Patents by Inventor Takuo Asami

Takuo Asami 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).

  • Publication number: 20130046039
    Abstract: The application provides a process for preparing a thermoplastic elastomer composition (F) for injection molding, comprising dynamically heat-treating a thermoplastic elastomer composition (D), which comprises 95 to 5 parts by weight of an ethylene/?-olefin-based copolymer rubber (a), 5 to 95 parts by weight of a propylene/?-olefin random copolymer (b-1) (total of the components (a) and (b-1): 100 parts by weight), and 0 to 200 parts by weight of a softener (c), in the presence of an organic peroxide, wherein a crystallization nucleating agent (e) for olefin-based plastics is added in an amount of 0.01 to 5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the total of the components (a) and (b-1) before or after the dynamic heat treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: Takuo Asami, Tadashi Imai, Masakazu Jitsukata, Hidenari Nakahama
  • Patent number: 8063146
    Abstract: Disclosed is a thermoplastic elastomer composition containing 10-60 parts by weight of a non-crosslinkable crystalline polyolefin resin (A), 1-30 parts by weight of a specific propylene 1-butene random copolymer (B) and 89-10 parts by weight of an ethylene ?-olefin non-conjugated polyene copolymer rubber (C) which is composed of ethylene, an ?-olefin having 3-20 carbon atoms and a non-conjugated polyene, in such amounts that the total of the components (A), (B) and (C) is 100 parts by weight. The thermoplastic elastomer composition is dynamically crosslinked by an extruder. This thermoplastic elastomer is excellent in moldability and economic efficiency, and enables to obtain a molded body exhibiting sufficient adhesion strength to a vulcanized rubber or thermoplastic elastomer without the intermediation of an adhesive layer, as well as a lightweight molded body having sufficient hardness and rubber elasticity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Tadashi Imai, Takuo Asami, Masakazu Jitsukata, Keiji Okada
  • Publication number: 20100120933
    Abstract: Disclosed is a thermoplastic elastomer composition containing 10-60 parts by weight of a non-crosslinkable crystalline polyolefin resin (A), 1-30 parts by weight of a specific propylene 1-butene random copolymer (B) and 89-10 parts by weight of an ethylene ?-olefin non-conjugated polyene copolymer rubber (C) which is composed of ethylene, an ?-olefin having 3-20 carbon atoms and a non-conjugated polyene, in such amounts that the total of the components (A), (B) and (C) is 100 parts by weight. The thermoplastic elastomer composition is dynamically crosslinked by an extruder. This thermoplastic elastomer is excellent in moldability and economic efficiency, and enables to obtain a molded body exhibiting sufficient adhesion strength to a vulcanized rubber or thermoplastic elastomer without the intermediation of an adhesive layer, as well as a lightweight molded body having sufficient hardness and rubber elasticity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Tadashi Imai, Takuo Asami, Masakazu Jitsukata, Keiji Okada
  • Publication number: 20100105790
    Abstract: [PROBLEM] To provide a process for preparing a thermoplastic elastomer composition which is inhibited from sink mark in the injection welding of a linear part and a corner part of a glass run channel and has excellent bond properties, and a molded product obtained by the use of the composition. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEM] A process for preparing a thermoplastic elastomer composition (F) for injection molding, comprising dynamically heat-treating a thermoplastic elastomer composition (D), which comprises 95 to 5 parts by weight of an ethylene/?-olefin-based copolymer rubber (a), 5 to 95 parts by weight of a propylene/?-olefin random copolymer (b-1) (total of the components (a) and (b-1): 100 parts by weight), and 0 to 200 parts by weight of a softener (c), in the presence of an organic peroxide, wherein a crystallization nucleating agent (e) for olefin-based plastics is added in an amount of 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventor: Takuo Asami