Patents by Inventor Naoaki KURAMOTO

Naoaki KURAMOTO 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: 10125245
    Abstract: Provided is a rubber composition for a tire containing a rubber component including 15 to 55 wt % of an end modified group-containing cycloolefin ring-opening polymer having a glass transition temperature of ?120 to ?90° C. and 45 to 85 wt % of an end modified group-containing solution polymerized conjugated diene polymer having a glass transition temperature of ?60 to ?10° C. and having an aromatic vinyl monomer unit content ratio of more than 30 wt % and 50 wt % or less, a silica, and a silane coupling agent including a monosulfide group and/or a thiol group, wherein the content of the silica with respect to 100 parts by weight of the rubber component is 30 to 200 parts by weight, and the content of the silane coupling agent including a monosulfide group and/or a thiol group with respect to 100 parts by weight of the silica is 0.3 to 20 parts by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoaki Kuramoto, Takeshi Sugimura, Shingo Okuno, Hiroyuki Nitadori
  • Patent number: 10072101
    Abstract: A cycloolefin rubber having a weight average molecular weight of 100,000 to 800,000, having a silyl group at the polymer chain end, and containing a fatty acid ester of a polyvalent alcohol. A cycloolefin rubber excellent in processability at the time of blending and kneading and excellent in low heat buildup property can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuo Tsunogae, Shingo Okuno, Naoaki Kuramoto
  • Publication number: 20180244837
    Abstract: Provided is a cyclopentene ring-opening copolymer comprising a structural unit derived from cyclopentene and a structural unit derived from a norbornene compound with three or more rings, wherein the content of the structural unit derived from a norbornene compound with three or more rings is 40 to 80 wt % in relation to the whole of the repeating structural units in the cyclopentene ring-opening copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki NITADORI, Shingo OKUNO, Naoaki KURAMOTO, Takeshi SUGIMURA
  • Publication number: 20170253695
    Abstract: A cycloolefin rubber having a weight average molecular weight of 100,000 to 800,000, having a silyl group at the polymer chain end, and containing a fatty acid ester of a polyvalent alcohol. A cycloolefin rubber excellent in processability at the time of blending and kneading and excellent in low heat buildup property can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuo TSUNOGAE, Shingo OKUNO, Naoaki KURAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170247479
    Abstract: A rubber composition for a tire containing a cyclopentene ring-opening polymer and a solution polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber. The rubber composition is a cross-linked rubber with excellent wet grip and low heat buildup properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoaki KURAMOTO, Takeshi SUGIMURA, Shingo OKUNO, Hiroyuki NITADORI
  • Publication number: 20170233560
    Abstract: Provided is a rubber composition for a tire containing a rubber component including 15 to 55 wt % of an end modified group-containing cycloolefin ring-opening polymer having a glass transition temperature of ?120 to ?90° C. and 45 to 85 wt % of an end modified group-containing solution polymerized conjugated diene polymer having a glass transition temperature of ?60 to ?10° C. and having an aromatic vinyl monomer unit content ratio of more than 30 wt % and 50 wt % or less, a silica, and a silane coupling agent including a monosulfide group and/or a thiol group, wherein the content of the silica with respect to 100 parts by weight of the rubber component is 30 to 200 parts by weight, and the content of the silane coupling agent including a monosulfide group and/or a thiol group with respect to 100 parts by weight of the silica is 0.3 to 20 parts by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoaki KURAMOTO, Takeshi SUGIMURA, Shingo OKUNO, Hiroyuki NITADORI