Patents by Inventor Takeshi Asari

Takeshi Asari 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: 8357754
    Abstract: A process for producing a microporous polymeric object to improve the degree of freedom for its various properties, compared to conventional processes, includes: mixing a block copolymer made of three or more kinds of segments with a polymer, wherein one or more of the segments are made of monomer units having a first functional group forming ionic and/or hydrogen bond, the segments constitute a co-continuous structure having mutually-independent and continuous regions due to a phase separation based on incompatibility between the segments, and the polymer has, at other than polymer chain terminals, a second functional group forming such bond with the first functional group, thereby allowing the segments to associate with the polymer at many points; forming a co-continuous structure including a region composed of the polymer and the segments due to the phase separation; and removing the polymer from the region by weakening the bond between the functional groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Takahisa Konishi, Takuji Shintani, Yushu Matsushita, Atsushi Takano, Takeshi Asari
  • Patent number: 8338534
    Abstract: A process for producing a microporous polymeric object to improve the degree of freedom for its various properties, compared to conventional processes, includes: mixing a block copolymer made of three or more kinds of segments with a polymer, wherein one or more of the segments are made of monomer units having a first functional group forming ionic and/or hydrogen bond, the segments constitute a co-continuous structure having mutually-independent and continuous regions due to a phase separation based on incompatibility between the segments, and the polymer has, at other than polymer chain terminals, a second functional group forming such bond with the first functional group, thereby allowing the segments to associate with the polymer at many points; forming a co-continuous structure including a region composed of the polymer and the segments due to the phase separation; and removing the polymer from the region by weakening the bond between the functional groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Takahisa Konishi, Takuji Shintani, Yushu Matsushita, Atsushi Takano, Takeshi Asari
  • Publication number: 20120252912
    Abstract: A process for producing a microporous polymeric object to improve the degree of freedom for its various properties, compared to conventional processes, includes: mixing a block copolymer made of three or more kinds of segments with a polymer, wherein one or more of the segments are made of monomer units having a first functional group forming ionic and/or hydrogen bond, the segments constitute a co-continuous structure having mutually-independent and continuous regions due to a phase separation based on incompatibility between the segments, and the polymer has, at other than polymer chain terminals, a second functional group forming such bond with the first functional group, thereby allowing the segments to associate with the polymer at many points; forming a co-continuous structure including a region composed of the polymer and the segments due to the phase separation; and removing the polymer from the region by weakening the bond between the functional groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahisa KONISHI, Takuji SHINTANI, Yushu MATSUSHITA, Atsushi TAKANO, Takeshi ASARI
  • Publication number: 20100036009
    Abstract: A process for producing a microporous polymeric object to improve the degree of freedom for its various properties, compared to conventional processes, includes: mixing a block copolymer made of three or more kinds of segments with a polymer, wherein one or more of the segments are made of monomer units having a first functional group forming ionic and/or hydrogen bond, the segments constitute a co-continuous structure having mutually-independent and continuous regions due to a phase separation based on incompatibility between the segments, and the polymer has, at other than polymer chain terminals, a second functional group forming such bond with the first functional group, thereby allowing the segments to associate with the polymer at many points; forming a co-continuous structure including a region composed of the polymer and the segments due to the phase separation; and removing the polymer from the region by weakening the bond between the functional groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahisa Konishi, Takuji Shintani, Yushu Matsushita, Atsushi Takano, Takeshi Asari