Patents by Inventor Mutsuo Nishi

Mutsuo Nishi 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: 8916264
    Abstract: The invention provides a polyester film suitable for a back sheet for solar cells, which requires a high reflectance not only in the visible light region but also in the near-infrared region, and also requires a low reflection directivity. The polyester film is a cavity-containing polyester film having an average reflectance of 70-95% in a wavelength range of 400-1200 nm and an average transmittance of 5-30% in a wavelength range of 700-1200 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoki Mizuno, Mutsuo Nishi, Jun Inagaki
  • Patent number: 8883298
    Abstract: The invention provides a polyester film suitable for a back sheet for solar cells, which requires a high reflectance not only in the visible light region but also in the near-infrared region, and also requires a low reflection directivity. The polyester film is a cavity-containing polyester film having an average reflectance of 70-95% in a wavelength range of 400-1200 nm and an average transmittance of 5-30% in a wavelength range of 700-1200 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoki Mizuno, Mutsuo Nishi, Jun Inagaki
  • Publication number: 20120183792
    Abstract: The invention provides a polyester film suitable for a back sheet for solar cells, which requires a high reflectance not only in the visible light region but also in the near-infrared region, and also requires a low reflection directivity. The polyester film is a cavity-containing polyester film having?an average reflectance of 70-95% in a wavelength range of 400-1200 nm and an average transmittance of 5-30% in a wavelength range of 700-1200 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: TOYO BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoki Mizuno, Mutsuo Nishi, Jun Inagaki
  • Publication number: 20090032602
    Abstract: [Summary] [Problem] Provision of a thermoadhesive polyester film having improved thermal adhesiveness and ruggedness absorbability and sliding quality while maintaining environmental suitability (halogen-free), heat resistance, and chemical resistance as a plastic material that constitutes IC cards or IC tags. [Solving Means] A thermoadhesive polyester film wherein a thermoadhesive layer is laminated on one face or both faces of a biaxially stretched polyester film, the thermoadhesive layer having a thickness of 5 to 30 ?m, consisting of a mixture of a non-crystalline polyester resin A having a glass transition temperature of 50 to 95° C. and a thermoplastic resin B incompatible therewith, the thermoplastic resin B being any of (a) a crystalline resin having a melting point of 50 to 180° C., (b) a non-crystalline resin having a glass transition temperature of ?50 to 150° C., and (c) a mixture thereof, and contained at 1 to 30% by mass in the thermoadhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: TOYO BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mutsuo Nishi, Yasushi Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20060286363
    Abstract: A porous polyester film containing a polyester resin as a main starting material is provided. By optimizing the melt viscosity of a void-forming agent to be added, the ratio of the number of voids to film thickness can be set to 0.20 void/?m or above. As a result a lightweight polyester film can be provided, which has a high strength, superior processability and high reflectivity to visible light. This film is suitable as a material for various reflectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Mutsuo Nishi, Katsuya Ito, Koji Yamada, Yasushi Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20040266930
    Abstract: A porous polyester film containing a polyester resin as a main starting material is provided. By optimizing the melt viscosity of a void-forming agent to be added, the ratio of the number of voids to film thickness can be set to 0.20 void/&mgr;m or above. As a result a lightweight polyester film can be provided, which has a high strength, superior processability and high reflectivity to visible light. This film is suitable as a material for various reflectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: TOYO BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mutsuo Nishi, Katsuya Ito, Koji Yamada, Yasushi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 6596407
    Abstract: The present invention provides a coated polyester film consisting of a polyester film having opacity as shown by an optical density of not less than 0.3, and a coating layer formed on at least one surface of this polyester film, wherein a surface of this coating layer shows a 60-degree specular glossiness G1 and a 75-degree specular glossiness G2, that satisfy the following formulas (1) and (2): G1≦20  (1) 1<G2/G1≦4  (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Syuichi Nishimura, Satoshi Tsukamoto, Chikao Morishige, Tadashi Okudaira, Mutsuo Nishi
  • Publication number: 20020009607
    Abstract: The present invention provides a coated polyester film consisting of a polyester film having opacity as shown by an optical density of not less than 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Syuichi Nishimura, Satoshi Tsukamoto, Chikao Morishige, Tadashi Okudaira, Mutsuo Nishi
  • Publication number: 20010036545
    Abstract: A porous polyester film containing a polyester resin as a main starting material is provided. By optimizing the melt viscosity of a void-forming agent to be added, the ratio of the number of voids to film thickness can be set to 0.20 void/&mgr;m or above. As a result a lightweight polyester film can be provided, which has a high strength, superior processability and high reflectivity to visible light. This film is suitable as a material for various reflectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Applicant: TOYO BOSEKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mutsuo Nishi, Katsuya Ito, Koji Yamada, Yasushi Sasaki