Patents by Inventor Kunihiko Komatsuzaki

Kunihiko Komatsuzaki 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: 11897994
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a urethane resin composition containing a biomass raw material and having excellent moisture permeability and excellent film strength. The invention provides a urethane resin composition containing a urethane resin (X), the urethane resin (X) containing, as essential raw materials, a polyol (A) that contains a polyol (a1) having an oxyethylene group, and a polyisocyanate (B), in which the polyol (A) further contains a polyester polyol (a2) containing a biomass-derived glycol (i) and a crystalline polybasic acid (ii) as raw materials, and the polyol (A) has a hydroxyl equivalent in a range of 400 g/eq to 600 g/eq. In addition, the invention provides a moisture-permeable film which is formed of the urethane resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko Komatsuzaki, Yoshinori Kanagawa
  • Patent number: 11634530
    Abstract: An object to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a method for producing an artificial leather on a practically usable level without using an organic solvent and without requiring a crosslinking step for a crosslinking agent. The present invention provides a method for producing an artificial leather having a cured product layer of a moisture-curing urethane hot-melt resin composition, wherein the moisture-curing urethane hot-melt resin composition contains a urethane prepolymer having an isocyanate group and does not contain a crosslinking agent having a hydroxyl group and/or an amino group, the method including applying the moisture-curing urethane hot-melt resin composition to a substrate at a coating weight of 0.03 to 0.5 kg/m2 so as to form a cured product layer of the moisture-curing urethane hot-melt resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: DIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kunihiko Komatsuzaki, Shingo Takeda, Yoshinori Kanagawa, Toyokuni Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20220341090
    Abstract: A moisture-permeable waterproof fabric includes: a cloth (i), an adhesive layer (ii), and a surface skin layer (iii). The adhesive layer (ii) is formed from a moisture-curable polyurethane hot melt resin composition that contains a urethane prepolymer (C) having an isocyanate group, and the urethane prepolymer (C) is a reaction product of a polyisocyanate (B) and a polyol (A) containing a biomass-derived polyester polyol (a1). The surface skin layer (iii) is formed from a urethane resin composition that contains a urethane resin (R) containing a polyol (P) and a polyisocyanate (Q) as essential raw materials thereof, and the polyol (P) contains a polyol (P1) having an oxyethylene group and a specific polyester polyol (P2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko KOMATSUZAKI, Yoshinori KANAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20220340796
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a moisture-curable polyurethane resin composition containing a biomass raw material and having excellent adhesiveness to a fabric (particularly, a water-repellent fabric) and excellent film strength. The invention provides a moisture-curable polyurethane hot-melt resin composition containing: a urethane prepolymer (i) having an isocyanate group, which is a reaction product of a polyol (A) and a polyisocyanate (B), the polyol (A) containing a polyester polyol (a1) containing, as raw materials, a biomass-derived polybasic acid (x) and a biomass-derived glycol (y), and another polyester polyol (a2). In addition, the invention provides an adhesive containing the moisture-curable polyurethane hot-melt resin composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: DIC Corporation
    Inventor: Kunihiko KOMATSUZAKI
  • Publication number: 20220298290
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a urethane resin composition containing a biomass raw material and having excellent moisture permeability and excellent film strength. The invention provides a urethane resin composition containing a urethane resin (X), the urethane resin (X) containing, as essential raw materials, a polyol (A) that contains a polyol (a1) having an oxyethylene group, and a polyisocyanate (B), in which the polyol (A) further contains a polyester polyol (a2) containing a biomass-derived glycol (i) and a crystalline polybasic acid (ii) as raw materials, and the polyol (A) has a hydroxyl equivalent in a range of 400 g/eq to 600 g/eq. In addition, the invention provides a moisture-permeable film which is formed of the urethane resin composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko KOMATSUZAKI, Yoshinori KANAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20220251378
    Abstract: In the present invention, there is provided a moisture-curable polyurethane hot-melt resin composition containing an urethane prepolymer (i) having an isocyanate group, which is a reaction product of a polyol (A) and a polyisocyanate (B), the polyol (A) comprising a polyester polyol (al) which uses a polybasic acid (x) derived from biomass and a glycol (y) derived from biomass as raw materials. Further, the present invention provides an adhesive containing the moisture-curable polyurethane hot-melt resin composition. The biomass-derived polybasic acid (x) is preferably sebacic acid and/or succinic acid. The biomass-derived glycol (y) is preferably 1,3-propanediol and/or 1,4-butanediol. The moisture-curable polyurethane resin composition preferably has a biomass degree of 40% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: DIC Corporation
    Inventor: Kunihiko Komatsuzaki
  • Patent number: 11111353
    Abstract: A method for producing a porous material includes processing a urethane resin composition containing a urethane resin (A) and a solvent (B) by a wet film forming process, in which the solvent (B) satisfies the following conditions: a difference between a Hansen solubility parameter of the solvent (B) (B-HSP) and a Hansen solubility parameter of the urethane resin (A) (A-HSP) is in the range of 3 to 8 (J/cm3)1/2 and a difference between the Hansen solubility parameter of the solvent (B) (B-HSP) and a Hansen solubility parameter of water (W-HSP) is in the range of 31.5 to 38 (J/cm3)1/2. The Hansen solubility parameter of the solvent (B) preferably has a dispersion term (?D) in the range of 15.5 to 21.0 MPa0.5, a polar term (?P) in the range of 7.0 to 14.5 MPa0.5, and a hydrogen bond term (?H) in the range of 4.5 to 11.0 MPa0.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: DIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yayi Tseng, Kunihiko Komatsuzaki
  • Publication number: 20210130566
    Abstract: A method for producing a porous material includes processing a urethane resin composition containing a urethane resin (A) and a solvent (B) by a wet film forming process, in which the solvent (B) satisfies the following conditions: a difference between a Hansen solubility parameter of the solvent (B) (B-HSP) and a Hansen solubility parameter of the urethane resin (A) (A-HSP) is in the range of 3 to 8 (J/cm3)1/2 and a difference between the Hansen solubility parameter of the solvent (B) (B-HSP) and a Hansen solubility parameter of water (W-HSP) is in the range of 31.5 to 38 (J/cm3)1/2. The Hansen solubility parameter of the solvent (B) preferably has a dispersion term (?D) in the range of 15.5 to 21.0 MPa0.5, a polar term (?P) in the range of 7.0 to 14.5 MPa0.5, and a hydrogen bond term (?H) in the range of 4.5 to 11.0 MPa0.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Yayi TSENG, Kunihiko KOMATSUZAKI
  • Patent number: 10836902
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for producing a semi-IPN composite, including: mixing a polyurethane (A) and a polymerization product (B) of a hydrophilic acrylic monomer (b1) and an acrylic monomer (b2) having a hydrolyzable silyl group; and causing the polymerization product (B) to undergo crosslinking. The hydrophilic acrylic monomer (b1) preferably includes an acrylic monomer (b1-1) having an amide group and an acrylic monomer (b1-2) having an oxyethylene group. Further, the polymerization ratio (molar ratio) of the acrylic monomer (b1-1) having an amide group, the acrylic monomer (b1-2) having an oxyethylene group, and the acrylic monomer (b2) having a hydrolyzable silyl group {(b1-1)/(b1-2)/(b2)} is preferably in the range of 50/49.5/0.5 to 89/1/10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: DIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kunihiko Komatsuzaki, Yayi Tseng
  • Publication number: 20200262964
    Abstract: An object to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a method for producing an artificial leather on a practically usable level without using an organic solvent and without requiring a crosslinking step for a crosslinking agent. The present invention provides a method for producing an artificial leather having a cured product layer of a moisture-curing urethane hot-melt resin composition, wherein the moisture-curing urethane hot-melt resin composition contains a urethane prepolymer having an isocyanate group and does not contain a crosslinking agent having a hydroxyl group and/or an amino group, the method including applying the moisture-curing urethane hot-melt resin composition to a substrate at a coating weight of 0.03 to 0.5 kg/m2 so as to form a cured product layer of the moisture-curing urethane hot-melt resin composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Kunihiko KOMATSUZAKI, Shingo TAKEDA, Yoshinori KANAGAWA, Toyokuni FUJIWARA
  • Patent number: 10689474
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a semi-IPN composite, the method including polymerizing a hydrophilic monofunctional acrylate (b1) and a polyfunctional acrylate (b2) in a solution of a polyurethane (A) prepared using an aliphatic polyisocyanate and/or an alicyclic polyisocyanate as a raw material. The present invention also relates to a method for producing a synthetic leather that includes a layer obtained by drying the semi-IPN composite obtained by the above production method. One object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a semi-IPN composite excellent in stain resistance. The semi-INP composite obtained by the production method of the present invention is excellent in stain resistance. Therefore, the semi-IPN composite can be used particularly preferably for skin and topcoat layers of synthetic leathers for vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: DIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo Takada, Kunihiko Komatsuzaki, Kyouichi Toyomura
  • Patent number: 10647872
    Abstract: A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a moisture-permeable film which is excellent in moisture permeability and water swelling resistance. The present invention relates to a moisture-permeable film formed by a composition containing polyurethane (A) and a hydrophilic acrylic polymer (B). The moisture-permeable film of the present invention is excellent in the moisture permeability and the water swelling resistance. Accordingly, the moisture-permeable film of the present invention can be preferably used as the moisture-permeable film used in producing moisture-permeable waterproof cloth for clothing, medical, and hygiene; and synthetic leather. The hydrophilic acrylic polymer (B) is preferably a polymer of a hydrophilic acrylic monomer (b1) containing an acrylic monomer (b1-1) having an amide group and an acrylic monomer (b1-2) having an oxyethylene group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: DIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kunihiko Komatsuzaki, Tetsuo Takada
  • Patent number: 10626272
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a semi-IPN composite, the method including polymerizing a hydrophilic monofunctional acrylate (b1) and a polyfunctional acrylate (b2) in a solution of a polyurethane (A) prepared using an aromatic polyisocyanate as a raw material. The present invention also relates to a method for producing a moisture-permeable film that is obtained by drying the semi-IPN composite obtained by the above production method. One object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a semi-IPN composite excellent in moisture permeability, water-swelling resistance, and stain resistance. The semi-INP composite obtained by the production method of the present invention is excellent in moisture permeability, water-swelling resistance, and stain resistance. Therefore, the semi-IPN composite can be preferably used for moisture-permeable waterproof fabrics for clothing, medical, and sanitary use and for skin and topcoat layers of synthetic leathers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: DIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo Takada, Kunihiko Komatsuzaki, Kyouichi Toyomura
  • Publication number: 20190225801
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for producing a semi-IPN composite, including: mixing a polyurethane (A) and a polymerization product (B) of a hydrophilic acrylic monomer (b1) and an acrylic monomer (b2) having a hydrolyzable silyl group; and causing the polymerization product (B) to undergo crosslinking. The hydrophilic acrylic monomer (b1) preferably includes an acrylic monomer (b1-1) having an amide group and an acrylic monomer (b1-2) having an oxyethylene group. Further, the polymerization ratio (molar ratio) of the acrylic monomer (b1-1) having an amide group, the acrylic monomer (b1-2) having an oxyethylene group, and the acrylic monomer (b2) having a hydrolyzable silyl group {(b1-1)/(b1-2)/(b2)} is preferably in the range of 50/49.5/0.5 to 89/1/10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Kunihiko KOMATSUZAKI, Yayi TSENG
  • Publication number: 20180334565
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a semi-IPN composite, the method including polymerizing a hydrophilic monofunctional acrylate (b1) and a polyfunctional acrylate (b2) in a solution of a polyurethane (A) prepared using an aromatic polyisocyanate as a raw material. The present invention also relates to a method for producing a moisture-permeable film that is obtained by drying the semi-IPN composite obtained by the above production method. One object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a semi-IPN composite excellent in moisture permeability, water-swelling resistance, and stain resistance. The semi-INP composite obtained by the production method of the present invention is excellent in moisture permeability, water-swelling resistance, and stain resistance. Therefore, the semi-IPN composite can be preferably used for moisture-permeable waterproof fabrics for clothing, medical, and sanitary use and for skin and topcoat layers of synthetic leathers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Tetsuo TAKADA, Kunihiko KOMATSUZAKI, Kyouichi TOYOMURA
  • Publication number: 20180312620
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a semi-IPN composite, the method including polymerizing a hydrophilic monofunctional acrylate (b1) and a polyfunctional acrylate (b2) in a solution of a polyurethane (A) prepared using an aliphatic polyisocyanate and/or an alicyclic polyisocyanate as a raw material. The present invention also relates to a method for producing a synthetic leather that includes a layer obtained by drying the semi-IPN composite obtained by the above production method. One object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a semi-IPN composite excellent in stain resistance. The semi-INP composite obtained by the production method of the present invention is excellent in stain resistance. Therefore, the semi-IPN composite can be used particularly preferably for skin and topcoat layers of synthetic leathers for vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Tetsuo TAKADA, Kunihiko KOMATSUZAKI, Kyouichi TOYOMURA
  • Publication number: 20180265733
    Abstract: A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a moisture-permeable film which is excellent in moisture permeability and water swelling resistance. The present invention relates to a moisture-permeable film formed by a composition containing polyurethane (A) and a hydrophilic acrylic polymer (B). The moisture-permeable film of the present invention is excellent in the moisture permeability and the water swelling resistance. Accordingly, the moisture-permeable film of the present invention can be preferably used as the moisture-permeable film used in producing moisture-permeable waterproof cloth for clothing, medical, and hygiene; and synthetic leather. The hydrophilic acrylic polymer (B) is preferably a polymer of a hydrophilic acrylic monomer (b1) containing an acrylic monomer (b1-1) having an amide group and an acrylic monomer (b1-2) having an oxyethylene group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Kunihiko KOMATSUZAKI, Tetsuo TAKADA
  • Publication number: 20180209091
    Abstract: A method for producing a coagulated article includes coagulating an aqueous urethane resin composition with an alcohol solvent having 2 to 6 carbon atoms. A coagulated article having excellent texture and having excellent texture can be obtained. Further, an alcohol solvent with the number of carbon atoms being small is used for a coagulating bath, which means that the burden on the environment is small. Therefore, a coagulated article obtained by the method can be advantageously used in producing gloves, a coating material, a simulated leather sheet, and the like. With respect to the alcohol solvent, from the viewpoint of achieving a further improvement in the texture of the coagulated article due to having high penetrating property into a resin-blended liquid and an isopropyl group having appropriate hydrophobicity, 2-propanol is preferably used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Tomohiro TETSUI, Ryo MAEDA, Kunihiko KOMATSUZAKI, Hiroyuki CHIJIWA, Norie FUJISHITA
  • Publication number: 20180208722
    Abstract: A method for producing a coagulated article includes coagulating an aqueous urethane resin composition with a coagulant containing a metal salt and water and being heated to 40° C. or higher. A coagulated article having excellent texture can be obtained without using an organic solvent. Further, an organic solvent is not used for a coagulating bath, and therefore there is no fear of exposure to a harmful volatile substance or diffusion of the substance into the environment, and further the treatment of waste liquid of such a coagulating bath is easy, which contributes to suppression of the cost of production. Therefore, a coagulated article obtained by the method can be advantageously used in producing gloves, a coating material, a simulated leather sheet, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Tomohiro TETSUI, Ryo MAEDA, Kunihiko KOMATSUZAKI, Hiroyuki CHIJIWA
  • Patent number: 8420725
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a urethane resin composition that has excellent coating workability and storage stability not causing gelation with time and that can form a cured product such as a coating that has excellent heat resistance. The present invention relates to a urethane resin composition includes an alcohol-soluble urethane resin (A) having a hydrolyzable silyl group, inorganic particles (B), and an alcohol (C), in which the inorganic particles (B) have a functional group [Y] that can react with a functional group [X] generated from the hydrolyzable silyl group of the urethane resin (A), a coating material and an adhesive that contain the urethane resin composition, and a formed body obtained by using the urethane resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Iwao, Naotaka Gotoh, Kunihiko Komatsuzaki