Patents by Inventor Norihito Sakai
Norihito Sakai 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: 9624347Abstract: The present invention provides the resin composition having excellent inflation moldability by which a film having high water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) and low elastic modulus can be produced, and a film which is formed from the resin composition. The present invention relates to a resin composition comprising a polyamide resin (A) and a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin (B) which includes 2-10% by mole of structural unit represented by the following general formula (1) and has a degree of saponification of 70-90% by mole, and a film which is formed from the resin composition. [In the formula, R1 to R6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an organic group, and X represents a single bond or a linking chain.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2013Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: THE NIPPON SYNTHETIC CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Norihito Sakai, Kaoru Inoue
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Publication number: 20170087775Abstract: A laminate-shaping support material includes one of: a resin composition containing a polyvinyl alcohol resin having a primary hydroxyl group at its side chain, and having a heat of fusion of 10 to 30 J/g at its melting point (Embodiment (X)); and a resin composition containing a polyvinyl alcohol resin, and a block copolymer including a polymer block of an aromatic vinyl compound, at least one of a polymer block of a conjugated diene compound and a block of a hydrogenated conjugated diene compound, and a functional group reactive with a hydroxyl group (Embodiment (Y)). Therefore, the laminate shaping support material according to Embodiment (X), for example, is excellent in shape stability and adhesiveness to a model material. The laminate shaping support material according to Embodiment (Y) is excellent in peelability and forming stability.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Applicant: THE NIPPON SYNTHETIC CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Norihito SAKAI, Shusaku MANDAI
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Patent number: 9296887Abstract: Provided is a resin composition from which a melt molded product which is excellent in transparency, gas barrier property and flexibility and has biodegradability can be obtained. The present invention relates to a resin composition, which comprises a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin (i) comprising a structural unit represented by the following general formula (1) and an aliphatic-aromatic polyester (ii) comprising a specific component, wherein each of R1, R2 and R3 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group, X represents a single bond or a bonding chain, and each of R4, R5 and R6 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2011Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: THE NIPPON SYNTHETIC CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Mitsuo Shibutani, Norihito Sakai, Lars Boerger, Gabriel Skupin
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Publication number: 20150337129Abstract: A resin composition of the present invention comprises a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-based resin (A) which comprises a structural unit represented by the following general formula (1) and has a degree of saponification of 85-94% by mole and a polybutylene adipate/butylene terephthalate copolymer (PBAT) (B), wherein a content ratio of the PVA-based resin (A) to the PBAT (B) ((A)/(B)) is from 80/20 to 60/40 (by weight). [In the formula, R1 to R6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an organic group, and X represents a single bond or a linking chain.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2013Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: THE NIPPON SYNTHETIC CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Norihito SAKAI, Kaoru INOUE, Yasuhiro HIRANO
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Publication number: 20150307674Abstract: The present invention provides the resin composition having excellent inflation moldability by which a film having high water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) and low elastic modulus can be produced, and a film which is formed from the resin composition. The present invention relates to a resin composition comprising a polyamide resin (A) and a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin (B) which includes 2-10% by mole of structural unit represented by the following general formula (1) and has a degree of saponification of 70-90% by mole, and a film which is formed from the resin composition. [In the formula, R1 to R6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an organic group, and X represents a single bond or a linking chain.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2013Publication date: October 29, 2015Applicant: THE NIPPON SYNTHETIC CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Norihito SAKAI, Kaoru INOUE
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Patent number: 9109104Abstract: There is provided a resin composition affording a melt-molded article having excellent gas barrier properties and flex crack resistance. The present invention relates to a resin composition comprising a polyvinyl alcohol resin (A) having a 1,2-diol structural unit represented by the following general formula (1), a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer (B), and a polyamide graft block copolymer (C) containing a polymer block of an aromatic vinyl compound and a polymer block of an olefinic compound in a main chain and having a graft chain composed of a polyamide: wherein each of R1, R2, and R3 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group, X represents a single bond or a linking chain, and each of R4, R5, and R6 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2011Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: THE NIPPON SYNTHETIC CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Mitsuo Shibutani, Kaoru Inoue, Norihito Sakai
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Publication number: 20140004350Abstract: Provided is a resin composition from which a melt molded product which is excellent in transparency, gas barrier property and flexibility and has biodegradability can be obtained. The present invention relates to a resin composition, which comprises a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin (i) comprising a structural unit represented by the following general formula (1) and an aliphatic-aromatic polyester (ii) comprising a specific component, wherein each of R1, R2 and R3 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group, X represents a single bond or a bonding chain, and each of R4, R5 and R6 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2011Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicants: BASF SE, THE NIPPON SYNTHETIC CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Mitsuo Shibutani, Norihito Sakai, Lars Boerger, Gabriel Skupin
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Patent number: 8569414Abstract: Disclosed is a polyvinyl alcohol resin composition capable of providing a melt-molded article with superior gas barrier properties and flex crack resistance. The resin composition comprises (A) a PVA resin having 1,2-diol unit in side chain thereof; and (B) a mixture of block copolymers each having an aromatic vinyl polymer block, and a conjugated diene polymer block and/or hydrogenated thereof, wherein the (B) mixture of block copolymers includes (B1) a block copolymer having no carboxyl group and (B2) a block copolymer modified with a carboxyl group-containing compound.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2012Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: The Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuo Shibutani, Kazutoshi Tsuji, Kaoru Inoue, Norihito Sakai
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Publication number: 20130131270Abstract: There is provided a resin composition affording a melt-molded article having excellent gas barrier properties and flex crack resistance. The present invention relates to a resin composition comprising a polyvinyl alcohol resin (A) having a 1,2-diol structural unit represented by the following general formula (1), a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer (B), and a polyamide graft block copolymer (C) containing a polymer block of an aromatic vinyl compound and a polymer block of an olefinic compound in a main chain and having a graft chain composed of a polyamide: wherein each of R1, R2, and R3 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group, X represents a single bond or a linking chain, and each of R4, R5, and R6 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2011Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: THE NIPPON SYNTHETIC CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Mitsuo Shibutani, Kaoru Inoue, Norihito Sakai
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Publication number: 20120156513Abstract: A multilayer structure includes (A) a layer consisting primarily of a polyethylene terephthalate resin which includes a dicarboxylic acid component unit including terephthalic acid and a diol component unit primarily including ethylene glycol, the dicarboxylic acid component including a non-terephthalic-acid dicarboxylic acid in a copolymerization ratio of 15 to 40 mol % based on the overall amount of the dicarboxylic acid component; and (B) a layer provided in stacked adjacent relation to the layer (A) and consisting primarily of a polyvinyl alcohol resin having a structural unit represented by the following general formula (1):Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: THE NIPPON SYNTHETIC CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Kawabe, Mitsuo Shibutani, Kaoru Inoue, Norihito Sakai
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Publication number: 20120157627Abstract: Disclosed is a polyvinyl alcohol resin composition capable of providing a melt-molded article with superior gas barrier properties and flex crack resistance. The resin composition comprises (A) a PVA resin having 1,2-diol unit in side chain thereof; and (B) a mixture of block copolymers each having an aromatic vinyl polymer block, and a conjugated diene polymer block and/or hydrogenated thereof, wherein the (B) mixture of block copolymers includes (B1) a block copolymer having no carboxyl group and (B2) a block copolymer modified with a carboxyl group-containing compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2012Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: THE NIPPON SYNTHETIC CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Mitsuo SHIBUTANI, Kazutoshi TSUJI, Kaoru INOUE, Norihito SAKAI
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Patent number: 8026302Abstract: A PVA resin composition is provided which is excellent in melt-formability and free from emanation of odor in a melt-forming process, and is capable of providing a product free from residual odor, a highly transparent film and a laminate film having higher interlayer adhesive strength. The resin composition comprises: (A) a polyvinyl alcohol resin having a 1,2-diol structural unit represented by the following formula (1): and having a saponification degree of 80 to 97.9 mol %; and (B) an alkylene oxide adduct of a polyvalent alcohol containing 5 to 9 moles of an alkylene oxide per 1 mole of the polyvalent alcohol.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2009Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: The Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuo Shibutani, Norihito Sakai
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Publication number: 20090286909Abstract: A PVA resin composition is provided which is excellent in melt-formability and free from emanation of odor in a melt-forming process, and is capable of providing a product free from residual odor, a highly transparent film and a laminate film having higher interlayer adhesive strength. The resin composition comprises: (A) a polyvinyl alcohol resin having a 1,2-diol structural unit represented by the following general formula (1): and having a saponification degree of 80 to 97.9 mol %; and (B) an alkylene oxide adduct of a polyvalent alcohol containing 5 to 9 moles of an alkylene oxide per 1 mole of the polyvalent alcohol.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2009Publication date: November 19, 2009Applicant: THE NIPPON SYNTHETIC CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Mitsuo SHIBUTANI, Norihito SAKAI
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Publication number: 20090061719Abstract: A water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol resin filament is provided, which is formed by melt-spinning a material consisting essentially of a water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol resin having a 1,2-diol structural unit represented by the following general formula (1). A nonwoven fabric is also provided, which is produced by using the water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol resin filament. Therefore, the nonwoven fabric is excellent in water solubility at a lower temperature, and substantially free from bubbling during dissolution thereof in water. In addition, a fully saponified PVA can be used for melt-forming. This suppresses emanation of acetic acid odor, thereby improving the working environment. wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6, which may be the same or different, are each a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group, and X is a single bond or a connecting chain.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2007Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: The Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuo Shibutani, Norihito Sakai