Patents by Inventor Takaharu Shigematsu

Takaharu Shigematsu 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: 11969924
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a waterproof component that is an insert molded body formed from a thermoplastic resin composition and a metal component, wherein the thermoplastic resin composition contains a thermoplastic resin (A) and an inorganic fibrous reinforcement (B); the content of the inorganic fibrous reinforcement (B) is 8 to 130 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the thermoplastic resin (A); and the inorganic fibrous reinforcement (B) has an average fiber diameter of 10 ?m or less and an average fiber length of 300 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto Sugai, Yuki Ito, Takaharu Shigematsu
  • Patent number: 11970612
    Abstract: Provided are a polyamide composition containing a polyamide (A) having a melting point of 280° C. or higher, a flame retardant (B) and an aromatic vinyl copolymer (C), wherein the aromatic vinyl copolymer (C) contains a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl and a structural unit derived from an ?,?-unsaturated dicarboxylic anhydride, the glass transition temperature of the aromatic vinyl copolymer (C) is 140° C. or higher, and the content of the aromatic vinyl copolymer (C) is 0.3 to 2.0% by mass relative to the total content of the polyamide (A), the flame retardant (B) and the aromatic vinyl copolymer (C); and a molded article of the polyamide composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shimon Kanai, Naoto Sugai, Takaharu Shigematsu
  • Patent number: 11898035
    Abstract: Provided are a polyamide composition containing a polyamide (A) having a melting point of 280° C. or higher and a flame retardant (B), which is such that, when a melt of the polyamide composition is injection-molded with a mold having a thickness of 0.5 mm and a width of 40 mm under the condition of a cylinder temperature higher by 20° C. than the melting point of the polyamide (A), an injection pressure of 74 MPa and a mold temperature of 140° C., the flow length is 40 mm or more, and that the melt flow rate at a temperature of 320° C. and under a load of 2.16 kg is 15 g/10 min or less; and a molded article of the polyamide composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shimon Kanai, Takaharu Shigematsu
  • Publication number: 20230151152
    Abstract: A polyamide resin composition containing, per 100 parts by mass of a particular polyamide (A), 45 to 120 parts by mass of an inorganic filler (B), 25 to 40 parts of at least one kind of a phosphinate salt (C) represented by the particular formula, 2 to 15 parts by mass of a phosphite salt (D), and a colorant (E), having a sulfur element content of less than 220 ppm by mass and ?E represented by the following expression (1) of more than 1, and a molded body thereof: ?E=[(L*col·L*nat)2+(a*col·a*nat)2+(b*col·b*nat)2]1/2??(1) wherein the symbols in the expression are defined in the description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto SUGAI, Takaharu SHIGEMATSU
  • Publication number: 20230027023
    Abstract: Provided are a polyamide resin composition containing 100 parts by mass of a specific polyamide (A), 45 to 120 parts by mass of an inorganic fibrous reinforcing material (B), 25 to 40 parts by mass of at least one phosphinate salt (C) represented by a specific formula, and 2 to 15 parts by mass of a phosphite salt (D), the phosphinate salt (C) and the phosphite salt (D) being contained at a specific ratio, and a molded object of the polyamide resin composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto SUGAI, Takaharu SHIGEMATSU
  • Publication number: 20220177700
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a waterproof component that is an insert molded body formed from a thermoplastic resin composition and a metal component, wherein the thermoplastic resin composition contains a thermoplastic resin (A) and an inorganic filler (B); the content of the inorganic filler (B) is 8 to 130 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the thermoplastic resin (A); the inorganic filler (B) is at least either one of a spherical inorganic filler (B1) and a tabular inorganic filler (B2); the spherical inorganic filler (B1) has an average particle diameter of 2 ?m or more and 200 ?m or less; and the tabular inorganic filler (B2) has an average particle diameter of 2 ?m or more and 200 ?m or less and has an average aspect ratio of 10 or more and 200 or less. The present invention also relates to an electronic device provided with the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto SUGAI, Takaharu SHIGEMATSU, Yuki ITO
  • Publication number: 20220056268
    Abstract: A waterproof component may be an insert molded body formed from a thermoplastic resin composition and a metal component. The thermoplastic resin composition may contain a thermoplastic resin (A), an inorganic reinforcement (B), and a polyolefin (C1) or a long-chain fatty acid-based compound (C2). The content of the inorganic reinforcement (B) may be in a range of from 8 to 130 parts by mass, and the content of the polyolefin (C1) or the long-chain fatty acid-based compound (C2) may be in a range of from 1.0 to 40 parts by mass, based on 100 parts by mass of the thermoplastic resin (A). An electronic device may be provided with the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto SUGAI, Takaharu SHIGEMATSU
  • Publication number: 20210340376
    Abstract: Provided are a polyamide composition containing a polyamide (A) having a melting point of 280° C. or higher and a flame retardant (B), which is such that, when a melt of the polyamide composition is injection-molded with a mold having a thickness of 0.5 mm and a width of 40 mm under the condition of a cylinder temperature higher by 20° C. than the melting point of the polyamide (A), an injection pressure of 74 MPa and a mold temperature of 140° C., the flow length is 40 mm or more, and that the melt flow rate at a temperature of 320° C. and under a load of 2.16 kg is 15 g/10 min or less; and a molded article of the polyamide composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shimon KANAI, Takaharu SHIGEMATSU
  • Publication number: 20210198488
    Abstract: Provided are a polyamide composition containing a polyamide (A) having a melting point of 280° C. or higher, a flame retardant (B) and an aromatic vinyl copolymer (C), wherein the aromatic vinyl copolymer (C) contains a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl and a structural unit derived from an ?,?-unsaturated dicarboxylic anhydride, the glass transition temperature of the aromatic vinyl copolymer (C) is 140° C. or higher, and the content of the aromatic vinyl copolymer (C) is 0.3 to 2.0% by mass relative to the total content of the polyamide (A), the flame retardant (B) and the aromatic vinyl copolymer (C); and a molded article of the polyamide composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shimon KANAI, Naoto SUGAI, Takaharu SHIGEMATSU
  • Publication number: 20210179778
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyamide that is a polyamide (A) having a dicarboxylic acid unit and a diamine unit, wherein more than 40 mol % and 100 mol % or less of the dicarboxylic acid unit is a naphthalenedicarboxylic acid unit, and 60 mol % or more and 100 mol % or less of the diamine unit is a branched aliphatic diamine unit and a linear aliphatic diamine unit of an arbitrary structural unit, and a proportion of the branched aliphatic diamine unit relative to the total 100 mol % of the branched aliphatic diamine unit and the linear aliphatic diamine unit is 60 mol % or more; and a polyamide composition containing the polyamide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji SEKIGUCHI, Atsushi NANYA, Nobuhiro OYA, Shimon KANAI, Takaharu SHIGEMATSU
  • Patent number: 10879439
    Abstract: There is provided a polyamide composition for an LED reflection plate, including a polyamide (A), a titanium oxide (B), a magnesium oxide (C), a phenolic antioxidant (D), and a phosphorus-containing antioxidant (E), wherein the polyamide (A) is a polyamide having a dicarboxylic acid unit comprising 50% by mol or more of 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid unit and a diamine unit and having a melting point of 280° C. or higher; the phenolic antioxidant (D) does not have 4 or more phenol structures in its molecule; and the phosphorus-containing antioxidant (E) has 3 or more predetermined structures represented by the formula (1) in its molecule, wherein the content of the titanium oxide (B) is 10 to 100 parts by mass, the content of the magnesium oxide (C) is 0.50 to 15.0 parts by mass, and the content of the phenolic antioxidant (D) is 0.10 to 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shimon Kanai, Takaharu Shigematsu
  • Publication number: 20200290249
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a waterproof component that is an insert molded body formed from a thermoplastic resin composition and a metal component, wherein the thermoplastic resin composition contains a thermoplastic resin (A) and an inorganic fibrous reinforcement (B); the content of the inorganic fibrous reinforcement (B) is 8 to 130 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the thermoplastic resin (A); and the inorganic fibrous reinforcement (B) has an average fiber diameter of 10 ?m or less and an average fiber length of 300 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto SUGAI, Yuki ITO, Takaharu SHIGEMATSU
  • Patent number: 10703903
    Abstract: There is provided a polyamide composition for an LED reflection plate, including a polyamide (A), a titanium oxide (B), a magnesium oxide (C), a phenolic antioxidant (D), and a phosphorus-containing antioxidant (E), wherein the polyamide (A) is a polyamide having a dicarboxylic acid unit comprising 50% by mol or more of terephthalic acid unit and a diamine unit and having a melting point of 280° C. or higher; the phenolic antioxidant (D) does not have 4 or more phenol structures in its molecule; wherein the content of the titanium oxide (B) is 10 to 100 parts by mass, the content of the magnesium oxide (C) is 0.50 to 15.0 parts by mass, and the content of the phenolic antioxidant (D) is 0.10 to 0.80 part by mass, with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polyamide (A); and the content of the phosphorus-containing antioxidant (E) satisfies the following expression (I): 0.25?mass ratio [(D)component/(E)component]?3.0??(I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shimon Kanai, Nobuhiro Oya, Takaharu Shigematsu
  • Patent number: 10480749
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polyamide composition for a reflector having high heat resistance and good mechanical properties, having excellent adhesion to a sealing material for an LED package, and capable of retaining a high reflectance even after exposure to heat and light intended for the production process of the LED package and the environment in which the reflector is used in the LED package, when it is molded. The present invention is a polyamide composition for a reflector, containing: 30 mass % or more of a polyamide (A) having a melting point of 280° C. or higher; and 25 mass % or more of titanium oxide (B). The total content of the polyamide (A) and the titanium oxide (B) is 75 mass % or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kozo Tamura, Takaharu Shigematsu, Shimon Kanai
  • Patent number: 10407548
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polyamide composition for a reflector having high heat resistance and good mechanical properties, having excellent adhesion to a sealing material for an LED package, and capable of retaining a high reflectance even after exposure to heat and light intended for the production process of the LED package and the environment in which the reflector is used in the LED package, when it is molded. The present invention is a polyamide composition for a reflector, containing: 30 mass % or more of a polyamide (A) having a melting point of 280° C. or higher; and 25 mass % or more of titanium oxide (B). The total content of the polyamide (A) and the titanium oxide (B) is 75 mass % or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kozo Tamura, Takaharu Shigematsu, Shimon Kanai
  • Publication number: 20180371241
    Abstract: There is provided a polyamide composition for an LED reflection plate, including a polyamide (A), a titanium oxide (B), a magnesium oxide (C), a phenolic antioxidant (D), and a phosphorus-containing antioxidant (E), wherein the polyamide (A) is a polyamide having a dicarboxylic acid unit comprising 50% by mol or more of terephthalic acid unit and a diamine unit and having a melting point of 280° C. or higher; the phenolic antioxidant (D) does not have 4 or more phenol structures in its molecule; wherein the content of the titanium oxide (B) is 10 to 100 parts by mass, the content of the magnesium oxide (C) is 0.50 to 15.0 parts by mass, and the content of the phenolic antioxidant (D) is 0.10 to 0.80 part by mass, with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polyamide (A); and the content of the phosphorus-containing antioxidant (E) satisfies the following expression (I): 0.25?mass ratio [(D)component/(E)component]?3.0??(I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shimon KANAI, Nobuhiro OYA, Takaharu SHIGEMATSU
  • Publication number: 20180355143
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyester composition for an LED reflection plate containing a polyester (A), a titanium oxide (B), a phenolic antioxidant (C), and a phosphorus-based antioxidant (D), wherein the polyester (A) is a polyester having a structural unit derived from a dicarboxylic acid including 50 mol % or more of terephthalic acid and a structural unit derived from a diol including 50 mol % or more of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol; the phosphorus-based antioxidant (D) contains three or more groups represented by the formula (1) in a molecule thereof; the content of the titanium oxide (B) is 20 to 90 parts by mass, and the content of the phenolic antioxidant (C) is 0.1 to 0.8 parts by mass, on the basis of 100 parts by mass of the polyester (A); and the content of the phosphorus-based antioxidant (D) satisfies the following equation (I); an LED reflection plate composed of the foregoing composition; and a light-emitting device including the foregoing reflection plate. 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shimon KANAI, Nobuhiro OYA, Takaharu SHIGEMATSU
  • Publication number: 20180198043
    Abstract: There is provided a polyamide composition for an LED reflection plate, including a polyamide (A), a titanium oxide (B), a magnesium oxide (C), a phenolic antioxidant (D), and a phosphorus-containing antioxidant (E), wherein the polyamide (A) is a polyamide having a dicarboxylic acid unit comprising 50% by mol or more of 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid unit and a diamine unit and having a melting point of 280° C. or higher; the phenolic antioxidant (D) does not have 4 or more phenol structures in its molecule; and the phosphorus-containing antioxidant (E) has 3 or more predetermined structures represented by the formula (1) in its molecule, wherein the content of the titanium oxide (B) is 10 to 100 parts by mass, the content of the magnesium oxide (C) is 0.50 to 15.0 parts by mass, and the content of the phenolic antioxidant (D) is 0.10 to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shimon KANAI, Takaharu SHIGEMATSU
  • Patent number: 9822949
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polyamide composition for a reflector having high heat resistance and good mechanical properties, having excellent adhesion to a sealing material for an LED package, and capable of retaining a high reflectance even after exposure to heat and light intended for the production process of the LED package and the environment in which the reflector is used in the LED package, when it is molded. The present invention is a polyamide composition for a reflector, containing: 30 mass % or more of a polyamide (A) having a melting point of 280° C. or higher; and 25 mass % or more of titanium oxide (B). The total content of the polyamide (A) and the titanium oxide (B) is 75 mass % or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kozo Tamura, Takaharu Shigematsu, Shimon Kanai
  • Publication number: 20130296472
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polyamide composition for a reflector having high heat resistance and good mechanical properties, having excellent adhesion to a sealing material for an LED package, and capable of retaining a high reflectance even after exposure to heat and light intended for the production process of the LED package and the environment in which the reflector is used in the LED package, when it is molded. The present invention is a polyamide composition for a reflector, containing: 30 mass % or more of a polyamide (A) having a melting point of 280° C. or higher; and 25 mass % or more of titanium oxide (B). The total content of the polyamide (A) and the titanium oxide (B) is 75 mass % or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kozo Tamura, Takaharu Shigematsu, Shimon Kanai