| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20090239086 | MICROPHASE-SEPARATED STRUCTURE ON FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A structure having a block copolymer layer with a microphase-separated morphology in which a cylindrical or lamellar phase is oriented perpendicularly to a flexible substrate such as a polymer substrate is provided. The structure includes a flexible substrate and, in order thereon, a metal oxide layer, a layer formed with a silane coupling agent, and a layer which has a microphase-separated morphology and is formed of a block copolymer obtained by bonding two or more mutually incompatible polymer chains. The microphase-separated morphology has one phase which is lamellar or cylindrical, and oriented perpendicularly to the substrate. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090239381 | POROUS FILM - A porous film which is formed using a block copolymer composed of a water-soluble polymer and a water-insoluble polymer, has nanometer-size pores, and in which a desired functional polymer is present on the pore inner walls is provided. The porous film includes a microphase-separated morphology including a continuous phase which is composed primarily of a water-insoluble polymer A, and a plurality of cylindrical microdomains which are composed primarily of a water-soluble polymer B incompatible with the water-insoluble polymer A, distributed within the continuous phase and oriented perpendicular to a surface of the film. The cylindrical microdomains contain therein pores having a cylindrical shape and an average diameter of between 1 and 200 nm. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100055390 | MICROPHASE-SEPARATED STRUCTURE ON FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A structure includes a flexible substrate and, in order thereon, a metal layer, a metal adsorbing compound layer, and a block copolymer layer which has a microphase-separated morphology and is formed of a block copolymer obtained by bonding two or more mutually incompatible polymer chains. The microphase-separated morphology has one phase which is lamellar or cylindrical, and is oriented perpendicularly to the substrate. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100151188 | STRUCTURE HAVING ORGANIC-INORGANIC COMPOSITE LAYER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A structure having on a flexible substrate an organic-inorganic composite layer which contains a polymer and a metal as its main components and in which one of the components forms microdomains oriented perpendicularly to the substrate by using a microphase-separated morphology formed from a block copolymer, and a manufacturing method capable of manufacturing the structure at a low cost and over a large surface area are provided. The structure includes in order on the flexible substrate, a conductive layer; an adsorbing compound layer, and the organic-inorganic composite layer having the microphase-separated morphology which includes a polymer phase and a metal phase and in which one of the phases makes up cylindrical or lamellar microdomains oriented perpendicularly to the flexible substrate. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20110000846 | CRYSTALLINE POLYMER MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND FILTRATION FILTER - A crystalline polymer microporous membrane, which contains: a microporous film formed of a crystalline polymer, which has a plurality of pores; and a hydrophilic polymer containing a hydroxyl group, which covers exposed surfaces of the microporous film, wherein the plurality of pores have a larger average pore diameter at a first surface of the film than the average pore diameter at a second surface of the film, and the average pore diameter of the pores continuously changes from the first surface to the second surface. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110073541 | CRYSTALLINE POLYMER MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND FILTRATION FILTER - To provide a crystalline polymer microporous membrane, which contains a crystalline polymer microporous film containing a crystalline polymer; and a fluorosurfactant covering at least part of the exposed surface of the crystalline polymer microporous film, wherein the crystalline polymer microporous membrane has a plurality of pores, where the average pore diameter of a first surface of the crystalline polymer microporous membrane is larger than that of a second surface thereof, and the average pore diameter of the crystalline polymer microporous membrane continuously changes from the first surface thereof to the second surface thereof. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110120935 | CRYSTALLINE POLYMER MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND FILTRATION FILTER - A crystalline polymer microporous membrane containing a crystalline polymer microporous film containing a crystalline polymer, and having an asymmetric pore structure; polyhydric alcohol covering at least part of an exposed surface of the crystalline polymer microporous film; and a crosslinking agent, wherein the polyhydric alcohol is crosslinked with assistance of the crosslinking agent. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110120937 | FILTRATION FILTER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A filtration filter including a cartridge, which contains a crystalline polymer microporous membrane having a plurality of pores, where the average pore diameter of a first surface of the crystalline polymer microporous membrane is larger than that of a second surface thereof, and the average pore diameter of the crystalline polymer microporous membrane continuously changes from the first surface thereof to the second surface thereof, wherein at least part of the crystalline polymer microporous membrane forming the cartridge is subjected to surface modification after the crystalline polymer microporous membrane is formed into the cartridge. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110120938 | CRYSTALLINE POLYMER MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND FILTERATION FILTER - A crystalline polymer microporous membrane containing a crystalline polymer microporous film containing a crystalline polymer, and having an asymmetric pore structure; fluorine alcohol covering at least part of an exposed surface of the crystalline polymer microporous film; and a crosslinking agent, wherein the fluorine alcohol is crosslinked with assistance of the crosslinking agent. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110127212 | CRYSTALLINE POLYMER MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND FILTRATION FILTER - A crystalline polymer microporous membrane containing a crystalline polymer microporous film containing a crystalline polymer, and having an asymmetric pore structure; polyamine covering at least part of an exposed surface of the crystalline polymer microporous film; and a crosslinking agent, wherein the polyamine is crosslinked with assistance of the crosslinking agent. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110240551 | CRYSTALLINE POLYMER MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND FILTRATION FILTER USING THE SAME - A method for producing a crystalline polymer microporous membrane, which contains: placing a first crystalline polymer in a metal mold, and compressing the first crystalline polymer to form a first preforming body; placing a second crystalline polymer in a metal mold, and compressing the second crystalline polymer to form a second preforming body; extruding each of the first preforming body and the second preforming body to form a first extrusion body and a second extrusion body, respectively; laminating the first extrusion body and the second extrusion body to form a laminate; rolling the laminate; heating a surface of the laminate to perform asymmetric heating to thereby give a temperature gradient in a thickness direction of the laminate; and drawing the laminate. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110240552 | CRYSTALLINE POLYMER MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND FILTRATION FILTER USING THE SAME - A method for producing a crystalline polymer microporous membrane, which contains: placing a first crystalline polymer in a metal mold, and compressing the first crystalline polymer to form a first preforming body; placing a second crystalline polymer in a metal mold, and compressing the second crystalline polymer to form a second preforming body; extruding the first and second preforming bodies to form first and second extrusion bodies, respectively; rolling the first and second extrusion bodies to form first and second crystalline polymer films, respectively; heating a surface of the first crystalline polymer film or second crystalline polymer film, or both to perform asymmetric heating to give temperature gradient in a thickness direction thereof; drawing each of the first crystalline polymer film and the second crystalline polymer film; laminating the drawn first and second crystalline polymer films to form a laminate; and heating the laminate to perform heat setting. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110240553 | CRYSTALLINE POLYMER MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE AND FILTRATION FILTER - A crystalline polymer microporous membrane, which contains: a laminate of two or more layers including a layer containing a first crystalline polymer and a layer containing a second crystalline polymer, the laminate having a plurality of pores each piercing through the laminate in a thickness direction thereof, wherein the first crystalline polymer has higher crystallinity than crystallinity of the second crystalline polymer, and the layer containing the first crystalline polymer has the maximum thickness thicker than the maximum thickness of the layer containing the second crystalline polymer, and wherein at least one layer in the laminate has a plurality of pores whose average diameter continuously or discontinuously changes along with a thickness direction of the laminate at least at part thereof. | 10-06-2011 |
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20090040120 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE AND RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING THE SAME - A radiation electrode is formed on a substrate of a surface mount antenna. One end of the radiation electrode forms a ground connection portion connected to ground, and the other end of the radiation electrode forms an open end. A ground connection electrode for connecting the open end of the radiation electrode to ground via a capacitance is provided on the substrate. No feeding electrode for feeding power to the radiation electrode is provided on the substrate. This surface mount antenna is mounted on a non-ground region (a region on which a ground electrode is not formed) of a board so as to constitute an antenna structure. On the board of the antenna structure, a feeding electrode for capacitively feeding power to the radiation electrode is provided at a position between the ground connection portion and the open end. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090115674 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - An antenna device and a wireless communication apparatus that are capable of obtaining a plurality of resonant frequencies and varying the plurality of resonant frequencies over a wide range are provided. A first antenna unit of an antenna device includes a feed electrode, a first radiation electrode, and a first frequency-variable circuit. The first frequency-variable circuit includes first and second reactance circuits each including a variable-capacitance diode. A control voltage is applied to the first frequency-variable circuit, and the resonant frequency of the first antenna unit can thus be varied. A second antenna unit includes the feed electrode, a second radiation electrode, and a second frequency-variable circuit. The second frequency-variable circuit includes first and third reactance circuits each including a variable-capacitance diode. A control voltage is applied to the second frequency-variable circuit, and the resonant frequency of the second antenna unit can thus be varied. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090128428 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - An antenna device capable of not only achieving multiple resonances and wideband characteristics but also achieving improvement of antenna efficiency and accurate matching at all resonant frequencies, and a wireless communication apparatus. In one example, an antenna device | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090273531 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A compact and low-cost antenna device in which no interference occurs even when many antenna units corresponding to various systems are mounted close together in a small area, and a wireless communication apparatus including the antenna device. An antenna device includes plural antenna units mounted on a single dielectric base. A first antenna unit having a lowest fundamental frequency is disposed at a left end of a non-ground region, a second antenna unit having a highest fundamental frequency of the plurality of the antenna units is disposed at a right end of the non-ground region, and a third antenna unit having a fundamental frequency between those of the first antenna unit and the second antenna unit is disposed between the first and second antenna units. A current-density control coil is connected between a first radiation electrode and a power feeder of the first antenna unit, while a reactance circuit is disposed in the middle of the first radiation electrode. Notches may be disposed between the first radiation electrode and a second radiation electrode and between the first radiation electrode and a third radiation electrode. | 11-05-2009 |