Patents by Inventor Toshihiko Fujinaka

Toshihiko Fujinaka 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: 11953650
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thin sheet with suppressed strain. The sheet according to the present invention has a thickness from 0.1 to 5 mm and is formed of a plastic that contains at least one resin selected from polyamide resins, polycarbonate resins, cellulose acrylate resins, and acrylic resins. A difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of retardation of the sheet is 3000 nm or less. The sheet according to the present invention can be obtained, for example, by subjecting a plastic containing at least one resin selected from polyamide resins, polycarbonate resins, cellulose acylate resins, and acrylic resins to extrusion molding to obtain a plastic in the form of a sheet, and subjecting the resulting plastic in the form of a sheet to vacuum forming, air-pressure forming, or vacuum air-pressure forming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: DAICEL-EVONIK LTD.
    Inventor: Toshihiko Fujinaka
  • Patent number: 11940640
    Abstract: Provided is a polarizing sheet that can precisely impart a desired curved shape without causing whitening when bending is carried out. A polarizing sheet of an embodiment of the present invention having a structure in which a polyamide resin film (1), a polarizing film, and a polyamide resin film (2) are laminated in this order, wherein a retardation value of the polyamide resin film (1) is from 10 to 3000 nm, and the retardation value of the polyamide resin film (1) and a retardation value of the polyamide resin film (2) satisfy Formula (r): [Retardation Value of Polyamide Resin Film (1)]?[Retardation Value of Polyamide Resin Film (2)]?10 nm ??(r).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: DAICEL-EVONIK LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Fujinaka, Hitomi Omae
  • Patent number: 11766850
    Abstract: Provided is a laminate that generates a structural color, where the laminate can be subjected to a deep-drawing process without deteriorating the color developing structure of the structural color. The laminate according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a polyamide layer (1) and a thermoplastic polyurethane layer (2) having a color developing structure of a structural color. The thermoplastic polyurethane layer (2) is preferably a thermoplastic polyurethane layer having a structure having recesses and protrusions on a face that is opposite a face in contact with the polyamide layer (1) or a layer formed by alternately laminating two types of thermoplastic polyurethanes having a difference in refractive indexes of 0.03 or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: DAICEL-EVONIK LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Fujiki, Toshihiko Fujinaka
  • Publication number: 20230241816
    Abstract: Prepared is a laminate including: a first layer formed of a first resin composition containing a first resin; and a second layer formed of a second resin composition containing a second resin, the first layer and the second layer being in contact with each other and integrated. The first resin includes an alicyclic polyamide resin having 20 mmol/kg or greater of amino groups, and the second resin includes an acid-modified (meth)acrylic resin. The second resin may have 100 mmol/kg or greater of carboxyl groups. The acid-modified (meth)acrylic resin may be an acid-modified polymethylmethacrylate resin. An average thickness of the first layer may be 0.15 times or more of an average thickness of the second layer. The average thickness of the first layer may be 200 ?m or greater. When a weight is dropped onto the second layer side, the laminate may have a DuPont impact strength of 500 N/inch or greater. The laminate has excellent transparency, lightness, light resistance, and impact resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Polyplastics-Evonik Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuteru MUTSUDA, Toshihiko FUJINAKA, Daisuke FUJIKI, Yoshiki NAKAIE
  • Publication number: 20230089288
    Abstract: Provided is a polarizing sheet that can precisely impart a desired curved shape without causing whitening when bending is carried out. A polarizing sheet of an embodiment of the present invention having a structure in which a polyamide resin film (1), a polarizing film, and a polyamide resin film (2) are laminated in this order, wherein a retardation value of the polyamide resin film (1) is from 10 to 3000 nm, and the retardation value of the polyamide resin film (1) and a retardation value of the polyamide resin film (2) satisfy Formula (r): [Retardation Value of Polyamide Resin Film (1)]?[Retardation Value of Polyamide Resin Film (2)]?10 nm ??(r).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: DAICEL-EVONIK LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiko FUJINAKA, HItomi OMAE
  • Publication number: 20210370649
    Abstract: Provided is a laminate that generates a structural color, where the laminate can be subjected to a deep-drawing process without deteriorating the color developing structure of the structural color. The laminate according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a polyamide layer (1) and a thermoplastic polyurethane layer (2) having a color developing structure of a structural color. The thermoplastic polyurethane layer (2) is preferably a thermoplastic polyurethane layer having a structure having recesses and protrusions on a face that is opposite a face in contact with the polyamide layer (1) or a layer formed by alternately laminating two types of thermoplastic polyurethanes having a difference in refractive indexes of 0.03 or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: DAICEL-EVONIK LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke FUJIKI, Toshihiko FUJINAKA
  • Publication number: 20210231837
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thin sheet with suppressed strain. The sheet according to the present invention has a thickness from 0.1 to 5 mm and is formed of a plastic that contains at least one resin selected from polyamide resins, polycarbonate resins, cellulose acrylate resins, and acrylic resins. A difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of retardation of the sheet is 3000 nm or less. The sheet according to the present invention can be obtained, for example, by subjecting a plastic containing at least one resin selected from polyamide resins, polycarbonate resins, cellulose acylate resins, and acrylic resins to extrusion molding to obtain a plastic in the form of a sheet, and subjecting the resulting plastic in the form of a sheet to vacuum forming, air-pressure forming, or vacuum air-pressure forming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: DAICEL-EVONIK LTD.
    Inventor: Toshihiko FUJINAKA
  • Publication number: 20200284961
    Abstract: Provided is a polarizing sheet that can precisely impart a desired curved shape without causing whitening when bending is carried out. A polarizing sheet of an embodiment of the present invention having a structure in which a polyamide resin film (1), a polarizing film, and a polyamide resin film (2) are laminated in this order, wherein a retardation value of the polyamide resin film (1) is from 10 to 3000 nm, and the retardation value of the polyamide resin film (1) and a retardation value of the polyamide resin film (2) satisfy Formula (r): [Retardation Value of Polyamide Resin Film (1)]?[Retardation Value of Polyamide Resin Film (2)]?10 nm??(r).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: DAICEL-EVONIK LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiko FUJINAKA, Hitomi OMAE
  • Patent number: 10162196
    Abstract: A functional lens which effectively prevents the separation of a functional layer in a fitting operation of a multilayer functional lens to a frame, and a pair of functional glasses with the lens are provided. The functional lens comprises a lens body and a laminate on the lens body. The laminate comprises, in sequence, a first thermoplastic resin layer, a first adhesive layer, an optically functional layer (e.g., a polarizing film), a second adhesive layer, and a second thermoplastic resin layer. The functional lens is to be fitted in a groove of a frame. The functional lens has an edge face having a shape with a peak. The peak of the edge face is positioned at a fitting side (the lens body side) relative to the first adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: DAICEL-EVONIK LTD.
    Inventor: Toshihiko Fujinaka
  • Publication number: 20170192256
    Abstract: A functional lens which effectively prevents the separation of a functional layer in a fitting operation of a multilayer functional lens to a frame, and a pair of functional glasses with the lens are provided. The functional lens comprises a lens body 1 and a laminate 2 on the lens body 1. The laminate 2 comprises, in sequence, a first thermoplastic resin layer 3, a first adhesive layer 4, an optically functional layer (e.g., a polarizing film) 5, a second adhesive layer 6, and a second thermoplastic resin layer 7. The functional lens is to be fitted in a groove of a frame. The functional lens has an edge face having a shape with a peak. The peak of the edge face is positioned at a fitting side (the lens body 1 side) relative to the first adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: DAICEL-EVONIK LTD.
    Inventor: Toshihiko FUJINAKA
  • Patent number: 8703296
    Abstract: A functioning optical lens includes a molded polyamide layer, and an optical sheet including a polyamide sheet layer and an optical film layer. Such a functioning optical lens may be prepared by bending an optical sheet including an optical film layer and a polyamide sheet layer, and injection molding a polyamide composition onto the bent polyamide sheet layer so as to thermally fuse the polyamide composition and the polyamide sheet layer with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Daicel-Evonik Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Fujinaka, Masakazu Tokunaga
  • Publication number: 20070148482
    Abstract: A functioning optical lens includes a molded polyamide layer, and an optical sheet including a polyamide sheet layer and an optical film layer. Such a functioning optical lens may be prepared by bending an optical sheet including an optical film layer and a polyamide sheet layer, and injection molding a polyamide composition onto the bent polyamide sheet layer so as to thermally fuse the polyamide composition and the polyamide sheet layer with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Toshihiko Fujinaka, Masakazu Tokunaga