Patents by Inventor Makoto Etoh

Makoto Etoh 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: 8673197
    Abstract: A multi-layer structure comprising a functional resin layer obtained by covering a core layer of a base body resin or a second functional resin with a shell layer of a first functional resin, and a base body resin layer containing the functional resin layer therein. The layers of the functional resins are formed at positions where they are allowed to exhibit their functions to a sufficient degree, a plurality of functions can be imparted, and a molten resin mass having the above multi-layer structure can be formed by the compression-forming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Etoh, Hiroaki Goto, Atsushi Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 8157555
    Abstract: An extrusion feed device for a composite resin capable of forming a composite resin extruded material having a variety of layer configurations not necessarily symmetrical. A plurality of cylindrical flow passages (3) and (4) for feeding a molten resin, an opening/closing valve (7) capable of opening/closing a center flow passage (36) and a cylindrical flow passage (4a), and a center opening/closing valve (39) capable of opening/closing the center flow passage are provided at the upstream side end part (2a) of a discharge passage (2) for delivering the composite resin extruded material. A main resin (30a) forming an outside layer is always fed from the cylindrical flow passage (3), and the other molten resin (30b) and/or (30c) as an auxiliary resin is fed, at a proper timing, from the cylindrical flow passage (4) and the center flow passage (36) on the inside into the molten resin (30a) on the outside by controlling the opening/closing valve (7) or the center opening/closing valve (39).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hotaka Fukabori, Tsuneo Imatani, Makoto Etoh, Kazunobu Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8153048
    Abstract: The present invention relates to manufacture of container product with a constant level of quality, wherein the performance is constant, by resolving problems including transformation of perform performance caused by the temperature variation of the preform; or by the variation in the stretching blow molding due to a thermal difference between the surface and the inner part of the preform, resulting from the thickness thereof, in order to industrialize a new molding method recognized to be an excellent molding method from the point of view of economic efficiency and production efficiency, wherein compression molding and stretch blow molding are performed continuously. By a method or device for manufacturing continuously synthetic resin containers, preforms are molded by compression with a compression molding machine, then stretch blow molding is performed with a stretch blow molding machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuneo Imatani, Hiroyuki Hashimoto, Makoto Etoh
  • Publication number: 20110304069
    Abstract: A multi-layer structure comprising a functional resin layer obtained by covering a core layer of a base body resin or a second functional resin with a shell layer of a first functional resin, and a base body resin layer containing the functional resin layer therein. The layers of the functional resins are formed at positions where they are allowed to exhibit their functions to a sufficient degree, a plurality of functions can be imparted, and a molten resin mass having the above multi-layer structure can be formed by the compression-forming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA, LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto ETOH, Hiroaki GOTO, Atsushi KIKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20090074898
    Abstract: An extrusion feed device for a composite resin capable of forming a composite resin extruded material having a variety of layer configurations not necessarily symmetrical. A plurality of cylindrical flow passages (3) and (4) for feeding a molten resin, an opening/closing valve (7) capable of opening/closing a center flow passage (36) and a cylindrical flow passage (4a), and a center opening/closing valve (39) capable of opening/closing the center flow passage are provided at the upstream side end part (2a) of a discharge passage (2) for delivering the composite resin extruded material. A main resin (30a) forming an outside layer is always fed from the cylindrical flow passage (3), and the other molten resin (30b) and/or (30c) as an auxiliary resin is fed, at a proper timing, from the cylindrical flow passage (4) and the center flow passage (36) on the inside into the molten resin (30a) on the outside by controlling the opening/closing valve (7) or the center opening/closing valve (39).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2005
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA, LTD.
    Inventors: Hotaka Fukabori, Tsuneo Imatani, Makoto Etoh, Kazunobu Watanabe
  • Patent number: 7341684
    Abstract: A composite synthetic resin material forming apparatus comprises an outer channel having an outer outlet, an inner channel having an inner outlet opening into the outer channel, outer synthetic resin supply means for flowing an outer synthetic resin through the outer channel, and inner synthetic resin supply means for flowing an inner synthetic resin through the inner channel. Opening and closing means for selectively opening and closing the inner outlet is disposed. The outer synthetic resin supply means intermittently supplies the outer synthetic resin to the outer channel in accordance with opening and closing of the inner outlet by the opening and closing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuneo Imatani, Makoto Etoh, Kazunobu Watanabe, Hotaka Fukabori, Ikuo Komatsu
  • Publication number: 20080042325
    Abstract: The present invention relates to manufacture of container product with a constant level of quality, wherein the performance is constant, by resolving problems including transformation of perform performance caused by the temperature variation of the preform; or by the variation in the stretching blow molding due to a thermal difference between the surface and the inner part of the preform, resulting from the thickness thereof, in order to industrialize a new molding method recognized to be an excellent molding method from the point of view of economic efficiency and production efficiency, wherein compression molding and stretch blow molding are performed continuously. By a method or device for manufacturing continuously synthetic resin containers, preforms are molded by compression with a compression molding machine, then stretch blow molding is performed with a stretch blow molding machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2004
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA, LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuneo Imatani, Hiroyuki Hashimoto, Makoto Etoh
  • Publication number: 20070251945
    Abstract: A multi-layer structure comprising a functional resin layer obtained by covering a core layer of a base body resin or a second functional resin with a shell layer of a first functional resin, and a base body resin layer containing the functional resin layer therein. The layers of the functional resins are formed at positions where they are allowed to exhibit their functions to a sufficient degree, a plurality of functions can be imparted, and a molten resin mass having the above multi-layer structure can be formed by the compression-forming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Etoh, Hiroaki Goto, Atsushi Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20070122578
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to obtain a multilayered molten resin mass capable of providing a multilayered compression-molded product in which the layers of the multilayered compression-molded product are distributed uniformly in the circumferential direction with the intermediate resin layer positioned entirely within the inner and outer resin layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunobu Watanabe, Makoto Etoh, Hotaka Fukabori, Norihisa Hirota, Satoshi Shibata, Tsuneo Imatani
  • Publication number: 20060051444
    Abstract: A composite synthetic resin material forming apparatus comprises an outer channel having an outer outlet, an inner channel having an inner outlet opening into the outer channel, outer synthetic resin supply means for flowing an outer synthetic resin through the outer channel, and inner synthetic resin supply means for flowing an inner synthetic resin through the inner channel. Opening and closing means for selectively opening and closing the inner outlet is disposed. The outer synthetic resin supply means intermittently supplies the outer synthetic resin to the outer channel in accordance with opening and closing of the inner outlet by the opening and closing means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2004
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Tsuneo Imatani, Makoto Etoh, Kazunobu Watanabe, Hotaka Fukabori, Ikuo Komatsu
  • Patent number: 6929836
    Abstract: A multi-layered perform for substantially preventing the generation of strains and obtaining improved stress cracking resistance with excellent appearance characteristics includes a mouth portion, a body portion and a bottom portion and has at least the body portion and the bottom portion formed of an inner layer, an intermediate layer, and an outer layer by a compression molding. A multi-layered bottle is manufactured by performing a biaxial stretch blow molding of such multi-layered perform. The multi-layered bottle includes a mouth portion a shoulder portion, a body portion and a bottom portion. At least the shoulder portion, the body portion and the bottom portion include an inner layer, an intermediate layer and an outer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Kikuchi, Yorihisa Hamada, Makoto Etoh, Kazunobu Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20040091652
    Abstract: A multi-layered perform for substantially preventing the generation of strains and obtaining improved stress cracking resistance with excellent appearance characteristics includes a mouth portion, a body portion and a bottom portion and has at least the body portion and the bottom portion formed of an inner layer, an intermediate layer, and an outer layer by a compression molding. A multi-layered bottle is manufactured by performing a biaxial stretch blow molding of such multi-layered perform. The multi-layered bottle includes a mouth portion a shoulder portion, a body portion and a bottom portion. At least the shoulder portion, the body portion and the bottom portion include an inner layer, an intermediate layer and an outer layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA, LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Kikuchi, Yorihisa Hamada, Makoto Etoh, Kazunobu Watanabe
  • Patent number: 6716386
    Abstract: A bottle having substantially no strain due to fluidized orientation in the bottom portion thereof which is homogeneously and uniformly drawn, and, as a result, exhibiting improved shock resistance and buckling strength in the bottom portion, featuring excellent resistance against environmental cracking at the center in the bottom portion, without developing crazing or whitening during the preservation, and offering excellent appearance. The bottle is formed by biaxially stretch-blow-molding a thermoplastic resin, and has a mouth portion, a shoulder portion, a barrel portion and a bottom portion, said bottom portion without being substantially affected by the residual strain due to orientation by fluidization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Go Saito, Yoshitsugu Maruhashi, Kiyoshi Kawaguchi, Makoto Etoh
  • Publication number: 20020098310
    Abstract: A multi-layered preform for substantially preventing the generation of strains and obtaining improved stress cracking resistance with excellent appearance characteristics includes a mouth portion, a body portion and a bottom portion and has at least the body portion and the bottom portion formed of an inner layer, an intermediate layer, and an outer layer by a compression molding. A multi-layered bottle is manufactured by performing a biaxial stretch blow molding of such multi-layered perform. The multi-layered bottle includes a mouth portion, a shoulder portion, a body portion and a bottom portion. At least the shoulder portion, the body portion and the bottom portion include an inner layer, an intermediate layer and an outer layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Kikuchi, Yorihisa Hamada, Makoto Etoh, Kazunobu Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20020088767
    Abstract: A bottle having substantially no strain due to fluidized orientation in the bottom portion thereof which is homogeneously and uniformly drawn, and, as a result, exhibiting improved shock resistance and buckling strength in the bottom portion, featuring excellent resistance against environmental cracking at the center in the bottom portion, without developing crazing or whitening during the preservation, and offering excellent appearance. The bottle is formed by biaxially stretch-blow-molding a thermoplastic resin, and has a mouth portion, a shoulder portion, a barrel portion and a bottom portion, said bottom portion without being substantially affected by the residual strain due to orientation by fluidization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2002
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA, LTD.
    Inventors: Go Saito, Yoshitsugu Maruhashi, Kiyoshi Kawaguchi, Makoto Etoh
  • Patent number: 6349838
    Abstract: A bottle having substantially no strain due to fluidized orientation in the bottom portion thereof which is homogeneously and uniformly drawn, and, as a result, exhibiting improved shock resistance and buckling strength in the bottom portion, featuring excellent resistance against environmental cracking at the center in the bottom portion, without developing crazing or whitening during the preservation, and offering excellent appearance. The bottle is formed by biaxially stretch-blow-molding a thermoplastic resin, and has a mouth portion, a shoulder portion, a barrel portion and a bottom portion, said bottom portion without being substantially affected by the residual strain due to orientation by fluidization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Go Saito, Yoshitsugu Maruhashi, Kiyoshi Kawaguchi, Makoto Etoh
  • Patent number: 5467880
    Abstract: A safety screw cap indicates prior opening of a container to protect consumers from prior contamination. The screw cap has an annular band encircling its lower end which is separated from the screw cap by a perforated line. The band is affixed to a fixing clement and the fixing element attached to the container when the screw cap is screwed in place. An unattached leader portion of the band can be lifted easily to peel the band from the container. As the band is peeled from the container, it is simultaneously tom from the screw cap at the perforations. Once the band is removed, the screw cap can be unscrewed and the container unsealed. Before peeling the band away, the screw cap cannot be unscrewed without causing obvious damage to the screw cap or band. In addition, the torque required to shear-separate the band from the fixing element, the fixing element from the container or the screw cap from the band is greater than that which can be applied easily by a normal adult.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1995
    Assignee: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Etoh, Kiyoshi Kawaguchi