IP Library Granted Patent US 12686754
Granted Patent B2
US 12686754 · App. 18/550,018 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Infrared absorbing particles, infrared absorbing particle dispersion liquid, infrared absorbing particle dispersion material, infrared absorbing laminate transparent substrate, and infrared absorbing transparent substrate

Inventors: Akinari Noshita (Kagoshima, JP); Takeshi Chonan (Kagoshima, JP); Takafumi Ito (Kagoshima, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
C08K3/22G02B5/003C08K2003/2258
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Patent No.
US 12686754
App. No.
18/550,018
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Infrared absorbing particles include composite tungsten oxide particles, wherein the composite tungsten oxide particles have a hexagonal crystal structure, and wherein the composite tungsten oxide particles are represented by a general formula M x W y O z (where M is one or more elements selected from Cs, Rb, K, Tl, Ba, Ca, Sr, and Fe, W is tungsten, O is oxygen, 0.25≤x/y≤0.39, and 2.70≤z/y≤2.90).

Claims (30)

1 . Infrared absorbing particles comprising:

composite tungsten oxide particles,

wherein the composite tungsten oxide particles have a hexagonal crystal structure,

wherein the composite tungsten oxide particles are represented by a general formula M x W y O z where M is one or more elements selected from Cs, Rb, K, TI, Ba, Ca, Sr, and Fe, W is tungsten, O is oxygen, 0.25≤x/y≤0.39, and 2.84≤z/y≤2.90, and

wherein surfaces of the composite tungsten oxide particles are oxidized by a heat treatment process under an atmosphere of a gas containing at least an oxygen source, whereby a color tone when only light absorption by the infrared absorbing particles is calculated is b*>0 in a L*a*b* color system.

2 . The infrared absorbing particles according to claim 1 , wherein the infrared absorbing particles are coated with a compound including one or more atoms selected from Si, Ti, Zr, and Al.

3 . An infrared absorbing particle dispersion liquid comprising:

a liquid medium; and

the infrared absorbing particles of claim 1 provided in the liquid medium.

4 . The infrared absorbing particle dispersion liquid according to claim 3 , wherein an average dispersion particle size of the infrared absorbing particles is in a range from 1 nm to 800 nm.

5 . The infrared absorbing particle dispersion liquid according to claim 3 , wherein the liquid medium is one selected from a liquid medium material group consisting of water, an organic solvent, oil or fat, a liquid resin, and a liquid plasticizer for plastics, or a mixture of two or more selected from the liquid medium material group.

6 . The infrared absorbing particle dispersion liquid according to claim 3 , wherein the infrared absorbing particle dispersion liquid includes a dispersant.

7 . The infrared absorbing particle dispersion liquid according to claim 3 , wherein the infrared absorbing particle dispersion liquid contains 0.001% by mass or more and 80.0% by mass or less of the infrared absorbing particles.

8 . The infrared absorbing particle dispersion liquid according to claim 3 , wherein a concentration of the infrared absorbing particles is 0.05% by mass or more and 0.20% by mass or less when a visible light transmittance is set to 80%.

9 . An infrared absorbing particle dispersion material comprising:

a solid medium; and

the infrared absorbing particles of claim 1 provided in the solid medium.

10 . The infrared absorbing particle dispersion material according to claim 9 , wherein the solid medium comprises a thermoplastic resin or a UV-curable resin.

11 . The infrared absorbing particle dispersion material according to claim 10 , wherein the thermoplastic resin comprises one resin selected from a resin group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate resin, polycarbonate resin, acrylic resin, styrene resin, polyamide resin, polyethylene resin, vinyl chloride resin, olefin resin, epoxy resin, polyimide resin, fluororesin, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, and polyvinyl acetal resin; a mixture of two or more resins selected from the resin group; or a copolymer of two or more resins selected from the resin group.

12 . The infrared absorbing particle dispersion material according to claim 9 , wherein the infrared absorbing particle dispersion material is provided in a sheet shape, a board shape, or a film shape.

13 . An infrared absorbing laminate transparent substrate comprising:

a plurality of transparent substrates; and

the infrared absorbing particle dispersion material of claim 9 ,

wherein the infrared absorbing laminate transparent substrate has a laminated structure in which the infrared absorbing particle dispersion material is arranged between the plurality of transparent substrates.

14 . The infrared absorbing laminate transparent substrate according to claim 13 , wherein a light transmittance at a wavelength of 850 nm is 30% or higher.

15 . An infrared absorbing transparent substrate comprising:

a transparent substrate; and

an infrared absorbing layer disposed on at least one surface of the transparent substrate;

wherein the infrared absorbing layer is the infrared absorbing particle dispersion material of claim 9 .

16 . The infrared absorbing transparent substrate according to claim 15 , wherein a light transmittance at a wavelength of 850 nm is 30% or higher.