Patents by Inventor Yoshiki Mukoo

Yoshiki Mukoo 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: 11642832
    Abstract: Provided are a film which can be decorated even against a three-dimensional shape, is excellent in moldability during decoration (adhesion) on an adherend, is able to reduce concaves and convexes with a variety of sizes which the adherend surface has, and makes an appearance quality favorable; and a decorative molded product having the film. The film is a film including a layer containing a thermoplastic resin, wherein when a highest temperature of glass transition temperatures of the film is designated as Tg [+ C], a temperature T [° C.] at which an elongation at break is 50% or more exists in a range of Tg to (Tg+50 [° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshimi Yamada, Ryota Hashimoto, Kirihiro Nakano, Yoshirou Kondou, Yoshiki Mukoo
  • Publication number: 20190160726
    Abstract: Provided are a film which can be decorated even against a three-dimensional shape, is excellent in moldability during decoration (adhesion) on an adherend, is able to reduce concaves and convexes with a variety of sizes which the adherend surface has, and makes an appearance quality favorable; and a decorative molded product having the film. The film is a film including a layer containing a thermoplastic resin, wherein when a highest temperature of glass transition temperatures of the film is designated as Tg [+ C], a temperature T [° C.] at which an elongation at break is 50% or more exists in a range of Tg to (Tg+50 [° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshimi YAMADA, Ryota HASHIMOTO, Kirihiro NAKANO, Yoshirou KONDOU, Yoshiki MUKOO
  • Publication number: 20190136092
    Abstract: The present disclosure is a layered product (20) comprising a base layer (10) and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer (11), which is in contact with the base layer (10). The base layer (10) comprises a (meth)acrylic resin (M), an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin, or a polyester resin. The pressure sensitive adhesive layer (11) contains a block copolymer (A) containing an aromatic vinyl compound polymer block (S) and a conjugated diene compound polymer block (D). The aromatic vinyl compound polymer block (S) forms a membrane structure phase (17) along the interface (12) between the base layer (10) and the pressure sensitive adhesive layer (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kirihiro NAKANO, Keisuke ENOMOTO, Ryota HASHIMOTO, Yoshirou KOUDOU, Yoshiki MUKOO, Hiromitsu SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20110069510
    Abstract: A planar light source device (1) is provided with a light source unit (4B) wherein a semiconductor light-emitting element (43) is covered with a transparent resin part (44); a light guide body (3) having a side surface (3B) facing the light source unit (4B); and a holding body (5B), which has the light source unit (4B) fixed on one side and the light guide body (3) on the other side, and a space between a transparent resin part (44) and the side surface (3B), and connects the light source unit (4B) and the light body (3). The light source unit (4B) moves with extension and retraction of the light guide body (3). The holding body (5B) holds a distance constant between the transparent resin part (44) of the light source unit (4B) and the side surface (3B) of the light guide body (3) to extension and retraction of the light guide body (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicants: Sanken Electric Co., Ltd., Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toyomi YAMASHITA, Kengo Kimura, Yasunori Soga, Masanori Hoshino, Yoshiki Mukoo, Iichiro Fukuda
  • Patent number: 7744235
    Abstract: In a lighting device, suppose a distance between centers of linear light sources is D and a distance between the linear light sources and a light control member is H and a function representing an outgoing light intensity toward a normal direction at a position coordinate X (light source position shall be X=0) and f(X?D)+f(X)+f(X+D), in a range of ?D/2?X?D/2, a ratio between g(X)min and g(X)max is 0.6 or more, a minimum value Xmin is in a range of ?3.0D?Xmin??0.5D, a maximum value Xmax is in a range of 0.5?Xmax?3.0D, and a cross-sectional shape of a given convex portion in X direction is formed of areas with (2N+1) number of different gradients represented by a certain relationship obtained from D, H and X.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: KURARAY Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoko Horikoshi, Ikuo Onishi, Shigeki Kikuyama, Yoshiki Mukoo, Tsuyoshi Kanda
  • Patent number: 7668429
    Abstract: This invention provides a methyl methacrylate resin light guide for use in a surface light source device. The methyl methacrylate resin light guide can reduce the occurrence of dark lines and can improve the screen image quality of a surface light source device. The light guide characterized by including a methyl methacrylate resin and fine particles. Herein, not less than 0.01 parts by mass and not more than 0.5 parts by mass of the fine particles are dispersed in 100 parts by mass of the methyl methacrylate resin. In addition, the absolute value of a difference in refractive index between the fine resin particles and the methyl methacrylate resin is not less than 0.001 and not more than 0.02, the fine resin particles have an average particle size of not less than 1 ?m and not more than 10 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Iichiro Fukuda, Yoshiki Mukoo, Seiji Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20090269008
    Abstract: This invention provides a methyl methacrylate resin light guide for use in a surface light source device. The methyl methacrylate resin light guide can reduce the occurrence of dark lines and can improve the screen image quality of a surface light source device. The light guide characterized by including a methyl methacrylate resin and fine particles. Herein, not less than 0.01 parts by mass and not more than 0.5 parts by mass of the fine particles are dispersed in 100 parts by mass of the methyl methacrylate resin. In addition, the absolute value of a difference in refractive index between the fine resin particles and the methyl methacrylate resin is not less than 0.001 and not more than 0.02, the fine resin particles have an average particle size of not less than 1 ?m and not more than 10 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Iichiro Fukuda, Yoshiki Mukoo, Seiji Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20090225538
    Abstract: In a lighting device, suppose a distance between centers of linear light sources is D and a distance between the linear light sources and a light control member is H and a function representing an outgoing light intensity toward a normal direction at a position coordinate X (light source position shall be X=0) and f(X?D)+f(X)+f(X+D), in a range of ?D/2?X?D/2, a ratio between g(X)min and g(X)max is 0.6 or more, a minimum value Xmin is in a range of ?3.0 D?Xmin??0.5 D, a maximum value Xmax is in a range of 0.5?Xmax?3.0 D, and a cross-sectional shape of a given convex portion in X direction is formed of areas with (2N+1) number of different gradients represented by a certain relationship obtained from D, H and X.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoko Horikoshi, Ikuo Onishi, Shigeki Kikuyama, Yoshiki Mukoo, Tsuyoshi Kanda
  • Patent number: 7440049
    Abstract: A backlight device for a liquid crystal display comprising a light diffuser, a light source disposed behind the light diffuser, and a reflector for reflecting light from the light source, in which a liquid crystal panel is disposed in front of the light diffuser and irradiated, from the back side, with the direct light from the light source and the light reflected by the reflector and diffused by and passed through the light diffuser. The light source is of a type which radiates UV-rays and heat along with visible light. The warp and yellowing of the diffuser are suppressed even if the quantity of UV-rays is increased with an increase in the quantity of light from the light source. In a direct-under type backlight device for a liquid crystal display employing the light diffuser, the color difference (?E) defined in JIS K 7105 after exposed for 500 hours to artificial light employed for artificial light source test defined in JIS h7350-2 is 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: KURARAY Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Yoshikawa, Yoshiki Mukoo, Ichiro Matsuzaki
  • Publication number: 20070103929
    Abstract: A backlight device for a liquid crystal display comprising a light diffuser, a light source disposed behind the light diffuser, and a reflector for reflecting light from the light source, in which a liquid crystal panel is disposed in front of the light diffuser and irradiated, from the back side, with the direct light from the light source and the light reflected by the reflector and diffused by and passed through the light diffuser. The light source is of a type which radiates UV-rays and heat along with visible light. The warp and yellowing of the diffuser are suppressed even if the quantity of UV-rays is increased with an increase in the quantity of light from the light source. In a direct-under type backlight device for a liquid crystal display employing the light diffuser, the color difference (?E) defined in JIS K 7105 after exposed for 500 hours to artificial light employed for artificial light source test defined in JIS h7350-2 is 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Yoshikawa, Yoshiki Mukoo, Ichiro Matsuzaki
  • Patent number: 6759107
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoplastic resin composition having excellent oxygen absorption property. This thermoplastic resin composition comprises a thermoplastic resin (A), a multilayered polymer particle (B) and a transition metal salt (C), wherein the multilayered polymer particle (B) has at least one oxygen absorption layer, the oxygen absorption layer comprises a diene polymer (B1) containing a conjugated diene monomer as a polymerization component, and the transition metal salt (C) is contained in an amount of 1 to 5000 ppm in terms of a metal element thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Tai, Masakazu Nakaya, Hiroyuki Shimo, Toshiaki Sato, Takashi Yamashita, Yoshiki Mukoo