Patents by Inventor Yuko Sekine

Yuko Sekine 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: 11084326
    Abstract: Provided is a rubber composition which contains a diene rubber and a reinforcing filler. The diene rubber contains a styrene-butadiene copolymer component including at least one type of styrene-butadiene copolymer and satisfying: (1) the bonded styrene content is from 5 to 50 wt. %; (2) among components obtained by ozone decomposition, the content of a decomposed component V1 containing one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit out of the total of 100 mol % of decomposed components containing styrene-derived units and/or 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is not less than 20 mol %; (3) among components obtained by ozone decomposition, the content of a decomposed component S2V1 containing two styrene-derived units and one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit out of the total of 100 mol % of decomposed components containing styrene-derived units and/or 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is not less than 4 mol %; and (4) the vinyl content of a butadiene moiety is not less than 20% and less than 50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko Sekine, Makoto Ashiura, Fumito Yatsuyanagi
  • Patent number: 11077711
    Abstract: A rubber composition of the present technology is a rubber composition including a diene rubber and a filler; the diene rubber containing at least a styrene-butadiene copolymer; a radical generation index of the styrene-butadiene copolymer being not greater than 1.0 and being smaller than a value Y calculated by Equation (1): Y=?0.0186×(SV mass %+vinyl unit mol %)+1.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Inventors: Wataru Sakai, Takuma Arikawa, Ryosuke Sakai, Yu Shinke, Yuko Sekine, Fumito Yatsuyanagi
  • Patent number: 10934427
    Abstract: A rubber composition contains a diene rubber component and a reinforcing filler, the diene rubber component containing a styrene-butadiene copolymer component including at least one type of styrene-butadiene copolymer and satisfying: the bonded styrene content is from 5 to 50 wt. %; of components obtained by ozone decomposition, a content of a decomposed component V1 containing one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit out of a total of 100 mol % of decomposed components containing styrene-derived unit(s) and/or the 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit(s) is not less than 25 mol %; of the components obtained by ozone decomposition, a content of a decomposed component S2V1 containing two of the styrene-derived units and one of the 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit out of a total of 100 mol % of the decomposed components containing the styrene-derived unit(s) and/or the 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit(s) is not less than 5 mol %; and a vinyl content of a butadiene moiety is not less than 50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Inventors: Yuko Sekine, Makoto Ashiura, Fumito Yatsuyanagi
  • Patent number: 10919341
    Abstract: A rubber composition contains a diene rubber and a reinforcing filler, and the diene rubber contains a styrene-butadiene copolymer component including at least one type of styrene-butadiene copolymer and satisfying the following: (1) the bonded styrene content is from 5 to 50 wt. %; (2) among components obtained by ozone decomposition, a content of a decomposed component V1 containing one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit out of a total of 100 mol % of decomposed components containing styrene-derived units and/or 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is less than 20 mol %; (3) among components obtained by ozone decomposition, a content of a decomposed component S2V1 containing two styrene-derived units and one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit out of a total of 100 mol % of decomposed components containing styrene-derived units and/or 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is less than 4 mol %; and (4) a vinyl content of a butadiene moiety is not less than 20% and less than 50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Inventors: Yuko Sekine, Makoto Ashiura, Fumito Yatsuyanagi
  • Publication number: 20200277486
    Abstract: A rubber composition contains a diene rubber component and a reinforcing filler, the diene rubber component containing a styrene-butadiene copolymer component including at least one type of styrene-butadiene copolymer and satisfying: the bonded styrene content is from 5 to 50 wt. %; of components obtained by ozone decomposition, a content of a decomposed component V1 containing one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit out of a total of 100 mol % of decomposed components containing styrene-derived unit(s) and/or the 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit(s) is not less than 25 mol %; of the components obtained by ozone decomposition, a content of a decomposed component S2V1 containing two of the styrene-derived units and one of the 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit out of a total of 100 mol % of the decomposed components containing the styrene-derived unit(s) and/or the 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit(s) is not less than 5 mol %; and a vinyl content of a butadiene moiety is not less than 50%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Yuko Sekine, Makoto Ashiura, Fumito Yatsuyanagi
  • Patent number: 10759225
    Abstract: A rubber composition contains a diene rubber containing a styrene-butadiene copolymer component formed from at least one type of styrene-butadiene copolymers, and a reinforcing filler. The styrene-butadiene copolymer(s) satisfy: (1) a bonded styrene content is from 5 to 50 wt. %; (2) a total of styrene content of an ozone-decomposed component S1 having one styrene-derived unit and styrene content of an ozone-decomposed component S1V1 having one styrene-derived unit and one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit is less than 80 wt. % of the bonded styrene content and a total of styrene content of the ozone-decomposed component S1V1 is less than 10 wt. % of the bonded styrene content; (3) an integrated intensity of an ozone-decomposed component S1V2 having one styrene-derived unit and two 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is 15% or greater of an integrated intensity of all ozone-decomposed products containing a styrene-derived unit; and (4) a vinyl content of butadiene moiety is 50% or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko Sekine, Makoto Ashiura, Ryosuke Sakai, Fumito Yatsuyanagi
  • Patent number: 10689508
    Abstract: Provided is a rubber composition which contains a diene rubber and a reinforcing filler, and the diene rubber contains a styrene-butadiene copolymer component including at least one type of styrene-butadiene copolymer and satisfying the following requirements: (1) the bonded styrene content is from 5 to 50 wt. %; (2) among components obtained by ozone decomposition, a content of a decomposed component V1 containing one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit out of a total of 100 mol % of decomposed components containing styrene-derived units and/or 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is not less than 25 mol %; (3) among components obtained by ozone decomposition, a content of a decomposed component S2V1 containing two styrene-derived units and one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit out of a total of 100 mol % of decomposed components containing styrene-derived units and/or 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is less than 5 mol %; and (4) a vinyl content of a butadiene moiety is not less than 50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuko Sekine, Makoto Ashiura, Fumito Yatsuyanagi
  • Patent number: 10675915
    Abstract: A rubber composition contains a diene rubber containing a styrene-butadiene copolymer component formed from at least one type of styrene-butadiene copolymer and a reinforcing filler; the styrene-butadiene copolymer satisfying: a bonded styrene content being from 5 to 50 wt. %; a total of styrene content of an ozone-decomposed component S1 having one styrene-derived unit and styrene content of an ozone-decomposed component S1V1 having one styrene-derived unit and one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit being less than 80 wt. % of the bonded styrene content and a total of styrene content of the ozone-decomposed component S1V1 being 10 wt. % or greater of the bonded styrene content; an integrated intensity of an ozone-decomposed component S1V2 having one styrene-derived unit and two 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units being 15% or greater of an integrated intensity of all ozone-decomposed components containing a styrene-derived unit; and a vinyl content of butadiene moiety being 50% or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko Sekine, Makoto Ashiura, Ryosuke Sakai, Fumito Yatsuyanagi
  • Patent number: 10676599
    Abstract: Provided is a rubber composition which contains a diene rubber and a reinforcing filler, and the diene rubber contains a styrene-butadiene copolymer component including at least one type of styrene-butadiene copolymer and satisfying: (1) the bonded styrene content is from 5 to 50 wt. %; (2) among components obtained by ozone decomposition, a content of a decomposed component V1 containing one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit out of a total of 100 mol % of decomposed components containing styrene-derived units and/or 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is not less than 20 mol %; (3) among components obtained by ozone decomposition, a content of a decomposed component S2V1 containing two styrene-derived units and one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit out of a total of 100 mol % of decomposed components containing styrene-derived units and/or 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is less than 4 mol %; and (4) a vinyl content of a butadiene moiety is not less than 20% and less 50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko Sekine, Makoto Ashiura, Fumito Yatsuyanagi
  • Patent number: 10669407
    Abstract: A rubber composition contains a diene rubber including a styrene-butadiene copolymer component including a styrene-butadiene copolymer and a reinforcing filler. (1) The bonded styrene content is from 5 to 50 wt. %. (2) The total amount of styrene of an ozone decomposed component S1 including one styrene-derived unit and an ozone decomposed component S1V1 including one styrene-derived unit and one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit is less than 80 wt. % of the amount of bonded styrene. The total amount of styrene of the decomposed component S1V1 is not less than 10 wt. % of the amount of bonded styrene. (3) The integrated intensity of an ozone decomposed component S1V2 including one styrene-derived unit and two 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is less than 15% of the area intensity of all decomposed components including styrene-derived units. (4) The vinyl content of a butadiene portion is not less than 20% and less than 50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko Sekine, Makoto Ashiura, Ryosuke Sakai, Fumito Yatsuyanagi
  • Patent number: 10669408
    Abstract: A rubber composition contains a diene rubber and a reinforcing filler, and the diene rubber contains a styrene-butadiene copolymer component including at least one type of styrene-butadiene copolymer and satisfying the following: (1) the bonded styrene content is from 5 to 50 wt. %; (2) among components obtained by ozone decomposition, the content of a decomposed component V1 containing one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit out of the total of 100 mol % of decomposed components containing styrene-derived units and/or 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is less than 20 mol %; (3) among components obtained by ozone decomposition, the content of a decomposed component S2V1 containing two styrene-derived units and one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit out of the total of 100 mol % of decomposed components containing styrene-derived units and/or 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is not less than 4 mol %; and (4) the vinyl content of a butadiene moiety is not less than 20% and less than 50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko Sekine, Makoto Ashiura, Fumito Yatsuyanagi
  • Patent number: 10494512
    Abstract: A rubber composition contains a diene rubber including a styrene-butadiene copolymer component including a styrene-butadiene copolymer and a reinforcing filler. (1) The bonded styrene content is from 5 to 50 wt. %. (2) The total amount of styrene of an ozone decomposed component S1 including one styrene-derived unit and an ozone decomposed component S1V1 including one styrene-derived unit and one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit is less than 80 wt. % of the amount of bonded styrene. The total amount of styrene of the decomposed component S1V1 is less than 10 wt. % of the amount of bonded styrene. (3) The integrated intensity of an ozone decomposed component S1V2 including one styrene-derived unit and two 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is less than 15% of the integrated intensity of all decomposed components including styrene-derived units. (4) The vinyl content of a butadiene portion is not less than 20% and less than 50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko Sekine, Makoto Ashiura, Ryosuke Sakai, Fumito Yatsuyanagi
  • Patent number: 10494511
    Abstract: Provided is a rubber composition containing a diene rubber including a styrene-butadiene copolymer component including at least one type of styrene-butadiene copolymer and a reinforcing filler. The bonded styrene content is from 5 to 50 wt. %. The total amount of styrene of an ozone decomposed component S1 including one styrene-derived unit and an ozone decomposed component S1V1 including one styrene-derived unit and one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit is less than 80 wt. % of the amount of bonded styrene. The total amount of styrene of the decomposed component S1V1 is not less than 10 wt. % of the amount of bonded styrene. The integrated intensity of an ozone decomposed component S1V2 including one styrene-derived unit and two 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is not less than 15% of the integrated intensity of all decomposed components including styrene-derived units. The vinyl content of a butadiene portion is not less than 20% and less than 50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko Sekine, Makoto Ashiura, Ryosuke Sakai, Fumito Yatsuyanagi
  • Patent number: 10487198
    Abstract: A rubber composition contains a diene rubber containing a styrene-butadiene copolymer component including a styrene-butadiene copolymer and a reinforcing filler. (1) The content of bonded styrene is from 5 to 50 wt. %. (2) The total content of styrene of an ozone decomposed component S1 including one styrene-derived unit and an ozone decomposed component S1V1 including one styrene-derived unit and one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit is less than 80 wt. % of the amount of bonded styrene. The total content of styrene of the decomposed component S1V1 is less than 10 wt. % of the amount of bonded styrene. (3) The integrated intensity of an ozone decomposed component S1V2 including one styrene-derived unit and two 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is not less than 15% of the integrated intensity of all the decomposed components including styrene-derived units. (4) The vinyl content of a butadiene portion is not less than 20% and less than 50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko Sekine, Makoto Ashiura, Ryosuke Sakai, Fumito Yatsuyanagi
  • Patent number: 10487197
    Abstract: The present technology provides a rubber composition containing a diene rubber including a styrene-butadiene copolymer component including at least one type of styrene-butadiene copolymer and a reinforcing filler. The bonded styrene content is from 5 to 50 wt. %. The total amount of styrene of an ozone decomposed component S1 including one styrene-derived unit and an ozone decomposed component S1V1 including one styrene-derived unit and one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit is less than 80 wt. % of the amount of bonded styrene. The total amount of styrene of the decomposed component S1V1 is not less than 10 wt. % of the amount of bonded styrene. The integrated intensity of an ozone decomposed component S1V2 including one styrene-derived unit and two 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is less than 15% of the integrated intensity of all decomposed components including styrene-derived units. The vinyl content of a butadiene portion is not less than 50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko Sekine, Makoto Ashiura, Ryosuke Sakai, Fumito Yatsuyanagi
  • Patent number: 10472503
    Abstract: The present technology provides a rubber composition containing a diene rubber including a styrene-butadiene copolymer component including at least one type of styrene-butadiene copolymer and a reinforcing filler. The bonded styrene content is from 5 to 50 wt. %. The total amount of styrene of an ozone decomposed component S1 including one styrene-derived unit and an ozone decomposed component S1V1 including one styrene-derived unit and one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit is less than 80 wt. % of the amount of bonded styrene. The total amount of styrene of the decomposed component S1V1 is less than 10 wt. % of the amount of bonded styrene. The integrated intensity of an ozone decomposed component S1V2 including one styrene-derived unit and two 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is less than 15% of the integrated intensity of all decomposed components including styrene-derived units. The vinyl content of a butadiene portion is not less than 50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko Sekine, Makoto Ashiura, Ryosuke Sakai, Fumito Yatsuyanagi
  • Publication number: 20190091605
    Abstract: An analysis method according to the present invention includes: producing a plurality of kinds of polyhydric alcohol compounds by subjecting a copolymer of a conjugated diene compound with an aromatic vinyl compound to ozonolysis and reducing the ozonolysis product; separating a sample solution containing the plurality of kinds of polyhydric alcohol compounds with a liquid chromatograph; and introducing the separated sample into a mass spectrometer to analyze results of the detection. Specifically, the present invention relates to a method for analyzing a styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) including: separating with a comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatograph a polyhydric alcohol compound obtained by subjecting a styrene-butadiene rubber of 1,3-butadiene as the conjugated diene compound and styrene as the aromatic vinyl compound to ozonolysis and reducing the ozonolysis product; and then analyzing the polyhydric alcohol compound by measuring with a mass spectrometer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicants: SHIMADZU CORPORATION, The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi YAMAKI, Tetsuo IIDA, Yuko SEKINE, Makoto ASHIURA, Fumito YATSUYANAGI
  • Publication number: 20190085158
    Abstract: Provided is a rubber composition which contains a diene rubber and a reinforcing filler, and the diene rubber contains a styrene-butadiene copolymer component including at least one type of styrene-butadiene copolymer and satisfying: (1) the bonded styrene content is from 5 to 50 wt. %; (2) among components obtained by ozone decomposition, a content of a decomposed component V1 containing one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit out of a total of 100 mol % of decomposed components containing styrene-derived units and/or 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is not less than 20 mol %; (3) among components obtained by ozone decomposition, a content of a decomposed component S2V1 containing two styrene-derived units and one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit out of a total of 100 mol % of decomposed components containing styrene-derived units and/or 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is less than 4 mol %; and (4) a vinyl content of a butadiene moiety is not less than 20% and less 50%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Yuko Sekine, Makoto Ashiura, Fumito Yatsuyanagi
  • Publication number: 20190071560
    Abstract: Provided is a rubber composition which contains a diene rubber and a reinforcing filler, and the diene rubber contains a styrene-butadiene copolymer component including at least one type of styrene-butadiene copolymer and satisfying the following requirements: (1) the bonded styrene content is from 5 to 50 wt. %; (2) among components obtained by ozone decomposition, a content of a decomposed component V1 containing one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit out of a total of 100 mol % of decomposed components containing styrene-derived units and/or 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is not less than 25 mol %; (3) among components obtained by ozone decomposition, a content of a decomposed component S2V1 containing two styrene-derived units and one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit out of a total of 100 mol % of decomposed components containing styrene-derived units and/or 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is less than 5 mol %; and (4) a vinyl content of a butadiene moiety is not less than 50%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuko SEKINE, Makoto ASHIURA, Fumito YATSUYANAGI
  • Publication number: 20190061427
    Abstract: Provided is a rubber composition which contains a diene rubber and a reinforcing filler. The diene rubber contains a styrene-butadiene copolymer component including at least one type of styrene-butadiene copolymer and satisfying: (1) the bonded styrene content is from 5 to 50 wt. %; (2) among components obtained by ozone decomposition, the content of a decomposed component V1 containing one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit out of the total of 100 mol % of decomposed components containing styrene-derived units and/or 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is not less than 20 mol %; (3) among components obtained by ozone decomposition, the content of a decomposed component S2V1 containing two styrene-derived units and one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit out of the total of 100 mol % of decomposed components containing styrene-derived units and/or 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is not less than 4 mol %; and (4) the vinyl content of a butadiene moiety is not less than 20% and less than 50%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko Sekine, Makoto Ashiura, Fumito Yatsuyanagi