Patents by Inventor Hongfang CHI

Hongfang CHI 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).

  • Composite molding composition including fibroin-like protein, and method for producing composite molding composition
    Patent number: 11174572
    Abstract: Provided are a composite molding composition such as a composite film and a composite fiber that have properties such as an improved tensile strength, strain and toughness as a result of blending a peptide or polyamino acid having a ?-sheet structure with a natural or artificially modified fibroin-derived protein; a method for producing such composite molding composition; and a method for improving the physical properties of a composite molding composition containing a fibroin-derived protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignees: RIKEN, SPIBER INC.
    Inventors: Keiji Numata, Kousuke Tsuchiya, Junichi Sugahara, Takaoki Ishii, Hongfang Chi
  • COMPOSITE MOLDING COMPOSITION INCLUDING FIBROIN-LIKE PROTEIN, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITE MOLDING COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20190186050
    Abstract: Provided are a composite molding composition such as a composite film and a composite fiber that have properties such as an improved tensile strength, strain and toughness as a result of blending a peptide or polyamino acid having a ?-sheet structure with a natural or artificially modified fibroin-derived protein; a method for producing such composite molding composition; and a method for improving the physical properties of a composite molding composition containing a fibroin-derived protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicants: RIKEN, SPIBER INC.
    Inventors: Keiji NUMATA, Kousuke TSUCHIYA, Junichi SUGAHARA, Takaoki ISHII, Hongfang CHI