Patents by Inventor Naofumi Naga

Naofumi Naga 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: 6613845
    Abstract: A propylene/ethylene-&agr;-olefin block copolymer obtained by block-copolymerizing a polypropylene component with an ethylene-&agr;-olefin random copolymer component, which satisfies conditions of the following terms (I) to (III): (I) the content of the polypropylene component having an intrinsic viscosity ([&eegr;]) measured in tetralin at 135° C. of from 0.5 to 5.0 dl/g is from 5 to 95% by weight; (II) the content of the &agr;-olefin in the random copolymer component is from 5 to 40 mol %, and the content of the ethylene-&agr;-olefin random copolymer component whose &rgr; value represented by the following equation: &rgr;=2[E]·[A]/[EA] (wherein [E] represents a molar fraction of ethylene, [A] represents a molar fraction of the &agr;-olefin and [EA] represents a molar fraction of a diad chain of ethylene and the &agr;-olefin) is within the range from 0.5 to 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Naofumi Naga, Yoshiaki Oobayashi, Masatada Tasaka, Kouji Mizunuma
  • Patent number: 6281302
    Abstract: A solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization prepared by a method which comprises contacting the following components (a), (b), (c) and (d): (a) a polymer carrier containing a carbonyl group; (b) an organometallic compound of metal of Group I, II or XIII of the Periodic Table; (c) a transition metal compound of Group IV of the Periodic Table; and (d) a phenol compound, a catalyst for olefin-polymerization comprising said solid catalyst component and an organoaluminum compound and/or organoaluminum oxide compound, and a method for producing an olefin polymer with said catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Naofumi Naga, Kotohiro Nomura, Tatsuya Miyatake
  • Patent number: 6214952
    Abstract: A propylene random copolymer and a film laminate thereof is described having excellent blocking resistance and transparency and substantially maintaining favorable low-temperature heat-sealing properties after corona discharge treatment. The propylene random copolymer of the invention includes a propylene component and an &agr;-olefin component having 4 to 10 carbon atoms, wherein the content of the &agr;-olefin component is in the range of about 6% to about 40% by weight, the intrinsic viscosity [&eegr;] measured in tetralin at 135° C. is not lower than about 0.45 dl/g and not higher than about 5.0 dl/g, and the melting point (Tm) measured by a differential scanning calorimeter and the content of 20° C. xylene soluble fraction (CSX) fulfill a relationship of Tm≦140−35.693 log10(CXS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Sadatoshi, Makoto Satoh, Naofumi Naga
  • Patent number: 5990242
    Abstract: A propylene/ethylene-.alpha.-olefin block copolymer obtained by block-copolymerizing a polypropylene component with an ethylene-.alpha.-olefin random copolymer component, which satisfies conditions of the following terms (I) to (III):(I) the content of the polypropylene component having an intrinsic viscosity ([.eta.]) measured in tetralin at 135.degree. C. of from 0.5 to 5.0 dl/g is from 5 to 95% by weight;(II) the content of the .alpha.-olefin in the random copolymer component is from 5 to 40 mol %, and the content of the ethylene-.alpha.-olefin random copolymer component whose .rho. value represented by the following equation:.rho.=2[E].multidot.[A]/[EA](wherein [E] represents a molar fraction of ethylene, [A] represents a molar fraction of the .alpha.-olefin and [EA] represents a molar fraction of a diad chain of ethylene and the .alpha.-olefin) is within the range from 0.5 to 1.5 is from 5 to 95% by weight; and(III) the intrinsic viscosity ([.eta.]) of the propylene/ethylene-.alpha.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naofumi Naga, Yoshiaki Oobayashi, Masatada Tasaka, Kouji Mizunuma
  • Patent number: 5830968
    Abstract: A propylene random copolymer and a film laminate thereof is described having excellent blocking resistance and transparency and substantially maintaining favorable low-temperature heat-sealing properties after corona discharge treatment. The propylene random copolymer of the invention includes a propylene component and an .alpha.-olefin component having 4 to 10 carbon atoms, wherein the content of the .alpha.-olefin component is in the range of about 6% to about 40% by weight, the intrinsic viscosity ?.eta.! measured in tetralin at 135.degree. C. is not lower than about 0.45 dl/g and not higher than about 5.0 dl/g, and the melting point (Tm) measured by a differential scanning calorimeter and the content of 20.degree. C. xylene soluble fraction (CSX) fulfill a relationship ofTm.ltoreq.140-35.693 log.sub.10 (CXS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited
    Inventors: Hajime Sadatoshi, Makoto Satoh, Naofumi Naga