Patents by Inventor Takuya Kuma

Takuya Kuma 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: 20220298314
    Abstract: A polyolefin microporous film includes: a polyethylene-based resin; and a polyolefin (B) other than polyethylene. The polyolefin microporous film has peaks at temperatures of lower than 150° C. and 150° C. or higher respectively in a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). A half width of the peak at lower than 150° C. is 10° C. or lower. A puncture strength in terms of 10 ?m is 2.0 N or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroko TANAKA, Naoya NISHIMURA, Haruka SHIMOKAWATOKO, Takuya KUMA
  • Publication number: 20210115206
    Abstract: A porous polyolefin film has a shutdown temperature of 133° C. or lower, a porosity of 41% or more, and a value of 12,500 or more, which is calculated by (tensile elongation (%) in the machine direction (MD)×tensile strength (MPa) in the machine direction (MD)+tensile elongation (%) in the transverse direction (TD)×tensile strength (MPa) in the transverse direction (TD))/2, the TSD (° C.) and Tm satisfying formula (1): Tm?TSD?0 ??(1), where TSD represents the shutdown temperature (° C.), and Tm represents the lowest among the melting point (° C.) of all layers, wherein excellent safety such as protection from internal short circuit and/or thermal runaway is achieved in the porous polyolefin film, without reducing the permeability as shown in conventional microporous films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Naoki Toyota, Haruka Shimokawatoko, Takeshi Ishihara, Takuya Kuma
  • Publication number: 20170157803
    Abstract: A polypropylene film includes a surface layer (I) with polypropylene as a main component at least on one face of a base layer. Surface free energy of the surface layer (I) is 15 mN/m or more and less than 28 mN/m. A mold release film includes a polypropylene film including a surface layer (I) with polypropylene as a main component at least on one face of a base layer, wherein surface free energy of the surface layer (I) is 15 mN/m or more and less than 28 mN/M.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Takuya Kuma, Kazuma Okada, Yasuyuki Imanishi, Masatoshi Ohkura
  • Publication number: 20160318281
    Abstract: A porous film is excellent in barrier properties such as blood barrier property and viral barrier property, puncture strength, and moisture permeability. A waterproof and moisture-permeable material that uses the porous film, and reduces the stuffy feeling that a person feels when wearing it and is excellent in the wearing comfortableness. The porous film has a degree of moisture permeability greater than or equal to 150 g/m2·h, a puncture strength is greater than or equal to 100 N/mm, and a blood barrier property is class 4 or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Kei Ikoma, Takuya Kuma, Masatoshi Ohkura, Shusaku Narita, Masanobu Takeda, Kazuya Matsumura
  • Patent number: 9287543
    Abstract: A porous film that excels when used as a separator for a lithium-ion battery not only in separator followability to expansion and contraction of an electrode during charging and discharging, but also in charging and discharging cycle characteristics. The porous film, when the thickness of a circular region having a diameter of 10 mm as an initial thickness t0 after a load of 50 g is applied onto the circular region for 10 seconds, as a thickness t after a load of 500 g is subsequently applied onto the same region for 10 seconds, and as a thickness t1 after 10 seconds has passed after the load applied onto the same region is subsequently changed to 50 g, the thickness change rate is 10% to 50%, and the thickness (t1) recovery rate is 80% to 99.9%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Soichi Fujimoto, Takuya Kuma, Masatoshi Ohkura
  • Publication number: 20130316247
    Abstract: A porous polypropylene film includes a polypropylene resin and a ?-crystal nucleating agent, in which a temperature at which a heat shrinkage rate of a dimension in the width direction of the film is 5% is 130 to 200° C., air permeation resistance is 50 to 500 sec/100 ml, porosity is 35 to 70%, and when porosity is ? and air permeation resistance is G, both satisfy expression (1): G+15×??1,200 ??(1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Takuya Kuma, Soichi Fujimoto, Masatoshi Ohkura
  • Publication number: 20130316246
    Abstract: A porous film that excels when used as a separator for a lithium-ion battery not only in separator followability to expansion and contraction of an electrode during charging and discharging, but also in charging and discharging cycle characteristics. The porous film, when the thickness of a circular region having a diameter of 10 mm as an initial thickness t0 after a load of 50 g is applied onto the circular region for 10 seconds, as a thickness t after a load of 500 g is subsequently applied onto the same region for 10 seconds, and as a thickness t1 after 10 seconds has passed after the load applied onto the same region is subsequently changed to 50 g, the thickness change rate is 10% to 50%, and the thickness (t1) recovery rate is 80% to 99.9%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Soichi Fujimoto, Takuya Kuma, Masatoshi Ohkura
  • Publication number: 20120219864
    Abstract: A porous film has an absorbing height of an electrolysis solution of 10 to 60 mm in at least one direction of the film's machine direction or transverse direction, wherein the absorbing height being measured after 30 minutes from the start of the absorption of the electrolysis solution, and a tensile strength at break in the machine direction of not less than 65 MPa. The porous film provides a porous film that has excellent absorption properties for an electrolysis solution and, when used as a separator, exhibits excellent battery properties and workability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kei Ikoma, Takuya Kuma, Masatoshi Ohkura
  • Publication number: 20120189815
    Abstract: A porous polypropylene film roll of which a porous polypropylene film includes a polypropylene resin and having the average value of the porosities, ?ave, of 45 to 90% is wound around a core, and the unevenness of the thickness in the film machine direction is not more than 15%. The porous polypropylene film roll has not only excellent air permeability and porosity, but also excellent thickness uniformity and, therefore, a porous polypropylene film roll which can efficiently utilize the performance of an electric storage device and is suitable for a separator for an electric storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryosuke Matsui, Masatoshi Ohkura, Soichi Fujimoto, Takuya Kuma
  • Publication number: 20110319511
    Abstract: A porous polypropylene film has a number of portions where the quantity of light transmitted through each portion is not smaller than 5 times the average quantity of light transmitted through the film is 0.5 portion or less per 1 m2. The porous polypropylene film has a high porosity and excellent production characteristics, and when used as a separator in an electrical storage device, has excellent quality and few defects that could negatively impact battery performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Takuya Kuma, Kei Ikoma, Masatoshi Ohkura
  • Publication number: 20110311856
    Abstract: A power storage device separator includes a polyolefin based porous film laminated on at least one side with a particle-containing layer containing cellulose based resin, inorganic particles, and thermoplastic resin particles with a melting point of 100-140° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Ryousuke Matsui, Masatoshi Ohkura, Kei Ikoma, Keijiro Takanishi, Takuya Kuma