Patents by Inventor Takeshi Kasutani

Takeshi Kasutani 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: 6159581
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a leather-like sheet which comprises a fibrous base material (A), a concealing layer (B), an easily dyeable layer (C) each on the fibrous base material (A) in this order, an image (D) formed on the easily dyeable layer (C) which image has resolution of at least 4 dots/mm and is depicted by an ink-jet system, and a transparent or translucent protective layer (E) on the image; a process for producing the leather-like sheet; and a leather-like sheet for use in depicting an image by an ink-jet system which leather-like sheet comprises a concealing layer (B) and an easily dyeable layer (C) in turn on a fibrous base material (A). The above leather-like sheet has a vivid, precise, fine, abrasion-resistant and high color-fastness image which is depicted by an ink-jet system. Moreover, the above process enables the production of the high-quality leather-like sheet in high productivity without any troublesome procedure or much labor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignees: Kuraray Co., Ltd., Sanplus Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisao Yoneda, Teruo Kitamura, Takeshi Kasutani