Patents by Inventor Yuka SAWADA

Yuka SAWADA 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: 20230307880
    Abstract: Provided is a rotating connector device with which it is possible to suppress an increase in the size of the device, and to reliably suppress a decrease in electromagnetic compatibility due to electromagnetic noise and to stabilize characteristic impedance. A rotating connector device 1 is provided with a fixed-side housing 10, a rotating-side housing 20 which is free to rotate relative to the fixed-side housing 10, and a plurality of flat cables 30 which are formed by covering conductors with an insulating material and which are accommodated in a stacked state in an annular accommodating space S formed between the fixed-side housing 10 and the rotating-side housing 20, wherein a shield film 35 is disposed at least between a first flat cable 31 including first and second communication circuit conductors 31a5, 31a6 and a second flat cable 32 adjacent to the first flat cable 31, among the plurality of flat cables 30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicants: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Yuto NAKAMURA, Kaoru SUGIMOTO, Naoyuki KOJIMA, Yoshiyuki SUZUKI, Masaya ARAKI, Yuka SAWADA
  • Patent number: 11667763
    Abstract: A cellulose fiber dispersion polyethylene resin composite material formed by dispersing a cellulose fiber into a polyethylene resin, in which a proportion of the above-described cellulose fiber is 1 part by mass or more and 70 parts by mass or less in a total content of 100 parts by mass of the polyethylene resin and the cellulose fiber, and the polyethylene resin satisfies a relationship: 1.7>half-width (Log(MH/ML))>1.0 in a molecular weight pattern obtained by gel permeation chromatography measurement, and a formed body and a pellet using the same, a production method therefor, and a recycling method for the cellulose fiber adhesion polyethylene thin film piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jirou Hiroishi, Hidekazu Hara, Yuka Sawada, Masami Tazuke, Toshihiro Suzuki, Shingo Mitsugi
  • Patent number: 11597826
    Abstract: A cellulose-fiber-dispersing polyolefin resin composite material, containing a polyolefin resin containing a polypropylene resin, and a cellulose fiber dispersed in the polyolefin resin, in which a proportion of the cellulose fiber is 1 mass part or more and 70 mass parts or less in a total content of 100 mass parts of the polyolefin resin and the cellulose fiber, and the water absorption ratio satisfies the following Formula: (Water absorption ratio [%])<(Cellulose effective mass ratio [%])2×0.01; a pellet and a formed body using this composite material; and a production method for this composite material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Hara, Jirou Hiroishi, Yuka Sawada, Masami Tazuke, Toshihiro Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11499067
    Abstract: A resin composition, containing an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (A); and 15 to 30 mass parts of a bromine-based flame retardant (B), 5 to 15 mass parts of antimony trioxide (C), 6 to 12 mass parts of a benzimidazole-based aging retardant (D), 2 to 4 mass parts of a phenol-based aging retardant (E), 2 to 4 mass parts of a thioether-based aging retardant (F), 0.5 to 2 mass parts of a copper inhibitor (G), and 3 to 6 mass parts of a crosslinking aid (H), with respect to 90 to 100 mass parts of the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (A); a vehicle wire harness; and, a method of producing a vehicle wire harness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Kenji Takahashi, Yuka Sawada, Takashi Oshino, Yutaka Suzuki, Yasuharu Uchiyama, Hideyuki Osuga
  • Patent number: 11466145
    Abstract: A cellulose-fiber-dispersing polyolefin resin composite material, containing a polyolefin resin and a cellulose fiber dispersed in the polyolefin resin, in which the composite material contains the cellulose fiber of 3 mass % or more and less than 70 mass %, and when the composite material is subjected to the abrasion test according to ISO 6722 under the following test conditions, the amount of abrasion after 5,000 reciprocations satisfies the [Formula 1]: (Amount of abrasion [mm] of the cellulose-fiber-dispersing polyolefin resin composite material)<?0.003×(Cellulose effective mass ratio of the cellulose-fiber-dispersing polyolefin resin composite material)+0.3, [Test Conditions for Abrasion Test] Load: 1.7 kg, Needle diameter: ?0.45 mm, Stroke length: 10 mm, Period: 60 reciprocations/min, Test piece: length 38 mm×width 6 mm×thickness 1 mm, Temperature: 23° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jirou Hiroishi, Hidekazu Hara, Yuka Sawada, Masami Tazuke, Toshihiro Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11390723
    Abstract: A cellulose-aluminum-dispersing polyethylene resin composite material, in which a cellulose fiber and aluminum are dispersed into a polyethylene resin, wherein a proportion of the cellulose fiber is 1 part by mass or more and 70 parts by mass or less in a total content of 100 parts by mass of the polyethylene resin, and the cellulose fiber, and wherein water absorption ratio of the composite material satisfies the following formula: (Water absorption ratio)<(cellulose effective mass ratio)2×0.01;??[Formula]: a pellet and a formed body using the composite material, and a method of producing these.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Hara, Yuka Sawada, Jirou Hiroishi, Masami Tazuke, Toshihiro Suzuki, Shingo Mitsugi
  • Patent number: 11390724
    Abstract: A cellulose-fiber dispersion polyethylene resin composite material, formed by dispersing a cellulose fiber into a polyethylene resin, wherein a proportion of the cellulose fiber is 1 part by mass or more and 70 parts by mass or less in a total content of 100 parts by mass of the polyethylene resin and the cellulose fiber, and wherein water absorption ratio satisfies the following formula; and a formed body and a pellet using the same, a production method therefor, and a recycling method for a cellulose-fiber adhesion polyethylene thin film piece. (water absorption ratio)<(cellulose effective mass ratio)2×0.01??[Formula].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jirou Hiroishi, Hidekazu Hara, Yuka Sawada, Masami Tazuke, Toshihiro Suzuki, Shingo Mitsugi
  • Patent number: 11261318
    Abstract: A cellulose-fiber-dispersing polyolefin resin composite material, containing a polyolefin resin containing a polypropylene resin, and a cellulose fiber dispersed in the polyolefin resin, in which a proportion of the cellulose fiber is 1 mass part or more and 70 mass parts or less in a total content of 100 mass parts of the polyolefin resin and the cellulose fiber, and the polyolefin resin satisfies the expression: Mz/Mw?4, which is a ratio of Z-average molecular weight Mz to weight-average molecular weight Mw to be obtained by a gel permeation chromatography measurement; a pellet or a formed body using this composite material; and a production method for the composite material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuka Sawada, Hidekazu Hara, Jirou Hiroishi, Masami Tazuke, Toshihiro Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20210139664
    Abstract: A cellulose-fiber dispersion polyethylene resin composite material, formed by dispersing a cellulose fiber into a polyethylene resin, wherein a proportion of the cellulose fiber is 1 part by mass or more and 70 parts by mass or less in a total content of 100 parts by mass of the polyethylene resin and the cellulose fiber, and wherein water absorption ratio satisfies the following formula; and a formed body and a pellet using the same, a production method therefor, and a recycling method for a cellulose-fiber adhesion polyethylene thin film piece. (water absorption ratio)<(cellulose effective mass ratio)2×0.01??[Formula].
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jirou HIROISHI, Hidekazu HARA, Yuka SAWADA, Masami TAZUKE, Toshihiro SUZUKI, Shingo MITSUGI
  • Publication number: 20200190306
    Abstract: A cellulose-fiber-dispersing polyolefin resin composite material, containing a polyolefin resin containing a polypropylene resin, and a cellulose fiber dispersed in the polyolefin resin, in which a proportion of the cellulose fiber is 1 mass part or more and 70 mass parts or less in a total content of 100 mass parts of the polyolefin resin and the cellulose fiber, and the water absorption ratio satisfies the following Formula: (Water absorption ratio [%])<(Cellulose effective mass ratio [%])2×0.01; a pellet and a formed body using this composite material; and a production method for this composite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidekazu HARA, Jirou HIROISHI, Yuka SAWADA, Masami TAZUKE, Toshihiro SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20200190299
    Abstract: A cellulose-fiber-dispersing polyolefin resin composite material, containing a polyolefin resin and a cellulose fiber dispersed in the polyolefin resin, in which the composite material contains the cellulose fiber of 3 mass % or more and less than 70 mass %, and when the composite material is subjected to the abrasion test according to ISO 6722 under the following test conditions, the amount of abrasion after 5,000 reciprocations satisfies the [Formula 1]: (Amount of abrasion [mm] of the cellulose-fiber-dispersing polyolefin resin composite material)<?0.003×(Cellulose effective mass ratio of the cellulose-fiber-dispersing polyolefin resin composite material)+0.3, [Test Conditions for Abrasion Test] Load: 1.7 kg, Needle diameter: ?0.45 mm, Stroke length: 10 mm, Period: 60 reciprocations/min, Test piece: length 38 mm×width 6 mm×thickness 1 mm, Temperature: 23° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jirou HIROISHI, Hidekazu HARA, Yuka SAWADA, Masami TAZUKE, Toshihiro SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20200190305
    Abstract: A cellulose-fiber-dispersing polyolefin resin composite material, containing a polyolefin resin containing a polypropylene resin, and a cellulose fiber dispersed in the polyolefin resin, in which a proportion of the cellulose fiber is 1 mass part or more and 70 mass parts or less in a total content of 100 mass parts of the polyolefin resin and the cellulose fiber, and the polyolefin resin satisfies the expression: Mz/Mw?4, which is a ratio of Z-average molecular weight Mz to weight-average molecular weight Mw to be obtained by a gel permeation chromatography measurement; a pellet or a formed body using this composite material; and a production method for the composite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuka SAWADA, Hidekazu HARA, Jirou HIROISHI, Masami TAZUKE, Toshihiro SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20200172684
    Abstract: A cellulose fiber dispersion polyethylene resin composite material formed by dispersing a cellulose fiber into a polyethylene resin, in which a proportion of the above-described cellulose fiber is 1 part by mass or more and 70 parts by mass or less in a total content of 100 parts by mass of the polyethylene resin and the cellulose fiber, and the polyethylene resin satisfies a relationship: 1.7>half-width (Log(MH/ML))>1.0 in a molecular weight pattern obtained by gel permeation chromatography measurement, and a formed body and a pellet using the same, a production method therefor, and a recycling method for the cellulose fiber adhesion polyethylene thin film piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jirou HIROISHI, Hidekazu HARA, Yuka SAWADA, Masami TAZUKE, Toshihiro SUZUKI, Shingo MITSUGI
  • Publication number: 20200079920
    Abstract: A cellulose-aluminum dispersion polyethylene resin composite material, formed by dispersing a cellulose fiber and aluminum into a polyethylene resin, in which the polyethylene resin satisfies a relationship: 1.7>half-width (Log(MH/ML))>1.0 in a molecular weight pattern to be obtained by gel permeation chromatography measurement, a pellet and a formed body using the composite material, and a production method therefor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuka SAWADA, Hidekazu HARA, Jirou HIROISHI, Masami TAZUKE, Toshihiro SUZUKI, Shingo MITSUGI
  • Publication number: 20200079969
    Abstract: A resin composition, containing an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (A); and 15 to 30 mass parts of a bromine-based flame retardant (B), 5 to 15 mass parts of antimony trioxide (C), 6 to 12 mass parts of a benzimidazole-based aging retardant (D), 2 to 4 mass parts of a phenol-based aging retardant (E), 2 to 4 mass parts of a thioether-based aging retardant (F), 0.5 to 2 mass parts of a copper inhibitor (G), and 3 to 6 mass parts of a crosslinking aid (H), with respect to 90 to 100 mass parts of the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (A); a vehicle wire harness; and, a method of producing a vehicle wire harness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicants: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Kenji TAKAHASHI, Yuka SAWADA, Takashi OSHINO, Yutaka SUZUKI, Yasuharu UCHIYAMA, Hideyuki OSUGA
  • Publication number: 20200062921
    Abstract: A cellulose-aluminum-dispersing polyethylene resin composite material, in which a cellulose fiber and aluminum are dispersed into a polyethylene resin, wherein a proportion of the cellulose fiber is 1 part by mass or more and 70 parts by mass or less in a total content of 100 parts by mass of the polyethylene resin, and the cellulose fiber, and wherein water absorption ratio of the composite material satisfies the following formula: (Water absorption ratio)<(cellulose effective mass ratio)2×0.01; ??[Formula]: a pellet and a formed body using the composite material, and a method of producing these.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidekazu HARA, Yuka SAWADA, Jirou HIROISHI, Masami TAZUKE, Toshihiro SUZUKI, Shingo MITSUGI