Patents by Inventor Tomomichi Hashimoto

Tomomichi Hashimoto 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: 20230265277
    Abstract: In one or more embodiments, the present invention relates to a resin composition containing at least a polymer (A) and a polymer (B), in which the polymer (A) is a polymer that includes one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile, vinyl halides, and vinylidene halides, the polymer (B) is a polymer that is soluble in benzyl alcohol, and the resin composition contains the polymer (A) in an amount of 70 parts by mass or more and 92.5 parts by mass or less, and the polymer (B) in an amount of 7.5 parts by mass or more and 30 parts by mass or less, where a total amount of the polymer (A) and the polymer (B) is 100 parts by mass. Provided are synthetic fibers that are easily dyeable with an acidic dye without requiring use of a special facility or heating to high temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sho SAKATA, Tomomichi HASHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 10869514
    Abstract: Modacrylic fibers for artificial hair include a modacrylic polymer; and a condensed phosphate. The modacrylic polymer includes 29.5 to 79.5% by mass of acrylonitrile, 20 to 70% by mass of vinyl chloride and/or vinylidene chloride, and 0.5 to 5% by mass of a sulfonic acid group containing vinyl monomer, with respect to a total mass of the modacrylic polymer. A content of the condensed phosphate in the modacrylic fibers is 0.05 to 0.57% by mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Tanaka, Sota Okumura, Tomomichi Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 10787558
    Abstract: A thermoplastic modacrylic resin composition includes a modacrylic resin and a plasticizer. The modacrylic resin includes 15 to 85 wt % of acrylonitrile, 15 to 85 wt % of vinyl chloride and/or vinylidene chloride, and 0 to 20 wt % of another vinyl monomer, and the plasticizer is an organic compound that is compatible with the modacrylic resin and has a boiling point of at least 200° C. A method for manufacturing a thermoplastic modacrylic resin composition includes melt-kneading a powder mixture obtained by mixing a modacrylic resin powder and an organic compound that is compatible with the modacrylic resin and has a boiling point of at least 200° C. Acrylic fibers are composed of a thermoplastic modacrylic resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masato Fujita, Tomomichi Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 10760185
    Abstract: An acrylonitrile-containing fiber includes 100 parts by mass of a polymer including at least 15 parts by mass of acrylonitrile; and 1.0 to 50 parts by mass of a water absorbent resin having a pure water absorption capacity (g/g) with respect to its own weight of at least 10 but less than 100, wherein the fiber is dyeable with a disperse dye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Tanaka, Tomomichi Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 10752752
    Abstract: A thermoplastic modacrylic resin composition includes a modacrylic resin and a plasticizer. The modacrylic resin includes 15 to 85 wt % of acrylonitrile, 15 to 85 wt % of vinyl chloride and/or vinylidene chloride, and 0 to 20 wt % of another vinyl monomer, and the plasticizer is an organic compound that is compatible with the modacrylic resin and has a boiling point of at least 200° C. A method for manufacturing a thermoplastic modacrylic resin composition includes melt-kneading a powder mixture obtained by mixing a modacrylic resin powder and an organic compound that is compatible with the modacrylic resin and has a boiling point of at least 200° C. Acrylic fibers are composed of a thermoplastic modacrylic resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masato Fujita, Tomomichi Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 10433605
    Abstract: An acrylic fiber for artificial hair includes an acrylic polymer, wherein the acrylic polymer includes 29.5 to 79.5% by mass of acrylonitrile, 20 to 70% by mass of vinyl chloride and/or vinylidene chloride, and 0.5 to 5% by mass of a vinyl monomer comprising a sulfonic acid group. The acrylic fiber for artificial hair includes 0.3 to 2% by mass of a good solvent for the acrylic polymer and 0.1 to 5% by mass of a compound comprising an epoxy group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Tanaka, Akihiro Okamoto, Tomomichi Hashimoto, Sota Okumura
  • Publication number: 20190300675
    Abstract: A thermoplastic modacrylic resin composition includes a modacrylic resin and a plasticizer The modacrylic resin includes 15 to 85 wt % of acrylonitrile, 15 to 85 wt % of vinyl chloride and/or vinylidene chloride, and 0 to 20 wt % of another vinyl monomer, and the plasticizer is an organic compound that is compatible with the modacrylic resin and has a boiling point of at least 200° C. A method for manufacturing a thermoplastic modacrylic resin composition includes melt-kneading a powder mixture obtained by mixing a modacrylic resin powder and an organic compound that is compatible with the modacrylic resin and has a boiling point of at least 200° C. Acrylic fibers are composed of a thermoplastic modacrylic resin composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masato Fujita, Tomomichi Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20190021425
    Abstract: Modacrylic fibers for artificial hair include a modacrylic polymer; and a condensed phosphate. The modacrylic polymer includes 29.5 to 79.5% by mass of acrylonitrile, 20 to 70% by mass of vinyl chloride and/or vinylidene chloride, and 0.5 to 5% by mass of a sulfonic acid group containing vinyl monomer, with respect to a total mass of the modacrylic polymer. A content of the condensed phosphate in the modacrylic fibers is 0.05 to 0.57% by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Tanaka, Sota Okumura, Tomomichi Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20180343945
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fiber for artificial hair having a hollow in a center of a fiber cross section. A ratio of an area of the hollow to an entire area of the fiber cross section is 5% to 50%. The fiber cross section has a flat multilobed shape, and the hollow has a first side and a second side that are inclined 70 to 110 degrees relative to a major axis of the fiber cross section. The present invention also relates to hair ornament products including the above fiber for artificial hair. Thus, the present invention provides a fiber for artificial hair having a favorable curl setting property when curling with a hair iron and a favorable combing property after curling with a hair iron, and hair ornament products including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Mika Yorizane, Hiroshi Fujinaga, Kohei Kawamura, Tomomichi Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20180116322
    Abstract: An acrylic fiber for artificial hair includes an acrylic polymer, wherein the acrylic polymer includes 29.5 to 79.5% by mass of acrylonitrile, 20 to 70% by mass of vinyl chloride and/or vinylidene chloride, and 0.5 to 5% by mass of a vinyl monomer comprising a sulfonic acid group. The acrylic fiber for artificial hair includes 0.3 to 2% by mass of a good solvent for the acrylic polymer and 0.1 to 5% by mass of a compound comprising an epoxy group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Tanaka, Akihiro Okamoto, Tomomichi Hashimoto, Sota Okumura
  • Publication number: 20180038014
    Abstract: An acrylonitrile-containing fiber includes 100 parts by mass of a polymer including at least 15 parts by mass of acrylonitrile; and 1.0 to 50 parts by mass of a water absorbent resin having a pure water absorption capacity (gig) with respect to its own weight of at least 10 but less than 100, wherein the fiber is dyeable with a disperse dye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Tanaka, Tomomichi Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20180016416
    Abstract: A thermoplastic modacrylic resin composition includes a modacrylic resin and a plasticizer. The modacrylic resin includes 15 to 85 wt % of acrylonitrile, 15 to 85 wt % of vinyl chloride and/or vinylidene chloride, and 0 to 20 wt % of another vinyl monomer, and the plasticizer is an organic compound that is compatible with the modacrylic resin and has a boiling point of at least 200° C. A method for manufacturing a thermoplastic modacrylic resin composition includes melt-kneading a powder mixture obtained by mixing a modacrylic resin powder and an organic compound that is compatible with the modacrylic resin and has a boiling point of at least 200° C. Acrylic fibers are composed of a thermoplastic modacrylic resin composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Fujita, Tomomichi Hashimoto
  • 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: 20160088888
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fiber for artificial hair having a void in a center of a fiber cross section. A ratio of an area of the void to an entire area of the fiber cross section is 5% to 50%. The fiber cross section has a flat multilobed shape, and the void has a first side and a second side that are inclined 70 to 110 degrees relative to a major axis of the fiber cross section. The present invention also relates to hair ornament products including the above fiber for artificial hair. Thus, the present invention provides a fiber for artificial hair having a favorable curl setting property when curling with a hair iron and a favorable combing property after curling with a hair iron, and hair ornament products including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Mika Yorizane, Hiroshi Fujinaga, Kohei Kawamura, Tomomichi Hashimoto
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20130298924
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyvinyl chloride-based resin fiber having a shrinkage stress of 70 ?N/dtex or less at 130° C. When fiber bundles for artificial hair which includes 20 to 100% by weight of this polyvinyl chloride-based resin fiber and 0 to 80% by weight of a thermoplastic resin fiber having a Young's modulus of 4 to 9 GPa and a shrinkage percentage of 10% or less at 130° C. and having a composition including no polyvinyl chloride-based resin are processed, a fiber for artificial hair and an artificial hair product having an excellent styling property and texture similar to those of human hair can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomomichi Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 7994255
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a flame retardant which is a graft copolymer. The graft copolymer is obtained by polymerizing a vinyl monomer containing at least two polymerizable groups, and at least one other vinyl monomer, in the presence of polyorganosiloxane particles in a latex state. The polyorganosiloxane particles contain grafting agents that are unevenly distributed on the surface thereof. The present invention also relates to thermoplastic resins containing this flame retardant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Tomomichi Hashimoto, Akira Takaki, Kazunori Saegusa, Takao Manabe, Takao Michinobu
  • Patent number: 7615594
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer which is obtainable by polymerizing 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Tomomichi Hashimoto, Kazunori Saegusa, Hiroshi Tsuneishi, Nobuo Miyatake, Akira Takaki