Patents by Inventor Masayuki Kito
Masayuki Kito 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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Publication number: 20190100645Abstract: Disclosed is a method for adjusting a dispersion diameter to control the dispersion diameter of a dispersed phase in a thermoplastic resin composition having a multiphase structure, and a thermoplastic resin composition obtained by the method. The method includes mixing a polyolefin resin, a polyamide resin, and a compatibilizer and has a continuous phase composed of the polyolefin resin and a dispersed phase dispersed in the continuous phase and composed of the polyamide resin where the compatibilizer is a polymer having a reactive group that reacts with the polyamide resin, and that an amount of the polymer to be mixed based on a total of the polyolefin resin and the polyamide resin is varied to adjust a dispersion diameter of the dispersed phase. This composition has 50 or more but 450 or less the dispersed phase per 10 micrometers square.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2017Publication date: April 4, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masayuki KITO, Goro TAKAHASHI, Toshihiro SUZUKI, Mitsutaka SAKO
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Publication number: 20190092908Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition, a method for manufacturing the same, and a molded body are provided. The composition includes a polyolefin resin PO, a polyimide resin PA, and a compatibilizer. The composition has a first phase composed of the PA and compatibilizer and/or a reaction product thereof and a second phase composed of the PO and interposed between the first phases. The first phase has a matrix phase composed of the PA and a dispersed phase dispersed in the matrix phase and composed of the compatibilizer and/or a reaction product thereof. The first phase includes a branched phase having branch portions. The method includes melt-kneading the PA and compatibilizer so that a mixing ratio of the compatibilizer is 11% by mass or more but 45% by mass or less per 100% by mass of a total of the PO, PA, and compatibilizer, and melt-kneading an obtained composition and the PO.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2017Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masayuki KITO, Goro TAKAHASHI, Toshihiro SUZUKI, Mitsutaka SAKO
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Publication number: 20190022903Abstract: Disclosed herein are a foamed resin molded body that has excellent impact resistance and rigidity and that is hardly fractured even when subjected to high impact, and a method for manufacturing the same. The foamed resin molded body is made of an olefin-based resin composition containing an olefin resin and a polyamide resin, the olefin-based resin composition has a continuous phase containing the olefin resin and a dispersed phase dispersed in the continuous phase and containing the polyamide resin, and the dispersed phase contains a melt-kneaded product of the polyamide resin and an elastomer having a reactive group that reacts with the polyamide resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2017Publication date: January 24, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masayuki KITO, Goro TAKAHASHI, Toshihiro SUZUKI, Yasuyuki SHIMIZU, Kosuke TAMAKI
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Publication number: 20180334560Abstract: Disclosed herein are a molded body having a continuous phase (A) containing a first polyolefin resin and a second polyolefin resin and a dispersed phase (B) containing a polyamide resin and a modified elastomer, wherein the dispersed phase (B) is composed of a melt-kneaded product of the polyamide resin and the modified elastomer, and wherein when a total of the continuous phase (A) and the dispersed phase (B) is 100% by mass, a content of the dispersed phase (B) is 70% by mass or less, and when a total of the first polyolefin resin and the second polyolefin resin is 100% by mass, a content of the second polyolefin resin is 70% by mass or less, and a method including the steps of: obtaining a molded body raw material by mixing a first polyolefin resin and an impact-resistant resin obtained by melt-kneading a second polyolefin resin and a melt-kneaded product of a polyamide resin and a modified elastomer; and obtaining a molded body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2016Publication date: November 22, 2018Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masayuki KITO, Goro TAKAHASHI, Toshihiro SUZUKI, Mitsutaka SAKO
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Publication number: 20180327551Abstract: Disclosed herein are a modifier having a continuous phase (A) containing a second polyolefin resin and a dispersed phase (B) containing a polyamide resin and a modified elastomer, wherein the dispersed phase (B) is composed of a melt-kneaded product of the polyamide resin and the modified elastomer having a reactive group, and wherein when a total of the continuous phase (A) and the dispersed phase (B) is 100% by mass, a content of the dispersed phase (B) is 80% by mass or less, a method for using the modifier, including mixing 0.5 parts by mass or more but 70 parts by mass or less of the modifier per 100 parts by mass of a first polyolefin resin, and a method for producing the modifier, including the step of melt-kneading the second polyolefin resin and a melt-kneaded product of the polyamide resin and the modified elastomer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2016Publication date: November 15, 2018Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masayuki KITO, Goro TAKAHASHI, Toshihiro SUZUKI, Mitsutaka SAKO
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Patent number: 10079529Abstract: A method for manufacturing a core of a rotating electric machine includes arranging a permanent magnet in a receptacle of a core body and injecting an anchoring material into a gap between a wall surface of the receptacle and an outer surface of the permanent magnet. A liquid crystal polymer, more specifically, liquid crystal polyester is used as the anchoring material. The liquid crystal polymer is injected at a velocity of 100 to 300 millimeters per second.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshiaki Masubuchi, Masaki Sugiyama, Masaaki Takemoto, Masayuki Kito
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Patent number: 9840615Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a thermoplastic resin composition which exhibits excellent rigidity, while having excellent impact strength characteristics; and a method for producing the thermoplastic resin composition. This thermoplastic resin composition, wherein a polyolefin resin contains a polyamide resin that is dispersed therein, is characterized in that: the thermoplastic resin composition is obtained by melting and kneading a polyolefin resin and a mixed resin that is obtained by melting and kneading a polyamide resin and a compatibilizer; and the compatibilizer is a modified elastomer that is obtained by providing an elastomer (such as an olefin-based thermoplastic elastomer or a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer) with a reactive group that is reactive with the polyamide resin.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2016Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignees: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHOInventors: Masayuki Kito, Toshiyuki Ario, Jumpei Kawada, Makoto Mouri, Osamu Watanabe, Makoto Kato, Hirotaka Okamoto
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Patent number: 9653974Abstract: A core has accommodating slots each accommodating a permanent magnet. A fixing agent is injected into the space between the inner surface of each accommodating slot and the outer surface of the associated permanent magnet. A liquid-crystal polymer is used as the fixing agent. More specifically, liquid-crystal polyester is used.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2014Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshiaki Masubuchi, Masaki Sugiyama, Masaaki Takemoto, Masayuki Kito
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Publication number: 20170029610Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a thermoplastic resin composition which exhibits excellent rigidity, while having excellent impact strength characteristics; and a method for producing the thermoplastic resin composition. This thermoplastic resin composition, wherein a polyolefin resin contains a polyamide resin that is dispersed therein, is characterized in that: the thermoplastic resin composition is obtained by melting and kneading a polyolefin resin and a mixed resin that is obtained by melting and kneading a polyamide resin and a compatibilizer; and the compatibilizer is a modified elastomer that is obtained by providing an elastomer (such as an olefin-based thermoplastic elastomer or a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer) with a reactive group that is reactive with the polyamide resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Applicants: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHOInventors: Masayuki KITO, Toshiyuki ARIO, Jumpei KAWADA, Makoto MOURI, Osamu WATANABE, Makoto KATO, Hirotaka OKAMOTO
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Patent number: 9527459Abstract: A front pillar garnish to be mounted to a front pillar in an interior of a vehicle includes a garnish body. The garnish body includes a first garnish component and a second garnish component. The first garnish component includes a first design surface. The second garnish component includes a second design surface. At least one of the first garnish component and the second garnish component includes a garnish component body and a shock absorbing portion that extends from the garnish component body over a back surface of the other one of the first garnish component and the second garnish component. The shock absorbing portion is integrally formed with the garnish component body.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2015Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keisuke Inagawa, Masayuki Kito, Tadashi Nagae, Yoshifumi Tatsuta
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Patent number: 9493642Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition contains a polyamide resin that is dispersed therein, is characterized in that the thermoplastic resin composition is obtained by melting and kneading a polyolefin resin and a mixed resin obtained by melting and kneading a polyamide resin and a compatibilizer; and the compatibilizer is a modified elastomer that is obtained by providing an elastomer (such as an olefin-based thermoplastic elastomer or a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer) with a reactive group that is reactive with the polyamide resin. Also, a thermoplastic resin composition is obtained by melting and kneading from 1% by mass to 80% by mass (inclusive) of a plant-derived polyamide resin such as polyamide 11, from 5% by mass to 75% by mass (inclusive) of a polyolefin resin and from 1% by mass to 30% by mass (inclusive) of a compatibilizer that is an olefin-based thermoplastic elastomer that is modified with an acid.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignees: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHOInventors: Masayuki Kito, Toshiyuki Ario, Jumpei Kawada, Makoto Mouri, Osamu Watanabe, Makoto Kato, Hirotaka Okamoto
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Patent number: 9487162Abstract: A pillar garnish for covering a pillar of a vehicle includes a first garnish component and a second garnish component. The first garnish component is made of thermoplastic elastomer olefin and includes a sidewall opposite an airbag disposed between the pillar and the pillar garnish. The second garnish component is made of material having rigidity higher than the first garnish component and disposed so as to overlap the first garnish component. The second garnish component includes a garnish body having a plate-like shape and a clip mount for holding a tether clip to be fixed to the pillar. The clip mount protrudes from a surface of the garnish body on a pillar side.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2015Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keisuke Inagawa, Masayuki Kito
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Publication number: 20160181896Abstract: A method for manufacturing a core of a rotating electric machine includes arranging a permanent magnet in a receptacle of a core body and injecting an anchoring material into a gap between a wall surface of the receptacle and an outer surface of the permanent magnet. A liquid crystal polymer, more specifically, liquid crystal polyester is used as the anchoring material. The liquid crystal polymer is injected at a velocity of 100 to 300 millimeters per second.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2015Publication date: June 23, 2016Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshiaki MASUBUCHI, Masaki SUGIYAMA, Masaaki TAKEMOTO, Masayuki KITO
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Patent number: 9353251Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a thermoplastic resin composition having excellent rigidity and impact strength and a method for producing the same. The thermoplastic resin composition is obtained by mixing a polyolefin resin (such as a polypropylene resin), a polyamide resin (such as nylon 11 resin), and a compatibilizer (such as maleic anhydride-modified EPR, maleic anhydride-modified EBR). The thermoplastic resin composition is characterized in having a resin phase separate structure as observed under an electron microscope, wherein the resin phase separate structure consists of a continuous phase and a disperse phase which is dispersed in the continuous phase, there is a microdisperse phase in the disperse phase, and the average diameter of the microdisperse phase is 5 to 1,200 nm.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignees: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHOInventors: Masayuki Kito, Jumpei Kawada, Makoto Mouri, Osamu Watanabe, Makoto Kato
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Publication number: 20160068115Abstract: A front pillar garnish to be mounted to a front pillar in an interior of a vehicle includes a garnish body. The garnish body includes a first garnish component and a second garnish component. The first garnish component includes a first design surface. The second garnish component includes a second design surface. At least one of the first garnish component and the second garnish component includes a garnish component body and a shock absorbing portion that extends from the garnish component body over a back surface of the other one of the first garnish component and the second garnish component. The shock absorbing portion is integrally formed with the garnish component body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2015Publication date: March 10, 2016Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keisuke INAGAWA, Masayuki KITO, Tadashi NAGAE, Yoshifumi TATSUTA
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Publication number: 20160068116Abstract: A pillar garnish for covering a pillar of a vehicle includes a first garnish component and a second garnish component. The first garnish component is made of thermoplastic elastomer olefin and includes a sidewall opposite an airbag disposed between the pillar and the pillar garnish. The second garnish component is made of material having rigidity higher than the first garnish component and disposed so as to overlap the first garnish component. The second garnish component includes a garnish body having a plate-like shape and a clip mount for holding a tether clip to be fixed to the pillar. The clip mount protrudes from a surface of the garnish body on a pillar side.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2015Publication date: March 10, 2016Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keisuke INAGAWA, Masayuki KITO
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Patent number: 9249300Abstract: A resin composition has a first resin, a second resin incompatible with the first, and a modified elastomer having a reactive group capable of reacting with the first resin. The resin composition has a co-continuous phase structure including continuous phases A and B respectively formed of the first and second resins, dispersed domains a and b respectively distributed in the continuous phases A and B, and finely dispersed subdomains a? and b? respectively distributed in the dispersed domains a and b. The dispersed domain a includes a dispersed domain formed of at least one of the second resin and a first resin, modified elastomer reaction product, the dispersed domain b at least one of the first resin and the reaction product, and the finely dispersed subdomains a? and b? each independently at least one of the first resin, the second resin, the modified elastomer, and the reaction product.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2013Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO, TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Jumpei Kawada, Makoto Mouri, Osamu Watanabe, Arimitsu Usuki, Masayuki Kito, Akio Amari, Osamu Kito
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Publication number: 20150218373Abstract: A resin composition has a first resin, a second resin incompatible with the first, and a modified elastomer having a reactive group capable of reacting with the first resin. The resin composition has a co-continuous phase structure including continuous phases A and B respectively formed of the first and second resins, dispersed domains a and b respectively distributed in the continuous phases A and B, and finely dispersed subdomains a? and b? respectively distributed in the dispersed domains a and b. The dispersed domain a includes a dispersed domain formed of at least one of the second resin and a first resin, modified elastomer reaction product, the dispersed domain b at least one of the first resin and the reaction product, and the finely dispersed subdomains a? and b? each independently at least one of the first resin, the second resin, the modified elastomer, and the reaction product.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2013Publication date: August 6, 2015Inventors: Jumpei Kawada, Makoto Mouri, Osamu Watanabe, Arimitsu Usuki, Masayuki Kito, Akio Amari, Osamu Kito
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Publication number: 20140375165Abstract: A core has accommodating slots each accommodating a permanent magnet. A fixing agent is injected into the space between the inner surface of each accommodating slot and the outer surface of the associated permanent magnet. A liquid-crystal polymer is used as the fixing agent. More specifically, liquid-crystal polyester is used.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshiaki MASUBUCHI, Masaki SUGIYAMA, Masaaki TAKEMOTO, Masayuki KITO
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Publication number: 20140371394Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition contains a polyamide resin that is dispersed therein, is characterized in that the thermoplastic resin composition is obtained by melting and kneading a polyolefin resin and a mixed resin obtained by melting and kneading a polyamide resin and a compatibilizer; and the compatibilizer is a modified elastomer that is obtained by providing an elastomer (such as an olefin-based thermoplastic elastomer or a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer) with a reactive group that is reactive with the polyamide resin. Also, a thermoplastic resin composition is obtained by melting and kneading from 1% by mass to 80% by mass (inclusive) of a plant-derived polyamide resin such as polyamide 11, from 5% by mass to 75% by mass (inclusive) of a polyolefin resin and from 1% by mass to 30% by mass (inclusive) of a compatibilizer that is an olefin-based thermoplastic elastomer that is modified with an acid.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2012Publication date: December 18, 2014Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO, TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masayuki Kito, Toshiyuki Ario, Jumpei Kawada, Makoto Mouri, Osamu Watanabe, Makoto Kato, Hirotaka Okamoto