Patents Assigned to Riken Vinyl Industry Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 6566447
    Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition comprising 50 to 99 percent by weight of a completely amorphous polyester resin (A), and 1 to 50 percent by weight of a graft copolymer (B) obtained by graft-polymerizing a methacrylic acid ester and a vinyl aromatic compound with conjugated diene rubber particles and/or a graft copolymer (C) obtained by graft-polymerizing a methacrylic acid ester and a vinyl aromatic compound with acrylic rubber particles. According to the present invention, a resin composition and a resin sheet specifically suitable for membrane pressing, vacuum pressing, air pressing, and the like are provided, in which the resin composition and the resin sheet have superior properties, such as workability, moldability, impact resistance, transparency, and the like. In addition, plate-out is not significantly observed and whitening during embossing and heat-sealing is unlikely to occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Riken Vinyl Industry Co., LTD
    Inventors: Yasushi Tokunaga, Takafumi Nozawa, Etsushi Fukunaga, Yasunori Yamada, Motohiro Shimizu
  • Patent number: 6458893
    Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition comprising 40 to 95 parts by weight of (a) a saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin and 60 to 5 parts by weight of (b) at least one selected from the group consisting of copolymers of a vinyl aromatic compound with a conjugated diene compound, and hydrogenated derivatives thereof, characterized in that the saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin (a) has an ethylene content of 40 to 95 wt % based on a weight of the saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin and a degree of saponification of the vinyl acetate of at least 80 wt % and (b)at least one selected from the group consisting of copolymers of a vinyl aromatic compound with a conjugated diene compound is selected from the group consisting of (b-1) block copolymers of a vinyl aromatic compound with a conjugated diene compound, and hydrogenated derivatives thereof and (b-2) hydrogenated random copolymers of a vinyl aromatic compound with a conjugated diene compound, the copolymers having a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Riken Vinyl Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michihisa Tasaka, Toshimi Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 6433062
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the preparation of a thermoplastic elastomeric resin composition comprising melt kneading (a) 100 parts by weight of a block copolymer consisting of at least two polymeric blocks (A) composed mainly of a vinyl aromatic compound and at least one polymeric block (B) composed mainly of a conjugated diene compound, and/or a hydrogenated block copolymer obtained by hydrogenating said block copolymer, (b) 40 to 240 parts by weight of a non-aromatic softening agent for rubber, (c) 5 to 300 parts by weight of polyethylene or a copolymer composed mainly of ethylene, and (d) 5 to 60 parts by weight of polypropylene or a copolymer composed mainly of propylene, characterized in that the process comprises the following steps: (I) melt kneading the whole amounts of components (a), (b) and (d) and a part of component (c), and, at the same time or subsequently, melt kneading these with (f) an organic peroxide, and (II) melt kneading the product obtained from step (I) with the remai
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Riken Vinyl Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michihisa Tasaka, Akihiro Tamura
  • Patent number: 6364992
    Abstract: A decorative sheet is characterized in that the sheet comprises a thermoplastic resin layer (A), an adhesive layer containing a luster pigment (B) and a transparent or translucent thermoplastic resin layer (C) laminated in the order mentioned. According to the present invention, a decorative sheet which exhibits cost saving and enhanced designability and a process for producing the sheet are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Riken Vinyl Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Nambu, Hiroyuki Tomomatsu
  • Patent number: 6183842
    Abstract: A decorative laminated sheet, sequentially comprising (A) a completely amorphous polyester resin layer and (B) a substrate layer composed of a polyolefin resin, a polyvinyl chloride resin, an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin, an acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylic acid ester resin, an acrylonitrile-ethylene propylene-styrene resin, a methyl methacrylate-butadiene-styrene resin, a polyethylene terephthalate or a completely amorphous polyester resin. Or a decorative laminated sheet comprising a substrate layer composed of (B) a completely amorphous polyester type resin layer and a transfer foil formed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Riken Vinyl Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motohiro Shimizu, Yasushi Tokunaga
  • Patent number: 6048933
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the preparation of a thermoplastic elastomeric resin composition comprising (a) 100 parts by weight of a block copolymer consisting of at least two polymeric blocks (A) composed of a vinyl aromatic compound and at least one polymeric block (B) composed of a conjugated diene compound, or a hydrogenated block copolymer, (b) 20 to 300 parts by weight of a non-aromatic softening agent for rubber, (c) 1 to 100 parts by weight of a peroxide-crosslinking type olefinic resin or a copolymeric rubber containing said resin, and (d) 10 to 150 parts by weight of a peroxide-decomposition type olefinic resin or a copolymer containing said resin, characterized in that the process comprises a step of heat-processing component (a), component (b), at least a part of component (c) and a part of component (d) in the presence of an organic peroxide to cause crosslinking, and a subsequent step of blending these with the remaining part of component (d) and, if any, the remaining part of component
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Riken Vinyl Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michihisa Tasaka, Toshio Ito, Hiromasa Sanada
  • Patent number: 6037395
    Abstract: A conductive material and an oxazoline ring-containing compound or a high-molecular compound obtained by (graft) copolymerization of at least one 2-oxazoline ring-containing compound are added to an aromatic polycarbonate resin and optionally a polyester resin having mainly a skeleton of 1,4 cyclohexanedimethanol origin as a glycol component, thereby obtaining a conductive resin composition significantly improved in strength characteristics and further moisture absorbability without deterioration of heat resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Riken Vinyl Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masaki Enomoto
  • Patent number: 5936037
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the preparation of a thermoplastic elastomeric resin composition comprising melt kneading(a) 100 parts by weight of a block copolymer consisting of at least two polymeric blocks (A) composed mainly of a vinyl aromatic compound and at least one polymeric block (B) composed mainly of a conjugated diene compound, and/or a hydrogenated block copolymer obtained by hydrogenating said block copolymer,(b) 20 to 300 parts by weight of a non-aromatic softening agent for rubber,(c) 1 to 150 parts by weight of a peroxide-crosslinking type olefinic resin and/or a copolymeric rubber containing said resin, and(d) 10 to 150 parts by weight of a peroxide-decomposing type olefinic resin and/or a copolymer containing said resin,characterized in that the process comprises a step of heat-processing component (a), component (b), at least a part of component (c), at least a part of component (d) and at least a part of 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Riken Vinyl Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Michihisa Tasaka
  • Patent number: 5929165
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the preparation of a thermoplastic elastomeric resin composition comprising (a) 100 parts by weight of a block copolymer consisting of at least two polymeric blocks (A) composed of a vinyl aromatic compound and at least one polymeric block (B) composed of a conjugated diene compound, or a hydrogenated block copolymer, (b) 20 to 300 parts by weight of a non-aromatic softening agent for rubber, (c) 1 to 100 parts by weight of a peroxide-crosslinking type olefinic resin or a copolymeric rubber containing said resin, and (d) 10 to 150 parts by weight of a peroxide-decomposition type olefinic resin or a copolymer containing said resin, characterized in that the process comprises a step of heat-processing component (a), component (b), at least a part of component (c) and a part of component (d) in the presence of an organic peroxide to cause crosslinking, and a subsequent step of blending these with the remaining part of component (d) and, if any, the remaining part of component
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Riken Vinyl Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michihisa Tasaka, Toshio Ito, Hiromasa Sanada
  • Patent number: 5637171
    Abstract: A method for preparing polyvinyl chloride sheets for membrane press forming which comprises contact bonding of a preheated first polyvinyl chloride sheet on the heating drum, contact bonding of at least one other layer of preheated polyvinyl chloride sheet thereon, contact bonding of a transfer film thereon and embossing by emboss-roll thereon, wherein said transfer film has a laminated structure comprising a polyester film, a release coat layer, a resin coat layer and a hot melt coat layer successively from the surface layer. The method of the present invention provides a sheet for membrane press forming which has excellent stain and scratch resistance. Furthermore, after this sheets is subjected to overlay-laminate forming on materials such as plywood and the like, splendid forms can be obtained without surface cracks caused by expansion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: Riken Vinyl Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasuo Kasahara
  • Patent number: 5492589
    Abstract: This invention relates to a decorative laminated sheet having a sense of being coated and having improved surface hardness, which is produced by laminating a polyester film excellent in transparency on the surface of a semi-rigid thermoplastic resin film supplied with a colored layer or a pattern-printed layer, and then coating a hard coat layer comprising a UV-curable coating on the surface of the polyester film of the resulting laminated film, and a process for producing same. This invention can provide a sheet not only excellent in scratch resistance, specular reflectivity and sharpness of the surface, but having a sense of being deeply coated as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Assignee: Riken Vinyl Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Mizuno
  • Patent number: 5476718
    Abstract: A compound water-sealing sealant comprising a non-water-swelling thermoplastic resin (A), preferably a vinyl chloride resin, and a water-swelling resin (C) obtained by kneading together 10 to 97% by weight of the non-water-swelling thermoplastic resin (A) and 3 to 90% by weight of a water-swelling material (B). The compound water-sealing sealant is molded by the conjoint extrusion molding of the non-water-swelling thermoplastic resin (A) and the water-swelling resin (C). The water-swelling material (B) is a water-swelling urethane resin which is a prepolymer having isocyanate groups in which the content of terminal NCO groups amounts to 1 to 12%, preferably 2 to 7%, obtained by the reaction of polyisocyanate with at least one polyether polyol of the formulaR[(OR.sub.1)n OH]pwherein R is a polyhydric alcohol residue;(OR.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1995
    Assignees: Asahi Denka Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Riken Vinyl Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Isamu Ichizuka, Shuitsu Takahashi, Kouzi Hara, Hiroshi Waki, Shinji Kobe, Tadayuki Sakurada, Yoshitaka Okouchi, Ken Ohkubo, Hiroshi Shimizu
  • Patent number: 5444128
    Abstract: A water-sealing sheet comprising a water-swelling resin obtained by kneading together 10 to 97% by weight of a non-water-swelling thermoplastic resin, preferably vinyl chloride resin, containing 80 to 200 parts by weight of a plasticizer based on 100 parts by weight of the non-waterswelling thermoplastic resin, and 3 to 90% by weight of a water-swelling urethane resin. The urethane resin is a prepolymer having isocyanate groups in which the content of terminal NCO groups amounts to 1 to 12%, preferably 2 to 7%, obtained by the reaction of polyisocyanate with at least one polyether polyol of the formulaR[(OR.sub.1)n OH]pwherein R is a polyhydric alcohol residue;(OR.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1995
    Assignees: Asahi Denka Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Riken Vinyl Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Isamu Ichizuka, Shuitsu Takahashi, Kouzi Hara, Hiroshi Waki, Shinji Kobe, Tadayuki Sakurada, Yoshitaka Okouchi, Ken Ohkubo, Hiroshi Shimizu
  • Patent number: 5413840
    Abstract: This invention relates to a decorative laminated sheet having a sense of being coated and having improved surface hardness, which is produced by laminating a polyester film excellent in transparency on the surface of a semi-rigid thermoplastic resin film supplied with a colored layer or a pattern-printed layer, and then coating a hard coat layer comprising a UV-curable coating on the surface of the polyester film of the resulting laminated film, and a process for producing same. This invention can provide a sheet not only excellent in scratch resistance, specular reflectivity and sharpness of the surface, but having a sense of being deeply coated as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1995
    Assignee: Riken Vinyl Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Mizuno
  • Patent number: 5302650
    Abstract: A vinyl chloride resin composition comprises: a mixture composed of 10 to 97 wt % vinyl chloride resin and 3 to 90 wt % thermoplastic polyester elastomer; and 10 to 200 parts by weight of a plasticizer with respect to 100 parts by weight of said mixture, the molecular weight of said plasticizer being 500 to 5000. This vinyl chloride resin composition can be easily melt bonded to polycarbonate resins which conventionally cannot be readily melt bonded. Therefore, the composition can be widely used in extrusion molding and injection molding. Furthermore, as a high molecular weight plasticizer is employed as the plasticizing agent, the problem of cracks can be overcome. In addition, since the necessity of using the adhesive agent in the manufacturing process can be eliminated, the overall cost can be significantly reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1994
    Assignee: Riken Vinyl Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshio Ito