Patents by Inventor Michio Umeda

Michio Umeda 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: 8586186
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet contains at least a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer containing an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive containing an acrylic polymer composition containing an acrylic polymer as a main component and a tackifier containing a tackifying resin as a main component, wherein reflection rate and attached amount in the fogging test in accordance with German Industrial Standard DIN 75201 are 70% or more and 2.0 mg or less, respectively. In the acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive which forms the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a ratio of components having a molecular weight of 300 or less is preferably 4.2% by weight or less based on the total amount of solid matter of the acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive. Furthermore, in the tackifying resin in the tackifier, a ratio of components having a molecular weight of 300 or less is suitably 4.2% by weight or less based on the total amount of solid matter of the tackifying resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Tomonari Naito, Michio Umeda, Akiko Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8445103
    Abstract: To provide an adhesive composition which shows high adhesion with a glass substrate and has excellent heat resistance, moisture resistance and moist heat resistance, an adhesive optical film comprising an adhesive layer made of the adhesive composition, which shows high adhesion between the adhesive layer and an optical film and effectively suppresses the occurrence of adhesive residue and lack of adhesive and also has excellent heat resistance, moisture resistance and moist heat resistance, and an image display device comprising the adhesive optical film, the adhesive optical film comprises an optical film 1, an adhesive layer 3 made of a water dispersible adhesive composition comprising, as raw monomers, an alkyl (meth)acrylate ester whose alkyl group has 4 to 18 carbon atoms, a carboxyl group-containing vinyl monomer, a phosphoric acid group-containing vinyl monomer, and a copolymerizable vinyl monomer which is optionally copolymerizable with the above monomers, wherein a carboxyl group concentration is fr
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Okada, Toshitaka Takahashi, Mika Kanamaru, Michio Umeda
  • Patent number: 8022125
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet contains at least a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer containing an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive containing an acrylic polymer composition containing an acrylic polymer as a main component and a tackifier containing a tackifying resin as a main component, wherein reflection rate and attached amount in the fogging test in accordance with German Industrial Standard DIN 75201 are 70% or more and 2.0 mg or less, respectively. In the acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive which forms the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a ratio of components having a molecular weight of 300 or less is preferably 4.2% by weight or less based on the total amount of solid matter of the acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive. Furthermore, in the tackifying resin in the tackifier, a ratio of components having a molecular weight of 300 or less is suitably 4.2% by weight or less based on the total amount of solid matter of the tackifying resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Tomonari Naito, Michio Umeda, Akiko Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20110039988
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet contains at least a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer containing an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive containing an acrylic polymer composition containing an acrylic polymer as a main component and a tackifier containing a tackifying resin as a main component, wherein reflection rate and attached amount in the fogging test in accordance with German Industrial Standard DIN 75201 are 70% or more and 2.0 mg or less, respectively. In the acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive which forms the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a ratio of components having a molecular weight of 300 or less is preferably 4.2% by weight or less based on the total amount of solid matter of the acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive. Furthermore, in the tackifying resin in the tackifier, a ratio of components having a molecular weight of 300 or less is suitably 4.2% by weight or less based on the total amount of solid matter of the tackifying resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomonari NAITO, Michio UMEDA, Akiko TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20100304135
    Abstract: To provide an adhesive composition which shows high adhesion with a glass substrate and has excellent heat resistance, moisture resistance and moist heat resistance, an adhesive optical film comprising an adhesive layer made of the adhesive composition, which shows high adhesion between the adhesive layer and an optical film and effectively suppresses the occurrence of adhesive residue and lack of adhesive and also has excellent heat resistance, moisture resistance and moist heat resistance, and an image display device comprising the adhesive optical film, the adhesive optical film comprises an optical film 1, an adhesive layer 3 made of a water dispersible adhesive composition comprising, as raw monomers, an alkyl (meth)acrylate ester whose alkyl group has 4 to 18 carbon atoms, a carboxyl group-containing vinyl monomer, a phosphoric acid group-containing vinyl monomer, and a copolymerizable vinyl monomer which is optionally copolymerizable with the above monomers, wherein a carboxyl group concentration is fr
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Okada, Toshitaka Takahashi, Mika Kanamaru, Michio Umeda
  • Patent number: 7759442
    Abstract: To provide an adhesive composition which shows high adhesion with a glass substrate and has excellent heat resistance, moisture resistance and moist heat resistance, an adhesive optical film comprising an adhesive layer made of the adhesive composition, which shows high adhesion between the adhesive layer and an optical film and effectively suppresses the occurrence of adhesive residue and lack of adhesive and also has excellent heat resistance, moisture resistance and moist heat resistance, and an image display device comprising the adhesive optical film, the adhesive optical film comprises an optical film 1, an adhesive layer 3 made of a water dispersible adhesive composition comprising, as raw monomers, an alkyl (meth)acrylate ester whose alkyl group has 4 to 18 carbon atoms, a carboxyl group-containing vinyl monomer, a phosphoric acid group-containing vinyl monomer, and a copolymerizable vinyl monomer which is optionally copolymerizable with the above monomers, wherein a carboxyl group concentration is fr
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Okada, Toshitaka Takahashi, Mika Kanamaru, Michio Umeda
  • Patent number: 7312265
    Abstract: Provided is an acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive composition excellent in pressure sensitive adhesive characteristics and removability and a pressure sensitive adhesive tape using the acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive composition. An acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive composition containing an acrylic polymer obtained by at least copolymerizing a (meth) acrylic acid alkyl ester with an alkyl group having 2 to 14 carbon atoms and a carboxyl group containing unsaturated monomer copolymerizable with the (meth) acrylic acid alkyl ester, and tackifier resins, wherein the tackifier resins are respective resins each containing a natural product as a raw material, include at least 4 kinds of the resins different in a molecular structure from one another and a content of each of the tackifier resins is in the range of 5 parts by weight or more and 20 parts by weight or less relative to 100 parts by weight of the acrylic polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Wada, Michio Umeda, Koichi Ikeda, Masahiro Ohura
  • Publication number: 20060188712
    Abstract: To provide an adhesive composition which shows high adhesion with a glass substrate and has excellent heat resistance, moisture resistance and moist heat resistance, an adhesive optical film comprising an adhesive layer made of the adhesive composition, which shows high adhesion between the adhesive layer and an optical film and effectively suppresses the occurrence of adhesive residue and lack of adhesive and also has excellent heat resistance, moisture resistance and moist heat resistance, and an image display device comprising the adhesive optical film, the adhesive optical film comprises an optical film 1, an adhesive layer 3 made of a water dispersible adhesive composition comprising, as raw monomers, an alkyl(meth)acrylate ester whose alkyl group has 4 to 18 carbon atoms, a carboxyl group-containing vinyl monomer, a phosphoric acid group-containing vinyl monomer, and a copolymerizable vinyl monomer which is optionally copolymerizable with the above monomers, wherein a carboxyl group concentration is fro
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Applicant: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Okada, Toshitaka Takahashi, Mika Kanamaru, Michio Umeda
  • Publication number: 20060116455
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet contains at least a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer containing an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive containing an acrylic polymer composition containing an acrylic polymer as a main component and a tackifier containing a tackifying resin as a main component, wherein reflection rate and attached amount in the fogging test in accordance with German Industrial Standard DIN 75201 are 70% or more and 2.0 mg or less, respectively. In the acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive which forms the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a ratio of components having a molecular weight of 300 or less is preferably 4.2% by weight or less based on the total amount of solid matter of the acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive. Furthermore, in the tackifying resin in the tackifier, a ratio of components having a molecular weight of 300 or less is suitably 4.2% by weight or less based on the total amount of solid matter of the tackifying resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Tomonari Naito, Michio Umeda, Akiko Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7045568
    Abstract: An aqueous dispersion type pressure-sensitive adhesive composition which has a small increase of a peel force to a release liner having a silicone release agent applied thereto or back coating layer, and pressure-sensitive adhesive sheets comprising the composition. The aqueous dispersion type pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprises an aqueous dispersion of a polymer obtained by copolymerizing a monomer mixture comprising one or more alkyl (meth)acrylates as the main component and at least one silane monomer, and an organic compound capable of bonding to the silane monomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Tomonari Naito, Akiko Miyano, Kazuhisa Maeda, Michio Umeda, Kenichi Okada
  • Patent number: 7008987
    Abstract: An aqueous dispersion type pressure-sensitive adhesive composition which is excellent in adhesion to foams and unsusceptibility to edge peeling and retains stable adhesive force over long, a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet including a substrate and, disposed on one or both sides thereof, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer comprising the aqueous dispersion type pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive rubber foam sheet comprising a rubber foam and, disposed on one or both sides thereof, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer or pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet. The aqueous dispersion type pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprises an aqueous dispersion of a polymer obtained by copolymerizing a monomer mixture comprising one or more alkyl (meth)acrylates as the main component and at least one silane monomer, and a tackifier having a phenolic skeleton, added to the aqueous dispersion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Okada, Tomonari Naito, Michio Umeda
  • Publication number: 20050209380
    Abstract: Provided is an acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive composition excellent in pressure sensitive adhesive characteristics and removability and a pressure sensitive adhesive tape using the acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive composition. An acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive composition containing an acrylic polymer obtained by at least copolymerizing a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester with an alkyl group having 2 to 14 carbon atoms and a carboxyl group containing unsaturated monomer copolymerizable with the (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester, and tackifier resins, wherein the tackifier resins are respective resins each containing a natural product as a raw material, include at least 4 kinds of the resins-different in a molecular structure from one another and a content of each of the tackifier resins is in the range of 5 parts by weight or more and 20 parts by weight or less relative to 100 parts by weight of the acrylic polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Hiroshi Wada, Michio Umeda, Koichi Ikeda, Masahiro Ohura
  • Publication number: 20050084670
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive type optical film which comprises an optical film and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer superposed on at least one side thereof through an anchor layer formed from a resin emulsion. It is easy to handle because the pressure-sensitive adhesive does not peel off even when an edge of the film comes into contract during handling in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Masayuki Satake, Shigeo Kobayashi, Michio Umeda, Chiaki Harada, Naoki Sadayori, Hideki Akamatsu, Akiko Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20050073633
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive type optical film which comprises an optical film and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer superposed on at least one side thereof through an anchor layer formed from a polyamine compound. It is easy to handle because the pressure-sensitive adhesive does not peel off even when an edge of the film comes into contract during handling in use. The pressure-sensitive adhesive type optical film can be inhibited from being electrostatically charged upon peeling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Masayuki Satake, Shigeo Kobayashi, Michio Umeda, Chiaki Harada, Naoki Sadayori, Hideki Akamatsu, Akiko Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20050038152
    Abstract: An aqueous dispersion type pressure-sensitive adhesive composition which has a small increase of a peel force to a release liner having a silicone release agent applied thereto or back coating layer, and pressure-sensitive adhesive sheets comprising the composition. The aqueous dispersion type pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprises an aqueous dispersion of a polymer obtained by copolymerizing a monomer mixture comprising one or more alkyl (meth)acrylates as the main component and at least one silane monomer, and an organic compound capable of bonding to the silane monomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2003
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Tomonari Naito, Akiko Miyano, Kazuhisa Maeda, Michio Umeda, Kenichi Okada
  • Publication number: 20040254276
    Abstract: An aqueous dispersion type pressure-sensitive adhesive composition which is excellent in adhesion to foams and unsusceptibility to edge peeling and retains stable adhesive force over long, a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet including a substrate and, disposed on one or both sides thereof, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer comprising the aqueous dispersion type pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive rubber foam sheet comprising a rubber foam and, disposed on one or both sides thereof, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer or pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet. The aqueous dispersion type pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprises an aqueous dispersion of a polymer obtained by copolymerizing a monomer mixture comprising one or more alkyl (meth)acrylates as the main component and at least one silane monomer, and a tackifier having a phenolic skeleton, added to the aqueous dispersion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Okada, Tomonari Naito, Michio Umeda
  • Patent number: 6143925
    Abstract: A process for producing aromatic carboxylic acids efficiently by operating a distillation column for separating the vaporized reaction solvent and other useful ingredients from an oxidation reactor while permitting efficient energy recovery without causing any obstruction to turbine and without causing any clogging of the distillation column, said process comprising oxidizing an alkyl aromatic compound in a liquid reaction solvent comprising an aliphatic carboxylic acid with a molecular oxygen-containing gas in the presence of an oxidation catalyst in the said oxidation reactor to form an aromatic carboxylic acid, guiding the oxidation reactor exhaust gas into the distillation column to subject it to a distillation, passing the distilltion overhead gas to a condenser to form a condensate, which is returned to the distillation column, and to generate a steam on the shell side, which is guided to a steam turbine for energy recovery, and burning the condenser exit gas in order to drive a gas turbine for energy r
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Tadashi Tomitaka, Michio Umeda, Hideaki Iwata, Fujimasa Nakao
  • Patent number: 5728321
    Abstract: This invention relates to a conducting organic polymer formed by doping an organic polymer with a protonic acid having a dissociation constant value pKa of less than 4.8, wherein the organic polymer has, as the main repeating unit, a compound represented by the general formula: ##STR1## wherein, m and n, respectively, show the molar fraction of the quinonediimine structural unit and phenylenediamine structural unit in the repeating unit, and 0<m<1, 0<n<1, and m+n=1; and the organic polymer is soluble in an organic solvent in the undoped state, and has an intrinsic viscosity ?.eta.! of more than 0.4 dl/g measured in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone at 30.degree. C. This invention also relates to a film formed of the conducting organic polymer and a conducting organic polymer composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Abe, Akira Ohtani, Hiroyuki Higuchi, Minoru Ezoe, Shinya Akizuki, Keiji Nakamoto, Keiko Mochizuki, Yasuhiro Umemoto, Michio Umeda
  • Patent number: 5264552
    Abstract: This invention relates to an organic polymer having, as the main repeating unit, the compound represented by the general formula: ##STR1## (wherein, m and n respectively show the molar fraction of quinonediimine structure unit and phenylenediamine structure unit in the repeating unit, and 0<m<1, 0<n<1, and m+n=1.), and soluble in an organic solvent in an undoped state, and having the intrinsic viscocity [.eta.] of more than 0.4 dl/g measured in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone at 30.degree. C., and a conducting organic polymer formed by doping a protonic acid to such a polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1993
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Abe, Akira Ohtani, Hiroyuki Higuchi, Minoru Ezoe, Shinya Akizuki, Keiji Nakamoto, Keiko Mochizuki, Yasuhiro Umemoto, Michio Umeda