Patents by Inventor Akitsugu Fujiwara

Akitsugu Fujiwara 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).

  • Publication number: 20230250287
    Abstract: A two-component type room temperature fast-curing organopolysiloxane composition which is a room temperature curing organopolysiloxane composition of a two-component and dealcohol type and which comprises, as curing agents, a first agent containing a hydrolyzable organosilane compound represented by formula (3) and/or a partially hydrolyzed condensation product thereof and a second agent containing a curing catalyst. This composition has particularly excellent fast-curing properties and deep-curing properties and provides a cured product having both high storage stability and high durability. (R6 represents an unsubstituted or substituted monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1-20 carbon atoms; R7 represents an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having 1-20 carbon atoms or an unsubstituted or substituted cycloalkyl group having 3-20 carbon atoms; and a is from 1 to 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro YAMAGUCHI, Akitsugu FUJIWARA, Tokuo SATOU
  • Publication number: 20230146278
    Abstract: A room-temperature-curable organopolysiloxane composition comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane resin which contains silanol groups in a specified amount and has a specified molecular weight and a specified three-dimensional net-like structure, (B) a hydrolyzable organosilane compound containing an organooxymethyl group and/or a partial hydrolysis-condensation product thereof, (C) a linear diorganopolysiloxane of which each molecule chain terminal is capped with a silanol group, and (D) a hydrolyzable to organosilane containing an amino group and/or a partial hydrolysis-condensation product thereof at specified content ratios can be produced easily and at low cost, and can be formed into a high-hardness cured article or coating film even when a metal compound that can serve as a condensation catalyst is not contained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akitsugu FUJIWARA, Shigeki YASUDA
  • Publication number: 20230096128
    Abstract: Through the present invention, by undergoing a step in which a straight-chain diorganopolysiloxane having silanol groups at both terminal ends of the molecular chain thereof, a hydrolyzable silane and/or a partial hydrolysis condensate thereof having a hydrolyzable group capable of detaching a lactic acid ester, and an amino-group-containing hydrolyzable organosilane and/or a partial hydrolysis condensate thereof are pre-mixed/reacted in advance and silanol groups at both terminal ends of the molecular chain of a main agent (base polymer) are blocked by specific hydrolyzable silyl groups, it is possible to manufacture a lactic-acid-ester-type room-temperature-curable organopolysiloxane composition excellent in all characteristics including curability, adhesive properties, workability, and the like that were not attainable by the conventional lactic-acid-ester-type room-temperature curable (RTV) silicone rubber composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akitsugu FUJIWARA, Takafumi SAKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11525057
    Abstract: Through the present invention, by undergoing a step in which a straight-chain diorganopolysiloxane having silanol groups at both terminal ends of the molecular chain thereof, a hydrolyzable silane and/or a partial hydrolysis condensate thereof having a hydrolyzable group capable of detaching a lactic acid ester, and an amino-group-containing hydrolyzable organosilane and/or a partial hydrolysis condensate thereof are pre-mixed/reacted in advance and silanol groups at both terminal ends of the molecular chain of a main agent (base polymer) are blocked by specific hydrolyzable silyl groups, it is possible to manufacture a lactic-acid-ester-type room-temperature-curable organopolysiloxane composition excellent in all characteristics including curability, adhesive properties, workability, and the like that were not attainable by the conventional lactic-acid-ester-type room-temperature curable (RTV) silicone rubber composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akitsugu Fujiwara, Takafumi Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20220227996
    Abstract: A room-temperature-vulcanizing (RTV) silicone rubber composition having an organopolysiloxane having a hydrolyzable silyl group at the molecular chain end as a base component (base polymer), used in combination with a lactate silane capable of eliminating a lactic acid ester as a crosslinking agent, and blended with a predetermined curing accelerator, etc. can give a cured product (silicone rubber) that exhibits good moisture resistance as well as excellent safety, adhesiveness, curability, and low odor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akitsugu FUJIWARA, Takafumi SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220098371
    Abstract: An organopolysiloxane modified with a lactate silyl at both ends according to the present invention, which is represented by general formula (1) (wherein each of R1, R2 and R3 independently represents an unsubstituted or substituted monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1-10 carbon atoms; m represents an integer of 10 or more; each a independently represents 2 or 3; and X represents an alkylene group having 2-4 carbon atoms or an oxygen atom), is useful as a starting material siloxane for a surface treatment agent for inorganic materials, a coating agent for water repellent treatments, and especially for a room-temperature curable (RTV) silicone rubber composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Misaki TAKAI, Akitsugu FUJIWARA, Takafumi SAKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11274225
    Abstract: Room temperature-vulcanizing silane-containing resin compositions are described, containing: (A) 100 parts by mass of a silane-modified polybutadiene compound represented by formula (1) (B) 0.5 to 20 parts by mass of a hydrolyzable organosilane compound having in each molecule an average of at least two silicon atom-bonded hydrolyzable groups, and/or the partial hydrolysis condensate of this hydrolyzable organosilane compound; and (C) 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of a curing catalyst. This room temperature-vulcanizing silane-containing resin composition is suitable for application as a coating agent composition and in particular as, e.g., a coating agent for electrical and electronic components and substrates therefor, and a sealant for liquid crystal display elements. The room temperature-vulcanizing silane-containing resin composition provides a gas permeation-resistant coating film (cured material) and is useful as a coating agent that exhibits a corrosion-inhibiting capability versus corrosive gases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akitsugu Fujiwara, Munenao Hirokami
  • Publication number: 20210301066
    Abstract: This room-temperature-curable polybutadiene resin composition contains: (A) a urethane oligomer comprising a condensation polymer of (A1) a polybutadiene having an OH group at both ends of the molecular chain and (A2) a diisocyanate compound; (B) a hydrolysable organosilane compound which, in one molecule, has on average two or more hydrolysable groups bonded to a silicon atom and does not have three or more nitrogen atoms, and/or a partially hydrolysed condensate of said compound; (C) a condensation reaction catalyst; and (D) a hydrolysable organosilane compound which, in one molecule, has three or more nitrogen atoms, and/or a partially hydrolysed condensate of said compound. Said room-temperature-curable polybutadiene resin composition allows a coating film to be obtained, in particular a coating film that is resistant to gas permeation, said coating film therefore being useful as a coating material having properties preventing corrosion by a corrosive gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akitsugu FUJIWARA, Takafumi SAKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10941317
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a room-temperature-curable organopolysiloxane composition containing (A) an organopolysiloxane having the hydrolyzable silyl-group-containing monovalent organic group represented by formula (1) (R1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted C1-10 alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted C6-10 aryl group, R2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted C1-10 alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted C6-10 aryl group, and R3 represents a substituted or unsubstituted C1-20 alkyl group or a hydrogen atom; M is an integer from 1 to 3, and n is an integer of 2 or more; and the broken line represents atomic bonding), (B) a hydrolyzable organosilane compound and/or a partially hydrolyzed condensate thereof, (C) a curing catalyst, and (F) a bleed oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akitsugu Fujiwara, Tetsuro Yamada, Munenao Hirokami
  • Publication number: 20200317919
    Abstract: Through the present invention, by undergoing a step in which a straight-chain diorganopolysiloxane having silanol groups at both terminal ends of the molecular chain thereof, a hydrolyzable silane and/or a partial hydrolysis condensate thereof having a hydrolyzable group capable of detaching a lactic acid ester, and an amino-group-containing hydrolyzable organosilane and/or a partial hydrolysis condensate thereof are pre-mixed/reacted in advance and silanol groups at both terminal ends of the molecular chain of a main agent (base polymer) are blocked by specific hydrolyzable silyl groups, it is possible to manufacture a lactic-acid-ester-type room-temperature-curable organopolysiloxane composition excellent in all characteristics including curability, adhesive properties, workability, and the like that were not attainable by the conventional lactic-acid-ester-type room-temperature curable (RTV) silicone rubber composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akitsugu FUJIWARA, Takafumi SAKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10590286
    Abstract: Provided is a room temperature-curable organopolysiloxane composition for preventing aquatic organisms from adhering to and growing on an underwater structure. The composition comprises: (A) an organopolysiloxane represented by the following general formula (1) wherein R1 represents either a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group that may have a substituent group, and n represents an integer of not smaller than 1; (B) a hydrolyzable organosilicon compound and/or a partial hydrolysis condensate thereof, represented by the following general formula (2) wherein R1 represents either a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group that may have a substituent group, R2 represents either an alkyl group that may have a substituent group or a cycloalkyl group, and a represents an integer of 1 to 3; (C) a curing catalyst; and (G) a bleed oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takafumi Sakamoto, Akitsugu Fujiwara, Takahiro Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20200040208
    Abstract: Provided is a room temperature-vulcanizing silane-containing resin composition containing: (A) 100 parts by mass of a silane-modified polybutadiene compound represented by formula (1) (In the formula, each R1 is independently a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbons; each R2 is independently a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbons; f is a number equal to or greater than 0; e and g are numbers greater than 0; m is an integer from 1 to 3; and the sequence of the individual repeat units may be any sequence.); (B) 0.5 to 20 parts by mass of a hydrolyzable organosilane compound having in each molecule an average of at least two silicon atom-bonded hydrolyzable groups, and/or the partial hydrolysis condensate of this hydrolyzable organosilane compound; and (C) 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of a curing catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akitsugu FUJIWARA, Munenao HIROKAMI
  • Publication number: 20200032103
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a room-temperature-curable organopolysiloxane composition containing (A) an organopolysiloxane having the hydrolyzable silyl-group-containing monovalent organic group represented by formula (1) (R1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted C1-10 alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted C6-10 aryl group, R2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted C1-10 alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted C6-10 aryl group, and R3 represents a substituted or unsubstituted C1-20 alkyl group or a hydrogen atom; M is an integer from 1 to 3, and n is an integer of 2 or more; and the broken line represents atomic bonding), (B) a hydrolyzable organosilane compound and/or a partially hydrolyzed condensate thereof, (C) a curing catalyst, and (F) a bleed oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akitsugu FUJIWARA, Tetsuro YAMADA, Munenao HIROKAMI
  • Publication number: 20190127593
    Abstract: Provided is a room temperature-curable organopolysiloxane composition for preventing aquatic organisms from adhering to and growing on an underwater structure. The composition comprises: (A) an organopolysiloxane represented by the following general formula (1) wherein R1 represents either a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group that may have a substituent group, and n represents an integer of not smaller than 1; (B) a hydrolyzable organosilicon compound and/or a partial hydrolysis condensate thereof, represented by the following general formula (2) wherein R1 represents either a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group that may have a substituent group, R2 represents either an alkyl group that may have a substituent group or a cycloalkyl group, and a represents an integer of 1 to 3; (C) a curing catalyst; and (G) a bleed oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takafumi SAKAMOTO, Akitsugu FUJIWARA, Takahiro YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 9920080
    Abstract: Provided is an alkoxysilyl-vinylene group-containing silicon compound represented by the following general formula (1): wherein each of R1 and R2 independently represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having an organic functional group(s) and 1 to 30 carbon atoms; and n represents an integer of 1 to 3. The alkoxy groups in the novel organic silicon compound of the invention have a dramatically improved hydrolyzability. Further, a high adhesion or adhesiveness; and a fast adhesiveness can be exhibited by adding the novel organic silicon compound to a room temperature curable organopolysiloxane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Uta, Akitsugu Fujiwara, Takafumi Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20170190721
    Abstract: Provided is an alkoxysilyl-vinylene group-containing silicon compound represented by the following general formula (1): wherein each of R1 and R2 independently represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having an organic functional group(s) and 1 to 30 carbon atoms; and n represents an integer of 1 to 3. The alkoxy groups in the novel organic silicon compound of the invention have a dramatically improved hydrolyzability. Further, a high adhesion or adhesiveness; and a fast adhesiveness can be exhibited by adding the novel organic silicon compound to a room temperature curable organopolysiloxane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira UTA, Akitsugu FUJIWARA, Takafumi SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20100316871
    Abstract: In a bonded article comprising a pair of substrates joined with a silicone base adhesive, a thin layer comprising a room temperature curable organopolysiloxane composition in the cured state having a lower strength than the adhesive intervenes between the substrate and the adhesive. The article is ready for recycling even after exposure to elevated temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akitsugu Fujiwara, Tsuneo Kimura
  • Patent number: 7405316
    Abstract: Silyl ketene acetal compounds having a partial structure of formula (1) wherein R and R2 each are a monovalent C1-C12 hydrocarbon group and n is an integer of 1-6 are useful as a terminal alkoxysilylating agent, surface treating agent, storage stabilizer, curing agent or the like
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takafumi Sakamoto, Akitsugu Fujiwara, Noriko Kameda, Tsuneo Kimura
  • Publication number: 20080114182
    Abstract: Silyl ketene acetal compounds having a partial structure of formula (1) wherein R and R2 each are a monovalent C1-C12 hydrocarbon group and n is an integer of 1-6 are useful as a terminal alkoxysilylating agent, surface treating agent, storage stabilizer, curing agent or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takafumi SAKAMOTO, Akitsugu FUJIWARA, Noriko KAMEDA, Tsuneo KIMURA