Patents by Inventor Terunobu Saitoh

Terunobu Saitoh 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: 11834539
    Abstract: Disclosed is a photocurable material composition having a cured product which has both deflection temperature under load of 40° C. or more and Charpy impact strength (with a notch) of 20 kJ/m2 or more after ultraviolet irradiation and the cured product thereof. The photocurable material composition comprises at least a monofunctional acrylate having a five-membered ring containing an ether bond and a polycarbonate resin soluble in the monofunctional acrylate, wherein the content of the monofunctional acrylate having a five-membered ring containing an ether bond is 18% by weight to 80% by weight and the content of the polycarbonate resin is 10% by weight to 40% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Terunobu Saitoh, Hajime Masumoto
  • Patent number: 11548959
    Abstract: Provided are a photocurable material composition providing a cured product, which achieves both of a heat deflection temperature of 70° C. or more measured by Method A of JIS K 7191-1 and a Charpy impact strength of 6 kJ/m2 or more measured in conformity with JIS K 7111-1, after UV irradiation, and a cured product thereof. The photocurable material composition includes: 50 parts by weight to 65 parts by weight of a bifunctional urethane (meth)acrylate having (meth)acryloyl groups at both terminals thereof; 15 parts by weight to 25 parts by weight of a compound represented by the formula (4); and 10 parts by weight to 30 parts by weight of at least one of a compound represented by the formula (5) or a compound represented by the formula (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Terunobu Saitoh, Manami Tomizuka
  • Patent number: 11500129
    Abstract: The triarylamine compound is represented by the following general formula (1), and the material, the optical element, and the optical apparatus each include a polymerized product (cured product) of the triarylamine compound. (In the general formula (1), R1 and R2 are each independently selected from a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, the alkylene group having a polymerizable functional group, and R3 to R12 are each independently selected from a hydrogen atom, a cyano group, a trifluoromethyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group having a polymerizable functional group, and a polymerizable functional group, provided that at least one of R3 to R12 represents an electron-withdrawing group, and at least one of R1 to R12 has a polymerizable functional group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kei Tagami, Terunobu Saitoh
  • Patent number: 11460608
    Abstract: The triarylamine compound is represented by the following general formula (1), and the material, the optical element, and the optical apparatus each include a polymerized product (cured product) of the triarylamine compound. (In the general formula (1), R1 and R2 are each independently selected from a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, the alkylene group having a polymerizable functional group, and R3 to R12 are each independently selected from a hydrogen atom, a cyano group, a trifluoromethyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group having a polymerizable functional group, and a polymerizable functional group, provided that at least one of R3 to R12 represents an electron-withdrawing group, and at least one of R1 to R12 has a polymerizable functional group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kei Tagami, Terunobu Saitoh
  • Publication number: 20220282020
    Abstract: Disclosed is a photocurable material composition having a cured product which has both deflection temperature under load of 40° C. or more and Charpy impact strength (with a notch) of 20 kJ/m2 or more after ultraviolet irradiation and the cured product thereof. The photocurable material composition comprises at least a monofunctional acrylate having a five-membered ring containing an ether bond and a polycarbonate resin soluble in the monofunctional acrylate, wherein the content of the monofunctional acrylate having a five-membered ring containing an ether bond is 18% by weight to 80% by weight and the content of the polycarbonate resin is 10% by weight to 40% by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Terunobu Saitoh, Hajime Masumoto
  • Publication number: 20220081571
    Abstract: A photocurable material formulation for a lost model that has a high elastic modulus, shows small thermal expansion, has heat resistance in a certain temperature region, and is free of a photoacid generator to be used in an epoxy material or the like. The formulation is a photocurable composition including curable materials formed of monofunctional (meth)acrylates each having a molecular weight of 150 or more and less than 350, and a bifunctional (meth)acrylate having a molecular weight of 200 or more and less than 400.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Terunobu Saitoh, Kenichi Kanai
  • Publication number: 20220025157
    Abstract: Provided is a stereolithographic resin composition that suppresses sedimentation of the filler during shaping, has good handleability, and has high thermal conductance of the cured product. A stereolithographic resin composition containing a photocurable resin and a filler, wherein the filler is a metal-coated particle having a base particle including a polymer material and having a metal layer coating the surface of the base particle, and a density of the metal-coated particle is 1.5 g/cm3 to 4.0 g/cm3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Manami Tomizuka, Terunobu Saitoh
  • Publication number: 20210247546
    Abstract: The compound having a high refractive index characteristic and a high transmittance is a (meth)acrylate compound represented by the following general formula (1): in the general formula (1), X represents a phenylene group, Z1 to Z3 are selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group, a heteroaryl group, a phenylene group, a heteroarylene group, a phenylalkylene group having an alkylene group having 1 or more to 4 or less carbon atoms, and a heteroaralkylene group having an alkylene group having 1 or more to 4 or less carbon atoms, P1 to P3 are selected from the group consisting of an acryloyloxy group and a methacryloyloxy group, A is selected from the group consisting of an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, an arylene group, and a heteroarylene group, and “m” and “n” each represent 0 or 1, provided that when the “m” represents 0, the “n” represents 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Kei Tagami, Terunobu Saitoh, Akihito Saitoh, Yota Ito
  • Publication number: 20200157258
    Abstract: Provided are a photocurable material composition providing a cured product, which achieves both of a heat deflection temperature of 70° C. or more measured by Method A of JIS K 7191-1 and a Charpy impact strength of 6 kJ/m2 or more measured in conformity with JIS K 7111-1, after UV irradiation, and a cured product thereof. The photocurable material composition includes: 50 parts by weight to 65 parts by weight of a bifunctional urethane (meth)acrylate having (meth)acryloyl groups at both terminals thereof; 15 parts by weight to 25 parts by weight of a compound represented by the formula (4); and 10 parts by weight to 30 parts by weight of at least one of a compound represented by the formula (5) or a compound represented by the formula (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Terunobu Saitoh, Manami Tomizuka
  • Publication number: 20200012014
    Abstract: The triarylamine compound is represented by the following general formula (1), and the material, the optical element, and the optical apparatus each include a polymerized product (cured product) of the triarylamine compound. (In the general formula (1), R1 and R2 are each independently selected from a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, the alkylene group having a polymerizable functional group, and R3 to R12 are each independently selected from a hydrogen atom, a cyano group, a trifluoromethyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group having a polymerizable functional group, and a polymerizable functional group, provided that at least one of R3 to R12 represents an electron-withdrawing group, and at least one of R1 to R12 has a polymerizable functional group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Kei Tagami, Terunobu Saitoh
  • Patent number: 10370474
    Abstract: Provided is a cured product having the following characteristics: the dispersion characteristic and secondary dispersion characteristic of refractive indices are high, the cured product hardy crystallizes, and a chromatic aberration-correcting function is high. The cured product contains at least a structure represented by the general formula (4) and a structure represented by the general formula (5), in which a content of the structure represented by the general formula (5) in the cured product is 0.01 or more and 0.10 or less in terms of a substance amount ratio with respect to the structure represented by the general formula (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Terunobu Saitoh
  • Publication number: 20170320984
    Abstract: Provided is a cured product having the following characteristics: the dispersion characteristic and secondary dispersion characteristic of refractive indices are high, the cured product hardy crystallizes, and a chromatic aberration-correcting function is high. The cured product contains at least a structure represented by the general formula (4) and a structure represented by the general formula (5), in which a content of the structure represented by the general formula (5) in the cured product is 0.01 or more and 0.10 or less in terms of a substance amount ratio with respect to the structure represented by the general formula (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: Terunobu Saitoh
  • Patent number: 9290597
    Abstract: An optical element including a molded article is provided, the molded article being prepared by molding a polymer prepared by polymerizing a (meth)acrylate compound represented at least by the following general formula (1): wherein a and b are each an integer of 1 or 2; X and Y are each —S— or —O—; R1 and R2 are each an alkyl group having 1 or 2 carbon atoms or a hydrogen atom; and Z1 and Z2 are each an alkyl group having 1 or 2 carbon atoms, having a substituent and represented by the following general formula (2): wherein m is selected from 0 and 1; W is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; and V is selected from substituents represented by the following: *—O—CnH2n—O—**; *—S—CnH2n—S—**; and *—S—CnH2n—O—**, wherein * represents a bond with an alkyl group; ** represents a bond with a (meth)acryloyl group; n is selected from 2, 3 and 4; and at least one hydrogen atom of —CnH2n— is replaced by a methyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Terunobu Saitoh
  • Patent number: 9176257
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a conjugated aromatic compound represented by the Formula (1) in claim 1 (in the formula, Ar1 represents a hydrogen atom or an aryl group optionally having a substituent; Ar2 and Ar3 each represent a hydrogen atom or an aryl group optionally having a substituent but at least one of Ar2 and Ar3 represents an aryl group optionally having a substituent; and A represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group) and relates to an optical material containing the conjugated aromatic compound. The conjugated aromatic compound and the optical material have characteristics of a high chromatic aberration correction function, high refractive-index dispersion characteristics (Abbe number (?d)) and high secondary dispersion characteristics (?g,F) (anomalous dispersion characteristics).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Terunobu Saitoh
  • Publication number: 20150175731
    Abstract: An optical element including a molded article is provided, the molded article being prepared by molding a polymer prepared by polymerizing a (meth)acrylate compound represented at least by the following general formula (1): wherein a and b are each an integer of 1 or 2; X and Y are each —S— or —O—; R1 and R2 are each an alkyl group having 1 or 2 carbon atoms or a hydrogen atom; and Z1 and Z2 are each an alkyl group having 1 or 2 carbon atoms, having a substituent and represented by the following general formula (2): wherein m is selected from 0 and 1; W is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; and V is selected from substituents represented by the following: *—O—CnH2n—O—**; *—S—CnH2n—S—**; and *—S—CnH2n—O—**, wherein * represents a bond with an alkyl group; ** represents a bond with a (meth)acryloyl group; n is selected from 2, 3 and 4; and at least one hydrogen atom of —CnH2n— is replaced by a methyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Terunobu Saitoh
  • Patent number: 8829230
    Abstract: An optical material organic compound having characteristics that the dispersion characteristic (Abbe number (?d)) and the secondary dispersion characteristic (?g,F) of the refractive index are high, the transmittance in the visible light region is high, and the chromatic aberration correction function delivers high performance, which represented by the general formula (1) or (2) is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Terunobu Saitoh
  • Publication number: 20140031582
    Abstract: An optical material organic compound having characteristics that the dispersion characteristic (Abbe number (?d)) and the secondary dispersion characteristic (?g,F) of the refractive index are high, the transmittance in the visible light region is high, and the chromatic aberration correction function delivers high performance, which represented by the general formula (1) or (2) is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Terunobu Saitoh
  • Patent number: 8614013
    Abstract: Provided are an organic solvent dispersion of titanium oxide containing at least titanium oxide fine particles each having an average primary particle diameter of 3 nm or more to 50 nm or less; a titanate-based surface treatment agent formed of a compound represented by the following general formula (1): (R1O)m—Ti—Xn??(1) where R1 represents a methyl, ethyl, or isopropyl group; X represents —O—SO2—R2 or —O—P(OH)O—O—PHO—O—R2; R2 represents an alkyl or aryl group having 1 to 16 carbon atoms; m represents a numerical value of 1 or more to 3 or less, and n represents a numerical value of 1 or more to 3 or less, provided that m+n=4; a polyether-based dispersant; and an alcohol-based solvent, and an optical material containing the organic solvent dispersion of titanium oxide and a resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidefumi Iwasa, Shigeo Kiso, Terunobu Saitoh
  • Patent number: RE47000
    Abstract: An optical material organic compound having characteristics that the dispersion characteristic (Abbe number (?d)) and the secondary dispersion characteristic (?g,F) of the refractive index are high, the transmittance in the visible light region is high, and the chromatic aberration correction function delivers high performance, which represented by the general formula (1) or (2) is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Terunobu Saitoh
  • Patent number: RE47556
    Abstract: An optical material organic compound having characteristics that the dispersion characteristic (Abbe number (?d)) and the secondary dispersion characteristic (?g,F) of the refractive index are high, the transmittance in the visible light region is high, and the chromatic aberration correction function delivers high performance, which represented by the general formula (1) or (2) is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Terunobu Saitoh