Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Isago

Hiroyuki Isago 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: 11174388
    Abstract: A polyphenylene sulfide resin composition exhibits excellent initial toughness and toughness after a long-term high temperature treatment typified by a tensile elongation at break after a dry heat treatment without impairing mechanical strength, chemical resistance and electrical insulation properties. The polyphenylene sulfide resin composition includes 0.01 to 10 parts by weight of an organosilane compound and 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of a metal salt of phosphorus oxoacid based on 100 parts by weight of a polyphenylene sulfide resin, and a tensile elongation at break, which is measured in accordance with ASTM-D638 under the conditions of a tensile speed of 10 mm/min and an ambient temperature of 23° C. after treating at 200° C. for 500 hours using an ASTM No. 4 dumbbell test piece obtained by injection molding the composition, is 10% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Tomoya Yoshida, Hiroyuki Isago, Takeshi Unohara, Hideki Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 10889714
    Abstract: A polyphenylene sulfide resin composition is obtained by mixing a polyphenylene sulfide resin (a), a fluororesin (b) and an organosilane compound (c). When a resin phase-separated structure of a molded product formed from the polyphenylene sulfide resin composition is observed by an electron microscope, the component (a) forms a continuous phase, the component (b) forms a primary dispersed phase having a number-average dispersion diameter of not greater than 1 ?m, and a secondary dispersed phase of the component (a) is included in the primary dispersed phase of the component (b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Isago, Tomoya Yoshida, Kei Saitoh
  • Patent number: 10577501
    Abstract: A polyphenylene sulfide resin composition includes a polyphenylene sulfide resin (A), an amino group-containing compound (B), an epoxy group-containing elastomer (C), wherein the polyphenylene sulfide resin (A) forms a continuous phase and the amino group-containing compound (B) and the epoxy group-containing elastomer (C) form a dispersed phase in the morphology of a forming product composed of the resin composition observed with a transmission electron microscope, and the modulus of elongation (the elastic modulus determined by performing a tensile test on an ASTM type 1 dumbbell test piece obtained by injection molding at a cylinder temperature of 300° C. and at a mold temperature of 150° C., under the conditions in which the distance between chucks is 114 mm, the test piece distance is 100 mm, and the elongation rate is 10 mm/min) of the resin composition is 1.0 MPa or more and 1000 MPa or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuji Yamanaka, Kei Saito, Hiroyuki Isago, Takeshi Unohara, Hideki Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20190367730
    Abstract: A polyphenylene sulfide resin composition exhibits excellent initial toughness and toughness after a long-term high temperature treatment typified by a tensile elongation at break after a dry heat treatment without impairing mechanical strength, chemical resistance and electrical insulation properties. The polyphenylene sulfide resin composition includes 0.01 to 10 parts by weight of an organosilane compound and 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of a metal salt of phosphorus oxoacid based on 100 parts by weight of a polyphenylene sulfide resin, and a tensile elongation at break, which is measured in accordance with ASTM-D638 under the conditions of a tensile speed of 10 mm/min and an ambient temperature of 23° C. after treating at 200° C. for 500 hours using an ASTM No. 4 dumbbell test piece obtained by injection molding the composition, is 10% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Tomoya Yoshida, Hiroyuki Isago, Takeshi Unohara, Hideki Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20190330470
    Abstract: A polyphenylene sulfide resin composition includes a polyphenylene sulfide resin (A), an amino group-containing compound (B), an epoxy group-containing elastomer (C), wherein the polyphenylene sulfide resin (A) forms a continuous phase and the amino group-containing compound (B) and the epoxy group-containing elastomer (C) form a dispersed phase in the morphology of a forming product composed of the resin composition observed with a transmission electron microscope, and the modulus of elongation (the elastic modulus determined by performing a tensile test on an ASTM type 1 dumbbell test piece obtained by injection molding at a cylinder temperature of 300° C. and at a mold temperature of 150° C., under the conditions in which the distance between chucks is 114 mm, the test piece distance is 100 mm, and the elongation rate is 10 mm/min) of the resin composition is 1.0 MPa or more and 1000 MPa or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Yuji Yamanaka, Kei Saito, Hiroyuki Isago, Takeshi Unohara, Hideki Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20190040256
    Abstract: A polyphenylene sulfide resin composition is obtained by mixing a polyphenylene sulfide resin (a), a fluororesin (b) and an organosilane compound (c). When a resin phase-separated structure of a molded product formed from the polyphenylene sulfide resin composition is observed by an electron microscope, the component (a) forms a continuous phase, the component (b) forms a primary dispersed phase having a number-average dispersion diameter of not greater than 1 ?m, and a secondary dispersed phase of the component (a) is included in the primary dispersed phase of the component (b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Isago, Tomoya Yoshida, Kei Saitoh
  • Patent number: 9840596
    Abstract: A polyphenylene sulfide block copolymer contains polyphenylene sulfide units and polyorganosiloxane units and has a glass-transition temperature in the range of 80° C. or lower and a weight-average molecular weight in the range of 35,000 to 100,000. The polyphenylene sulfide block copolymer has high flexibility as well as high heat resistance and heat aging resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Toray Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Yuji Yamanaka, Hiroyuki Isago, Kei Saito, Hideki Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20170145165
    Abstract: A polyphenylene sulfide block copolymer contains polyphenylene sulfide units and poly-organosiloxane units and has a glass-transition temperature in the range of 80° C. or lower and a weight-average molecular weight in the range of 35,000 to 100,000. The polyphenylene sulfide block copolymer has high flexibility as well as high heat resistance and heat aging resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Yuji Yamanaka, Hiroyuki Isago, Kei Saito, Hideki Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 9441109
    Abstract: The invention provides a PPS resin composition having excellent heat resistance and excellent electrical properties without damaging excellent physical properties including mechanical properties and low gas generation which PPS intrinsically has. There is provided a resin composition comprising (a) a polyphenylene sulfide resin and (b) one or more copolymers selected among a tetrafluoroethylene/hexafluoropropylene copolymer, an ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer and a tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer. In the resin composition, (a) the polyphenylene sulfide resin forms a continuous phase, (b) one copolymer selected among the above components forms primary dispersed phases, and the primary dispersed phase includes secondary dispersed phases formed by a component different from the component of the primary dispersed phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Isago, Kei Saitoh, Hideki Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20150361265
    Abstract: The invention provides a PPS resin composition having excellent heat resistance and excellent electrical properties without damaging excellent physical properties including mechanical properties and low gas generation which PPS intrinsically has. There is provided a resin composition comprising (a) a polyphenylene sulfide resin and (b) one or more copolymers selected among a tetrafluoroethylene/hexafluoropropylene copolymer, an ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer and a tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer. In the resin composition, (a) the polyphenylene sulfide resin forms a continuous phase, (b) one copolymer selected among the above components forms primary dispersed phases, and the primary dispersed phase includes secondary dispersed phases formed by a component different from the component of the primary dispersed phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Isago, Kei Saitoh, hideki Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 9068078
    Abstract: There is provided a polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) resin composition, comprising: 5 to 50 parts by weight of a polyamide resin (b) and 50 to 250 parts by weight of a metal hydroxide (c) relative to 100 parts by weight of a polyphenylene sulfide resin (a), wherein the metal hydroxide is dispersed in the composition at an average secondary particle diameter equal to or less than 5 ?m. The PPS resin composition may provide excellent tracking resistance without significantly damaging various intrinsic properties of a PPS resin, such as excellent mechanical strength and low gas generation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Isago, Kei Saitoh, Hideki Matsumoto, Yoshiomi Horiguchi, Atsushi Ishio
  • Publication number: 20140256864
    Abstract: There is provided a polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) resin composition, comprising: 5 to 50 parts by weight of a polyamide resin (b) and 50 to 250 parts by weight of a metal hydroxide (c) relative to 100 parts by weight of a polyphenylene sulfide resin (a), wherein the metal hydroxide is dispersed in the composition at an average secondary particle diameter equal to or less than 5 ?m. The PPS resin composition may provide excellent tracking resistance without significantly damaging various intrinsic properties of a PPS resin, such as excellent mechanical strength and low gas generation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Isago, Kei Saitoh, Hideki Matsumoto, Yoshiomi Horiguchi, Atsushi Ishio
  • Patent number: 8546518
    Abstract: A method is provided for producing a polyarylene sulfide by reacting a sulfidizing agent with a dihalogenated aromatic compound in an organic polar solvent in the presence of an alkali metal hydroxide, the method includes <Step 1>: carrying out the reaction in such a manner that the polymerization time in a temperature range of 230° C. to less than 245° C. (T1a) is not less than 30 minutes and less than 3.5 hours and that the conversion ratio of the dihalogenated aromatic compound at the end of the step is 70 to 98 mol. % and <Step 2>: carrying out the reaction in such a manner that the polymerization time in a temperature range of 245° C. to less than 280° C. (T2) is not less than 5 minutes and less than 1 hour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Takeshi Unohara, Hiroyuki Isago, Toru Nishimura, Masahiro Inohara
  • Publication number: 20120178898
    Abstract: A method is provided for producing a polyarylene sulfide by reacting a sulfidizing agent with a dihalogenated aromatic compound in an organic polar solvent in the presence of an alkali metal hydroxide, the method includes <Step 1>: carrying out the reaction in such a manner that the polymerization time in a temperature range of 230° C. to less than 245° C. (T1a) is not less than 30 minutes and less than 3.5 hours and that the conversion ratio of the dihalogenated aromatic compound at the end of the step is 70 to 98 mol. % and <Step 2>: carrying out the reaction in such a manner that the polymerization time in a temperature range of 245° C. to less than 280° C. (T2) is not less than 5 minutes and less than 1 hour.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Takeshi Unohara, Hiroyuki Isago, Toru Nishimura, Masahiro Inohara