Patents by Inventor Isao Manabe

Isao Manabe 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: 20230193021
    Abstract: The present invention provides a biodegradable resin having an intrinsic viscosity of 1.0 dL/g or more, and having a loss rate of intrinsic viscosity of 10% or more after treatment at 70° C. and 85% RH for 6 hr. The present invention also provides a biodegradable resin containing 70 wt% or more of polylactic acid and having a relative biodegradation rate up to 90% or more within 12 months when the degradability in home composting at 28° C. is evaluated according to the conditions specified in ASTM D5338-15. The biodegradable resin has the characteristics of fast biodegradation speed and stable storage, has good mechanical properties, optical properties and barrier properties, can be applicable to various aspects including packaging and express transportation, and will quickly biodegrade into carbon dioxide, water and other small molecules without contamination to the environment at the end of service life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Zongyan Gui, Ruxu Wang, Ke Wang, Takashi Arai, Isao Manabe
  • Patent number: 11373881
    Abstract: A release film satisfies formulas (I) and (II) when S1 (%) represents the maximum dimensional change rate between 30° C. and 150° C. when the temperature is raised from 30° C. to 200° C. at a rate of 10° C./min, T1 (° C.) represents the temperature at which S1 is obtained, and S0 (%) represents the dimensional change rate at 40° C. The surfaces may have a surface free energy Sa (mN/mm) at 25° C., surface free energy Sb (mN/mm) after having been subjected to a heat treatment at 180° C. for 3 minutes, and surface free energy Sc (mN/mm) after having been stretched by 50% at 180° C. that satisfy formulas (III) and (IV). 0?S1?1.5??Formula (I): 0?|S1?S0|/(T1?40)?0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Hideo Shoji, Teruya Tanaka, Isao Manabe
  • Publication number: 20200335360
    Abstract: A release film satisfies formulas (I) and (II) when S1 (%) represents the maximum dimensional change rate between 30° C. and 150° C. when the temperature is raised from 30° C. to 200° C. at a rate of 10° C./min, T1 (° C.) represents the temperature at which S1 is obtained, and S0 (%) represents the dimensional change rate at 40° C. The surfaces may have a surface free energy Sa (mN/mm) at 25° C., surface free energy Sb (mN/mm) after having been subjected to a heat treatment at 180° C. for 3 minutes, and surface free energy Sc (mN/mm) after having been stretched by 50% at 180° C. that satisfy formulas (III) and (IV). 0?S1?1.5??Formula (I): 0?|S1?S0|/(T1?40)?0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Hideo Shoji, Teruya Tanaka, Isao Manabe
  • Patent number: 10589490
    Abstract: A laminated polyester film includes a pigment-containing polyester layer A and wax-containing polyester layers B1 and B2 on both sides of the polyester layer A, wherein the film satisfies formulae (I) and (II), and the coefficient of variation of water contact angle for each layer B1 and layer B2 is not less than 0% and not more than 10%, when the contact angle with water is measured 10 times at arbitrary defined positions within the range of 200 mm×200 mm: Wb1>Wa??(I) Wb2>Wa??(II) wherein Wb1 and Wb2 represent the wax content per unit area of the layer B1 and layer B2 respectively, and Wa represents the wax content per unit area of the layer A, and wherein the coefficient of variation represents a value obtained by dividing the standard deviation in values measured 10 times by the average value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitsutaka Sakamoto, Mayumi Nakamura, Isao Manabe, Yasushi Takada, Satoshi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20180272679
    Abstract: A laminated polyester film includes a pigment-containing polyester layer A and wax-containing polyester layers B1 and B2 on both sides of the polyester layer A, wherein the film satisfies formulae (I) and (II), and the coefficient of variation of water contact angle for each layer B1 and layer B2 is not less than 0% and not more than 10%, when the contact angle with water is measured 10 times at arbitrary defined positions within the range of 200 mm×200 mm: Wb1>Wa??(I) Wb2>Wa??(II) wherein Wb1 and Wb2 represent the wax content per unit area of the layer B1 and layer B2 respectively, and Wa represents the wax content per unit area of the layer A, and wherein the coefficient of variation represents a value obtained by dividing the standard deviation in values measured 10 times by the average value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Mitsutaka Sakamoto, Mayumi Nakamura, Isao Manabe, Yasushi Takada, Satoshi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 9777110
    Abstract: A polyester film has a maximum surface height on a surface A side (SRmaxA) of 1500 nm to 7000 nm, a maximum surface height on a surface B side (SRmaxB) of 5 nm or more but less than 7000 nm, the SRmaxA and the SRmaxB satisfying the following relation (1), and a strength at break at 25° C. of 200 MPa to 330 MPa in both the longitudinal direction and the width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Isao Manabe, Atsushi Shiomi, Kozo Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9776383
    Abstract: A biaxially oriented polyester film for molding, wherein the film lengthwise-direction and widthwise-direction storage elastic moduli at 100° C. are each greater than or equal to 100 MPa and less than or equal to 1000 MPa, the film lengthwise-direction and width-wise direction storage elastic moduli at 180° C. are each greater than or equal to 41 MPa and less than or equal to 400 MPa, and the stresses at the time of 100% elongation (F100 values) in the film lengthwise direction and width direction at 150° C. are each greater than or equal to 5 MPa and less than or equal to 60 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Isao Manabe, Hideo Shoji, Kozo Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9649829
    Abstract: The present invention provides a film for forming which exhibits both excellent dimensional stability in processing and excellent formability as well as excellent appearance of surfaces and can thus be suitably applied to a variety of forming members through forming and used in forming decoration applications. Provided is a film for forming comprising a cyclic olefin-based resin as a main component, wherein the storage modulus at 120° C. is 101 MPa to 3,000 MPa and the storage modulus at 170° C. is 100 MPa or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Inventors: Isao Manabe, Mitsutaka Sakamoto, Kozo Takahashi, Toshiya Ieki, Nobuyuki Sato, Shinji Takauchi
  • Patent number: 9492987
    Abstract: A polyester film suitable for use in battery packages, particularly for use in deep drawn packages of lithium ion secondary batteries that includes an electrolyte (in a solid state or in a liquid state), and which is also suitable for use in packages of pharmaceutical products that have various shapes. The polyester film is characterized in that the stresses at 5% elongation (F5 values) and the stresses at 10% elongation (F10 values) of the film in the longitudinal direction and in the transverse direction at 25° C., respectively, satisfy (I) and (II): 1.5?F10MD/F5MD?1??(I) 1.5?F10TD/F5TD?1??(II).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Isao Manabe, Teruya Tanaka, Kozo Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9375902
    Abstract: A polyester film includes ethylene glycol component that accounts for 60 mol % or more of the glycol components in the polyester film, containing a crystal nucleating agent up to 0.01 to 5 mass % relative to the entire polyester film that accounts for 100 mass %, and having a crystal melting energy, ?Hm, of 5 to 35 J/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Isao Manabe, Teruya Tanaka, Masahiro Kimura
  • Publication number: 20150232611
    Abstract: A polyester film has a maximum surface height on a surface A side (SRmaxA) of 1500 nm to 7000 nm, a maximum surface height on a surface B side (SRmaxB) of 5 nm or more but less than 7000 nm, the SRmaxA and the SRmaxB satisfying the following relation (1), and a strength at break at 25° C. of 200 MPa to 330 MPa in both the longitudinal direction and the width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Isao Manabe, Atsushi Shiomi, Kozo Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20150017406
    Abstract: A biaxially oriented polyester film for molding, wherein the film lengthwise-direction and widthwise-direction storage elastic moduli at 100° C. are each greater than or equal to 100 MPa and less than or equal to 1000 MPa, the film lengthwise-direction and width-wise direction storage elastic moduli at 180° C. are each greater than or equal to 41 MPa and less than or equal to 400 MPa, and the stresses at the time of 100% elongation (F100 values) in the film lengthwise direction and width direction at 150° C. are each greater than or equal to 5 MPa and less than or equal to 60 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Isao Manabe, Hideo Shoji, Kozo Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20140170379
    Abstract: The present invention provides a film for forming which exhibits both excellent dimensional stability in processing and excellent formability as well as excellent appearance of surfaces and can thus be suitably applied to a variety of forming members through forming and used in forming decoration applications. Provided is a film for forming comprising a cyclic olefin-based resin as a main component, wherein the storage modulus at 120° C. is 101 MPa to 3,000 MPa and the storage modulus at 170° C. is 100 MPa or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Isao Manabe, Mitsutaka Sakamoto, Kozo Takahashi, Toshiya Ieki, Nobuyuki Sato, Shinji Takauchi
  • Publication number: 20140147666
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a film for molding which comprises a cyclic olefin polymer in an amount of 50% by mass to 100% by mass with respect to the total amount of the film and has a storage elastic modulus at 75° C. of 1,000 MPa to 3,000 MPa and a storage elastic modulus at 120° C. of not greater than 100 MPa. By the present invention, a film for molding which exhibits excellent dimensional stability during processing such as coating, lamination, printing and vapor deposition and is thus suitably used in molding transfer foil applications is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC
    Inventors: Mitsutaka Sakamoto, Isao Manabe, Kozo Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20140127502
    Abstract: A laminated film includes a layer A and a layer B, wherein the layer A contains a cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) as a main component, and the layer B contains a cyclic olefin polymer (COP) as a main component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitsutaka Sakamoto, Isao Manabe, Kozo Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20130295377
    Abstract: A polyester film suitable for use in battery packages, particularly for use in deep drawn packages of lithium ion secondary batteries that includes an electrolyte (in a solid state or in a liquid state), and which is also suitable for use in packages of pharmaceutical products that have various shapes. The polyester film is characterized in that the stresses at 5% elongation (F5 values) and the stresses at 10% elongation (F10 values) of the film in the longitudinal direction and in the transverse direction at 25° C., respectively, satisfy (I) and (II): 1.5?F10MD/F5MD?1??(I) 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: TORAY Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Isao Manabe, Teruya Tanaka, Kozo Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8354171
    Abstract: A biaxially oriented polyester film is provided, in particular, a biaxially oriented polyester film for molded part capable of being used suitably as a metallic molded part processed after metal deposition on a film surface and a surface protection film in forming a decorative sheet. Provided is a biaxially oriented polyester film for molded part, which is a polyester film that at least two layers of A layer composed of polyester A and B layer composed of polyester B are laminated, wherein interlayer adhesion between A layer and B layer is 5 (N/15 mm) or more, and stress at 100% elongation (F100 value, unit: MPa) at 200° C. and 150° C. in the longitudinal direction and transverse direction of a film is 1 to 50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Isao Manabe, Ryosuke Matsui, Masahiro Kimura
  • Publication number: 20110177311
    Abstract: A polyester film includes ethylene glycol component that accounts for 60 mol % or more of the glycol components in the polyester film, containing a crystal nucleating agent up to 0.01 to 5 mass % relative to the entire polyester film that accounts for 100 mass %, and having a crystal melting energy, ?Hm, of 5 to 35 J/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Isao Manabe, Teruya Tanaka, Masahiro Kimura
  • Patent number: 7964265
    Abstract: A biaxially oriented polyester film includes at least three polyester resin layers A1/B/A2, and has a melting point in the range of 246 to 270° C. The major component of the layers A1 and A2 is polyethylene terephthalate and the stress at 100% elongation in the film's longitudinal direction and width direction at 150° C. and 200° C. meets the following equations: 2?(F100MD+F100TD)?100 and 1?F100TD?60. The film has a high dimensional stability at high temperatures to permit uniform metal deposition, suffers little change in appearance during thermoforming, and serves for easy production of formed parts that closely meet the shape of the die when subjected to low-stress forming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryosuke Matsui, Isao Manabe, Yosuke Takizawa, Saori Sumi, Masahiro Kimura
  • Publication number: 20100167016
    Abstract: A polyester film for molded part having low strain stress in processing, thermoforming in a target shape is easy and appearance is excellent even when a metallic thin membrane is provided. A polyester film for molded part includes a film having a polyester resin composition mixed with a resin (A) of polyethylene terephthalate and a resin (B) of polyester selected from the group consisting of a polybutylene terephthalate resin and a polytrimethylene terephthalate resin where a resin (A) is 10 to 90% by mass and a resin (B) is 90 to 10% by mass based on the total of resin (A) and resin (B), wherein the resin (B) of polyester comprises a resin (B1) of polybutylene terephthalate and a resin (B2) of polytrimethylene terephthalate being mixed such that a resin (B1) is 10 to 90% by mass and a resin (B2) is 90 to 10% by mass based on the total of resin (B1) and resin (B2), and a ratio (D/H) of a half bandwidth D (° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Isao Manabe, Ryosuke Matsui, Masahiro Kimura