IP Library Granted Patent US 12,611,650
Granted Patent B2
US 12,611,650 · App. 17/635,623 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Electret and filter using the same

Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kitagawa (Otsu, JP); Satoru Harada (Otsu, JP); Keiko Sakaguchi (Otsu, JP); Sadahito Goto (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: TOYOBO MC CORPORATION
B01J20/261B01D39/1623B01D46/0032B01J20/223B01J20/28011B01J20/28023B01J20/3007B01D2239/0435B01D2239/0622
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Patent No.
US 12,611,650
App. No.
17/635,623
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

It is provided that an electret having excellent filtering performance and a filter using the electret even in a case where polyolefin resin and magnesium element are contained. An electret comprising a polyolefin resin and a nitrogen-containing compound, wherein 0.1 to 5 parts by mass of the nitrogen-containing compound is contained to 100 parts by mass of the polyolefin resin, a proportion of a magnesium element contained in the electret is 5 to 100 ppm, and a QF value represented by the following formula is not less than 1.00 mmAq −1 when particles having particle diameters of 0.3 to 0.5 μm are to be collected. QF [mmAq −1 ]=−[ln(particle penetration(%)/100)]/[ventilation resistance (mmAq)]

Claims (7)

1 . An electret comprising

a polyolefin resin and a nitrogen-containing compound, wherein 0.1 to 5 parts by mass of the nitrogen-containing compound is contained to 100 parts by mass of the polyolefin resin,

a proportion of a magnesium element contained in the electret is not less than 16.3 ppm and less than 30.4 ppm, and

a QF value represented by the following formula is 1.52-1.61 mmAq−1 when particles having particle diameters of 0.3 to 0.5 μm are to be collected, where QF [mmAq−1]=−[ln (particle penetration (%)/100)]/[ventilation resistance (mmAq)].

2 . The electret according to claim 1 , comprising fatty acid magnesium salt.

3 . The electret according to claim 1 , wherein the nitrogen-containing compound contains a hindered-amine-based compound.

4 . A filter comprising the electret according to claim 1 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2023
From: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
To: TOYOBO MC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064649/0628 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 15, 2022
From: KITAGAWA, YOSHIYUKI; HARADA, SATORU; SAKAGUCHI, KEIKO; GOTO, SADAHITO
To: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059018/0748 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-151213 · Aug 21, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220288560A1 · Sep 15, 2022
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