Patents by Inventor Akio Fujiwara

Akio Fujiwara 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: 10597796
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a polyethylene powder for a fiber which is excellent in the color tone of an obtained article and allows an obtained fiber to be highly drawn, and a fiber and an article made of the polyethylene powder for a fiber. The present invention provides a polyethylene powder for a fiber, wherein the intrinsic viscosity measured at 135° C. in decalin is 10 dL/g or higher and 40 dL/g or lower, the total amount of Al, Mg, Ti, Zr, and Hf is 1.0 ppm or higher and lower than 15 ppm, the amount of a particle having a particle size exceeding 355 ?m is 2.0% by mass or lower, and the amount of a particle having a particle size of 75 ?m or smaller is 3.0% by mass or higher and 50.0% by mass or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Kenya Tanaka, Akio Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 9601738
    Abstract: It is intended to provide a polyethylene powder which can offer a fiber excellent in resistance to end breakage, dimensional stability, and acid resistance and/or a microporous membrane excellent in dimensional stability and acid resistance, and a microporous membrane and a fiber which are obtained by forming the polyethylene powder. The present invention provides a polyethylene powder comprising: 0.5 ppm or higher and 3,000 ppm or lower of aluminum hydroxide having an average particle size smaller than 50 ?m; and 0.5 ppm or higher and 12 ppm or lower of a magnesium element, wherein the polyethylene has a viscosity-average molecular weight of 100,000 or larger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kamo, Akio Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20160233473
    Abstract: It is intended to provide a polyethylene powder which can offer a fiber excellent in resistance to end breakage, dimensional stability, and acid resistance and/or a microporous membrane excellent in dimensional stability and acid resistance, and a microporous membrane and a fiber which are obtained by forming the polyethylene powder. The present invention provides a polyethylene powder comprising: 0.5 ppm or higher and 3,000 ppm or lower of aluminum hydroxide having an average particle size smaller than 50 ?m; and 0.5 ppm or higher and 12 ppm or lower of a magnesium element, wherein the polyethylene has a viscosity-average molecular weight of 100,000 or larger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kamo, Akio Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 9388303
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a polyethylene resin composition contains an ethylene homopolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Nasu, Akio Fujiwara, Ryoji Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9362539
    Abstract: It is intended to provide a polyethylene powder which can offer a fiber excellent in resistance to end breakage, dimensional stability, and acid resistance and/or a microporous membrane excellent in dimensional stability and acid resistance, and a microporous membrane and a fiber which are obtained by forming the polyethylene powder. The present invention provides a polyethylene powder comprising: 0.5 ppm or higher and 3,000 ppm or lower of aluminum hydroxide having an average particle size smaller than 50 ?m; and 0.5 ppm or higher and 12 ppm or lower of a magnesium element, wherein the polyethylene has a viscosity-average molecular weight of 100,000 or larger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kamo, Akio Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20150299903
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a polyethylene powder for a fiber which is excellent in the color tone of an obtained article and allows an obtained fiber to be highly drawn, and a fiber and an article made of the polyethylene powder for a fiber. The present invention provides a polyethylene powder for a fiber, wherein the intrinsic viscosity measured at 135° C. in decalin is 10 dL/g or higher and 40 dL/g or lower, the total amount of Al, Mg, Ti, Zr, and Hf is 1.0 ppm or higher and lower than 15 ppm, the amount of a particle having a particle size exceeding 355 ?m is 2.0% by mass or lower, and the amount of a particle having a particle size of 75 ?m or smaller is 3.0% by mass or higher and 50.0% by mass or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Kenya Tanaka, Akio Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20150249242
    Abstract: It is intended to provide a polyethylene powder which can offer a fiber excellent in resistance to end breakage, dimensional stability, and acid resistance and/or a microporous membrane excellent in dimensional stability and acid resistance, and a microporous membrane and a fiber which are obtained by forming the polyethylene powder. The present invention provides a polyethylene powder comprising: 0.5 ppm or higher and 3,000 ppm or lower of aluminum hydroxide having an average particle size smaller than 50 ?m; and 0.5 ppm or higher and 12 ppm or lower of a magnesium element, wherein the polyethylene has a viscosity-average molecular weight of 100,000 or larger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kamo, Akio Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 9000645
    Abstract: The rotating electrical machine of the present invention includes: a magnet holder made of a non-magnetic material, which is formed by coupling a columnar portion for retaining the permanent magnet in a circumferential direction, and an annular portion for covering each axial side surface of the permanent magnet. The magnet holder includes, on an outer diameter side of both circumferential side surfaces of the columnar portion, engaging portions which engage with respective locking portions of the magnet cover, and includes, on an inner diameter side of each of both the circumferential side surfaces of the columnar portion, an extending portion extending along an inner peripheral surface of the magnet cover with a clearance (D) with respect to the inner peripheral surface of the magnet cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Onishi, Masafumi Okazaki, Katsumi Ohata, Akio Fujiwara, Wataru Hirosue
  • Publication number: 20150065595
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a polyethylene resin composition contains an ethylene homopolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki NASU, Akio FUJIWARA, Ryoji TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20130093277
    Abstract: The rotating electrical machine of the present invention includes: a magnet holder made of a non-magnetic material, which is formed by coupling a columnar portion for retaining the permanent magnet in a circumferential direction, and an annular portion for covering each axial side surface of the permanent magnet. The magnet holder includes, on an outer diameter side of both circumferential side surfaces of the columnar portion, engaging portions which engage with respective locking portions of the magnet cover, and includes, on an inner diameter side of each of both the circumferential side surfaces of the columnar portion, an extending portion extending along an inner peripheral surface of the magnet cover with a clearance (D) with respect to the inner peripheral surface of the magnet cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Onishi, Masafumi Okazaki, Katsumi Ohata, Akio Fujiwara, Wataru Hirosue
  • Patent number: 8173755
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ultrahigh-molecular-weight ethylene copolymer powder having an intrinsic viscosity (?) of 10 dl/g to 34 dl/g, obtainable by copolymerizing ethylene and at least one olefin selected from the group consisting of ?-olefins having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, cyclic olefins having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, compounds represented by the formula CH2?CHR1 wherein R1 is an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, and linear, branched or cyclic dienes having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, wherein (1) a molded article of the copolymer powder has a haze of from 30% to 80% and (2) the copolymer powder has a bulk density of from 0.35 g/cm3 to 0.6 g/cm3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Akio Fujiwara, Koichi Hasebe
  • Publication number: 20080071031
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ultrahigh-molecular-weight ethylene copolymer powder having an intrinsic viscosity (?) of 10 dl/g to 34 dl/g, obtainable by copolymerizing ethylene and at least one olefin selected from the group consisting of ?-olefins having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, cyclic olefins having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, compounds represented by the formula CH2?CHR1 wherein R1 is an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, and linear, branched or cyclic dienes having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, wherein (1) a molded article of the copolymer powder has a haze of from 30% to 80% and (2) the copolymer powder has a bulk density of from 0.35 g/cm3 to 0.60 g/cm3. According to the invention, there can be provided an ultrahigh-molecular-weight ethylene copolymer powder which is excellent in balance of abrasion properties, physical properties, and moldability and also excellent in transparency and flexibility as compared with conventional ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene and which has a high bulk density.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Akio Fujiwara, Koichi Hasebe
  • Publication number: 20060287449
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ultrahigh molecular weight ethylene polymer which is either an ethylene homopolymer (A) or an ethylene copolymer (B), the ethylene copolymer (B) being obtained by copolymerizing a) 99.9 to 75.0% by weight of ethylene and b) 0.1 to 25.0% by weight of a comonomer which is at least one olefin selected from the group consisting of ?-olefins having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, cyclic olefins having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, compounds represented by the formula CH2?CHR (in which R is an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms) and linear, branched or cyclic dienes having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, the ethylene polymer having i) a viscosity average molecular weight of 1 million or more ii) a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of more than 3 and iii) a Ti content of not more than 3 ppm and a Cl content of 5 ppm in the polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Koichi Miyamoto, Takashi Nozaki, Akio Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 6956002
    Abstract: A catalyst for olefin polymerization, comprising: a solid catalyst component comprising [A] a solid component having substantially no hydroxyl group, [B] a compound of a transition metal selected from Groups 3-11 of the Periodic Table, and [C] a mixture of an activator compound (C-1) capable of reacting with the transition metal compound [B] to form a metal complex having catalytic activity and an organoaluminum compound (C-2); and [D] an organomagnesium compound soluble in a hydrocarbon solvent which is obtained by reacting (i) an organomagnesium compound represented by the general formula: (Mt)?(Mg)?(R1)a(R2)b wherein Mt is a metal atom belonging to Groups 1-3 of the Periodic Table, R1 and R2 are hydrocarbon groups of 2-20 carbon atoms, and ?, ?, a and b are numerals satisfying the following relationship: 0??, 0<?, 0?a, 0<b, a+b>0, and r?+2?=a+b (where r is a valence of Mt) with (ii) a compound selected from an amine, an alcohol and a siloxane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Nozaki, Akio Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20040254314
    Abstract: A catalyst for olefin polymerization, comprising:
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Takashi Nozaki, Akio Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 6812303
    Abstract: A novel olefin polymerization catalyst comprising: (A) a transition metal compound comprising a transition metal having &eegr;-bonded thereto a cyclic anionic ligand; (B) a mixture of (B-1) an activator compound capable of forming, together with component (A), a metal complex having a catalytic activity and (B-2) an organometal compound, the activator compound (B-1) comprising a cation and a noncoordinating, compatible anion; (C) a solid component; and optionally (D) an organoaluminum compound, wherein the catalyst is obtained by contacting components (A) to (C) and optionally component (D).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Fumio Matsushita, Akio Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 6328503
    Abstract: To construct an underground structure having smooth wall surfaces in a simple, safe and reliable way, plates (11,12) are buried in parallel, and soil and sand (G1) between the plates is removed. If the places where the plates are to be buried are loosened in advance, they can be buried more easily. A strut member (14) is interposed between the plates, which are used as both forms and sheathing. A hollow body, together with steel plates arranged on both sides of the hollow body, is buried into the ground, the bottom of the hollow body is closed with a shutter, the hollow body is drawn up together with soil in it, leaving the steel plates in the ground, and the remaining steel plates are used as both forms and sheathing. Reinforcement bars are disposed in the groove space thereby formed, and concrete is poured to build an underground structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Yuy Architects and Engineers Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akio Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 5417060
    Abstract: An air fuel ratio controlling apparatus for an internal combustion engine, comprises: a catalytic converter, provided in an exhaust system for purifying an exhaust gas of the engine; a first oxygen density sensor, provided upstream from the catalytic converter in the exhaust system, responsive to a first oxygen density of a first exhaust gas of the engine for detecting whether an air fuel ratio of the engine is in a rich condition or a lean condition with respect to a theoretical air fuel ratio of the engine; a second oxygen density sensor, provided downstream from the catalytic converter in the exhaust system, responsive to a second oxygen density of a second exhaust gas passed through the catalytic converter for detecting whether the air fuel ratio of the engine is in a rich or a lean condition with respect to a theoretical air fuel ratio of the engine; and an air fuel ratio control portion for controlling the air fuel ratio in accordance with the detection results of the first and second oxygen sensors, wh
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1995
    Assignees: Nippondenso Co., Ltd., Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazumi Ishida, Hiroshi Haraguchi, Masakazu Hishinuma, Akio Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 5399496
    Abstract: Novel shuttle vectors which are useful as shuttle vectors among microorganisms belonging to Escherichia coli, Gluconobacter and Acetobacter comprising one or more marker genes, a replication origin functional in Escherichia coli, a replication origin functional in Gluconobacter oxydans and a Mob site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1995
    Assignee: Hoffman-LaRoche Inc.
    Inventors: Akio Fujiwara, Tatsuo Hoshino, Masako Shinjoh
  • Patent number: 5362595
    Abstract: This invention discloses electrophotographic toners and the methods for their preparation. The electrophotographic toners contain resin and coloring agents as primary components. The resin is a non-crosslinked polymer of vinyl monomers or its mixtures, and has a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 2,000-15,000, a Z average molecular weight (Mz) of not less than 400,000 and Mz/Mn of 50-600. The electrophotographic toners exert an excellent fixing ability at high duplication speed or at lower temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1994
    Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Incorporated
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Hirayama, Masaaki Shin, Shoji Kawasaki, Akira Misawa, Akio Fujiwara, Kenji Uchiyama