Patents by Inventor Takeshi Kusudou
Takeshi Kusudou 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: 11325354Abstract: Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass which is excellent in sound insulation property and has improved sound insulation performance not only in a coincidence region but also in a mass-dominated region. The interlayer film for laminated glass includes a sound insulating layer which is formed from a composition (A) containing at least one resin (a1) selected from a thermoplastic resin and a thermosetting resin, wherein a tan ? obtained when a dynamic viscoelasticity of a sheet, which is obtained by molding the composition (A) to have a thickness of 0.8 mm, is measured at a frequency of 0.3 Hz in a tension mode has a maximal value at a temperature TA (° C.), TA (° C.) is in a range of ?50 to 50° C., and the tan ? at TA (° C.) is 2.5 or more.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2017Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiaki Asanuma, Takeshi Kusudou
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Publication number: 20210394494Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyvinyl acetal resin film, comprising a polyvinyl acetal resin material, wherein the polyvinyl acetal resin film has a thickness of 10 to 350 ?m, one surface has a 10-point average roughness Rz value of less than 2 ?m and a friction angle of larger than 31° but 40° or smaller, the other surface has a 10-point average roughness Rz value of 2 ?m to 7 ?m and a friction angle of 20° to 31°, a viscosity of a toluene/ethanol (1:1, mass ratio) solution containing 10%-by-mass of a polyvinyl acetal resin contained in the polyvinyl acetal resin material, which is measured at 20° C. and 30 rpm using a Brookfield-type (B-type) viscometer, is 100 to 1,000 mPa·s, and the amount of a plasticizer in the polyvinyl acetal resin film is 0 to 20% by mass based on a total mass of the polyvinyl acetal resin film.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2019Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuhi SHIMAZUMI, Takeshi KUSUDOU, Koichiro ISOUE, Hirotaka YASUDA, Takuya KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 11155062Abstract: The present invention provides an interlayer film for laminated glass which has excellent sound insulating properties even when the thickness is reduced, and also has a low degree of orientation and low shrinkability.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2015Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Kusudou, Takuya Kobayashi, Taiga Yui, Mitsunori Asada, Yohei Kamata, Koichiro Isoue
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Patent number: 10899112Abstract: A first object of the invention is to provide an interlayer film for laminated glass which has excellent sound insulating properties and heat shielding properties, and a laminated glass using the same. Further, a second object of the invention is to provide an interlayer film for laminated glass capable of maintaining the sound insulating properties, weather resistance, and heat creep resistance at a high level even if the thickness is reduced, and a laminated glass using the same. The invention relates to an interlayer film for laminated glass, including at least one layer A containing a thermoplastic elastomer, wherein a laminated glass in which the interlayer film for laminated glass is disposed between two clear glasses with the total thickness of the clear glasses being 4 mm or less has a visible light transmittance of 70% or more and an average transmittance of infrared light in the wavelength range of 800 to 1,100 nm of 72% or less.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2015Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Kusudou, Takuya Kobayashi, Shinya Oshita, Taiga Yui, Koichiro Isoue
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Patent number: 10857763Abstract: The present invention provides an interlayer film for laminated glass which has excellent sound insulating properties even when the thickness is reduced, and also hardly causes optical unevenness. An interlayer film for laminated glass includes at least one layer A containing a thermoplastic elastomer, wherein the shear storage modulus of the layer A at 70° C. as measured by performing a dynamic viscoelasticity test at a frequency of 1,000 Hz in accordance with ASTM D4065-06 is 1 MPa or more, and a layer having a higher shear storage modulus than the layer A is provided on at least one surface of the layer A, and at least one surface of the interlayer film for laminated glass is in a state of having been shaped.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Taiga Yui, Takuya Kobayashi, Takeshi Kusudou, Koichiro Isoue
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Publication number: 20200298535Abstract: Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass which is excellent in sound insulation property and has improved sound insulation performance not only in a coincidence region but also in a mass-dominated region. The interlayer film for laminated glass includes a sound insulating layer which is formed from a composition (A) containing at least one resin (a1) selected from a thermoplastic resin and a thermosetting resin, wherein a tan ? obtained when a dynamic viscoelasticity of a sheet, which is obtained by molding the composition (A) to have a thickness of 0.8 mm, is measured at a frequency of 0.3 Hz in a tension mode has a maximal value at a temperature TA (° C.), TA (° C.) is in a range of ?50 to 50° C., and the tan ? at TA (° C.) is 2.5 or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2017Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiaki ASANUMA, Takeshi KUSUDOU
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Patent number: 10538063Abstract: A multilayer interlayer containing a specified ionomer skin layer and an acoustic damping intermediate layer, and laminate containing such interlayer are provided, wherein the laminate has a desirable combination of sound insulating, flexural strength and optical properties suitable for use in transportation and architectural end uses.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2017Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: KURARAY AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Stephen Bennison, Charles Anthony Smith, Steven M. Hansen, Toshiyuki Iguchi, Rebecca L. Smith, Takeshi Kusudou, Takuya Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20190375196Abstract: The present invention provides an interlayer film for laminated glass which has excellent sound insulating properties even when the thickness is reduced, and also hardly causes optical unevenness. An interlayer film for laminated glass includes at least one layer A containing a thermoplastic elastomer, wherein the shear storage modulus of the layer A at 70° C. as measured by performing a dynamic viscoelasticity test at a frequency of 1,000 Hz in accordance with ASTM D4065-06 is 1 MPa or more, and a layer having a higher shear storage modulus than the layer A is provided on at least one surface of the layer A, and at least one surface of the interlayer film for laminated glass is in a state of having been shaped.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2019Publication date: December 12, 2019Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Taiga Yui, Takuya Kobayashi, Takeshi Kusudou, Koichiro Isoue
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Patent number: 10427384Abstract: The present invention provides an interlayer film for laminated glass which has excellent sound insulating properties even when the thickness is reduced, and also hardly causes optical unevenness. An interlayer film for laminated glass includes at least one layer A containing a thermoplastic elastomer, wherein the shear storage modulus of the layer A at 70° C. as measured by performing a dynamic viscoelasticity test at a frequency of 1,000 Hz in accordance with ASTM D4065-06 is 1 MPa or more, and a layer having a higher shear storage modulus than the layer A is provided on at least one surface of the layer A, and at least one surface of the interlayer film for laminated glass is in a state of having been shaped.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2015Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Taiga Yui, Takuya Kobayashi, Takeshi Kusudou, Koichiro Isoue
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Patent number: 10259198Abstract: An interlayer for a laminated glass is provided. The interlayer film contains (a) a polyvinyl acetal with an acetalization degree of 60 to 80 mol %, a content of a vinyl ester monomer unit of from 0.1 to 20 mol %, and a viscosity-average degree of polymerization of from 1400 to 4000, and (b) light-diffusing fine particles in which an absolute value difference between a refractive index of the light-diffusing fine particles and a refractive index of the intrlayer excluding the light-diffusing fine particles is 0.20 or more and a haze as measured in accordance with JIS K 7105 for a laminated glass prepared by sandwiching the interlayer film between two glass sheets with a thickness of 3 mm is 20% or less.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2015Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Takuya Kobayashi, Takeshi Kusudou
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Publication number: 20190054723Abstract: Provided is a laminate which is excellent in handleability and exhibits excellent safety performance in the case of being used as an interlayer film for safe laminated glass and in which handleability is less likely to be degraded in the case of being stored for long periods. The present invention is a laminate including a layer (1) and a layer (2) on at least one surface of the layer (1), at least one layer of outermost layers being the layer (1), the laminate having a laminated structure with three or more layers, wherein the layer (1) contains a thermoplastic resin (I), the layer (2) contains a thermoplastic resin (II) and contains 4 to 200 parts by mass of a plasticizer A with respect to 100 parts by mass of the thermoplastic resin (II), and in a case where a hydroxyl value of the plasticizer A is designated as HV(A) mgKOH/g, HV(A)?30.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2017Publication date: February 21, 2019Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiaki ASANUMA, Takeshi KUSUDOU
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Publication number: 20180290436Abstract: A laminate with excellent sound insulating properties and bending strength and a laminated glass using the laminate are provided. The laminate contains a layer A and a plurality of layers B. The layer A includes a composition, which contains a resin having a peak at which a tan ? as measured by conducting a complex shear viscosity test under a condition at a frequency of 1 Hz in accordance with JIS K 7244-10 is maximum at ?40 to 30° C. The layer A is laminated between at least two of the layers B, in which a shear storage modulus at a temperature of 25° C. as measured by conducting a complex shear viscosity test under a condition at a frequency of 1 Hz in accordance with JIS K 7244-10 is 1.30 MPa or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2015Publication date: October 11, 2018Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Taiga YUI, Koichiro ISOUE, Takuya KOBAYASHI, Takeshi KUSUDOU
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Publication number: 20180290437Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an interlayer film for laminated glass which has excellent sound insulating properties and which even when used for a long period of time in a high-temperature and high-humidity environment, is able to keep a haze good and is also able to suppress whitening from an edge side thereof. The present invention is concerned with an interlayer film for laminated glass including a sound insulating layer (layer A) and thermoplastic resin layers containing a thermoplastic resin (layers B), the sound insulating layer (layer A) being located between at least two of the thermoplastic resin layers (layers B), wherein with respect to a laminated glass obtained by interposing the interlayer film for laminated glass by two sheets of float glass and a laminated glass obtained by holding the laminated glass under conditions at 80° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2015Publication date: October 11, 2018Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Takuya KOBAYASHI, Takeshi KUSUDOU, Taiga YUI, Koichiro ISOUE
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Publication number: 20180290439Abstract: The present invention provides an interlayer film for laminated glass which has excellent sound insulating properties even when the thickness is reduced, and also has a low degree of orientation and low shrinkability.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2015Publication date: October 11, 2018Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeshi KUSUDOU, Takuya KOBAYASHI, Taiga YUI, Mitsunori ASADA, Yohei KAMATA, Koichiro ISOUE
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Patent number: 10016959Abstract: There is provided a multilayer film comprising a layer (X) containing a polyvinyl acetal (I) having an acetalization degree of 55 to 80 mol %, a content of a vinyl ester monomer unit of 0.1 to 1.5 mol % and a viscosity-average degree of polymerization of 1,400 to 5,000; and a layer (Y) containing a polyvinyl acetal (II) having an acetalization degree of 70 to 85 mol %, a content of a vinyl ester monomer unit of 5 to 15 mol % and a viscosity-average degree of polymerization of 1,400 to 5,000, wherein the multilayer film satisfies formulas (1) and (2): (A?B)/A<0.80??(1) and 1.00×10?2<(b/y)/(a/x)<2.00×10?1??(2). There is thus provided a film which exhibits sufficient sound-absorbability, resistance to coloration by heating, reduction in foreign materials (undissolved materials) and excellent recyclability.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2013Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Kusudou, Yoshiaki Asanuma
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Publication number: 20180104931Abstract: Provided is an intermediate film for laminated glass which is composed of a composition having both a sufficiently reduced glass transition temperature and sufficiently high tan ?. Also provided is an intermediate film for sound-insulating laminated glass having improved sound-insulating properties not only in the coincidence region but also in the mass-dominated region. This intermediate film for laminated glass is composed of a composition (A) containing 100 parts by mass of at least one resin (a1) selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic resins and thermosetting resins, and 10-1000 parts by mass of at least one compound (a2) selected from the group consisting of specific compound 1 through compound 4.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2016Publication date: April 19, 2018Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiaki ASANUMA, Takeshi KUSUDOU
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Patent number: 9914791Abstract: There is provided a dispersing agent for suspension polymerization of a vinyl compound comprising a polyvinyl alcohol with a saponification degree of 65 to 90 mol % which satisfies Formulas (1) to (3). It allows for reducing the amount of coarse particles during polymerization and can thus provide a vinyl polymer with a sharp particle size distribution and higher plasticizer absorbability. 0.4?(MwUV/MwRI)?0.95??(1) 3?(MwUV/MnUV)?12??(2) 0.1?A220?0.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yosuke Kumaki, Takeshi Kusudou, Shunsuke Fujioka
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Publication number: 20170361575Abstract: A first object of the invention is to provide an interlayer film for laminated glass which has excellent sound insulating properties and heat shielding properties, and a laminated glass using the same. Further, a second object of the invention is to provide an interlayer film for laminated glass capable of maintaining the sound insulating properties, weather resistance, and heat creep resistance at a high level even if the thickness is reduced, and a laminated glass using the same. The invention relates to an interlayer film for laminated glass, including at least one layer A containing a thermoplastic elastomer, wherein a laminated glass in which the interlayer film for laminated glass is disposed between two clear glasses with the total thickness of the clear glasses being 4 mm or less has a visible light transmittance of 70% or more and an average transmittance of infrared light in the wavelength range of 800 to 1,100 nm of 72% or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2015Publication date: December 21, 2017Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeshi KUSUDOU, Takuya KOBAYASHI, Shinya OSHITA, Taiga YUI, Koichiro ISOUE
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Publication number: 20170334173Abstract: The present invention provides an interlayer film for laminated glass which has excellent sound insulating properties even when the thickness is reduced, and also hardly causes optical unevenness. An interlayer film for laminated glass includes at least one layer A containing a thermoplastic elastomer, wherein the shear storage modulus of the layer A at 70° C. as measured by performing a dynamic viscoelasticity test at a frequency of 1,000 Hz in accordance with ASTM D4065-06 is 1 MPa or more, and a layer having a higher shear storage modulus than the layer A is provided on at least one surface of the layer A, and at least one surface of the interlayer film for laminated glass is in a state of having been shaped.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2015Publication date: November 23, 2017Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Taiga YUI, Takuya KOBAYASHI, Takeshi KUSUDOU, Koichiro ISOUE
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Publication number: 20170320297Abstract: A multilayer interlayer containing a specified ionomer skin layer and an acoustic damping intermediate layer, and laminate containing such interlayer are provided, wherein the laminate has a desirable combination of sound insulating, flexural strength and optical properties suitable for use in transportation and architectural end uses.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: KURARAY AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Stephen BENNISON, Charles Anthony SMITH, Steven M. HANSEN, Toshiyuki IGUCHI, Rebecca L. SMITH, Takeshi KUSUDOU, Takuya KOBAYASHI