Patents by Inventor Kunio Yamamoto

Kunio Yamamoto 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: 11807744
    Abstract: A polypropylene composition made from or containing: (i) component (1) made from or containing a propylene homopolymer or copolymer containing 0 to 0.5% by weight of an ethylene-derived unit; and (ii) component (2) made from or containing an ethylene/propylene copolymer containing 65 to 85% by weight of an ethylene-derived unit; wherein 1) the Mw/Mn value of xylene insolubles (XI) of the polypropylene composition as measured by GPC is in the range of 6 to 20, 2) the weight ratio of component (1) to component (2) is in the range of 70:30 to 85:15, 3) the intrinsic viscosity of xylene solubles (XSIV) of the polypropylene composition is in the range of 1.0 to 3.0 dl/g, and 4) the MFR (at 230° C. under a load of 2.16 kg) of the polypropylene composition is in the range of 3 to 15 g/10 min.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Takeshi Nakajima, Kunio Yamamoto, Masashi Uchida
  • Patent number: 11339280
    Abstract: A polypropylene composition made from or containing: (i) component (1) made from or containing a propylene/ethylene copolymer containing more than 1.5% by weight and not more than 4% by weight of an ethylene-derived unit; (ii) component (2) made from or containing an ethylene/propylene copolymer containing 65 to 87% by weight of an ethylene-derived unit; and (iii) 0.01 to 0.5 parts by weight of a crystal nucleating agent, based on a total of 100 parts by weight of component (1) and component (2); wherein the polypropylene composition has 1) weight ratio of component (1) to component (2) is in the range of 80:20 to 90:10, 2) intrinsic viscosity of xylene solubles (XSIV) in the range of 0.8 to 1.4 dl/g, 3) MFR (at 230° C. under a load of 2.16 kg) in the range of 5 to 15 g/10 min., 4) viscosity ratio in the range of 0.40 to 0.80 where Viscosity ? ? ratio = XSIV Intrinsic ? ? viscosity ? ? of ? ? component ? ? ( 1 ) .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Takeshi Tsukahara, Nobuyuki Tsurumi, Shitoshi Kanno, Kunio Yamamoto, Takeshi Nakajima
  • Patent number: 11319431
    Abstract: A polypropylene composition made from or containing (i) component (1) made from or containing a propylene homopolymer or copolymer containing 0 to 0.5% by weight of an ethylene-derived unit; (ii) component (2) made from or containing an ethylene/propylene copolymer containing 15 to 30% by weight of an ethylene-derived unit; and (iii) 0.01 to 1.0 parts by weight of a crystal nucleating agent based on a total of 100 parts by weight of component (1) and component (2); wherein 1) the Mw/Mn value of xylene insolubles (XI) is in the range of 6 to 20, 2) the weight ratio of component (1) to component (2) is in the range of 82:18 to 90:10, 3) the intrinsic viscosity of xylene solubles (XSIV) is in the range of 2.5 to 3.4 dl/g, 4) the MFR (at 230° C. under a load of 2.16 kg) is in the range of 3 to 10 g/10 min.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Takeshi Nakajima, Kazuhiko Sakai, Kunio Yamamoto, Masashi Uchida
  • Patent number: 11306198
    Abstract: A polypropylene composition made from or containing (i) component (1) made from or containing a propylene/ethylene copolymer containing 2 to 4% by weight of an ethylene-derived unit, based upon the total weight of the propylene/ethylene copolymer; and (ii) component (2) made from or containing an ethylene/propylene copolymer containing 65 to 87% by weight of an ethylene-derived unit, based upon the total weight of the ethylene/propylene copolymer; wherein the polypropylene composition has 1) a weight ratio of component (1) to component (2) in the range of 65:35 to 77:23, 2) an intrinsic viscosity of xylene solubles (XSIV) in the range of 0.8 to 1.4 dl/g, 3) a MFR (at 230° C. under a load of 2.16 kg) in the range of 15 to 40 g/10 min., and 4) the absence of a crystal nucleating agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Takeshi Tsukahara, Nobuyuki Tsurumi, Shitoshi Kanno, Kunio Yamamoto, Takeshi Nakajima
  • Patent number: 11207811
    Abstract: An injection-molding machine (10) has a static mold (14), a mold shaft (15) inserted into an inner space (14a) of the static mold (14) and having a central axis (15a), a rotation mechanism (17) which rotates the mold shaft (15) around the central axis (15a), and a raw material injection mechanism (1) which injects as a raw material, a composite material containing resin and fiber into the inner space (14a) of the static mold (14). The raw material is injected from a tip section of the mold shaft (15) into the inner space (14a) of the static mold (14) along the mold shaft (15). A technique of properly controlling the fiber orientation in the injection molding of the composite material part is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Kunio Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20210388192
    Abstract: A polypropylene composition made from or containing: (i) component (1) made from or containing a propylene homopolymer or copolymer containing 0 to 0.5% by weight of an ethylene-derived unit; and (ii) component (2) made from or containing an ethylene/propylene copolymer containing 65 to 85% by weight of an ethylene-derived unit; wherein 1) the Mw/Mn value of xylene insolubles (XI) of the polypropylene composition as measured by GPC is in the range of 6 to 20, 2) the weight ratio of component (1) to component (2) is in the range of 70:30 to 85:15, 3) the intrinsic viscosity of xylene solubles (XSIV) of the polypropylene composition is in the range of 1.0 to 3.0 dl/g, and 4) the MFR (at 230° C. under a load of 2.16 kg) of the polypropylene composition is in the range of 3 to 15 g/10 min.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: TAKESHI NAKAJIMA, KUNIO YAMAMOTO, MASASHI UCHIDA
  • Publication number: 20210253837
    Abstract: A polypropylene composition made from or containing (i) component (1) made from or containing a propylene homopolymer or copolymer containing 0 to 0.5% by weight of an ethylene-derived unit; (ii) component (2) made from or containing an ethylene/propylene copolymer containing 15 to 30% by weight of an ethylene-derived unit; and (iii) 0.01 to 1.0 parts by weight of a crystal nucleating agent based on a total of 100 parts by weight of component (1) and component (2); wherein 1) the Mw/Mn value of xylene insolubles (XI) is in the range of 6 to 20, 2) the weight ratio of component (1) to component (2) is in the range of 82:18 to 90:10, 3) the intrinsic viscosity of xylene solubles (XSIV) is in the range of 2.5 to 3.4 dl/g, 4) the MFR (at 230° C. under a load of 2.16 kg) is in the range of 3 to 10 g/10 min.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: TAKESHI NAKAJIMA, KAZUHIKO SAKAI, KUNIO YAMAMOTO, MASASHI UCHIDA
  • Publication number: 20210017367
    Abstract: A polypropylene composition made from or containing: (i) component (1) made from or containing a propylene/ethylene copolymer containing more than 1.5% by weight and not more than 4% by weight of an ethylene-derived unit; (ii) component (2) made from or containing an ethylene/propylene copolymer containing 65 to 87% by weight of an ethylene-derived unit; and (iii) 0.01 to 0.5 parts by weight of a crystal nucleating agent, based on a total of 100 parts by weight of component (1) and component (2); wherein the polypropylene composition has 1) weight ratio of component (1) to component (2) is in the range of 80:20 to 90:10, 2) intrinsic viscosity of xylene solubles (XSIV) in the range of 0.8 to 1.4 dl/g, 3) MFR (at 230° C. under a load of 2.16 kg) in the range of 5 to 15 g/10 min., 4) viscosity ratio in the range of 0.40 to 0.80 where Viscosity ? ? ratio = XSIV Intrinsic ? ? viscosity ? ? of ? ? component ? ? ( 1 ) .
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: TAKESHI TSUKAHARA, NOBUYUKI TSURUMI, SHITOSHI KANNO, KUNIO YAMAMOTO, TAKESHI NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20200407540
    Abstract: A polypropylene composition made from or containing (i) component (1) made from or containing a propylene/ethylene copolymer containing 2 to 4% by weight of an ethylene-derived unit, based upon the total weight of the propylene/ethylene copolymer; and (ii) component (2) made from or containing an ethylene/propylene copolymer containing 65 to 87% by weight of an ethylene-derived unit, based upon the total weight of the ethylene/propylene copolymer; wherein the polypropylene composition has 1) a weight ratio of component (1) to component (2) in the range of 65:35 to 77:23, 2) an intrinsic viscosity of xylene solubles (XSIV) in the range of 0.8 to 1.4 dl/g, 3) a MFR (at 230° C. under a load of 2.16 kg) in the range of 15 to 40 g/10 min., and 4) the absence of a crystal nucleating agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: TAKASHI TSUKAHARA, NOBUYUKI TSURUMI, SHITOSHI KANNO, KUNIO YAMAMOTO, TAKESHI NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20190344487
    Abstract: An injection-molding machine (10) has a static mold (14), a mold shaft (15) inserted into an inner space (14a) of the static mold (14) and having a central axis (15a), a rotation mechanism (17) which rotates the mold shaft (15) around the central axis (15a), and a raw material injection mechanism (1) which injects as a raw material, a composite material containing resin and fiber into the inner space (14a) of the static mold (14). The raw material is injected from a tip section of the mold shaft (15) into the inner space (14a) of the static mold (14) along the mold shaft (15). A technique of properly controlling the fiber orientation in the injection molding of the composite material part is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventor: Kunio YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170198125
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a heterophasic polypropylene composition comprising 68-76% by weight of a propylene homopolymer or copolymer matrix, 24-32% by weight of an ethylene-propylene copolymer, and a nucleating agent. In some embodiments, the composition has an intrinsic viscosity of the xylene soluble (XSIV) fraction at room temperature of up to 1.3 dl/g and a melt flow rate (230° C., 2.16 kg) of 30 to 70 g/10 min. The compositions disclosed herein can be used in molded articles, using techniques such as thin wall injection molding, that are endowed with excellent impact behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: TAKESHI TSUKAHARA, NOBUYUKI TSURUMI, SHITOSHI KANNO, KUNIO YAMAMOTO, TAKESHI NAKAJIMA
  • Patent number: 9593175
    Abstract: Provided are a solid titanium catalyst component for ethylene polymerization which can polymerize ethylene at a high activity and which can provide an ethylene polymer having an excellent particle property, an ethylene polymerization catalyst and an ethylene polymerization method in which the catalyst is used. The solid titanium catalyst component (I) for ethylene polymerization according to the present invention is obtained by bringing a liquid magnesium compound (A) including a magnesium compound, an electron donor (a) having 1 to 5 carbon atoms and an electron donor (b) having 6 to 30 carbon atoms into contact with a liquid titanium compound (C) under the presence of an electron donor (B) and includes titanium, magnesium and a halogen. The ethylene polymerization catalyst of the present invention includes the component (I) and an organic metal compound catalyst component (II).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Matsunaga, Hideki Yamamoto, Kunio Yamamoto, Tetsunori Shinozaki, Kiyoshi Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20150334889
    Abstract: An electronic-component mounting system includes: mounting lines each including an electronic-component mounting apparatus; an operation information processor which collects operation information of the electronic-component mounting apparatus, applies a statistical process on the operation information, and produces operation quality information of the mounting lines; and a portable information terminal accessible to the operation information processor by wireless communication. An identification information transmission section which transmits identification information for identifying each of the mounting lines is disposed in each mounting line, and a reception section which receives the identification information is disposed in the portable information terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Ryota NISHIJIMA, Kenji OKAMOTO, Kunio YAMAMOTO, Hisashi MAEZONO
  • Patent number: 8383541
    Abstract: Provided are a solid titanium catalyst component for ethylene polymerization which can polymerize ethylene at a high activity and which can provide an ethylene polymer having an excellent particle property, an ethylene polymerization catalyst and an ethylene polymerization method in which the catalyst is used. The solid titanium catalyst component (I) for ethylene polymerization according to the present invention is obtained by bringing a liquid magnesium compound (A) including a magnesium compound, an electron donor (a) having 1 to 5 carbon atoms and an electron donor (b) having 6 to 30 carbon atoms into contact with a liquid titanium compound (C) under the presence of an electron donor (B) and includes titanium, magnesium and a halogen. The ethylene polymerization catalyst of the present invention includes the component (I) and an organic metal compound catalyst component (II).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Matsunaga, Hideki Yamamoto, Kunio Yamamoto, Tetsunori Shinozaki, Kiyoshi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8205777
    Abstract: A fuel gas has a gas including at least 40 weight % or more of 1-butene and propane, or at least 56 weight % or more of 1-butene and propylene. A combustion type power tool is driven by the fuel gas. A compressed gas container for a combustion type power tool has an inner side vessel filled with the fuel gas. When the fuel gas includes propane, 1-butene may be equal to or higher than 59 weight % and equal to or lower than 95 weight %. When the fuel gas includes propylene, the 1-butene may be equal to or higher than 70 weight % and equal to or lower than 96 weight %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomomasa Nishikawa, Shinki Ohtsu, Yasuki Ohmori, Kunio Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20110269924
    Abstract: Provided are a solid titanium catalyst component for ethylene polymerization which can polymerize ethylene at a high activity and which can provide an ethylene polymer having an excellent particle property, an ethylene polymerization catalyst and an ethylene polymerization method in which the catalyst is used. The solid titanium catalyst component (I) for ethylene polymerization according to the present invention is obtained by bringing a liquid magnesium compound (A) including a magnesium compound, an electron donor (a) having 1 to 5 carbon atoms and an electron donor (b) having 6 to 30 carbon atoms into contact with a liquid titanium compound (C) under the presence of an electron donor (B) and includes titanium, magnesium and a halogen. The ethylene polymerization catalyst of the present invention includes the component (I) and an organic metal compound catalyst component (II).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Kazuhisa MATSUNAGA, Hideki YAMAMOTO, Kunio YAMAMOTO, Tetsunori SHINOZAKI, Kiyoshi TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 7888437
    Abstract: The process for producing an olefin polymer according to the present invention is characterized in that it comprises polymerizing an olefin having 3 or more carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst for olefin polymerization containing a solid titanium catalyst component (I) which contains titanium, magnesium, halogen, and a cyclic ester compound (a) specified by the following formula (1): wherein n is an integer of 5 to 10, R2 and R3 are each independently COOR1 or a hydrogen atom, and at least one of R2 and R3 is COOR1; and R1's are each independently a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and a single bond (excluding Ca—Ca bonds, and a Ca—Cb bond in the case where R3 is a hydrogen atom) in the cyclic backbone may be replaced with a double bond, and an organometallic compound catalyst component (II), at an internal pressure of the polymerization vessel which is 0.25 times or more as high as the saturation vapor pressure of the olefin at a polymerization temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Matsunaga, Hisao Hashida, Toshiyuki Tsutsui, Kunio Yamamoto, Atsushi Shibahara, Tetsunori Shinozaki
  • Patent number: 7888438
    Abstract: A catalyst for olefin polymerization of the present invention includes a solid titanium catalyst component (I) including titanium, magnesium, halogen, and a cyclic ester compound (a) represented by the following formula (1): wherein n is an integer of 5 to 10; R2 and R3 are each independently COOR1 or R, and at least one of R2 and R3 is COOR1; a single bond (excluding Ca—Ca bonds, and a Ca—Cb bond in the case where R3 is R) in the cyclic backbone may be replaced with a double bond; a plurality of R1's are each independently a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; and a plurality of R's are each independently a hydrogen atom or a substituent, but at least one of R's is a hydrogen atom, and an organometal compound catalyst component (II). When this catalyst for olefin polymerization is used, an olefin polymer having a broad molecular weight distribution can be produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Matsunaga, Hisao Hashida, Toshiyuki Tsutsui, Kunio Yamamoto, Atsushi Shibahara, Tetsunori Shinozaki
  • Publication number: 20110034648
    Abstract: Provided are a solid titanium catalyst component for ethylene polymerization which can polymerize ethylene at a high activity and which can provide an ethylene polymer having an excellent particle property, an ethylene polymerization catalyst and an ethylene polymerization method in which the catalyst is used. The solid titanium catalyst component (I) for ethylene polymerization according to the present invention is obtained by bringing a liquid magnesium compound (A) including a magnesium compound, an electron donor (a) having 1 to 5 carbon atoms and an electron donor (b) having 6 to 30 carbon atoms into contact with a liquid titanium compound (C) under the presence of an electron donor (B) and includes titanium, magnesium and a halogen. The ethylene polymerization catalyst of the present invention includes the component (I) and an organic metal compound catalyst component (II).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: Mitsui Chemicals
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Matsunaga, Hideki Yamamoto, Kunio Yamamoto, Tetsunori Shinozaki, Kiyoshi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7649062
    Abstract: A solid titanium catalyst component (I) of the present invention is characterized in that it contains titanium, magnesium, halogen, and a cyclic ester compound (a) represented by the following formula (1): wherein n is an integer of 5 to 10; R2 and R3 are each independently COOR1 or R, and at least one of R2 and R3 is COOR1; a single bond (excluding Ca—Ca bonds, and a Ca—Cb bond in the case where R3 is R) in the cyclic backbone may be replaced with a double bond; a plurality of R1's are each independently a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; and a plurality of R's are each independently a hydrogen atom or a substituent, but at least one of R's is not a hydrogen atom. When using this solid titanium catalyst component (I), an olefin polymer having a broad molecular weight distribution can be produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Matsunaga, Hisao Hashida, Toshiyuki Tsutsui, Kunio Yamamoto, Atsushi Shibahara, Tetsunori Shinozaki