Patents by Inventor Yasuhiko Otsuki

Yasuhiko Otsuki 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: 20120214886
    Abstract: Extruded propylene-based resin foam according to the present invention is formed by extrusion-foaming a propylene-based resin, and the extruded propylene-based resin foam has a closed cell content of less than 40% and an expansion ratio of 10 or more. Since the extruded propylene-based resin foam has an open-cell structure in which a cell-broken state is formed at a desired level and has a high expansion ratio, each cell in the foam has a sound absorption performance, such that the extruded foam is excellent in sound absorption performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: PRIME POLYMER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru SUGAWARA, Yasuhiko OTSUKI, Ryoichi TSUNORI
  • Patent number: 7968180
    Abstract: The extruded propylene-based resin composite foam (1) according to the present invention is provided by extrusion-foaming a molding material containing a propylene-based resin. The propylene-based resin forming the extruded foam has an olefin-based polymer whose loss tangent (tan ?) is 0.04 to 100 at a temperature of 298 K and a frequency of 10 Hz. The molding material includes a fibrous filler in an amount of more than 0 mass % and 60 mass % or less of the entirety of the molding material. The extruded composite foam (1) includes: first extruded foam (2) whose closed cell content is 40 percent or more and whose expansion ratio is 10 or more; and second extruded foam (3) whose closed cell content is less than 40 percent and whose expansion ratio is 10 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Prime Polymer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Sugawara, Yasuhiko Otsuki, Motoki Yamada, Ryoichi Tsunori
  • Patent number: 7855239
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an extruded propylene-based resin foam in which a average diameter of cells therein can be reduced while a high expansion ratio remains high, thereby providing an excellent insulation efficiency. The extruded propylene-based resin foam according to the present invention is extruded propylene-based resin foam that is formed by extrusion-foaming a propylene-based resin, and the extruded propylene-based resin foam has the expansion ratio of 10 or more and the average cell diameter of less than 400 ?m. With this configuration, the extruded foam can have a plurality of air bubble walls therein. Thus, the extruded propylene-based resin foam can efficiently block external radiant heat, thereby realizing excellent insulation efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Prime Polymer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Sugawara, Yasuhiko Otsuki, Ryoichi Tsunori
  • Patent number: 7732532
    Abstract: A multistage propylene-based polymer including the following components (A) and (B): (A) 5 to 20 wt % of a propylene homopolymer component or a copolymer component of propylene and an ?-olefin with 2 to 8 carbon atoms having an intrinsic viscosity [?] of more than 10 dL/g in tetralin at 135° C.; and (B) 80 to 95 wt % of a propylene homopolymer component or a copolymer component of propylene and an ?-olefin with 2 to 8 carbon atoms having an intrinsic viscosity [?] of 0.5 to 3.0 dL/g in tetralin at 135° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Prime Polymer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryoichi Tsunori, Yasuhiko Otsuki, Tsutomu Onodera, Shohei Ikeda, Masayuki Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20090155567
    Abstract: The extruded propylene-based resin foam according to the present invention is extruded propylene-based resin foam that is formed by extrusion-foaming a propylene-based resin, and the extruded propylene-based resin foam has the expansion ratio of 10 or more and the average cell diameter of less than 400 ?m. In addition, the extruded foam contains a 60 or less wt % fibrous filler in relation to the whole molding material. With this configuration, the extruded foam can have a plurality of foam cell walls therein. Thus, the extruded foam can efficiently block external radiant heat, thereby realizing excellent insulation efficiency. Furthermore, because the fibrous filler is oriented along the thickness direction, even when the extruded foam is slightly strained in the thickness direction, a high stress arises, thereby improving energy-absorbing capability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: PRIME POLYMER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru Sugawara, Yasuhiko Otsuki, Ryoichi Tsunori
  • Publication number: 20090076179
    Abstract: The extruded propylene-based resin composite foam (1) according to the present invention is provided by extrusion-foaming a molding material containing a propylene-based resin. The propylene-based resin forming the extruded foam has an olefin-based polymer whose loss tangent (tan ?) is 0.04 to 100 at a temperature of 298 K and a frequency of 10 Hz. The molding material includes a fibrous filler in an amount of more than 0 mass % and 60 mass % or less of the entirety of the molding material. The extruded composite foam (1) includes: first extruded foam (2) whose closed cell content is 40 percent or more and whose expansion ratio is 10 or more; and second extruded foam (3) whose closed cell content is less than 40 percent and whose expansion ratio is 10 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: PRIME POLYMER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru Sugawara, Yasuhiko Otsuki, Motoki Yamada, Ryoichi Tsunori
  • Publication number: 20090011218
    Abstract: Extruded propylene-based resin foam according to the present invention is formed by extrusion-foaming a propylene-based resin, and the extruded propylene-based resin foam has a closed cell content of less than 40% and an expansion ratio of 10 or more. Since the extruded propylene-based resin foam has an open-cell structure in which a cell-broken state is formed at a desired level and has a high expansion ratio, each cell in the foam has a sound absorption performance, such that the extruded foam is excellent in sound absorption performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: PRIME POLYMER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru Sugawara, Yasuhiko Otsuki, Ryoichi Tsunori
  • Publication number: 20080176971
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an extruded propylene-based resin foam in which a average diameter of cells therein can be reduced while a high expansion ratio remains high, thereby providing an excellent insulation efficiency. The extruded propylene-based resin foam according to the present invention is extruded propylene-based resin foam that is formed by extrusion-foaming a propylene-based resin, and the extruded propylene-based resin foam has the expansion ratio of 10 or more and the average cell diameter of less than 400 ?m. With this configuration, the extruded foam can have a plurality of air bubble walls therein. Thus, the extruded propylene-based resin foam can efficiently block external radiant heat, thereby realizing excellent insulation efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Minoru Sugawara, Yasuhiko Otsuki, Ryoichi Tsunori
  • Publication number: 20070208138
    Abstract: A multistage propylene-based polymer including the following components (A) and (B): (A) 5 to 20 wt % of a propylene homopolymer component or a copolymer component of propylene and an ?-olefin with 2 to 8 carbon atoms having an intrinsic viscosity [?] of more than 10 dL/g in tetralin at 135° C.; and (B) 80 to 95 wt % of a propylene homopolymer component or a copolymer component of propylene and an ?-olefin with 2 to 8 carbon atoms having an intrinsic viscosity [?] of 0.5 to 3.0 dL/g in tetralin at 135° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: Prime Polymer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryoichi Tsunori, Yasuhiko Otsuki, Tsutomu Onodera, Shohei Ikeda, Masayuki Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20060210664
    Abstract: There is here disclosed a technique which can improve mechanical properties such as strength and impact resistance of molded articles without noticeably changing molding materials and rebuilding a molding apparatus. In a molding method in which the molding materials are fed to a mold disposed at one end of a cylinder while the molding materials in the cylinder are molten and kneaded, the molding materials can be molded while vibration is applied to the molding materials in a direction crossing a flow direction of the resin material at right angles. The vibration does not have to possess any node portion on a surface which contacts the molding material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2004
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Suetsugu, Yasuhiko Otsuki, Atsushi Sato