Patents by Inventor Kazunori Terada

Kazunori Terada 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: 11192979
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polyamide composition containing 50 to 99 parts by mass of an aliphatic polyamide (1A) formed from a diamine and a dicarboxylic acid, and 1 to 50 parts by mass of a semi-aromatic polyamide (1B) containing a dicarboxylic acid unit that includes at least 75 mol % of isophthalic acid and a diamine unit that includes at least 50 mol % of a diamine of 4 to 10 carbon atoms, wherein the tan ? peak temperature of the polyamide composition is at least 90° C., and the weight average molecular weight Mw of the polyamide composition satisfies 15,000?Mw?35,000. The invention also provides a molded article or the like formed using the polyamide composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinji Ieda, Koichi Nagase, Hisho Yamada, Jun Mikami, Takayuki Wakita, Yoshifumi Araki, Kimiaki Kawatani, Tomoyo Okumura, Yoshikimi Kondo, Kazunori Terada
  • Publication number: 20200087458
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polyamide composition containing 50 to 99 parts by mass of an aliphatic polyamide (1A) formed from a diamine and a dicarboxylic acid, and 1 to 50 parts by mass of a semi-aromatic polyamide (1B) containing a dicarboxylic acid unit that includes at least 75 mol % of isophthalic acid and a diamine unit that includes at least 50 mol % of a diamine of 4 to 10 carbon atoms, wherein the tan ? peak temperature of the polyamide composition is at least 90° C., and the weight average molecular weight Mw of the polyamide composition satisfies 15,000?Mw?35,000. The invention also provides a molded article or the like formed using the polyamide composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinji IEDA, Koichi NAGASE, Hisho YAMADA, Jun MIKAMI, Takayuki WAKITA, Yoshifumi ARAKI, Kimiaki KAWATANI, Tomoyo OKUMURA, Yoshikimi KONDO, Kazunori TERADA
  • Patent number: 9951202
    Abstract: A polyamide resin composition including a polyamide resin (A), a copper compound (B), a bromide of an alkali metal and/or a bromide of an alkaline earth metal (C), and at least one fatty acid compound (D) selected from the group consisting of fatty acid esters, fatty acid amides, and fatty acid metal salts, wherein the fatty acid compound (D) has an acid value of 5 mgKOH/g or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazunori Terada, Teruaki Sakuma
  • Patent number: 9828491
    Abstract: A polyamide resin composition comprising a polyamide resin (A), a copper compound (B), a bromide of an alkali metal and/or a bromide of an alkaline earth metal (C), and at least one phosphorus compound (D) selected from the group consisting of tris(2,4-di-t-butylphenyl)phosphite, bis(2,4-di-t-butylphenyl)pentaerythritol diphosphite, bis(2,6-di-t-butyl-4-methylphenyl)pentaerythritol diphosphite, bis(2,4-dicumylphenyl)pentaerythritol diphosphite, 2,2?,2?-nitrilo(triethyl-tris(3,3?,5,5?-tetra-t-butyl-1,1?-biphenyl-2,2?-diyl))phosphite, tetrakis(2,4-di-t-butylphenyl)-4,4?-biphenylene diphosphonite, tetrakis(2,4-di-t-butylphenyl)-4,3?-biphenylene diphosphonite, and tetrakis(2,4-di-t-butylphenyl)-3,3?-biphenylene diphosphonate, in an amount of 0.01 to 10% by mass with respect to 100% by mass of the polyamide resin composition, at least one fatty acid compound (E), and an inorganic filler (F).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Teruaki Sakuma, Kazunori Terada
  • Patent number: 9783677
    Abstract: The polyamide resin composition of the present invention contains (A) a polyamide resin, (B) a glass fiber including a compound having a carboxylic anhydride-containing unsaturated vinyl monomer, the compound being on at least a part of a surface of the glass fiber, and (C) a copolymer including a carboxylic anhydride-containing unsaturated vinyl monomer and having a glass transition temperature Tg of higher than 0° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyo Kawamura, Teruaki Sakuma, Kazunori Terada
  • Patent number: 9752006
    Abstract: A polyamide resin composition including a polyamide resin (A), a copper compound (B), a bromide of an alkali metal and/or a bromide of an alkaline earth metal (C), and a secondary amine compound (D).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Teruaki Sakuma, Kazunori Terada
  • Patent number: 9611356
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a copolymer polyamide which has excellent strength, high-temperature strength, low water absorbance, low blocking properties, releasability and plasticizing time stability, and a copolymer polyamide composition which has excellent vibration fatigue characteristics, surface appearance and continuous productivity. A copolymer polyamide of the present invention is obtained by polymerizing (a) at least one alicyclic dicarboxylic acid, (b) one diamine having 8 or more carbon atoms, and (c) at least one copolymer component selected from the group consisting of the following (c-1) to (c-3): a (c-1) dicarboxylic acid other than the alicyclic dicarboxylic acid; a (c-2) diamine having fewer carbon atoms than the (b) diamine; and a (c-3) lactam and/or aminocarboxylic acid, and the copolymer polyamide satisfies specific conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Ieda, Kazunori Terada, Yu Nitto
  • Publication number: 20160177058
    Abstract: [Object] It is intended to obtain a polyamide resin composition that is excellent in heat aging resistance and exhibits suppressed metal corrosive properties and copper-depositing properties. [Means of solving the problems] A polyamide resin composition comprising a polyamide resin (A), a copper compound (B), a bromide of an alkali metal and/or a bromide of an alkaline earth metal (C), and at least one phosphorus compound (D) selected from the group consisting of phosphite compounds represented by the following general formula (1), and phosphonite compounds represented by the following general formula (2): phosphite compound: (RO)mP(OH)3-m??(1) and phosphonite compound: (RO)nO(OH)2-n(R)??(2) wherein m represents 1, 2, or 3; n represents 1 or 2; R represents an alkyl group, a phenyl group, or a partially substituted alkyl group or phenyl group; and if each of m and n is 2 or more, a plurality of (RO) groups in the general formulas (1) and (2) are the same or different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Teruaki SAKUMA, Kazunori TERADA
  • Publication number: 20160177049
    Abstract: [Object] It is intended to obtain a polyamide resin composition that is excellent in heat aging resistance and exhibits suppressed metal corrosive properties and copper-depositing properties. [Means of Solving the Problems] A polyamide resin composition including a polyamide resin (A), a copper compound (B), a bromide of an alkali metal and/or a bromide of an alkaline earth metal (C), and a secondary amine compound (D).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Teruaki SAKUMA, Kazunori TERADA
  • Publication number: 20160152826
    Abstract: The polyamide resin composition of the present invention contains (A) a polyamide resin, (B) a glass fiber including a compound having a carboxylic anhydride-containing unsaturated vinyl monomer, the compound being on at least a part of a surface of the glass fiber, and (C) a copolymer including a carboxylic anhydride-containing unsaturated vinyl monomer and having a glass transition temperature Tg of higher than 0° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyo KAWAMURA, Teruaki SAKUMA, Kazunori TERADA
  • Publication number: 20160108208
    Abstract: A polyamide resin composition including a polyamide resin (A), a copper compound (B), a bromide of an alkali metal and/or a bromide of an alkaline earth metal (C), and at least one fatty acid compound (D) selected from the group consisting of fatty acid esters, fatty acid amides, and fatty acid metal salts, wherein the fatty acid compound (D) has an acid value of 5 mg/g or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunori TERADA, Teruaki SAKUMA
  • Publication number: 20160108205
    Abstract: A polyamide resin composition including a polyamide resin (A), a copper compound (B), a bromide of an alkali metal and/or a bromide of an alkaline earth metal (C), and an amphoteric compound and/or a basic compound (D).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunori TERADA, Teruaki SAKUMA
  • Patent number: 9090739
    Abstract: (Problems to be solved) Provision of a polyamide composition with good heat resistance, stability under heating, heat resistant color tone stability, reflow heat resistance properties and fogging properties. (Solution) A polyamide obtained by polymerizing (a) a dicarboxylic acid containing at least 50 mol % of an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid and (b) a diamine containing at least 50 mol % of a diamine having a pentamethylenediamine skeleton, wherein the polyamide has a cyclic amino end content of less than 30? equivalents/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Ieda, Kazunori Terada, Yu Nitto
  • Patent number: 9023975
    Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] To provide a polyamide having a high melting point, which has excellent strength, toughness, and stability under heating. [Solution] This polyamide is obtained by polymerizing an (a) dicarboxylic acid comprising at least 50 mol % of an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid and a (b) diamine comprising at least 50 mol % of a diamine having a pentamethylenediamine skeleton, wherein the polyamide has a cyclic amino end amount of 30 to 60? equivalents/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Nitto, Yasukazu Shikano, Shinji Ieda, Kazunori Terada, Masaaki Aramaki
  • Patent number: 8883048
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reflector for a light-emitting device consisting of (A) an polyamide composition comprising a polyamide polymerized from (a) a dicarboxylic acid comprising at least 50 mol % of an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid and (b) a diamine comprising at least 50 mol % of a diamine with a branched main chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignees: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation, Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Hashimoto, Kazunori Terada, Masafumi Kuramoto, Motohisa Kitani
  • Patent number: 8765861
    Abstract: A masterbatch pellet is provided for obtaining a polyamide resin composition excellent in mechanical strength and heat aging resistance. The masterbatch pellet is obtained by melt-kneading a raw material component containing a thermoplastic resin (A) and a metal oxide (B), wherein a content of the metal oxide (B) is 0.5% by mass or more and a fraction of the metal oxide (B) after the melt kneading is present as an aggregated particle of 5 ?m or more in a major axis length. A proportion of the aggregated particle of 5 ?m or more in a major axis length in a whole metal oxide after the melt kneading is preferably 30% by mass or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventor: Kazunori Terada
  • Publication number: 20140039120
    Abstract: (Problems to be solved) Provision of a polyamide composition with good heat resistance, stability under heating, heat resistant color tone stability, reflow heat resistance properties and fogging properties. (Solution) A polyamide obtained by polymerizing (a) a dicarboxylic acid containing at least 50 mol % of an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid and (b) a diamine containing at least 50 mol % of a diamine having a pentamethylenediamine skeleton, wherein the polyamide has a cyclic amino end content of less than 30? equivalents/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Ieda, Kazunori Terada, Yu Nitto
  • Publication number: 20130261256
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a copolymer polyamide which has excellent strength, high-temperature strength, low water absorbance, low blocking properties, releasability and plasticizing time stability, and a copolymer polyamide composition which has excellent vibration fatigue characteristics, surface appearance and continuous productivity. A copolymer polyamide of the present invention is obtained by polymerizing (a) at least one alicyclic dicarboxylic acid, (b) one diamine having 8 or more carbon atoms, and (c) at least one copolymer component selected from the group consisting of the following (c-1) to (c-3): a (c-1) dicarboxylic acid other than the alicyclic dicarboxylic acid; a (c-2) diamine having fewer carbon atoms than the (b) diamine; and a (c-3) lactam and/or aminocarboxylic acid, and the copolymer polyamide satisfies specific conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Ieda, Kazunori Terada, Yu Nitto
  • Patent number: 8445573
    Abstract: A polyphenylene ether resin composition obtainable by melt-mixing a polyphenylene ether (A) comprising a structural unit (a) represented by formula (1): (wherein R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an optionally substituted alkyl group, and the like), and/or a structural unit (b) represented by formula (2): (wherein R3 and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an optionally substituted alkyl group, and the like), with a nitrogen compound (B) comprising at least one group selected from the group consisting of primary amino groups, secondary amino groups and tertiary amino groups in a single molecule thereof, wherein the polyphenylene ether (A) comprises 0.1% by mass or more and 1.5% by mass or less of at least one type of aromatic hydrocarbon (C) containing 7 or 8 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kondo, Toru Yamaguchi, Kazunori Terada
  • Publication number: 20130059962
    Abstract: A masterbatch pellet is provided for obtaining a polyamide resin composition excellent in mechanical strength and heat aging resistance. The masterbatch pellet is obtained by melt-kneading a raw material component containing a thermoplastic resin (A) and a metal oxide (B), wherein a content of the metal oxide (B) is 0.5% by mass or more and a fraction of the metal oxide (B) after the melt kneading is present as an aggregated particle of 5 ?m or more in a major axis length. A proportion of the aggregated particle of 5 ?m or more in a major axis length in a whole metal oxide after the melt kneading is preferably 30% by mass or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazunori Terada