Patents by Inventor Sadao Takehara
Sadao Takehara 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).
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Patent number: 7214835Abstract: The present invention provides 1,7,8-trifluoro-2-naphthol and a derivative thereof as intermediates for efficiently producing a trifluoronaphthalene liquid crystal material. A method for efficiently producing a trifluoronaphthalene liquid crystal material using such intermediates is also disclosed. A naphthol derivative having the following general formula (I) is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2003Date of Patent: May 8, 2007Assignee: Dainippon Ink & Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Tetsuo Kusumoto, Yutaka Nagashima, Sadao Takehara, Takashi Matsumoto
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Patent number: 7145047Abstract: Disclosed in a novel liquid-crystalline compound which is a naphthalene derivative useful as an electro-optical liquid crystal display material, a liquid crystal composition containing such naphthalene derivatives and a liquid crystal display device comprising the same. The naphthalene derivative provided by the present invention exhibits an excellent liquid-crystallinity and miscibility with currently widely used liquid crystal compositions or compositions. The addition of the naphthalene derivative makes it possible to drastically lower the threshold voltage of the liquid crystal composition while maintaining its high response. The naphthalene derivative of the present invention is characterized by a large birefringence index. Further, most of the naphthalene derivative of the present invention has no strongly polar group in its molecule and thus can also be used for active matrix driving.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2002Date of Patent: December 5, 2006Assignee: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Sadao Takehara, Masashi Osawa, Haruyoshi Takatsu, Makoto Negishi
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Publication number: 20060163537Abstract: The present invention provides 1,7,8-trifluoro-2-naphthol and a derivative thereof as intermediates for efficiently producing a trifluoronaphthalene liquid crystal material. A method for efficiently producing a trifluoronaphthalene liquid crystal material using such intermediates is also disclosed. A naphthol derivative having the following general formula (I) is disclosed. A method for producing a trifluoronaphthalene compound having the following general formula (IV), (VI) or (VIII) using the naphthol derivative as a raw material is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2003Publication date: July 27, 2006Applicant: DAINIPPON INK AND CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Tetsuo Kusumoto, Yutaka Nagashima, Sadao Takehara, Takashi Matsumoto
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Patent number: 7067179Abstract: A novel compound represented by the general formula (I), and a nematic liquid crystal composition incorporating the same. A compound represented by the general formula (I) can be produced industrially extremely easily, as shown in the examples, displays superior compatibility with current general purpose host liquid crystals as a nematic phase, and also shows little crystal precipitation at low temperatures. Moreover, by addition of a small amount of such a compound to a host liquid crystal, the liquid crystal temperature range at low temperatures can be effectively widened without any significant worsening of the various characteristics of the liquid crystal material. Consequently, a compound of the present invention is an extremely useful liquid crystal material which is suitable for various liquid crystal display elements which require a broad operating temperature range.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 1999Date of Patent: June 27, 2006Assignee: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Shinji Ogawa, Tatsuo Kawara, Sadao Takehara, Hiroyuki Ohnishi, Kiyofumi Takeuchi, Haruyoshi Takatsu, Gerwald Grahe, Rainer Bruno Frings, Christine Fugger, Cornelia Pithart
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Patent number: 6913797Abstract: The present invention discloses a decahydronaphthalene derivative represented by general formula (I): a liquid crystal composition in which it is contained, and a liquid crystal device in which it is used. The novel decahydronaphthalene derivative of the present invention can be produced industrially extremely easily as shown in the examples, and by adding a small amount to a base liquid crystal, it is possible to have effects that expand the nematic phase temperature range, thereby improving its various characteristics as a nematic liquid crystal. Moreover, the novel decahydronaphthalene derivative of the present invention also has superior co-solubility with base liquid crystals generally used at present. Thus, it is suitable for various types of liquid crystal devices requiring a wide operating temperature range, and is extremely useful as a liquid crystal material.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 1999Date of Patent: July 5, 2005Assignee: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Shinji Ogawa, Hiroyuki Ohnishi, Yutaka Nagashima, Sadao Takehara, Makoto Negishi, Haruyoshi Takatsu, Gerwald Grahe, Rainer Bruno Frings, Christine Fugger, Cornelia Pithart
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Patent number: 6746728Abstract: A tetrahydronaphthalene derivative represented by the general formula (I) and a liquid crystal composition containing the same. A compound represented by the general formula (I) shows superior liquid crystallinity and co-solubility with conventional liquid crystal compounds and compositions. Furthermore, addition of such a compound enables the threshold voltage to be significantly reduced with almost no deleterious effect on the responsiveness. In addition, a compound of the present invention can also be easily produced industrially, is colorless, and is chemically stable. Consequently, liquid crystal compositions containing such a compound are extremely useful as liquid crystals, and are particularly suitable for liquid crystal displays requiring a wide operating temperature range, low voltage driving and a high response speed.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2001Date of Patent: June 8, 2004Assignee: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Tetsuo Kusumoto, Yoshitaka Saito, Makoto Negishi, Yutaka Nagashima, Sadao Takehara, Haruyoshi Takatsu, Gerwald Grahe, Rainer Bruno Frings, Cornelia Pithart
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Patent number: 6693223Abstract: A novel liquid crystal compound, a nematic liquid crystal composition, and a liquid crystal display system using the composition are disclosed herein. The liquid crystal compound is represented by the general formula (I): wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a straight chain alkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms and each of X, Y and Z independently represents hydrogen atom or fluorine atom. The nematic liquid crystal composition of the present invention can provide liquid crystal materials in response to desired purposes even by its addition in a small amount without spoiling other characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2003Date of Patent: February 17, 2004Assignee: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Kiyofumi Takeuchi, Haruyoshi Takatsu, Sadao Takehara, Masashi Osawa
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Publication number: 20030136944Abstract: Disclosed in a novel liquid-crystalline compound which is a naphthalene derivative useful as an electro-optical liquid crystal display material, a liquid crystal composition containing such naphthalene derivatives and a liquid crystal display device comprising the same. The naphthalene derivative provided by the present invention exhibits an excellent liquid-crystallinity and miscibility with currently widely used liquid crystal compositions or compositions. The addition of the naphthalene derivative makes it possible to drastically lower the threshold voltage of the liquid crystal composition while maintaining its high response. The naphthalene derivative of the present invention is characterized by a large birefringence index. Further, most of the naphthalene derivative of the present invention has no strongly polar group in its molecule and thus can also be used for active matrix driving.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2002Publication date: July 24, 2003Applicant: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Sadao Takehara, Masashi Osawa, Haruyoshi Takatsu, Makoto Negishi
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Patent number: 6582626Abstract: A polymerizable compound represented by formula (I): wherein Q1 and Q2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; p and q each independently represent an integer of 2 to 18; X1 and X2 each independently represent a single bond, —O—, —COO— or —OCO—; L1 represents —COO— or —OCO—; L2 represents —CH2CH2COO— or —CH2CH2OCO—; and Y1, Y2 and Y3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, an alkanoyl group having 2 to 7 carbon atoms, a cyano group or a halogen atom. Also disclosed are a polymerizable liquid crystal composition containing the compound, and an optically anisotropic medium produced from the composition.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2001Date of Patent: June 24, 2003Assignee: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Hiroshi Hasebe, Sadao Takehara, Kiyofumi Takeuchi
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Patent number: 6468607Abstract: Disclosed is a novel liquid-crystalline compound which is a naphthalene derivative useful as an electro-optical liquid crystal display material, a liquid crystal composition containing such naphthalene derivatives and a liquid crystal display device comprising the same. The naphthalene derivative provided by the present invention exhibits an excellent liquid-crystallinity and miscibility with currently widely used liquid crystal compositions or compositions. The addition of the naphthalene derivative makes it possible to drastically lower the threshold voltage of the liquid crystal composition while maintaining its high response. The naphthalene derivative of the present invention is characterized by a large birefringence index. Further, most of the naphthalene derivative of the present invention has no strongly polar group in its molecule and thus can also be used for active matrix driving.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 1999Date of Patent: October 22, 2002Assignee: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Sadao Takehara, Masashi Osawa, Haruyoshi Takatsu, Makoto Negishi
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Patent number: 6399035Abstract: A reduction purification method of a nitrogen oxide-containing exhaust gas by contacting said nitrogen oxide-containing exhaust gas with a catalyst in an oxidative atmosphere in which an excess amount of oxygen is present and in the presence of a least one reducing agent selected from the group consisting of a hydrocarbon and an oxygen-containing organic compound, wherein said catalyst comprises an alumina having supported thereon (a) tin and (b) at least one selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, palladium, rhodium and indium.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 1999Date of Patent: June 4, 2002Assignees: Cosmo Research Institute, Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsunori Tabata, Katsumi Miyamoto, Tomohiro Yoshinari, Kazuhito Sato, Sadao Takehara
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Publication number: 20020060310Abstract: A polymerizable compound represented by formula (I): 1Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2001Publication date: May 23, 2002Applicant: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Hiroshi Hasebe, Sadao Takehara, Kiyofumi Takeuchi
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Publication number: 20020053659Abstract: A novel liquid crystal compound, a nematic liquid crystal composition, and a liquid crystal display system using the composition are disclosed herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2001Publication date: May 9, 2002Applicant: DAINIPPON INK AND CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Kiyofumi Takeuchi, Haruyoshi Takatsu, Sadao Takehara, Masashi Osawa
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Patent number: 6287646Abstract: A novel liquid crystal compound, a nematic liquid crystal composition, and a liquid crystal display system using the composition are disclosed herein. The liquid crystal compound is represented by the general formula (I): wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a straight chain alkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms and each of X, Y and Z independently represents hydrogen atom or fluorine atom. The nematic liquid crystal composition of the present invention can provide liquid crystal materials in response to desired purposes even by its addition in a small amount without spoiling other characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 1998Date of Patent: September 11, 2001Assignee: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Kiyofumi Takeuchi, Haruyoshi Takatsu, Sadao Takehara, Masashi Osawa
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Patent number: 6030590Abstract: A reduction purification method of a nitrogen oxide-containing exhaust gas by contacting said nitrogen oxide-containing exhaust gas with a catalyst in an oxidative atmosphere in which an excess amount of oxygen is present and in the presence of at least one reducing agent selected from the group consisting of a hydrocarbon and an oxygen-containing organic compound, wherein said catalyst comprises an alumina having supported thereon (a) tin and (b) at least one selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, palladium, rhodium and indium.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 1996Date of Patent: February 29, 2000Assignees: Cosmo Research Institute, Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsunori Tabata, Katsumi Miyamoto, Tomohiro Yoshinari, Kazuhito Sato, Sadao Takehara
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Patent number: 6010642Abstract: Disclosed is to provide an azine derivative as a novel liquid crystal compound, a novel process for the preparation of an asymmetrical azine in a high reaction yield with an extremely small amount of by-products such as symmetrical azines, a nematic liquid crystal composition containing the azine derivative which exhibits a broad driving temperature range and an excellent response for the desired high birefringence index, a liquid crystal display device such as TN-LCD, STN-LCD and TFT-LCD having improved electro-optical properties comprising the liquid crystal composition as a constituent material, and a light-scattering type liquid crystal display system which exhibits a suppressed memory phenomenon, a higher uniformity in turbidity for display and improved display properties and response against temperature change while maintaining and improving the required display properties such as fast switching time, lower voltage driving, higher light-control layer resistivity and higher contrast ratio even in the forType: GrantFiled: August 21, 1997Date of Patent: January 4, 2000Assignee: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Haruyoshi Takatsu, Sadao Takehara, Kiyofumi Takeuchi, Makoto Negishi, Norie Osawa, Masashi Osawa, Shinji Ogawa, Hirokazu Yanagihara
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Patent number: 5536443Abstract: A liquid crystal display comprising a compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein each of Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.2 is independently F, Cl, CN, OCN, SCN, OCF.sub.3, OCF.sub.2 H, OCF.sub.2 CF.sub.3, CF.sub.3, R, --OR, --COOR or --OCOR, wherein R is alkyl, alkenyl or alkoxyalkyl, provided that at least one of Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.2 is R, --OR, --COOR or --OCOR; each of Z, Z.sup.1, Z.sup.2, Z.sup.3 and Z.sup.4 is independently a single bond. CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --, --CH.dbd.CH--, --C.dbd.C--, --COO--, --OCO--, --CH.sub.2 O--, OCH.sub.2 --, --(CH.sub.2).sub.4 --, --(CH.sub.2).sub.3 --O-- or --O--(CH.sub.2).sub.3 --: ring A is a group of formula (II): ##STR2## wherein each of X.sup.1, X.sup.2, X.sup.3, X.sup.4, X.sup.5, X.sup.6, X.sup.7, X.sup.8, X.sup.9, and X.sup.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 1995Date of Patent: July 16, 1996Assignee: Dainippon Ink & Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Haruyoshi Takatsu, Sadao Takehara, Kiyohumi Takeuchi, Masashi Osawa, Shinji Ogawa, Norie Ishida
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Patent number: 5474707Abstract: A cyclic hydrocarbon derivative represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein each of Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.2 is independently F, Cl, CN, OCN, SCN, OCF.sub.3, OCF.sub.2 H, OCF.sub.2 CF.sub.3, CF.sub.3, R, --OR, --COOR or --OCOR, wherein R is alkyl, alkenyl or alkoxyalkyl, provided that at least one of Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.2 is R, --OR, --COOR or --OCOR; each of Z, Z.sup.1, Z.sup.2, Z.sup.3 and Z.sup.4 is independently a single bond, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --, --CH.dbd.CH--, --C.tbd.C--, --COO--, --OCO--, --CH.sub.2 O--, OCH.sub.2 --, --(CH.sub.2).sub.4 --, --(CH.sub.2).sub.3 --O-- or --O--(CH.sub.2).sub.3 --; ring A is group of formula (II): ##STR2## wherein each of X.sup.1, X.sup.2, X.sup.3, X.sup.4, X.sup.5, X.sup.6, X.sup.7, X.sup.8, X.sup.9, and X.sup.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 1994Date of Patent: December 12, 1995Assignee: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Haruyoshi Takatsu, Sadao Takehara, Kiyohumi Takeuchi, Masashi Osawa, Shinji Ogawa, Norie Ishida
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Patent number: 5324451Abstract: A compound represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 represents an alkyl group having from 2 to 16 carbon atoms; rings A, B, C, and D each represents a 1,4-phenylene group or a 1,4-phenylene group having one or two halogen atoms; Y represents a single bond, ##STR2## m and n each represents 0 or 1; p represents 0, 1, or 2; q represents 0 or an integer of from 1 to 6; and C* and C** each represents an asymmetric carbon atom in an (S)- or (R)-configuration, and a liquid crystal composition containing the compound of formula (I). The compound of formula (I) is a chiral liquid crystal compound exhibiting large spontaneous polarization, a long helical pitch, an SC* phase in a broad temperature range including room temperature, satisfactory orientation, and a high rate of response.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 1992Date of Patent: June 28, 1994Assignees: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc., Kawamura Institute of Chemical ResearchInventors: Sadao Takehara, Tadao Shoji, Hiroshi Ogawa, Toru Fujisawa, Masashi Osawa
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Patent number: 5128472Abstract: A 2,5-disubstituted pyrizine derivative and a 2,5-disubstituted pyrimidine derivative of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represents a straight-chain or branched alkyl group containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms;X represents a halogen atom; and ##STR2## represents a pyrazine-2,5-diyl or a pyrimidine-2,5-diyl group; each useful as an electrooptical display material are disclosed. Further a liquid crystal composition comprising said compounds as well as a ferroelectric display device wherein said liquid crystal composition is used are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 1990Date of Patent: July 7, 1992Assignees: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc., Kawamura Institute of Chemical ResearchInventors: Masashi Osawa, Tadao Shoji, Sadao Takehara, Hiroshi Ogawa, Toru Fujisawa, Takeshi Kuriyama, Kayoko Nakamura