Patents by Inventor Tatsumi Amano

Tatsumi Amano 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).

  • Publication number: 20140030515
    Abstract: An aim of the prevention invention is to provide a re-peelable water dispersion type acryl-based pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, which can prevent electrification at the time of peeling off under low humidity environments (an antistatic property for peeling off in low humidity) independently of an adherend and which can form a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer excellent in adherability and re-peelable properties. The re-peelable water dispersion type acryl-based pressure-sensitive adhesive composition of the present invention contains an acrylic emulsion-based polymer composed of a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester in an amount of 70 to 99.5% by weight and a carboxyl-containing unsaturated monomer in an amount of 0.5 to 10% by weight as raw material monomers, a crosslinking agent, and an ionic compound, wherein the acrylic emulsion-based polymer has an average particle diameter of 130 to 550 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu MORIMOTO, Kazuma MITSUI, Tatsumi AMANO, Kousuke YONEZAKI
  • Publication number: 20140030519
    Abstract: An aim of the present invention is to provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet excellent in antistatic property, re-peelable property, and adherability (tackiness). A pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet according to the present invention includes a substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on at least one surface of the substrate, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is formed of a water dispersion type acryl-based pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing an acrylic emulsion-based polymer containing at least 70 to 99.5% by weight of a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester (A) and 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu MORIMOTO, Kousuke YONEZAKI, Tatsumi AMANO, Kazuma MITSUI
  • Publication number: 20140030511
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet that has a transparent film substrate and, on at least one side thereof, an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The transparent film substrate has a top coat layer having a specific configuration with an average thickness and a thickness variation being controlled. The acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is formed from a water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition. The composition includes, as components, an acrylic emulsion polymer derived from constitutive monomers in a specific formulation; a polyether compound having a specific structure; and a specific acetylenic diol. The pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet is found to be highly resistant to scratches and static electrification, to have superior visual quality and satisfactory resistance to adhesive strength increase, and to less cause stains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsumi Amano, Yu Morimoto, Kazuma Mitsui, Kyoko Takashima
  • Publication number: 20140011022
    Abstract: The present invention provides a PSA sheet combining higher levels of antistaticity, anchoring and less contaminating nature. The PSA sheet comprises a substrate film formed from a resin material, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on a first face thereof, and an antistatic layer provided between the first face and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The antistatic layer comprises an antistatic ingredient ASu. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer comprises an acrylic polymer as a base polymer, and an ionic compound as an antistatic ingredient ASp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Natsuki Ukei, Kenichi Kataoka, Hiromoto Haruta, Kenjiro Niimi, Tatsumi Amano
  • Publication number: 20130303669
    Abstract: An aim of the prevention invention is to provide a water dispersion type acryl-based pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for re-peeling, which can prevent electrification of an adherend at the time of peeling (peeling antistatic properties) and which can form a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer excellent in adherability and re-peelable properties, and also to provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed of the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition. The re-peelable water dispersion type acryl-based pressure-sensitive adhesive composition of the present invention contains an acrylic emulsion-based polymer composed of a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester and a carboxyl-containing unsaturated monomer as raw material monomers, a perfluoroalkyl-containing oligomer, and an ionic compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Morimoto, Kousuke Yonezaki, Tatsumi Amano, Kazuma Mitsui, Kyoko Takashima
  • Publication number: 20130280527
    Abstract: The invention provides a surface protection film including a top coat layer on a first face of a substrate, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on a second face. The top coat layer includes a wax as a slip agent, and a polyester resin as a binder. Here, the wax is an ester of a higher fatty acid and a higher alcohol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenjiro NIIMI, Natsuki UKEI, Hiromoto HARUTA, Kenichi KATAOKA, Kazuma MITSUI, Yu MORIMOTO, Tatsumi AMANO
  • Publication number: 20130266805
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition which can form a pressure-sensitive sheet excellent in adhesive properties (adherability, easy peeling property at the time of high speed peeling, and re-peeling property) and the antistatic property and which has long pot life. The pressure-sensitive composition of the present invention is a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprising a (meth)acryl-based polymer composed of, as raw material monomers, a (meth)acryl-based monomer having an alkyl group of 1 to 14 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group-containing (meth)acryl-based monomer, an alkali metal salt, and a catalyst having iron as an active center, wherein the hydroxyl group-containing (meth)acryl-based monomer is contained in an amount of 6 parts by weight or more to 100 parts by weight of the (meth)acryl-based monomer having an alkyl group of 1 to 14 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Kataoka, Tatsumi Amano
  • Publication number: 20130260147
    Abstract: The prevent invention provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet which can prevent increase of the adhesion with the lapse of time, has low adhesion at the time of high speed peeling, and is excellent in removability and workability. The pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet has a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed using a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition on one or both surfaces of a supporting film and is characterized in that the adhesion ratio (B/A) of the adhesion (A) at a peeling speed of 30 m/min after 30 minute-bonding of the pressure-sensitive adhesive surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer to a TAC surface at 23° C. and the adhesion (B) at a peeling speed of 30 m/min after one day-bonding of the pressure-sensitive adhesive surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer to a TAC surface at 50° C. is in a range of 0.5 to 1.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Kataoka, Natsuki Ukei, Tatsumi Amano, Kenjiro Niimi
  • Publication number: 20130260148
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet having an adequate adhesion so as not to cause blistering and peeling with the lapse of time and is excellent in re-peeling property and workability. The pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet provided is a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed using a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition on one or both surfaces of a supporting film, in which the shift length after 30 minutes from a creep test carried out at 23° C. and a shearing load of 500 g by bonding an adhesive area of 200 mm2 of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer to a TAC polarizing plate is 2.5 mm or less, and the adhesion at a peeling rate of 0.3 m/min after 30 minute-bonding of a pressure-sensitive adhesive surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer to a TAC surface at 23° C. is 0.3 N/25 mm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Kataoka, Natsuki Ukei, Tatsumi Amano, Kenjiro Niimi
  • Publication number: 20130251971
    Abstract: The present invention provides a surface protecting film which can suppress rainbow unevenness attributed to itself, makes appearance inspection smooth, and is excellent in workability at the time of inspection of an optical member by a Crossed Nicols method by employing a surface protecting film having a specified degree of orientation in a specified width direction. The surface protecting film of the present invention has a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on at least one surface of a substrate, the substrate is a polyester film and polyester film has a degree of orientation in the width direction of 1.5 m in a range of 75 to 90°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi KATAOKA, Hiromoto HARUTA, Tatsumi AMANO
  • Patent number: 8404344
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition characterized by comprising a water-dispersible (meth)acryl-based polymer containing, as a monomer component, 50 to 99.9% by weight of a (meth)acrylate having an alkyl group with a carbon number of 1 to 14, and an ionic liquid. There is provided a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition that attains static charge prevention at peeling between pressure sensitive adhesive layer and adherend not rendered antistatic, thereby reducing contamination of the adherend. Also, there are provided, making use of the same, an antistatic pressure sensitive adhesive sheet and surface protective film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Natsuki Ukei, Tatsumi Amano, Masahiko Ando, Takeshi Sutou
  • Publication number: 20130040137
    Abstract: Provided is a water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition capable of forming a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer which is resistant to increase in adhesive strength with time, has a good appearance, and less stains an adherend. The water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition includes an acrylic emulsion polymer; and a water-insoluble crosslinking agent having two or more carboxyl-reactive functional groups per molecule. The acrylic emulsion polymer is formed from constitutive monomers essentially including a (meth)acrylic alkyl ester (A), a carboxyl-containing unsaturated monomer (B), and at least one monomer (C) selected from methyl methacrylate, vinyl acetate, and diethylacrylamide and has a solvent-insoluble content of 70 percent by weight or more. When the acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition is applied so as to have a dry thickness of 50 ?m, dried at 120° C. for 2 minutes, and aged at 50° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu Morimoto, Tatsumi Amano, Kazuma Mitsui, Kousuke Yonezaki, Kyoko Takashima, Atsushi Takashima
  • Publication number: 20130034730
    Abstract: Provided is a water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition capable of forming a removable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer which has satisfactory resistance to increase in adhesive strength and a good appearance and less causes staining on an adherend. The removable water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition includes an acrylic emulsion polymer (A) formed from constitutive monomers essentially including 70 to 99.5 percent by weight of a (meth)acrylic alkyl ester and 0.5 to 10 percent by weight of a carboxyl-containing unsaturated monomer based on the total amount of the constitutive monomers; a water-insoluble crosslinking agent (B); an acetylenic diol compound (C); and a specific polyether defoaming agent (D). The acetylenic diol compound (C) has an HLB of less than 13, and the polyether defoaming agent (D) has a PO in a content of from 70 to 100 percent by weight and a number-average molecular weight of from 1200 to 4000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu Morimoto, Tatsumi Amano, Kazuma Mitsui, Kousuke Yonezaki, Kyoko Takashima, Atsushi Takashima
  • Publication number: 20130034728
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition which is excellent in removability, peel adhesive power temporal stability and staining properties; a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer produced with the same; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet. The present invention also provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition which can prevent electrification of a non-antistatic protected adherend when peeled off using an ionic compound which is an antistatic agent, and is less likely to cause lifting and is also excellent in removability; a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer produced with the same; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventors: Kenichi KATAOKA, Natsuki UKEI, Tatsumi AMANO, Ryohei SAWAZAKI, Kazuma MITSUI
  • Publication number: 20130029146
    Abstract: Provided are a water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition capable of forming a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer which has excellent resistance to increase in adhesive strength and a good appearance and less causes staining; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed from the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition. The water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition includes an acrylic emulsion polymer (A) formed from constitutive monomers essentially containing 70 to 99.5 percent by weight of a (meth)acrylic alkyl ester and 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Takashima, Tatsumi Amano, Kazuma Mitsui, Kousuke Yonezaki, Kyoko Takashima, Yu Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20130004768
    Abstract: Provided are a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition that prevents static buildup on the non-antistatic adherend when peeled off, suppresses peeling electrification voltage, is reduced in the risk of staining the adherend, and has a high level of adhesion reliance and re-peeling properties without causing lifting or peeling; an antistatic pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet produced therewith; and a surface protecting film produced therewith. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition includes (a) a (meth)acryl-based polymer containing, as a monomer unit, 0.01 to 20% by weight of a reactive surfactant; (b) another (meth)acryl-based polymer free of the reactive surfactant; and an ionic compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Masato Yamagata, Tatsumi Amano, Kenichi Kataoka
  • Patent number: 8318859
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an antistatic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition which is excellent in antistatic property and antistatic property with time of a non-electrification-prevented adherend (subject to be protected) upon peeling, and has reduced stainability in an adherend and is excellent in adhesion reliance, and electrification preventing pressure-sensitive adhesive sheets using the same. There is provided a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprising an ionic liquid, and a (meth)acryl-based polymer containing, as a monomer component, 0.01 to 20% by weight of a reactive surfactant shown by the following general formula (I) as a monomer unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsumi Amano, Natsuki Ukei
  • Publication number: 20120263948
    Abstract: A removable water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition according to the present invention includes an acrylic emulsion polymer (A) including, as essential constitutive monomers, a (meth)acrylic alkyl ester in a content of 70 to 99.5 percent by weight, and a carboxyl-containing unsaturated monomer in a content of 0.5 to 10 percent by weight, each based on the total amount of constitutive monomers; a water-insoluble crosslinking agent (B); an acetylenic diol compound (C); and a compound (D) represented by chemical formula [RaO—(PO)1-(EO)m—(PO)n—Rb]. The acetylenic diol compound (C) has a HLB value of less than 13.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsumi AMANO, Yu MORIMOTO, Kazuma MITSUI, Kyoko TAKASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20120219795
    Abstract: A removable water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition according to the present invention includes an acrylic emulsion polymer (A), a water-insoluble crosslinking agent (B), and a carboxylic-acid-containing acrylic polymer (C). The polymer (A) includes a (meth) acrylic alkyl ester and a carboxyl-containing unsaturated monomer as essential constitutive monomers and has a content of the (meth) acrylic alkyl ester of 70 to 99.5 percent by weight and a content of the carboxyl-containing unsaturated monomer of 0.5 to 10 percent by weight, each based on the total amount of constitutive monomers. The polymer (C) includes (meth) acrylic acid as an essential constitutive monomer and has a total content of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid of 11 percent by weight or more based on the total amount of constitutive monomers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuma MITSUI, Tatsumi Amano, Kyoko Takashima, Yu Morimoto, Kousuke Yonezaki
  • Publication number: 20120202055
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 1 provided by the present invention is provided with a substrate film 12 comprising a transparent resin material, an antistatic layer 14 provided on a first side 12A thereof, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 20 provided on a second side 12B thereof. The antistatic layer 14 contains an antistatic component (for example, an electroconductive polymer) and a binder resin, and has an average thickness Dave of 1 nm to less than 100 nm. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 20 contains an acrylic polymer as a base polymer and an ionic compound (such as an ionic liquid and alkaline metal salt) as an antistatic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi KATAOKA, Natsuki UKEI, Hiromoto HARUTA, Kenjiro NIIMI, Tatsumi AMANO