
hide kasuga1896, Inc. has been granted a patent for "Composite linen cloth and method of producing composite linen cloth" with high environmental harmony and performance.
(Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Hideyuki Kasuga) is pleased to announce that it has been granted a patent for "Composite linen fabric and method of producing composite linen fabric," for which it had applied.
■Patent Summary
Patent No. : No. 7985785
Inventor : Hideyuki Kasuga
Date of patent registration : June 9, 2022
Title of invention : Composite linen cloth and method of producing composite linen cloth
Patent Holder : hide kasuga 1896
The patented technology enables us to provide composite linen cloth (and its production method), which has a tensile load more than twice that of ordinary linen cloth, to various industries, including industrial and lifestyle applications.
■Patent Details
A composite hemp cloth according to an aspect of the present invention has a hemp cloth and a urethane film, and the hemp cloth is characterized in that the urethane film is impregnated to form a composite layer that is made into one piece. The method of producing the composite hemp cloth is characterized in that the hemp cloth is sandwiched between urethane films from the front side and the back side, and a layer forming process is performed by applying heat and pressure to the hemp cloth sandwiched between the urethane films to form a composite layer in which the hemp cloth is impregnated with urethane films and made into a single piece. The layer forming process is characterized in that it includes the process of forming a composite layer by applying heat and pressure to the urethane film sandwiched between the urethane films.
Patent details:
https://ipforce.jp/patent-jp-P_B1-7085785
Composite linen applications Mobility & Furniture



Profile of Hideyuki Kasuga
Dr. Hideyuki KASUGA
President of hide kasuga GROUP
Entrepreneur / Producer / PhD (Engineering)
Representative Director of hide kasuga 1896
Representative Director of hk1896 LINKS
CEO of BLANC BIJOU, a French corporation
Representative Director of BLANC BIJOU Co.
Doctor of Engineering, born in 1973 in Nagano, Japan. He received his master's degree from Tokyo Institute of Technology. After working as a researcher in Tokyo and Paris, he became the representative of the family business of an industrial parts manufacturer, which has its roots in a linen wholesaler founded in 1896. He discovered the possibility of applying the "sensory value" of PTFE (fluoroplastic), a constant cutting-edge material handled by the family business, to a wide range of lifestyle markets, and founded the luxury consumer brand "BLANC BIJOU PARIS" in Paris in 2009. In 2012, he became independent and founded hide kasuga 1896, a materials think tank based on materials. The company is currently developing the "hide k 1896" brand of environmentally friendly materials based on the concept of "value creation and regeneration" and the "BLANC BIJOU PARIS" brand in the global market. The company provides consultation to chemical and material companies on its unique branding method that links research and development with the market. He also established and presided over the "Green Composite Hills by hide k 1896", a circular economy consortium through industry-academia-government collaboration from 2020, and is promoting the construction of a recycling-oriented society.
Business Management / Business Creation / Brand Development / Branding Strategy / Circular Economy / Resource and Environmental Chemistry / Composite Application Development / LCA / Polymer Chemistry
Patent No. 6612001 "PTFE Recycling Technology"
Patent No. 7985785 "Composite Linen Cloth and Method of Producing Composite Linen Cloth"
Public Positions
[Tokyo]
Member, International Economy Committee, Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Vice Chairman, Industry Subcommittee, Chiyoda Branch, Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Director, Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun's 100 Year Management Association
Affiliate Member, French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan
Paris]
Member of the French-Japanese Committee for Economic Exchange under the jurisdiction of the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry
[Nagano]
Advisor to Nagano City Industrial Strategy
Presided over by Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Vice President of Nagano Industrialists' Club
What is "Reiwa Modernism"?
"Reiwa Modernism" is a fusion of Japanese materials, advanced technology cultivated in Japan as a technological powerhouse, and sensitivity fostered by history and culture, It is a lifestyle that combines the old and the new.