Patents by Inventor Yoshiharu Nishimoto

Yoshiharu Nishimoto 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: 6436495
    Abstract: A flexible multilayer film suitable as a (food-)packaging material includes a first seal layer comprising principally a metallocene-catalyzed polyolefin, and a second seal layer comprising a copolymer of at least one oxygen-containing monomer and ethylene. The copolymer is set to have a crystal melting point lower than that of the metallocene-catalyzed polyolefin. The second seal layer may preferably have a thickness larger than that of the first seal layer. Because of the provision of the second seal layer adjacent to the first seal layer, the multilayer film is provided with an improved film-formability while retaining the good sealability of the metallocene-catalyzed polyolefin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Kureha Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hajime Tsukamoto, Ichiro Kitada, Yoshiharu Nishimoto
  • Patent number: 6063462
    Abstract: A flexible multilayer film suitable as a (food-)packaging material includes a first seal layer comprising principally a metallocene-catalyzed polyolefin, and a second seal layer comprising a copolymer of at least one oxygen-containing monomer and ethylene. The copolymer is set to have a crystal melting point lower than that of the metallocene-catalyzed polyolefin. The second seal layer may preferably have a thickness larger than that of the first seal layer. Because of the provision of the second seal layer adjacent to the first seal layer, the multilayer film is provided with an improved film-formability while retaining the good sealability of the metallocene-catalyzed polyolefin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Kureha Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hajime Tsukamoto, Ichiro Kitada, Yoshiharu Nishimoto
  • Patent number: 5336549
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a biaxially oriented laminated film comprising at least a surface layer of a polyester containing not less than 88 mol. % of terephthalic acid as an acid ingredient, an intermediate layer of a polyamide having a melting point of higher than 160.degree. C. and lower than 210.degree. C. and a heat-sealing layer or a polyolefin, the thickness of the polyester layer being lower than the thickness of the polyamide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1994
    Assignee: Kureha Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Nishimoto, Kengo Yamazaki, Takashi Sato, Eiichi Hayashi, Hajime Takamoto
  • Patent number: 4963426
    Abstract: A heat-shrinkable laminated film suitable for a packaging film, having at least two layers of a mixed aliphatic polyamide resin layer (A) of 55 to 90 wt. % of an aliphatic polyamide resin with a crystalline melting point of 175.degree. to 240.degree. C. and 45 to 10 wt % of an aliphatic polyamide resin with a crystalline melting point of from not less than 120.degree. C. to less than 175.degree. C.; and a mixed resin layer (B) of a saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer as the main constituent. These laminated films have excellent gas barrier properties, stretchability, uniform heat-shrinkability and useful dimensional stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1990
    Assignee: Kureha Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Nishimoto, Kengo Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 4911979
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a heat-shrinkable laminated film comprising at least two layers of a mixed resin layer (A) consisting essentially of 65 to 85 wt % of a polyamide resin and 15 to 35 wt % of a saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, and a layer (B) containing at least 55 wt % of a saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, the thickness of said layer (A) being larger than that of said layer (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1990
    Assignee: Kureha Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Nishimoto, Kengo Yamazaki, Tooru Oosugi
  • Patent number: 4883693
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coextruded, biaxially stretched and laminated heat-shrinkable tubular film, comprising:a gas-barrier layer of a copolymer of vinylidene chloride having a thickness, which is not more than 30% of the total thickness of the coextruded, biaxially stretched and laminated heat-shrinkable tubular film, of not less than 6 .mu.m, outer layers of a polyolefin, at least one intermediate layer of a polyamide or a thermoplastic polyester, both of which show a crystal melting point of not more than 240.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1989
    Assignee: Kureha Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaki Ohya, Yoshiharu Nishimoto
  • Patent number: 4732795
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a heat-shrinkable laminate tubular film comprising a gas-barrier layer of a copolymer of vinylidene chloride, outer layers of a polyolefin, at least one intermediate layer of a polyamide or a thermoplastic polyester both of which show a crystal melting point of not more than 240.degree. C. and have a specified thickness, and adhesive layers disposed between any of the above layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1988
    Assignee: Kureha Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaki Ohya, Yoshiharu Nishimoto
  • Patent number: 4699846
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a heat-resistant and oil-resistant laminate film comprising gas-barrier resin layer(s), thermoplastic resin layer(s) different from a gas-barrier resin and adhesive layer(s) disposed between the gas-barrier resin layer and the thermoplastic resin layer, produced by co-extruding a gas-barrier resin, a thermoplastic resin and an adhesive composition and irradiating the co-extruded laminate, the total number of the layers of the laminate film being not less than 3, and the adhesive layer comprising a cross-linked polymer and the adhesive composition consisting essentially of 100 parts by weight of a melt-extrudable adhesive resin and 0.1 to 50 parts by weight of a radiation-sensitive compound, and a process for producing the heat-resistant and oil-resistant laminate film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1987
    Assignee: Kureha Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaki Ohya, Yoshiharu Nishimoto, Kunio Shibuya
  • Patent number: 4600616
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a heat-shrinkable laminate film comprising outer layers of a polyolefin, a gas-barrier layer of a copolymer of vinylidene chloride, at least one intermediate layer of an ionomer and adhesive layers disposed between any of the above layers, the total thickness of the intermediate layer(s) of an ionomer being 5 to 20% of the total thickness of the heat-shrinkable laminate film.The heat-shrinkable laminate film is particularly useful in packaging foodstuffs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1986
    Assignee: Kureha Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaki Ohya, Yoshiharu Nishimoto
  • Patent number: 4547433
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a heat-shrinkable laminate film excellent in gas-barrier property and oil-resistance and heat-sealing resistance, comprisinga core layer of a gas-barrier resin which is a copolymer of vinylidene chloride or a copolymer of ethylene and vinyl alcohol, the outer layer (A) of a resin which is a copolymer (I) of ethylene and alpha-olefine having specific gravity of 0.900 to 0.950 and of a crystal melting point of 110.degree. to 130.degree. C. or a mixture of more than 20% by weight of the copolymer (I) and less than 80% by weight of a copolymer (II) of ethylene and vinyl acetate having crystal melting point of 80.degree. to 103.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1985
    Assignee: Kureha Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaki Ohya, Yoshiharu Nishimoto, Kengo Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 4495249
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a heat-shrinkable multi-layered laminate film comprising a core layer made of a saponified copolymer of ethylene and vinyl acetate, two outer layers made of a mixture of a copolymer of ethylene and vinyl acetate having a crystal melting point of 85.degree. to 103.degree. C. and a copolymer of propylene and ethylene having a crystal melting point of 126.degree. to 155.degree. C. or a linear low-density polyethylene having a crystal melting point of 110.degree. to 125.degree. C. and two adhesive layers disposed between the core layer and the two outer layers, the multi-layered laminate film being excellent in gas-barrier property, oil resistance and peel-resistance of the sealed parts in the heat shrinkage and suitable for heat-shrinking packaging of foodstuffs, particularly for vacuum heat-packaging of foodstuffs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1985
    Assignee: Kureha Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaki Ohya, Yoshiharu Nishimoto, Kengo Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 4456646
    Abstract: Described is a laminate film excellent in oil-resistance, heat-resistant sealing ability, peel resistance and gas-barriering property having a percentage of heat-shrinkage of larger than 15% at 90.degree. C. comprising a center layer consisting of a copolymer(I) of vinylidene chloride and both two outermost layers consisting of a mixture of 20 to 70% by weight of a copolymer(II) of ethylene and alpha-olefin of density of 0.900 to 0.950 and of crystalline melting point of 110.degree. to 125.degree. C. and 80 to 30% by weight of a copolymer(III) of ethylene and vinyl acetate with the proviso that the content of the copolymer(II) in the total amount of copolymers in both the two outermost layers is less than 65% by weight and showing a structure of having an adhesive layer between the center layer and the outermost layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1984
    Assignee: Kureha Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Nishimoto, Kengo Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 4424243
    Abstract: A heat-shrinkable multilayer laminate film possessing excellent heat resistance, oil resistance and gas-barrier properties is obtained by interposing one intermediate layer of a thermoplastic resin having a crystalline melting point of from 70.degree. to 100.degree. C. between a core layer of a vinylidene chloride copolymer and outer surface layers of an ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer having a crystalline melting point of not lower than 110.degree. C. or a mixture of this ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer and an .alpha.-olefin polymer having a crystalline melting point of from 80.degree. to 100.degree. C. The thus obtained laminate film can be in sheet or tubular form, and is suitable for use in packaging by heat shrinkage raw meat, processed meat, cheese and other fat-containing food.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1984
    Assignee: Kureha Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Nishimoto, Kengo Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 4265693
    Abstract: A method of molding a tubular laminate comprising joining flows of a plurality of thermoplasticized resins together to prepare a laminated composite flow having two side edges, and then passing the composite flow having two side edges through an annular extrusion die to abut both side edges of the respective layers to each other in the die, thereby forming an integrated tubular flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1981
    Assignee: Kureha Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Nishimoto, Kengo Yamazaki