Patents by Inventor Toshimi Yamanaka

Toshimi Yamanaka 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: 6872768
    Abstract: The present invention is a thermoplastic elastomeric resin granule for powder molding having a longer diameter of 400 ?m or less and a ratio of the longer diameter to a shorter diameter of from 3:1 to 1:1, wherein said granule comprises a composition prepared by dynamically vulcanizing 100 parts by weight of (a) a block copolymer consisting of at least two polymeric blocks (A) composed mainly of a vinyl aromatic compound and at least one polymeric block (B) composed mainly of a conjugated diene compound, and/or a hydrogenated block copolymer obtained by hydrogenating said block copolymer, 20 to 300 parts by weight of (b) a non-aromatic softening agent for rubber, and 10 to 150 parts by weight of (c) a peroxide-decomposing olefinic resin and/or a copolymer thereof. The resin granule has excellent fluidity in a powder molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Riken Technos Corporation
    Inventors: Michihisa Tasaka, Toshimi Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 6861153
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoplastic resin composition comprising (a) 100 parts by weight of a resin selected from the group consisting of polypropylenes and copolymers composed mainly of propylene, (b) 5 to 350 parts by weight of a resin selected from the group consisting of polyethylenes and copolymers composed mainly of ethylene, the resin having been prepared using a single site catalyst, and (c) 5 to 200 parts by weight of an ionomer resin or its ester. The present thermoplastic resin composition is excellent in mechanical properties and heat bonding property to various resins, and causes no bleeding-out of softening agents, thereby the softness of the shaped articles obtained from the composition can be easily controlled. The present invention also provides a laminated article comprising a layer of the resin composition .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Riken Technos Corporation
    Inventors: Kouichi Inoue, Toshimi Yamanaka, Takeshi Yuasa
  • Patent number: 6855075
    Abstract: A composition comprising an ionomer resin, a thermoplastic urethane material, and a rubbery elastomer-containing rubbery elastomer composition and having a Shore D hardness of 45 to 63 when molded, is easy to mold and can provide a golf ball cover endowed with excellent resilience, durability and feel upon impact. Golf balls having a cover made of such a composition exhibit excellent rebound characteristics, durability and feel, and are able to achieve a greater distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasushi Ichikawa, Toshimi Yamanaka
  • Publication number: 20030171493
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoplastic resin composition comprising (a) 100 parts by weight of a resin selected from the group consisting of polypropylenes and copolymers composed mainly of propylene, (b) 5 to 350 parts by weight of a resin selected from the group consisting of polyethylenes and copolymers composed mainly of ethylene, the resin having been prepared using a single site catalyst, and (c) 5 to 200 parts by weight of an ionomer resin or its ester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Kouichi Inoue, Toshimi Yamanaka, Takeshi Yuasa
  • Patent number: 6559232
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoplastic resin composition comprising (a) 100 parts by weight of a resin selected from the group consisting of polypropylenes and copolymers composed mainly of propylene, (b) 5 to 350 parts by weight of a resin selected from the group consisting of polyethylenes and copolymers composed mainly of ethylene, the resin having been prepared using a single site catalyst, and (c) 5 to 200 parts by weight of an ionomer resin or its ester. The present thermoplastic resin composition is excellent in mechanical properties and heat bonding property to various resins, and causes no bleeding out of softening agents, thereby the softness of the shaped articles obtained from the composition can be easily controlled. The present invention also provides a laminated article comprising a layer of the resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Riken Technos Corporation
    Inventors: Kouichi Inoue, Toshimi Yamanaka, Takeshi Yuasa
  • Publication number: 20030073517
    Abstract: A composition comprising an ionomer resin, a thermoplastic urethane material, and a rubbery elastomer-containing rubbery elastomer composition and having a Shore D hardness of 45 to 63 when molded, is easy to mold and can provide a golf ball cover endowed with excellent resilience, durability and feel upon impact. Golf balls having a cover made of such a composition exhibit excellent rebound characteristics, durability and feel, and are able to achieve a greater distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasushi Ichikawa, Toshimi Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 6458893
    Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition comprising 40 to 95 parts by weight of (a) a saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin and 60 to 5 parts by weight of (b) at least one selected from the group consisting of copolymers of a vinyl aromatic compound with a conjugated diene compound, and hydrogenated derivatives thereof, characterized in that the saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin (a) has an ethylene content of 40 to 95 wt % based on a weight of the saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin and a degree of saponification of the vinyl acetate of at least 80 wt % and (b)at least one selected from the group consisting of copolymers of a vinyl aromatic compound with a conjugated diene compound is selected from the group consisting of (b-1) block copolymers of a vinyl aromatic compound with a conjugated diene compound, and hydrogenated derivatives thereof and (b-2) hydrogenated random copolymers of a vinyl aromatic compound with a conjugated diene compound, the copolymers having a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Riken Vinyl Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michihisa Tasaka, Toshimi Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 6395833
    Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomeric resin composition for powder molding, comprising a composition prepared by dynamically vulcanizing (a) a block copolymer of a vinyl aromatic compound and a conjugated diene compound, and/or a hydrogenated block copolymer thereof, (b) a non-aromatic softening agent for rubber, (c) a peroxide-decomposing olefinic resin, (d) an unsaturated glycidyl compound, (e) an unsaturated carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof, and (f) a liquid polybutadiene, and (h) at least one material selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyurethane, and polyamide polymers and copolymers; characterized in that (p) a compound represented by the following chemical formula (I) is also comprised: H2C═CH—CH2—O—(CnH2nO)m—X  (I) wherein n is an integer of from 2 to 5, CnH2n may be branched, x represents H or CH═CH2, m is the number of the repeating unit, CnH2nO, and a number average molecular weight of the compound is in a range of from 200 to 6,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Riken Technos Corporation
    Inventors: Michihisa Tasaka, Toshimi Yamanaka
  • Publication number: 20020040099
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoplastic resin composition comprising (a) 100 parts by weight of a resin selected from the group consisting of polypropylenes and copolymers composed mainly of propylene, (b) 5 to 350 parts by weight of a resin selected from the group consisting of polyethylenes and copolymers composed mainly of ethylene, the resin having been prepared using a single site catalyst, and (c) 5 to 200 parts by weight of an ionomer resin or its ester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2001
    Publication date: April 4, 2002
    Inventors: Kouichi Inoue, Toshimi Yamanaka, Takeshi Yuasa
  • Publication number: 20020028882
    Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition comprising
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventors: Michihisa Tasaka, Toshimi Yamanaka