Patents by Inventor Shigeki Ishiguro

Shigeki Ishiguro 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: 20140377540
    Abstract: The present invention provides a protection film including a substrate composed of a polylactic acid film or sheet having tear strength so as not to break or tear during production or processing of the protection film. The protection film according to the present invention is a protection film including a substrate and a removable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on at least one surface of the substrate, wherein the substrate is composed of a polylactic acid film or sheet comprising polylactic acid (A) wherein the tear strength is not less than 100 N/mm when the film or sheet is torn at least in a flow direction (MD), a rate of dimensional change due to heating is not more than ±3% in the flow direction (MD) and in a transverse direction (TD), and a rate of dimensional change due to loaded heating is not more than ±3% in the flow direction (MD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Shigeki Ishiguro, Hiroki Senda, Satomi Yoshie, Yuka Sekiguchi, Rie Hayashiuchi, Asuka Endo
  • Patent number: 8916631
    Abstract: Provided is a film or sheet composed of a resin composition that includes a poly lactic acid (A), an acidic functional group-modified olefinic polymer (B) including an acidic functional group and having an acid value of 10 to 70 mg KOH/g and a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 to 80,000, a tetrafluoroethylene polymer (C), and an aromatic-condensed phosphoric acid ester-containing flame retardant (D) including a compound of General Formula (I) and in which the aromatic-condensed phosphoric acid ester-containing flame retardant (D) is included in an amount of 10 to 80 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the poly lactic acid (A), and a method for manufacturing the film or sheet by melt film formation. Each sign in Formula is as described in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Ishiguro, Hiroki Senda
  • Publication number: 20140287225
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transparent heat-resistant non-flammable film that has high transparency, heat resistance, and flame retardancy. The transparent heat-resistant non-flammable film according to the present invention includes a transparent heat-resistant protective layer comprising a polysiloxane resin containing a particulate inorganic oxide as a crosslinking agent on at least one surface of a transparent amorphous thermoplastic resin film having a heat distortion temperature of 250° C. or less. The transparent heat-resistant protective layer preferably has a refractive index in the range of 1.40 to 1.43. The transparent heat-resistant protective layer preferably has a thickness in the range of 1 to 100 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keisuke Hirano, Kohei Doi, Yusuke Sugino, Shigeki Ishiguro
  • Patent number: 8729165
    Abstract: Provided are a film or sheet composed of a resin composition that includes a poly lactic acid (A), an acidic functional group-modified olefinic polymer (B) including an acidic functional group and having an acid value of 10 to 70 mg KOH/g and a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 to 80,000, a tetrafluoroethylene polymer (C), and an aromatic phosphoric acid ester-containing flame retardant (D) including a compound of General Formula (I) and in which the aromatic phosphoric acid ester-containing flame retardant (D) is included in an amount of 15 to 55 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the poly lactic acid (A), and a method for manufacturing the film or sheet by melt film formation. Each sign in Formula is as described in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Ishiguro, Hiroki Senda
  • Publication number: 20140004360
    Abstract: Efficiently produced is a release liner including a plant-derived film as a substrate and having a good appearance, releasability, and adhesion. A method according to the present invention produces a release liner having a plant-derived film substrate and, on at least one side thereof, a release coat layer derived from a thermosetting silicone resin. The method includes the steps as follows: Step A of applying a thermosetting silicone release agent to at least one side of a plant-derived film substrate, the release agent containing 100 parts by weight of a thermosetting silicone resin and 0.05 to 0.55 part by weight of a curing catalyst; Step B of drying at 40° C. to 90° C. for 10 to 60 seconds after Step A; Step C of applying an ultraviolet ray at 50 to 300 mJ/cm2 after Step B; and Step D of aging at 30° C. to 70° C. for 12 to 240 hours after Step C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Takahira, Satomi Yoshie, Shigeki Ishiguro, Hiroki Senda
  • Publication number: 20130236723
    Abstract: Disclosed is a polylactic acid-based film or sheet as a resin film or sheet including a polylactic acid (A). The film or sheet has a melt endotherm ?Hc? of 10 J/g or more, where ?Hc? is of a region crystallized upon film formation and specified by following Expression (1): ?Hc?=?Hm??Hc??(1) wherein ?Hc represents an exotherm (J/g) associated with crystallization of the film or sheet in a temperature rise process after film formation; and ?Hm represents an endotherm (J/g) associated with subsequent melting of the film or sheet, each determined by DSC. The film or sheet has a tear strength of 2.5 N/mm or more both in a machine direction (MD) and a transverse direction (TD). The polylactic acid-based resin film or sheet is resistant to melting and deformation even at an elevated temperature higher than 100° C. and is resistant to breaking and tearing during winding into a roll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeki Ishiguro, Satomi Yoshie, Hiroki Senda, Hitoshi Takahira, Yuka Sekiguchi, Rie Hayashiuchi, Asuka Endo
  • Publication number: 20130108867
    Abstract: The present invention provides a methylenebis(fatty acid amide) composition containing as a main component a methylenebis(fatty acid amide) obtained by reacting a fatty acid monoamide with formaldehyde, a content of impurities which consist of the fatty acid monoamide and a fatty acid from which the fatty acid monoamide is constituted is 0 to less than 2 wt %, and a adhesive sheet containing the methylenebis(fatty acid amide) composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeki Ishiguro, Takumi Yutou, Hiroki Senda, Masamichi Matsumoto, Yuka Sekiguchi, Aya Nagatomo, Yuji Okawa, Fumiteru Asai, Michihito Ooishi, Toshimasa Sugimura
  • Patent number: 8298660
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flame-retardant polyolefin resin composition having superior molding processability, a resistance to thermal deformation and suitable stretchability and intensity, which is rich in elastic deformation. The present invention provides a flame-retardant polyolefin resin composition comprising component A (a thermoplastic resin having a carbonyl oxygen atom in the molecular skeleton), component B (a polymer alloy containing an ethylene component and a propylene component), component C: a modified polyolefin polymer containing an acidic functional group and having a weight average molecular weight of 10,000-80,000 and component D (an inorganic metal compound), and substantially free of a halogen atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Ishiguro, Takahiro Yatagai, Tomohito Harada
  • Publication number: 20120052281
    Abstract: Provided are a film or sheet composed of a resin composition that includes a poly lactic acid (A), an acidic functional group-modified olefinic polymer (B) including an acidic functional group and having an acid value of 10 to 70 mg KOH/g and a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 to 80,000, a tetrafluoroethylene polymer (C), and an aromatic phosphoric acid ester-containing flame retardant (D) including a compound of General Formula (I) and in which the aromatic phosphoric acid ester containing flame retardant (D) is included in an amount of 15 to 55 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the poly lactic acid (A), and a method for manufacturing the film or sheet by melt film formation. Each sign in Formula is as described in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeki Ishiguro, Hiroki Senda
  • Publication number: 20120046402
    Abstract: Provided are a film or sheet composed of a resin composition that includes a poly lactic acid (A), an acidic functional group-modified olefinic polymer (B) including an acidic functional group and having an acid value of 10 to 70 mg KOH/g and a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 to 80,000, a tetrafluoroethylene polymer (C), and a dicarboxylic acid ester-containing plasticizer (D) containing a compound of General Formula (1) and in which the dicarboxylic acid ester-containing plasticizer (D) is included in an amount of 8 parts by weight or more and less than 40 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the poly lactic acid (A), and a method for manufacturing the film or sheet by melt film formation. Each sign in Formula is as described in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Senda, Shigeki Ishiguro
  • Publication number: 20120021202
    Abstract: Provided is a film or sheet composed of a resin composition that includes a poly lactic acid (A), an acidic functional group-modified olefinic polymer (B) including an acidic functional group and having an acid value of 10 to 70 mg KOH/g and a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 to 80,000, a tetrafluoroethylene polymer (C), and an aromatic cyclic phosphazene-containing flame retardant (D) including a compound of General Formula (I) and in which the aromatic cyclic phosphazene-containing flame retardant (D) is included in an amount of 10 to 70 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the poly lactic acid (A), and a method for manufacturing the film or sheet by melt film formation. Each sign in Formula is as described in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Senda, Shigeki Ishiguro
  • Publication number: 20120015100
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape including a substrate and at least one pressure-sensitive adhesive layer disposed on at least one surface of the substrate, in which the substrate is formed of an olefinic resin composition containing a polyolefin resin and a metal hydroxide, and in which the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is formed of an emulsion-type acrylic adhesive composition containing an acrylic emulsion in which emulsion particles have a mean particle size of 0.2 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki OKOCHI, Shigeki Ishiguro, Masato Shirai
  • Publication number: 20120003459
    Abstract: Provided is a film or sheet composed of a resin composition that includes a poly lactic acid (A), an acidic functional group-modified olefinic polymer (B) including an acidic functional group and having an acid value of 10 to 70 mg KOH/g and a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 to 80,000, a tetrafluoroethylene polymer (C), and an aromatic-condensed phosphoric acid ester-containing flame retardant (D) including a compound of General Formula (I) and in which the aromatic-condensed phosphoric acid ester-containing flame retardant (D) is included in an amount of 10 to 80 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the poly lactic acid (A), and a method for manufacturing the film or sheet by melt film formation. Each sign in Formula is as described in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeki Ishiguro, Hiroki Senda
  • Publication number: 20110244229
    Abstract: A rolled adhesive tape or sheet which is wound in a rolled configuration having; a thermoplastic resin film, and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer formed on one side of the thermoplastic resin film, a fatty acid bisamide as well as a fatty acid monoamide and/or fatty acid are contained at least one of the thermoplastic resin film and the pressure sensitive adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeki ISHIGURO, Takumi YUTOU, Hiroki SENDA, Masamichi MATSUMOTO, Kenichi NISHIJIMA, Toshitaka SUZUKI, Fumiteru ASAI, Isamu MIYOSHI, Michihito OOISHI, Toshimasa SUGIMURA
  • Publication number: 20110244160
    Abstract: An adhesive tape or sheet with a release liner has; a thermoplastic resin film, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer formed on one side of the thermoplastic resin film, and a release liner positioned on one side of the pressure sensitive adhesive layer, a fatty acid bisamide as well as a fatty acid monoamide and/or fatty acid are contained at least one of the thermoplastic resin film and the pressure sensitive adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeki ISHIGURO, Takumi Yutou, Hiroki Senda, Masamichi Matsumoto, Kenichi Nishijima, Ryoko Asai, Yuka Sekiguchi, Yuji Okawa, Michihito Ooishi, Toshimasa Sugimura
  • Publication number: 20110201746
    Abstract: A method of producing a polylactic acid based film or sheet with improved heat resistance and comprised of a resin composition containing a polylactic acid according to a melt film forming method, wherein the resin composition comprises polylactic acid (A), an acidic functional group-denatured olefin based polymer (B) containing an acidic functional group, and having an acid number of 10-70 mg KOH/g and a weight average molecular weight of 10,000-80,000, and a tetrafluoroethylene based polymer (C), which method comprises performing melt film formation at a temperature of the resin composition between the crystallization temperature (Tc) in a decreasing temperature process of the resin composition +15° C. and the melting temperature (Tm) in a raising temperature process ?5° C., or solidifying the resin composition melt-formed in a film state by cooling after a temperature controllable step at crystallization temperature (Tc) in the decreasing temperature process ±10° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeki Ishiguro, Hiroki Senda
  • Publication number: 20110003124
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a resin foam including a foam layer and a surface layer, in which the foam layer has a same composition as the surface layer, and the surface layer has a surface coating ratio defined by the following formula (1) of 40% or more: Surface ? ? Coating ? ? Ratio ? ( % ) = [ ( Area ? ? of ? ? surface ) - ( Area ? ? of ? ? pores ? ? existing ? ? in ? ? surface ) ] ( Area ? ? of ? ? surface ) × 100 ( 1 )
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Itsuhiro HATANAKA, Makoto SAITOU, Shigeki ISHIGURO, Kazumichi KATO
  • Publication number: 20100286320
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flame-retardant polyolefin resin composition having superior molding processability, a resistance to thermal deformation and suitable stretchability and intensity, which is rich in elastic deformation. The present invention provides a flame-retardant polyolefin resin composition comprising component A (a thermoplastic resin having a carbonyl oxygen atom in the molecular skeleton), component B (a polymer alloy containing an ethylene component and a propylene component), component C: a modified polyolefin polymer containing an acidic functional group and having a weight average molecular weight of 10,000-80,000 and component D (an inorganic metal compound), and substantially free of a halogen atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Shigeki ISHIGURO, Takahiro YATAGAI, Tomohito HARADA
  • Patent number: 7576156
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing an acrylic polymer and a tackifier obtained by acid modification of a tackifier resin inherently free of an acid component; a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape including a substrate made of a film comprising an olefin polymer or a thermoplastic resin containing a carbonyl oxygen atom in the molecular skeleton, and the acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition on at least one surface of the substrate, and the like. The invention provides an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition having high adhesive strength (particularly initial adhesive strength) to an adherend having lower polarity, such as an olefin polymer heretofore been considered poorly adhesive, wherein degradation of the adhesive strength after heating and preservation has been suppressed, as well as a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape comprising the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Ishiguro, Minoru Kanatani, Shinsuke Ikishima
  • Publication number: 20090142593
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape including a substrate and at least one pressure-sensitive adhesive layer disposed on at least one surface of the substrate, in which the substrate is formed of an olefinic resin composition containing a polyolefin resin and a metal hydroxide, and in which the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is formed of an emulsion-type acrylic adhesive composition containing an acrylic emulsion in which emulsion particles have a mean particle size of 0.2 ?m or less. The pressure-sensitive adhesive tape of the invention has excellent edge-peeling resistance and is capable of exhibiting a suitable rewinding power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Okochi, Shigeki Ishiguro, Masato Shirai