Patents by Inventor Masaaki Shinohata

Masaaki Shinohata 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: 9233918
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a process that enables isocyanate to be produced stably over a long period of time and at high yield without encountering problems of the prior art during production of isocyanate without using phosgene. The present invention discloses a process for producing an isocyanate by subjecting a carbamic acid ester to a thermal decomposition reaction, including the steps of: recovering a low boiling point component in a form of a gaseous phase component from a thermal decomposition reaction vessel in which the thermal decomposition reaction is carried out; recovering a liquid phase component containing a carbamic acid ester from a bottom of the thermal decomposition reaction vessel; and supplying all or a portion of the liquid phase component to an upper portion of the thermal decomposition reaction vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Shinohata, Nobuhisa Miyake
  • Patent number: 9145358
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for producing an N-substituted carbamic acid ester derived from an organic amine from an organic amine, a carbonic acid derivative and a hydroxy composition containing one or more types of hydroxy compounds, wherein the organic amine, the carbonic acid derivative and the hydroxy composition are reacted using a urethane production reaction vessel provided with a condenser, a gas containing the hydroxy composition, the compound having the carbonyl group derived from the carbonic acid derivative, and an ammonia formed as a by-product in the reaction, is introduced into the condenser provided in the urethane production reaction vessel, and the hydroxy composition and the compound having the carbonyl group derived from the carbonic acid derivative are condensed, and wherein a stoichiometric ratio of a hydroxy compound contained in the condensed hydroxy composition to the condensed compound having the carbonyl group derived from the carbonic acid derivative is 1 or more, and a rati
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Shinohata, Nobuhisa Miyake
  • Patent number: 9145357
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for producing an N-substituted carbamic acid ester derived from an organic amine from an organic amine, a carbonic acid derivative and a hydroxy composition containing one or more types of hydroxy compounds, wherein the organic amine, the carbonic acid derivative and the hydroxy composition are reacted using a urethane production reaction vessel provided with a condenser, a gas containing the hydroxy composition, the compound having the carbonyl group derived from the carbonic acid derivative, and an ammonia formed as a by-product in the reaction, is introduced into the condenser provided in the urethane production reaction vessel, and the hydroxy composition and the compound having the carbonyl group derived from the carbonic acid derivative are condensed, and wherein a stoichiometric ratio of a hydroxy compound contained in the condensed hydroxy composition to the condensed compound having the carbonyl group derived from the carbonic acid derivative is 1 or more, and a rati
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Shinohata, Nobuhisa Miyake
  • Publication number: 20150259279
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an isocyanate production process, which is free of the various problems found in the prior art, and which uses a composition containing a carbamic acid ester and an aromatic hydroxy compound when producing isocyanate without using phosgene, as well as a carbamic acid ester composition for transferring or storing carbamic acid ester. The present invention discloses an isocyanate production process including specific steps and using a composition containing a carbamic acid ester and an aromatic hydroxy compound, as well as a composition for transfer or storage of carbamic acid ester comprising the carbamic acid ester and the specific aromatic hydroxy compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaaki Shinohata, Nobuhisa Miyake
  • Publication number: 20150210631
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyisocyanate composition comprising, on the basis of the total mass of the polyisocyanate composition, 97 weight % or more of a polyisocyanate, and 2.0 mass ppm or more and 1.0×104 mass ppm or less of a compound having at least one unsaturated bond in which the compound is a different compound from the polyisocyanate, or 5.0 mass ppm or more and 2.0×104 mass ppm or less of at least one inactive compound selected from the group consisting of a hydrocarbon compound, an ether compound, a sulfide compound, a halogenated hydrocarbon compound, a Si-containing hydrocarbon compound, a Si-containing ether compound, and a Si-containing sulfide compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Shinohata, Nobuhisa Miyake
  • Patent number: 9056819
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an isocyanate production process, which is free of the various problems found in the prior art, and which uses a composition containing a carbamic acid ester and an aromatic hydroxy compound when producing isocyanate without using phosgene, as well as a carbamic acid ester composition for transferring or storing carbamic acid ester. The present invention discloses an isocyanate production process including specific steps and using a composition containing a carbamic acid ester and an aromatic hydroxy compound, as well as a composition for transfer or storage of carbamic acid ester comprising the carbamic acid ester and the specific aromatic hydroxy compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Shinohata, Nobuhisa Miyake
  • Patent number: 8957241
    Abstract: A method for producing a carbonyl compound of the present invention comprises a step (X) of reacting a specific compound having a urea bond with a carbonic acid derivative having a carbonyl group (—C(?O)—) under heating at a temperature equal to or higher than the thermal dissociation temperature of the urea bond to obtain the carbonyl compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Shinohata, Nobuhisa Miyake
  • Publication number: 20150038742
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing N-substituted carbamic acid-O-aryl ester derived from a compound having an ureido group, the method comprising the step of carrying out esterification or esterification and transesterification from the compound having the ureido group and a hydroxy composition containing one type or a plurality of types of hydroxy compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuhisa Miyake, Masaaki Shinohata, Atsushi Okubo
  • Patent number: 8895774
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a process that enables isocyanate to be produced stably over a long period of time and at high yield without encountering problems of the prior art during production of isocyanate without using phosgene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Shinohata, Nobuhisa Miyake
  • Publication number: 20140332367
    Abstract: The present invention provides a separation method of separating (A) and (B), comprising: a step of separating at least either an active hydrogen-containing compound (A) or a compound (B) that reversibly reacts with (A) from a mixture containing (A) and (B) by distillation in a multistage distillation column; and a step of supplying the mixture to an inactive region formed within the multistage distillation column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaaki Shinohata, Nobuhisa Miyake
  • Patent number: 8884047
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing N-substituted carbamic acid-O-aryl ester derived from a compound having an ureido group, the method comprising the step of carrying out esterification or esterification and transesterification from the compound having the ureido group and a hydroxy composition containing one type or a plurality of types of hydroxy compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuhisa Miyake, Masaaki Shinohata, Atsushi Okubo
  • Publication number: 20140194644
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for producing an N-substituted carbamic acid ester derived from an organic amine from an organic amine, a carbonic acid derivative and a hydroxy composition containing one or more types of hydroxy compounds, wherein the organic amine, the carbonic acid derivative and the hydroxy composition are reacted using a urethane production reaction vessel provided with a condenser, a gas containing the hydroxy composition, the compound having the carbonyl group derived from the carbonic acid derivative, and an ammonia formed as a by-product in the reaction, is introduced into the condenser provided in the urethane production reaction vessel, and the hydroxy composition and the compound having the carbonyl group derived from the carbonic acid derivative are condensed, and wherein a stoichiometric ratio of a hydroxy compound contained in the condensed hydroxy composition to the condensed compound having the carbonyl group derived from the carbonic acid derivative is 1 or more, and a rati
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Shinohata, Nobuhisa Miyake
  • Publication number: 20140194650
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for producing an N-substituted carbamic acid ester derived from an organic amine from an organic amine, a carbonic acid derivative and a hydroxy composition containing one or more types of hydroxy compounds, wherein the organic amine, the carbonic acid derivative and the hydroxy composition are reacted using a urethane production reaction vessel provided with a condenser, a gas containing the hydroxy composition, the compound having the carbonyl group derived from the carbonic acid derivative, and an ammonia formed as a by-product in the reaction, is introduced into the condenser provided in the urethane production reaction vessel, and the hydroxy composition and the compound having the carbonyl group derived from the carbonic acid derivative are condensed, and wherein a stoichiometric ratio of a hydroxy compound contained in the condensed hydroxy composition to the condensed compound having the carbonyl group derived from the carbonic acid derivative is 1 or more, and a rati
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaaki Shinohata, Nobuhisa Miyake
  • Patent number: 8703989
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing isocyanates, which are industrially useful compounds, without using phosgene, and to provide a process for chemically recycling waste polycarbonate resin. The present invention discloses a process enabling isocyanate compounds to be produced without using phosgene as a raw material by subjecting a carbamic acid ester compound obtained by a reaction between an aromatic polycarbonate resin and an amine compound to a thermal decomposition reaction, while at the same time disclosing a process enabling chemical recycling of aromatic polycarbonate resin by recovering a divalent aromatic hydroxy compound forming aromatic polycarbonates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Shinohata, Nobuhisa Miyake
  • Patent number: 8658819
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for producing an N-substituted carbamic acid ester derived from an organic amine from an organic amine, a carbonic acid derivative and a hydroxy composition containing one or more types of hydroxy compounds, wherein the organic amine, the carbonic acid derivative and the hydroxy composition are reacted using a urethane production reaction vessel provided with a condenser, a gas containing the hydroxy composition, the compound having the carbonyl group derived from the carbonic acid derivative, and an ammonia formed as a by-product in the reaction, is introduced into the condenser provided in the urethane production reaction vessel, and the hydroxy composition and the compound having the carbonyl group derived from the carbonic acid derivative are condensed, and wherein a stoichiometric ratio of a hydroxy compound contained in the condensed hydroxy composition to the condensed compound having the carbonyl group derived from the carbonic acid derivative is 1 or more, and a rati
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Shinohata, Nobuhisa Miyake
  • Publication number: 20130184488
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for separating, with a multi-stage distillation column, a mixture containing an active hydrogen-containing compound (A) and a compound (B) that reversibly reacts with the active hydrogen containing compound (A), the method comprising distillation-separating the active hydrogen-containing compound (A) and the compound (B) with the multi-stage distillation column in the presence of an intermediate-boiling-point inactive compound (C) that has a normal boiling point between a normal boiling point of the active hydrogen-containing compound (A) and a normal boiling point of the compound (B) and is chemically inactive for both of the (A) and the compound (B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaaki Shinohata, Nobuhisa Miyake
  • Publication number: 20130178645
    Abstract: A method for producing a carbonyl compound of the present invention comprises a step (X) of reacting a specific compound having a urea bond with a carbonic acid derivative having a carbonyl group (—C(?O)—) under heating at a temperature equal to or higher than the thermal dissociation temperature of the urea bond to obtain the carbonyl compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaaki Shinohata, Nobuhisa Miyake
  • Patent number: 8362293
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a process allowing long-term, stable production of isocyanates at a high yield without the various problems found in the prior art during production of isocyanates without using phosgene. The present invention discloses a process for producing an isocyanate by subjecting a carbamic acid ester to a decomposition reaction in the presence of a compound having an active proton and a carbonic acid derivative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Shinohata, Nobuhisa Miyake
  • Patent number: 8293934
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing isocyanates, which are industrially useful compounds, without using phosgene, and to provide a process for chemically recycling waste polycarbonate resin. The present invention discloses a process enabling isocyanate compounds to be produced without using phosgene as a raw material by subjecting a carbamic acid ester compound obtained by a reaction between an aromatic polycarbonate resin and an amine compound to a thermal decomposition reaction, while at the same time disclosing a process enabling chemical recycling of aromatic polycarbonate resin by recovering a divalent aromatic hydroxy compound forming aromatic polycarbonates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Shinohata, Nobuhisa Miyake
  • Patent number: 8168812
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing: a compound represented by XOR2; a dialkyl tin dialkoxide compound having one tin atom, two Sn—R1 bonds and two Sn—OR2 bonds; and/or a tetraalkyl dialkoxy distannoxane compound having one Sn—O—Sn bond, in which each tin atom of the tetraalkyl dialkoxy distannoxane compound has two Sn—R1 bonds and one Sn—OR2 bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Shinohata, Nobuhisa Miyake