Patents by Inventor Atsuhiro Higuchi

Atsuhiro Higuchi 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: 7157520
    Abstract: A powdery linear polymer having a narrow particle size distribution with little dusting and excellent in anti-blocking property is recovered from a latex of a linear polymer containing a large proportion (35–75 wt. %) of soft polymer (S) component through a two-step coagulation process including a first (moderate coagulation) step causing 70–98 wt. % of the coagulation. The linear polymer in the latex has a multilayer structure comprising a linear polymer (S) having a glass transition temperature below 40° C. and a linear polymer (H) having a higher glass transition temperature disposed in totally at least two layers and containing 35–75 wt. %, as a whole, of the linear polymer (S) with the proviso that the linear polymer (S) cannot be contained in excess of 30 wt. % in an outermost layer of the multilayer structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventors: Atsuhiro Higuchi, Yasuhiro Suzuki
  • Patent number: 6995196
    Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition, comprises a thermoplastic resin (A) and thermoplastic resin fine particles (C) carrying a colloidal inorganic substance (B), and contains the colloidal inorganic substance (B) in a proportion of 0.01–0.8 wt. % of the total of the thermoplastic resin (A), the colloidal inorganic substance (B) and the thermoplastic resin fine particles (C). The thermoplastic resin composition effectively prevents the plateout without impairing inherent properties of the base thermoplastic resin, by containing the colloidal inorganic substance (B) showing a plateout-prevention effect in a small amount and in a good dispersion state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventors: Atsuhiro Higuchi, Hiroshi Sakabe
  • Publication number: 20050124729
    Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition, comprises a thermoplastic resin (A) and thermoplastic resin fine particles (C) carrying a colloidal inorganic substance (B), and contains the colloidal inorganic substance (B) in a proportion of 0.01-0.8 wt. % of the total of the thermoplastic resin (A), the colloidal inorganic substance (B) and the thermoplastic resin fine particles (C). The thermoplastic resin composition effectively prevents the plateout without impairing inherent properties of the base thermoplastic resin, by containing the colloidal inorganic substance (B) showing a plateout-prevention effect in a small amount and in a good dispersion state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Atsuhiro Higuchi, Hiroshi Sakabe
  • Publication number: 20050049332
    Abstract: A powdery linear polymer having a narrow particle size distribution with little dusting and excellent in anti-blocking property is recovered from a latex of a linear polymer containing a large proportion (35-75 wt. %) of soft polymer (S) component through a two-step coagulation process including a first (moderate coagulation) step causing 70-98 wt. % of the coagulation. The linear polymer in the latex has a multilayer structure comprising a linear polymer (S) having a glass transition temperature below 40° C. and a linear polymer (H) having a higher glass transition temperature disposed in totally at least two layers and containing 35-75 wt. %, as a whole, of the linear polymer (S) with the proviso that the linear polymer (S) cannot be contained in excess of 30 wt. % in an outermost layer of the multilayer structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Atsuhiro Higuchi, Yasuhiro Suzuki