Patents by Inventor Akio Nodera

Akio Nodera 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: 7553900
    Abstract: The present invention provides an aromatic polycarbonate resin composition including a resin component containing (A) 50 to 95% by mass of an aromatic polycarbonate resin and (B) 50 to 5% by mass of a polyester resin derived from natural sources and/or a polylactic acid obtained from synthetic lactic acid, and (C) 0.1 to 30 parts by mass of carbon nanotubes compounded in 100 parts by mass of the resin component, the aromatic polycarbonate resin composition being able to afford a molded object free from layer delamination and excellent in electrical conductivity (antistatic property), solvent resistance, flame retardancy, impact resistance, molding appearance, etc. and having good flowability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Hayata, Akio Nodera
  • Publication number: 20090105378
    Abstract: Provided is an aromatic polycarbonate resin composition including a combination composed of 98 to 1 mass % of an aromatic polycarbonate (A), 1 to 98 mass % of an aliphatic polyester (B), and 1 to 80 mass % of an organic filler derived from a natural product (C), the aromatic polycarbonate resin composition being obtained by suppressing increase in density of an aromatic polycarbonate resin composition containing an aliphatic polyester, while improving rigidity and fluidity thereof and ameliorating poor external appearance such as pearly luster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naosuke MUKAWA, Yusuke HAYATA, Akio NODERA, Hiroshi YASUDA, Keiichi WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20090076195
    Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition including 100 parts by mass of a resin component containing to 99 mass % of a thermoplastic resin (A) and 20 to 1 mass % of a side-chain crystalline polymer (B), and 0.1 to 30 parts by mass of carbon nanotube (C). The composition has a stabilized thermoplastic resin/side-chain crystalline polymer phase structure, is free from laminar peeling, and is excellent in conductive (antistatic) property, solvent resistance, flow characteristics, flame retardancy, impact resistance, molding appearance, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akio Nodera, Yusuke Hayata, Masanori Sera, Takenori Fujimura
  • Patent number: 7504452
    Abstract: This invention relates to a polycarbonate resin composition comprising: (A) 100 mass parts of a polycarbonate, comprising (a-1) 10-100% by mass of a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer and (a-2) 90-0% by mass of an aromatic polycarbonate (a-2); and (B) 5-100 mass parts of a fatty acid polyester, and improves the flame retardancy of the polycarbonate resin composition without using halogen flame retardants and, further, achieves high fluidity of the resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Hayata, Akio Nodera
  • Publication number: 20090061220
    Abstract: There is provided an aromatic polycarbonate resin composition having excellent flame retardancy, mechanical properties and fluidity and affording a thin-walled molded article. The aromatic polycarbonate resin composition includes a resin component containing (A) 90 to 99.5% by mass of an aromatic polycarbonate resin and (B) 10 to 0.5% by mass of a polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer, and, compounded in 100 parts by mass of the resin component, (C) 0.1 to 5 parts by mass of a bisphenol type epoxy compound and (D) 0.05 to 2 parts by mass of polytetrafluoroethylene capable of forming fibrils, wherein the polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer in the resin composition has a dispersion average particle diameter of 0.1 to 1.0 ?m. The molded article has a section with a thickness of 1 mm or less and is obtainable by molding the aromatic polycarbonate resin composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akio Nodera, Yusuke Hayata
  • Publication number: 20080176978
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoplastic resin composition containing 100 parts by mass of a mixture of a thermoplastic resin (A) and carbon nanotubes (B), the mixture comprising the component (A) in an amount of 20 to 99.95 mass % and the component (B) in an amount of 0.05 to 20 mass %; a flame retardant (C) in an amount of 0.05 to 30 parts by mass; and a polyfluoroolefin resin in an amount of 0 to 2 parts by mass. The flame retardant is preferably a phosphorus compound, and the thermoplastic resin preferably contains, as a component, an aromatic polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: IDEMITSU PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akio NODERA
  • Publication number: 20080108754
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoplastic resin composition containing (A) a resin mixture including (a-1) a polycarbonate resin in an amount of 45 to 97% by mass and (a-2) a fatty acid polyester in an amount of 55 to 3 % by mass, and (B) a rubber-like elastomer in an amount of 0.5 to 20 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the resin mixture, wherein component (B) is dispersed in an interface between ingredient (a-1) and ingredient (a-2) or in domains of ingredient (a-2). The composition has high impact characteristics and high fluidity and overcomes appearance defects such as pearl-like gloss and jetting marks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Hayata, Akio Nodera
  • Publication number: 20080076866
    Abstract: Provided are a polycarbonate resin composition which does not contain halogen and phosphorus as a flame retardant component and which is excellent in a fluidity while maintaining a flame resistance, a heat resistance and an impact resistance and a molded article thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi MITSUHASHI, Akio Nodera, Hiroshi Kawato, Toshio Isozaki
  • Publication number: 20080051508
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoplastic resin composition comprising 100 mass parts of a polycarbonate resin composition comprising 50 to 95 mass % of (A) a polycarbonate resin and 50 to 5 mass % of (B) a polylactic acid based resin and 5 to 65 mass parts of (C) a vinyl based graft copolymer. The above thermoplastic resin composition comprising the polycarbonate resin and the lactic acid based resin and endowed with a mechanical characteristic of polycarbonate and an excellent fluidity of polylactic acid in combination is improved in a hydrolysis resistance and provides a molded article further improved in an impact resistance and a thin-walled falling weight impact strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2005
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Hayata, Akio Nodera
  • Publication number: 20080033097
    Abstract: The present invention provides an aromatic polycarbonate resin composition including a resin component containing (A) 50 to 95% by mass of an aromatic polycarbonate resin and (B) 50 to 5% by mass of a polyester resin derived from natural sources and/or a polylactic acid obtained from synthetic lactic acid, and (C) 0.1 to 30 parts by mass of carbon nanotubes compounded in 100 parts by mass of the resin component, the aromatic polycarbonate resin composition being able to afford a molded object free from layer delamination and excellent in electrical conductivity (antistatic property), solvent resistance, flame retardancy, impact resistance, molding appearance, etc. and having good flowability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Hayata, Akio Nodera
  • Patent number: 7307120
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoplastic resin composition containing 100 parts by mass of a mixture of a thermoplastic resin (A) and carbon nanotubes (B), the mixture being composed of the component (A) in an amount of 20 to 99.95 mass % and the component (B) in an amount of 0.05 to 20 mass %; a flame retardant (C) in an amount of 0.05 to 30 parts by mass; and a polyfluoroolefin resin in an amount of 0 to 2 parts by mass. The flame retardant is preferably a phosphorus compound, and the thermoplastic resin preferably contains, as a component, an aromatic polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akio Nodera
  • Patent number: 7300975
    Abstract: A flame-retardant polycarbonate resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a resin mixture of (A) from 60 to 99% by weight of a polycarbonate resin and (B) from 1 to 40% by weight of a styrenic resin, and from 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of(C) a functional group having silicone compound, and from 0.02 to 5 parts by weight of (D) a fluoro-olefin resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Akio Nodera, Masahiro Kitayama
  • Publication number: 20070197740
    Abstract: This invention relates to a polycarbonate resin composition comprising: (A) 100 mass parts of a polycarbonate, comprising (a-1) 10-100% by mass of a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer and (a-2) 90-0% by mass of an aromatic polycarbonate (a-2); and (B) 5-100 mass parts of a fatty acid polyester, and improves the flame retardancy of the polycarbonate resin composition without using halogen flame retardants and, further, achieves high fluidity of the resin composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.,
    Inventors: Yusuke Hayata, Akio Nodera
  • Patent number: 7217757
    Abstract: To provide a thermoplastic resin composition capable of affording a molded article which has excellent flame retardancy and compressive strength, which has good dimensional accuracy and which has good appearance. A thermoplastic resin composition including (A) 0.5 to 99.9 mass % of an aromatic polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer terminated with an aromatic compound, (B) 0 to 99.5 mass % of an aromatic polycarbonate terminated with an aromatic compound, (C) 0.1 to 5 mass % of fine silica, and (D) 0 to 2 mass % of a polytetrafluoroethylene resin, and a molded article thereof, which are compounded together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akio Nodera
  • Publication number: 20060089434
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoplastic resin composition containing 100 parts by mass of a mixture of a thermoplastic resin (A) and carbon nanotubes (B), the mixture being composed of the component (A) in an amount of 20 to 99.95 mass % and the component (B) in an amount of 0.05 to 20 mass %; a flame retardant (C) in an amount of 0.05 to 30 parts by mass; and a polyfluoroolefin resin in an amount of 0 to 2 parts by mass. The flame retardant is preferably a phosphorus compound, and the thermoplastic resin preferably contains, as a component, an aromatic polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Applicant: IDEMITSU PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akio Nodera
  • Publication number: 20060052519
    Abstract: A flame-retardant polycarbonate resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a resin mixture of (A) from 60 to 99% by weight of a polycarbonate resin and (B) from 1 to 40% by weight of a styrenic resin, and from 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of (C) a functional group having silicone compound, and from 0.02 to 5 parts by weight of (D) a fluoro-olefin resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akio Nodera, Masahiro Kitayama
  • Patent number: 7001945
    Abstract: A flame-retardant polycarbonate resin composition comprising either a resin mixture of a polycarbonate resin and a styrenic resin, a functional group-having silicone compound, and a fluoro-olefin resin; or a polycarbonate resin, a functional group-having silicone compound, and a core/shell-type, grafted rubbery elastomer; or a resin mixture of a polycarbonate resin and a styrenic resin, a fluoro-olefin resin, an inorganic filler, and a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer and/or a functional group-having silicone resin, which composition and its moldings, exhibit good flame retardance, good impact resistance, and good thermal stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Idemitsu Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akio Nodera, Masahiro Kitayama
  • Patent number: 6995211
    Abstract: A flame-retardant polycarbonate resin composition which exhibits excellent flame-retarding property and retention of the antistatic property for a long time. It comprises (A) a polycarbonate resin, (B) an aromatic vinyl resin having an acid salt group and (C) a silicone compound having a reactive group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akio Nodera, Masahiro Kitayama, Toshio Isozaki
  • Patent number: 6987141
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polycarbonate resin composition, including (1) a colored composition that comprises two types of specifically-terminated aromatic polycarbonates along with an inorganic filler added thereto, (2) a composition that comprises a polycarbonate resin terminated with a specific phenoxy group, a functional group-having silicone compound and a core/shell-type grafted rubber-like elastomer, and (3) a composition that comprises a specifically-terminated aromatic polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer, a specifically-terminated aromatic polycarbonate and a fibril-forming polytetrafluoroethylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaya Okamoto, Akio Nodera, Yasuhiro Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20050261414
    Abstract: Provided are a polycarbonate resin composition which does not contain halogen and phosphorus as a flame retardant component and which is excellent in a fluidity while maintaining a flame resistance, a heat resistance and an impact resistance and a molded article thereof. The polycarbonate resin composition comprises (A) 60 to 97 mass % of an aromatic polycarbonate resin composition and 3 to 40 mass % of (B) an acrylonitrile-styrene base resin having a melt flow rate (MFR) of 5 or more at 200° C. and a load of 5 kg, wherein it is blended with 0 to 37 mass parts of (C) an impact resistance-improving agent, 0 to 3 mass parts of (D) an organic alkali metal salt and/or an organic alkali earth metal salt, 0 to 3 mass parts of (E) a functional group-containing silicone compound, 0 to 55 mass parts of (F) an inorganic filler and 0 to 2 mass parts of (G) a polyfluoroolefin resin each per total 100 mass parts of (A) and (B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Kenichi Mitsuhashi, Akio Nodera, Hiroshi Kawato, Toshio Isozaki