Patents by Inventor Norio Makiyama

Norio Makiyama 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: 20020114919
    Abstract: A napped leather-like sheet material comprising an entangled nonwoven fabric composed of ultrafine fibers and an elastomer contained therein and having a nap made of ultrafine fibers on one or both sides thereof, which material is provided with a silk protein substance and a softening agent on the surface portion of the napped face or faces; and a method of producing the above napped leather-like sheet material which comprises applying a liquid containing a silk protein substance and a softening agent to the surface of a napped leather-like sheet material by, for example, a gravure printing or spraying technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2001
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Applicant: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisao Yoneda, Yoshiki Nobuto, Norio Makiyama
  • Publication number: 20020013984
    Abstract: An abrasive sheet for texturing of magnetic recording media which comprises an entangled ultrafine fiber nonwoven fabric made of three-dimensionally entangled ultrafine fiber bundles composed of ultrafine fibers (A) and a high-molecular elastomer occurring in a porous state in spaces among the entangled ultrafine fibers, with the high-molecular elastomer occurring therein without substantially confining most of the ultrafine fiber bundles and which is characterized in that there is a nap consisting of ultrafine fibers (B) having a fineness of not more than 0.03 dtex on at least one side of that sheet is excellent in precision and stability in processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Applicant: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norio Makiyama, Munechika Yamamoto, Yukio Goto