Patents by Inventor Hidefumi Harada
Hidefumi Harada 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).
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Patent number: 9458290Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin which not only has excellent quality such that it has high molecular weight and high fluidity, but also has more excellent heat resistance. The process of the present invention comprises a highly polymerizing step for reacting an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer with an aliphatic diol compound of the following formula (I) having hydroxymethyl groups (HO—CH2—) each bonded to a quaternary carbon atom in the presence of a transesterification catalyst to obtain a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin: wherein Ra to Rf, n, and m are as defined in the present specification and claims.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Yoshinori Isahaya, Atsushi Hirashima, Hidefumi Harada, Maki Ito, Jun-ya Hayakawa, Takehiko Isobe, Taichi Tokutake, Yousuke Shinkai
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Publication number: 20160272757Abstract: The present invention is to provide a process for producing a high molecular-weight aromatic polycarbonate resin, the process includes mixing a dialcohol compound represented by the following Formula (1) with a first catalyst to obtain a catalyst composition; mixing the obtained catalyst composition with an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer to obtain a prepolymer mixture; and obtaining a high molecular-weight aromatic polycarbonate by subjecting the obtained prepolymer mixture to heating treatment under reduced pressure condition. In the Formula (1), R1 to R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group and the like. Q represents a divalent group or a single bond.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2014Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Yoshinori ISAHAYA, Atsushi HIRASHIMA, Hidefumi HARADA, Maki ITO, Jun-ya HAYAKAWA, Takehiko ISOBE, Hongyu LIU, Hiroki FURUHASHI, Yousuke SHINKAI
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Publication number: 20160264726Abstract: The present inventions provide a novel polycarbonate copolymer having high fluidity and high molecular weight which is formed of a structural unit derived from an aliphatic diol compound and a structural unit derived from an aromatic dihydroxy compound, having a structure represented by the formula (III): having the content of the structural unit derived from the aliphatic diol compound of 1-30 mol %, having the Q-value (280° C., 160 kg load) in the range from 0.02 to 1.0 ml/s, and having the weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 30,000 to 100,000, and an aromatic polycarbonate compound which is formed of a structural unit derived from an aromatic dihydroxy compound which is suitable for a prepolymer for producing a high fluidity polycarbonate copolymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Yoshinori ISAHAYA, Atsushi HIRASHIMA, Hidefumi HARADA, Maki ITO, Jun-ya HAYAKAWA, Takehiko ISOBE, Taichi TOKUTAKE, Yousuke SHINKAI
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Patent number: 9428608Abstract: The present invention provides an aromatic polycarbonate resin composition having a high molecular weight and less amount of a heterologous structure, retaining good qualities, and excellent in thermal stability, and an improved preparation process thereof.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2013Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Yoshinori Isahaya, Atsushi Hirashima, Hidefumi Harada, Maki Ito, Jun-ya Hayakawa, Takehiko Isobe, Taichi Tokutake, Yousuke Shinkai
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Patent number: 9353216Abstract: The present inventions provide processes for producing a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin comprising a highly-polymerizing process wherein an aromatic polycarbonate is reacted with an aliphatic diol compound represented by formula (g1) in the presence of a transesterification catalyst to increase the molecular weight: wherein Ra and Rb each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1-12 carbon atoms or a phenyl group, and “m” represents an integer of 1-30.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2012Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Yoshinori Isahaya, Atsushi Hirashima, Hidefumi Harada, Maki Ito, Jun-ya Hayakawa, Takehiko Isobe, Taichi Tokutake, Yousuke Shinkai
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Patent number: 9243106Abstract: A high molecular weight polycarbonate resin is continuously produced by subjecting an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer and an aliphatic diol compound to a linking and highly polymerizing reaction. Even an aliphatic diol compound having a comparatively low boiling point can be allowed to efficiently contribute to the linking and highly polymerizing reaction. An aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer is produced by a polycondensation reaction between an aromatic dihydroxy compound and a diester carbonate, adding an aliphatic diol compound having an aliphatic group bonding to a terminal hydroxyl group to obtain a prepolymer mixture, and subjecting the resulting prepolymer mixture to a linking and highly polymerizing reaction under reduced pressure.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2013Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Yoshinori Isahaya, Atsushi Hirashima, Hidefumi Harada, Maki Ito, Jun-ya Hayakawa, Takehiko Isobe, Taichi Tokutake, Yousuke Shinkai
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Publication number: 20150322203Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin which not only has excellent quality such that it has high molecular weight and high fluidity, but also has more excellent heat resistance. The process of the present invention comprises a highly polymerizing step for reacting an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer with an aliphatic diol compound of the following formula (I) having hydroxymethyl groups (HO—CH2—) each bonded to a quaternary carbon atom in the presence of a transesterification catalyst to obtain a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin: wherein Ra to Rf, n, and m are as defined in the present specification and claims.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2013Publication date: November 12, 2015Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Yoshinori ISAHAYA, Atsushi HIRASHIMA, Hidefumi HARADA, Maki ITO, Jun-ya HAYAKAWA, Takehiko ISOBE, Taichi TOKUTAKE, Yousuke SHINKAI
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Publication number: 20150284509Abstract: The present invention provides an aromatic polycarbonate resin composition having a high molecular weight and less amount of a heterologous structure, retaining good qualities, and excellent in thermal stability, and an improved preparation process thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2013Publication date: October 8, 2015Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Yoshinori Isahaya, Atsushi Hirashima, Hidefumi Harada, Maki Ito, Jun-ya Hayakawa, Takehiko Isobe, Taichi Tokutake, Yousuke Shinkai
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Publication number: 20150274887Abstract: The invention provides a process for producing a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin including a molecular weight-increasing step of reacting an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer with an aliphatic diol compound represented by Formula (g2) in the presence of a transesterification catalyst to obtain a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin. In the formula, Ra and Rb each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group or an alkoxy group, or Ra and Rb may be bonded to each other to form a ring; R1 to R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or an alkyl group; and n represents an integer of 0 to 30.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2013Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Yoshinori Isahaya, Atsushi Hirashima, Hidefumi Harada, Maki Ito, Jun-ya Hayakawa, Takehiko Isobe, Taichi Tokutake, Yousuke Shinkai
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Publication number: 20150267006Abstract: The present invention is to provide a process for preparing a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin, which comprises the steps of a highly polymerizing step for reacting an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer and an aliphatic diol compound in the presence of a transesterification catalyst to obtain a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin, a cyclic carbonate removal step for removing at least part of the cyclic carbonate by-produced in the above highly polymerizing step out of the reaction system, and a recycle step of hydrolyzing the cyclic carbonate removed in the cyclic carbonate removal step to obtain an aliphatic diol compound and using the obtained aliphatic diol compound as at least a part of the aliphatic diol compound to be used in the highly polymerizing step.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2013Publication date: September 24, 2015Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Yoshinori Isahaya, Atsushi Hirashima, Hidefumi Harada, Maki Ito, Jun-ya Hayakawa, Takehiko Isobe, Taichi Tokutake, Hongyu Liu, Yousuke Shinkai
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Publication number: 20150232613Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a branched aromatic polycarbonate resin that is molecular weight-increased, which comprises subjecting an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer and a linking agent comprising a trifunctional or more of an aliphatic polyol compound to transesterification reaction in the presence of a transesterification catalyst under a reduced pressure condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2013Publication date: August 20, 2015Inventors: Yoshinori Isahaya, Atsushi Hirashima, Hidefumi Harada, Maki Ito, Jun-ya Hayakawa, Takehiko Isobe, Taichi Tokutake, Yousuke Shinkai
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Publication number: 20150133611Abstract: A high molecular weight polycarbonate resin is continuously produced by subjecting an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer and an aliphatic diol compound to a linking and highly polymerizing reaction. Even an aliphatic diol compound having a comparatively low boiling point can be allowed to efficiently contribute to the linking and highly polymerizing reaction. An aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer is produced by a polycondensation reaction between an aromatic dihydroxy compound and a diester carbonate, adding an aliphatic diol compound having an aliphatic group bonding to a terminal hydroxyl group to obtain a prepolymer mixture, and subjecting the resulting prepolymer mixture to a linking and highly polymerizing reaction under reduced pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2013Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Yoshinori Isahaya, Atsushi Hirashima, Hidefumi Harada, Maki Ito, Jun-ya Hayakawa, Takehiko Isobe, Taichi Tokutake, Yousuke Shinkai
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Patent number: 8969505Abstract: A branched aromatic polycarbonate resin having a degree of branching (N value) controlled within a specific range is manufactured by subjecting an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer that has a branched structure introduced using a specific amount of a branching agent to molecular-weight-increasing linking reaction with an aliphatic diol compound in the presence of a transesterification catalyst under the condition of a reduced pressure. The amount (A) of the branching agent used is adjusted on the basis of the correlation between the amount (A) of the branching agent used and the N value of the branched aromatic polycarbonate resin.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2012Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.Inventors: Yoshinori Isahaya, Atsushi Hirashima, Hidefumi Harada, Maki Ito, Jun-ya Hayakawa, Takehiko Isobe, Taichi Tokutake, Yousuke Shinkai
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Patent number: 8939631Abstract: A control apparatus is provided with a substrate disposed inside a main case and on which light sources are mounted. A surface panel in which light-source display windows are formed at positions opposite the light sources, is also disposed in the main case. The outer rim of the surface of the surface panel facing the main case is affixed to the front-surface rim of the main case with an insulating part sandwiched therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2010Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Azbil CorporationInventors: Noriya Uchiumi, Hidefumi Harada, Hiroshi Koga
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Publication number: 20140371404Abstract: The present invention provides an improved method for continuously producing a high-molecular-weight polycarbonate resin by carrying out a linking and highly-polymerizing reaction of an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer with an aliphatic diol compound wherein the retention time of the reaction mixture in the linking and highly-polymerizing reactor is shortened to achieve excellent performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2012Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Yoshinori Isahaya, Atsushi Hirashima, Hidefumi Harada, Maki Ito, Jun-ya Hayakawa, Takehiko Isobe, Taichi Tokutake, Yousuke Shinkai
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Publication number: 20140206826Abstract: The present inventions provide a novel polycarbonate copolymer having high fluidity and high molecular weight which is formed of a structural unit derived from an aliphatic diol compound and a structural unit derived from an aromatic dihydroxy compound, having a structure represented by the formula (III): having the content of the structural unit derived from the aliphatic diol compound of 1-30 mol %, having the Q-value (280° C., 160 kg load) in the range from 0.02 to 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2012Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Yoshinori Isahaya, Atsushi Hirashima, Hidefumi Harada, Maki Ito, Jun-ya Hayakawa, Takehiko Isobe, Taichi Toku take, Yousuke Shinkai
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Patent number: 8763467Abstract: A pressure sensor device has a sensor detecting pressure of a gas that is introduced from the outside, a heater for heating the sensor, a package containing the sensor and the heater, a circuit portion producing an output signal that represents the pressure of the gas based on the detection output detected by the sensor, and a circuit containing portion containing the circuit portion. The package and the circuit containing portion are structured from separate cases and are disposed separately with a connecting structural member interposed therebetween. The connecting structural member 90 includes electrode lead pins connecting between the sensor within the package and the circuit portion within the circuit containing portion, insulated pipes for covering the outer peripheries of the electrode lead pins, and coil springs covering the outer peripheries of the insulated pipes.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Azbil CorporationInventors: Takuya Ishihara, Hidefumi Harada, Masashi Sekine
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Publication number: 20130317182Abstract: [Problem] To provide a process for manufacturing, easily and using a conventional branching agent, a branched aromatic polycarbonate resin which has both a sufficiently high molecular weight and a desired degree of branching. [Solution] A branched aromatic polycarbonate resin having a degree of branching (N value) controlled within a specific range is manufactured by subjecting an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer that has a branched structure introduced using a specific amount of a branching agent to molecular-weight-increasing linking reaction with an aliphatic diol compound in the presence of a transesterification catalyst under the condition of a reduced pressure. The amount (A) of the branching agent used in adjusted on the basis of the correlation between the amount (A) of the branching agent used and the N value of the branched aromatic polycarbonate resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2012Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Yoshinori Isahaya, Atsushi Hirashima, Hidefumi Harada, Maki Ito, Jun-ya Hayakawa, Takehiko Isobe, Taichi Tokutake, Yousuke Shinkai
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Publication number: 20120247216Abstract: A pressure sensor device has a sensor detecting pressure of a gas that is introduced from the outside, a heater for heating the sensor, a package containing the sensor and the heater, a circuit portion producing an output signal that represents the pressure of the gas based on the detection output detected by the sensor, and a circuit containing portion containing the circuit portion. The package and the circuit containing portion are structured from separate cases and are disposed separately with a connecting structural member interposed therebetween. The connecting structural member 90 includes electrode lead pins connecting between the sensor within the package and the circuit portion within the circuit containing portion, insulated pipes for covering the outer peripheries of the electrode lead pins, and coil springs covering the outer peripheries of the insulated pipes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: YAMATAKE CORPORATIONInventors: Takuya Ishihara, Hidefumi Harada, Masashi Sekine
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Publication number: 20120155117Abstract: A control apparatus is provided with a substrate disposed inside a main case and on which light sources are mounted. A surface panel in which light-source display windows are formed at positions opposite the light sources, is also disposed in the main case. The outer rim of the surface of the surface panel facing the main case is affixed to the front-surface rim of the main case with an insulating part sandwiched therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: YAMATAKE CORPORATIONInventors: Noriya Uchiumi, Hidefumi Harada, Hiroshi Koga