Patents by Inventor Takenori KIKUCHI

Takenori KIKUCHI 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: 11312834
    Abstract: A styrene resin extruded foam includes graphite and a styrene resin. The graphite is in an amount of 0.5 to 10.0 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the styrene resin. The graphite has an average particle diameter of 2.5 ?m to 9 ?m. A laser scattering intensity is not less than 5 {%/(mg/mL)}/wt % per unit solution concentration of the graphite as measured by a particular method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takenori Kikuchi, Daishi Takahashi, Shunji Kurihara
  • Publication number: 20200002496
    Abstract: A styrene resin extruded foam includes graphite and a styrene resin. The graphite is in an amount of 0.5 to 10.0 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the styrene resin. The graphite has an average particle diameter of 2.5 ?m to 9 ?m. A laser scattering intensity is not less than 5 {%/(mg/mL)}/wt % per unit solution concentration of the graphite as measured by a particular method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takenori Kikuchi, Daishi Takahashi, Shunji Kurihara
  • Publication number: 20190136003
    Abstract: An extruded styrenic resin foam may include 100 parts by weight of a styrenic resin; 0.5 to 8.0 parts by weight of a flame retardant; 1.0 to 5.0 parts by weight of graphite; a saturated hydrocarbon having 3 to 5 carbon atoms; and a hydrofluoroolefin. 1 kg of the extruded styrenic resin foam includes the hydrofluoroolefin in an amount of 0.05 to 0.40 mol, and the saturated hydrocarbon in an amount of 0.10 to 0.40 mol, a total amount of the saturated hydrocarbon and the hydrofluoroolefin being 0.30 to 0.50 mol relative to 1 kg of the extruded styrenic resin foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takenori Kikuchi, Shunji Kurihara, Koji Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20180265661
    Abstract: A styrene resin extruded foam includes a styrene resin, a flame retarder, a hydrofluoroolefin, an alcohol, and at least one selected from the group consisting of a saturated hydrocarbon having 3 to 5 carbon atoms, dimethyl ether, and alkyl chloride. An amount of the flame retarder is 0.5 to 8.0 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the styrene resin. The styrene resin extruded foam has an apparent density of 20 to 45 kg/m3 and a closed cell ratio of not less than 90%. An amount of the hydrofluoroolefin added is 65 to 90 mol % relative to 100 mol % in total of the hydrofluoroolefin and the alcohol which are added. An amount of the alcohol added is 10 to 35 mol % relative to 100 mol % in total of the hydrofluoroolefin and the alcohol which are added.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Takenori Kikuchi, Shunji Kurihara, Koji Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20180251620
    Abstract: A styrene resin extruded foam includes a styrene resin, a polyhydric alcohol fatty acid ester, and a hydrofluoroolefin. An amount of the polyhydric alcohol fatty acid ester is 0.05 to 5.0 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the styrene resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Takenori Kikuchi, Shunji Kurihara, Koji Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20180244884
    Abstract: A styrene resin extruded foam includes 100 parts by weight of a styrene resin and 0.05 to 5.0 parts by weight of polyethylene glycol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Takenori Kikuchi, Shunji Kurihara, Koji Shimizu
  • Patent number: 10017618
    Abstract: Provided is an extruded polystyrene foam which is obtained by extrusion foaming using a polystyrene resin and a foaming agent, contains 0.5-8.0 parts by weight of a flame retardant based on 100 parts by weight of the polystyrene resin and has an apparent density of 20-45 kg/m3 and a closed cell ratio of 90% or more. The foaming agent contains HFO and an additional organic foaming agent. The amount of HFO is 0.030-0.125 mol/per 100 g of the polystyrene resin, polystyrene permeability of the additional organic foaming agent is 0.5×10?10 cc·cm/cm2·s·cmHg or more, an organic foaming agent having a polystyrene permeability of less than 0.5×10?10 cc·cm/cm2·s·cmHg is not included, and the total amount of HFO and the additional organic foaming agent is 0.105-0.300 mol/per 100 g of the polystyrene resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takenori Kikuchi, Wataru Kado, Koji Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20170183471
    Abstract: A method for producing an extruded polystyrene foam in which when a foamable melted product, obtained by heat-melting a styrene resin composition and adding a foaming agent thereto in an extruder provided with a die slit section having an opening a (mm) in the thickness direction, is extrusion-foamed through the die slit section into a low pressure zone to form a plate-shaped foam, thereby obtaining an extruded polystyrene foam having a density of 20 kg/m3 or more and 45 kg/m3 or less, a closed cell ratio of 90% or more, and a thickness A (mm) of 10 mm or more and 150 mm or less, a foaming agent containing hydrofluoroolefin and other organic foaming agent is used, a thickness extension ratio A/a of an opening a in the thickness direction of the die slit section and a thickness A of the extruded polystyrene foam is adjusted to 18 or less, and a foamable melted product, just before the extrusion from the die slit section, is pressurized to 4.5 MPa or more and 10.0 MPa or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takenori KIKUCHI, Wataru KADO, Koji SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20160208067
    Abstract: An extruded polystyrene foam which is obtained by performing extrusion foaming using a styrene resin and a foaming agent, contains a flame retardant in a proportion of 0.5 parts by weight or more and 8.0 parts by weight or less based on 100 parts by weight of the styrene resin and has an apparent density of 20 kg/m3 or more and 45 kg/m3 or less and a closed cell ratio of 90% or more, in which the foaming agent at least contains HFO and another organic foaming agent, (i) the blended amount of the HFO is 0.030 mol or more and 0.125 mol or less based on 100 g of the styrene resin, (ii) an organic foaming agent having a polystyrene permeability of 0.5×10?10 cc·cm/cm2·s·cmHg or more is contained as the another organic foaming agent, (iii) an organic foaming agent having a polystyrene permeability of less than 0.5×10?10 cc·cm/cm2·s·cmHg is not contained as the another organic foaming agent, and (iv) the total blended amount of the HFO and the another organic foaming agent is 0.105 mol or more and 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takenori KIKUCHI, Wataru KADO, Koji SHIMIZU