Patents by Inventor Toshihiko Sugano

Toshihiko Sugano 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: 20200199274
    Abstract: Provided is a catalyst for polymerization of an olefin which is excellent in sustained polymerization activity in the polymerization of an ?-olefin and is capable of preferably producing an ?-olefin (co)polymer having high stereoregularity and MFR and favorable moldability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motoki Hosaka, Toshihiko Sugano
  • Publication number: 20200140577
    Abstract: A catalyst for polymerization of an olefin is disclosed, including a compound represented by the general formula R1R2Si(NHR3)2 wherein R1 is a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms or an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms; R2 is a linear alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or a branched alkyl group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms; the number of carbon atoms of R1 is larger by 2 or more than that of R2; and R3 is a linear alkyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, as an external electron-donating compound. The catalyst can prepare a polymer having excellent hydrogen activity and high stereoregularity and melt flow rate even in homopolymerization at a high temperature, with high productivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motoki Hosaka, Toshihiko Sugano
  • Patent number: 10590211
    Abstract: A method for producing a solid catalyst component includes bringing a magnesium compound, a titanium halide compound, and one or more internal electron donor compounds into contact with each other to effect a reaction; washing the resulting product with a first inert organic wash solvent that does not have reactivity with the titanium halide compound, and has a solubility parameter (SP) of 8.0 to 9.0; washing the resulting intermediate product in the absence of the titanium halide compound with a second inert organic wash solvent that includes a hydrocarbon compound and does not have reactivity with the titanium halide compound, but has a solubility parameter (SP) of more than 9.0; and washing the resulting product in the absence of the titanium halide compound with a third inert organic wash solvent that does not have reactivity with the titanium halide compound, and has a solubility parameter (SP) of less than 8.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motoki Hosaka, Toshihiko Sugano, Tsutomu Uzawa
  • Patent number: 10487169
    Abstract: A method for producing a propylene-based block copolymer produces a propylene-based copolymer that exhibits excellent stereoregularity, rigidity, and impact resistance in a convenient and efficient manner while achieving high polymerization activity. The method for producing a propylene-based block copolymer includes bringing a catalyst into contact with propylene, or propylene and an ?-olefin, and bringing an electron donor compound into contact with the resulting product to produce a propylene-based block copolymer, the catalyst including a solid catalyst component that includes titanium, magnesium, a halogen, and an internal electron donor compound, a specific organoaluminum compound, and a specific external electron donor compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi Imai, Toshihiko Sugano, Toshiya Uozumi, Yuta Haga
  • Patent number: 10479856
    Abstract: A method for producing a propylene-based block copolymer produces a propylene-based copolymer that exhibits excellent stereoregularity, rigidity, and impact resistance in a convenient and efficient manner while achieving high polymerization activity. The method for producing a propylene-based block copolymer includes bringing a catalyst into contact with propylene, or propylene and an ?-olefin, and bringing an electron donor compound into contact with the resulting product to produce a propylene-based block copolymer, the catalyst including a solid catalyst component that includes titanium, magnesium, a halogen, and an internal electron donor compound, a specific organoaluminum compound, and a specific external electron donor compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi Imai, Toshihiko Sugano, Toshiya Uozumi, Yuta Haga
  • Patent number: 10472436
    Abstract: A solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization exhibits excellent catalytic activity during polymerization, and can produce a polymer that exhibits excellent stereoregularity, bulk density, and the like even when a polymerization catalyst is produced in an inert atmosphere using an electron donor compound other than a phthalic ester and an organosilicon compound. The solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization is produced by bringing a vinylsilane compound (d) into contact with a catalyst component, the catalyst component being a powdery solid component obtained by bringing a magnesium compound (a), a titanium halide compound (b), and an electron donor compound (c) into contact with each other, the electron donor compound (c) being one or more compounds that do not include a phthalic ester structure, and include one or more groups selected from an ester group, a carbonate group, and an ether group, the vinylsilane compound (d) being brought into contact with the catalyst component in a 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kono, Toshiya Uozumi, Shingo Yamada, Toshihiko Sugano
  • Patent number: 10457755
    Abstract: High stereoregularity, highly active catalytic performance, and good hydrogen response can be obtained by homopolymerizing propylene in the presence of a catalyst that includes a solid catalyst component including titanium, magnesium, a halogen, a carbonate compound represented by the following formula, and a diether compound. Excellent polymerization behavior can also be obtained when effecting random copolymerization or block copolymerization. R1—O—C(?O)—O—Z—O—R2??(1) wherein R1 and R2 are a hydrocarbon group or a substituted hydrocarbon group having 1 to 24 carbon atoms, or a heteroatom-containing group, provided that R1 and R2 are either identical or different, and Z is a linking group that links two oxygen atoms through a carbon atom or a carbon chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Sugano, Toshiya Uozumi, Motoki Hosaka
  • Patent number: 10392453
    Abstract: A method for producing an olefin polymerization catalyst includes bringing a solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization, a vinylsilane compound, an organosilicon compound, and an organoaluminum compound into contact with each other in an inert organic solvent under an inert gas atmosphere in the absence of a specific vinyl compound, wherein a washing treatment is not performed after the vinylsilane compound has been added to the reaction system, the solid catalyst component includes a magnesium compound, a titanium halide compound, and an electron donor compound that does not include a phthalic acid ester structure, and includes a diol skeleton, and the organosilicon compound does not include a vinyl group, and includes at least one group selected from an alkoxy group and an amino group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kono, Toshiya Uozumi, Shingo Yamada, Toshihiko Sugano
  • Publication number: 20190185597
    Abstract: A method for producing a solid catalyst component includes bringing a magnesium compound, a titanium halide compound, and one or more internal electron donor compounds into contact with each other to effect a reaction; washing the resulting product with a first inert organic wash solvent that does not have reactivity with the titanium halide compound, and has a solubility parameter (SP) of 8.0 to 9.0; washing the resulting intermediate product in the absence of the titanium halide compound with a second inert organic wash solvent that includes a hydrocarbon compound and does not have reactivity with the titanium halide compound, but has a solubility parameter (SP) of more than 9.0; and washing the resulting product in the absence of the titanium halide compound with a third inert organic wash solvent that does not have reactivity with the titanium halide compound, and has a solubility parameter (SP) of less than 8.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motoki Hosaka, Toshihiko Sugano, Tsutomu Uzawa
  • Publication number: 20190112408
    Abstract: A method for producing a propylene-based block copolymer produces a propylene-based copolymer that exhibits excellent stereoregularity, rigidity, and impact resistance in a convenient and efficient manner while achieving high polymerization activity. The method for producing a propylene-based block copolymer includes bringing a catalyst into contact with propylene, or propylene and an ?-olefin, and bringing an electron donor compound into contact with the resulting product to produce a propylene-based block copolymer, the catalyst including a solid catalyst component that includes titanium, magnesium, a halogen, and an internal electron donor compound, a specific organoaluminum compound, and a specific external electron donor compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi Imai, Toshihiko Sugano, Toshiya Uozumi, Yuta Haga
  • Patent number: 10246530
    Abstract: A method for producing a solid catalyst for olefin (co)polymerization includes bringing into contact with each other a magnesium compound, a tetravalent titanium halide compound, an organic compound represented the following general formula (1) R1k(C6H4-k)(COOR2)(COOR3)??(1) and an organic compound represented the following general formula (2) R4R5C?C (COOR6)(COOR7)??(2) wherein R1 is a halogen atom or an alkyl group, R2 and R3 are a linear alkyl group, R4 and R5 are independently an atom or group selected from a hydrogen atom, halogen, a linear alkyl group, a branched alkyl group a vinyl group, a linear or branched alkenyl group, a cycloalkenyl group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, and R6 and R7 are independently a linear alkyl group, a branched alkyl group, a vinyl group, a linear or branched alkenyl group a cycloalkyl group, a cycloalkenyl group, or an aromatic hydrocarbon group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motoki Hosaka, Toshihiko Sugano, Tsutomu Uzawa
  • Publication number: 20180371120
    Abstract: A method for producing a solid catalyst for olefin (co)polymerization includes bringing into contact with each other a magnesium compound, a tetravalent titanium halide compound, an organic compound represented the following general formula (1) R1k(C6H4-k)(COOR2)(COOR3) ??(1) and an organic compound represented the following general formula (2) R4R5C?C (COOR6)(COOR7) ??(2) wherein R1 is a halogen atom or an alkyl group, R2 and R3 are a linear alkyl group, R4 and R5 are independently an atom or group selected from a hydrogen atom, halogen, a linear alkyl group, a branched alkyl group a vinyl group, a linear or branched alkenyl group, a cycloalkenyl group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, and R6 and R7 are independently a linear alkyl group, a branched alkyl group, a vinyl group, a linear or branched alkenyl group a cycloalkyl group, a cycloalkenyl group, or an aromatic hydrocarbon group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motoki Hosaka, Toshihiko Sugano, Tsutomu Uzawa
  • Patent number: 10113014
    Abstract: A solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization, an olefin polymerization catalyst, and a method for producing an olefin polymer, are disclosed. A solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization includes magnesium, a halogen, titanium, vanadium, and an internal electron donor compound selected by organic acid diester. An olefin polymerization catalyst includes the disclosed solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization, an organoaluminum promoter, and an optional external electron donor A method for producing an olefin copolymer includes copolymerizing ethylene and propylene using the disclosed olefin polymerization catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motoki Hosaka, Toshihiko Sugano, Tsutomu Uzawa
  • Publication number: 20180265612
    Abstract: A solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization is produced by bringing a vinylsilane compound (d) into contact with a catalyst component, the catalyst component being a powdery solid component obtained by bringing a magnesium compound (a), a titanium halide compound (b), and an electron donor compound (c) into contact with each other, the electron donor compound (c) being one or more compounds that do not include a phthalic ester structure, and include one or more groups selected from an ester group, a carbonate group, and an ether group, the vinylsilane compound (d) being brought into contact with the catalyst component in a 0.1 to 15-fold molar quantity with respect to the molar quantity (on a titanium atom basis) of the titanium halide compound (b) included in the catalyst component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kono, Toshiya Uozumi, Shingo Yamada, Toshihiko Sugano
  • Patent number: 10011669
    Abstract: A method for producing a propylene-based block copolymer ensures excellent olefin polymerization activity and activity with respect to hydrogen (hydrogen response) during polymerization, and produces a propylene-based block copolymer that exhibits a high MFR, high stereoregularity, and excellent rigidity. The method includes copolymerizing propylene and an ?-olefin in the presence of a catalyst that includes (I) a solid catalyst component that includes titanium, magnesium, a halogen, and a compound represented by R1O—C(?O)—O—Z—OR2, and (II) a compound represented by R3pAlQ3-p, to obtain a propylene-based block copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Sugano, Motoki Hosaka, Toshiya Uozumi
  • Publication number: 20170369608
    Abstract: A method for producing an olefin polymerization catalyst includes bringing a solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization, a vinylsilane compound, an organosilicon compound, and an organoaluminum compound into contact with each other in an inert organic solvent under an inert gas atmosphere in the absence of a specific vinyl compound, wherein a washing treatment is not performed after the vinylsilane compound has been added to the reaction system, the solid catalyst component includes a magnesium compound, a titanium halide compound, and an electron donor compound that does not include a phthalic acid ester structure, and includes a diol skeleton, and the organosilicon compound does not include a vinyl group, and includes at least one group selected from an alkoxy group and an amino group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kono, Toshiya Uozumi, Shingo Yamada, Toshihiko Sugano
  • Publication number: 20170240682
    Abstract: A method for producing a propylene-based block copolymer produces a propylene-based copolymer that exhibits excellent stereoregularity, rigidity, and impact resistance in a convenient and efficient manner while achieving high polymerization activity. The method for producing a propylene-based block copolymer includes bringing a catalyst into contact with propylene, or propylene and an ?-olefin, and bringing an electron donor compound into contact with the resulting product to produce a propylene-based block copolymer, the catalyst including a solid catalyst component that includes titanium, magnesium, a halogen, and an internal electron donor compound, a specific organoaluminum compound, and a specific external electron donor compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi Imai, Toshihiko Sugano, Toshiya Uozumi, Yuta Haga
  • Patent number: 9683059
    Abstract: A solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization makes it possible to polymerize an olefin with high polymerization activity when used for an olefin polymerization catalyst, and produce an olefin polymer having a low fine powder content, a low coarse powder content, and a low volatile organic compound (VOC) content in high yield. The solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization is produced by suspending (a) a dialkoxymagnesium, and (b) at least one alcohol selected from ethanol, n-propanol, n-butanol, isopropanol, isobutanol, and t-butanol, in an inert organic solvent so that the total amount of the alcohol is 0.5 to 1.5 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the dialkoxymagnesium, to prepare a suspension, and bringing (c) an internal electron donor and (d) a titanium halide compound into contact with the suspension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motoki Hosaka, Hidetoshi Umebayashi, Toshihiko Sugano
  • Patent number: 9670294
    Abstract: A method for producing a solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization produces a novel solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization that achieves excellent olefin polymerization activity and activity with respect to hydrogen during polymerization, and can produce an olefin polymer that exhibits a high MFR, high stereoregularity, and excellent rigidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motoki Hosaka, Noriaki Nakamura, Toshihiko Sugano
  • Patent number: 9593188
    Abstract: A method produces a novel solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization that achieves excellent olefin polymerization activity and activity with respect to hydrogen during polymerization, and can produce an olefin polymer that exhibits a high MFR, high stereoregularity, and excellent rigidity. The method includes a first step that brings a magnesium compound, a tetravalent titanium halide compound, and one or more first internal electron donor compounds into contact with each other to effect a reaction, followed by washing; a second step that brings one or more second internal electron donor compounds into contact with a product obtained by the first step to effect a reaction; and a third step that brings a tetravalent titanium halide compound and one or more third internal electron donor compounds into contact with a product obtained by the second step to effect a reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motoki Hosaka, Noriaki Nakamura, Shingo Yamada, Toshihiko Sugano