Patents by Inventor Yumiko Amino

Yumiko Amino 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: 20180171182
    Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive sheet is provided, containing a substrate or a release material having thereon a resin layer including a resin part (X) containing as a main component a hydrocarbon resin having a carbon atom on a main chain of a structural unit, and a particle part (Y) consisting of fine particles containing silica particles, and at least a surface (?) of the resin layer being opposite to the side of the substrate or being opposite to the side which the release material is provided, having pressure sensitive adhesiveness, the resin layer containing a multilayer structure having a layer (X?) and a layer (Y1) in this order in the thickness direction from the side of the surface (?), in a measurement of an intensity ratio (Si/C) of a peak intensity (Si) derived from a silicon atom and a peak intensity (C) derived from a carbon atom with an energy dispersive X-ray analyzer in the thickness direction from the side of the surface (?) of the resin layer, the intensity ratio in the layer (X?) being less
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazue UEMURA, Takamasa KASE, Yumiko AMINO, Kiichiro KATO, Shigeru SAITO
  • Publication number: 20180010011
    Abstract: Provided is an antifouling composition including a polysilazane-based compound (A) and a both terminal carboxy-modified silicone (B), the content of the component (B) being from 0.01 to 10 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the component (A), and the antifouling composition serves as a sheet-like antifouling layer-forming material. The antifouling composition is able to form a sheet-like antifouling layer having favorable surface state and curability and also having excellent water repellency such that even when a tilt angle is small, water droplets can be slipped off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maki HIRONAGA, Yumiko AMINO, Sou MIYATA, Yoshitomo ONO
  • Patent number: 9752061
    Abstract: Provided is an adhesive sheet comprising a support substrate, an adhesive agent layer (X), a continuous void-containing layer composed of a composition containing an adhesive agent and silica particles, and an adhesive agent layer (Y) that are laminated in this order, wherein the adhesive sheet that has a content by mass of the silica particles in the continuous void-containing layer of 25 to 60%; and when affixed to a surface of various plastic molded articles, the adhesive sheet prevents swelling or lifting, in other words, blistering after a lapse of time, to allow the surface of its support substrate to be smooth and to have an excellent appearance, wherein the adhesive sheet can exhibit excellent blister resistance regardless of the type of adhesive agent, and is furthermore easy to manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignees: LINTEC CORPORATION, NIPPON PAINT CO., LTD., NIPPON FINE COATINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Kiichiro Kato, Yumiko Amino
  • Publication number: 20170210085
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet containing, laminated in this order, a supporting substrate, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer (X), a continuous void-containing layer including a composition containing fine particles (excepting silica), and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer (Y), the continuous void-containing layer having a mass concentration of the fine particles of from 45 to 100%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicants: LINTEC CORPORATION, NIPPON PAINT INDUSTRIAL COATINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazue UEMURA, Kiichiro KATO, Shigeru SAITO, Yumiko AMINO, Masanori KIDO, Shinji NISHIOKA, Masato KISHI
  • Publication number: 20170210949
    Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive sheet containing, on a substrate or a release material, a resin layer that includes a resin part (X) containing a resin as a main component, and a particle part (Y) consisting of fine particles, at least a surface (?) of the resin layer being opposite to the side thereof on which the substrate or the release material is provided having pressure sensitive adhesiveness, wherein one or more concave portions exist on the surface (?), and when the surface (?) of the resin layer is adhered to a smooth surface of a light transmissive adherend having a smooth surface to give a laminate, the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet satisfies the following requirements (1) and (2). Requirement (1): in an environment at 23° C. and 50% RH, the areal ratio (S1) of the attached area against the smooth surface of the light transmissive adherend to the surface (?) before heating is 10 to 95%. Requirement (2): after the laminate is statically left in an environment at 80° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi KAWADA, Kiichiro KATO, Kazue UEMURA, Yumiko AMINO, Shigeru SAITO, Koji TSUCHIBUCHI, Takamasa KASE
  • Publication number: 20170183544
    Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive sheet containing, on a substrate or a release material, a resin layer, at least a surface (?) of the resin layer being opposite to the side of the substrate or being opposite to the side which the release material is provided, having pressure sensitive adhesiveness, the surface (?) having one or more concave portions, the concave portions having irregular shapes. The pressure sensitive adhesive sheet has an excellent air escape property capable of easily removing air accumulation that may be formed on attaching to an adherend, and is excellent in pressure sensitive adhesion characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiichiro KATO, Kazue UEMURA, Yumiko AMINO, Shigeru SAITO, Masaru MATSUSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20170183542
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet containing, laminated in this order, a supporting substrate, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer (X), a continuous void-containing layer including a composition containing silica particles, and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer (Y), the continuous void-containing layer having a mass concentration of the silica particles of more than 60% and 100% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicants: LINTEC CORPORATION, NIPPON PAINT INDUSTRIAL COATINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiichiro KATO, Yumiko AMINO, Kazue UEMURA, Shigeru SAITO, Masanori KIDO, Shinji NISHIOKA, Masato KISHI
  • Publication number: 20170174946
    Abstract: Provided is a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet containing a resin layer on a substrate or a release material, at least a surface (?) of the resin layer being opposite to the side thereof on which the substrate or the release material is provided having pressure sensitive adhesiveness, wherein, when a smooth surface of a light transmissive adherend having a smooth surface is attached to the surface (?), one or more concave portion (G) not kept in contact with the smooth surface exist on the surface (?), and the shapes of the one or more concave portions (G) have irregular shapes. The pressure sensitive adhesive sheet has excellent air escape property capable of readily removing air accumulation that may be formed on attaching to an adherend, and has good pressure sensitive adhesion characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazue UEMURA, Kiichiro KATO, Yumiko Amino, Shigeru SAITO, Masaru MATSUSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20170174944
    Abstract: Provided is a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet containing, on a substrate or a release material, a resin layer that includes a resin part (X) containing a resin as a main component, and a particle part (Y) consisting of fine particles, at least a surface (?) of the resin layer being opposite to the side thereof on which the substrate or the release material is provided having pressure sensitive adhesiveness, wherein plural concave portions having a maximum height difference of 0.5 ?m or more exist in a predetermined region (P) on the surface (?), and 95% or more of the plural concave portions existing inside the region (P) have shapes differing from each other, and one or more such concave portions exist in a predetermined region (Q) on the surface (?). When attached to an adherend, the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet can readily remove air accumulation to be formed and therefore exhibits excellent air escape property, and has good blister resistance and pressure sensitive adhesion characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiichiro KATO, Kazue UEMURA, Yumiko AMINO, Shigeru SAITO
  • Publication number: 20170174947
    Abstract: Provided is a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet containing, on a substrate or a release material, a resin layer formed of a multilayer structure of three or more layers including a fine particle-containing layer that contains fine particles in an amount of 15% by mass or more, at least a surface (?) of the resin layer being opposite to the side thereof on which the substrate or the release material is provided having pressure sensitive adhesiveness, wherein the fine particle-containing layer is formed not as the outermost layer of the resin layer, and one or more concave portions exist on the surface (?) and the shapes of the one or more concave portions have irregular shapes. When attached to an adherend, the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet can exhibit excellent air escape property of readily removing air accumulation which may be formed, good blister resistance and good pressure sensitive adhesion characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiichiro KATO, Kazue UEMURA, Yumiko AMINO, Shigeru SAITO, Koji TSUCHIBUCHI, Yoshitomo ONO
  • Publication number: 20170174943
    Abstract: Provided is a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet containing a resin layer on a substrate or a release material, at least a surface (?) of the resin layer being opposite to the side thereof on which the substrate or the release material is provided having pressure sensitive adhesiveness, wherein one or more concave portions formed not by transferring an emboss pattern exist on the surface (?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiichiro KATO, Kazue UEMURA, Yumiko AMINO, Shigeru SAITO, Koji TSUCHIBUCHI, Masaru MATSUSHIMA
  • Patent number: 9434861
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing a pressure-sensitive adhesive that contains from 40 to 95% by mass of a rubber-based resin not containing a styrene-derived constituent unit, and a photochromic dye of a dithienylethene-based compound, wherein the content of the photochromic dye is from 0.40 to 8.00 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the pressure-sensitive adhesive, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed of the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition have excellent weather resistance that can withstand long-term use, a relatively rapid rate of color change from colored to colorless, and excellent peelability to release sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yumiko Amino, Kazue Uemura, Yoshitomo Ono
  • Patent number: 9376601
    Abstract: An adhesive composition for slide rail exhibits excellent workability in attaching a slide rail to a vehicle body and has a strong adhesive force after heating, the magnetic flux density of which can be lowered, which sustains the strong adhesive force after heating and then returning to room temperature so as to allow the firm fixation of the slide rail to the vehicle body, and which can lower the volume of the noise caused by opening/closing of a door. Specifically disclosed is an adhesive composition for slide rail which includes a hot-melt adhesive and a ferromagnetic substance, wherein the composition shows a density at 20° C. of 1.4-4.5 g/cm3 and has such magnetic properties that the magnetic flux density of an adhesive sheet, that is obtained by molding the composition, at a position 1 cm apart from the surface of the adhesive sheet is 10 mT or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitomo Ono, Tadahiro Tominou, Yumiko Amino, Shigeyuki Yaguchi
  • Patent number: 9303308
    Abstract: A zinc-oxide-based conductive stacked structure 1 includes a substrate 11 and, formed on at least one surface of the substrate, an undercoat layer 12 and a transparent conductive film 13. The transparent conductive film is formed of a plurality of transparent conductive layers formed from a zinc-oxide-based conductive material and has a carrier density of 2.0×1020 to 9.8×1020 cm?3. The zinc-oxide-based conductive stacked structure exhibits a change ratio in sheet resistivity of 50 or less, after bending of the stacked structure around a round bar having a diameter of 15 mm, with the transparent conductive film facing inward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignees: LINTEC CORPORATION, KOCHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Koichi Nagamoto, Takeshi Kondo, Yumiko Amino, Satoshi Naganawa, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Takahiro Yamada
  • Patent number: 9227453
    Abstract: A flame-retardant laminate 10 having a substrate 11 and a print-image-receiving layer 12 stacked on the substrate 11, is characterized in that the substrate 11 has a flame resistance equivalent to VTM-0; and the print-image-receiving layer 12 contains a resin and titanium oxide and no halide; exhibits a percent mass retention of 50% or higher as determined at 600° C. through thermal mass analysis; and has a thickness of 10 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seitaro Yamaguchi, Kenji Harada, Yumiko Amino, Yoshitomo Ono
  • Publication number: 20150247064
    Abstract: Provided is an adhesive sheet comprising a support substrate, an adhesive agent layer (X), a continuous void-containing layer composed of a composition containing an adhesive agent and silica particles, and an adhesive agent layer (Y) that are laminated in this order, wherein the adhesive sheet that has a content by mass of the silica particles in the continuous void-containing layer of 25 to 60%; and when affixed to a surface of various plastic molded articles, the adhesive sheet prevents swelling or lifting, in other words, blistering after a lapse of time, to allow the surface of its support substrate to be smooth and to have an excellent appearance, wherein the adhesive sheet can exhibit excellent blister resistance regardless of the type of adhesive agent, and is furthermore easy to manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicants: LINTEC CORPORATION, NIPPON PAINT CO., LTD., NIPPON FINE COATINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Kiichiro Kato, Yumiko Amino
  • Publication number: 20150174938
    Abstract: A flame-retardant laminate 10 having a substrate 11 and a print-image-receiving layer 12 stacked on the substrate 11, is characterised in that the substrate 11 has a flame resistance equivalent to VTM-0; and the print-image-receiving layer 12 contains a resin and titanium oxide and no halide; exhibits a percent mass retention, of 50% or higher as determined at 600° C. through thermal mass analysis; and has a thickness of 10 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Seitaro Yamaguchi, Kenji Harada, Yumiko Amino, Yoshitomo Ono
  • Publication number: 20150031785
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing an acrylic copolymer (A) having a structural unit (a1) derived from an alkyl (meth)acrylate (a1)? and a structural unit (a2) derived from a functional group-containing monomer (a2)?, a crosslinking agent (B), and a photochromic dye (C) selected from a group consisting of dithienylethene-based compounds, oxazine-based compounds and naphthopyran-based compounds has a relatively rapid rate of color change from colored to colorless after termination of irradiation with UV rays, has excellent photochromic performance and can be a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of a colorless pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yumiko Amino
  • Publication number: 20140141271
    Abstract: Provided is an adhesive sheet having an adhesive layer formed of an adhesive composition that contains 100 parts by mass of a polyisobutylene-based resin (A) having a weight-average molecular weight of from 270,000 to 480,000, from 5 to 55 parts by mass of a polyisobutylene-based resin (B) having a weight-average molecular weight of from 100,000 to 250,000, and from 10 to 55 parts by mass of a hydrogenated petroleum resin (C) having a softening point of from 90 to 135° C.; and provided is an adhesive sheet having at least one adhesive layer wherein the probe tack of the adhesive layer, as measured at a peel rate of 600 mm/min according to JIS-Z0237 (1991), has two maximum values and wherein the first maximum value P1 detected first is at least 4.0 N and the ratio of the second maximum value P2 detected secondarily to the first maximum value P1 [P2/P1] is from 0.25 to 1.50.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazue Uemura, Yoshitomo Ono, Yumiko Amino, Satoshi Kawada, Hanako Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20140077139
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing a pressure-sensitive adhesive that contains from 40 to 95% by mass of a rubber-based resin not containing a styrene-derived constituent unit, and a photochromic dye of a dithienylethene-based compound, wherein the content of the photochromic dye is from 0.40 to 8.00 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the pressure-sensitive adhesive, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed of the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition have excellent weather resistance that can withstand long-term use, a relatively rapid rate of color change from colored to colorless, and excellent peelability to release sheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yumiko Amino, Kazue Uemura, Yoshitomo Ono