Patents by Inventor Chika Funabiki

Chika Funabiki 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).

  • Publication number: 20180022076
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a decorative sheet exhibiting excellent heat-insulating performance, weather-resistant contact, and design with muted colors, and a decorative member including the decorative sheet. The present invention provides a decorative sheet having a lightness value of 55 or less and including: a base sheet; a decorative layer; and a surface protective layer, wherein the decorative layer contains a composite oxide containing at least manganese and has a thickness of 0.7 to 13 ?m. The present invention also provides a decorative member including the decorative sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Masanori UENO, Kouhei IRIYAMA, Chika FUNABIKI
  • Publication number: 20160325535
    Abstract: Provided is a decorative sheet for decreased thickness, and ensure superior molding processability and designability including external appearance (including the finished state) and texture (feel). The present invention relates to a decorative sheet, comprising a base sheet formed of a polyester resin or a polyolefin resin; and an ornamental layer and a surface-protecting layer provided on the base sheet in this order, the decorative sheet having a total thickness of 70 to 135 ?m, at least the surface-protecting layer having recesses, the maximum depth of each recess being 15 to 100% based on the total thickness and not less than 15 ?m, the ratio of a tensile elastic modulus at 120° C. to a tensile elastic modulus at 20° C. being 1:12 to 1:160, and the ratio of a maximum point load at 120° C. to a maximum point load at 20° C. upon 30-mm stretching being 1:1.7 to 1:30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Masanori Ueno, Chika Funabiki