Patents by Inventor Tetsuya Kunimune

Tetsuya Kunimune 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: 8236417
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive contains an acrylic triblock copolymer (I) at not less than 60% by mass based on the total mass of all solids contained in the pressure-sensitive adhesive, the acrylic triblock copolymer being represented by the formula A1-B-A2 wherein: A1 and A2 are each independently an alkyl methacrylate polymer block having Tg of not less than 100° C. and B is an acryl acrylate polymer block having Tg of not more than ?20° C.; the content of the polymer block B is 50 to 95% by mass; Mw is in the range of 50,000 to 300,000; and the molecular weight distribution is in the range of 1.0 to 1.5. Preferably, the acrylic triblock copolymer (I) is a combination of an acrylic triblock copolymer (Ia) having Mw of 50,000 to less than 100,000 and an acrylic triblock copolymer (Ib) having Mw of 100,000 to 300,000, in a mass ratio (Ia):(Ib) of 45:55 to 75:25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Morishita, Kenichi Hamada, Tetsuya Kunimune, Kazushige Ishiura
  • Publication number: 20090305068
    Abstract: Pressure-sensitive adhesives for optical films exhibit high cohesion, excellent re-workability, adhesion properties, heat resistance and durability without chemical crosslinking. A pressure-sensitive adhesive contains an acrylic triblock copolymer (I) at not less than 60% by mass based on the total mass of all solids contained in the pressure-sensitive adhesive, the acrylic triblock copolymer being represented by the formula A1-B-A2 wherein: A1 and A2 are each independently an alkyl methacrylate polymer block having Tg of not less than 100° C. and B is an acryl acrylate polymer block having Tg of not more than ?20° C.; the content of the polymer block B is 50 to 95% by mass; Mw is in the range of 50,000 to 300,000; and the molecular weight distribution is in the range of 1.0 to 1.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Morishita, Kenichi Hamada, Tetsuya Kunimune, Kazushige Ishiura
  • Publication number: 20090202818
    Abstract: In order to provide an adhesive product capable of effectively maintaining security, the present invention is a pressure sensitive transfer tape (1) in which an acrylic adhesive is adopted as an adhesive (100) in which diblock copolymer 101: 100 parts by weight and triblock copolymer 102: 100 parts by weight consisting of methylmethacrylate polymer block (M) and butylacrylate polymer block (A), acrylic oligomer-based tackifier 103: 40 to 60 parts by weight, and rosin ester-based tackifier 104: 200 parts by weight are mixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicants: KOKUYO S&T CO., LTD., KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kasahara, Kazushige Kawashita, Toyoaki Kurihara, Tetsuya Kunimune, Kenichi Hamada