Patents by Inventor Masahiko Ozawa

Masahiko Ozawa 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: 10184036
    Abstract: Carbon black-containing composite resin pre-expanded particles comprising 100 to 400 parts by mass of a polystyrene-based resin with respect to 100 parts by mass of a carbon black-containing polyolefin-based resin; having a carbon black content of 0.5 to 5.0% by mass and a bulk density of 0.015 to 0.25 g/cm3; and having an outermost layer of 30 to 80 pm after undergoing the following tests: (a) one of the carbon black-containing composite resin pre-expanded particles is sliced into a 1-mm slice in such a way that cross-section surfaces of cells are exposed on both surfaces of the slice; (b) the obtained slice is immersed in toluene at 25° C. for 24 hours to extract a polystyrene-based resin component as described above; (c) the cross-section surface of the slice is then subjected to magnified photographing by a microscope; (d) the obtained microscope image is observed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: SEKISUI PLASTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Isayama, Masahiko Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20160229971
    Abstract: Carbon black-containing composite resin pre-expanded particles comprising 100 to 400 parts by mass of a polystyrene-based resin with respect to 100 parts by mass of a carbon black-containing polyolefin-based resin; having a carbon black content of 0.5 to 5.0% by mass and a bulk density of 0.015 to 0.25 g/cm3; and having an outermost layer of 30 to 80 pm after undergoing the following tests: (a) one of the carbon black-containing composite resin pre-expanded particles is sliced into a 1-mm slice in such a way that cross-section surfaces of cells are exposed on both surfaces of the slice; (b) the obtained slice is immersed in toluene at 25° C. for 24 hours to extract a polystyrene-based resin component as described above; (c) the cross-section surface of the slice is then subjected to magnified photographing by a microscope; (d) the obtained microscope image is observed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: SEKISUI PLASTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira ISAYAMA, Masahiko OZAWA
  • Publication number: 20160060413
    Abstract: A composite resin expanded molded article comprising: 100 parts by mass of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer; and 100 to 400 parts by mass of a polystyrene-based resin, wherein the composite resin expanded molded article has an average cell diameter D of 100 to 500 ?m and an average cell membrane thickness T of 1 to 5 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: SEKISUI PLASTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiko OZAWA, Akira ISAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20160060444
    Abstract: Composite resin particles including a polypropylene-based resin and a polystyrene-based resin, wherein the content of the polystyrene-based resin is 100 to 400 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polypropylene-based resin, a surface area section is in a state in which the polystyrene-based resin with a particle diameter of 0.3 ?m or less is dispersed in the polypropylene-based resin, an outermost surface area section is in a state in which the polystyrene-based resin with a particle diameter of 0.3 to 1.5 ?m is dispersed in the polypropylene-based resin, and the ratio of the absorbance derived from the polystyrene-based resin and the absorbance derived from the polypropylene-based resin obtained from an infrared absorption spectrum of the surface of the composite resin particles is 0.5 to 2.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: SEKISUI PLASTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masahiko OZAWA
  • Patent number: 8933137
    Abstract: Expandable composite resin particles for frozen storage comprising: composite resin particles of a polyolefin-based resin and a polystyrene-based resin; 7.5 to 11% by weight of volatile blowing agent contained in the composite resin particles and containing pentane; and 0.5 to 1.5% by weight of moisture attached to surfaces of the composite resin particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Sekisui Plastics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Tsutsui, Masahiko Ozawa
  • Patent number: 8901183
    Abstract: Expandable composite resin particles for long-term storage, comprising 500 to 5000 ppm of water and 7.5 to 11.0% by weight of pentane in composite resin of polyolefin-based resin and polystyrene-based resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Sekisui Plastics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Tsutsui, Masahiko Ozawa
  • Patent number: 8841353
    Abstract: A carbon-containing modified polystyrene type resin particle of the present invention includes: a carbon-containing polypropylene type resin, and a polystyrene type resin in an amount of not less than 100 parts by weight but less than 400 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the carbon-containing polypropylene type resin, wherein the polystyrene type resin ratio at the central part of the particle is at least 1.2 times the polystyrene type resin ratio of the overall particle, the polystyrene type resin ratio being calculated by using the ratio (D698/D1376) of absorbances at 698 cm?1 and 1376 cm?1 which are obtained by infrared absorption spectra measured by ATR infrared spectroscopic analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Sekisui Plastics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Ishida, Masahiko Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20140200282
    Abstract: Expandable composite resin particles for long-term storage, comprising 500 to 5000 ppm of water and 7.5 to 11.0% by weight of pentane in composite resin of polyolefin-based resin and polystyrene-based resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: SEKISUI PLASTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasutaka TSUTSUI, Masahiko OZAWA
  • Patent number: 8765826
    Abstract: Expandable composite resin particles for long-term storage, comprising 500 to 5000 ppm of water and 7.5 to 11.0% by weight of pentane in composite resin of polyolefin-based resin and polystyrene-based resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sekisui Plastics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Tsutsui, Masahiko Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20130065977
    Abstract: Expandable composite resin particles for frozen storage comprising: composite resin particles of a polyolefin-based resin and a polystyrene-based resin; 7.5 to 11% by weight of volatile blowing agent contained in the composite resin particles and containing pentane; and 0.5 to 1.5% by weight of moisture attached to surfaces of the composite resin particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: SEKISUI PLASTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Tsutsui, Masahiko Ozawa
  • Patent number: 8329294
    Abstract: A styrene-modified polypropylene type resin particle of the present invention includes: a polypropylene type resin and a polystyrene type resin, wherein the polystyrene type resin is included at 30 parts by weight or more but less than 600 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the polypropylene type resin, and polystyrene type resin particles having a longitudinal diameter of 5 ?m or less are dispersed in the polypropylene type resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Sekisui Plastics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Ishida, Masahiko Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20120041085
    Abstract: Expandable composite resin particles for long-term storage, comprising 500 to 5000 ppm of water and 7.5 to 11.0% by weight of pentane in composite resin of polyolefin-based resin and polystyrene-based resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: SEKISUI PLASTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Tsutsui, Masahiko Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20100063170
    Abstract: A carbon-containing modified polystyrene type resin particle of the present invention includes: a carbon-containing polypropylene type resin, and a polystyrene type resin in an amount of not less than 100 parts by weight but less than 400 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the carbon-containing polypropylene type resin, wherein the polystyrene type resin ratio at the central part of the particle is at least 1.2 times the polystyrene type resin ratio of the overall particle, the polystyrene type resin ratio being calculated by using the ratio (D698/D1376) of absorbances at 698 cm?1 and 1376 cm?1 which are obtained by infrared absorption spectra measured by ATR infrared spectroscopic analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: Shinji Ishida, Masahiko Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20090274890
    Abstract: A styrene-modified polypropylene type resin particle of the present invention includes: a polypropylene type resin and a polystyrene type resin, wherein the polystyrene type resin is included at 30 parts by weight or more but less than 600 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the polypropylene type resin, and polystyrene type resin particles having a longitudinal diameter of 5 ?m or less are dispersed in the polypropylene type resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: SEKISUI PLASTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Ishida, Masahiko Ozawa
  • Patent number: 5858297
    Abstract: According to the present invention, in optical modeling method and apparatus of preparing a cubic resin model by curing ultraviolet-ray curable resin under irradiation of a laser beam thereon, for the sake of automatically correcting a dimensional difference caused by superfluous curing due to a transmitting laser beam by automatically detecting the bottom of an overhang portion or a modeling product on surface shape data, the dimensional difference is corrected automatically on the surface shape data through a method in which vertexes of polygonal patches constituting the surface shape data are replaced with nodes, nodes constituting a polygonal patch lying at the overhang portion bottom are moved by a correction amount obtained from a value conforming to an inclination of the patch plane to change the shape and position, and modeling is carried out on the basis of the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiko Ozawa, Norio Goto, Masumi Moritani, Masakatsu Ohkubo, Toshiroo Endoo