Patents Assigned to Toho Titanium Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 12766594
    Abstract: The titanium porous body according to the present invention is in a form of a sheet, and has a titanium content of 97% by mass or more, an oxygen content of 0.9% by mass or more and 2.0% by mass or less, and a carbon content of 0.01% by mass or more and 0.06% by mass or less, and has a thickness of 0.3 mm or less, a porosity of 35% or more and 45% or less, an irreversible deformation amount after being pressurized at 65 MPa of 5.0% or less, and a bending strain at break of 0.005 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2026
    Assignee: Toho Titanium Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yosuke Inoue
  • Publication number: 20260317922
    Abstract: The porous titanium sheet has a thickness equal to or greater than 40 ?m and equal to or less than 500 ?m and porosity equal to or greater than 30% and equal to or less than 50%. A surface roughness of a first main surface of the porous titanium sheet is lower than a surface roughness of a second main surface opposing the first main surface. At a peripheral portion, a number of first protrusions protruding toward a side of the first main surface and having a height equal to or greater than 30 ?m is equal to or less than a number of second protrusions protruding toward a side of the second main surface at the peripheral portion and having a height equal to or greater than 30 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2026
    Publication date: October 15, 2026
    Applicant: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wataru MIZOH
  • Patent number: 12760130
    Abstract: Provided is a solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization capable of suitably producing polymer particles with a suppressed content ratio of fine powder and reduced surface stickiness at high activity when subjected to polymerization of an olefin. The solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization contains magnesium, titanium, halogen and an internal electron-donating compound, in which a cross-sectional pore area ratio is 10 to 50%, and a ratio MXi/MXs of a cross-sectional pore area ratio (MXi) in a region of less than 50% in a radial direction to a cross-sectional pore area ratio (MXs) in a region of 50% or more in the radial direction from a particle center is 0.50 to 2.00.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2026
    Assignee: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masayoshi Saito
  • Patent number: 12735525
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a catalyst for polymerization of an olefin, which suppresses a decrease in polymerization activity due to early deactivation of the active site after the catalyst has been formed, exhibits excellent catalyst activity at the time of polymerization of olefins, and can produce polymers of olefins, which are excellent in stereoregularity. The method for producing a catalyst for polymerization of an olefin includes contacting a solid catalyst component (A) containing magnesium, titanium, halogen and an internal electron-donating compound, and a specific organoaluminum compound (B) represented by the general formula (I), with each other, wherein at least one selected from the solid catalyst component (A) and the organoaluminum compound (B) is previously subjected to contact treatment with a hydrocarbon compound having one or more vinyl groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2026
    Assignee: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kono, Takaharu Sakemi, Toshiya Uozumi, Keisuke Goto
  • Patent number: 12668858
    Abstract: The titanium porous body according to the present invention is in a form of a sheet, and has a thickness of 0.3 mm or less, and a bending strain at break of 0.005 or more, wherein, for a three-dimensional surface texture of at least one surface of the titanium porous body, an arithmetic mean height Sa is 2.5 ?m or less, a maximum height Sz is 30 ?m or less, an aspect ratio Str of the surface texture is 0.93 or more, and an arithmetic mean curvature Spc of a peak is 4.8 (1/?m) or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: Toho Titanium Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yosuke Inoue
  • Publication number: 20260176390
    Abstract: Provided is an olefin polymerization catalyst characterized by including (I) a solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization containing at least magnesium, titanium, halogen, and an internal electron-donating compound, (II) an organoaluminum compound, and (III) an external electron-donating compound, in which in the olefin polymerization catalyst, there exist, as the internal electron-donating compound, at least one or more compounds selected from a first internal electron-donating compound and one or more compounds selected from a second internal electron-donating compound, and as the external electron-donating compound, there exist at least one or more compounds selected from an alkoxysilane compound and an aminosilane compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2024
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Applicant: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Christopher Garland Bauch, Teppei Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20260176391
    Abstract: Provided is an olefin polymerization catalyst including: (I) a solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization containing at least magnesium, titanium, halogen, and as an internal electron-donating compound, one or more compounds selected from succinate diester compounds and one or more compounds selected from phthalate diester compounds; (II) an organoaluminum compound; and (III) as an external electron-donating compound, at least one or more compounds selected from alkoxysilane compounds and one or more compounds selected from (alkylamino)alkylsilane compounds. According to the present invention, an olefin polymerization catalyst that can produce an olefin polymer having a high flexural modulus and a high impact resistance, and a method for producing an olefin polymer using the catalyst can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2024
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Applicant: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Christopher Garland Bauch, Teppei Ishikawa, Ryoko Oizumi
  • Publication number: 20260176384
    Abstract: Provided is an olefin polymerization catalyst characterized in that the catalyst includes (I) a solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization containing at least magnesium, titanium, halogen and an internal electron-donating compound, (II) an organoaluminum compound, and (III) an external electron-donating compound, wherein in the olefin polymerization catalyst, there exist, as the internal electron-donating compound, at least one or more compounds selected from a first internal electron-donating compound and one or more compounds selected from a second internal electron-donating compound, and as the external electron-donating compound, there exists at least one or more compounds selected from an alkoxysilane compound and an aminoalkoxysilane compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2024
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Applicant: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Christopher Garland Bauch, Teppei Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20260176388
    Abstract: Provided is an olefin polymerization catalyst including: (I) as a solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization, (a) a solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization containing at least magnesium, titanium, halogen, and as an internal electron-donating compound, a succinate diester compound, and (b) a solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization containing at least magnesium, titanium, halogen, and as an internal electron-donating compound, a phthalate diester compound, (II) an organoaluminum compound, and (III) as an external electron-donating compound, at least one or more compounds selected from alkoxysilane compounds and one or more compounds selected from (alkylamino)alkylsilane compounds. According to the present invention, an olefin polymerization catalyst that can produce an olefin polymer having a high flexural modulus and a high impact resistance, and a method for producing an olefin polymer using the catalyst can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2024
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Applicant: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Christopher Garland Bauch, Teppei Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 12624133
    Abstract: The present invention provides a solid catalyst component for polymerization of an olefin, which appropriately suppresses a decrease in polymerization activity per unit time when having been supplied to the polymerization of the olefin, even without using a phthalic acid ester, and can easily prepare a polymer of an olefin, in which drying efficiency is improved, and a content ratio of a remaining volatile organic compound is greatly reduced in a short period of time. The solid catalyst component for polymerization of an olefin includes magnesium, titanium, halogen and a 1,3-diether compound, wherein a ratio of the 1,3-diether compound contained in the solid catalyst component for polymerization of an olefin is 2.50 to 15.00% by mass, and a specific surface area of the solid catalyst component for polymerization of an olefin is 250 m2/g or larger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Motoki Hosaka
  • Publication number: 20260022198
    Abstract: A solid catalyst component mixture for polymerizing olefins that allows a polymer of olefins having both a high melt flowability and rigidity to be easily produced is provided. A solid catalyst component mixture for polymerizing olefins comprises: a first solid catalyst component for polymerizing olefins containing magnesium, titanium, halogen and a succinate diester compound, and a second solid catalyst component for polymerizing olefins containing magnesium, titanium, halogen and a phthalate diester compound, at a mass ratio of First solid catalyst component for polymerizing olefins:Second solid catalyst component for polymerizing olefins=37:63 to 87:13.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 22, 2026
    Applicant: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hayashi Ogawa, Keiichi Kurosaki, Hideo Funabashi
  • Patent number: 12428503
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for producing a catalyst, which suppresses a decrease in polymerization activity due to early deactivation of the active site after the catalyst has been formed, exhibits excellent catalyst activity at the time of polymerization of olefins, and can produce polymers of olefins, which are excellent in stereoregularity. The method for producing a catalyst includes contacting a solid catalyst component (A) containing magnesium, titanium, halogen and an internal electron-donating compound, and a specific organoaluminum compound (B) represented by the general formula (I), with each other, wherein at least one selected from the solid catalyst component (A) and the organoaluminum compound (B) is previously subjected to contact treatment with a hydrocarbon compound having one or more vinyl groups, in an organic solvent containing 30% by mass or more of one or more compounds selected from saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon compounds having 20 or more carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2025
    Assignee: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kono, Takaharu Sakemi, Toshiya Uozumi, Keisuke Goto
  • Patent number: 12331138
    Abstract: It is intended to provide a method for producing a catalyst for olefin polymerization which exhibits excellent catalytic activity in a polymerization treatment and permits production of a polymer excellent in stereoregularity, melt flowability, etc., even when the polymerization catalyst is prepared in an inert gas atmosphere by using a solid catalytic component comprising an electron-donating compound other than a phthalic acid ester. The method for producing a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprises performing a pre-contact treatment of bringing a solid catalytic component (A) comprising a magnesium atom, a titanium atom, a halogen atom and an electron-donating compound having no phthalic acid ester structure, a specific organoaluminum compound (B) and an external electron-donating compound (C) into contact with each other at a temperature of lower than 15° C. for a time of 30 minutes or shorter in the absence of the olefin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kono, Takahiro Masuyama, Shinta Marui, Toshiya Uozumi
  • Publication number: 20250188200
    Abstract: Provided is a catalyst for polymerization of an olefin, capable of easily producing a propylene homopolymer with an excellent melt flow rate and moldability, as well as further excellent flexural modulus, despite containing a solid catalyst component for polymerization of an olefin comprising a compound other than phthalate esters as an internal electron-donating compound. A catalyst for polymerization of an olefin, comprising: a solid catalyst component for polymerization of an olefin, comprising magnesium, titanium, halogen, and a succinic acid diester compound, wherein a ratio (S/T), represented by a total content of an internal electron-donating compound with the succinic acid diester compound as a main component(S) to a content of the titanium (T), is 0.60 to 1.30 in a molar ratio, an organoaluminum compound, and one or more external electron-donating compounds selected from specific aminosilane compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Applicant: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuta Kawamoto, Hideo Funabashi, Hiroyuki Kono, Takaharu Sakemi, Hayashi Ogawa, Keiichi Kurosaki
  • Publication number: 20250101153
    Abstract: A solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization containing magnesium, titanium, a halogen, a carbonate compound (A) represented by the following general formula (1): R1—O—C(?O)—O—Z—O—R2 (1), and an ether compound (B) having two or more ether groups, wherein a proportion of the ether compound (B) in a total of the carbonate compound (A) and the ether compound (B) is 33.0 to 80.0 mol %. The invention can provide a solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization using an ether compound having two or more ether groups and a carbonate compound as internal electron donating compounds, wherein the solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization has, in the polymerization of olefins, a moderately wide molecular weight distribution of an olefin polymer obtained therefrom and can increase the polymerization activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Goto, Toshiya Uozumi, Hiroyuki Kono, Shinta Marui, Chika Yoshizaki
  • Publication number: 20250101142
    Abstract: A solid catalyst component for polymerization of an olefin is disclosed including: magnesium, titanium, halogen, and a succinic acid diester compound, wherein a content of the succinic acid diester compound in a total content of the components in terms of the solid content is 15.0% by mass or more, a ratio (S/T), represented by a content of the succinic acid diester compound(S) in the total content of the components to a content of the titanium (T) in the total content of the components, is 0.60 to 1.30 in a molar ratio, and a total pore volume of a diameter of 1 ?m or less as measured by a mercury intrusion method is 0.3 to 1.0 cm3/g, and a specific surface area is 200 m2/g or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takaharu Sakemi, Hiroyuki Kono, Hayashi Ogawa, Toshiya Uozumi
  • Patent number: 12103082
    Abstract: A method for producing a metallic green compact 61 relates to a method for producing the green compact 61 having at least one recess 62, including a step of subjecting a raw material powder filled in a resin mold 1 to cold isostatic pressing while placing a resin core material 11 having a shape corresponding to the recess 62 at a position corresponding to the recess 62 in the resin mold 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Toho Titanium Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Morita, Masashi Hayakawa, Yosuke Inoue, Hideki Fujii
  • Patent number: 12090549
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a porous metal body according to the present invention includes: a surface oxidizing step of heating a titanium-containing powder in an atmosphere containing oxygen at a temperature of 250° C. or more for 30 minutes or more to provide a surface-oxidized powder; and a sintering step of depositing the surface-oxidized powder in a dry process, and sintering the surface-oxidized powder by heating it in a reduced pressure atmosphere or an inert atmosphere at a temperature of 950° C. or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Toho Titanium Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yosuke Inoue, Syogo Tsumagari, Yasuhiko Goto
  • Patent number: 12060378
    Abstract: Provided is a solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization which is capable of exerting favorable ethylene responsiveness while forming a propylene homopolymer having high stereoregularity, when subjected to ethylene-propylene copolymerization reaction. The present invention provides a solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization, comprising titanium, magnesium, halogen, and an internal electron-donating compound, wherein the internal electron-donating compound comprises an electron-donating compound (i) having a phthalic acid ester structure, and an electron-donating compound (ii) having two or more kinds of groups selected from an ether group, an ester group and a carbonate group and having no phthalic acid ester structure, wherein a content ratio of the electron-donating compound (ii) having two or more kinds of groups selected from an ether group, an ester group and a carbonate group and having no phthalic acid ester structure is 0.5 to 1.5% by mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Uzawa, Toshiya Uozumi
  • Publication number: 20240218087
    Abstract: To provide a solid catalyst component for polymerization of an olefin, which can easily produce a polymer of an olefin, which is excellent in fluidity and also is high in rigidity even though the molecular weight distribution is narrow, without performing complicated polymerization treatment. A solid catalyst component for polymerization of an olefin includes magnesium, titanium and halogen, and further includes an aromatic carboxylic acid ester and a 1,3-diether compound as internal electron-donating compounds, wherein a content ratio of the titanium is 0.5 to 2.0% by mass, a content ratio of the aromatic carboxylic acid ester in a total content of the internal electron-donating compounds is 40 to 60 mol %, and a content ratio of the 1,3-diether compound in the total content of the internal electron-donating compounds is 40 to 60 mol %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideo Funabashi, Kunihiko Tashino, Hayashi Ogawa, Hirokazu Soga