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).

  • Patent number: 11325354
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Asanuma, Takeshi Kusudou
  • Publication number: 20210394494
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuhi SHIMAZUMI, Takeshi KUSUDOU, Koichiro ISOUE, Hirotaka YASUDA, Takuya KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11155062
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kusudou, Takuya Kobayashi, Taiga Yui, Mitsunori Asada, Yohei Kamata, Koichiro Isoue
  • Patent number: 10899112
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kusudou, Takuya Kobayashi, Shinya Oshita, Taiga Yui, Koichiro Isoue
  • Patent number: 10857763
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taiga Yui, Takuya Kobayashi, Takeshi Kusudou, Koichiro Isoue
  • Publication number: 20200298535
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki ASANUMA, Takeshi KUSUDOU
  • Patent number: 10538063
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: KURARAY AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Bennison, Charles Anthony Smith, Steven M. Hansen, Toshiyuki Iguchi, Rebecca L. Smith, Takeshi Kusudou, Takuya Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20190375196
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taiga Yui, Takuya Kobayashi, Takeshi Kusudou, Koichiro Isoue
  • Patent number: 10427384
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taiga Yui, Takuya Kobayashi, Takeshi Kusudou, Koichiro Isoue
  • Patent number: 10259198
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Kobayashi, Takeshi Kusudou
  • Publication number: 20190054723
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki ASANUMA, Takeshi KUSUDOU
  • Publication number: 20180290436
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taiga YUI, Koichiro ISOUE, Takuya KOBAYASHI, Takeshi KUSUDOU
  • Publication number: 20180290437
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya KOBAYASHI, Takeshi KUSUDOU, Taiga YUI, Koichiro ISOUE
  • Publication number: 20180290439
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi KUSUDOU, Takuya KOBAYASHI, Taiga YUI, Mitsunori ASADA, Yohei KAMATA, Koichiro ISOUE
  • Patent number: 10016959
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kusudou, Yoshiaki Asanuma
  • Publication number: 20180104931
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki ASANUMA, Takeshi KUSUDOU
  • Patent number: 9914791
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Kumaki, Takeshi Kusudou, Shunsuke Fujioka
  • Publication number: 20170361575
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi KUSUDOU, Takuya KOBAYASHI, Shinya OSHITA, Taiga YUI, Koichiro ISOUE
  • Publication number: 20170334173
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taiga YUI, Takuya KOBAYASHI, Takeshi KUSUDOU, Koichiro ISOUE
  • Publication number: 20170320297
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: KURARAY AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen BENNISON, Charles Anthony SMITH, Steven M. HANSEN, Toshiyuki IGUCHI, Rebecca L. SMITH, Takeshi KUSUDOU, Takuya KOBAYASHI