Patents by Inventor Masami Kogure

Masami Kogure 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: 8877850
    Abstract: A polycarbonate-base light-diffusing resin composition contains: (A) 100 parts by mass of an aromatic polycarbonate resin; (B) 0.01 to 10 parts by mass of a light diffusing agent; (C) 0.05 to 5 parts by mass of a light resistant agent, the light resistant agent being one or more light resistant agent selected from a malonate-base compound, an oxalylanilide-base compound, a benzotriazole-base compound and an acrylic resin having a side chain of a benzotriazole-base skeleton; and 0.01 to 1 parts by mass of an ester compound of fatty acid and multivalent alcohol. By molding the composition by injection molding or the like, a light diffusing plate is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masami Kogure, Hiroshi Kawato
  • Patent number: 8795824
    Abstract: Provided is a light diffusing resin composition, which, when molded into a large-plane light diffusing plate, is free of yellowing due to thermal deterioration, and can exhibit good light diffusing property, and a light diffusing plate using the resin composition. The light diffusing resin composition includes 100 parts by mass of a polycarbonate resin containing a polycarbonate copolymer (A) having repeating structural units represented by formulae (I) and (II) and 0.01 to 10 parts by mass of a light diffusing agent (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ishikawa, Masami Kogure, Hiroshi Kawato
  • Patent number: 8221886
    Abstract: Provided is an aromatic polycarbonate resin composition containing, with respect to 100 parts by mass of a resin mixture including 60 to 99 mass % of (A) an aromatic polycarbonate resin and 1 to 40 mass % of (B) a styrene-based resin, 1 to 30 parts by mass of a compatibilizer, the compatibilizer being formed of a block or random copolymer constituted of an aromatic vinyl monomer unit and an acrylate-based monomer unit. This aromatic polycarbonate resin composition has improved transparency and improved extrusion stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masami Kogure
  • Patent number: 7964273
    Abstract: A light reflecting sheet having high light reflectance and an excellent light shielding property and a molded product using the same are provided. The light reflecting sheet has a light reflecting layer that has voids inside thereof and formed from a thermoplastic resin composition provided on at least one side of a base material sheet formed from a polycarbonate resin composition containing a combination of (A) 90 to 50% by mass of a polycarbonate-based polymer and (B) 10 to 50% by mass of titanium oxide. The molded product is formed from the light-reflecting sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masami Kogure, Hiroshi Kawato
  • Patent number: 7935750
    Abstract: The present invention provides: a polycarbonate light diffusing resin composition in which a first discoloration is a little, and particularly a photo-deterioration caused by a cold-cathode tube as a light source of liquid crystal displays is suppressed; and a light diffuser panel obtained by molding the same. The polycarbonate light diffusing resin composition comprises: (A) 100 parts by mass of an aromatic polycarbonate resin; (B) 0.01 to 10 parts by mass of a light diffusing agent; and (C) 0.05 to 5 parts by mass of a light-resisting agent having a maximum absorption wavelength at 290 to 330 nm in an ultraviolet light absorption spectrum and the light diffuser panel is a light diffuser panel having a thickness of 0.5 to 2 mm and obtained by molding the polycarbonate light diffusing resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masami Kogure, Hiroshi Kawato
  • Patent number: 7878690
    Abstract: A light diffusing plate integrally formed with an optical element array on the front and rear surfaces thereof, and a direct lighting device having this light diffusing plate installed on a light reflection plate having a box type shape and provided therein with a light source, whereby a light diffusing plate and a thin direct lighting device are provided which eliminate luminance non-uniformity among a number of light sources (inter-light-sources distance) at a practical level (making luminance uniform), and realize higher luminance (delivering luminance equal to that when conventional prism sheets are laminated).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kawato, Masami Kogure
  • Patent number: 7847007
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light-diffusing resin composition comprising (A) an aromatic polycarbonate resin in an amount of 100 parts by mass, (B) an acrylic resin in an amount of 0.01 to 1 part by mass, and (C) a light-diffusing agent in an amount of 0.01 to 10 parts by mass, the light-diffusing resin composition which is usable for optical elements in the field of liquid crystal displays, such as light diffuser plates, optical lenses and optical guide plates, street lamp covers, glass substitutes such as laminated glass for vehicles or construction materials, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kawato, Masami Kogure, Yosihiko Horio
  • Patent number: 7832916
    Abstract: A modularized reflector is produced by integrating or laminating: a sheet metal back chassis in which a light source supporting section, a through-hole or a groove for extracting a light source electrode terminal, and a frame for supporting a light diffusing plate and an optical film are integrally formed through sheet metal working; and a light reflecting layer made of a molded product of a light reflective thermoplastic resin material formed into a shape for covering the back chassis. By producing a backlight device and a liquid crystal display using the reflector, there are provided the reflector reduced in the number of components, in the number of assembly steps, and in weight and thickness, and a back light and a liquid crystal display using the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kawato, Masami Kogure
  • Patent number: 7829612
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light-diffusive polycarbonate-based resin composition which includes (A) 100 parts by mass of an aromatic polycarbonate resin, (B) 0.01 to 10 parts by mass of a light-diffusing agent, and (C) 0.1 to 20 parts by mass of a styrene-(meth)acrylic ester copolymer, and a light-diffusing plate formed from the composition. The light-diffusive polycarbonate-based resin composition can be injection-molded to form a light-diffusing plate having satisfactory precision in thickness for use in comparatively large liquid crystal displays having a size larger than 20 inches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masami Kogure, Hiroshi Kawato
  • Patent number: 7767780
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light diffusing polycarbonate resin composition including a polycarbonate resin containing a polycarbonate copolymer which comprises a repeating unit represented by the general formula (I) shown below and a repeating unit represented by the general formula (II) shown below, which has a content of the repeating units of the general formula (II) of 1 to 30% by mass and which has a viscosity value of 30 to 71, and (B) a light diffusing agent compounded therein in an amount of 0.01 to 10 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the polycarbonate resin. The light diffusing polycarbonate resin composition and a light diffusing plate thereof show improved fluidity during molding and have excellent heat resistance, dimensional stability, luminance and color tone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kawato, Masami Kogure, Yoshihiko Horio, Yasuhiro Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20100165619
    Abstract: A light diffusing plate integrally formed with an optical element array on the front and rear surfaces thereof, and a direct lighting device having this light diffusing plate installed on a light reflection plate having a box type shape and provided therein with a light source, whereby a light diffusing plate and a thin direct lighting device are provided which eliminate luminance non-uniformity among a number of light sources (inter-light-sources distance) at a practical level (making luminance uniform), and realize higher luminance (delivering luminance equal to that when conventional prism sheets are laminated)
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kawato, Masami Kogure
  • Publication number: 20100149644
    Abstract: A polycarbonate-base light-diffusing resin composition contains: (A) 100 parts by mass of an aromatic polycarbonate resin; (B) 0.01 to 10 parts by mass of a light diffusing agent; (C) 0.05 to 5 parts by mass of a light resistant agent, the light resistant agent being one or more light resistant agent selected from a malonate-base compound, an oxalylanilide-base compound, a benzotriazole-base compound and an acrylic resin having a side chain of a benzotriazole-base skeleton; and 0.01 to 1 parts by mass of an ester compound of fatty acid and multivalent alcohol. By molding the composition by injection molding or the like, a light diffusing plate is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2007
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., LTd
    Inventors: Masami Kogure, Hiroshi Kawato
  • Publication number: 20100105846
    Abstract: Provided is an aromatic polycarbonate resin composition containing, with respect to 100 parts by mass of a resin mixture including 60 to 99 mass % of (A) an aromatic polycarbonate resin and 1 to 40 mass % of (B) a styrene-based resin, 1 to 30 parts by mass of a compatibilizer, the compatibilizer being formed of a block or random copolymer constituted of an aromatic vinyl monomer unit and an acrylate-based monomer unit. This aromatic polycarbonate resin composition has improved transparency and improved extrusion stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masami Kogure
  • Patent number: 7701529
    Abstract: The present invention provides a housing structure for a lighting device, including a molded product having a thickness of 1.5 to 3.5 mm produced from a polycarbonate-based resin composition containing 20 to 60% by mass of titanium oxide, and a method of producing a housing structure for a lighting device, including: subjecting a polycarbonate-based resin composition containing 20 to 60% by mass of titanium oxide into a sheet; and subjecting the sheet to vacuum forming or pressing to produce a box-type molded product in which a fixing portion of a terminal of a light source is molded integrally to an inner side portion of the molded product. Also provided are a housing structure for a lighting device, which is lightweight and requires small man-hour for assembling, a method of manufacturing the same, a backlight device using the housing for a lighting device, and a liquid crystal display member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masami Kogure, Hiroshi Kawato
  • Patent number: 7697206
    Abstract: The present invention provides a prism-integrated light-diffusing plate, characterized in that a prismatic portion formed of a plurality of prism-shaped protrusions is provided on at least one surface of a light-diffusing sheet which is formed of a transparent resin material containing a light-diffusing agent and which has a thickness of 0.5 to 3 mm and a total light transmittance of 60 to 95%. The prism-integrated light-diffusing plate serves as both a prism sheet and a light-diffusing plate, diffuses light uniformly, and increases the brightness of an illumination cover or a liquid crystal display backlight for a large screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masami Kogure, Hiroshi Kawato
  • Publication number: 20090303411
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multilayered sheet for light reflection for forming a thin and lightweight reflector, a reflector using it, a lighting unit equipped with the reflector and a liquid crystal display device equipped with the lighting unit, with reduced numbers of components in the lighting unit and in the assembly steps that are attained by preparing a reflector comprising a light reflecting plate, a boss portion for attaching a circuit, a reinforced rib portion and a light diffuser panel supporting frame, and, optionally comprising a lamp holder, a lamp supporter and a light diffuser panel supporting column integrated in a single piece, a lighting unit equipped with the reflector and a liquid crystal display device using the lighting unit, wherein the multilayered sheet for light reflection includes a multilayered sheet for light reflection comprising a light reflecting resin layer (A) and a resin substrate layer (B) which contains an inorganic filler in an amount of 30% by mass or more and h
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kawato, Masami Kogure, Toshio Isozaki
  • Publication number: 20090186208
    Abstract: Provided is a light diffusing resin composition, which, when molded into a large-plane light diffusing plate, is free of yellowing due to thermal deterioration, and can exhibit good light diffusing property, and a light diffusing plate using the resin composition. The light diffusing resin composition includes 100 parts by mass of a polycarbonate resin containing a polycarbonate copolymer (A) having repeating structural units represented by formulae (I) and (II) and 0.01 to 10 parts by mass of a light diffusing agent (B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ishikawa, Masami Kogure, Hiroshi Kawato
  • Publication number: 20090122216
    Abstract: The present invention provides a housing structure for a lighting device, including a molded product having a thickness of 1.5 to 3.5 mm produced from a polycarbonate-based resin composition containing 20 to 60% by mass of titanium oxide, and a method of producing a housing structure for a lighting device, including: subjecting a polycarbonate-based resin composition containing 20 to 60% by mass of titanium oxide into a sheet; and subjecting the sheet to vacuum forming or pressing to produce a box-type molded product in which a fixing portion of a terminal of a light source is molded integrally to an inner side portion of the molded product. Also provided are a housing structure for a lighting device, which is lightweight and requires small man-hour for assembling, a method of manufacturing the same, a backlight device using the housing for a lighting device, and a liquid crystal display member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Masami Kogure, Hiroshi Kawato
  • Publication number: 20090116115
    Abstract: The present invention provides: a polycarbonate light diffusing resin composition in which a first discoloration is a little, and particularly a photo-deterioration caused by a cold-cathode tube as a light source of liquid crystal displays is suppressed; and a light diffuser panel obtained by molding the same. The polycarbonate light diffusing resin composition comprises: (A) 100 parts by mass of an aromatic polycarbonate resin; (B) 0.01 to 10 parts by mass of a light diffusing agent; and (C) 0.05 to 5 parts by mass of a light-resisting agent having a maximum absorption wavelength at 290 to 330 nm in an ultraviolet light absorption spectrum and the light diffuser panel is a light diffuser panel having a thickness of 0.5 to 2 mm and obtained by molding the polycarbonate light diffusing resin composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masami Kogure, Hiroshi Kawato
  • Publication number: 20090093583
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light diffusing polycarbonate resin composition including a polycarbonate resin containing a polycarbonate copolymer which comprises a repeating unit represented by the general formula (I) shown below and a repeating unit represented by the general formula (II) shown below, which has a content of the repeating units of the general formula (II) of 1 to 30% by mass and which has a viscosity value of 30 to 71, and (B) a light diffusing agent compounded therein in an amount of 0.01 to 10 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the polycarbonate resin. The light diffusing polycarbonate resin composition and a light diffusing plate thereof show improved fluidity during molding and have excellent heat resistance, dimensional stability, luminance and color tone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kawato, Masami Kogure, Yoshihiko Horio, Yasuhiro Ishikawa