Patents by Inventor Masanobu Hioki

Masanobu Hioki 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: 7854880
    Abstract: A polylactic acid formed article and a production process therefor. A resin composition for the formed article comprises polylactic acid having an optical purity of not lower than 90% and a residual lactide amount of 0.1 to 0.6% by mass, and 1 to 25% by mass of a crystal nucleus agent. The formed article is characterized in that a difference (|?Hm|?|?Hc|) between the absolute value of a crystal fusion heat amount ?Hm as measured at a heat-up rate of 20° C./min by means of a differential scanning calorimeter and the absolute value of a heat-up crystallization heat amount ?Hc generated by heat-up crystallization is not lower than 25 J/g, and has a crystallinity of not lower than 35% as determined by X-ray measurement and a crystallization speed of not lower than 0.05 min?1 at 130° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Unitika Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nishimura, Masanobu Hioki
  • Publication number: 20050165142
    Abstract: A polylactic acid formed article and a production process therefor. A resin composition for the formed article comprises polylactic acid having an optical purity of not lower than 90% and a residual lactide amount of 0.1 to 0.6% by mass, and 1 to 25% by mass of a crystal nucleus agent. The formed article is characterized in that a difference (|?Hm|?|?Hc|) between the absolute value of a crystal fusion heat amount ?Hm as measured at a heat-up rate of 20° C./min by means of a differential scanning calorimeter and the absolute value of a heat-up crystallization heat amount ?Hc generated by heat-up crystallization is not lower than 25 J/g, and has a crystallinity of not lower than 35% as determined by X-ray measurement and a crystallization speed of not lower than 0.05 min?1 at 130° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2003
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Applicant: UNITIKA LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nishimura, Masanobu Hioki
  • Patent number: 6780482
    Abstract: A polyester film for metal sheet laminating. The film comprises a blend of (I) polybutylene terephthalate or a polyester comprising it as the main ingredient with (II) polyethylene terephthalte or a polyester comprising it as the main ingredient, the contents of the polyester (I) and the polyester (II) being 80 to 40 wt % and 20 to 60 wt %, respectively. This film has a melting point of 200 to 223° C. attributable to the polyester (I) and a melting point of 230 to 256° C. attributable to the polyester (II). The film as a whole has an intrinsic viscosity of 0.75 or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Unitika Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigemi Majima, Mikio Kusunoki, Akira Menju, Yukiko Inui, Norikazu Matsui, Masanobu Hioki
  • Patent number: 5912060
    Abstract: A biaxial oriented polyester film which is obtained by using as a main raw material a mixture comprising a thermoplastic polyester resin (i) wherein an acid component is mainly composed of a terephthalic or naphthalenedicarboxylic acid component and a thermoplastic polyester resin (ii) having substantially a phase-separated form to the resin (i), and orienting an unoriented sheet of the mixture wherein an illuminance anisotropic ratio (IAR) of transmitted scattering light satisfies the following condition of 0.1.ltoreq.IAR.ltoreq.1.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1999
    Assignee: Unitika Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Kishida, Masanobu Hioki, Atsuhiro Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 5741601
    Abstract: A polyamide film having been drawn at a draw ratio of 2 or more in at least one direction, which comprises a polyamide resin composition comprising from 90 to 99.99% by weight of a polyamide and from 10 to 0.01% by weight of a fluoromica-based mineral with swelling characteristics. The film is excellent in piercing pinhole strength and mechanical strength and heat dimensional stability after a retort treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: Unitika Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Kishida, Masanobu Hioki, Junko Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 5612105
    Abstract: A biaxially oriented polyamide film which has not only excellent bending pinhole resistance and excellent dimensional stability but also excellent tear linearity in the longitudinal direction of the film. More specifically, the invention provides a biaxially oriented polyamide film having a tear linearity in the longitudinal direction of the film, which includes as a main material nylon 6 and an aliphatic polyamide resin mixed in a weight ratio of from 75:25 to 99:1, wherein the difference in surface tension (dyne/cm) between the nylon 6 and the polyamide other than nylon 6 satisfies the following relationship (1)3.0.ltoreq..gamma..sub.A -.gamma..sub.B .ltoreq.15.0 (1)wherein .gamma..sub.A is a surface tension of N6 and .gamma..sub.B is a surface tension of PA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignee: Unitika Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Okamoto, Minoru Kishida, Masanobu Hioki, Atsuhiro Ishikawa, Toshikazu Kawakita