Patents by Inventor Masaki Ihara

Masaki Ihara 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: 10747025
    Abstract: A polarizing lens including a polarizing polyvinyl alcohol film arranged between two pieces of a lens base material, where the polarizing polyvinyl alcohol film includes a hydrophobic region having higher hydrophobicity than other regions at least at a partial region of an outer periphery part including an edge surface thereof and the hydrophobic region is exposed at least at a part of an edge surface of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Ogaya, Masaki Ihara, Akinori Yamamoto, Toshihiko Shimizu, Kenichi Tonouchi
  • Publication number: 20190278109
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a polarizing lens that includes a polarizing polyvinyl alcohol film arranged between two pieces of a lens base material. The method includes subjecting the polarizing lens to edging processing to prepare a polarizing lens where the polarizing polyvinyl alcohol film is exposed at least at a part of an edge surface of the lens, and applying hydrophobization treatment to the polarizing polyvinyl alcohol film exposed at the edge surface of the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke OGAYA, Masaki IHARA, Akinori YAMAMOTO, Toshihiko SHIMIZU, Kenichi TONOUCHI
  • Patent number: 10363712
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a polarizing plastic lens, which comprises a reversing step of reversing a convex surface shape into a concave surface shape by pressing a polarizing film that has been curved surface processed, a casting mold assembling step of assembling a casting mold having a cavity within which the reversed polarizing film is positioned with the reversed polarizing film, an upper mold, a lower mold, and a sealing member that maintains a spacing between the upper mold and the lower mold, and a polymerizing and curing step of casting a curable composition into the cavity, and polymerizing and curing the curable composition that has been cast to provide a polarizing plastic lens within which a polarizing film is positioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: EHS LENS PHILIPPINES, INC.
    Inventors: Masaki Ihara, Hiroshi Shimizu, Yoshinobu Ito, Toshihiko Shimizu, Kenichi Tonouchi
  • Patent number: 10099439
    Abstract: Method of manufacturing polarizing plastic lens, including an upper mold positioning step of positioning an upper mold so that a nonmolding surface faces up and a molding surface faces down, an adhesive column forming step of discharging a thixotropic curable adhesive from a nozzle beneath the upper mold to form adhesive columns on the molding surface of the upper mold, a step of bonding the upper mold and a polarizing film, an adhesive column curing step of subjecting the adhesive columns to a curing treatment, a casting mold assembling step of assembling a casting mold having a cavity within which the polarizing film has been positioned with the upper mold to which the polarizing film has been bonded, a lower mold positioned opposite the upper mold so as to sandwich the polarizing film, and a sealing member maintaining a spacing between the upper mold and lower mold, and a polymerizing and curing step of casting a curable composition into the cavity, and polymerizing and curing the curable composition that
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: EHS LENS PHILIPPINES, INC.
    Inventors: Masaki Ihara, Hiroshi Shimizu, Yoshinobu Ito, Toshihiko Shimizu, Kenichi Tonouchi
  • Patent number: 9782941
    Abstract: There is provided a polarized plastic lens for spectacles configured to be thin having almost the same thickness as the thickness of a normal plastic lens for spectacles, and a method for manufacturing the polarized plastic lens for spectacles, the plastic lens including a first lens base material having an object-side surface; a second lens base material having an eyeball-side surface; and a polarized film provided between the first lens base material and the second lens base material so that a minimum value of a distance between the polarized film and the object-side surface is 0.3 mm or more and 0.7 mm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: EHS LENS PHILIPPINES INC.
    Inventors: Akinori Yamamoto, Masaki Ihara, Daisuke Ogaya, Kenichi Tonouchi
  • Patent number: 9638938
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a polarizing lens, including conducting curved surface processing to change a shape of a polarizing film into a shape of a curved surface, conducting heat treatment by heating polarizing film that has been processed into a curved surface to a heating temperature of equal to or higher than 105° C. but less than 150° C., assembling an upper mold, a lower mold, and a seal member to provide a casting mold having a cavity within which the polarizing film following heating treatment is positioned, upper and lower molds being positioned opposite each other to sandwich the polarizing film at a space therebetween, and seal member sealing space between the upper and lower molds, casting a curable composition into the cavity, curing curable composition to provide a polarizing lens within which a polarizing film is positioned, and separating polarizing lens thus provided from casting mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: EHS LENS PHILIPPINES, INC.
    Inventors: Daisuke Ogaya, Toshihiko Shimizu, Kenichi Tonouchi, Akinori Yamamoto, Masaki Ihara
  • Publication number: 20160349538
    Abstract: A polarizing lens including a polarizing polyvinyl alcohol film arranged between two pieces of a lens base material, where the polarizing polyvinyl alcohol film includes a hydrophobic region having higher hydrophobicity than other regions at least at a partial region of an outer periphery part including an edge surface thereof and the hydrophobic region is exposed at least at a part of an edge surface of the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke OGAYA, Masaki IHARA, Akinori YAMAMOTO, Toshihiko SHIMIZU, Kenichi TONOUCHI
  • Publication number: 20160349266
    Abstract: An object is to provide an immunoassay method requiring neither a solid-phase immobilization step nor a washing step, enabling quick and simple quantitative measurement of a target substance in a liquid phase and capable of visualizing an antigen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: USHIO DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ueda, Ryoji Abe, Masaki Ihara, Hiroaki Takagi
  • Patent number: 9487592
    Abstract: An antibody-fragment-immobilizing substrate includes a substrate and at least one set of antibody fragments, wherein the antibody fragments of each set includes at least two types of separate antibody fragments that are capable of recognizing one type of antigen and that are independently immobilized on the substrate in a positional relationship that allows each of the antibody fragments in one set to bind to the same antigen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignees: FUJIFILM Corporation, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Koichi Minami, Hirohiko Tsuzuki, Hiroshi Ueda, Masaki Ihara
  • Publication number: 20160176131
    Abstract: Method of manufacturing polarizing plastic lens, including an upper mold positioning step of positioning an upper mold so that a nonmolding surface faces up and a molding surface faces down, an adhesive column forming step of discharging a thixotropic curable adhesive from a nozzle beneath the upper mold to form adhesive columns on the molding surface of the upper mold, a step of bonding the upper mold and a polarizing film, an adhesive column curing step of subjecting the adhesive columns to a curing treatment, a casting mold assembling step of assembling a casting mold having a cavity within which the polarizing film has been positioned with the upper mold to which the polarizing film has been bonded, a lower mold positioned opposite the upper mold so as to sandwich the polarizing film, and a sealing member maintaining a spacing between the upper mold and lower mold, and a polymerizing and curing step of casting a curable composition into the cavity, and polymerizing and curing the curable composition that
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Masaki IHARA, Hiroshi SHIMIZU, Yoshinobu ITO, Toshihiko SHIMIZU, Kenichi TONOUCHI
  • Publication number: 20160144582
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a polarizing plastic lens, which comprises a reversing step of reversing a convex surface shape into a concave surface shape by pressing a polarizing film that has been curved surface processed, a casting mold assembling step of assembling a casting mold having a cavity within which the reversed polarizing film is positioned with the reversed polarizing film, an upper mold, a lower mold, and a sealing member that maintains a spacing between the upper mold and the lower mold, and a polymerizing and curing step of casting a curable composition into the cavity, and polymerizing and curing the curable composition that has been cast to provide a polarizing plastic lens within which a polarizing film is positioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Masaki IHARA, Hiroshi SHIMIZU, Yoshinobu ITO, Toshihiko SHIMIZU, Kenichi TONOUCHI
  • Publication number: 20150158259
    Abstract: There is provided a polarized plastic lens for spectacles configured to be thin having almost the same thickness as the thickness of a normal plastic lens for spectacles, and a method for manufacturing the polarized plastic lens for spectacles, the plastic lens including a first lens base material having an object-side surface; a second lens base material having an eyeball-side surface; and a polarized film provided between the first lens base material and the second lens base material so that a minimum value of a distance between the polarized film and the object-side surface is 0.3 mm or more and 0.7 mm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Akinori Yamamoto, Masaki Ihara, Daisuke Ogaya, Kenichi Tonouchi
  • Publication number: 20140293217
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a polarizing lens, including conducting curved surface processing to change a shape of a polarizing film into a shape of a curved surface, conducting heat treatment by heating polarizing film that has been processed into a curved surface to a heating temperature of equal to or higher than 105° C. but less than 150° C., assembling an upper mold, a lower mold, and a seal member to provide a casting mold having a cavity within which the polarizing film following heating treatment is positioned, upper and lower molds being positioned opposite each other to sandwich the polarizing film at a space therebetween, and seal member sealing space between the upper and lower molds, casting a curable composition into the cavity, curing curable composition to provide a polarizing lens within which a polarizing film is positioned, and separating polarizing lens thus provided from casting mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: HOYA LENS MANUFACTURING PHILIPPINES INC.
    Inventors: Daisuke Ogaya, Toshihiko Shimizu, Kenichi Tonouchi, Akinori Yamamoto, Masaki Ihara
  • Patent number: 8394300
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of optical goods, including: injecting a material composition stored in a tank into a cavity provided inside a mold; and polymerizing and curing the injected material composition, in which a viscosity of the material composition stored in the tank is measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Ihara, Toru Saito, Akinori Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20120270338
    Abstract: An object is to provide an immunoassay method requiring neither a solid-phase immobilization step nor a washing step, enabling quick and simple quantitative measurement of a target substance in a liquid phase and capable of visualizing an antigen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: PROTEINEXPRESS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ueda, Ryoji Abe, Masaki Ihara, Hiroaki Takagi
  • Publication number: 20110237462
    Abstract: An antibody-fragment-immobilizing substrate includes a substrate and at least one set of antibody fragments, wherein antibody fragments of each set include at least two types of separate antibody fragments, the at least two types of separate antibody fragments include at least one type of labeled antibody fragment having a labeled site labeled with a luminescent substance and at least one type of acceptor antibody fragment having an acceptor site for accepting emission from the labeled antibody fragment, and the at least one type of labeled antibody fragment and the at least one type of acceptor antibody fragment are capable of cooperatively recognizing one type of antigen in combination and are independently immobilized on the substrate in a positional relationship that allows each of the antibody fragments in one set to bind to the same antigen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicants: FUJIFILM CORPORATION, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Koichi Minami, Hirohiko Tsuzuki, Hiroshi Ueda, Masaki Ihara
  • Publication number: 20110236679
    Abstract: An antibody-fragment-immobilizing substrate includes a substrate and at least one set of antibody fragments, wherein the antibody fragments of each set includes at least two types of separate antibody fragments that are capable of recognizing one type of antigen and that are independently immobilized on the substrate in a positional relationship that allows each of the antibody fragments in one set to bind to the same antigen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicants: FUJIFILM Corporation, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Koichi Minami, Hirohiko Tsuzuki, Hiroshi Ueda, Masaki Ihara
  • Patent number: 8013084
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of an optical material, the method including: blending an inorganic compound (a) containing at least one of a sulfur atom and a selenium atom and a compound (b) represented by a following formula (1) in a tank, the compound (a) and the compound (b) being blended at a ratio of 1 mass % or more and 50 mass % or less of the compound (a) and 50 mass % or more and 99 mass % or less of the compound (b) relative to a total mass of a mixture of the compound (a) and the compound (b); mixing a compound (c) containing at least one thiol (SH) group; preliminarily polymerizing the compounds; cooling the compounds; and deaerating the compounds, in which a viscosity of the composition stored in the tank is controlled during at least one of the preliminarily polymerizing, the cooling and the deaerating (m represents an integer of 0 to 4, and n represents an integer of 0 to 2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Ihara, Toru Saito, Akinori Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20100317032
    Abstract: Provided is a method for detecting an antigen in a sample, the method including: bringing an unlabeled polypeptide and a labeled polypeptide into contact with an antigen in a sample, the unlabeled polypeptide being one of a pair including a VH-region polypeptide and a VL-region polypeptide which are separate and capable of cooperatively recognizing the antigen, and the labeled polypeptide being the other of the pair including the separate VH-region polypeptide and the VL-region polypeptide and being labeled with an environmentally-responsive substance at a site where the environmentally-responsive substance does not inhibit binding of the antigen, and detecting a change in the environmentally-responsive substance caused by a change in the environment around the labeled polypeptide after the contact. Also provided is an antibody fragment polypeptide set including the unlabeled polypeptide and the labeled polypeptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicants: FUJIFILM CORPORATION, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Koichi MINAMI, Hirohiko TSUZUKI, Hiroshi UEDA, Masaki IHARA
  • Publication number: 20100120994
    Abstract: A resin composition is disclosed, which is obtained by polymerizing and curing a polymerizable composition at least containing: component A: a compound having in one molecule at lease one episulfide structure represented by the following formula (1): wherein X represents S or C, and R1 represents C1-10 hydrocarbon, component B: a compound having per molecule at least one SH group, and component C: an organosilicon compound represented by the following formula (2): R1mR2pSiX14?p?m??(2) wherein R1 is an organic group having a polymerizable reaction group, R2 is a C1-6 hydrocarbon group, X1 is a hydrolytic group, m is 0 or 1, and p is 0 or 1, the component C being present in a proportion of 6 parts by mass or more and 50 parts by mass or less per 100 parts by mass of the total of the component A and the component B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru SAITO, Masaki IHARA, Akinori YAMAMOTO, Daisuke OGAYA