Fujifilm Corporation

Fuji Photo Film Company, Limited

Fujifilm Corpoation

Masaki Noro

Nobutaka Fukagawa

Yoshiharu Yabuki

Aiko Yoshida

Hiroshi Inada

Yu Naito

Tadashi Omatsu

Teruki Niori

Takashi Sato

Keiichi Tateishi

Hisashi Okamura

Jun Takeda

Hiroyuki Yoneyama

Shinichi Morishima

Yoshio Ishii

Yutaka Nozoe

Kazuhiko Matsumoto

Akiko Watano

Makoto Yamada

Toru Harada

Toshiki Taguchi

Jun Watanabe

Hideaki Naruse

Ichizo Toya

Hideyuki Nishikawa

Katsumi Sasata

Masahiko Yamamoto

Masato Nagura

Itsuo Fujiwara

Naozumi Shiraiwa

Shigeki Uehira

Akio Tamura

Michio Nagai

Toshiki Fujiwara

Shigeaki Nimura

Hirohiko Tsuzuki

Toshiaki Kubo

Mamoru Sakurazawa

Yuuichi Fukushige

Naoya Shimoju

Shun-ichi Ishikawa

Taisuke Endo

Yasukazu Kuwayama

Aiko Yamamoto

Atsuhiro Okawa

Masami Sakurada

Yingjie Xu

Yoshinori Kanazawa

Masataka Yoshizawa

Ryo Nakamura

Takato Suzuki

Tokuju Oikawa

Shinichi Ichikawa

Kentaro Toyooka

Satoshi Tanaka

Takahiro Sekiguchi

Daisaku Abiru

Hiroyuki Hagio

Yoshihito Hodosawa

Takumi Ando

Yasuhiro Okamoto

Kazuo Kamohara

Takahiro Nakazawa

Yoshitaka Maeda

Shintaro Tanabe

Shuuji Kanayama

Naoki Nakamura

Masashi Yamauchi

Akinobu Ushiyama

Shun Kaneumi

The inventions are an optical film containing cellulose acylate and a compound having a structure denoted by General Formula (A) described below, and a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display device employing the optical film. L represents n-valent connecting group, n represents an integer of greater than or equal to 2, and A represents a heterocyclic group denoted by General Formula (I). R, R, and Rrepresent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a heteroaryl group. Here, any one of R, R, and Ris bonded to L.

Optical film, and polarizing plate and liquid crystal display device employing same

The polymer film comprises a carbonyl bond-containing polymer and a compound having &#x3b4;h of equal to or higher than 11.0 and &#x3b4;&#x3c7; of equal to or lower than 1.50, wherein the &#x3b4;h is a value of hydrogen-bonding capacity calculated by Hoy method and the &#x3b4;&#x3c7; is a value calculated by equation 1:&#x3b4;&#x3c7;=|&#x2212;13.3|&#x2003;&#x2003;Equation 1

Polymer film, polarizing plate and liquid crystal display device

A cellulose acylate film, which includes a compound denoted by general formula (I) below, the equivalent U of which, calculated as a value obtained by dividing the molecular weight of the compound by the number of divalent linking groups denoted by &#x2014;O&#x2014;C(&#x2550;O)&#x2014;NH&#x2014; contained per molecule, is less than or equal to 515, wherein, in general formula (I), each of Land Lindependently denotes an optionally substituted alkylene group; each of Land Lindependently denotes a single bond, any one of or any combination of &#x2014;O&#x2014;, &#x2014;NR&#x2014;, &#x2014;S&#x2014; and &#x2014;C(&#x2550;O)&#x2014;; Rdenotes a hydrogen atom or a substituent; each of n1 and n2 independently denotes an integer of 0 to 20, with at least either n1 or n2 being an integer of greater than or equal to 1.Q-(L-L)-O&#x2014;C(&#x2550;O)&#x2014;NH-(L-L)-Q&#x2003;&#x2003;General formula (I)

Cellulose acylate film, novel compound, polarizing plate and liquid crystal display device

In a pressure-sensitive adhesive microcapsule, a radiation-curable gluing agent is encapsulated by a wall film, and the average particle diameter is smaller than 500 &#x3bc;m. A pressure-sensitive adhesive microcapsule-containing liquid includes the pressure-sensitive adhesive microcapsule and a binder. A gluing sheet includes a layer including the pressure-sensitive adhesive microcapsule on a support. A method for manufacturing the gluing sheet includes forming a layer including a pressure-sensitive adhesive microcapsule on a support by applying the pressure-sensitive adhesive microcapsule-containing liquid onto the support and then carrying out radiation irradiation. A method for manufacturing a laminate includes gluing the gluing sheet and an adherend by bringing a surface of the layer including the pressure-sensitive adhesive microcapsule in the gluing sheet and the adherend into contact with each other and compressing them together.

Pressure-sensitive adhesive microcapsule, pressure-sensitive adhesive microcapsule-containing liquid, gluing sheet and method for manufacturing same, and method for manufacturing laminate

An optical film is provided containing cellulose acylate and at least one type of a compound denoted by the following Formula (I). Rrepresents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an acyl group, an alkoxy carbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkyl sulfonyl group, or an aryl sulfonyl group, Rrepresents an alkyl group or an aryl group, L represents a single bond or a bivalent or more connecting group, and n represents 1 when L is a single bond and n represents an integer of the valence of L&#x2212;1 when L is a bivalent or more connecting group. s and t each independently represent 1 to 3, and X represents &#x2014;O&#x2014; or &#x2014;N(Ra)-. Ra represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group.

Optical film, and polarizing plate and liquid crystal display device that use this optical film

An optical film comprising a cellulose acylate film which comprises a compound denoted by formula 2 below:  

Cellulose acylate film, polarizing plate and liquid crystal display device

The invention is an optical film at least containing cellulose acylate and a compound having a structure denoted by General Formula (I) described below, and a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display device employing the optical film. Rand Rrepresent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a cycloalkenyl group, or an aryl group, and Rand Rrepresent an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a cycloalkenyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group. R, R, R, and Rmay have a substituent group.

Provided is a polymer film containing at least one of a compound represented by formula (1) of hydrates, solvates, or salts thereof. Y is a methine group or nitrogen atom. Q, Q, and Qare a single bond or a divalent linking group. R, R, and R, are hydrogen atom, alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, aryl group, cyano group, halogen group, or heterocyclic group. Xis a single bond or a divalent linking group. Xis a single bond or a predetermined divalent linking group. Rand Rare a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, aryl group, or heterocyclic group 

Polymer film, retardation film, polarizing plate, liquid crystal display, and compound

An optical film, containing a cellulose acylate, and at least one compound represented by any of formulas (I) to (III):  wherein, in formulas (I) to (III), Rand Reach independently represent a halogen atom, an alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, aryl, hydroxy, hydroxyamino, amino, alkylamino, arylamino, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, or arylthio group (however, Rand Rdo not represent an amino, alkylamino, or arylamino group at the same time); Rto Reach independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, aryl, acyl, alkyl- or aryl-sulfonyl, alkyl- or aryl-sulfinyl, carbamoyl, sulfamoyl, alkoxycarbonyl, or aryloxycarbonyl group; Rrepresents an alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkylamino, arylamino, alkoxy, aryloxy, or heterocyclic group; Rrepresents an alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, aryl, or heterocyclic group; and Rto Reach may be further substituted with a substituent; and a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display.

Optical film, polarizing plate and liquid crystal display using the same

A polarizer protective film having a cellulose acylate film containing a cellulose acylate and a hindered amine compound in an amount of at least 0.01% by mass relative to the cellulose acylate, and, as laminated on the cellulose acylate film, an active energy ray-curable layer, wherein the hindered amine compound has a piperidine skeleton represented by the following formula (1): wherein X represents an alkyl or aryl group; Y represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; Rto Rrepresent an alkyl group.

Polarizer protective film, polarizer, and liquid crystal display device

A film containing a cellulose acylate, a hindered amine compound at least 0.001% by mass relative to the cellulose acylate, and a plasticizer, satisfying: (i) the concentration C1 of the hindered amine compound 3 &#x3bc;m from the first film surface is higher than the concentration C2 3 &#x3bc;m from the second film surface; (ii) the concentration A of the plasticizer 3 &#x3bc;m from the first film surface is lower than the concentration B 10 &#x3bc;m from the first film surface; (iiia) the 15 acyl substitution degree a of the cellulose acylate 3 &#x3bc;m from the first film surface is lower than the acyl substitution degree b 10 &#x3bc;m from the first film surface; and (iiib) the 20 weight-average molecular weight Ma of the cellulose acylate 3 &#x3bc;m from the first film surface is higher than the weight-average molecular weight Mb 10 &#x3bc;m from the first film surface.

Film, its production method, and polarizer and liquid crystal display device using the film

There is provided a cellulose acylate film, containing a hindered amin-based compound, wherein the hindered amine-based compound is contained in an amount of 0.001% by mass to 5% by mass based on cellulose acylate, a minimum value of Knoop hardness is 170 N/mmto 220 N/mm, and the Knoop hardness is measured several times by a Knoop indenter, the Knoop indenter is rotated by a given angle in each measurement, and a rotation axis of the Knoop indenter is orthogonal to an upper surface of the cellulose acylate film.

Cellulose acylate film, protective film for polarizing plate, polarizing plate, and liquid crystal display device

Provided is a polymer film containing at least one of a compound represented by formula (1) of hydrates, solvates, or salts thereof. Y is a methine group or nitrogen atom. Q, Q, and Qare a single bond or a divalent linking group. R, R, and R, are hydrogen atom, alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, aryl group, cyano group, halogen group, or heterocyclic group. Xis a single bond or a divalent linking group. Xis a single bond or a predetermined divalent linking group. Rand Rare a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, aryl group, or heterocyclic group. 

Disclosed is a polymer film excellent in performance of inducing Rth. The polymer film comprises at least one species of a compound represented by the formula (I) and a compound represented by the formula (I'): 

Polymer film, phase difference film, polarizing plate, liquid crystal display device, retardation inducing agent, and merocyanine-based compound

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