Patents by Inventor Ryoji Iwamoto

Ryoji Iwamoto 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: 11708669
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a road paving method enabling one to provide an asphalt paving material layer in which both excellent stability and stress relaxation can be made compatible with each other, the method including Step 1: a step of mixing asphalt, a thermoplastic elastomer, a polyester, and an aggregate to obtain an asphalt mixture, and Step 2: a step of laying the asphalt mixture obtained in Step 1 on a road, thereby forming an asphalt paving material layer, wherein the polyester has a softening point of 90° C. or higher and 140° C. or lower and a glass transition point of 40° C. or higher and 80° C. or lower, and a ratio of the polyester is more than 17 parts by mass and 50 parts by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of the asphalt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryoichi Hashimoto, Ryoji Iwamoto
  • Patent number: 11466156
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an asphalt composition which is excellent in storage stability at a high temperature, an asphalt mixture, a method for producing the same, and a road paving method. Provided are [1] an asphalt composition containing asphalt, a polyester resin, and a dispersant; [2] an asphalt mixture containing the asphalt composition as set forth above in [1] and an aggregate; [3] a road paving method including a step of laying the asphalt mixture as set forth above in [2], thereby forming an asphalt paving material layer; and [4] a method for producing an asphalt mixture including mixing asphalt, a polyester resin, a dispersant, and an aggregate at 130° C. or higher and 200° C. or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromichi Takahashi, Ryoji Iwamoto, Ryoichi Hashimoto, Eiji Shirai
  • Patent number: 11168215
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an asphalt composition having excellent durability after being dried, an asphalt mixture, and a method for producing an asphalt mixture. Disclosed are [1] an asphalt composition containing asphalt, a thermoplastic elastomer, and a polyester, wherein the polyester has a softening point of 90° C. or higher and 140° C. or lower and a glass transition point of 40° C. or higher and 80° C. or lower, and a ratio of the polyester is 1 part by mass or more and 17 parts by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of the asphalt; [2] an asphalt mixture including the asphalt composition as set forth [1] and an aggregate; and [3] a method for producing an asphalt mixture, including a step of mixing a heated aggregate, asphalt, a thermoplastic elastomer, and a polyester, wherein the polyester has a softening point of 90° C. or higher and 140° C. or lower and a glass transition point of 40° C. or higher and 80° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryoichi Hashimoto, Ryoji Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20200224033
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an asphalt composition having excellent durability after being dried, an asphalt mixture, and a method for producing an asphalt mixture. Disclosed are [1] an asphalt composition containing asphalt, a thermoplastic elastomer, and a polyester, wherein the polyester has a softening point of 90° C. or higher and 140° C. or lower and a glass transition point of 40° C. or higher and 80° C. or lower, and a ratio of the polyester is 1 part by mass or more and 17 parts by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of the asphalt; [2] an asphalt mixture including the asphalt composition as set forth [1] and an aggregate; and [3] a method for producing an asphalt mixture, including a step of mixing a heated aggregate, asphalt, a thermoplastic elastomer, and a polyester, wherein the polyester has a softening point of 90° C. or higher and 140° C. or lower and a glass transition point of 40° C. or higher and 80° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryoichi HASHIMOTO, Ryoji IWAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200149226
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a road paving method enabling one to provide an asphalt paving material layer in which both excellent stability and stress relaxation can be made compatible with each other, the method including Step 1: a step of mixing asphalt, a thermoplastic elastomer, a polyester, and an aggregate to obtain an asphalt mixture, and Step 2: a step of laying the asphalt mixture obtained in Step 1 on a road, thereby forming an asphalt paving material layer, wherein the polyester has a softening point of 90° C. or higher and 140° C. or lower and a glass transition point of 40° C. or higher and 80° C. or lower, and a ratio of the polyester is more than 17 parts by mass and 50 parts by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of the asphalt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryoichi HASHIMOTO, Ryoji IWAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190233647
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an asphalt composition which is excellent in storage stability at a high temperature, an asphalt mixture, a method for producing the same, and a road paving method. Provided are [1] an asphalt composition containing asphalt, a polyester resin, and a dispersant; [2] an asphalt mixture containing the asphalt composition as set forth above in [1] and an aggregate; [3] a road paving method including a step of laying the asphalt mixture as set forth above in [2], thereby forming an asphalt paving material layer; and [4] a method for producing an asphalt mixture including mixing asphalt, a polyester resin, a dispersant, and an aggregate at 130° C. or higher and 200° C. or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromichi TAKAHASHI, Ryoji IWAMOTO, Ryoichi HASHIMOTO, Eiji SHIRAI
  • Patent number: 9943903
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a binder composition for making self-hardening foundry molds that is capable of improving the hardening speed of the molds and the strength of the molds, and is excellent in storage stability; and a method for producing a foundry mold, using this composition. The binder composition for making self-hardening foundry molds of the present invention is a binder composition for making self-hardening foundry molds, comprising a furan resin and an ion compound, wherein the ion compound contains at least one anion selected from the group consisting of a hydrogensulfite ion, a sulfite ion, a pyrosulfite ion, a thiosulfate ion, a thionate ion, and a dithionite ion; the content of the anion is from 0.006 to 0.60 parts by weight for 100 parts by weight of the furan resin; and the composition has a pH of 6 or less at 25° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryoji Iwamoto, Akira Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20140296372
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a binder composition for making self-hardening foundry molds that is capable of improving the hardening speed of the molds and the strength of the molds, and is excellent in storage stability; and a method for producing a foundry mold, using this composition. The binder composition for making self-hardening foundry molds of the present invention is a binder composition for making self-hardening foundry molds, comprising a furan resin and an ion compound, wherein the ion compound contains at least one anion selected from the group consisting of a hydrogensulfite ion, a sulfite ion, a pyrosulfite ion, a thiosulfate ion, a thionate ion, and a dithionite ion; the content of the anion is from 0.006 to 0.60 parts by weight for 100 parts by weight of the furan resin; and the composition has a pH of 6 or less at 25° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryoji Iwamoto, Akira Yoshida