Patents by Inventor Yukio Kageyama

Yukio Kageyama 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: 11834549
    Abstract: A method for producing a polymerizable composition, the method including: step (1) of preparing composition A having a water content of 200 ppm by mass or less, the composition A including a polyisocyanate component but not including a polymerization catalyst; step (2) of preparing composition B having a water content of 1,000 ppm by mass or less, the composition B including a polythiol component; and step (3) of mixing the composition A and the composition B and obtaining a polymerizable composition, and also a method for producing an optical component, the method including: a step of injecting the above-mentioned polymerizable composition into a molding die; and a step of polymerizing the polymerizable composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio Kageyama, Masahide Yamada
  • Patent number: 11760831
    Abstract: The present invention relates to [1] a polymerizable composition for optical member containing a polymerizable component and a urethaneurea compound having a structural unit derived from tolylene diisocyanate in an amount of 0.1 to 10 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of a total amount of the polymerizable component; [2] a production method of an optical member, including a step of injecting the polymerizable composition of [1] into a molding die, and a step of polymerizing the polymerizable composition; and [3] a spectacle lens including a spectacle lens substrate obtained by the production method of [2].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventor: Yukio Kageyama
  • Publication number: 20220185944
    Abstract: A polymerizable composition for optical components, which can prevent the occurrence of coloring while keeping the required strength for optical components when an optical component is produced using the polymerizable composition for optical components. The polymerizable composition for optical components according to the present embodiment includes a polyisocyanate compound (A) and a polythiol compound (B1) and has an equivalent ratio (A/B1) of 80/100 to 95/100, wherein the equivalent ratio (A/B1) represents a ratio of an equivalent A of the polyisocyanate compound (A) calculated using the molecular weight and the functional group number of the polyisocyanate compound (A) to an equivalent B1 of the polythiol compound (B1) calculated using the molecular weight and the functional group number of the polythiol compound (B1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Masahisa KOUSAKA, Yukio KAGEYAMA, Tomofumi OHNISHI, Yoshio SANO
  • Publication number: 20220169778
    Abstract: A polymerizable composition for optical components, which can prevent striae while keeping strength for optical components when a thick optical component is produced. A polymerizable composition for optical components is a mixture of a first composition including a polyisocyanate compound (A) and a second composition including a polythiol compound (B1) and a thiol group-containing substance (B2), the composition includes the thiol group-containing substance (B2) showing peak at a position at retention time three minutes or more from a peak of the polythiol compound (B1) in a chromatogram obtained by analyzing the composition by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis, and the ratio (A/B1) is 80/100 to 95/100, wherein the equivalent ratio (A/B1) is an equivalent A of the polyisocyanate compound (A) using a weight and group number of the polyisocyanate compound (A) to B1 of the polythiol compound (B1) using a weight and group number of the polythiol compound (B1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Masahisa KOUSAKA, Yukio KAGEYAMA, Tomofumi OHNISHI, Yoshio SANO
  • Publication number: 20210277171
    Abstract: The present invention relates to [1] a polymerizable composition for optical member containing a polymerizable component and a urethaneurea compound having a structural unit derived from tolylene diisocyanate in an amount of 0.1 to 10 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of a total amount of the polymerizable component; [2] a production method of an optical member, including a step of injecting the polymerizable composition of [1] into a molding die, and a step of polymerizing the polymerizable composition; and [3] a spectacle lens including a spectacle lens substrate obtained by the production method of [2].
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventor: Yukio KAGEYAMA
  • Publication number: 20210206903
    Abstract: [1] A polymerizable composition for an optical component, including a polyisocyanate component, a polythiol component, and a compound represented by formula (1) in an amount of 5 ppm by mass or more and 10,000 ppm by mass or less with respect to the total amount of the polyisocyanate component and the polythiol component, [2] an optical component resin that is a polymerized product of the polymerizable composition according to the above-described [1], [3] a spectacle lens including a lens substrate that is formed of the optical component resin according to the above-described [2], and [4] spectacles including the spectacle lens according to the above-described [3].
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Masahisa KOUSAKA, Yukio KAGEYAMA
  • Patent number: 10975026
    Abstract: The method for producing a polythiol compound includes reacting 2-mercaptoethanol having a water content of 3000 ppm or less on a mass basis, with epihalohydrin to obtain a halide represented by the formula (1), wherein X represents a halogen atom; and obtaining at least one polythiol compound selected from the group consisting of a polythiol compound represented by the formula (4), a polythiol compound represented by the formula (5), a polythiol compound represented by the formula (6), and a polythiol compound represented by the formula (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio Kageyama, Masahisa Kousaka, Akinori Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20200377452
    Abstract: A method for producing a polythiol compound includes reacting a polyol compound with thiourea in which a content of ammonium thiocyanate is 0.05% by mass or less to obtain an isothiuronium salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventor: Yukio KAGEYAMA
  • Patent number: 10766996
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a polythiol compound, including reacting 2-mercaptoethanol with an epihalohydrin, wherein the reaction is carried out in the presence of a halide selected from the group consisting of a 2,3-dihalogeno-1-propanol and an allyl halide, and an amount of the halide in the reaction is more than 0.50% by mass and 10.00% by mass or less with respect to the total amount of the halide and the epihalohydrin. Also provided are a method for producing a curable composition, including producing a polythiol compound by the abovementioned production method, and a method for producing a cured product, including producing a curable composition by the abovementioned production method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio Kageyama, Masahisa Kousaka, Tomofumi Ohnishi
  • Patent number: 10752726
    Abstract: To provide a resin composition having a good slightly bluish color tone, a spectacle lens including a base material made of the resin composition, and a method for producing the resin composition. Provided is a resin composition obtained by polymerizing a polymerizable composition including a polyisocyanate compound and a polythiol compound. The polymerizable composition includes a dye L having an absorption maximum wavelength of 550 nm or more and 600 nm or less in a toluene solution of 20 ppm by mass, and a dye S having an absorption maximum wavelength of 500 nm or more and less than 550 nm in a toluene solution of 20 ppm by mass. A mass ratio [(mass of dye L)/(mass of dye S)] of the dye L to the dye S is 5 or more and 500 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio Kageyama, Masahisa Kousaka, Tomofumi Ohnishi
  • Publication number: 20200247942
    Abstract: A method for producing a polymerizable composition, the method including: step (1) of preparing composition A having a water content of 200 ppm by mass or less, the composition A including a polyisocyanate component but not including a polymerization catalyst; step (2) of preparing composition B having a water content of 1,000 ppm by mass or less, the composition B including a polythiol component; and step (3) of mixing the composition A and the composition B and obtaining a polymerizable composition, and also a method for producing an optical component, the method including: a step of injecting the above-mentioned polymerizable composition into a molding die; and a step of polymerizing the polymerizable composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio KAGEYAMA, Masahide YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20200181075
    Abstract: A method for producing a polythiol compound, the method including reacting a halide represented by Formula (1) with an alkali metal compound selected from the group made of an alkali metal sulfide and an alkali metal hydroxide to obtain a polyol compound selected from the group made of a polyol compound represented by Formula (2) and a polyol compound represented by Formula (3), in which a content of iron in the alkali metal compound is 100 ppm or less on a mass basis. in Formula (1), X represents a halogen atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventor: Yukio KAGEYAMA
  • Patent number: 10611726
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a polythiol compound, including obtaining one or more polythiol compounds selected from the group consisting of a polythiol compound represented by Formula (3), a polythiol compound represented by Formula (4), and a polythiol compound represented by Formula (5) through steps including: reacting 2-mercaptoethanol with an epihalohydrin in an amount of 1.00 equivalent or more and 1.25 equivalent or less with respect to the 2-mercaptoethanol to obtain a polyol compound represented by Formula (1); and reacting the polyol compound represented by Formula (1) with an alkali metal sulfide in an amount of 1.04 equivalent or more and 1.25 equivalent or less with respect to the 2-mercaptoethanol to obtain a polyol compound represented by Formula (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio Kageyama, Masahisa Kousaka, Tomofumi Ohnishi
  • Publication number: 20190062490
    Abstract: Provided are: a method for producing a cured product, including a curable composition preparing step of preparing a curable composition by mixing a polyiso(thio)cyanate compound with a polythiol compound having a water content of less than 20 ppm on a mass basis, and a curing step of curing the curable composition to obtain a cured product; a cured product obtained by curing a curable composition containing a polyiso(thio)cyanate compound and a polythiol compound having a water content of less than 20 ppm on a mass basis; and an eyeglass lens substrate including the cured product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio KAGEYAMA, Masahisa KOUSAKA, Akinori YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190062489
    Abstract: Provided are: a method for producing a cured product, including a curable composition preparing step of preparing a curable composition by mixing a polythiol compound with a polyiso(thio)cyanate compound having a water content of 300 ppm or less on a mass basis, and a curing step of curing the curable composition to obtain a cured product; a cured product obtained by curing a curable composition containing a polythiol compound and a polyiso(thio)cyanate compound having a water content of 300 ppm or less on a mass basis; and an eyeglass lens substrate including the cured product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio KAGEYAMA, Masahisa KOUSAKA, Akinori YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190062488
    Abstract: Provided are: a method for producing a cured product, including a curable composition preparing step of preparing a curable composition containing a polyiso(thio)cyanate compound, a polythiol compound, and a curing catalyst having a water content of 5000 ppm or less on a mass basis, and a curing step of curing the curable composition to obtain a cured product; a cured product obtained by curing a curable composition containing a polyiso(thio)cyanate compound, a polythiol compound, and a curing catalyst having a water content of 5000 ppm or less on a mass basis; and an eyeglass lens substrate including the cured product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio KAGEYAMA, Masahisa KOUSAKA, Akinori YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190062270
    Abstract: The method for producing a polythiol compound includes reacting 2-mercaptoethanol having a water content of 3000 ppm or less on a mass basis, with epihalohydrin to obtain a halide represented by the formula (1), wherein X represents a halogen atom; and obtaining at least one polythiol compound selected from the group consisting of a polythiol compound represented by the formula (4), a polythiol compound represented by the formula (5), a polythiol compound represented by the formula (6), and a polythiol compound represented by the formula (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio KAGEYAMA, Masahisa KOUSAKA, Akinori YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180362699
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a polythiol compound, including reacting 2-mercaptoethanol with an epihalohydrin, wherein the reaction is carried out in the presence of a halide selected from the group consisting of a 2,3-dihalogeno-1-propanol and an allyl halide, and an amount of the halide in the reaction is more than 0.50% by mass and 10.00% by mass or less with respect to the total amount of the halide and the epihalohydrin. Also provided are a method for producing a curable composition, including producing a polythiol compound by the abovementioned production method, and a method for producing a cured product, including producing a curable composition by the abovementioned production method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio KAGEYAMA, Masahisa KOUSAKA, Tomofumi OHNISHI
  • Publication number: 20180297943
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a polythiol compound, including obtaining one or more polythiol compounds selected from the group consisting of a polythiol compound represented by Formula (3), a polythiol compound represented by Formula (4), and a polythiol compound represented by Formula (5) through steps including: reacting 2-mercaptoethanol with an epihalohydrin in an amount of 1.00 equivalent or more and 1.25 equivalent or less with respect to the 2-mercaptoethanol to obtain a polyol compound represented by Formula (1); and reacting the polyol compound represented by Formula (1) with an alkali metal sulfide in an amount of 1.04 equivalent or more and 1.25 equivalent or less with respect to the 2-mercaptoethanol to obtain a polyol compound represented by Formula (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio KAGEYAMA, Masahisa KOUSAKA, Tomofumi OHNISHI
  • Publication number: 20180273673
    Abstract: To provide a resin composition having a good slightly bluish color tone, a spectacle lens including a base material made of the resin composition, and a method for producing the resin composition. Provided is a resin composition obtained by polymerizing a polymerizable composition including a polyisocyanate compound and a polythiol compound. The polymerizable composition includes a dye L having an absorption maximum wavelength of 550 nm or more and 600 nm or less in a toluene solution of 20 ppm by mass, and a dye S having an absorption maximum wavelength of 500 nm or more and less than 550 nm in a toluene solution of 20 ppm by mass. A mass ratio [(mass of dye L)/(mass of dye S)] of the dye L to the dye S is 5 or more and 500 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio KAGEYAMA, Masahisa KOUSAKA, Tomofumi OHNISHI