Patents Assigned to Japan Elastomer Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 11248064
    Abstract: A conjugated diene polymer satisfying following conditions (1) to (4): (1) the conjugated diene polymer has two or more peaks in a molecular weight distribution curve obtained by measurement with gel permeation chromatography (GPC); (2) the molecular weight distribution curve contains a peak (A) having a peak molecular weight of 500,000 to 2,500,000 and a peak (B) having a peak molecular weight of 150,000 to 600,000; (3) a total value of an area of the peak (A) and an area of the peak (B) is 70% or more of a total area of the molecular weight distribution curve; and (4) an absolute value of difference between a glass transition temperature of a conjugated diene polymer in the peak (A) (Tg (A)) and a glass transition temperature of a conjugated diene polymer in the peak (B) (Tg (B)) is 2° C. to 30° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignees: Japan Elastomer Co., Ltd., Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsushi Yasumoto, Hideki Yamasaki
  • Patent number: 10822446
    Abstract: A modified conjugated diene polymer satisfying the following conditions (I) to (IV): (I) at least two peaks are observed in a molecular weight distribution curve; (II) when a peak of the highest molecular weight is defined as a peak (B), a peak of the largest peak area except for the peak (B) is defined as a peak (T), a peak molecular weight of the peak (B) is from 500,000 to 2,500,000 and a peak molecular weight of the peak (T) is from 150,000 to 600,000; (III) an area of the peak (T) is from 30% to 80% and a total value of an area of the peak (B) and the area of the peak (T) is 65% or more; and (IV) a proportion of a modified polymer chain(s) in a region ranging from a low-molecular-weight side to a point of 5% cumulative area is from 60% to 99%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Japan Elastomer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Yasumoto, Hideki Yamasaki
  • Publication number: 20200024383
    Abstract: A modified conjugated diene polymer satisfying the following conditions (I) to (IV): (I) at least two peaks are observed in a molecular weight distribution curve; (II) when a peak of the highest molecular weight is defined as a peak (B), a peak of the largest peak area except for the peak (B) is defined as a peak (T), a peak molecular weight of the peak (B) is from 500,000 to 2,500,000 and a peak molecular weight of the peak (T) is from 150,000 to 600,000; (III) an area of the peak (T) is from 30% to 80% and a total value of an area of the peak (B) and the area of the peak (T) is 65% or more; and (IV) a proportion of a modified polymer chain(s) in a region ranging from a low-molecular-weight side to a point of 5% cumulative area is from 60% to 99%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: Japan Elastomer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Yasumoto, Hideki Yamasaki
  • Publication number: 20200010579
    Abstract: A conjugated diene polymer satisfying following conditions (1) to (4): (1) the conjugated diene polymer has two or more peaks in a molecular weight distribution curve obtained by measurement with gel permeation chromatography (GPC); (2) the molecular weight distribution curve contains a peak (A) having a peak molecular weight of 500,000 to 2,500,000 and a peak (B) having a peak molecular weight of 150,000 to 600,000; (3) a total value of an area of the peak (A) and an area of the peak (B) is 70% or more of a total area of the molecular weight distribution curve; and (4) an absolute value of difference between a glass transition temperature of a conjugated diene polymer in the peak (A) (Tg (A)) and a glass transition temperature of a conjugated diene polymer in the peak (B) (Tg (B)) is 2° C. to 30° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicants: Japan Elastomer Co., Ltd., Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsushi Yasumoto, Hideki Yamasaki
  • Patent number: 10472514
    Abstract: A block copolymer composition including: 10% by mass or more and 90% by mass or less of a component (a), and 10% by mass or more and 90% by mass or less of a component (b), wherein the component (a) is a block copolymer containing a polymer block (A) primarily including a vinyl aromatic monomer unit and a polymer block (B) primarily including a conjugated diene monomer unit, wherein the block copolymer has a weight average molecular weight of 30,000 or higher and 150,000 or lower; and the component (b) is a block copolymer containing a polymer block (A) primarily including a vinyl aromatic monomer unit and a polymer block (B) primarily including a conjugated diene monomer unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignees: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha, Japan Elastomer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Hisasue, Shigeo Nakajima, Yoshifumi Araki, Yukinori Nakamichi
  • Patent number: 10385243
    Abstract: Disclosure provides a block copolymer composition having 20% by mass or more and 90% by mass or less of a component (A) and 10% by mass or more and 80% by mass or less of a component (B), wherein the component (A) is a block copolymer having a polymer block mainly comprising a vinyl aromatic monomer unit and a polymer block mainly comprising a conjugated diene monomer unit, and having a weight-average molecular weight of 30,000 or higher and 190,000 or lower; and the component (B) is a block copolymer having a polymer block mainly comprising a vinyl aromatic monomer unit and a polymer block mainly comprising a conjugated diene monomer unit, and having a weight-average molecular weight of 60,000 or higher and 500,000 or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignees: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha, Japan Elastomer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kosuke Nakatani, Yoshifumi Araki, Kenta Shibuya, Takahiro Hisasue, Kazuo Moritou
  • Publication number: 20190233546
    Abstract: The present invention provides a conjugated diene-based polymer containing at least one conjugated diene monomer, wherein 40% or more of the end thereof has an amino group and an amide group, and the indicator b* value of yellowness, as measured with a colorimetric color difference meter, is 15 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicants: Japan Elastomer Co., Ltd., Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideki Yamasaki, Shouzou Akagi
  • Patent number: 10316111
    Abstract: The present invention provides a conjugated diene-based polymer containing at least one conjugated diene monomer, wherein 40% or more of the end thereof has an amino group and an amide group, and the indicator b* value of yellowness, as measured with a colorimetric color difference meter, is 15 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignees: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha, Japan Elastomer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Yamasaki, Shouzou Akagi
  • Patent number: 10138368
    Abstract: A block copolymer composition including: 10% by mass or more and 90% by mass or less of a component (a), and 10% by mass or more and 90% by mass or less of a component (b), wherein the component (a) is a block copolymer containing a polymer block (A) primarily including a vinyl aromatic monomer unit and a polymer block (B) primarily including a conjugated diene monomer unit, wherein the block copolymer has a weight average molecular weight of 30,000 or higher and 150,000 or lower; and the component (b) is a block copolymer containing a polymer block (A) primarily including a vinyl aromatic monomer unit and a polymer block (B) primarily including a conjugated diene monomer unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignees: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha, Japan Elastomer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Hisasue, Shigeo Nakajima, Yoshifumi Araki, Yukinori Nakamichi
  • Publication number: 20170190805
    Abstract: The present invention provides a conjugated diene-based polymer containing at least one conjugated diene monomer, wherein 40% or more of the end thereof has an amino group and an amide group, and the indicator b* value of yellowness, as measured with a colorimetric color difference meter, is 15 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicants: Japan Elastomer Co., Ltd., Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideki Yamasaki, Shouzou Akagi
  • Publication number: 20170002190
    Abstract: A block copolymer composition including: 10% by mass or more and 90% by mass or less of a component (a), and 10% by mass or more and 90% by mass or less of a component (b), wherein the component (a) is a block copolymer containing a polymer block (A) primarily including a vinyl aromatic monomer unit and a polymer block (B) primarily including a conjugated diene monomer unit, wherein the block copolymer has a weight average molecular weight of 30,000 or higher and 150,000 or lower; and the component (b) is a block copolymer containing a polymer block (A) primarily including a vinyl aromatic monomer unit and a polymer block (B) primarily including a conjugated diene monomer unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicants: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha, Japan Elastomer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Hisasue, Shigeo Nakajima, Yoshifumi Araki, Yukinori Nakamichi
  • Publication number: 20160333235
    Abstract: Disclosure provides a block copolymer composition having 20% by mass or more and 90% by mass or less of a component (A) and 10% by mass or more and 80% by mass or less of a component (B), wherein the component (A) is a block copolymer having a polymer block mainly comprising a vinyl aromatic monomer unit and a polymer block mainly comprising a conjugated diene monomer unit, and having a weight-average molecular weight of 30,000 or higher and 190,000 or lower; and the component (B) is a block copolymer having a polymer block mainly comprising a vinyl aromatic monomer unit and a polymer block mainly comprising a conjugated diene monomer unit, and having a weight-average molecular weight of 60,000 or higher and 500,000 or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicants: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha, Japan Elastomer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kosuke Nakatani, Yoshifumi Araki, Kenta Shibuya, Takahiro Hisasue, Kazuo Moritou
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20150175855
    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: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicants: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation, Japan Elastomer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeo Nakajima, Takahiro Hisasue, Kenji Ebara, Yukinori Nakamichi
  • Patent number: 8563646
    Abstract: An adhesive composition having good balance in tackiness properties such as tack strength and retentivity, low melt viscosity, high processability, and high stability in melt viscosity under high temperature heating is provided. An adhesive composition containing two hydrogenated block copolymers and a predetermined tackifier is provided, the two hydrogenated block copolymers each having a different structure obtained by controlling the degree of hydrogenation of a block copolymer of a conjugated diene compound and a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon in a particular range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignees: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation, Japan Elastomer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeo Nakajima, Yukinori Nakamichi
  • Patent number: 8039553
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an adhesive composition comprising (A) a block copolymer composition comprising a block copolymer (a) formed from at least two polymer blocks composed mainly of a monoalkenyl aromatic compound and at least one polymer block composed mainly of a conjugated diene compound and a block copolymer (b) formed from a polymer block composed mainly of a monoalkenyl aromatic compound and a polymer block composed mainly of a conjugated diene compound, wherein the block copolymer (a) has a GPC peak molecular weight of 60,000 to 110,000 in terms of standard polystyrene, the polymer block composed mainly of a monoalkenyl aromatic compound has a peak molecular weight of 10,000 to 30,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of 1.0 to 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Japan Elastomer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Fujiwara, Yukinori Nakamichi
  • Publication number: 20110034614
    Abstract: An adhesive composition having good balance in tackiness properties such as tack strength and retentivity, low melt viscosity, high processability, and high stability in melt viscosity under high temperature heating is provided. An adhesive composition containing two hydrogenated block copolymers and a predetermined tackifier is provided, the two hydrogenated block copolymers each having a different structure obtained by controlling the degree of hydrogenation of a block copolymer of a conjugated diene compound and a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon in a particular range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicants: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION, JAPAN ELASTOMER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeo Nakajima, Yukinori Nakamichi
  • Publication number: 20080009587
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an adhesive composition comprising (A) a block copolymer composition comprising a block copolymer (a) formed from at least two polymer blocks composed mainly of a monoalkenyl aromatic compound and at least one polymer block composed mainly of a conjugated diene compound and a block copolymer (b) formed from a polymer block composed mainly of a monoalkenyl aromatic compound and a polymer block composed mainly of a conjugated diene compound, wherein the block copolymer (a) has a GPC peak molecular weight of 60,000 to 110,000 in terms of standard polystyrene, the polymer block composed mainly of a monoalkenyl aromatic compound has a peak molecular weight of 10,000 to 30,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of 1.0 to 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicant: JAPAN ELASTOMER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Fujiwara, Yukinori Nakamichi
  • Patent number: 7005469
    Abstract: The invention relates to: a modified rubber having a specific structure modified with a compound having two or more epoxy groups in the molecule; and a process for producing a modified rubber which includes copolymerizing a vinylaromatic hydrocarbon and a conjugated diene by the solution polymerization method using an organolithium as an initiator and modifying the resultant copolymer with a compound having two or more epoxy groups in the molecule. The invention further relates to a modified-rubber composition obtained by compounding a raw rubber containing the modified rubber with silica, and to rubber vibration isolators and a footwear article each obtained from the modified-rubber composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Japan Elastomer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Fusamae, Keiichi Toda
  • Patent number: 6833411
    Abstract: A subject for the invention is to provide an asphalt composition excellent in high-temperature storage stability and low-temperature characteristics and having an excellent balance among properties. Another subject is to provide a resin composition which has a reduced gel content, satisfactory appearance, and excellent balance among properties including impact resistance and is especially suitable for use as thin films such as food wrap films, films for laminating, and heat-shrinkable films or transparent sheet moldings such as trays for foods or for parts of light electrical appliances, etc., blister cases, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: Japan Elastomer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Fujiwara, Yukinori Nakamichi