Patents by Inventor Nobutaka Aomine

Nobutaka Aomine 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).

  • Publication number: 20230228925
    Abstract: To appropriately transmit far-infrared rays while ensuring design. A far-infrared ray transmission member (20) includes a base material (30) configured to transmit far-infrared rays, and a functional film (31) formed on the base material (30). Dispersion of reflectances with respect to pieces of light at a wavelength of 360 nm to 830 nm in increments of 1 nm is equal to or smaller than 30, a reflectance with respect to visible light defined by JIS R3106 is equal to or lower than 25%, and an average transmittance with respect to light at a wavelength of 8 ?m to 12 ?m is equal to or higher than 50%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Yoji YASUI, Kazunobu MAESHIGE, Takahiro MASHIMO, Takuji OYAMA, Nobutaka AOMINE, Tatsuo NAGASHIMA, Mitsuyoshi KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230194759
    Abstract: To appropriately suppress reflection of far-infrared rays, and appropriately form an antireflection film. A far-infrared ray transmission member (20) includes a base material (30) that transmits far-infrared rays, and a functional film (32) that is formed on the base material (30) and includes a low refractive index layer (34) containing oxide as a principal component and having a refractive index equal to or smaller than 1.5 with respect to light at a wavelength of 10 ?m. The low refractive index layer (34) contains MgO as a principal component, and a content of MgO is equal to or larger than 50 mass % and equal to or smaller than 100 mass % with respect to the entire low refractive index layer (34).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Yoji YASUI, Kazunobu MAESHIGE, Takahiro MASHIMO, Takuji OYAMA, Nobutaka AOMINE, Manaya KUBONO
  • Patent number: 11286201
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cover glass and a glass laminate which are reduced in warpage, and have excellent scratch resistance, low reflecting properties and excellent optical properties. According to the present invention, a cover glass and a glass laminate which are reduced in glass warpage, retain the effect of scratch resistance, and have low reflecting properties and excellent optical properties can be provided by alternately superposing a film including a high-refractive-index material and a film including a low-refractive-index material, in given amounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Kazunobu Maeshige, Nobutaka Aomine, Hiroyuki Okawa, Kiyoshi Tamai, Hitoshi Onoda, Makoto Sano, Yusuke Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10654746
    Abstract: Provided is a glass sheet with an antireflection film: containing a glass sheet, a first transparent high refractive index layer located on the glass sheet, a first transparent low refractive index layer located on the first transparent high refractive index layer, a second transparent high refractive index layer located on the first transparent low refractive index layer, and a second transparent low refractive index layer located on the second transparent high refractive index layer; having a haze after heating at 600° C. to 700° C. for 15 minutes being 0.4% or less; and having a visible light reflectance measured from the side of the second transparent low refractive index layer based on JIS R 3106 being 1.0% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Hirotomo Kawahara, Kenichi Suzuki, Nobutaka Aomine
  • Patent number: 10634887
    Abstract: A protective film placed on an upper part of a metal film for protecting the metal film placed on a glass substrate. The protective film includes a silica film. The silica film has an extinction coefficient “k” less than or equal to 1×10?4, a refractive index “n” greater than or equal to 1.466 at a wavelength of 632 nm, and a carbon content less than or equal to 3 atomic %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Naoko Okada, Nobutaka Aomine, Hiroshi Hanekawa, Hirotomo Kawahara
  • Patent number: 10618838
    Abstract: A heat insulating glass unit for vehicle includes a glass plate; a color tone compensation film arranged on at least one surface of the glass plate; a transparent conductive layer arranged on the color tone compensation film, and mainly including an indium tin oxide (ITO); and an upper part layer arranged on the transparent conductive layer, a refraction index for a light with a wavelength of 630 nm being 1.7 or less. The color tone compensation film has at least a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is arranged at a position closer to the glass plate than the second layer. A refraction index of the first layer for a light with a wavelength of 630 nm is greater than a refraction index of the second layer for a light with a wavelength of 630 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Hirotomo Kawahara, Ryota Nakamura, Kenichi Suzuki, Nobutaka Aomine
  • Patent number: 10576713
    Abstract: A heat insulating glass unit for vehicle includes a laminated glass in which a first glass plate and a second glass plate are bonded to each other via an intermediate film; a color tone compensation film arranged on at least one surface of the laminated glass; a transparent conductive layer mainly including an ITO arranged on the color tone compensation film; and an upper part layer arranged on the transparent conductive layer. A refraction index of the upper part layer for a light with a wavelength of 630 nm is 1.7 or less. The color tone compensation film has at least first and second layers. The first layer is arranged at a position closer to the laminated glass than the second layer. A refraction index of the first layer for a light with a wavelength of 630 nm is greater than a refraction index of the second layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Hirotomo Kawahara, Ryota Nakamura, Kenichi Suzuki, Nobutaka Aomine
  • Patent number: 10538060
    Abstract: A heat insulating glass unit for vehicle includes a laminated glass in which a first glass plate and a second glass plate are bonded to each other via an intermediate film; a color tone compensation film arranged on at least one surface of the laminated glass; a transparent conductive layer mainly including an ITO arranged on the color tone compensation film; and an upper part layer arranged on the transparent conductive layer. A refraction index of the upper part layer for a light with a wavelength of 630 nm is 1.7 or less. The color tone compensation film has at least first and second layers. The first layer is arranged at a position closer to the laminated glass than the second layer. A refraction index of the first layer for a light with a wavelength of 630 nm is greater than a refraction index of the second layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Hirotomo Kawahara, Ryota Nakamura, Kenichi Suzuki, Nobutaka Aomine
  • Patent number: 10239783
    Abstract: A method of producing a glass substrate having a first layer formed on a surface of the substrate by low-temperature CVD includes preparing the glass substrate and forming the first layer on the glass substrate by the low-temperature CVD. In the glass substrate after forming the first layer, an integrated value after a baseline correction in a wavenumber range of 2600 cm?1 to 3800 cm?1 in a peak due to OH groups obtained by an FTIR measurement on the first layer is 9.0 or less, and the C content of the first layer is 1.64 at % or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: AGC INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hanekawa, Nobutaka Aomine, Yuki Aoshima, Hirotomo Kawahara, Kazunobu Maeshige
  • Patent number: 10204767
    Abstract: A plasma source for a plasma CVD apparatus that includes an electrode group including four electrodes, which are a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode and a fourth electrode arranged in a row. The electrode group is connected to at least one AC power supply. A voltage supplied to two of the four electrodes is shifted in phase from a voltage supplied to the remaining two electrodes. A space to which a source gas is supplied is provided between the adjacent electrodes, and voltages applied to at least one set among the adjacent two electrodes are in the same phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Hirotomo Kawahara, Nobutaka Aomine, Kazunobu Maeshige, Yuki Aoshima, Hiroshi Hanekawa
  • Publication number: 20180265403
    Abstract: Provided is a glass sheet with an antireflection film: containing a glass sheet, a first transparent high refractive index layer located on the glass sheet, a first transparent low refractive index layer located on the first transparent high refractive index layer, a second transparent high refractive index layer located on the first transparent low refractive index layer, and a second transparent low refractive index layer located on the second transparent high refractive index layer; having a haze after heating at 600° C. to 700° C. for 15 minutes being 0.4% or less; and having a visible light reflectance measured from the side of the second transparent low refractive index layer based on JIS R 3106 being 1.0% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hirotomo Kawahara, Kenichi Suzuki, Nobutaka Aomine
  • Publication number: 20180215659
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cover glass and a glass laminate which are reduced in warpage, and have excellent scratch resistance, low reflecting properties and excellent optical properties. According to the present invention, a cover glass and a glass laminate which are reduced in glass warpage, retain the effect of scratch resistance, and have low reflecting properties and excellent optical properties can be provided by alternately superposing a film including a high-refractive-index material and a film including a low-refractive-index material, in given amounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Kazunobu MAESHIGE, Nobutaka AOMINE, Hiroyuki OKAWA, Kiyoshi TAMAI, Hitoshi ONODA, Makoto SANO, Yusuke KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20180158655
    Abstract: A plasma source for a plasma CVD apparatus that includes an electrode group including four electrodes, which are a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode and a fourth electrode arranged in a row. The electrode group is connected to at least one AC power supply. A voltage supplied to two of the four electrodes is shifted in phase from a voltage supplied to the remaining two electrodes. A space to which a source gas is supplied is provided between the adjacent electrodes, and voltages applied to at least one set among the adjacent two electrodes are in the same phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Hirotomo KAWAHARA, Nobutaka AOMINE, Kazunobu MAESHIGE, Yuki AOSHIMA, Hiroshi HANEKAWA
  • Patent number: 9988303
    Abstract: A glass substrate provided with a coating film, including a glass substrate and a coating film containing at least one TiO2 layer having a refractive index of at least 2.20 at a wavelength of 632 nm, formed by low temperature plasma CVD method on the glass substrate, and a method for producing a glass substrate provided with a coating film, which includes forming a TiO2 layer on a glass substrate by low temperature plasma CVD method using a film-forming material containing at least one member selected from an alkoxide type titanium material, an amide type titanium material and a halide type titanium material, at a plasma power density of at least 55 kW/m at a film-forming rate of from 15 to 200 nm·m/min.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hanekawa, Nobutaka Aomine, Hirotomo Kawahara, Yuki Aoshima, Kazunobu Maeshige
  • Patent number: 9922805
    Abstract: A plasma source for a plasma CVD apparatus that includes an electrode group including four electrodes, which are a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode and a fourth electrode arranged in a row. The electrode group is connected to at least one AC power supply. A voltage supplied to two of the four electrodes is shifted in phase from a voltage supplied to the remaining two electrodes. A space to which a source gas is supplied is provided between the adjacent electrodes, and voltages applied to at least one set among the adjacent two electrodes are in the same phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Hirotomo Kawahara, Nobutaka Aomine, Kazunobu Maeshige, Yuki Aoshima, Hiroshi Hanekawa
  • Publication number: 20180043658
    Abstract: A heat insulating glass unit for vehicle includes a laminated glass in which a first glass plate and a second glass plate are bonded to each other via an intermediate film; a color tone compensation film arranged on at least one surface of the laminated glass; a transparent conductive layer mainly including an ITO arranged on the color tone compensation film; and an upper part layer arranged on the transparent conductive layer. A refraction index of the upper part layer for a light with a wavelength of 630 nm is 1.7 or less. The color tone compensation film has at least first and second layers. The first layer is arranged at a position closer to the laminated glass than the second layer. A refraction index of the first layer for a light with a wavelength of 630 nm is greater than a refraction index of the second layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Hirotomo KAWAHARA, Ryota Nakamura, Kenichi Suzuki, Nobutaka Aomine
  • Publication number: 20180043661
    Abstract: A heat insulating glass unit for vehicle includes a glass plate; a color tone compensation film arranged on at least one surface of the glass plate; a transparent conductive layer arranged on the color tone compensation film, and mainly including an indium tin oxide (ITO); and an upper part layer arranged on the transparent conductive layer, a refraction index for a light with a wavelength of 630 nm being 1.7 or less. The color tone compensation film has at least a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is arranged at a position closer to the glass plate than the second layer. A refraction index of the first layer for a light with a wavelength of 630 nm is greater than a refraction index of the second layer for a light with a wavelength of 630 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Hirotomo KAWAHARA, Ryota Nakamura, Kenichi Suzuki, Nobutaka Aomine
  • Publication number: 20180044229
    Abstract: A method of producing a glass substrate having a first layer formed on a surface of the substrate by low-temperature CVD includes preparing the glass substrate and forming the first layer on the glass substrate by the low-temperature CVD. In the glass substrate after forming the first layer, an integrated value after a baseline correction in a wavenumber range of 2600 cm?1 to 3800 cm?1 in a peak due to OH groups obtained by an FTIR measurement on the first layer is 9.0 or less, and the C content of the first layer is 1.64 at % or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Hiroshi HANEKAWA, Nobutaka AOMINE, Yuki AOSHIMA, Hirotomo KAWAHARA, Kazunobu MAESHIGE
  • Publication number: 20170283952
    Abstract: A plasma CVD apparatus includes a plasma source connected to an alternating current power supply or two or more alternating current power supplies, configured to generate plasma; and a magnet array configured by a plurality of magnets. The plasma source has an electrode group, which is configured by arranging n electrodes (n being a positive even integer), in an order of electrode numbers. Each of the electrodes of the electrode group is connected to the alternating current power supply. An exit of a flow channel for a precursor gas is formed between adjacent electrodes of the electrode group. The magnet array is arranged so that a north pole or a south pole of each of the magnets is facing the plasma source. In the magnet array, for at least one pair of adjacent two magnets, poles facing the plasma source are arranged to be the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Hirotomo KAWAHARA, Kazunobu MAESHIGE, Nobutaka AOMINE, Hiroshi HANEKAWA
  • Publication number: 20170036948
    Abstract: To provide a glass substrate provided with a coating film having a high refractive index titania layer which is excellent in the heat resistance with cracking or the like by heat treatment suppressed, and a method for producing such a glass substrate provided with a coating film. A glass substrate provide with a coating film, comprising a glass substrate and a coating film containing at least one TiO2 layer having a refractive index of at least 2.20 at a wavelength of 632 nm, formed by low temperature plasma CVD method on the glass substrate, and a method for producing a glass substrate provided with a coating film, which comprises a step of forming a TiO2 layer on a glass substrate by low temperature plasma CVD method using a film-forming material containing at least one member selected from an alkoxide type titanium material, an amide type titanium material and a halide type titanium material, at a plasma power density of at least 55 kW/m at a film-forming rate of from 15 to 200 nm·m/m in.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Hiroshi HANEKAWA, Nobutaka Aomine, Hirotomo Kawahara, Yuki Aoshima, Kazunobu Maeshige