Patents by Inventor Kiichiro Nishimura

Kiichiro Nishimura 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: 9340647
    Abstract: A liquid crystal polyester amide of the present invention includes 10 mol % to 65 mol % of a structural unit represented by the following formula (1), 3 mol % to 17.5 mol % of a structural unit represented by the following formula (2), 5 mol % to 20 mol % of a structural unit represented by the following formula (3), 7.5 mol % to 42 mol % in total of at least one of a structural unit represented by the following formula (4-1) and a structural unit represented by the following formula (4-2), and 2.5 mol % to 40 mol % in total of at least one of a structural unit represented by the following formula (5-1) and a structural unit represented by the following formula (5-2), and has a melting point of 300° C. or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Murouchi, Kiichiro Nishimura, Masatoshi Ando
  • Patent number: 8992805
    Abstract: A liquid crystal polyester resin composition of the present invention comprises: 100 parts by mass of a liquid crystal polyester; and 50 to 150 parts by mass of titanium oxide, wherein the liquid crystal polyester comprises 2 to 30 mole % of a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (1), and 40 to 80 mole % of a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Kiichiro Nishimura, Lu Shi, Satoshi Murouchi
  • Publication number: 20150010744
    Abstract: A liquid crystal polyester amide of the present invention includes 10 mol % to 65 mol % of a structural unit represented by the following formula (1), 3 mol % to 17.5 mol % of a structural unit represented by the following formula (2), 5 mol % to 20 mol % of a structural unit represented by the following formula (3), 7.5 mol % to 42 mol % in total of at least one of a structural unit represented by the following formula (4-1) and a structural unit represented by the following formula (4-2), and 2.5 mol % to 40 mol % in total of at least one of a structural unit represented by the following formula (5-1) and a structural unit represented by the following formula (5-2), and has a melting point of 300° C. or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Satoshi Murouchi, Kiichiro Nishimura, Masatoshi Ando
  • Publication number: 20140110644
    Abstract: A liquid crystal polyester resin composition of the present invention comprises: 100 parts by mass of a liquid crystal polyester; and 50 to 150 parts by mass of titanium oxide, wherein the liquid crystal polyester comprises 2 to 30 mole % of a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (1), and 40 to 80 mole % of a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiichiro Nishimura, Lu Shi, Satoshi Murouchi
  • Publication number: 20140088287
    Abstract: A method for producing a liquid crystal polyester according to the present invention is a method for producing a liquid crystal polyester, comprising subjecting a composition in which a dicarboxylic acid compound, a hydroxycarboxylic acid compound, and a dihydroxy compound are contained to melt polycondensation, and subjecting an obtained reaction product to solid phase polycondensation, wherein the composition contains, based on a total of the dicarboxylic acid compound, the hydroxycarboxylic acid compound, and the dihydroxy compound, 2 to 30 mole % of a dicarboxylic acid compound represented by the following formula (1), and 40 to 80 mole % of p-hydroxybenzoic acid, a polycondensation temperature of the above melt polycondensation is 315° C. or less, and a polycondensation temperature of the above solid phase polycondensation is 315° C. or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiichiro Nishimura, Lu Shi, Satoshi Murouchi