Patents by Inventor Yukio Itoshima

Yukio Itoshima 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: 7601778
    Abstract: The aqueous dispersion of the present invention is produced by incorporating a block copolymer (II) into an aqueous dispersion (I) of a block copolymer (I) in an aqueous solution containing a basic compound. The block copolymer (I) is composed of a polymer block (A) mainly constituted by a constitutional unit derived from an olefin monomer and a polymer block (B) constituted by a constitutional unit derived from a vinyl monomer (b1) having a carboxyl group, a carboxylic anhydride group or a sulfonic group and a constitutional unit derived from another vinyl monomer (b2) copolymerizable with the vinyl monomer (b1). The content of the basic component is 0.05 equiv or more of the carboxyl group, carboxylic anhydride group or sulfonic group, each contained in the unit derived from the vinyl monomer (b1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuji Matsunaga, Mototsugu Yoshihara, Yukio Itoshima, Mamoru Omoda
  • Publication number: 20070015863
    Abstract: The aqueous dispersion of the present invention is produced by incorporating a block copolymer (II) into an aqueous dispersion (I) of a block copolymer (I) in an aqueous solution containing a basic compound. The block copolymer (I) is composed of a polymer block (A) mainly constituted by a constitutional unit derived from an olefin monomer and a polymer block (B) constituted by a constitutional unit derived from a vinyl monomer (b1) having a carboxyl group, a carboxylic anhydride group or a sulfonic group and a constitutional unit derived from another vinyl monomer (b2) copolymerizable with the vinyl monomer (b1). The content of the basic component is 0.05 equiv or more of the carboxyl group, carboxylic anhydride group or sulfonic group, each contained in the unit derived from the vinyl monomer (b1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuji Matsunage, Mototsugu Yoshihara, Yukio Itoshima, Mamoru Omoda
  • Patent number: 7049364
    Abstract: The invention provides an aqueous dispersion which includes i) an aqueous dispersion (I) resulting from dispersion of a block copolymer (I) composed of at least one polymer block (A) containing olefin monomer units and at least one polymer block (B) containing 2 to 100 mole percent of units derived from at least one vinyl monomer having a carboxyl or carboxylic anhydride group and 98 to 0 (zero) mole percent of units derived from another vinyl monomer or monomers copolymerizable with the carboxyl group- or carboxylic anhydride group-containing vinyl monomer, in an aqueous solution of not less than 0.05 equivalent, relative to the carboxyl or carboxylic anhydride group, of a basic substance, and ii) a polyurethane (II), iii) vinyl polymer (III) or iv) tackifier (IV) incorporated in the aqueous dispersion (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Maekawa, Mototsugu Yoshihara, Yukio Itoshima, Mamoru Omoda, Yukiatsu Komiya
  • Publication number: 20040102565
    Abstract: The invention provides an aqueous dispersion which includes i) an aqueous dispersion (I) resulting from dispersion of a block copolymer (I) composed of at least one polymer block (A) containing olefin monomer units and at least one polymer block (B) containing 2 to 100 mole percent of units derived from at least one vinyl monomer having a carboxyl or carboxylic anhydride group and 98 to 0 (zero) mole percent of units derived from another vinyl monomer or monomers copolymerizable with the carboxyl group- or carboxylic anhydride group-containing vinyl monomer, in an aqueous solution of not less than 0.05 equivalent, relative to the carboxyl or carboxylic anhydride group, of a basic substance, and ii) a polyurethane (II), iii) vinyl polymer (III) or iv) tackifier (IV) incorporated in the aqueous dispersion (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Applicant: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Maekawa, Mototsugu Yoshihara, Yukio Itoshima, Mamoru Omoda, Yukiatsu Komiya
  • Patent number: 6610774
    Abstract: The invention provides an aqueous dispersion which includes i) an aqueous dispersion (I) resulting from dispersion of a block copolymer (I) composed of at least one polymer block (A) containing olefin monomer units and at least one polymer block (B) containing 2 to 100 mole percent of units derived from at least one vinyl monomer having a carboxyl or carboxylic anhydride group and 98 to 0 (zero) mole percent of units derived from another vinyl monomer or monomers copolymerizable with the carboxyl group- or carboxylic anhydride group-containing vinyl monomer, in an aqueous solution of not less than 0.05 equivalent, relative to the carboxyl or carboxylic anhydride group, of a basic substance, and ii) a polyurethane (II), iii) vinyl polymer (III) or iv) tackifier (IV) incorporated in the aqueous dispersion (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Maekawa, Mototsugu Yoshihara, Mitsuru Kato, Yukio Itoshima, Mamoru Omoda, Yukiatsu Komiya
  • Publication number: 20020040098
    Abstract: The invention provides an aqueous dispersion which includes i) an aqueous dispersion (I) resulting from dispersion of a block copolymer (I) composed of at least one polymer block (A) containing olefin monomer units and at least one polymer block (B) containing 2 to 100 mole percent of units derived from at least one vinyl monomer having a carboxyl or carboxylic anhydride group and 98 to 0 (zero) mole percent of units derived from another vinyl monomer or monomers copolymerizable with the carboxyl group- or carboxylic anhydride group-containing vinyl monomer, in an aqueous solution of not less than 0.05 equivalent, relative to the carboxyl or carboxylic anhydride group, of a basic substance, and ii) a polyurethane (II), iii) vinyl polymer (III) or iv) tackifier (IV) incorporated in the aqueous dispersion (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Publication date: April 4, 2002
    Applicant: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Maekawa, Mototsugu Yoshihara, Mitsuru Kato, Yukio Itoshima, Mamoru Omoda, Yukiatsu Komiya