Patents Assigned to Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
  • Polyoxyalkylene polyol or monool and polyurethane resin
    Patent number: 9388271
    Abstract: There is provided a polyoxyalkylene polyol or monool (S) represented by formula (2). In the formula (2), R2 represents an m-valent group in which m active hydrogens are removed from the active hydrogen-containing compound (H); Z is an alkylene group or a cycloalkylene group, and these groups are unsubstituted or substituted with a halogen atom or an aryl group. A hydroxyl value x, total degree of unsaturation y and the content of ethylene oxide z satisfy mathematical expression (3). In mathematical expression (3), x represents 5 to 280 mgKOH/g, y represents total degree of unsaturation represented by a unit meq/g, and z is from 0 to 50. R2—[—(ZO)p-(AO)q-(CH2CH2O)r-H]??(2) y?18.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromichi Nakaminami, Shogo Sugahara, Shu Yasuhara, Kouichi Murata
  • WATER-SOLUBLE LUBRICANT OIL
    Publication number: 20160186085
    Abstract: The present invention provides a water-soluble lubricating oil including a water-soluble base (A) and a corrosion inhibitor (B). The water-soluble base (A) contains at least one polyether (A1). A 0.1% by weight aqueous solution of the water-soluble lubricating oil has a surface tension of 31 mN/m or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi OKAMOTO, Yoshitaka KATSUKAWA, Yusuke YAMAZAKI, Toshiki KOJIMA, Tsuyoshi FUKUSHIMA, Mitsumasa KAMURA
  • DISPERSANT FOR RESIN COLLECTORS, MATERIAL FOR RESIN COLLECTORS, AND RESIN COLLECTOR
    Publication number: 20160149223
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a dispersant for a resin current collector which can uniformly disperse a conductive filler to attain sufficient charge and discharge characteristics without impairing the output power per unit weight of a battery. The present invention provides a dispersant for a resin current collector comprising a polymer having a resin-philic block (A1) and a conductive filler-philic block (A2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicants: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD., NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi FUKUMOTO, Yasuhiro SHINDO, Manabu WATANABE, Hiroshi AKAMA, Hideaki HORIE
  • RESIN FOR COATING LITHIUM-ION-BATTERY ACTIVE MATERIAL, RESIN COMPOSITION FOR COATING LITHIUM-ION-BATTERY ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND COATED ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERY
    Publication number: 20160149216
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a resin for coating an active material for lithium ion batteries which can prevent expansion of the electrode without inhibiting conduction of lithium ions. The resin for coating an active material for lithium ion batteries according to the present invention has a liquid absorbing rate of 10% or more when the resin is immersed in an electrolyte solution, and a tensile elongation at break of 10% or more when the resin is saturated with the electrolyte solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicants: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD., NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke MIZUNO, Yasuhiro SHINDO, Yasuhiro TSUDO, Kenichi KAWAKITA, Yuta MURAKAMI, Yuki KUSACHI, Yasuhiko OHSAWA, Hiroshi AKAMA, Hideaki HORIE
  • Polyol for polyurethane preparation and polyurethane preparation method using same
    Patent number: 9340640
    Abstract: A polyol (PL) for polyurethane preparation is disclosed that includes the polyol (a) and the strength-enhancing agent (b), as follows. Polyol (a): a polyoxyalkylene polyol that is the alkylene oxide adduct of an active hydrogen-containing compound (H), in which at least 40% of a hydroxyl group positioned on the terminal is a primary hydroxyl group-containing group represented by general formula (I). In general formula (I), R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl group, or phenyl group. Strength-enhancing agent (b): a compound that is at least one compound selected from the group comprising an ester compound, a thioester compound, a phosphoric acid ester compound, and an amide compound, and that is derived from an aromatic polyvalent carboxylic acid with a valence of 2 or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohisa Hirano, Koji Kabu, Izumi Arai
  • Process for production of useful substance, and surfactant for use in the process
    Patent number: 9328369
    Abstract: The present invention is aimed to provide a method for industrially producing a useful substance (protein etc.) utilizing a bacterium such as Escherichia coli in the presence of a surfactant and a surfactant to be used in this method for producing a useful substance. The present invention is a method for producing a useful substance into a culture solution by secretion by a bacterium in the culture solution, wherein the culture solution contains a surfactant (A), and a dried cell density based on the volume of the culture solution is 1.5 to 500 g/L. More preferably, the present invention is a method for producing a useful substance wherein the surfactant (A) is at least one agent selected from the group consisting of an amphoteric surfactant, an anionic surfactant, and a nonionic surfactant having an HLB value of 0 to 13.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Fusamitsu Yanagihara, Shunichiro Yamaguchi
  • WOUND HEALING AGENT
    Publication number: 20160106801
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a wound healing agent that inhibits bacterial growth, promotes granulation tissue formation and epithelization, and minimizes foreign body reaction in the granulation tissue. The wound healing agent of the present invention contains protein (A) and water, wherein the protein (A) contains: GAGAGS (1); and an amino acid sequence (X) and/or an amino acid sequence (X?), and the total percentage of ? turns and random coils in the protein (A) as determined by circular dichroism spectroscopy is 60 to 85%, and the percentage of the total number of amino acid residues in the amino acid sequences (X) and (X?) is 50 to 70% of the total number of amino acid residues in the protein (A). Amino acid sequence (X): at least one amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of VPGVG (2), GVGVP (3), and GAHGPAGPK (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Shingo KAWABATA
  • Antistatic agent and antistatic resin composition
    Patent number: 9303197
    Abstract: Disclosed are an antistatic agent which does not impair the appearance and the mechanical strength of a molded article and which provides sufficient permanent antistatic properties to the molded article even when added in a small amount, and an antistatic resin composition containing the same. The antistatic agent (Z) includes: a block polymer (A) containing a block of hydrophobic polymer (a) and a block of hydrophilic polymer (b) as constituent units; and an organic fluorine-modified polyolefin (B). The antistatic resin composition is obtained by containing the antistatic agent in a thermoplastic resin (C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Noda, Masanori Hattori, Eri Takemoto
  • Toner binder and resin particle
    Patent number: 9280074
    Abstract: Provided is a toner binder that is excellent in heat resistant storage properties and hot offset resistance properties and also affords excellent anti-blocking properties of paper when printing continuously. The present invention is directed to a toner binder comprising a crystalline resin (A), wherein the crystalline resin (A) comprises two or more crystalline resins (a) and the endothermic peak temperature group that is composed of all of the endothermic peak temperatures of the respective two or more crystalline resins (a) has two or more different endothermic peak temperatures; and a resin particle containing the toner binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Minaki, Tsuyoshi Izumi, Taiji Yamashita
  • Electrolytic solution for aluminum electrolyte capacitor, and aluminum electrolyte capacitor using the same
    Patent number: 9281130
    Abstract: The invention provides an electrolytic solution for an aluminum electrolyte capacitor with which there is little deterioration of the electrolytic solution properties, the sparking voltage is high, and shorting does not occur, even when the voltage used is high. The invention also provides an electrolyte (C) formed from anions of at least one phosphoric acid alkyl ester (A) and amidinium cations (B), at least one boric acid compound (F) selected from the group consisting of boric acid and boric acid esters, a C2-15 carboxylic acid (D) formed from carbon atoms, oxygen atoms, and hydrogen atoms only, and an organic solvent (E).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshihiko Akazawa
  • Process for producing urethane resin particles for slush molding
    Patent number: 9273188
    Abstract: The present invention is urethane resin particles (C) for slush mold which contain a urethane resin (D) and an additive (N), wherein the particles have a shape factor SF1 of 101 to 200, a shape factor SF2 of 120 to 240, and a central particle diameter of 20 to 500 ?m. It is preferred that the urethane resin (D) has a concentration of urea groups of 0.5 to 10% by weight, a total of the concentration of urethane groups and that of the urea groups of 4 to 20% by weight, a melting point of 160 to 260° C. and a glass transition temperature of ?65 to 0° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Tsudo, Masaki Inaba, Koichi Saito, Hideaki Saito, Takanori Yamamoto
  • Modifier for polyolefin resin
    Patent number: 9243093
    Abstract: Provided are a modifier for polyolefin resin which imparts excellent wettability for water, etc. to a polyolefin resin substrate without decreasing the resin property of the polyolefin resin substrate composed of polyolefin resin, and a polyolefin resin composition containing the modifier and a polyolefin resin. The present invention relates to a modifier for polyolefin resin (K) containing a copolymer (X) having a polyolefin (A) and an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid (anhydride) (B) as a constitutional unit and having an acid value of 50 to 250 mg KOH/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko Hasegawa, Yosuke Nakata
  • TONER BINDER AND TONER
    Publication number: 20150376401
    Abstract: There is provided a toner binder containing a polyester resin (P) composed of two or more polyester resins that are each obtained by polycondensation of a carboxylic acid component (x) and an alcohol component (y). The alcohol component (y) of at least one polyester resin (P1) constituting the polyester resin (P) comprises 30 to 100 molar % of an adduct (y1) of bisphenol A with 2 to 4 ethylene oxide molecules. The alcohol component (y) of at least one other polyester resin (P2) constituting the polyester resin (P) comprises 50 to 95 molar % of an aliphatic diol (y2) having 2 to 4 carbon atoms. The (P2) is other than the (P1), and the polyester resin (P) satisfies relationships as follows. 11.5?SP value [(cal/cm3)1/2] of (P)?13.0; and 5.2?HLB value (according to the Oda method) of (P)?7.1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko Sugimoto, Keisuke Miyamoto, Masaru Honda
  • Polyurethane resin for moisture-permeable water-proof materials, and polyurethane resin composition
    Patent number: 9212249
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a polyurethane resin for moisture-permeable waterproof materials which is excellent in all of the moisture permeability, waterproofness, and resistance to washing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nagatani, Tomomi Yokoi
  • ACTIVE-ENERGY-RAY-CURABLE COMPOSITION FOR OPTICAL MEMBERS, CURED ARTICLE, AND OPTICAL LENS AND SHEET OR FILM FOR OPTICAL LENSES EACH PRODUCED USING SAID CURED ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20150337066
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an active energy ray-curable composition capable of forming a cured product excellent in damage restoration, adhesion to a plastic base, and transparency after curing. An active energy ray-curable composition for optical components of the present invention essentially includes: a monomer (A) having 2 or more radical-polymerizable reactive groups (x1), a homopolymer of the monomer (A) having a glass transition temperature of higher than 200° C.; a monomer (C) having 2 or more radical-polymerizable reactive groups (x2), a homopolymer of the monomer (C) having a glass transition temperature of lower than ?15° C.; and a photopolymerization initiator (E).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazunori YOSHIDA, Yu SAKAI, Keiichirou INOUE
  • Assay method using magnetic silica particles and reagent for said assay method
    Patent number: 9157911
    Abstract: In the method of assaying an analyte in a sample of the present invention, magnetic silica particles are used. The magnetic silica particles include: silica particles containing 60 to 95% by weight of a superparamagnetic metal oxide that has an average particle size of 1 to 15 nm; and the analyte, an analog of the analyte, or a substance capable of specifically binding to the analyte immobilized on the surface of the silica particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignees: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD., WAKO PURE CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Mizuno, Masamitsu Miyamori, Shinjiro Matsuda, Yo Yagura
  • AQUEOUS LIQUID ABSORBING RESIN, AQUEOUS LIQUID ABSORBING COMPOSITION, AND ABSORBENT BODY AND ABSORBENT ARTICLE USING SAME
    Publication number: 20150246992
    Abstract: An absorbent resin and an absorbent composition that use a large amount of material derived from plants, have excellent absorbing capability in a compressed state due to having a favorable gel elastic modulus. An absorbent resin made by bonding (A1) an oxidized polysaccharide having a carboxyl group that may be neutralized by a neutralizing agent, and/or (A2) a crosslinked compound thereof with (B1) a poly(meth)acrylic acid where at least one of the carboxyl groups may be neutralized by a neutralizing agent, and/or (B2) a crosslinked compound thereof; or an absorbent composition made by blending (A1) and/or (A2) and (B1) and/or the (B2); wherein the weight average molecular weight of (A1) is 2,000 to 10,000,000, the acid value of (A1) is 65 to 524 mgKOH/g, and if (A1) has a carboxyl group that has been neutralized by a neutralizing agent, the acid value prior to neutralizing is 65 to 524 mgKOH/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Ueda, Yoichi Kanda
  • Conductive film and method for its production
    Patent number: 9125315
    Abstract: To provide a method for producing a conductive film with excellent transparency and conductivity by a simple method suitable for large-area production. A method for producing a conductive film comprising a step of placing a template (B), having openings in a mesh structure running from the side that is to contact a substrate (A) through to the back side, on the surface of the substrate (A), and spreading a dispersion (D) of conductive particles (P) on the surface of the substrate (A) on which the template (B) has been placed, and drying it, thereby forming a mesh-like structure (C) of the conductive particles (P) near the points of contact between the substrate (A) and the template (B), and then removing the template (B) from the substrate (A) to form a mesh-like structure (C) of the conductive particles (P) on the surface of the substrate (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignees: Kyoto University, SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD., Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ko Higashitani, Yasuhiro Tsudo, Masaki Nakayama, Shinji Kake
  • Polymer polyol, method for producing the same, and method for producing polyurethane resin
    Patent number: 9109078
    Abstract: A polymer polyol (I) is provided that is formed of a polyol (A), polymer particles (B) obtained by polymerization of an ethylenically unsaturated compound (b), and an active-hydrogen-containing compound (d) having an aromatic ring and having a number-average molecular weight of 150 to 2,000, wherein a content of (d) is 1 to 20% on the basis of a weight of (B). The polymer polyol of the present invention contains polymer particles having sufficiently small particle diameters, has a low viscosity, and has excellent handleability. A polyurethane resin obtained by using the polymer polyol of the present invention has excellent mechanical strengths such as elongation at break.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Tsuji, Shigekuni Nakada, Yukiya Kobayashi, Katsuya Uchida
  • Nonaqueous dispersion of resin particles
    Patent number: 9090748
    Abstract: Provided is a nonaqueous dispersion of resin particles, in which the resin particles have uniform particle diameters and shapes and which exhibits excellent fixing properties, particularly when used as a liquid electrophotographic developer. More specifically, provided is a nonaqueous dispersion (X) in which resin particles (C) are dispersed in a nonhydrophilic organic solvent (L) that exhibits a relative permittivity of 1 to 4 at 20° C., the resin particles (C) being core-shell type resin particles each of which comprise a resin particle (B) that contains a resin (b) and fine particles (A) that contain a resin (a) and that either adhere to the surface of the resin particle (B) or form a film on the surface of the resin particle (B), wherein the solubility of (a) in (L) at 25° C. is 10 wt % or less relative to the weight of (a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masakazu Iwata, Kouji Oota