Patents by Inventor Iku Kouzai

Iku Kouzai 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: 9505894
    Abstract: Provided is a polypropylene-based resin composition which gives uniform and fine cells and from which a foamed sheet and thermoform excellent in appearance, thermoformability, impact resistance, lightness, stiffness, heat resistance, heat insulating properties, oil resistance and the like can be produced and includes (X) 5 to 99% by weight of a polypropylene resin having a structure with long chain branches, and (Y) 1 to 95% by weight of a propylene-based block copolymer produced by sequential polymerization, which block copolymer comprises (Y-1) a propylene (co)polymer and (Y-2) a propylene-ethylene copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN POLYPROPYLENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sachio Hotta, Kazuo Asuka, Shinichi Kitade, Kuninori Takahashi, Iku Kouzai, Takao Tayano
  • Patent number: 9328232
    Abstract: A propylene-ethylene copolymer resin composition including: 97 to 65 parts by weight of a propylene polymer (A) produced with a metallocene catalyst and 3 to 35 parts by weight of a propylene-ethylene copolymer (B). The copolymer (B) includes: 65 to 95% by weight of a propylene polymer component (B1) and 5 to 35% by weight of a propylene-ethylene copolymer component (B2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN POLYPROPYLENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Katsuno, Kuninori Takahashi, Iku Kouzai, Motokazu Terada, Masato Takayama, Shinichirou Yajima
  • Patent number: 9284427
    Abstract: Provided is a polypropylene-based resin composition which gives uniform and fine cells and from which a foamed sheet and thermoform excellent in appearance, thermoformability, impact resistance, lightness, stiffness, heat resistance, heat insulating properties, oil resistance and the like can be produced. A polypropylene-based resin composition comprising (X) 5 to 99% by weight of a polypropylene resin having a structure with long chain branches, and (Y) 1 to 95% by weight of a propylene-based block copolymer produced by sequential polymerization, which block copolymer comprises (Y-1) a propylene (co)polymer and (Y-2) a propylene-ethylene copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Polypropylene Corporation
    Inventors: Sachio Hotta, Kazuo Asuka, Shinichi Kitade, Kuninori Takahashi, Iku Kouzai, Takao Tayano
  • Publication number: 20150322250
    Abstract: A propylene-ethylene copolymer resin composition including: 97 to 65 parts by weight of a propylene polymer (A) produced with a metallocene catalyst and 3 to 35 parts by weight of a propylene-ethylene copolymer (B). The copolymer (B) includes: 65 to 95% by weight of a propylene polymer component (B1) and 5 to 35% by weight of a propylene-ethylene copolymer component (B2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: JAPAN POLYPROPYLENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi KATSUNO, Kuninori TAKAHASHI, Iku KOUZAI, Motokazu TERADA, Masato TAKAYAMA, Shinichirou YAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20150010747
    Abstract: Provided is a polypropylene-based resin composition which gives uniform and fine cells and from which a foamed sheet and thermoform excellent in appearance, thermoformability, impact resistance, lightness, stiffness, heat resistance, heat insulating properties, oil resistance and the like can be produced. A polypropylene-based resin composition comprising (X) 5 to 99% by weight of a polypropylene resin having a structure with long chain branches, and (Y) 1 to 95% by weight of a propylene-based block copolymer produced by sequential polymerization, which block copolymer comprises (Y-1) a propylene (co)polymer and (Y-2) a propylene-ethylene copolymer, said resin (X) having properties (X-i) to (X-iv) and said block copolymer (Y) having properties (Y-i) to (Y-v), and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: Japan Polypropylene Corporation
    Inventors: Sachio Hotta, Kazuo Asuka, Shinichi Kitade, Kuninori Takahashi, Iku Kouzai, Takao Tayano
  • Publication number: 20150004394
    Abstract: Provided is a polypropylene-based resin composition which gives uniform and fine cells and from which a foamed sheet and thermoform excellent in appearance, thermoformability, impact resistance, lightness, stiffness, heat resistance, heat insulating properties, oil resistance and the like can be produced. A polypropylene-based resin composition comprising (X) 5 to 99% by weight of a polypropylene resin having a structure with long chain branches, and (Y) 1 to 95% by weight of a propylene-based block copolymer produced by sequential polymerization, which block copolymer comprises (Y-1) a propylene (co)polymer and (Y-2) a propylene-ethylene copolymer, said resin (X) having properties (X-i) to (X-iv) and said block copolymer (Y) having properties (Y-i) to (Y-v), and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: JAPAN POLYPROPYLENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sachio Hotta, Kazuo Asuka, Shinichi Kitade, Kuninori Takahashi, Iku Kouzai, Takao Tayano
  • Patent number: 8232358
    Abstract: Disclosed is a production method of polypropylene having high MFR value and excellent product qualities with high productivity. The method enables to produce a propylene polymer by a gas phase process where the reaction heat is removed mainly by the heat of vaporization of liquefied propylene. The method is characterized by using a solid catalyst component (A) which is prepared by contacting components (A1), (A2) and (A3) shown below. Further disclosed are: a propylene polymer produced by the method; a propylene polymer composition; and a molded body of the composition. Component (A1): a solid component containing titanium, magnesium and a halogen as essential components. Component (A2): a vinyl silane compound. Component (A3): an organosilicon compound having an alkoxy group (A3a) and/or a compound having at least two ether bonds (A3b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Japan Polypropylene Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Kobayashi, Takanori Nakashima, Yuusuke Yamada, Iku Kouzai, Youichi Maeda, Kouji Nakayama, Keiji Fukuda
  • Patent number: 7858716
    Abstract: Disclosed is a production method of polypropylene having high MFR value and excellent product qualities with high productivity. The method enables to produce a propylene polymer by a gas phase process where the reaction heat is removed mainly by the heat of vaporization of liquefied propylene. The method is characterized by using a solid catalyst component (A) which is prepared by contacting components (A1), (A2) and (A3) shown below. Further disclosed are: a propylene polymer produced by the method; a propylene polymer composition; and a molded body of the composition. Component (A1): a solid component containing titanium, magnesium and a halogen as essential components. Component (A2): a vinyl silane compound. Component (A3): an organosilicon compound having an alkoxy group (A3a) and/or a compound having at least two ether bonds (A3b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Japan Polypropylene Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Kobayashi, Takanori Nakashima, Yuusuke Yamada, Iku Kouzai, Youichi Maeda, Kouji Nakayama, Keiji Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20100099811
    Abstract: Disclosed is a production method of polypropylene having high MFR value and excellent product qualities with high productivity. The method enables to produce a propylene polymer by a gas phase process where the reaction heat is removed mainly by the heat of vaporization of liquefied propylene. The method is characterized by using a solid catalyst component (A) which is prepared by contacting components (A1), (A2) and (A3) shown below. Further disclosed are: a propylene polymer produced by the method; a propylene polymer composition; and a molded body of the composition. Component (A1): a solid component containing titanium, magnesium and a halogen as essential components. Component (A2): a vinyl silane compound. Component (A3): an organosilicon compound having an alkoxy group (A3a) and/or a compound having at least two ether bonds (A3b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: JAPAN POLYPROPYLENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitaka KOBAYASHI, Takanori Nakashima, Yuusuke Yamada, Iku Kouzai, Youichi Maeda, Kouji Nakayama, Keiji Fukuda
  • Patent number: 7662888
    Abstract: A polypropylene based heat shrinkable film obtained by using a propylene-ethylene block copolymer (A) which satisfies the following requirements (A-i) to (A-iv), and having heat shrinkability imparted by orientation in at least one direction: (A-i) it is a propylene-ethylene block copolymer obtained through sequential polymerization catalyzed by a metallocene catalyst which is composed of 30 to 95 wt % of a propylene homopolymer or propylene-ethylene random copolymer component (A1) having an ethylene content of at most 7 wt % produced in a first step and 70 to 5 wt % of a propylene-ethylene random copolymer component (A2) produced in a second step having an ethylene content higher by 3 to 20 wt % than that of the component (A1); (A-ii) it has a melt flow rate (MFR: 2.16 kg, 230° C.) within a range of 0.1 to 30 g/10 min; (A-iii) a temperature-loss tangent (tan ?) curve obtained by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) has a single peak at a temperature of at most 0° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Japan Polypropylene Corporation
    Inventors: Gen Kanai, Kuninori Takahashi, Shinichi Kitade, Iku Kouzai
  • Publication number: 20090259006
    Abstract: Disclosed is a production method of polypropylene having high MFR value and excellent product qualities with high productivity. The method enables to produce a propylene polymer by a gas phase process where the reaction heat is removed mainly by the heat of vaporization of liquefied propylene. The method is characterized by using a solid catalyst component (A) which is prepared by contacting components (A1), (A2) and (A3) shown below. Further disclosed are: a propylene polymer produced by the method; a propylene polymer composition; and a molded body of the composition. Component (A1): a solid component containing titanium, magnesium and a halogen as essential components. Component (A2): a vinyl silane compound. Component (A3): an organosilicon compound having an alkoxy group (A3a) and/or a compound having at least two ether bonds (A3b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: JAPAN POLYPROPYLENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Kobayashi, Takanori Nakashima, Yuusuke Yamada, Iku Kouzai, Youichi Maeda, Kouji Nakayama, Keiji Fukuda
  • Patent number: 7390575
    Abstract: A polyolefin based biaxially oriented multi-layer film having at least one surface layer comprise of the propylene-ethylene random block copolymer; The propylene-ethylene random block copolymer obtained through sequential polymerization catalyzed by a metallocene component which is composed of 30 to 70 wt % of a propylene-ethylene random copolymer component having an ethylene content of 1 to 7 wt % produced in the first step of the polymerization and from 70 to 30 wt % of a low crystallinity or an amorphous propylene-ethylene random copolymer component produced in the second step of the polymerization having an ethylene content of 6 to 15 wt % higher than that of the polymer component obtained in the first step, wherein that shows a single peak at 0° C. or lower in the temperature-loss tangent (tan ?) curve obtained by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Japan Polypropylene Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Tayano, Kuninori Takahashi, Iku Kouzai, Shinichi Kitade, Shigeo Mizukami, Koichi Hirayama
  • Publication number: 20060246308
    Abstract: A polypropylene based heat shrinkable film obtained by using a propylene-ethylene block copolymer (A) which satisfies the following requirements (A-i) to (A-iv), and having heat shrinkability imparted by orientation in at least one direction: (A-i) it is a propylene-ethylene block copolymer obtained through sequential polymerization catalyzed by a metallocene catalyst which is composed of 30 to 95 wt % of a propylene homopolymer or propylene-ethylene random copolymer component (A1) having an ethylene content of at most 7 wt % produced in a first step and 70 to 5 wt % of a propylene-ethylene random copolymer component (A2) produced in a second step having an ethylene content higher by 3 to 20 wt % than that of the component (A1); (A-ii) it has a melt flow rate (MFR: 2.16 kg, 230° C.) within a range of 0.1 to 30 g/10 min; (A-iii) a temperature-loss tangent (tan ?) curve obtained by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) has a single peak at a temperature of at most 0° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Applicant: JAPAN POLYPROPYLENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gen Kanai, Kuninori Takahashi, Shinichi Kitade, Iku Kouzai
  • Publication number: 20050113517
    Abstract: A polyolefin based biaxially oriented multi-layer film having at least one surface layer comprise of the propylene-ethylene random block copolymer; The propylene-ethylene random block copolymer obtained through sequential polymerization catalyzed by a metallocene component which is composed of 30 to 70 wt % of a propylene-ethylene random copolymer component having an ethylene content of 1 to 7 wt % produced in the first step of the polymerization and from 70 to 30 wt % of a low crystallinity or an amorphous propylene-ethylene random copolymer component produced in the second step of the polymerization having an ethylene content of 6 to 15 wt % higher than that of the polymer component obtained in the first step, wherein that shows a single peak at 0° C. or lower in the temperature-loss tangent (tan?) curve obtained by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Applicant: JAPAN POLYPROPYLENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takao Tayano, Kuninori Takahashi, Iku Kouzai, Shinichi Kitade, Shigeo Mizukami, Koichi Hirayama