Patents by Inventor Yusuke Obu

Yusuke Obu 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).

  • Publication number: 20120219806
    Abstract: To provide a gas barrier laminate having a gas barrier layer obtained by crosslinking the carboxyl groups of a polycarboxylic acid-type polymer with polyvalent metal ions maintaining good productivity, the crosslinking being accelerated with polyvalent metal ions to exhibit more excellent gas barrier property. A gas barrier laminate comprising a layer (A) of a non-aqueous resin containing a metal element in the polymer skeleton thereof, and a layer (B) of a polycarboxylic acid-type polymer in which an ionic crosslinking is formed with a polyvalent metal among the carboxyl groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Miyai, Yusuke Obu, Kashiko Kawai, Shunya Nangou
  • Patent number: 8211519
    Abstract: A composition for forming a gas-barrier material, comprising a polycarboxylic acid-type polymer (A) and at least a bifunctional alicyclic epoxy compound (B). The composition for forming a gas-barrier material features excellent gas-barrier property, retort resistance and flexibility, can be cured at a low temperature in a short period of time without affecting the plastic base material, and contributes to improving the productivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignees: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd., Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Obu, Hiroshi Sasaki, Kashiko Kawai, Hideki Masuda, Hideki Matsuda, Naoki Horike, Takahiro Hidaka, Koichi Tamura
  • Publication number: 20110200836
    Abstract: A gas-barrier material having a gas-barrier layer which comprises a polycarboxylic acid polymer, the gas-barrier layer having a chemical bond stemming from an isocyanate group formed in the surface thereof, and the content of nitrogen being at least not less than 1 atom % per the total amount of carbon, oxygen and nitrogen in the surface layer. The gas-barrier material comprising a polycarboxylic acid polymer which is a high hydrogen-bonding polymer exhibits excellent anti-blocking property without dependent upon the degree of crosslinking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA, LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Obu, Kashiko Kawai
  • Patent number: 7956133
    Abstract: A gas-barrier material in which carboxyl groups are ionically crosslinked in an amount corresponding to an acid value of at least 330 mgKOH/g of a resin that has the carboxyl groups in an amount corresponding to an acid value of not smaller than 580 mgKOH/g. The gas-barrier material exhibits excellent gas-barrier property, retort resistance and flexibility under highly humid conditions, enables the film to be cured at a low temperature in a short period of time, and can be favorably produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Aki Endo, Hiroshi Sasaki, Yusuke Obu
  • Publication number: 20110091743
    Abstract: A method of producing a gas-barrier laminated member having a gas-barrier layer formed by crosslinking the carboxyl groups of a polycarboxylic acid polymer with multivalent metal ions. The method comprises forming a layer (A) containing an alkaline compound of a multivalent metal on at least one surface of a plastic base material, applying a solution (b) obtained by dissolving a polycarboxylic acid polymer in a solvent containing at least water onto the layer (A) that contains the alkaline compound of the multivalent metal, and removing the solvent by a heat treatment so that a metal-ionically crosslinked structure is formed with the multivalent metal ions among the carboxyl groups in the solution (b). The gas-barrier laminated member has excellent adhesion to the base material, gas-barrier property, retort resistance and flexibility, and is efficiently produced by only being heated at a low temperature for a short period of time through a decreased number of simplified steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicants: TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA, LTD., KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Obu, Kashiko Kawai, Tomohiro Miyai, Takahiro Hidaka, Hideki Masuda
  • Publication number: 20100015449
    Abstract: A composition for forming a gas-barrier material, comprising a polycarboxylic acid-type polymer (A) and at least a bifunctional alicyclic epoxy compound (B). The composition for forming a gas-barrier material features excellent gas-barrier property, retort resistance and flexibility, can be cured at a low temperature in a short period of time without affecting the plastic base material, and contributes to improving the productivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicants: TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA, LTD., KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Obu, Hiroshi Sasaki, Kashiko Kawai, Hideki Masuda, Hideki Matsuda, Naoki Horike, Takahiro Hidaka, Koichi Tamura
  • Publication number: 20090280334
    Abstract: A gas-barrier material comprising a polycarboxylic acid polymer (A) and a compound (B) having two ring structures (b) each of which forming an ether bond to carbon that forms a double bond with nitrogen and containing oxygen in the ether bond, wherein a crosslinked structure is formed by the reaction of a carboxyl group in the polycarboxylic acid polymer (A) with one of the ring structures (b) of the compound (B). The gas-barrier material features excellent gas-barrier property, retort resistance and flexibility, can be cured at a low temperature within short periods of time, and can be excellently produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA, LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Obu, Hiroshi Sasaki, Aki Endo
  • Publication number: 20090274918
    Abstract: A gas-barrier material in which carboxyl groups are ionically crosslinked in an amount corresponding to an acid value of at least 330 mgKOH/g of a resin that has the carboxyl groups in an amount corresponding to an acid value of not smaller than 580 mgKOH/g. The gas-barrier material exhibits excellent gas-barrier property, retort resistance and flexibility under highly humid conditions, enables the film to be cured at a low temperature in a short period of time, and can be favorably produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA, LTD.
    Inventors: Aki Endo, Hiroshi Sasaki, Yusuke Obu
  • Patent number: 5677053
    Abstract: An adhesion structure in which the gel of an acrylic plastisol is strongly adhered to the metallic base material, featuring excellent resistance against corrosion and exhibiting small whitening tendency even under severe conditions for treatment with hot water such as retort processing, and a method of producing the same structure. The acrylic plastisol is applied onto the metallic base material or onto the metallic base material having an organic coating provided with a layer of a thermosetting resin which contains a bisphenol-type epoxy resin and a phenolic resin at a weight ratio of from 99:1 to 85:15, and is gelled by heating and is, at the same time, adhered to the base material via the thermosetting resin layer. The acrylic plastisol is gelled and is strongly adhered onto the thermosetting resin layer within short periods of time. The obtained adhesion structure exhibits excellent resistance against peeling, corrosion and retorting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Assignee: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshinori Moriga, Shunji Kojima, Seishichi Kobayashi, Yusuke Obu, Shinji Odajima