Patents by Inventor Daisuke Fukuoka
Daisuke Fukuoka 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).
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Patent number: 6930152Abstract: A propylene polymer composition is prepared by mixing propylene homo- or co-polymer (A) obtained using a transition metal catalyst compound (h), defined herein, with a co-catalyst, e.g., organoaluminum oxy compound, with an olefin elastomer (D) and another olefin polymer (E), e.g., polyethylene. Alternatively, the combination of propylene polymer (A), olefin elastomer (D) and olefin polymer (E) is prepared by a multi-stage polymerization method. In both cases, the propylene homo- or co-polymer (A) may include a second propylene homo- or co-polymer (A?) wherein the ratio of intrinsic viscosities of propylene polymers (A) and (A?) is in the range of 3 to 30. These propylene polymer compositions are excellent in heat resistance, mechanical strength, tensile elongation at break, etc., and can be used in the fabrication of structural materials, films and sheets.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2003Date of Patent: August 16, 2005Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Mikio Hashimoto, Takasi Ueda, Masaaki Kawasaki, Satoru Moriya, Akira Mizuno, Daisuke Fukuoka, Junichi Imuta, Keiji Hirose, Junji Saito, Yoshihisa Kiso
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Patent number: 6838522Abstract: A propylene polymer composition comprising a propylene polymer prepared by using a zirconocene catalyst having two aryl-substituted indenyl group and having a melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.01 to 30 g/10 min and a second propylene polymer prepared by using a zirconocene catalyst having a melt flow rate (MFR) of 30 to 1,000 g/10 min and, if desired, a soft polymer, a ratio of the MFR of the second propylene polymer to the MFR of the second propylene polymer being not less than 30. These propylene polymer compositions are excellent in heat resistance, mechanical strength, tensile elongation at break, etc., and hence they can be favorably used for various structural materials such as those of automobile and electrical appliances, daily necessaries, various films and sheets.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2001Date of Patent: January 4, 2005Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Mikio Hashimoto, Takasi Ueda, Masaaki Kawasaki, Satoru Moriya, Akira Mizuno, Daisuke Fukuoka, Junichi Imuta, Keiji Hirose, Junji Saito, Yoshihisa Kiso
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Publication number: 20040230004Abstract: A propylene polymer composition is prepared by mixing propylene homo- or co-polymer (A) obtained using a transition metal catalyst compound (h), defined herein, with a co-catalyst, e.g., organoaluminum oxy compound, with an olefin elastomer (D) and another olefin polymer (E), e.g., polyethylene. Alternatively, the combination of propylene polymer (A), olefin elastomer (D) and olefin polymer (E) is prepared by a multi-stage polymerization method. In both cases, the propylene homo- or co-polymer (A) may include a second propylene homo- or co-polymer (A′) wherein the ratio of intrinsic viscosities of propylene polymers (A) and (A′) is in the range of 3 to 30. These propylene polymer compositions are excellent in heat resistance, mechanical strength, tensile elongation at break, etc., and can be used in the fabrication of structural materials, films and sheets.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2003Publication date: November 18, 2004Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Mikio Hashimoto, Takasi Ueda, Masaaki Kawasaki, Satoru Moriya, Akira Mizuno, Daisuke Fukuoka, Junichi Imuta, Keiji Hirose, Junji Saito, Yoshihisa Kiso
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Publication number: 20030130428Abstract: A propylene polymer composition is prepared by mixing propylene home- or co-polymer (A) obtained using a transition metal catalyst compound (h), defined herein, with a co-catalyst, e.g., organoaluminum oxy compound, with an olefin elastomer (D) and another olefin polymer (E), e.g., polyethylene. Alternatively, the combination of propylene polymer (A), olefin elastomer (D) and olefin polymer (E) is prepared by a multi-stage polymerization method. In both cases, the propylene homo- or copolymer (A) may include a second propylene homo- or co-polymer (A′) wherein the ratio of intrinsic viscosities of propylene polymers (A) and (A′) is in the range of 3 to 30. These propylene polymer compositions are excellent in heat resistance, mechanical strength, tensile elongation at break, etc., and can be used in the fabrication of structural materials, films and sheets.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2001Publication date: July 10, 2003Inventors: Mikio Hashimoto, Takasi Ueda, Masaaki Kawasaki, Satoru Moriya, Akira Mizuno, Daisuke Fukuoka, Junichi Imuta, Keiji Hirose, Junji Saito, Yoshihisa Kiso
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Patent number: 6437194Abstract: The invention is a preparation process of alkylcyclohexanol alkylene oxide adduct which contains almost no alkylphenol alkylene oxide adduct 1) in the absence of a solvent, 2) in the presence of a saturated hydrocarbon solvent, or 3) in the presence of water. The invention can prepare alkylcyclohexanol alkylene oxide having a 200 ppm or less content of alkylphenol and alkylphenol alkylene oxide adduct. The alkylcyclohexanol alkylene oxide adduct obtained in the process of the invention has less ultraviolet absorption and fluorescence due to alkylphenol alkylene oxide adduct and is thus useful for spectrometric analysis of protein and further has excellent properties in the field of detergent and other common uses of surface active agents.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 1999Date of Patent: August 20, 2002Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Yoshihisa Inoue, Hiroyoshi Watanabe, Yasuko Ono, Masumi Okita, Daisuke Fukuoka, Yoshio Motoyama, Kenji Shimamoto
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Publication number: 20020045712Abstract: A propylene polymer composition comprising a propylene polymer prepared by using a zirconocene catalyst having two aryl-substituted indenyl group and having a melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.01 to 30 g/10 min and a second propylene polymer prepared by using a zirconocene catalyst having a melt flow rate (MFR) of 30 to 1,000 g/l 0 min and, if desired, a soft polymer, a ratio of the MFR of the second propylene polymer to the MFR of the second propylene polymer being not less than 30. These propylene polymer compositions are excellent in heat resistance, mechanical strength, tensile elongation at break, etc., and hence they can be favorably used for various structural materials such as those of automobile and electrical appliances, daily necessaries, various films and sheets.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2001Publication date: April 18, 2002Inventors: Mikio Hashimoto, Takasi Ueda, Masaaki Kawasaki, Satoru Moriya, Akira Mizuno, Daisuke Fukuoka, Junichi Imuta, Keiji Hirose, Junji Saito, Yoshihisa Kiso
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Publication number: 20010051752Abstract: The invention is a preparation process of alkylcyclohexanol alkylene oxide adduct which contains almost no alkylphenol alkylene oxide adduct 1) in the absence of a solvent, 2) in the presence of a saturated hydrocarbon solvent, or 3) in the presence of water.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 1999Publication date: December 13, 2001Inventors: YOSHIHISA INOUE, HIROYOSHI WATANABE, YASUKO ONO, MASUMI OKITA, DAISUKE FUKUOKA, YOSHIO MOTOYAMA, KENJI SHIMAMOTO
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Patent number: 6156844Abstract: A propylene polymer composition is prepared by mixing a first propylene polymer prepared using an olefin polymerization catalyst containing a specific metallocene catalyst component of formula (I), e.g., rac-dimethylsilylene-bis{1-(2-ethyl-4-phenylindenyl)} zirconium dichloride, and an organoaluminum-oxy cocatalyst, with a second propylene polymer component. The compositions are excellent in heat resistance, mechanical strength, tensile elongation at break, and other properties and can be used to produce various structural materials, sheets and films.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1994Date of Patent: December 5, 2000Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals IncInventors: Mikio Hashimoto, Takasi Ueda, Masaaki Kawasaki, Satoru Moriya, Akira Mizuno, Daisuke Fukuoka, Junichi Imuta, Keiji Hirose, Junji Saito, Yoshihisa Kiso
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Patent number: 5969049Abstract: A process for preparing a propylene polymer composition having excellent rigidity, heat resistance and impact resistance, the process comprising conducting multistage polymerization including a step (a) for preparing a propylene (co)polymer (a), a step (b) for preparing a propylene-olefin copolymer (b) and a step (c) for preparing an ethylene-olefin copolymer (c) in the presence of (A) a transition metal compound and (B) a compound activating the transition metal compound (A), in which the steps (a), (b) and (c) may be carried out in any order, each of the second and subsequent stage polymerizations is carried out in the presence of a polymer or polymers obtained by the preceding stage or stages, respectively, and the resulting propylene polymer composition contains the propylene (co)polymer (a) in an amount of 20 to 90% by weight, the propylene-olefin copolymer (b) in an amount of 5 to 75% by weight and the ethylene-olefin copolymer (c) in an amount of 5 to 75% by weight, and has MFR, as measured at 230.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 1997Date of Patent: October 19, 1999Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Takashi Ueda, Mikio Hashimoto, Masaaki Kawasaki, Daisuke Fukuoka, Junichi Imuta
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Patent number: 5936053Abstract: A propylene polymer is excellent in rigidity, heat resistance, surface hardness, glossiness, transparency and impact resistance. A propylene copolymer (wherein the amount of monomer units derived from an .alpha.-olefin other than propylene is not more than 5% by mol) is excellent in transparency, rigidity, surface hardness, heat resistance, heat-sealing property, anti-blocking property, anti-bleedout property and impact strength. A propylene copolymer (wherein the amount of monomer units derived from an .alpha.-olefin other than propylene is not less than 5% by mol) is excellent in transparency, environmental aging property, and effective in improving heat-sealing property at low temperature and impact strength. A propylene elastomer is excellent in heat resistance, impact absorbing capacity, transparency, heat-sealing properties and anti-blocking properties.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 1997Date of Patent: August 10, 1999Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Daisuke Fukuoka, Takashi Tashiro, Koji Kawaai, Takashi Ueda, Yoshihisa Kiso, Akira Mizuno, Masaaki Kawasaki, Masaaki Itoh, Mikio Hashimoto
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Patent number: 5859272Abstract: Disclosed is a novel transition metal compound represented by the following formula: ##STR1## wherein M is a transition metal, X is halogen or the like, R.sup.1 is a hydrocarbon group or the like, R.sup.2 is an aryl group substituted with a halogenated hydrocarbon group, and Y is a divalent silicon-containing group or the like.Also disclosed are an olefin polymerization catalyst component comprising the transition metal compound, an olefin polymerization catalyst comprising the olefin polymerization catalyst component, and a process for olefin polymerization using the olefin polymerization catalyst.An olefin polymerization catalyst component having high polymerization activity can be formed from the transition metal compound. By the use of the olefin polymerization catalyst or the process for olefin polymerization, polyolefins having a high melting point and a high molecular weight can be prepared with high polymerization activity.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 1997Date of Patent: January 12, 1999Assignee: Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Junichi Imuta, Daisuke Fukuoka, Masayasu Yoshida, Junji Saito, Terunori Fujita, Takashi Tashiro, Koji Kawaai, Takashi Ueda, Yoshihisa Kiso
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Patent number: 5854354Abstract: A process for preparing a propylene polymer composition comprising conducting multistage polymerization including a step (a) for preparing a propylene (co)polymer (a) and a step (b) for preparing an ethylene copolymer (b) in the presence of (A) a transition metal compound and (B) a compound activating the transition metal compound (A), in which the steps (a) and (b) may be carried out in any order, and the resulting propylene polymer composition contains the propylene (co)polymer (a) in an amount of 20 to 90% by weight and the ethylene copolymer (b) in an amount of 10 to 80% by weight and has MFR, as measured at 230.degree. C. under a load of 2.16 kg, of 0.01 to 500 g/10 min; and a propylene polymer composition prepared by this process. The process according to the invention can prepare a propylene polymer composition having excellent rigidity, heat resistance and impact resistance.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: December 29, 1998Assignee: Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Ueda, Mikio Hashimoto, Masaaki Kawasaki, Daisuke Fukuoka, Junichi Imuta
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Patent number: 5753769Abstract: A process for preparing a propylene polymer composition having excellent rigidity, heat resistance and impact resistance comprising conducting multistage polymerization including a step (a) for preparing a propylene (co)polymer (A), a step (b) for preparing a propylene-olefin copolymer (B) and a step (c) for preparing an ethylene-olefin copolymer (C) in the presence of (I) a transition metal compound and (II) a compound activating the transition metal compound (I), in which the steps (a), (b) and (c) are carried out in any order, each of the second and subsequent stage polymerizations is carried out in the presence of a polymer or polymers obtained by the preceding stage or stages, respectively, and the resulting propylene polymer composition contains the propylene (co)polymer (A) in an amount of 20 to 90% by weight, the propylene-olefin copolymer (B) in an amount of 5 to 75% by weight and the ethylene-olefin copolymer (C) in an amount of 5 to 75% by weight, and has MFR, as measured at 230.degree. C.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: May 19, 1998Assignee: Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Ueda, Mikio Hashimoto, Masaaki Kawasaki, Daisuke Fukuoka, Junichi Imuta
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Patent number: 5723640Abstract: The novel transition metal compound of the invention is represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein M is a transition metal; R.sup.1 is a hydrocarbon group of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is an aryl group of 6 to 16 carbon atoms; X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 are each a halogen atom or the like; and Y is a divalent hydrocarbon group, a divalent silicon-containing group or the like. An olefin polymerization catalyst component of the present invention comprises the aforementioned transition metal compound.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 1996Date of Patent: March 3, 1998Assignee: Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Daisuke Fukuoka, Takashi Tashiro, Koji Kawaai, Junji Saito, Takashi Ueda, Yoshihisa Kiso, Junichi Imuta, Terunori Fujita, Masatoshi Nitabaru, Masayasu Yoshida
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Patent number: 5710223Abstract: A process for polymerizing propylene utilizes a metallocene catalyst component of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein M is a transition metal, R.sup.1 is a C.sub.2-6 hydrocarbon, R.sup.2 is a C.sub.6-16 aryl group, X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 are each a halogen atom and Y is a divalent hydrocarbon or a divalent silicon-containing group. Propylene polymers produced thereby have such properties that the triad tacticity of propylene units is high, the proportion of inversely inserted units based on the 2,1-insertion of propylene monomer is in a specific range and the intrinsic viscosity (.eta.), as measured in decahydronaphthalene at 135.degree. C., is in a specific range.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 1996Date of Patent: January 20, 1998Assignee: Mitsui Petrochemical Industries Ltd.Inventors: Daisuke Fukuoka, Takashi Tashiro, Koji Kawaai, Junji Saito, Takashi Ueda, Yoshihisa Kiso, Junichi Imuta, Terunori Fujita, Masatoshi Nitabaru, Masayasu Yoshida
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Patent number: 5705584Abstract: The novel propylene homopolymer and copolymer produced by using a catalyst which is represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein M is a transition metal; R.sup.1 is a hydrocarbon group of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is an aryl group of 6 to 16 carbon atoms; X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 are each a halogen atom or the like; and Y is a divalent hydrocarbon group, a divalent silicon-containing group or the like.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: January 6, 1998Assignee: Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Daisuke Fukuoka, Takashi Tashiro, Koji Kawaai, Takashi Ueda, Yoshihisa Kiso, Akira Mizuno, Masaaki Kawasaki, Masaaki Itoh, Mikio Hashimoto
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Patent number: 5677408Abstract: The novel propylene elastomer according to the invention contains (1) units derived from propylene in amounts of 50 to 95% by mol and units derived from 1-butene in amounts of 5 to 50% by mol, and has (2) triad tacticity (mm fraction), determined by the .sup.13 C-NMR spectrum (hexachlorobutadiene solution, based on tetramethylsilane), of not less than 90%, (3) an intrinsic viscosity (in decalin at 135.degree. C.) of 0.1 to 12 dl/g, (4) a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of not more than 3 and (5) a randomness parameter B value of 1.0 to 1.5, preferably 1.0 to 1.3. In addition, the elastomer desirably has properties that (6) the elastomer has a melting point Tm of 60.degree. to 140.degree. C., and the melting point Tm and a 1-butene constituent unit content M (% by mol) in the elastomer satisfy the relation -2.6M+130.ltoreq.Tm.ltoreq.-2.3M+155, and (7) a crystallinity C of the elastomer measured by X-ray diffractometry and the 1-butene constituent unit content M (% by mol) satisfy the relation C.ltoreq.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 1995Date of Patent: October 14, 1997Assignee: Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Ueda, Akira Mizuno, Masaaki Kawasaki, Daisuke Fukuoka, Yoshihisa Kiso, Tatsuya Tanizaki, Mikio Hashimoto, Masahiro Sugi, Toshiyuki Tsutsui
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Patent number: 5658997Abstract: The novel transition metal compound of the invention is represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein M is a transition metal; R.sup.1 is a hydrocarbon group of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is an aryl group of 6 to 16 carbon atoms; X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 are each a halogen atom or the like; and Y is a divalent hydrocarbon group, a divalent silicon-containing group or the like. An olefin polymerization catalyst component of the present invention comprises the aforementioned transition metal compound. An olefin polymerization catalyst of the present invention comprises the aforementioned olefin polymerization catalyst component. The propylene homopolymer, the propylene copolymer and the propylene elastomer according to the present invention have such properties that the triad tacticity of propylene units chain is high, a proportion of the inversely units based on the 2,1-insertion of propylene monomer is in the specific range, and the intrinsic viscosity [.eta.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: August 19, 1997Assignee: Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Daisuke Fukuoka, Takashi Tashiro, Koji Kawaai, Junji Saito, Takashi Ueda, Yoshihisa Kiso, Junichi Imuta, Terunori Fujita, Masatoshi Nitabaru, Masayasu Yoshida
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Patent number: 5629254Abstract: The novel transition metal catalyst of the invention is represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein M is a zirconium or hafnium; R.sup.1 is a hydrocarbon group of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is an aryl group of 6 to 16 carbon atoms; X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 are each a halogen atom; and Y is a divalent hydrocarbon group, a divalent silicon-containing group.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: May 13, 1997Assignee: Mitsui Petrochemical Industries Co., Ltd.Inventors: Daisuke Fukuoka, Takashi Tashiro, Koji Kawaai, Junji Saito, Takashi Ueda, Yoshihisa Kiso, Junichi Imuta, Terunori Fujita, Masatoshi Nitabaru, Masayasu Yoshida
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Patent number: 5616663Abstract: Disclosed is a novel transition metal compound represented by the following formula: ##STR1## wherein M is a transition metal, X is halogen or the like, R.sup.1 is a hydrocarbon group or the like, R.sup.2 is an aryl group substituted with a halogenated hydrocarbon group, and Y is a divalent silicon-containing group or the like.Also disclosed are an olefin polymerization catalyst component comprising the transition metal compound, an olefin polymerization catalyst comprising the olefin polymerization catalyst component, and a process for olefin polymerization using the olefin polymerization catalyst.An olefin polymerization catalyst component having high polymerization activity can be formed from the transition metal compound. By the use of the olefin polymerization catalyst or the process for olefin polymerization, polyolefins having a high melting point and a high molecular weight can be prepared with high polymerization activity.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 1994Date of Patent: April 1, 1997Assignee: Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Junichi Imuta, Daisuke Fukuoka, Masayasu Yoshida, Junji Saito, Terunori Fujita, Takashi Tashiro, Koji Kawaai, Takashi Ueda, Yoshihisa Kiso