Patents by Inventor Shuji Hirano

Shuji Hirano 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: 20240116546
    Abstract: Provided are a straddle type monorail vehicle in which a center pin provided in a vehicle body can be mechanically fastened to a center pin holding portion provided in a bogie via a cushioning rubber with a small number of work steps, and an assembly method thereof. The center pin has a hollow shape in which both ends are opened, and includes a large cylindrical portion on a bolster beam side and a small cylindrical portion that is connected to the large cylindrical portion and that is coaxial with the large cylindrical portion, the center pin holding portion is elastically supported by a bogie frame forming a frame body of the bogie, and has a hollow portion into which the small cylindrical portion of the center pin is inserted. A fixing metal fitting has a cylindrical rod shape inserted through the center pin that includes first and second threaded portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Shuji HIRANO, Kazuya FURUTA, Yoshiyuki HAGIHARA, Meichuan CHEN
  • Patent number: 11640113
    Abstract: Provided is an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition including: (A) a resin including a repeating unit (a) represented by Formula (1); (B) a compound that generates an acid by irradiation with actinic rays or radiation; and (C) an organic solvent. A concentration of solid contents of the actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition is 4 mass % or less. (in the formula, R11 and R12 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a monovalent organic group. R13 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a monovalent organic group or is a single bond or an alkylene group, and is bonded to L or Ar in the formula to form a ring. L represents a single bond or a divalent linking group. Ar represents an aromatic ring group. n represents an integer of 2 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hideaki Tsubaki, Hajime Furutani, Akihiro Kaneko, Wataru Nihashi, Shuji Hirano
  • Patent number: 11590751
    Abstract: A lithographic printing plate precursor has an image-recording layer on a hydrophilic support, wherein the image-recording layer includes a polymer particle including an addition polymerization resin having a hydrophilic structure and a crosslinking structure. A method for producing a lithographic printing plate uses the lithographic printing plate precursor. A polymer particle includes an addition polymerization resin having a hydrophilic structure and a crosslinking structure. A composition includes the polymer particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shuji Hirano, Atsuyasu Nozaki
  • Patent number: 11331900
    Abstract: Provided are a lithographic printing plate precursor having an image-recording layer on an aluminum support, in which the image-recording layer contains a polymerization initiator, an infrared absorber, a polymer particle, and a polymerizable compound, and the polymerizable compound has a) a molecular weight of 1,500 to 3,000, b) a double bond equivalent of 200 or less, and c) a CLog P of 9 or less and a method for producing a lithographic printing plate in which the lithographic printing plate precursor is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Nakamura, Kenjiro Araki, Shuji Hirano, Koji Sonokawa, Yuuya Miyagawa
  • Patent number: 11042094
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a treatment liquid for patterning a resist film and a pattern forming method, each of which can simultaneously suppress the occurrence of pattern collapse in a resist L/S pattern and the occurrence of omission failure in a resist C/H pattern. The treatment liquid of the present invention is a treatment liquid for patterning a resist film, which is used for subjecting a resist film obtained from an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition to at least one of development or washing, and contains an organic solvent, in which the treatment liquid contains a first organic solvent having a relative dielectric constant of 4.0 or less and a second organic solvent having a relative dielectric constant of 6.0 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shuji Hirano, Hideaki Tsubaki, Toru Tsuchihashi, Wataru Nihashi, Kei Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11009791
    Abstract: An actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition contains a resin (A) having a glass transition temperature of 155° C. or higher, a compound (B) having a glass transition temperature of 150° C. or lower, and a solvent (C). A solid content in the actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition is 20% by mass or more. A softening point of the resist pattern formed using the actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition is from 130° C. to 170° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takamitsu Tomiga, Kenichi Harada, Shinichi Sugiyama, Fumihiro Yoshino, Shuji Hirano
  • Patent number: 10928727
    Abstract: According to the present invention, an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition including a compound (A) whose dissolution rate in an alkali developer decreases by the action of an acid, a hydrophobic resin (B), and a resin (C) having an aromatic ring, as well as a film, a mask blank, a pattern forming method, and a method for manufacturing an electronic device, each using the composition, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shuji Hirano
  • Publication number: 20200166839
    Abstract: Provided are a lithographic printing plate precursor having an image-recording layer on a hydrophilic support, in which the image-recording layer includes a. polymer having a constituent unit derived from a monomer having a solubility parameter of 20 MPa1/2 or more, an infrared absorber, and a polymer particle; a resin composition for producing a lithographic printing plate precursor including the polymer, an infrared absorber, and a polymer particle; and a method for producing a lithographic printing plate in which the lithographic printing plate precursor is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shuji HIRANO, Kazuaki ENOMOTO, Keisuke NOGOSHI
  • Publication number: 20200164629
    Abstract: Provided are a lithographic printing plate precursor having an image-recording layer on an aluminum support, in which the image-recording layer contains a polymerization initiator, an infrared absorber, a polymer particle, and a polymerizable compound, and the polymerizable compound has a) a molecular weight of 1,500 to 3,000, b) a double bond equivalent of 200 or less, and c) a CLog P of 9 or less and a method for producing a lithographic printing plate in which the lithographic printing plate precursor is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo NAKAMURA, Kenjiro ARAKI, Shuji HIRANO, Koji SONOKAWA, Yuuya MIYAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20200094542
    Abstract: Provided are a lithographic printing plate precursor having an image-recording layer on a hydrophilic support, in which the image-recording layer includes a polymer particle including an addition polymerization-type resin having a hydrophilic structure and a crosslinking structure, a method for producing a lithographic printing plate in which the lithographic printing plate precursor is used, a polymer particle including an addition polymerization-type resin having a hydrophilic structure and a crosslinking structure, and a composition including the polymer particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shuji HIRANO, Atsuyasu NOZAKI
  • Patent number: 10551739
    Abstract: Provided are a resist composition capable of forming a pattern having excellent pattern collapse performance, particularly in the formation of an ultrafine pattern (for example, a pattern with a line width 50 nm or less) using the resist composition containing a resin (A) having a repeating unit (a) having an aromatic ring group and a repeating unit (b) having a silicon atom in a side chain, as well as a resist film, a pattern forming method, and a method for manufacturing an electronic device, each using the resist composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Takada, Shuji Hirano, Naoya Shimoju, Toshiya Takahashi, Hidehiro Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 10545405
    Abstract: Provided are an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition including a compound (A) whose dissolution rate in an alkali developer decreases by the action of an acid, a resin (B) having a group that decomposes by the action of an alkali developer to increase the solubility in the alkali developer and having at least one of a fluorine atom or a silicon atom, and a resin (C) having a phenolic hydroxyl group, different from the resin (B), an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive film and a mask blank, each formed using the actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition, a pattern forming method using the actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition, and a method for manufacturing an electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shuhei Yamaguchi, Koutarou Takahashi, Toshiaki Fukuhara, Shuji Hirano
  • Patent number: 10488755
    Abstract: A pattern forming method including a step of coating a substrate with an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition and forming an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive film; a step of simultaneously irradiating the actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive film with a plurality of electron beams; and a step of developing the actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive film after the irradiation with electron beams is provided. The composition contains a resin (A), a photoacid generator (B), and an acid diffusion control agent (C) and a molar ratio (Qp) between the photoacid generator (B) and the acid diffusion control agent (C), which is represented by Equation (1) is 0.3 or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hidehiro Mochizuki, Shuji Hirano, Akira Takada
  • Patent number: 10444627
    Abstract: There are provided a pattern formation method, including: (1) forming a film using an active light-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition; (2) exposing the film to active light or radiation; and (3) developing the exposed film using a developer including an organic solvent, wherein the active light-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition contains a resin (A) having specific repeating units, and a crosslinking agent (C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroo Takizawa, Toru Fujimori, Wataru Nihashi, Shuji Hirano, Natsumi Yokokawa
  • Patent number: 10423068
    Abstract: Provided are an active-light-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition in which the sensitivity is excellent, and an active-light-sensitive or radiation-sensitive film, a pattern forming method, and a method for manufacturing an electronic device, each using the active-light-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition. The active-light-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition contains a resin (Ab) whose polarity is changed by the action of an acid, and a compound that generates an acid upon irradiation with active light or radiation, in which the resin (Ab) includes a metal ion, and the metal type of the metal ion is at least one of metal types belonging to Groups 1 to 10 and 13 to 16 (here, excluding Mg and Cs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shuji Hirano
  • Publication number: 20190276575
    Abstract: By a method for producing a resin, a resin containing a repeating unit represented by General Formula (1) and a repeating unit containing a group that decomposes by the action of an acid to generate a polar group is produced, and the method includes a first step of obtaining a resin precursor containing a repeating unit represented by General Formula (2) and the repeating unit containing a group that decomposes by the action of an acid to generate a polar group, and a second step of obtaining the repeating unit represented by General Formula (1) by deprotecting a group represented by —OY in the repeating unit represented by General Formula (2) in the resin precursor with an acid or a base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro KANEKO, Shuji Hirano, Wataru Nihashi
  • Publication number: 20190219921
    Abstract: Provided is an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition including: (A) a resin including a repeating unit (a) represented by Formula (1); (B) a compound that generates an acid by irradiation with actinic rays or radiation; and (C) an organic solvent. A concentration of solid contents of the actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition is 4 mass % or less. (in the formula, R11 and R12 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a monovalent organic group. R13 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a monovalent organic group or is a single bond or an alkylene group, and is bonded to L or Ar in the formula to form a ring. L represents a single bond or a divalent linking group. Ar represents an aromatic ring group. n represents an integer of 2 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hideaki TSUBAKI, Hajime FURUTANI, Akihiro KANEKO, Wataru NIHASHI, Shuji HIRANO
  • Publication number: 20190219922
    Abstract: There is provided a resist composition containing a resin. The resin includes a repeating unit (a) having one or more *—OY0 groups substituted for an aromatic ring; and a phenolic hydroxyl group (b) or a partial structure (c) represented by Formula (X). Here, the *—OY0 group is a group that is decomposed due to an action of an acid to generate a phenolic hydroxyl group, and Y0 is a specific protective group. In a case where the repeating unit (a) includes none of the phenolic hydroxyl group (b) and the partial structure (c), the repeating unit (a) is a repeating unit in which the *—OY0 group is decomposed due to an action of an acid to generate two or more phenolic hydroxyl groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: FujiFilm Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro KANEKO, Shuji Hirano, Takashi Kawashima, Michihiro Ogawa, Hajime Furutani, Wataru Nihashi, Hideaki Tsubaki, Kyohei Sakita
  • Publication number: 20190187558
    Abstract: Provided is an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition containing a resin and a compound that generates acid due to irradiation with an actinic ray or radiation. The resin includes a repeating unit (a) represented by Formula (I-1) and a repeating unit (b) having a group in which a protective group including a monocyclic ring leaves due to an action of an acid to generate a polar group. (In the formula, R11 and R12 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group. R13 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, or is a single bond or an alkylene group, and is bonded to L or Ar in the formula to form a ring. L represents a single bond or a divalent linking group. Ar represents an aromatic ring. n represents an integer of 2 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Wataru NIHASHI, Hajime Furutani, Akihiro Kaneko, Hideaki Tsubaki, Shuji Hirano
  • Publication number: 20180299777
    Abstract: An actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition contains a resin (A) having a glass transition temperature of 155° C. or higher, a compound (B) having a glass transition temperature of 150° C. or lower, and a solvent (C). A solid content in the actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition is 20% by mass or more. A softening point of the resist pattern formed using the actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition is from 130° C. to 170° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takamitsu TOMIGA, Kenichi HARADA, Shinichi SUGIYAMA, Fumihiro YOSHINO, Shuji HIRANO