Patents by Inventor Mitsuhiro Usugaya
Mitsuhiro Usugaya 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: 11623975Abstract: A molding material including a resin material that has a graft chain containing constituent units derived from a fluorine-containing compound and a non-fluorinated compound. The graft chain thereof may be formed, for example, using ionizing radiation.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2018Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignees: OSAKA UNIVERSITY, DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Akihiro Oshima, Kazuyuki Satoh, Mitsuhiro Usugaya, Yoshikage Ohmukai, Yuko Shiotani
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Patent number: 11225557Abstract: A method for producing a molded article from a molding material, wherein the molding material contains a fluorine-containing graft chain. Also disclosed is a molding material for a fluorine-containing molded article including a resin material having a graft chain.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2017Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazuyuki Satoh, Mitsuhiro Usugaya, Kenji Adachi
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Publication number: 20200270386Abstract: A molding material including a resin material that has a graft chain containing constituent units derived from a fluorine-containing compound and a non-fluorinated compound. The graft chain thereof may be formed, for example, using ionizing radiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2018Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicants: OSAKA UNIVERSITY, DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Akihiro OSHIMA, Kazuyuki SATOH, Mitsuhiro USUGAYA, Yoshikage OHMUKAI, Yuko SHIOTANI
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Publication number: 20190085137Abstract: A method for producing a molded article from a molding material, wherein the molding material contains a fluorine-containing graft chain. Also disclosed is a molding material for a fluorine-containing molded article including a resin material having a graft chain.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2017Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazuyuki SATOH, Mitsuhiro USUGAYA, Kenji ADACHI
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Patent number: 10077327Abstract: A water- and oil-repellent agent is an aqueous emulsion containing: (I) a fluorine-containing copolymer, (II) a surfactant, and (III) an aqueous medium. The fluorine-containing copolymer contains repeating units derived from (a) a fluorine-containing monomer containing a fluoroalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms and (b) a fluorine-free monomer selected from the group consisting of vinyl halide and vinylidene halide, wherein the fluorine-containing copolymer has a melt viscosity of 1,000 to 100,000 cP at a temperature of 100° C. under a load of 25 kgf/cm2.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2009Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hisako Nakamura, Mitsuhiro Usugaya, Takashi Enomoto
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Patent number: 9988759Abstract: A surface treatment agent, which can impart the excellent water- and oil-repellency, soil resistance and feeling to the substrate, is obtained from a fluorine-containing polymer which contains: (A) a monomer which comprises; (A1) a fluorine-containing monomer of the formula: CH2?C(—X)—C(?O)—Y—Z—Rf wherein X is a hydrogen atom, a monovalent organic group, or a halogen atom, Y is —O— or —NH—, Z is a direct bond or a divalent organic group, and Rf is a fluoroalkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and (A2) a (meth)acrylate monomer having a cyclic hydrocarbon group, and (B) at least one functional organopolysiloxane selected from the group consisting of a mercapto-functional organopolysiloxane, a vinyl-functional organopolysiloxane, a (meth)acrylamide-functional organopolysiloxane and a (meth)acrylate-functional group.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2009Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignees: Dow Silicones Corporation, Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi Minami, Takashi Enomoto, Tetsuya Masutani, Masahiro Miyahara, Mitsuhiro Usugaya, Rumi Takeuchi, Ikuo Yamamoto, Peter Cheshire Hupfield
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Patent number: 9945069Abstract: A textile having high fluorine adhesion rate, and excellent water- and oil-repellency can be obtained by a method of producing a treated textile, comprising steps of: (1) preparing a treatment liquid comprising a water- and oil-repellent agent which comprises at least one fluorine-containing compound selected from the group consisting of a fluorine-containing polymer or a fluorine-containing low molecular weight compound, (2) adjusting pH of the treatment liquid to at most 7, (3) applying the treatment liquid to a textile, (4) treating the textile with steam, and (5) washing the textile with water and dehydrating the textile, wherein the treatment liquid comprises a thermally gelling substance.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2007Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hisako Nakamura, Mitsuhiro Usugaya
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Publication number: 20170088653Abstract: Provided is a surfactant which has a high surface tension reducing ability and a high solubility in a liquid medium, containing a fluorine-containing copolymer containing, as essential components, a monomer having a fluoroalkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, a hydrophilic monomer, and a monomer having an ion donor group. Further provided are a coating composition, an ink composition and a photographic emulsion composition, each comprising the surfactant.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Mitsuhiro USUGAYA, Kayo KUSUMI
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Publication number: 20140142222Abstract: Provided is a surfactant which has a high surface tension reducing ability and a high solubility in a liquid medium, comprising a fluorine-containing copolymer containing, as essential components, a monomer having a fluoroalkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, a hydrophilic monomer, and a monomer having an ion donor group. Further provided are a coating composition, an ink composition and a photographic emulsion composition, each comprising the surfactant.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2014Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Mitsuhiro USUGAYA, Kayo Kusumi
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Patent number: 8568886Abstract: Disclosed is a fluorine-containing copolymer having sufficient stability in water, which is capable of providing paper with sufficient oil resistance. The fluorine-containing polymer contains, as essential components, (a) a fluorine-containing monomer represented by general formula (I) CH2?C(—X)—C(?O)—Y—[—(CH2)m—Z—]p—(CH2)n—Rf (wherein X represents a hydrogen atom; Y represents —O— or —NH—; Z represents a direct bond, —S— or —SO2—; Rf represents a fluoroalkyl group having 1-6 carbon atoms; m is a number of 1-10; n is a number of 0-10; and p is 0 or 1) and (b) an alkoxy group-containing monomer represented by general formula (II) CH2?C(X?)—C(?O)—O—(RO)q—H (wherein X? represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R represents an alkylene group having 2-4 carbon atoms wherein a part or all of hydrogen atoms may be substituted by a hydroxyl group; and q represent an integer of 1-50). The fluorine-containing polymer does not contain a monomer having an amino group.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2009Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Michio Matsuda, Tetsuya Uehara, Mitsuhiro Usugaya, Ikuo Yamamoto, Takashi Enomoto, Kayo Kusumi
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Publication number: 20120016070Abstract: Provided is a surfactant which has a high surface tension reducing ability and a high solubility in a liquid medium, comprising a fluorine-containing copolymer containing, as essential components, a monomer having a fluoroalkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, a hydrophilic monomer, and a monomer having an ion donor group. Further provided are a coating composition, an ink composition and a photographic emulsion composition, each comprising the surfactant.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2010Publication date: January 19, 2012Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD.Inventors: Mitsuhiro Usugaya, Kayo Kusumi
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Publication number: 20110287678Abstract: A surface treatment agent, which can impart the excellent water- and oil-repellency, soil resistance and feeling to the substrate, is obtained from a fluorine-containing polymer which contains: (A) a monomer which comprises; (A1) a fluorine-containing monomer of the formula: CH2?C(—X)—C(?O)—Y—Z—Rf wherein X is a hydrogen atom, a monovalent organic group, or a halogen atom, Y is —O— or —NH—, Z is a direct bond or a divalent organic group, and Rf is a fluoroalkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and (A2) a (meth)acrylate monomer having a cyclic hydrocarbon group, and (B) at least one functional organopolysiloxane selected from the group consisting of a mercapto-functional organopolysiloxane, a vinyl-functional organopolysiloxane, a (meth)acrylamide-functional organopolysiloxane and a (meth)acrylate-functional group.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2009Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicants: DOW CORNING CORPORATION, DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Shinichi Minami, Takashi Enomoto, Tetsuya Masutani, Masahiro Miyahara, Mitsuhiro Usugaya, Rumi Takeuchi, Ikuo Yamamoto, Peter Cheshire Hupfield
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Publication number: 20110028059Abstract: A water- and oil-repellent agent is an aqueous emulsion containing: (I) a fluorine-containing copolymer, (II) a surfactant, and (III) an aqueous medium. The fluorine-containing copolymer contains repeating units derived from (a) a fluorine-containing monomer containing a fluoroalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms and (b) a fluorine-free monomer selected from the group consisting of vinyl halide and vinylidene halide, wherein the fluorine-containing copolymer has a melt viscosity of 1,000 to 100,000 cP at a temperature of 100° C. under a load of 25 kgf/cm2.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2009Publication date: February 3, 2011Inventors: Hisako Nakamura, Mitsuhiro Usugaya, Takashi Enomoto
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Publication number: 20110027593Abstract: Disclosed is a fluorine-containing copolymer having sufficient stability in water, which is capable of providing paper with sufficient oil resistance. The fluorine-containing polymer contains, as essential components, (a) a fluorine-containing monomer represented by general formula (I) CH2?C(—X)—C(?O)—Y—[—(CH2)m—Z—]p—(CH2)n—Rf (wherein X represents a hydrogen atom; Y represents —O— or —NH—; Z represents a direct bond, —S— or —SO2—; Rf represents a fluoroalkyl group having 1-6 carbon atoms; m is a number of 1-10; n is a number of 0-10; and p is 0 or 1) and (b) an alkoxy group-containing monomer represented by general formula (II) CH2?C(X?)—C(?O)—O—(RO)q—H (wherein X? represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R represents an alkylene group having 2-4 carbon atoms wherein a part or all of hydrogen atoms may be substituted by a hydroxyl group; and q represent an integer of 1-50). The fluorine-containing polymer does not contain a monomer having an amino group.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2009Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Michio Matsuda, Tetsuya Uehara, Mitsuhiro Usugaya, Ikuo Yamamoto, Takashi Enomoto, Kayo Kusumi
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Publication number: 20110020591Abstract: A textile having high fluorine adhesion rate, and excellent water- and oil-repellency can be obtained by a method of producing a treated textile, comprising steps of: (1) preparing a treatment liquid comprising a water- and oil-repellent agent which comprises at least one fluorine-containing compound selected from the group consisting of a fluorine-containing polymer or a fluorine-containing low molecular weight compound, (2) adjusting pH of the treatment liquid to at most 7, (3) applying the treatment liquid to a textile, (4) treating the textile with steam, and (5) washing the textile with water and dehydrating the textile, wherein the treatment liquid comprises a thermally gelling substance and a salt.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2009Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSSRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hisako Nakamura, Mitsuhiro Usugaya
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Publication number: 20110021099Abstract: A water- and oil-repellent agent is an aqueous emulsion containing a fluorine-containing polymer. The fluorine-containing polymer comprises (a) a fluorine-containing monomer, and (b) a crosslinkable monomer, wherein the monomers (a) and (b) are polymerized in the presence of a chain transfer agent to produce the fluorine-containing polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2009Publication date: January 27, 2011Inventors: Hisako Nakamura, Mitsuhiro Usugaya, Ryousuke Hara
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Publication number: 20100316835Abstract: A textile having high fluorine adhesion rate, and excellent water- and oil-repellency can be obtained by a method of producing a treated textile, comprising steps of: (1) preparing a treatment liquid comprising a water- and oil-repellent agent which comprises at least one fluorine-containing compound selected from the group consisting of a fluorine-containing polymer or a fluorine-containing low molecular weight compound, (2) adjusting pH of the treatment liquid to at most 7, (3) applying the treatment liquid to a textile, (4) treating the textile with steam, and (5) washing the textile with water and dehydrating the textile, wherein the treatment liquid comprises a thermally gelling substance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2007Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hisako Nakamura, Mitsuhiro Usugaya
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Publication number: 20100143641Abstract: Excellent water- and oil-repellency and soil releasability can be obtained by a method of preparing a treated textile, having steps of: (1) preparing a treatment liquid containing a water- and oil-repellent agent and a stain blocking agent, (2) adjusting pH of the treatment liquid to at most 7, (3) applying the treatment liquid to a textile, (4) treating the textile with steam, and (5) washing the textile with water and dehydrating the textile, wherein the water- and oil-repellent agent contains at least one fluorine-containing compound selected from the group consisting of a fluorine-containing polymer and a fluorine-containing low molecular weight compound, and the water- and oil-repellent agent or the treatment liquid contains a cationic emulsifying agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2010Publication date: June 10, 2010Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Ikuo Yamamoto, Kayo Kusumi, Mitsuhiro Usugaya, Ryosuke Hara, Takahito Kanbara
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Patent number: 7678155Abstract: Excellent water- and oil-repellency and soil releasability can be obtained by a method of preparing a treated textile, having steps of: (1) preparing a treatment liquid containing a water- and oil-repellent agent and a stain blocking agent, (2) adjusting pH of the treatment liquid to at most 7, (3) applying the treatment liquid to a textile, (4) treating the textile with steam, and (5) washing the textile with water and dehydrating the textile, wherein the water- and oil-repellent agent contains at least one fluorine-containing compound selected from the group consisting of a fluorine-containing polymer and a fluorine-containing low molecular weight compound, and the water- and oil-repellent agent or the treatment liquid contains a cationic emulsifying agent.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2003Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Ikuo Yamamoto, Kayo Kusumi, Mitsuhiro Usugaya, Ryosuke Hara, Takahito Kanbara
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Publication number: 20090155600Abstract: A treatment for paper, containing (A) a fluorine-containing polymer comprising repeating units derived from a fluorine-containing monomer (a) represented by the general formula (I): CH2?C(—X)—C(?O)—Y—(CH2)m-Z-(CH2)n—Rf (I) wherein X is hydrogen, methyl, fluoro, chloro, CFX1X2 (wherein X1 and X2 are each hydrogen, fluoro, or chloro), or the like; Y is —O— or —NH—; Z is —S—, —SO—, or —SO2—; Rf is fluoroalkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; m is 1 to 10; and n is 0 to 10.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2006Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Mitsuhiro Usugaya, Michio Matsuda