Patents by Inventor Motoharu KAJIYAMA

Motoharu KAJIYAMA 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: 11875922
    Abstract: An insulated electric wire is composed of a conductor, and a covering layer disposed around an outer circumference of the conductor. The covering layer has a plurality of flame retardant layers composed of a flame retardant resin composition, and an insulating layer interposed between the plurality of flame retardant layers. The insulating layer is made of a resin composition including a resin component, and the resin component includes 40% by mass or more of a resin having a melting point of 125 degrees C. or higher of 100% by mass of the resin component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: PROTERIAL, LTD.
    Inventors: Tamotsu Kibe, Motoharu Kajiyama, Masafumi Kaga
  • Patent number: 11380459
    Abstract: An insulated wire includes a conductor, and a flame-retardant insulation layer that includes a resin composition including a flame retardant and is arranged around the conductor, and a water-blocking layer that is arranged around the flame-retardant insulation layer and has a water absorption of not more than 0.5% at saturation. The thickness of the water-blocking layer is not less than 25 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi Kaga, Tamotsu Kibe, Yoshiaki Nakamura, Motoharu Kajiyama
  • Patent number: 10748676
    Abstract: A LAN cable includes an insulated electrical wire having an insulating layer on an outer periphery of a conductor, a sheath that coats an outer periphery of the insulated electrical wire, and an intermediate layer arranged between the sheath and the insulated electrical wire, the intermediate layer having a mass reduction rate at 800° C. of less than or equal to 80% by mass. The sheath includes a cross-linked matter or a non-halogen flame retardant resin composition in which a mass reduction rate at 800° C. is less than or equal to 60% by mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tamotsu Kibe, Makoto Iwasaki, Motoharu Kajiyama, Mamoru Ohashi
  • Patent number: 10510468
    Abstract: A LAN cable includes a sheath; an electrical wire accommodated in the sheath and including a conductor and an insulating body covering the conductor; and an intermediate layer having a mass reduction rate at 500.degree. C. of less than or equal to 10% by mass and a mass reduction rate at 600.degree. C. of less than or equal to 50% by mass, and located between the sheath and the electrical wire. The insulating body includes polyethylene having a dielectric constant of smaller than or equal to 2.5. The sheath includes a polyolefin-based polymer and a flame retardant, and a content of the flame retardant in the sheath is greater than or equal to 150 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polyolefin-based polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tamotsu Kibe, Motoharu Kajiyama, Makoto Iwasaki, Mamoru Ohashi
  • Patent number: 10497489
    Abstract: A cable includes a conductor, an insulation coating layer on the conductor, and an outer coating layer on the insulation coating layer. The insulation coating layer is made of a composition containing 100 parts by mass of a base polymer (A) and 100 to 250 parts by mass of a non-halogen flame retardant. The polymer (A) contains 70% to 99% by mass of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (a1) containing an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having a melting point of 70° C. or higher, and 1% to 30% by mass of an acid-modified polyolefin resin (a2) having a glass transition point of ?55° C. or lower. The polymer (A) contains 25% to 50% by mass of a vinyl acetate component derived from the copolymer (a1). The outer coating layer is made of a composition containing 100 parts by mass of a base polymer (B) and 150 to 220 parts by mass of a non-halogen flame retardant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Iwasaki, Motoharu Kajiyama, Yoshiaki Nakamura, Hiroshi Okikawa, Mitsuru Hashimoto, Kenichiro Fujimoto, Akinari Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20190139676
    Abstract: An insulated electric wire is composed of a conductor, and a covering layer disposed around an outer circumference of the conductor. The covering layer has a plurality of flame retardant layers composed of a flame retardant resin composition, and an insulating layer interposed between the plurality of flame retardant layers. The insulating layer is made of a resin composition including a resin component, and the resin component includes 40% by mass or more of a resin having a melting point of 125 degrees C. or higher of 100% by mass of the resin component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Tamotsu Kibe, Motoharu Kajiyama, Masafumi Kaga
  • Publication number: 20180322986
    Abstract: Provided is a LAN cable that includes a sheath; an electrical wire accommodated in the sheath and including a conductor and an insulating body covering the conductor; and an intermediate layer having a mass reduction rate at 500° C. of less than or equal to 10% by mass and a mass reduction rate at 600° C. of less than or equal to 50% by mass, and located between the sheath and the electrical wire. The insulating body includes polyethylene having a dielectric constant of smaller than or equal to 2.5. The sheath includes a polyolefin-based polymer and a flame retardant, and a content of the flame retardant in the sheath is greater than or equal to 150 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polyolefin-based polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Tamotsu KIBE, Motoharu KAJIYAMA, Makoto IWASAKI, Mamoru OHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180247738
    Abstract: To provide a LAN cable. A LAN cable includes an insulated electrical wire having an insulating layer on an outer periphery of a conductor, a sheath that coats an outer periphery of the insulated electrical wire, and an intermediate layer arranged between the sheath and the insulated electrical wire, the intermediate layer having a mass reduction rate at 800° C. of less than or equal to 80% by mass. The sheath includes a cross-linked matter or a non-halogen flame retardant resin composition in which a mass reduction rate at 800° C. is less than or equal to 60% by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Tamotsu KIBE, Makoto IWASAKI, Motoharu KAJIYAMA, Mamoru OHASHI
  • Publication number: 20170365378
    Abstract: An insulated wire includes a conductor, and a flame-retardant insulation layer that includes a resin composition including a flame retardant and is arranged around the conductor, and a water-blocking layer that is arranged around the flame-retardant insulation layer and has a water absorption of not more than 0.5% at saturation. The thickness of the water-blocking layer is not less than 25 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Masafumi KAGA, Tamotsu Kibe, Yoshiaki Nakamura, Motoharu Kajiyama
  • Publication number: 20160125973
    Abstract: A cable includes a conductor, an insulation coating layer on the conductor, and an outer coating layer on the insulation coating layer. The insulation coating layer is made of a composition containing 100 parts by mass of a base polymer (A) and 100 to 250 parts by mass of a non-halogen flame retardant. The polymer (A) contains 70% to 99% by mass of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (a1) containing an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having a melting point of 70° C. or higher, and 1% to 30% by mass of an acid-modified polyolefin resin (a2) having a glass transition point of ?55° C. or lower. The polymer (A) contains 25% to 50% by mass of a vinyl acetate component derived from the copolymer (a1). The outer coating layer is made of a composition containing 100 parts by mass of a base polymer (B) and 150 to 220 parts by mass of a non-halogen flame retardant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Makoto Iwasaki, Motoharu Kajiyama, Yoshiaki Nakamura, Hiroshi Okikawa, Mitsuru Hashimoto, Kenichiro Fujimoto, Akinari Nakayama
  • Patent number: 9267079
    Abstract: A phosphorus-free based halogen-free flame-retardant resin composition includes a base polymer including a copolymer of ethylene and ?-olefin having carbon number of 3 to 8 polymerized by a metallocene catalyst as a main component, and 5 to 30 weight % of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer that has a melt flow rate of not less than 50 g/min and a vinyl acetate content of not less than 40%, a metal hydroxide blended with the base polymer in a ratio of 100 to 250 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the base polymer, and a mineral oil blended with the base polymer in a ratio of 1 to 20 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the base polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Kimura, Motoharu Kajiyama, Takuya Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9251929
    Abstract: A non-halogen flame-retardant insulated wire includes a conductor and an insulating coating layer including an inner layer and an outer layer. The inner layer includes a composition in which 50 to 95 parts by weight of a polyethylene with a density of 0.930 g/cm3 or more and 5 to 50 parts by weight of an ethylene copolymer are mixed. The outer layer has a composition including a base polymer in which 60 to 95 parts by weight of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer containing 60% by weight or more of vinyl acetate and 5 to 40 parts by weight of a maleic acid-modified ethylene-?-olefin copolymer are mixed, and including 80 to 200 parts by weight of a metal hydroxide. The outer layer resin composition is crosslinked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kentaro Segawa, Motoharu Kajiyama
  • Patent number: 9174541
    Abstract: A halogen-free extra-high-voltage cable for railway rolling stock includes a stranded conductor, an inner semi-conducting layer covering the stranded conductor, an outer semi-conducting layer provided on an outer periphery of the inner semi-conducting layer via an insulation layer, and a sheath layer on an outer periphery of the outer semi-conducting layer, the sheath layer containing 80 to 200 parts by weight of metal hydroxide and 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of cross-linking agent with respect to 100 parts by weight of olefin-based polymer containing ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer as a main component, the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having a vinyl acetate content of not less than 40 wt % and less than 50 wt % and a melt flow rate of not more than 2.5 g/10 min and a resin composition is cross-linked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Nishi, Motoharu Kajiyama, Yoshiaki Nakamura, Kentaro Segawa, Takayuki Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20140290976
    Abstract: A halogen-free extra-high-voltage cable for railway rolling stock includes a stranded conductor, an inner semi-conducting layer covering the stranded conductor, an outer semi-conducting layer provided on an outer periphery of the inner semi-conducting layer via an insulation layer, and a sheath layer on an outer periphery of the outer semi-conducting layer, the sheath layer containing 80 to 200 parts by weight of metal hydroxide and 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of cross-linking agent with respect to 100 parts by weight of olefin-based polymer containing ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer as a main component, the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having a vinyl acetate content of not less than 40 wt % and less than 50 wt % and a melt flow rate of not more than 2.5 g/10 min and a resin composition is cross-linked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime NISHI, Motoharu KAJIYAMA, Yoshiaki NAKAMURA, Kentaro SEGAWA, Takayuki TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20140083738
    Abstract: A non-halogen flame-retardant insulated wire includes a conductor and an insulating coating layer including an inner layer and an outer layer. The inner layer includes an inner layer resin composition in which 50 to 95 parts by weight of a polyethylene with a density of 0.930 g/cm3 or more and 5 to 50 parts by weight of an ethylene copolymer are mixed. The outer layer comprises an outer layer resin composition including a base polymer in which 60 to 95 parts by weight of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer containing 60% by weight or more of vinyl acetate and 5 to 40 parts by weight of a maleic acid-modified ethylene-?-olefin copolymer are mixed, and also including 80 to 200 parts by weight of a metal hydroxide. At least the outer layer resin composition is crosslinked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kentaro Segawa, Motoharu Kajiyama
  • Publication number: 20140030520
    Abstract: A halogen free flame-retardant polymer composition includes flame retardancy and excellent oil resistance/fuel resistance, low-temperature characteristics, and injury resistance, and an insulated electric wire and a cable include the composition. The halogen-free flame-retardant polymer composition includes a base polymer including 60 to 70% by mass of LLDPE, 10% by mass or more of EVA having a melt flow rate (MFR) of 100 or more, and 10 to 20% by mass of maleic acid-modified polyolefin, a metal hydroxide added at a ratio of 150 to 220 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the base polymer, and carbon black. The addition ratio (metal hydroxide/carbon black) between the metal hydroxide and the carbon black is 15:1 to 100:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: YOSHIAKI NAKAMURA, Motoharu Kajiyama, Kentaro Segawa, Kenichiro Fujimoto, Hitoshi Kimura
  • Publication number: 20130240239
    Abstract: A phosphorus-free based halogen-free flame-retardant resin composition includes a base polymer including a copolymer of ethylene and ?-olefin having carbon number of 3 to 8 polymerized by a metallocene catalyst as a main component, and 5 to 30 weight % of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer that has a melt flow rate of not less than 50 g/min and a vinyl acetate content of not less than 40%, a metal hydroxide blended with the base polymer in a ratio of 100 to 250 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the base polymer, and a mineral oil blended with the base polymer in a ratio of 1 to 20 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the base polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: HITACHI CABLE, LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi KIMURA, Motoharu KAJIYAMA, Takuya SUZUKI