Patents by Inventor Masahiro Kumegawa

Masahiro Kumegawa 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: 7087679
    Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition comprising a blend obtainable by blending 0.1 to 99% by weight of (a) a fluorine-containing polymer having a number-average molecular weight of 2000 to 1000000 and having hydroxy group or epoxy group at least at one of end portions of a main chain and side chain of the polymer, and 1 to 99.9% by weight of (b) a heat resisting thermoplastic resin having a crystalline melting point or glass transition temperature of not less than 150° C. The present invention can provide a composition comprising various heat resisting thermoplastic resins and a fluorine-containing polymer having a functional group which is capable of developing an affinity with said resins and forming a uniform dispersion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuo Shimizu, Yoshihisa Yamamoto, Seitaro Yamaguchi, Nobuhiko Tsuda, Noriyasu Yamane, Takafumi Yamato, Masahiro Kumegawa, Takayuki Araki
  • Patent number: 6838139
    Abstract: It is possible to provide the heat resistant material and coating material for OA equipment which comprise a fluorine-containing multi-segment polymer having heat resistance, abrasion resistance, non-sticking property against toner and oil resistance in addition to flexibility and are used particularly on surfaces of fuser roll and belt. Those materials comprise a fluorine-containing multi-segment polymer having an elastomeric fluorine-containing polymer chain segment A and a non-elastomeric fluorine-containing polymer chain segment B, and the elastomeric fluorine-containing polymer chain segment A comprises not less than 90% by mole of perhaloolefin unit as a recurring unit and imparts flexibility to the whole polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Araki, Yoshito Tanaka, Masahiro Kumegawa, Norihito Otsuki, Masami Kato, Tetsuo Shimizu
  • Patent number: 6794027
    Abstract: To provide the method of forming the thin coating film of fluorine-containing polymer having heat resistance and non-sticking property by adhering directly to a substrate without lowering characteristics such as reflection and light transmission which the substrate has. The thin coating film is a film which comprises a continuous layer of fluorine-containing polymer formed by adhering directly to the substrate and has a thickness of less than 3 &mgr;m, wherein the fluorine-containing polymer in the coating film has a hydrophilic functional group and a crystalline melting point of not less than 200° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Araki, Yoshito Tanaka, Masahiro Kumegawa
  • Patent number: 6737164
    Abstract: Composite materials for cooking apparatuses which are produced by applying, to a substrate, a material comprising a fluorine-containing polymer having an excellent adhesive property to the substrate without necessitating complicated steps and are excellent in heat resistance, non-sticking property, stain-proofing property, water- and oil-repelling property, stain-removing property, chemical resistance, rust-preventing property, antibacterial property, resistance to energy ray and abrasion resistance. The composite materials for cooking apparatuses are produced by applying, to the substrate, the material comprising a fluorine-containing ethylenic polymer having functional group which is prepared by copolymerizing (a) 0.05 to 30% by mole of at least one of fluorine-containing ethylenic monomers having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, carboxyl, a carboxylic salt group, a carboxylic ester group and epoxy, and (b) 70 to 99.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Araki, Yoshito Tanaka, Masahiro Kumegawa, Noritoshi Oka, Hisato Sanemasa, Tetsuo Shimizu
  • Patent number: 6726994
    Abstract: The structural member of the present invention comprises (A) a layer which comprises a fluorine-containing polymer and does not contain an adhesive material other than the fluorine-containing polymer substantially and (B) a substrate, in which the layer (A) is adhered directly to the substrate (B) without interposing a binder therebetween and a longitudinal shear strength between the layer (A) comprising a fluorine-containing polymer and the substrate (B) is not less than 0.98 N/mm2 at 150° C. The structural member comprising a fluorine-containing polymer and a substrate adhered to each other, particularly the structural member having improved adhesive strength at high temperature and the sliding material produced by using the structural member are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Araki, Tsuyoshi Miyamori, Masaji Komori, Yoshito Tanaka, Masahiro Kumegawa
  • Patent number: 6716497
    Abstract: A heat resistant scattering-preventing composite material is produced by applying, to a substrate, a material comprising a fluorine-containing ethylenic polymer having functional group which is prepared by copolymerizing (a) 0.05 to 30% by mole of at least one of fluorine-containing ethylenic monomers having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, carboxyl, a carboxylic salt group, a carboxylic ester group and epoxy, and (b) 70 to 99.95% by mole of at least one of fluorine-containing ethylenic monomers which do not have said functional group. The heat resistant scattering-preventing composite material is produced by applying, to the substrate, the material comprising the fluorine-containing polymer having an excellent adhesive property to the substrate without necessitating complicated steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Araki, Yoshito Tanaka, Masahiro Kumegawa, Noritoshi Oka, Hisato Sanemasa, Tetsuo Shimizu
  • Patent number: 6713183
    Abstract: To provide a fluorine-containing adhesive which maintains thermal resistance, chemical resistance, weather resistance and electric insulating property and has strong adhesive property directly to substrates particularly metal and glass, and an adhesive film and laminated article which are obtained by using the fluorine-containing adhesive. There is used a fluorine-containing ethylenic polymer having hydroxyl which is prepared by copolymerizing 0.05 to 30% by mole of at least one of fluorine-containing ethylenic monomers having hydroxyl and 70 to 99.95% by mole of at least one of fluorine-containing ethylenic monomers copolymerizable with the above-mentioned monomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Araki, Yoshito Tanaka, Masahiro Kumegawa, Noritoshi Oka, Tetsuo Shimizu
  • Patent number: 6677044
    Abstract: A composite material having sliding property is produced by applying, to a substrate, a material comprising a fluorine-containing ethylenic polymer having functional group which is prepared by copolymerizing (a) 0.05 to 30% by mole of at least one of fluorine-containing ethylenic monomers having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, carboxyl, a carboxylic salt group, a carboxylic ester group and epoxy, and (b) 70 to 99.95% by mole of at least one of fluorine-containing ethylenic monomers having no functional group mentioned above. The composite material having sliding property which is produced by applying, to the substrate, the material comprising the fluorine-containing polymer having an excellent adhesive property to the substrate without necessitating complicated steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Araki, Yoshito Tanaka, Masahiro Kumegawa, Noritoshi Oka, Hisato Sanemasa, Tetsuo Shimizu
  • Patent number: 6645555
    Abstract: To provide a fluorine-containing coating material which gives excellent adhesive strength directly to a substrate such as metal, glass, etc. with maintaining excellent characteristics of the fluorine-containing polymer such as thermal resistance, chemical resistance, non-sticking property and low friction property, and a method for coating the material. The fluorine-containing coating material is prepared by using a fluorine-containing ethylenic polymer having functional group which is obtained by copolymerizing (a-1) 0.05 to 30% by mole of at least one of fluorine-containing ethylenic monomers having any one of functional groups selected from hydroxyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt group, carboxylate ester group or epoxy and (b-1) 70 to 99.95% by mole of at least one of fluorine-containing ethylenic monomers having no functional group mentioned above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Araki, Hisato Sanemasa, Masahiro Kumegawa, Noritoshi Oka, Tetsuo Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20030194564
    Abstract: To provide a fluorine-containing adhesive which maintains thermal resistance, chemical resistance, weather resistance and electric insulating property and has strong adhesive property directly to substrates particularly metal and glass, and an adhesive film and laminated article which are obtained by using the fluorine-containing adhesive. There is used a fluorine-containing ethylenic polymer having hydroxyl which is prepared by copolymerizing 0.05 to 30% by mole of at least one of fluorine-containing ethylenic monomers having hydroxyl and 70 to 99.95% by mole of at least one of fluorine-containing ethylenic monomers copolymerizable with the above-mentioned monomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 1998
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventors: TAKAYUKI ARAKI, YOSHITO TANAKA, MASAHIRO KUMEGAWA, NORITOSHI OKA, TETSUO SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20030166780
    Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition comprising a blend obtainable by blending 0.1 to 99 % by weight of (a) a fluorine-containing polymer having a number-average molecular weight of 2000 to 1000000 and having hydroxy group or epoxy group at least at one of end portions of a main chain and side chain of the polymer, and 1 to 99.9 % by weight of (b) a heat resisting thermoplastic resin having a crystalline melting point or glass transition temperature of not less than 150° C. The present invention can provide a composition comprising various heat resisting thermoplastic resins and a fluorine-containing polymer having a functional group which is capable of developing an affinity with said resins and forming a uniform dispersion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Tetsuo Shimizu, Yoshihisa Yamamoto, Seitaro Yamaguchi, Nobuhiko Tsuda, Noriyasu Yamane, Takafumi Yamato, Masahiro Kumegawa, Takayuki Araki
  • Publication number: 20030162027
    Abstract: A composite material having sliding property is produced by applying, to a substrate, a material comprising a fluorine-containing ethylenic polymer having functional group which is prepared by copolymerizing (a) 0.05 to 30% by mole of at least one of fluorine-containing ethylenic monomers having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, carboxyl, a carboxylic salt group, a carboxylic ester group and epoxy, and (b) 70 to 99.95% by mole of at least one of fluorine-containing ethylenic monomers having no functional group mentioned above. The composite material having sliding property which is produced by applying, to the substrate, the material comprising the fluorine-containing polymer having an excellent adhesive property to the substrate without necessitating complicated steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 1999
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: TAKAYUKI ARAKI, YOSHITO TANAKA, MASAHIRO KUMEGAWA, NORITOSHI OKA, HISATO SANEMASA, TETSUO SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 6599997
    Abstract: A fluorine-containing adhesive comprising a fluorine-containing ethylenic polymer (A) having functional group which has a crystalline melting point or glass transition temperature of not more than 270° C. and is prepared by copolymerizing (a) 0.05 to 30% by mole of at least one of fluorine-containing ethylenic monomers having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of carboxyl and a carboxylic salt group and (b) 70 to 99.95% by mole of at least one of fluorine-containing ethylenic monomers which do not have the above-mentioned functional group and is copolymerizable with the component (a). To provide the fluorine-containing adhesive maintaining chemical resistance, solvent resistance, weather resistance and stain-proofing property and giving direct strong adhesion particularly to a substrate of metal, glass, resin, etc. and an adhesive film and laminated article which are produced from the fluorine-containing adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Araki, Shigehito Sagisaka, Yoshito Tanaka, Masahiro Kumegawa
  • Publication number: 20030130432
    Abstract: It is possible to provide the heat resistant material and coating material for OA equipments which comprise a fluorine-containing multi-segment polymer having heat resistance, abrasion resistance, non-sticking property against toner and oil resistance in addition to flexibility and are used particularly on surfaces of fuser roll and belt. Those materials comprise a fluorine-containing multi-segment polymer having an elastomeric fluorine-containing polymer chain segment A and a non-elastomeric fluorine-containing polymer chain segment B, and the elastomeric fluorine-containing polymer chain segment A comprises not less than 90% by mole of perhaloolefin unit as a recurring unit and imparts flexibility to the whole polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Araki, Yoshito Tanaka, Masahiro Kumegawa, Norihito Otsuki, Masami Kato, Tetsuo Shimizu
  • Patent number: 6552127
    Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition comprising a blend obtainable by blending 0.1 to 99% by weight of (a) a fluorine-containing polymer having a number-average molecular weight of 2000 to 1000000 and having hydroxy group or epoxy group at least at one of end portions of a main chain and side chain of the polymer, and 1 to 99.9% by weight of (b) a heat resisting thermoplastic resin having a crystalline melting point or glass transition temperature of not less than 150° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuo Shimizu, Yoshihisa Yamamoto, Seitaro Yamaguchi, Nobuhiko Tsuda, Noriyasu Yamane, Takafumi Yamato, Masahiro Kumegawa, Takayuki Araki
  • Publication number: 20030049454
    Abstract: Composite materials for cooking apparatuses which are produced by applying, to a substrate, a material comprising a fluorine-containing polymer having an excellent adhesive property to the substrate without necessitating complicated steps and are excellent in heat resistance, non-sticking property, stain-proofing property, water- and oil-repelling property, stain-removing property, chemical resistance, rust-preventing property, antibacterial property, resistance to energy ray and abrasion resistance. The composite materials for cooking apparatuses are produced by applying, to the substrate, the material comprising a fluorine-containing ethylenic polymer having functional group which is prepared by copolymerizing (a) 0.05 to 30 % by mole of at least one of fluorine-containing ethylenic monomers having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, carboxyl, a carboxylic salt group, a carboxylic ester group and epoxy, and (b) 70 to 99.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 1999
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: TAKAYUKI ARAKI, YOSHITO TANAKA, MASAHIRO KUMEGAWA, NORITOSHI OKA, HISATO SANEMASA, TETSUO SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20030026996
    Abstract: A fluorine-containing adhesive comprising a fluorine-containing ethylenic polymer (A) having functional group which has a crystalline melting point or glass transition temperature of not more than 270° C. and is prepared by copolymerizing (a) 0.05 to 30% by mole of at least one of fluorine-containing ethylenic monomers having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of carboxyl and a carboxylic salt group and (b) 70 to 99.95% by mole of at least one of fluorine-containing ethylenic monomers which do not have the above-mentioned functional group and is copolymerizable with the component (a). To provide the fluorine-containing adhesive maintaining chemical resistance, solvent resistance, weather resistance and stain-proofing property and giving direct strong adhesion particularly to a substrate of metal, glass, resin, etc. and an adhesive film and laminated article which are produced from the fluorine-containing adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Araki, Shigehito Sagisaka, Yoshito Tanaka, Masahiro Kumegawa
  • Publication number: 20030008151
    Abstract: A heat resistant scattering-preventing composite material is produced by applying, to a substrate, a material comprising a fluorine-containing ethylenic polymer having functional group which is prepared by copolymerizing (a) 0.05 to 30% by mole of at least one of fluorine-containing ethylenic monomers having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, carboxyl, a carboxylic salt group, a carboxylic ester group and epoxy, and (b) 70 to 99.95% by mole of at least one of fluorine-containing ethylenic monomers which do not have said functional group. The heat resistant scattering-preventing composite material is produced by applying, to the substrate, the material comprising the fluorine-containing polymer having an excellent adhesive property to the substrate without necessitating complicated steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 1999
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: TAKAYUKI ARAKI, YOSHITO TANAKA, MASAHIRO KUMEGAWA, NORITOSHI OKA, HISATO SANEMASA, TETSUO SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 6500537
    Abstract: A non-sticking composite material for office automation equipment which is produced by applying, to a substrate, a material comprising a fluorine-containing polymer having an excellent adhesive property to the substrate without necessitating complicated steps and is excellent in heat resistance, non-sticking property, stain-proofing property, water- and oil-repelling property, stain removing property, chemical resistance, rust-preventive property, antibacterial property, resistance to energy ray and abrasion resistance. The non-sticking composite material for office automation equipment is produced by applying, to the substrate, the material comprising a fluorine-containing ethylenic polymer having functional group which is prepared by copolymerizing (a) 0.05 to 30% by mole of at least one of fluorine-containing ethylenic monomers having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, carboxyl, a carboxylic salt group, a carboxylic ester group and epoxy, and (b) 70 to 99.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Araki, Yoshito Tanaka, Masahiro Kumegawa, Noritoshi Oka, Hisato Sanemasa, Tetsuo Shimizu
  • Patent number: RE41110
    Abstract: It is possible to provide the heat resistant material and coating material for OA equipment which comprise a fluorine-containing multi-segment polymer having heat resistance, abrasion resistance, non-sticking property against toner and oil resistance in addition to flexibility and are used particularly on surfaces of fuser roll and belt. Those materials comprise a fluorine-containing multi-segment polymer having an elastomeric fluorine-containing polymer chain segment A and a non-elastomeric fluorine-containing polymer chain segment B, and the elastomeric fluorine-containing polymer chain segment A comprises not less than 90% by mole of perhaloolefin unit as a recurring unit and imparts flexibility to the whole polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Araki, Yoshito Tanaka, Masahiro Kumegawa, Norihito Otsuki, Masami Kato, Tetsuo Shimizu