Patents by Inventor Shigeki Muta

Shigeki Muta 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: 6207272
    Abstract: A peelable heat-conductive and pressure-sensitive adhesive is disclosed, which comprises: (a) 100 parts by weight of a polymer produced from a monomer mixture comprising from 70 to 100% by weight of one or more alkyl (meth)acrylates in which the alkyl groups on the average have 2 to 14 carbon atoms and from 0 to 30% by weight of one or more monoethylenic monomers copolymerizable therewith, each based on the amount of the monomer mixture; (b) from 20 to 400 parts by weight of a plasticizer having a boiling point of 150° C. or higher; and (c) from 10 to 1,000 parts by weight of a heat-conductive filler. Also disclosed is an adhesive sheet comprising a substrate and, formed on one or each side thereof, a layer of the adhesive. The pressure-sensitive adhesive can exhibit tight adhesion during use and easy peeling after use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Takahira, Masahiro Oura, Kazuyuki Kitakura, Takao Yoshikawa, Shigeki Muta
  • Patent number: 6162319
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive excellent in the heat resistance and the heat-conductivity comprising a photopolymerization product of a composition containing a) 100 parts by weight of an acrylic monomer mixture or the partial polymerized product thereof, b) from 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate as a crosslinking agent, c) from 10 to 300 parts by weight of a ceramic powder made up of a covalent bond substance having the total valence electron number of 8 and having a wurtzite type or zincblende type crystal structure or a substance of a hexagonal system or a graphite structure, and d) from 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of a photopolymerization initiator; an adhesive sheet using the pressure-sensitive adhesive; and a fixing method of electronic parts and heat-radiating members using them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Ohura, Shigeki Muta, Takao Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 6130269
    Abstract: A thermosetting pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising a photopolymerization product of a composition containing a) 100 parts by weight of a (meth) acrylic acid alkyl ester wherein the average carbon atom number of the alkyl group is from 2 to 14 and from 30 to 1% by weight of a monoethylenically unsaturated acid copolymerizable with the ester, b) from 0.02 to 5 parts by weight of a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate as a crosslinking agent, c) from 0.01 to 4 parts by weight of a photopolymerization initiator, and d) from 5 to 30 parts by weight of an epoxy resin, and not substantially containing a curing agent for the epoxy resin, and an adhesive sheet using the thermosetting type pressure-sensitive adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhito Hosokawa, Shigeki Muta, Hitoshi Takahira, Takao Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 6123799
    Abstract: In order to provide a heat-conductive pressure-sensitive adhesive which is excellent in heat conductivity and adhesive property, in particular, shows a large adhesive force in a high temperature (heat resisting shear retention force), does not show an extreme viscosity increase during or after the preparation thereof, and is excellent in the stability, the present invention provides a heat-conductive pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising a) 100 parts by weight of a copolymer of a monomer mixture comprising from 70 to 99% by weight of a monomer made up of a (meth) acrylic acid alkyl ester having an alkyl group having from 2 to 14 carbon atoms on an average as the main constituent and from 30 to 1% by weight of a copolymerizable monomer having an acidic or basic polar group in the molecule and b) from 10 to 300 parts by weight of a heat-conductive filler having the same polarity as the polar group of the above-described copolymerizable monomer and having a purity of at least 95% by weight, an adhesive sheet co
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Ohura, Shigeki Muta, Takao Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 6086994
    Abstract: Heat-conductive and pressure-sensitive adhesive sheets which are excellent in heat resistance, scarcely undergo anchoring fracture between the base material and the adhesive layer and, therefore, are usable in fixing electronic parts to heat-radiating members or fixing members in various fields including constructive materials, vehicles, aircrafts and ships. the heat-conductive and pressure-sensitive adhesive sheets are in the form of sheets, tapes, etc. wherein a layer of a heat-conductive and pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, which contains an alkyl (meth)acrylate polymer having hydrophilic groups, is formed on the high frequency sputter-etched surface(s) of a plastic film containing 2 to 50% by volume of a heat-conductive, electrical insulating filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Oura, Kazuyuki Kitakura, Shigeki Muta, Takao Yoshikawa