Patents by Inventor Katsuhiro Yamada

Katsuhiro Yamada 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: 20110197472
    Abstract: A process for producing a cross-linked foamed molded article using a lower mold having a tray-shaped recessed portion and an upper mold capable of closing the tray-shaped recessed portion, the process comprising the following steps: (1) a step in which a thermoplastic resin sheet (A) comprising a blowing agent and a crosslinking agent and a thermoplastic resin sheet (B) comprising a blowing agent and a crosslinking agent and differing in resin composition from the thermoplastic resin sheet (A) are stacked in the tray-shaped recessed portion and the upper mold and the lower mold are clamped to fill the tray-shaped recessed portion with the thermoplastic resin sheet (A) and the thermoplastic resin sheet (B); (2) a step in which the molds clamped are pressed and heated; and (3) a step in which the molds are opened to obtain a foamed molded article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventor: Katsuhiro Yamada
  • Publication number: 20110160324
    Abstract: A resin composition for cross-linking foam molding having a polymer composition which comprises 100 parts by weight of the following component (A) and 0.5 to 20 parts by weight of the following component (B); a foaming agent; and a cross-linking agent, wherein the component (A) is an ethylene-based polymer satisfying the following conditions (a1) to (a2): (a1) the density is 860 to 935 kg/m3, and (a2) the melt flow rate (MFR) is 0.1 to 10 g/10 minutes, and the component (B) is an ethylene-?-olefin copolymer satisfying the following conditions (b1) to (b3): (b1) the density is 890 to 925 kg/m3, (b2) the intrinsic viscosity [?] determined in a tetralin solution is 4 to 15 dL/g, and (b3) the activation energy of flow (Ea) is less than 50 kJ/mol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Yamada, Yoshinobu Nozue
  • Publication number: 20110046312
    Abstract: A resin composition, comprising (a) 50 to 99% by weight of a crystalline polypropylene resin, and (b) 1 to 50% by weight of a propylene copolymer comprising 50 to 85% by mol of a propylene unit and 15 to 50% by mol of a C8-12 ?-olefin unit, the propylene copolymer having (1) no meting point in a range of ?100 to 200° C., or a melting point of 50° C. or lower in that temperature range, (2) an isotactic selectivity of 90% or higher, (3) a molecular weight distribution of 3 or smaller, and (4) an intrinsic viscosity of 0.1 to 10 dl/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Kenji Sogoh, Katsuhiro Yamada, Hisakatsu Hama, Masaaki Tsutsubuchi
  • Publication number: 20100251577
    Abstract: A thermoplastic resin for foam molding wherein the number of fish eyes (FE) having a maximum length of 0.5 mm or more is 50/m2 or more when made into a film having a thickness of 30 ?m, and a thermoplastic resin composition for foam molding containing the above-described resin and a foaming agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Katsuhiro Yamada
  • Publication number: 20100240835
    Abstract: An ethylene based polymer composition comprising the following component (A) and the following component (B) wherein the content of the component (B) is 0.1 to 20 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the component (A): Component (A): an ethylene-?-olefin copolymer satisfying all of the following requirements (al) to (a3): (a1) the density is 890 to 925 kg/m3, (a2) the melt flow rate (MFR) is 0.1 to 10 g/10 minutes, (a3) the flow activation energy (Ea) is less than 50 kJ/mol, Component (B): an ethylene-?-olefin copolymer satisfying all of the following requirements (b1) to (b3): (b1) the density is 890 to 925 kg/m3, (b2) the intrinsic viscosity [?] measured in a tetralin solution is 4 to 15 dL/g, (b3) the flow activation energy (Ea) is less than 50 kJ/mol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: SAMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Nozue, Yasutoyo Kawashima, Katsuhiro Yamada
  • Patent number: 7595371
    Abstract: An ethylene-?-olefin copolymer comprising repeating units derived from ethylene and repeating units derived from an ?-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms and having a melt flow rate (MFR) of from 0.01 to 100 g/10 min, a density (d) of from 890 to 970 kg/m3, a flow activation energy (Ea) of 50 kJ/mol or more, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of 3 or more measured by gel permeation chromatography, and a hexane extraction rate (C) of 2.8% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yasutoyo Kawashima, Katsuhiro Yamada, Yoshinobu Nozue
  • Publication number: 20090196651
    Abstract: A transfer apparatus of the invention includes a primary transfer unit, and a secondary transfer unit that includes a transfer roller having a bearing and being capable of contacting with and separating from the primary transfer unit, the primary transfer unit includes a guide member receiving the bearing at a position opposite to the bearing, and the guide member has a protrusion on a surface with which the bearing contacts when the transfer roller contacts with and separates from the primary transfer unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Katsuhiro YAMADA
  • Patent number: 7473747
    Abstract: An ethylene-?-olefin copolymer containing monomer units derived from ethylene and monomer units derived from an ?-olefin having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, and having a density of 890 to 970 kg/m3, an activation energy of flow of 50 kJ/mol or more, a molecular weight distribution of 3 or more determined by a gel permeation chromatography, and the number of inflection points of 3 or less on a melting curve obtained by a differential scanning calorimetry within a temperatures ranges of from 25°C. to an end point of melting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yuki Iseki, Katsuhiro Yamada, Yasutoyo Kawashima, Yoshinobu Nozue
  • Publication number: 20080146761
    Abstract: An ethylene-?-olefin copolymer comprising repeating units derived from ethylene and repeating units derived from an ?-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms and having a melt flow rate (MFR) of from 0.01 to 100 g/10 min, a density (d) of from 890 to 970 kg/m3, a flow activation energy (Ea) of 50 kJ/mol or more, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of 3 or more measured by gel permeation chromatography, and a hexane extraction rate (C) of 2.8% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasutoyo Kawashima, Katsuhiro Yamada, Yoshinobu Nozue
  • Publication number: 20080081845
    Abstract: A resin composition for pressure-foam molding, which comprises an ethylene-based copolymer and a foaming agent, wherein the ethylene-based copolymer has monomer units derived from ethylene and monomer units derived from an a-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, has a melt flow rate of 0.01 to 0.7 g/10 minutes, a molecular weight distribution of 5 or more determined by a gel permeation chromatography, an activation energy of flow of 40 kJ/mol or more, and inflection points of 3 or less on a melting curve within temperature range from 25° C. to the end point of melting obtained by a differential scanning calorimetry; a foam obtained by press foaming; and a process for producing the foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Yamada, Tatsuhiro Nagamatsu
  • Patent number: 7339019
    Abstract: A copolymer having monomer units derived from ethylene and monomer units derived from an ?-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms, a density of 906 to 970 kg/m3 and an activation energy of flow of 50 kJ/mol or more, and satisfying specific relations among a melt complex viscosity, a melt flow rate and a characteristic relaxation time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki Iseki, Katsuhiro Yamada, Tatsuhiro Nagamatsu
  • Patent number: 7335715
    Abstract: An ethylene-?-olefin copolymer having monomer units derived from ethylene and monomer units derived from an ?-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms, a density of 906 to 970 kg/m3, an activation energy of flow of 50 kJ/mol or more and a heat quantity of fusion of a cold xylene soluble part of 30 J/g or more, and satisfying specific relations among a rate of the cold xylene soluble part in the copolymer, the density, a melt flow rate and a characteristic relaxation time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki Iseki, Katsuhiro Yamada, Tatsuhiro Nagamatsu
  • Publication number: 20070100106
    Abstract: An ethylene-?-olefin copolymer containing monomer units derived from ethylene and monomer units derived from an ?-olefin having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, and having a density of 890 to 970 kg/m3, an activation energy of flow of 50 kJ/mol or more, a molecular weight distribution of 3 or more determined by a gel permeation chromatography, and the number of inflection points of 3 or less on a melting curve obtained by a differential scanning calorimetry within a temperatures range of from 25° C. to an end point of melting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yuki Iseki, Katsuhiro Yamada, Yasutoyo Kawashima, Yoshinobu Nozue
  • Publication number: 20070093627
    Abstract: An ethylene-?-olefin copolymer having monomer units derived from ethylene and monomer units derived from an ?-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms, a melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.01 to 4 g/10 minutes, a density of 890 to 970 kg/m3, an activation energy of flow of 50 kJ/mol or more and a molecular weight distribution measured by gel permeation chromatography of 3 or more, wherein a characteristic relaxation time (?) determined by a melt viscoelasticity measurement or an external haze ratio (EHR) satisfies a relationship of the following formula (1) or (2), respectively: 3×MFR?0.75+1.1>?>1.3×MFR?0.5+1.4 ??(1) EHR??15×log MFR+0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Applicant: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yuki Iseki, Katsuhiro Yamada, Yasutoyo Kawashima, Yoshinobu Nozue
  • Publication number: 20070066696
    Abstract: A process for producing a crosslinked foam of a polyolefin-based resin by a pressure-foaming method, which comprises heating a polyolefin-based resin composition containing the polyolefin-based resin, a crosslinking agent and foaming agent under pressure using a mold in which a metal charge is charged inside the mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Applicant: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Yamada, Yasuro Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20060210804
    Abstract: A resin composition wherein the content of the following component (i) is 99 to 30 wt % and the content of the following component (ii) is 1 to 70 wt %, a pressurized foaming molded body of the resin composition, and a laminate obtained by laminating a layer composed of the pressure-foamed molding and a layer composed of another material: (i) an ethylene-a-olefin-based copolymer comprising an ethylene monomer unit and an a-olefin monomer unit having 3 to 20 carbon atoms wherein the melt flow rate is 0.01 to 5 g/10 minutes and the activation energy for flow is 30 kJ/mol or more, (ii) an ethylene-unsaturated ester-based copolymer comprising an unsaturated ester monomer unit and an ethylene monomer unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Yamada, Tatsuhiro Nagamatsu
  • Publication number: 20060089476
    Abstract: An ethylene-?-olefin copolymer having monomer units derived from ethylene and monomer units derived from an ?-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms, a density of 906 to 970 kg/m3, an activation energy of flow of 50 kJ/mol or more and a heat quantity of fusion of a cold xylene soluble part of 30 J/g or more, and satisfying specific relations among a rate of the cold xylene soluble part in the copolymer, the density, a melt flow rate and a characteristic relaxation time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Applicant: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yuki Iseki, Katsuhiro Yamada, Tatsuhiro Nagamatsu
  • Publication number: 20060089475
    Abstract: A copolymer having monomer units derived from ethylene and monomer units derived from an ?-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms, a density of 906 to 970 kg/m3 and an activation energy of flow of 50 kJ/mol or more, and satisfying specific relations among a melt complex viscosity, a melt flow rate and a characteristic relaxation time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Applicant: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yuki Iseki, Katsuhiro Yamada, Tatsuhiro Nagamatsu
  • Publication number: 20060023544
    Abstract: A functional block has a normal operation mode and a test mode. An external signal terminal receives an operation inhibition signal which is activated to inhibit the normal operation of the functional block. An external clock terminal receives an external clock. A test mode control circuit shifts the functional block from the normal operation mode to the test mode while the operation inhibition signal is in an activated state and the test mode control circuit is receiving the external clock. Accordingly, the semiconductor testing apparatus inputs the operation inhibition signal in a fixed activated state to the external signal terminal and inputs the external clock to the external clock terminal, thereby shifting the functional block to the test mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventor: Katsuhiro Yamada
  • Patent number: 5206682
    Abstract: A laser printer includes a photoconductor unit and a developer unit which are removable from a housing of the printer. A fixing device having a heating roller and a cover covering the heating roller is arranged in the housing adjacent to the photoconductor unit. The cover includes an upper wall and a plurality of ribs formed on the outer surface of the upper wall to prevent an operator's hand from directly touching the outer surface of the cover. That rib which is closest to the photoconductor unit is formed to prevent the operator's fingers from being caught by the fixing-device-side end portion of the photoconductor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1993
    Assignee: Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Yamada, Naoki Yamamura