Patents by Inventor Keita Itakura

Keita Itakura 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).

  • Publication number: 20100280153
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a modified propylene resin containing very small amounts of low-crystalline and low-molecular-weight components. The present invention relates to a modified propylene resin characterized by satisfying the following requirements (1) to (4). (1) The melting point (Tm) measured with a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) is 140° C. or higher. (2) The amount of grafts of ethylenic unsaturated bond-containing monomer after hot xylene washing is 0.1 to 5 percent by weight. (3) The amount of components soluble in o-dichlorobenzene at 70° C. is 1.5 percent by weight or less. (4) The intrinsic viscosity [?] is 0.1 to 4 dl/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Keita Itakura, Toru Iwashita, Satoshi Hashizume, Rikuo Ohnishi, Hirofuni Goda
  • Publication number: 20100234810
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a polypropylene resin for syringe that can be used as a raw material for syringe that is excellent in sanitary property, heat resistance and transparency and hardly elutes low molecular weight substance and that can prevent formation of foam during molding, achieve long-run moldability and being prevented from scratches when removed from a core molding die in injection molding at satisfactory levels that have not been achieved conventionally. The polypropylene resin for syringe of the present invention comprises an ethylene-propylene block copolymer (A) having a melt flow rate (ASTM D 1238, 230° C., 2.16 kg load) of 10 to 60 g/10 min and being constituted of 85 to 97% by weight of a room-temperature n-decane-insoluble portion (Dinsol) and 3 to 15% by weight of a room-temperature n-decane-soluble portion (Dsol) (the total amount of the Dinsol and the Dsol is 100% by weight), wherein the Dinsol and the Dsol satisfy specific requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicants: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC., PRIME POLYMER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Arai, Hiroyuki Uekita, Keita Itakura, Satoshi Hashizume
  • Publication number: 20100004384
    Abstract: The propylene homopolymers and the polypropylene resin compositions containing the propylene homopolymers according to the present invention give molded articles excellent in vibration fatigue strength and creep properties. The molded articles are therefore suitably used as parts requiring reliability for a long period such as automotive parts and housing parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Keita Itakura, Toshiyuki Ishii, Rikuo Onishi, Satoshi Hashizume
  • Publication number: 20090317615
    Abstract: Packaging propylene resin compositions are excellent in balance in high transparency, rigidity, low-temperature impact resistance and blocking resistance. Retort films, protective films, medical container packaging films and freshness-keeping films, and sheets for similar purposes are obtained from the compositions. A packaging propylene resin composition includes a propylene polymer (A) satisfying specific requirements and a propylene/ethylene copolymer (B) satisfying specific requirements. In another packaging propylene resin composition, Dinsol and Dsol satisfy specific requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Keita Itakura, Tokutaro Kimura, Mitsuo Kawata, Satoshi Hashizume, Masashi Higuchi, Munehito Funaya
  • Patent number: 7619030
    Abstract: An automobile part comprising a polypropylene resin composition, the polypropylene resin composition comprising a propylene homopolymer (A1), an elastomer (B) and an inorganic filler (C) in specified proportions. The polypropylene homopolymer (A1) exhibits an MFR (230° C.) of 20 to 300 g/10 min, a ratio of position irregular units derived from 2,1-insertion or 1,3-insertion of propylene monomer relative to all propylene structural units, determined from a 13C-NMR spectrum, each of 0.05% or less, and an Mw/Mn, determined by GPC, of 1 to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Kawai, Masahiro Yamashita, Yasushi Tohi, Keita Itakura, Ikunori Sakai, Mikio Hashimoto, Takeshi Minoda, Masamichi Naito, Toru Takaoka, Nobuo Kawahara, Hiromu Kaneyoshi
  • Publication number: 20090069523
    Abstract: The invention provides a propylene random block copolymer (A) that has a melt flow rate from 0.1 to 100 g/10 min and a melting point from 100 to 155° C. and includes 90 to 60% by weight of a portion insoluble (Dinsol) in n-decane at room temperature and 10 to 40% by weight of a portion soluble (Dsol) in n-decane at room temperature, wherein the Dinsol satisfies the following requirements (1) through (3) and the Dsol satisfies the following requirements (4) through (6). The invention further provides molded articles such as sheets, films, injection molded articles, hollow molded articles, injection blow molded articles and fibers, which are formed of the propylene random block copolymer (A) or a propylene resin composition containing the propylene random block copolymer (A). (1) The molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) obtained by GPC of the Dinsol is from 1.0 to 3.5, (2) the content of skeletons derived from ethylene in the Dinsol is from 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Keita Itakura, Satoshi Hashizume, Kunihiko Takesue, Munehito Funaya
  • Patent number: 7402638
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a propylene random copolymer which satisfies the following requirements [1] to [4], and to various useful molded products obtained by molding the propylene random copolymer: [1] the concentration (Pa, % by mole) of a skeletal constituent derived from propylene (a), and the concentration (Px, % by mole) of a skeletal constituent derived from at least one olefin selected from ethylene (b) and ?-olefins having 4 to 20 carbon atoms (c), each of which is contained in the propylene random copolymer, satisfy the following relational expressions (Eq-1) to (Eq-3): 85?Pa<100??(Eq-1) 0<Px?15??(Eq-2) Pa+Px=100;??(Eq-3) [2] the concentration (Pa, % by mole) of the skeletal constituent derived from propylene (a) contained in the propylene random copolymer, and the melting point (Tm) measured with a differential scanning calorimeter satisfy the following relational expression (Eq-4): 135?4×(100?Pa)<Tm<165?4×(100?Pa);??(Eq-4) [3] the total amount of 2,1-bonded and 1,3-bon
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Shuji Matsumura, Keita Itakura, Satoshi Hashizume, Akihiro Inukai, Kouichirou Yamamoto, Ayako Kadosaka, Yoshio Sasaki, Masashi Higuchi, Hiroshi Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20080038498
    Abstract: A propylene polymer which is constituted of 10 to 40 wt % room-temperature n-decane soluble part (Dsol) and 60 to 90 wt % room-temperature n-decane insoluble part (Dinsol), comprises skeletons derived from propylene (MP) and at least one kind of olefin (MX) selected from ethylene and C4 or more ?-olefins, and satisfies all of the following requirements [1] to [5]. The polymer is characterized by having a high melting point and a high molecular weight and is suitable for use in producing various moldings therefrom. [1] the molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of both Dsol and Dinsol as determined by GPC is 4.0 or less; [2] the melting point (Tm) of Dinsol is 156° C. or more; [3] the sum of the 2,1-bond content and the 1,3-bond content in Dinsol is 0.05 mol % or less; [4] the intrinsic viscosity [?] (dl/g) of Dsol satisfies the relationship 2.2<[?]?6.0; and [5] the concentration of skeletons derived from the olefin (MX) in Dinsol is 3.0 wt % or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Keita Itakura, Munehito Funaya, Ayako Kadosaka, Naritoshi Hirota, Hiroshi Nishikawa, Yuichi Yamamura, Shuji Matsumura, Satoshi Hashizume, Yoshio Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20060222849
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a propylene random copolymer which satisfies the following requirements [1] to [4], and to various useful molded products obtained by molding the propylene random copolymer: [1] the concentration (Pa, % by mole) of a skeletal constituent derived from propylene (a), and the concentration (Px, % by mole) of a skeletal constituent derived from at least one olefin selected from ethylene (b) and ?-olefins having 4 to 20 carbon atoms (c), each of which is contained in the propylene random copolymer, satisfy the following relational expressions (Eq-1) to (Eq-3): 85?Pa<100 ??(Eq-1) 0<Px?15 ??(Eq-2) Pa+Px=100 ??(Eq-3); [2] the concentration (Pa, % by mole) of the skeletal constituent derived from propylene (a) contained in the propylene random copolymer, and the melting point (Tm) measured with a differential scanning calorimeter satisfy the following relational expression (Eq-4): 135?4×(100?Pa)<Tm<165?4×(100?Pa) ??(Eq-4); [3] the total amount of 2,1-bonded and 1,3-
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Shuji Matsumura, Keita Itakura, Satoshi Hashizume, Akihiro Inukai, Kouichirou Yamamoto, Ayako Kadosaka, Yoshio Sasaki, Masashi Higuchi, Hiroshi Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20060194914
    Abstract: An automobile part comprising a polypropylene resin composition, the polypropylene resin composition comprising a propylene homopolymer (A1), an elastomer (B) and an inorganic filler (C) in specified proportions. The polypropylene homopolymer (A1) exhibits an MFR (230° C.) of 20 to 300 g/10 min, a ratio of position irregular units derived from 2,1-insertion or 1,3-insertion of propylene monomer relative to all propylene structural units, determined from a 13C-NMR spectrum, each of 0.05% or less, and an Mw/Mn, determined by GPC, of 1 to 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Koji Kawai, Masahiro Yamashita, Yasushi Tohi, Keita Itakura, Ikunori Sakai, Mikio Hashimoto, Takeshi Minoda, Masamichi Naito, Toru Takaoka, Nobuo Kawahara, Hiromu Kaneyoshi
  • Patent number: 7081493
    Abstract: An automobile part comprising a polypropylene resin composition, the polypropylene resin composition comprising a propylene homopolymer (A1), an elastomer (B) and an inorganic filler (C), or comprising a propylene block copolymer (A2) and an inorganic filler (C) optionally together with an elastomer (B), in specified proportions. The propylene homopolymer (A1), or the propylene homopolymer segment of the propylene block copolymer (A2) exhibits an MFR (230-C) of 20 to 300 g/10 min, a ratio of position irregular units derived from 2,1-insertion or 1,3-insertion of propylene monomer relative to all propylene structural units, determined from a 13C-NMR spectrum, each of 0.2% or less, and an Mw/Mn, determined by GPC, of 1 to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Kawai, Masahiro Yamashita, Yasushi Tohi, Keita Itakura, Ikunori Sakai, Mikio Hashimoto, Takeshi Minoda, Masamichi Naito, Toru Takaoka, Nobuo Kawahara, Hiromu Kaneyoshi
  • Publication number: 20030187121
    Abstract: An automobile part comprising a polypropylene resin composition, the polypropylene resin composition comprising a propylene homopolymer (A1), an elastomer (B) and an inorganic filler (C), or comprising a propylene block copolymer (A2) and an inorganic filler (C) optionally together with an elastomer (B), in specified proportions. The propylene homopolymer (A1), or the propylene homopolymer segment of the propylene block copolymer (A2) exhibits an MFR (230° C.) of 20 to 300 g/10 min, a ratio of position irregular units derived from 2,1-insertion or 1,3-insertion of propylene monomer relative to all propylene structural units, determined from a 13C-NMR spectrum, each of 0.2% or less, and an Mw/Mn, determined by GPC, of 1 to 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Koji Kawai, Masahiro Yamashita, Yasushi Tohi, Keita Itakura, Ikunori Sakai, Mikio Hashimoto, Takeshi Minoda, Masamichi Naito, Toru Takaoka, Nobuo Kawahara, Hiromu Kayenoshi