Patents by Inventor Kazunori Kozawa

Kazunori Kozawa 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: 11180593
    Abstract: The present invention provides a methacrylic resin composition for non-contact hot plate welding comprising a methacrylic resin comprising 80 to 99.9% by mass of a methacrylic acid ester monomer unit and 0.1 to 20% by mass of a unit of at least one additional vinyl monomer copolymerizable with the methacrylic acid ester monomer, wherein the methacrylic resin composition has a melt flow rate (MFR) of 2.5 g/10 min or lower at 230° C. at a load of 3.8 kg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Watanabe, Katsura Tsujimoto, Kazunori Kozawa
  • Publication number: 20190241689
    Abstract: The present invention provides a methacrylic resin composition for non-contact hot plate welding comprising a methacrylic resin comprising 80 to 99.9% by mass of a methacrylic acid ester monomer unit and 0.1 to 20% by mass of a unit of at least one additional vinyl monomer copolymerizable with the methacrylic acid ester monomer, wherein the methacrylic resin composition has a melt flow rate (MFR) of 2.5 g/10 min or lower at 230° C. at a load of 3.8 kg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro WATANABE, Katsura TSUJIMOTO, Kazunori KOZAWA
  • Patent number: 10315362
    Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle lamp comprising a lens molded article (1) and a housing molded article (2) laser-welded to each other, the lens molded article (1) comprising a methacrylic resin composition which comprises 70 to 99.9% by mass of a methacrylic acid ester monomer unit and 0.1 to 30% by mass of a unit of an additional vinyl monomer copolymerizable with the methacrylic acid ester monomer and satisfies conditions (a) to (c), and the housing molded article (2) comprising a resin which satisfies a condition (d): (a) MW is 90000 to 250000; (b) a mass (MFR-1) of the methacrylic resin composition emitted according to ISO1133 standard at 230° C. and 3.8 kg for 10 minutes is 0.2 to 12 g/10 min; (c) when a mass of the methacrylic resin composition emitted according to the ISO1133 standard at 230° C. and 10 kg for 10 minutes is defined as MFR-2, MFR ratio=(MFR-2)/(MFR-1) is 4.5 or more; and (d) a mass (MFR-3) of the resin emitted according to the ISO1133 standard at 220° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kazunori Kozawa
  • Publication number: 20180208694
    Abstract: The present invention provides a methacrylic resin composition for non-contact hot plate welding comprising a methacrylic resin comprising 80 to 99.9% by mass of a methacrylic acid ester monomer unit and 0.1 to 20% by mass of a unit of at least one additional vinyl monomer copolymerizable with the methacrylic acid ester monomer, wherein the methacrylic resin composition has a melt flow rate (MFR) of 2.5 g/10 min or lower at 230° C. at a load of 3.8 kg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro WATANABE, Katsura TSUJIMOTO, Kazunori KOZAWA
  • Publication number: 20170326811
    Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle lamp comprising a lens molded article (1) and a housing molded article (2) laser-welded to each other, the lens molded article (1) comprising a methacrylic resin composition which comprises 70 to 99.9% by mass of a methacrylic acid ester monomer unit and 0.1 to 30% by mass of a unit of an additional vinyl monomer copolymerizable with the methacrylic acid ester monomer and satisfies conditions (a) to (c), and the housing molded article (2) comprising a resin which satisfies a condition (d): (a) MW is 90000 to 250000; (b) a mass (MFR-1) of the methacrylic resin composition emitted according to ISO1133 standard at 230° C. and 3.8 kg for 10 minutes is 0.2 to 12 g/10 min; (c) when a mass of the methacrylic resin composition emitted according to the ISO1133 standard at 230° C. and 10 kg for 10 minutes is defined as MFR-2, MFR ratio=(MFR-2)/(MFR-1) is 4.5 or more; and (d) a mass (MFR-3) of the resin emitted according to the ISO1133 standard at 220° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kazunori KOZAWA
  • Patent number: 7964690
    Abstract: A methacrylic resin comprising 80 to 98.5 wt % of methyl methacrylate monomer unit and 1.5 to 20 wt % of at least one different vinyl monomer unit copolymerizable with methyl methacrylate, characterized in that the methacrylic resin has a weight average molecular weight measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) of 60,000 to 230,000 and comprises 7 to 30% of a component having a weight average molecular weight of ? or less of a peak weight average molecular weight (Mp) obtained from a GPC elution curve based on the methacrylic resin component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Azuma, Kohei Okumura, Kazunori Kozawa
  • Publication number: 20090239050
    Abstract: A methacrylic resin comprising 80 to 98.5 wt % of methyl methacrylate monomer unit and 1.5 to 20 wt % of at least one different vinyl monomer unit copolymerizable with methyl methacrylate, characterized in that the methacrylic resin has a weight average molecular weight measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) of 60,000 to 230,000 and comprises 7 to 30% of a component having a weight average molecular weight of ? or less of a peak weight average molecular weight (Mp) obtained from a GPC elution curve based on the methacrylic resin component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Azuma, Kohei Okumura, Kazunori Kozawa