Patents Assigned to Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
  • Publication number: 20160221254
    Abstract: In a bonded body (1), a first member (2), and a second member (3) formed of a material different from that of the first member (2) are bonded to each other via a bonding layer (4) interposed therebetween. In a range of 13 ?m in a cross-section of a bonding interface between the first member (2) and the bonding layer (4), the number of air bubbles having a void area of 1.5×10?3 ?m2 or greater is 100 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taiga SAITO, Kazuya NAGATA
  • Publication number: 20160222196
    Abstract: A polyamide resin composition includes: (A) a polyamide resin; (B) an aluminic acid metal salt; and (C) at least one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of the following (C1) to (C3): (C1) a salt of one or more metal elements selected from the group consisting of groups 3, 4, 11, 13, and 14 of the periodic table, (C2) at least one organic heat stabilizer selected from the group consisting of a hindered phenol compound, a hindered amine compound, and an organic phosphorus compound, and (C3) a crystalline thermoplastic resin having a lower melting point than that of the component (A) and/or an amorphous thermoplastic resin having a lower Vicat softening point than that of the component (A), and wherein the content of the component (B) is 0.03 to 20 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass in total of the component (A) and the component (C3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyo KAWAMURA, Masashi OKAMOTO, Yasukazu SHIKANO, Katsushi WATANABE
  • Patent number: 9403950
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic-inorganic hybrid composition containing a metal oxide (A) having a particle diameter of 1-400 nm and a polymer emulsion particle (B) having a particle diameter of 10-800 nm. The polymer emulsion particle (B) is obtained by polymerizing a hydrolyzable silicon compound (b1) and a vinyl monomer (b2) having a secondary and/or tertiary amide group in the presence of water and an emulsifying agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignees: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation, Asahi Kasei E-materials Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuro Niguma, Hiroaki Takanohashi, Akira Nakabayashi
  • Publication number: 20160215109
    Abstract: The present invention provides a molded article comprising a polyamide resin composition, wherein (the average concentration of alkali metal and/or alkaline earth metal elements in a region within a depth of 3 ?m from the surface of the molded article)/(the average concentration of alkali metal and/or alkaline earth metal elements in a region except for the region within a depth of 3 ?m from the surface of the molded article)>2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyo KAWAMURA, Masashi OKAMOTO, Yasukazu SHIKANO, Katsushi WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20160208224
    Abstract: [Problem] The purpose of the present invention is to produce (?)-vibo-quercitol with high efficiency by a simple process. Particularly, it is intended to utilize an enzyme capable of converting 2-deoxy-scyllo-inosose to (?)-vibo-quercitol directly. [Solution] A 2-deoxy-scyllo-inosose reductase which is originated from a microorganism capable of utilizing (?)-vibo-quercitol and has the properties (a) to (c): (a) the enzyme has a catalytic activity of converting 2-deoxy-scyllo-inosose to (?)-vibo-quercitol; (b) the activity of the enzyme becomes maximum at a pH value of 7.0 to 9.0; and (c) a polypeptide moiety in the enzyme has a molecular mass of about 36 kDa as measured by SDS-polyacrylamide electrophoresis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunobu Konishi, Nobuya Itoh, Junji Kurokawa
  • Publication number: 20160200007
    Abstract: In the release film of the present invention, each of thermal shrinkage ratios in an MD direction and a TD direction at 120° C. is not less than 5%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chika KASAMATSU, Kenichiro SUE, Mutsuhiro MARUYAMA, Yutaka MATSUKI
  • Patent number: 9388303
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a polyethylene resin composition contains an ethylene homopolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Nasu, Akio Fujiwara, Ryoji Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20160194667
    Abstract: To impart significantly improved myo-inositol producing capability, suitable for use in recombinant DNA techniques and synthetic biology methods, to a host microorganism that does not possess an endogenous myo-inositol biosynthesis pathway, such as Escherichia coli. Inositol monophosphatase activity is strengthened in a transformant obtained by introducing a myo-inositol biosynthesis pathway into a host microorganism that does not possess an endogenous myo-inositol biosynthesis pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Kazunobu Konishi, Shinichi Imazu, Mayumi Sato
  • Publication number: 20160181584
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polyolefin microporous membrane made of a polyolefin resin and an inorganic particle, and the puncture strength of the microporous membrane is 3 N/20 ?m or more and the membrane thickness retention ratio in penetration creep is 16% or more, thereby being excellent in safety and long-term reliability, and a separator for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery, and the like can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hatayama, Hiroshi SOGO
  • Publication number: 20160177049
    Abstract: [Object] It is intended to obtain a polyamide resin composition that is excellent in heat aging resistance and exhibits suppressed metal corrosive properties and copper-depositing properties. [Means of Solving the Problems] A polyamide resin composition including a polyamide resin (A), a copper compound (B), a bromide of an alkali metal and/or a bromide of an alkaline earth metal (C), and a secondary amine compound (D).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Teruaki SAKUMA, Kazunori TERADA
  • Publication number: 20160177058
    Abstract: [Object] It is intended to obtain a polyamide resin composition that is excellent in heat aging resistance and exhibits suppressed metal corrosive properties and copper-depositing properties. [Means of solving the problems] A polyamide resin composition comprising a polyamide resin (A), a copper compound (B), a bromide of an alkali metal and/or a bromide of an alkaline earth metal (C), and at least one phosphorus compound (D) selected from the group consisting of phosphite compounds represented by the following general formula (1), and phosphonite compounds represented by the following general formula (2): phosphite compound: (RO)mP(OH)3-m??(1) and phosphonite compound: (RO)nO(OH)2-n(R)??(2) wherein m represents 1, 2, or 3; n represents 1 or 2; R represents an alkyl group, a phenyl group, or a partially substituted alkyl group or phenyl group; and if each of m and n is 2 or more, a plurality of (RO) groups in the general formulas (1) and (2) are the same or different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Teruaki SAKUMA, Kazunori TERADA
  • Publication number: 20160166950
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reaction method comprising a step of supplying a liquid containing at least one raw material compound and a low-boiling compound having a standard boiling point lower than a standard boiling point of the raw material compound to a flow channel, a step of heating the liquid to produce a liquid reaction product and a gas component by a reaction of the raw material compound, and a step of separating a liquid phase containing the reaction product from a gas phase containing the gas component and the low-boiling compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Shinohata, Takeharu Sasaki, Nobuhisa Miyake
  • Patent number: 9365603
    Abstract: [Problem] To impart significantly improved myo-inositol producing capability, suitable for use in recombinant DNA techniques and synthetic biology methods, to a host microorganism that does not possess an endogenous myo-inositol biosynthesis pathway, such as Escherichia coli. [Solution] Inositol monophosphatase activity is strengthened in a transformant obtained by introducing a myo-inositol biosynthesis pathway into a host microorganism that does not possess an endogenous myo-inositol biosynthesis pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Kazunobu Konishi, Shinichi Imazu, Mayumi Sato
  • Patent number: 9365706
    Abstract: A crosslinked composition is obtained by crosslinking a composition, containing: 1 to 99 parts by mass of a vinyl aromatic copolymer rubber (I) comprising 5 to 70% by mass of a vinyl aromatic monomer unit and 0.1 to 30% by mass of a conjugated diene monomer unit and having one or more tan ? peak temperatures between 75° C. and 125° C.; 99 to 1 parts by mass of an ethylenic copolymer rubber (II); 10 to 100 parts by mass of an olefinic resin (III) based on 100 parts by mass of a total amount of the vinyl aromatic copolymer rubber (I) and the ethylenic copolymer rubber (II); and 0.01 to 50 parts by mass of a crosslinking agent (IV) based on 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the vinyl aromatic copolymer rubber (I) and the ethylenic copolymer rubber (II).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Shimizu, Yoshifumi Araki, Katsumi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9364817
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an oxide catalyst that prevents the reduction degradation of the catalyst even during industrial operation for a long time and less reduces unsaturated aldehyde yields, diolefin yields, or unsaturated nitrile yields, and a method for producing the same, and methods for producing unsaturated aldehyde, diolefin, and unsaturated nitrile using the oxide catalyst. The present invention provides an oxide catalyst for use in the production of unsaturated aldehyde, diolefin, or unsaturated nitrile from olefin and/or alcohol, the oxide catalyst satisfying the following (1) to (3): (1) the oxide catalyst comprises molybdenum, bismuth, iron, cobalt, and an element A having an ion radius larger than 0.96 ? (except for potassium, cesium, and rubidium); (2) an atomic ratio a of the bismuth to 12 atoms of the molybdenum is 1?a?5, an atomic ratio b of the iron to 12 atoms of the molybdenum is 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Yoshida, Tatsuo Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 9359537
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a block copolymer composition for a viscous adhesive, which will be a viscous adhesive composition excellent in balance of the adhesive properties such as tack strength and tackiness, having a low melt viscosity, and excellent solubility, coating properties, ejection stability, and surface skin quality. The block copolymer composition for a viscous adhesive having: a component (a) in an amount of 50 mass % or more and 90 mass % or less; and a component (b) in an amount of 10 mass % or more and 50 mass % or less; a content of the vinyl aromatic monomer unit being 25 to 50 mass %; a viscosity of the 15 mass % toluene solution being 10 to 40 mPa·s; and a number average molecular weight ratio of the component (b) to the component (a) being 2.0 to 4.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignees: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation, Japan Elastomer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeo Nakajima, Takahiro Hisasue, Kenji Ebara, Yukinori Nakamichi
  • Patent number: 9359227
    Abstract: There is provided a porous formed article which can remove hazardous substances at a high speed, has a high adsorption capacity and has high durability to cleaning chemicals and further which is scarcely broken even if being repeatedly used, and which contains an organic polymeric resin and an inorganic ion-adsorbing material, wherein the organic polymeric resin is a polyether sulfone resin and/or a polysulfone resin, and is an organic polymeric resin having a hydroxyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventor: Akihiro Omori
  • Patent number: 9359324
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing an episulfide compound, the method including a step of thiating epoxy groups of (B) an epoxy compound by a reaction with (C) a thiating agent in the presence of (A) a polyhydric hydroxyl compound having two or more hydroxyl groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Akitake Nakamura, Takeshi Endo
  • Patent number: 9362539
    Abstract: It is intended to provide a polyethylene powder which can offer a fiber excellent in resistance to end breakage, dimensional stability, and acid resistance and/or a microporous membrane excellent in dimensional stability and acid resistance, and a microporous membrane and a fiber which are obtained by forming the polyethylene powder. The present invention provides a polyethylene powder comprising: 0.5 ppm or higher and 3,000 ppm or lower of aluminum hydroxide having an average particle size smaller than 50 ?m; and 0.5 ppm or higher and 12 ppm or lower of a magnesium element, wherein the polyethylene has a viscosity-average molecular weight of 100,000 or larger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kamo, Akio Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20160152826
    Abstract: The polyamide resin composition of the present invention contains (A) a polyamide resin, (B) a glass fiber including a compound having a carboxylic anhydride-containing unsaturated vinyl monomer, the compound being on at least a part of a surface of the glass fiber, and (C) a copolymer including a carboxylic anhydride-containing unsaturated vinyl monomer and having a glass transition temperature Tg of higher than 0° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyo KAWAMURA, Teruaki SAKUMA, Kazunori TERADA