Patents by Inventor Shunsuke SADAKANE

Shunsuke SADAKANE 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: 11924931
    Abstract: The present invention relates to glass for vehicles including a glass plate; an information transmitting/receiving area, defined in the glass, via which a device mounted in a vehicle transmits or receives information; and a film that heats the information transmitting/receiving area, the film being attached to an area overlapping the information transmitting/receiving area in an interior side of the glass plate in a vehicle in a planar view; wherein the film includes a substrate, a heating element formed on the substrate, and a busbar connected to the heating element; the film has a heating zone divided into two or more heating areas; and the two or more of the heating areas share at least one busbar and are connected in series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: AGC INC.
    Inventors: Yuhei Gima, Shunsuke Sadakane
  • Publication number: 20240069337
    Abstract: A laminated glass includes a first glass plate, a second glass plate, and an interlayer disposed between the first glass plate and the second glass plate to bond the first glass plate and the second glass plate; the laminated glass partly having a first area configured to be used by a head-up display; the first glass plate having a 4th surface disposed on an opposite side of the interlayer, and a 3rd surface facing the interlayer; the second glass plate having a 2nd surface facing the interlayer and a 1st surface disposed on an opposite side of the interlayer; the first area having a P-polarized light reflective layer disposed on the 4th surface and a light-absorbing layer disposed at a position closer to the 1st surface than the P-polarized light reflective layer; the laminated glass being configured such that the formula of A?85% is satisfied wherein the total of a visible light transmittance of the P-polarized light reflective layer and a visible light transmittance of the light-absorbing layer is Tv %, th
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: AGC INC.
    Inventors: Yusuke NISHIZAWA, Shunsuke Sadakane
  • Publication number: 20230337335
    Abstract: A glass structure includes a light shielding treatment glass plate including an optical device mounting region, a light transmitting portion, and a light shielding treatment portion; a light transmissive plate-like member that is thinner than the light shielding treatment glass plate and is mounted on a surface of the light shielding treatment glass plate so as to cover the light transmitting portion and a portion of the light shielding treatment portion; and a conductive pattern film that includes one or more electric heating wires and is formed between the light shielding treatment glass plate and the light transmissive plate-like member. The light transmissive plate-like member is bonded to the light shielding treatment glass plate with a bonding film interposed therebetween, the electric heating wires are formed in the bonding film, and a pair of busbars are formed on a surface of the light shielding treatment glass plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Shunsuke SADAKANE, Kazutoshi TSUGAWA
  • Patent number: 11774750
    Abstract: A laminated glass includes first and second glass plates arranged on vehicle interior and exterior sides, respectively; and an intermediate film located between the glass plates, and configured to be bonded to the glass plates. The laminated glass has a display area used for a head-up display. The display area includes an area having a cross section with a wedge shape. A thickness of an upper edge side portion of the display area is greater than that of a lower edge side. In at least a part of the area having a cross section with a wedge shape, a value of the wedge angle varies depending on a position of measurement in the vertical direction. A viewing angle of the display area is 2 degrees or more. A maximum amount of deviation in measured values of the wedge angles from a linear approximation line is 0.2 mrad or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Sadakane, Tokihiko Aoki
  • Patent number: 11731900
    Abstract: Glass for a vehicle includes a glass plate; a test-region A demarcated in the glass plate, the test-region A being specified in JIS R3212; a shielding layer provided more outwardly than the test-region A in a plan view; an information transmission/reception region demarcated within an opening portion provided in the shielding layer, and through which a device mounted in the vehicle transmits/receives information; and an infrared reflective layer positioned peripheral to the information transmission/reception region in a plan view, the infrared reflective layer having a portion that overlaps with the shielding layer in a plan view, wherein a solar direct transmittance of the test-region A is 60% or less and a solar direct reflectance of a region in which the infrared reflective layer is provided peripheral to the information transmission/reception region is greater than a solar direct reflectance of the test-region A by at least 5%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Sadakane, Ryota Nakamura, Akira Hirano
  • Patent number: 11697272
    Abstract: A laminated glass according to the present invention includes a first glass plate, a second glass plate, and an interlayer film. The interlayer film includes a laminated region including a first layer that is in contact with the first glass plate, a second layer that is in contact with the second glass plate, and a third layer disposed between the first layer and the second layer. When the relative dielectric constant of the first glass plate is denoted by ?g1, the relative dielectric constant of the second glass plate is denoted by ?g2, the relative dielectric constant of the first layer is denoted by ?m1, the relative dielectric constant of the second layer is denoted by ?m2, and the relative dielectric constant of the third layer is denoted by ?m3, relationships ?m1<?g1, ?m1<?g2, ?m2<?g1, ?m2<?g2, ?m3>?m1, ?m3>?m2 are established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: AGC INC.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Sadakane, Shoichi Takeuchi, Hideo Tsuboi, Kazuhiko Niwano, Nobutaka Kidera, Ryota Okuda
  • Publication number: 20230202266
    Abstract: To improve the visibility of an image displayed on a display from the inside of a vehicle, in a vehicle window glass having the display. The vehicle window glass has a glass member and a display mounted on said glass member, wherein the visible light transmittance T [%] of said vehicle window glass at the portion including said display and the luminance L [cd/m2] of the display satisfy T?0.1×L.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Shunsuke SADAKANE, Yusuke NISHIZAWA
  • Patent number: 11535008
    Abstract: A laminated glass having an interlayer between a glass plate on an exterior side of a vehicle and a glass plate on an interior side of the vehicle, includes a heat generator on a principal surface on a vehicle-exterior side of the glass plate that is on the interior side of the vehicle, wherein at least one of the glass plate on the exterior side of the vehicle and the glass plate on the interior side of the vehicle has a wedge shape in cross section, and wherein a maximum value of a layer thickness of the interlayer is less than or equal to 1 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Tokihiko Aoki, Shunsuke Sadakane
  • Publication number: 20220397922
    Abstract: A heating control system for controlling a heating element provided on glass including a sensor information acquisition unit configured to acquire sensor information from one or more sensors, and a control processing unit configured to control a first heating element provided in a first region of the glass and a second heating element provided in a second region of the glass based on the sensor information. The control processing unit comprises a temperature difference reduction processing unit configured to execute temperature difference reduction processing for controlling at least one of the first heating element and the second heating element so that a temperature difference between a glass temperature of a third region positioned between a first region and a second region of the glass and a glass temperature of the first region or a glass temperature of the second region does not exceed an upper limit value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Tetsuji IRIE, Shunsuke SADAKANE, Takayuki KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20220347974
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laminated glass for vehicle, including a first glass plate and a second glass plate joined to each other by an intermediate film, in which the first glass plate has a second main surface facing the intermediate film; the laminated glass has a first region with the second glass plate and a second region with no second glass plate in a plan view; the laminated glass has a filling portion that includes an electromagnetic wave transmission member and is disposed continuously from the second main surface on the second region toward a space between the first glass plate and the second glass plate in the first region to cross the entire boundary between the first region and the second region; and the second region is higher in transmittance of millimeter waves than the first region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Shunsuke SADAKANE, Ryota OKUDA, Makoto FUKAWA, Minami HAGIWARA
  • Publication number: 20220334300
    Abstract: To improve the visibility of the HUD virtual image in a head-up display system for vehicles, where p-polarized visible light is incident on laminated glass from the vehicle interior side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: AGC INC.
    Inventors: Shunsuke SADAKANE, Yusuke NISHIZAWA
  • Patent number: 11458707
    Abstract: A laminated glass includes a vehicle-outer side glass plate, a vehicle-inner side glass plate, an interlayer film disposed between the vehicle-outer side glass plate and the vehicle-inner side glass plate, and a first film disposed between the interlayer film and one of the vehicle-outer side glass plate and the vehicle-inner side glass plate, the first film being bonded by a first adhesive layer to the one of the vehicle-outer side glass plate and the vehicle-inner side glass plate, wherein the first film is disposed in at least a part of a display area configured to display information by reflecting an image projected from an inside of a vehicle, and wherein a thickness of the first adhesive layer is 6 ?m or more, and is less than 25 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Tokihiko Aoki, Shunsuke Sadakane
  • Publication number: 20220274380
    Abstract: A laminated glass according to the present invention includes a first glass plate, a second glass plate, and an interlayer film. The interlayer film includes a laminated region including a first layer that is in contact with the first glass plate, a second layer that is in contact with the second glass plate, and a third layer disposed between the first layer and the second layer. When the relative dielectric constant of the first glass plate is denoted by ?g1, the relative dielectric constant of the second glass plate is denoted by ?g2, the relative dielectric constant of the first layer is denoted by ?m1, the relative dielectric constant of the second layer is denoted by ?m2, and the relative dielectric constant of the third layer is denoted by ?m3, relationships ?m1<?g1, ?m1<?g2, ?m2<?g1, ?m2<?g2, ?m3>?m1, ?m3>?m2 are established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Shunsuke SADAKANE, Shoichi TAKEUCHI, Hideo TSUBOI, Kazuhiko NIWANO, Nobutaka KIDERA, Ryota OKUDA
  • Publication number: 20220279628
    Abstract: A glass plate with an electric heating wire includes a glass plate having an information acquisition area through which information outside a vehicle is acquired by an information acquisition apparatus; and an electric heating wire provided in the information acquisition area. When the glass plate is mounted to a vehicle body in an inclined state, the information acquisition area has a rectangular shape viewed from a direction of an optical axis of the information acquisition apparatus, and has horizontal upper and lower sides. A plurality of streaks caused by waviness of the glass plate are arranged at intervals in a lateral direction parallel to the upper and lower sides, each streak extending in a vertical direction perpendicular to the lateral direction. The electric heating wire has a vertical portion that vertically traverses the information acquisition area. A plurality of vertical portions are provided at intervals in the lateral direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventor: Shunsuke SADAKANE
  • Publication number: 20220105709
    Abstract: A glass to be installed in a vehicle includes: a glass member; a colored ceramic layer provided in a predetermined region of the glass member; an opening portion for information acquisition, provided with one or more sides in contact with the colored ceramic layer in plan view; and a plate-shaped member overlapping the opening portion, and extending outside from each of the one or more sides to overlap the colored ceramic layer, wherein the one or more sides include a top side that becomes an upper side upon installing the glass in the vehicle, and wherein the overlapping amount between the colored ceramic layer and the plate-shaped member on the outside of the top side is greater than or equal to 3.5 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicants: AGC Inc., AGC GLASS EUROPE
    Inventors: Shunsuke SADAKANE, Kuniko NAGAI, Francois LEVEQUE, Meijie LI
  • Publication number: 20220063401
    Abstract: A laminated glass includes a vehicle-outer side glass plate, a vehicle-inner side glass plate, an interlayer film disposed between the vehicle-outer side glass plate and the vehicle-inner side glass plate, and a first film disposed between the interlayer film and one of the vehicle-outer side glass plate and the vehicle-inner side glass plate, the first film being bonded by a first adhesive layer to the one of the vehicle-outer side glass plate and the vehicle-inner side glass plate, wherein the first film is disposed in at least a part of a display area configured to display information by reflecting an image projected from an inside of a vehicle, and wherein a thickness of the first adhesive layer is 6 ?m or more, and is less than 25 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Tokihiko Aoki, Shunsuke Sadakane
  • Publication number: 20220032744
    Abstract: The present vehicle includes a projection device installed in the vehicle; and a laminated glass configured to transmit a light beam emitted from the projection device to a vehicle exterior side. The laminated glass includes a vehicle-interior-side glass plate; a vehicle-exterior-side glass plate; an interlayer bonding the vehicle-interior-side glass plate and the vehicle-exterior-side glass plate; and a scattering layer arranged between the vehicle-exterior-side glass plate and the vehicle-interior-side glass plate, and in contact with the interlayer, the scattering layer being configured to be irradiated with the light beam. A relationship between visible light transmittance Tv (%) of the laminated glass and an angle of incidence ? (degrees) to the scattering layer of each ray included in the light beam incident on the scattering layer satisfies Formula (1) described in the description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Shunsuke SADAKANE, Yusuke NISHIZAWA, Yuhei GIMA, Risa KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20210394488
    Abstract: Laminated glass for a vehicle includes a vehicle-interior side glass plate, a vehicle-exterior side glass plate, an interlayer film that bonds the vehicle-interior side glass plate and the vehicle-exterior side glass plate, and a structure sealed in the interlayer film. The interlayer film includes a first interlayer film bonded to the vehicle-interior side glass plate, a second interlayer film bonded to the vehicle-exterior side glass plate, and a third interlayer film located between the first interlayer film and the second interlayer film to enclose an outer periphery of the structure. Where a film thickness of the first interlayer film or the second interlayer film, whichever is thinner, is denoted as ti, and a thickness of the structure is denoted as ts, ti/ts?0.4 is satisfied. Where a flexural modulus of the structure is denoted as E1 [MPa], a relationship between ts and E1 satisfies E1×ts3?500.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Shunsuke SADAKANE, Hideaki HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11175497
    Abstract: A laminated glass includes an interlayer between an exterior glass plate and an interior glass plate; an information acquisition area; and a test area A specified in JIS R3212. The information acquisition area is positioned above the test area A. At least a part of a periphery of the information acquisition area is surrounded by a shielding layer formed of a colored ceramic layer. One of the exterior and interior glass plates is thicker at an upper end than at a lower end. Denoting a degree of thickness difference of the information acquisition area by ? and a degree of thickness difference of the test area A by ?, a ratio ?/? is greater than or equal to 1.01, where ? or ? is the ratio of thicknesses of the exterior and interior glass plates at the center of gravity of the corresponding area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Sadakane, Masayuki Takahara, Yoshinobu Morita, Shingo Wakahara
  • Patent number: 11097516
    Abstract: A laminated glass includes a first glass plate on a vehicle exterior side, a second glass plate on a vehicle interior side, an intermediate film disposed between the first and second glass plates, a first shielding layer disposed in a peripheral section on an interior surface of the second glass plate, a film disposed between the first and second glass plates, the film extending, in a plan view, in a region overlapping the first shielding layer, and an information-acquisition-area positioned within an opening provided through the first shielding layer and the film, the information-acquisition-area allowing a sensor to obtain information, and wherein a portion of the laminated glass in which the film is disposed and the first shielding layer is not disposed has a visible light reflection of 8% or more, or a diffuse reflection of 9% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Sadakane, Tokihiko Aoki