Patents by Inventor Tsutomu Kashiwagi

Tsutomu Kashiwagi 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: 8071707
    Abstract: An addition-curable silicone composition is provided. The composition includes (A) a resin structure organopolysiloxane and (B) a platinum group metal-based catalyst. The component (A) has silicon-bonded alkenyl groups and hydrosilyl groups, and includes a structure in which R22SiO units, wherein R2 is a methyl group, etc., are connected together in a continuous repeating sequence, and the number of units in the continuous repeating sequence is within a range from 5 to 300. The composition can be prepared in a solid or semisolid form, and hence is suitable conventional molding apparatus such as a transfer molding apparatus, and upon curing, forms a hard resin cured product that exhibits excellent flexibility and minimal surface tack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsutomu Kashiwagi
  • Patent number: 8057906
    Abstract: A method of reducing surface tackiness of a silicone rubber cured product is provided. The method includes coating the surface of a cured product of a curable silicone rubber composition, which has a molar ratio within the composition of hydrogen atoms bonded to silicon atoms relative to alkenyl groups bonded to silicon atoms of 1.0 or greater, and which, following curing, exhibits a type A hardness prescribed in JIS K6253 of no more than 20, with a curable silicone resin layer which, following curing, exhibits a type D hardness prescribed in JIS K6253 of 30 or greater; and subsequently curing the silicone resin to form a cured resin layer with a thickness of no more than 0.5 mm. Adhesion of dirt to the surface can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Kashiwagi, Toshio Shiobara, Masanobu Sato, Koki Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20110269918
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a silicone resin composition for encapsulating an optical semiconductor element which has strong adhesiveness to a substrate and provide an optical semiconductor element which has high reliability. The present invention provides a silicone resin composition comprising an organopolysiloxane (A) having at least two alkenyl groups per molecule, a liner organohydrogenpolysiloxane (B-1) which has hydrogen atoms each bonded to a silicon atom at the both terminals and a liner organohydrogenpolysiloxane (B-2) which has a hydrogen atom bonded to a silicon atom at one terminal and a hydroxyl or alkoxy group bonded to a silicon atom at the other terminal, a branched organohydrogenpolysiloxane (C) having at least three hydrosilyl groups per molecule, a catalytic (D), and a condensation catalyst (E). The present invention also provides an optical semiconductor device provided with a cured product thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Yoshihira HAMAMOTO, Tsutomu Kashiwagi
  • Publication number: 20110251305
    Abstract: The present invention has a purpose of providing an epoxy composition for encapsulating an optical semiconductor element which composition provides a cured product having a low gas permeability and excellent curability in a form of a thin film together with good light transmission and crack resistance. The present invention provides a composition comprising (A) a silicone-modified epoxy compound represented by the formula (1), (B) a curing agent and (C) a polyhydric alcohol. The present invention further provides a composition comprising a composition prepared by reacting (A) the silicone-modified epoxy compound, (B) the curing agent and (C) the polyhydric alcohol and (D) a curing catalyst, and a cured product thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: Manabu Ueno, Miyuki Wakao, Tsutomu Kashiwagi
  • Patent number: 8017246
    Abstract: A silicone resin composition and process for coating a light transmitting surface of an optoelectronic device is disclosed. The process involves applying a silicone resin to the light transmitting surface, and causing the silicone resin to cure to form a light transmitting protective coating on the light transmitting surface, the silicone resin having a sufficiently low proportion of organosiloxanes having molecular weights of up to about 1000, such that the protective coating includes less than about 10% of the organosiloxanes having molecular weights of up to about 1000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignees: Philips Lumileds Lighting Company, LLC, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasumasa Morita, Nicolaas Joseph Martin van Leth, Cheun Jye Yow, Wai Choo Chai, Kinya Kodama, Tsutomu Kashiwagi, Toshio Shiobara
  • Patent number: 7989574
    Abstract: Provided is a curable silicone rubber composition, including: (A) an organopolysiloxane containing two or more silicon atom-bonded aliphatic unsaturated groups within each molecule, and containing a phenyl group and/or cyclohexyl group, (B) an organopolysiloxane resin with a three dimensional network structure consisting essentially of Q units and M units, and containing one or more phenyl groups and/or cyclohexyl groups, (C) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane, and (D) a platinum group metal-based catalyst, in which the component (B) exists in a quantity that represents from 20 to 80% by mass of the combination of the component (A) and the component (B), and in the component B, the quantity of low molecular weight substances, for which the weight average molecular weight measured by GPC and calculated against polystyrene standards is not greater than 500, is not greater than 5%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kinya Kodama, Tsutomu Kashiwagi
  • Patent number: 7985806
    Abstract: An organopolysiloxane represented by formula (1) shown below and having (3,5-diglycidylisocyanuryl)alkyl groups represented by formula (2) at least at both terminals of the main chain: wherein, each R1 represents, independently, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R2 is a group represented by formula (2) shown below, X is a group represented by formula (3) shown below, a represents an integer of 0 to 100 and b represents an integer of 0 to 30, provided that 1?a+b, and c represents an integer of 0 to 10 wherein, R3 represents an alkylene group of 2 to 12 carbon atoms wherein, R1 and R2 are as defined above, d represents an integer of 0 to 30, and e represents an integer of 0 to 30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Shiobara, Tsutomu Kashiwagi, Miyuki Wakao, Manabu Ueno
  • Publication number: 20110147955
    Abstract: The present invention provides a silicone resin composition comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least two hydrogen atoms each bonded to a silicon atom, (C) a catalyst comprising a platinum group metal, (D) fine silicone particles, and (E) a (meth)acrylate compound. The present silicone resin composition cures in a short time to form a cured product having excellent adhesion strength with solder resists and copper substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventor: Tsutomu KASHIWAGI
  • Publication number: 20110140289
    Abstract: A resin composition containing a silica-based filler which differs in refractive index by ±0.03 from the curable base resin and has a thermal conductivity no lower than 0.5 W/m·K, and a light-emitting diode encapsulated with said resin composition. The resin composition is preferably prepared from a curable silicone resin which imparts a cured product having a refractive index of 1.45 to 1.55 and cristobalite powder dispersed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Toshio SHIOBARA, Tsutomu KASHIWAGI
  • Publication number: 20110105713
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an isocyanuric ring-containing organopolysiloxane which can provide a cured product which can exploit the properties of a hydrosilylation (addition reaction), and is suitable for use in an encapsulating materials for an optical semiconductor. Thus, the present invention provides an organopolysiloxane having at least one isocyanuric ring in a molecule and vinyl siloxy groups at both terminals, and represented by the following formula (1): wherein X is, independently of each other, a monovalent organic group which does not have an unsaturated bond, R1 and R2 are, independently of each other, a methyl group or a phenyl group, and P is an integer of from 1 to 30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Hayato TANAKA, Tsutomu Kashiwagi, Toshio Shiobara
  • Publication number: 20110046319
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organopolysilmethylene represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 is, independently of each other, a group selected from the group consisting of an unsubstituted or substituted monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms other than an alkenyl group, an alkoxy group, a hydroxy group and a halogen atom; R2 is, independently of each other, a group selected from the group consisting of an unsubstituted or substituted monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms other than an alkenyl group, an alkoxy group, a hydroxy group, a halogen atom and (R1)3SiCH2—, wherein R3 is, independently of each other, a group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom and an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; k is an integer of 1 to 100; and n is an integer of 1 to 1000; and having, in a molecule, at least two out of alkoxy groups, hydroxy groups and halogen atoms bonded to one or more silicon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Ueno, Toshio Shiobara, Tsutomu Kashiwagi
  • Publication number: 20110046310
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organopolysilmethylene represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 is, independently of each other, a group selected from the group consisting of an unsubstituted or substituted monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group, a hydroxy group, R3SiCH2— and R3SiO—, wherein R is, independently of each other, a group selected from the group consisting of an unsubstituted or substituted monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group, and a hydroxy group, m is an integer of 1 to 100, and n is an integer of 1 to 100, and wherein at least two out of R1's and R's are an alkenyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu KASHIWAGI, Toshio Shiobara
  • Patent number: 7858198
    Abstract: An addition curable adhesive silicone composition containing a phosphor dispersed uniformly therein is provided. The dispersive state of the phosphor remains stable over time. The composition, in an uncured state at room temperature, is either a solid or a semisolid, and is therefore easy to handle, and is suited to an adhesive silicone composition sheet which is able to be formed easily on an LED chip using a conventional assembly apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Kashiwagi, Toshio Shiobara
  • Patent number: 7807736
    Abstract: A semiconductor device which is not a light emitting semiconductor device is provided. This device is encapsulated with a silicone resin composition which is solid at room temperature and liquid at molding temperature, and which cures into a transparent article having a hardness measured by Type D durometer according to JIS K 6253 of at least 30 and an elongation in a tensile test of at least 5%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Kashiwagi, Toshio Shiobara
  • Publication number: 20100224906
    Abstract: A composition for encapsulating optical semiconductors. The composition comprises (A) a mixture of a linear alkenyl group-containing organopolysiloxane and an alkenyl group-containing organopolysiloxane resin containing at least one SiO2 unit, (B) a mixture of a linear organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing two or more SiH groups and a branched organohydrogenpolysiloxane that is liquid at 25° C., (C) a platinum group metal catalyst, and (D) a linear or cyclic organopolysiloxane having at least two functional groups selected from the group consisting of alkenyl groups, alkoxysilyl groups and epoxy groups bonded to silicon atoms. A cured product of the composition exhibits dramatically reduced surface tack, and therefore using the composition for encapsulating optical semiconductor elements improves the optical semiconductor device yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Tsutomu KASHIWAGI, Masanobu Sato
  • Publication number: 20100213502
    Abstract: An optical semiconductor device encapsulated with a silicone resin that suffers no discoloration of the lead and exhibits excellent thermal shock resistance. The optical semiconductor device includes an optical semiconductor element and a cured product of a silicone resin composition that encapsulates the optical semiconductor element, wherein the amount of (?SiO3/2) units (wherein ? represents a phenyl group) within the cured product, determined by solid 29Si-DD/MAS analysis, is within a range from 0.13 mol/100 g to 0.37 mol/100 g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: Tsutomu KASHIWAGI, Takahiro Hongo
  • Publication number: 20100197870
    Abstract: Silicone resin compositions comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane containing at least two aliphatic unsaturated bonds and having a viscosity of 100-1,000,000 mPa·s at 25° C., (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least three silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms (SiH groups) in the form of HR62SiO—, and (C) a platinum group metal base catalyst cure into colorless transparent parts which are useful lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Kashiwagi, Toshio Shiobara, Katsuyuki Imazawa
  • Patent number: 7737194
    Abstract: A colorless transparent silicone lens produced by thermally curing a silicone resin composition comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane having a resin structure comprising R1SiO1.5 unit, R22SiO unit, and R3aR4bSiO(4-a-b)/2 unit wherein R1, R2, and R3 are independently methyl group, ethyl group, propyl group, cyclohexyl group, or phenyl group, R4 is vinyl group or allyl group, a is 0, 1, or 2, b is 1 or 2, and a+b is 2 or 3, and wherein number of repetition of the R22SiO unit is 5 to 300, (B) an organohydrogen polysiloxane having a resin structure comprising R1SiO1.5 unit, R22SiO unit, and R3cHdSiO(4-c-d)/2 unit wherein c is 0, 1, or 2, d is 1 or 2, and c+d is 2 or 3, and wherein number of repetition of the R22SiO unit is 5 to 300, the component, and (C) a platinum group catalyst. A silicone lens having excellent flexibility, transparency, and moldability as well as reduced surface tackiness is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Kashiwagi, Toshio Shiobara
  • Publication number: 20100125116
    Abstract: A heat-curable resin composition that yields a cured product having excellent heat resistance and light resistance, and a premolded package molded using the composition. The heat-curable resin composition comprises components (A) to (E) listed below: (A) an isocyanuric acid derivative containing at least one epoxy group within each molecule, in an amount of 100 parts by mass, (B) a silicone resin containing at least one epoxy group within each molecule, in an amount of 10 to 1,000 parts by mass, (C) an acid anhydride curing agent, in an amount such that the ratio of [total epoxy group equivalents within component (A) and component (B)/carboxyl group equivalents within component (C)] is within a range from 0.6 to 2.2, (D) a curing accelerator, in an amount within a range from 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventors: Toshio Shiobara, Tsutomu Kashiwagi, Yusuke Taguchi
  • Publication number: 20100103507
    Abstract: A visible light-shielding silicone rubber composition is provided comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane, (C) a platinum catalyst, and (D) an azo dye. The azo dye has a light transmittance?10% in a wavelength range of up to 650 nm and ?80% in a wavelength range of at least 750 nm when a solution of the azo dye in ethanol is measured by a spectrophotometer. The composition cures into a film which shields visible light, but transmits IR light and is suited for encapsulation of LED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Katsuyuki IMAZAWA, Tsutomu Kashiwagi