Patents by Inventor Takao Hirono
Takao Hirono 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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Patent number: 9487689Abstract: To provide a fluorinated copolymer comprising, in specific ratios, units derived from F(CF2)6CH2CH2OC(O)C(CH3)?CH2, units derived from vinyl chloride, units derived from vinylidene chloride, units derived from an alkyl (meth)acrylate having a C12-30 alkyl group, and units derived from a monomer having no fluoroalkyl group and having a cross-linkable functional group, wherein units derived from F(CF2)nCH2CH2OC(O)C(CH3)?CH2 (wherein n is an integer of from 1 to 5) are in at most a specific ratio; a process for producing such a fluorinated copolymer; a water repellent composition containing such a fluorinated copolymer; and an article treated with such a water repellent composition.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2015Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Kyouichi Kaneko, Kazunori Sugiyama, Minako Shimada, Takao Hirono, Reika Fukuda
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Publication number: 20150166863Abstract: To provide a fluorinated copolymer comprising, in specific ratios, units derived from F(CF2)6CH2CH2OC(O)C(CH3)?CH2, units derived from vinyl chloride, units derived from vinylidene chloride, units derived from an alkyl (meth)acrylate having a C12-30 alkyl group, and units derived from a monomer having no fluoroalkyl group and having a cross-linkable functional group, wherein units derived from F(CF2)nCH2CH2OC(O)C(CH3)?CH2 (wherein n is an integer of from 1 to 5) are in at most a specific ratio; a process for producing such a fluorinated copolymer; a water repellent composition containing such a fluorinated copolymer; and an article treated with such a water repellent composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2015Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Kyouichi KANEKO, Kazunori SUGIYAMA, Minako SHIMADA, Takao HIRONO, Reika FUKUDA
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Patent number: 9040625Abstract: To provide a water/oil repellent composition which can impart sufficient post-air-drying water/oil repellency to the surface of an article, and which presents a low environmental impact, and an article having its surface treated with the water/oil repellent composition. A water/oil repellent composition comprising a copolymer (A) having structural units based on a monomer (a), structural units based on a monomer (b), structural units based on a monomer (c) and/or structural units based on a monomer (d); and an aqueous medium (B) containing water, and a film-forming assistant (x) and/or a film-forming assistant (y). Monomer (a): a monomer having a C1-6 polyfluoroalkyl group, monomer (b): vinylidene chloride, monomer (c): a monomer, the homopolymer of which has a glass transition temperature of at least 20° C., monomer (d): a monomer having a crosslinkable functional group, film-forming assistant (x): a specific amide solvent, and film-forming assistant (y): a specific glycol solvent.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2013Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Kyouichi Kaneko, Kazunori Sugiyama, Reika Fukuda, Takao Hirono
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Patent number: 8853337Abstract: A water- and oil-repellent agent composition having a lower environmental impact to obtain articles having higher water-repellent friction durability and improved texture. The invention also provides an article treated on the surface with the water- and oil-repellent agent composition. The water- and oil-repellent agent composition includes a first fluoropolymer having structural units based on a first monomer and structural units based on a second monomer; a second fluoropolymer (excluding the first fluoropolymer) having structural units based on a third monomer; and an aqueous medium. The first monomer: compound represented by (Z—Y)nX, where Z is a C1-6 polyfluoroalkyl group or the like, Y is a bivalent organic group or the like, n is 1 or 2, and X is a polymerizable unsaturated group. The second monomer: (meth)acrylate having a C18-30 alkyl group but not a polyfluoroalkyl group. The third monomer: a fluoroolefin.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2013Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Takao Hirono, Yuuichi Oomori, Minako Shimada
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Publication number: 20140051797Abstract: To provide a water/oil repellent composition which can impart sufficient post-air-drying water/oil repellency to the surface of an article, and which presents a low environmental impact, and an article having its surface treated with the water/oil repellent composition. A water/oil repellent composition comprising a copolymer (A) having structural units based on a monomer (a), structural units based on a monomer (b), structural units based on a monomer (c) and/or structural units based on a monomer (d); and an aqueous medium (B) containing water, and a film-forming assistant (x) and/or a film-forming assistant (y). Monomer (a): a monomer having a C1-6 polyfluoroalkyl group, monomer (b): vinylidene chloride, monomer (c): a monomer, the homopolymer of which has a glass transition temperature of at least 20° C., monomer (d): a monomer having a crosslinkable functional group, film-forming assistant (x): a specific amide solvent, and film-forming assistant (y): a specific glycol solvent.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Kyouichi KANEKO, Kazunori Sugiyama, Reika Fukuda, Takao Hirono
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Publication number: 20140045992Abstract: A water/oil repellent composition comprising a polymer having structural units based on the following monomer (a) and structural units based on the following monomer (b), and an aqueous medium containing water and the following amide solvent (I) is used. Monomer (a): a compound represented by (Z—Y)nX, wherein Z is a C1-6 polyfluoroalkyl group or the like, Y is a bivalent organic group having no fluorine atom or the like, n is 1 or 2, and X is a polymerizable unsaturated group. Monomer (b): vinyl chloride. Amide solvent (I): a compound represented by R1O(CH2)r(CHR4)sC(O)NR2R3, wherein r is an integer of from 0 to 3, s is 0 or 1, R1 is a C1-3 alkyl group, each of R2 and R3 is a methyl group or the like, and R4 is a hydrogen atom or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Takao HIRONO, Minako SHIMADA, Eiji MORIMOTO, Yuuichi OOMORI
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Patent number: 8598291Abstract: Antifouling composition containing a fluorocopolymer which contains from 30 to 70 mass % of polymerized units (a?) having a C1-6 perfluoroalkyl group, from 20 to 69 mass % of polymerized units (b?) having an alkylene oxide chain and from 1 to 10 mass % of polymerized units (c?) having an amino group, and which has anionic groups at its main chain terminals. Method of making.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2009Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Hiroyuki Hara, Shuichiro Sugimoto, Takao Hirono, Takashige Maekawa
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Patent number: 8557939Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 20, 2009Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Hiroyuki Hara, Shuichiro Sugimoto, Takao Hirono, Takashige Maekawa
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Patent number: 8507580Abstract: To provide a process for efficiently producing a fluorine type antifouling composition employing a short chain Rf group, which can be made in the form of an aqueous dispersion containing substantially no volatile organic solvent and has a good soil release property (SR property). A process for producing an antifouling composition, which comprises a step of subjecting monomer components (Z) comprising from 30 to 80 mass % of a monomer (a) having a polyfluoroalkyl group in which the number of carbon atoms to which fluorine atoms are bonded is from 4 to 6, and from 20 to 70 mass % of a monomer (b) having no polyfluoroalkyl group and having a hydrophilic group, to solution polymerization in a volatile organic solvent having a boiling point of at most 100° C.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2010Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Hiroyuki Hara, Shuichiro Sugimoto, Takao Hirono
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Patent number: 8300154Abstract: A television receiver cuts power supply to its built-in device which is overlapped with that of the external unit connected to the television receiver for reducing power consumption to cope with diversification of the external unit. The television receiver includes the tuner which receives a television broadcast signal, an external unit connection portion which connects the external unit with the HDMI cable, the HDMI process unit which acquires unit information data from the connected external unit to transmit video/audio data, and the power supply circuit which supplies power to the tuner. If the HDMI process unit determines that the connected external unit includes the same function as the tuner, the control unit allows the power supply circuit to stop power supply to the tuner.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2009Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takao Hirono, Manabu Nozue
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Publication number: 20120259045Abstract: To provide a water/oil repellent composition which is capable of imparting sufficient dynamic water repellency to the surface of an article, has high stability of the particles of the copolymer, and presents a low environmental impact, a method for its production, and a method for treating an article. A water/oil repellent composition comprising a copolymer (A) having structural units based on a monomer (a) having a C1-6 polyfluoroalkyl group, structural units based on a (meth)acrylate (b) having a C20-30 alkyl group and structural units based on a halogenated olefin (c), a surfactant (B), and a medium (C), wherein the medium (C) comprises water and a propylene glycol type solvent, and the amount of the propylene glycol type solvent is from 35 to 80 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the copolymer (A).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Takao HIRONO, Yuuichi Oomori, Minako Shimada, Shuichiro Sugimoto
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Patent number: 8193276Abstract: A fluorocopolymer capable of exhibiting excellent water and oil resistance even with its perfluoroalkyl group being a short chain, and a water and oil proofing composition containing it, are provided. A water and oil proofing composition containing a fluorocopolymer (A) comprising from 40 to 98 mass % of polymerized units (a?) having a C1-6 perfluoroalkyl group, from 1 to 50 mass % of polymerized units (b?) having an alkylene oxide and from 1 to 10 mass % of polymerized units (c?) based on a monomer represented by CH2?C(COOH)-Q-COOH (wherein Q is a C1-4 alkylene group, etc.).Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2010Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Shuichiro Sugimoto, Takao Hirono, Eiji Morimoto
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Publication number: 20110039975Abstract: To provide a process for efficiently producing a fluorine type antifouling composition employing a short chain Rf group, which can be made in the form of an aqueous dispersion containing substantially no volatile organic solvent and has a good soil release property (SR property). A process for producing an antifouling composition, which comprises a step of subjecting monomer components (Z) comprising from 30 to 80 mass % of a monomer (a) having a polyfluoroalkyl group in which the number of carbon atoms to which fluorine atoms are bonded is from 4 to 6, and from 20 to 70 mass % of a monomer (b) having no polyfluoroalkyl group and having a hydrophilic group, to solution polymerization in a volatile organic solvent having a boiling point of at most 100° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2010Publication date: February 17, 2011Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Hiroyuki Hara, Shuichiro Sugimoto, Takao Hirono
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Publication number: 20100225813Abstract: A television receiver cuts power supply to its built-in device which is overlapped with that of the external unit connected to the television receiver for reducing power consumption to cope with diversification of the external unit. The television receiver includes the tuner which receives a television broadcast signal, an external unit connection portion which connects the external unit with the HDMI cable, the HDMI process unit which acquires unit information data from the connected external unit to transmit video/audio data, and the power supply circuit which supplies power to the tuner. If the HDMI process unit determines that the connected external unit includes the same function as the tuner, the control unit allows the power supply circuit to stop power supply to the tuner.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2009Publication date: September 9, 2010Inventors: Takao HIRONO, Manabu Nozue
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Publication number: 20100168319Abstract: A fluorocopolymer capable of exhibiting excellent water and oil resistance even with its perfluoroalkyl group being a short chain, and a water and oil proofing composition containing it, are provided. A water and oil proofing composition containing a fluorocopolymer (A) comprising from 40 to 98 mass % of polymerized units (a?) having a C1-6 perfluoroalkyl group, from 1 to 50 mass % of polymerized units (b?) having an alkylene oxide and from 1 to 10 mass % of polymerized units (c?) based on a monomer represented by CH2?C(COOH)-Q-COOH (wherein Q is a C1-4 alkylene group, etc.).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2010Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Shuichiro Sugimoto, Takao Hirono, Eiji Morimoto
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Publication number: 20100113665Abstract: To provide a method for producing a water/oil repellent composition which can impart water/oil repellency to a surface of an article and has excellent durability (wash durability and heavy-rain durability) and an article which has water/oil repellency and is less susceptible to deterioration of water/oil repellency when it is washed or in heavy rain.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2010Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Takao HIRONO, Kazunori Sugiyama, Yuuichi Oomori, Minako Shimada
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Publication number: 20100076168Abstract: To provide an antifouling composition which is an fluorine-type antifouling composition using a short chain perfluoroalkyl group and which can be made in the form of an aqueous dispersion containing substantially no volatile organic solvent and has excellent soil release properties. An antifouling composition comprising a fluorocopolymer which comprises from 30 to 70 mass % of polymerized units (a?) having a C1-6 perfluoroalkyl group, from 20 to 69 mass % of polymerized units (b?) having an alkylene oxide chain and from 1 to 10 mass % of polymerized units (c?) having an amino group, and which has anionic groups at its main chain terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2009Publication date: March 25, 2010Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Hiroyuki Hara, Shuichiro Sugimoto, Takao Hirono, Takashige Maekawa
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Publication number: 20100069565Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2009Publication date: March 18, 2010Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Hiroyuki HARA, Shuichiro Sugimoto, Takao Hirono, Takashige Maekawa
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Patent number: 6646043Abstract: A water dispersion type water and oil repellent composition containing a copolymer (A) which is a copolymer containing polymerized units based on a polymerizable monomer having a polyfluoroalkyl group and polymerized units based on stearyl (meth)acrylate, and which is produced by using a material having a purity of stearyl (meth)acrylate higher than 91 mass %, wherein the ratio of particles having an average particle diameter of from 30 to 150 nm is at least 80% of the total number of particles of the copolymer (A) in a dispersion medium.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2002Date of Patent: November 11, 2003Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Hiroshi Funaki, Takao Hirono, Tomoko Sato
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Publication number: 20020173585Abstract: A water dispersion type water and oil repellent composition containing a copolymer (A) which is a copolymer containing polymerized units based on a polymerizable monomer having a polyfluoroalkyl group and polymerized units based on stearyl (meth)acrylate, and which is produced by using a material having a purity of stearyl (meth)acrylate higher than 91 mass %, wherein the ratio of particles having an average particle diameter of from 30 to 150 nm is at least 80% of the total number of particles of the copolymer (A) in a dispersion medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2002Publication date: November 21, 2002Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Hiroshi Funaki, Takao Hirono, Tomoko Sato