Patents by Inventor Toshihiro Hirano

Toshihiro Hirano 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: 20200016870
    Abstract: A laminated glass for a window, comprising: a first glass sheet layer comprising a first main surface to face an outside of the window and a second main surface facing other layers; a second glass sheet layer comprising a third main surface facing other layers and a fourth main glass surface to face a room side; an IR-reflective coating layer, comprising at least one silver layer, on a whole area of at least one of the second and third main surfaces; a first intermediate polymer film layer between the first and the second glass sheet layers; and a sealant on all the way through an edge portion of the IR-reflective coating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Bard, Toshihiro Hirano, Masafumi Inoue
  • Patent number: 9765224
    Abstract: Disclosed is an antifogging film-forming material obtained by reacting, in the presence of a quaternary ammonium salt or quaternary phosphonium salt, a copolymer represented by a certain general formula with a multifunctional epoxy compound having a solubility of 40-100 mass % in 25° C. water. The antifogging film-forming material is characterized by having a weight average molecular weight of 100,000-5,000,000. With this material, it becomes possible to obtain an antifogging article excellent in antifogging property, heat resistance, chemical resistance and abrasion resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Chiharu Takimoto, Toshihiro Hirano, Toru Ashida, Nozomi Oonishi
  • Publication number: 20150111043
    Abstract: Disclosed is an antifogging film-forming material obtained by reacting, in the presence of a quaternary ammonium salt or quaternary phosphonium salt, a copolymer represented by a certain general formula with a multifunctional epoxy compound having a solubility of 40-100 mass % in 25° C. water. The antifogging film-forming material is characterized by having a weight average molecular weight of 100,000-5,000,000. With this material, it becomes possible to obtain an antifogging article excellent in antifogging property, heat resistance, chemical resistance and abrasion resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Chiharu Takimoto, Toshihiro Hirano, Toru Ashida, Nozomi Oonishi
  • Patent number: 7638199
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a glass substrate which is characterized in that it has a primer layer that is formed thereon and includes a hydrolysis product of a hydrolysable silicon compound having an alkylene group and a hydrolysis product of a hydrolysable zirconium compound or hydrolysable titanium compound, and that, in the primer layer, zirconium is in an amount by weight ratio of 0.0002 times to 0.0025 times that of silicon, or titanium is in an amount by weight ratio of 0.0005 times to 0.0045 times that of silicon. Furthermore, the present invention relates to an anti-fogging article having a resin film that exhibits water-absorptive property and/or hydrophilic property and is formed on the primer layer of the glass substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Toshihiro Hirano, Toru Hirotsu, Noboru Murata, Masahiro Hirukawa, Nobuyuki Itakura
  • Publication number: 20080160187
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating agent for forming an antifogging film on a substrate. This coating agent is formed of a solvent and a mixture containing: (A) an organic isocyanate; (B) a water-absorbing polyol; (C) an acryl polyol; and (D) a surface active agent having an active hydrogen group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: CENTRAL GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Noboru Murata, Masahiro Hirukawa, Toshihiro Hirano
  • Publication number: 20070099000
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a glass substrate which is characterized in that it has a primer layer that is formed thereon and includes a hydrolysis product of a hydrolysable silicon compound having an alkylene group and a hydrolysis product of a hydrolysable zirconium compound or hydrolysable titanium compound, and that, in the primer layer, zirconium is in an amount by weight ratio of 0.0002 times to 0.0025 times that of silicon, or titanium is in an amount by weight ratio of 0.0005 times to 0.0045 times that of silicon. Furthermore, the present invention relates to an anti-fogging article having a resin film that exhibits water-absorptive property and/or hydrophilic property and is formed on the primer layer of the glass substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2004
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: Central Glass Company Limited
    Inventors: Toshihiro Hirano, Toru Hirotsu, Noboru Murata, Masahiro Hirukawa, Nobuyuki Itakura