Patents Assigned to Ueno Fine Chemicals Industry, Ltd.
  • Patent number: 10822452
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal polyester resin composition in which satisfactory fluidity and excellent mechanical properties as well as flame retardancy are obtained, and the generation of particles is suppressed, and a molded article composed of the liquid crystal polyester resin composition. The present invention relates to a liquid crystal polyester resin composition containing: 100 parts by mass of a liquid crystal polyester (A) including repeating units represented by the formulas (I) to (III), wherein Ar1 and Ar2 each represent one or more divalent aromatic groups, and p, q and r each represent a composition ratio (mol %) of each repeating unit in the liquid crystal polyester (A) and satisfy the following conditions, 35?p?90, 5?q?30, and 5?r?30; and 1 to 150 parts by mass of a fibrous titanium oxide (C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: UENO FINE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Hiroto Uchida, Masahiro Fukazawa, Kenta Osugi, Masahiro Kihara
  • Patent number: 10711134
    Abstract: A liquid crystal polyester resin composition includes a liquid crystal polyester (A) including repeating units represented by formulae (I) to (III), a liquid crystal polyester (B) including repeating units represented by formulae (IV) and (V), and surface-treated glass fibers (C) including an epoxy resin on the surface thereof, wherein the mass ratio of (A) to (B) [A/B] is from 90/10 to 45/55, the content of (C) is from 10 to 130 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the total amount of (A) and (B), and as measured in a bending test using a strip-like molded article (length: 127 mm, width: 12.7 mm, thickness: 0.5 mm), the bending strength and the bending elastic modulus of the liquid crystal polyester resin composition are equal to or more than 330 MPa and equal to or more than 20 GPa, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: UENO FINE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Hiroto Uchida, Masahiro Kihara, Masahiro Fukazawa, Kenta Osugi
  • Patent number: 10696787
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal polyester resin having low-temperature processability and improved mechanical properties. The present invention relates to a liquid crystal polyester resin comprising specific repeating units and having a crystal melting temperature of less than 210° C. as measured with a differential scanning calorimeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: UENO FINE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY, LTD.
    Inventors: Shogo Takasuka, Hisanari Fujiwara, Tetsuya Yamashita
  • Patent number: 10544084
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing high-purity 2,6-NDA having a small alkali metal content. The present invention relates to a method for producing a high-purity 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid, comprising a purification step of washing a crude 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid having a specific surface area of 2 m2/g or more in the presence of an aqueous medium under a temperature condition of 90° C. or more and less than 200° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: UENO FINE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY, LTD.
    Inventors: Takaya Hisano, Masaki Hamaguchi, Yusuke Kita, Ryota Motooka, Chiaki Terao
  • Patent number: 10377851
    Abstract: A resin does not need to incorporate a fluorescent substance and exhibits fluorescence itself. Also, a liquid crystal polymer is provided which does not contain a bleeding out substance such as hydrophobic silica and barium sulfate and which has an effect of suppressing fibrillation in the resin itself. A liquid crystal polymer includes a copolymer of a polymerizable monomer (A) selected from the group consisting of pyromellitic acid or anhydride thereof and a reactive derivative thereof and a polymerizable monomer (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: UENO FINE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinobu Ishizu, Hisanari Fujiwara, Akihito Ota
  • Publication number: 20190233582
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal polyester resin composition in which satisfactory fluidity and excellent mechanical properties as well as flame retardancy are obtained, and the generation of particles is suppressed, and a molded article composed of the liquid crystal polyester resin composition. The present invention relates to a liquid crystal polyester resin composition containing: 100 parts by mass of a liquid crystal polyester (A) including repeating units represented by the formulas (I) to (III), wherein Ar1 and Ar2 each represent one or more divalent aromatic groups, and p, q and r each represent a composition ratio (mol %) of each repeating unit in the liquid crystal polyester (A) and satisfy the following conditions, 35?p?90, 5?q?30, and 5?r?30; and 1 to 150 parts by mass of a fibrous titanium oxide (C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: UENO FINE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi TSUCHIYA, Hiroto UCHIDA, Masahiro FUKAZAWA, Kenta OSUGI, Masahiro KIHARA
  • Publication number: 20190127310
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing high-purity 2,6-NDA having a small alkali metal content. The present invention relates to a method for producing a high-purity 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid, comprising a purification step of washing a crude 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid having a specific surface area of 2 m2/g or more in the presence of an aqueous medium under a temperature condition of 90° C. or more and less than 200° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: UENO FINE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY, LTD.
    Inventors: Takaya HISANO, Masaki HAMAGUCHI, Yusuke KITA, Ryota MOTOOKA, Chiaki TERAO
  • Publication number: 20190112473
    Abstract: A liquid crystal polyester resin composition includes a liquid crystal polyester (A) including repeating units represented by formulae (I) to (III), a liquid crystal polyester (B) including repeating units represented by formulae (IV) and (V), and surface-treated glass fibers (C) including an epoxy resin on the surface thereof, wherein the mass ratio of (A) to (B) [A/B] is from 90/10 to 45/55, the content of (C) is from 10 to 130 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the total amount of (A) and (B), and as measured in a bending test using a strip-like molded article (length: 127 mm, width: 12.7 mm, thickness: 0.5mm), the bending strength and the bending elastic modulus of the liquid crystal polyester resin composition are equal to or more than 330 MPa and equal to or more than 20 GPa, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: UENO FINE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi TSUCHIYA, Hiroto UCHIDA, Masahiro KIHARA, Masahiro FUKAZAWA, Kenta OSUGI
  • Publication number: 20190062494
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal polyester resin having low-temperature processability and improved mechanical properties. The present invention relates to a liquid crystal polyester resin comprising specific repeating units and having a crystal melting temperature of less than 210° C. as measured with a differential scanning calorimeter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: UENO FINE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY, LTD.
    Inventors: Shogo TAKASUKA, Hisanari FUJIWARA, Tetsuya YAMASHITA
  • Patent number: 10125240
    Abstract: To provide a liquid crystal polymer composition whose fluidity during molding is improved without degrading the mechanical properties thereof. A liquid crystal polymer composition which contains 100 parts by weight of a liquid crystal polymer, 1 to 200 parts by weight of an inorganic filler and/or an organic filler, and 0.01 to 2 parts by weight of a melamine compound as a flow modifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: UENO FINE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Masahiro Kihara, Masahiro Fukazawa
  • Patent number: 9790165
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a production process of a 4-hydroxy-benzoic acid long chain ester, that includes a step of reacting a 4-hydroxy-benzoic acid short chain ester with an aliphatic alcohol in the presence of a metal catalyst. The present invention also relates to a purification process of a 4-hydroxy-benzoic acid long chain ester, that includes a step of adding an acid aqueous solution to a crude composition including the 4-hydroxy-benzoic acid long chain ester, separating the crude composition to an organic phase and a water phase and extracting the organic phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: UENO FINE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Kita, Toshihide Komatsu, Takaya Hisano, Kuniyo Yanagawase, Mio Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20170291988
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a resin which does not need to incorporate a fluorescent substance and exhibits fluorescence itself. Another object of the invention is to provide a liquid crystal polymer which does not contain a bleeding out substance such as hydrophobic silica and barium sulfate and which has an effect of suppressing fibrillation in the resin itself. The invention relates to a liquid crystal polymer comprising a copolymer of a polymerizable monomer (A) selected from the group consisting of pyromellitic acid or anhydride thereof and a reactive derivative thereof and an other polymerizable monomer (B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: UENO FINE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinobu ISHIZU, Hisanari FUJIWARA, Akihito OTA
  • Publication number: 20170283586
    Abstract: To provide a liquid crystal polymer composition whose fluidity during molding is improved without degrading the mechanical properties thereof. A liquid crystal polymer composition which contains 100 parts by weight of a liquid crystal polymer, 1 to 200 parts by weight of an inorganic filler and/or an organic filler, and 0.01 to 2 parts by weight of a melamine compound as a flow modifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: UENO FINE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi TSUCHIYA, Masahiro KIHARA, Masahiro FUKAZAWA
  • Patent number: 9700625
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid antiseptic composition including (A) parahydroxybenzoic acid ester and (B) water-miscible organic solvent, wherein the (A) parahydroxybenzoic acid ester are two or more esters selected from the group consisting of methyl parahydroxybenzoate, ethyl parahydroxybenzoate, propyl parahydroxybenzoate, isopropyl parahydroxybenzoate, butyl parahydroxybenzoate, isobutyl parahydroxybenzoate and benzyl parahydroxybenzoate; the (B) water-miscible organic solvent contains (B-1) at least one organic solvent selected from the group consisting of propylene glycol, butylene glycol, ethanol and polyethylene glycol, and (B-2) 2-phenoxyethanol; and a weight ratio of (A) and (B) is 1:1 to 1:3, and a weight ratio of (B-1) and (B-2) is 1:1 to 1:3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: UENO FINE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY, LTD.
    Inventors: Munehiro Nishimura, Hiroki Tsunematsu, Toshihide Komatsu
  • Publication number: 20160317663
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid antiseptic composition including (A) parahydroxybenzoic acid ester and (B) water-miscible organic solvent, wherein the (A) parahydroxybenzoic acid ester are two or more esters selected from the group consisting of methyl parahydroxybenzoate, ethyl parahydroxybenzoate, propyl parahydroxybenzoate, isopropyl parahydroxybenzoate, butyl parahydroxybenzoate, isobutyl parahydroxybenzoate and benzyl parahydroxybenzoate; the (B) water-miscible organic solvent contains (B-1) at least one organic solvent selected from the group consisting of propylene glycol, butylene glycol, ethanol and polyethylene glycol, and (B-2) 2-phenoxyethanol; and a weight ratio of (A) and (B) is 1:1 to 1:3, and a weight ratio of (B-1) and (B-2) is 1:1 to 1:3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: UENO FINE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY, LTD.
    Inventors: Munehiro NISHIMURA, Hiroki TSUNEMATSU, Toshihide KOMATSU
  • Publication number: 20160318841
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a production process of a 4-hydroxy-benzoic acid long chain ester, that includes a step of reacting a 4-hydroxy-benzoic acid short chain ester with an aliphatic alcohol in the presence of a metal catalyst. The present invention also relates to a purification process of a 4-hydroxy-benzoic acid long chain ester, that includes a step of adding an acid aqueous solution to a crude composition including the 4-hydroxy-benzoic acid long chain ester, separating the crude composition to an organic phase and a water phase and extracting the organic phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: UENO FINE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke KITA, Toshihide KOMATSU, Takaya HISANO, Kuniyo YANAGAWASE, Mio TSUCHIYA
  • Patent number: 9155752
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liver function-improving agent or an inhibitor of fat accumulation in the liver, which contains maltitol as an active ingredient. The present invention also provides a medicament for the prevention and/or treatment of hepatic dysfunction, which contains maltitol as an active ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: UENO FINE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Maeda, Toshinori Ito, Hayato Urushima, Junya Honda, Ryosuke Kawaura, Aya Kuretani
  • Patent number: 8696932
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid-crystalline polymer composition comprising: 100 parts by weight of a liquid-crystalline polymer and 1-150 parts by weight of the total weight of talc particles (A) and talc particles (B), wherein talc particles (A) have an aspect ratio of 3.1-5.0 and a median particle diameter of 5-100 ?m; and talc particles (B) have an aspect ratio of 1.0-3.0 and a median particle diameter of 5-100 ?m; wherein the weight ratio of talc particles (A)/talc particles (B) is from 1/9 to 9/1, and wherein the liquid-crystalline polymer composition according to the present invention exhibits improved molding flowability without impairing mechanical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Ueno Fine Chemicals Industry, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroto Uchida, Hitoshi Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 8697701
    Abstract: A solid germicidal composition containing a compound of the formula (I), a carbonate compound and an organic acid with a solubility in water at 20° C. of 0.25 to 35%: wherein, R1 represents a saturated linear alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R2 represents a saturated linear alkyl group having 8 to 12 carbon atoms, X? represents a halogen ion and Y represents a saturated linear alkylene group having 8 to 12 carbon atoms is disclosed. A method for disinfecting an object, which comprises contacting an aqueous solution of the composition with the object, is also disclosed. The solid germicidal composition is effective against various microorganisms and hardly causes development of resistance to the composition itself in microorganisms even when the composition is continually or continuously used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Ueno Fine Chemicals Industry, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Idoji, Ayako Tsurusaki, Shigeyuki Suginaka, Futoshi Maeda, Yoshiaki Kuriyama
  • Patent number: 8680325
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing 2,5-dihydroxyterephthalic acid which comprises reacting a dialkali metal salt of hydroquinone with carbon dioxide in a reaction medium in the presence of a potassium salt represented by formula (I): CnH2n+1COOK??(I) wherein n is an integer of 1-17. According to the process for preparing 2,5-dihydroxyterephthalic acid of the present invention, 2,5-dihydroxyterephthalic acid can be produced both safely and at a low cost under industrially advantageous conditions. Further, the process according to the present invention causes less damage to reaction equipment and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Ueno Fine Chemicals Industry, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Kita, Ryoichi Otsuka