Patents by Inventor Seiji Sakamoto

Seiji Sakamoto 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: 5096773
    Abstract: A biaxially oriented polyester film containing 0.05 to 3 wt % of agglomerates of primary particles of aluminum oxide having an average particle size of 5 to 40 nm, the agglomerates having an average particle size of 50 to 400 nm. The film of the present invention is excellent in the wear resistance against various members such as a metal pin, and suitable for various industrial purposes including a base film of a magnetic recording medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1992
    Assignee: Diafoil Company, Limited
    Inventor: Seiji Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 5061571
    Abstract: A biaxially oriented polyester film containing 0.01 to 4 wt %, based on the polyester film, of inorganic particles, the volumetric shape parameter being 0.02 to 0.2, the weight-average particle size being 0.05 to 3 .mu.m, and the ratio (Dw/Dn) of the weight-average particle size (Dw) and the number-average particle size (Dn) being not more than 1.1 is disclosed. The film of the present invention has a uniform surface and shows excellent running property and wear resistance so that it is useful as a base film for a magnetic tape, for example. Thus, the film of the present invention has a high industrial value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1991
    Assignee: Diafoil Company, Limited
    Inventor: Seiji Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 5023291
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a polyester composition which comprises a polyester with a terminal carboxyl group content of 40 to 80 equivalents/10.sup.6 and 0.0 to 5 wt %, based on the total amount of the polyester composition, aluminum oxide particles of 0.005 to 5 .mu.m in average particle diameter and which has a melt resistivity of 6 x 10.sup.6 to 5 x 10.sup.8 .OMEGA..cm.By using the polyester composition, it is possible to successively produce a film having excellent wear resistance and flatness over a long production run.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1991
    Assignee: Diafoil Company, Limited
    Inventors: Seiji Sakamoto, Nobuyasu Shudo
  • Patent number: 5006589
    Abstract: Disclosed in this invention is a polyester film for magnetic recording media, containing 0.05 to 5% by weight of inactive inorganic particles (A) having a Mohs hardness of 6 or above and an average particle size of 0.005 to 1.0 .mu.m and 0.01 to 2.0% by weight of inactive particles (B) having an average particle size which is greater than that of the particles (A) and in the range of 0.1 to 3.0 .mu.m, the polyester film having an intrinsic viscosity in the range of 0.52 to 0.65. The polyester film of this invention is excellent in abrasion resistance, scuff resistance and slitting qualities and useful as a base film for magnetic recording media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1991
    Assignee: Diafoil Company, Limited
    Inventors: Seiji Sakamoto, Chikakazu Kawaguchi, Yoshio Meguro, Takashi Harada, Toshifumi Takisawa
  • Patent number: 4886705
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a uniaxially or biaxially oriented polyphenylene sulfide film wherein the number of n-order of interference fringes Hn (per mm.sup.2) as measured by a multiple interference method satisfies the following relations (1) and (2) at the same time:30.ltoreq.H.sub.1 .ltoreq.300 (1)10.ltoreq.H.sub.3 .ltoreq.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1989
    Assignee: Diafoil Company, Limited
    Inventor: Seiji Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 4840830
    Abstract: A polyester film suitable for use as the magnetic tape base for video recording, capable of high density recording and having stable slidability or running characteristics. The polyester film is made of a polyester which contains 0.05-1 wt % particles containing calcium and phosphorus and of which the number n of the second interference fringes (number/mm.sup.2) and the average centerline roughness (.mu.m) satisfy the following relationships:n<30 (1)0.005.ltoreq.R.sub.a .ltoreq.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1989
    Assignee: Diafoil Company, Limited
    Inventors: Seiji Sakamoto, Kiyoshi Yasumura
  • Patent number: 4767657
    Abstract: There is disclosed a polyester film suitable for use in magnetic tapes having the characteristics represented by the following equations: ##EQU1## wherein N.sub.1 is the number of peaks of surface projections per millimeter;h is the average height in .mu.m of the surface projections;.theta. is the average steepness in degree of the surface projections;H.sup.2 is the mean square height in .mu.m.sup.2 of the surface projections; andn is the average refractive index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1988
    Assignee: Diafoil Company, Limited
    Inventors: Seiji Sakamoto, Yoshio Meguro
  • Patent number: 4732799
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a biaxially oriented polyethylene naphthalate film having a center line average roughness [Ra(.mu.m)] and a film thickness [T(.mu.m)] which satisfy the following formula: ##EQU1## produced by the electrostatic cooling method from polymethylene naphthalate having a resistivity of 1.times.10.sup.7 to 5.times.10.sup.8 .OMEGA..cm as measured in the molten state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1988
    Assignee: Diafoil Company, Limited
    Inventors: Seiji Sakamoto, Yoshinori Sato
  • Patent number: 4729915
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electrical insulating material which comprises biaxially oriented polyethylene naphthalate film having a center line average roughness of 0.008 to 0.08 .mu.m as measured on the surface thereof and a resistivity of 5.times.10.sup.7 to 5.times.10.sup.10 .OMEGA..multidot.cm as measured in the molten state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1988
    Assignee: Diafoil Company, Limited
    Inventors: Seiji Sakamoto, Yoshinori Sato
  • Patent number: 4320207
    Abstract: There is disclosed a polyester film containing from 0.001% to 4% by weight fine particles of a crosslinked polymer having an average diameter of 0.1 to 5.mu., said fine particles being derived by pulverization from a crosslinked polymer having a specific surface area of at least 1 m.sup.2 /g and a pore volume of at least 0.1 ml/g. The films of the present invention are useful as high grade films and afford many advantages in various applications, for example, as magnetic tapes, capacitors, photography, printing plate making, releasing and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1982
    Assignee: Diafoil Company Limited
    Inventors: Masamichi Watanabe, Seiji Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 4101523
    Abstract: A polyester film is disclosed which comprises a polyester mainly consisting of polyethylene terephthalate and an additive amount of granular calcium terephthalate anhydride particles having a specific volume shape factor. The average particle diameter and additive amount of the granular calcium terephthalate anhydride particles may be controlled so that the film is particularly suitable as a metallized film or a condenser film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1978
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Industries Limited
    Inventors: Masamichi Watanabe, Takuo Nakahara, Seiji Sakamoto, Kunio Bizen, Akikazu Yano, Yuzo Otani
  • Patent number: 4096109
    Abstract: A polyester film is disclosed which comprises (a) a polyester mainly consisting of polyethylene terephthalate which includes first inert particles being precipitated in the polyester-forming reaction system and having an average particle diameter of 1 to 3 microns and which shows a solution haze of 25 to 75% and (b) an additive amount of second inert substance particles which are added to said polyester (a) insoluble in said polyester (a), inert to the polyester-forming reaction and have an average particle diameter of 1 to 5 microns. The film is useful as a base of a magnetic tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1978
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Industries Limited
    Inventors: Masamichi Watanabe, Takuo Nakahara, Seiji Sakamoto, Kunio Bizen, Akikazu Yano, Yuzo Otani