Patents by Inventor Shinobu Izumi
Shinobu Izumi 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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Publication number: 20140034884Abstract: A chromene compound which develops a color of a neutral tint and has little initial coloration, high double peak characteristic and high color development sensitivity, rarely experiences the reduction of color optical density though it has high fading speed, is excellent in the durability of photochromic properties and can dissolve in a monomer composition which will become a substrate for optical articles in a high concentration, and a photochromic curable composition comprising the chromene compound and polymerizable monomers. The chromene compound is represented by the following formula (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2012Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: TOKUYAMA CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiaki Takahashi, Junji Takenaka, Junji Momoda, Kazuhiro Teranishi, Mitsuyoshi Sando, Shinobu Izumi
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Publication number: 20140030529Abstract: A chromene compound which develops a color of a neutral tint and has high color optical density, high fading speed and excellent durability and a photochromic curable composition comprising the chromene compound and polymerizable monomers. The chromene compound is represented by the following formula (1). (wherein R1 is an aryl group or heteroaryl group, and R2 is a sulfur-containing substituent selected from the group consisting of thiol group, alkylthio group, alkoxyalkylthio group, haloalkylthio group, cycloalkylthio group, arylthio group and heteroarylthio group.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: TOKUYAMA CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiaki Takahashi, Junji Takenaka, Junji Momoda, Kazuhiro Teranishi, Shinobu Izumi
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Patent number: 8409670Abstract: A method of producing a laminate comprising preparing a substrate having curved surfaces; applying a photopolymerizable and curable composition containing a photochromic compound and a phosphorus-containing photopolymerization initiator onto the curved surfaces of the base member; and curing the photopolymerizable and curable composition by the irradiation with an active energy ray having a relative intensity profile of 0 to 5% of wavelength components of not shorter than 200 nm but shorter than 300 nm, 25 to 75% of wavelength components of not shorter than 300 nm but shorter than 400 nm and 25 to 75% of wavelength components of not shorter than 400 nm but not longer than 500 nm while maintaining the substrate at not higher than 100° C.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2003Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Tokuyama CorporationInventors: Katsuhiro Mori, Hironobu Nagoh, Junji Momoda, Shinobu Izumi
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Patent number: 8308995Abstract: A chromene compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, m, and n are defined in the specification. The chromene compound is rarely deteriorated by exposure.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2012Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Tokuyama CorporationInventors: Soko Kasai, Shinobu Izumi
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Publication number: 20120228567Abstract: A process of producing a urethane (meth)acrylate monomer having a low acid value and a low content of a hardly soluble high-molecular weight impurity which is crosslinked high-dimensionally, comprising the steps of: (1) contacting a first solution containing a urethane (meth)acrylate monomer having an acid value of more than 0.2 mgKOH/g and an organic solvent to a water-containing adsorbent capable of adsorbing an acid component to obtain a second solution containing a urethane (meth)acrylate monomer having an acid value of not more than 0.2 mgKOH/g, the organic solvent and more than 5,000 ppm (mass) of water based on the urethane (meth)acrylate monomer; (2) contacting the second solution to a dehydrating agent to obtain a third solution containing not more than 5,000 ppm (mass) of water based on the urethane (meth)acrylate monomer; and (3) removing the organic solvent from the third solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2010Publication date: September 13, 2012Inventors: Shinobu Izumi, Mitsuyoshi Sando, Junji Takenaka, Junji Momoda
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Publication number: 20120138876Abstract: A chromene compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, m, and n are defined in the specification. The chromene compound is rarely deteriorated by exposure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2012Publication date: June 7, 2012Inventors: Soko KASAI, Shinobu Izumi
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Patent number: 8147726Abstract: A chromene compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, m, and n are defined in the specification. The chromene compound is rarely deteriorated by exposure.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2009Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Tokuyama CorporationInventors: Soko Kasai, Shinobu Izumi
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Patent number: 8123987Abstract: Disclosed is a chromene compound represented by the following formula (1), wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are, respectively, hydrogen atoms, alkyl groups, aryl groups, or the like groups under a condition that at least two of R1 to R4 are not hydrogen atoms, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are, respectively, alkyl groups, aryl groups or the like groups, m and n are, respectively, integers of 0 to 4, and x and y are, respectively, integers of 0 to 5.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2007Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Tokuyama CorporationInventors: Shinobu Izumi, Junji Takenaka
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Patent number: 8012588Abstract: A laminated product has a multilayer structure comprising an optical base and a cured polyurethane resin layer formed thereon from a moisture-curable polyurethane resin and/or a precursor therefor. The polyurethane resin layer is formed by applying a coating fluid comprising a moisture-curable polyurethane resin and/or precursor therefor and a solvent having a boiling point of 70° C. or higher and a solubility parameter of 8 or larger. Also provided is a coating material comprising a radical-polymerizable monomer ingredient, a silicone or fluorochemical surfactant, and a photochromic compound. In producing a photochromic optical article, excellent adhesion between a base and a photochromic layer is attained.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2004Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Tokuyama CorporationInventors: Shinobu Izumi, Junji Momoda
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Patent number: 7976739Abstract: A chromene compound represented by the following formula (1), wherein, “A” is an annulated ring, R1 and R2 are hydrogen atoms, hydroxyl groups or the like groups, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are substituents such as hydroxyl groups or the like groups, “a” and “b” are, respectively, integers of 0 to 4, and “c” and “d” are, respectively, integers of 0 to 5. The chromene compound is a photochromic compound developing a color of a neutral tint, and has a high color density per a unit amount.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2007Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Tokuyama CorporationInventors: Shinobu Izumi, Junji Takenaka
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Patent number: 7951445Abstract: A photochromic optical article comprising an optical substrate having a photochromic layer which is formed on at least one surface thereof and contains a photochromic compound is dispersed in a resin, and a thin metal oxide layer formed on the photochromic layer, wherein an indenonaphthopyran compound is used as the photochromic compound, the photochromic layer having a thickness of 30 to 50 ?m, and the thin metal oxide layer has a thickness of 0.01 to 10 ?m. The photochromic optical article has excellent photochromic properties, effectively suppresses a decrease in the photochromic properties caused by deterioration due to oxidation and features very excellent photochromic light resistance.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2005Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Tokuyama CorporationInventors: Shinobu Izumi, Junji Momoda, Hironobu Nagoh, Nobumasa Kuwashima
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Publication number: 20110062396Abstract: A chromene compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 are each independently an alkyl group having 1 to 9 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, perfluoroalkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, aralkyl group having 7 to 11 carbon atoms, aralkoxy group having 7 to 11 carbon atoms, aryl group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, aryloxy group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms or alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, with the proviso that R1 and R2 cannot be alkoxy groups having 1 to 6 carbon atoms at the same time; R3 and R4 are each independently a hydrogen atom, hydroxyl group, alkyl group having 1 to 9 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, aralkyl group having 7 to 11 carbon atoms, aralkoxy group having 7 to 11 carbon atoms, aryl group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms or aryloxy group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms; R1 and R3 or R2 and R4 may be bonded together to form an alkylene group or alkylenedioxy group; R5Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2009Publication date: March 17, 2011Inventors: Soko Kasai, Shinobu Izumi
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Patent number: 7865191Abstract: Wireless communication is carried out between devices. A highest frequency band is selected. When the selected frequency band includes an unused channel in which no disturbing wave is present, a maximum transmission rate at which a received field strength value exceeds a threshold value is determined. When the selected frequency band does not include an unused channel or one in which no disturbing wave is present or there is no transmission rate associated with the selected frequency band at which the received field strength value exceeds the threshold value, the next highest frequency band is successively selected and the above is repeated. When the maximum transmission rate is successfully determined, communication is initiated using the unused channel of the selected frequency band at the maximum transmission rate as a communication channel.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2003Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masaki Nishimura, Shinobu Izumi, Satoru Maeda
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Publication number: 20100230649Abstract: A chromene compound represented by the following formula (1), wherein, “A” is an annulated ring, R1 and R2 are hydrogen atoms, hydroxyl groups or the like groups, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are substituents such as hydroxyl groups or the like groups, “a” and “b” are, respectively, integers of 0 to 4, and “c” and “d” are, respectively, integers of 0 to 5. The chromene compound is a photochromic compound developing a color of a neutral tint, and has a high color density per a unit amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2007Publication date: September 16, 2010Inventors: Shinobu Izumi, Junji Takenaka
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Publication number: 20100230648Abstract: A chromene compound represented by the following formula (1), wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are, respectively, hydrogen atoms, alkyl groups, aryl groups, or the like groups under a condition that at least two of R1 to R4 are not hydrogen atoms, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are, respectively, alkyl groups, aryl groups or the like groups, m and n are, respectively, integers of 0 to 4, and x and y are, respectively, integers of 0 to 5. The compound has a basic structure in which a 6-membered ring is condensed in a form of shearing a carbon atom at the fifth position and a carbon atom at the sixth position of a 2H-benzo[h]chromene skeleton. Owing to this molecular structure, the chromene compound of the invention develops a yellow color or a neutral tint by itself, exhibits favorable photochromic properties, and does not exhibit deteriorated photochromic properties even when it is used in combination with a photopolymerization initiator.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2007Publication date: September 16, 2010Inventors: Shinobu Izumi, Junji Takenaka
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Patent number: 7441893Abstract: A layered product comprising an optical substrate having, on at least one surface thereof, a photochromic surface layer constituted by a resin in which a photochromic compound is dispersed, and an ultraviolet ray-absorbing film of a thickness of 0.1 to 100 ?m formed on the photochromic surface layer of the optical substrate, the ultraviolet ray-absorbing film having a transmission factor of not smaller than 50% for a ray of light of 360 nm and a transmission factor of not larger than 10% for a ray of light of 320 nm. The layered product features a very high photochromic light resistance without causing a drop in the color density while effectively preventing the oxidation and deterioration of the photochromic compound.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2005Date of Patent: October 28, 2008Assignee: Tokuyama CorporationInventors: Junji Momoda, Shinobu Izumi, Naoto Takahashi
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Publication number: 20080226883Abstract: A photochromic optical article comprising an optical substrate having a photochromic layer which is formed on at least one surface thereof and contains a photochromic compound is dispersed in a resin, and a thin metal oxide layer formed on the photochromic layer, wherein an indenonaphthopyran compound is used as the photochromic compound, the photochromic layer having a thickness of 30 to 50 ?m, and the thin metal oxide layer has a thickness of 0.01 to 10 ?m. The photochromic optical article has excellent photochromic properties, effectively suppresses a decrease in the photochromic properties caused by deterioration due to oxidation and features very excellent photochromic light resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2005Publication date: September 18, 2008Applicant: Tokuyama CorporationInventors: Shinobu Izumi, Junji Momoda, Hironobu Nagoh, Nobumasa Kuwashima
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Publication number: 20070127133Abstract: A layered product comprising an optical substrate having, on at least one surface thereof, a photochromic surface layer constituted by a resin in which a photochromic compound is dispersed, and an ultraviolet ray-absorbing film of a thickness of 0.1 to 100 ?m formed on the photochromic surface layer of the optical substrate, the ultraviolet ray-absorbing film having a transmission factor of not smaller than 50% for a ray of light of 360 nm and a transmission factor of not larger than 10% for a ray of light of 320 nm. The layered product features a very high photochromic light resistance without causing a drop in the color density while effectively preventing the oxidation and deterioration of the photochromic compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2005Publication date: June 7, 2007Applicant: Tokuyama CorporationInventors: Junji Momoda, Shinobu Izumi, Naoto Takahashi
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Publication number: 20070065633Abstract: A method of producing a laminate comprising preparing a substrate having curved surfaces; applying a photpolymerizable and curable composition containing a photochromic compound and a phosphorus-containing photopolymerization initiator onto the curved surfaces of the base member; and curing the photopolymerizable and curable composition by the irradiation with an active energy ray having a relative intensity profile of 0 to 5% of wavelength components of not shorter than 200 nm but shorter than 300 nm, 25 to 75% of wavelength components of not shorter than 300 nm but shorter than 400 nm and 25 to 75% of wavelength components of not shorter than 400 nm but not longer than 500 nm while maintaining the substrate at not higher than 100° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2003Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Katsuhiro Mori, Hironobu Nagoh, Junji Momoda, Shinobu Izumi
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Publication number: 20060269741Abstract: A laminated product has a multilayer structure comprising an optical base and a cured polyurethane resin layer formed thereon from a moisture-curable polyurethane resin and/or a precursor therefor. The polyurethane resin layer is formed by applying a coating fluid comprising a moisture-curable polyurethane resin and/or precursor therefor and a solvent having a boiling point of 70° C. or higher and a solubility parameter of 8 or larger. Also provided is a coating material comprising a radical-polymerizable monomer ingredient, a silicone or fluorochemical surfactant, and a photochromic compound. In producing a photochromic optical article, excellent adhesion between a base and a photochromic layer is attained.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2004Publication date: November 30, 2006Inventors: Shinobu Izumi, Junji Momoda