Patents by Inventor Kyoko Nozaki

Kyoko Nozaki 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: 20230406820
    Abstract: The present invention provides a production method capable of efficiently synthesizing an SF5 group-containing compound, or the like. The present invention is a method for synthesizing an SF5 group-containing compound represented by the general formula (1) from a thioaryl compound represented by the general formula (2) [A1 is an aryl group or a heteroaryl group; G1 is —SH, —SCN, SF3, —S—S—R1, —S—CO—R2, —SR3, —SF2—R4, —S—Si—(R5)3, —S—PO—(R6)2, (N-phthalimidyl)thio group, or a thianthrenium group (R1 is an aryl group or a heteroaryl group; R2 and R5 are an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, an alkyl group, or an alkenyl group; R3 and R4 are an alkyl group or an alkenyl group, R6 is an aryloxy group, a heteroaryloxy group, an alkyloxy group, or an alkenyloxy group)].
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicants: AGC Inc., The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Takashi OKAZOE, Tim GATZENMEIER, Kyoko NOZAKI
  • Publication number: 20230406819
    Abstract: The present invention provides a production method capable of synthesizing an aryl thiol ester compound under mild conditions rapidly at a high yield. The present invention provides a method for producing an aryl thiol ester compound including producing an aryl thiol ester compound represented by the following general formula (1) from a diazonium compound represented by the following general formula (2) and a thioate compound represented by the following general formula (3) by a Sandmeyer-type coupling reaction using a catalyst, [wherein A1 and A2 are each independently an optionally substituted aryl group or an optionally substituted heteroaryl group; X1 is a monovalent anion; and M1 is a monovalent cation].
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicants: AGC Inc., The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Takashi OKAZOE, Tim GATZENMEIER, Kyoko NOZAKI
  • Patent number: 11697698
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method for producing a copolymer of ethylene and an allyl monomer having a polar group represented by general formula (1), or a copolymer of ethylene, an allyl monomer having a polar group represented by general formula (1), and other monomers, wherein the copolymer is produced in the presence of a boron compound having a boron-hydrogen bond or a boron-carbon bond (for example, a compound represented by general formula (2)) by using a metal complex represented by general formula (C1) as a polymerization catalyst (the symbols in the formulas are as described in the description). According to the present invention, a copolymer of ethylene and an allyl monomer can be efficiently produced with high catalytic activity, wherein the copolymer has a polar group and can be used in various applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, SHOWA DENKO K.K., JAPAN POLYETHYLENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyoko Nozaki, Shingo Ito, Junichi Kuroda, Yoshikuni Okumura, Shinya Hayashi, Minoru Kobayashi, Yuichiro Yasukawa
  • Publication number: 20230016405
    Abstract: A production method of producing a fluorine-containing olefin by allowing a first olefin represented by the following Formula (1) and a second olefin to react with each other in the presence of a ruthenium compound represented by the following Formula (X) is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicants: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, AGC INC.
    Inventors: Kyoko NOZAKI, Midori AKIYAMA, Kenta MORI, Takashi OKAZOE, Yuichiro ISHIBASHI, Ko INADA
  • Publication number: 20220220239
    Abstract: To provide a novel polar group-containing olefin copolymer in which an enone structure is introduced into the main chain as a structural unit. A polar group-containing olefin copolymer comprising a structural unit (A) derived from one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of ethylene and an olefin containing 3 to 20 carbon atoms, and a structural unit (B) represented by the following general formula (I): (Rx and Ry in the general formula (I) are as described in the Description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicants: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, JAPAN POLYCHEM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyoko NOZAKI, Xiaoming WANG, Takao TAYANO
  • Patent number: 11380861
    Abstract: A monomolecular transistor including a first electrode including a first electrode layer and a first metal particle arranged at one end of the first electrode layer, a second electrode including a first electrode layer and a first metal particle arranged at one end of the first electrode layer, a third electrode insulated from the first electrode and the second electrode, a ?-conjugated molecule having a ?-conjugated skeleton. The first metal particle and the second metal particle face each other. The third electrode is arranged adjacent to the gap in which the first metal particle and the second metal particle face each other, and is spaced from the first metal particle and the second metal particle, the ?-conjugated molecule is arranged in a gap between the first metal particle and the second metal particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY
    Inventors: Yutaka Majima, Eiichi Nakamura, Hayato Tsuji, Kyoko Nozaki, Ryo Shintani, Chun Ouyang, Yuma Ito, SeungJoo Lee
  • Patent number: 11352453
    Abstract: A catalyst for olefin polymerization that contains a metal complex represented by general formula (C1) and a method for producing polyethylene, a copolymer of ethylene and an olefin having a polar group represented by general formula (1), or a copolymer of ethylene, an olefin having a polar group represented by general formula (1) and another monomer, using the aforementioned metal complex as a polymerization catalyst, wherein the symbols in formula (C1) and formula (1) are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, SHOWA DENKO K.K., JAPAN POLYETHYLENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyoko Nozaki, Shingo Ito, Junichi Kuroda, Yoshikuni Okumura, Shinya Hayashi, Yumiko Minami, Minoru Kobayashi, Yuichiro Yasukawa
  • Publication number: 20220089791
    Abstract: The present invention provides: a catalyst which has high activity and enables the production of an olefin polymer that has a polar group; and a method for producing the polymer. A catalyst for olefin polymerization, which contains a metal complex represented by general formula (C1); and a method for producing an ethylene (co)polymer, wherein (1) ethylene is polymerized, (2) ethylene and an olefin having a polar group represented by general formula (1) are copolymerized, or (3) ethylene, an olefin having a polar group represented by general formula (1) and another monomer are copolymerized, with use of the above-described catalyst. (In the formulae, the symbols are as defined in the description; and at least one of R6 and R7 represents a 9-fluorenyl analogous group represented by general formula (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicants: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, SHOWA DENKO K.K., JAPAN POLYETHYLENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyoko NOZAKI, Junichi KURODA, Shinya HAYASHI, Yoshikuni OKUMURA, Masahiro UEMATSU, Yusuke MITSUSHIGE
  • Patent number: 11248074
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a copolymer of ethylene and an allyl monomer that is represented by formula (1) and has a polar group, or a copolymer of ethylene, the allyl monomer that is represented by formula (1) and has a polar group, and another monomer. This production method is characterized by using a metal complex, which is represented by general formula (C1), as a polymerization catalyst and by having a silane compound, which is represented by general formula (2) and has a silicon-hydrogen bond, coexist with the metal complex. (In the formulae, the symbols are as defined in the description.) According to the present invention, a copolymer of an allyl monomer that has a polar group is able to be produced with high catalytic activity, said copolymer being capable of having various applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, SHOWA DENKO K.K., JAPAN POLYETHYLENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shingo Ito, Kyoko Nozaki, Junichi Kuroda, Yoshikuni Okumura, Shinya Hayashi, Minoru Kobayashi, Yuichiro Yasukawa
  • Patent number: 11149099
    Abstract: Provided are a novel catalyst component for producing an ?-olefin (co)polymer, and a production method using the same. A metal complex is obtainable by contacting a compound represented by the general formula [I] or [II] with a transition metal compound containing a transition metal belonging to 9th to 11th group: wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 represent (i) hydrogen, (ii) a halogen, (iii) a linear alkyl or the like, or (iv) OR9 or the like; R5 and R6 represent a linear alkyl group or the like; any one of R1-R6 may have a heteroatom or a heteroatom containing group; E1 represents phosphorus, arsenic or antimony; X1 represents oxygen or sulfur; Z represents hydrogen or a leaving group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, JAPAN POLYCHEM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyoko Nozaki, Shingo Ito, Wen-Jie Tao, Yohei Konishi, Hisashi Ohtaki, Yasuo Oishi, Akio Tanna, Takao Tayano
  • Patent number: 11117984
    Abstract: Provided are a novel catalyst component for producing an ?-olefin (co)polymer, and a production method using the same. A metal complex is obtainable by contacting a compound represented by the general formula [I] or [II] with a transition metal compound containing a transition metal belonging to 9th to 11th group: wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 represent (i) hydrogen, (ii) a halogen, (iii) a linear alkyl or the like, or (iv) OR9 or the like; R5 and R6 represent a linear alkyl group or the like; any one of R1-R6 may have a heteroatom or a heteroatom containing group; E1 represents phosphorus, arsenic or antimony; X1 represents oxygen or sulfur; Z represents hydrogen or a leaving group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, JAPAN POLYCHEM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyoko Nozaki, Shingo Ito, Wen-Jie Tao, Yohei Konishi, Hisashi Ohtaki, Yasuo Oishi, Akio Tanna, Takao Tayano
  • Publication number: 20210054117
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a copolymer of ethylene and an allyl monomer that is represented by formula (1) and has a polar group, or a copolymer of ethylene, the allyl monomer that is represented by formula (1) and has a polar group, and another monomer. This production method is characterized by using a metal complex, which is represented by general formula (C1), as a polymerization catalyst and by having a silane compound, which is represented by general formula (2) and has a silicon-hydrogen bond, coexist with the metal complex. (In the formulae, the symbols are as defined in the description.) According to the present invention, a copolymer of an allyl monomer that has a polar group is able to be produced with high catalytic activity, said copolymer being capable of having various applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicants: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, SHOWA DENKO K.K., JAPAN POLYETHYLENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shingo ITO, Kyoko NOZAKI, Junichi KURODA, Yoshikuni OKUMURA, Shinya HAYASHI, Minoru KOBAYASHI, Yuichiro YASUKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210040251
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method for producing a copolymer of ethylene and an allyl monomer having a polar group represented by general formula (1), or a copolymer of ethylene, an allyl monomer having a polar group represented by general formula (1), and other monomers, wherein the copolymer is produced in the presence of a boron compound having a boron-hydrogen bond or a boron-carbon bond (for example, a compound represented by general formula (2)) by using a metal complex represented by general formula (C1) as a polymerization catalyst (the symbols in the formulas are as described in the description). According to the present invention, a copolymer of ethylene and an allyl monomer can be efficiently produced with high catalytic activity, wherein the copolymer has a polar group and can be used in various applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicants: The University of Tokyo, SHOWA DENKO K. K., Japan Polyethylene Corporation
    Inventors: Kyoko NOZAKI, Shingo ITO, Junichi KURODA, Yoshikuni OKUMURA, Shinya HAYASHI, Minoru KOBAYASHI, Yuichiro YASUKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200395563
    Abstract: A monomolecular transistor including a first electrode including a first electrode layer and a first metal particle arranged at one end of the first electrode layer, a second electrode including a first electrode layer and a first metal particle arranged at one end of the first electrode layer, a third electrode insulated from the first electrode and the second electrode, a ?-conjugated molecule having a ?-conjugated skeleton. The first metal particle and the second metal particle face each other. The third electrode is arranged adjacent to the gap in which the first metal particle and the second metal particle face each other, and is spaced from the first metal particle and the second metal particle, the ?-conjugated molecule is arranged in a gap between the first metal particle and the second metal particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Yutaka MAJIMA, Eiichi NAKAMURA, Hayato TSUJI, Kyoko NOZAKI, Ryo SHINTANI, Chun OUYANG, Yuma ITO, SeungJoo LEE
  • Publication number: 20200347159
    Abstract: A catalyst for olefin polymerization that contains a metal complex represented by general formula (C1) and a method for producing polyethylene, a copolymer of ethylene and an olefin having a polar group represented by general formula (1), or a copolymer of ethylene, an olefin having a polar group represented by general formula (1) and another monomer, using the aforementioned metal complex as a polymerization catalyst, wherein the symbols in formula (C1) and formula (1) are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicants: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, SHOWA DENKO K. K., JAPAN POLYETHYLENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyoko NOZAKI, Shingo ITO, Junichi KURODA, Yoshikuni OKUMURA, Shinya HAYASHI, Yumiko MINAMI, Minoru KOBAYASHI, Yuichiro YASUKAWA
  • Patent number: 10414837
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a copolymer of ethylene and a polar group-containing olefin using as a catalyst a metal complex of group 10 elements having a structure represented by formula (C4) and (C5) (in the formula, “Men” represents a menthyl group and “Me” represents a methyl group). The method of the present invention makes it possible to produce a polar group-containing olefin polymer available for various applications, as being a high molecular weight body, which has been difficult to produce, and to produce the polymer in a molecular weight range such that the polymer has good moldability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, SHOWA DENKO K.K., JAPAN POLYETHYLENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyoko Nozaki, Shingo Ito, Yusuke Ota, Yoshikuni Okumura, Junichi Kuroda, Masafumi Koyano, Minoru Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20190263945
    Abstract: Provided are a novel catalyst component for producing an ?-olefin (co)polymer, and a production method using the same. A metal complex is obtainable by contacting a compound represented by the general formula [I] or [II] with a transition metal compound containing a transition metal belonging to 9th to 11th group: wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 represent (i) hydrogen, (ii) a halogen, (iii) a linear alkyl or the like, or (iv) OR9 or the like; R5 and R6 represent a linear alkyl group or the like; any one of R1-R6 may have a heteroatom or a heteroatom containing group; E1 represents phosphorus, arsenic or antimony; X1 represents oxygen or sulfur; Z represents hydrogen or a leaving group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicants: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, JAPAN POLYCHEM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyoko NOZAKI, Shingo ITO, Wen-Jie TAO, Yohei KONISHI, Hisashi OHTAKI, Yasuo OHISHI, Akio TANNA, Takao TAYANO
  • Publication number: 20170313792
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a copolymer of ethylene and a polar group-containing olefin using as a catalyst a metal complex of group 10 elements having a structure represented by formula (C4) and (C5) (in the formula, “Men” represents a menthyl group and “Me” represents a methyl group). The method of the present invention makes it possible to produce a polar group-containing olefin polymer available for various applications, as being a high molecular weight body, which has been difficult to produce, and to produce the polymer in a molecular weight range such that the polymer has good moldability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicants: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, SHOWA DENKO K.K., JAPAN POLYETHYLENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyoko NOZAKI, Shingo ITO, Yusuke OTA, Yoshikuni OKUMURA, Junichi KURODA, Masafumi KOYANO, Minoru KOBAYASHI, Hiroyuki SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 9796812
    Abstract: Provided is a polymer obtained by homopolymerizing a lactone monomer. The polymer contains a structural unit having a lactone ring containing three or more carbon atoms, wherein at least one of the carbon atoms, except for C of —C(?O)O—, of the lactone ring forms a part of a main chain; and wherein at least one of the carbon atoms, except for C of —C(?O)O—, which forms the lactone ring and is other than the carbon atom(s) forming a part of the main chain is bridged with an atom of the main chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takafumi Hosokawa, Toshihide Yoshitani, Shingo Ito, Kyoko Nozaki, Ryo Nakano
  • Patent number: 9499644
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a homopolymer of olefin represented by formula (1): CH2?CHR1 (R1 is a hydrogen atom or hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms) or a copolymer of two or more thereof or a method for producing a copolymer of olefin represented by formula (1) with olefin containing a polar group represented by formula (2): CH2?CHR2R3 (R2 is a hydrogen atom or methyl group, R3 is —COOR12, —CN, —OCOR12, —OR12, —CH2—OCOR12, —CH2OH, —CH2—N(R13)2 or —CH2-Hal (R12, R13 and Hal have the same meanings as stated in the description), using as a catalyst a metal complex of group 10 elements in the periodic system typified by the structure represented by formula 1 (“Men” represents a menthyl group and “Me” represents a methyl group). The present invention enables the production of high molecular weight polymers of the polar group-containing monomers such as polar group-containing allyl compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignees: SHOWA DENKO K.K., THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Shingo Ito, Kyoko Nozaki, Yusuke Ota, Yoshikuni Okumura, Junichi Kuroda