Patents by Inventor Hiromu Kaneyoshi

Hiromu Kaneyoshi 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: 9540459
    Abstract: To provide a method of efficiently affording olefin polymers having a high molecular weight and a high melting point even under industrially advantageous high-temperature conditions. A production method of an olefin polymer to solve the above problem includes polymerizing monomer(s) including at least one ?-olefin having 3 or more carbon atoms at 50° C. to 200° C. in the presence of an olefin polymerization catalyst including; (A) a crosslinked metallocene compound represented by General Formula [I] below; and (B) at least one compound selected from (b-1) an organoaluminum oxy-compound, (b-2) a compound that forms an ion pair by reacting with the crosslinked metallocene compound (A), and (b-3) an organoalunimum compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Ikuko Ebisawa, Hideo Kitagawa, Takashi Yukita, Masahiro Yamashita, Kouji Takeda, Hiromu Kaneyoshi
  • Patent number: 9315602
    Abstract: [Object] There is provided a method which enables an olefin polymer having high melting point and high molecular weight to be produced even at high temperature proper in an industrial production process. [Solution] A method for producing an olefin polymer is provided, the method including polymerizing an olefin having two or more carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst for olefin polymerization, wherein the catalyst for olefin polymerization includes (A) a bridged metallocene compound represented by Formula [1] and (B) at least one compound selected from, for example, an organoaluminum oxy-compound and an organoaluminum compound: [where R1 to R4 each represent, for example, a hydrocarbon group; R5 to R9 each represent, for example, a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; R10 and R11 each represent, for example, a hydrogen atom; and R12 represents, for example, a hydrocarbon group. Y represents, for example, a carbon atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Masahiro Yamashita, Takashi Yukita, Hiromu Kaneyoshi
  • Publication number: 20160039952
    Abstract: To provide a method of efficiently affording olefin polymers having a high molecular weight and a high melting point even under industrially advantageous high-temperature conditions. A production method of an olefin polymer to solve the above problem includes polymerizing monomer(s) including at least one ?-olefin having 3 or more carbon atoms at 50° C. to 200° C. in the presence of an olefin polymerization catalyst including; (A) a crosslinked metallocene compound represented by General Formula [I] below; and (B) at least one compound selected from (b-1) an organoaluminum oxy-compound, (b-2) a compound that forms an ion pair by reacting with the crosslinked metallocene compound (A), and (b-3) an organoalunimum compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Ikuko EBISAWA, Hideo KITAGAWA, Takashi YUKITA, Masahiro YAMASHITA, Kouji TAKEDA, Hiromu KANEYOSHI
  • Publication number: 20150045523
    Abstract: [Object] There is provided a method which enables an olefin polymer having high melting point and high molecular weight to be produced even at high temperature proper in an industrial production process. [Solution] A method for producing an olefin polymer is provided, the method including polymerizing an olefin having two or more carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst for olefin polymerization, wherein the catalyst for olefin polymerization includes (A) a bridged metallocene compound represented by Formula [1] and (B) at least one compound selected from, for example, an organoaluminum oxy-compound and an organoaluminum compound: [where R1 to R4 each represent, for example, a hydrocarbon group; R5 to R9 each represent, for example, a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; R10 and R11 each represent, for example, a hydrogen atom; and R12 represents, for example, a hydrocarbon group. Y represents, for example, a carbon atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Masahiro Yamashita, Takashi Yukita, Hiromu Kaneyoshi
  • Patent number: 8716418
    Abstract: A process for producing a syndiotactic ?-olefin polymer having high racemic diad fraction and high molecular weight with excellent polymerization activity through a method permitting high-temperature polymerization. The production process comprises polymerizing a monomer that comprises at least one C3-10 ?-olefin and a small amount of ethylene, in the presence of an olefin polymerization catalyst comprising a transition metal compound (A) represented by the general formula [1], at least one compound (B) selected from an organoaluminum oxy-compound (b-1), a compound (b-2) that reacts with the transition metal compound (A) to form an ion pair and an organoaluminum compound (b-3), which process for producing a syndiotactic ?-olefin polymer satisfies the relationship: 0.001?PE/PO?0.030, provided that the molar amounts of ethylene and an ?-olefin having 3 to 10 carbon atoms that are fed into a polymerization reactor under a polymerization temperature of not lower than 25° C. are PE and PO, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Yamamoto, Takashi Yukita, Masahiro Yamashita, Hiromu Kaneyoshi
  • Publication number: 20120283399
    Abstract: A process for producing a syndiotactic ?-olefin polymer having high racemic diad fraction and high molecular weight with excellent polymerization activity through a method permitting high-temperature polymerization. The production process comprises polymerizing a monomer that comprises at least one C3-10 ?-olefin and a small amount of ethylene, in the presence of an olefin polymerization catalyst comprising a transition metal compound (A) represented by the general formula [1], at least one compound (B) selected from an organoaluminum oxy-compound (b-1), a compound (b-2) that reacts with the transition metal compound (A) to form an ion pair and an organoaluminum compound (b-3), which process for producing a syndiotactic ?-olefin polymer satisfies the relationship: 0.001?PE/PO?0.030, provided that the molar amounts of ethylene and an ?-olefin having 3 to 10 carbon atoms that are fed into a polymerization reactor under a polymerization temperature of not lower than 25° C. are PE and PO, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Masayoshi Yamamoto, Takashi Yukita, Masahiro Yamashita, Hiromu Kaneyoshi
  • Patent number: 8293856
    Abstract: [Problem] To efficiently obtain an ?-olefin polymer having a high melting point and a high molecular weight. [Solution to Problem] The process for preparing an olefin polymer of the present invention is a process for preparing an olefin polymer, comprising polymerizing at least one monomer selected from ?-olefins of 2 or more carbon atoms, wherein the polymerization is carried out at a temperature of not lower than 40° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Yukita, Masahiro Yamashita, Nobukazu Yamahira, Wataru Yamada, Hiromu Kaneyoshi
  • Patent number: 7678934
    Abstract: A transition metal compound represented by the following formula (2a):
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Naritoshi Hirota, Hiromu Kaneyoshi, Munehito Funaya, Koji Kawai, Nobuo Kawahara
  • Patent number: 7619030
    Abstract: An automobile part comprising a polypropylene resin composition, the polypropylene resin composition comprising a propylene homopolymer (A1), an elastomer (B) and an inorganic filler (C) in specified proportions. The polypropylene homopolymer (A1) exhibits an MFR (230° C.) of 20 to 300 g/10 min, a ratio of position irregular units derived from 2,1-insertion or 1,3-insertion of propylene monomer relative to all propylene structural units, determined from a 13C-NMR spectrum, each of 0.05% or less, and an Mw/Mn, determined by GPC, of 1 to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Kawai, Masahiro Yamashita, Yasushi Tohi, Keita Itakura, Ikunori Sakai, Mikio Hashimoto, Takeshi Minoda, Masamichi Naito, Toru Takaoka, Nobuo Kawahara, Hiromu Kaneyoshi
  • Publication number: 20090043050
    Abstract: A polypropylene composition containing a propylene/1-butene random copolymer which contains 60 to 90 mol % of propylene units and 10 to 40 mol % of 1-butene units and has a triad isotacticity of not less than 85% and not more than 97.5%, a molecular weight distribution of from 1 to 3, an intrinsic viscosity of from 0.1 to 12 dl/g, a melting point of from 40 to 75° C. and a crystallization rate at 45° C. of 10 minutes or less, and satisfying the following relation, 146 exp (?0.022M)?Tm?125 exp (?0.032M), and an olefin catalyst for preparation thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Shigenobu Ikenaga, Keiji Okada, Hiroshi Hoya, Norihide Inoue, Naritoshi Hirota, Hiromu Kaneyoshi, Munehito Funaya, Koji Kawai, Nobuo Kawahara, Shinichi Kojoh, Norio Kashiwa, Ryoji Mori
  • Patent number: 7488789
    Abstract: A propylene/1-butene random copolymer containing 60 to 90 mol % of propylene units and 10 to 40 mol % of 1-butene units and has a triad isotacticity of not less than 85% and not more than 97.5%, a molecular weight distribution of from 1 to 3, an intrinsic viscosity of from 0.1 to 12 dl/g, a melting point of from 40 to 75° C. and a crystallization rate at 45° C. of 10 minutes or less, and satisfying the following relation, 146 exp (?0.022M)?Tm?125 exp (?0.032M), and an olefin catalyst for preparation thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Shigenobu Ikenaga, Keiji Okada, Hiroshi Hoya, Norihide Inoue, Naritoshi Hirota, Hiromu Kaneyoshi, Munehito Funaya, Koji Kawai, Nobuo Kawahara, Shinichi Kojoh, Norio Kashiwa, Ryoji Mori
  • Publication number: 20080312461
    Abstract: A transition metal compound represented by the following formula (2a):
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Shigenobu Ikenaga, Keiji Okada, Hiroshi Takayasu, Norihide Inoue, Naritoshi Hirota, Hiromu Kaneyoshi, Munehito Funaya, Koji Kwawi, Nobuo Kawahara, Shinichi Kojoh, Norio Kashiwa, Ryoji Mori
  • Publication number: 20080306219
    Abstract: An olefin polymerization catalyst having (A) a transition metal compound (2a) or (3a) and (B) at least one compound selected from (B-1) an organometallic compound, (B-2) an organoaluminum oxy compound and (B-3) a compound capable of forming an ion pair by reacting with the transition metal compound (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Shigenobu IKENAGA, Keiji OKADA, Hiroshi TAKAYASU, Norihide INOUE, Naritoshi HIROTA, Hiromu KANEYOSHI, Munehito FUNAYA, Koji KAWAI, Nobuo KAWAHARA, Shinichi KOJOH, Norio KASHIWA, Ryoji MORI
  • Publication number: 20080306234
    Abstract: A propylene elastomer (PBER) comprising (a) 50 to 85 mol % of units derived from propylene, (b) 5 to 25 mol % of units derived from 1-butene and (c) 10 to 25 mol % of units derived from ethylene, and having a molar ratio of propylene content to ethylene content of from 89/11 to 70/30, and a modulus in tension (YM), as measured in accordance with JIS 6301, of not more than 40 Mpa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Shigenobu Ikenaga, Keiji Okada, Hiroshi Takayasu, Norihide Inoue, Naritoshi Hirota, Hiromu Kaneyoshi, Munehito Funaya, Koji Kawai, Nobuo Kawahara, Shinichi Kojoh, Norio Kashiwa, Ryoji Mori
  • Publication number: 20080292896
    Abstract: A polypropylene composite film having a propylene/1-butene random copolymer which has 60 to 90 mol % of propylene units and 10 to 40 mol % of 1-butene units and has a triad isotacticity of not less than 85% and not more than 97.5%, a molecular weight distribution of from 1 to 3, an intrinsic viscosity of from 0.1 to 12 dl/g, a melting point of from 40 to 75° C. and a crystallization rate at 45° C. of 10 minutes or less, and satisfying the following relation, 146 exp (?0.022M)?Tm ?125 exp (?0.032M), and an olefin catalyst for preparation thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Shigenobu Ikenaga, Keiji Okada, Hiroshi Takayasu, Norihide Inoue, Naritoshi Hirota, Hiromu Kaneyoshi, Munehito Funaya, Koji Kawai, Nobuo Kawahara, Shinichi Kojoh, Norio Kashiwa, Ryoji Mori
  • Patent number: 7449533
    Abstract: The metallocene compound according to the invention and the olefin polymerization catalyst containing the compound are intended to produce a catalyst capable of preparing an isotactic polymer with a high polymerization activity. The metallocene compound contains a substituted cyclopentadienyl group and a (substituted) fluorenyl group and has a structure wherein these groups are bridged by a hydrocarbon group or the like. The process for preparing a metallocene compound according to the invention is intended to selectively prepare a specific metallocene compound so as not to produce an isomer, and in this process an intermediate product is synthesized by a specific method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Kawai, Masahiro Yamashita, Yasushi Tohi, Nobuo Kawahara, Kenji Michiue, Hiromu Kaneyoshi, Ryoji Mori
  • Patent number: 7393965
    Abstract: The bridged metallocene compound or the olefin polymerization catalyst which comprises the compound, enables high polymerization activity in polymerizing one or more monomers selected from ethylene and ?-olefins. The bridged metallocene compound contains specific substituted cyclopentadienyl and fluorenyl groups which are linked via carbon or silicon atoms. In the method for the preparation of polyolefins, one or more monomers, preferably ethylene as an essential monomer, selected from ethylene and ?-olefins are copolymerized in the presence of the olefin polymerization catalyst comprising the bridged metallocene compound, so that an ethylene based polymer with an ethylene content of more than 50 mol % is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasushi Tohi, Koji Endo, Hiromu Kaneyoshi, Naomi Urakawa, Yuichi Yamamura, Koji Kawai
  • Publication number: 20060276607
    Abstract: The present invention provides a propylene/1-butene random copolymer (PBR) having excellent flexibility, impact resistance, heat resistance and low-temperature heat-seal properties, a polypropylene composition containg the copolymer, a sheet, film or stretched film comprising the composition and a composite film having a layer of the composition. The propylene/1-butene random copolymer contains 60 to 90 mol % of propylene units and 10 to 40 mol % of 1-butene units and has a triad isotacticity of not less than 85% and not more than 97.5%, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of from 1 to 3, an intrinsic viscosity of from 0.1 to 12 dl/g, a melting point (Tm) of from 40 to 120° C., and satisfies the following relation 146 exp(?0.022M)?Tm?125 exp(?0.032M) wherein Tm represents a melting point and M (mol %) represents a content of 1-butene constituent units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2003
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Shigenobu Ikenaga, Keiji Okada, Hiroshi Takayasu, Norihide Inoue, Naritoshi Hirota, Hiromu Kaneyoshi, Munehito Funaya, Koji Kawai, Nobuo Kawahara, Shinichi Kojoh, Norio Kashiwa, Ryoji Mori
  • Publication number: 20060194914
    Abstract: An automobile part comprising a polypropylene resin composition, the polypropylene resin composition comprising a propylene homopolymer (A1), an elastomer (B) and an inorganic filler (C) in specified proportions. The polypropylene homopolymer (A1) exhibits an MFR (230° C.) of 20 to 300 g/10 min, a ratio of position irregular units derived from 2,1-insertion or 1,3-insertion of propylene monomer relative to all propylene structural units, determined from a 13C-NMR spectrum, each of 0.05% or less, and an Mw/Mn, determined by GPC, of 1 to 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Koji Kawai, Masahiro Yamashita, Yasushi Tohi, Keita Itakura, Ikunori Sakai, Mikio Hashimoto, Takeshi Minoda, Masamichi Naito, Toru Takaoka, Nobuo Kawahara, Hiromu Kaneyoshi
  • Patent number: 7081493
    Abstract: An automobile part comprising a polypropylene resin composition, the polypropylene resin composition comprising a propylene homopolymer (A1), an elastomer (B) and an inorganic filler (C), or comprising a propylene block copolymer (A2) and an inorganic filler (C) optionally together with an elastomer (B), in specified proportions. The propylene homopolymer (A1), or the propylene homopolymer segment of the propylene block copolymer (A2) exhibits an MFR (230-C) of 20 to 300 g/10 min, a ratio of position irregular units derived from 2,1-insertion or 1,3-insertion of propylene monomer relative to all propylene structural units, determined from a 13C-NMR spectrum, each of 0.2% or less, and an Mw/Mn, determined by GPC, of 1 to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Kawai, Masahiro Yamashita, Yasushi Tohi, Keita Itakura, Ikunori Sakai, Mikio Hashimoto, Takeshi Minoda, Masamichi Naito, Toru Takaoka, Nobuo Kawahara, Hiromu Kaneyoshi