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US 12,747,357 · App. 18/413,502 · Granted Sep 29, 2026

Method of producing organic-inorganic hybrid infrared absorbing particles and organic-inorganic hybrid infrared absorbing particles

Inventors: Hirofumi Tsunematsu (Kagoshima, JP); Takeshi Chonan (Kagoshima, JP); Atsushi Tofuku (Tokyo, JP); Seigou Kawaguchi (Yamagata, JP); Naohiro Kobayashi (Yamagata, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
C09C3/10C01G41/02C08F2/08C08F2/46C08F112/08C01P2006/60
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Patent No.
US 12,747,357
App. No.
18/413,502
Granted
Sep 29, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of producing organic-inorganic hybrid infrared absorbing particles includes a dispersion liquid preparing step of preparing a dispersion liquid containing infrared absorbing particles, a dispersant, and a dispersion medium; a dispersion medium removing step of removing the dispersion medium from the dispersion liquid by an evaporation; a raw material mixture liquid preparing step of preparing a raw material mixture liquid containing the infrared absorbing particles collected after the dispersion medium removing step, a coating resin material, an organic solvent, an emulsifying agent, water, and a polymerization initiator; a stirring step of stirring the raw material mixture liquid while cooling; and a polymerizing step of polymerizing the coating resin material after deoxygenation treatment which reduces an amount of oxygen in the raw material mixture liquid.

Claims (13)

1 . Organic-inorganic hybrid infrared absorbing particles comprising,

infrared absorbing particles;

a coating resin encapsulating the infrared absorbing particles; and

a dispersant comprising a copolymer comprising styrene units and tertiary amine units,

wherein the dispersant is disposed on surfaces of the infrared absorbing particles, the coating resin is disposed on the dispersant, and the coating resin is obtained by polymerization within stabilized mini-emulsion droplets in the presence of a cationic emulsifying agent;

wherein the organic-inorganic hybrid infrared absorbing particles have a spherical shape;

wherein the infrared absorbing particles include one or more oxides selected from a tungsten oxide and a composite tungsten oxide;

wherein the tungsten oxide is represented by a general formula W y O z where W is tungsten and O is oxygen, and 2.2≤z/y≤2.999, and

wherein the composite tungsten oxide is represented by a general formula M x W y O z where M is one or more elements selected from H, He, alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, rare earth elements, Zr, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ru, Co, Rh, Ir, Ni, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, Au, Zn, Cd, Al, Ga, In, Tl, Si, Ge, Sn, Sb, B, F, P, S, Se, Br, Te, Ti, Nb, V, Mo, Ta, Re, Be, Hf, Os, Bi, and I, where 0.001≤x/y≤1 and 2.0≤z/y≤3.0.

2 . The organic-inorganic hybrid infrared absorbing particles according to claim 1 , wherein the coating resin includes one or more resins selected from polyester resin, polycarbonate resin, acrylic resin, polystyrene resin, polyamide resin, vinyl chloride resin, olefin resin, fluorine resin, polyvinyl acetate resin, polyurethane resin, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene resin, polyvinyl acetal resin, acrylonitrile-styrene copolymer resin, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin, phenol resin, epoxy resin, melamine resin, urea resin, unsaturated polyester resin, alkyd resin, polyimide resin, and silicone resin.

3 . The organic-inorganic hybrid infrared absorbing particles according to claim 1 ,

wherein the coating resin is a photocurable resin, and

wherein the photocurable resin is cured by irradiation with one of ultraviolet light, visible light, or infrared light.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2024
From: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY
To: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067733/0179 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2024
From: TSUNEMATSU, HIROFUMI; CHONAN, TAKESHI; TOFUKU, ATSUSHI; KAWAGUCHI, SEIGOU; KOBAYASHI, NAOHIRO
To: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.; NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY
Reel/Frame 066339/0026 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2018-236796 · Dec 18, 2018 · national
JP 2019-094032 · May 17, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 17413653 · Dec 16, 2019
Related Publication 20240376319A1 · Nov 14, 2024
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