Patents by Inventor Yukito Kaneko

Yukito Kaneko 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: 10377104
    Abstract: A composite skin material for a vehicle includes a fibrous substrate, a polyurethane resin layer provided on the front side of the fibrous substrate, and a woven fabric adhered to the back side of the fibrous substrate through an adhesive layer comprising a polyurethane resin. Openings penetrating the fibrous substrate from the front of the polyurethane resin layer are provided in the composite skin material, and an opening ratio on the front of the polyurethane resin layer is 1 to 15%. The woven fabric has a warp density of 25 to 50 yarns/25.4 mm and a weft density of 30 to 50 yarns/25.4 mm, and the mass per unit area of the adhesive layer is 15 to 100 g/m2. The composite skin material has air permeability of 5 to 100 cm3/cm2·s, tear strength of 20 to 150N, and tensile strength of 50 N/cm or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignees: Seiren Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukito Kaneko, Tomoyuki Uemura, Sugiaki Yamazato
  • Publication number: 20170266913
    Abstract: A composite skin material for a vehicle includes a fibrous substrate, a polyurethane resin layer provided on the front side of the fibrous substrate, and a woven fabric adhered to the back side of the fibrous substrate through an adhesive layer comprising a polyurethane resin. Openings penetrating the fibrous substrate from the front of the polyurethane resin layer are provided in the composite skin material, and an opening ratio on the front of the polyurethane resin layer is 1 to 15%. The woven fabric has a warp density of 25 to 50 yarns/25.4 mm and a weft density of 30 to 50 yarns/25.4 mm, and the mass per unit area of the adhesive layer is 15 to 100 g/m2. The composite skin material has air permeability of 5 to 100 cm3/cm2·s, tear strength of 20 to 150N, and tensile strength of 50 N/cm or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Yukito KANEKO, Tomoyuki UEMURA
  • Patent number: 8334225
    Abstract: Stretchable artificial leather comprising a fibrous substrate comprising tricot knitted fabric, and a polyurethane resin layer laminated on the surface of the fibrous substrate, the stretchable artificial leather having fixed load elongation of from 30 to 60% in each of a longitudinal direction, a lateral direction and a bias direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Seiren Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Uemura, Atsushi Kakosaka, Yukito Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20100247895
    Abstract: An artificial leather comprises a fibrous substrate having laminated on one side thereof an adhesive layer comprising a polyurethane resin formed by a moisture curing reaction of a urethane polyisocyanate prepolymer, a surface layer comprising a polyurethane resin formed by a reaction between a urethane polyol prepolymer and a urethane hardener, and a protective layer comprising a polyurethane resin, in this order. The urethane polyol prepolymer used in the formation of the surface layer is obtained by reacting a polyol containing polyether polyol, and a polyisocyanate, and weight proportion of the polyether polyol is 40% by weight or more based on the total weight of the urethane polyol prepolymer and the urethane hardener. The polyurethane resin constituting the surface layer has 100% modulus value of from 5 to 50 N/cm, and the surface layer has a degree of foaming of from 1.3 to 2.0 times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Tomoyuki UEMURA, Shigeru TADOKORO, Yukito KANEKO
  • Publication number: 20100093243
    Abstract: Stretchable artificial leather comprising a fibrous substrate comprising tricot knitted fabric, and a polyurethane resin layer laminated on the surface of the fibrous substrate, the stretchable artificial leather having fixed load elongation of from 30 to 60% in each of a longitudinal direction, a lateral direction and a bias direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Tomoyuki UEMURA, Atsushi Kakosaka, Yukito Kaneko
  • Patent number: 7235504
    Abstract: A three-dimensional knitted fabric having front and back ground structures and an interconnection yarn uniting the ground structures. At least one of the front and back ground structures of the three-dimensional knitted fabric has an uneven pattern with projections and depressions having a great level difference. Ground yarns of the at least one ground structure are traversed by a predetermined traverse width so that the projections each have a curved shape having a distinct curvature in section, and cast off at predetermined intervals so that the depressions each have an opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Seiren Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumio Shirasaki, Kazunori Yamada, Yukito Kaneko
  • Patent number: 7213421
    Abstract: A three-dimensionally constructed warp knit fabric formed to include front-surface and back-surface ground knit constructions and connection yarns interconnecting the front-surface and back-surface ground knit constructions has insertion yarns between the connection yarns, in which the insertion yarn is fixed along the inner side of the back-surface ground knit construction. Further, the insertion yarn is fixed by a fixing yarn to the back-surface ground knit construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Seiren Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumio Shirasaki, Yukito Kaneko
  • Patent number: 7174750
    Abstract: It is to provide a three-dimensional warp-knitted fabric in which breathability and cushioning property especially are well suited for a motor vehicle seat in a manner that a feeling of stickiness and steaminess when sweating is eliminated. The three-dimensional warp-knitted fabric comprising front and back ground structures, one of which has a smaller number of loops (1), the other ground structure having a larger number of loops (2); and connecting yarns for connecting these two ground structures (4). One of the ground structures (1) and the other ground structure (2) being knitted with different number of needles, and the number of loops of the ground structure having the smaller number of loops (1) being 30 to 75% that of the other ground structure having the larger number of loops (2). Moreover, the per-area weight of the ground structure having the small number of loops is 60 to 150% of the ground structure having the larger number of loops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Seiren Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumio Shirasaki, Yukito Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20060185401
    Abstract: A three-dimensionally constructed warp knit fabric formed to include two front-surface and back-surface ground knit constructions and connection yarns interconnecting the two front-surface and back-surface ground knit constructions has insertion yarns between the connection yarns, in which the insertion yarn is fixed along the inner side of the back-surface ground knit construction. Further, the insertion yarn is fixed by a fixing yarn to the back-surface ground knit construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2004
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Fumio Shirasaki, Yukito Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20060172646
    Abstract: It is to provide a three-dimensional warp-knitted fabric in which breathability and cushioning property especially are well suited for a motor vehicle seat in a manner that a feeling of stickiness and steaminess when sweating is eliminated. The three-dimensional warp-knitted fabric comprising front and back ground structures, one of which has a smaller number of loops (1), the other ground structure having a larger number of loops (2); and connecting yarns for connecting these two ground structures (4). One of the ground structures (1) and the other ground structure (2) being knitted with different number of needles, and the number of loops of the ground structure having the smaller number of loops (1) being 30 to 75% that of the other ground structure having the larger number of loops (2). Moreover, the per-area weight of the ground structure having the small number of loops is 60 to 150% of the ground structure having the larger number of loops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Fumio Shirasaki, Yukito Kaneko
  • Patent number: 6758068
    Abstract: A three-dimensionally structured warp knitted fabric has a higher compressibility and resiliency than its conventionally available counterpart, as well as enhanced abrasion resistance to prevent fuzzing. The three-dimensionally structured warp knitted fabric includes a top substructure and a bottom substructure, either of which is a net texture, the other being a plain texture. Substructure connecting yarns connect the two substructures. A plurality of connecting yarn controlling yarns are present between the two substructures and between the substructure connecting yarns. The connecting yarn controlling yarns control the substructure connecting yarns by handling, separating and holding them. The connecting yarn controlling yarns include portions which are stitched into the plain texture side of the top or bottom substructure and portions which are floating between the top and bottom substructures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Seiren Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumio Shirasaki, Yukito Kaneko, Kazunori Yamada
  • Publication number: 20030101776
    Abstract: A three-dimensional knitted fabric having front and back ground structures and an interconnection yarn uniting the ground structures. At least one of the front and back ground structures of the three-dimensional knitted fabric has an uneven pattern with projections and depressions having a great level difference. Ground yarns of the at least one ground structure are traversed by a predetermined traverse width so that the projections each have a curved shape having a distinct curvature in section, and cast off at predetermined intervals so that the depressions each have an opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Fumio Shirasaki, Kazunori Yamada, Yukito Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20020104335
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a three-dimensionally structured warp knitted fabric which has higher compressibility and resiliency than its conventionally available counterpart, as well as enhanced abrasion resistance to prevent its fuzzing. A three-dimensionally structured warp knitted fabric consisting of a top substructure and a bottom substructure, either of which is a net texture, the other being a plain texture, and yarns connecting said two substructures with a plurality of yarns present between said two substructures and between said substructure connecting yarns adjacent to each other to control the substructure connecting yarns by handling, separating and holding them, said connecting yarn controlling yarns comprising points at which they are stitched into said plain texture side of the top or bottom substructure and portions where they are floating between the top and bottom substructures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventors: Fumio Shirasaki, Yukito Kaneko, Kazunori Yamada