Patents by Inventor Mayumi Kikuchi

Mayumi Kikuchi 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: 11718708
    Abstract: A curable composition is provided that includes an alkenyl phenol A, an epoxy-modified silicone B, an epoxy compound C other than the epoxy-modified silicone B, and a thermosetting resin E, in which the thermosetting resin E contains one or more selected from the group consisting of a maleimide compound, a cyanate ester compound, a phenolic compound, an alkenyl-substituted nadimide compound, and an epoxy compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Katsuya Tomizawa, Mayumi Kikuchi, Hidetoshi Kawai
  • Patent number: 11499005
    Abstract: A curable composition containing an alkenyl phenol A, an epoxy-modified silicone B, and an epoxy compound C other than the epoxy-modified silicone B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Katsuya Tomizawa, Mayumi Kikuchi, Hidetoshi Kawai
  • Publication number: 20220325034
    Abstract: A curable composition is provided that includes an alkenyl phenol A, an epoxy-modified silicone B, an epoxy compound C other than the epoxy-modified silicone B, and a thermosetting resin E, in which the thermosetting resin E contains one or more selected from the group consisting of a maleimide compound, a cyanate ester compound, a phenolic compound, an alkenyl-substituted nadimide compound, and an epoxy compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Katsuya TOMIZAWA, Mayumi KIKUCHI, Hidetoshi KAWAI
  • Publication number: 20210261722
    Abstract: A curable composition containing an alkenyl phenol A, an epoxy-modified silicone B, and an epoxy compound C other than the epoxy-modified silicone B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Katsuya TOMIZAWA, Mayumi KIKUCHI, Hidetoshi KAWAI
  • Patent number: 10605384
    Abstract: A molded article comprising a fuel-barrier layer formed of a resin composition comprising a polyamide resin (A) as a continuous phase and a resin (B) as a disperse phase, wherein (A) is a polyamide resin (A1) comprising at least one of a constituent unit derived from a lactam having 10 to 12 carbon atoms and a constituent unit derived from an aminocarboxylic acid having 10 to 12 carbon atoms, or a polyamide resin (A2) comprising a constituent unit derived from an aliphatic diamine having 6 to 12 carbon atoms and a constituent unit derived from an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having 10 to 12 carbon atoms, the (B) is a resin selected from a semi-aromatic polyamide resin, the ratio by volume of (A)/(B) is 95/5 to 51/49, and the mean disperse particle diameter of (B) is 150 nm or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuya Sato, Tomonori Kato, Mayumi Kikuchi, Masayuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10421860
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition, which achieves barrier properties against various types of gases, while maintaining flexibility, and a molded body comprising the same. The thermoplastic resin composition of the present invention is characterized in that it comprises an aliphatic polyamide, a semi-aromatic polyamide, and an impact modifier, wherein at least a part of the impact modifier is dispersed in the semi-aromatic polyamide, in the semi-aromatic polyamide, the molar ratio between diamine units and dicarboxylic acid units (the number of moles of diamine units/the number of moles of dicarboxylic acid units) is in the range of 0.97 to 1.02, and the mass ratio of the impact modifier to the total mass of the semi-aromatic polyamide and the impact modifier is in the range of 5% to 15%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Mayumi Kikuchi, Tomonori Kato, Kazuya Sato
  • Patent number: 10016962
    Abstract: The multilayer structure includes a polyamide resin layers (A) and (B), wherein the layer (A) is composed of a polyamide resin (A1) containing at least any constituent unit of a constituent unit derived from a lactam having from 10 to 12 carbon atoms and a constituent unit derived from an aminocarboxylic acid having from 10 to 12 carbon atoms, or a composition (a) containing the resin (A1), the layer (B) is composed of a composition (b) containing a polyamide resin (B1) in which a diamine unit thereof includes a constituent unit derived from a metaxylylenediamine in an amount of 70 mol % or more and a dicarboxylic acid unit thereof includes a constituent unit derived from an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having from 4 to 8 carbon atoms in an amount of 70 mol % or more, and a polyamide resin (B2) in which a diamine unit thereof includes a constituent unit derived from a xylylenediamine in an amount of 70 mol % or more and a dicarboxylic acid unit thereof includes a constituent unit derived from an aliphatic dica
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuya Sato, Tomonori Kato, Mayumi Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20170348941
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multilayer hollow molded body, which has sufficiently high barrier properties, burst resistance and heat resistance, is also excellent in terms of impact resistance, and can be preferably used as a fuel transportation piping material for transporting high-temperature liquid fuel, etc. The multilayer hollow molded body of the present invention has at least one aliphatic polyamide layer (A) and at least one barrier layer (B), wherein the aliphatic polyamide layer (A) consists of a resin composition comprising an aliphatic polyamide (a) as a main component, and the barrier layer (B) consists of a resin composition comprising an ethylene-vinylalcohol copolymer (EVOH) and a semi-aromatic polyamide (b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Kazuya SATO, Tomonori KATO, Mayumi KIKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170342269
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition, which achieves barrier properties against various types of gases, while maintaining flexibility, and a molded body comprising the same. The thermoplastic resin composition of the present invention is characterized in that it comprises an aliphatic polyamide, a semi-aromatic polyamide, and an impact modifier, wherein at least a part of the impact modifier is dispersed in the semi-aromatic polyamide, in the semi-aromatic polyamide, the molar ratio between diamine units and dicarboxylic acid units (the number of moles of diamine units/the number of moles of dicarboxylic acid units) is in the range of 0.97 to 1.02, and the mass ratio of the impact modifier to the total mass of the semi-aromatic polyamide and the impact modifier is in the range of 5% to 15%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Mayumi KIKUCHI, Tomonori KATO, Kazuya SATO
  • Patent number: 9828492
    Abstract: The invention provides a polyamide resin composition (1) containing a polyamide (A) and a free volume modifier (B), and having a free volume, as measured according to a positron annihilation method, of 0.0545 nm3 or less. The invention also provides a polyamide resin composition (2) prepared by adding from 0.005 to 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Takafumi Oda, Tomonori Kato, Mayumi Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20170030494
    Abstract: A molded article comprising a fuel-barrier layer formed of a resin composition comprising a polyamide resin (A) as a continuous phase and a resin (B) as a disperse phase, wherein (A) is a polyamide resin (A1) comprising at least one of a constituent unit derived from a lactam having 10 to 12 carbon atoms and a constituent unit derived from an aminocarboxylic acid having 10 to 12 carbon atoms, or a polyamide resin (A2) comprising a constituent unit derived from an aliphatic diamine having 6 to 12 carbon atoms and a constituent unit derived from an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having 10 to 12 carbon atoms, the (B) is a resin selected from a semi-aromatic polyamide resin, the ratio by volume of (A)/(B) is 95/5 to 51/49, and the mean disperse particle diameter of (B) is 150 nm or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Kazuya SATO, Tomonori KATO, Mayumi KIKUCHI, Masayuki KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20160193813
    Abstract: The multilayer structure includes a polyamide resin layers (A) and (B), wherein the layer (A) is composed of a polyamide resin (A1) containing at least any constituent unit of a constituent unit derived from a lactam having from 10 to 12 carbon atoms and a constituent unit derived from an aminocarboxylic acid having from 10 to 12 carbon atoms, or a composition (a) containing the resin (A1), the layer (B) is composed of a composition (b) containing a polyamide resin (B1) in which a diamine unit thereof includes a constituent unit derived from a metaxylylenediamine in an amount of 70 mol % or more and a dicarboxylic acid unit thereof includes a constituent unit derived from an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having from 4 to 8 carbon atoms in an amount of 70 mol % or more, and a polyamide resin (B2) in which a diamine unit thereof includes a constituent unit derived from a xylylenediamine in an amount of 70 mol % or more and a dicarboxylic acid unit thereof includes a constituent unit derived from an aliphatic dica
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Kazuya Sato, Tomonori Kato, Mayumi Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20160089862
    Abstract: Provided are a multilayer structure including a polyamide layer (A) and a polyether polyamide layer (B) and also a multilayer structure including a polyolefin layer (C) and a polyether polyamide layer (B), wherein the polyamide layer (A) contains a polyamide (a) in which a diamine constituent unit thereof includes a constituent unit derived from a xylylenediamine (a-1), and a dicarboxylic acid constituent unit thereof includes a constituent unit derived from an ?,?-linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid (a-2) having from 4 to 20 carbon atoms; and the polyether polyamide layer (B) contains a polyether polyamide (b) in which a diamine constituent unit thereof includes constituent units derived from a polyether diamine compound (b-1) having a specified structure and a xylylenediamine (b-2), and a dicarboxylic acid constituent unit thereof includes a constituent unit derived from an ?,?-linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid (b-3) having from 4 to 20 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Kazuya Sato, Tomonori Kato, Mayumi Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20160083564
    Abstract: The invention provides a polyamide resin composition (1) containing a polyamide (A) and a free volume modifier (B), and having a free volume, as measured according to a positron annihilation method, of 0.0545 nm3 or less. The invention also provides a polyamide resin composition (2) prepared by adding from 0.005 to 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Takafumi Oda, Tomonori Kato, Mayumi Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20160046836
    Abstract: The present invention provides a metal coating material containing a polyether polyamide (A) in which a diamine constituent unit thereof includes constituent units derived from a polyether diamine compound (a-1) having a specified structure and a xylylenediamine (a-2), and a dicarboxylic acid constituent unit thereof includes a constituent unit derived from an ?,?-linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid (a-3) having from 4 to 20 carbon atoms, the metal coating material having favorable abrasion resistance and oil resistance and excellent adhesive properties to metals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Mayumi Kikuchi, Tomonori Kato, Kazuya Sato
  • Publication number: 20160032053
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inner liner for pneumatic tire, the inner liner being prepared by molding a resin composition containing a polyether polyamide (A) in which a diamine constituent unit thereof includes constituent units derived from a polyether diamine compound (a-1) represented by the general formula (1) and a xylylenediamine (a-2), and a dicarboxylic acid constituent unit thereof includes a constituent unit derived from an ?,?-linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid (a-3) having from 4 to 20 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Tomonori Kato, Mayumi Kikuchi, Kazuya Sato
  • Publication number: 20160032099
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polyamide resin composition containing a polyamide resin (A) in which a diamine constituent unit thereof includes a constituent unit derived from a xylylenediamine (a-1), and a dicarboxylic acid constituent unit thereof includes a constituent unit derived from an ?,?-linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid (a-2) having from 4 to 20 carbon atoms; and a polyether polyamide (B) in which a diamine constituent unit thereof includes constituent units derived from a polyether diamine compound (b-1) represented by a specified structural formula and a xylylenediamine (b-2), and a dicarboxylic acid constituent unit thereof includes a constituent unit derived from an ?,?-linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid (b-3) having from 4 to 20 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuya Sato, Tomonori Kato, Mayumi Kikuchi