Patents Assigned to Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Incorporated
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Patent number: 5502110Abstract: A resin composition for an electrophotographic toner is here disclosed which comprises an ethylene series high polymer (Y) and an ethylene series polymer (X) prepared from 100 parts of a bifunctional ethylene series unsaturated monomer and 0.01-10 parts by weight of a substance having three or more peroxide groups in the molecule and/or a substance having one or more unsaturated functional groups and one or more peroxide groups in the molecule, Mw/Mb (Mw is weight-average molecular weight, and Mb is weight-average molecular weight between crosslinking points) of said polymer (X) being from 2 to 99, Mw of said polymer (X) being 50,000 or less. This resin composition is excellent in the balance of various physical properties required for the toner, and particularly, it is excellent in offset resistance and toner strength.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 1993Date of Patent: March 26, 1996Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, IncorporatedInventors: Katsuru Matsumoto, Nobuhiro Hirayama, Kenji Uchiyama, Shoji Kawasaki, Tamami Fukui, Katsuo Uramoto
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Patent number: 5500286Abstract: A multi-shell emulsion particle of dry state structure having one or more of penetrating pore(s) connecting the surface layer of the particle with the interior of the particle and having a particle diameter of from 0.1 to 5.0.mu. preferably from 0.1 to 1.2.mu..Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 1994Date of Patent: March 19, 1996Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, IncorporatedInventors: Kousuke Someya, Akihiro Yamazaki, Futoshi Hoshino, Takeshi Yanagihara
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Patent number: 5498592Abstract: Described are Drechslera monoceras var. microsporus strains, that is, new microorganism strains which show herbicidal effects against all varieties of barnyard grass, i.e., Echinochloa spp. as weed even at temperatures as low as 15.degree. C. but does not give any influence to cultivation crops such as rice; weed control compositions against barnyard grass, said compositions each containing one of the microorganism strains as an effective ingredient and having high safety and selectivity; and a barnyard grass control method employing at least one of the microorganism strains. Combined use of at least one of the microorganism strains with a chemical herbicide makes it possible to substantially reduce their dosages compared with those required when they are singly applied.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1995Date of Patent: March 12, 1996Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, IncorporatedInventors: Masatoshi Gohbara, Kenichi Yamaguchi, Tatsuo Shinmi, Emi Shinmi, Kazunori Takanaka, Tomoko Hiruta
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Patent number: 5498619Abstract: Aminoketone derivative compounds containing a heterocyclic ring bonded to an aminoketone moiety and useful as effective ingredients of centrally acting muscle relaxants and pollakiurea curing agents.(+)3-phenyl-5-[2-(1-pyrrolidinylmethyl)butyryl]isoxazole, which has a more remarkable central muscle relaxant action as compared with its racemic modification, can be effectively separated from the racemic modification using optically active 10-camphorsulfonic acid as the agent for the optical resolution.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 1994Date of Patent: March 12, 1996Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, IncorporatedInventors: Hideki Tanada, Kazuya Sakai, Seitaro Kajiya, Norio Ohto, Kazutoshi Horikomi, Akira Matsubara, Hideshi Shimizu, Akira Mizuchi
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Patent number: 5498591Abstract: Described are Drechslera monoceras var. microsporus strains, that is, new microorganism strains which show herbicidal effects against all varieties of barnyard grass, i.e., Echinochloa spp. as weed even at temperatures as low as 15.degree. C. but does not give any influence to cultivation crops such as rice; weed control compositions against barnyard grass, said compositions each containing one of the microorganism strains as an effective ingredient and having high safety and selectivity; and a barnyard grass control method employing at least one of the microorganism strains. Combined use of at least one of the microorganism strains with a chemical herbicide makes it possible to substantially reduce their dosages compared with those required when they are singly applied.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1995Date of Patent: March 12, 1996Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, IncorporatedInventors: Masatoshi Gohbara, Kenichi Yamaguchi, Tatsuo Shinmi, Emi Shinmi, Kazunori Takanaka, Tomoko Hiruta
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Patent number: 5492744Abstract: An optical information recording medium is here disclosed which comprises a transparent substrate, a recording layer comprising an organic dyestuff on which information can be written by a laser beam, a reflective layer and a protective layer formed in this order on the substrate, the aforesaid optical information recording medium being characterized by containing a pit.edge control agent for the formation of recording pits, particularly a dyestuff thermal decomposition accelerator in the recording layer. By the addition of the pit.edge control agent, deviation properties and jitter properties can be remarkably improved, whereby a CD-R medium having a low error rate and good recording properties can be provided. In consequence, stable compatibility with a commercial CD player can be secured.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 1993Date of Patent: February 20, 1996Assignees: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals Incorporated, Yamamoto Chemicals, IncorporatedInventors: Tadashi Koike, Hideki Umehara, Yuji Inatomi, Takeshi Tsuda, Sumio Hirose
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Patent number: 5486396Abstract: An optical recording medium comprises a substrate, a recording layer overlying the substrate in a manner such that it is not present at the inner and outer peripheral portions of the substrate, a metal reflective layer overlying the recording layer in a manner such that the inner periphery of the metal reflective layer is coterminous with that of the recording layer while the outer peripheral portion of the reflective layer extends over the outer perphery of the recording layer, and a protective layer wholly covering the metal reflective layer extending over the recording layer, both at the inner and outer peripheral portions. The optical recording medium exhibits an excellent adhesion strength of the protective layer even when stood under high humidity and high temperature conditions for a long period of time, and the protective layer is not peeled off when subjected to a tape peeling test.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 1995Date of Patent: January 23, 1996Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, IncorporatedInventors: Tadahiko Mizukuki, Kouichi Yabuuchi, Shinichi Murakami, Tomoyoshi Sasakawa, Kouhei Shizuka, Nobuhisa Kitagawa, Sumio Hirose
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Patent number: 5482804Abstract: A photo-setting resin composition is here disclosed which comprises a photo-setting resin precursor and a dyestuff for uniformly coloring the photo-cured resin; and there is also disclosed a method for preparing a color filter by the use of this photo-setting resin composition.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 1993Date of Patent: January 9, 1996Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, IncorporatedInventors: Hisato Itoh, Akio Karasawa, Kenichi Sugimoto
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Patent number: 5473014Abstract: A rubber modified styrenic resin composition which can be obtained by dispersing rubber-like polymer particles in a homopolymer or a copolymer of a styrenic monomer. The rubber modified styrenic resin composition has:(a) a volume-average particle size of the rubber-like polymer particles is in the range of from 0.2 to 0.8 .mu.m,(b) a particle size distribution curve on the basis of the volume of the rubber-like polymer particles has one peak,(c) a ratio of a 5% value to a 95% value of the cumulative distribution of the particle size on the basis of the volume of the rubber-like polymer particles is in the range of from 3 to 45.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 1993Date of Patent: December 5, 1995Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, IncorporatedInventors: Toshihiko Ando, Mune Iwamoto, Masahiro Kaneko, Kouzou Ichikawa, Akihiko Nakajima, Masato Takaku
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Patent number: 5468585Abstract: A resin composition for use in an electrophotographic toner which comprises an ethylenic polymer (L) having a M.sub.w of not greater than 20,000 and an acid value of 2 to 100 mg KOH/g, and an ethylenic polymer (H) having a M.sub.w of not less than 150,000, a M.sub.w /M.sub.n ratio of not less than 5.0 and a time constant for triboelectric charging (.tau.) of 1.2 to 25, the ethylenic polymers (L) and (H) being present in a weight ratio ranging from 15:85 to 85:15. This resin composition can improve the triboelectric charging properties of the toner.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 1994Date of Patent: November 21, 1995Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, IncorporatedInventors: Katsuru Matsumoto, Nobuhiro Hirayama, Shoji Kawasaki, Kenji Uchiyama, Katsuo Uramoto, Tamami Fukui
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Patent number: 5463229Abstract: A circuit board for mounting one or more optical devices such as light receiving LSI chips and light emitting LSI chips. The circuit board has a flexible transparent substrate, a window portion which is formed as a slit-like transparent region of the transparent substrate, a plurality of electrodes for bonding the optical devices thereon provided on one surface of the substrate, a plurality of aggregated electrodes provided on the other surface on a region corresponding to the electrodes in a manner extending respectively in the longitudinal direction of the window portion and electrical connection portions penetrating the substrate. Each of the aggregated electrodes is electrically connected with two or more of the electrodes through the electrical connection portion. The circuit board will be used in, for example, an optical reader, an optical printer or the like in such a manner that the light which is coming in and/or going out of the optical device is transmitted through the window portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 1994Date of Patent: October 31, 1995Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, IncorporatedInventors: Mitsuo Takase, Nobuhiro Fukuda, Toshihiro Dodo
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Patent number: 5463061Abstract: A glycide derivative represented by the following general formula (I) is produced by reacting a hydroxyaryl or heteroaryl represented by A-OH with glycidyl tosylate in the presence of a cesium base as a base. Thereby, an aryl glycidyl ether derivative, which is an important intermediate for drug production, can be produced easily and reliably. Particularly when optically active glycidyl tosylate is used, said compound can be obtained at a high optical purity. ##STR1## wherein A represents an aryl group or a heteroaryl group.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 1994Date of Patent: October 31, 1995Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, IncorporatedInventors: Nobuyuki Fukazawa, Tsuneji Suzuki, Nobuya Kawauchi, Hironori Komatsu, Kengo Otsuka, Yuki Nakajima
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Patent number: 5461085Abstract: A process for preparing a novel superabsorbent polymer which is readily hydrolyzed and conform to environment by reacting a polysuccinimide with a diamine in an aqueous solution or an organic solvent to partially crosslink the polysuccinimide, and subsequently or concurrently hydrolyzing the remaining imide ring with an alkali while controlling the pH; and the superabsorbent polymer thus obtained.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 1994Date of Patent: October 24, 1995Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, IncorporatedInventors: Akinori Nagatomo, Hiroaki Tamatani, Masanobu Ajioka, Akihiro Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 5459233Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention relates to polyimides having excellent thermal resistance and process for preparing the same comprising carrying out condensation of 4,4'-bis(3-aminophenoxy)biphenyl with pyromellitic dianhydride in the presence of a different diamine compound and optionally with a different tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride.In a second aspect, the present invention relates to a heat resistant resin composition consisting essentially of an aromatic polyetherimide and a defined polyimide.In a third aspect, the present invention relates to a polyimide resin composition comprised on a defined polyimide and a separate high-temperature engineering polymer.In a fourth aspect, the present invention relates to a resin composition comprised of a defined polyimide and an aromatic polyamideimide.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 1993Date of Patent: October 17, 1995Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, IncorporatedInventors: Shoji Tamai, Masahiro Ohta, Saburo Kawashima, Katsuaki Iiyama, Hideaki Oikawa, Akihiro Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 5449587Abstract: The invention discloses a CD-WO type optical recording medium which has a constitution obtained by successively laminating a recording layer, a metal reflection layer and a protective layer; is prepared by using in the recording layer a colorant having a melting point of 150.degree. to 300.degree. C., decomposition initiating temperature of 200.degree. to 350.degree. C., and .lambda. max of 720 nm; and has high sensitivity, low recording distortion and high durability. The colorant can be enhanced its effect by introducing halogen atoms.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 1994Date of Patent: September 12, 1995Assignees: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Incorporated, Yamamoto Chemicals, IncorporatedInventors: Hisato Itoh, Takahisa Oguchi, Katashi Enomoto, Tsutomu Nishizawa
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Patent number: 5446141Abstract: Near-infrared absorbers which contain phthalocyanine derivatives in which the four benzene rings contained in the molecule independently have 1 to 4 substituents are light and thermal resistant and possess high molar extinction coefficients. Such near-infrared absorbers are useful in optical recording media, near-infrared absorption filters, and liquid crystal display devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 1992Date of Patent: August 29, 1995Assignees: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Incorporated, Yamamoto Chemicals, IncorporatedInventors: Hisato Itoh, Katashi Enomoto, Takahisa Oguchi, Tsutomu Nishizawa
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Patent number: 5437902Abstract: A fire-resistant glass comprising:(a) at least two plate-shaped vitreous materials arranged parallel and apart, the sides of the plate-shaped vitreous materials facing each other being treated with a silane coupling agent,(b) a spacer provided between the plate-shaped vitreous materials at their peripheries via an adhesive,(c) a sealing agent adhered to the outer surface of the spacer, and(d) an aqueous gel filled into the space formed by the plate-shaped vitreous materials and the spacer, the aqueous gel comprising a poller of a particular (meth)acrylamide derivative, a particulate metal oxide, an aqueous medium and an antifreezing agent.This fire-resistant glass has an excellent fire-resistant property, is stable over a long period of time and is unsusceptible to deterioration.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 1993Date of Patent: August 1, 1995Assignees: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Incorporated, Central Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Hiroshi Itoh, Takashi Abe, Hitoshi Yamashita, Toshihiro Yoshimura, Takeshi Hisanaga, Takao Takebayashi, Kunio Nakata, Chikara Hashimoto
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Patent number: 5434155Abstract: Compounds having an activity to stimulate the carcinostatic effect of carcinostatic agents, which can be expressed by the following general formula (1): ##STR1## in which A is ##STR2## (in which R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each independent and represent a hydrogen atom or a phenyl group) are made into fumarates so as to improve their oral absorbability and solubility in water without interfering with their effects.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 1993Date of Patent: July 18, 1995Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, IncorporatedInventors: Nobuyuki Fukazawa, Tuneji Suzuki, Kengo Otsuka, Osamu Yano, Daiji Iwata, Yukichi Kawai
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Patent number: 5434121Abstract: Described are Drechslera monoceras var. microsporus strains, that is, new microorganism strains which show herbicidal effects against all varieties of barnyard grass, i.e., Echinochloa spp. as weed even at temperatures as low as 15.degree. C. but does not give any influence to cultivation crops such as rice; weed control compositions against barnyard grass, said compositions each containing one of the microorganism strains as an effective ingredient and having high safety and selectivity; and a barnyard grass control method employing at least one of the microorganism strains. Combined use of at least one of the microorganism strains with a chemical herbicide makes it possible to substantially reduce their dosages compared with those required when they are singly applied.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 1994Date of Patent: July 18, 1995Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, IncorporatedInventors: Masatoshi Gohbara, Kenichi Yamaguchi, Tatsuo Shinmi, Emi Shinmi, Kazunori Takanaka, Tomoko Hiruta
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Patent number: 5434204Abstract: A colored styrenic resin composition comprises 100 parts by weight of a styrenic resin, 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of titanium oxide and 0.05 to 2.5 parts by weight of an organo-tin compound and in which the amount of the organo-tin compound is not less than 10% by weight on the basis of the amount of the titanium oxide. The resin composition ensures the production of injection-molded articles free of black streaks and, therefore, the articles formed from the resin composition of the invention have high commercial value. The colored styrenic resin composition is useful as a material for the production of housings of, for example, a variety of electric appliances and office machinery and equipment as well as miscellaneous goods.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 1992Date of Patent: July 18, 1995Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, IncorporatedInventors: Masato Takaku, Mune Iwamoto, Masaru Honma, Atsushi Hashimoto