Patents Assigned to Ueno Fine Chemicals Industry, Ltd.
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Publication number: 20140039023Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: Ueno Fine Chemicals Industry, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroki IDOJI, Ayako TSURUSAKI, Shigeyuki SUGINAKA, Futoshi MAEDA, Yoshiaki KURIYAMA
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Patent number: 8585923Abstract: The present invention provides a wholly aromatic liquid-crystalline polyester resin, consisting of the repeating units shown by the formulae [I]-[V]: wherein p, q, r, s and t represent molar proportion (mol %) of repeating units respectively in the liquid-crystalline polyester resin and satisfy the following formulae: 25?p?45; 2?q?10; 10?r?20; 10?s?20; 20?t?40; r>s; p+q+r+s+t=100; having a ratio P1/P2 of equal to or lower than 3.0, wherein P1 is a melt viscosity at a crystalline melting temperature measured under the condition of shear rate 1000 sec?1 and P2 is a melt viscosity at a temperature of the crystalline melting temperature +20° C. measured under the same condition as P1; and having a deflection temperature under load (DTUL) of equal to or higher than 230° C.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2011Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Ueno Fine Chemicals Industry, Ltd.Inventors: Satoru Yonezawa, Hisanari Fujiwara, Tetsuhide Sawada
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Publication number: 20130287890Abstract: The present invention provides an inhibitor of the production of an advanced glycation end product, which contains, as active ingredients, one or more sugar alcohols selected from maltitol and sorbitol. The present invention also provides a medicament for the prevention and/or treatment of lifestyle diseases, particularly diabetes or diabetic complications, which contains, as active ingredients, one or more sugar alcohols selected from maltitol and sorbitol. The medicament causes less adverse drug reactions.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2013Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: UENO FINE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY, LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi YAMAMOTO, Seiichi MUNESUE, Junya HONDA, Ryosuke KAWAURA, Aya KURETANI
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Publication number: 20130026413Abstract: 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. The liquid-crystalline polymer composition according to the present invention exhibits improved molding flowability without impairing mechanical properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2012Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicant: UENO FINE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY, LTDInventors: Hiroto UCHIDA, Hitoshi TSUCHIYA
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Publication number: 20120310008Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2012Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: UENO FINE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY, LTD.Inventors: Yusuke KITA, Ryoichi OTSUKA
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Patent number: 8231807Abstract: A liquid-crystalline polyester blend composition includes 100 parts by weight of a liquid-crystalline polyester blend and 0.1-300 parts by weight of calcium titanate and/or barium titanate, wherein the liquid-crystalline polyester blend can be obtained by combining liquid-crystalline polyester (A) (LCP A) and liquid-crystalline polyester (B) (LCP B) such that the ratio by weight of (LCP A)/(LCP B) is 99/1 to 80/20, wherein LCP A and LCP B are as defined in the specification, provided that at least one of LCP A and LCP B includes one or two repeating units that come from corresponding minor copolymerizing components selected from aromatic diol, aromatic dicarboxylic acid, aromatic monocarboxylic acid and aromatic monohydroxy compound.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2010Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Ueno Fine Chemicals Industry, Ltd.Inventors: Satoru Yonezawa, Motoki Asahara
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Publication number: 20120153224Abstract: The present invention provides a wholly aromatic liquid-crystalline polyester resin, consisting of the repeating units shown by the formulae [I]-[V]: wherein p, q, r, s and t represent molar proportion (mol %) of repeating units respectively in the liquid-crystalline polyester resin and satisfy the following formulae: 25?p?45; 2?q?10; 10?r?20; 10?s?20; 20?t?40; r>s; p+q+r+s+t=100; having a ratio P1/P2 of equal to or lower than 3.0, wherein P1 is a melt viscosity at a crystalline melting temperature measured under the condition of shear rate 1000 sec?1 and P2 is a melt viscosity at a temperature of the crystalline melting temperature +20° C. measured under the same condition as P1; and having a deflection temperature under load (DTUL) of equal to or higher than 230° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: UENO FINE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY, LTD.Inventors: Satoru YONEZAWA, Hisanari FUJIWARA, Tetsuhide SAWADA
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Patent number: 8044151Abstract: The present invention provides a wholly aromatic liquid-crystalline polyester consisting of the repeating units represented by formulae (I), (II), (III) and (IV): wherein: the molar proportion of the repeating unit represented by formula (I) based on the total repeating units constituting the wholly aromatic liquid-crystalline polyester is 40-80 mol %; the molar ratio of the total amount of the repeating units represented by formulae (II) and (III) to the repeating unit represented by formula (IV) is from 90/100 to 100/90; the molar proportion of the repeating unit represented by formula (II) based on the total amount of the repeating units represented by formulae (II) and (III) is 80-99.9 mol%; and the two “—O—” attached to the benzene ring in formula (III) are positioned meta or para to each other and “Ar” in formula (IV) represents a bivalent aromatic group.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2008Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Ueno Fine Chemicals Industry, Ltd.Inventors: Motoki Asahara, Hiroaki Terada, Hiroyuki Kato
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Patent number: 7892450Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystalline polymer composition comprising: 100 parts by weight of a LCP, and equal to or more than 0.01 and less than 1 part by weight of a low temperature softening inorganic glass filler whose softening temperature is equal to or less than 550° C. The composition can provide a molded article which cause no or less blister formation upon reflow soldering using a lead-free solder.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2008Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Ueno Fine Chemicals Industry, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroto Uchida, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Tomoyuki Saito, Hiroyuki Kato
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Publication number: 20100314581Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid-crystalline polyester blend composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a liquid-crystalline polyester blend and 0.1-300 parts by weight of calcium titanate and/or barium titanate: wherein said liquid-crystalline polyester blend is obtainable by combining liquid-crystalline polyester (A) (LCP A) and liquid-crystalline polyester (B) (LCP B) such that the ratio by weight of (LCP A)/(LCP B) is 99/1 to 80/20; wherein, LCP A consists of 100 molar parts of major repeating units and optionally 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2010Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: UENO FINE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY, LTD.Inventors: Satoru YONEZAWA, Motoki ASAHARA
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Patent number: 7842760Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid-crystalline polyester blend, which is obtained by combining a liquid-crystalline polyester (A) and a liquid-crystalline polyester (B) such that the ratio by weight of (A)/(B) is 99/1 to 80/20: liquid-crystalline polyester (A) which consists of aromatic oxycarbonyl repeating units, aromatic dioxy repeating units and aromatic dicarbonyl repeating units, and contains 40-80 mol % of the repeating unit represented by formula (I) based on the total repeating units constituting the liquid-crystalline polyester (A); liquid-crystalline polyester (B) which comprises repeating units represented by formulae (I) and (II), wherein the molar proportion of the total amount of the repeating units represented by formulae (I) and (II) based on the total amount of the repeating units constituting the liquid-crystalline polyester (B) is greater than or equal to 90 mol % and the molar proportion of the repeating units represented by formulae (I) to (II) is from 10/90 to 50/50.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2008Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: Ueno Fine Chemicals Industry, Ltd.Inventors: Satoru Yonezawa, Motoki Asahara, Hisanari Fujiwara, Hiroaki Terada, Hiroyuki Kato
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Patent number: 7754254Abstract: The present invention provides a method for providing a coating comprising maltitol which can prevent the coating from being chipped without using reinforcement or binder at low cost and at short times. The present invention provides a method for providing a coating for a core material, which comprises: (i) a first coating step which comprises coating the core material with an aqueous solution comprising maltitol and a crystallization inhibitor which inhibits crystallization of maltitol in an amount more than 3% by weight and not more than 6% by weight based on the weight of total solid content of sugar alcohols including maltitol in the solution, (ii) a second coating step which comprises coating the core material which has been coated by the first coating step with a powder maltitol composition, and (iii) a drying step which comprises drying the thus coated core material.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2006Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Ueno Fine Chemicals Industry, Ltd.Inventors: Sho Arai, Shoko Sakai, Nao Imanishi
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Patent number: 7531222Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid-crystalline polymer blend which is obtained by combining liquid-crystalline polymer (A) which has a modulus of elongation of 20-32 GPa and a melting point measured by differential scanning calorimeter of 250-330° C. and liquid-crystalline polymer (B) which has a melting point measured by differential scanning calorimeter of equal to or higher than 190° C. and lower than 250° C., wherein the weight ratio of said liquid-crystalline polymer (A) to said liquid-crystalline polymer (B) is in the range of from 50:50 to 90:10. The liquid-crystalline polymer blend and the liquid-crystalline polymer blend composition comprising the same exhibit good mechanical properties such as modulus of elongation and good molding processability at low temperatures. The liquid-crystalline polymer blend and the liquid-crystalline polymer blend composition of the present invention are suitable for producing welded articles with high joint strength.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2006Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: Ueno Fine Chemicals Industry, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroaki Terada, Motoki Asahara, Hiroyuki Kato
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Patent number: 7531691Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a naphthalenecarboxylic acid amide compound represented by formula [1] comprising, reacting a naphthalenecarboxylic acid halide compound represented by formula [2] with ammonium acetate in a solvent having an ether bond. According to the method of the present invention, a naphthalene carboxylic acid amide compound can be obtained at high yield and at low cost.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2007Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: Ueno Fine Chemicals Industry, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Wakamori, Nobuhiro Yonetani
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Publication number: 20090111926Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid-crystalline polyester blend, which is obtained by combining a liquid-crystalline polyester (A) and a liquid-crystalline polyester (B) such that the ratio by weight of (A)/(B) is 99/1 to 80/20: liquid-crystalline polyester (A) which consists of aromatic oxycarbonyl repeating units, aromatic dioxy repeating units and aromatic dicarbonyl repeating units, and contains 40-80 mol % of the repeating unit represented by formula (I) based on the total repeating units constituting the liquid-crystalline polyester (A); liquid-crystalline polyester (B) which comprises repeating units represented by formulae (I) and (II), wherein the molar proportion of the total amount of the repeating units represented by formulae (I) and (II) based on the total amount of the repeating units constituting the liquid-crystalline polyester (B) is greater than or equal to 90 mol % and the molar proportion of the repeating units represented by formulae (I) to (II) is from 10/90 to 50/50.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2008Publication date: April 30, 2009Applicant: UENO FINE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY, LTD.Inventors: Satoru Yonezawa, Motoki Asahara, Hisanari Fujiwara, Hiroaki Terada, Hiroyuki Kato
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Publication number: 20090111964Abstract: The present invention provides a wholly aromatic liquid-crystalline polyester consisting of the repeating units represented by formulae (I), (II), (III) and (IV): wherein: the molar proportion of the repeating unit represented by formula (I) based on the total repeating units constituting the wholly aromatic liquid-crystalline polyester is 40-80 mol %; the molar ratio of the total amount of the repeating units represented by formulae (II) and (III) to the repeating unit represented by formula (IV) is from 90/100 to 100/90; the molar proportion of the repeating unit represented by formula (II) based on the total amount of the repeating units represented by formulae (II) and (III) is 80-99.9 mol %; and the two “—O—” attached to the benzene ring in formula (III) are positioned meta or para to each other and “Ar” in formula (IV) represents a bivalent aromatic group.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2008Publication date: April 30, 2009Applicant: UENO FINE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY, LTD.Inventors: Motoki Asahara, Hiroaki Terada, Hiroyuki Kato
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Patent number: 7449608Abstract: The present invention provides a novel naphthol derivative represented by the following general formula (I). The novel naphthol derivative of the present invention is useful as a positively electrifiable charge control agent. The present invention further provides an electrophotographic toner comprising a charge control agent comprising the novel naphthol derivative represented by formula (I).Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2002Date of Patent: November 11, 2008Assignee: Ueno Fine Chemicals Industry, Ltd.Inventors: Ryuzo Ueno, Masaya Kitayama, Kenji Minami, Hiroyuki Wakamori, Nobuhiro Yonetani
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Publication number: 20080258106Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystalline polymer composition comprising: 100 parts by weight of a LCP, and equal to or more than 0.01 and less than 1 part by weight of a low temperature softening inorganic glass filler whose softening temperature is equal to or less than 550° C. The composition can provide a molded article which cause no or less blister formation upon reflow soldering using a lead-free solder.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2008Publication date: October 23, 2008Applicant: UENO FINE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY, LTD.Inventors: Hiroto UCHIDA, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Tomoyuki Saito, Hiroyuki Kato
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Publication number: 20080045720Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a naphthalenecarboxylic acid amide compound represented by formula [1] comprising, reacting a naphthalenecarboxylic acid halide compound represented by formula [2] with ammonium acetate in a solvent having an ether bond. According to the method of the present invention, a naphthalene carboxylic acid amide compound can be obtained at high yield and at low cost.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2007Publication date: February 21, 2008Applicant: UENO FINE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY, LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Wakamori, Nobuhiro Yonetani
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Patent number: 4464404Abstract: A process for producing a refrigerated minced flesh of fish, which comprises adding (a) a sugar and/or a sugar alcohol and (b) lactalbumin and/or blood plasma to a dehydrated fish flesh, mincing the mixture and then refrigerating the minced product.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 1982Date of Patent: August 7, 1984Assignee: Ueno Fine Chemicals Industry, Ltd.Inventors: Ryuzo Ueno, Tatsuo Kanayama, Kunihiko Tomiyasu, Asao Fujikami, Toshitaka Nakashima