Patents by Inventor Junji Kodemura

Junji Kodemura 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: 11976180
    Abstract: A xanthogen compound dispersion is formed by dispersing a xanthogen compound in water or alcohol, wherein a volume average particle size of the xanthogen compound is 0.001 to 9 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Misa Hayashi, Junji Kodemura
  • Patent number: 11958969
    Abstract: A latex of a styrene-based block copolymer includes a styrene-based block copolymer and water. The styrene-based block copolymer includes a toluene insoluble content of 30 to 95 wt %. The latex of the styrene-based block copolymer is superior in the processability and can provide a molded film such as a dip-molded product having the high tear strength, the high stress retention and the soft texture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junji Kodemura, Yoshitaka Satoh
  • Publication number: 20240067813
    Abstract: A method for producing a molded article including a washing step of washing a molded article with hot water at 40 to 100° C., the molded article being prepared from a latex composition containing a conjugated diene polymer latex and a xanthogen compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junji KODEMURA
  • Patent number: 11898024
    Abstract: A latex composition contains a carboxy-modified conjugated diene polymer latex, a xanthogen compound, and a metal oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunjin Aihara, Junji Kodemura
  • Patent number: 11884761
    Abstract: A latex composition containing a carboxy-modified polymer latex, a xanthogen compound, and a typical metal compound in a form other than an oxide. This latex composition has excellent stability, can avoid delayed (Type IV) allergic reactions in addition to immediate (Type I) allergic reactions, and can provide a molded film, such as a dip-molded product, having excellent tear strength and tensile strength. Also a molded film and a substrate with an adhesive layer which are obtained using the latex composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junji Kodemura, Misa Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20230391938
    Abstract: A latex composition includes a conjugated diene polymer latex and a silicone-based surfactant having a silicon atom content of 1.5 to 10 wt %. A dip-molded article is formed by dip molding the latex composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junji KODEMURA
  • Publication number: 20230295385
    Abstract: A molded film having a thickness of 20 to 300 ?m and obtained using a latex composition including a conjugated diene polymer latex, a sulfur-based vulcanizing agent, a vulcanization accelerator, and an antioxidant, wherein the antioxidant is at least one selected from phenolic antioxidants and quinoline antioxidants, and has a molecular weight of 300 to 600.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junji KODEMURA
  • Publication number: 20230103092
    Abstract: A method for producing a latex composition, the method comprising a provision step of providing a conjugated diene polymer latex; and a preparation step of adding a sulfur-based vulcanizing agent, a xanthogen compound, and a strong acid salt-based surfactant to the conjugated diene polymer latex to prepare a latex composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junji KODEMURA, Misa HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230101503
    Abstract: A latex composition includes a sulfur-based vulcanizing agent and a xanthogen compound mixed with a conjugated diene polymer latex, the aqueous dispersion of a sulfur-based vulcanizing agent being a dispersion in which the sulfur-based vulcanizing agent is dispersed in water using an anionic surfactant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junji KODEMURA, Misa HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230088356
    Abstract: A method for producing a dip-molded article, the method including steps of immersing a mold for dip molding in a coagulant solution to deposit the coagulant on the mold for dip molding; providing a latex composition containing a carboxy-modified conjugated diene polymer latex which is a dispersion of carboxy-modified conjugated diene polymer particles having a volume average particle size of 500 to 2,000 nm in water; and immersing the mold for dip molding having the coagulant deposited thereon in the latex composition to obtain a dip-molded article having a thickness of 0.02 to 0.19 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junji KODEMURA, Misa HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230070718
    Abstract: A method for producing a latex composition, the method comprising a provision step of providing a conjugated diene polymer latex; a preparation step of adding a sulfur-based vulcanizing agent and a xanthogen compound to the conjugated diene polymer latex to prepare a latex composition before aging; and an aging step of, after the preparation of the latex composition before aging, aging the prepared latex composition before aging through storing of the latex composition at a temperature of 5 to 60° C. for 12 hours to 14 days, wherein the pH of the latex composition after 12 hours from the start of aging in the aging step is controlled to 9 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junji KODEMURA, Misa HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11466106
    Abstract: A latex of an acid-modified conjugated diene polymer including the acid-modified conjugated diene polymer obtained by modifying a conjugated diene polymer with an acid group-containing compound, in which a content of a structural unit derived from the acid group-containing compound is 0.2 to 0.7 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the acid-modified conjugated diene polymer; a content of a water-soluble polymer in the latex is 2 parts by weight or less with respect to 100 parts by weight of the acid-modified conjugated diene polymer; when a solids content of the latex is adjusted to 60 wt %, a viscosity at 25° C. is 800 mPa·s or less; and when the solids content of the latex is adjusted to 50 wt %, the viscosity at 25° C. is 300 mPa·s or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Satoh, Hidetake Ishii, Junji Kodemura
  • Patent number: 11466129
    Abstract: A method for producing a synthetic rubber, the method including: an emulsification step of continuously feeding a solution or a dispersion of a synthetic rubber obtained by dissolving or dispersing the synthetic rubber in an organic solvent and an aqueous solution of an emulsifier to a mixer and mixing to continuously obtain an emulsion; a first removal step of removing the organic solvent from the emulsion continuously obtained in the emulsification step in a container while the emulsion is continuously transferred to the container regulated to a pressure condition of 700 to 760 mmHg; and a second removal step of removing the organic solvent from the emulsion that has undergone the first removal step under a pressure of less than 700 mmHg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junji Kodemura, Yoshitaka Satoh
  • Publication number: 20210388199
    Abstract: A latex of a styrene-based block copolymer includes a styrene-based block copolymer and water. The styrene-based block copolymer includes a toluene insoluble content of 30 to 95 wt %. The latex of the styrene-based block copolymer is superior in the processability and can provide a molded film such as a dip-molded product having the high tear strength, the high stress retention and the soft texture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junji KODEMURA, Yoshitaka SATOH
  • Patent number: 11192983
    Abstract: A method for producing a polymer latex includes: a preparation step of reducing the weight average molecular weight of a conjugated diene polymer (A) by 20 to 70 mass %, thereby obtaining an organic solvent solution containing a conjugated diene polymer (B) having a weight average molecular weight lower than that of the conjugated diene polymer (A); and an emulsification step of emulsifying the organic solvent solution in water in the presence of a surfactant, thereby obtaining a polymer latex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junji Kodemura, Yoshitaka Satoh
  • Patent number: 11174376
    Abstract: A method for producing a polymer latex, includes a step of emulsifying a polymer solution of a synthetic polyisoprene and/or a styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymer, in water in the presence of a rosin and/or a rosin metal salt, thereby obtaining an emulsified liquid, wherein the rosin and/or the rosin metal salt to be used have/has a total content rate of abietic acid, neoabietic acid and palustric acid, and salts thereof, of 5% by weight or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunjin Aihara, Junji Kodemura, Yoshitaka Satoh
  • Publication number: 20210332224
    Abstract: A xanthogen compound dispersion is formed by dispersing a xanthogen compound in water or alcohol, wherein a volume average particle size of the xanthogen compound is 0.001 to 9 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Misa HAYASHI, Junji KODEMURA
  • Patent number: 11118038
    Abstract: A latex composition containing a conjugated diene polymer latex and a medium-chain fatty acid glyceride, wherein a content proportion of the medium-chain fatty acid glyceride is 1 to 40 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the conjugated diene polymer. In the present invention, a medium-chain fatty acid forming the medium-chain fatty acid glyceride is preferably a fatty acid having 6 to 18 carbon atoms. In the present invention, the medium-chain fatty acid glyceride is preferably a medium-chain fatty acid triglyceride. The latex composition preferably further contains a crosslinking agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masatoshi Ishiba, Takashi Iga, Junji Kodemura
  • Patent number: 11098148
    Abstract: A latex composition is formed by adding an aqueous solution of an aluminum compound to a latex of a carboxyl group-containing synthetic polyisoprene and/or a carboxyl group-containing styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymer. In the latex composition, the aqueous solution of an aluminum compound preferably has a pH of 5 to 13. In the latex composition, the aqueous solution of an aluminum compound is preferably an aqueous solution of a metal salt of aluminate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junji Kodemura, Misa Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11084918
    Abstract: A method for producing a synthetic polyisoprene latex, including a step of mixing a latex of synthetic polyisoprene (A) synthesized by use of a Ziegler type catalyst and a latex of synthetic polyisoprene (B) synthesized by use of an organic alkali metal catalyst at a weight ratio of “synthetic polyisoprene (A): synthetic polyisoprene (B)=10:90 to 90:10”. In the method, preferably, the weight average molecular weight of the synthetic polyisoprene (A) is 100,000 to 3,000,000 and the weight average molecular weight of the synthetic polyisoprene (B) is 1,000,000 to 5,000,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junji Kodemura, Shunjin Aihara, Yoshitaka Satoh