Patents Assigned to Toray Industries
  • Patent number: 11794150
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a separation membrane including a thermoplastic polymer selected from a cellulose ester and a polyamide, in which, when regions obtained by dividing a cross-sectional surface perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the separation membrane into 5 at an equal interval are defined as regions 1 to 5, all the regions 1 to 5 have a number average pore diameter changing rate ?i of ?0.25 to 0.25, and at least one of the regions 1 to 5 is a region P that satisfies conditions (a) and (b): (a) a value of area average pore diameter Ds/number average pore diameter Dn is 2.50 to 6.00; and (b) a number average W of fine pores that are located at a distance smaller than La from a center of respective coarse pores is 10 to 30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroki Eimura, Koichi Takada, Marina Otsuka, Masayuki Hanakawa
  • Patent number: 11799199
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an electronic device housing that is able to maintain the antenna performance without deteriorating the radio communication performance, excellent in terms of the degree of warpage and dimensional accuracy, and mass productivity. The electronic device housing includes a fiber reinforcing member (a) and a fiber reinforcing member (b), wherein the fiber reinforcing member (a) contains a resin (a1) and a fiber (a2), the fiber (a2) being in the form of discontinuous fibers; the fiber reinforcing member (b) contains a resin (b1) and a fiber (b2), the fiber (b2) being in the form of continuous fibers; the projected area of the fiber reinforcing member (a) accounts for 60% or more of the total projected area, which accounts for 100%, of the housing projected onto the plane of the top face; and requirements (i) and/or (ii) given below are met: (i) the resin (a1) is a thermoplastic resin having a melting point of more than 265° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Mitsushige Hamaguchi, Takashi Fujioka, Masato Honma
  • Patent number: 11795282
    Abstract: A polypropylene film has an excellent long-term operating reliability in a high temperature environment when used in a high-voltage capacitor, which is suitable for use in such capacitor applications and the like, and which has an excellent structural stability to heat; and a metal film-laminated film and a film capacitor including the same. The polypropylene film, wherein the relationship between the sum (E?135 (MD+TD)) of the storage moduli in the machine direction and the transverse direction of the film, as determined by solid viscoelasticity measurement at 135° C., and the sum (E?125(MD+TD)) of the storage moduli, as determined by solid viscoelasticity measurement at 125° C., satisfies formula (1): E?135(MD+TD)/E?125(MD+TD)>0.7??(1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Imanishi, Masatoshi Ohkura, Yuta Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 11795064
    Abstract: Disclosed is a polymetalloxane including a constituent unit represented by the following general formula (1), which stably exists in a transparent and uniform state in a solution and can form a homogeneous cured film: wherein R1 is an organic group and at least one of R1 is an (R33SiO—) group, R3 is optionally selected from specific groups, R2 is optionally selected from specific groups, when plural R1, R2, and R3 exist, they may be the same or different, M represents a specific metal atom, m is an integer indicating a valence of a metal atom M, and a is an integer of 1 to (m?2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Masao Kamogawa, Mitsuhito Suwa, Hiroko Mitsui, Miki Nakamichi
  • Publication number: 20230335697
    Abstract: LED display devices emit light in all directions. Therefore, light is absorbed by peripheral insulating films for insulation of wiring, protective films, partition walls, and the like, and the light-extraction efficiency of a display becomes reduced, resulting in insufficient luminance. According to the present invention, such a problem is solved. This display device comprises at least: a metal wiring; a cured film; and a plurality of light-emitting elements. Each of the light-emitting elements is equipped with a pair of electrode terminals on one surface thereof. The pair of electrode terminals are connected to a plurality of strands of the metal wiring extending in the cured film. The plurality of strands of the metal wiring are configured to maintain electrical insulating properties due to the cured film. The cured film is obtained by curing a resin composition containing a resin (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Keika HASHIMOTO, Yuki MASUDA
  • Patent number: 11787126
    Abstract: A bonding system includes a supporting jig having a mounting surface on bonding substrates which are mounted, a bonding device that sandwiches and welds the bonding substrates between itself and the mounting surface, an articulated robot to which the bonding device is attached, and a control unit that controls the articulated robot and the bonding device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: TOYOTA CUSTOMIZING & DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD., AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITY, TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC., TEIJIN LIMITED, KOMATSU LTD., SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Furuyashiki, Hiroshi Yuchi, Satoshi Hirawaki, Yoshinori Yamamori, Takayuki Mori, Yoshihiro Iwano, Kazuaki Amaoka
  • Patent number: 11788150
    Abstract: This invention provides a kit or a device for the detection of pancreatic cancer, comprising a nucleic acid(s) capable of specifically binding to a miRNA(s) in a sample from a subject, and a method for detecting pancreatic cancer, comprising measuring the miRNA(s) in vitro.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: Toray Industries, Inc., National Cancer Center
    Inventors: Junpei Kawauchi, Hitoshi Nobumasa, Satoko Kozono, Satoshi Kondou, Hiroko Sudo, Atsushi Ochiai, Motohiro Kojima
  • Patent number: 11789363
    Abstract: The present invention provides a positive photosensitive resin composition having high light transmittance, high heat resistance, and excellent pattern processability. The present invention provides a positive photosensitive resin composition containing polysiloxane (A), a naphthoquinonediazide compound (B), and a solvent (C); in which the polysiloxane (A) has at least one structure selected from the following general formulae (1) to (3), and has at least one structure selected from the following general formulae (4) to (6); in which, in the general formulae (1) to (3), R4 represents a C2-C6 hydrocarbon group having an unsaturated double bond; R1 represents a single bond or a C1-C4 alkylene group; R2 in the general formula (2) represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C4 alkyl group; and R3 in the general formula (3) represents an organic group; in which R2 in general formula (5) represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C4 alkyl group; and R3 in the general formula (6) represents an organic group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Matoba, Toshiyasu Hibino, Mitsuhito Suwa
  • Publication number: 20230323603
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide, in particular, flame-resistant paper for a radio wave absorber member, the flame-resistant paper being unlikely to break during the production process and having favorable producibility in addition to being suitable for a radio wave absorber member and having high flame resistance. The flame-resistant paper for a radio wave absorber member according to the present invention contains pulp, aluminum hydroxide, guanidine phosphate, a binder, and a conductive substance, in which the content of the pulp is 5 to 20 mass%, the content of the aluminum hydroxide is 40 to 70 mass%, the content of the guanidine phosphate is 10 to 20 mass%, the content of the binder is 5 to 10 mass%, and the content of the conductive substance is 0.1 to 12 mass%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Tomoko Takano, Hideaki Karasaki, Taira Omori
  • Publication number: 20230323115
    Abstract: Disclosed is a polymer composition including a polyester copolymer and a biodegradable polymer, wherein the polyester copolymer includes two types of ester bond-forming monomer residues as main structural units, when the two types of ester bond-forming monomers are defined as “monomer A” and “monomer B”, respectively, the polyester copolymer satisfies (1) to (3) below, the biodegradable polymer has a melting point of 100° C. or higher, and the biodegradable polymer is included in an amount of 0.1% by weight or more and less than 30% by weight in 100% by weight of the total of the polyester copolymer and the biodegradable polymer. The present invention provides a polymer composition having low Young's modulus and high tensile strength. (1) An R value represented by the following formula is 0.45 or more and 0.99 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Taisuke KOGAWA, Jiao LU, Koji KADOWAKI, Masataka NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230323594
    Abstract: An artificial leather is provided having excellent flame retardancy and moderate air permeability and a flexible texture, where the artificial leather feels like natural suede and has an elegant appearance, the artificial leather including a fiber entanglement including an ultrafine fiber having an average single fiber diameter of 0.1 ?m or more and 10 ?m or less, and an elastomer, in which one surface is a napped surface having a raised nap, the other surface is a flame retardant surface having a flame retardant, and the following requirements 1 and 2 are satisfied: requirement 1: at least the flame retardant surface has a plurality of opening portions; requirement 2: the flame retardant has a tackiness of 0.1 N/cm2 or more and 2.0 N/cm2 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Takahiro Tsuchimoto, Tatsuya Hagiwara, Atsushi Shinozaki
  • Patent number: 11781251
    Abstract: A base fabric for an airbag is formed of a polyamide fiber, wherein a CV value of a weaving density for every 20 cm in a base fabric weft direction is equal to or less than 0.5%, and original-yarn strength usage rates in the warp direction and the weft direction are equal to or more than 85%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Yusuke Egawa, Taiki Hosaka
  • Patent number: 11780124
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a thermoplastic resin material, including: a mold for molding a base material containing a thermoplastic resin into a predetermined shape; and a transfer mechanism that places the base material in the mold, wherein the transfer mechanism includes a detection mechanism that detects a state of the base material, and a controlling unit that controls operation of the mold and the transfer mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., KADO CORPORATION, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOKAI NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SYSTEM, TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC., TEIJIN LIMITED, SUBARU CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KYOWA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Hirawaki, Yoshiaki Matsumoto, Shunya Hatanaka, Takashi Kusaka, Yasunari Kuratani
  • Publication number: 20230314800
    Abstract: A head-up display (HUD) system is described that makes it less possible that coloring is visually recognized on a windshield even with sunglasses worn, wherein the head-up display system includes an image projector configured to project an image; and a resin film configured such that the image from the image projector is projected on the resin film, wherein the resin film is a reflective plane, and is disposed in such a manner that the incidence plane where the maximum of the absolute value of a* and the maximum of the absolute value of b* satisfy the following formulae (1) and (2) is at 90±10° to a horizontal plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Shin Hirose, Takayuki Uto, Yuji Matsuo, Shohei Yoshida, Miyu Shiraishi
  • Publication number: 20230313447
    Abstract: Provided is an artificial leather, which exhibits light transmitting properties and maintains its texture and touch while being dark-colored and having a medium or higher density, the artificial leather including a fiber entangled body formed of ultrafine fibers having an average single fiber diameter of 0.1 to ?m; and an elastomer, in which the artificial leather has a thickness of 0.4 to 1.2 mm and a weight per unit area of 80 to 450 g/m2, where one surface of the artificial leather is a design surface colored with a dye and/or a pigment and satisfies the following Formulas (1) to (3): L*1?55 . . . ??(1) L0>50 . . . ??(2) ?L* <?5 . . . ??(3) where L*1, L*0 and ?L* are as defined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Shinozaki, Konomi Sakagami, Takahiro Tsuchimoto
  • Publication number: 20230309217
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a wiring board on which an opaque wiring electrode is less visible. The wiring board comprises a transparent substrate, an opaque wiring electrode patterned on at least one surface of the transparent substrate, and a transparent protective layer formed on the transparent substrate and the opaque wiring electrode. The part where the opaque wiring electrode is formed has an internal reflectivity R1 of 0.1% or less, which is measured from the transparent protective layer of the wiring board, and a refractive index n1 of the transparent substrate and a refractive index n2 of the transparent protective layer satisfy the following formula (1). 0.97?n2/n1?1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Ryutaro IKEDA, Toshiya KODAMA
  • Publication number: 20230302687
    Abstract: A fiber-reinforced plastic capable of coping with a more complicated shape while maintaining lightweight properties and mechanical properties is provided, where a thermoplastic prepreg is obtained by impregnating a discontinuous reinforcing fiber web impregnated with a thermoplastic resin, the thermoplastic prepreg satisfying at least one of the following features (A) or (B): feature (A): a plurality of incisions cutting at least a part of discontinuous reinforcing fibers constituting the discontinuous reinforcing fiber web; and feature (B): a fiber length variation region in which a coefficient of variation in fiber length of the discontinuous reinforcing fibers constituting the discontinuous reinforcing fiber web is 40% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kentaro Adachi, Terumasa Tsuda, Kota Kawahara, Masato Honma, Hiroaki Matsutani
  • Publication number: 20230294370
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a fiber-reinforced plastic that has, as at least one of the surface layers in the thickness direction thereof, a layer containing reinforced fibers and a matrix in which a thermosetting resin and a thermoplastic resin are integrated. The reinforced fibers form discontinuous reinforced fiber bundles randomly stacked or discontinuous reinforced fiber bundles arranged in one direction. A portion of the discontinuous reinforced fiber bundles is in contact with both of the thermosetting resin and the thermoplastic resin. The thermoplastic resin is exposed in at least a portion of the surface of the surface layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Terumasa Tsuda, Tomohiro Takehara, Masato Honma
  • Patent number: 11760053
    Abstract: A prepreg which is suitable for producing a fiber-reinforced composite material in a short period of time without using an autoclave, can produce a fiber-reinforced composite material in which the occurrence of voids is suppressed and excellent impact resistance is achieved, and has excellent handling properties; and a fiber-reinforced composite material using the prepreg. This prepreg is a prepreg in which a reinforcing fiber [A] arranged in layers is partially impregnated with an epoxy resin composition containing an epoxy resin [B] and a curing agent [C], wherein the impregnation rate ? is 30-95%, and a thermoplastic resin [D] insoluble in the epoxy resin [B] is unevenly distributed on both surfaces of the prepreg. In addition, in the layers of the reinforcing fiber [A], epoxy resin composition-unimpregnated portions are localized on one surface of the prepreg, and the localization parameter a, which defines the degree of localization, is in the range of 0.10<?<0.45.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Takuya Yamane, Narumichi Sato, Shiori Kawamoto, Miyuki Tabayashi
  • Patent number: 11760861
    Abstract: A carbon fiber bundle has a relationship among a crystallite size Lc (nm), a single-fiber compressive strength Fc (GPa) measured by a compressive fragmentation method of single-fiber composites, and an initial modulus E0 (GPa) in a resin-impregnated strand tensile test simultaneously satisfies formulas (1) to (3), and Lc is 4.00 nm or less: Fc?1.3×10/Lc?0.3??(1) E0?80×Lc+155??(2) E0?330??(3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Haruki Okuda, Naohiro Matsumoto, Yuki Sada, Fumihiko Tanaka