Patents by Inventor Norihito Maki

Norihito Maki 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: 7942359
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a package in an optimal form obtained by winding a carbon fiber bundle having a fineness of 25,000 to 35,000 deniers, which has a high wound density and is less apt to become loose, and a method for producing the same. The present invention is a carbon fiber package obtained by winding a carbon fiber bundle having a fineness of 25,000 to 35,000 deniers on a bobbin in a square-end type, wherein the width per unit fineness of the carbon fiber bundle is in the range of 0.30×10?3 to 0.63×10?3 mm/denier, the traverse angle in the beginning of winding is in the range of 13 to 14°, the traverse angle in the end of winding is 3° or larger, and the fractional portion W0 of the winding ratio W is in the range of 0.07 to 0.08.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Kiriyama, Norihito Maki
  • Publication number: 20090314870
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a package in an optimal form obtained by winding a carbon fiber bundle having a fineness of 25,000 to 35,000 deniers, which has a high wound density and is less apt to become loose, and a method for producing the same. The present invention is a carbon fiber package obtained by winding a carbon fiber bundle having a fineness of 25,000 to 35,000 deniers on a bobbin in a square-end type, wherein the width per unit fineness of the carbon fiber bundle is in the range of 0.30×10?3 to 0.63×10?3 mm/denier, the traverse angle in the beginning of winding is in the range of 13 to 14°, the traverse angle in the end of winding is 3° or larger, and the fractional portion W0 of the winding ratio W is in the range of 0.07 to 0.08.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Kiriyama, Norihito Maki
  • Patent number: 7135516
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a carbon fiber sizing agent comprised of water-soluble thermoplastic resin and amphoteric surfactant within a weight ratio range of 6/1 to 1/3, a carbon fiber sizing method comprising treating carbon fibers using a sizing liquid containing the aforementioned sizing agent, sized carbon fibers comprising adhering the aforementioned sizing agent to their surfaces, and a fabric that uses said carbon fibers. The carbon fiber sizing agent of the present invention has satisfactory solubility in water over a wide pH range, and is able to impart to carbon fibers adequate convergence for forming stable chopped carbon fibers, superior workability and satisfactory uniform tow dispersibility in water over a wide pH range. Since a fabric of the present invention demonstrates affinity to water over a wide pH range, it is suitable for applications such as immersing said fabric in an aqueous matrix in order to impregnate the fabric with that matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Sugiura, Norihito Maki
  • Publication number: 20040197555
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a carbon fiber sizing agent comprised of water-soluble thermoplastic resin and amphoteric surfactant within a weight ratio range of 6/1 to 1/3, a carbon fiber sizing method comprising treating carbon fibers using a sizing liquid containing the aforementioned sizing agent, sized carbon fibers comprising adhering the aforementioned sizing agent to their surfaces, and a fabric that uses said carbon fibers. The carbon fiber sizing agent of the present invention has satisfactory solubility in water over a wide pH range, and is able to impart to carbon fibers adequate convergence for forming stable chopped carbon fibers, superior workability and satisfactory uniform tow dispersibility in water over a wide pH range. Since a fabric of the present invention demonstrates affinity to water over a wide pH range, it is suitable for applications such as immersing said fabric in an aqueous matrix in order to impregnate the fabric with that matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Naoki Sugiura, Norihito Maki