Patents by Inventor Takumei Uno

Takumei Uno 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: 11680145
    Abstract: Provided is a crosslinked polyolefin foam is made by crosslinking and foaming the composition, wherein a product of 25% compressive strength (kPa) and tensile strength (MPa) of the crosslinked polyolefin foam at normal temperature is 35 to 65.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukihiro Sugie, Takumei Uno, Hiroki Mikami, Hajime Takasugi
  • Publication number: 20210284815
    Abstract: Provided is a crosslinked polyolefin foam is made by crosslinking and foaming the composition, wherein a product of 25% compressive strength (kPa) and tensile strength (MPa) of the crosslinked polyolefin foam at normal temperature is 35 to 65.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukihiro SUGIE, Takumei UNO, Hiroki MIKAMI, Hajime TAKASUGI
  • Patent number: 11118043
    Abstract: The crosslinked polyolefin resin foam of the present invention is a crosslinked polyolefin resin foam obtained by crosslinking and foaming a polyolefin resin composition comprising a polypropylene resin and an olefin rubber; the olefin rubber having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4, 100° C.) of 15 to 85; the olefin rubber being contained in an amount of 10 to 150 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the polypropylene resin; the foam having a 25% compressive hardness of 30 to 70 kPa and a compressive strength ratio, 25% compressive strength/5% compressive strength, of 2.0 to 4.5. According to the present invention, a crosslinked polyolefin resin foam from which a molded product excellent in appearance can be obtained even in a secondary processing to a complicated shape without impairment of flexibility, and a molded product made from the same are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takumei Uno, Yukihiro Sugie, Hiroki Mikami, Hajime Takasugi
  • Publication number: 20210102039
    Abstract: A crosslinked polyolefin foam that is a crosslinked foam of a polyolefin resin composition, the composition comprising a polyolefin resin (A) and a rubber (B) having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4, 100° C.) of 15 to 85. The rubber (B) is contained in an amount of 10 to 150 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the polyolefin resin (A). The foam has a thickness of 1.5 mm or more, a 25% compressive hardness of 60 kPa or less, and a crosslinking degree of at least one of surface layers at both surfaces with a depth of 500 ?m from the surface that is at least 5% higher than the crosslinking degree of the middle layer excluding the both surface layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takumei UNO, Hiroki MIKAMI
  • Patent number: 10442908
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a foam having a density of 0.036 g/cc or more and less than 0.133 g/cc, having an elongation (%) at break at 160° C. of 150% or more as measured in accordance with JIS K6251, a value of 7 or more obtained by multiplying the elongation (%) at break by a 100% modulus (MPa) at 160° C. as measured in accordance with JIS K6251, and a cross-linking degree of 30 to 50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takumei Uno, Hiroki Mikami
  • Publication number: 20190270859
    Abstract: The cross-linked polyolefin resin foam of the present invention is made by cross-linking and foaming a polyolefin resin composition comprising a polyolefin resin-containing resin (A), and a zeolite (B). The polyolefin resin composition includes 0.05 to 10 parts by mass of the zeolite (B) relative to 100 parts by mass of the resin (A) and the average particle diameter of the zeolite (B) is 0.1 to 30 ?m. According to the present invention, a cross-linked polyolefin resin foam capable of suppressing the generation of an odor without use of a coloring component such as carbon black can be provided, allowing the foam to be continuously produced using an extruder or the like with high productivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takumei UNO, Yukihiro SUGIE, Hiroki MIKAMI, Hajime TAKASUGI
  • Publication number: 20190263990
    Abstract: The crosslinked polyolefin foam of the present invention is a crosslinked polyolefin foam made by crosslinking and foaming a polyolefin-based resin composition comprising a polypropylene-based resin and an elastomer, wherein the polypropylene-based resin being contained in an amount of 45 to 85 mass % based on the total resin components in the polyolefin-based resin composition, the crosslinked polyolefin foam having a 25% compressive strength of 60 to 120 kPa and a ratio of integral value of area under curve value of a stress-strain curve from 0% strain to 25% strain to a product of a strain of 25% and a stress at 25% strain of 0.45 to 0.65.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukihiro SUGIE, Takumei UNO, Hiroki MIKAMI, Hajime TAKASUGI
  • Publication number: 20190119479
    Abstract: The crosslinked polyolefin resin foam of the present invention is a crosslinked polyolefin resin foam obtained by crosslinking and foaming a polyolefin resin composition comprising a polypropylene resin and an olefin rubber; the olefin rubber having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4, 100° C.) of 15 to 85; the olefin rubber being contained in an amount of 10 to 150 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the polypropylene resin; the foam having a 25% compressive hardness of 30 to 70 kPa and a compressive strength ratio, 25% compressive strength/5% compressive strength, of 2.0 to 4.5. According to the present invention, a crosslinked polyolefin resin foam from which a molded product excellent in appearance can be obtained even in a secondary processing to a complicated shape without impairment of flexibility, and a molded product made from the same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takumei UNO, Yukihiro SUGIE, Hiroki MIKAMI, Hajime TAKASUGI
  • Publication number: 20180118910
    Abstract: The cross-linked polyolefin resin foam of the present invention is obtained by cross-linking and foaming a polyolefin resin composition, the composition including a polyolefin resin-containing resin (A), azodicarbonamide (B), and at least one basic magnesium (C) selected from the group consisting of magnesium oxide and magnesium hydroxide, wherein the amount of basic magnesium (C) included in the polyolefin resin composition is 0.05 to 0.5 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the resin (A), and the basic magnesium (C) has an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 15 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takumei UNO, Hiroki MIKAMI
  • Publication number: 20170306123
    Abstract: A crosslinked polyolefin foam that is a crosslinked foam of a polyolefin resin composition, the composition comprising a polyolefin resin (A) and a rubber (B) having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4, 100° C.) of 15 to 85. The rubber (B) is contained in an amount of 10 to 150 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the polyolefin resin (A). The foam has a thickness of 1.5 mm or more, a 25% compressive hardness of 60 kPa or less, and a crosslinking degree of at least one of surface layers at both surfaces with a depth of 500 ?m from the surface that is at least 5% higher than the crosslinking degree of the middle layer excluding the both surface layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takumei UNO, Hiroki MIKAMI
  • Publication number: 20170260349
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a foam having a density of 0.036 g/cc or more and less than 0.133 g/cc, having an elongation (%) at break at 160° C. of 150% or more as measured in accordance with JIS K6251, a value of 7 or more obtained by multiplying the elongation (%) at break by a 100% modulus (MPa) at 160° C. as measured in accordance with JIS K6251, and a cross-linking degree of 30 to 50%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takumei UNO, Hiroki MIKAMI
  • Patent number: 8529817
    Abstract: The present invention provides a stretched thermoplastic resin foam sheet that has excellent flexibility even compressed to a thickness as thin as about 0.05 mm, and a method for producing the same. The stretched thermoplastic resin foam sheet of the present invention is producible by stretching a thermoplastic resin foam sheet and has a compressive strength of 1 to 500 kPa as measured in accordance with JIS K6767 when compressed in a thickness direction thereof to a thickness of 0.05 mm. Accordingly, the stretched thermoplastic resin foam sheet has excellent flexibility even compressed to a thickness as thin as about 0.05 mm and is suitably used as a sealing material for a small electronic device such as mobile phones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takumei Uno, Eiji Tateo, Futoshi Kanazawa
  • Publication number: 20100249258
    Abstract: The present invention provides a stretched thermoplastic resin foam sheet that has excellent flexibility even compressed to a thickness as thin as about 0.05 mm, and a method for producing the same. The stretched thermoplastic resin foam sheet of the present invention is producible by stretching a thermoplastic resin foam sheet and has a compressive strength of 1 to 500 kPa as measured in accordance with JIS K6767 when compressed in a thickness direction thereof to a thickness of 0.05 mm. Accordingly, the stretched thermoplastic resin foam sheet has excellent flexibility even compressed to a thickness as thin as about 0.05 mm and is suitably used as a sealing material for a small electronic device such as mobile phones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Takumei Uno, Eiji Tateo, Futoshi Kanazawa