Patents by Inventor Zenpei Fukuda

Zenpei Fukuda 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: 5911931
    Abstract: A method for forming a resin including the steps of forming a resin by using a resin forming nozzle device while supplying thereto a surface lubricant for mold release, having a viscosity of 0.1 to 1,000 cP during use and a surface tension of 40 dyn/cm or less at a temperature of 25.degree. C., wherein the resin forming nozzle device includes the surface lubricant being continuously introduced to a nozzle face having the discharge openings of resin extrusion orifices, the device further including a feed section for supplying a surface lubricant from the outside, and one or more grooves formed on said nozzle face in positions adjacent to the discharge openings of the nozzle face so that the grooves have a width of 10 to 3,000 .mu.m and a depth of 10 .mu.m or greater and at least one end thereof communicates with the surface lubricant feed section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1999
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zenpei Fukuda, Masashi Okamoto
  • Patent number: 5882690
    Abstract: A resin forming nozzle device is disclosed. This resin forming nozzle device is one in which a surface lubricant having mold release properties is continuously introduced to a nozzle face having the discharge openings of resin extrusion orifices, and comprises a feed section for supplying a surface lubricant from the outside, and one or more grooves formed in positions adjacent to the discharge openings of the nozzle face so that they have a width of 10 to 3,000 .mu.m and a depth of 10 .mu.m or greater and at least one end thereof communicates with the surface lubricant feed section. When a resin is formed by using this nozzle device while supplying thereto a surface lubricant having a viscosity of 0.1 to 1,000 cP during use and a surface tension of 40 dyn/cm or less, neither oligomers of the resin nor degradation products of the surface lubricant accumulate on the nozzle surface. Consequently, stable resin forming can be performed for a long period of time without causing breakage of the filaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zenpei Fukuda, Masashi Okamoto