Patents by Inventor Tatsufumi Watanabe
Tatsufumi Watanabe 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: 8580069Abstract: To provide a method of bonding two materials directly with each other, at least one of which is made of a plastic material, which method is applicable to bonding two materials, with no need to use any bonding agent and without allowing the materials to be exposed to high temperature and/or high pressures. In this method in which a first member made of a plastic material and a second member are bonded together, one surface of the first member to be bonded with the second member is irradiated with energy rays having a quantity of energies not lower than 4 eV, followed by directly bonding the first and second members together without any bonding agent being used.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2004Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tatsufumi Watanabe, Junichi Tanaka, Atsushi Nagasawa, Shinji Hiramatsu, Katsuya Fujisawa
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Patent number: 8119749Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of obtaining a (meth)acrylate-based polymer from a reaction solution containing the (meth)acrylate-based polymer, the method including (a) adding an acid to the reaction solution containing the (meth)acrylate-based polymer which is obtained by polymerizing a monomer composed mainly of a (meth)acrylate in a water-insoluble organic solvent in the presence of a metal compound, (b) washing the reaction solution to which the acid has been added by admixing water at 90° C. or more, (c) separating the mixed solution of the reaction solution and water generated by the washing in (b) into an organic solvent solution layer and an aqueous solution layer, and (d) isolating each of the organic solvent solution layer and the aqueous solution layer in order to obtain the (meth)acrylate-based polymer from the isolated organic solvent solution layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2006Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Hamada, Susumu Matsunaga, Kazunori Watanabe, Masaji Kato, Jun Nagai, Tatsufumi Watanabe, Tatsuo Morotomi, Hiroshi Oshima
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Patent number: 7973117Abstract: A continuous production process, for producing an (meth)acrylic ester (co)polymer comprises the step of continuously feeding an organoaluminum compound-containing polymerization initiator solution and an (meth)acrylic ester into a reactor to continuously obtain a living polymer-containing polymer reaction liquid. The {[molar quantity of methacrylic ester or acrylic ester]/([molar quantity of organoaluminum compound]?[molar quantity of polymerization initiator])} fed into the reactor is regulated to be 15 to 80, and the content of the (meth)acrylic ester in the total feed amount of a polymerization initiator solution and an (meth)acrylic ester fed into the reactor is regulated to not more than 5% by mass.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2005Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Hamada, Yoshihiro Morishita, Tatsufumi Watanabe, Kazushige Ishiura
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Patent number: 7952802Abstract: Disclosed is an optical device which can be formed as a thinner layer by a simplified manufacturing process at a reduced cost. Specifically, the optical device has a multilayer structure wherein a polyvinyl alcohol- or polyvinylene-base polarizing film (b) and protective films (a and c) are directly laminated on top of another without any adhesive layer including a pressure sensitive adhesive layer interposed therebetween. The protective film (c) on one side is composed of a triacetyl cellulose, an alicyclic polyolefin resin, or an alicyclic acrylic resin, and the protective film (a) on the other side is composed of a triacetyl cellulose, a polycarbonate, a polyethylene terephthalate, a polyethylene naphthalate, a (meth)acrylate resin, an alicyclic polyolefin resin, or an alicyclic acrylic resin.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2009Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hirofumi Tanabe, Tatsufumi Watanabe, Katsuya Fujisawa
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Publication number: 20100051192Abstract: Disclosed is an optical device which can be formed as a thinner layer by a simplified manufacturing process at a reduced cost. Specifically, the optical device has a multilayer structure wherein a polyvinyl alcohol- or polyvinylene-base polarizing film (b) and protective films (a and c) are directly laminated on top of another without any adhesive layer including a pressure sensitive adhesive layer interposed therebetween. The protective film (c) on one side is composed of a triacetyl cellulose, an alicyclic polyolefin resin, or an alicyclic acrylic resin, and the protective film (a) on the other side is composed of a triacetyl cellulose, a polycarbonate, a polyethylene terephthalate, a polyethylene naphthalate, a (meth)acrylate resin, an alicyclic polyolefin resin, or an alicyclic acrylic resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: KURARAY CO. LTD.Inventors: Hirofumi TANABE, Tatsufumi Watanabe, Katsuya Fujisawa
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Publication number: 20090118450Abstract: Problems: To easily and efficiently obtain a high quality (meth)acrylate-based polymer containing small residual amount of metal components (an aluminum component, an alkali metal component and other metal components) and having high purity and excellent properties such as heat resistance, transparency and others. Means for Solving the Problems: The present invention provides a method of obtaining a (meth)acrylate-based polymer by adding an acid to a reaction solution containing the (meth)acrylate-based polymer obtained by polymerizing a (meth)acrylate-based monomer in a water-insoluble organic solvent in the presence of a metal compound such as a metal-containing polymerization initiator, an organoaluminum compound and the like, washing the reaction solution to which the acid has been added by admixing water at 90° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2006Publication date: May 7, 2009Applicant: Kuraray Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Hamada, Susumu Matsunaga, Kazunori Watanabe, Masaji Kato, Jun Nagai, Tatsufumi Watanabe, Tatsuo Morotomi, Hiroshi Oshima
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Publication number: 20080139759Abstract: A continuous production process, which can allow polymerization to proceed at a milder polymerization temperature and a higher polymerization speed as compared with the conventional method while maintaining a high level of living properties and can produce an (meth)acrylic ester (co)polymer having a narrow molecular weight distribution in a high yield with good productivity. The continuous production process for producing an (meth)acrylic ester (co)polymer comprises the step of continuously feeding an organoaluminum compound-containing polymerization initiator solution and an (meth)acrylic ester into a reactor to continuously obtain a living polymer-containing polymer reaction liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2005Publication date: June 12, 2008Applicant: Kuraray Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Hamada, Yoshihiro Morishita, Tatsufumi Watanabe, Kazushige Ishiura
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Publication number: 20070159576Abstract: Disclosed is an optical device which can be formed as a thinner layer by a simplified manufacturing process at a reduced cost. Specifically, the optical device has a multilayer structure wherein a polyvinyl alcohol- or polyvinylene-base polarizing film (b) and protective films (a and c) are directly laminated on top of another without any adhesive layer including a pressure sensitive adhesive layer interposed therebetween. The protective film (c) on one side is composed of a triacetyl cellulose, an alicyclic polyolefin resin, or an alicyclic acrylic resin, and the protective film (a) on the other side is composed of a triacetyl cellulose, a polycarbonate, a polyethylene terephthalate, a polyethylene naphthalate, a (meth)acrylate resin, an alicyclic polyolefin resin, or an alicyclic acrylic resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2005Publication date: July 12, 2007Applicant: KURARAY CO. LTD.Inventors: Hirofumi Tanabe, Tatsufumi Watanabe, Katsuya Fujisawa
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Publication number: 20060237128Abstract: To provide a method of bonding two materials directly with each other, at least one of which is made of a plastic material, which method is applicable to bonding two materials, with no need to use any bonding agent and without allowing the materials to be exposed to high temperature and/or high pressures. In this method in which a first member made of a plastic material and a second member are bonded together, one surface of the first member to be bonded with the second member is irradiated with energy rays having a quantity of energies not lower than 4 eV, followed by directly bonding the first and second members together without any bonding agent being used.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2004Publication date: October 26, 2006Applicant: Kuraray Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tatsufumi Watanabe, Junichi Tanaka, Atsushi Nagasawa, Shinji Hiramatsu, Katsuya Fujisawa
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Patent number: 6992831Abstract: The invention relates to a lens sheet applicable to a screen for a pixel type projection TV characterized in high quality and definition and a simple producing method thereof. The inventive lens sheet has a shielding layer without any axial misalignment at front and rear sides. The lens sheet comprises a lens portion with a plurality of lens elements arranged in at least one side and a shielding layer provided in a non-transmitting portion of a light radiation plane, in which the shielding layer is provided on a layer made of a cured photo-curing composition (A). The photo-curing composition (A) is composed of 100 weight parts of photo-curing resin composition (a) having a surface free energy of 30 mN/m or more and 0.01 to 10 weight parts of compound (b) having a surface free energy of 25 mN/m or less.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2004Date of Patent: January 31, 2006Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Nagasawa, Takahiro Kitano, Katsuya Fujisawa, Junichi Tanaka, Tatsufumi Watanabe
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Publication number: 20040196560Abstract: The invention relates to a lens sheet applicable to a screen for a pixel type projection TV characterized in high quality and definition and a simple producing method thereof. The inventive lens sheet has a shielding layer without any axial misalignment at front and rear sides. The lens sheet comprises a lens portion with a plurality of lens elements arranged in at least one side and a shielding layer provided in a non-transmitting portion of a light radiation plane, in which the shielding layer is provided on a layer made of a cured photo-curing composition (A). The photo-curing composition (A) is composed of 100 weight parts of photo-curing resin composition (a) having a surface free energy of 30 mN/m or more and 0.01 to 10 weight parts of compound (b) having a surface free energy of 25 mN/m or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2004Publication date: October 7, 2004Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Atsushi Nagasawa, Takahiro Kitano, Katsuya Fujisawa, Junichi Tanaka, Tatsufumi Watanabe
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Patent number: 6798576Abstract: The invention relates to a lens sheet applicable to a screen for a pixel type projection TV characterized in high quality and definition and a simple producing method thereof. The inventive lens sheet has a shielding layer without any axial misalignment at front and rear sides. The lens sheet comprises a lens portion with a plurality of lens elements arranged in at least one side and a shielding layer provided in a non-transmitting portion of a light radiation plane, in which the shielding layer is provided on a layer made of a cured photo-curing composition (A). The photo-curing composition (A) is composed of 100 weight parts of photo-curing resin composition (a) having a surface free energy of 30 mN/m or more and 0.01 to 10 weight parts of compound (b) having a surface free energy of 25 mN/m or less.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2002Date of Patent: September 28, 2004Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Nagasawa, Takahiro Kitano, Katsuya Fujisawa, Junichi Tanaka, Tatsufumi Watanabe
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Publication number: 20030002161Abstract: The invention relates to a lens sheet applicable to a screen for a pixel type projection TV characterized in high quality and definition and a simple producing method thereof. The inventive lens sheet has a shielding layer without any axial misalignment at front and rear sides. The lens sheet comprises a lens portion with a plurality of lens elements arranged in at least one side and a shielding layer provided in a non-transmitting portion of a light radiation plane, in which the shielding layer is provided on a layer made of a cured photo-curing composition (A). The photo-curing composition (A) is composed of 100 weight parts of photo-curing resin composition (a) having a surface free energy of 30 mN/m or more and 0.01 to 10 weight parts of compound (b) having a surface free energy of 25 mN/m or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2002Publication date: January 2, 2003Applicant: Kuraray Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Nagasawa, Takahiro Kitano, Katsuya Fujisawa, Junichi Tanaka, Tatsufumi Watanabe