Patents Assigned to JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
  • ALICYCLIC DIEPOXY COMPOUND HAVING BIS-SPIRONORBORNANE STRUCTURE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170044179
    Abstract: An alicyclic diepoxy compound represented by the following general formula (1): (in the general formula (1), R1 and R2 each independently represent one selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, alkyl groups having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and a fluorine atom, and n represents an integer of 2 to 5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke WATANABE, Takaya MATSUMOTO
  • REFRIGERATING-MACHINE OIL AND WORKING-FLUID COMPOSITION FOR REFRIGERATING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20170044462
    Abstract: The invention provides a refrigerating machine oil comprising a hydrocarbon-based base oil, the refrigerating machine oil having a viscosity index of 120 or less, and being used with a 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene refrigerant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Takahashi, Tsutomu Takahashi, Souichirou Konno
  • Lubricating oil composition
    Patent number: 9567546
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lubricating oil composition having fuel saving properties and providing gears and bearings with satisfactory durability, which is thus suitably used particularly for a gear system of an automobile. The lubricating oil composition a lubricating base oil comprising a mix base oil of (A) a mineral base oil having a 40° C. kinematic viscosity of 10 mm2/s or higher and 100 mm2/s or lower and (E) a mineral base oil having a 40° C. kinematic viscosity of 200 mm2/s or higher and 600 mm2/s or lower and a sulfur content of 0.3 to 0.9 percent by mass, the content of the base oil belonging to Component (B) is 15 percent by mass or more, and (C) and an organic molybdenum compound in an amount of 100 to 1000 ppm by mass as molybdenum, the lubricating oil composition having a 40° C. kinematic viscosity of 90 mm2/s or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
    Inventor: Hitoshi Komatsubara
  • WORKING FLUID COMPOSITION FOR REFRIGERATOR, AND REFRIGERATOR OIL
    Publication number: 20170037337
    Abstract: The present invention provides a working fluid composition for a refrigerating machine, comprising a refrigerating machine oil that comprises an ester of a polyhydric alcohol and a fatty acid, an epoxy compound, and a phosphorus compound, and a fluoropropene refrigerant, wherein the polyhydric alcohol constituting the ester comprises pentaerythritol and dipentaerythritol, the fatty acid constituting the ester comprises at least one selected from fatty acids having 4 to 9 carbon atoms, and the epoxy compound and the phosphorus compound satisfy a condition represented by the following formula (1). [ Formula ? ? 1 ] ? 0.10 ? ( N E M E · W E ) ( N P M P · W P ) ? 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicants: Denso Corporation, Kabushki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki, JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Masataka MUTO, Hajime MUKAWA, Takekazu KANO, Genki HAYASHI, Kazuki YAMAMOTO, Takahiro HOSHIDA, Hitoshi TAKAHASHI, Ken SAWADA, Akira TADA, Souichirou KONNO
  • Refrigerator working fluid composition and refrigerant oil
    Patent number: 9562182
    Abstract: A working fluid composition for a refrigerating machine comprising: a refrigerating machine oil containing at least one lubricating base oil selected from a mineral oil and a synthetic oil, and at least one phosphorus compound selected from a mono(alkylphenyl) diphenyl phosphate having a C3-C5 alkyl group and a di(alkylphenyl) phenyl phosphate having two C3-C5 alkyl groups, wherein a content of the phosphorus compound is 0.01 to 5% by mass based on a total amount of the refrigerating machine oil; and a hydrocarbon refrigerant having 2 to 4 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Saito, Fumiyuki Nara, Tomonari Matsumoto, Kuniko Adegawa
  • Method for producing lubricant base oil
    Patent number: 9562200
    Abstract: A method for producing a lubricant base oil, the method comprising a first step of fractionating, from a hydrocarbon oil containing a base oil fraction and a heavy fraction that is heavier than the base oil fraction, the base oil fraction and the heavy fraction, and a second step of obtaining a dewaxed oil by isomerization and dewaxing of the base oil fraction fractionated in the first step, wherein a hydrocracked oil obtained by hydrocracking the heavy fraction fractionated in the first step is returned to the first step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marie Iwama, Kazuaki Hayasaka, Yoshiyuki Nagayasu, Koshi Takahama
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING ASTAXANTHIN BY FERMENTATION
    Publication number: 20170029862
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for microbioiogically producing astaxanthin of high concentration at low cost while suppressing production of canthaxanthin. Specifically, the present invention relates to a method for producing carotenoids including astaxanthin comprising culturing a bacterium that concurrently produces astaxanthin and canthaxanthin in a medium containing biotin, wherein a ratio of concentration of produced canthaxanthin to concentration of produced astaxanthin in a culture product after the end of culture in the medium is lower than that in a culture product alter the end of culture in a biotin-free medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuaki Hirasawa, Hiroshi Satoh, Hisashi Yoneda, Tetsuhisa Yata, Matsutoshi Azuma
  • REFRIGERATOR OIL AND REFRIGERATOR WORKING FLUID COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20170015935
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerating machine oil comprising at least one oxygen-containing oil having a carbon/oxygen molar ratio of 2.5 or more and 5.8 or less as a base oil, and the refrigerating machine oil being used with a trifluoroethylene refrigerant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicants: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION, ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hitoshi TAKAHASHI, Tsutomu TAKAHASHI, Akira TADA, Souichirou KONNO
  • Lubricant composition
    Patent number: 9546337
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lubricating oil composition comprising a lubricating base oil, and at least one ester additive selected from a first ester that is a fatty acid 3,4-epoxycyclohexyl alkyl ester and a second ester that is a 3,4-epoxycyclohexyl carboxylic acid alkyl ester, wherein a content of the ester additive is 0.01 to 5.0% by mass based on the total mass of the lubricating oil composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Saito, Ken Sawada, Kuniko Adegawa
  • MEDICINE FOR PREVENTING ISCHEMIC DISEASES
    Publication number: 20170007554
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a prophylactic agent for retinal disorder such as ischemic retinal disorder. Specifically, the present invention relates to a prophylactic agent for retinal disorder, which contains, as an active ingredient, a carotenoid mixture containing astaxanthin as a main component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Hideaki Hara, Takashi Ishibashi
  • Working Fluid Composition for Refrigerator and Refrigeration Oil
    Publication number: 20170009170
    Abstract: Disclosed is a working fluid composition for a refrigerating machine, comprising a refrigerating machine oil comprising an ester of a polyhydric alcohol and a fatty acid, a carbodiimide compound, and a phosphorous compound, and at least one refrigerant selected from 1, 1, 1,2-tetrafluoroethane and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, the fatty acid comprises at least one selected from fatty acids having 4 to 9 carbon atoms, and the carbodiimide compound and the phosphorus compound satisfy the conditions represented by the formula (1): 0.11 ? ( N C M C · W C ) ( N P M P · W P ) ? 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Takahashi, Ken Sawada, Akira Tada, Souichirou Konno
  • EPITAXIAL GROWTH SUBSTRATE AND LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT USING SAME
    Publication number: 20170012169
    Abstract: An epitaxial growth substrate includes a base member, and a concave-convex pattern having a plurality of concavities and a plurality of convexities and formed on the base member, wherein: each of the plurality of convexities has an elongated shape which extends while winding (waving) in a plane view; and the plurality of convexities in the concave-convex pattern have extending directions, bending directions and lengths which are non-uniform among the plurality of convexities. There are provided an epitaxial growth substrate which can be produced efficiently and which is capable of improving the light-emitting efficiency of a light-emitting element; and a light-emitting element using the epitaxial growth substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi SEKI, Suzushi NISHIMURA, Shigetaka TORIYAMA, Madoka TAKAHASHI
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON OIL AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON OIL
    Publication number: 20170009153
    Abstract: Hydrocarbon oil obtained by Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis reaction using a catalyst within a slurry bed reactor is fractionated into a distilled oil and a column bottom oil in a rectifying column, part of the column bottom oil is flowed into a first transfer line that connects a column bottom of the rectifying column to a hydrocracker, at least part of the column bottom oil is flowed into a second transfer line branched from the first transfer line and connected to the first transfer line downstream of the branching point, the amount of the catalyst fine powder to be captured is monitored while the catalyst fine powder in the column bottom oil that flows in the second transfer line are captured by a detachable filter provided in the second transfer line, and the column bottom oil is hydrocracked within the hydrocracker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicants: JAPAN OIL, GAS AND METALS NATIONAL CORPORATION, INPEX CORPORATION, JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION, JAPAN PETROLEUM EXPLORATION CO., LTD., COSMO OIL CO., LTD., NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko TASAKA, Yuichi TANAKA, Marie IWAMA
  • PROCESS FOR FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING OF HEAVY OIL
    Publication number: 20170009146
    Abstract: Provided is a process for fluid catalytic cracking of a heavy oil by contacting the oil with a catalyst at an elevated temperature for a short period of time to produce light olefins such as propylene and butene. The process includes contacting the heavy oil with a catalyst containing as a constituent thereof a fluid catalytic cracking catalyst with a weight ratio (Wmat/Wusy) of an active matrix weight (Wmat) to an ultrastable Y type zeolite weight (Wusy) of 0 to 0.3, under conditions where the reaction zone outlet temperature is from 580 to 630° C., the catalyst/oil ratio is from 15 to 40 weight/weight and the residence time of hydrocarbon in the reaction zone is from 0.1 to 1.0 second.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicants: JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki ONO, Tai OHUCHI, Marie IWAMA, Tatsushi ISHIZUKA
  • Working Fluid Composition for Refrigerating Machine and Refrigerating Machine Oil
    Publication number: 20170002291
    Abstract: The present invention provides a working fluid composition for a refrigerating machine containing: a refrigerating machine oil containing, as a base oil, a mixed ester of (A) a complex ester synthesized from a polyhydric alcohol such as neopentyl glycol, a polybasic acid having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, a monohydric alcohol having 4 to 18 carbon atoms and the like, and (B) a polyol ester synthesized from a polyhydric alcohol such as neopentyl glycol and a monocarboxylic fatty acid having 4 to 18 carbon atoms, in a mass ratio of (A) the complex ester/(B) the polyol ester of 5/95 to 95/5; and a refrigerant such as carbon dioxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Takahashi, Takeshi Okido, Hiroko Shimpo, Souichirou Konno
  • HIGHLY AROMATIC BASE OIL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HIGHLY AROMATIC BASE OIL
    Publication number: 20160376510
    Abstract: A method for producing a highly aromatic base oil of the present invention includes a step of hydrorefining a clarified oil to obtain a highly aromatic base oil having an aromatic content of 50% by mass or more determined by a column chromatography analysis method. The step of hydrorefining a clarified oil is preferably performed under conditions of a hydrogen pressure of 5.0 to 20.0 MPa, a temperature of 280 to 400° C., a hydrogen oil ratio of 300 to 750 NL/L, and a space velocity of 0.3 to 2.0 h?1. According to the present invention, a highly aromatic base oil used for rubber processing, asphalt reclamation and the like, and a novel method for producing a highly aromatic base oil can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki MORISHIMA, Takashi ITO
  • System oil composition for crosshead diesel engine
    Patent number: 9528060
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system oil composition for crosshead diesel engines, the system oil composition having excellent heat resistance and being effective for improvement of fuel efficiency. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system oil composition for crosshead diesel engines in which the system oil composition includes a mineral oil and/or a synthetic oil as a base oil (A) and has a kinematic viscosity of at least 35 mm2/s at 50° C., a high-shear viscosity of at most 45 mPa·s at 50° C., and a high-shear viscosity of at least 15 mPa·s at 70° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Takeshima, Naozumi Arimoto
  • IONOMER RESIN COMPOSITION, OPTICAL FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160369023
    Abstract: [Objects] Provided is an ionomer resin composition that, when molded into a film shape, is small in both of orientational birefringence and photoelastic birefringence and excellent in transparency, heat resistance, flexibility, and size stability. Additionally, provided are an optical film including the ionomer resin composition, a polarizing plate including the optical film, and a liquid crystal display apparatus including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira MATSUO, Sayako UCHIZAWA
  • MESH STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20160361902
    Abstract: Provided is a lightweight mesh nonwoven fabric having excellent adhesiveness between uniaxially oriented bodies, excellent low-temperature heat sealability, and high strength. A mesh structure 1 includes two or more uniaxially oriented bodies 2, 3; which include a thermoplastic resin layer and a linear low-density polyethylene layer laminated on at least one side of the thermoplastic resin layer; the mesh structure is produced by laminating or weaving the uniaxially oriented bodies through the linear low-density polyethylene layer in such a way that orientation axes L, T of the uniaxially oriented bodies cross; and the mesh structure has properties of: (1) a fiber weight per unit area of 5 to 70 g/m2, (2) a thickness of the linear low-density polyethylene layer of 2 to 10 ?m, (3) an adhesive force between the uniaxially oriented bodies of 10 to 60 N, and (4) a tensile strength of 20 to 600 N/50 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko Ibayashi, Hisao Ito
  • Hydroisomerization catalyst, process for producing the same, method of dewaxing hydrocarbon oil, and process for producing lube base oil
    Patent number: 9518232
    Abstract: A hydroisomerization catalyst of the present invention is obtained by calcining a catalyst composition containing an ion-exchanged molecular sieve or a calcined product thereof, and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of metals of Groups 8 to 10 in Periodic Table of the elements, molybdenum and tungsten, carried on the ion-exchanged molecular sieve or the calcined product thereof, wherein the ion-exchanged molecular sieve is obtained by ion-exchanging a molecular sieve, which includes nanocrystals having a pore structure of ten-membered rings or eight-membered rings and having a ratio of the pore volume to the external surface area ([pore volume]/[external surface area]) of 2.0×10?4 mL/m2 to 8.0×10?4 mL/m2 and contains an organic template, in a solution containing a cationic species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuaki Hayasaka