Patents by Inventor Takahiko Sugaya

Takahiko Sugaya 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: 11000035
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a soil-borne disease control method capable of simply suppressing a soil-borne pathogen. The method for controlling a soil-borne disease includes applying at least one polyhydroxyalkanoic acid having a structure represented by the following formula (1) to soil: [—CHR—CH2—CO—O—]??(1) (wherein R is an alkyl group represented by CnH2n+1 and n is an integer of 1 or more but 15 or less).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignees: NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY NATIONAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Nakamura, Koichi Suzaki, Takahiko Sugaya, Shingo Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20170347648
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a soil-borne disease control method capable of simply suppressing a soil-borne pathogen. The method for controlling a soil-borne disease includes applying at least one polyhydroxyalkanoic acid having a structure represented by the following formula (1) to soil: [—CHR—CH2—CO—O—]??(1) (wherein R is an alkyl group represented by CnH2n+1 and n is an integer of 1 or more but 15 or less).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicants: NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY NATIONAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi NAKAMURA, Koichi SUZAKI, Takahiko SUGAYA, Shingo KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 9732443
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to improve spinnability, productivity, and tensile strength of a polyester fiber containing poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate). By spinning the polyester resin containing the poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) at a high spinning velocity, the spinnability, productivity, and tensile strength of the polyester fiber can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignees: TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Kikutani, Wataru Takarada, Noriyuki Suzuki, Tetsuya Minami, Takahiko Sugaya
  • Publication number: 20160230313
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to improve spinnability, productivity, and tensile strength of a polyester fiber containing poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate). By spinning the polyester resin containing the poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) at a high spinning velocity, the spinnability, productivity, and tensile strength of the polyester fiber can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicants: TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi KIKUTANI, Wataru TAKARADA, Noriyuki SUZUKI, Tetsuya MINAMI, Takahiko SUGAYA
  • Publication number: 20090109538
    Abstract: To provide a method of producing polymer particles having favorable powder characteristics accompanied by less structural restriction of high-molecular weight fine particles; a matte resin composition and a light diffusible resin composition which include polymer particles having favorable powder characteristics, and which have favorable physical properties and are also excellent in handleability; and a molded product thereof is objected to.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Fuminobu Kitayama, Takahiko Sugaya
  • Patent number: 7338706
    Abstract: A resin composition for capstock, comprising 100 to 30 parts by weight of an impact resistance modifier having a multilayer structure, and 0 to 70 parts by weight of a methyl methacrylate (co)polymer containing 50 to 100% by weight of methyl methacrylate and 50 to 0% by weight of a monomer which is copolymerizable therewith, wherein the total amount of the impact resistance modifier and the methyl methacrylate (co)polymer is 100 parts by weight, wherein the outer layer of said impact resistance modifier and/or said methyl methacrylate copolymer is copolymerized with 0.5 to 40% by weight of a reactive monomer based on the total amount of the impact resistance modifier and the methyl methacrylate (co)polymer as a polymer component, and wherein the homopolymer of said reactive monomer has an SP value of 9.8 (cal/cm3)/1/2 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignees: Kaneka Corporation, Kaneka Texas Corporation
    Inventors: Riichi Nishimura, Takahiko Sugaya
  • Patent number: 6844396
    Abstract: An acrylic resin composition with excellent impact resistance, weatherability, processability and low gloss is provided. The acrylic resin composition comprises, (A) 10 to 40 parts by weight of a high molecular weight acrylic (co)polymer which is a one-step or multi-step polymer containing 72 to 100% by weight of methyl methacrylate and 0 to 28% by weight of a copolymerizable monomer, the (co)polymer having a specific viscosity of at least 0.5 (solvent: toluene, concentration: 0.4%, temperature: 30° C.), wherein a polymer layer obtained in one of the steps contains at least 72% by weight of methyl methacrylate, has a specific viscosity of at least 0.5 and makes up at least 55% by weight of the total weight of the high molecular weight acrylic (co)polymer (A); (B) 0 to 80 parts by weight of an acrylic (co)polymer containing 50 to 100% by weight of methyl methacrylate and 0 to 50% by weight of a copolymerizable monomer, the acrylic (co)polymer having a specific viscosity of less than 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignees: Kaneka Corporation, Kaneka Texas Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiko Sugaya, Riichi Nishimura, Kazuhisa Tajima
  • Patent number: 6773821
    Abstract: An acrylic resin composition suitable for the preparation of capstock for siding panels and having excellent impact resistance, weatherability and processability and a low gloss, which comprises 30 to 100% by weight of an impact modifier having a multilayer structure and 0 to 70% by weight of a methyl methacrylate homopolymer or copolymer and whose MFI (melt flow index measured according to ASTM D-1238 at 230° C. and a load of 3.8 kg) is not more than 0.35 g/10 minutes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignees: Kaneka Corporation, Kaneka Texas Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Tajima, Riichi Nishimura, Takahiko Sugaya
  • Publication number: 20040102578
    Abstract: A resin composition for capstock, comprising 100 to 30 parts by weight of an impact resistance modifier having a multilayer structure, and 0 to 70 parts by weight of a methyl methacrylate (co)polymer containing 50 to 100% by weight of methyl methacrylate and 50 to 0% by weight of a monomer which is copolymerizable therewith, wherein the total amount of the impact resistance modifier and the methyl methacrylate (co)polymer is 100 parts by weight, wherein the outer layer of said impact resistance modifier and/or said methyl methacrylate copolymer is copolymerized with 0.5 to 40% by weight of a reactive monomer based on the total amount of the impact resistance modifier and the methyl methacrylate (co)polymer as a polymer component, and wherein the homopolymer of said reactive polymer has an SP value of 9.8 (cal/cm3)½ of more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Riichi Nishimura, Takahiko Sugaya
  • Publication number: 20040043235
    Abstract: An acrylic resin composition with excellent impact resistance, weatherability, processability and low gloss is provided. The acrylic resin composition comprises, (A) 10 to 40 parts by weight of a high molecular weight acrylic (co)polymer which is a one-step or multi-step polymer containing 72 to 100% by weight of methyl methacrylate and 0 to 28% by weight of a copolymerizable monomer, the (co)polymer having a specific viscosity of at least 0.5 (solvent: toluene, concentration: 0.4%, temperature: 30° C.), wherein a polymer layer obtained in one of the steps contains at least 72% by weight of methyl methacrylate, has a specific viscosity of at least 0.5 and makes up at least 55% by weight of the total weight of the high molecular weight acrylic (co)polymer (A); (B) 0 to 80 parts by weight of an acrylic (co)polymer containing 50 to 100% by weight of methyl methacrylate and 0 to 50% by weight of a copolymerizable monomer, the acrylic (co)polymer having a specific viscosity of less than 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Takahiko Sugaya, Riichi Nishimura, Kazuhisa Tajima
  • Patent number: 6555245
    Abstract: An acrylic resin composition suitable for the preparation of capstock for siding panels and having excellent impact resistance, weatherability and processability and a low gloss, which comprises 30 to 100% by weight of an impact modifier having a multilayer structure and 0 to 70% by weight of a methyl methacrylate homopolymer or copolymer and whose MFI (melt flow index measured according to ASTM D-1238 at 230° C. and a load of 3.8 kg) is no more than 0.2 g/10 minutes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignees: Kaneka Corporation, Kaneka Texas Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Tajima, Riichi Nishimura, Takahiko Sugaya
  • Patent number: 6503987
    Abstract: There is provided a modifier composition for a methacrylate resin, which can stably give a molded article excellent in strength without deteriorating transparency, color tone and appearance thereof under a wide range of injection molding conditions. A modifier composition for a methacrylate resin of the present invention comprises an impact modifier, a polymer processing aid and a reducing compound, wherein an amount of the impact modifier to the polymer processing aid is 95/5 to 80/20 in weight, and an amount of the reducing compound is 0.25 to 1.25 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the total amount of the impact modifier and the polymer processing aid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Fuminobu Kitayama, Takahiko Sugaya, Norio Nagata, Akira Takaki
  • Publication number: 20020177658
    Abstract: An acrylic resin composition suitable for the preparation of capstock for siding panels and having excellent impact resistance, weatherability and processability and a low gloss, which comprises 30 to 100% by weight of an impact modifier having a multilayer structure and 0 to 70% by weight of a methyl methacrylate homopolymer or copolymer and whose MFI (melt flow index measured according to ASTM D-1238 at 230° C. and a load of 3.8 kg) is no more than 0.2 g/10 minutes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION,
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Tajima, Riichi Nishimura, Takahiko Sugaya
  • Publication number: 20020123568
    Abstract: An acrylic resin composition suitable for the preparation of capstock for siding panels and having excellent impact resistance, weatherability and processability and a low gloss, which comprises 30 to 100% by weight of an impact modifier having a multilayer structure and 0 to 70% by weight of a methyl methacrylate homopolymer or copolymer and whose MFI (melt flow index measured according to ASTM D-1238 at 230° C. and a load of 3.8 kg) is not more than 0.35 g/10 minutes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Applicant: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Tajima, Riichi Nishimura, Takahiko Sugaya
  • Patent number: 6218447
    Abstract: A methacrylic resin composition having excellent transparency, appearance, weatherability, gloss, impact resistance and processability, which comprises a methacrylic resin and a graft copolymer having a multilayer structure prepared by polymerizing a monomer component comprising an alkyl methacrylate such as methyl methacrylate as a main component in the presence of a chain transfer agent to form an innermost layer of a crosslinked methacrylic polymer, polymerizing a monomer component comprising an alkyl acrylate such as butyl acrylate as a main component in the presence of the innermost layer polymer to form an intermediate layer and subsequently polymerizing a monomer component comprising an alkyl methacrylate such as methyl methacrylate as a main component to form an outermost layer on the intermediate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiko Sugaya, Norio Nagata, Akira Takaki