Patents by Inventor Kunihiro Hirata

Kunihiro Hirata 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: 9221946
    Abstract: Provided is technology that causes polybutylene terephthalate resin to react with a reactive compound and reduces the thermal decomposition of the polybutylene terephthalate resin, when performing reactive processing method using the polybutylene terephthalate resin. During production of polybutylene terephthalate resin pellets, the polybutylene terephthalate resin (A) and a reactive compound (B) that reacts with the polybutylene terephthalate resin (A) are reacted such that the difference between the intrinsic viscosity of a polybutylene terephthalate resin composition configuring the polybutylene terephthalate resin pellets and the intrinsic viscosity of a polybutylene terephthalate resin composition configuring a polybutylene terephthalate resin molded article is no more than 0.05 dL/g, and the amount of carboxylic group ends in the resin included in the polybutylene terephthalate resin pellets is adjusted so as to be no more than 25 meq/kg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: WINTECH POLYMER LTD.
    Inventors: Kunihiro Hirata, Kazuhito Suzuki, Takayuki Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20140357807
    Abstract: Provided is technology that causes polybutylene terephthalate resin to react with a reactive compound and reduces the thermal decomposition of the polybutylene terephthalate resin, when performing reactive processing method using the polybutylene terephthalate resin. During production of polybutylene terephthalate resin pellets, the polybutylene terephthalate resin (A) and a reactive compound (B) that reacts with the polybutylene terephthalate resin (A) are reacted such that the difference between the intrinsic viscosity of a polybutylene terephthalate resin composition configuring the polybutylene terephthalate resin pellets and the intrinsic viscosity of a polybutylene terephthalate resin composition configuring a polybutylene terephthalate resin molded article is no more than 0.05 dL/g, and the amount of carboxylic group ends in the resin included in the polybutylene terephthalate resin pellets is adjusted so as to be no more than 25 meq/kg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Kunihiro Hirata, Kazuhito Suzuki, Takayuki Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20140149089
    Abstract: To provide a simulation device for deriving a manufacturing condition that enables break-down of a glass fiber bundle that is not broken down, being a cluster of monofilaments, into monofilaments, in manufacturing a resin molded article using a bi- or multi-axial extruder of an engaging type, a program for realizing a function of said simulation device, and a computer-readable recording medium which records the program. A method for manufacturing glass fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin composition pellets using a bi- or multi-axial extruder comprising screws which rotate to engage with each other, the method controlling a minimum value of time integration values of shearing stress (minimum shearing stress history value Tmin), which is applied to glass fiber bundles when they are mixed and kneaded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: POLYPLASTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kunihiro Hirata, Hiroshi Ishida, Motohito Hiragori