Patents by Inventor Masaharu Maruo

Masaharu Maruo 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: 9845386
    Abstract: The present invention provides the following multilayer heat-shrinkable styrene-based film having an appropriate surface shape, together with excellent lubricity and blocking resistance, and resistance to ink skipping and like problems during the printing process: a multilayer heat-shrinkable styrene-based film having: layers (A) each containing 0.8 to 2.5 parts by weight of high impact polystyrene resin and 0.02 to 0.15 parts by weight of organic fine particles having a mean particle diameter of 0.5 to 5 ?m per 100 parts by weight of a block copolymer of 75 to 90 wt % vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and 10 to 25 wt % conjugated diene hydrocarbon; and a layer (B1) containing a block copolymer of 70 to 85 wt % vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and 15 to 30 wt % conjugated diene hydrocarbon; or a layer (B2) containing a resin composition containing a copolymer of 98 to 40 wt % vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and 2 to 60 wt % aliphatic unsaturated carboxylic acid ester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: GUNZE LIMITED
    Inventors: Masaharu Maruo, Naoki Ohno, Tadayoshi Tanaka, Hiroyuki Furukawa
  • Patent number: 8169601
    Abstract: A primary object of the present invention is to provide a multilayer heat-shrinkable styrene-based film that makes it possible, even when the film is transparent, to confirm that the film is correctly applied on a drink bottle and the like as a label. The present invention provides a heat-shrinkable styrene-based film having at least one layer containing a styrene-based resin containing a copolymer b1 of 98 to 40% by weight vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and 2 to 60% by weight aliphatic unsaturated carboxylic acid ester, and/or a block copolymer b2 of 70 to 85% by weight vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and 15 to 30% by weight conjugated diene hydrocarbon, and a fluorescent brightening agent in an amount of 100 to 2,000 weight ppm with respect to the total weight of the styrene-based resin. The present invention also provides a heat-shrinkable film having a three-layer structure containing front and back layers and a core layer, wherein the above-mentioned copolymer b1 and/or copolymer b2 forms the core layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Gunze Limited
    Inventors: Masaharu Maruo, Akira Morikawa, Naoki Ohno, Tadayoshi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 7727367
    Abstract: The present invention provides a biosensor that can be used for easy and quick quantitative analysis of a specific component in a sample with high precision and a method for manufacturing such a biosensor. The present invention also provides a biosensor that can be used for a highly precise quantitative analysis after an extended period of storage, specifically, a biosensor with excellent storage stability, and a method for manufacturing such a biosensor. The present invention relates to a biosensor comprising an electrically insulating substrate (1); an electrode (2) having a working electrode (21) and a counter electrode (22) formed on the substrate; and a reaction part (4) that is adhered to one end of the electrode (2); the reaction part (4) being mainly composed of a hydrophilic polymer comprising an oxidoreductase, an electron acceptor, fine crystalline cellulose powder, and hydrophilic and hydrophobic segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Gunze Limited
    Inventors: Masaharu Maruo, Tetsuji Deguchi
  • Publication number: 20100026987
    Abstract: A primary object of the present invention is to provide a multilayer heat-shrinkable styrene-based film that makes it possible, even when the film is transparent, to confirm that the film is correctly applied on a drink bottle and the like as a label. The present invention provides a heat-shrinkable styrene-based film having at least one layer containing a styrene-based resin containing a copolymer b1 of 98 to 40% by weight vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and 2 to 60% by weight aliphatic unsaturated carboxylic acid ester, and/or a block copolymer b2 of 70 to 85% by weight vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and 15 to 30% by weight conjugated diene hydrocarbon, and a fluorescent brightening agent in an amount of 100 to 2,000 weight ppm with respect to the total weight of the styrene-based resin. The present invention also provides a heat-shrinkable film having a three-layer structure containing front and back layers and a core layer, wherein the above-mentioned copolymer b1 and/or copolymer b2 forms the core layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: Gunze Limited
    Inventors: Masaharu Maruo, Akira Morikawa, Naoki Ohno, Tadayoshi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20090311503
    Abstract: The present invention provides the following multilayer heat-shrinkable styrene-based film having an appropriate surface shape, together with excellent lubricity and blocking resistance, and resistance to ink skipping and like problems during the printing process: a multilayer heat-shrinkable styrene-based film having: layers (A) each containing 0.8 to 2.5 parts by weight of high impact polystyrene resin and 0.02 to 0.15 parts by weight of organic fine particles having a mean particle diameter of 0.5 to 5 ?m per 100 parts by weight of a block copolymer of 75 to 90 wt % vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and 10 to 25 wt % conjugated diene hydrocarbon; and a layer (B1) containing a block copolymer of 70 to 85 wt % vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and 15 to 30 wt % conjugated diene hydrocarbon; or a layer (B2) containing a resin composition containing a copolymer of 98 to 40 wt % vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and 2 to 60 wt % aliphatic unsaturated carboxylic acid ester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Masaharu Maruo, Naoki Ohno, Tadayoshi Tanaka, Hiroyuki Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20060159878
    Abstract: A multi-layered heat-shrinkable film composed of at least three layers has: front-back film layers each composed of a resin composition having cyclic olefin-based resin of from 55 to 95 mass % and linear low-density polyethylene of from 45 to 5 mass %; and an intermediate film layer composed of a resin composition having propylene-?-olefin random copolymer of from 95 to 55 mass % and cyclic olefin-based resin of from 5 to 45 mass %, or composed of a resin composition having: a resin composition of from 95 to 55 mass % mainly composed of the propylene-?-olefin random copolymer; and the cyclic olefin-based resin of from 5 to 45 mass % When immersed in a hot water of 90° C. for 10 seconds, the multi-layered heat-shrinkable film has a heat shrinkage in a lateral direction of 50% or higher, and has a tear propagation strength in a longitudinal direction of from 800 mN to 350 mN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Applicants: Gunze Limited, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Mutsumi Wakai, Tomohisa Okuda, Akira Morikawa, Masaharu Maruo, Naoyuki Maruichi
  • Publication number: 20050265897
    Abstract: The present invention provides a biosensor that can be used for easy and quick quantitative analysis of a specific component in a sample with high precision and a method for manufacturing such a biosensor. The present invention also provides a biosensor that can be used for a highly precise quantitative analysis after an extended period of storage, specifically, a biosensor with excellent storage stability, and a method for manufacturing such a biosensor. The present invention relates to a biosensor comprising an electrically insulating substrate (1); an electrode (2) having a working electrode (21) and a counter electrode (22) formed on the substrate; and a reaction part (4) that is adhered to one end of the electrode (2); the reaction part (4) being mainly composed of a hydrophilic polymer comprising an oxidoreductase, an electron acceptor, fine crystalline cellulose powder, and hydrophilic and hydrophobic segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: Masaharu Maruo, Tetsuji Deguchi