Patents by Inventor Keizo YOKOYAMA

Keizo YOKOYAMA 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: 20220009179
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a press-molded body, the method having: a step for placing a material X in a mold, a step for closing the mold and injecting a material Y, which is a kneaded material, into the mold after pressure has begun to be applied to part of the material X; and a step for cold-pressing the material X and the material Y in the mold to integrally mold these materials, wherein the material X is cut from a composite material M that includes reinforcing fibers FA having a weight-average fiber length LwA and a thermoplastic resin RX, the material Y includes carbon fibers B having a weight-average fiber length LwB and a thermoplastic resin RY, LwB<LwA, and LwA is 1-100 mm inclusive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: Teijin Limited
    Inventor: Keizo Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20220009180
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a press-molded body, the method having a step for disposing an X material inside a mold, a step for closing the mold and extruding a Y material, which is a kneaded material, into the mold after pressure has begun to be applied to part of the X material, and a step for cold-pressing and integrally molding the X material and the Y material inside the mold, wherein: the X material includes reinforcing fibers FA, having a weight-average fiber length LwA, and a thermoplastic resin RX; the Y material includes reinforcing fibers FB, having a weight-average fiber length LwB, and a thermoplastic resin RY; LwB<LwA; LwA is 1 mm or greater and 100 mm or less; the X material has a spring-back amount greater than 1.0 and less than 14.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: Teijin Limited
    Inventor: Keizo Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 10428894
    Abstract: Provided is a resin-made impact absorption member including: an impact absorption portion which includes a fiber-reinforced resin material containing reinforcing fibers and a thermoplastic resin and has a hollow structure including an outer cylindrical portion and a hollow portion, in which the reinforcing fiber has an average fiber length of 1 mm to 100 mm, the thermoplastic resin has a fracture elongation of 10% or more, the fiber-reinforced resin material has a compressive elastic modulus of 10 GPa or more and a compressive strength of 150 MPa to 500 MPa, and in the impact absorption portion, a maximum value of a ratio L1/t1 of a distance L1 from a position of the center of gravity to the outer cylindrical portion on a same section in a sectional shape in a direction orthogonal to an impact absorption direction, to a thickness t1 of the outer cylindrical portion, is 40 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Teijin Limited
    Inventors: Shuhei Onoue, Tadashi Yamaji, Keizo Yokoyama, Kohei Oka
  • Publication number: 20160356334
    Abstract: Provided is a resin-made impact absorption member including: an impact absorption portion which includes a fiber-reinforced resin material containing reinforcing fibers and a thermoplastic resin and has a hollow structure including an outer cylindrical portion and a hollow portion, in which the reinforcing fiber has an average fiber length of 1 mm to 100 mm, the thermoplastic resin has a fracture elongation of 10% or more, the fiber-reinforced resin material has a compressive elastic modulus of 10 GPa or more and a compressive strength of 150 MPa to 500 MPa, and in the impact absorption portion, a maximum value of a ratio L1/t1 of a distance L1 from a position of the center of gravity to the outer cylindrical portion on a same section in a sectional shape in a direction orthogonal to an impact absorption direction, to a thickness t1 of the outer cylindrical portion, is 40 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Teijin Limited
    Inventors: Shuhei ONOUE, Tadashi YAMAJI, Keizo YOKOYAMA, Kohei OKA