Patents by Inventor Kaho OSADA

Kaho OSADA 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: 20240033974
    Abstract: This method for producing a fiber-reinforced composite material includes: a fiber dispersion process of providing a fiber-dispersed resin by kneading a resin 10a with fibers 10b to disperse the fibers 10b in the resin 10a; and a molecular weight reduction process in which, while transporting the fiber-dispersed resin along an outer peripheral surface of a screw body 37 provided with a passage 88 inside, the fiber-dispersed resin passes from an inlet 91 of the passage 88 to an outlet 92 of the passage 88 and a shear force is applied to the fiber-dispersed resin by restricting the transport of the fiber-dispersed resin with a barrier unit 82 disposed between the inlet 91 and the outlet 92 of the passage 88 on the outer peripheral surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicants: SHIBAURA MACHINE CO., LTD., National University Corporation Kanazawa University
    Inventors: Yuya SASAI, Yoshio IIZUKA, Kaho OSADA, Kentaro TAKI
  • Publication number: 20230392308
    Abstract: A production device for melt-blown non-woven fabric, with which a high molecular weight polymer can be reduced in molecular weight by applying a shear force to the high molecular weight polymer without adding an additive such as a peroxide that promotes thermal decomposition reaction, and a low molecular weight polymer can be efficiently produced. The low molecular weight polymer and the melt-blown non-woven fabric are produced using a continuous high shearing device that applies a shear force to the high molecular weight polymer serving as a raw material by rotation of a screw body 37 to reduce the molecular weight of the high molecular weight polymer so as to obtain a low molecular weight polymer, and cools the low molecular weight polymer by passing the low molecular weight polymer through a passage 88 arranged in the axial direction inside the screw body 37.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicants: SHIBAURA MACHINE CO., LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yuya SASAI, Takafumi SAMESHIMA, Yoshio IIZUKA, Kaho OSADA, Kentaro TAKI
  • Patent number: 11781254
    Abstract: A production method for a low molecular weight polymer suitable for a melt-blown non-woven fabric and a production device for melt-blown non-woven fabric, with which a high molecular weight polymer can be reduced in molecular weight by applying a shear force to the high molecular weight polymer without adding an additive. The low molecular weight polymer and the melt-blown non-woven fabric are produced using a continuous high shearing device that applies a shear force to the high molecular weight polymer serving as a raw material by rotation of a screw body to reduce the molecular weight of the high molecular weight polymer so as to obtain a low molecular weight polymer, and cools the low molecular weight polymer by passing the low molecular weight polymer through a passage arranged in the axial direction inside the screw body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: SHIBAURA MACHINE CO., LTD., National University Corporation Kanazawa University
    Inventors: Yuya Sasai, Takafumi Sameshima, Yoshio Iizuka, Kaho Osada, Kentaro Taki
  • Patent number: 11584830
    Abstract: In a production method for a conductive composite material for an extruder that continuously discharges a kneaded product produced by kneading a raw material using a screw, the screw has a the screw body, the raw material transported along an outer circumferential surface of the screw body receives increased pressure by a barrier part in a transport part and is introduced to a passage from an inlet, and while the kneaded product is continuously discharged, the raw material transported along the outer circumferential surface of the screw body flows in the passage of the extruder and then is guided to the transport part via an outlet provided in the screw body, the raw material contains a conductive filler and a thermoplastic elastomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignees: SHIBAURA MACHINE CO., LTD., HSP TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Takafumi Sameshima, Yoshio Iizuka, Kaho Osada, Hiroshi Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20220325455
    Abstract: A production method for a low molecular weight polymer suitable for a melt-blown non-woven fabric and a production device for melt-blown non-woven fabric, with which a high molecular weight polymer can be reduced in molecular weight by applying a shear force to the high molecular weight polymer without adding an additive. The low molecular weight polymer and the melt-blown non-woven fabric are produced using a continuous high shearing device that applies a shear force to the high molecular weight polymer serving as a raw material by rotation of a screw body to reduce the molecular weight of the high molecular weight polymer so as to obtain a low molecular weight polymer, and cools the low molecular weight polymer by passing the low molecular weight polymer through a passage arranged in the axial direction inside the screw body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicants: Shibaura Machine Co., Ltd., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yuya SASAI, Takafumi SAMESHIMA, Yoshio IIZUKA, Kaho OSADA, Kentaro TAKI
  • Publication number: 20220305704
    Abstract: Provided are a carbon fiber composite material having high strength and elasticity and containing recycled carbon fibers, and a method for producing same. When a raw material is transported along the outer circumferential surface of a screw main body 37 having a passage 88 therein, the transport of the raw material is restricted by a barrier portion 82 provided on the outer circumferential surface, a shearing force is applied to the raw material by the screw main body 37, and a stretching force is applied to the raw material by passing the raw material from the inlet 91 of the passage 88 provided on the outer circumferential surface to the outlet 92 of the passage 88, thereby obtaining a carbon fiber composite material having good strength and elasticity and containing 50-70 wt % of recycled carbon fibers well dispersed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Shibaura Machine Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takafumi SAMESHIMA, Yoshio IIZUKA, Kaho OSADA
  • Publication number: 20210362374
    Abstract: A kneading method includes conveying a raw material along a conveyance path; and increasing the raw material in pressure by restricting a conveyer from conveying the raw material by a barrier, causing the raw material with an increased pressure to flow into a passage from an inlet located at the conveyer, circulating the raw material having flowed into the passage to an outlet in the same direction as the conveying direction of the conveyer, and causing the raw material having circulated in the passage to flow out from the outlet to the outer circumference of a screw body. The raw material includes a polypropylene-based resin composition containing polypropylene and olefin rubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Takafumi Sameshima, Yoshio Iizuka, Kaho Osada
  • Publication number: 20190352472
    Abstract: In a production method for a conductive composite material for an extruder that continuously discharges a kneaded product produced by kneading a raw material using a screw, the screw has a the screw body, the raw material transported along an outer circumferential surface of the screw body receives increased pressure by a barrier part in a transport part and is introduced to a passage from an inlet, and while the kneaded product is continuously discharged, the raw material transported along the outer circumferential surface of the screw body flows in the passage of the extruder and then is guided to the transport part via an outlet provided in the screw body, the raw material contains a conductive filler and a thermoplastic elastomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicants: TOSHIBA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, HSP TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Takafumi SAMESHIMA, Yoshio IIZUKA, Kaho OSADA, Hiroshi SHIMIZU