Patents by Inventor Junichi Kuroda
Junichi Kuroda 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: 11697698Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method for producing a copolymer of ethylene and an allyl monomer having a polar group represented by general formula (1), or a copolymer of ethylene, an allyl monomer having a polar group represented by general formula (1), and other monomers, wherein the copolymer is produced in the presence of a boron compound having a boron-hydrogen bond or a boron-carbon bond (for example, a compound represented by general formula (2)) by using a metal complex represented by general formula (C1) as a polymerization catalyst (the symbols in the formulas are as described in the description). According to the present invention, a copolymer of ethylene and an allyl monomer can be efficiently produced with high catalytic activity, wherein the copolymer has a polar group and can be used in various applications.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, SHOWA DENKO K.K., JAPAN POLYETHYLENE CORPORATIONInventors: Kyoko Nozaki, Shingo Ito, Junichi Kuroda, Yoshikuni Okumura, Shinya Hayashi, Minoru Kobayashi, Yuichiro Yasukawa
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Patent number: 11655360Abstract: A gas-barrier resin (A) having an oxygen permeability coefficient of 1.0×10?14 (cm3·cm/cm2·s·Pa) or less; and a copolymer (B) containing monomer structural units represented by the formula (1), the formula (2), and the formula (3): where: R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R2 represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms that may be substituted with a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, or an amino group; 1, m, and n represent numerical values representing molar proportions of the respective monomer structural units, and n may represent 0; and p represents an integer of from 1 to 4, wherein a ratio of a mass of the copolymer (B) to a total mass of the gas-barrier resin (A) and the copolymer (B) is from 1 mass % to 40 mass %.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2018Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignees: SHOWA DENKO K.K., JAPAN POLYETHYLENE CORPORATIONInventors: Junichi Kuroda, Yoshikuni Okumura, Shinya Hayashi, Masahiro Uematsu, Takaaki Hattori, Yuichiro Yasukawa
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Patent number: 11352453Abstract: A catalyst for olefin polymerization that contains a metal complex represented by general formula (C1) and a method for producing polyethylene, a copolymer of ethylene and an olefin having a polar group represented by general formula (1), or a copolymer of ethylene, an olefin having a polar group represented by general formula (1) and another monomer, using the aforementioned metal complex as a polymerization catalyst, wherein the symbols in formula (C1) and formula (1) are as defined in the specification.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2018Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, SHOWA DENKO K.K., JAPAN POLYETHYLENE CORPORATIONInventors: Kyoko Nozaki, Shingo Ito, Junichi Kuroda, Yoshikuni Okumura, Shinya Hayashi, Yumiko Minami, Minoru Kobayashi, Yuichiro Yasukawa
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Publication number: 20220089791Abstract: The present invention provides: a catalyst which has high activity and enables the production of an olefin polymer that has a polar group; and a method for producing the polymer. A catalyst for olefin polymerization, which contains a metal complex represented by general formula (C1); and a method for producing an ethylene (co)polymer, wherein (1) ethylene is polymerized, (2) ethylene and an olefin having a polar group represented by general formula (1) are copolymerized, or (3) ethylene, an olefin having a polar group represented by general formula (1) and another monomer are copolymerized, with use of the above-described catalyst. (In the formulae, the symbols are as defined in the description; and at least one of R6 and R7 represents a 9-fluorenyl analogous group represented by general formula (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2020Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicants: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, SHOWA DENKO K.K., JAPAN POLYETHYLENE CORPORATIONInventors: Kyoko NOZAKI, Junichi KURODA, Shinya HAYASHI, Yoshikuni OKUMURA, Masahiro UEMATSU, Yusuke MITSUSHIGE
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Patent number: 11248074Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a copolymer of ethylene and an allyl monomer that is represented by formula (1) and has a polar group, or a copolymer of ethylene, the allyl monomer that is represented by formula (1) and has a polar group, and another monomer. This production method is characterized by using a metal complex, which is represented by general formula (C1), as a polymerization catalyst and by having a silane compound, which is represented by general formula (2) and has a silicon-hydrogen bond, coexist with the metal complex. (In the formulae, the symbols are as defined in the description.) According to the present invention, a copolymer of an allyl monomer that has a polar group is able to be produced with high catalytic activity, said copolymer being capable of having various applications.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, SHOWA DENKO K.K., JAPAN POLYETHYLENE CORPORATIONInventors: Shingo Ito, Kyoko Nozaki, Junichi Kuroda, Yoshikuni Okumura, Shinya Hayashi, Minoru Kobayashi, Yuichiro Yasukawa
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Publication number: 20210147669Abstract: A gas-barrier resin (A) having an oxygen permeability coefficient of 1.0×10?14 (cm3·cm/cm2·s·Pa) or less; and a copolymer (B) containing monomer structural units represented by the formula (1), the formula (2), and the formula (3): where: R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R2 represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms that may be substituted with a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, or an amino group; 1, m, and n represent numerical values representing molar proportions of the respective monomer structural units, and n may represent 0; and p represents an integer of from 1 to 4, wherein a ratio of a mass of the copolymer (B) to a total mass of the gas-barrier resin (A) and the copolymer (B) is from 1 mass % to 40 mass %.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2018Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicants: SHOWA DENKO K.K., JAPAN POLYETHYLENE CORPORATIONInventors: Junichi KURODA, Yoshikuni OKUMURA, Shinya HAYASHI, Masahiro UEMATSU, Takaaki HATTORI, Yuichiro YASUKAWA
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Publication number: 20210054117Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a copolymer of ethylene and an allyl monomer that is represented by formula (1) and has a polar group, or a copolymer of ethylene, the allyl monomer that is represented by formula (1) and has a polar group, and another monomer. This production method is characterized by using a metal complex, which is represented by general formula (C1), as a polymerization catalyst and by having a silane compound, which is represented by general formula (2) and has a silicon-hydrogen bond, coexist with the metal complex. (In the formulae, the symbols are as defined in the description.) According to the present invention, a copolymer of an allyl monomer that has a polar group is able to be produced with high catalytic activity, said copolymer being capable of having various applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicants: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, SHOWA DENKO K.K., JAPAN POLYETHYLENE CORPORATIONInventors: Shingo ITO, Kyoko NOZAKI, Junichi KURODA, Yoshikuni OKUMURA, Shinya HAYASHI, Minoru KOBAYASHI, Yuichiro YASUKAWA
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Publication number: 20210040251Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method for producing a copolymer of ethylene and an allyl monomer having a polar group represented by general formula (1), or a copolymer of ethylene, an allyl monomer having a polar group represented by general formula (1), and other monomers, wherein the copolymer is produced in the presence of a boron compound having a boron-hydrogen bond or a boron-carbon bond (for example, a compound represented by general formula (2)) by using a metal complex represented by general formula (C1) as a polymerization catalyst (the symbols in the formulas are as described in the description). According to the present invention, a copolymer of ethylene and an allyl monomer can be efficiently produced with high catalytic activity, wherein the copolymer has a polar group and can be used in various applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2019Publication date: February 11, 2021Applicants: The University of Tokyo, SHOWA DENKO K. K., Japan Polyethylene CorporationInventors: Kyoko NOZAKI, Shingo ITO, Junichi KURODA, Yoshikuni OKUMURA, Shinya HAYASHI, Minoru KOBAYASHI, Yuichiro YASUKAWA
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Publication number: 20200347159Abstract: A catalyst for olefin polymerization that contains a metal complex represented by general formula (C1) and a method for producing polyethylene, a copolymer of ethylene and an olefin having a polar group represented by general formula (1), or a copolymer of ethylene, an olefin having a polar group represented by general formula (1) and another monomer, using the aforementioned metal complex as a polymerization catalyst, wherein the symbols in formula (C1) and formula (1) are as defined in the specification.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2018Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicants: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, SHOWA DENKO K. K., JAPAN POLYETHYLENE CORPORATIONInventors: Kyoko NOZAKI, Shingo ITO, Junichi KURODA, Yoshikuni OKUMURA, Shinya HAYASHI, Yumiko MINAMI, Minoru KOBAYASHI, Yuichiro YASUKAWA
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Patent number: 10414837Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a copolymer of ethylene and a polar group-containing olefin using as a catalyst a metal complex of group 10 elements having a structure represented by formula (C4) and (C5) (in the formula, “Men” represents a menthyl group and “Me” represents a methyl group). The method of the present invention makes it possible to produce a polar group-containing olefin polymer available for various applications, as being a high molecular weight body, which has been difficult to produce, and to produce the polymer in a molecular weight range such that the polymer has good moldability.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2015Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, SHOWA DENKO K.K., JAPAN POLYETHYLENE CORPORATIONInventors: Kyoko Nozaki, Shingo Ito, Yusuke Ota, Yoshikuni Okumura, Junichi Kuroda, Masafumi Koyano, Minoru Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Shimizu
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Publication number: 20170313792Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a copolymer of ethylene and a polar group-containing olefin using as a catalyst a metal complex of group 10 elements having a structure represented by formula (C4) and (C5) (in the formula, “Men” represents a menthyl group and “Me” represents a methyl group). The method of the present invention makes it possible to produce a polar group-containing olefin polymer available for various applications, as being a high molecular weight body, which has been difficult to produce, and to produce the polymer in a molecular weight range such that the polymer has good moldability.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2015Publication date: November 2, 2017Applicants: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, SHOWA DENKO K.K., JAPAN POLYETHYLENE CORPORATIONInventors: Kyoko NOZAKI, Shingo ITO, Yusuke OTA, Yoshikuni OKUMURA, Junichi KURODA, Masafumi KOYANO, Minoru KOBAYASHI, Hiroyuki SHIMIZU
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Patent number: 9499644Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a homopolymer of olefin represented by formula (1): CH2?CHR1 (R1 is a hydrogen atom or hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms) or a copolymer of two or more thereof or a method for producing a copolymer of olefin represented by formula (1) with olefin containing a polar group represented by formula (2): CH2?CHR2R3 (R2 is a hydrogen atom or methyl group, R3 is —COOR12, —CN, —OCOR12, —OR12, —CH2—OCOR12, —CH2OH, —CH2—N(R13)2 or —CH2-Hal (R12, R13 and Hal have the same meanings as stated in the description), using as a catalyst a metal complex of group 10 elements in the periodic system typified by the structure represented by formula 1 (“Men” represents a menthyl group and “Me” represents a methyl group). The present invention enables the production of high molecular weight polymers of the polar group-containing monomers such as polar group-containing allyl compounds.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2014Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignees: SHOWA DENKO K.K., THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYOInventors: Shingo Ito, Kyoko Nozaki, Yusuke Ota, Yoshikuni Okumura, Junichi Kuroda
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Patent number: 9303101Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a high-molecular-weight copolymer of polar group-containing allyl monomers comprising monomer units represented by formulae (3) and (4) (in the formulae, R1 represents a hydrogen atom (H) or hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R2 represents —OH, —OCOR3 (R3 represents hydrocarbon group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms), —N(R4)2 (R4 represents a hydrogen atom or hydrocarbon group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms); and n and m are a value representing the molar ratio of each of the monomer units), which has few branches and unsaturated group at the molecular end, by copolymerizing olefin and an allyl compound using a metal complex of group 10 elements in the periodic system represented by formula (I) as a catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2013Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, SHOWA DENKO K.K.Inventors: Kyoko Nozaki, Brad Carrow, Yoshikuni Okumura, Junichi Kuroda
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Patent number: 9284390Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a high-molecular-weight copolymer of polar group-containing allyl monomers including monomer units represented by formulae (3) and (4) (in the formulae, R1 represents a hydrogen atom (H) or hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R2 represents —OH, —OCOR3 (R3 represents hydrocarbon group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms), —N(R4)2 (R4 represents a hydrogen atom or hydrocarbon group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms); and n and m are a value representing the molar ratio of each of the monomer units), which has few branches and unsaturated group at the molecular end, by copolymerizing olefin and an allyl compound using a metal complex of group 10 elements in the periodic system represented by formula (I) as a catalystType: GrantFiled: October 29, 2014Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, SHOWA DENKO K.K.Inventors: Kyoko Nozaki, Shingo Ito, Yoshikuni Okumura, Junichi Kuroda
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Publication number: 20150368376Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a homopolymer of olefin represented by formula (1): CH2?CHR1 (R1 is a hydrogen atom or hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms) or a copolymer of two or more thereof or a method for producing a copolymer of olefin represented by formula (1) with olefin containing a polar group represented by formula (2): CH2?CHR2R3 (R2 is a hydrogen atom or methyl group, R3 is —COOR12, —CN, —OCOR12, —OR12, —CH2—OCOR12, —CH2OH, —CH2—N(R13)2 or —CH2-Hal (R12, R13 and Hal have the same meanings as stated in the description), using as a catalyst a metal complex of group 10 elements in the periodic system typified by the structure represented by formula 1 (“Men” represents a menthyl group and “Me” represents a methyl group). The present invention enables the production of high molecular weight polymers of the polar group-containing monomers such as polar group-containing allyl compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2014Publication date: December 24, 2015Applicants: SHOWA DENKO K.K., THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYOInventors: Shingo ITO, Kyoko NOZAKI, Yusuke OTA, Yoshikuni OKUMURA, Junichi KURODA
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Publication number: 20150099857Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a high-molecular-weight copolymer of polar group-containing allyl monomers comprising monomer units represented by formulae (3) and (4) (in the formulae, R1 represents a hydrogen atom (H) or hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R2 represents —OH, —OCOR3 (R3 represents hydrocarbon group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms), —N(R4)2 (R4 represents a hydrogen atom or hydrocarbon group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms); and n and m are a value representing the molar ratio of each of the monomer units), which has few branches and unsaturated group at the molecular end, by copolymerizing olefin and an allyl compound using a metal complex of group 10 elements in the periodic system represented by formula (I) as a catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2013Publication date: April 9, 2015Applicants: SHOWA DENKO K.K., THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYOInventors: Kyoko Nozaki, Brad Carrow, Yoshikuni Okumura, Junichi Kuroda
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Publication number: 20150051361Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a high-molecular-weight copolymer of polar group-containing allyl monomers including monomer units represented by formulae (3) and (4) (in the formulae, R1 represents a hydrogen atom (H) or hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R2 represents —OH, —OCOR3 (R3 represents hydrocarbon group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms), —N(R4)2 (R4 represents a hydrogen atom or hydrocarbon group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms); and n and m are a value representing the molar ratio of each of the monomer units), which has few branches and unsaturated group at the molecular end, by copolymerizing olefin and an allyl compound using a metal complex of group 10 elements in the periodic system represented by formula (I) as a catalystType: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2014Publication date: February 19, 2015Applicants: SHOWA DENKO K.K., THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYOInventors: Kyoko NOZAKI, Shingo ITO, Yoshikuni OKUMURA, Junichi KURODA
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Patent number: 8916663Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a high-molecular-weight copolymer of polar group-containing allyl monomers including monomer units represented by formulae (3) and (4) (in the formulae, R1 represents a hydrogen atom (H) or hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R2 represents —OH, —OCOR3 (R3 represents hydrocarbon group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms), —N(R4)2 (R4 represents a hydrogen atom or hydrocarbon group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms); and n and m are a value representing the molar ratio of each of the monomer units), which has few branches and unsaturated group at the molecular end, by copolymerizing olefin and a polar group-containing allyl compound using a metal complex of group 10 elements in the periodic system represented by formula (I) as a catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2010Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignees: The University of Tokyo, Showa Denko K.K.Inventors: Kyoko Nozaki, Shingo Ito, Yoshikuni Okumura, Junichi Kuroda
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Patent number: 8889805Abstract: The present invention provides a metal complex of group 10 elements of the periodic table having a carboxylate structure represented by formula (C2); a catalyst for polymerization of olefin mainly comprising the metal complex; and a method for producing polymers by homopolymerizing olefin represented by formula (1), polymerizing two or more kinds of the above olefin, or copolymerizing olefin represented by formula (1) with polar group-containing olefin represented by formula (2) (the meaning of the symbols are as set forth in the description) using the catalyst. A metal complex of group 10 elements of the periodic table, in which all of the coordinating atoms to the metal are a hetero atom is stable and useful as a catalyst component for olefin polymerization, and can be used for a long time in homopolymerization of olefin or copolymerization of two or more kinds of olefin.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2011Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignees: Showa Denko K.K., The University of TokyoInventors: Shingo Ito, Kyoko Nozaki, Yoshikuni Okumura, Junichi Kuroda
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Publication number: 20130158223Abstract: The present invention provides a metal complex of group 10 elements of the periodic table having a carboxylate structure represented by formula (C2); a catalyst for polymerization of olefin mainly comprising the metal complex; and a method for producing polymers by homopolymerizing olefin represented by formula (1), polymerizing two or more kinds of the above olefin, or copolymerizing olefin represented by formula (1) with polar group-containing olefin represented by formula (2) (the meaning of the symbols are as set forth in the description) using the catalyst. A metal complex of group 10 elements of the periodic table, in which all of the coordinating atoms to the metal are a hetero atom is stable and useful as a catalyst component for olefin polymerization, and can be used for a long time in homopolymerization of olefin or copolymerization of two or more kinds of olefin.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2011Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicants: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, SHOWA DENKO K.K.Inventors: Shingo Ito, Kyoko Nozaki, Yoshikuni Okumura, Junichi Kuroda