Patents by Inventor Takafumi HORIKOSHI

Takafumi HORIKOSHI 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: 20230271881
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a layered formed sheet comprising two or more formed sheets each formed from a curable composition comprising (A) an aluminosilicate source, (B) an alkaline metal hydroxide, (C) cellulose-based fibers and (D) alkali-resistant fibers other than cellulose-based fibers, in which the aluminosilicate source (A) comprises a blast furnace slag, and the content of a blast furnace slag having a specific surface area of 1000 cm2/g or more and 9000 cm2/g or less is more than 55% by mass and 90% by mass or less related to a total solid content in the curable composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori HITOMI, Akira IMAGAWA, Takafumi HORIKOSHI, Atsuhisa OGAWA, Yoshihiro IWASAKI, Hisashi SUEMORI, Yoshihiro HIGASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230250023
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cured composite comprising (A) an aluminosilicate source, (B) an alkali activator and (C) alkali-resistant fibers, in which: the aluminosilicate source (A) contains a blast furnace slag, in which the content of the blast furnace slag is 40% by mass or more relative to a total solid content in the aluminosilicate source (A); the content of the alkali activator (B) is 10% by mass or less relative to a total solid content in the curable composition; and the water content in the cured composite is 10.0% by mass or less relative to a total mass of the cured composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takafumi HORIKOSHI, Akira IMAGAWA, Yoshihiro IWASAKI, Hisashi SUEMORI, Atsuhisa OGAWA, Yoshihiro HIGASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220064824
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bundled yarn, comprising plural fibers integrated by a sizing agent, wherein the sizing agent is a modified polyvinyl alcohol comprising a structural unit (X) derived from an unsaturated carboxylic acid or derivative thereof in an amount of 0.1 to 10% by mole, taking the amount of all monomer units as 100% by mole, which modified polyvinyl alcohol has a saponification degree of 85% by mole or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: KURARAYCO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira IMAGAWA, Takafumi HORIKOSHI, Hisashi SUEMORI, Yoshihiro IWASAKI