Patents by Inventor Masato Karaiwa

Masato Karaiwa 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: 6866939
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laminated material characterized in that, in the laminated material wherein a polyolefinic thermoplastic elastomer(B) containing an oily softening agent is laminated on the surface layer comprising a polyolefinic thermoplastic elastomer(A) containing an oily softening agent, the ratio(a) of the oily softening agent to the amorphous component(or to the total of the amorphous component and polyethylene if polyethylene is incorporated) in the thermoplastic elastomer(A) and the ratio(b) of the oily softening agent to the amorphous component(or to the total of the amorphous component and polyethylene if polyethylene is incorpirated) in the thermoplastic elastomer(B) satisfy the following requisites; ratio(a)?ratio(b), ratio(a)=5 to 200 wt. %, and ratio(b)=5 to 200 wt. %, and relates to a glass-run channel, and a roof molding, side molding and window molding for automobiles comprising the laminated material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventor: Masato Karaiwa
  • Patent number: 6706385
    Abstract: The laminate of the invention comprises a sliding member of a resin composition and a Substrate layer of a thermoplastic olefin elastomer (A), and is obtained by co-extruding: the resin composition which is obtained by melt kneading a thermoplastic olefin elastomer (A), an ultra-high-molecular weight polyolefin (except a powder thereof having a particle diameter of 1 to 100 &mgr;m) having an intrinsic viscosity, as measured in a decalin solvent at 135° C., of 1 to 40 dl/g, an inorganic or organic filler powder, and optionally, a polyolefin resin, an organopolysiloxane, a fatty acid amide and a fluororubber in a twin-screw extruder, and the thermoplastic olefin elastomer (A). The laminate has excellent sliding properties with window glass and excellent abrasion resistance. Moreover, the laminate can be produced by a simple process because it requires no adhesive, and the laminate has great bonding strength between the substrate layer and the sliding member layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventor: Masato Karaiwa
  • Patent number: 6497960
    Abstract: The resin composition for a skin member according to the present invention comprises a completely or partially crosslinked olefin thermoplastic elastomer (A) in an amount of 100 parts by weight, an organopolysiloxane (B) having a viscosity (JIS K2283, 25° C.) of not less than 1×106 cSt, preferably 1×106 to 1×108 cSt in an amount of 2 to 20 parts by weight, an organopolysiloxane (C) having a viscosity (JIS K2283, 25° C.) of not less than 10 cSt and less than 1×106 cSt in an amount of 0.5 to 5 parts by weight, and optionally, a polyolefin resin (D) in an amount of 5 to 150 parts by weight and/or a fluoropolymer (E) in an amount of 0.5 to 10 parts by weight. The other resin composition for a skin member according to the invention comprises a completely or partially crosslinked olefin thermoplastic elastomer (A) in an amount of 100 parts by weight, a fluoropolymer (E) in an amount of 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Inventors: Kyoko Kobayashi, Masato Karaiwa, Kunihiko Mizumoto, Akira Uchiyama
  • Patent number: 6146739
    Abstract: A glass run channel comprising a glass run channel body composed of a bottom wall and side walls extending from two opposite edges of the bottom wall, the glass run channel body having a substantially U-shaped section and provided with a groove, and tonguelike draining parts protruding from vicinities of distal edges of the side walls toward the bottom wall of the glass run channel body so as to become proximate to each other. Each of the tonguelike draining parts has a window glass contact part composed of a surface to be brought into contact with a window glass, which comprises a layer of a thermoplastic elastomer and a layer of an ultrahigh molecular weight polyolefin composition. The layer of ultrahigh molecular weight polyolefin composition is arranged so as to contact a window glass. The ultrahigh molecular weight polyolefin composition comprises at least a polyolefin (composition) having a specified intrinsic viscosity and an olefinic thermoplastic elastomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuichi Itoh, Masato Karaiwa, Kyoko Kobayashi, Akira Uchiyama
  • Patent number: 5728744
    Abstract: Disclouse is an olefin thermoplastic elastomer foamed product obtained by heating a foamable composition comprising a partially crosslinked thermoplastic elastomer composition (A), a specific olefin plastic (B) and a foaming agent (C) in specific proportions. The partially crosslinked thermoplastic elastomer (A) is obtained by dynamically heat-treating a mixture in the presence of organic peroxide, said mixture comprising specific proportions of a peroxide-crosslinkable copolymer rubber (a), which is a specific ethylene/.alpha.-olefin/nonconjugated diene copolymer rubber, and a peroxide-decomposable olefin plastic (b), which is a (co)polymer containing 50 to 100% by mol of an .alpha.-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms and has a specific MFR. The olefin plastic (B) is a (co)polymer containing 50 to 100% by mol of an .alpha.-olefin of 2 to 20 carbon atoms and has a specific MFR. Also disclosed is a process for preparing the olefin thermoplastic elastomer foamed product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji Okada, Masato Karaiwa, Akira Uchiyama