Patents by Inventor Toshio Shiwaku

Toshio Shiwaku 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: 7789670
    Abstract: The present invention provides a very thin planar connector having 2 mm or smaller pitch interval at the lattice area and 0.5 mm or smaller thickness of the lattice area, giving excellent performance in the whole performances such as moldability, flatness, warp-deformation, and heat resistance. A planar connector having a lattice structure within an outer frame is molded by using (C) a resin composition prepared by compounding (A) a liquid-crystalline polymer with (B) a fibrous filler, while the relation between the compounding quantity and the weight-average length of (B) the fibrous filler is controlled to a specified range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Polyplastics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Fukatsu, Kazufumi Watanabe, Toshio Shiwaku, Hirokazu Ohshiba
  • Patent number: 7776410
    Abstract: A purpose of the present invention is to obtain a hollow extruded article by easy blow molding or extrusion molding to give a draw down resistance and a uniform wall thickness of the article without damaging low gas permeability which is a characteristic property of a liquid-crystalline polymer. A resin composition for extrusion molding which is prepared by melting and kneading 99-70 wt. % of wholly aromatic polyester amide liquid crystal resin (A) having a melting point of 270-370° C. and a melt viscosity at 1000/sec. shear rate of 20-60 Pa·s at Temperature T1 which is higher than 20° C. from said melting point, and containing (I) 1-15 mole % of 6-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid residue, (II) 40-70 mole % of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid residue, (III) 5-28.5 mole % of aromatic diol residue, (IV) 1-20 mole % of 4-aminophenol residue, and (V) 6-29.5 mole % of aromatic dicarboxylic acid residue; and 1-30 wt. % of epoxy modified polyolefin type resin (B), and has a melt viscosity at 1000/sec.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Polyplastics Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Nakane, Mineo Ohtake, Toshio Shiwaku, Masato Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7648748
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystalline resin composition capable of readily blow-molding a molded article having uniform thickness, with the addition of good blow-moldability owing to the improved drawdown-resistant property, the improved melt-tension increase rate, and other properties without deteriorating the low gas-permeability which is a characteristic of liquid crystalline resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Polyplastics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Nakane, Mineo Ohtake, Toshio Shiwaku, Masato Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20090137724
    Abstract: The invention provides a thermoplastic resin composition which has high rigidity and high flowability, gives less peeling of molding surface, and provides excellent appearance, and which can be suitably used for mechanical parts of automobile and mechanical parts of electrical and electronic products. Provided is the thermoplastic resin composition comprising: 100 parts by weight of (A) a sole polybenzimidazole resin or a mixed thermoplastic resin composed of 70 to 20% by weight of a polybenzimidazole resin and 30 to 80% by weight of a polyether ketone resin; and 5 to 100 parts by weight of (B) a liquid crystalline polyester amide resin containing one or more types of structuring monomer of 4-aminophenol, 1, 4-phenylenediamine, 4-aminobenzoic acid, and a derivative thereof, and containing 3 to 35% by mole of an amide component in the total bonds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicants: POLYPLASTICS CO., LTD., PBI ADVANCED MATERIALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Taguchi, Toru Katsumata, Toshio Shiwaku
  • Publication number: 20080286510
    Abstract: A purpose of the present invention is to obtain a hollow extruded article by easy blow molding or extrusion molding to give a draw down resistance and a uniform wall thickness of the article without damaging low gas permeability which is a characteristic property of a liquid-crystalline polymer. A resin composition for extrusion molding which is prepared by melting and kneading 99-70 wt. % of wholly aromatic polyester amide liquid crystal resin (A) having a melting point of 270-370° C. and a melt viscosity at 1000/sec. shear rate of 20-60 Pa·s at Temperature T1 which is higher than 20° C. from said melting point, and containing (I) 1-15 mole % of 6-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid residue, (II) 40-70 mole % of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid residue, (III) 5-28.5 mole % of aromatic diol residue, (IV) 1-20 mole % of 4-aminophenol residue, and (V) 6-29.5 mole % of aromatic dicarboxylic acid residue; and 1-30 wt. % of epoxy modified polyolefin type resin (B), and has a melt viscosity at 1000/sec.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: POLYPLASTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshio Nakane, Mineo Ohtake, Toshio Shiwaku, Masato Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20070197706
    Abstract: The present invention provides a very thin planar connector having 2 mm or smaller pitch interval at the lattice area and 0.5 mm or smaller thickness of the lattice area, giving excellent performance in the whole performances such as moldability, flatness, warp-deformation, and heat resistance. A planar connector having a lattice structure within an outer frame is molded by using (C) a resin composition prepared by compounding (A) a liquid-crystalline polymer with (B) a fibrous filler, while the relation between the compounding quantity and the weight-average length of (B) the fibrous filler is controlled to a specified range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Hiroki Fukatsu, Kazufumi Watanabe, Toshio Shiwaku, Hirokazu Ohshiba
  • Publication number: 20070085056
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystalline resin composition capable of readily blow-molding a molded article having uniform thickness, with the addition of good blow-moldability owing to the improved drawdown-resistant property, the improved melt-tension increase rate, and other properties without deteriorating the low gas-permeability which is a characteristic of liquid crystalline resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: Polyplastics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Nakane, Mineo Ohtake, Toshio Shiwaku, Masato Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20060073306
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide an amorphous wholly aromatic polyester amide composition which has an excellent stretching property and a good adhesion to a heterogeneous polymer and thereby can be in particular suitably used for a multilayer film, or a multilayer sheet, a multilayer blow formed product and the like. That is, (the first invention) an amorphous wholly aromatic polyester amide composition obtained by blending 1 to 30% by weight of a modified polyolefin resin or a polyamide resin having a melting point of 230° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2003
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Toshio Nakane, Toshiaki Yokota, Mineo Ohtake, Toshio Shiwaku
  • Publication number: 20060058496
    Abstract: The invention provides an amorphous wholly aromatic polyester amide which has excellent stretching property and good adhesion to a heterogeneous polymer and thereby can be suitably used for a multilayer film, a multilayer blow molded article and the like. That is, the amorphous wholly aromatic polyester amide which is a wholly aromatic polyester amide obtained by copolymerizing (A) 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, (B) 2-hydroxy-6-aphthoic acid, (C) aromatic aminophenol and (D) aromatic dicarboxylic acid, wherein (1) the ratio of (C) the aromatic aminophenol is from 7 to 35% by mol, (2) the ratio of a bending monomer among starting material monomers is from 7 to 35% by mol, (3) the ratio ((A)/(B)) between (A) the 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and (B) the 2-hydroxy-6-naphthoic acid is from 0.15 to 4.0, (4) the ratio of isophthalic acid is at least 35% by mol or more in (D) the aromatic dicarboxylic acid, (5) a melting point is not observed by DSC measurement at a temperature rising rate of 20° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2003
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Toshio Nakane, Toshiaki Yokota, Katsutoshi Sakamoto, Toshio Shiwaku
  • Patent number: 6956072
    Abstract: To provide a resin composition, in which a liquid crystal polymer is made into fiber in a molded article to exhibit an extremely high reinforcing effect which has not been available yet, and from which a molded article having an excellent mechanical strength can be manufactured in a stable manner. That is, a thermoplastic resin composition, wherein 100 parts by weight in total consisting of 99-50 parts by weight of a thermoplastic polyester resin (A) not forming an anisotropic molten phase and 1-50 parts by weight of a liquid crystal polymer (B) capable of forming an anisotropic molten phase is blended with 0.001-2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Polyplastics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiichi Kanaka, Toshio Shiwaku, Mineo Ohtake
  • Patent number: 6642349
    Abstract: A batch type apparatus for producing a liquid crystalline polymer includes a reactor, a first gas-pressurizing unit, a die-head, a shut-off valve, and a die-plate. The reactor produces a liquid crystalline polymer capable of forming an anisotropic melt phase. The reactor has a discharge port at a lower portion thereof. The first gas-pressurizing unit is attached to the reactor for discharging under pressure the liquid crystalline polymer by use of an inert gas. The die-head includes, at one end portion thereof, a discharge valve which opens and closes the discharge port; at a middle portion thereof, an internal chamber which communicates with the discharge port and is heated and regulated from the peripheral surface thereof; and at the other end portion thereof, an opening which forms an end portion of the internal chamber. The shut-off valve is connected to the other end portion of the die-head and capable of opening and closing the opening. The die-plate is disposed at the opening of the shut-off valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Polyplastics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruyuki Fukuzawa, Toshio Shiwaku
  • Publication number: 20020190432
    Abstract: To provide liquid crystal polymer materials superior in shortening the molding time, which are suitable for connectors, electronic appliances, etc. That is, a liquid crystal polymer composition including (A) from 90 to 50% by weight of a liquid crystal polymer made of a specified aromatic polyester and (B) from 10 to 50% by weight of a liquid crystal polymer made of a specified aromatic polyester amide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Toshio Shiwaku, Takayuki Miyashita
  • Patent number: 6365315
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of spherical, polyester particles, wherein the particle size can be exactly adjusted in the range of 1 to 200 &mgr;m and a particle size distribution with a span (=d90−d10/d50)≦1.5, as well as the use of the produced particles for toner compositions in electrophotographic and direct printing systems and powder coatings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Ticona GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Wulf, Alexandra Jacobs, Volker Mörs, Toshio Shiwaku, Benett Clayton Ward
  • Patent number: 5523135
    Abstract: Polyester resin compositions which are especially adapted for use in blow-molding or extrusion-molding of shaped hollow articles is a melt-blend of (A) polyester base resin, and (B) a styrenic copolymer having between 40 to 97% by weight of units derived from styrene, between 3 to 60% by weight of a glycidyl ester of an .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated acid, and optionally up to 50% by weight of units derived from an auxiliary vinylic comonomer other than styrene. The styrenic copolymer is preferably present in the compositions in an effective amount between 0.5 to 10 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the polyester base resin, sufficient to impart a melt tension of greater than 5.0 grams and a drawdown index of greater than 2.0 to the composition. The compositions may optionally contain up to 100 parts by weight (based on 100 parts by weight of the polyester base resin) of a fibrous, powdery or flaky filler material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Assignee: Polyplastics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Shiwaku, Kenji Hijikata, Kenji Furui, Suzuki Masato
  • Patent number: 5354802
    Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition enhanced in melt tension and remarkably improved in blow moldability without a parison being drawing down during blow molding, while being freed from the tendency to gelation at high viscosity, maintaining stable flowability and capable of effectively producing a blow molded article of comparatively large size having uniform thickness and excellent appearance.A resin composition for blow molding prepared by compounding 100 parts by weight of a resin component composed of:(A) 1 to 99 parts by weight of a thermoplastic polyester resin mainly comprising an aromatic dicarboxylic acid or the ester forming derivative thereof and an aliphatic dihydroxy compound having 2 to 8 carbon atoms and(B) 99 to 1 parts by weight of a thermoplastic polyamide resin with(C) 0.2 to 10 parts by weight of a styrenic copolymer comprising 40 to 97% by weight of styrene, 60 to 3% by weight of a glycidyl ester of an .alpha.,.beta.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Assignee: Polyplastics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Shiwaku, Kenji Hijikata, Kenji Furui, Masato Suzuki
  • Patent number: 5248762
    Abstract: Cyclic polyoxymethylene having a number-average molecular weight of 500 to 5,000 is obtained by solid state cyclization reaction of an alkalidegradative linear oxymethylene homopolymer in the presence of a medium containing a cationic catalyst.The cyclization is effected at 10.degree. to 150.degree. C. for 1 to 500 minutes in an organic liquid medium.The reaction mixture obtained by the cyclization is treated with an alkaline medium to hydrolyze and remove away unreacted linear polyoxymethylene homopolymer, and isolate the cyclic polyoxymethylene.The product has a sharp molecular weight distribution and is useful as a resin improver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1993
    Assignee: Polyplastics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaoru Yamamoto, Toshio Shiwaku
  • Patent number: 5189140
    Abstract: A heat-resistant moldable copolyester resin is the copolymerization reaction product of a diol monomer component comprised mainly of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, and an acid monomer component which includes first and second carboxylic acid comonomers. The first acid comonomer is a napthalenedicarboxylic acid or an ester-forming derivative thereof, while the second acid comonomer is 4,4'-diphenyldicarboxylic acid or an ester-forming derivative thereof. The first and second comonomers are present in amounts which satisfy the molar fraction ratio:3/7.ltoreq.A/B.ltoreq.8.5/1.5wherein A and B are the molar fractions of the first and second acid comonomers, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1993
    Assignee: Polyplastics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Nakane, Hiroaki Konuma, Toshio Shiwaku, Kenji Hijikata