Patents by Inventor Akihiro Gotou

Akihiro Gotou has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10173960
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for stabilizing an acrylic acid derivative, and a composition containing an acrylic acid derivative in which the acrylic acid derivative is stabilized. The present invention provides a composition comprising: (A) an acrylic acid derivative represented by Formula (I): (wherein Ra represents alkyl, fluoroalkyl, aryl that may have one or more substituents, or hydrogen; and X represents fluorine, alkyl, perfluoroalkyl, or hydrogen); and (B) aldehyde, wherein the content of acrylic acid derivative (A) is 30% (w/w) or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohito Hamada, Makoto Matsuura, Asako Yoshiyama, Akihiro Gotou, Manaho Miyazaki, Yosuke Kishikawa
  • Patent number: 9950984
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing ?-fluoroacrylic acid esters at a high starting material conversion and a high yield. The present invention provides, as a means to achieve the object, a process for producing a compound represented by formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different and each represent alkyl, fluoroalkyl, aryl optionally substituted with at least one substituent, halogen, or hydrogen; and R3 represents alkyl, fluoroalkyl, or aryl optionally substituted with at least one substituent, the process comprising step A of reacting a compound represented by formula (2): wherein the symbols are as defined above, with carbon monoxide and an alcohol represented by formula (3): R3—OH??(3) wherein the symbol is as defined above, in the presence of a transition metal complex catalyst containing at least one bidentate phosphine ligand and a base to thereby obtain the compound represented by formula (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Gotou, Manaho Miyazaki, Sumi Ishihara, Takashi Namikawa, Tatsuya Ohtsuka, Yosuke Kishikawa
  • Publication number: 20180099922
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for stabilizing an acrylic acid derivative, and a composition containing an acrylic acid derivative in which the acrylic acid derivative is stabilized. The present invention provides a composition comprising: (A) an acrylic acid derivative represented by Formula (I): (wherein Ra represents alkyl, fluoroalkyl, aryl that may have one or more substituents, or hydrogen; and X represents fluorine, alkyl, perfluoroalkyl, or hydrogen); and (B) aldehyde, wherein the content of acrylic acid derivative (A) is 30% (w/w) or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohito HAMADA, Makoto MATSUURA, Asako YOSHIYAMA, Akihiro GOTOU, Manaho MIYAZAKI, Yosuke KISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20170267626
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing ?-fluoroacrylic acid esters at a high starting material conversion and a high yield. The present invention provides, as a means to achieve the object, a process for producing a compound represented by formula (1): wherein R2 and R2 are the same or different and each represent alkyl, fluoroalkyl, aryl optionally substituted with at least one substituent, halogen, or hydrogen; and R3 represents alkyl, fluoroalkyl, or aryl optionally substituted with at least one substituent, the process comprising step A of reacting a compound represented by formula (2): wherein the symbols are as defined above, with carbon monoxide and an alcohol represented by formula (3): R3—OH??(3) wherein the symbol is as defined above, in the presence of a transition metal complex catalyst containing at least one bidentate phosphine ligand and a base to thereby obtain the compound represented by formula (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro GOTOU, Manaho MIYAZAKI, Sumi ISHIHARA, Takashi NAMIKAWA, Tatsuya OHTSUKA, Yosuke KISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 9738589
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing ?-fluoroacrylic acid ester at a high starting material conversion, high selectivity, and high yield. The present invention provides a process for producing the compound represented by the formula (1) wherein R represents alkyl optionally substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, the process comprising step A of reacting a compound represented by the formula (2) wherein X represents a bromine atom or a chlorine atom with an alcohol represented by the formula (3) wherein the symbol is as defined above, and carbon monoxide in the presence of a transition metal catalyst and a base to thereby obtain the compound represented by the formula (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Ohtsuka, Akihiro Gotou, Sumi Ishihara, Yoshihiro Yamamoto, Akinori Yamamoto, Yoshichika Kuroki, Yuzo Komatsu, Yousuke Kishikawa
  • Patent number: 9732027
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing ?-fluoroacrylic acid esters at a high starting material conversion and a high yield. The present invention provides, as a means to achieve the object, a process for producing a compound represented by formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different and each represent alkyl, fluoroalkyl, aryl optionally substituted with at least one substituent, halogen, or hydrogen; and R3 represents alkyl, fluoroalkyl, or aryl optionally substituted with at least one substituent, the process comprising step A of reacting a compound represented by formula (2): wherein the symbols are as defined above, with carbon monoxide and an alcohol represented by formula (3): R3—OH??(3) wherein the symbol is as defined above, in the presence of a transition metal complex catalyst containing at least one bidentate phosphine ligand and a base to thereby obtain the compound represented by formula (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Gotou, Manaho Miyazaki, Sumi Ishihara, Takashi Namikawa, Tatsuya Ohtsuka, Yosuke Kishikawa
  • Patent number: 9701614
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing ?-fluoroacrylic acid esters at a high starting material conversion and a high yield. The present invention provides, as a means to achieve the object, a process for producing a compound represented by formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different and each represent alkyl, fluoroalkyl, aryl optionally substituted with at least one substituent, halogen, or hydrogen; and R3 represents alkyl, fluoroalkyl, or aryl optionally substituted with at least one substituent, the process comprising step A of reacting a compound represented by formula (2): wherein the symbols are as defined above, with carbon monoxide and an alcohol represented by formula (3): R3—OH??(3) wherein the symbol is as defined above, in the presence of a transition metal complex catalyst containing at least one bidentate phosphine ligand and a base to thereby obtain the compound represented by formula (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Gotou, Manaho Miyazaki, Sumi Ishihara, Takashi Namikawa, Tatsuya Ohtsuka, Yosuke Kishikawa
  • Publication number: 20160318842
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing ?-fluoroacrylic acid esters at a high starting material conversion and a high yield. The present invention provides, as a means to achieve the object, a process for producing a compound represented by formula (1): wherein R2 and R2 are the same or different and each represent alkyl, fluoroalkyl, aryl optionally substituted with at least one substituent, halogen, or hydrogen; and R3 represents alkyl, fluoroalkyl, or aryl optionally substituted with at least one substituent, the process comprising step A of reacting a compound represented by formula (2): wherein the symbols are as defined above, with carbon monoxide and an alcohol represented by formula (3): R3—OH ??(3) wherein the symbol is as defined above, in the presence of a transition metal complex catalyst containing at least one bidentate phosphine ligand and a base to thereby obtain the compound represented by formula (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro GOTOU, Manaho MIYAZAKI, Sumi ISHIHARA, Takashi NAMIKAWA, Tatsuya OHTSUKA, Yosuke KISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20160297740
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing ?-fluoroacrylic acid ester at a high starting material conversion, high selectivity, and high yield. The present invention provides a process for producing the compound represented by the formula (1) wherein R represents alkyl optionally substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, the process comprising step A of reacting a compound represented by the formula (2) wherein X represents a bromine atom or a chlorine atom with an alcohol represented by the formula (3) wherein the symbol is as defined above, and carbon monoxide in the presence of a transition metal catalyst and a base to thereby obtain the compound represented by the formula (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya OHTSUKA, Akihiro GOTOU, Sumi ISHIHARA, Yoshihiro YAMAMOTO, Akinori YAMAMOTO, Yoshichika KUROKI, Yuzo KOMATSU, Yousuke KISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 9388117
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing ?-fluoroacrylic acid ester at a high starting material conversion, high selectivity, and high yield. The present invention provides a process for producing the compound represented by the formula (1) wherein R represents alkyl optionally substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, the process comprising step A of reacting a compound represented by the formula (2) wherein X represents a bromine atom or a chlorine atom with an alcohol represented by the formula (3) wherein the symbol is as defined above, and carbon monoxide in the presence of a transition metal catalyst and a base to thereby obtain the compound represented by the formula (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Ohtsuka, Akihiro Gotou, Sumi Ishihara, Yoshihiro Yamamoto, Akinori Yamamoto, Yoshichika Kuroki, Yuzo Komatsu, Yousuke Kishikawa
  • Publication number: 20150191413
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing ?-fluoroacrylic acid ester at a high starting material conversion, high selectivity, and high yield. The present invention provides a process for producing the compound represented by the formula (1) wherein R represents alkyl optionally substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, the process comprising step A of reacting a compound represented by the formula (2) wherein X represents a bromine atom or a chlorine atom with an alcohol represented by the formula (3) wherein the symbol is as defined above, and carbon monoxide in the presence of a transition metal catalyst and a base to thereby obtain the compound represented by the formula (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Tatsuya Ohtsuka, Akihiro Gotou, Sumi Ishihara, Yoshihiro Yamamoto, Akinori Yamamoto, Yoshichika Kuroki, Yuzo Komatsu, Yousuke Kishikawa
  • Patent number: 9056800
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an additive for use in the molding of a ceramic material, which exhibits satisfactory water absorption performance in a ceramic green ceramic clay, can highly achieve both high fluidability and low loading performance during extrusion molding and high shape-retaining performance after extrusion at the same time, and comprises polymer microparticles. This additive for use in the molding of a ceramic material comprises polymer microparticles, is characterized in that the polymer microparticles have an average particle size between 10 and 150 ?m when the polymer microparticles are swollen with ion exchange water until the swollen polymer microparticles reach a saturated state and can absorb 10-60 mL/g of ion exchange water under ordinary pressure, and is also characterized in that an aqueous dispersion prepared by dispersing 1 part by mass of the polymer microparticles in 110 parts by mass of ion exchange water has an electrical conductivity of 1500 ?S/cm or less at 25° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: TOAGOSEI., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Gotou, Hideo Matsuzaki
  • Publication number: 20130207055
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an additive for use in the molding of a ceramic material, which exhibits satisfactory water absorption performance in a ceramic green ceramic clay, can highly achieve both high fluidability and low loading performance during extrusion molding and high shape-retaining performance after extrusion at the same time, and comprises polymer microparticles. This additive for use in the molding of a ceramic material comprises polymer microparticles, is characterized in that the polymer microparticles have an average particle size between 10 and 150 ?m when the polymer microparticles are swollen with ion exchange water until the swollen polymer microparticles reach a saturated state and can absorb 10-60 mL/g of ion exchange water under ordinary pressure, and is also characterized in that an aqueous dispersion prepared by dispersing 1 part by mass of the polymer microparticles in 110 parts by mass of ion exchange water has an electrical conductivity of 1500 ?S/cm or less at 25° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: Toagosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Gotou, Hideo Matsuzaki
  • Patent number: 8415433
    Abstract: A process for producing polymer microparticles by suspension polymerization of a vinyl-based monomer in which, when polymer microparticles are produced by suspension polymerization of a vinyl-based monomer, a macromonomer having a radically polymerizable unsaturated group at a terminus of a vinyl-based monomer-derived polymer is used as a dispersion stabilizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Toagosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Matsuzaki, Akihiro Gotou, Tomotaka Mizuno, Michihiro Kaai
  • Patent number: 8362165
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing a high-quality polymer microparticle having uniform particle size of the order of several micrometers to tens of micrometers by inverse suspension polymerization at high productivity while keeping excellent dispersion stability without causing aggregation among particles. The process is one for the production of polymer microparticles by inverse polymerization of a vinyl monomer and is characterized in that the inverse suspension polymerization is conducted dividing at least two steps, an oil-soluble oxidizing agent and a water-soluble reducing agent are used as a polymerization initiator, and the oil-soluble oxidizing agent is fed after the water-soluble reducing agent is fed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Toagosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Gotou, Hideo Matsuzaki
  • Patent number: 8362166
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing high-quality polymer microparticles having uniform particle size of the order of several micrometers to tens of micrometers by inverse suspension polymerization at high productivity while keeping excellent dispersion stability without causing aggregation among particles. The process is one for the production of polymer microparticles by inverse polymerization of a vinyl monomer and is characterized in that an oil-soluble oxidizing agent and a water-soluble reducing agent are used as a polymerization initiator and the oil-soluble oxidizing agent is fed after the water-soluble reducing agent is fed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Taogosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Gotou, Hideo Matsuzaki, Shinji Hibino
  • Patent number: 8288491
    Abstract: A process for producing high-quality polymer microparticles having uniform particle size of the order of several micrometers to tens of micrometers by inverse suspension polymerization at high productivity while keeping excellent dispersion stability without causing aggregation among particles. The inverse suspension polymerization involves a vinyl monomer and is performed in at least two steps. A water-soluble oxidizing agent and a water-soluble reducing agent are used as a polymerization initiator, and the water-soluble reducing agent is fed after the water-soluble oxidizing agent is fed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Toagosei Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Gotou, Hideo Matsuzaki, Tomotaka Mizuno
  • Patent number: 8058370
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing high-quality polymer microparticles having uniform particle size of the order of several micrometers to tens of micrometers by inverse suspension polymerization at high productivity while keeping excellent dispersion stability without causing aggregation among particles. The process is one for the production of polymer microparticles by inverse suspension polymerization of a vinyl monomer and includes steps of preparing in a dispersing tank a water-in-oil (W/O) type emulsion in which an organic solvent is a continuous phase and an aqueous solution of a vinyl-based monomer is a dispersing phase, and conducting the inverse suspension polymerization while feeding the water-in-oil (W/O) type emulsion to a continuous stirred tank reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Toagosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Hibino, Hideo Matsuzaki, Akihiro Gotou
  • Publication number: 20110046329
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing high-quality polymer microparticles having uniform particle size of the order of several micrometers to tens of micrometers by inverse suspension polymerization at high productivity while keeping excellent dispersion stability without causing aggregation among particles. The process is one for the production of polymer microparticles by inverse polymerization of a vinyl monomer and is characterized in that the inverse suspension polymerization is conducted dividing at least two steps, that a water-soluble oxidizing agent and a water-soluble reducing agent are used as a polymerization initiator, and that the oil-soluble oxidizing agent is fed after the water-soluble reducing agent is fed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: TOAGOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Gotou, Hideo Matsuzaki, Tomotaka Mizuno
  • Publication number: 20110040060
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing high-quality polymer microparticles having uniform particle size of the order of several micrometers to tens of micrometers by inverse suspension polymerization at high productivity while keeping excellent dispersion stability without causing aggregation among particles. The process is one for the production of polymer microparticles by inverse polymerization of a vinyl monomer and is characterized in that an oil-soluble oxidizing agent and a water-soluble reducing agent are used as a polymerization initiator and the oil-soluble oxidizing agent is fed after the water-soluble reducing agent is fed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: Toagosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Gotou, Hideo Matsuzaki, Shinji Hibino