Patents by Inventor Akimoto Uchikawa

Akimoto Uchikawa 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: 9415246
    Abstract: Layered heat-proof protective clothing includes a front fabric layer and a breathable waterproof interlayer and/or heat-shielding layer, the layered heat-proof protective clothing having a thickness of 2.5 mm or greater after 5 washings according to ISO 6330, and a time to temperature increase by 24° C. of 18 seconds or longer in the heat transfer test ISO 6942-2002 in European Approach A, Section 4, according to ISO 11613, wherein the basis weight of the layered heat-proof protective clothing is 450±50 g/m2, and wherein the front fabric layer is composed of a double weave fabric, having a front side fabric and back side fabric whose TMA shrinkage factor difference at 400° C., with 150° C/min increase, is at least 4%, and the variation in thickness of the double weave fabric after 8 seconds of flame exposure from the front side fabric side following ISO 17492, TPP, being 2 mm or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: TEIJIN LIMITED
    Inventors: Saori Kuroda, Akimoto Uchikawa
  • Publication number: 20130174334
    Abstract: The invention provides heat-proof protective clothing not only having excellent heat-proof chemical resistance and breathable waterproofness, but also being lightweight and having a high heat-insulating property, meeting the specifications of the flame exposure test (ISO 9151) and radiant heat exposure test (ISO 6942-2002) of Approach A and B of ISO 11613, thus being usable as layered heat-proof protective clothing with low heat stress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: TEIJIN LIMITED
    Inventors: Saori Kuroda, Akimoto Uchikawa