Shiota, Koji Arimitsu
  • Publication number: 20210253826
    Abstract: A photoreactive composition including a base-reactive compound, a photobase generator that is represented by the following Formula (1) and that generates a base when irradiated with light, and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a polycyclic aromatic compound having a fused ring structure having two or more rings and a polycyclic aromatic compound having three or more aromatic rings and having a conjugated structure including any two or more of the three or more aromatic rings, in which the base-reactive compound is a compound having two or more groups that will have their polarity converted by the action of a base and that exhibit reactivity, in one molecule, or a compound having two or more groups that will react under the action of a base, in one molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventor: Koji Arimitsu
  • Publication number: 20210070893
    Abstract: An active energy ray-curable composition is disclosed including: an anionically polymerizable compound represented by (1): wherein EWG represents an electron-withdrawing group, X represents a single bond or an oxygen atom (—O—), R represents an n-valent organic group, and n represents an integer of 1 to 6; when n is an integer of 2 to 6, the respective EWG and the respective X may be the same or different; and when n is 1, EWG and R may be bonded; and a compound (photobase generator) represented by (2): wherein ring A represents an aromatic ring that may be substituted or a heteroaromatic ring that may be substituted; R1 and R2 are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; R1 and R2 may be bonded to each other to form a ring together with an adjacent nitrogen atom; and the ring may be substituted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicants: TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE FOUNDATION, TOAGOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Arimitsu, Kento Oomura
  • Publication number: 20200308425
    Abstract: To provide an active-energy-ray-curable composition including a compound represented by General Formula (I) below: where in the General Formula (I), R is hydrogen or a methyl group; A is a structure expressed by one selected from the group consisting of Structural Formulas (II) to (VII) below, each of which may have a substituent such as an alkyl group or an alkoxy group, or both; j and k in the Structural Formulas (VI) and (VII) are an integer of 0 or more; X denotes a substituent including a heteroatom; n is an integer of 0 or more, m is an integer of 1 or more, and n+m is 3 or more, or n is an integer of 0 and m is an integer of 2; and wavy lines in the Structural Formulas (II) to (VII) each independently denote a bond with X or a (meth)acryloyl group (H2C?CR—C(?O)—):
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Soh NOGUCHI, Mitsunobu MORITA, Takashi OKADA, Tatsuki YAMAGUCHI, Koji ARIMITSU
  • Publication number: 20200303086
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electroconductive pattern 40, provided with: a lamination step for laminating an acid generation film 10 containing an acid proliferation agent and a photoacid generator on a polymer film 20 containing an electroconductive polymer formed on a substrate 21; a masking step for masking the top of the acid generation film 10; a light irradiation step for irradiating the laminate from the acid-generation-film 10 side; a doping step for doping the electroconductive polymer with an acid generated and proliferated in the acid generation film 10 by the light irradiation; and a releasing step for releasing the acid generation film 10 from the polymer film 20. This method makes it possible to provide an electroconductive film and a method for manufacturing an electroconductive pattern in which photoacid generation and acid proliferation effects are utilized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicants: TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE FOUNDATION, NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji ARIMITSU, Makoto WAKABAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10774062
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a photocuring method, which makes it possible to rapidly and efficiently obtain a crosslinked product (resin), a compound used in the photocuring method, and a photocuring resin composition containing the compound. The present invention relates to a photocuring method, which comprises a step 1 and a step 2 performed after the step 1, a compound used in the photocuring method, and a photocuring resin composition containing the compound. Step 1: this is a step in which in the presence of (A) compound having a carbonyl group generating a radical by photoirradiation and a carboxyl group decarboxylated by photoirradiation, (B) silane coupling agent having a mercapto group or a (meth)acryl group is reacted with (C) water under acidic conditions to obtain (D) silane compound having a mercapto group or a (meth)acryl group and at least one silanol group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignees: FUJIFILM Wako Pure Chemical Corporation, TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Sakai, Kosuke Yanaba, Shigeaki Imazeki, Koji Arimitsu
  • Patent number: 10720259
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electroconductive pattern 40, provided with: a lamination step for laminating an acid generation film 10 containing an acid proliferation agent and a photoacid generator on a polymer film 20 containing an electroconductive polymer formed on a substrate 21; a masking step for masking the top of the acid generation film 10; a light irradiation step for irradiating the laminate from the acid-generation-film 10 side; a doping step for doping the electroconductive polymer with an acid generated and proliferated in the acid generation film 10 by the light irradiation; and a releasing step for releasing the acid generation film 10 from the polymer film 20. This method makes it possible to provide an electroconductive film and a method for manufacturing an electroconductive pattern in which photoacid generation and acid proliferation effects are utilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignees: TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE FOUNDATION, NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Arimitsu, Makoto Wakabayashi
  • Patent number: 10508078
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a novel compound which can generate a base and radical upon the irradiation with an active energy ray; a photopolymerization initiator which comprises the novel compound; and a photosensitive resin composition which contains the photopolymerization initiator, has high sensitivity and excellent storage stability, and can be formed into a cured article that does not have a metal-corrosive property. The novel compound is represented by formula (1): (wherein R1 to R6 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, an organic group other than the aforementioned substituents, or the like; X represents a residue having a structure such that n hydrogen atoms are removed from a saturated hydrocarbon containing a ring structure; and n represents an integer of 1 to 6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignees: TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE FOUNDATION, NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kiwamu Terada, Kazuyoshi Yamamoto, Koji Arimitsu
  • Publication number: 20190359561
    Abstract: It is a subject of the present invention to provide a base generator which has high solubility to general-purpose organic solvents, can dissolve directly into a base-reactive compound, such as an epoxy-based compound, further is provided with both performance of high heat resistance and low nucleophilicity, and generates a strong base, a base-reactive composition comprising the base generator and a base-reactive compound, as well as a method for generating a base, etc. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the general formula (A), a base generator comprising the compound, a base-reactive composition which comprises the base generator and a base-reactive compound, as well as a method for generating a base, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Nobuhiko SAKAI, Kosuke YANABA, Koji ARIMITSU