Patents by Inventor Shuichiro Sugimoto

Shuichiro Sugimoto 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: 20100069565
    Abstract: To provide an antifouling composition which is a fluorine-type antifouling composition using a short chain perfluoroalkyl group and which is excellent in antifouling properties and water/oil repellency and presents good durability against washing. An antifouling composition comprising a fluorocopolymer which comprises from 30 to 65 mass % of polymerized units (a) having a C1-6 perfluoroalkyl group, from 1 to 67 mass % of polymerized units (b1) having —(C2H4O)— and from 3 to 34 mass % of polymerized units (b2) having —(C4H8O)—, wherein the content of —(C2H4O)— is from 20 to 65 mass %, and the content of —(C4H8O)— is from 2 to 13 mass %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hiroyuki HARA, Shuichiro Sugimoto, Takao Hirono, Takashige Maekawa
  • Patent number: 7485688
    Abstract: The present invention provides a water and oil proofing composition which imparts excellent water and oil resistance and comprises a fluorocopolymer comprising polymerized units of (Z-Y)nX (wherein Z: a C1-6 perfluoroalkyl group or the like, Y: an alkylene group or the like, n: 1 or 2, X: a polymerizable unsaturated group), polymerized units of CH2?CR1-G-(R2O)q—R3 (wherein R1: a hydrogen atom or the like, R2: a C2-4 alkylene group or the like, q: an integer of from 1 to 50, G: —COO(CH2)r— (r: an integer of from 0 to 4), R3: a hydrogen atom or the like, and polymerized units of CH2?CR4-M-Q-NR5R6 (wherein R4: a hydrogen atom or the like, Q: a C2-4 alkylene group or the like, R5 and R6: C1-8 alkyl groups or the like) and an aqueous medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Takashige Maekawa, Shuichiro Sugimoto, Minako Shimada, Kyouichi Kaneko, Harutaka Naruse, Yuuichi Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20080076862
    Abstract: A water and oil repellent composition having excellent durability, which can impart excellent water and oil repellency to an object, even in a process at low temperatures, and which enables water and oil repellent treatment providing a soft hand. A water and oil repellent composition which comprises, as an essential component, a copolymer containing polymerization units of the following monomer (a) and polymerization units of the following monomer (b): monomer (a): an Rf group-containing monomer which forms a photopolymer having no melting point or a melting point of at most 55° C. attributable to fine crystals derived from the Rf groups and having a glass transition point of at least 20° C. monomer (b): a monomer having no Rf group and having a cross-linkable functional group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Shuichiro Sugimoto, Minako Shimada, Toyomichi Shimada, Ryuji Seki, Takashige Maekawa
  • Publication number: 20070015867
    Abstract: The present invention provides a water and oil proofing composition which imparts excellent water and oil resistance. A composition which comprises a fluorocopolymer comprising polymerized units of (Z-Y)nX (wherein Z: a C1-6 perfluoroalkyl group or the like, Y: an alkylene group or the like, n: 1 or 2, X: a polymerizable unsaturated group), polymerized units of CH2?CR1-G-(R2O)q—R3 (wherein R1: a hydrogen atom or the like, R2: a C2-4 alkylene group or the like, q: an integer of from 1 to 50, G: —COO(CH2)r— (r: an integer of from 0 to 4), R3: a hydrogen atom or the like) and polymerized units of CH2?CR4-M-Q-NR5R6 (wherein R4: a hydrogen atom or the like, Q: a C2-4 alkylene group or the like, R5 and R6: C1-8 alkyl groups or the like) and an aqueous medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Takashige Maekawa, Shuichiro Sugimoto, Minako Shimada, Kyouichi Kaneko, Harutaka Naruse, Yuuichi Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20050267241
    Abstract: A water and oil repellent composition having excellent durability, which can impart excellent water and oil repellency to an object, even in a process at low temperatures, and which enables water and oil repellent treatment providing a soft hand. A water and oil repellent composition which comprises, as an essential component, a copolymer containing polymerization units of the following monomer (a) and polymerization units of the following monomer (b): monomer (a): an Rf group-containing monomer which forms a photopolymer having no melting point or a melting point of at most 55° C. attributable to fine crystals derived from the Rf groups and having a glass transition point of at least 20° C. monomer (b): a monomer having no Rf group and having a cross-linkable functional group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Shuichiro Sugimoto, Minako Shimada, Toyomichi Shimada, Ryuji Seki, Takashige Maekawa
  • Patent number: 6933338
    Abstract: To provide a water- and oil-repellent composition excellent in durability and excellent in safety and preservation of the environment. A water- and oil-repellent composition which comprises (A) a polymer, (B) an aqueous medium and (C) a surfactant in a mass ratio of (A)/(B)/(C)=100/100-500/1-10, the polymer (A) containing a polymerization unit based on a (meth)acrylate having a polyfluoroalkyl group, a polymerization unit based on an alkyl(meth)acrylate having a C1-C12 alkyl group, a polymerization unit based on an alkyl(meth)acrylate having a C16-C22 alkyl group and a polymerization unit based on a specific compound having a blocked isocyanate group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shuichiro Sugimoto, Takashige Maekawa
  • Publication number: 20040087695
    Abstract: To provide a water- and oil-repellent composition excellent in durability and excellent in safety and preservation of the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Shuichiro Sugimoto, Takashige Maekawa
  • Patent number: 6716944
    Abstract: A water and oil repellent composition which can impart an excellent water and oil repellency to an object, even if it is processed at a low temperature, and which can achieve a water and oil repellent treatment providing a soft hand. The water and oil repellent composition which has as an essential component a copolymer consisting essentially of polymerized units of the following monomer (a) and polymerized units of the following monomer (b). monomer (a): an Rf monomer wherein the melting point of fine crystals derived from the Rf groups of the homopolymer does not exist or is at most 50° C. monomer (b): a monomer having no Rf group, wherein the melting point of fine crystals derived from the side chains of the homopolymer is at least 30° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Takashige Maekawa, Minako Shimada, Shuichiro Sugimoto, Ryuji Seki
  • Patent number: 6653376
    Abstract: A water dispersion type water and oil repellent composition which is capable of imparting durable water resistance to clothing for which high water and oil repellency is required and which is capable of imparting high oil repellency to paper. The water dispersion type water and oil repellent composition comprises 1) an aqueous medium, 2) a polymer of a monomer having a polyfluoroalkyl group and one polymerizable unsaturated group and 3) a mono(or poly)ol or an alkylene oxide thereof, as essential components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuichiro Sugimoto, Kyouichi Kaneko, Takashige Maekawa, Minako Shindo
  • Patent number: 6624268
    Abstract: A water and oil repellent aqueous dispersion is provided which is excellent in water and oil repellency and waterdrop rolling property and has dispersion stability even in the presence of co-agents and contaminants in the treatment bath. A preparative process comprises emulsifying a stock composition containing a polymerizable monomer containing a (meth)acrylate having perfluoroalkyl group as an essential component, a non-fluorine type surfactant containing no aromatic group, water and a solvent having a viscosity of at least 3 cP at 25° C. under pressure and polymerizing the stock composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Takashige Maekawa, Kazuya Oharu, Shuichiro Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20030153664
    Abstract: A water dispersion type water and oil repellent composition which is capable of imparting durable water resistance to clothing for which high water and oil repellency is required and which is capable of imparting high oil repellency to paper. The water dispersion type water and oil repellent composition comprises 1) an aqueous medium, 2) a polymer of a monomer having a polyfluoroalkyl group and one polymerizable unsaturated group and 3) a mono(or poly)ol or an alkylene oxide thereof, as essential components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2000
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventors: SHUICHIRO SUGIMOTO, KYOUICHI KANEKO, TAKASHIGE MAEKAWA, MINAKO SHINDO
  • Publication number: 20030130457
    Abstract: A water and oil repellent composition which can impart an excellent water and oil repellency to an object, even if it is processed at a low temperature, and which can achieve a water and oil repellent treatment providing a soft hand. The water and oil repellent composition which has as an essential component a copolymer consisting essentially of polymerized units of the following monomer (a) and polymerized units of the following monomer (b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Takashige Maekawa, Minako Shimada, Shuichiro Sugimoto, Ryuji Seki
  • Patent number: 6177531
    Abstract: A water and oil repellent composition containing, as an effective component, a copolymer comprising the following polymeric units (a), (b) and at least one member selected from (c) and (d): polymeric units (a): Polymeric units of a (meth)acrylate having a polyfluoroalkyl group; Polymeric units (b): Polymeric units of 2-isocyanate ethyl (meth)acrylate with the isocyanate group blocked; Polymeric units (c): Polymeric units of vinyl chloride; and Polymeric units (d): Polymeric units of an alkyl (meth)acrylate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Toyomichi Shimada, Kyoichi Kaneko, Shuichiro Sugimoto, Takashige Maekawa