Patents by Inventor Takenori Huruya

Takenori Huruya 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: 5520998
    Abstract: The present invention provides a highly water-pressure-resistant and highly moisture-permeable waterproof sheet comprising a fabric and a wet coagulated polyurethane film thereon, a organophilic clay complex prepared by introducing a quaternary ammonium ion into the interlayers of a expandable phillosilicate being dispersed into the wet coagulated polyurethane film in an amount of 0.5 to 20% by weight based on the solid component of the polyurethane, and the waterproof sheet having a water pressure resistance of at least 5,000 mm and a moisture permeability of at least 8,000 g/m.sup.2.24 hr. The waterproof sheet is prepared by a process comprising dissolving a polyurethane in a solvent containing mainly a nitrogen-containing polar solvent, dispersing a organophilic clay complex which is prepared by introducing a quaternary ammonium ion into the interlayers of a expandable phillosilicate into the polyurethane-containing solution in an amount of 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Masanori Uemoto, Takenori Huruya, Takahiro Sekimoto, Hisao Kondo, Kouichi Nishizakura, Toshiaki Nakano