Patents by Inventor Kouichi Sawa

Kouichi Sawa 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).

  • Heat-shrinkable film, moldings and heat-shrinkable labels made using the heat-shrinkable film, and containers made by using the moldings or fitted with the labels
    Patent number: 8470420
    Abstract: A heat-shrinkable film which is excellent in mechanical characteristics such as heat shrinkage characteristics, impact resistance, and transparency and in the finish of shrinkage and which is suitable for shrink packaging, shrink bundling, shrinkable labels, and so on. A film which is made from a mixed resin comprising as the main components either a polylactic acid resin (A) and a (meth)acrylic resin (B) or a polylactic acid resin (A) and a silicone/acrylic composite rubber (D) or has at least one layer made from the mixed resin and which exhibits a heat shrinkage percentage of 20% or above in the main shrinkage direction when dipped in water at 80° C. for 10 seconds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Hiruma, Takeyoshi Yamada, You Miyashita, Kouichi Sawa, Kazuya Tanaka, Jun Takagi
  • HEAT-SHRINKABLE FILM, MOLDINGS AND HEAT-SHRINKABLE LABELS MADE USING THE HEAT-SHRINKABLE FILM, AND CONTAINERS MADE BY USING THE MOLDINGS OR FITTED WITH THE LABELS
    Publication number: 20090074999
    Abstract: A heat-shrinkable film which is excellent in mechanical characteristics such as heat shrinkage characteristics, impact resistance, and transparency and in the finish of shrinkage and which is suitable for shrink packaging, shrink bundling, shrinkable labels, and so on. A film which is made from a mixed resin comprising as the main components either a polylactic acid resin (A) and a (meth)acrylic resin (B) or a polylactic acid resin (A) and a silicone/acrylic composite rubber (D) or has at least one layer made from the mixed resin and which exhibits a heat shrinkage percentage of 20% or above in the main shrinkage direction when dipped in water at 80° C. for 10 seconds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Takashi Hiruma, Takeyoshi Yamada, You Miyashita, Kouichi Sawa, Kazuya Tanaka, Jun Takagi