Patents by Inventor Masao Kawahara

Masao Kawahara 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: 6787616
    Abstract: A solid catalyst for olefin polymerization, which comprises a silica carrier (A) having a specific surface area of from 600 to 850 m2/g, a pore volume of from 0.1 to 0.8 ml/g and an average particle size of from 2 to 12 &mgr;m, and an organoaluminum-oxy compound (B) and a Group IVB transition metal compound (C) containing a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton, supported on the carrier (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Maruzen Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Takemori, Masashi Iida, Minoru Iijima, Yoshihisa Hayashida, Masao Kawahara
  • Patent number: 6743863
    Abstract: A resin composition comprising the following components (A), (B) and (C), wherein the content of component (A) is from 10 to 90 wt %, component (B):component (C)=from 10:1 to 1:5 (weight ratio), the intrinsic viscosity [&eegr;] is in the range from 0.17 to 0.40 m3/kg, and the density is in the range from 935 to 968 kg/m3: Component (A): a homopolymer of ethylene or a copolymer of ethylene having an &agr;-olefin content of from 0 to 0.5 wt %, and an intrinsic viscosity [&eegr;] of from 0.035 to 0.17 m3/kg, Component (B): a homopolymer of ethylene or a copolymer of ethylene having an &agr;-olefin content of from 0 to 0.5 wt %, and an intrinsic viscosity [&eegr;] of from 0.2 to 1.0 m3/kg, and Component (C): a copolymer of ethylene having an &agr;-olefin content of from 0.7 to 15 wt %, and an intrinsic viscosity [&eegr;] of from 0.2 to 1.0 m3/kg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Maruzen Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Iizuka, Shigeharu Yamamoto, Masao Kawahara, Toshifumi Takemori, Masashi Iida, Katsutoshi Nishitani
  • Publication number: 20040010104
    Abstract: A solid catalyst for olefin polymerization, which comprises a silica carrier (A) having a specific surface area of from 600 to 850 m2/g, a pore volume of from 0.1 to 0.8 ml/g and an average particle size of from 2 to 12 &mgr;m, and an organoaluminum-oxy compound (B) and a Group IVB transition metal compound (C) containing a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton, supported on the carrier (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Applicant: MARUZEN PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Takemori, Masashi Iida, Minoru Iijima, Yoshihisa Hayashida, Masao Kawahara
  • Publication number: 20030036606
    Abstract: A resin composition comprising the following components (A), (B) and (C), wherein the content of component (A) is from 10 to 90 wt %, component (B):component (C)=from 10:1 to 1:5 (weight ratio), the intrinsic viscosity [&eegr;] is in the range from 0.17 to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Applicant: MARUZEN PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Iizuka, Shigeharu Yamamoto, Masao Kawahara, Toshifumi Takemori, Masashi Iida, Katsutoshi Nishitani
  • Patent number: 5422400
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an ethylenic polymer composition, suitable for molding, at high catalytic efficiency. The ethylenic polymer composition produced has as a high melt tension when melted, and a high melt modulus (die swell ratio). The process comprises a three step polymerization of an olefin employing a transition metal catalyst, the catalyst being produced in a specific manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1995
    Assignee: Maruzen Polymer Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sakae Kamiyama, Masao Kawahara, Kunihiro Inamatsu, Keizo Kase, Kouji Mizokami, Tsuyoshi Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 4657996
    Abstract: A process for producing polyethylene comprises polymerizing ethylene or copolymerizing ethylene with other .alpha.-olefin in the presence of a catalyst system obtained by bringing the following components (I) to (III) in contact with one another:(I) a reaction product (B) obtained by reacting an intermediate reaction product (A) obtained by a reaction of a hydropolysiloxane with a Grignard reagent, with at least one nucleophilic reagent selected from an aldehyde, a ketone and an alcohol,(II) a transition metal compound, and(III) at least one organic aluminum compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1987
    Assignee: Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Iwabuchi, Masao Kawahara, Sakae Kamiyama, Terumi Sato
  • Patent number: 4464518
    Abstract: Polymerization of ethylene or copolymerization of ethylene with other .alpha.-olefin is carried out in the presence of a specific catalyst system. The catalyst system is obtained by preparing a reaction product (A) of an organic aluminum compound (I) represented by the formula AlR.sub.n.sup.1 X.sub.3-n where R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1984
    Assignee: Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Iwabuchi, Hiroshi Morinaga, Masao Kawahara, Sakae Kamiyama, Terumi Sato, Muneto Yokota
  • Patent number: 4223118
    Abstract: A polyethylene is produced by polymerizing ethylene with or without a comonomer in the presence of a catalyst consisting of an organometallic compound and a solid catalytic component (B) obtained by reacting a titanium or vanadium halide with a reaction product (A) in the presence of one or more aluminum alkoxide having the formulaAl(OR.sup.2).sub.n X.sub.3-nwherein R.sup.2 represents a C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl group and X represents a halogen atom and 0<n.ltoreq.3, or a reaction product of said aluminum alkoxide and water. The reaction product (A) is obtained by reacting a Grignard reagent with an organosilicon compound selected from the group consisting of hydropolysiloxanes having the structural units ofR.sup.1.sub.a H.sub.b SiO.sub.(4-a-b/2) (I)wherein R.sup.1 represents an alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkoxy or aryloxy group; a is 0, 1 or 2; b is 1, 2 or 3; and a+b.ltoreq.3, and organosilicon compounds having the formulaR.sup.3.sub.n Si(OH).sub.4-n (II)wherein R.sup.3 represents a C.sub.1 -C.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1980
    Assignee: Nissan Chemical Industries, Limited
    Inventors: Kazumi Tsubaki, Hiroshi Morinaga, Takeshi Iwabuchi, Masao Kawahara