Patents by Inventor Ryouji Tanaka

Ryouji Tanaka 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: 10550203
    Abstract: A method for preparing a functionalized polymer, the method comprising the steps of preparing a reactive polymer and reacting the reactive polymer with a heterocyclic nitrile compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Luo, Ryouji Tanaka, Kouichirou Tani
  • Publication number: 20180319905
    Abstract: A method for preparing a functionalized polymer, the method comprising the steps of preparing a reactive polymer and reacting the reactive polymer with a heterocyclic nitrile compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Steven LUO, Ryouji TANAKA, Kouichirou TANI
  • Patent number: 9550840
    Abstract: To provide a producing method of conjugated diene rubber which can be used as a starting material of cross-linked rubber which is used for such as tire tread and can enhance low fuel consumption performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: JSR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Nakamura, Ryouji Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20170015760
    Abstract: A method for preparing a functionalized polymer, the method comprising the steps of preparing a reactive polymer and reacting the reactive polymer with a heterocyclic nitrile compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven Luo, Ryouji Tanaka, Kouichirou Tani
  • Patent number: 9527932
    Abstract: A method for producing a modified conjugated diene polymer, comprises polymerizing (i) a monomer comprising a conjugated diene compound, or (ii) a monomer comprising a conjugated diene compound and an aromatic vinyl compound, in the presence of: at least one compound selected from the group consisting of formulae (1) and (2), and an alkali metal compound or an alkaline earth metal compound. A1 is a functional group which has a hydrocarbylsilyl group in which three hydrogen atoms in a —SiH3 structure are each substituted by a hydrocarbyl group; has at least one atom selected from the group consisting of N, P and S; and has no active hydrogen and is bound to R1 by any one atom of the N, P and S. R1 and R2 are hydrocarbylene groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: JSR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Morita, Takeshi Yuasa, Koichiro Tani, Naoya Nosaka, Ryouji Tanaka, Koji Okada
  • Patent number: 9469741
    Abstract: A method for preparing a functionalized polymer, the method comprising the steps of preparing a reactive polymer and reacting the reactive polymer with a heterocyclic nitrile compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Luo, Ryouji Tanaka, Kouichirou Tani
  • Patent number: 9212276
    Abstract: By a method comprising a process including (a) producing a modified conjugated diene polymer through reaction of a conjugated diene polymer having an alkali metal or alkaline-earth metal active terminal with a first alkoxysilane compound which has both an alkoxysilyl group and at least one group convertible into an onium, and (b) mixing the modified conjugated diene polymer, an agent for producing onium, a second alkoxysilane compound having an alkoxysilyl group and at least one group convertible into an onium and a condensation catalyst containing metal element(s) for alkoxysilane compounds, conjugated diene rubber usable as a starting material of cross-linked rubber which is used for a tire tread or the like and allows enhancement of low fuel consumption property can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: JSR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryouji Tanaka, Masahiro Shibata, Takaomi Matsumoto, Kenji Hasegawa, Toshihiro Tadaki
  • Patent number: 9206277
    Abstract: According to a method for producing a modified conjugated diene rubber, the method involves a step of obtaining a modified conjugated diene rubber by reacting a conjugated diene compound or a conjugated diene polymer which is obtained by polymerizing a conjugated diene compound and an aromatic vinyl compound and has an alkali metal or alkaline-earth metal active end, with a first hydrocarbyloxysilane compound having an alkyl polyether group and a group convertible into an onium, and a conjugated diene rubber which can be used as a starting material for a crosslinked rubber that is used in applications such as a tire tread and is capable of improving the low fuel consumption performance is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: JSR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryouji Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20150267031
    Abstract: A method for preparing a functionalized polymer, the method comprising the steps of preparing a reactive polymer and reacting the reactive polymer with a heterocyclic nitrile compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Steven Luo, Ryouji Tanaka, Kouichirou Tani
  • Patent number: 9090754
    Abstract: A method for producing a modified conjugated diene polymer usable as a raw material of a crosslinked polymer which is used for use in tires and the like of automobiles and can enhance low fuel consumption performance of automobiles and the like is provided. A method for producing a modified conjugated diene polymer comprising a polymerization step in which a monomer including a conjugated diene compound or a monomer including a conjugated diene compound and an aromatic vinyl compound is polymerized in the presence of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of the following formulae (1) and (2) and an alkali metal compound or an alkaline earth metal compound to obtain a modified conjugated diene polymer. (In the formulae, A1 is a hydrocarbylsilyl group in which three H's (hydrogen atoms) in a “—SiH3” structure are each substituted by a hydrocarbyl group, and R1 and R2 are hydrocarbylene groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: JSR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Morita, Takeshi Yuasa, Koichiro Tani, Naoya Nosaka, Ryouji Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9085646
    Abstract: A method for preparing a functionalized polymer, the method comprising the steps of preparing a reactive polymer and reacting the reactive polymer with a heterocyclic nitrile compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Luo, Ryouji Tanaka, Kouichirou Tani
  • Patent number: 8980987
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for producing a modified conjugated diene rubber wherein the method involves: (a) a step in which a conjugated diene polymer having an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal active end and obtained by polymerizing a conjugated diene compound or by polymerizing a conjugated diene compound with an aromatic vinyl compounds is reacted with a first alkoxysilane compound which has an alkoxysilyl group having two or more alkoxy groups and has a group protected by a protecting group wherein deprotection is possible to obtain a modified conjugated-diene polymer having an alkoxysilyl group; and (b) a step in which the modified conjugated-diene polymer is reacted with a second alkoxysilane compound which has an alkoxysilyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: JSR Corporation
    Inventors: Ryouji Tanaka, Naoya Nosaka
  • Publication number: 20140309363
    Abstract: A method for producing a conjugated diene polymer usable as a raw material of a crosslinked polymer which is used for use in tires of automobiles and can enhance low fuel consumption performance of automobiles is provided. A method for producing a modified conjugated diene polymer comprising a polymerization step in which monomer including a conjugated diene compound or monomer including a conjugated diene compound and an aromatic vinyl compound are polymerized in the presence of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of the following formulae (1) and (2) and an alkali metal compound or an alkaline earth metal compound to obtain a modified conjugated diene polymer. (In the formulae, A1 is a functional group which has a three-substituted hydrocarbylsilyl group; has at least one atom selected from the group consisting of N, P and S; has no active hydrogen and is bound to R1 by any one atom of the above N, P and S. R1 and R2 are hydrocarbylene groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: JSR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Morita, Takeshi Yuasa, Koichiro Tani, Naoya Nosaka, Ryouji Tanaka, Koji Okada
  • Patent number: 8809440
    Abstract: There is provided a method of producing a conjugated diene rubber capable of being used as a starting material for a crosslinked rubber that can be used in applications such as tire treads and can raise the fuel efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: JSR Corporation
    Inventors: Ryouji Tanaka, Masahiro Shibata, Takahiro Nakamura, Kenji Hasegawa, Toshihiro Tadaki
  • Publication number: 20140221563
    Abstract: A method for producing a modified conjugated diene polymer usable as a raw material of a crosslinked polymer which is used for use in tires and the like of automobiles and can enhance low fuel consumption performance of automobiles and the like is provided. A method for producing a modified conjugated diene polymer comprising a polymerization step in which a monomer including a conjugated diene compound or a monomer including a conjugated diene compound and an aromatic vinyl compound is polymerized in the presence of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of the following formulae (1) and (2) and an alkali metal compound or an alkaline earth metal compound to obtain a modified conjugated diene polymer. (In the formulae, A1 is a hydrocarbylsilyl group in which three H's (hydrogen atoms) in a “—SiH3” structure are each substituted by a hydrocarbyl group, and R1 and R2 are hydrocarbylene groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: JSR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Morita, Takeshi Yuasa, Koichiro Tani, Naoya Nosaka, Ryouji Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20130296481
    Abstract: According to a method for producing a modified conjugated diene rubber, the method involves a step of obtaining a modified conjugated diene rubber by reacting a conjugated diene compound or a conjugated diene polymer which is obtained by polymerizing a conjugated diene compound and an aromatic vinyl compound and has an alkali metal or alkaline-earth metal active end, with a first hydrocarbyloxysilane compound having an alkyl polyether group and a group convertible into an onium, and a conjugated diene rubber which can be used as a starting material for a crosslinked rubber that is used in applications such as a tire tread and is capable of improving the low fuel consumption performance is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: JSR Corporation
    Inventor: Ryouji Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8557915
    Abstract: A process for simply and inexpensively producing a conjugated diene polymer with a narrow molecular weight distribution and a high cis-bond content at a low cost is provided. The process comprises a polymerization step, wherein a conjugated diene polymer having a cis-1,4-bond content of 98.5 mass % or more and a ratio (Mw/Mn) of the weight average molecular weight (Mw) to the number average molecular weight (Mn) measured by gel permeation chromatography of 2.5 or less is obtained by carrying out a polymerization reaction in conjugated diene compounds using a catalyst composition containing a rare earth element-containing compound or a reaction product of the rare earth element-containing compound with a Lewis base, an aluminoxane and/or organoaluminum compound, and an iodine-containing compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignees: JSR Corporation, Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Nakamura, Kouichirou Tani, Ryouji Tanaka, Takuo Sone, Toshihiro Tadaki, Junko Kurazumi, Koji Masaki, Yoichi Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20130245192
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for producing a modified conjugated diene rubber wherein the method involves: (a) a step in which a conjugated diene polymer having an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal active end and obtained by polymerizing a conjugated diene compound or by polymerizing a conjugated diene compound with an aromatic vinyl compounds is reacted with a first alkoxysilane compound which has an alkoxysilyl group having two or more alkoxy groups and has a group protected by a protecting group wherein deprotection is possible to obtain a modified conjugated-diene polymer having an alkoxysilyl group; and (b) a step in which the modified conjugated-diene polymer is reacted with a second alkoxysilane compound which has an alkoxysilyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: JSR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryouji Tanaka, Naoya Nosaka
  • Publication number: 20130085228
    Abstract: By a method comprising a process including (a) producing a modified conjugated diene polymer through reaction of a conjugated diene polymer having an alkali metal or alkaline-earth metal active terminal with a first alkoxysilane compound which has both an alkoxysilyl group and at least one group convertible into an onium, and (b) mixing the modified conjugated diene polymer, an agent for producing onium, a second alkoxysilane compound having an alkoxysilyl group and at least one group convertible into an onium and a condensation catalyst containing metal element(s) for alkoxysilane compounds, conjugated diene rubber usable as a starting material of cross-linked rubber which is used for a tire tread or the like and allows enhancement of low fuel consumption property can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: JSR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryouji Tanaka, Masahiro Shibata, Takaomi Matsumoto, Kenji Hasegawa, Toshihiro Tadaki
  • Patent number: 8404785
    Abstract: A method for producing a modified conjugated diene polymer includes a step (A) carrying out a primary modification reaction that reacts a heterocumulene compound having two or more specific functional groups with a conjugated diene polymer having a vinyl content of below 10% and a cis-1,4-bond content of 75% or more and possessing an active end to obtain a primary-modified conjugated diene polymer, and a step (B) carrying out a secondary modification reaction that reacts an active hydrogen-containing compound that includes one or more functional groups selected from the group consisting of an amino group, an imino group, a mercapto group, and a hydroxyl group with the primary-modified conjugated diene polymer to obtain a secondary-modified conjugated diene polymer. The method can produce a modified conjugated diene polymer that exhibits low heat build-up (low fuel consumption) and excellent wear resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: JSR Corporation
    Inventors: Ryouji Tanaka, Kouichirou Tani, Takuo Sone, Toshihiro Tadaki