Patents by Inventor Koichiro Saeki

Koichiro Saeki 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: 20050197485
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a process which can produce, easily and with good productivity and reproducibility, an ethylene oxide copolymer provided with desired compositional ratios of monomers and a desired molecular weight and further with a desired melting point. As a means of achieving this object, a process according to the present invention for production of an ethylene oxide copolymer is a process comprising a step of polymerizing a monomer mixture including ethylene oxide as a main component, thereby producing the ethylene oxide copolymer, with the process being characterized in that the polymerization step includes at least one step each of the following steps: a step in which only the ethylene oxide is supplied to thus polymerize it; and a step in which the ethylene oxide and another monomer are supplied to thus polymerize them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Koichiro Saeki, Kazuo Takei, Toshiaki Kuriyama, Masashi Yukitake, Taketo Toba, Makoto Mizushima, Michiyuki Kono, Manabu Kikuta, Masahito Nishiura
  • Patent number: 6864353
    Abstract: The present invention provides a production process, in which, when an ethylene oxide copolymer is obtained, conditions for obtaining this copolymer having a desirable molecular weight with ease and good reproducibility are provided. The production process for an ethylene oxide copolymer, according to the present invention, comprises the step of carrying out polymerization of a monomer mixture under stirring in a solvent, thereby obtaining the ethylene oxide copolymer, wherein the monomer mixture includes ethylene oxide and a substituted oxirane compound of a structural formula (1) as essential raw materials; with the production process being characterized in that the stirring is carried out by a stirring power of not less than 0.6 kW/m3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignees: Dai-ichi Kogyo Seiyaku Co., Ltd., Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michiyuki Kono, Manabu Kikuta, Masahito Nishiura, Fumihide Tamura, Taketo Toba, Shigetaka Takamiya, Koichiro Saeki, Kazuo Takei, Toshiaki Kuriyama, Masashi Yukitake
  • Patent number: 6730746
    Abstract: The present invention has for its object to provide a curable resin composition having excellent film characteristics such as film-forming properties, drying properties at room temperature and excellent adhesion to various substrates and, as such, being applicable with advantage in a broad range of uses inclusive of paints, surface treating agents, such as primers, anchor-coating agents, etc., adhesives, pressure sensitive adhesives, printing inks, and ink binders and receptor layers for ink-jet printing. A curable resin composition comprising a carboxyl-containing polymer and a polyvalent metal compound, said carboxyl-containing polymer having a primary amino and/or secondary amino group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichiro Saeki, Takashi Miyai, Hidetaka Nakanishi
  • Publication number: 20040002561
    Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition comprising: a urethane resin and/or a resin as obtained by polymerizing a monomer component including an &agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated carboxylic acid as an essential component; and a multivalent metal compound; which resin composition is excellent in the one-liquid stability and also in the coating-film appearance, coating-film adhesion, water-rubbing resistance, warm-water-whitening resistance, and blocking resistance. The resin composition, according to the present invention, comprises: the urethane resin and/or the resin as obtained by polymerizing the monomer component including the &agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated carboxylic acid as an essential component; and the multivalent metal compound; with the resin composition being characterized by further comprising tartaric acid and/or its salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Applicant: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichiro Saeki, Takashi Miyai, Yoshiyuki Yokota, Tsugunori Shiraishi, Kanji Nakao
  • Publication number: 20030158374
    Abstract: The present invention provides a production process, in which, when an ethylene oxide copolymer is obtained, conditions for obtaining this copolymer having a desirable molecular weight with ease and good reproducibility are provided. The production process for an ethylene oxide copolymer, according to the present invention, comprises the step of carrying out polymerization of a monomer mixture under stirring in a solvent, thereby obtaining the ethylene oxide copolymer, wherein the monomer mixture includes ethylene oxide and a substituted oxirane compound of a structural formula (1) as essential raw materials; with the production process being characterized in that the stirring is carried out by a stirring power of not less than 0.6 kW/m3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2003
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Applicant: Dai-ichi Kogyo Seiyaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michiyuki Kono, Manabu Kikuta, Masahito Nishiura, Fumihide Tamura, Taketo Toba, Shigetaka Takamiya, Koichiro Saeki, Kazuo Takei, Toshiaki Kuriyama, Masashi Yukitake
  • Patent number: 6596805
    Abstract: The present invention provides: an aqueous fast-drying resin composition which is excellent in the fast driability and can exhibit performances with regard to adhesion and resistance on a level with those of solvent type compositions; a production process for the aqueous fast-drying resin composition; and a use of the aqueous fast-drying resin composition as a gravure ink composition. An aqueous fast-drying resin composition comprises an anionic resin, a cationic resin, and a polyvalent metallic compound. In addition, another aqueous fast-drying resin composition comprises an aqueous medium and a resin component wherein the aqueous medium will be removed by drying. In this aqueous fast-drying resin composition, the resin component is combined with a polyvalent metallic compound and includes a combination of an anionic resin and a cationic resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Asutosh Nigam, Chien-Chang David Yao, Ravi S Renduchintala, Koichiro Saeki, Masakazu Morimoto, Takashi Miyai
  • Patent number: 6566426
    Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous resin composition, which has good driability, and which is excellent in adhesion and various resistances, particularly, water and solvent resistances. The aqueous resin composition comprises a combination of: an anionic resin and/or an amphoteric resin; a polyoxazoline compound; and a multivalent metal compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenta Kanaida, Makoto Mizushima, Koichiro Saeki, Takashi Miyai
  • Publication number: 20020183460
    Abstract: The present invention has for its object to provide a curable resin composition having excellent film characteristics such as film-forming properties, drying properties at room temperature and excellent adhesion to various substrates and, as such, being applicable with advantage in a broad range of uses inclusive of paints, surface treating agents, such as primers, anchor-coating agents, etc., adhesives, pressure sensitive adhesives, printing inks, and ink binders and receptor layers for ink-jet printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Applicant: NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichiro Saeki, Takashi Miyai, Hidetaka Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 6441102
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel amino-group-containing polymer (salt) and a production process therefor wherein the amino-group-containing polymer (salt) is a product by a process including the step of introducing amino groups into a grafted polymer having a polyether skeleton, and can make good use of the reactivity or cationic property of at least primary amino groups and further, according to circumstances, secondary amino groups, and further can display various performances, such as curability useful for various uses and adsorbency onto films or fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ichimoto Akasaki, Masahito Takagi, Takuya Saeki, Koichiro Saeki
  • Publication number: 20010014722
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel amino-group-containing polymer (salt) and a production process therefor wherein the amino-group-containing polymer (salt) is a product by a process including the step of introducing amino groups into a grafted polymer having a polyether skeleton, and can make good use of the reactivity or cationic property of at least primary amino groups and further, according to circumstances, secondary amino groups, and further can display various performances, such as curability useful for various uses and adsorbency onto films or fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Publication date: August 16, 2001
    Applicant: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ichimoto Akasaki, Masahito Takagi, Takuya Saeki, Koichiro Saeki
  • Patent number: 6090897
    Abstract: The present invention provides a curable resin composition and its application to laminate film, which can form a coating film having excellent performances such as adhesion to various substrates at a low temperature of 150.degree. C. or lower, water resistance and chemical resistance, can be suitably used for various purposes of use, and can be used safely. The curable resin composition comprises a carboxyl group-containing polymer and an oxazoline group-containing polymer, and is characterized in that the carboxyl group-containing polymer contains primary and/or secondary amino groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ichimoto Akasaki, Koichiro Saeki
  • Patent number: 5391633
    Abstract: This invention relates to a curable resin composition comprising (a) grafted primary amino group-containing polymer and (b) a dialkyl oxalate which excels in workability and reactivity and features prominence in resistance to chemicals, weatherability, veratility, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichiro Saeki, Koji Nagaoka, Ichimoto Akasaki
  • Patent number: 5140057
    Abstract: The invention relates to a curable resin composition comprising (a) grafted primary amino group-containing polymer and (b) a dialkyl oxalate which excels in workability and reactivity and features prominence in resistance to chemicals, weatherability, versatility, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1992
    Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichiro Saeki, Koji Nagaoka, Ichimoto Akasaki
  • Patent number: 5082881
    Abstract: A two-component type adhesive agent, comprising a polyvalentepoxy compound and an aqueous liquid of an amino group-containing polymer obtained by modifying a carboxyl group-containing polymer with an alkylene imine and possessed of an activated hydrogen atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1992
    Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Koichiro Saeki, Koji Nagaoka, Ichimoto Akasaki