Patents by Inventor Yuuichirou Katou

Yuuichirou Katou 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: 10926447
    Abstract: A decorative multilayered extrusion-blow-formed bottle having an inner layer of a polyethylene (A) and a metallic layer of a polyethylene (B) in which a metal pigment having an average thickness of not more than 600 nm is dispersed on the outer side of the inner layer. If the shear viscosities (Pa·s) of the resin forming the layer neighboring the metallic layer on the inner side thereof are denoted by V6 and V30 as measured at the shear rates 6 s?1 and 30 s?1 thereof at a temperature of 210° C., then the shear viscosities (Pa·s) ?6 and ?30 of the polyethylene (B) measured at the shear rates 6 s?1 and 30 s?1 thereof at a temperature of 210° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: TOYO SEIKAN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuuichirou Katou
  • Patent number: 10603880
    Abstract: A multi-layer direct blow bottle in which a metallic layer containing a metal pigment having an average thickness of not more than 1 ?m dispersed in a resin is formed at a position where it is visible from the outer surface side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignees: TOYO SEIKAN CO., LTD., TOYO ALUMINUM KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuuichirou Katou, Yusuke Anzai, Tetsuya Fudaba, Akihiko Ikeya, Satomi Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20190291327
    Abstract: A decorative multilayered extrusion-blow-formed bottle having an inner layer of a polyethylene (A) and a metallic layer of a polyethylene (B) in which a metal pigment having an average thickness of not more than 600 nm is dispersed on the outer side of the inner layer. If the shear viscosities (Pa·s) of the resin forming the layer neighboring the metallic layer on the inner side thereof are denoted by V6 and V30 as measured at the shear rates 6 s?1 and 30 s?1 thereof at a temperature of 210° C., then the shear viscosities (Pa·s) ?6 and ?30 of the polyethylene (B) measured at the shear rates 6 s?1 and 30 s?1 thereof at a temperature of 210° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuuichirou KATOU
  • Patent number: 10173402
    Abstract: A decorative resin composition containing a metal pigment having an average thickness of not more than 600 nm dispersed in a blend of a low-density polyethylene (LDPE) having a density of not less than 0.910 g/cm3 but less than 0.930 g/cm3 and a linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) having a density of 0.910 to 0.925 g/cm3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignees: TOYO SEIKAN CO., LTD., TOYO ALUMINIUM KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuuichirou Katou, Satomi Ozawa, Yusuke Anzai, Tetsuya Fudaba, Akihiko Ikeya
  • Publication number: 20180229481
    Abstract: A decorative resin composition containing a metal pigment having an average thickness of not more than 600 nm dispersed in a blend of a low-density polyethylene (LDPE) having a density of not less than 0.910 g/cm3 but less than 0.930 g/cm3 and a linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) having a density of 0.910 to 0.925 g/cm3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicants: Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd., TOYO ALUMINIUM KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuuichirou KATOU, Satomi OZAWA, Yusuke ANZAI, Tetsuya FUDABA, Akihiko IKEYA
  • Patent number: 9744749
    Abstract: A plastic container including a container body (1) made from a colored olefin resin and a decorative layer (3) laminated on the outer surface thereof. The decorative layer includes a transparent adhesive resin layer (3b), a transparent polyester resin layer (3a) which is the outer surface layer, and an intermediate gradation layer (3c) including a portion of which the thickness gradually varies in the direction of height of the container. The gradation layer is formed of a transparent polyester resin blended with a coloring agent. The thickness of the container body varies in response to a change in the thickness of the gradation layer in a manner such that the thickness of the container body portion which is the total thickness of the thickness of the container body and the thickness of the decorative layer is not varied by the presence of the gradation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuuichirou Katou, Kenjiro Tanaka, Masayoshi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20170217141
    Abstract: A multi-layer direct blow bottle in which a metallic layer containing a metal pigment having an average thickness of not more than 1 ?m dispersed in a resin is formed at a position where it is visible from the outer surface side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicants: Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd., TOYO ALUMINIUM KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuuichirou KATOU, Yusuke ANZAI, Tetsuya FUDABA, Akihiko IKEYA, Satomi OZAWA
  • Publication number: 20150079320
    Abstract: A plastic container including a container body (1) made from a colored olefin resin and a decorative layer (3) laminated on the outer surface thereof. The decorative layer includes a transparent adhesive resin layer (3b), a transparent polyester resin layer (3a) which is the outer surface layer, and an intermediate gradation layer (3c) including a portion of which the thickness gradually varies in the direction of height of the container. The gradation layer is formed of a transparent polyester resin blended with a coloring agent. The thickness of the container body varies in response to a change in the thickness of the gradation layer in a manner such that the thickness of the container body portion which is the total thickness of the thickness of the container body and the thickness of the decorative layer is not varied by the presence of the gradation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuuichirou Katou, Kenjiro Tanaka, Masayoshi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20120171401
    Abstract: [Problems] To provide a multilayered plastic container on which the outer surface can be printed a stereoscopic image to exhibit superior appearance characteristics in a state where the image is printed. [Means for Solution] A multilayered plastic container having a colored resin layer which is colored by being blended with a pigment, wherein the outer surface side of the colored resin layer is all formed of a transparent resin, and the thickness of the layer of the transparent resin formed on the outer surface side of the colored resin layer is 0.4 to 2.0 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuuichirou Katou, Masashi Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 8097317
    Abstract: Provided is a high-gloss, multilayer plastic container, comprising: (1) a transparent polyester-based resin outer layer; (2) a transparent adhesive resin layer; and (3) a colored polyolefin-based resin layer in the stated order from an outer surface side of the container, wherein: the transparent polyester-based resin outer layer has a surface roughness Ra of 0.2 ?m or less; and an interface between (2) the transparent adhesive resin layer and (3) the colored polyolefin-based resin layer has a concavoconvex level of 15 ?m or less. An interface between (1) the transparent polyester-based resin outer layer and (2) the transparent adhesive resin layer preferably has a concavoconvex level of 15 ?m or less. According to the present invention, a multilayer plastic container having an even, smooth surface, a high-gloss, deep color tone, and an extremely excellent external appearance can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuuichirou Katou, Masayoshi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20100086715
    Abstract: Provided is a high-gloss, multilayer plastic container, comprising: (1) a transparent polyester-based resin outer layer; (2) a transparent adhesive resin layer; and (3) a colored polyolefin-based resin layer in the stated order from an outer surface side of the container, wherein: the transparent polyester-based resin outer layer has a surface roughness Ra of 0.2 ?m or less; and an interface between (2) the transparent adhesive resin layer and (3) the colored polyolefin-based resin layer has a concavoconvex level of 15 ?m or less. An interface between (1) the transparent polyester-based resin outer layer and (2) the transparent adhesive resin layer preferablely has a concavoconvex level of 15 ?m or less. According to the present invention, a multilayer plastic container having an even, smooth surface, a high-gloss, deep color tone, and an extremely excellent external appearance can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuuichirou Katou, Masayoshi Tanaka