Patents by Inventor Michihisa Tasaka

Michihisa Tasaka 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).

  • Publication number: 20030100659
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a thermoplastic elastomer composition excellent in softness, permanent compression set (both short- and long-term) and resistance to oil, and controlled in bleed-out of the softening agent. It is another object of the present invention to provide a formed article and composite formed article of the above thermoplastic elastomer composition. The present invention provides a thermoplastic elastomer composition containing (a) 100 parts by weight of at least one hydrogenated block copolymer, (b) 30 to 150 parts by weight of a non-aromatic-based softening agent for rubber and (c) 3 to 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin having a melting point of 70 to 140° C., determined by the DSC analysis, and melt viscosity of 400 to 100,000 cps at 140° C., and formed article and composite formed article thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Inventors: Michihisa Tasaka, Takaaki Suka
  • Publication number: 20030060557
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the preparation of a thermoplastic elastomeric resin composition comprising melt kneading
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Michihisa Tasaka, Akihiro Tamura
  • Publication number: 20030027880
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a foamable thermoplastic elastomer composition which produces a stable foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Michihisa Tasaka, Hiroki Mizuno
  • Publication number: 20030017223
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the preparation of a thermoplastic elastomeric resin composition comprising melt kneading
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventors: MICHIHISA TASAKA, AKIHIRO TAMURA, TETSUYA SAWAI
  • Patent number: 6458893
    Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition comprising 40 to 95 parts by weight of (a) a saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin and 60 to 5 parts by weight of (b) at least one selected from the group consisting of copolymers of a vinyl aromatic compound with a conjugated diene compound, and hydrogenated derivatives thereof, characterized in that the saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin (a) has an ethylene content of 40 to 95 wt % based on a weight of the saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin and a degree of saponification of the vinyl acetate of at least 80 wt % and (b)at least one selected from the group consisting of copolymers of a vinyl aromatic compound with a conjugated diene compound is selected from the group consisting of (b-1) block copolymers of a vinyl aromatic compound with a conjugated diene compound, and hydrogenated derivatives thereof and (b-2) hydrogenated random copolymers of a vinyl aromatic compound with a conjugated diene compound, the copolymers having a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Riken Vinyl Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michihisa Tasaka, Toshimi Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 6433062
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the preparation of a thermoplastic elastomeric resin composition comprising melt kneading (a) 100 parts by weight of a block copolymer consisting of at least two polymeric blocks (A) composed mainly of a vinyl aromatic compound and at least one polymeric block (B) composed mainly of a conjugated diene compound, and/or a hydrogenated block copolymer obtained by hydrogenating said block copolymer, (b) 40 to 240 parts by weight of a non-aromatic softening agent for rubber, (c) 5 to 300 parts by weight of polyethylene or a copolymer composed mainly of ethylene, and (d) 5 to 60 parts by weight of polypropylene or a copolymer composed mainly of propylene, characterized in that the process comprises the following steps: (I) melt kneading the whole amounts of components (a), (b) and (d) and a part of component (c), and, at the same time or subsequently, melt kneading these with (f) an organic peroxide, and (II) melt kneading the product obtained from step (I) with the remai
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Riken Vinyl Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michihisa Tasaka, Akihiro Tamura
  • Patent number: 6395833
    Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomeric resin composition for powder molding, comprising a composition prepared by dynamically vulcanizing (a) a block copolymer of a vinyl aromatic compound and a conjugated diene compound, and/or a hydrogenated block copolymer thereof, (b) a non-aromatic softening agent for rubber, (c) a peroxide-decomposing olefinic resin, (d) an unsaturated glycidyl compound, (e) an unsaturated carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof, and (f) a liquid polybutadiene, and (h) at least one material selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyurethane, and polyamide polymers and copolymers; characterized in that (p) a compound represented by the following chemical formula (I) is also comprised: H2C═CH—CH2—O—(CnH2nO)m—X  (I) wherein n is an integer of from 2 to 5, CnH2n may be branched, x represents H or CH═CH2, m is the number of the repeating unit, CnH2nO, and a number average molecular weight of the compound is in a range of from 200 to 6,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Riken Technos Corporation
    Inventors: Michihisa Tasaka, Toshimi Yamanaka
  • Publication number: 20020028882
    Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition comprising
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventors: Michihisa Tasaka, Toshimi Yamanaka
  • Publication number: 20010021747
    Abstract: This invention provides a softening agent composition obtained by blending and heat treating
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2001
    Publication date: September 13, 2001
    Inventors: Naganori Masubuchi, Michihisa Tasaka
  • Patent number: 6048933
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the preparation of a thermoplastic elastomeric resin composition comprising (a) 100 parts by weight of a block copolymer consisting of at least two polymeric blocks (A) composed of a vinyl aromatic compound and at least one polymeric block (B) composed of a conjugated diene compound, or a hydrogenated block copolymer, (b) 20 to 300 parts by weight of a non-aromatic softening agent for rubber, (c) 1 to 100 parts by weight of a peroxide-crosslinking type olefinic resin or a copolymeric rubber containing said resin, and (d) 10 to 150 parts by weight of a peroxide-decomposition type olefinic resin or a copolymer containing said resin, characterized in that the process comprises a step of heat-processing component (a), component (b), at least a part of component (c) and a part of component (d) in the presence of an organic peroxide to cause crosslinking, and a subsequent step of blending these with the remaining part of component (d) and, if any, the remaining part of component
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Riken Vinyl Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michihisa Tasaka, Toshio Ito, Hiromasa Sanada
  • Patent number: 5936037
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the preparation of a thermoplastic elastomeric resin composition comprising melt kneading(a) 100 parts by weight of a block copolymer consisting of at least two polymeric blocks (A) composed mainly of a vinyl aromatic compound and at least one polymeric block (B) composed mainly of a conjugated diene compound, and/or a hydrogenated block copolymer obtained by hydrogenating said block copolymer,(b) 20 to 300 parts by weight of a non-aromatic softening agent for rubber,(c) 1 to 150 parts by weight of a peroxide-crosslinking type olefinic resin and/or a copolymeric rubber containing said resin, and(d) 10 to 150 parts by weight of a peroxide-decomposing type olefinic resin and/or a copolymer containing said resin,characterized in that the process comprises a step of heat-processing component (a), component (b), at least a part of component (c), at least a part of component (d) and at least a part of 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Riken Vinyl Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Michihisa Tasaka
  • Patent number: 5929165
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the preparation of a thermoplastic elastomeric resin composition comprising (a) 100 parts by weight of a block copolymer consisting of at least two polymeric blocks (A) composed of a vinyl aromatic compound and at least one polymeric block (B) composed of a conjugated diene compound, or a hydrogenated block copolymer, (b) 20 to 300 parts by weight of a non-aromatic softening agent for rubber, (c) 1 to 100 parts by weight of a peroxide-crosslinking type olefinic resin or a copolymeric rubber containing said resin, and (d) 10 to 150 parts by weight of a peroxide-decomposition type olefinic resin or a copolymer containing said resin, characterized in that the process comprises a step of heat-processing component (a), component (b), at least a part of component (c) and a part of component (d) in the presence of an organic peroxide to cause crosslinking, and a subsequent step of blending these with the remaining part of component (d) and, if any, the remaining part of component
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Riken Vinyl Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michihisa Tasaka, Toshio Ito, Hiromasa Sanada
  • Patent number: 5461105
    Abstract: A resin composition having excellent paint coatability containing (a) 50-80 weight % of a multi-stage polymerized propylene-ethylene block copolymer consisting essentially of (i) a propylene homopolymer portion, (ii) a propylene-ethylene random copolymer portion, and (iii) an ethylene homopolymer portion, (b) 20-40 weight % of an ethylene-.alpha.-olefin copolymer elastomer, and (c) 20 weight % or less of an inorganic filler, components in the components (a) and (b), which are soluble in p-xylene at a room temperature, having a number-average molecular weight of 4.times.10.sup.4 or more and a weight-average molecular weight of 20.times.10.sup.4 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1995
    Assignees: Tonen Chemical Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Saito, Masao Sakaizawa, Kunio Iwanami, Kitsusho Kitano, Michihisa Tasaka, Kenji Kawazu, Shizuo Miyazaki, Takao Nomura, Takeyoshi Nishio, Hisayuki Iwai
  • Patent number: 5438091
    Abstract: A resin composition having excellent paint coatability containing (a) 50-80 weight % of a multi-stage polymerized propylene-ethylene block copolymer consisting essentially of (i) a propylene homopolymer portion, (ii) a propylene-ethylene random copolymer portion, and (iii) an ethylene homopolymer portion, (b) 20-40 weight % of an ethylene-.alpha.-olefin copolymer elastomer, and (c) 20 weight % or less of an inorganic filler, components in the components (a) and (b), which are soluble in p-xylene at a room temperature, having a number-average molecular weight of 4.times.10.sup.4 or more and a weight-average molecular weight of 20.times.10.sup.4 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1995
    Assignees: Tonen Chemical Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Saito, Masao Sakaizawa, Kunio Iwanami, Kitsusho Kitano, Michihisa Tasaka, Kenji Kawazu, Shizuo Miyazaki, Takao Nomura, Takeyoshi Nishio, Hisayuki Iwai