Patents by Inventor Norinaga Nakamura

Norinaga Nakamura 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: 20080233312
    Abstract: A polarizing-plate-protecting film 10 comprising a polyester film 1 such as polyethylene terephthalate film, and an adhesion-facilitating layer 2 formed on one surface of the polyester film 1, made of a hydrophilic cellulosic resin such as acetyl cellulose. On the other surface of the polyester film 1, a variety of functional layers 3 such as a hard coat layer, an anti-glaring layer, and an antireflection layer are layered. The hard coat layer 3 is a layer formed by curing, with an electron beam, an ionizing-radiation-curable resin into which an ultraviolet light absorber has been incorporated. A polyvinyl alcoholic polarizing film 5 is laminated to the adhesion-facilitating layer 2 of the polarizing-plate-protecting film 10 with a water-based adhesive layer 4 to form a polarizing plate 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norinaga Nakamura, Hiroko Suzuki, Tetsuo Matsukura
  • Publication number: 20080204882
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an optical laminate which has realized effective prevention of the occurrence of interface reflection and interference infringes by eliminating the interface of a light transparent base material and a hard coat layer. The optical laminate comprises: a light transparent base material; and an optical modulating layer and a hard coat layer provided on the light transparent base material in that order, wherein the optical modulating layer comprises a component constituting the light transparent base material and a component constituting the hard coat layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norinaga Nakamura, Tomoyuki Horio
  • Publication number: 20080138606
    Abstract: Disclosed is an antireflective laminate that has significantly improved water resistance, alkaline resistance, and wetting resistance, and has improved visibility and scratch resistance. The antireflective laminate comprises a light-transparent base material and a low-refractive index layer provided on the light-transparent base material, wherein the low-refractive index layer is provided directly on a surface of the light-transparent base material or is provided on the outermost surface of one or two or more optional layers provided on the surface of the light-transparent base material, and the low-refractive index layer comprises hydrophobitized fine particles having an average particle diameter of not less than 5 nm and not more than 300 nm, and a binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co,. Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Yoshihara, Norinaga Nakamura, Koichi Mikami, Midori Nakajo, Seiji Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20070247710
    Abstract: There is provided an antistatic laminate that can simplify the production of a polarizing plate and, at the same time, can satisfactorily meets requirements of IPS and VA modes. The antistatic laminate is adapted for use in polarizing plates and comprises a light transparent base material and an antistatic layer provided on said light transparent base material. The antistatic layer is not located on the upper part or above a polarizing element in said polarizing plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masataka Nakashima, Norinaga Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20070053055
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an anti-dazzling film that can be provided by high-speed coating and can meet market demands for an increased area and homogeneous properties and lowered cost while enjoying satisfactory scratch resistance. The present invention provides the anti-dazzling film comprises a triacetylcellulose film and an anti-dazzling layer provided on the triacetylcellulose film. The anti-dazzling layer comprises: a light transparent resin comprising an acrylic resin; plastic light transparent fine particles; and a leveling agent comprising a copolymer comprising (meth)acrylic acid repeating units containing at least one perfluoroalkyl group having 8 or more carbon atoms and (meth)acrylic acid repeating units having at least one bornane ring. A low-refractive index layer is provided on the anti-dazzling film to constitute an antireflection film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2004
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicants: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., Fuji Photo Flim Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Mikami, Yukimitsu Iwata, Norinaga Nakamura, Naohiro Matsunaga
  • Publication number: 20060134430
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an optical laminate in which the occurrence of interface reflection and interference fringes at the interface between a light transparent base material and an antistatic layer has been effectively prevented. The optical laminate comprises a light transparent base material; and an antistatic layer and a hardcoat layer provided in that order on the light transparent base material, wherein the hardcoat layer is formed on the antistatic layer using a composition for a hardcoat layer comprising a resin and a penetrative solvent, the penetrative solvent penetrates into the antistatic layer and the light transparent base material so that the antistatic agent contained in the antistatic layer disperses into the antistatic layer or the light transparent base material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masataka Nakashima, Takeshi Hirai, Norinaga Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20060051585
    Abstract: A laminate for use on a display surface, wherein the laminate comprises a low-refractive index layer on its surface and has a film surface-side 5-degree luminous reflectance on the low-refractive index layer side of not more than 3% and an in-plane average chromaticity (b*) in the range of +1.00 to ?5.00.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Mikami, Midori Nakajo, Norinaga Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20060029794
    Abstract: Disclosed in a hard coat laminate with improved anti-dust-adhesion properties. The hard coat laminate comprises: a light transparent substrate; and an electrically conductive layer and a hard coat layer provided in that order on the light transparent substrate, the saturated amount of electrification on the outermost surface of the hard coat laminate being not more than 1.5 kV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Mikami, Norinaga Nakamura
  • Patent number: 6476969
    Abstract: An antireflection film containing a transparent substrate film, a hard coat layer on the substrate film, and first and second refractive index layers on the hard coat layer. The hard coat layer has a refractive index higher than the refractive index of the transparent substrate film; the first refractive index layer has a refractive index higher than the refractive index of the hard coat layer; the second refractive index layer has a refractive index lower than the refractive index of the hard coat layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motohiro Oka, Mitsuru Tsuchiya, Norinaga Nakamura, Kiyotaka Takematsu, Yurie Ota, Hiroko Suzuki, Natsuko Yamashita, Hiroomi Katagiri, Hiroshi Yamada, Toshio Yoshihara
  • Publication number: 20020051295
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transparent functional film comprising a transparent plastic substrate film and a hard coat layer provided thereon, wherein functional ultrafine particles are present in a highly localized form, thereby enabling the functional ultrafine particles to effectively exhibit their function and, at the same time, the hard coat layer to have a good adhesion to the functional ultrafine particle layer; and also an antireflection film and processes for producing the transparent functional film and the antireflection film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Applicant: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motohiro Oka, Mitsuru Tsuchiya, Norinaga Nakamura, Kiyotaka Takematsu, Yurie Ota, Hiroko Suzuki, Natsuko Yamashita, Hiroomi Katagiri, Hiroshi Yamada, Toshio Yoshihara
  • Patent number: 6340404
    Abstract: A antiglare layer 12 having a fine uneven surface is formed directly or through other layer(s) on a transparent substrate film 11, and a layer 13 having a low refractive index, which is lower than the refractive index of the antiglare layer 12, is formed thereon. The refractive index of the antiglare layer 12 is higher than the refractive index of a layer in contact with said antiglare layer 12 on its surface remote from the layer 13 having a low refractive index. An SiOx film may be used as the layer 13 having a low refractive index. The SiOx film per se has excellent gas barrier property and antifouling property as an optical functional membrane and is an optical functional material characterized by having excellent moistureproofness, scratch resistance, adhesion to a substrate, transparency, low refractive index, dye deterioration preventive property, and other properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motohiro Oka, Mitsuru Tsuchiya, Norinaga Nakamura, Kiyotaka Takematus, Yurie Ota, Hiroko Suzuki, Natsuko Yamashita, Hiroomi Katagiri
  • Patent number: 6335832
    Abstract: An antireflection film containing a transparent substrate film, a hard coat layer on the substrate film, and first and second refractive index layers on the hard coat layer. The hard coat layer has a refractive index higher than the refractive index of the transparent substrate film; the first refractive index layer has a refractive index higher than the refractive index of the hard coat layer; the second refractive index layer has a refractive index lower than the refractive index of the hard coat layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motohiro Oka, Mitsuru Tsuchiya, Norinaga Nakamura, Kiyotaka Takematsu, Yurie Ota, Hiroko Suzuki, Natsuko Yamashita, Hiroomi Katagiri, Hiroshi Yamada, Toshio Yoshihara
  • Patent number: 6064524
    Abstract: A antiglare layer 12 having a fine uneven surface is formed directly or through other layer(s) on a transparent substrate film 11, and a layer 13 having a low refractive index, which is lower than the refractive index of the antiglare layer 12, is formed thereon. The refractive index of the antiglare layer 12 is higher than the refractive index of a layer in contact with said antiglare layer 12 on its surface remote from the layer 13 having a low refractive index. An SiO.sub.x film may be used as the layer 13 having a low refractive index. The SiO.sub.x film per se has excellent gas barrier property and antifouling property as an optical functional membrane and is an optical functional material characterized by having excellent moistureproofness, scratch resistance, adhesion to a substrate, transparency, low refractive index, dye, deterioration preventive property, and other properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motohiro Oka, Mitsuru Tsuchiya, Norinaga Nakamura, Kiyotaka Takematus, Yurie Ota, Hiroko Suzuki, Natsuko Yamashita, Hiroomi Katagiri
  • Patent number: 5976297
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transparent functional film comprising a transparent plastic substrate film and a hard coat layer provided thereon, wherein functional ultrafine particles are present in a highly localized form, thereby enabling the functional ultrafine particles to effectively exhibit their function and, at the same time, the hard coat layer to have a good adhesion to the functional ultrafine particle layer; and also an antireflection film and processes for producing the transparent functional film and the antireflection film.A functional ultrafine particle layer 2 is formed on a release film 1. Separately, a resin composition for a hard coat layer is coated on a transparent plastic substrate film 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motohiro Oka, Mitsuru Tsuchiya, Norinaga Nakamura, Kiyotaka Takematsu, Yurie Ota, Hiroko Suzuki, Natsuko Yamashita, Hiroomi Katagiri, Hiroshi Yamada, Toshio Yoshihara
  • Patent number: 5925438
    Abstract: An antireflection film comprising a transparent substrate film, a hard coat layer formed on the transparent substrate film either directly or through other layer, and a low-refractive-index layer formed on the hard coat layer either directly or through other layer, wherein the low-refractive-index layer is a SiO.sub.2 gel layer formed by using a SiO.sub.2 sol prepared by hydrolyzing a silicon alkoxide represented by CH.sub.3 Si(OR).sub.3 wherein R is an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yurie Ota, Norinaga Nakamura, Mitsuru Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 5909314
    Abstract: A antiglare layer 12 having a fine uneven surface is formed directly or through other layer(s) on a transparent substrate film 11, and a layer 13 having a low refractive index, which is lower than the refractive index of the antiglare layer 12, is formed thereon. The refractive index of the antiglare layer 12 is higher than the refractive index of a layer in contact with said antiglare layer 12 on its surface remote from the layer 13 having a low refractive index. An SiO.sub.x film may be used as the layer 13 having a low refractive index. The SiO.sub.x film per se has excellent gas barrier property and antifouling property as an optical functional membrane and is an optical functional material characterized by having excellent moistureproofness, scratch resistance, adhesion to a substrate, transparency, low refractive index, dye deterioration preventive property, and other properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1999
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motohiro Oka, Mitsuru Tsuchiya, Norinaga Nakamura, Kiyotaka Takematus, Yurie Ota, Hiroko Suzuki, Natsuko Yamashita, Hiroomi Katagiri
  • Patent number: 5747152
    Abstract: A transparent functional film comprising a transparent plastic substrate film and a hard coat layer provided thereon, wherein functional ultrafine particles are present in a highly localized form, thereby enabling the functional ultrafine particles to effectively exhibit their function and, at the same time, the hard coat layer to have a good adhesion to the functional ultrafine particle layer; and also an antireflection film and processes for producing the transparent functional film and the antireflection film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motohiro Oka, Mitsuru Tsuchiya, Norinaga Nakamura, Kiyotaka Takematsu, Yurie Ota, Hiroko Suzuki, Natsuko Yamashita, Hiroomi Katagiri, Hiroshi Yamada, Toshio Yoshihara
  • Patent number: 5387463
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a triacetyl cellulose film excellent in not only glare reducing property but also transparency and further excellent in the resolution and contrast and, at the same time, having good surface hardness and solvent resistance; a triacetyl cellulose film produced by the method; and a polarizing plate using the triacetyl cellulose film.A coating composition consisting essentially of a resin bead having a refractive index of 1.40 to 1.60 and an ionizing radiation curing resin composition is coated on a transparent substrate material, and the coated substrate material is irradiated with an ionizing radiation to cure the ionizing radiation curing resin. According to the present invention, when an acetyl cellulose film is used as the transparent substrate material, even though the film is saponified with an alkali, no increase in the haze value occurs and a triacetyl cellulose film provided with a hard coat having a glare reducing property can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1995
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norinaga Nakamura, Yugo Noritake
  • Patent number: 5296340
    Abstract: A decorative sheet having a first substrate sheet 11 formed of a transparent plastic material, in one or both of the surfaces of which all or a part of a pattern-printed layer 2 is embedded, a laminated sheet formed by laminating a second substrate sheet 12 formed of a transparent plastic material on one surface of the abovementioned sheet, or a laminated sheet formed by laminating a third substrate sheet, 13 formed of a plastic material having a concealing effect on the above-mentioned sheet or laminated sheet. This decorative sheet has an excellent three-dimensional effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1994
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaki Tsukada, Osamu Takeko, Yoshiharu Horie, Tomio Doi, Norinaga Nakamura, Kenshi Shimizu