Patents by Inventor Taizo KABE

Taizo KABE 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: 20230219273
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a polymeric molded product, which does not undergo a considerable molecular weight reduction during melt-molding, even in a polymer may easily lose its molecular weight when it is in a melted state. The present invention provides a method for producing a polymeric molded product, which comprises melt-molding a polymer comprising lamellar crystals that are different in lamella thickness, in a temperature range where some of the lamellar crystals undergo melting and flowing, and the other balance lamellar crystals remain unmelted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicants: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc., The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Akira MAEHARA, Tadahisa IWATA, Taku OMURA, Taizo KABE
  • Publication number: 20230211539
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a polymeric molded product, the method enabling expansion of a temperature range that can be used for partial melting. The present invention provides a method for producing a polymeric molded product, which comprises subjecting a crystalline polyhydroxyalkanoate to a heating treatment at a temperature equal to or higher than a glass transition temperature; and melt-molding a polyhydroxyalkanoate yielded by the heating treatment, which comprises lamellar crystals that are different in lamellar thickness, in a temperature range where some of the lamellar crystals undergo melting and flowing, and the other balance lamellar crystals remain unmelted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicants: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc., The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Akira MAEHARA, Tadahisa IWATA, Taku OMURA, Taizo KABE
  • Publication number: 20220203600
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a stretchable polyester having shape followability and flexibility by elastic response and being able to suppress deterioration over time due to secondary crystallization. The present invention provides a stretchable polyester which is an aliphatic copolymer polyester containing two or more types of monomer units, wherein the stretchable polyester contains an ?-form and an amorphous structure, and a degree of orientation determined by X-ray of the ?-form is 50% or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC., The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Akira MAEHARA, Tadahisa IWATA, Taizo KABE, Yuki KAWAMURA