Patents by Inventor Nobuji Sakai

Nobuji Sakai 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: 11827750
    Abstract: A triazine ring-containing polymer having a high refractive index and a low birefringence, and being capable of being subjected to injection molding, wherein the polymer having a repeating unit of *-[A-B-]-*, including a structural unit A derived from a triazinedithiol compound, and a structural unit B including an aromatic hydrocarbon group; and a thermoplastic resin, a thermoplastic article, and an optical part including the polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., OSAKA GAS CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuji Sakai, Hiroko Endo, Yukika Yamada, Eigo Miyazaki, Rie Yasuda, Shinsuke Miyauchi
  • Patent number: 11565499
    Abstract: A laminate includes a substrate, a self-healing layer on the substrate and having a thickness of greater than or equal to about 50 micrometers, a protective layer between the substrate and the self-healing layer, and a surface layer on the self-healing layer and having a thickness of about 20 nanometers to about 300 nanometers, wherein the self-healing layer has a first elastic modulus and the protective layer has a second elastic modulus, wherein the second elastic modulus is about 1.2 times to about 50 times greater than the first elastic modulus, and wherein the surface layer has a friction coefficient of less than or equal to about 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chung Kun Cho, Nobuji Sakai
  • Publication number: 20230022002
    Abstract: An ionic salt includes a polyvalent ion (a) having a metal cluster structure or a metal oxide cluster structure and an organic ion (b), a radiation-sensitive resist composition including the ionic salt, and a pattern forming method, wherein the polyvalent ion (a) includes at least one metal atom selected from the group consisting of tin, indium, antimony, tellurium, and bismuth, and the organic ion (b) is at least one selected from the group consisting of: a carboxylate anion having 4 or more carbon atoms; a sulfonate anion having 4 or more carbon atoms; a phosphonate anion having 4 or more carbon atoms; a phenoxide anion having 6 or more carbon atoms; an iodonium cation having 4 or more carbon atoms; a sulfonium cation having 4 or more carbon atoms; an ammonium cation having 4 or more carbon atoms; and a pyridinium cation having 5 or more carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Sayaka UCHIDA, Naoki OGIWARA, Mitsumasa HAMANO, Tadao YAGI, Nobuji SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20210269599
    Abstract: A triazine ring-containing polymer having a high refractive index and a low birefringence, and being capable of being subjected to injection molding, wherein the polymer having a repeating unit of *-[A-B-]-*, including a structural unit A derived from a triazinedithiol compound, and a structural unit B including an aromatic hydrocarbon group; and a thermoplastic resin, a thermoplastic article, and an optical part including the polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Nobuji SAKAI, Hiroko ENDO, Yukika YAMADA, Eigo MIYAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20210229398
    Abstract: A laminate includes a substrate, a self-healing layer on the substrate and having a thickness of greater than or equal to about 50 micrometers, a protective layer between the substrate and the self-healing layer, and a surface layer on the self-healing layer and having a thickness of about 20 nanometers to about 300 nanometers, wherein the self-healing layer has a first elastic modulus and the protective layer has a second elastic modulus, wherein the second elastic modulus is about 1.2 times to about 50 times greater than the first elastic modulus, and wherein the surface layer has a friction coefficient of less than or equal to about 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Chung Kun CHO, Nobuji SAKAI
  • Patent number: 11041075
    Abstract: A self-healing composition including, urethane (meth)acrylate having two (meth)acrylate groups, six or more urethane groups, and a substituted or unsubstituted polyhedral silsesquioxane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mikhail Kovalev, Chung Kun Cho, Myung Man Kim, Nobuji Sakai
  • Patent number: 10987897
    Abstract: A laminate includes a substrate, a self-healing layer on the substrate and having a thickness of greater than or equal to about 50 micrometers, a protective layer between the substrate and the self-healing layer, and a surface layer on the self-healing layer and having a thickness of about 20 nanometers to about 300 nanometers, wherein the self-healing layer has a first elastic modulus and the protective layer has a second elastic modulus, wherein the second elastic modulus is about 1.2 times to about 50 times greater than the first elastic modulus, and wherein the surface layer has a friction coefficient of less than or equal to about 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chung Kun Cho, Nobuji Sakai
  • Publication number: 20200061967
    Abstract: A laminate includes a substrate, a self-healing layer on the substrate and having a thickness of greater than or equal to about 50 micrometers, a protective layer between the substrate and the self-healing layer, and a surface layer on the self-healing layer and having a thickness of about 20 nanometers to about 300 nanometers, wherein the self-healing layer has a first elastic modulus and the protective layer has a second elastic modulus, wherein the second elastic modulus is about 1.2 times to about 50 times greater than the first elastic modulus, and wherein the surface layer has a friction coefficient of less than or equal to about 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Chung Kun CHO, Nobuji SAKAI
  • Patent number: 10487185
    Abstract: A method of accelerating self-healing includes contacting a scratched portion of a self-healing urethane(meth)acrylate-derived material with a plasticizing solvent, wherein the plasticizing solvent comprises water, an alcohol, a ketone, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chung Kun Cho, Mikhail Kovalev, Ginam Kim, Nobuji Sakai, Myung Man Kim
  • Publication number: 20190345340
    Abstract: A self-healing composition including, urethane (meth)acrylate having two (meth)acrylate groups, six or more urethane groups, and a substituted or unsubstituted polyhedral silsesquioxane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Mikhail KOVALEV, Chung Kun CHO, Myung Man KIM, Nobuji SAKAI
  • Patent number: 10407574
    Abstract: A self-healing composition including, urethane (meth)acrylate having two (meth)acrylate groups, six or more urethane groups, and a substituted or unsubstituted polyhedral silsesquioxane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mikhail Kovalev, Chung Kun Cho, Myung Man Kim, Nobuji Sakai
  • Publication number: 20180237604
    Abstract: A method of accelerating self-healing includes contacting a scratched portion of a self-healing urethane(meth)acrylate-derived material with a plasticizing solvent, wherein the plasticizing solvent comprises water, an alcohol, a ketone, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Chung Kun Cho, Mikhail Kovalev, Ginam Kim, Nobuji Sakai, Myung Man Kim
  • Publication number: 20180223127
    Abstract: An anti-fingerprinting composition having a self-healing property includes a polyrotaxane, a polyhedral silsesquioxane, and a fluorinated (meth)acryl compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Chung Kun CHO, Mikhail KOVALEV, Nobuji SAKAI, Myung Man KIM
  • Publication number: 20180112080
    Abstract: A self-healing composition including, urethane (meth)acrylate having two (meth)acrylate groups, six or more urethane groups, and a substituted or unsubstituted polyhedral silsesquioxane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Mikhail KOVALEV, Chung Kun CHO, Myung Man KIM, Nobuji SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20180030269
    Abstract: A self-healing polymer formulation includes a polyurethane (meth)acrylate, a siloxane (meth)acrylate, a nanoparticle, and a hardener, a polymer film includes a cured product of the polymer formulation, and an electronic device includes the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Myung Man KIM, Nobuji SAKAI, Chung Kun CHO, Mikhail KOVALEV
  • Patent number: 9091797
    Abstract: A light guide panel includes: a light guide layer having a light incident surface; a polarization separation layer configured to select a desired polarization among light emitted from the light guide layer and to emit light having the polarization; and a light homogenization layer including a plurality of fibers and a supporting medium of the fibers, the light homogenization layer configured to diffuse and scatter light incident on the light guide layer into the light guide layer. The polarization separation layer includes: a plurality of first fibers having birefringence; and a first supporting medium that is isotropic and configured to support the first fibers. The refractive index of the first supporting medium corresponds to at least one of two different refractive indices of the first fibers. The light homogenization layer includes: a plurality of second fibers having birefringence; and a second supporting medium that is isotropic and configured to support the second fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadao Yagi, Atsushi Sato, Nobuji Sakai, Yoshihiro Yokote, Shigeto Kobori, Hideki Imamura
  • Publication number: 20150151514
    Abstract: A laminated structure including an inorganic support; a heat resistance polymer film; and an adhesive layer disposed between the inorganic support and the heat resistance polymer film, wherein the adhesive layer includes at least one silsesquioxane polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Tomoyuki KIKUCHI, Kazumi NAKAYOSHI, Nobuji SAKAI, Reina IWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20120327332
    Abstract: A light guide panel includes: a light guide layer having a light incident surface; a polarization separation layer configured to select a desired polarization among light emitted from the light guide layer and to emit light having the polarization; and a light homogenization layer including a plurality of fibers and a supporting medium of the fibers, the light homogenization layer configured to diffuse and scatter light incident on the light guide layer into the light guide layer. The polarization separation layer includes: a plurality of first fibers having birefringence; and a first supporting medium that is isotropic and configured to support the first fibers. The refractive index of the first supporting medium corresponds to at least one of two different refractive indices of the first fibers. The light homogenization layer includes: a plurality of second fibers having birefringence; and a second supporting medium that is isotropic and configured to support the second fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadao Yagi, Atsushi Sato, Nobuji Sakai, Yoshihiro Yokote, Shigeto Kobori, Hideki Imamura
  • Patent number: 7329480
    Abstract: The radiation-sensitive negative-type resist composition for pattern formation containing an epoxy resin, a radiation-sensitive cationic polymerization initiator, and a solvent for dissolving the epoxy resin therein, characterized in that the resist composition, through drying, forms a resist film having a softening point falling within range of 30 to 120 C and that the epoxy resin is represented by formula (1): (wherein R1 represents a moiety derived from an organic compound having k active hydrogen atoms (k represents an integer of 1 to 100); each of n1, n2, through nk represents 0 or an integer of 1 to 100; the sum of n1, n2, through nK falls within a range of 1 to 100; and each of “A”s, which may be identical to or different from each other, represents an oxycyclohexane skeleton represented by formula (2): (wherein X represents any of groups represented by formulas (3) to (5): and at least two groups represented by formula (3) are contained in one molecule of the epoxy resin))
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Toyo Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuji Sakai, Kentaro Tada
  • Publication number: 20060189160
    Abstract: The method for producing a pattern formation mold includes: a first step of applying to a substrate a radiation-sensitive negative-type resist composition containing an epoxy resin represented by formula (I): (wherein R1 represents a moiety derived from an organic compound having k active hydrogen atoms (k represents an integer of 1 to 100); each of n1, n2, through nk represents 0 or an integer of 1 to 100; the sum of n1, n2, through nk falls within a range of 1 to 100; and each of “A” s, which may be identical to or different from each other, represents an oxycyclohexane skeleton represented by formula (II): (wherein X represents any of groups represented by formulas (III) to (V): and at least two groups represented by formula (III) are contained in one molecule of the epoxy resin)), along with a radiation-sensitive cationic polymerization initiator, and a solvent for dissolving the epoxy resin therein; a second step of drying the substrate coated with the radiation-sensitive negative-type resist composition
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Tadashi Hattori, Yuichi Utsumi, Nobuji Sakai, Kentaro Tada