Patents Assigned to Japan Polychem Corporation
  • Publication number: 20220220239
    Abstract: To provide a novel polar group-containing olefin copolymer in which an enone structure is introduced into the main chain as a structural unit. A polar group-containing olefin copolymer comprising a structural unit (A) derived from one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of ethylene and an olefin containing 3 to 20 carbon atoms, and a structural unit (B) represented by the following general formula (I): (Rx and Ry in the general formula (I) are as described in the Description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicants: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, JAPAN POLYCHEM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyoko NOZAKI, Xiaoming WANG, Takao TAYANO
  • Patent number: 11149099
    Abstract: Provided are a novel catalyst component for producing an ?-olefin (co)polymer, and a production method using the same. A metal complex is obtainable by contacting a compound represented by the general formula [I] or [II] with a transition metal compound containing a transition metal belonging to 9th to 11th group: wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 represent (i) hydrogen, (ii) a halogen, (iii) a linear alkyl or the like, or (iv) OR9 or the like; R5 and R6 represent a linear alkyl group or the like; any one of R1-R6 may have a heteroatom or a heteroatom containing group; E1 represents phosphorus, arsenic or antimony; X1 represents oxygen or sulfur; Z represents hydrogen or a leaving group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, JAPAN POLYCHEM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyoko Nozaki, Shingo Ito, Wen-Jie Tao, Yohei Konishi, Hisashi Ohtaki, Yasuo Oishi, Akio Tanna, Takao Tayano
  • Patent number: 11117984
    Abstract: Provided are a novel catalyst component for producing an ?-olefin (co)polymer, and a production method using the same. A metal complex is obtainable by contacting a compound represented by the general formula [I] or [II] with a transition metal compound containing a transition metal belonging to 9th to 11th group: wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 represent (i) hydrogen, (ii) a halogen, (iii) a linear alkyl or the like, or (iv) OR9 or the like; R5 and R6 represent a linear alkyl group or the like; any one of R1-R6 may have a heteroatom or a heteroatom containing group; E1 represents phosphorus, arsenic or antimony; X1 represents oxygen or sulfur; Z represents hydrogen or a leaving group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, JAPAN POLYCHEM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyoko Nozaki, Shingo Ito, Wen-Jie Tao, Yohei Konishi, Hisashi Ohtaki, Yasuo Oishi, Akio Tanna, Takao Tayano
  • Publication number: 20190263945
    Abstract: Provided are a novel catalyst component for producing an ?-olefin (co)polymer, and a production method using the same. A metal complex is obtainable by contacting a compound represented by the general formula [I] or [II] with a transition metal compound containing a transition metal belonging to 9th to 11th group: wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 represent (i) hydrogen, (ii) a halogen, (iii) a linear alkyl or the like, or (iv) OR9 or the like; R5 and R6 represent a linear alkyl group or the like; any one of R1-R6 may have a heteroatom or a heteroatom containing group; E1 represents phosphorus, arsenic or antimony; X1 represents oxygen or sulfur; Z represents hydrogen or a leaving group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicants: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, JAPAN POLYCHEM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyoko NOZAKI, Shingo ITO, Wen-Jie TAO, Yohei KONISHI, Hisashi OHTAKI, Yasuo OHISHI, Akio TANNA, Takao TAYANO
  • Patent number: 7064160
    Abstract: The invention provides a polypropylene based resin composition, which has good moldability on injection molding and which is excellent in its flow mark appearance as well as weld appearance on molding, and suitable for injection-molded articles such as exterior parts of automobiles, and also provides a moldability modifier used for the composition. The invention is a moldability modifier for a polypropylene based resin, which comprises at least one of a propylene homopolymer and a propylene random polymer having die swell ratio of 1.5 to 2.5 and ratio (Q value: Mw/Mn) of 7 to 13 of the weight average molecular weight (Mw) to the number average molecular weight (Mn) measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC). The moldability modifier is mixed with a propylene-ethylene block copolymer, an ethylenic or styrenic elastomer, an inorganic filler, etc. to prepare a polypropylene based resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Japan Polychem Corporation
    Inventors: Yukihito Zanka, Mitsuhiro Murayama, Yoshiharu Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20060068984
    Abstract: A catalyst having a high catalyst activity, which enables the production of an ?-olefin polymer improved in stereoregularity by decreasing an amorphous component, and a production method for the ?-olefin polymer, are developed. Described are a catalyst for polymerizing ?-olefin comprising a combination of (A) a solid catalyst component containing magnesium, titanium and a halogen as an essential component, which may contain if necessary, a silicon compound, an organoaluminum compound, and an electron donor; (B) an organoaluminum compound; and (C) a compound containing a C(?O)N bond such as an amide or an urea; which may further contain if necessary, (D) a silicon compound or a diether compound; and a production method for an ?-olefin polymer using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Applicant: Japan PolyChem Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiko Sugano, Kouji Nakayama, Shigeyuki Matsunami
  • Patent number: 7005400
    Abstract: A component of a catalyst for polymerizing an olefin, comprises: a carrier containing an inorganic oxide selected from silica, alumina, zirconia and titania and having a crushing strength of 0.5 to 25 MPa; and at least one member selected from oxides or hydroxides of metals of the groups 2, 3, 4, 13 and 14 in the periodic table, the metals being different from the metal constituting the inorganic oxide in the carrier, wherein the at least one member is supported on the surface of the carrier, so as to provide a novel catalyst component suitable for particle polymerization of an olefin and enabling to easily change molecular weight distribution of the resultant polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Japan Polychem Corporation
    Inventor: Tadashi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 6953831
    Abstract: An ethylene polymer excellent in molding processability represented by uniform extensibility, drawdown resistance, swell and extrudability, and mechanical properties represented by rigidity, impact resistance and ESCR, is provided. Particularly, an ethylene polymer remarkably excelent in balance between rigidity and ESCR as compared with a conventionally known ethylene polymer is provided. An ethylene polymer, which is an ethylene homopolymer or a copolymer of ethylene with an ?-olefin having a carbon number of from 3 to 20, and which satisfies the following conditions (1) to (4): (1) the melt index (HLMI) under a load of 21.6 kg at 190° C. is from 0.1 to 1000 g/10 min, (2) the density (d) is from 0.935 to 0.985 g/cm3, (3) the relation between HLMI and d satisfies the following formula (i): d?0.00900×log(HLMI)+0.951, (4) the relation between ESCR and the flexural modulus (M) satisfies the following formula (ii): M??7310×log(ESCR)+32300.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Japan Polychem Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Ishihama, Toshihiko Sugano, Masayuki Yamazaki, Kou Obata
  • Patent number: 6875485
    Abstract: A resin composition for heat-shrinkable polypropylene shrink label, comprises: from 50 to 95% by weight of a crystalline propylene-?-olefin random copolymer mainly comprising propylene and from 5 to 50% by weight of an alicyclic hydrocarbon resin having a softening temperature of not lower than 110 degrees Celsius.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Japan Polychem Corporation
    Inventors: Gen Kanai, Takao Tayano, Tadashi Sezume
  • Patent number: 6825280
    Abstract: Disclosed are a propylene polymer composition possessing excellent balance among rigidity and low warpage, resistance to deterioration caused by thermal oxidation during processing, weathering resistance, antistatic properties, and low bleeding properties, and a propylene resin composition which can easily produce molded products having excellent balance between rigidity and impact resistance (particularly low-temperature impact resistance) or heat resistance. The propylene polymer composition and the propylene resin composition comprise a propylene block copolymer consisting essentially of the following blocks (a) and (b) and having a melt flow rate of 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Japan Polychem Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Hayakawa, Tsuyoshi Ogasawara, Yuuji Fujita, Masao Sakaizawa, Kimiho Kosegaki, Toshihiko Sugano, Takao Tayano, Toru Suzuki, Yasuo Maruyama, Osamu Shibata, Takao Usami
  • Patent number: 6756463
    Abstract: A propylene polymer is characterized by satisfying the following (1) to (5): (1) a melt flow rate (MFR) measured at 230° C. under a 2.16 kg load of from 0.1 to 1000 g/10 min; (2) an isotactic triad traction (mm) measured by 13C-NMR of 99.0 % or above; (3) a Q value measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) of from 2.0 to 6.0; (4) a relation between melt flow rate (MFR: g/10 min) measured at 230° C. under a 2.16 kg load and a memory effect (ME) measured at 190° C. at an orifice diameter of 1.0 mm satisfying the following formula (I): 1.75≧(ME)+0.26×log(MFR)≧1.40  (I); and (5) a relation of the cold xylene solubles at 23° C. (CXS) satisfying the following formula (II) CXS≦0.5×[C2]+0.2×log(MFR)+0.5  (II) wherein [C2] represents the ethylene unit content (% by weight) in the polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Japan Polychem Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiko Sugano, Masaaki Ito, Kiyoshi Yukawa
  • Patent number: 6730728
    Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition high in melting flow, exhibiting good properties, excellent in moldability and shrinkage properties, and hence suitable for automobile exteriors, by including (A) propylene/ethylene block copolymer having a melt flow rate (MFR) of 100 to 200 g/10 min., its propylene homopolymer component having an MFR of 210 to 400 g/10 min. and isotactic pentad fraction of 0.98 or more, and its copolymer portion containing propylene at 65 to 85% by weight; 50 to 70% by weight, (B) ethylene/octene and/or ethylene/butene random copolymer; 10 to 25% by weight, (C) styrene-based hydrogenated block copolymer rubber; 4 to 9% by weight and (D) talc; 16 to 24% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignees: Japan Polychem Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masatoshi Matsuda, Hisayuki Iwai, Takayuki Nagai, Yukihito Zanka, Mitsuhiro Murayama, Yuji Fujita, Hironari Sano
  • Patent number: 6677411
    Abstract: A catalyst component for olefin polymerization, which comprises an ion-exchange layered silicate having the following features 1 and 2: feature 1: in a pore size distribution curve calculated from desorption isotherm by nitrogen adsorption-desorption method, a pore diameter Dm showing a maximum peak intensity DVM is from 60 to 200 Å; and feature 2: in a pore size distribution curve calculated from desorption isotherm by nitrogen adsorption-desorption method, a pore diameter Dm1/2 (Å) on the smaller pore size side corresponding to a ½ peak intensity of the maximum peak intensity DVM has a relation of Dm1/2/Dm of at least 0.65 and less than 1, provided that the largest value is employed when there are a plurality of Dm1/2 values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Japan Polychem Corporation
    Inventors: Hideshi Uchino, Hiroshi Nakano, Shuuichi Toriu, Takao Tayano, Hirotugu Niwa, Yoshiyuki Ishihama, Toshihiko Sugano
  • Patent number: 6660797
    Abstract: This invention provides a propylene-based composition for the molded polypropylene resin articles excellent in resistance to scratching and moldability, and well-balanced properties between high rigidity and high impact strength, and also provides a method for molding the above propylene-based composition, thereby providing high-performance industrial parts and automobile parts, in particular automobile interior parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Japan Polychem Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Banno, Yoshihiro Sobajima, Akira Kobayashi, Masaaki Isoi
  • Publication number: 20030216527
    Abstract: A propylene polymer is characterized by satisfying the following (1) to (5):
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Japan PolyChem Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiko Sugano, Masaaki Ito, Kiyoshi Yukawa
  • Patent number: 6646044
    Abstract: A stable continuous production of a propylene-based block copolymer can proceed for a long time without causing accumulation of particles having a small diameter by a process having the following steps: (1) polymerizing an &agr;-olefin containing liquid propylene as a main component in the presence of hydrogen and a stereoregular polymerization catalyst in one or more polymerization reactors to obtain a polymer slurry; (2) feeding the polymer slurry to a copolymerization reactor; and (3) copolymerizing propylene and an &agr;-olefin other than propylene substantially in a gaseous phase in the presence of the stereoregular polymerization catalyst, the polymer slurry and a deactivating compound in the copolymerization reactor to obtain a propylene-block copolymer powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Japan Polychem Corporation
    Inventors: Fuminao Watanabe, Eiji Tanaka, Jun Hosoi
  • Patent number: 6632911
    Abstract: An ethylene/&agr;-olefin copolymer having a density of 0.900 to 0.965 g/cm3; having an MI of 0.01 to 100 g/10 minutes; in a chromatogram with the use of Rayleigh ratio obtained by extrapolating GPC-MALLS data at a scattering angle of 0°, showing an average {overscore (Mc)} obtained by measuring five times of 0.5% or more and a standard deviation <&sgr;> from the average of 35% or less, wherein Mc stands for the chromatographic area ratio of the components having molecular weight of 1,000,000 or more calculated on the basis of the above measurement; and having a W30 (weight fraction of the portion eluted below 30° C.) in CFC measurement of 1 (% by weight) or less; and a film thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Japan Polychem Corporation
    Inventors: Kuninori Takahashi, Yoshiyuki Ishihama, Etsushi Akashige, Fumiyo Ikehata, Hisao Uchida, Mikio Kawase
  • Patent number: 6624253
    Abstract: A propylene type resin composition comprising from 95.0 to 99.999 parts by weight of component (A) which is a propylene/&agr;-olefin random copolymer polymerized by a metallocene catalyst, and from 0.001 to 5.0 parts by weight of component (C) which is a polyethylene wax, wherein components (A) and (C) satisfy the following conditions: Component (A): Propylene/&agr;-olefin random copolymer 1) Melt index at 230° C.: 2 to 30 g/10 min 2) Main melting peak temperature (Tm) obtained by DSC: 110 to 145° C. Component (C): Polyethylene wax 1) Density: 0.94 to 0.98 g/cm3 2) Melt viscosity at 140° C.: At least 10 cps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Japan Polychem Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunori Nakamura, Takao Tayano, Tadashi Sezume
  • Patent number: 6608130
    Abstract: The present invention provides A polypropylene-based resin composition, comprising (A) 45 to 85 wt. % of a propylene/ethylene block copolymer, having a melt flow rate (MFR) of 100 g/10 min. or more for the propylene homopolymer portion and 50 to 200 g/10 min. for the total copolymer, (B) 0.5 to 20 wt. % of a propylene homopolymer having a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of 10,000 to 110,000, (C) 5 to 35 wt. % of an ethylene/&agr;-olefin copolymer rubber and/or ethylene/&agr;-olefin/non-conjugate diene copolymer rubber, and/or hydrogenated block copolymer rubber, having an MFR of 0.1 to 20 g/10 min., and (D) 5 to 30 wt. % of talc having an average particle size of 10 &mgr;m or less, determined by the laser diffraction method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Japan Polychem Corporation
    Inventors: Yukihito Zanka, Mitsuhiro Murayama
  • Patent number: 6586061
    Abstract: A multi-layer film contains at least a first layer, a second layer inside thereof, and a third layer inside the second layer. The first layer contains a polypropylene resin (PP). The second layer contains a polyethylene resin (PE) having 70 to 90 wt% of a lower crystalline component (LCC) and 10 to 30 wt% of a higher crystalline component (HCC). The PE has a melt flow rate of 0.1 to 20 g/10 min and in a temperature rising elution fraction elution curve, an elution peak temperature of the LCC is from 45 to 85° C; the ratio of (peak height of LCC)/(height of the minimum valley between LCC peak and HCC peak) is 9 or more; an area ratio of the elution peak temperature or less of LCC is 35% or more. The third layer contains a) PP or b) a high-pressure low density PE having an extrapolation melting completion temperature of melting of 110° C or more; or c) a copolymer of ethylene/C3-18 &agr;-olefin having a density of 0.920 g/cm3 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Japan Polychem Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Sasaki, Kazutoshi Takenaka