Patents by Inventor Masao Umino
Masao Umino 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).
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Patent number: 9704616Abstract: To provide a fluorinated elastomer composition which is excellent in flexibility and oil resistance to lubricant oil such as automatic transmission oil, is less susceptible to heat discoloration and is excellent also in moldability, and a molded product, cross-linked product and covered electric wire, using such a fluorinated elastomer composition. A fluorinated elastomer composition comprising a tetrafluoroethylene/propylene copolymer (a), an ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (b) and an ethylene copolymer (c) containing epoxy groups, wherein the mass ratio [(a)/(b)] of the tetrafluoroethylene/propylene copolymer (a) to the ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (b) is from 70/30 to 40/60, and the mass ratio [(b)/(c)] of the ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (b) to the ethylene copolymer (c) containing epoxy groups is from 100/0.1 to 100/10.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Go Mizuno, Masahide Yodogawa, Yuichi Iwano, Masao Umino, Yasuhiko Matsuoka
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Patent number: 9328214Abstract: A fluorinated copolymer composition comprises ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene-containing copolymer and copper oxide. The ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene-containing copolymer comprises repeating units (A) based on ethylene, repeating units (B) based on tetrafluoroethylene and repeating units (C) based on another monomer, in a molar ratio of the repeating units (A) to the repeating units (B) of from 38/62 to 44/56, and in an amount of the repeating units (C) of from 0.1 to 2.6 mol % in all the repeating units of the ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene-containing copolymer. The content of the copper oxide is from 0.2 to 10 ppm based on the total weight of ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene-containing copolymer. The copper oxide has a BET surface area of from 5 to 30 m2/g. The volume flow rate of the fluorinated copolymer composition at 297° C. is from 15 to 150 g/10 min.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2014Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Masao Umino, Sadao Kanetoku, Shinji Wada
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Publication number: 20140377558Abstract: To provide a fluorinated elastomer composition which is excellent in flexibility and oil resistance to lubricant oil such as automatic transmission oil, is less susceptible to heat discoloration and is excellent also in moldability, and a molded product, cross-linked product and covered electric wire, using such a fluorinated elastomer composition. A fluorinated elastomer composition comprising a tetrafluoroethylene/propylene copolymer (a), an ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (b) and an ethylene copolymer (c) containing epoxy groups, wherein the mass ratio [(a)/(b)] of the tetrafluoroethylene/propylene copolymer (a) to the ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (b) is from 70/30 to 40/60, and the mass ratio [(b)/(c)] of the ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (b) to the ethylene copolymer (c) containing epoxy groups is from 100/0.1 to 100/10.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Go MIZUNO, Masahide YODOGAWA, Yuichi IWANO, Masao UMINO, Yasuhiko MATSUOKA
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Publication number: 20140342155Abstract: To provide a fluorinated copolymer composition which is excellent in physical properties such as abrasion resistance, etc. and which is suitable for use as e.g. an electric wire-coating material; a molded product; and an electric wire. The fluorinated copolymer composition comprises fluorinated copolymer (A) comprising constituent units (a) derived from tetrafluoroethylene, constituent units (b) derived from a fluorinated monomer (provided that tetrafluoroethylene is excluded), and constituent units (c) derived from a monomer having an acid anhydride residue and no fluorine atom, in a specific ratio, and thermoplastic resin (B) having a Rockwell hardness of at least M60 and an insulation performance as defined by ASTM D-257 of at least 1015 ?·cm in a volume ratio of (A)/(B)=from 99/1 to 55/45. The molded product and the electric wire are ones prepared by using such a fluorinated copolymer composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Masatoshi ABE, Ryuta YANAGAWA, Masao UMINO
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Publication number: 20140135438Abstract: To provide a fluorinated copolymer composition from which a molded product excellent in the heat resistance and the stress crack resistance can be produced with good productivity. A fluorinated copolymer composition comprising ETFE and copper oxide, wherein the ETFE has repeating units (A) based on ethylene, repeating units (B) based on tetrafluoroethylene and repeating units (C) based on another monomer, in a molar ratio of the repeating units (A) to the repeating units (B) of from 38/62 to 44/56, and contains the repeating units (C) in an amount of from 0.1 to 2.6 mol % in all the repeating units of the ETFE; the content of the copper oxide is from 0.2 to 10 ppm based on the ETFE; and the volume flow rate of the fluorinated copolymer composition at 297° C. is from 15 to 150 g/10 min.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2014Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Masao UMINO, Sadao KANETOKU, Shinji WADA
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Patent number: 6737490Abstract: A tetrafluoroethylene (TFE)/perfluoro (alkyl vinyl ether) (PVE) copolymer and a method for producing the copolymer, wherein the molar ratio of polymerized units based on TFE/polymerized units based on PVE is in the range of from 98.1/1.9 to 95.0/5.0, and its melt flow rate at 372° C. is from 35 to 60 g/10 min., and a weight-average molecular weight/a number-average molecular weight is from 1 to 1.7. The copolymer of TFE/PVE is excellent in the mechanical properties and the injection molding properties.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2002Date of Patent: May 18, 2004Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Naoko Sumi, Atsushi Funaki, Masao Umino
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Publication number: 20030114615Abstract: A tetrafluoroethylene(TFE)/perfluoro (alkyl vinyl ether) (PVE) copolymer and a method for producing the copolymer, wherein the molar ratio of polymerized units based on TFE/polymerized units based on PVE is in the range of from 98.1/1.9 to 95.0/5.0, and its melt flow rate at 372° C. is from 35 to 60 g/10 min., and a weight-average molecular weight/a number-average molecular weight is from 1 to 1.7. The copolymer of TFE/PVE is excellent in the mechanical properties and the injection molding properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2002Publication date: June 19, 2003Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Naoko Sumi, Atsushi Funaki, Masao Umino
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Patent number: 6509422Abstract: In 100 parts by weight of a composition, from 2 to 89 parts by weight of a fluorinated polymer having a fluorine content of at least 65 wt %, from 97 to 10 parts by weight of a non-fluorinated polymer and from 1 to 35 parts by weight of a dispersing agent having a carboxylic acid group or its derivative, or a sulfonic acid group or its derivative, are blended.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 1999Date of Patent: January 21, 2003Assignee: Asahi Glass Company Ltd.Inventors: Masako Nagashima, Takeshi Eriguchi, Yuriko Kaida, Hiroki Kamiya, Masao Umino, Masataka Yokota
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Publication number: 20010029284Abstract: In 100 parts by weight of a composition, from 2 to 89 parts by weight of a fluorinated polymer having a fluorine content of at least 65 wt %, from 97 to 10 parts by weight of a non-fluorinated polymer and from 1 to 35 parts by weight of a dispersing agent having a carboxylic acid group or its derivative, or a sulfonic acid group or its derivative, are blended.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2001Publication date: October 11, 2001Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Masako Nagashima, Takeshi Eriguchi, Yuriko Kaida, Hiroki Kamiya, Masao Umino, Masataka Yokota
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Patent number: 6124386Abstract: A composition which contains ETFE and PAS in a weight ratio of 5-95/5-95, and which further contains an organic onium compound in such a proportion that the weight ratio of the total amount of the above two component polymers and the organic onium compound is 80-99.99/0.01-20.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 1999Date of Patent: September 26, 2000Assignee: Asahi Glass Company Ltd.Inventors: Masataka Yokota, Masao Umino
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Patent number: 6121353Abstract: A polymer alloy comprising ETFE having a melting point of at most 250.degree. C. and a melt flow rate of at least 20 at 297.degree. C., PPS and a compatibilizer (such as 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane).Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 1998Date of Patent: September 19, 2000Assignee: Asahi Glass Company Ltd.Inventors: Masao Umino, Yasuki Miura, Masataka Yokota