Patents by Inventor Shigeki Shudo

Shigeki Shudo 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: 20210355285
    Abstract: An addition-curable liquid silicone rubber composition for LED headlamps, which contains: (A) (A-1) an alkenyl group-containing liquid organopolysiloxane, and (A-2) an alkenyl group-containing raw rubber-state organopolysiloxane; (B) a silicone resin which contains an alkenyl group, while being composed of a unit that is selected from among an R23SiO1/2 unit (M unit), an SiO4/2 unit (Q unit), an R22SiO2/2 unit (D unit) and R2SiO3/2 unit (T unit); (C) an organohydrogen polysiloxane; (D) a platinum group metal catalyst; and (E) triallyl isocyanurate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeki SHUDO, Mikio IINO
  • Patent number: 10927256
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transparent liquid silicone rubber composition that does not contain an inorganic filler and includes the following as main components: (A) a silicone resin having, as essential structural units, an R3SiO1/2 unit (M unit) and a SiO4/2 unit (Q unit) (R is a monovalent hydrocarbon group containing 1-6 carbon atoms, and at least 2 R's in a molecule are alkenyl groups); (B) a straight-chain or branched organopolysiloxane containing, in a molecule, 2 or more alkenyl groups bonded to silicon atoms; (C) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing, in a molecule, 2 or more hydrogen atoms bonded to silicon atoms; (D) an organopolysiloxane which is liquid at room temperature, having a weight-average molecular weight of 37,000 or less and containing, in a molecule, one or more hydroxyl groups bonded to silicon atoms; and (E) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hironobu Muramatsu, Shigeki Shudo
  • Patent number: 10851242
    Abstract: An addition-curable silicone rubber composition which contains: 100 parts by weight of (A) an organopolysiloxane that is represented by average composition formula (1) R1aSiO(4?a)/2 (wherein R1 represent monovalent hydrocarbon groups that are the same as or different from each other, and a represents a positive number of 1.5-2.8) and has at least two alkenyl groups, each of which is bonded to a silicon atom, in each molecule; 0.3-20 parts by weight of (B) an organohydrogen polysiloxane that has at least two hydrogen atoms (SiH functional groups), each of which is bonded to a silicon atom, in each molecule; 5-80 parts by weight of (C) a reinforcing silica; and (D) an addition reaction catalyst, which is configured of a platinum group metal, in an amount of 0.5-1,000 ppm relative to the total weight of the components (A) and (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeki Shudo, Nobu Kato, Hidenori Mizushima, Shigeru Ubukata, Noriyuki Meguriya
  • Patent number: 10731007
    Abstract: Provided is an addition-curable silicone rubber composition that contains (A) an alkenyl group-containing organopolysiloxane, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane, (C) a platinum catalyst and (D) a reinforcement filler material surface treated with a benzotriazole derivative represented by formula (I) (in the formula, R1 is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group and R2 is a monovalent organic group) and that is capable of lowering the compression set of a cured article and suppressing changes in hardness after heat degradation characteristic testing while suppressing reduced curability. Also provided are a cured article thereof and a manufacturing method for the addition-curable silicone rubber composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidenori Mizushima, Shigeru Ubukata, Shigeki Shudo, Nobu Kato
  • Publication number: 20200165455
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an addition-curable silicone composition which provides silicone rubber which has the excellent flame retardancy and is excellent in storage stability so that thickening due to dehydrogenation does not occur over time. The present invention provides an addition-curable silicone composition comprising the following components (A) to (E): (A) 100 parts by mass of an organopolysiloxane having two or more alkenyl groups each bonded to a silicon atom and being liquid at 25 degrees C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo ASHIDA, Shigeki SHUDO, Hidenori MIZUSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20190225806
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transparent liquid silicone rubber composition that does not contain an inorganic filler and includes the following as main components: (A) a silicone resin having, as essential structural units, an R3SiO1/2 unit (M unit) and a SiO4/2 unit (Q unit) (R is a monovalent hydrocarbon group containing 1-6 carbon atoms, and at least 2 R's in a molecule are alkenyl groups); (B) a straight-chain or branched organopolysiloxane containing, in a molecule, 2 or more alkenyl groups bonded to silicon atoms; (C) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing, in a molecule, 2 or more hydrogen atoms bonded to silicon atoms; (D) an organopolysiloxane which is liquid at room temperature, having a weight-average molecular weight of 37,000 or less and containing, in a molecule, one or more hydroxyl groups bonded to silicon atoms; and (E) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hironobu MURAMATSU, Shigeki SHUDO
  • Publication number: 20190092944
    Abstract: Provided is an addition-curable silicone rubber composition that contains (A) an alkenyl group-containing organopolysiloxane, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane, (C) a platinum catalyst and (D) a reinforcement filler material surface treated with a benzotriazole derivative represented by formula (I) (in the formula, R1 is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group and R2 is a monovalent organic group) and that is capable of lowering the compression set of a cured article and suppressing changes in hardness after heat degradation characteristic testing while suppressing reduced curability. Also provided are a cured article thereof and a manufacturing method for the addition-curable silicone rubber composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidenori MIZUSHIMA, Shigeru UBUKATA, Shigeki SHUDO, Nobu KATO
  • Publication number: 20180346722
    Abstract: An addition-curable silicone rubber composition which contains: 100 parts by weight of (A) an organopolysiloxane that is represented by average composition formula (1) R1aSiO(4-a)/2 (wherein R1 represent monovalent hydrocarbon groups that are the same as or different from each other, and a represents a positive number of 1.5-2.8) and has at least two alkenyl groups, each of which is bonded to a silicon atom, in each molecule; 0.3-20 parts by weight of (B) an organohydrogen polysiloxane that has at least two hydrogen atoms (SiH functional groups), each of which is bonded to a silicon atom, in each molecule; 5-80 parts by weight of (C) a reinforcing silica; and (D) an addition reaction catalyst, which is configured of a platinum group metal, in an amount of 0.5-1,000 ppm relative to the total weight of the components (A) and (B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeki SHUDO, Nobu KATO, Hidenori MIZUSHIMA, Shigeru UBUKATA, Noriyuki MEGURIYA
  • Patent number: 9909008
    Abstract: Provided is an addition-curable liquid silicone rubber composition which is suppressed in thickening over time even in cases where a silicone raw rubber is added into a liquid silicone rubber composition, thereby having excellent storage stability, and which provides a silicone rubber that has a low hardness after being cured. An addition-curable liquid silicone rubber composition which contains: (A) an alkenyl group-containing organopolysiloxane having an average polymerization degree of 1,500 or less, which is in a liquid state at room temperature; (B) an organopolysiloxane having an average polymerization degree of 2,000 or more, which is in the form of a raw rubber at room temperature; (C) an organohydrogen polysiloxane; (D) a fumed silica having a BET specific surface area of 130 m2/g or more; (E) an organosilane and/or organopolysiloxane having a silanol group; and (F) an addition reaction catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobu Kato, Shigeki Shudo
  • Patent number: 9873794
    Abstract: Provided is an addition-curable liquid silicone rubber composition which is suppressed in thickening over time even in cases where a silicone raw rubber is added into a liquid silicone rubber composition, thereby having excellent storage stability, and which provides a silicone rubber that has a low hardness after being cured. An addition-curable liquid silicone rubber composition which contains: (A) an alkenyl group-containing organopolysiloxane having an average polymerization degree of 1,500 or less, which is in a liquid state at room temperature; (B) an organopolysiloxane having an average polymerization degree of 2,000 or more, which is in the form of a raw rubber at room temperature; (C) an organohydrogen polysiloxane; (D) a fumed silica having a BET specific surface area of 130 m2/g or more; (E) an organosilane and/or organopolysiloxane having a silanol group; and (F) an addition reaction catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobu Kato, Shigeki Shudo
  • Publication number: 20170081515
    Abstract: Provided is an addition-curable liquid silicone rubber composition which is suppressed in thickening over time even in cases where a silicone raw rubber is added into a liquid silicone rubber composition, thereby having excellent storage stability, and which provides a silicone rubber that has a low hardness after being cured. An addition-curable liquid silicone rubber composition which contains: (A) an alkenyl group-containing organopolysiloxane having an average polymerization degree of 1,500 or less, which is in a liquid state at room temperature; (B) an organopolysiloxane having an average polymerization degree of 2,000 or more, which is in the form of a raw rubber at room temperature; (C) an organohydrogen polysiloxane; (D) a fumed silica having a BET specific surface area of 130 m2/g or more; (E) an organosilane and/or organopolysiloxane having a silanol group; and (F) an addition reaction catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobu KATO, Shigeki SHUDO
  • Patent number: 8173736
    Abstract: An addition curable liquid silicone rubber composition for injection molding is provided. The composition comprises (A) an organopolysiloxane containing at least two Si-bonded alkenyl groups within each molecule, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing at least two Si-bonded hydrogen atoms within each molecule, (C) a fumed silica with a BET specific surface area of 50 m2/g or greater, and (D) an addition reaction catalyst, and exhibiting fluidity such that, at 23° C., the viscosity at a shear velocity of 0.9 s?1 is not higher than 1,000 Pa·s, and the ratio between the viscosity at a shear velocity of 100 s?1 and the viscosity at a shear velocity of 200 s?1 is not higher than 3.5. The composition is resistant to decreases in viscosity of the rubber material under high shear velocity, and generates no burrs on the molded product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shigeki Shudo
  • Patent number: 8158738
    Abstract: An adhesive silicone rubber composition comprising (A) 100 pbw of an organopolysiloxane containing at least two silicon-bonded alkenyl radicals, (B) 0.5-20 pbw of an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing at least two Si—H radicals, (C) a hydrosilylation catalyst, and (D) 0.1-50 pbw of an organosilicon compound having at least one phenyl structure, at least one alicyclic epoxy radical, and at least one Si—H radical is applicable to an electrolyte membrane and a separator in a polymer electrolyte fuel cell to form a firm integrally molded part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chisato Kato, Kazutaka Iizuka, Osamu Hayashida, Takashi Aketa, Shigeki Shudo
  • Publication number: 20100216920
    Abstract: An adhesive silicone rubber composition comprising (A) 100 pbw of an organopolysiloxane containing at least two silicon-bonded alkenyl radicals, (B) 0.5-20 pbw of an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing at least two Si—H radicals, (C) a hydrosilylation catalyst, and (D) 0.1-50 pbw of an organosilicon compound having at least one phenyl structure, at least one alicyclic epoxy radical, and at least one Si—H radical is applicable to an electrolyte membrane and a separator in a polymer electrolyte fuel cell to form a firm integrally molded part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: Chisato Kato, Kazutaka Iizuka, Osamu Hayashida, Takashi Aketa, Shigeki Shudo
  • Patent number: 7271215
    Abstract: An addition reaction-curable liquid silicone rubber composition includes an organopolysiloxane containing at least one Si-bonded vinyl group only at each end of its backbone and having a viscosity of from 1 to 1,000 Pa·s at 25° C., an organopolysiloxane containing at least two Si-bonded vinyl groups only in side chains on its backbone and having a viscosity of from 0.1 to 100 Pa·s at 25° C., the amount of siloxane units bonded to the vinyl groups being from 2 to 20 mole % of its total siloxane units, finely divided silica having a specific surface area of at least 50 m2/g, hexamethyldisilazane, water, an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing at least two Si-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule, and a hydrosilation catalyst. Another addition reaction-curable liquid silicone rubber composition additionally includes a specific non-functional dimethylpolysiloxane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Ikeno, Shigeki Shudo, Naoki Yamakawa, Yujiro Taira
  • Publication number: 20070112148
    Abstract: An addition curable liquid silicone rubber composition for injection molding is provided. The composition comprises (A) an organopolysiloxane containing at least two Si-bonded alkenyl groups within each molecule, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing at least two Si-bonded hydrogen atoms within each molecule, (C) a fumed silica with a BET specific surface area of 50 m2/g or greater, and (D) an addition reaction catalyst, and exhibiting fluidity such that, at 23° C., the viscosity at a shear velocity of 0.9 s?1 is not higher than 1,000 Pa·s, and the ratio between the viscosity at a shear velocity of 100 s?1 and the viscosity at a shear velocity of 200 s?1 is not higher than 3.5. The composition is resistant to decreases in viscosity of the rubber material under high shear velocity, and generates no burrs on the molded product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2006
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shigeki Shudo
  • Publication number: 20050277725
    Abstract: An addition reaction-curable liquid silicone rubber composition includes an organopolysiloxane containing at least one Si-bonded vinyl group only at each end of its backbone and having a viscosity of from 1 to 1,000 Pa·s at 25° C., an organopolysiloxane containing at least two Si-bonded vinyl groups only in side chains on its backbone and having a viscosity of from 0.1 to 100 Pa·s at 25° C., the amount of siloxane units bonded to the vinyl groups being from 2 to 20 mole % of its total siloxane units, finely divided silica having a specific surface area of at least 50 m2/g, hexamethyldisilazane, water, an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing at least two Si-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule, and a hydrosilation catalyst. Another addition reaction-curable liquid silicone rubber composition additionally includes a specific non-functional dimethylpolysiloxane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2005
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Masayuki Ikeno, Shigeki Shudo, Naoki Yamakawa, Yujiro Taira
  • Patent number: 6761673
    Abstract: A liquid form addition curable silicone rubber composition for forming a fluororesin covered fixing roller is provided. This composition includes (a) 100 parts by weight of an organopolysiloxane with at least two alkenyl groups bonded to non-terminal silicon atoms; (b) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane with at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms, in a sufficient quantity to produce a molar ratio of silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms within said constituent (b) relative to silicon-bonded alkenyl groups within said constituent (a) of 0.4 to 5.0; (c) an effective quantity of a platinum based catalyst; (d) 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of dry process silica; and (e) 0.05 to 5 parts by weight of a cyclic diorganopolysiloxane with at least three silicon-bonded alkenyl groups. This composition is used for formation of the silicone rubber layer of a fixing roller made up of a metal core, a silicone rubber layer on the core, and a fluorine based coating provided on the rubber layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shigeki Shudo
  • Patent number: 6740405
    Abstract: A liquid form addition curing type silicone rubber composition for roll forming purposes is provided which displays excellent stability and little variation in viscosity over time at room temperature, and yet also offers excellent curability at high temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shigeki Shudo
  • Patent number: 6472078
    Abstract: A fixing roller purpose liquid addition-curable silicone rubber composition including (A) 100 parts by weight of an organopolysiloxane having in one molecule at least two alkenyl groups bonded to silicon atoms; (B) from 1 part by weight to 30 parts by weight of an organopolysiloxane having hydroxyl groups at both terminals of the molecular chain; (C) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having in one molecule at least two hydrogen atoms bonded to silicon atoms; and (D) a platinum group metal compound in a catalytically effective quantity. The SiH groups in the component (C) is present in an amount of from 0.4 to 5.0 equivalent weight per one alkenyl group in the component (A). This composition is a substantially non-foamable and addition-curable liquid silicone rubber composition, which is therefore suitable for the fixing roller purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeki Shudo, Shigeru Ubukata