Patents by Inventor Hidenori Hanaoka

Hidenori Hanaoka 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: 7439379
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transition metal complex represented by the formula (I): wherein M represents a Group 4 transition metal; —Y— represents (a): —C(R1)(R20)-A-, (b): —C(R1)(R20)-A1(R30)-, (c): —C(R1)=A1-, or (d): —C(R1)=A1-A2-R30; A represents a Group 16 element and A1 and A2 each represents a Group 15 element; R1 to R9, R20, and R30 are the same or different and each represents an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, etc.; and X1 and X2 are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an optionally substituted C1-10 alkyl group, etc., and an intermediate product thereof, and a catalyst for olefin polymerization which comprises said transition metal complex as a component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidenori Hanaoka, Eiji Yoshikawa, Yuka Imamoto
  • Publication number: 20080161514
    Abstract: A transition metal complex represented by the general formula [1]; a catalyst component for olefin polymerization comprising said transition metal complex; a catalyst for olefin polymerization using said transition metal complex as a catalyst component for olefin polymerization; a process for producing an olefin polymer comprising the step of polymerizing an olefin in the presence of said catalyst for olefin polymerization; a substituent-carrying fluorene compound; a process for producing said substituent-carrying fluorene compound; and a process for producing said transition metal complex using said substituent-carrying fluorene compound: wherein M is the group 4 transition metal atom in the periodic table of elements; A is the group 16 atom therein; J is the group 14 atom therein; R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, X1 and X2 are independently of one another (1) a substituent selected from the group consisting of (1-1) an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, which may be substituted by a halogen atom, (1-2) an
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Taichi Senda, Hidenori Hanaoka, Shinya Nakahara, Kenji Sogoh
  • Patent number: 7279537
    Abstract: There are provided a transition metal complex of formula (1): wherein M represents an element of Group 6 of Periodic Table of Elements, A and A? are the same or different, and represent a substituted or unsubstituted C1-10 alkylene group or the like, Y represents a substituted or unsubstituted C1-10 alkyl group, or the like, X1 and X2 are the same or different, and represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-10 alkyl group, or an amino group disubstituted with C1-20 hydrocarbon, and n1 is an integer of 0 to 3, an olefin polymerization catalyst obtained by combining a transition metal complex with an organic aluminum or aluminoxane, a polymerization catalyst further containing a boron compound, and a process for producing olefin polymer using the polymerization catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yuka Otomaru, Hidenori Hanaoka, Takayuki Higashii
  • Patent number: 7241927
    Abstract: A transition metal complex represented by the formula (1): wherein M is a Group 4 transition metal, A is a Group 16 element, B is a Group 14 element, n is an integer of 0 or 1, R1, R2, R3 and R4 may be the same or different and each independently denotes a substituent selected from the group consisting of the groups (I) and (II): group (I): hydrogen, alkyl and so on, group (II): alkoxy, alkylthio and so on, provided that at least one of R1, R2, R3 and R4 is a substituent selected from group (II); R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, X1 and X2 may be the same or different and are each hydrogen, halogen, alkyl or the like; and a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising said complex, an organoaluminum compound and a boron compound are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Hidenori Hanaoka, Taichi Senda, Eiji Yoshikawa, Satoshi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20070135600
    Abstract: The invention provides a transition metal complex of formula (3) below: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are the same or different and each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atom(s); R5 represents a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atom(s); X1 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atom(s); L represents a balancing counter ion or neutral ligand similar to X1 that is bonding or coordinating to metal M; and q represents an integer of 0 or 1, and G20 represents any one of G21 to G26 below: where A1 represents an element of Group 15 of the periodic table, wherein A1 in G23 represents an anion of an element of Group 15 of the periodic table, and A1 in G21 represents a nitrogen atom; R9, R14, R12, R13, R19, R20, R10, R11, R15, R16, R17, R18, R19, R20, R21 and R22 each
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2004
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuka Otomaru, Hidenori Hanaoka
  • Patent number: 7141690
    Abstract: A transition metal complex represented by the formula (1): wherein M is a Group 4 transition metal, A is a Group 16 element, B is a Group 14 element, n is an integer of 0 or 1, R1, R2, R3 and R4 may be the same or different and each independently denotes a substituent selected from the group consisting of the groups (I) and (II): group (I): hydrogen, alkyl and so on, group (II): alkoxy, alkylthio and so on, provided that at least one of R1, R2, R3 and R4 is a substituent selected from group (II); R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, X1 and X2 may be the same or different and are each hydrogen, halogen, alkyd or the like; and a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising said complex, an organoaluminum compound and a boron compound are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Hidenori Hanaoka, Taichi Senda, Eiji Yoshikawa, Satoshi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20060229195
    Abstract: There are provided a transition metal complex of formula (1): wherein M represents an element of Group 6 of Periodic Table of Elements, A and A? are the same or different, and represent a substituted or unsubstituted C1-10 alkylene group or the like, Y represents a substituted or unsubstituted C1-10 alkyl group, or the like, X1 and X2 are the same or different, and represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-10 alkyl group, or an amino group disubstituted with C1-20 hydrocarbon, and n1 is an integer of 0 to 3, an olefin polymerization catalyst obtained by combining a transition metal complex with an organic aluminum or aluminoxane, a polymerization catalyst further containing a boron compound, and a process for producing olefin polymer using the polymerization catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Yuka Otomaru, Hidenori Hanaoka, Takayuki Higashii
  • Publication number: 20060111525
    Abstract: A transition metal complex represented by the formula (1): wherein M is a Group 4 transition metal, A is a Group 16 element, B is a Group 14 element, n is an integer of 0 or 1, R1, R2, R3 and R4 may be the same or different and each independently denotes a substituent selected from the group consisting of the groups (I) and (II): group (I): hydrogen, alkyl and so on group (II): alkoxy, alkylthio and so on, provided that at least one of R1, R2, R3 and R4 is a substituent selected from group (II); R5, R6, R7, R8R9, R10, X1 and X2 may be the same or different and are each hydrogen, halogen, alkyl or the like; and a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising said complex, an organoaluminum compound and a boron compound are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Hidenori Hanaoka, Taichi Senda, Eiji Yoshikawa, Satoshi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20050154158
    Abstract: A transition metal complex represented by the formula (1): wherein M is a Group 4 transition metal, A is a Group 16 element, B is a Group 14 element, n is an integer of 0 or 1, R1, R2, R3 and R4 may be the same or different and each independently denotes a substituent selected from the group consisting of the groups (I) and (II): group (I): hydrogen, alkyl and so on, group (II): alkoxy, alkylthio and so on, provided that at least one of R1, R2, R3 and R4 is a substituent selected from group (II); R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, X1 and X2 may be the same or different and are each hydrogen, halogen, alkyd or the like; and a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising said complex, an organoaluminum compound and a boron compound are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2003
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventors: Hidenori Hanaoka, Taichi Senda, Eiji Yoshikawa, Satoshi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20040242410
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transition metal complex represented by the formula (I): 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Hidenori Hanaoka, Eiji Yoshikawa, Yuka Imamoto
  • Patent number: 6329478
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transition metal complex, a process for producing the same, a polymerization catalsyt containing the transition metal complex and a process for producing polymers which uses the catalysts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Sumitmo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Hiroaki Katayama, Masaaki Nabika, Akio Imai, Akira Miyashita, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Hirofumi Johohji, Yoshiaki Oda, Hidenori Hanaoka
  • Patent number: 6197990
    Abstract: A cyclopentadienyl metal salt is prepared by reacting a cyclopentadiene and a metal hydride in the presence of an amine compound. Furthermore, a derivative of a cyclopentadiene in which a phenyl group is bonded to its cyclopentadienyl moiety through an element of the 14 group of the Periodic Table is prepared using such a reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Oda, Kazuhiro Yamauchi, Hidenori Hanaoka, Hiroshi Souda
  • Patent number: 6090961
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method for producing an alkoxytitanium complex of formula (I), ##STR1## wherein Cp is a group having cyclopentadiene-type anion skeleton, A represents a carbon atom or silicon atom, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms which optionally may be substituted and the like, and R.sup.7 each independently represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms which may be substituted and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Hidenori Hanaoka, Yoshiaki Oda, Hiroshi Sohda
  • Patent number: 6066704
    Abstract: A transition metal complex represented by the formula [1] ##STR1## wherein M is a transition metal atom of the group 4 of the periodic table of elements; Cp is a group having a cyclopentadiene type anionic skeleton; A and G are each a divalent residue containing an atom of the group 15 or 16 of the periodic table of elements and may be the same with or different from each other; X.sup.1, X.sup.2, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Hiroaki Katayama, Akio Imai, Hidenori Hanaoka, Norio Kawamura, Akira Miyashita
  • Patent number: 6034190
    Abstract: An olefin polymerization catalyst component is represented by the general formula (1): ##STR1## wherein M is a transition metal of the 4.sup.th Group or the Lanthanide Series in the Periodic Table; each of A and A' is the same or different and is a hydrocarbon or halogenated hydrocarbon having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, or a hydrocarbon or halogenated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms and a substituent containing an oxygen atom; E is a residual group of an element of the 13th to 15th Groups capable of forming three bonds; each of R and R' is the same or different and is a halogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R" represents a hydrocarbon or halogenated hydrocarbon group containing at least one hetero atom and having 1 to 20 carbon atoms. This component is used in a catalyst along with an aluminum or born-containing cocatalyst to produce an olefin polymer or copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Hiroaki Katayama, Masaaki Nabika, Akio Iami, Norio Kawamura, Hidenori Hanaoka
  • Patent number: 5840646
    Abstract: An olefin polymerization catalyst component is represented by the general formula (1); ##STR1## wherein M is titanium, zirconium or hafnium; each of A and A' is the same or different and is a hydrocarbon or halogenated hydrocarbon having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, or a hydrocarbon or halogenated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms and a substituent containing an oxygen atom; E is a residual group of an element of the 13th to 15th Groups capable of forming three bonds; each of R and R' is the same or different and is a halogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R" represents a hydrocarbon or halogenated hydrocarbon group containing at least one hetero atom and having 1 to 20 carbon atoms. This component is used in a catalyst to produce an olefin polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Hiroaki Katayama, Masaaki Nabika, Akio Iami, Norio Kawamura, Hidenori Hanaoka