Patents by Inventor Ryusuke Sakoh

Ryusuke Sakoh 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: 12630722
    Abstract: A water repellent and oil repellent member which has a functional film layer serving as the first layer on at least one surface of a base material, while having a primer layer serving as the second layer on the outer surface of the functional film layer and additionally having a water repellent and oil repellent layer serving as the third layer on the outer surface of the primer layer, wherein: the primer layer is formed of a layer that has a film thickness of 10-500 nm, while being mainly composed of an organosilicon compound which has a plurality of silanol groups in each molecule; and the water repellent and oil repellent layer is formed of a layer that has a film thickness of 0.5-50 nm, while being mainly composed of a cured product of a hydrolyzable fluorine-containing compound. This water repellent and oil repellent member has excellent rubber eraser abrasion resistance, while exhibiting excellent antistatic properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Yamane, Ryusuke Sakoh
  • Patent number: 12479956
    Abstract: A surface treatment agent that comprises a fluoropolyether-group-containing polymer represented by general formula (1), which has a hydroxylated silyl group or a hydrolyzable silyl group, and/or a product of partial (hydrolytic) condensation of the polymer. The surface treatment agent is capable of forming cured coating films which are excellent in terms of water and oil repellency and resistance to wear by steel wool and have a small water-sliding angle. Rf—[CH(V)2]???Formula (1): (In the formula, Rf is a mono- or divalent residue of a polymer including a fluorooxyalkylene group, the V moieties each independently are a monovalent group having a hydroxylated silyl group or hydrolyzable silyl group at the end and having no polar group besides the hydroxylated silyl group or hydrolyzable silyl group, and ? is 1 or 2.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryusuke Sakoh, Yuji Yamane
  • Publication number: 20250250445
    Abstract: A surface treatment agent according to the present invention comprises a fluoropolyether group-containing polymer, which is a high molecular polymer having a number-average molecular weight of a fluorooxyalkylene group-containing polymer residue in the main chain of 6,000-30,000, has a silanol group or a hydrolyzable silyl group at both ends of the molecular chain, and has a siloxane structure in a linking group of the fluorooxyalkylene group-containing polymer residue in the main chain and the silanol group or the hydrolyzable silyl group at both ends of the molecular chain, and/or a partial (hydrolyzed) condensate thereof. The surface treatment agent can form a cured coating film having excellent water-repellency and oil-repellency, abrasion resistance, and chucking properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryusuke SAKOH, Takashi UCHIDA, Miki MOTEGI
  • Publication number: 20250136840
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a cured coating having exceptional water and oil repellency and abrasion resistance as well as exceptional chucking properties can be formed by using a fluoropolyether-group-containing polymer having a silanol group or a hydrolyzable silyl group represented by formula (1) (Rf is a divalent fluoroxyalkylene-group-containing polymer residue, U is a divalent or trivalent organic group, Z is a silalkylene structure or a silarylene structure, Y is a divalent organic group, R is a C1-4 alkyl group or a phenyl group, X is a hydroxyl group or a hydrolyzable group, n is 1-3, and m is 1 or 2) as a surface treatment agent including said polymer and/or a partial (hydrolyzed) condensate thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2022
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryusuke SAKOH, Takashi UCHIDA, Miki MOTEGI
  • Patent number: 12227616
    Abstract: The present invention is capable of producing a fluoropolyether group-containing polymer, which is represented by general formula (1) (in the formula, Rf is a monovalent or divalent fluoropolyether group-containing polymer residue, X is independently a divalent organic group, and ? is 1 or 2), preferably has a number-average molecular weight of 1,000 to 50,000 in terms of polystyrene, and has both a terminal olefin moiety easily converting a functional group and a secondary hydroxyl group having high reactivity, by causing an organometallic reagent having ?-hydrogen, specifically, an organometallic reagent having an aliphatic unsaturated double bond (olefin moiety) at a terminal thereof and having ?-hydrogen, to act on a fluoropolyether group-containing polymer having a carbonyl group at a terminal thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ryusuke Sakoh
  • Patent number: 12146040
    Abstract: This water-repellent, oil-repellent member is obtained via a method comprising: a step for wet-coating a substrate surface with a solution containing an organic silicon compound comprising multiple silanol groups and a solvent; a step for drying the solvent to form a primer layer; a step for wet-coating the primer layer with a solution containing a fluorine-containing compound and a solvent, followed by drying the solvent, or dry-coating with the fluorine-containing compound obtained by evaporating the solvent from the solution; and a step for curing the fluorine-containing compound to form a water-repellent, oil-repellent layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Yamane, Lisa Katayama, Ryusuke Sakoh, Takashi Matsuda
  • Patent number: 12077678
    Abstract: This water-repellent, oil-repellent member is obtained via, inter alia, a method having: a step for wet-coating a substrate surface with a solution that contains a solvent and an organosilicon compound comprising multiple silanol groups in the molecule; a step for drying the solvent to form and laminate a primer layer on the substrate surface; a step for wet-coating the outer surface of the primer layer with a solution containing a hydrolyzable fluorine-containing compound and a solvent, and subsequently drying the solvent, or dry-coating the outer surface of the primer layer with a hydrolyzable fluorine-containing compound obtained by evaporating the solvent from the solution; and a step for curing the hydrolyzable fluorine-containing compound to form and laminate a water-repellent, oil-repellent layer on the outer surface of the primer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Yamane, Ryusuke Sakoh
  • Patent number: 12054637
    Abstract: This fluorine-containing coating agent composition contains: (A) an organic silicon compound containing a hydrolyzable group or a hydroxy group modified by a fluorooxyalkylene group-containing polymer residue, and/or a partial (hydrolyzed) condensate thereof; and (B) an organic silicon compound containing a polyether group and a hydrolyzable group or a hydroxy group modified by a fluorooxyalkylene group-containing polymer residue, and/or a partial (hydrolyzed) condensate thereof, wherein the mixture mass ratio of component (A) and component (B) is 15:85-85:15. When the composition is applied as a surface treatment agent, the surface treatment agent containing the fluorine-containing coating agent composition can form a cured coating film which has excellent water repellency and oil repellency, and which has both excellent steel wool abrasion resistance and eraser rubber abrasion resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lisa Katayama, Takashi Matsuda, Yuji Yamane, Ryusuke Sakoh
  • Publication number: 20240150522
    Abstract: Provided is a water-repellent member in which a silica layer having a specific thickness and mainly composed of silica nanoparticles is provided on the outer surfaces of various substrates, and then a water- and oil-repellent layer having a specific thickness and containing a cured product of a fluorine-containing organosilicon compound as a main component is provided on the outer surface of the silica layer. The water-repellent member is obtained by a method comprising: a step for wet coating a dispersion containing silica nanoparticles and a solvent onto the outer surface of a substrate; a step for drying and removing the solvent from the dispersion; a step for wet coating a solution containing a fluorine-containing organosilicon compound and a solvent onto the outer surface of a silica layer formed by drying and removing the solvent; and a step for drying and removing the solvent from the solution to cure the fluorine-containing organosilicon compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji YAMANE, Lisa KATAYAMA, Ryusuke SAKOH, Takashi MATSUDA
  • Publication number: 20240132665
    Abstract: A surface treatment agent which contains a fluorooxyalkylene group-containing polymer and/or a partial hydrolysis-condensation product of the polymer, said polymer having at least one group represented by formula (1) (wherein Y represents a single bond or a divalent hydrocarbon group which may have F, Si and a siloxane bond; R represents a C1-C4 alkyl group or a phenyl group; X represents a hydrolyzable group; and a represents 2 or 3) at least at one end of each molecule, wherein the molecular weight distribution of the fluorooxyalkylene group-containing polymer or a fluorooxyalkylene group-containing polymer mixture containing the fluorooxyalkylene group-containing polymer contained in the surface treatment agent is within the range of from 1.2 to 1.8. This surface treatment agent is able to form a cured coating film that has excellent surface sliding properties, excellent water falling properties, low haze and excellent wear resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Miki KUDO, Ryusuke SAKOH
  • Patent number: 11905368
    Abstract: Provided is a water-repellent member in which a silica layer having a specific thickness and mainly composed of silica nanoparticles is provided on the outer surfaces of various substrates, and then a water- and oil-repellent layer having a specific thickness and containing a cured product of a fluorine-containing organosilicon compound as a main component is provided on the outer surface of the silica layer. The water-repellent member is obtained by a method comprising: a step for wet coating a dispersion containing silica nanoparticles and a solvent onto the outer surface of a substrate; a step for drying and removing the solvent from the dispersion; a step for wet coating a solution containing a fluorine-containing organosilicon compound and a solvent onto the outer surface of a silica layer formed by drying and removing the solvent; and a step for drying and removing the solvent from the solution to cure the fluorine-containing organosilicon compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Yamane, Lisa Katayama, Ryusuke Sakoh, Takashi Matsuda
  • Patent number: 11746237
    Abstract: Provided are: a (hydrolyzable) organosiloxane compound which is represented by general formula (1) and contains a lipophilic group capable of forming a cured film having excellent lipophilicity and wear resistance; and a surface treatment agent containing the compound. (In the formula, A is any one among —CH3, —C(?O)OR1, —C(?O)NR12, —C(?O)SR1, and —P(?O)(OR1)2; R1 is a hydrogen atom, a C1-30 alkyl group, a C6-30 aryl group, or a C7-30 aralkyl group; Y is independently a divalent organic group; W is independently a C1-4 alkyl group, a phenyl group, a hydroxyl group, or a hydrolyzable group; R is independently a C1-4 alkyl group or a phenyl group; X is independently a hydroxyl group or a hydrolyzable group; n is an integer of 1-3; and q is an integer of 1-3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seiya Mori, Ryusuke Sakoh
  • Patent number: 11624858
    Abstract: Provided is an antireflective member that has a water- and oil-repellent layer on a multi-layered antireflective layer and is capable of exhibiting excellent surface lubricity, water- and oil-repellent properties, and durability. The surface of the multi-layered antireflective layer on a base material has a root-mean-square surface roughness of 0.8 nm to 2.0 nm. The water- and oil-repellent layer has a thickness of 1 to 30 nm and is a cured product of water- and oil-repellents having as principal components a fluorooxyalkylene group-containing polymer modified organosilicon compound with the numerical average molecular weight of 4,500 to 10,000 of a fluoropolymer part and/or partial hydrolysis condensate thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Yamane, Lisa Katayama, Ryusuke Sakoh, Takashi Matsuda
  • Patent number: 11560494
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a surface treatment agent which contains a coating composition that contains (A) one or more compounds selected from among organosilane or siloxane compounds represented by formula (1) and partial (hydrolysis) condensation products of the compounds and (B) one or more compounds selected from among silane or siloxane compounds represented by formula (2) and partial (hydrolysis) condensation products of the compounds at a mass ratio of from 50:50 to 90:10 is able to form a cured coating film that has excellently low fingerprint visibility. (In formula (1), A represents —C(?O)OR1, —C(?O)NR12, —C(?O)SR1 or —P(?O)(OR1)2; R1 represents H, an alkyl group, an aryl group or an aralkyl group; Y represents a divalent organic group; R represents an alkyl group or a phenyl group; X represents a hydroxyl group or a hydrolyzable group; and n is 1-3.) (In formula (2), Rf represents a perfluoroalkylene group or a divalent perfluoropolyether group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seiya Mori, Ryusuke Sakoh
  • Publication number: 20220325042
    Abstract: A surface treatment agent that comprises a fluoropolyether-group-containing polymer represented by general formula (1), which has a hydroxylated silyl group or a hydrolyzable silyl group, and/or a product of partial (hydrolytic) condensation of the polymer. The surface treatment agent is capable of forming cured coating films which are excellent in terms of water and oil repellency and resistance to wear by steel wool and have a small water-sliding angle. Rf—[CH(V)2]???Formula (1): (In the formula, Rf is a mono- or divalent residue of a polymer including a fluorooxyalkylene group, the V moieties each independently are a monovalent group having a hydroxylated silyl group or hydrolyzable silyl group at the end and having no polar group besides the hydroxylated silyl group or hydrolyzable silyl group, and ? is 1 or 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryusuke SAKOH, Yuji YAMANE
  • Publication number: 20220306803
    Abstract: The present invention is capable of producing a fluoropolyether group-containing polymer, which is represented by general formula (1) (in the formula, Rf is a monovalent or divalent fluoropolyether group-containing polymer residue, X is independently a divalent organic group, and ? is 1 or 2), preferably has a number-average molecular weight of 1,000 to 50,000 in terms of polystyrene, and has both a terminal olefin moiety easily converting a functional group and a secondary hydroxyl group having high reactivity, by causing an organometallic reagent having ?-hydrogen, specifically, an organometallic reagent having an aliphatic unsaturated double bond (olefin moiety) at a terminal thereof and having ?-hydrogen, to act on a fluoropolyether group-containing polymer having a carbonyl group at a terminal thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ryusuke SAKOH
  • Publication number: 20220243071
    Abstract: A water repellent and oil repellent member which has a functional film layer serving as the first layer on at least one surface of a base material, while having a primer layer serving as the second layer on the outer surface of the functional film layer and additionally having a water repellent and oil repellent layer serving as the third layer on the outer surface of the primer layer, wherein: the primer layer is formed of a layer that has a film thickness of 10-500 nm, while being mainly composed of an organosilicon compound which has a plurality of silanol groups in each molecule; and the water repellent and oil repellent layer is formed of a layer that has a film thickness of 0.5-50 nm, while being mainly composed of a cured product of a hydrolyzable fluorine-containing compound. This water repellent and oil repellent member has excellent rubber eraser abrasion resistance, while exhibiting excellent antistatic properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji YAMANE, Ryusuke SAKOH
  • Patent number: 11352378
    Abstract: By using this organosilane compound represented by formula (1), a surface treatment agent that contains said (hydrolyzable) organosilane compound and/or a partial (hydrolysis) condensate thereof can form a cured film which exhibits excellent lipophilic properties and has a refractive index similar to the refractive index of sebum. (A is any one of —C(?O)OR1, —C(?O)NR12, —C(?O)SR1 and —P(?O)(OR1)2; R1 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or an aralkyl group; Y is a divalent organic group; R is an alkyl group or a phenyl group; X is a hydroxyl group or a hydrolyzable group; and n is 1-3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryusuke Sakoh, Seiya Mori, Takashi Matsuda, Yuji Yamane
  • Publication number: 20210332248
    Abstract: This water-repellent, oil-repellent member is obtained via, inter alia, a method having: a step for wet-coating a substrate surface with a solution that contains a solvent and an organosilicon compound comprising multiple silanol groups in the molecule; a step for drying the solvent to form and laminate a primer layer on the substrate surface; a step for wet-coating the outer surface of the primer layer with a solution containing a hydrolyzable fluorine-containing compound and a solvent, and subsequently drying the solvent, or dry-coating the outer surface of the primer layer with a hydrolyzable fluorine-containing compound obtained by evaporating the solvent from the solution; and a step for curing the hydrolyzable fluorine-containing compound to form and laminate a water-repellent, oil-repellent layer on the outer surface of the primer layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji YAMANE, Ryusuke SAKOH
  • Publication number: 20210215853
    Abstract: Provided is an antireflective member that has a water- and oil-repellent layer on a multi-layered antireflective layer and is capable of exhibiting excellent surface lubricity, water- and oil-repellent properties, and durability. The surface of the multi-layered antireflective layer on a base material has a root-mean-square surface roughness of 0.8 nm to 2.0 nm. The water- and oil-repellent layer has a thickness of 1 to 30 nm and is a cured product of water- and oil-repellents having as principal components a fluorooxyalkylene group-containing polymer modified organosilicon compound with the numerical average molecular weight of 4,500 to 10,000 of a fluoropolymer part and/or partial hydrolysis condensate thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji YAMANE, Lisa KATAYAMA, Ryusuke SAKOH, Takashi MATSUDA