Patents by Inventor Kouki Sagou
Kouki Sagou 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: 8475888Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal compound having general physical properties necessary for a compound, stability to heat, light or the like, a wide liquid crystal phase temperature range, a high clearing point, an excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, a large refractive index anisotropy and a large dielectric anisotropy. Provided are a liquid crystal composition including the liquid crystal compound, and a liquid crystal display device containing the liquid crystal composition. The compound is represented by formula (1): wherein, for example, R1 is alkyl having 1 to 20 carbons; at least one of the rings A1 to A6 is pyrimidine-2,5-diyl or pyridine-2,5-diyl and the others are 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene; Z1 to Z6 are a single bond; L1 to L4 is hydrogen or halogen; X1 is hydrogen, halogen, —C?N or alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons; and l, m, n, o, p and q are 0 or 1 and l+m+n+o+p+q=3.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2009Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignees: JNC Corporation, JNC Petrochemical CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Tanaka, Kouki Sagou
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Publication number: 20130100369Abstract: A liquid crystal compound with branched alkyl or branched alkenyl as represented by formula (1), a liquid crystal medium (a liquid crystal composition or a polymer/liquid crystal composite material) containing the liquid crystal compound, and an optical element containing the liquid crystal medium are described. In formula (1), R1 is branched alkyl of C3-20 or branched alkenyl of C3-20. The ring A1, A2, A3, A4 or A5 is 1,4-phenylene or 1,3-dioxane-2,5-diyl, for example. Z1, Z2, Z3 and Z4 are independently a single bond or C1-4 alkylene, for example. Y1 is fluorine, for example, m, n and p are independently 0 or 1, and 1?m+n+p?3.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2011Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicants: JNC PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION, JNC CORPORATIONInventors: Kouki Sagou, Yasuhiro Haseba
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Patent number: 8366963Abstract: A liquid crystal compound is to be obtained that has stability to heat, light and so forth, a high clearing point, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large negative dielectric anisotropy, and excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds. A liquid crystal composition containing the compound is also to be obtained that has a low viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a suitable negative dielectric anisotropy, a low threshold voltage, a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase (phase transition temperature from a nematic phase to an isotropic phase), and a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase. A compound having a hydrocoumarin skeleton is synthesized, and a liquid crystal composition containing the compound is produced.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2011Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignees: JNC Corporation, JNC Petrochemical CorporationInventors: Mayumi Goto, Teruyo Sugiura, Norikatsu Hattori, Kouki Sagou
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Patent number: 8337718Abstract: The subject is to provide a liquid crystal composition that satisfies at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light, a high stability to heat and a large elastic constant, or that is suitably balanced regarding at least two of the characteristics. The subject is to provide an AM device that has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth. The invention provides a liquid crystal composition that has a nematic phase and includes a specific four-ring compound having a high maximum temperature and a large dielectric anisotropy as a first component and a specific compound having a small dielectric anisotropy as a second component, and also provides a liquid crystal display device containing this composition.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2011Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignees: JNC Corporation, JNC Petrochemical CorporationInventors: Shuichi Goto, Kouki Sagou, Hiroaki Fujita
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Patent number: 8147930Abstract: The invention provides a liquid crystal composition that satisfies at least one characteristic among the characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light, and a high stability to heat, or that is suitably balanced regarding two or more characteristics. The invention provides an AM device that has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth. A liquid crystal display device contains the liquid crystal composition having a nematic phase that includes two components, wherein the first component is a specific compound having a large optical anisotropy and a large dielectric anisotropy and the second component is a specific compound having a small viscosity or a large maximum temperature.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2010Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignees: JNC Corporation, Chisso Petrochemical CorporationInventors: Masayuki Saito, Kouki Sagou
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Publication number: 20110193021Abstract: A liquid crystal compound is to be obtained that has stability to heat, light and so forth, a high clearing point, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large negative dielectric anisotropy, and excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds. A liquid crystal composition containing the compound is also to be obtained that has a low viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a suitable negative dielectric anisotropy, a low threshold voltage, a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase (phase transition temperature from a nematic phase to an isotropic phase), and a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase. A compound having a hydrocoumarin skeleton is synthesized, and a liquid crystal composition containing the compound is produced.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicants: CHISSO CORPORATION, CHISSO PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Mayumi GOTO, Teruyo SUGIURA, Norikatsu HATTORI, Kouki SAGOU
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Publication number: 20110193022Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal compound having general physical properties necessary for a compound, stability to heat, light or the like, a wide liquid crystal phase temperature range, a high clearing point, an excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, a large refractive index anisotropy and a large dielectric anisotropy. Provided are a liquid crystal composition including the liquid crystal compound, and a liquid crystal display device containing the liquid crystal composition. The compound is represented by formula (1): wherein, for example, R1 is alkyl having 1 to 20 carbons; at least one of the rings A1 to A6 is pyrimidine-2,5-diyl or pyridine-2,5-diyl and the others are 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene; Z1 to Z6 are a single bond; L1 to L4 is hydrogen or halogen; X1 is hydrogen, halogen, —C?N or alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons; and l, m, n, o, p and q are 0 or 1 and l+m+n+o+p+q=3.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2009Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicants: JNC CORPORATION, CHISSO PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Tanaka, Kouki Sagou
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Publication number: 20110180756Abstract: The subject is to provide a liquid crystal composition that satisfies at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light, a high stability to heat and a large elastic constant, or that is suitably balanced regarding at least two of the characteristics. The subject is to provide an AM device that has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth. The invention provides a liquid crystal composition that has a nematic phase and includes a specific four-ring compound having a high maximum temperature and a large dielectric anisotropy as a first component and a specific compound having a small dielectric anisotropy as a second component, and also provides a liquid crystal display device containing this composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2011Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicants: CHISSO CORPORATION, CHISSO PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Shuichi GOTO, Kouki SAGOU, Hiroaki FUJITA
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Patent number: 7951305Abstract: A liquid crystal compound is to be obtained that has stability to heat, light and so forth, a high clearing point, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large negative dielectric anisotropy, and excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds. A liquid crystal composition containing the compound is also to be obtained that has a low viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a suitable negative dielectric anisotropy, a low threshold voltage, a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase (phase transition temperature from a nematic phase to an isotropic phase), and a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase. A compound having a hydrocoumarin skeleton is synthesized, and a liquid crystal composition containing the compound is produced.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2006Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignees: Chisso Corporation, Chisso Petrochemical CorporationInventors: Mayumi Goto, Teruyo Sugiura, Norikatsu Hattori, Kouki Sagou
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Publication number: 20100294991Abstract: The invention provides a liquid crystal composition that satisfies at least one characteristic among the characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light, and a high stability to heat, or that is suitably balanced regarding two or more characteristics. The invention provides an AM device that has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth. A liquid crystal display device contains the liquid crystal composition having a nematic phase that includes two components, wherein the first component is a specific compound having a large optical anisotropy and a large dielectric anisotropy and the second component is a specific compound having a small viscosity or a large maximum temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicants: CHISSO CORPORATION, CHISSO PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Masayuki SAITO, Kouki SAGOU
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Publication number: 20090267026Abstract: A liquid crystal compound is to be obtained that has stability to heat, light and so forth, a high clearing point, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large negative dielectric anisotropy, and excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds. A liquid crystal composition containing the compound is also to be obtained that has a low viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a suitable negative dielectric anisotropy, a low threshold voltage, a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase (phase transition temperature from a nematic phase to an isotropic phase), and a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase. A compound having a hydrocoumarin skeleton is synthesized, and a liquid crystal composition containing the compound is produced.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2006Publication date: October 29, 2009Inventors: Mayumi Goto, Teruyo Sugiura, Norikatsu Hattori, Kouki Sagou
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Patent number: 7247355Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound having a chroman ring, which has good thermal and optical stability, adequate optical anisotropy, adequate dielectric anisotropy and superior compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, a liquid crystal composition comprising the compound, and a liquid crystal device comprising the composition.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2005Date of Patent: July 24, 2007Assignees: Chisso Corporation, Chisso Petrochemical CorporationInventors: Kouki Sagou, Atsuko Fujita
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Publication number: 20060131540Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound having a chroman ring, which has good thermal and optical stability, adequate optical anisotropy, adequate dielectric anisotropy and superior compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, a liquid crystal composition comprising the compound, and a liquid crystal device comprising the composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2005Publication date: June 22, 2006Inventors: Kouki Sagou, Atsuko Fujita
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Patent number: 6864397Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing a difluoromethyl ether derivative simple and efficient process for producing the difluoromethyl ether derivative represented by Formula (1d?) or a difluoromethyl ether derivative represented by Formula (1c?): wherein all the variables are defined in the specification.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2003Date of Patent: March 8, 2005Assignees: Chisso Corporation, Chisso Petrochemical CorporationInventors: Tomoyuki Kondo, Kouki Sagou, Shuichi Matsui, Hiroyuki Takeuchi, Yasuhiro Kubo, Etsuo Nakagawa
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Patent number: 6827876Abstract: A liquid crystalline compound represented by Formula (1c′): wherein R1 and R2, rings A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5, Z1, Z2, Z3 and Z4, Y1, Y2, Y3 and Y4, and k, l, m and n are as defined in the specification. Also provided is a liquid crystal composition containing at least one of these liquid crystalline compounds.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2003Date of Patent: December 7, 2004Assignees: Chisso Corporation, Chisso Petrochemical CorporationInventors: Tomoyuki Kondo, Kouki Sagou, Shuichi Matsui, Hiroyuki Takeuchi, Yasuhiro Kubo, Etsuo Nakagawa
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Publication number: 20040016906Abstract: The present invention provides a difluoromethyl ether derivative which shows various suitable physical properties as a liquid crystal compound, a liquid crystal composition comprising the compound and a liquid crystal display element containing the composition, and also provides a simple and efficient process for producing the difluoromethyl ether derivative.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2003Publication date: January 29, 2004Inventors: Tomoyuki Kondo, Kouki Sagou, Shuichi Matsui, Hiroyuki Takeuchi, Yasuhiro Kubo, Etsuo Nakagawa
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Publication number: 20040004207Abstract: The present invention provides a difluoromethyl ether derivative which shows various suitable physical properties as a liquid crystal compound, a liquid crystal composition comprising the compound and a liquid crystal display element containing the composition, and also provides a simple and efficient process for producing the difluoromethyl ether derivative.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2003Publication date: January 8, 2004Inventors: Tomoyuki Kondo, Kouki Sagou, Shuichi Matsui, Hiroyuki Takeuchi, Yasuhiro Kubo, Etsuo Nakagawa
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Patent number: 6605747Abstract: The present invention provides a difluoromethyl ether derivative which shows various suitable physical properties as a liquid crystal compound, a liquid crystal composition comprising the compound and a liquid crystal display element containing the composition, and also provides a simple and efficient process for producing the difluoromethyl ether derivative. According to the present invention, a process for producing a difluoromethyl ether derivative represented by Formula (1d): wherein the variables are defined in the specification, is characterized by using an &agr;&agr;-difluorocyclohexylidene derivative represented by Formula (1a): wherein R1, rings A1 and A2, Z1, Z2, k and l have the same meanings as defined in the specification, as a starting material.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2001Date of Patent: August 12, 2003Assignees: Chisso Corporation, Chisso Petrochemical CorporationInventors: Tomoyuki Kondo, Kouki Sagou, Shuichi Matsui, Hiroyuki Takeuchi, Yasuhiro Kubo, Etsuo Nakagawa
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Publication number: 20020120168Abstract: The present invention provides a difluoromethyl ether derivative which shows various suitable physical properties as a liquid crystal compound, a liquid crystal composition comprising the compound and a liquid crystal display element containing the composition, and also provides a simple and efficient process for producing the difluoromethyl ether derivative.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2001Publication date: August 29, 2002Inventors: Tomoyuki Kondo, Kouki Sagou, Shuichi Matsui, Hiroyuki Takeuchi, Yasuhiro Kubo, Etsuo Nakagawa
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Publication number: 20020047103Abstract: Liquid crystalline compounds which have large dielectric anisotropy, high electrical insulation properties (high specific resistance or high voltage holding ratio), small temperature dependence, broad liquid crystal phase temperature range, excellent compatibility and low viscosity and which are represented by formula (1) 1Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2001Publication date: April 25, 2002Inventors: Kouki Sagou, Hiroyuki Takeuchi, Shuichi Matsui, Tomoyuki Kondo, Yasuhiro Kubo, Etsuo Nakagawa