Patents by Inventor Hidetoshi Okawa

Hidetoshi Okawa has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10494748
    Abstract: A non-woven fabric that absorbs only a small amount of volatile low molecular weight compound, and that has good texture when used as a non-woven fabric that makes contact with human skin. This thermal bond non-woven fabric containing cyclic olefin resin includes at least: fibers (A) containing at least 50 mass % of a cyclic olefin resin (A1) having a glass transition temperature TgA1° C.; and fibers (B) containing at least 10 mass % of either a cyclic olefin resin (B1) having a glass transition temperature TgB1° C., or a crystalline thermoplastic resin (B2) having a melting point MpB2° C.; the fibers (A) and the fibers (B) being heat-spliced together; wherein TgA1>TgB1 or TgA1>MpB2, and either the difference between the glass transition temperature TgA1° C. and the glass transition temperature TgB1° C. or the difference between the glass transition temperature TgA1° C. and the melting point MpB2° C. exceeds 20° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Polyplastics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hidetoshi Okawa
  • Publication number: 20180154619
    Abstract: A low-adsorptivity packaging bag equipped with a sealant layer that satisfies all of the following: heat-sealability, low adsorptivity, cuttability, and water-vapor barrier properties. A low-adsorptivity packaging bag for storing contents containing a low-molecular-weight volatile compound, in which a layered body provided with a substrate layer including one or more layers and a sealant layer containing a cyclic olefin resin having a glass transition temperature of 50-190° C., inclusive, is formed as a result of heat-sealing with the sealant layer side as the inside surface thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventor: Hidetoshi OKAWA
  • Publication number: 20180105964
    Abstract: A non-woven fabric that absorbs only a small amount of volatile low molecular weight compound, and that has good texture when used as a non-woven fabric that makes contact with human skin. This thermal bond non-woven fabric containing cyclic olefin resin includes at least: fibers (A) containing at least 50 mass % of a cyclic olefin resin (A1) having a glass transition temperature TgA1° C.; and fibers (B) containing at least 10 mass % of either a cyclic olefin resin (B1) having a glass transition temperature TgB1° C., or a crystalline thermoplastic resin (B2) having a melting point MpB2° C.; the fibers (A) and the fibers (B) being heat-spliced together; wherein TgA1>TgB1 or TgA1>MpB2, and either the difference between the glass transition temperature TgA1° C. and the glass transition temperature TgB1° C. or the difference between the glass transition temperature TgA1° C. and the melting point MpB2° C. exceeds 20° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventor: Hidetoshi OKAWA
  • Publication number: 20110212660
    Abstract: Provided is a cyclic olefin-derived resin microfiber and a cyclic olefin-derived resin non-woven fabric. A polymer solution containing a volatile solvent and a cyclic olefin-derived resin is subjected to electrostatic spinning. The volatile solvent to be used preferably contains at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of chloroform, toluene, xylene, cyclohexane and decalin. In addition, by using a cyclic olefin-derived resin with a glass transition point of at least 160° C., high heat-resistance can be imparted to a cyclic olefin-derived resin fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: POLYPLASTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hidetoshi Okawa
  • Patent number: 7022280
    Abstract: A flat yarn of a high strength and a high modulus of elasticity, being excellent in solvent resistance, thermal stability and resistance to bending fatigue is provided. The flat yarn comprises polyoxymethylene copolymer containing 0.5 to 10 moles of specified oxyalkylene units per 100 moles of oxymethylene units in the polymer chain principally comprising repeating oxymethylene units and having a melt index at 190° C. with load of 2160 g of 0.3 to 20 g/10 min.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Polyplastics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hidetoshi Okawa
  • Publication number: 20050182200
    Abstract: A polyacetal resin composition having high rigidity and also excellent in dimensional stability and creep characteristics is provided. A polyacetal resin composition prepared by blending (A) 99.9 to 90 parts by weight of a linear polyacetal resin having a melt index of 1 to 50 g/min obtained by copolymerizing (a) 99.5 to 97.5% by weight of trioxane and (b) 0.5 to 2.5% by weight of a compound selected from a mono-functional cyclic ether compound and a mono-functional cyclic formal compound, with (B) from 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of a branched or crosslinked polyacetal resin having a melt index of 0.1 to 10 g/min obtained by copolymerizing (a) 99.49 to 95.0% by weight of trioxane, (b) 0.5 to 4.0% by weight of a compound selected from a mono-functional cyclic ether compound and mono-functional cyclic formal compound and (c) 0.01 to 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Applicant: Polyplastics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuniaki Kawaguchi, Hidetoshi Okawa, Yoshihisa Tajima
  • Publication number: 20050131198
    Abstract: A stretched product comprising a polyoxymethylene copolymer and having high strength and high elastic modulas is provided. A polyoxymethylene copolymer having a melt index (190° C., load: 2160 g) of from 0.3 to 20 g/10 min and containing, in the polymer chain mainly comprising an oxymethylene repeating unit, a specific oxyalkylene unit in an amount of from 0.5 to 10 mol per 100 mol of the oxymethylene unit is melt-extruded to obtain a rod-like or hollow molded article and then the molded article is stretched under heating, thereby obtaining a stretched product having a sectional area of from 0.003 to 700 mm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: Polyplastics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hidetoshi Okawa
  • Patent number: 6818294
    Abstract: Polyoxymethylene fiber having a high strength and a high modulus of elasticity is provided. Polyoxymethylene fiber comprising polyoxymethylene copolymer having a half-crystallization time of at least 30 sec, when the polyoxymethylene copolymer is cooled from a melted state at 200° C. to 150° C. at a cooling speed of 80° C./min and maintained constantly at the temperature of 150° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Polyplastics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kikutani, Hidetoshi Okawa
  • Publication number: 20040175566
    Abstract: Polyoxymethylene fiber having a high strength and a high modulus of elasticity is provided. Polyoxymethylene fiber comprising polyoxymethylene copolymer having a half-crystallization time of at least 30 sec, when the polyoxymethylene copolymer is cooled from a melted state at 200° C. to 150° C. at a cooling speed of 80° C./min and maintained constantly at the temperature of 150° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventors: Takeshi Kikutani, Hidetoshi Okawa
  • Patent number: 6753368
    Abstract: To provide a resin material in which various properties such as excellent appearance and rigidity inherent to a polyacetal resin are maintained and to which the antistatic property is given. That is, a branched polyacetal resin composition, comprising 100 parts by weight of a branched polyacetal copolymer (A) having an oxymethylene group as the main repeating unit and having a branching unit represented by the following formula (I), and 0.1 to 30 parts by weight of a compound (B) having a polyalkylene ether unit as the main constituting component and/or 0.01 to 10 parts by weight of an ester (C) of fatty acid with polyhydroxyl alcohol having a hydroxyl group: wherein m and n each is an integer of 0 to 5; the sum of m+n is 1 to 5; and R is a monovalent organic group having a molecular weight of 40 to 1000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Polyplastics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Okawa, Kuniaki Kawaguchi, Yoshihisa Tajima
  • Patent number: 6737475
    Abstract: To provide a polyacetal resin material in which an excellent sliding property is given and the appearance, dimensional precision, mechanical properties, etc. of the molded article thereof are improved as well. That is, a branched polyacetal resin composition, comprising 100 parts by weight of a branched polyacetal copolymer (A) having an oxymethylene group as the main repeating unit and having a specific branching unit, and 0.5 to 40 parts by weight of at least one polymer (B) selected from the group consisting of the following polymer (B-1) and (B-2), i.e. polymer (B-1): a graft or block copolymer prepared from an olefin polymer (b-1) and at least one vinyl polymer (b-2); and polymer (B-2): a modified olefin polymer in which an olefin polymer (b-3) is modified with at least one compound selected from the group consisting of an unsaturated carboxylic acid, an unsaturated carboxylic acid anhydride and derivatives thereof and/or 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of a lubricant (C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Polyplastics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Tajima, Hidetoshi Okawa, Kuniaki Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 6642321
    Abstract: To provide a polyacetal resin composition which is highly rigid and has excellent surface hardness, sliding characteristics, etc. That is, a polyacetal resin composition, produced by blending 100 parts by weight of a polyacetal resin (A) with 0.01-100 part(s) by weight of a branched polyacetal copolymer (B) which is obtained by copolymerization of 100 parts by weight of trioxane (a), 0.01-10 part(s) by weight of a monofunctional glycidyl compound (b) and 0-20 part(s) by weight of a cyclic ether compound (c) which is copolymerizable with trioxane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Polyplastics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Okawa, Yoshihisa Tajima, Kuniaki Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20030129391
    Abstract: A flat yarn of a high strength and a high modulus of elasticity, being excellent in solvent resistance, thermal stability and resistance to bending fatigue is provided. The flat yarn comprises polyoxymethylene copolymer containing 0.5 to 10 moles of specified oxyalkylene units per 100 moles of oxymethylene units in the polymer chain principally comprising repeating oxymethylene units and having a melt index at 190° C. with load of 2160 g of 0.3 to 20 g/10 min.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventor: Hidetoshi Okawa
  • Patent number: 6583203
    Abstract: To offer a resin material in which various properties such as excellent appearance and rigidity inherent to a polyacetal resin are maintained and a weather (light) resistance is improved. That is, a branched polyacetal resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a branched polyacetal copolymer (A) having an oxymethylene group as the main repeating unit and having a branching unit represented by the following formula (I), 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of a weather (light) resistant stabilizer (B) and 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of a hindered amine substance (C): wherein m and n each is an integer of 0 to 5; the sum of m+n is 1 to 5; and R is a monovalent organic group having a molecular weight of 40 to 1000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Polyplastics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuniaki Kawaguchi, Hidetoshi Okawa, Yoshihisa Tajima
  • Publication number: 20020193469
    Abstract: To offer a resin material in which various properties such as excellent appearance and rigidity inherent to a polyacetal resin are maintained and a weather (light) resistance is improved. That is, a branched polyacetal resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a branched polyacetal copolymer (A) having an oxymethylene group as the main repeating unit and having a branching unit represented by the following formula (I), 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of a weather (light) resistant stabilizer (B) and 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Kuniaki Kawaguchi, Hidetoshi Okawa, Yoshihisa Tajima
  • Publication number: 20020193480
    Abstract: To provide a resin material in which various properties such as excellent appearance and rigidity inherent to a polyacetal resin are maintained and to which the antistatic property is given. That is, a branched polyacetal resin composition, comprising 100 parts by weight of a branched polyacetal copolymer (A) having an oxymethylene group as the main repeating unit and having a branching unit represented by the following formula (I), and 0.1 to 30 parts by weight of a compound (B) having a polyalkylene ether unit as the main constituting component and/or 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Okawa, Kuniaki Kawaguchi, Yoshihisa Tajima
  • Patent number: 6426393
    Abstract: To provide polyacetal which has excellent shock resistance, rigidity and creep resistance as essential properties of the polymer and makes a high flowability and an excellent molding property upon molding possible by improving the thermal stability. In the manufacture of a polyacetal copolymer by a copolymerization of 100 parts by weight of trioxane (a) with 0.05-20 parts by weight of a cyclic ether compound (b) which is copolymerizable with trioxane and 0.001-10 parts by weight of a mono-functional glycidyl compound (c), the mono-functional glycidyl compound (c) having a chlorine content of not more than 0.3% by weight is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: Polyplastics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Tajima, Hidetoshi Okawa
  • Patent number: 6365704
    Abstract: To provide a resin material in which various properties of a polyacetal resin such as excellent appearance, slidability and thermal stability are maintained and a rigidity is improved as well. That is, a polyacetal copolymer which is prepared by a copolymerization of 100 parts by weight of trioxane (A), 0.0005 to 2 parts by weight of the component (B), which is a compound (B-1) having at least three glycidyl groups in the molecule or a compound (B-2) having at least two epoxy groups in the molecule, and 0 to 20 parts by weight of a cyclic ether compound (C) copolymerizable with trioxane, and which has a total terminal group amount of 15 to 150 mmol/kg, when (B) is (B-2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Polyplastics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Okawa, Kaoru Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 6255440
    Abstract: Polyacetal copolymers, obtained by copolymerizing (A) 100 parts by weight of trioxane, (B) 0.01 to 10 part(s) by weight of at least one compound selected from among glycidyl ether compounds of the following general formula (I), (II) or (III) and (C) 0 to 20 part(s) by weight of a cyclic ether compound [excluding the glydicyl ether compound (B)] copolymerizable with trioxane, are a polyacetal resin having a high rigidity, excellent creep properties, a high surface hardness and excellent sliding properties: wherein R1 is a C1-12 alkyl group, an aryl group or a substtituted aryl group; wherein R2 represents a C2-20 polyalkylene oxide glycol residue; wherein R4 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms; R5 represents an alkylene group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Polyplastics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Okawa, Yoshihisa Tajima