Patents by Inventor Norio Miura

Norio Miura 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: 20130101732
    Abstract: Disclosed is a transparent electrode including a transparent substrate having thereon a conductive fiber, a conductive polymer and a water soluble binder resin, wherein a content of the water soluble binder resin is in the range of 1 to 200 weight % based on a weight of the conductive polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Kazuaki NAKAMURA, Norio MIURA, Akihiko TAKEDA, Masaki GOTO
  • Publication number: 20110215447
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a low dielectric constant film of which the relative dielectric constant is less than 3.5, is provided with one or more seal rings that are moisture blocking walls forming a closed loop in a plan view, and where at least one of the seal rings includes a seal ring protrusion portion in inward protruding form in the vicinity of a chip corner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Furusawa, Norio Miura, Kinya Goto, Masazumi Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20110052926
    Abstract: Provided is a transparent electrode containing a transparent substrate having thereon a transparent conductive layer containing a conductive fiber, a conductive polymer and a water soluble binder resin, wherein the water soluble binder resin contains a low molecular weight component in an amount of 0 to 5 weight % based on a weight of the water soluble binder resin, provided that the low molecular weight component has a number average molecular weight of 1,000 or less measured by GPC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuaki NAKAMURA, Norio MIURA
  • Publication number: 20100255323
    Abstract: Disclosed is a transparent electrode including a transparent substrate having thereon a conductive fiber, a conductive polymer and a water soluble binder resin, wherein a content of the water soluble binder resin is in the range of 1 to 200 weight % based on a weight of the conductive polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.,
    Inventors: Kazuaki NAKAMURA, Norio MIURA, Akihiko TAKEDA, Masaki GOTO
  • Publication number: 20100164141
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cellulose ester film comprising cellulose ester and a phosphonite compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA OPTO, INC.
    Inventors: Norio MIURA, Satomi KAWABE, Takayuki SUZUKI, Kazuaki NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20100137578
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cellulose ester film for optical use which contains an ultraviolet absorbent and hardly suffers from retardation fluctuations. The cellulose ester film is excellent in spectral absorption property as an optical film. In addition, the cellulose ester film is free from coloration and has excellent transparency, which having sufficient ultraviolet absorption and excellent long-term light resistance. Also disclosed are a polarizing plate and liquid crystal display wherein high contrast is maintained by using such a cellulose ester film for optical use. Specifically disclosed is a cellulose ester film for optical use which is characterized by containing at least one compound represented by one of the general formulae 1-3. Also specifically disclosed are a polarizing plate and liquid crystal display using such a cellulose ester film for optical use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2006
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA OPTO, INC.
    Inventors: Emiko Kataoka, Norio Miura, Takatugu Suzuki, Kazuaki Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20090226641
    Abstract: A composition for melt casting film formation that excels in not only uniformity of retardation being an optical characteristic, especially uniformity of retardation in the direction of film width, but also contrast; and relevant thereto, an optical film, process for producing the optical film, polarization plate and liquid crystal display apparatus. Accordingly, there is provided a composition for melt casting film formation containing a cellulose ester in an amount of 50 mass % or more, characterized in that the free acid content of the composition is 50 ppm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2006
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Kazuaki Nakamura, Kazuto Kiyohara, Norio Miura, Satomi Kawabe, Akihiko Takeda, Takayuki Suzuki, Takashi Konishi
  • Publication number: 20090041945
    Abstract: An active ray curable composition comprising a compound represented by Formula (X):
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2006
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC.
    Inventors: Kimihiko Ookubo, Norio Miura, Takeshi Kurata
  • Patent number: 7429622
    Abstract: An active ray curable ink-jet ink composition comprising a photo-induced acid generating agent containing an onium salt which does not generate benzene under active ray radiation, and a photopolymerizable compound containing a compound having an oxetane ring in the molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.
    Inventors: Norio Miura, Masato Nishizeki, Kimihiko Okubo
  • Publication number: 20080180501
    Abstract: This invention provides an actinic ray curable composition, which exhibits excellent storage stability, low viscosity, high sensitivity and can form cured film having high hardness and superior weather-proofing under various environments particularly even under a high humidity atmosphere, and actinic ray curable ink utilizing the same, an image forming method utilizing said actinic ray curable ink as ink-jet ink, an ink-jet recording apparatus and a new epoxy compound. An actinic ray curable composition of this invention is characterized by containing at least one type of an epoxy compound represented by following Formula (X) and at least one type of an oxetane compound as a photo polymerizable compound and having a viscosity at 25° C. of 1-500 mPa·s.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC.
    Inventors: Kimihiko Ookubo, Norio Miura, Takeshi Kurata
  • Patent number: 7390840
    Abstract: An active ray curable composition, including an epoxy compound which is represented by Formula (A) and an oxetane compound, The active ray curable compound exhibiting a viscosity of 1 to 500 mPa·s at 25° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.
    Inventors: Masato Nishizeki, Norio Miura, Kimihiko Ookubo, Takeshi Kurata
  • Publication number: 20080107821
    Abstract: A polymerizable actinic radiation curable composition comprising a photo-acid generating compound and an epoxy compound represented by Formula (1): wherein X represents a divalent group selected form the group consisting of —O—, —S—, —SO—, —SO2—, —CBr2—, —C(CBr3)2—, and —C(CF3)2—; R1 to R18 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group having 1-8 carbon atoms, provided that the hydrocarbon group may contain an oxygen atom or a halogen atom, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group having 1-8 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC.
    Inventors: Nobumasa Sasa, Norio Miura, Kimihiko Ookubo, Takeshi Kurata
  • Publication number: 20080057227
    Abstract: A cellulose acylate film manufacturing method based on melt-casting film formation technique, the comprising steps of: extruding a cellulose acylate film from a casting die, and sandwiching the cellulose acylate film between an elastically deformable touch roll and a cooling roll, wherein the cellulose acylate film includes at least one kind of compounds expressed by the following general formula (1) and at least one kind of phosphoric acid compounds selected from among phosphite, phosphonite, phosphinite and phosphane, wherein R11 through R16 each indicate a hydrogen atom or substituents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA OPTO, INC.
    Inventors: Takayuki Suzuki, Norio Miura, Kazuaki Nakamura
  • Patent number: 7285375
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light sensitive composition containing a compound A having a group capable of undergoing radical polymerization, a compound B having a group capable of undergoing cationic polymerization, a photopolymerization initiator C, and a polymer binder D, the light sensitive composition being characterized in that the photopolymerization initiator C comprises an iron-arene complex and a halogenated alkyl group-containing compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Matsumura, Norio Miura
  • Publication number: 20070219292
    Abstract: An ink set for ink-jet recording comprising a yellow ink composition for ink-jet recording containing one or more types of yellow color materials, a magenta ink composition for ink-jet recording containing one or more types of magenta color materials, and a cyan ink composition for ink-jet recording conditioning one or more types of cyan color materials, wherein each ink composition contains one or more of a) a compound having one or more polymerizable groups, b) an infrared absorbing agent, and c) a polymerization initiator, and further, the infrared absorbing agent contained in the yellow ink composition for ink-jet recording differs from the infrared absorbing agent contained in the cyan ink composition for ink-jet recording.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC.
    Inventors: Kimihiko Ookubo, Norio Miura, Takeshi Kurata
  • Patent number: 7244473
    Abstract: An active ray curable ink-jet ink composition comprising a photo-induced acid generating agent containing an onium salt which does not generate benzene under active ray radiation, and a photopolymerizable compound containing a compound having an oxetane ring in the molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Takabayashi, Norio Miura, Masato Nishizeki, Kimihiko Okubo
  • Publication number: 20070128380
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cellulose ester film comprising cellulose ester and a phosphonite compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA OPTO, INC.
    Inventors: Norio MIURA, Satomi KAWABE, Takayuki SUZUKI, Kazuaki NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 7202018
    Abstract: A silver salt photothermographic material is disclosed, comprising light-insensitive organic silver salt grains and light-sensitive silver halide grains, a reducing agent for silver ions and a binder, wherein the reducing agent is a compound represented by the following formula (1) and the light-sensitive layer further comprises a hindered phenol represented by the following formula (2)
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuaki Nakamura, Ryohei Iwamoto, Norio Miura, Kiyoshi Fukusaka
  • Publication number: 20070054974
    Abstract: An active ray curable ink-jet ink composition comprising a photo-induced acid generating agent containing an onium salt which does not generate benzene under active ray radiation, and a photopolymerizable compound containing a compound having an oxetane ring in the molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC.
    Inventors: Norio Miura, Masato Nishizeki, Kimihiko Okubo
  • Patent number: 7172851
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light sensitive composition comprising an addition polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomer A), a photopolymerization initiator B), a polymer binder C), and a cation-polymerization compound D), wherein the photopolymerization initiator D) is an iron-arene complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Hirabayashi, Norio Miura, Toshiyuki Matsumura