Patents by Inventor Masafumi Hongo

Masafumi Hongo 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: 5346952
    Abstract: Disclosed is a thermoplastic resin composition comprised of (A) 10-60 weight parts of a polyphenylene ether resin, (B) 20-70 weight parts of (b-1) an aromatic vinyl resin and/or (b-2) a copolymer of an aromatic vinyl monomer with a heterocyclic compound having a vinyl group and containing nitrogen as the hetero atom and (C) 10-60 weight parts of (c-1) a graft copolymer obtained by polymerizing an aromatic vinyl monomer, optionally with other vinyl monomer, in the presence of a butadiene type rubbery polymer or (c-2) a graft copolymer obtained by polymerizing an aromatic vinyl monomer and a heterocyclic compound having a vinyl group and containing nitrogen as the hereto atom, optionally with other ethylenically unsaturated compound, in the presence of a butadiene type rubbery polymer, wherein at least one of the components (B) and (C) is a polymer of the nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound, and the total amount of the components (A), (B) and (C) is 100 parts by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1994
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Masafumi Hongo, Hideki Yano, Hideyuki Shigemitsu
  • Patent number: 5284914
    Abstract: A thermoplastic polyester resin composition characterized by comprising30-70% by weight of a polyester resin (A) constituted mainly of a polyalkylene terephthalate,5-35% by weight of a graft polymer (B) obtained by graft-polymerizing at least one selected from the group consisting of an aromatic vinyl monomer and a methacrylate monomer in the presence of a rubbery polymer, and10-45% by weight of a polyphenylene ether resin (C) andresulting from blending these polymers so that the content of said polyester resin (A) may be higher than that of said polyphenylene ether resin (C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1994
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Toyooka, Masafumi Hongo, Hideyuki Shigemitsu
  • Patent number: 5110866
    Abstract: A thermoplastic polyester resin composition having an improved impact resistance is disclosed. This composition is comprised of (A) 30 to 70 weight parts of a polyester resin composed mainly of a polyalkylene terphthalate, (B) 5 to 28 weight parts of a polycarbonate resin, (C) 5 to 35 weight parts of a graft copolymer obtained by graft-polymerizing a monomer selected from aromatic vinyl monomers and methacrylic acid ester monomers in the presence of a rubbery polymer, and (D) 10 to 45 weight parts of a polyphenylene ether resin, which further comprises (E) 2 to 20 weight parts, per 100 weight parts of the resin composition comprising the components (A) through (D), of a copolymer having a main chain of a polyolefin copolymerized with glycidyl methacrylate and a side chain of a styrene polymer, in which the content of glycidyl methacrylate in the polyolefin copolymerized with glycidyl methacrylate is 5 to 30 weight %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Masafumi Hongo, Hideyuki Shigemitsu
  • Patent number: 5049348
    Abstract: With the aim of preventing deterioration in properties of resins in the production of a thermoplastic resin compound by melting and kneading a polyester resin and a polyphenylene ether resin, a method for producing the thermoplastic resin compound comprising 30 to 70% by weight of a polyester resin (A) mainly comprising polyalkylene terephthalate and 70 to 30% by weight of a polyphenylene ether resin (B) mainly comprising polyphenylene ether comprises separately melting the component (A) and the component (B) and, after adjusting the ratio of viscosity (in poise) of the component (B) to that of the component (A) at a shear rate of 10.sup.3 (sec.sup.-1) to 10 or less, kneading the molten components (A) and (B) together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masafumi Hongo, Hideyuki Shigemitsu
  • Patent number: 4918132
    Abstract: A thermoplastic polyester resin composition comprising from 10 to 80% by weight of a thermoplastic polyester (A); from 5 to 55% by weight of a compound rubber type graft copolymer (B) having at least one vinyl monomer graft-polymerized onto a compound rubber composed of from 10 to 90% by weight of a polyorganosiloxane rubber and from 10 to 90% by weight of a polyalkyl (meth)acrylate rubber in a total amount of 100% by weight in an inseparably interlocking fashion and having an average particle size of from 0.08 to 0.6 .mu.m; from 5 to 70% by weight of a thermoplastic polyester elastomer (C); and from 0 to 60% by weight of a filler (D), with the total amount of components (A) to (D) being 100% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1990
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Company Limited
    Inventors: Masafumi Hongo, Hideyuki Shigemitsu, Naoki Yamamoto, Akira Yanagase
  • Patent number: 4888388
    Abstract: A polycarbonate resin composition comprising a polycarbonate resin (A) or a mixture (A') of a polycarbonate resin with a saturated polyester resin and/or a polyester elastomer, and a compound rubber type graft copolymer (B) having at least one vinyl monomer graft-polymerized onto a compound rubber composed of from 10 to 90% by weight of a polyorganosiloxane rubber and from 10 to 90% by weight of a polyalkyl (meth)acrylate rubber in a total amount of 100% by weight in an inseparable interlocking fashion and having an average particle size of from 0.08 to 0.6 .mu.m, or a mixture (B') of such a compound rubber type graft copolymer (B) with a vinyl monomer, wherein component (B) or (B') is in an amount such that the compound rubber is from 0.5 to 60% by weight based on the entire resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1989
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Company Limited
    Inventors: Masafumi Hongo, Hideyuki Shigemitsu, Naoki Yamamoto, Akira Yanagase
  • Patent number: 4879329
    Abstract: An impact resistant flame-retardand resin composition comprising:100 parts by weight of a polymer mixture comprising a polycarbonate resin (A), a rubber-reinforced vinyl copolymer (B) and, optionally, a vinyl polymer (C);from 3 to 50 parts by weight of a high molecular weight halogenated compound of the following formula I having a halogen content of at least 10% by weight: ##STR1## wherein n is an average polymerization degree of from 35 to 100, each X independently represents hydrogen, chlorine or bromine, each of i, j, k and l is an integer of from 1 to 4, and each of R and R' independently is hydrogen, a methyl group, an epoxypropyl group, a phenyl group or ##STR2## wherein m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and from 2 to 30 parts by weight of an antimony compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1989
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Masafumi Hongo, Mitsuaki Noda
  • Patent number: 4877831
    Abstract: A polycarbonate resin composition excellent in chemical resistance, weather resistance, heat resistance, and low-temperature impact resistance, which comprises,either a polycarbonate resin (A) or a mixture (A') of the polycarbonate resin and a saturated polyester and/or a polyester elastomer andeither a siloxane based graft copolymer (B) obtained by graft polymerization of 95 to 10% by weight of at least one vinyl monomer onto 5 to 90% by weight of a polyorganosiloxane rubber which exhibits a degree of swelling of 3 to 30 as measured to toluene at 25.degree. C., contains constitutional units derived from a graft-linking agent, and has an average particle size of 0.08 to 0.8 .mu.m or a mixture (B) of the siloxane-based graft copolymer and a vinyl polymer,wherein the component (B) is blended so that the content of the polyorganosiloxane rubber may be from 0.5 to 60% by weight based on the whole resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1989
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masafumi Hongo, Hideyuki Shigemitsu, Naoki Yamamoto, Akira Yanagase
  • Patent number: 4775712
    Abstract: A thermoplastic polyester resin composition capable of providing a molded article superior in impact resistance, heat resistance, cold resistance, and weather resistance, which comprises a blend of 10 to 80% by weight of a thermoplastic polyester (A), 5 to 55% by weight of a polyorganosiloxane-based graft copolymer (B) obtained by graft-polymerizing 95 to 10% by weight of at least one vinyl monomer onto 5 to 90% by weight of a polyorganosiloxane rubber which exhibits a degree of swelling of 3.0 to 15.0 measured in toluene at 25.degree. C. and contains a graft-linking agent, 5 to 55% by weight of a thermoplastic polyester elastomer (C), and 0 to 60% by weight of a filler (D), wherein the total amount of the components (A) to (D) is 100% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1988
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Isao Sasaki, Akira Yanagase, Masafumi Hongo
  • Patent number: 4764555
    Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition comprising:(A) from 15 to 90 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin;(B) from 10 to 85 parts by weight of a multi-stage graft copolymer obtained by graft polymerizing from 2 to 50 parts by weight of an acrylate monomer (b) as a monomer for the first stage graft polymerization, in the presence of from 15 to 80 parts by weight of a rubbery polymer (a) of which at least 50% by weight is constituted by butadiene units and then graft polymerizing from 18 to 83 parts by weight of vinyl monomers (c) comprising from 25 to 85% by weight of an aromatic vinyl monomer (i), from 15 to 40% by weight of a vinyl cyanide monomer (ii) and from 0 to 35% by weight of another vinyl monomer (iii) copolymerizable with these monomers, as monomers for the second stage or subsequent graft polymerization, the total amount of the monomers (i) to (iii) being 100% by weight, and the total amount of components (a) to (c) being 100 parts by weight; and(C) from 0 to 60 parts by weight of a polymer obtained
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1988
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Company Limited
    Inventors: Hideyuki Shigemitsu, Masafumi Hongo, Yutaka Toyooka
  • Patent number: 4111892
    Abstract: A reinforced fire retardant resin composition of improved electrical characteristics, which comprises:A base resin of polytetramethylene terephthalate alone or in admixture with at least one other polymer, a fire retardant combination of a halogen containing compound and an antimony compound, hydrated silica and a reinforcing filler, wherein said halogen containing compound is present in an amount of 3-50 parts by wt. per 100 parts by weight of said base resin, said antimony compound is present in an amount such that the weight ratio of the halogen containing compound to the antimony compound ranges from 0.25 to 6 and the content of said hydrated silica ranges from 0.5 - 10 wt. % of the total resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1978
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Kamada, Masafumi Hongo
  • Patent number: 4035333
    Abstract: This invention relates to a flame-resistant resin composition improved in arc resistance, comprising polytetramethylene terephthalate, a flame-retardant halogen compound, and sodium antimonate or a sodium antimonate-antimony trioxide mixture containing 40% by weight or more of sodium antimonate, and optionally talc, the amount of the halogen compound being 3 to 50 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of polytetramethylene terephthalate, the weight ratio of the halogen compound to the total antimony compound being 0.25 to 6, and the amount of talc being 0 to 60% by weight based on the weight of the composition. This composition may also contain a reinforcing filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1975
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1977
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Kamada, Ryoji Handa, Masafumi Hongo
  • Patent number: 3965212
    Abstract: A flame-resistant resin composition consisting essentially of 100 parts by weight of polytetramethylene terephthalate, 3 to 40 parts by weight of a flame retardant represented by the general formula, ##SPC1##Wherein n + m is a number of 0 to 10; X is a bromine or chlorine atom; and i, j, k and l are individually an integer of 1 to 4, and antimony trioxide, the weight ratio of said flame retardant to said antimony trioxide being in the range of from 0.25 to 6. This composition is excellent in mechanical properties, thermal properties and moldability, and causes no spread of fire to other materials even when dripped at the time of combustion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1974
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1976
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Kamada, Ryoji Handa, Masafumi Hongo