Patents by Inventor Shigeru Ubukata
Shigeru Ubukata 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).
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Publication number: 20240101764Abstract: An oil-bleeding silicone rubber composition which comprises 100 parts by mass of (A) an organopolysiloxane containing an alkenyl group, 0.2-20 parts by mass of (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing a hydrogen atom bonded to a silicon atom, (C) a catalyst based on a platinum-group metal, the amount of which is 0.5-500 ppm in terms of platinum-group metal amount (in mass) with respect to the total mass of the components (A) and (B), 1-10 parts by mass of (D) a specific phenyl-group-containing organopolysiloxane, 1-25 parts by mass of (E) a specific nonfunctional dimethylpolysiloxane, and (F) a specific benzotriazole derivative, the amount of which is 2-100 mol per mol of the platinum atoms contained in the component (C). The oil-bleeding silicone rubber composition gives cured objects having improved heat resistance, without containing any of conventional additives for improving heat resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2022Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Tatsuei HARA, Nobu KATO, Shigeru UBUKATA
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Patent number: 11639149Abstract: Provided is a flame-resistant airbag having a low rate of combustion. The flame-resistant airbag is obtained by forming, on a cloth substrate, a cured film of a composition containing: (A) 100 parts by mass of a liquid organopolysiloxane containing an alkenyl group bonded to a silicon atom; (B) 5 to 100 parts by mass of a three-dimensional network-structured organopolysiloxane resin in which 0.05 to 0.15 mol/100 g alkenyl groups are bonded only to D units, the ratio of M units to T and/or Q units is 0.65 to 1.40, and hydroxyl group content is 0.040 mol/100 g or less; (C) 0.1 to 50 parts by mass micropulverized silica having a specific surface area of at least 50 m2/g; (D) an organohydrogen polysiloxane comprising a hydrogen atom bonded to a silicon atom, in an amount such that the number of hydrogen atoms bonded to silicon atoms in component (D) is 1 to 10 per total 1 alkenyl group bonded to a silicon atom in components (A) and (B); (E) an effective amount of a platinum group metal catalyst; and (F) 0.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2018Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryo Ashida, Hidenori Mizushima, Shigeru Ubukata
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Publication number: 20220289977Abstract: Provided are an addition-curable liquid silicone rubber composition having exceptional adhesiveness and adhesive durability in a silicone rubber coating layer with respect to an airbag fabric, and an airbag.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2020Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryo ASHIDA, Shigeru UBUKATA, Satao HIRABAYASHI, Juri MAEKAWA
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Patent number: 11401421Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an addition-curable silicone rubber composition which gives a cured product having a controlled oil-bleeding property and releasability from a mold, without increasing an amount of a bleeding oil to be added. Thus, the present invention provides an addition-curable silicone rubber composition comprising the following components (A) to (D): (A) 100 parts by mass of an organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups each bonded to a silicon atom, (B) 0.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Tatsuei Hara, Ryo Ashida, Hidenori Mizushima, Shigeru Ubukata, Nobu Kato
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Patent number: 11384243Abstract: An addition-curable silicone rubber composition and an air bag are provided. The addition-curable silicone rubber composition is characterized by comprising: (A) 100 parts by mass of an alkenyl-group-containing organopolysiloxane; (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane, contained in such an amount that the number of moles of silicon-atom-bonded hydrogen atoms contained in (B) component is 5 or greater per mole of the alkenyl groups contained in (A) component; (C) an addition reaction catalyst, contained in an amount of 1-500 ppm, in terms of the mass of the catalyst metal element, of the total mass of (A) and (B) components; (D) 0.1-50 parts by mass of finely powdery silica; (E) 0.1-5.0 parts by mass of an adhesion improver [a mixture comprising (E-1) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane, (E-2) an alkoxysilyl-modified isocyanurate compound, and (E-3) an organosilicon compound]; and (F) 0.1-5.0 parts by mass of a condensation catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2018Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidenori Mizushima, Ryo Ashida, Shigeru Ubukata
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Publication number: 20210108079Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an addition-curable silicone rubber composition which gives a cured product having a controlled oil-bleeding property and releasability from a mold, without increasing an amount of a bleeding oil to be added. Thus, the present invention provides an addition-curable silicone rubber composition comprising the following components (A) to (D): (A) 100 parts by mass of an organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups each bonded to a silicon atom, (B) 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2018Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Tatsuei HARA, Ryo ASHIDA, Hidenori MIZUSHIMA, Shigeru UBUKATA, Nobu KATO
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Patent number: 10851242Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 29, 2016Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Shigeki Shudo, Nobu Kato, Hidenori Mizushima, Shigeru Ubukata, Noriyuki Meguriya
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Patent number: 10731007Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 24, 2017Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidenori Mizushima, Shigeru Ubukata, Shigeki Shudo, Nobu Kato
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Publication number: 20200231808Abstract: Provided is an addition-curable silicone rubber composition for airbags. An addition-curable silicone rubber composition which contains: 100 parts by mass of (A) an organopolysiloxane that contains two or more alkenyl groups in each molecule; (B) a cyclic organohydrogenpolysiloxane represented by formula (1), wherein the polysiloxane content is 50 mol % or more relative to the total amount of the component (B) when m=2; (C) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane represented by formula (2), R2eHfSiO(4-e-f)/2??(2) which contains two or more silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms in each molecule, in such an amount that the number of silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms in the components (B) and (C) is 1 to 7 per one silicon atom-bonded alkenyl group in the component (A) and the number of silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms in the component (B) is 1-30% of the number of silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms in the components (B) and (C); 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2017Publication date: July 23, 2020Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidenori MIZUSHIMA, Shigeru UBUKATA, Ryo ASHIDA
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Publication number: 20200157347Abstract: An addition-curable silicone rubber composition and an air bag are provided. The addition-curable silicone rubber composition is characterized by comprising: (A) 100 parts by mass of an alkenyl-group-containing organopolysiloxane; (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane, contained in such an amount that the number of moles of silicon-atom-bonded hydrogen atoms contained in (B) component is 5 or greater per mole of the alkenyl groups contained in (A) component; (C) an addition reaction catalyst, contained in an amount of 1-500 ppm, in terms of the mass of the catalyst metal element, of the total mass of (A) and (B) components; (D) 0.1-50 parts by mass of finely powdery silica; (E) 0.1-5.0 parts by mass of an adhesion improver [a mixture comprising (E-1) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane, (E-2) an alkoxysilyl-modified isocyanurate compound, and (E-3) an organosilicon compound]; and (F) 0.1-5.0 parts by mass of a condensation catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2018Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidenori MIZUSHIMA, Ryo ASHIDA, Shigeru UBUKATA
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Publication number: 20200070764Abstract: Provided is a flame-resistant airbag having a low rate of combustion. The flame-resistant airbag is obtained by forming, on a cloth substrate, a cured film of a composition containing: (A) 100 parts by mass of a liquid organopolysiloxane containing an alkenyl group bonded to a silicon atom; (B) 5 to 100 parts by mass of a three-dimensional network-structured organopolysiloxane resin in which 0.05 to 0.15 mol/100 g alkenyl groups are bonded only to D units, the ratio of M units to T and/or Q units is 0.65 to 1.40, and hydroxyl group content is 0.040 mol/100 g or less; (C) 0.1 to 50 parts by mass micropulverized silica having a specific surface area of at least 50 m2/g; (D) an organohydrogen polysiloxane comprising a hydrogen atom bonded to a silicon atom, in an amount such that the number of hydrogen atoms bonded to silicon atoms in component (D) is 1 to 10 per total 1 alkenyl group bonded to a silicon atom in components (A) and (B); (E) an effective amount of a platinum group metal catalyst; and (F) 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2018Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryo ASHIDA, Hidenori MIZUSHIMA, Shigeru UBUKATA
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Publication number: 20190092944Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2017Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidenori MIZUSHIMA, Shigeru UBUKATA, Shigeki SHUDO, Nobu KATO
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Publication number: 20180346722Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2016Publication date: December 6, 2018Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Shigeki SHUDO, Nobu KATO, Hidenori MIZUSHIMA, Shigeru UBUKATA, Noriyuki MEGURIYA
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Patent number: 8920880Abstract: A method for producing an air bag base fabric which has a silicone rubber coating layer on at least one surface of a substrate is provided. The silicone rubber coating layer is prepared by curing a liquid silicone rubber coating composition having the low viscosity required in the coating and excellent adhesion to the air bag base fabric. An air bag base fabric produced by this method is also provided. In this method, an air bag base fabric is produced by preliminarily treating at least one surface of the textile fabric with an organosilicon compound containing an epoxy group and an alkoxy group bonded to a silicon atom in one molecule to prepare a substrate fabric containing about 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of the organosilicon compound, and coating and curing the liquid silicone rubber coating composition of particular formulation on the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2012Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hidenori Mizushima, Shigeru Ubukata
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Patent number: 8785586Abstract: A liquid silicone rubber coating composition is provided. The composition comprises (A) an organopolysiloxane having at least 2 alkenyl groups bonded to silicon atoms per molecule; (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least 2 hydrogen atoms bonded to silicon atoms per molecule; (C) an addition reaction catalyst; (D) a fine powder silica; (E) an organic compound represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group and n is an integer of 2 to 10; (F) an organosilicon compound having an epoxy group and an alkoxy group bonded to a silicon atom in the molecule; and (G) either one or both of a titanium compounds and a zirconium compounds. When used for the silicone rubber coating layer on air bag base fabric, excellent low burning speed defined by FMVSS-302 is realized and the cured coating layer exhibits low surface tackiness with high anti-blocking property.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2012Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hidenori Mizushima, Tsuneo Kimura, Shigeru Ubukata
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Publication number: 20130225024Abstract: A method for producing an air bag base fabric which has a silicone rubber coating layer on at least one surface of a substrate is provided. The silicone rubber coating layer is prepared by curing a liquid silicone rubber coating composition having the low viscosity required in the coating and excellent adhesion to the air bag base fabric. An air bag base fabric produced by this method is also provided. In this method, an air bag base fabric is produced by preliminarily treating at least one surface of the textile fabric with an organosilicon compound containing an epoxy group and an alkoxy group bonded to a silicon atom in one molecule to prepare a substrate fabric containing about 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of the organosilicon compound, and coating and curing the liquid silicone rubber coating composition of particular formulation on the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2012Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidenori Mizushima, Shigeru Ubukata
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Patent number: 7838118Abstract: Provided is a liquid silicone rubber coating composition, including predetermined quantities of (A) an organopolysiloxane containing 2 or more Si atom-bonded alkenyl groups, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane of a specific structure containing 2 or more SiH groups, (C) an addition reaction catalyst, (D) a finely powdered silica with a specific surface area of at least 50 m2/g, (E) an organosilicon compound containing an epoxy group and a Si atom-bonded alkoxy group, and (F) a titanium compound and/or a zirconium compound. The coating composition exhibits excellent adhesion to an air bag base fabric and, therefore, is useful for producing a curtain air bag having a silicone rubber coating layer including a cured product of such a composition on at least one surface of the base fabric.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2007Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hidenori Mizushima, Masayuki Ikeno, Shigeru Ubukata, Takashi Tanaka
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Patent number: 7662479Abstract: A liquid silicone rubber coating composition that is ideal for forming a coating on an air bag is provided. The composition includes: (A) an organopolysiloxane containing two or more alkenyl groups bonded to silicon atoms within each molecule, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing at least two silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms within each molecule, (C) an addition reaction catalyst, (D) a finely powdered silica with a specific surface area of at least 50 m2/g, (E) an organosilicon compound containing an epoxy group and a silicon atom-bonded alkoxy group within each molecule, and (F) a compound represented by a general formula: Al(OH)(OCOR)2 (wherein, R represents identical or different, unsubstituted or substituted monovalent hydrocarbon groups of 1 to 20 carbon atoms). Leakage of the inflator gas when the air bag is in an inflated state is suppressed, enabling production of an air bag that exhibits excellent sustainability of the inflation period.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2008Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Ikeno, Tsutomu Nakamura, Hidenori Mizushima, Shigeru Ubukata, Daichi Todoroki, Takashi Tanaka
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Patent number: 7659004Abstract: Provided is a liquid silicone rubber coating composition, including predetermined quantities of (A) an organopolysiloxane containing 2 or more Si atom-bonded alkenyl groups, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing 2 or more SiH groups, (C) an addition reaction catalyst, (D) a finely powdered silica with a specific surface area of at least 50 m2/g, (E) an organosilicon compound containing an epoxy group and a Si atom-bonded alkoxy group, and (F) an oxyzirconium compound. The composition is useful for producing a silicone rubber coating layer on the substrate surface of a curtain air bag. The air bag suppresses leakage of the inflator gas, thus enabling the inflation time to be sustained for a satisfactory period.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2008Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Ikeno, Tsutomu Nakamura, Hidenori Mizushima, Shigeru Ubukata, Daichi Todoroki, Takashi Tanaka
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Patent number: 7641980Abstract: A liquid silicone rubber coating composition comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane containing silicon-bonded alkenyl radicals, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing SiH radicals, (C) an addition reaction catalyst, (D) finely divided silica, (E) an organosilicon compound containing epoxy and alkoxy radicals, (F) an organic titanium, zirconium or aluminum compound, and (G) a silanol-containing silane or siloxane compound is coated on a surface of an airbag base fabric and cured to form a rubber coating layer thereon. The composition is suited for curtain airbags.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2008Date of Patent: January 5, 2010Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Ikeno, Tsutomu Nakamura, Hidenori Mizushima, Shigeru Ubukata, Daichi Todoroki, Takashi Tanaka