Patents by Inventor Tokio Okuno

Tokio Okuno 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: 11065098
    Abstract: Provided is a medical fabric that is thin, and has both high tear strength and low water permeability. The medical fabric is characterized in that multifilament yarns having a total fineness of 7-80 dtex are disposed in the warp and weft, the single yarn fineness of at least one of the multifilament yarns among the warp and weft is 0.5 dtex or less, the twist factor A of the weft is 50-2,000, the thickness is 10-90 ?m, and the water permeability both before and after puncture by a needle is 300 cc/min/cm2 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihito Nakazawa, Tokio Okuno
  • Publication number: 20210177568
    Abstract: Provided is a seamless, cylindrical, high-density medical fabric which is thin and has high strength and low water permeability, the diameter of which can be reduced, which has high sewing strength in a region of at least 10 mm, in the lengthwise direction, from one end thereof, and to which damage can be minimized. The high-density medical fabric according to the present invention satisfies that: (1) both warps and wefts are synthetic fiber multifilament yarns having a total fineness of 60 dtex or lower; (2) the warps each have a single fiber fineness of 0.5 dtex or lower; (3) the cylindrical fabric has a two-wefts insertion woven structure in a region of at least 10 mm, in the lengthwise direction, from one end of the fabric; (4) the fabric has a cover factor of 1600-2400; and (5) the thickness of the fabric is 110 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tokio Okuno, Ryo Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20210054545
    Abstract: Provided is a high-density medical fabric that can be suitably used as a graft for a branched stent graft, can accommodate diameter changes, has the burst strength required of a material to be implanted in a body, and has a seamless tubular shape that can narrow in diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tokio Okuno, Ryo Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20190015192
    Abstract: Provided is a medical fabric that is thin, and has both high tear strength and low water permeability. The medical fabric is characterized in that multifilament yarns having a total fineness of 7-80 dtex are disposed in the warp and weft, the single yarn fineness of at least one of the multifilament yarns among the warp and weft is 0.5 dtex or less, the twist factor A of the weft is 50-2,000, the thickness is 10-90 ?m, and the water permeability both before and after puncture by a needle is 300 cc/min/cm2 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihito Nakazawa, Tokio Okuno
  • Patent number: 8962499
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a base fabric suitable for the production of a general-purpose airbag having a higher airtight performance with reduced air permeability, a high pressure resistance in the boundary portion between the inflating part and the non-inflating part, and a high impact absorption for an occupant, and a base fabric for an airbag of the present invention comprises a woven fabric formed of a multifilament synthetic fiber having a total fineness of 200 to 550 dtex and a single filament fineness of 2.0 to 7.0 dtex, wherein the elongation is, on average of warp and weft, from 5 to 15% and from 15 to 30% under loads of 50 N/cm and 300 N/cm, respectively, and the pullout resistance of the constituent yarn is from 50 to 200 N/cm/cm on average of warp and weft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Fibers Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Tanaka, Fumiaki Ise, Tokio Okuno, Masato Enoki
  • Patent number: 8585081
    Abstract: Provided is a curtain bag which can be brought into an inflated state as required in a short time without locally applying an excessive load to its outer peripheral joint part (1) and inner joint parts (2). The dot-like inner joint parts (2) on the inside of the outer peripheral joint part (1) are isolated from the outer peripheral joint part (1) and also made to be independent of each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignees: Asahi Kasei Engineering Corporation, Sumisho Airbag Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiharu Yamamoto, Masakazu Kudo, Yoshinori Kami, Tokio Okuno
  • Publication number: 20130147170
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a base fabric suitable for the production of a general purpose airbag having a higher airtight performance with reduced air permeability, a high pressure resistance in the boundary portion between the inflating part and the non-inflating part, and a high impact absorption for an occupant, and a base fabric for an airbag of the present invention comprises a woven fabric formed of a multifilament synthetic fiber having a total fineness of 200 to 550 dtex and a single filament fineness of 2.0 to 7.0 dtex, wherein the elongation is, on average of warp and weft, from 5 to 15% and from 15 to 30% under loads of 50 N/cm and 300 N/cm, respectively, and the pullout resistance of the constituent yarn is from 50 to 200 N/cm/cm on average of warp and weft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: Takeshi Tanaka, Fumiaki Ise, Tokio Okuno, Masato Enoki
  • Publication number: 20130020791
    Abstract: Provided is a curtain bag which can be brought into an inflated state as required in a short time without locally applying an excessive load to its outer peripheral joint part (1) and inner joint parts (2). The dot-like inner joint parts (2) on the inside of the outer peripheral joint part (1) are isolated from the outer peripheral joint part (1) and also made to be independent of each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventors: Toshiharu YAMAMOTO, Masakazu KUDO, Yoshinori KAMI, Tokio OKUNO
  • Patent number: 8276938
    Abstract: Provided is a curtain bag which can be brought into an inflated state as required in a short time without locally applying an excessive load to its outer peripheral joint part (1) and inner joint parts (2). The dot-like inner joint parts (2) on the inside of the outer peripheral joint part (1) are isolated from the outer peripheral joint part (1) and also made to be independent of each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignees: Asahi Kasei Engineering Corporation, Sumisho Airbag Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiharu Yamamoto, Masakazu Kudo, Yoshinori Kami, Tokio Okuno
  • Publication number: 20100171293
    Abstract: Provided is a curtain bag which can be brought into an inflated state as required in a short time without locally applying an excessive load to its outer peripheral joint part (1) and inner joint parts (2). The dot-like inner joint parts (2) on the inside of the outer peripheral joint part (1) are isolated from the outer peripheral joint part (1) and also made to be independent of each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventors: Toshiharu Yamamoto, Masakazu Kudo, Yoshinori Kami, Tokio Okuno
  • Patent number: 7690401
    Abstract: A high-density hollow weave fabric for an air bag is provided, wherein an inflatable double-layer hollow weave portion is encircled on the outer periphery thereof with a seam zone including a reversible figured weave pattern and a basket weave pattern. In the seam zone, the reversible figured weave pattern is closest to the boundary of the inflatable double-layer hollow weave portion, and a first weave portion including the basket weave pattern, a narrow width hollow weave portion and a second basket weave patterns continue in this order. The inventive fabric is woven without the generation of fluffs and wrinkles, and the wrinkle-free coating is provided in the boundary between the double-layer hollow weave portion and the seam zone encircling the former. By using this high-density hollow weave fabric, it is possible to make the curtain-shaped air bag deployable at a high speed while preventing gas from leaking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Tokio Okuno, Miyoko Kojima
  • Publication number: 20070007756
    Abstract: A high-density hollow weave fabric for an air bag is provided, wherein an inflatable double-layer hollow weave portion is encircled on the outer periphery thereof with a seam zone including a reversible figured weave pattern and a basket weave pattern. In the seam zone, the reversible figured weave pattern is closest to the boundary of the inflatable double-layer hollow weave portion, and a first weave portion including the basket weave pattern, a narrow width hollow weave portion and a second basket weave patterns continue in this order. The inventive fabric is woven without the generation of fluffs and wrinkles, and the wrinkle-free coating is provided in the boundary between the double-layer hollow weave portion and the seam zone encircling the former. By using this high-density hollow weave fabric, it is possible to make the curtain-shaped air bag deployable at a high speed while preventing gas from leaking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Tokio Okuno, Miyoko Kojima
  • Publication number: 20040152551
    Abstract: A woven fabric for a toothed belt prepared by using stretchable aligned and twisted yarns as warp yarns and/or weft yarns, in which an elastic fiber and a non-elastic fiber textured yarn are twisted or mixed together, the twist multiplier of the stretchable aligned and twisted yarn is in a range from 1000 to 16000, and a breaking elongation of the woven fabric in the stretchable direction thereof is in a range from 50 to 200%. The toothed belt obtained from this woven fabric is excellent in noise-elimination ability and durability, and allows a reduction in the size of a device and a reduction in the weight thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Tokio Okuno, Haruhiko Yamamoto