Patents by Inventor Ken-ichi Kawada

Ken-ichi Kawada 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: 20150329694
    Abstract: The polylactic acid resin composition of the present invention includes a polylactic acid resin (A) having a D-isomer content of 0 to 2.0 mol % or 98.0 to 100 mol %. The polylactic acid resin composition of the present invention further includes tin oxide (B) in an amount of 0.005 to 10 parts by mass in relation to 100 parts by mass of the polylactic acid resin (A). By using the polylactic acid resin composition of the present invention, a molded body being excellent in crystallinity and heat resistance, and at the same time, having sufficiently excellent moisture-heat durability can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: UNITIKA LTD.
    Inventors: Nariaki Ishii, Yutaka Taketani, Kazuko Inoue, Yusuke Okita, Azusa Usui, Kazue Ueda, Ken-ichi Kawada
  • Patent number: 8268918
    Abstract: There is provided a crystalline polylactic acid resin composition comprising 95 to 99.97 parts by mass of a polylactic acid resin (A) having a D-isomer content of not greater than 0.6 mol % or not less than 99.4 mol %, and 0.03 to 5 parts by mass of a crystal nucleus agent (B). There is also provided a crystalline polylactic acid resin composition prepared by melt-kneading 100 parts by mass of a polylactic acid resin (A) having a D-isomer content of not greater than 0.6 mol % or not less than 99.4 mol %, 0.01 to 20 parts by mass of a (meth)acrylate compound (C), and 0.02 to 20 parts by mass of a peroxide (D).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Unitika Ltd.
    Inventors: Norio Fukawa, Yohei Kabashima, Ken-ichi Kawada, Sachiko Kokuryo
  • Publication number: 20100256262
    Abstract: Disclosed is a resin composition including a thermoplastic resin (A), a glass fiber (B) having a ratio of the major axis to the minor axis of the fiber cross section of 1.5 to 10 and a flame retardant (C), wherein the mass ratio (A/B) of the thermoplastic resin (A) to the glass fiber (B) is 30/70 to 95/5, and a part or the whole of the thermoplastic resin (A) is composed of a polyamide 11 resin (A1a) or/and a polyamide 1010 resin (A1b); and the resin composition includes 10 parts by mass or more of the polyamide 11 resin (A1a) or/and the polyamide 1010 resin (A1b) and 5 to 40 parts by mass of the flame retardant (C) in relation to 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the thermoplastic resin (A) and the glass fiber (B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: UNITIKA LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsunori Masaki, Yohei Kabashima, Ken-ichi Kawada, Hiroo Kamikawa, Sachiko Kokuryo
  • Publication number: 20100130651
    Abstract: There is provided a crystalline polylactic acid resin composition comprising 95 to 99.97 parts by mass of a polylactic acid resin (A) having a D-isomer content of not greater than 0.6 mol % or not less than 99.4 mol %, and 0.03 to 5 parts by mass of a crystal nucleus agent (B). There is also provided a crystalline polylactic acid resin composition prepared by melt-kneading 100 parts by mass of a polylactic acid resin (A) having a D-isomer content of not greater than 0.6 mol % or not less than 99.4 mol %, 0.01 to 20 parts by mass of a (meth)acrylate compound (C), and 0.02 to 20 parts by mass of a peroxide (D).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Norio Fukawa, Yohei Kabashima, Ken-ichi Kawada, Sachiko Kokuryo
  • Publication number: 20090093575
    Abstract: Provided are: a first resin composition, which is a polylactic acid-based resin composition containing a polylactic acid resin composition prepared by mixing a polylactic acid resin and a (meth)acrylic acid ester compound in the presence of a peroxide, and a high-strength fiber; and a second resin composition, which contains 70 to 99 parts by mass of a crosslinked biodegradable polyester resin and 1 to 30 parts by mass of an aramid fiber and/or an LCP fiber. In a preferred case, the second resin composition contains 0.01 to 10 parts by mass of a carbodiimide compound with respect to 100 parts by mass of the sum of the crosslinked biodegradable polyester resin and the aramid fiber and/or the LCP fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2006
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Yohei Kabashima, Ken-ichi Kawada