Patents by Inventor Tomokazu Higami

Tomokazu Higami 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: 20220110396
    Abstract: A hair bundle, including: at least one hair; and at least one linear core material that is bundled together with the hair. The core material is capable of maintaining a deformed state when deformed together with the hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomokazu HIGAMI
  • Patent number: 9560891
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyester-based fiber for artificial hair obtained by melt spinning a polyester resin composition. The polyester resin composition includes 100 parts by weight of a polyester resin, 5 to 40 parts by weight of a brominated epoxy flame retardant, and 1.5 parts by weight or more and less than 7 parts by weight of an antimony oxide. The polyester resin is at least one kind of resin selected from the group consisting of polyalkylene terephthalate and a copolymerized polyester containing polyalkylene terephthalate as a main component. The polyester-based fiber for artificial hair has aggregates of the brominated epoxy flame retardant that are dispersed in the polyester resin in the form of islands, as viewed in the cross section of the fiber parallel to the fiber axis direction. The present invention also relates to hair ornament products including the polyester-based fiber for artificial hair and a method for producing the polyester-based fiber for artificial hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Tomokazu Higami, Tomomichi Hashimoto, Kohei Kawamura, Mika Yorizane
  • Patent number: 9315922
    Abstract: A polyester-based fiber for artificial hair of the present invention is a polyester-based fiber for artificial hair formed of a polyester resin composition. The polyester resin composition contains 5 to 40 parts by weight of a brominated epoxy flame retardant and 0.05 to 5 parts by weight of an acidic compound with respect to 100 parts by weight of a polyester resin. The polyester resin is one or more kind of resin selected from the group consisting of polyalkylene terephthalate and copolymerized polyester containing polyalkylene terephthalate as a main component. The acidic compound is an acidic phosphorus-based compound having a pH of 3.5 or less. A hair ornament product of the present invention contains the polyester-based fiber for artificial hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Tomomichi Hashimoto, Tomokazu Higami, Mika Yorizane, Kohei Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20150141559
    Abstract: A polyester-based fiber for artificial hair of the present invention is a polyester-based fiber for artificial hair formed of a polyester resin composition. The polyester resin composition contains 5 to 40 parts by weight of a brominated epoxy flame retardant and 0.05 to 5 parts by weight of an acidic compound with respect to 100 parts by weight of a polyester resin. The polyester resin is one or more kind of resin selected from the group consisting of polyalkylene terephthalate and copolymerized polyester containing polyalkylene terephthalate as a main component. The acidic compound is an acidic phosphorus-based compound having a pH of 3.5 or less. A hair ornament product of the present invention contains the polyester-based fiber for artificial hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Tomomichi Hashimoto, Tomokazu Higami, Mika Yorizane, Kohei Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20150126644
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyester-based fiber for artificial hair obtained by melt spinning a polyester resin composition. The polyester resin composition includes 100 parts by weight of a polyester resin, 5 to 40 parts by weight of a brominated epoxy flame retardant, and 1.5 parts by weight or more and less than 7 parts by weight of an antimony oxide. The polyester resin is at least one kind of resin selected from the group consisting of polyalkylene terephthalate and a copolymerized polyester containing polyalkylene terephthalate as a main component. The polyester-based fiber for artificial hair has aggregates of the brominated epoxy flame retardant that are dispersed in the polyester resin in the form of islands, as viewed in the cross section of the fiber parallel to the fiber axis direction. The present invention also relates to hair ornament products including the polyester-based fiber for artificial hair and a method for producing the polyester-based fiber for artificial hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Tomokazu Higami, Tomomichi Hashimoto, Kohei Kawamura, Mika Yorizane
  • Patent number: 7906209
    Abstract: An artificial hair which is composed of synthetic fibers such as acrylic fibers or vinyl chloride fibers and which is characterized in that the cross section of each fiber has a shape consisting of one major axis and at least two minor axes nearly perpendicular to the major axis and that the single-fiber fineness is 25 to 70 dtex. This artificial hair is soft to the touch and bulky (voluminous) to impart a good feel to hair accessories and exhibits excellent combing properties and braidability, thus giving hair accessories (such as wigs, hairpieces, braids, extension hair and doll hair) which have excellent feel and settability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Tomokazu Higami, Seiichi Sakurai, Satoru Harada
  • Publication number: 20090266372
    Abstract: An artificial hair which is composed of synthetic fibers such as acrylic fibers or vinyl chloride fibers and which is characterized in that the cross section of each fiber has a shape consisting of one major axis and at least two minor axes nearly perpendicular to the major axis and that the single-fiber fineness is 25 to 70 dtex. This artificial hair is soft to the touch and bulky (voluminous) to impart a good feel to hair accessories and exhibits excellent combing properties and braidability, thus giving hair accessories (such as wigs, hairpieces, braids, extension hair and doll hair) which have excellent feel and settability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Tomokazu Higami, Seiichi Sakurai, Satoru Harada