Patents by Inventor Hiroyasu Yamauchi

Hiroyasu Yamauchi 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: 8231805
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystalline polyester composition comprising a liquid crystalline polyester, a fibrous filler, a plate-like filler and a granular filler. The connector obtained using the liquid crystalline polyester composition has poor filling suppressed and is excellent in warp resistance and crack resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Fukuhara, Hiroyasu Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 8202448
    Abstract: A liquid-crystalline polyester resin composition is provided including a liquid-crystalline polyester obtained by polymerizing monomers of an aromatic hydroxycarboxylic acid in the presence of an imidazole compound. The composition also includes a mica which is a muscovite and has a volume average particle diameter of 40 ?m or less and a specific surface area of 6 m2/g or less, the amount of the mica being 15 to 100 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the liquid-crystalline polyester. The liquid-crystalline polyester resin composition has melt fluidity sufficient to be molded into a connector having an ultra-thin wall thickness portion. The resulting connector has sufficiently suppressed warp and sufficient soldering resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Fukuhara, Hiroyasu Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 8177433
    Abstract: A housing for a hydrodynamic bearing unit of this type is formed from a resin material having high oil resistance and low outgassing property to ensure the cleanliness of the bearing unit. An ester-based lubricating oil is used as a lubricating oil filled inside the hydrodynamic bearing unit 1, and the housing 7 is formed from an LCP-based resin material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignees: NTN Corporation, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kenji Ito, Fuminori Satoji, Hiroyasu Yamauchi, Mitsuo Maeda
  • Patent number: 7985351
    Abstract: A liquid crystalline polyester resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a liquid crystalline polyester; 50 to 150 parts by weight of at least one whisker selected from aluminum borate whisker and titanium oxide whisker; and 1 to 30 parts by weight of carbon black having a specific surface area of at least 200 m2/g. This liquid crystalline polyester resin composition has excellent mechanical properties and provides an insulator which is hardly charged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignees: Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Yamauchi, Mitsuo Maeda, Fuminori Satoji, Kenji Ito
  • Publication number: 20110114884
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystalline polyester composition comprising a liquid crystalline polyester, a fibrous filler, a plate-like filler and a granular filler. The connector obtained using the liquid crystalline polyester composition has poor filling suppressed and is excellent in warp resistance and crack resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki FUKUHARA, Hiroyasu YAMAUCHI
  • Publication number: 20100163796
    Abstract: A liquid-crystalline polyester resin composition is provided including a liquid-crystalline polyester obtained by polymerizing monomers of an aromatic hydroxycarboxylic acid in the presence of an imidazole compound. The composition also includes a mica which is a muscovite and has a volume average particle diameter of 40 ?m or less and a specific surface area of 6 m2/g or less, the amount of the mica being 15 to 100 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the liquid-crystalline polyester. The liquid-crystalline polyester resin composition has melt fluidity sufficient to be molded into a connector having an ultra-thin wall thickness portion. The resulting connector has sufficiently suppressed warp and sufficient soldering resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki FUKUHARA, Hiroyasu YAMAUCHI
  • Publication number: 20090034888
    Abstract: A housing for a hydrodynamic bearing unit of this type is formed from a resin material having high oil resistance and low outgassing property to ensure the cleanliness of the bearing unit. An ester-based lubricating oil is used as a lubricating oil filled inside the hydrodynamic bearing unit 1, and the housing 7 is formed from an LCP-based resin material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Kenji Ito, Fuminori Satoji, Hiroyasu Yamauchi, Mitsuo Maeda
  • Publication number: 20070219301
    Abstract: A liquid crystalline polyester resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a liquid crystalline polyester; 50 to 150 parts by weight of at least one whisker selected from aluminum borate whisker and titanium oxide whisker; and 1 to 30 parts by weight of carbon black having a specific surface area of at least 200 m2/g. This liquid crystalline polyester resin composition has excellent mechanical properties and provides an insulator which is hardly charged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicants: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO., LTD., NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Yamauchi, Mitsuo Maeda, Fuminori Satoji, Kenji Ito
  • Patent number: 6733691
    Abstract: A liquid crystal polyester resin composition having an apparent melt viscosity of 10 to 100 Pa ·sec at a shearing rate of 1000 sec−1 and at a flow temperature +40° C., obtained by compounding 10 to 100 parts by weight of an inorganic filler in the form of fiber and 10 to 100 parts by weight of an inorganic filler in the form of plate based on 100 parts by weight of a liquid crystal polyester resin, wherein the liquid crystal polyester resin contains at least 30% mol of a repeating structural unit of the following formula A1 and has a flow temperature of 270° C. to 400° C., the inorganic filler in the form of fiber has an average fiber diameter of 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Satoshi Nagano, Hiroyasu Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 6680002
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystalline polyester resin composition for connectors that is excellent in fluidity at the time of molding and is therefore capable of producing connectors with further suppressed degree of warpage. The object is achieved by providing a liquid crystalline polyester resin composition for connectors comprising a liquid crystalline polyester resin mixture which comprises a liquid crystalline polyester (A) having a specific flow beginning temperature and a liquid crystalline polyester resin (B) having a specific flow beginning temperature and the flow beginning temperature between the liquid crystalline polyester resin (A) and the liquid crystalline polyester resin (B) is from 20° C. to 60° C., and from 15 to 180 parts by weight of a fibrous and/or plate-shaped inorganic filler; wherein both of the liquid crystalline polyester resin (A) and the liquid crystalline polyester resin (B) are produced by the specific method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Yamauchi, Satoshi Okamoto, Satoshi Nagano
  • Publication number: 20030168634
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystalline polyester resin composition for connectors that is excellent in fluidity at the time of molding and is therefore capable of producing connectors with further suppressed degree of warpage. The object is achieved by providing a liquid crystalline polyester resin composition for connectors comprising a liquid crystalline polyester resin mixture which comprises a liquid crystalline polyester (A) having a specific flow beginning temperature and a liquid crystalline polyester resin (B) having a specific flow beginning temperature and the flow beginning temperature between the liquid crystalline polyester resin (A) and the liquid crystalline polyester resin (B) is from 20° C. to 60° C., and from 15 to 180 parts by weight of a fibrous and/or plate-shaped inorganic filler; wherein both of the liquid crystalline polyester resin (A) and the liquid crystalline polyester resin (B) are produced by the specific method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Yamauchi, Satoshi Okamoto, Satoshi Nagano
  • Publication number: 20030001139
    Abstract: A liquid crystal polyester resin composition having an apparent melt viscosity of 10 to 100 Pa·sec at a shearing rate of 1000 sec−1 and a flow temperature of +40° C., obtained by compounding 10 to 100 parts by weight of an inorganic filler in the form of fiber and 10 to 100 parts by weight of an inorganic filler in the form of plate based on 100 parts by weight of a liquid crystal polyester resin, wherein the liquid crystal polyester resin contains at least 30 molt of a repeating structural unit of the following formula Al and has a flow temperature of 270° C. to 400° C., the inorganic filler in the form of fiber has an average fiber diameter of 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Satoshi Nagano, Hiroyasu Yamauchi