Patents by Inventor Koju Okazaki
Koju 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).
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Patent number: 11338562Abstract: It is a main object of the present invention to impart higher antifogging properties to the hydrophilic material formed of a crosslinked resin, having a surface enriched with hydrophilic groups, previously proposed by the inventors. The laminate of the present invention includes a water absorbing layer (B) and a hydrophilic layer (A) provided in this order on a substrate, wherein the hydrophilic layer (A) is formed of a crosslinked resin having an anionic, cationic or nonionic hydrophilic group, and has a gradient of hydrophilic groups (intensity of hydrophilic group on surface of the hydrophilic layer (A)/intensity of hydrophilic group at ½ of thickness of the hydrophilic layer (A)) of not less than 1.1; and the water absorbing layer (B) is formed of a crosslinked resin having a water absorption rate per unit mass (g) of in the range of 5 to 500 wt %.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2017Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Takayuki Hanawa, Koju Okazaki
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Patent number: 11312857Abstract: A polymerizable composition of the present invention includes a polymerization reactive compound (A), and an internal release agent (B) including a polyether-modified silicone compound (b1) represented by General Formula (1) and a polyether-modified silicone compound (b2) represented by General Formula (2), in which the polymerization reactive compound (A) is one or more compounds selected from a polyiso(thio) cyanate compound, a poly(thio) epoxy compound, a polyoxetanyl compound, a polythietanyl compound, an alkyne compound, a poly(thi)ol compound, a polyamine compound, an acid anhydride, or a polycarboxylic acid compound.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2018Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Motoharu Oiki, Koju Okazaki
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Publication number: 20210284862Abstract: Provided is a laminate that includes a water absorbing layer (B), an antireflective function-imparting layer (C) and a hydrophilic layer (A) provided in this order on a substrate, wherein the hydrophilic layer (A) is formed of a crosslinked resin having an anionic, cationic or nonionic hydrophilic group, and has a gradient of hydrophilic groups (intensity of hydrophilic group on surface of the hydrophilic layer (A)/intensity of hydrophilic group at ½ of thickness of the hydrophilic layer (A)) of not less than 1.1; the water absorbing layer (B) is formed of a crosslinked resin having a water absorption rate per unit mass (g) of in the range of 5 to 500 wt %; and the refractive index of a layer forming the layer (C) satisfies a specific condition. The laminate can provide higher antifogging properties and antireflective properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2017Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicants: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., Chemat Technology, Inc.Inventors: Takayuki HANAWA, Koju OKAZAKI, Kaoru OHSHIMIZU, Motoharu OIKI, Ken TAKAMATSU, Haixing ZHENG
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Publication number: 20200010665Abstract: A polymerizable composition of the present invention includes a polymerization reactive compound (A), and an internal release agent (B) including a polyether-modified silicone compound (b1) represented by General Formula (1) and a polyether-modified silicone compound (b2) represented by General Formula (2), in which the polymerization reactive compound (A) is one or more compounds selected from a polyiso(thio) cyanate compound, a poly(thio) epoxy compound, a polyoxetanyl compound, a polythietanyl compound, an alkyne compound, a poly(thi)ol compound, a polyamine compound, an acid anhydride, or a polycarboxylic acid compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2018Publication date: January 9, 2020Applicant: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Motoharu OIKI, Koju OKAZAKI
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Patent number: 10519060Abstract: A process for producing a polymerizable composition for an optical material of the present invention includes a step of mixing (A) at least one kind of thiol compound having at least two mercapto groups, (B) a tin compound represented by general formula (1), and (C) at least one kind of isocyanate compound having at least two isocyanato groups, in which the polymerizable composition for an optical material obtained in the above step has a haze value of 0.05 or less.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2016Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Kouji Suesugi, Naoki Shinohara, Koju Okazaki
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Patent number: 10428194Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a modified acrylic resin cured product, particularly, a modified acrylic resin film, having excellent lubricity and excellent transparency, and a laminate including the modified acrylic resin film. The modified acrylic resin cured product (C) according to the present invention is obtained by treating the surface of a cured product (X) including an acrylic resin by using a compound (A) containing, in each molecule, one or more anionic hydrophilic groups forming an ion pair with an onium ion of an amino silicone, and one or more groups selected from the group consisting of a group containing a polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond, an amino group, a mercapto group and a hydroxy group.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2016Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventor: Koju Okazaki
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Publication number: 20190202184Abstract: It is a main object of the present invention to impart higher antifogging properties to the hydrophilic material formed of a crosslinked resin, having a surface enriched with hydrophilic groups, previously proposed by the inventors. The laminate of the present invention includes a water absorbing layer (B) and a hydrophilic layer (A) provided in this order on a substrate, wherein the hydrophilic layer (A) is formed of a crosslinked resin having an anionic, cationic or nonionic hydrophilic group, and has a gradient of hydrophilic groups (intensity of hydrophilic group on surface of the hydrophilic layer (A)/intensity of hydrophilic group at ½ of thickness of the hydrophilic layer (A)) of not less than 1.1; and the water absorbing layer (B) is formed of a crosslinked resin having a water absorption rate per unit mass (g) of in the range of 5 to 500 wt %.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2017Publication date: July 4, 2019Applicant: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Takayuki HANAWA, Koju OKAZAKI
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Patent number: 10040947Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a primer composition that can give good adhesion between an acrylic resin and an inorganic substrate, such as a substrate formed of metal, metal oxide, glass, ceramic, cement, or mortar and is suitably used as a primer for bonding them together. The primer composition is produced by mixing (a) a polythiol having at least two mercapto groups in one molecule, (b) a silane compound having at least one functional group and at least one alkoxysilyl group in one molecule, the at least one functional group being reactive with a mercapto group, and water.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2009Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventor: Koju Okazaki
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Publication number: 20180194672Abstract: A process for producing a polymerizable composition for an optical material of the present invention includes a step of mixing (A) at least one kind of thiol compound having at least two mercapto groups, (B) a tin compound represented by general formula (1), and (C) at least one kind of isocyanate compound having at least two isocyanato groups, in which the polymerizable composition for an optical material obtained in the above step has a haze value of 0.05 or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2016Publication date: July 12, 2018Applicant: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Kouji SUESUGI, Naoki SHINOHARA, Koju OKAZAKI
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Publication number: 20180163056Abstract: A monolayer film which includes a crosslinked resin obtained by polymerizing a composition including compound (I) having at least one hydrophilic group selected from anionic hydrophilic groups, cationic hydrophilic groups and hydroxyl groups, and at least one functional group with a polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond wherein the number of the functional groups with a polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond is one when the hydrophilic group is a hydroxyl-containing group; compound (II) having two or more functional groups with a polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond; and at least one compound selected from a surfactant (III) having a hydrophilic moiety including an anionic hydrophilic group, a cationic hydrophilic group or two or more hydroxyl groups, and a hydrophobic moiety including an organic residue, and compound (IV) having a siloxane bond and a molecular weight of 200 to 1,000,000 wherein the surfactant (III) and the compound (IV) have no polymerizable carbon-carbon double bonds.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2014Publication date: June 14, 2018Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventor: Koju OKAZAKI
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Patent number: 9976049Abstract: The invention provides monolayer films excellent in hydrophilicity and transparency which include a crosslinked resin having a surface enriched with hydrophilic groups, and materials which exhibit excellent properties such as hydrophilicity, antifogging properties and antifouling properties by virtue of having the above monolayer films. A monolayer film is fabricated which includes a crosslinked resin obtained by polymerizing a composition including a compound (I) having an anionic hydrophilic group and a functional group with a polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond, and a compound (II) having three or more hydroxyl groups and three or more functional groups with a polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond, the monolayer film having a gradient (Sa/Da) of not less than 1.1 wherein Sa is the surface concentration of the anionic hydrophilic groups in the monolayer film, and Da is the deep concentration of the hydrophilic groups at ½ of the thickness of the monolayer film.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2015Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventor: Koju Okazaki
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Patent number: 9976050Abstract: The invention provides a cured product (for example, a film including the cured product) which has an excellent balance between hydrophilicity and abrasion resistance, can retain high hydrophilicity even when washed with water, and can remain hydrophilic and resistant to the attachment of (or can be easily cleaned of) contaminants even when subjected to long storage or heating, and a composition which can give such cured products. A cured product is obtained by curing a composition which includes a copolymer (i) including structural units represented by specific chemical formulae, and an amino resin (ii).Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2015Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventor: Koju Okazaki
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Publication number: 20180036995Abstract: Provided are a hydrophilic monolayer film and a method for producing the monolayer film. The monolayer film has a surface structure with multiple protrusions and depressions. The distance between the peaks of adjoining protrusions is in the range of 1 nm to 800 nm. The monolayer film is formed of a crosslinked resin produced by curing of a polymerizable composition that contains a compound having a specific hydrophilic group and a functional group with a polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond and a compound having two or more (meth)acryloyl groups. A gradient of the concentration of hydrophilic groups (Sa2/Da2) in the monolayer film is not less than 1.1 wherein Sa is the concentration of at least one type of hydrophilic groups and a hydroxyl group at the top layer, and Da is the depth concentration of the hydrophilic groups at ½ of the thickness of the monolayer film.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2016Publication date: February 8, 2018Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Koju OKAZAKI, Takayuki HANAWA
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Publication number: 20180030230Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a modified acrylic resin cured product, particularly, a modified acrylic resin film, having excellent lubricity and excellent transparency, and a laminate including the modified acrylic resin film. The modified acrylic resin cured product (C) according to the present invention is obtained by treating the surface of a cured product (X) including an acrylic resin by using a compound (A) containing, in each molecule, one or more anionic hydrophilic groups forming an ion pair with an onium ion of an amino silicone, and one or more groups selected from the group consisting of a group containing a polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond, an amino group, a mercapto group and a hydroxy group.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2016Publication date: February 1, 2018Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventor: Koju OKAZAKI
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Publication number: 20170210937Abstract: The invention provides a cured product (for example, a film including the cured product) which has an excellent balance between hydrophilicity and abrasion resistance, can retain high hydrophilicity even when washed with water, and can remain hydrophilic and resistant to the attachment of (or can be easily cleaned of) contaminants even when subjected to long storage or heating, and a composition which can give such cured products. A cured product is obtained by curing a composition which includes a copolymer (i) including structural units represented by specific chemical formulae, and an amino resin (ii).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2015Publication date: July 27, 2017Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventor: Koju OKAZAKI
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Publication number: 20170209345Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a dental material, particularly, a dental prosthesis, having excellent properties such as hydrophilicity and antifouling properties. The dental prosthesis according to the present invention includes a monolayer film obtained by curing a composition including: a compound (I) having at least one hydrophilic group selected from anionic hydrophilic groups and cationic hydrophilic groups, and at least one functional group with a polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond; a compound (II) having two or more functional groups with a polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond (wherein the compound (II) has no anionic hydrophilic group nor cationic hydrophilic group); and a surfactant (III) having a hydrophilic moiety including an anionic hydrophilic group, a cationic hydrophilic group or two or more hydroxyl groups, and a hydrophobic moiety composed of an organic residue (wherein the surfactant has no polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2015Publication date: July 27, 2017Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Akira HASEGAWA, Yasufumi TSUCHIYA, Koya KOJIMA, Koju OKAZAKI, Yohsuke ASANO, Kenichi FUJII, Takaaki HAYASHI
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Publication number: 20170044393Abstract: The invention provides monolayer films excellent in hydrophilicity and transparency which include a crosslinked resin having a surface enriched with hydrophilic groups, and materials which exhibit excellent properties such as hydrophilicity, antifogging properties and antifouling properties by virtue of having the above monolayer films. A monolayer film is fabricated which includes a crosslinked resin obtained by polymerizing a composition including a compound (I) having an anionic hydrophilic group and a functional group with a polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond, and a compound (II) having three or more hydroxyl groups and three or more functional groups with a polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond, the monolayer film having a gradient (Sa/Da) of not less than 1.1 wherein Sa is the surface concentration of the anionic hydrophilic groups in the monolayer film, and Da is the deep concentration of the hydrophilic groups at ½ of the thickness of the monolayer film.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2015Publication date: February 16, 2017Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventor: Koju OKAZAKI
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Patent number: 9512034Abstract: A hydrophilic film that has high adhesion to inorganic materials and is safer and excellent in transparency and also exhibits both very high hydrophilicity and abrasion resistance, and a laminate including the hydrophilic film. The hydrophilic film is produced by applying a specific hydrophilic compound (c) having an acryloyl group and a potassium sulfonate group or the like to a surface of a layer formed from a mixture containing a silane compound (a) including one silicon atom, a mercapto group or the like, and at least one silicon-bonded group, and a silane compound (b) including at least four silicon-bonded groups and not including groups reactive with a carbon-carbon double bond, and allowing a reaction between at least a part of acryloyl groups contained in the hydrophilic compound (c) and at least a part of mercapto groups derived from the compound (a).Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2009Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Koju Okazaki, Noboru Kawasaki
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Patent number: 9273222Abstract: The present invention provides: a composition including a polymer (i) which has a —SO3M group and an epoxy group, wherein M represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal or an ammonium ion, and a silane compound (ii) which has at least two hydroxy group(s), alkoxy group(s) or halogen atom(s) that are each bound to a silane atom; and a hydrophilic film obtained by curing the composition. The hydrophilic film of the present invention is excellent in its hydrophilicity, durability, abrasion resistance and weather resistance and has high antifogging, antifouling, antistatic and quick-drying (water evaporation) properties. Therefore, a variety of laminates in which the hydrophilic film of the present invention is laminated on a substrate can also be provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2012Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Koju Okazaki, Noboru Kawasaki, Kenichi Fujii
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Publication number: 20160046827Abstract: Provided are a film in which the balance between hydrophilicity and abrasion resistance is superior, decrease in hydrophilicity by water is minimal, and the weather resistance is also superior; as well as a polymer and a polymer composition that can yield such a film. The film of the invention is prepared from a specific copolymer (i) having a sulfonic acid-containing group, an epoxy group, and a specific alkoxysilyl group in a molecule, or from a composition including the copolymer (i).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2014Publication date: February 18, 2016Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Koju OKAZAKI, Takayuki HANAWA, Shigetoshi KUMA