Patents by Inventor Kazuma Kurokawa

Kazuma Kurokawa 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).

  • Patent number: 11352472
    Abstract: The present invention provides a prepreg which is composed of at least a matrix resin and reinforcing fibers, and which is characterized in that: conductive parts are formed on one surface or both surfaces of a fiber layer that is formed of the reinforcing fibers; and the volume resistivity ? (?cm) of the fiber layer in the thickness direction, the thickness t (cm) of the fiber layer and the average interval L (cm) between the conductive parts arranged on the prepreg surface satisfy formula (1). t/?×1/L×100?0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: TEIJIN LIMITED
    Inventors: Kazuma Kurokawa, Tetsuya Akamatsu, Hiroaki Kuwahara
  • Patent number: 10544274
    Abstract: A prepreg includes conductive fibers impregnated with a matrix resin, the prepreg having a conductive region where a conductive material is dispersed in the resin. In the present invention, a resin layer composed of at least the matrix resin preferably is present on one or both surfaces of a conductive fiber layer composed of at least the conductive fibers, and the conductive region is present at least in the resin layer. In addition, the above-described conductive region preferably is present continuously in the thickness direction. The conductive region preferably is a conductive region where the conductive material is dispersed in the matrix resin, and the resin in the conductive region preferably forms a continuous phase with the matrix resin in other regions. A volume resistivity of the conductive region preferably is 1/1,000 or less of that of other regions of the matrix resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Toho Tenax Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuma Kurokawa, Hironori Kawamoto, Yoshitaka Umemoto, Akio Nakaishi
  • Publication number: 20190062511
    Abstract: The present invention provides a prepreg which is composed of at least a matrix resin and reinforcing fibers, and which is characterized in that: conductive parts are formed on one surface or both surfaces of a fiber layer that is formed of the reinforcing fibers; and the volume resistivity ? (?cm) of the fiber layer in the thickness direction, the thickness t (cm) of the fiber layer and the average interval L (cm) between the conductive parts arranged on the prepreg surface satisfy formula (1). t/?×1/L×100?0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: TEIJIN LIMITED
    Inventors: Kazuma KUROKAWA, Tetsuya AKAMATSU, Hiroaki KUWAHARA
  • Publication number: 20180208729
    Abstract: A prepreg includes conductive fibers impregnated with a matrix resin, the prepreg having a conductive region where a conductive material is dispersed in the resin. In the present invention, a resin layer composed of at least the matrix resin preferably is present on one or both surfaces of a conductive fiber layer composed of at least the conductive fibers, and the conductive region is present at least in the resin layer. In addition, the above-described conductive region preferably is present continuously in the thickness direction. The conductive region preferably is a conductive region where the conductive material is dispersed in the matrix resin, and the resin in the conductive region preferably forms a continuous phase with the matrix resin in other regions. A volume resistivity of the conductive region preferably is 1/1,000 or less of that of other regions of the matrix resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: Toho Tenax Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuma KUROKAWA, Hironori KAWAMOTO, Yoshitaka UMEMOTO, Akio NAKAISHI
  • Patent number: 8916310
    Abstract: A conductive sheet comprises an aromatic polyamide pulp, a fluoroplastic fused to the aromatic polyamide pulp, and a carbon-based conductive material; wherein the conductive sheet has a static contact angle of water on a first surface that is greater than the static contact angle of water on a second surface that in the opposite surface to the first surface, and the difference between the static contact angle of water on the first surface and the static contact angle of water on the second surface is 20°-180°; or wherein the injection pressure of water on the first surface of the conductive sheet is less than the injection pressure of water on the second surface that is the opposite surface to the first surface, and the difference between the injection pressure of water on the first surface and the injection pressure of water on the second surface is 20-50 kPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Toho Tenax Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuma Kurokawa, Tetsuya Akamatsu
  • Publication number: 20130157171
    Abstract: A conductive sheet comprises an aromatic polyamide pulp, a fluoroplastic fused to the aromatic polyamide pulp, and a carbon-based conductive material; wherein the conductive sheet has a static contact angle of water on a first surface that is greater than the static contact angle of water on a second surface that in the opposite surface to the first surface, and the difference between the static contact angle of water on the first surface and the static contact angle of water on the second surface is 20°-180°; or wherein the injection pressure of water on the first surface of the conductive sheet is less than the injection pressure of water on the second surface that is the opposite surface to the first surface, and the difference between the injection pressure of water on the first surface and the injection pressure of water on the second surface is 20-50 kPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: TOHO TENAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuma Kurokawa, Tetsuya Akamatsu