Patents by Inventor Tadayoshi Itoh

Tadayoshi Itoh 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: 11453207
    Abstract: Provided is a heat-shrinkable multilayer film including: an outer surface layer including a thermoplastic resin; an intermediate layer including a polyamide resin; and an inner surface layer including a sealable resin; the total thickness of the heat-shrinkable multilayer film being from 95 to 160 ?m; the thickness of the intermediate layer including the polyamide resin being from 17 to 47 ?m; the thickness of the inner surface layer being 55 ?m or greater; and the ratio of the thickness of the intermediate layer including the polyamide resin to the total thickness of the heat-shrinkable multilayer film being from 18 to 29%. The heat-shrinkable multilayer film of the present invention has high strength and excellent flexibility. Therefore, the heat-shrinkable multilayer film of the present invention is easily stretched and formed, and can be suitably used as a variety of packaging materials including a food packaging material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: KUREHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shota Nambu, Ichiro Kitada, Tadayoshi Itoh
  • Patent number: 11345124
    Abstract: A heat-shrinkable multilayer film according to the present invention is obtained by laminating an inner surface layer that contacts contents, an adhesive layer, and an intermediate layer that is adjacent to the adhesive layer, in this order from an inner side to an outer side. The inner surface layer contains an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, the adhesive layer contains an acid-modified ethylene-based copolymer, and the intermediate layer contains a polyamide-based resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: KUREHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ichiro Kitada, Tadayoshi Itoh, Shota Nambu
  • Publication number: 20200055290
    Abstract: Provided is a heat-shrinkable multilayer film including: an outer surface layer including a thermoplastic resin; an intermediate layer including a polyamide resin; and an inner surface layer including a sealable resin; the total thickness of the heat-shrinkable multilayer film being from 95 to 160 ?m; the thickness of the intermediate layer including the polyamide resin being from 17 to 47 ?m; the thickness of the inner surface layer being 55 ?m or greater; and the ratio of the thickness of the intermediate layer including the polyamide resin to the total thickness of the heat-shrinkable multilayer film being from 18 to 29%. The heat-shrinkable multilayer film of the present invention has high strength and excellent flexibility. Therefore, the heat-shrinkable multilayer film of the present invention is easily stretched and formed, and can be suitably used as a variety of packaging materials including a food packaging material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: KUREHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shota NAMBU, Ichiro KITADA, Tadayoshi ITOH
  • Publication number: 20190375200
    Abstract: A heat-shrinkable multilayer film according to the present invention is obtained by laminating an inner surface layer that contacts contents, an adhesive layer, and an intermediate layer that is adjacent to the adhesive layer, in this order from an inner side to an outer side. The inner surface layer contains an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, the adhesive layer contains an acid-modified ethylene-based copolymer, and the intermediate layer contains a polyamide-based resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Ichiro KITADA, Tadayoshi ITOH, Shota NAMBU
  • Patent number: 10414565
    Abstract: A heat-shrinkable multilayer film for being filled with contents, comprising an outer surface layer (A) comprising a heat-resistant thermoplastic resin, an intermediate layer (B) comprising a polyamide-based resin, an inner surface layer (D) comprising an ethylene-based copolymer, and adhesion strength between inner surface layers after treatment with 80° C. hot water being not less than 10 N/15 mm. The polyamide-based heat-shrinkable multilayer film obtained in this manner has optimal characteristics for applications that primarily require strength, and has greatly improved self-weldability demanded in packaging films for meat products such as fresh and processed meats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: KUREHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadayoshi Itoh, Yuta Sekiya, Hisanori Tobita
  • Publication number: 20190077562
    Abstract: A heat shrinkable stretched multilayer film for skin packaging comprising a crosslinked resin layer, a gas barrier resin layer, and a heat sealing resin layer sequentially arranged in this order from the outer side, and having dry thermal shrinkage rate of 10 to 55% in each of the machine direction (MD) and of the transverse direction (TD) at 120° C., and tensile elongation at break of 190% or greater in the machine direction at 120° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: KUREHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shota NAMBU, Hisanori TOBITA, Tadayoshi ITOH
  • Publication number: 20170355500
    Abstract: A heat shrinkable stretched multilayer film for skin packaging comprising a crosslinked resin layer, a gas barrier resin layer, and a heat sealing resin layer sequentially arranged in this order from the outer side, and having dry thermal shrinkage rate of 10 to 55% in each of the machine direction (MD) and of the transverse direction (TD) at 120° C., and tensile elongation at break of 190% or greater in the machine direction at 120° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: SHOTA NAMBU, HISANORI TOBITA, TADAYOSHI ITOH
  • Patent number: 9566768
    Abstract: The invention has for its object to provide a heat-shrinkable laminated film for deep drawing, which has an increased carbon dioxide transmission rate (CO2TR) and an enhanced ratio (CO2TR/O2TR) of carbon dioxide transmission rate-to-oxygen transmission rate (O2TR), and is less susceptible to pinholes. In the inventive heat-shrinkable laminated film for deep drawing, a polyamide resin composition layer (a) containing a polyamide resin mixture comprising 60 to 95% by mass of an aliphatic polyamide resin (A) and 5 to 40% by mass of a polyamide base resin (B) having a heat of crystalline fusion of 5 to 40 J/g is laminated onto a heat-sealing resin layer (a) containing a polyolefin resin via an adhesive resin layer (b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: KUREHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiichi Ibe, Tadayoshi Itoh, Hitoshi Ishii
  • Publication number: 20160152390
    Abstract: A heat-shrinkable multilayer film for being filled with contents, comprising an outer surface layer (A) comprising a heat-resistant thermoplastic resin, an intermediate layer (B) comprising a polyamide-based resin, an inner surface layer (D) comprising an ethylene-based copolymer, and adhesion strength between inner surface layers after treatment with 80° C. hot water being not less than 10 N/15 mm. The polyamide-based heat-shrinkable multilayer film obtained in this manner has optimal characteristics for applications that primarily require strength, and has greatly improved self-weldability demanded in packaging films for meat products such as fresh and processed meats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: TADAYOSHI ITOH, YUTA SEKIYA, HISANORI TOBITA
  • Patent number: 9352395
    Abstract: A polyamide resin-based heat-shrinkable multilayer film having excellent heat shrinkability and strength, as well as a high degree of deep A polyamide resin-based heat-shrinkable multilayer film having excellent heat shrinkability and strength, as well as a high degree of deep drawability as represented a shorter side-basis draw ratio (D/L) in excess of 0.6 between a maximum draw depth (D) and a shorter side length (L) of a mold opening is provided. The multilayer film is characterized by including a surface layer (a) comprising a thermoplastic resin, an intermediate layer (b) comprising a polyamide resin, and a surface layer (c) comprising a sealable resin, wherein (A) the intermediate layer (b) comprises a mixture of an aliphatic polyamide having a melting point of at least 180° C., and an amorphous aromatic polyamide comprising a polycondensation product of an aliphatic diamine with is ophthalmic acid and terephthalic acid as main acid components, including 25-45 wt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: KUREHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahisa Ueyama, Tadayoshi Itoh, Yuta Sekiya
  • Patent number: 9204666
    Abstract: A food packaging method is provided in which food is packaged in a package with use of carbon dioxide to benefit from bacteriostatic effects and the food package contains the minimum reduced gas spaces and thereby has a volume substantially equal to the food volume. Tightly-fitting food packages are obtained by the method. A tightly-fitting food package is obtained by: placing at least one kind of foods selected from the group consisting of meats and processed meats in a plastic film package; blowing a carbon dioxide gas in the package to fill the package with the carbon dioxide gas in a volume of 10 to 45 cm3 per 100 g of the food as measured at 0° C. and 1 atm; and sealing and refrigerating the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: KUREHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiichi Ibe, Tsuyoshi Ayaki, Hitoshi Ishii, Tadayoshi Itoh, Akihiro Tayama
  • Publication number: 20140041337
    Abstract: A food packaging method is provided in which food is packaged in a package with use of carbon dioxide to benefit from bacteriostatic effects and the food package contains the minimum reduced gas spaces and thereby has a volume substantially equal to the food volume. Tightly-fitting food packages are obtained by the method. A tightly-fitting food package is obtained by: placing at least one kind of foods selected from the group consisting of meats and processed meats in a plastic film package; blowing a carbon dioxide gas in the package to fill the package with the carbon dioxide gas in a volume of 10 to 45 cm3 per 100 g of the food as measured at 0° C. and 1 atm; and sealing and refrigerating the package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Kureha Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichi Ibe, Tsuyoshi Ayaki, Hitoshi Ishii, Tadayoshi Itoh, Akihiro Tayama
  • Publication number: 20130136906
    Abstract: A polyamide resin-based heat-shrinkable multilayer film having excellent heat shrinkability and strength, as well as a high degree of deep A polyamide resin-based heat-shrinkable multilayer film having excellent heat shrinkability and strength, as well as a high degree of deep drawability as represented a shorter side-basis draw ratio (D/L) in excess of 0.6 between a maximum draw depth (D) and a shorter side length (L) of a mold opening is provided. The multilayer film is characterized by including a surface layer (a) comprising a thermoplastic resin, an intermediate layer (b) comprising a polyamide resin, and a surface layer (c) comprising a sealable resin, wherein (A) the intermediate layer (b) comprises a mixture of an aliphatic polyamide having a melting point of at least 180° C., and an amorphous aromatic polyamide comprising a polycondensation product of an aliphatic diamine with is ophthalmic acid and terephthalic acid as main acid components, including 25-45 wt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventors: Takahisa Ueyama, Tadayoshi Itoh, Yuta Sekiya
  • Publication number: 20120101294
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing a (fluoroalkylthio)acetic acid ester represented by the formula (3) wherein R, R1 and R2 have the same meanings as defined below, which comprises reacting a thioglycolic acid ester represented by the formula (1) wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and R1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, with fluoroolefin represented by the formula (2) wherein R2 represents a fluoroalkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, in the presence of a radical generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Masaji Hirota, Hiroyuki Miyazaki, Tadayoshi Itoh
  • Patent number: 7993713
    Abstract: A heat shrinkable multilayer film comprising an outer surface layer (a) formed of a thermoplastic resin, a first intermediate layer (b1) formed of a polyamide resin, a second intermediate layer (b2) formed of a saponified product of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, and an inner surface layer (c) formed of a polyolefin resin, wherein the shrink of the heat shrinkable multilayer film in water at 90° C. is within a range of from 3 to 45% in each of machine and transverse directions, and the polyamide resin is a mixture of 60 to 90% by weight of an aliphatic polyamide having a melting point of 210° C. or higher and 10 to 40% by weight of an aromatic polyamide comprising isophthalic acid and terephthalic acid as main components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Kureha Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Ishii, Seiichi Ibe, Tadayoshi Itoh, Shigeyoshi Nakaki
  • Publication number: 20110129576
    Abstract: The invention has for its object to provide a heat-shrinkable laminated film for deep drawing, which has an increased carbon dioxide transmission rate (CO2TR) and an enhanced ratio (CO2TR/O2TR) of carbon dioxide transmission rate-to-oxygen transmission rate (O2TR), and is less susceptible to pinholes. In the inventive heat-shrinkable laminated film for deep drawing, a polyamide resin composition layer (a) containing a polyamide resin mixture comprising 60 to 95% by mass of an aliphatic polyamide resin (A) and 5 to 40% by mass of a polyamide base resin (B) having a heat of crystalline fusion of 5 to 40 J/g is laminated onto a heat-sealing resin layer (a) containing a polyolefin resin via an adhesive resin layer (b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: Kureha Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichi Ibe, Tadayoshi Itoh, Hitoshi Ishii
  • Patent number: 7887903
    Abstract: The present invention provides a laminated film including at least two layers of an outer layer having a printed portion on a surface and an inner layer subjected to an antifogging treatment in which principal resin comprising a solid content of the printed portion is made of chlorinated polypropylene-based resin or urethane-based resin. This antifog laminated film hardly degrades in an antifogging property even when the antifog laminated film subjected to printing on the outer layer of a surface subjected to the antifogging treatment and the printed surface are strongly brought into contact with each other due to an operation of winding the film into a roll or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Kureha Corporation
    Inventors: Tsutomu Uehara, Takeo Omori, Tadayoshi Itoh
  • Publication number: 20100104701
    Abstract: A food packaging method is provided in which food is packaged in a package with use of carbon dioxide to benefit from bacteriostatic effects and the food package contains the minimum reduced gas spaces and thereby has a volume substantially equal to the food volume. Tightly-fitting food packages are obtained by the method. A tightly-fitting food package is obtained by: placing at least one kind of foods selected from the group consisting of meats and processed meats in a plastic film package; blowing a carbon dioxide gas in the package to fill the package with the carbon dioxide gas in a volume of 10 to 45 cm3 per 100 g of the food as measured at 0° C. and 1 atm; and sealing and refrigerating the package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Seiichi Ibe, Tsuyoshi Ayaki, Hitoshi Ishii, Tadayoshi Itoh, Akihiro Tayama
  • Publication number: 20090136726
    Abstract: A heat shrinkable multilayer film comprising an outer surface layer (a) formed of a thermoplastic resin, a first intermediate layer (b1) formed of a polyamide resin, a second intermediate layer (b2) formed of a saponified product of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, and an inner surface layer (c) formed of a polyolefin resin, wherein the shrink of the heat shrinkable multilayer film in water at 90° C. is within a range of from 3 to 45% in each of machine and transverse directions, and the polyamide resin is a mixture of 60 to 90% by weight of an aliphatic polyamide having a melting point of 210° C. or higher and 10 to 40% by weight of an aromatic polyamide comprising isophthalic acid and terephthalic acid as main components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2007
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: Kureha Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Ishii, Seiichi Ibe, Tadayoshi Itoh, Shigeyoshi Nakaki
  • Publication number: 20070212549
    Abstract: The present invention provides a laminated film including at least two layers of an outer layer having a printed portion on a surface and an inner layer subjected to an antifogging treatment in which principal resin comprising a solid content of the printed portion is made of chlorinated polypropylene-based resin or urethane-based resin. This antifog laminated film hardly degrades in an antifogging property even when the antifog laminated film subjected to printing on the outer layer of a surface subjected to the antifogging treatment and the printed surface are strongly brought into contact with each other due to an operation of winding the film into a roll or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2005
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: Tsutomu Uehara, Takeo Omori, Tadayoshi Itoh