Patents by Inventor Akio Tanimoto

Akio Tanimoto 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).

  • Method of installing tile-like floor material
    Patent number: 5217552
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pressure sensitive adhesive for a tile-like floor material wherein the adhesive includes a polymer A having a mean particle diameter of from 0.05 to 4 .mu. and a polymer B having a mean particle diameter of from 5 to 150 .mu. and in combination therewith, the polymer B being obtained by aqueous suspension polymerization in the presence of a partially saponified polyvinyl alcohol and being lower than the polymer A in glass transition point, and a method of installing the tile-like floor material which employs the adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1993
    Assignees: Toyo Linoleum Company Limited, Saiden Chemical Industry Co., Limited
    Inventors: Norihisa Miyajima, Issei Ozaki, Akio Tanimoto, Yasumasa Takao, Osamu Yoshikawa