Patents by Inventor Yuusuke Toyama

Yuusuke Toyama 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: 20130288048
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for use on an optical film, includes a (meth)acryl-based polymer obtained by copolymerization of 30 to 98.9% by weight of an alkyl(meth)acrylate, 1 to 50% by weight of an aromatic ring-containing polymerizable monomer, 0.1 to 20% by weight of a hydroxyl group-containing monomer, and 0 to 4% by weight of a carboxyl group-containing monomer, and a solvent. The (meth)acryl-based polymer has a weight average molecular weight of 300,000 to 1,200,000 as measured by gel permeation chromatography. The content of a solid including the (meth)acryl-based polymer is 20% by weight or more, and the content of the solvent is 80% by weight or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuusuke Toyama, Atsushi Yasui, Tomoyuki Kimura, Masayuki Satake, Shusaku Goto, Takeharu Kitagawa, Minoru Miyatake, Tomohiro Mori, Takashi Kamijo
  • Publication number: 20130280529
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for use on an optical film, includes a (meth)acryl-based polymer obtained by copolymerization of 30 to 98.9% by weight of an alkyl(meth)acrylate, 1 to 50% by weight of an aromatic ring-containing polymerizable monomer, and 0.1 to 20% by weight of a hydroxyl group-containing monomer, and a solvent. The (meth)acryl-based polymer is free of any carboxyl group-containing monomer unit and has a weight average molecular weight of 300,000 to 1,200,000 as measured by gel permeation chromatography. The content of a solid including the (meth)acryl-based polymer is 20% by weight or more, and the content of the solvent is 80% by weight or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuusuke Toyama, Atsushi Yasui, Tomoyuki Kimura, Masayuki Satake, Shusaku Goto, Takeharu Kitagawa, Minoru Miyatake, Tomohiro Mori, Takashi Kamijo
  • Publication number: 20130169911
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal panel in which warping is controlled. The liquid crystal panel includes a liquid crystal cell 20, a first polarizing film 31 disposed on a viewer side of the liquid crystal cell 20 and a second polarizing film 32 disposed on a side of the liquid crystal cell 20 opposite to the viewer side. A thickness (d1) of the first polarizing film 31 is smaller than a thickness (d2) of the second polarizing film 32.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Haida, Yuusuke Toyama, Takeharu Kitagawa
  • Publication number: 20130171371
    Abstract: A method for production of an adhesive optical film comprises the step of forming an anchor layer by applying an anchor layer-forming coating liquid to the optical film to form a coating with a thickness of 20 ?m or less before drying, wherein the anchor layer-forming coating liquid contains a mixed solvent composed mainly of water and an alcohol, and a binder resin, and by drying the coating under drying conditions satisfying both of the following requirements: (1) the drying temperature T is between 40° C. and 70° C.; and (2) the value (T×H) obtained by multiplying the drying temperature T (° C.) by the drying time H (seconds) satisfies the relation 400?(T×H)?4,000 to remove the mixed solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuusuke Toyama, Atsushi Yasui, Tomoyuki Kimura, Masayuki Satake
  • Publication number: 20130160938
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film of the invention comprises an optical film and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on the optical film, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a thickness (?m) standard deviation of 0.12 ?m or less. The pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film makes it possible to reduce the problem of visible unevenness caused by a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Yasui, Yuusuke Toyama, Takaaki Ishii, Masakuni Fujita, Tomoyuki Kimura, Masayuki Satake, Shusaku Goto, Takeharu Kitagawa, Minoru Miyatake, Tomohiro Mori, Takashi Kamijo
  • Patent number: 8372492
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film of the present invention comprises: an optical film comprising a transparent base film and a discotic liquid crystal layer on one side of the transparent base film; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that is provided on the discotic liquid crystal layer, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is made from a pressure-sensitive adhesive containing an acrylic polymer comprising an alkyl(meth)acrylate (a1) and a ring structure-containing (meth)acrylate (a2) as monomer units and having a weight average molecular weight of 1,000,000 to 3,000,000, and a crosslinking agent. The pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film has durability and can be prevented from causing display unevenness in a peripheral portion of a display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Kohei Yano, Akiko Ogasawara, Tsuyoshi Chiba, Yuusuke Toyama, Shinichi Inoue, Masayuki Satake
  • Publication number: 20120300299
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive layer-attached polarizing film of the invention includes: a polarizing film; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on the polarizing film, wherein the polarizing film includes a polarizer and a transparent protective film provided on only one side of the polarizer, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is provided on a side of the polarizer where the transparent protective film is absent, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is made of a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing a (meth)acryl-based polymer (A) and an alkali metal salt (B). The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer-attached polarizing film has a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer with an antistatic function and satisfactory durability and whose optical properties are less likely to be degraded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Yasui, Yuusuke Toyama, Tomoyuki Kimura, Masayuki Satake, Shusaku Goto, Takeharu Kitagawa, Minoru Miyatake, Tomohiro Mori, Takashi Kamijo
  • Publication number: 20120300300
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for an optical film of the invention includes a (meth)acryl-based polymer(A), a polyether compound (B) having a polyether skeleton and a reactive silyl group and an ionic compound (C). The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for an optical film has an antistatic function and can form a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer durable enough under severe conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Yasui, Yuusuke Toyama, Tomoyuki Kimura, Masayuki Satake, Shusaku Goto, Takeharu Kitagawa, Minoru Miyatake, Tomohiro Mori, Takashi Kamijo, Arata Fujihara
  • Patent number: 8189149
    Abstract: A liquid crystal panel has a first optical film (4) adhered to a viewing side of a liquid crystal cell (2) through a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (3), and a second optical film (6) adhered to the reverse side of the liquid crystal cell (2) through a second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (5). A creep value (L1) of the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (3) is from 50 to 3000 ?m. A creep value (L2) of the second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (5) is from 10 to 400 ?m. The creep value (L1) of the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (3) is larger than the creep value (L2) of the second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (5). The creep value means the shift amount after one hour of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer having a thickness of 20 ?m in a case where a tensile shearing force of 4.9 N is applied to an adhesive area of 10 mm2 at 23° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Satake, Yuusuke Toyama, Naotaka Kinjou, Takashi Shimizu, Kentarou Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20120121824
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for an optical film of the present invention comprises a (meth)acryl-based polymer (A): and a polyether compound (B) having a polyether skeleton and a reactive silyl group represented by formula (1): —SiRaM3-a at at least one terminal, wherein R represents a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and optionally having a substituent; M represents a hydroxyl group or a hydrolyzable group; and <a> represents an integer of 1 to 3, provided that in cases where two or more R groups, R groups is the same or different, and in cases where two or more M groups, M groups is the same or different. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for an optical film is capable of forming a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer having reworkability that enables an optical film to be easily peeled off from a liquid crystal panel or the like with no adhesive residue and satisfactory durability that prevents a bonded optical film from peeling or lifting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuusuke Toyama, Arata Fujihara, Akiko Sugino, Atsushi Yasui, Masayuki Satake, Mizue Nagata, Tomoyuki Kimura
  • Patent number: 7976669
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive and retardation layer-attached polarizing plate (4) comprises a retardation layer-attached polarizing plate (3) comprising a polarizing plate (2) that comprises an iodine-based polarizer (1) and a transparent protective film laminated on both sides of the polarizer and a method for manufacturing the pressure-sensitive adhesive and retardation layer attached polarizing plate (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Miyatake, Hiroaki Mizushima, Yuusuke Toyama, Yuuji Saiki, Naoyuki Nitta
  • Publication number: 20110123799
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for an optical film of the present invention includes a (meth)acrylic polymer(A) that comprises, as monomer units, 67 to 96.99% by weight of alkyl (meth)acrylate(a1), 1 to 20% by weight of benzyl (meth)acrylate(a2), 2 to 10% by weight of a carboxyl group-containing monomer(a3) and 0.01 to 3% by weight of a hydroxyl group-containing monomer(a4), has a weight average molecular weight(Mw) of 1,600,000 or more, and satisfy a weight average molecular weight(Mw)/number average molecular weight(Mn) ratio of 1.8 to 10. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition can satisfy durability that does not cause peeling, separation at the state in which the optical film was attached, and can form a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer capable of improving display non-uniformity caused by a white display leakage at a peripheral portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Yasui, Yuusuke Toyama, Mizue Nagata, Tomoyuki Kimura, Masayuki Satake
  • Patent number: 7929086
    Abstract: A laminated film includes a polarizing plate, a retardation film, and a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided in this order, wherein the polarizing plate includes a polarizer, a first protective layer placed on a side of the polarizer where the retardation film is provided, and a second protective layer placed on another side of the polarizer which is opposite to the side where the retardation film is provided, the retardation film is a stretched film comprising a norbornene resin, the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive that may be produced by crosslinking a composition comprising a (meth)acrylate (co)polymer and a crosslinking agent comprising a peroxide as a main component. The laminated film has both good adhesion to a liquid crystal cell and easy peelability, and may improve the uniformity in a screen of liquid crystal display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Nitto-Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Yuusuke Toyama, Masayuki Satake, Kenji Yoda, Masatoshi Tomonaga, Shuuji Yano
  • Patent number: 7923120
    Abstract: Provided herein is a pressure sensitive adhesive for an optical film comprising: 100 parts by weight of a (meth)acrylic-based polymer (A) including an alkyl (meth)acrylate (a1) and a (meth)acrylic-based monomer containing a hydroxyl group (a2), as a copolymerizable component, in content in the range of from 0.01 to 5 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the alkyl (meth)acrylate (a1); 0.02 to 2 parts by weight of a peroxide (B); and 0.001 to 2 parts by weight of an isocyanate-based compound (C), the contents of the peroxide (B) and the isocyanate-based compound (C) being values relative to 100 parts by weight of the (meth)acrylic-based polymer (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Yuusuke Toyama, Masayuki Satake, Akiko Ogasawara, Yutaka Moroishi, Fumiko Nakano
  • Publication number: 20110070435
    Abstract: There is provided a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for optical films. The composition can form a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that can prevent light leakage caused by stress associated with dimensional change of a component such as an optical film, that has reworkability such that it can be easily peeled from a component, and that has satisfactory processability such that it can be processed without pressure-sensitive adhesive stain or dropout, after it is formed on an optical film. A pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film produced using the composition is also provided. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition is prepared to include a (meth)acrylic polymer including (a) 34 to 94% by weight of an alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer unit, (b) 5 to 50% by weight of an aromatic ring-containing (meth)acrylate monomer unit, and (c) 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of an amino group-containing (meth)acrylate monomer unit; 0.01 to 2 parts by weight of a peroxide as a crosslinking agent; and 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuusuke Toyama, Shinichi Inoue, Mizue Nagata, Toshitsugu Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20110045289
    Abstract: There is provided a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for optical films. The composition can form a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that can prevent light leakage caused by stress associated with dimensional change of a component such as an optical film, which include the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that has reworkability such that it can be easily peeled from a component, and that has satisfactory processability such that it can be processed without pressure-sensitive adhesive stain or dropout, after it is formed on an optical film. A pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film produced using the composition is also provided. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition includes a (meth)acrylic polymer including (a) 34 to 94% by weight of an alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer unit, (b) 5 to 35% by weight of an aromatic ring-containing (meth)acrylate monomer unit, and (c) 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of an amino group-containing (meth)acrylate monomer unit and further including (d) 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuusuke Toyama, Shinichi Inoue, Mizue Nagata, Toshitsugu Hosokawa
  • Patent number: 7862888
    Abstract: There is provided a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for optical films. The composition can form a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that can prevent light leakage caused by stress associated with dimensional change of a component such as an optical film, that has reworkability such that it can be easily peeled from a component, and that has satisfactory processability such that it can be processed without pressure-sensitive adhesive stain or dropout, after it is formed on an optical film. A pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film produced using the composition is also provided. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition is prepared to include a (meth)acrylic polymer including (a) 34 to 94% by weight of an alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer unit, (b) 5 to 50% by weight of an aromatic ring-containing (meth)acrylate monomer unit, and (c) 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of an amino group-containing (meth)acrylate monomer unit; 0.01 to 2 parts by weight of a peroxide as a crosslinking agent; and 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Yuusuke Toyama, Shinichi Inoue, Mizue Nagata, Toshitsugu Hosokawa
  • Patent number: 7846542
    Abstract: There is provided a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for optical films. The composition can form a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that can prevent light leakage caused by stress associated with dimensional change of a component such as an optical film, which include the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that has reworkability such that it can be easily peeled from a component, and that has satisfactory processability such that it can be processed without pressure-sensitive adhesive stain or dropout, after it is formed on an optical film. A pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film produced using the composition is also provided. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition includes a (meth)acrylic polymer including (a) 34 to 94% by weight of an alkyl(meth)acrylate monomer unit, (b) 5 to 35% by weight of an aromatic ring-containing (meth)acrylate monomer unit, and (c) 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of an amino group-containing (meth)acrylate monomer unit and further including (d) 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Yuusuke Toyama, Shinichi Inoue, Mizue Nagata, Toshisugu Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20100039590
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive and retardation layer-attached polarizing plate (4) of the invention comprises a retardation layer-attached polarizing plate (3) comprising a polarizing plate (2) that comprises an iodine-based polarizer (1) and a transparent protective film laminated on both sides of the polarizer (1); and a retardation layer provided on at least one of the transparent protective films; and an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive layer laminated on the retardation layer side of the retardation layer-attached polarizing plate (3), wherein the iodine-based polarizer (1) has a ratio (K/I), which is the content (% by weight) of potassium (K) to the content (% by weight) of iodine (I) in the polarizer, of 0.200 to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Minoru Miyatake, Hiroaki Mizushima, Yuusuke Toyama, Yuuji Saiki, Naoyuki Nitta
  • Publication number: 20090322994
    Abstract: A liquid crystal panel has a first optical film (4) adhered to a viewing side of a liquid crystal cell (2) through a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (3), and a second optical film (6) adhered to the reverse side of the liquid crystal cell (2) through a second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (5). A creep value (L1) of the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (3) is from 50 to 3000 ?m. A creep value (L2) of the second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (5) is from 10 to 400 ?m. The creep value (L1) of the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (3) is larger than the creep value (L2) of the second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (5). The creep value means the shift amount after one hour of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer having a thickness of 20 ?m in a case where a tensile shearing force of 4.9 N is applied to an adhesive area of 10 mm2 at 23° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki Satake, Yuusuke Toyama, Naotaka Kinjou, Takashi Shimizu, Kentarou Yoshida