Patents by Inventor Koji Sarukawa

Koji Sarukawa 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: 8993670
    Abstract: The present invention provides a glass fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin composition in which a particular relationship is satisfied between the glass fiber content (W (parts by weight)) and the melt viscosity (?) of the thermoplastic resin composition at molding temperature as determined at a shear rate of 1,000 sec?1. According to the present invention, there can be obtained a glass fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin having increased strength and rigidity and excellent in practical characteristics such as impact resistance and antifreeze liquid resistance. In addition, molded articles obtained by injection-molding the composition are available as components having reduced anisotropies of mechanical characteristics and mold shrinkage factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Fujii, Koji Sarukawa
  • Patent number: 7834080
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing a polyamide resin composition, comprising the steps of: impregnating a molten polyamide resin into glass fiber rovings; taking off the polyamide-impregnated glass fiber rovings during twisting thereof to provide a strand; and pelletizing the strand to provide a resin composition, wherein a melt viscosity of the polyamide resin is set to fall within a particular range. According to the present invention, there can be provided a process for producing a glass fiber-reinforced polyamide resin composition excellent in the impregnation of the resin into the glass fiber rovings and capable of offering a molding excellent in mechanical strength and color tone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Sarukawa
  • Publication number: 20090176923
    Abstract: The present invention provides a glass fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin composition in which a particular relationship is satisfied between the glass fiber content (W (parts by weight)) and the melt viscosity (?) of the thermoplastic resin composition at molding temperature as determined at a shear rate of 1,000 sec?1. According to the present invention, there can be obtained a glass fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin having increased strength and rigidity and excellent in practical characteristics such as impact resistance and antifreeze liquid resistance. In addition, molded articles obtained by injection-molding the composition are available as components having reduced anisotropies of mechanical characteristics and mold shrinkage factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu Fujii, Koji Sarukawa
  • Publication number: 20090081462
    Abstract: The invention provides a long fiber filler reinforced resin pellet composed of a long fiber filler and a thermoplastic resin blend. In the pellet, the long fiber filler is aligned to form a spiral with a central axis along the longitudinal direction of the pellet, and the pellet has a skin layer part with a lower content of the long fiber filler, and a core part with a higher content of the long fiber filler, thereby the cross-section of the core part is in a range of 30% to 70% of the cross-section of the pellet. The thermoplastic resin blend in the pellet is composed of polyphenylene ether and a thermoplastic resin other than polyphenylene ether.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Miyoshi, Hiroshi Kamo, Koji Sarukawa, Kazuo Yoshida, Yoshikuni Akiyama, Hiroaki Furukawa, Kazunori Terada
  • Publication number: 20090069499
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing a polyamide resin composition, comprising the steps of: impregnating a molten polyamide resin into glass fiber rovings; taking off the polyamide-impregnated glass fiber rovings during twisting thereof to provide a strand; and pelletizing the strand to provide a resin composition, wherein a melt viscosity of the polyamide resin is set to fall within a particular range. According to the present invention, there can be provided a process for producing a glass fiber-reinforced polyamide resin composition excellent in the impregnation of the resin into the glass fiber rovings and capable of offering a molding excellent in mechanical strength and color tone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koji Sarukawa