Patents by Inventor Ryo UMEKI

Ryo UMEKI 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: 20240002700
    Abstract: The invention provides a thermal adhesive laminated oriented film containing a substrate layer comprising a resin composition containing 99.9 to 60% by mass of a polyamide resin or a polymethylpentene resin and 0.1 to 40% by mass of a modified polyolefin resin; and a thermal adhesive layer containing a thermal adhesive polyolefin resin and provided on each of both surfaces of the substrate layer so as to be in direct contact therewith by coextrusion. When a machine direction is defined as an X axis, a transverse direction is defined as a Y axis, and a thickness direction is defined as a Z axis, the film is stretched and oriented in at least one direction of the X axis or the Y axis, and has a thermal deformation rate at 150° C. of 4% or less in both directions of the X axis and the Y axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka TANAKA, Shigeyuki WATANABE, Nobuhiro YOSHIMURA, Ryo UMEKI, Takafumi MASUDA, Daiki FUNAOKA
  • Publication number: 20230407088
    Abstract: [PROBLEM] To provide a polyamide resin composition capable of stably providing a molded article which is less likely to be affected by variations in production conditions, and has high rigidity, and good appearance. [SOLUTION] A polyamide resin composition including 0 to 3 parts by mass of a metal hypophosphite (D) with respect to a total of 100 parts by mass of 20 to 60 parts by mass of an aliphatic polyamide resin (A), 5 to 20 parts by mass of a polyamide MXD6 resin (B), and 30 to 59 parts by mass of an inorganic reinforcing material (C), wherein the polyamide resin composition has an MFR of 3 to 60 g/10 min when measured under conditions of a load of 2.16 kg and 275° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOBO MC Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuhiro YOSHIMURA, Ryo UMEKI, Yoshitaka AYUZAWA
  • Patent number: 11667789
    Abstract: A polyamide resin composition containing a polyimide resin (A), a modified styrene-based copolymer (B), a modified high-density polyethylene (C), and an aliphatic metal salt (D), and having a melt mass flow rate (MFR) of 20 g/10 minutes or more and less than 60 g/10 minutes and a 65% RH equilibrium water absorption rate of less than 3%. The polyamide resin composition can form a molded article having a sufficiently high limit of fatigue against continuous load, achieve high mechanical characteristics and high fluidity to prevent the occurrence of a short shot or decrease in the strength of a welded part even in a large and/or thick molded article, and has excellent mold releasability and more excellent abrasion resistance than ever before.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Ayuzawa, Kensaku Maeda, Ryo Umeki
  • Publication number: 20230104768
    Abstract: A method for producing a polyamide resin composition containing a crystalline polyamide resin (A) containing a polycaproamide resin as a main component, a semi-aromatic amorphous polyamide resin (B), an inorganic reinforcing material (C), a master batch of carbon black (D), and a copper compound (E); a dispersion liquid of the copper compound (E) has a concentration of 0.04% by mass to 1.0% by mass; and the crystalline polyamide resin (A) containing a polycaproamide resin as a main component, the semi-aromatic amorphous polyamide resin (B), the master batch of carbon black (D), and the dispersion liquid of the copper compound (E) are mixed in advance, followed by charging the mixture is into a hopper part of an extruder, and charging the inorganic reinforcing material (C) into the extruder by a side feed method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro YOSHIMURA, Ryo UMEKI
  • Publication number: 20220289972
    Abstract: A polyamide resin composition includes: (A) a crystalline polyamide resin including a polycapramide resin as a main component; (B) a semi-aromatic amorphous polyamide resin; (C) an inorganic reinforcing material, (D) a carbon black masterbatch; and (E) a copper compound, wherein as (C) the inorganic reinforcing material, the polyamide resin composition includes (C-1) a glass fiber, (C-2) a needle-shaped wollastonite, and (C-3) a plate-crystal inorganic reinforcing material, a melt mass flow rate (MFR) and a cooling crystallization temperature (TC2) of the polyamide resin composition fall within predetermined respective ranges, mass ratios and contents of the component satisfy specific conditions. By the polyamide resin composition, not only a molded product having a higher level of external appearance is obtained when a mold temperature is less than or equal to 100° C. during molding, but also an excellent weather resistance of the external appearance of the surface of the molded product is attained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro YOSHIMURA, Ryo UMEKI
  • Publication number: 20220267597
    Abstract: A polyamide resin composition containing a polyimide resin (A), a modified styrene-based copolymer (B), a modified high-density polyethylene (C), and an aliphatic metal salt (D), and having a melt mass flow rate (MFR) of 20 g/10 minutes or more and less than 60 g/10 minutes and a 65% RH equilibrium water absorption rate of less than 3%. The polyamide resin composition can form a molded article having a sufficiently high limit of fatigue against continuous load, achieve high mechanical characteristics and high fluidity to prevent the occurrence of a short shot or decrease in the strength of a welded part even in a large and/or thick molded article, and has excellent mold releasability and more excellent abrasion resistance than ever before.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka AYUZAWA, Kensaku MAEDA, Ryo UMEKI
  • Publication number: 20220250282
    Abstract: A pellet production method comprising: an operation in which a strand comprising a composition containing thermoplastic resin and reinforcing material is extruded from an orifice at a die; an operation in which the strand is drawn into water within a tank and is cooled; and an operation in which the cooled strand is cut to obtain a pellet; wherein at least one first guide roller for guiding the strand within the tank is provided within the tank, and an angle made by portions of the strand that are ahead of and behind that first guide roller which is in an upstreammost location is not less than 90° but is less than 180°; and wherein a ratio of a diameter of the pellet to a diameter of the orifice (diameter of the pellet/diameter of the orifice) is 0.45 to 0.80.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo UMEKI, Yoshitaka AYUZAWA
  • Publication number: 20220251381
    Abstract: Provided is a polyamide resin composition which is used for a foam molded body and has high appearance performance, high load resistance, and high impact resistance. This polyamide resin composition for foam molding contains: 40 to 70 parts by mass of a crystalline polyamide resin (A); 5 to 15 parts by mass of a non-crystalline polyamide resin (B); 15 to 50 parts by mass of an inorganic reinforcing material (C); 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of an elastomer (D); and 0.5 to 15 parts by mass of a copolymer (E) having a functional group that reacts with a terminal group of the polyamide resin. The total amount of the crystalline polyamide resin (A), the non-crystalline polyamide resin (B), the inorganic reinforcing material (C), the elastomer (D), and the copolymer (E) having a functional group that reacts with a terminal group of the polyamide resin is 100 parts by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki IWAMURA, Nobuhiro YOSHIMURA, Ryo UMEKI
  • Publication number: 20220098407
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a glass-fiber-reinforced polyamide resin composition, characterized in that, the composition contains a crystalline aliphatic polyamide resin (A), an amorphous polyamide resin (B), an acrylic resin (C), mica (D), glass fiber (E) and a master batch of carbon black (F) in a ratio by mass of (17 to 30):(10 to 16):(3 to 8):(10 to 25):(20 to 50):(1 to 8), respectively, in that, a mass ratio of (A) and (B) ((B)/(A)) satisfies 0.50 to 0.61, and in that, the composition further contains a copper compound (G) in a rate of 0.005 to 1.0 part by mass when a total amount of the ingredients (A) to (F) is taken as 100 parts by mass. From the glass-fiber-reinforced polyamide resin composition, it is possible to obtain a molded product that is highly excellent in a surface appearance (textured surface uniformity) and has a weather resistance in a level being enough for maintaining an excellent surface appearance even after the weathering test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro YOSHIMURA, Ryo UMEKI
  • Publication number: 20220098375
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a method for producing a glass-fiber-reinforced polyamide resin composition which can stably provide a molded product that has excellent weather resistance, and has a highly excellent appearance (textured surface uniformity).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro YOSHIMURA, Ryo UMEKI
  • Patent number: 11287026
    Abstract: A lubricating device of a power transmitting system including a power transmitting mechanism. The lubricating device includes: an oil reservoir; an oil pump; an oil catcher provided to receive a portion of the oil delivered from the oil pump; and an oil piping assembly through which the oil delivered from the oil pump flows to be delivered to each of the at least one lubricated portion. The oil piping assembly has a first oil delivery nozzle from which the oil is delivered to each lubricated portion, and a second oil delivery nozzle from which the portion of the oil delivered from the oil pump flows into the oil catcher. The second oil delivery nozzle has a length larger than that of the first oil delivery nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryo Umeki, Tetsuo Hori
  • Publication number: 20220081563
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polyamide resin composition containing (A) a crystalline polyamide resin containing a polycapramide resin as a main component, (B) a semi-aromatic amorphous polyamide resin, and (C) an inorganic reinforcing material, wherein the polyamide resin composition contains, as the (C), (C-1) a glass fiber, (C-2) a wollastonite having a needle shape, and (C-3) an inorganic reinforcing material of a plate-like crystal; a mass ratio of the (B) to (A) satisfies 0.35?(B)/(A)?0.80; when a total content of the (A), (B), and (C) is 100 parts by mass, a content (parts) of each component satisfies 30?(A)+(B)?55; 10?(B)?23; 20?(C-1)?40; 8?(C-2)?25; 8?(C-3)?25; 45?(C-1)+(C-2)+(C-3)?70; and an amount of a carboxyl group in the polyamide resin composition is less than 120 meq/kg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro YOSHIMURA, Ryo UMEKI
  • Publication number: 20200132184
    Abstract: A lubricating device of a power transmitting system including a power transmitting mechanism. The lubricating device includes: an oil reservoir; an oil pump; an oil catcher provided to receive a portion of the oil delivered from the oil pump; and an oil piping assembly through which the oil delivered from the oil pump flows to be delivered to each of the at least one lubricated portion. The oil piping assembly has a first oil delivery nozzle from which the oil is delivered to each lubricated portion, and a second oil delivery nozzle from which the portion of the oil delivered from the oil pump flows into the oil catcher. The second oil delivery nozzle has a length larger than that of the first oil delivery nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryo UMEKI, Tetsuo HORI