Patents by Inventor Tohru Imanara

Tohru Imanara 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: 5612424
    Abstract: A fiber-reinforced resin composition, which comprises:an epoxy resin having at least two epoxy groups in the molecule,a polymerizable unsaturated group-containing epoxy compound of the following general formula [I], ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is H or CH.sub.3, R.sup.2 is an alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and n is an integer of 0 to 20,a liquid carboxylic acid anhydride containing a monofunctional carboxylic acid anhydride and/or a polyfunctional carboxylic acid anhydride obtained by reacting a lower aliphatic polyhydric alcohol with a trimellitic acid or a derivative thereof,a curing promoter,a radical polymerization initiator, anda fiber,the glass transition temperature (Tg, .degree.C.) and breaking strain (E, %) of a cured product of said composition satisfying the following formulae:Tg.gtoreq.-17E+240E.gtoreq.4, andTg.gtoreq.125.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoichi Sato, Tohru Imanara, Takao Uematsu
  • Patent number: 5364584
    Abstract: A process for producing a fiber-reinforced resin molding, which includes placing a fiber reinforcement in the cavity of a mold composed of a top force and a bottom force; closing the mold, slanting the mold at an angle of 15.degree. to 90.degree. degrees, rejecting a liquid resin material into the cavity; curing the resin material; and after completion of curing, opening the mold to withdraw the molding therefrom, therein the inside of the cavity is brought into a pressurized state by a pressurized gas during the period after completion of injection of the liquid resin material till gelation of the resin material, and such a pressurized state is maintained until completion of curing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1994
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation
    Inventors: Tohru Imanara, Shoichi Satou, Naomi Yamashita