Patents by Inventor Hong-Ta James Chan

Hong-Ta James Chan 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).

  • METHOD OF PRODUCING A SHAPED ARTICLE HAVING EXCELLENT BARRIER PROPERTIES
    Publication number: 20100003419
    Abstract: A powder of a barrier material (B) is, after having been melted, applied to a substrate of a polyolefin (A) to give a shaped article, in which the barrier material (B) firmly adheres to the polyolefin (A) even when the surface of the substrate is not subjected to primer treatment. The shaped article is favorable to components to fuel containers, fuel tanks for automobiles, fuel pipes, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong-Ta James Chan, Tomoyuki Watanabe, William Scott Lambert, Nahoto Hayashi
  • METHOD OF PRODUCING A SHAPED ARTICLE HAVING EXCELLENT BARRIER PROPERTIES
    Publication number: 20100003437
    Abstract: A powder of a barrier material (B) is after, having been melted, applied to a substrate of a of a polyolefin (A) according to flame spray coating process to give a shaped article, in which the barrier material (B) firmly adheres to the polyolefin (A) even when the surface of the substrate is not subjected to primer treatment. The shaped article is favorable to components to fuel containers, fuel tanks for automobiles, fuel pipes, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong-Ta James CHAN, Tomoyuki Watanabe, William Scott Lambert, Nahoto Hayashi
  • Container cap
    Patent number: 7182986
    Abstract: Disclosed is a container cap having, as a sealing gasket, a layer of a resin composition as adhered to the surface of the cap body of polypropylene, wherein said resin composition comprises (A) from 25 to 70% by weight of an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer having an ethylene content of from 20 to 60 mol % and a degree of saponification of at least 96% and (B) from 30 to 75% by weight of a polyolefin having a propylene or 1-butene content of at least 50 mol %. The container cap has excellent gas-barrier properties and sealability for containers, and is suitable for packaging containers for foods, medicines, agricultural chemicals, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Haneda, Hong-Ta James Chan
  • Fuel container having excellent gasoline barrier properties
    Patent number: 6884482
    Abstract: A fuel container formed by bonding upper and lower sections, for which both the upper and lower sections are made by thermo-forming a multi-layer sheet that comprises an interlayer of a barrier resin (A) and inner and outer layers of a polyolefin (B), and of which the surface of the innermost layer is coated with a layer of a barrier material (C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nahoto Hayashi, Hong-Ta James Chan, Keizo Michihata
  • Method of producing a shaped article having excellent barrier properties
    Publication number: 20040076780
    Abstract: A powder of a barrier material (B) is, after having been melted, applied to a substrate of a polyolefin (A) according to flame spray coating process to give a shaped article, in which the barrier material (B) firmly adheres to the polyolefin (A) even when the surface of the substrate is not subjected to primer treatment. The shaped article is favorable to components to fuel containers, fuel tanks for automobiles, fuel pipes, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Applicant: KURARAY CO. LTD
    Inventors: Hong-Ta James Chan, Tomoyuki Watanabe, William Scott Lambert, Nahoto Hayashi
  • Fuel container having excellent gasoline barrier properties
    Publication number: 20020176955
    Abstract: A fuel container formed by bonding upper and lower sections, for which both the upper and lower sections are made by thermo-forming a multi-layer sheet that comprises an interlayer of a barrier resin (A) and inner and outer layers of a polyolefin (B), and of which the surface of the innermost layer is coated with a layer of a barrier material (C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: Nahoto Hayashi, Hong-Ta James Chan, Keizo Michihata
  • Method of producing a shaped article having excellent barrier properties
    Publication number: 20020172788
    Abstract: A powder of a barrier material (B) is, after having been melted, applied to a substrate of a polyolefin (A) according to flame spray coating process to give a shaped article, in which the barrier material (B) firmly adheres to the polyolefin (A) even when the surface of the substrate is not subjected to primer treatment. The shaped article is favorable to components to fuel containers, fuel tanks for automobiles, fuel pipes, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Hong-Ta James Chan, Tomoyuki Watanabe, William Scott Lambert, Nahoto Hayashi