Patents by Inventor Ryousuke Komatsu

Ryousuke Komatsu 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: 11274200
    Abstract: There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass with which the transparency can be enhanced. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention is in a sea-island state having a sea-like dark part and a plurality of island-like bright parts to be identified when observed with a transmission electron microscope, a thermoplastic resin is contained in the dark part region and a thermoplastic resin is contained in the bright part region, and the arithmetic average value of major diameters of the bright parts is less than or equal to 400 nm or the median value of major diameters of the bright parts is less than or equal to 400 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryousuke Komatsu, Jun Sasaki, Tatsuya Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20200269550
    Abstract: There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass with which the transparency can be enhanced. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention is in a sea-island state having a sea-like dark part and a plurality of island-like bright parts to be identified when observed with a transmission electron microscope, a thermoplastic resin is contained in the dark part region and a thermoplastic resin is contained in the bright part region, and the arithmetic average value of major diameters of the bright parts is less than or equal to 400 nm or the median value of major diameters of the bright parts is less than or equal to 400 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Ryousuke Komatsu, Jun Sasaki, Tatsuya Iwamoto
  • Patent number: 9821535
    Abstract: There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass which is capable of enhancing sound insulating properties in the laminated glass obtained in the case of being used for constituting the laminated glass, and laminated glass prepared using the interlayer film for laminated glass. An interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention includes a modified polyvinyl acetate and a plasticizer, and the modified polyvinyl acetate has a vinyl acetate structural unit and a fatty acid vinyl ester structural unit; the laminated glass according to the present invention includes a first laminated glass constituent member, a second laminated glass constituent member, and an interlayer film sandwiched between the first and second laminated glass constituent members, and in the laminated glass according to the present invention, the interlayer film is the interlayer film for laminated glass described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignees: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD., DENKI KAGAKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Michio Shimamoto, Tatsuya Iwamoto, Ryousuke Komatsu, Shougo Yoshida, Nobuyuki Tanno, Takao Hashimoto, Hirohisa Otake
  • Publication number: 20160376413
    Abstract: There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass with which excessive adhesion against an interlayer film or the like can be suppressed and the transparency can be enhanced. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention is obtained by mixing a first composition containing a first thermoplastic resin having a hydroxyl group and a plasticizer and a second composition containing a second thermoplastic resin having a hydroxyl group and a plasticizer, satisfies the content ratio of the hydroxyl group of the first thermoplastic resin to be higher than the content ratio of the hydroxyl group of the second thermoplastic resin, and satisfies the ratio of the complex viscosity at 200° C. of the second composition to the complex viscosity at 200° C. of the first composition to be less than 4.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Sasaki, Ryousuke Komatsu, Tatsuya Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20160347035
    Abstract: There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass with which the transparency can be enhanced. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention is in a sea-island state having a sea-like dark part and a plurality of island-like bright parts to be identified when observed with a transmission electron microscope, a thermoplastic resin is contained in the dark part region and a thermoplastic resin is contained in the bright part region, and the arithmetic average value of major diameters of the bright parts is less than or equal to 400 nm or the median value of major diameters of the bright parts is less than or equal to 400 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Ryousuke KOMATSU, Jun SASAKI, Tatsuya IWAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20150258751
    Abstract: There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass which is capable of enhancing sound insulating properties in the laminated glass obtained in the case of being used for constituting the laminated glass, and laminated glass prepared using the interlayer film for laminated glass. An interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention includes a modified polyvinyl acetate and a plasticizer, and the modified polyvinyl acetate has a vinyl acetate structural unit and a fatty acid vinyl ester structural unit; the laminated glass according to the present invention includes a first laminated glass constituent member, a second laminated glass constituent member, and an interlayer film sandwiched between the first and second laminated glass constituent members, and in the laminated glass according to the present invention, the interlayer film is the interlayer film for laminated glass described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Michio Shimamoto, Tatsuya Iwamoto, Ryousuke Komatsu, Shougo Yoshida, Nobuyuki Tanno, Takao Hashimoto, Hirohisa Otake
  • Patent number: 8753747
    Abstract: The present invention provides an interlayer film for a laminated glass capable of suppressing bubble formation and bubble growth even if the laminated glass is exposed to relatively high temperatures for a long time. An interlayer film for a laminated glass according to the present invention includes a first layer and a second layer laminated on one face of the first layer, each of the first layer and the second layer contains a polyvinyl acetal resin and a plasticizer, and in the case of measuring the viscoelasticity of the first layer as a resin film (glass transition temperature: Tg(° C.)), or the viscoelasticity of a resin film (glass transition temperature: Tg(° C.)) containing 100 parts by weight the polyvinyl acetal resin in the first layer and 60 parts by weight of triethylene glycol di-2-ethylhexanoate (3GO) as a plasticizer, the resin film has an elastic modulus of G?(Tg+170) at (Tg+170)° C. and an elastic modulus of G?(Tg+30) at (Tg+30)° C., and provides a ratio (G?(Tg+170)/G?(Tg+30)) of 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Iwamoto, Ryousuke Komatsu, Kohei Kani, Shogo Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20130273378
    Abstract: The present invention provides an interlayer film for a laminated glass which can suppress bubble formation and bubble growth in the laminated glass. An interlayer film for a laminated glass according to the present invention includes a first layer and a second layer laminated on one face of the first layer, each of the first layer and the second layer contains a polyvinyl acetal resin, contains a carboxylic acid-modified polyvinyl acetal resin, or contains both a polyvinyl acetal resin and a carboxylic acid-modified polyvinyl acetal resin, each of the first layer and the second layer contains a plasticizer, and when the first layer does not contain the carboxylic acid-modified polyvinyl acetal resin, the first layer contains a compound having a boron atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Iwamoto, Ryousuke Komatsu, Kohei Kani, Shogo Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20130273379
    Abstract: The present invention provides an interlayer film for a laminated glass capable of suppressing bubble formation and bubble growth even if the laminated glass is exposed to relatively high temperatures for a long time. An interlayer film for a laminated glass according to the present invention includes a first layer and a second layer laminated on one face of the first layer, each of the first layer and the second layer contains a polyvinyl acetal resin and a plasticizer, and in the case of measuring the viscoelasticity of the first layer as a resin film (glass transition temperature: Tg(° C.)), or the viscoelasticity of a resin film (glass transition temperature: Tg(° C.)) containing 100 parts by weight the polyvinyl acetal resin in the first layer and 60 parts by weight of triethylene glycol di-2-ethylhexanoate (3GO) as a plasticizer, the resin film has an elastic modulus of G?(Tg+170) at (Tg+170)° C. and an elastic modulus of G?(Tg+30) at (Tg+30)° C., and provides a ratio (G?(Tg+170)/G?(Tg+30)) of 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Tatsuya Iwamoto, Ryousuke Komatsu, Kohei Kani, Shogo Yoshida