Patents by Inventor Ken Someya

Ken Someya 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: 8293162
    Abstract: A method for producing a molded product consisting of a resin polymerized by a melt polycondensation reaction, comprising continuous feeding of a prepolymer in molten state from a prepolymer feeding port to a polymerization reactor, discharging from holes of a porous plate, followed by polymerization while dropping along a supporting substrate under reduced pressure, and molding by transferring to at least one molding machine in molten state without solidification, wherein transfer pressure to said molding machine is controlled so as to maintain at an arbitrary pressure from 0.1 to 100 MPa (absolute pressure).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yokoyama, Hiroshige Okamoto, Muneaki Aminaka, Kouji Takeuchi, Hironobu Yamauchi, Ken Someya
  • Patent number: 7807728
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for recycling a recovered polycondensation polymer which comprises a process wherein a recovered polycondensation polymer is supplied in a molten state to a polymerizer having a porous plate, and then after ejecting the polycondensation polymer through pores of the porous plate, the polymerization degree of the polycondensation polymer is increased under a reduced pressure or in a reduced inert gas atmosphere while dropping the polycondensation polymer along a supporting body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yokoyama, Muneaki Aminaka, Ken Someya
  • Publication number: 20080146685
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for recycling a recovered polycondensation polymer which comprises a process wherein a recovered polycondensation polymer is supplied in a molten state to a polymerizer having a porous plate, and then after ejecting the polycondensation polymer through pores of the porous plate, the polymerization degree of the polycondensation polymer is increased under a reduced pressure or in a reduced inert gas atmosphere while dropping the polycondensation polymer along a supporting body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yokoyama, Muneaki Aminaka, Ken Someya
  • Publication number: 20080128949
    Abstract: A method for producing a molded product consisting of a resin polymerized by a melt polycondensation reaction, comprising continuous feeding of a prepolymer in molten state from a prepolymer feeding port to a polymerization reactor, discharging from holes of a porous plate, followed by polymerization while dropping along a supporting substrate under reduced pressure, and molding by transferring to at least one molding machine in molten state without solidification, wherein transfer pressure to said molding machine is controlled so as to maintain at an arbitrary pressure from 0.1 to 100 MPa (absolute pressure).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yokoyama, Hiroshige Okamoto, Muneaki Aminaka, Kouji Takeuchi, Hironobu Yamauchi, Ken Someya
  • Patent number: 7199253
    Abstract: A process for producing an alkylene carbonate, which comprises reacting an alkylene oxide with carbon dioxide in the presence of a catalyst in a reactor to obtain a reaction mixture containing an alkylene carbonate, the reactor communicating with a process-side channel of a heat exchanger through a piping to form a circulation circuit, wherein the process is characterized in that it further comprises, during or after the reaction, flowing a process liquid through the circulation circuit including the reactor and the process-side channel of the heat exchanger while flowing a heat exchange medium having a temperature of from 140° C. to 200° C. through the heat exchange-side channel of the heat exchanger, thereby maintaining the inner temperature of the process-side channel at 135° C. to 200° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshige Okamoto, Ken Someya
  • Publication number: 20060281929
    Abstract: A process for producing an alkylene carbonate, which comprises reacting an alkylene oxide with carbon dioxide in the presence of a catalyst in a reactor to obtain a reaction mixture containing an alkylene carbonate, the reactor communicating with a process-side channel of a heat exchanger through a piping to form a circulation circuit, wherein the process is characterized in that it further comprises, during or after the reaction, flowing a process liquid through the circulation circuit including the reactor and the process-side channel of the heat exchanger while flowing a heat exchange medium having a temperature of from 140° C. to 200° C. through the heat exchange-side channel of the heat exchanger, thereby maintaining the inner temperature of the process-side channel at 135° C. to 200 ° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshige Okamoto, Ken Someya
  • Patent number: 6084119
    Abstract: A process for producing acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile, wherein a molybdenum compound, which is convertible to molybdenum oxide and not supported on a carrier is added to a fluidized bed reactor as an activator, in such a way that the ratio y of molybdenum atoms in the oxide catalyst represented by the formula:Mo.sub.y Bi.sub.p Fe.sub.q A.sub.a B.sub.b C.sub.c D.sub.d E.sub.e O.sub.fwill be maintained in the range of 1.02x to 1.12x (x=1.5p+q+a+c+1.5d+1.5e) during an ammoxydation reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideo Midorikawa, Ken Someya
  • Patent number: 6013825
    Abstract: The present invention is a process for producing an unsaturated nitrile such as acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile by ammoxidation of an organic compound such as propylene, isobutene or tertiary butanol. The process comprises carrying out the ammoxidation such that the organic acid/unreacted ammonia ratio in an ammoxidation product gas is controlled to remain within the range from 0.8 to 3.0 inclusive in a reactor, introducing the ammoxidation product gas into a quench tower, and reacting in the tower the unreacted ammonia with the organic acid produced in a reactor, to fix the unreacted ammonia as an ammonium salt of the organic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ken Someya, Hideo Midorikawa
  • Patent number: 5663113
    Abstract: Disclosed is an ammoxidation catalyst composition for use in producing acrylonitrile from propylene, or methacrylonitrile from isobutene or tert-butanol, by ammoxidation of the propylene or of the isobutene or tert-butanol, comprising an oxide catalyst composition represented by the formula:Mo.sub.12 (Bi.sub.1-a A.sub.a).sub.b Fe.sub.c Co.sub.d X.sub.e Y.sub.f O.sub.g,wherein A is at least one rare earth element, X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of nickel, magnesium, zinc and manganese, Y is at least one element selected from the group consisting of potassium, rubidium and cesium, a is a number of from 0.6 to 0.8, b is a number of from 0.5 to 2, c is a number of from 0.1 to 3, d is a number of from more than 0 to 10, e is a number of from 0 to 8, f is a number of from 0.01 to 2, and g is a number determined by the valence requirements of the other elements present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1997
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideo Midorikawa, Ken Someya
  • Patent number: 5658842
    Abstract: Disclosed is an ammoxidation catalyst composition for use in producing acrylonitrile from propylene, or methacrylonitrile from isobutene or tert-butanol, by ammoxidation of the propylene or of the isobutene or tert-butanol, comprising an oxide catalyst composition represented by the formula:Mo.sub.12 (Bi.sub.1-a A.sub.a).sub.b Fe.sub.c Ni.sub.d X.sub.e Y.sub.f O.sub.g,whereinA is at least one rare earth element,X is at least one element selected from magnesium and zinc,Y is at least one element selected from potassium, rubidium and cesium,a is a number of from 0.6 to 0.8,b is a number of from 0.5 to 2,c is a number of from 0.1 to 3,d is a number of from 4 to 10,e is a number of from 0 to 3,f is a number of from 0.01 to 2, andg is a number determined by the valence requirements of the other elements present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideo Midorikawa, Ken Someya, Kunitoshi Aoki, Osamu Nagano