Patents by Inventor Seiichiro Yokoyama

Seiichiro Yokoyama 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: 7754970
    Abstract: A high frequency electronic part comprising a conductor wiring for transmitting an electric signal of 100 MHz to 100 GHz, and an insulation layer composed of a void containing thermoplastic resin film orientated in at least one direction by stretching. The void containing thermoplastic resin film contains voids in the range between 3% and 45% by volume, the number of voids in a thickness direction of the film is 5 or more, and a ratio of the number of voids to film thickness defined by the following equation is in the range between 0.1 and 10 voids/?m: ratio of the number of voids to film thickness (voids/?m)=the number of voids (voids) in film thickness direction/film thickness (?m).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasushi Sasaki, Seiichiro Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 7666490
    Abstract: A functional roll film comprises a plastic film which is transparent and having gas barrier properties, and provided at its at least one surface with an inorganic oxide layer, and which can be wound; wherein a maximum thickness of the inorganic oxide layer is 1.5 times of a minimum thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Iseki, Seiichiro Yokoyama, Takahiro Kubota, Hiroshi Fujita, Tsukasa Ohshima, Shuji Hidaka, Yoshinori Takada, Yozo Yamada, Shinji Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20090126970
    Abstract: [Problems] To provide a high frequency electronic part which shows a remarkably low dielectric loss, which is excellent in electric insulation characteristics, and which is thin and excellent in mechanical strength being. [Means for Solving Problems] The high frequency electronic part comprises a conductor wiring for transmitting an electric signal of 100 MHz to 100 GHz, and an insulation layer composed of a void containing thermoplastic resin film orientated in at least one direction by stretching, and it is characterized in that said void containing thermoplastic resin film contains voids in the range between 3% and 45% by volume, and the number of voids in a thickness direction of the film is 5 or more, and a ratio of the number of voids to film thickness defined by the following equation is in the range between 0.1 and 10 voids/?m: ratio of the number of voids to film thickness(voids/?m)=the number of voids(voids)in film thickness direction/film thickness(?m).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasushi Sasaki, Seiichiro Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 6603085
    Abstract: A transparent conductive film has a cured layer mainly containing a curable resin and a transparent conductive thin film successively layered on a transparent plastic film base. The transparent conductive film is characterized in that it has 3-200 protrusions over the surface of the transparent conductive thin film per 100 &mgr;m2, each having a diameter of 0.05-3.0 &mgr;m and a height of 0.005-2.00 &mgr;m. The transparent conductive film is characterized in that a volatile component amount contained in the transparent conductive film is at most 30 Pa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Oya, Yoshiharu Morihara, Katsuya Ito, Syunji Kurahara, Yasushi Aikawa, Hiroyuki Nagahama, Seiichiro Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 6542292
    Abstract: An infrared absorption filter which has absorption in the near-infrared region, manifests high light transmission in the visible region, and does not have large absorption of specific wavelength in the visible region, further, is excellent in environmental stability and durability and has little optical defect, the filter comprising an infrared absorption layer laminated at least on one surface of a transparent polymer film, wherein said transparent polymer film is a film comprising a polymer easy adhesion layer laminated at least on one surface, said transparent polymer film contains substantially no particle, and said transparent polymer film contains foreign materials having a size of 20 &mgr;m or more in an amount of 10/m2 or less per unit area of the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinya Onomichi, Tetsuo Shimomura, Seiichiro Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 6522463
    Abstract: The infrared absorption filter of the present invention has a transmittance of not higher than 30% in the near-infrared region in the wavelength range of 800 to 1100 nm; a difference of 10% or less between a maximum value and a minimum value of transmittance in the visible light region in the wavelength range of 450 to 650 nm; and a transmittance of not lower than 50% at a wavelength of 550 nm, the filter being so excellent in environmental stability that after being left to stand in the air atmosphere at a temperature of 60° C. and a humidity of 95% for 1000 hours, the filter can maintain said spectral property in said range. Consequently, when used for a plasma display or the like, the filter can absorb the unwanted infrared rays radiated from the display, resulting in preventing erroneous operation of a remote control using infrared radiation even in such a high-temperature and high-humidity environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuo Shimomura, Shinya Onomichi, Masanori Kobayashi, Yozo Yamada, Seiichiro Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 6376093
    Abstract: A polyamide film satisfying (a) a haze value of not more than 5.0%, (b) a coefficient of kinetic friction (A) of not more than 1.0 under 50% humidity, the coefficient (A) being measured with regard to fiction between the same two polyamide films, and (c) a ratio of coefficients of kinetic friction (B)/(A) of not more than 1.5, the (B) being a coefficient of kinetic friction at 65% humidity, a billy oriented polyamide film showing an average dimensional change of not more than 3.0% and a difference between the smallest dimensional change and the largest dimensional change of not more than 2.0%, between before immersion in hot water at 95° C. and during the immersion, and an average dimensional change of not more than 4.0% and a difference between the smallest dimensional change and the largest dimensional change of not more than 2.0%, between the film without treatment and the film after withdrawal from said hot water; and a polyamide laminate film containing the film as a substrate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinji Fujita, Masaki Sugimoto, Shigeru Komeda, Masazumi Iwanishi, Masayoshi Satoh, Chikao Morishige, Kiyoshi Iseki, Seiichiro Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20010037935
    Abstract: A transparent conductive film has a cured layer mainly containing a curable resin and a transparent conductive thin film successively layered on a transparent plastic film base. The transparent conductive film is characterized in that it has 3-200 protrusions over the surface of the transparent conductive thin film per 100 &mgr;m2, each having a diameter of 0.05-3.0 &mgr;m and a height of 0.005-2.00 &mgr;m. The transparent conductive film is characterized in that a volatile component amount contained in the transparent conductive film is at most 30 Pa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Oya, Yoshiharu Morihara, Katsuya Ito, Syunji Kurahara, Yasushi Aikawa, Hiroyuki Nagahama, Seiichiro Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20010005278
    Abstract: An infrared absorption filter which has absorption in the near-infrared region, manifests high light transmission in the visible region, and does not have large absorption of specific wavelength in the visible region, further, is excellent in environmental stability and durability and has little optical defect, the filter comprising an infrared absorption layer laminated at least on one surface of a transparent polymer film, wherein said transparent polymer film is a film comprising a polymer easy-adhesion layer laminated at least on one surface, said transparent polymer film contains substantially no particle, and said transparent polymer film contains foreign materials having a size of 20 &mgr;m or more in an amount of 10/m2 or less per unit area of the film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Publication date: June 28, 2001
    Inventors: Shinya Onomichi, Tetsuo Shimomura, Seiichiro Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 5939205
    Abstract: A gas barrier film comprising a polyamide film and an inorganic deposited layer laminated thereon, wherein the maximum shrinkage percentage after boiling treatment at 95.degree. C. for 30 minutes is not more than 3.5%. The gas barrier film of the present invention has excellent gas barrier property and water vapor-proof property even after boiling or retort treatment. Hence, the film of the present invention can serve well as a wrapping material for a wide range of objects that require high gas barrier property, such as food, medical products, industrial materials and the like, and has great industrial value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Seiichiro Yokoyama, Shigeru Komeda, Kiyoshi Iseki, Yozo Yamada, Chikao Morishige, Hideyuki Mitamura, Satoshi Osame, Shinji Fujita
  • Patent number: 5378274
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a color filter wherein an organic pigment is comprised of primary particles having an average particle size of 20 to 200 nm and a particle size distribution within .+-.35 nm and said organic pigment has a color difference of 5 or less when it is subjected to exposure at an illuminance of 100,000 lux or more for 100 hours or more under the condition of a surface temperature at 50.degree. C.; a color filter wherein the film of coloring matter in green has a ratio (T.sub.485 /T.sub.610) of the transmittance of 485 nm (T.sub.485) to that of 610 nm (T.sub.610 ) of 3.5 or less, the maximum transmittance of the film of coloring matter in green is 60% or more and said maximum transmittance is assigned a wavelength of 540 to 550 nm; and a color filter using a specific organic pigment as each of red, green and blue pigments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1995
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiichiro Yokoyama, Motoharu Ishikawa, Yoshio Hiroi, Nobuaki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 5248576
    Abstract: A process for producing color filters which enable a transparent electrode for forming a coloring matter film to be used as a transparent electrode for driving liquid crystals, and a resist for a light-shielding film used in this process for forming an insulating black matrix, is disclosed. The above production method comprises forming a black matrix over electrodes other than those corresponding to the individual separated colors and, at the same time, insulating layers as electrode contact window belts by utilizing the black matrix material; forming the electrode contact window belts by forming an electrically conductive layer over the black matrix so that they connect within each electrode contact window belt unit, but do not connect with those in different electrode contact window belt units; and forming a coloring matter layer by a micellar disruption method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1993
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiichiro Yokoyama, Hideaki Kurata, Mitsuru Eida
  • Patent number: 5203974
    Abstract: A process for producing a thin film comprising electrotreating a dispersion or solution obtained by dispersing or dissolving a hydrophobic substance powder in an aqueous medium with a surfactant having a HLB value of 10.0 to 20.0, under conditions for forming a thin film of the hydrophobic substance on a cathode. The thin film of a hydrophobic substance can be formed on base metals such as aluminum, which can be applied to photosensitive materials and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1993
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kokado, Katsuyoshi Hoshino, Tetsuo Saji, Seiichiro Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 5185074
    Abstract: A process for producing color filters, which comprises dispersing or dissolving pigments and the like having spectral properties in three primary colors, and a structure reinforcing resin in an aqueous medium, in the presence of a surfactant comprising a ferrocene compound, to prepare micelle solutions of dispersions in each color, and dipping the patterned electroconductive transparent substrate to be subjected to electrolytic treatment in each color, and thus forming a color-separated filter on the substrate. The color filter produced according to the above process can be utilized for display elements of filters, such as liquid crystal display devices, electrochromic display devices, latitude display devices, plasma display panels, spectroscopic devices, solid-state photographic devices and dimmers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1993
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiichiro Yokoyama, Hideaki Kurata
  • Patent number: 5169672
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing thin films, which comprises dispersing or dissolving inorganic substance or hydrophobic organic substance in an aqueous medium in the presence of a surfactant having HLB value of 10 to 20, to obtain micelle solution or dispersion, dipping a semiconductive or photoconductive substrate into said micelle solution or dispersion, applying an electric potential on said substrate if necessary, and irradiating lights on the contact interface of said mecelle solution or dispersion and said substrate, and thus forming thin films of said inorganic substance or hydrophobic inorganic substance on said substrate.Also disclosed is a process for producing color filters having excellent properties, which comprises forming color separation filter on the substrate according to the above-mentioned process, by the use of pigments or dyes in three primary colors of red, green, and blue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1992
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Harima, Kazuo Yamashita, Seiichiro Yokoyama, Hideaki Kurata
  • Patent number: 5135637
    Abstract: A process for producing an organic thin film, wherein a hydrophobic organic substance is admixed with a ferrocene compound in an aqueous medium to solubilize the hydrophobic organic substance and form a micelle solution. The micelle solution is electrolyzed to form thin film of the hydrophobic organic substance on an anode. The ferrocene compound has the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are identical or different and are a hydrogen, a methyl group, a methoxyl group, an amino group, a dimethylamino group, a hydroxyl group or halogen, X is ##STR2## M is an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal, a is an integer of 1 to 4, b is an integer of 1 to 5, k is an integer of 1 to 18 and m is an integer of 0 to 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1992
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Eida, Seiichiro Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 5135619
    Abstract: A process for producing an organic thin film comprising solubilizing a hydrophobic organic substance with a surfactant containing a ferrocene compound in an aqueous medium to form a micelle solution, and electrolyzing the micelle solution to form a thin film of the hydrophobic organic substance on an electrode. The ferrocene compound has the formula: ##STR1## G is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, R.sup.4 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl,m is a positive integer satisfying the expression0.ltoreq.k+m.ltoreq.10,Z is --O-- or ##STR2## R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are identical or different and each is H, NH.sub.2, N(CH.sub.3).sub.2, CH.sub.3, CH.sub.3 O, OH or halogen,R.sup.3 is hydrogen or methyl,k is a positive integer satisfying the expression 0.ltoreq.k+m.ltoreq.10,n is a real number of 2 to 70, a is an integer of 1 to 4, andb is an integer of 1 to 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1992
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Eida, Yoshio Hiroi, Seiichiro Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 5122247
    Abstract: By electrotreating a dispersion or solution obtained by dispersing or dissolving hydrophobic substance powder in aqueous medium with the use of surfactant having a HLB value of 10.0 to 20.0, under the conditions for forming the thin film of said hydrophobic substance on the cathode, thin films of hydrophobic substance is formed on the cathode. In this way thin films of hydrophobic substance can be formed on base metals such as aluminum, which can be applied to photosensitive materials and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1992
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kokado, Katsuyoshi Hoshino, Tetsuo Saji, Seiichiro Yokoyama
  • Patent number: RE39857
    Abstract: The infrared absorption filter of the present invention has a transmittance of not higher than 30% in the near-infrared region in the wavelength range of 800 to 1100 nm; a difference of 10% or less between a maximum value and a minimum value of transmittance in the visible light region in the wavelength range of 450 to 650 nm; and a transmittance of not lower than 50% at a wavelength of 550 nm, the filter being so excellent in environmental stability that after being left to stand in the air atmosphere at a temperature of 60° C. and a humidity of 95% for 1000 hours, the filter can maintain said spectral property in said range. Consequently, when used for a plasma display or the like, the filter can absorb the unwanted infrared rays radiated from the display, resulting in preventing erroneous operation of a remote control using infrared radiation even in such a high-temperature and high-humidity environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuo Shimomura, Shinya Onomichi, Masanori Kobayashi, Yozo Yamada, Seiichiro Yokoyama
  • Patent number: RE39858
    Abstract: The infrared absorption filter of the present invention has a transmittance of not higher than 30% in the near-infrared region in the wavelength range of 800 to 1100 nm; a difference of 10% or less between a maximum value and a minimum value of transmittance in the visible light region in the wavelength range of 450 to 650 nm; and a transmittance of not lower than 50% at a wavelength of 550 nm, the filter being so excellent in environmental stability that after being left to stand in the air atmosphere at a temperature of 60° C. and a humidity of 95% for 1000 hours, the filter can maintain said spectral property in said range. Consequently, when used for a plasma display or the like, the filter can absorb the unwanted infrared rays radiated from the display, resulting in preventing erroneous operation of a remote control using infrared radiation even in such a high-temperature and high-humidity environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuo Shimomura, Shinya Onomichi, Masanori Kobayashi, Yozo Yamada, Seiichiro Yokoyama