Patents by Inventor Naoki Sasahara

Naoki Sasahara 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: 10663861
    Abstract: The method for forming a resin cured film pattern according to the invention comprises a first step in which there is formed on a base material a photosensitive layer composed of a photosensitive resin composition comprising a binder polymer with a carboxyl group having an acid value of 75 mgKOH/g or greater, a photopolymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator, and having a thickness of 10 ?m or smaller, a second step in which prescribed sections of the photosensitive layer are cured by irradiation with active light rays, and a third step in which the sections of the photosensitive layer other than the prescribed sections are removed to form a cured film pattern of the prescribed sections of the photosensitive layer, wherein the photosensitive resin composition comprises an oxime ester compound and/or a phosphine oxide compound as the photopolymerization initiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuharu Murakami, Hiroshi Yamazaki, Yoshimi Igarashi, Naoki Sasahara, Ikuo Mukai
  • Patent number: 10386719
    Abstract: The method for forming a resin cured film pattern according to the invention comprises a first step in which there is formed on a base material a photosensitive layer composed of a photosensitive resin composition comprising a binder polymer with a carboxyl group having an acid value of 75 mgKOH/g or greater, a photopolymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator, and having a thickness of 10 ?m or smaller, a second step in which prescribed sections of the photosensitive layer are cured by irradiation with active light rays, and a third step in which the sections of the photosensitive layer other than the prescribed sections are removed to form a cured film pattern of the prescribed sections of the photosensitive layer, wherein the photosensitive resin composition comprises an oxime ester compound and/or a phosphine oxide compound as the photopolymerization initiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuharu Murakami, Hiroshi Yamazaki, Yoshimi Igarashi, Naoki Sasahara, Ikuo Mukai
  • Patent number: 10353289
    Abstract: The method for forming a resin cured film pattern according to the invention comprises a first step in which there is formed on a base material a photosensitive layer composed of a photosensitive resin composition comprising a binder polymer with a carboxyl group having an acid value of 75 mgKOH/g or greater, a photopolymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator, and having a thickness of 10 ?m or smaller, a second step in which prescribed sections of the photosensitive layer are cured by irradiation with active light rays, and a third step in which the sections of the photosensitive layer other than the prescribed sections are removed to form a cured film pattern of the prescribed sections of the photosensitive layer, wherein the photosensitive resin composition comprises an oxime ester compound and/or a phosphine oxide compound as the photopolymerization initiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuharu Murakami, Hiroshi Yamazaki, Yoshimi Igarashi, Naoki Sasahara, Ikuo Mukai
  • Publication number: 20180321587
    Abstract: The method for forming a resin cured film pattern according to the invention comprises a first step in which there is formed on a base material a photosensitive layer composed of a photosensitive resin composition comprising a binder polymer with a carboxyl group having an acid value of 75 mgKOH/g or greater, a photopolymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator, and having a thickness of 10 ?m or smaller, a second step in which prescribed sections of the photosensitive layer are cured by irradiation with active light rays, and a third step in which the sections of the photosensitive layer other than the prescribed sections are removed to form a cured film pattern of the prescribed sections of the photosensitive layer, wherein the photosensitive resin composition comprises an oxime ester compound and/or a phosphine oxide compound as the photopolymerization initiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Yasuharu MURAKAMI, Hiroshi YAMAZAKI, Yoshimi IGARASHI, Naoki SASAHARA, Ikuo MUKAI
  • Patent number: 10042254
    Abstract: In the method for forming a protective coat on an electrode for a touch panel according to the invention, a photosensitive layer comprising a photosensitive resin composition containing a binder polymer having a carboxyl group and an acid value of 30 to 120 mgKOH/g, a photopolymerizable compound having at least three ethylenic unsaturated groups, and a photopolymerization initiator, is formed on a base material having an electrode for a touch panel, prescribed sections of the photosensitive layer are cured by irradiation with active light rays and then the sections other than the prescribed sections are removed, to form a protective coat comprising the cured sections of the photosensitive resin composition covering all or a portion of the electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Ikuo Mukai, Yasuharu Murakami, Naoki Sasahara, Hiroshi Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 9971244
    Abstract: A photosensitive element 1 comprises a support film 10, a protective film (polypropylene film) 30, and a photosensitive layer 20 which is arranged between the support film 10 and the protective film 30, wherein the protective film 30 has a principal surface 30a at a side of the photosensitive layer 20 and a principal surface 30b at an opposite side of the principal surface 30a, and the principal surface 30a and the principal surface 30b are smooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Sasahara, Ikuo Mukai, Mayumi Sato, Yasuhiro Seri, Koji Abe, Manami Kiryu
  • Patent number: 9964849
    Abstract: The method for forming a resin cured film pattern according to the invention comprises a first step in which there is formed on a base material a photosensitive layer composed of a photosensitive resin composition comprising a binder polymer with a carboxyl group having an acid value of 75 mgKOH/g or greater, a photopolymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator, and having a thickness of 10 ?m or smaller, a second step in which prescribed sections of the photosensitive layer are cured by irradiation with active light rays, and a third step in which the sections of the photosensitive layer other than the prescribed sections are removed to form a cured film pattern of the prescribed sections of the photosensitive layer, wherein the photosensitive resin composition comprises an oxime ester compound and/or a phosphine oxide compound as the photopolymerization initiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuharu Murakami, Hiroshi Yamazaki, Yoshimi Igarashi, Naoki Sasahara, Ikuo Mukai
  • Publication number: 20170184965
    Abstract: The method for forming a resin cured film pattern according to the invention comprises a first step in which there is formed on a base material a photosensitive layer composed of a photosensitive resin composition comprising a binder polymer with a carboxyl group having an acid value of 75 mgKOH/g or greater, a photopolymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator, and having a thickness of 10 ?m or smaller, a second step in which prescribed sections of the photosensitive layer are cured by irradiation with active light rays, and a third step in which the sections of the photosensitive layer other than the prescribed sections are removed to form a cured film pattern of the prescribed sections of the photosensitive layer, wherein the photosensitive resin composition comprises an oxime ester compound and/or a phosphine oxide compound as the photopolymerization initiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Yasuharu MURAKAMI, Hiroshi YAMAZAKI, Yoshimi IGARASHI, Naoki SASAHARA, Ikuo MUKAI
  • Publication number: 20170139325
    Abstract: By forming a refractive index-adjusting pattern by using a photosensitive refractive index-adjusting transfer film comprising a supporting film, a photosensitive resin layer provided on the supporting film, and a high-refractive index layer provided on the photosensitive resin layer, it is possible to form easily a cured film that can attain simultaneously prevention of pattern visibility phenomenon, prevention of lowering in transmittance of a screen and protection of a sensor metal wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Mayumi SATO, Ikuo MUKAI, Tadahiro KIMURA, Naoki SASAHARA, Koji ABE, Hideo TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20160357102
    Abstract: In the method for forming a protective coat on an electrode for a touch panel according to the invention, a photosensitive layer comprising a photosensitive resin composition containing a binder polymer having a carboxyl group and an acid value of 30 to 120 mgKOH/g, a photopolymerizable compound having at least three ethylenic unsaturated groups, and a photopolymerization initiator, is formed on a base material having an electrode for a touch panel, prescribed sections of the photosensitive layer are cured by irradiation with active light rays and then the sections other than the prescribed sections are removed, to form a protective coat comprising the cured sections of the photosensitive resin composition covering all or a portion of the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Ikuo MUKAI, Yasuharu MURAKAMI, Naoki SASAHARA, Hiroshi YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 9488912
    Abstract: In the method for forming a protective coat on an electrode for a touch panel according to the invention, a photosensitive layer comprising a photosensitive resin composition containing a binder polymer having a carboxyl group and an acid value of 30 to 120 mgKOH/g, a photopolymerizable compound having at least three ethylenic unsaturated groups, and a photopolymerization initiator, is formed on a base material having an electrode for a touch panel, prescribed sections of the photosensitive layer are cured by irradiation with active light rays and then the sections other than the prescribed sections are removed, to form a protective coat comprising the cured sections of the photosensitive resin composition covering all or a portion of the electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Ikuo Mukai, Yasuharu Murakami, Naoki Sasahara, Hiroshi Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20160223906
    Abstract: The method for forming a resin cured film pattern according to the invention comprises a first step in which there is formed on a base material a photosensitive layer composed of a photosensitive resin composition comprising a binder polymer with a carboxyl group having an acid value of 75 mgKOH/g or greater, a photopolymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator, and having a thickness of 10 ?m or smaller, a second step in which prescribed sections of the photosensitive layer are cured by irradiation with active light rays, and a third step in which the sections of the photosensitive layer other than the prescribed sections are removed to form a cured film pattern of the prescribed sections of the photosensitive layer, wherein the photosensitive resin composition comprises an oxime ester compound and/or a phosphine oxide compound as the photopolymerization initiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Yasuharu MURAKAMI, Hiroshi YAMAZAKI, Yoshimi IGARASHI, Naoki SASAHARA, Ikuo MUKAI
  • Patent number: 9348223
    Abstract: The method for forming a resin cured film pattern according to the invention comprises a first step in which there is formed on a base material a photosensitive layer composed of a photosensitive resin composition comprising a binder polymer with a carboxyl group having an acid value of 75 mgKOH/g or greater, a photopolymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator, and having a thickness of 10 ?m or smaller, a second step in which prescribed sections of the photosensitive layer are cured by irradiation with active light rays, and a third step in which the sections of the photosensitive layer other than the prescribed sections are removed to form a cured film pattern of the prescribed sections of the photosensitive layer, wherein the photosensitive resin composition comprises an oxime ester compound and/or a phosphine oxide compound as the photopolymerization initiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuharu Murakami, Hiroshi Yamazaki, Yoshimi Igarashi, Naoki Sasahara, Ikuo Mukai
  • Publication number: 20160077434
    Abstract: A photosensitive element 1 comprises a support film 10, a protective film (polypropylene film) 30, and a photosensitive layer 20 which is arranged between the support film 10 and the protective film 30, wherein the protective film 30 has a principal surface 30a at a side of the photosensitive layer 20 and a principal surface 30b at an opposite side of the principal surface 30a, and the principal surface 30a and the principal surface 30b are smooth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Naoki SASAHARA, Ikuo MUKAI, Mayumi SATO, Yasuhiro SERI, Koji ABE, Manami KIRYU
  • Publication number: 20140377704
    Abstract: In the method for forming a protective coat on an electrode for a touch panel according to the invention, a photosensitive layer comprising a photosensitive resin composition containing a binder polymer having a carboxyl group and an acid value of 30 to 120 mgKOH/g, a photopolymerizable compound having at least three ethylenic unsaturated groups, and a photopolymerization initiator, is formed on a base material having an electrode for a touch panel, prescribed sections of the photosensitive layer are cured by irradiation with active light rays and then the sections other than the prescribed sections are removed, to form a protective coat comprising the cured sections of the photosensitive resin composition covering all or a portion of the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Ikuo Mukai, Yasuharu Murakami, Naoki Sasahara, Hiroshi Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20140363767
    Abstract: The method for forming a resin cured film pattern according to the invention comprises a first step in which there is formed on a base material a photosensitive layer composed of a photosensitive resin composition comprising a binder polymer with a carboxyl group having an acid value of 75 mgKOH/g or greater, a photopolymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator, and having a thickness of 10 ?m or smaller, a second step in which prescribed sections of the photosensitive layer are cured by irradiation with active light rays, and a third step in which the sections of the photosensitive layer other than the prescribed sections are removed to form a cured film pattern of the prescribed sections of the photosensitive layer, wherein the photosensitive resin composition comprises an oxime ester compound and/or a phosphine oxide compound as the photopolymerization initiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuharu Murakami, Hiroshi Yamazaki, Yoshimi Igarashi, Naoki Sasahara, Ikuo Mukai
  • Publication number: 20140335350
    Abstract: The method for forming a protective coat on an electrode for a touch panel according to the invention comprises a first step in which a photosensitive layer comprising a photosensitive resin composition containing a binder polymer, a photopolymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator is provided on a base material having an electrode for a touch panel, a second step in which prescribed sections of the photosensitive layer are cured by irradiation with active light rays, and a third step in which the sections other than the prescribed sections of the photosensitive layer are removed to form a protective coat comprising the cured sections of the photosensitive layer covering all or a portion of the electrode, wherein the hydroxyl value of the photosensitive resin composition is no greater than 40 mgKOH/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tanaka, Yasuharu Murakami, Naoki Sasahara, Ikuo Mukai, Yoshimi Igarashi, Masahiko Ebihara, Hiroshi Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 8263313
    Abstract: The invention provides a photosensitive resin composition that can form resists with excellent adhesiveness for conductive layers and that does not easily produce conductive layer discoloration, as well as a photosensitive film employing the composition. A preferred photosensitive film (1) according to the invention comprises a support (11), resin layer (12) and protective film (13), where the resin layer (12) is composed of a photosensitive resin composition comprising a binder polymer, a photopolymerizing compound, a photopolymerization initiator and a benzotriazole derivative represented by the following general formula (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Itagaki, Naoki Sasahara, Takuji Abe, Yoshiki Ajioka
  • Publication number: 20090297981
    Abstract: The invention provides a photosensitive resin composition that can form resists with excellent adhesiveness for conductive layers and that does not easily produce conductive layer discoloration, as well as a photosensitive film employing the composition. A preferred photosensitive film (1) according to the invention comprises a support (11), resin layer (12) and protective film (13), where the resin layer (12) is composed of a photosensitive resin composition comprising a binder polymer, a photopolymerizing compound, a photopolymerization initiator and a benzotriazole derivative represented by the following general formula (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Itagaki, Naoki Sasahara, Takuji Abe, Yoshiki Ajioka
  • Publication number: 20070269738
    Abstract: The photosensitive film of the invention is a photosensitive film comprising a photosensitive resin layer (30) on a support film (1), characterized in that the photosensitive resin layer (30) is prepared by laminating two or more layers including a facing photosensitive resin layer (2) having a facing surface that faces one surface of the support film (1) and an opposite photosensitive resin layer (3) having an opposing surface (F2) on the side of the photosensitive resin layer (30) opposite the facing surface, and in that no protective film is present on the photosensitive resin layer (30) and the film can be wound into a roll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Applicant: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Itagaki, Naoki Sasahara, Masanori Shindou, Naoto Okada