Patents by Inventor Yoshifumi Araki

Yoshifumi Araki 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: 11912858
    Abstract: A molded bale of a rubber-like block copolymer, the rubber-like block copolymer containing 5% by mass or more and 95% by mass or less of a polymer block (a) having a content of a vinyl aromatic monomer unit of 22% by mass or less; and 5% by mass or more and 95% by mass or less of a polymer block (b) having a content of a vinyl aromatic monomer unit of 23% by mass or more and less than 50% by mass, in which the rubber-like block copolymer has an iodine value of 10 to 250, an ethylene structure content of 3% by mass or more, and a vinyl aromatic monomer block content of less than 10% by mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Araki, Atsushi Yasumoto, Daigo Matsuoka, Yoshihisa Inoue, Tomohiro Kondo
  • Patent number: 11905395
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to obtain a molded bale of a rubber composition that is difficult to cold flow and difficult to be thermally deteriorated. The present invention provides a molded bale of a rubber composition containing: a rubber-like polymer (A) having an iodine value of 10 to 250, 3% by mass or more of an ethylene structure, and less than 10% by mass of a vinyl aromatic monomer block; and aluminum (B), in which a content of the aluminum (B) is 2 ppm or more and 200 ppm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Araki, Atsushi Yasumoto, Akitomo Kikuchi, Tomohiro Kondo
  • Patent number: 11905357
    Abstract: A molded bale of a rubber composition, containing: a rubber-like polymer (A) having an iodine value of 10 to 250, 3% by mass or more of an ethylene structure, and less than 10% by mass of a vinyl aromatic monomer block; and titanium (C), in which a content of the titanium (C) is 3 ppm or more and 120 ppm or less, and a content of aluminum (B) is less than 2 ppm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Araki, Atsushi Yasumoto, Tomohiro Kondo, Akitomo Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 11884760
    Abstract: A production method for a branched conjugated diene-based polymer, comprising: a polymerizing step of obtaining a conjugated diene-based polymer having an active end by polymerizing or copolymerizing a conjugated diene compound, or a conjugated diene compound and an aromatic vinyl compound with an alkali metal compound or an alkaline earth metal compound used as a polymerization initiator; and a branching step of introducing a branch structure by reacting a styrene derivative as a branching agent with the active end of the conjugated diene-based polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinichi Sekikawa, Kenta Hisamura, Syogo Sumitani, Yoshifumi Araki
  • Publication number: 20240026057
    Abstract: Provided is a crosslinking rubber composition containing: a rubber-like polymer (A) having an iodine value of 10 to 250 (g/100 g), comprising 3% by mass or more of an ethylene structure and less than 10% by mass of a vinyl aromatic monomer block, containing a nitrogen atom, and having a modification ratio measured by column adsorption GPC of 40% by mass or more; and a crosslinking agent (B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Daisuke Hayata, Yoshifumi Araki, Shinichi Motofusa
  • Publication number: 20230331894
    Abstract: The present invention provides a molded bale of a rubber-like block copolymer, satisfying the following requirements 1 to 6: Requirement 1: a content of a vinyl aromatic monomer unit is 9% by mass or more and 50% by mass or less; Requirement 2: a proportion of a vinyl aromatic monomer block is 3% by mass or more and less than 30% by mass; Requirement 3: an iodine value is 3 to 250; Requirement 4: a proportion of an ethylene structure is 3% by mass or more; Requirement 5: a weight average molecular weight is in a range of 80,000 to 1,000,000; and Requirement 6: at least one block at a molecular end is a specific block I or block II.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanobu Ishizaka, Yoshifumi Araki, Shinichi Sekikawa, Shogo Sumitani, Hideki Yamasaki, Atsushi Yasumoto
  • Publication number: 20230257560
    Abstract: A packaged molded article containing: a molded article of a rubber-like polymer having a weight average molecular weight of 100,000 or more, and a packaging film packaging the molded article, wherein a portion facing the molded article, of the packaging film, satisfies the following conditions (1) and (2): <Condition (1)> the portion has 50 or more openings; <Condition (2)> a total area ratio of the openings is 0.1% or more and 15% or less with respect to a total area of the portion facing the molded article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsushi Yasumoto, Tsuneaki Konomoto, Hideki Yamasaki, Yoshifumi Araki
  • Publication number: 20230159687
    Abstract: The present invention provides a conjugated diene-based polymer excellent in processability in vulcanization, and excellent in abrasion resistance and a low hysteresis loss property of a vulcanizate obtained therefrom. The present invention relates to a conjugated diene-based polymer, having a branch number measured by viscosity detector-equipped GPC-light scattering measurement of 7 or more, an amount of bound aromatic vinyl of 1% by mass or more and 32% by mass or less, and a content of vinyl bond in bound conjugated diene of 11% by mol or more and 35% by mol or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takaaki USHIO, Shuri TOBO, Kenta HISAMURA, Shogo SUMITANI, Shinichi SEKIKAWA, Yoshifumi ARAKI
  • Publication number: 20230138073
    Abstract: A hydrogenated conjugated diene-based polymer of the present invention has a branch number (Bn) measured by viscosity detector-equipped GPC-light scattering measurement of 2.5 or more, and a hydrogenation rate of a structural unit derived from a conjugated diene compound of 30% or more and less than 99%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsushi Yasumoto, Kenta Hisamura, Akitomo Kikuchi, Tomohiro Kondo, Yoshifumi Araki
  • Publication number: 20220059377
    Abstract: An inspection device includes: a first light source configured to emit light through a diffusion plate; a second light source configured to emit light through a focusing optical component; and a camera configured to take an image of a resin molded substrate irradiated with the light from the first light source and the second light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Kazutaka NORIKANE, Toshinori KASAI, Yoshifumi ARAKI
  • Publication number: 20220002535
    Abstract: A molded bale of a rubber-like block copolymer, the rubber-like block copolymer containing 5% by mass or more and 95% by mass or less of a polymer block (a) having a content of a vinyl aromatic monomer unit of 22% by mass or less; and 5% by mass or more and 95% by mass or less of a polymer block (b) having a content of a vinyl aromatic monomer unit of 23% by mass or more and less than 50% by mass, in which the rubber-like block copolymer has an iodine value of 10 to 250, an ethylene structure content of 3% by mass or more, and a vinyl aromatic monomer block content of less than 10% by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Araki, Atsushi Yasumoto, Daigo Matsuoka, Yoshihisa Inoue, Tomohiro Kondo
  • Publication number: 20210403685
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to obtain a molded bale of a rubber composition that is difficult to cold flow and difficult to be thermally deteriorated. The present invention provides a molded bale of a rubber composition containing: a rubber-like polymer (A) having an iodine value of 10 to 250, 3% by mass or more of an ethylene structure, and less than 10% by mass of a vinyl aromatic monomer block; and aluminum (B), in which a content of the aluminum (B) is 2 ppm or more and 200 ppm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Araki, Atsushi Yasumoto, Akitomo Kikuchi, Tomohiro Kondo
  • Publication number: 20210403686
    Abstract: The present invention provides a molded bale of a rubber composition that is difficult to cold flow, and is difficult to be thermally deteriorated during production, and in which rigidity at 50° C. of a rubber composition for crosslinking obtained therefrom is difficult to be low, and change of tensile strength of the rubber composition for crosslinking after thermal history is small. The rubber composition contains: a rubber-like polymer (A) having an iodine value of 10 to 250, 3% by mass or more of an ethylene structure, and less than 10% by mass of a vinyl aromatic monomer block; aluminum (B); and nickel and/or cobalt (C), in which a content of the aluminum (B) is 2 ppm or more and 200 ppm or less, and a content of the nickel and/or cobalt (C) is 3 ppm or more and 100 ppm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Araki, Atsushi Yasumoto, Tomohiro Kondo, Akitomo Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20210403628
    Abstract: A molded bale of a rubber composition, containing: a rubber-like polymer (A) having an iodine value of 10 to 250, 3% by mass or more of an ethylene structure, and less than 10% by mass of a vinyl aromatic monomer block; and titanium (C), in which a content of the titanium (C) is 3 ppm or more and 120 ppm or less, and a content of aluminum (B) is less than 2 ppm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Araki, Atsushi Yasumoto, Tomohiro Kondo, Akitomo Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 11192979
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polyamide composition containing 50 to 99 parts by mass of an aliphatic polyamide (1A) formed from a diamine and a dicarboxylic acid, and 1 to 50 parts by mass of a semi-aromatic polyamide (1B) containing a dicarboxylic acid unit that includes at least 75 mol % of isophthalic acid and a diamine unit that includes at least 50 mol % of a diamine of 4 to 10 carbon atoms, wherein the tan ? peak temperature of the polyamide composition is at least 90° C., and the weight average molecular weight Mw of the polyamide composition satisfies 15,000?Mw?35,000. The invention also provides a molded article or the like formed using the polyamide composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinji Ieda, Koichi Nagase, Hisho Yamada, Jun Mikami, Takayuki Wakita, Yoshifumi Araki, Kimiaki Kawatani, Tomoyo Okumura, Yoshikimi Kondo, Kazunori Terada
  • Publication number: 20210284827
    Abstract: Problem to be Solved The present invention provides a conjugated diene-based polymer composition excellent in rolling resistance, grip performance on a wet road surface, and abrasion resistance when formed into a tire. Solution A conjugated diene-based polymer composition containing: 10 to 90 parts by mass of a conjugated diene-based polymer (A) having a glass transition temperature of ?20° C. or more; and 10 to 90 parts by mass of a conjugated diene-based polymer (B) having a glass transition temperature of ?25° C. or less, wherein the conjugated diene-based polymer (A) has an absolute molecular weight, measured by viscosity detector-equipped GPC-light scattering measurement, of 40×104 or more and 5000×104 or less, and a branch number (Bn), measured by the viscosity detector-equipped GPC-light scattering measurement, of 8 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shogo Sumitani, Shinichi Sekikawa, Kenta Hisamura, Yoshifumi Araki
  • Publication number: 20210189039
    Abstract: A production method for a branched conjugated diene-based polymer, comprising: a polymerizing step of obtaining a conjugated diene-based polymer having an active end by polymerizing or copolymerizing a conjugated diene compound, or a conjugated diene compound and an aromatic vinyl compound with an alkali metal compound or an alkaline earth metal compound used as a polymerization initiator; and a branching step of introducing a branch structure by reacting a styrene derivative as a branching agent with the active end of the conjugated diene-based polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinichi Sekikawa, Kenta Hisamura, Syogo Sumitani, Yoshifumi Araki
  • Patent number: 10640639
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polymer comprising conjugated diene monomer units and vinyl aromatic monomer units, wherein the polymer has a polymer block (A) comprising principally vinyl aromatic monomer units, and a polymer block (B) comprising conjugated diene monomer units and vinyl aromatic monomer units, and has a Bragg spacing of 27 nm or larger and 50 nm or smaller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takayuki Shiromoto, Shigeo Nakajima, Yoshifumi Araki, Takuya Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20200087458
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polyamide composition containing 50 to 99 parts by mass of an aliphatic polyamide (1A) formed from a diamine and a dicarboxylic acid, and 1 to 50 parts by mass of a semi-aromatic polyamide (1B) containing a dicarboxylic acid unit that includes at least 75 mol % of isophthalic acid and a diamine unit that includes at least 50 mol % of a diamine of 4 to 10 carbon atoms, wherein the tan ? peak temperature of the polyamide composition is at least 90° C., and the weight average molecular weight Mw of the polyamide composition satisfies 15,000?Mw?35,000. The invention also provides a molded article or the like formed using the polyamide composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinji IEDA, Koichi NAGASE, Hisho YAMADA, Jun MIKAMI, Takayuki WAKITA, Yoshifumi ARAKI, Kimiaki KAWATANI, Tomoyo OKUMURA, Yoshikimi KONDO, Kazunori TERADA
  • Patent number: 10563060
    Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition comprising: a block copolymer (a) having 60 to 80% by mass of a vinyl aromatic monomer unit and 40 to 20% by mass of a conjugated diene monomer unit; and a copolymer (b) having 60 to 90% by mass of a vinyl aromatic monomer unit and 40 to 10% by mass of an unsaturated nitrile monomer unit, wherein the block copolymer (a) has at least one polymer block (S) primarily having a vinyl aromatic monomer unit, the block copolymer (a) has at least one tan ? peak of dynamic viscoelasticity at a temperature in a range of ?73 to ?10° C., and a mass ratio (a)/(b) of the block copolymer (a) to the copolymer (b) is 1/99 to 80/20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naohiko Sato, Yoshifumi Araki