Patents by Inventor Akira FURUKO

Akira FURUKO 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: 10280253
    Abstract: The present invention is a hydrogenated cycloolefin ring-opening polymer comprising a repeating unit derived from tetracyclododecene, and a repeating unit derived from an additional norbornene-based monomer, the hydrogenated cycloolefin ring-opening polymer having a racemo diad ratio of 65% or more with respect to the repeating unit derived from tetracyclododecene, the hydrogenated cycloolefin ring-opening polymer having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 10,000 to 40,000, and a resin formed article obtained by forming the hydrogenated cycloolefin ring-opening polymer having a glass transition temperature of 140 to 165° C., a melt flow rate of 8 g/10 min or more as measured at a temperature of 280° C. under a load of 21.18 N, and a flexural strength of 60 MPa or more as measured by a flexural test at a test speed of 2 mm/min, and a resin formed article, and an optical member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Zeon Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Furuko, Takashi Houkawa, Ayumi Sato, Kenji Umeda
  • Publication number: 20180237634
    Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition comprising an alicyclic-structure-containing polymer and a polyglyceride-based additive, wherein the polyglyceride-based additive includes one or a plurality of polyglyceride compounds, the polyglyceride-based additive has a hydroxyl value of 320 to 700 mgKOH/g, and the content of the polyglyceride-based additive is 0.2 to 2.0 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the alicyclic-structure-containing polymer. The present invention also provides a resin formed article obtained by forming the resin composition. According to the present invention, a resin composition which hardly whitens even under a hot and humid environment and hardly causes a bleed-out phenomenon of additives, and a resin formed article obtained by forming the resin composition are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayumi SATO, Kensaku FUJII, Akira FURUKO
  • Publication number: 20180188420
    Abstract: The invention is a resin composition comprising an alicyclic-structure-containing polymer, a hindered-phenol-based antioxidant and a hindered amine compound, wherein the hindered-phenol-based antioxidant is a compound having a group represented by the specific formula, the hindered amine compound is a compound having a group represented by the specific formula in its molecule, a content of the hindered-phenol-based antioxidant is 0.1 to 2.0 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the alicyclic-structure-containing polymer, and a content of the hindered amine compound is more than 0 to 1.0 part by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the alicyclic-structure-containing polymer, and a resin formed article, and an optical member. One aspect of the invention provides a resin composition which is hardly burned during forming, has excellent long-term thermal yellowing resistance and also suppresses adhesion of foreign matters due to charge, a resin formed article, and an optical member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira FURUKO, Ayumi SATO, Taichi SAWAGUCHI, Kensaku FUJII, Takashi HOUKAWA
  • Publication number: 20170306080
    Abstract: The present invention is a hydrogenated cycloolefin ring-opening polymer comprising a repeating unit derived from tetracyclododecene, and a repeating unit derived from an additional norbornene-based monomer, the hydrogenated cycloolefin ring-opening polymer having a racemo diad ratio of 65% or more with respect to the repeating unit derived from tetracyclododecene, the hydrogenated cycloolefin ring-opening polymer having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 10,000 to 40,000, and a resin formed article obtained by forming the hydrogenated cycloolefin ring-opening polymer having a glass transition temperature of 140 to 165° C., a melt flow rate of 8 g/10 min or more as measured at a temperature of 280° C. under a load of 21.18 N, and a flexural strength of 60 MPa or more as measured by a flexural test at a test speed of 2 mm/min, and a resin formed article, and an optical member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Zeon Corporation
    Inventors: Akira FURUKO, Takashi HOUKAWA, Ayumi SATO, Kenji UMEDA