Patents by Inventor Masatoshi Aoyama

Masatoshi Aoyama 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).

  • Publication number: 20240172558
    Abstract: A compound represented by the following general formula (1), where Ar1, Ar2, L, and p are as defined in the description, and A is a group represented by formula (2), where HAr2, m, n, L2, and * are as defined in the description, and HAr1 is a group represented by formula (3), where Y1, X1 to X8, *a, and ** are as defined in the description. An organic electroluminescent device containing the compound, and an electronic device including the organic electroluminescent device is further disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Sayaka MIZUTANI, Masato NAKAMURA, Masatoshi SAITO, Kei YOSHIDA, Masato MITANI, Yoshinori AOYAMA
  • Patent number: 9290616
    Abstract: A solid-phase polymerization method of high-molecular-weight aliphatic polyester conducts the solid-phase polymerization of aliphatic polyester prepolymer under a gas stream containing sulfonic acid catalyst. The method features preparing metal free aliphatic polyester with high molecular weight, good color and luster and perfect thermal stability efficiently. The non-metal-ion aliphatic polyester is not only applicable to common use, but is also suitable as high value-added medical material and packing material which contacts with food directly than other metal-containing polyester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong He, Pujing Zuo, Zinong Ye, Masatoshi Aoyama, Xin Zeng, Xiangqun Fan, Xiaji Dai, Jing Lu
  • Publication number: 20140100350
    Abstract: A solid-phase polymerization method of high-molecular-weight aliphatic polyester conducts the solid-phase polymerization of aliphatic polyester prepolymer under a gas stream containing sulfonic acid catalyst. The method features preparing metal free aliphatic polyester with high molecular weight, good color and luster and perfect thermal stability efficiently. The non-metal-ion aliphatic polyester is not only applicable to common use, but is also suitable as high value-added medical material and packing material which contacts with food directly than other metal-containing polyester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong He, Pujing Zuo, Zinong Ye, Masatoshi Aoyama, Xin Zeng, Xiangqun Fan, Xiaji Dai, Jing Lu
  • Publication number: 20120202964
    Abstract: A copolyester and preparation method and use thereof are disclosed. In the diacid components constituting the copolyester, the content of the structure unit of terephthalic acid is 90 mol % or more. In the dihydric alcohol components constituting the copolyester, the content of the structure unit of ethylene glycol is 70-99 mol % and the content of the structure unit of aliphatic dihydric alcohol having 6 or less carbon atoms and having a side chain is 1-30 mol %. The copolyester further comprises a structure unit of polyethylene glycol. The copolyester can be made into fiber by common method, and further made into fabric, and the obtained finished-product has good dyeability to disperse dyes under normal temperature and normal pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: TORAY FIBERS & TEXTILE RESEARCH LABORATORIES (CHINA) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xu Li, Yawei Wu, Juan Yang, Masatoshi Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20120188532
    Abstract: The ethyl alcohol-detecting device of the present invention includes an ethyl alcohol-detecting portion that calculates an ethyl alcohol content corresponding to an ethyl alcohol concentration, based on a first subject image stored in a memory and a reference image stored in a nonvolatile memory; an interfering substance-detecting portion that calculates a degree of interference corresponding to the concentration of an interfering substance, based on a second subject image stored in the memory and the reference image stored in the nonvolatile memory; and a determination portion that determines that ethyl alcohol has been detected when the ethyl alcohol content is equal to or higher than a first predetermined threshold and the degree of interference is less than a second predetermined threshold, and determines that ethyl alcohol has not been detected when the ethyl alcohol content is equal to or higher than the first predetermined threshold and the degree of interference is equal to or higher than the second p
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: HOCHIKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xu Li, Yawei Wu, Juan Yang, Masatoshi Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20120034480
    Abstract: Polyester composition produced without antimony compound as a polycondensation catalyst including, 30 ppm or less antimony, 0.5-50 ppm titanium, and 0.1-100 ppm phosphorus, the number density of titanium-containing particles having an equivalent circular diameter of 1 ?m or more being less than 100/0.02 mg; and a composition as above, containing 0.1-5 wt % organic polymer particles which have an average particle diameter of 0.05-3 ?m and contain 0.01% or less of coarse particles which have a diameter at least twice the average particle diameter. Polyester catalyst including a reaction product between at least one of Ti(OR)4 and Ti(OH)m(OR)4-m, wherein Rs may be the same or different and each represents a C2-C10 organic group, and m represents an integer of 1-4, and a ligand including nitrogen, sulfur, and/or oxygen as a donor atom, and capable of coordinating with two or more sites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Jun Sakamoto, Masatoshi Aoyama, Yoshihiro Honma
  • Patent number: 7709594
    Abstract: A polyester composition produced without using an antimony compound as a polycondensation catalyst and including (I) composition containing, on a weight basis, 30 ppm or less of antimony, 0.5 to 50 ppm of titanium, and 0.1 to 100 ppm of phosphorus, in which the number density of titanium-containing particles, the equivalent circular diameter of which is 1?m or more, is less than 100/0.02 mg; and (II) a composition containing, on a weight basis, antimony, titanium and phosphorous as defined above, in which organic polymer particles are contained in amount of 0.1 to 5 wt%, the organic polymer particles having an average particle diameter determined by dynamic light scattering of 0.05 to 3?m and containing 0.01% or less of coarse particles relative to the total number of the particles, the coarse particles having a diameter at least twice the average particle diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: TORAY Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Jun Sakamoto, Masatoshi Aoyama, Yoshihiro Honma, Hitoshi Yoshimura, Yuzo Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20100028576
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing a polyester composition which can be obtained by polycondensation of a dicarboxylic acid or ester-forming derivative thereof and a diol or ester-forming derivative thereof in presence of a polycondensation catalyst, in which a polyester having a good color tone can be obtained by adding a specific phosphorus compound after a polycondensation catalyst is added and pressure reduction in polymerization reactor is started and before the polycondensation of the polyester is substantially completed, and at a time in which the polyester reaches 75% or more of the intrinsic viscosity to be finally reached in said polymerization reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Gen Hayashi, Kunihiro Morimoto, Tomio Kawaji, Masatoshi Aoyama
  • Patent number: 7144974
    Abstract: In a polyester production method, a titanium compound having a radical selected from a carbonyl group, a carboxyl group, or an ester group, and a phosphorous compound having a structure illustrated in Formula (I), are added This yields a polyester composition which does not exhibit increased filter pressure when forming, which has excellent filament and film forming properties, and which has a polymer color tone superb to that of conventional products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Keisuke Honda, Kunihiro Morimoto, Masatoshi Aoyama, Tatsuya Nagano, Minoru Fujimori
  • Publication number: 20050239929
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a practical polyester that can be produced substantially without using an antimony compound as a polycondensation catalyst. (I) The present invention provides a polyester resin composition containing, on a weight basis, 30 ppm or less of antimony, 0.5 to 50 ppm of titanium, and 0.1 to 100 ppm of phosphorus, in which the number density of titanium-containing particles, the equivalent circular diameter of which is 1 ?m or more, is less than 100/0.02 mg; and (II) The present invention provides a polyester resin composition containing, on a weight basis, 30 ppm or less of antimony, 0.5 to 50 ppm of titanium, and 0.1 to 100 ppm of phosphorus, in which organic polymer particles are contained in amount of 0.1 to 5 wt %, the organic polymer particles having an average particle diameter determined by dynamic light scattering of 0.05 to 3 ?m and containing 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Jun Sakamoto, Masatoshi Aoyama, Yoshihiro Honma, Hitoshi Yoshimura, Yuzo Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20040266978
    Abstract: In a polyester production method, a titanium compound having a radical selected from a carbonyl group, a carboxyl group, or an ester group, and a phosphorous compound having a structure illustrated in Formula (I), are added.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Keisuke Honda, Kunihiro Morimoto, Masatoshi Aoyama, Tatsuya Nagano, Minoru Fujimori
  • Patent number: 6365659
    Abstract: Polyester composition comprising a polyester and 0.5 to 300 ppm, expressed as titanium atoms, of a compound oxide (A) containing titanium as an essential element and also containing a metal element selected from the group consisting of aluminum, zirconium, germanium, tin and silicon, and 0.001 to 40 wt % of particles having an average particle size of 0.01 to 10 &mgr;m, and a production method, and a fiber or film composed of the polyester composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Aoyama, Keisuke Honda, Kenichi Tsutsumi, Masahiro Kimura
  • Patent number: 6156867
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyester polymerization catalyst, comprising a solution containing an aluminum compound and an alkali compound, with water or an organic solvent or a mixture consisting of water and an organic solvent as the medium, a production method thereof, and a polyester production method, in which the product obtained by the esterification reaction or ester interchange reaction between an aromatic dicarboxylic acid or any of its ester forming derivative and a diol is polycondensed, to produce a polyester, comprising the use of said polymerization catalyst containing an aluminum compound.The present invention can provide a polyester excellent in processability and can overcome such problems as spinneret contamination, filtration pressure rise, filament breaking, film breaking and foreign matter production in the production process of products such as fibers, films, resins and bottles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Aoyama, Kenichi Tsutsumi, Minoru Uchida
  • Patent number: 6124031
    Abstract: Disclosed are a thermoplastic polyester composition comprising a thermoplastic polyester (A) prepared from an acid component mainly comprising an aromatic dicarboxylic acid and a glycol component mainly comprising an aliphatic glycol and .theta.-type aluminum oxide particles (B); a thermoplastic polyester composition comprising the thermoplastic polyester (A) and a mixture (C) of two or more kinds of aluminum oxide particles different from each other in crystal structure; and films made from these compositions. Particularly, the films formed from the compositions can have excellent slipping property, abrasion resistance, and scratch resistance in repeated high-speed running.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Minoru Yoshida, Toshihiro Sasaki, Toshiaki Ueda, Masatoshi Aoyama, Masaru Suzuki
  • Patent number: 6083617
    Abstract: A polyester composition comprising 0.005 to 10% by weight compound oxide particles having a volume average particle meter of 0.005 to 2 .mu.m, a relative standard deviation .sigma. of the particle diameter of not more than 0.3, and composed mainly of silicon (Si), aluminum (Al) and at least one alkali metal (M), wherein the contents of the silicon, aluminum and alkali metal satisfy the following requirements: 10 wt. %.ltoreq.Si.ltoreq.45 wt. %, 3 wt. %.ltoreq.Al.ltoreq.30 wt. % and 0.5 wt. %.ltoreq.M.ltoreq.20 wt. %, respectively. The polyester composition, particularly when formed into films, has excellent surface evenness, running ability and abrasion resistance, and such films are suitable particularly for magnetic recording media and other applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Aoyama, Hiroji Kojima, Masaru Suzuki
  • Patent number: 6020454
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyester polymerization catalyst, comprising a solution containing an aluminum compound and an alkali compound, with water or an organic solvent or a mixture consisting of water and an organic solvent as the medium, a production method thereof, and a polyester production method, in which the product obtained by the esterification reaction or ester interchange reaction between an aromatic dicarboxylic acid or any of its ester forming derivative and a diol is polycondensed, to produce a polyester, comprising the use of said polymerization catalyst containing an aluminum compound.The present invention can provide a polyester excellent in processability and can overcome such problems as spinneret contamination, filtration pressure rise, filament breaking, film breaking and foreign matter production in the production process of products such as fibers, films, resins and bottles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Aoyama, Kenichi Tsutsumi, Minoru Uchida
  • Patent number: 5912074
    Abstract: A polyester composition comprises a polyester component (a) and polymer particles (b). At least an outermost layer of the polymer particles (b) is of a polymer having hydroxyl groups. The composition can be made into a film especially suitable for use as a substrate in a magnetic recording medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1999
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Aoyama, Hiroji Kojima, Masaru Suzuki
  • Patent number: 5474854
    Abstract: The invention is a polyester composition containing crosslinked polymer particles with ester bonds at the main chain. The particles are excellent in affinity to polyesters, and so the films formed from the polyester compositions do not have the particles falling off during high speed running, and do not have flaws in the film surfaces. The invention can prevent the generation of white powder and the flaws of magnetic faces caused by falling-off particles, and prevent the contamination in the production of films, even though these are problems caused when various conventional particles are added, and is especially suitable for use as products such as magnetic films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1995
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Kagami, Masatoshi Aoyama, Masaru Suzuki, Keisuke Oshima
  • Patent number: 5470637
    Abstract: A thermoplastic polyester composition suited for preparing a film or fiber having excellent abrasion resistance, as well as a biaxially oriented polyester film consisting essentially of the polyester composition are disclosed. The thermoplastic polyester according to the present invention is characterized by comprising a thermoplastic polyester (A) and zirconium oxide particles (B) having monoclinic and/or tetragonal crystal structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1995
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Jun Sakamoto, Minoru Yoshida, Masatoshi Aoyama, Masaru Suzuki, Yukari Nakamori, Iwao Okazaki, Koichi Abe
  • Patent number: 5458964
    Abstract: Disclosed is a biaxially oriented film and a laminated film containing specified organic particles at a content of 0.001 to 20% by weight. The strength when deformed by 10% (S.sub.10) of the organic particles is in the range of 3 to 30 kgf/mm.sup.2, the thermal decomposition temperature for causing 10% loss in weight thereof is not lower than 350.degree. C. The weight average diameter thereof is in the range of 0.005 to 5 .mu.m. Since the organic particles have a good affinity with the matrix resin of the film and a good thermal resistance and the hardness of the particles is appropriate, desired protrusions hardly chipped and having an appropriate hardness for hardly scratching a magnetic surface can be formed on a film surface easily and uniformly. Therefore, a film excellent in abrasion resistance and scratch resistance at a high running speed and excellent in running durability can be obtained, which is useful particularly as a base film of a magnetic tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1995
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Iwao Okazaki, Masahiro Kimura, Masatoshi Aoyama, Masaru Suzuki, Koichi Abe, Yukari Nakamori, Hidehito Minamizawa, Katsuya Okamoto, Hiroyuki Tanaka