Patents by Inventor Mitsushi Yamamoto

Mitsushi Yamamoto 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: 10293435
    Abstract: The pressure-sensitive adhesive film according to the present invention comprises a resin film as a substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided at least on a face of the resin film. The resin film has a multi-layer constitution consisting of at least two layers. The resin film has a laser beam reflectance of 5% or higher, but 40% or lower in a wavelength range of 1000 nm to 1100 nm, and has a laser beam transmittance of 5% or lower in the said wavelength range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignees: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION, NITTO EUROPE N.V.
    Inventors: Kenta Yamashita, Mitsushi Yamamoto, Donald Pinxten, Bert Cryns
  • Publication number: 20160168426
    Abstract: The pressure-sensitive adhesive film according to the present invention comprises a resin film as a substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided at least on a face of the resin film. The resin film has a multi-layer constitution consisting of at least two layers. The resin film has a laser beam reflectance of 5% or higher, but 40% or lower in a wavelength range of 1000 nm to 1100 nm, and has a laser beam transmittance of 5% or lower in the said wavelength range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicants: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION, NITTO EUROPE N.V.
    Inventors: Kenta YAMASHITA, Mitsushi YAMAMOTO, Donald PINXTEN, Bert CRYNS
  • Patent number: 9302344
    Abstract: The pressure-sensitive adhesive film according to the present invention comprises a resin film as a substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided at least on a face of the resin film. The resin film has a multi-layer constitution consisting of at least two layers. The resin film has a laser beam reflectance of 5% or higher, but 40% or lower in a wavelength range of 1000 nm to 1100 nm, and has a laser beam transmittance of 5% or lower in the said wavelength range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignees: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION, NITTO EUROPE N.V.
    Inventors: Kenta Yamashita, Mitsushi Yamamoto, Donald Pinxten, Bert Cryns
  • Publication number: 20140193611
    Abstract: There are provided an optical surface protection film capable of permitting even a visual inspection of a coated body having a fine roughness, such as a prism sheet, to be performed under the condition that the protection film is attached to the coated body and excelling in adhesion reliability without an optical adverse effect on the coated body, and an optical film with the surface protection film. The optical surface protection film (1) has a base material layer (10) and an adhesive layer (12) stacked on one surface of the base material layer. The surface of the base material layer (10) on the side of the adhesive layer (12) has an arithmetic surface average roughness (Ra2) of 0.65 ?m or less. The other surface of the base material layer (10) has an arithmetic surface average roughness (Ra1) of 0.6 ?m or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takumi Yutou, Shinichi Takada, Mitsushi Yamamoto, Kazuhito Okumura
  • Publication number: 20140120344
    Abstract: Provided is a pressure-sensitive adhesive film suitable for an application involving cutting with a short-wavelength laser having a center wavelength of 1.0 ?m to 1.1 ?m. A pressure-sensitive adhesive film 1 according to the present invention comprises a resin film 10 as a substrate, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 20 provided at least on a first face of resin film 10. Substrate 10 has a laser beam absorbance of 20% or higher in a wavelength range of 1000 nm to 1100 nm, and comprises a laser beam-absorbing layer 42 formed from a resin composition that comprises a carbon black 402 as a laser beam-absorbing agent that increases the laser beam absorbance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsushi Yamamoto, Keiji Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20140113131
    Abstract: Provided is a pressure-sensitive adhesive film suitable for an application involving cutting with a short-wavelength laser having a center wavelength of 1.0 ?m to 1.1 ?m. A pressure-sensitive adhesive film 1 according to the present invention comprises a resin film 10 as a substrate, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 20 provided at least on a first face of resin film 10. Substrate 10 has a laser beam absorbance of 20% or higher in a wavelength range of 1000 nm to 1100 nm, and comprises a laser beam-absorbing layer 42 comprising a laser beam-absorbing agent 402 that increases the laser beam absorbance. As laser beam-absorbing agent 402, at least one species selected from a metal powder and a metallic compound powder can be preferably used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicants: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION, NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsushi Yamamoto, Keiji Hayashi
  • Patent number: 8685523
    Abstract: There are provided an optical surface protection film capable of permitting even a visual inspection of a coated body having a fine roughness, such as a prism sheet, to be performed under the condition that the protection film is attached to the coated body and excelling in adhesion reliability without an optical adverse effect on the coated body, and an optical film with the surface protection film. The optical surface protection film (1) has a base material layer (10) and an adhesive layer (12) stacked on one surface of the base material layer. The surface of the base material layer (10) on the side of the adhesive layer (12) has an arithmetic surface average roughness (Ra2) of 0.65 ?m or less. The other surface of the base material layer (10) has an arithmetic surface average roughness (Ra1) of 0.6 ?m or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Takumi Yutou, Shinichi Takada, Mitsushi Yamamoto, Kazuhito Okumura
  • Publication number: 20130344328
    Abstract: Provided is a surface protective sheet, which satisfactorily adheres to an adherend and which can be easily re-released and suppresses contamination due to a pressure-sensitive adhesive remaining on the surface of the adherend after the release of the sheet. The surface protective sheet includes: a base material layer; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, in which a difference ?T (%) between the visible light transmittance T1 (%) of a transparent substrate having an antireflection film and the visible light transmittance T2 (%) of the transparent substrate resulting when the surface protective sheet is attached to one side of the transparent substrate and left to stand at 160° C. for 1 hour, and then the surface protective sheet is released under a temperature environment of 23° C. (?T=T1?T2) satisfies a relationship of ?T?1.8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei SAWAZAKI, Keiji HAYASHI, Jiro YAMATO, Mariko YOSHIDA, Mitsushi YAMAMOTO, Kenta YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20130344326
    Abstract: The pressure-sensitive adhesive film according to the present invention comprises a resin film as a substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided at least on a face of the resin film. The resin film has a multi-layer constitution consisting of at least two layers. The resin film has a laser beam reflectance of 5% or higher, but 40% or lower in a wavelength range of 1000 nm to 1100 nm, and has a laser beam transmittance of 5% or lower in the said wavelength range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Kenta Yamashita, Mitsushi Yamamoto, Donald Pinxten, Bert Cryns
  • Publication number: 20120135229
    Abstract: Provided is a surface protective sheet, which satisfactorily adheres to an adherend and which can be easily re-released and suppresses contamination due to a pressure-sensitive adhesive remaining on the surface of the adherend after the release of the sheet. The surface protective sheet includes: a base material layer; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, in which a difference ?T (%) between the visible light transmittance T1(%) of a transparent substrate having an antireflection film and the visible light transmittance T2(%) of the transparent substrate resulting when the surface protective sheet is attached to one side of the transparent substrate and left to stand at 160° C. for 1 hour, and then the surface protective sheet is released under a temperature environment of 23° C. (?T=T1?T2) satisfies a relationship of ?T?1.8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei SAWAZAKI, Keiji HAYASHI, Jiro YAMATO, Mariko YOSHIDA, Mitsushi YAMAMOTO, Kenta YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20120077026
    Abstract: A surface protective sheet 1 endowed with both a higher re-peelability and higher non-staining properties is provided. The surface protective sheet 1 has a supporting substrate 10 and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 20 provided on a front side of the supporting substrate 10. At least a portion of the supporting substrate 10, including the front side 10a, is made of a resin material that is composed primarily of a polyolefin and includes A: at least one of a fatty amide and a fatty acid metal salt, and B: an antioxidant. The content CA of the component A, based on the weight of the resin material, is from 50 ppm to 500 ppm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi IGARASHI, Toshitaka SUZUKI, Mitsushi YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20110229703
    Abstract: A protective sheet is provided that achieves both a high level of performance as a protective sheet (particularly a protective sheet for masking during plating) and an excellent ease of use. The protective sheet includes a substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) layer which is provided on one side of the substrate. The PSA layer is formed of an acrylic PSA composition which includes a crosslinking agent and a crosslinking accelerator. The sum DS80 of a flexural rigidity DM80 of the protective sheet at 80° C. in the machine direction and a flexural rigidity DT80 of the protective sheet at 80° C. in the transverse direction is from 0.1×10?6 Pa·m3 to 1.2×10?6 Pa·m3. The PSA layer has a storage modulus G? at 100° C., as measured at a frequency of 1 Hz, of from 0.230×106 Pa to 10×106 Pa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maiko HAYATA, Tsuyoshi INOUE, Mitsushi YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20110209994
    Abstract: A protective sheet (for example, a protective sheet for masking during plating) is provided that has an excellent balance of adherence to the surface of an adherend and easy releasability when heat and pressure bonded. The protective sheet includes a substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) layer which is provided on one side of the substrate. The PSA layer is thermoplastic. When the protective sheet is pressure bonded to a polyimide film at a temperature of 120° C. and a pressure of 0.34 MPa for a pressing time of 5 seconds, the protective sheet has a peel strength PSHP, as measured by peeling the protective sheet from the polyimide film at a temperature of 25° C., a peel rate of 5 m/min and a peel angle of 180°, of from 0.05 N/10 mm to 1.0 N/10 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maiko HAYATA, Tsuyoshi INOUE, Mitsushi YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20110179997
    Abstract: A protective sheet 10 is provided which exhibits excellent properties as a protective sheet and a satisfactory handleability. The protective sheet 10 is formed of a substrate 1 which is a plastic film and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 2 which is provided on one side of the substrate, and satisfies all of the following properties: (A) the total flexural rigidity DTrt at 25° C. in a first direction and a second direction is from 3.0×10?6 to 20×10?6 Pa·m3; (B) the total flexural rigidity DTht at 80° C. is from 0.10×10?6 to 1.2×10?6 Pa·m3; (C) the flexural rigidity ratio DR, defined as DTrt/DTht, is from 3.0 to 80; and (D) the tensions T1rt and T2rt at 25° C. when stretched 10% in the first direction and the second direction respectively are at least 5.0 N/10 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maiko HAYATA, Kazuhito OKUMURA, Mitsushi YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20100323156
    Abstract: There are provided an optical surface protection film capable of permitting even a visual inspection of a coated body having a fine roughness, such as a prism sheet, to be performed under the condition that the protection film is attached to the coated body and excelling in adhesion reliability without an optical adverse effect on the coated body, and an optical film with the surface protection film. The optical surface protection film (1) has a base material layer (10) and an adhesive layer (12) stacked on one surface of the base material layer. The surface of the base material layer (10) on the side of the adhesive layer (12) has an arithmetic surface average roughness (Ra2) of 0.65 ?m or less. The other surface of the base material layer (10) has an arithmetic surface average roughness (Ra1) of 0.6 ?m or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Takumi Yutou, Shinichi Takada, Mitsushi Yamamoto, Kazuhito Okumura
  • Patent number: 7408604
    Abstract: A method is to manufacture a surface protective film for transparent conductive films having a rate of thermal shrinkage of no more than 0.9% in both MD (machine direction) and TD (width direction) as measured after being heated at 150° C. for 1 hour. The method includes: providing a base material film; applying an adhesive on one surface of the base material film; and applying a drawing tension of no more than 80 N per width of 1 m of the base material film under conditions of a temperature of 100° C. through 150° C. and a residence time of 20 through 120 seconds, thereby removing a residual stress and simultaneously drying the adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Takada, Kazuhito Okumura, Mitsushi Yamamoto, Masaki Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20080102241
    Abstract: To present a surface protecting film low in peeling strength (rewinding force) on own back side even by using a rubber material pressure-sensitive adhesive, and excellent in adhesion reliance on an adherend, and an optical film using such surface protecting film. A surface protecting film having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer laminated at one side of a base layer, and a backside treatment layer at other side of the base layer, in which the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is formed of a rubber material, and the backside treatment layer is formed of an acrylic silicone graft polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Takumi Yutou, Shinichi Takada, Mitsushi Yamamoto, Kazuhito Okumura
  • Publication number: 20060029798
    Abstract: A transparent surface protective film includes: a transparent base material film, a transparent adhesive layer formed on one side of the base material film, and a transparent antistatic layer formed on the other side of the base material film. The antistatic layer includes a cationic compound blended with a polyvinyl alcohol based polymer, and the transparent surface protective film is configured to maintain transparency even after one-hour heat treatment at 150° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventors: Mitsushi Yamamoto, Shinichi Takada, Kazuhito Okumura, Masaki Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20050259202
    Abstract: A method is to manufacture a surface protective film for transparent conductive films having a rate of thermal shrinkage of no more than 0.9% in both MD (machine direction) and TD (width direction) as measured after being heated at 150° C. for 1 hour. The method includes: providing a base material film; applying an adhesive on one surface of the base material film; and applying a drawing tension of no more than 80 N per width of 1 m of the base material film under conditions of a temperature of 100° C. through 150° C. and a residence time of 20 through 120 seconds, thereby removing a residual stress and simultaneously drying the adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Shinichi Takada, Kazuhito Okumura, Mitsushi Yamamoto, Masaki Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20040033735
    Abstract: A surfa e prote tive film for transparent onductive films is provided that does not demonstrate large curling after a transparent conductive film with the surface protective film attached thereon is introduced in a heating process of about 150° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventors: Shinichi Takada, Kazuhito Okumura, Mitsushi Yamamoto, Masaki Hayashi