Patents by Inventor Nobuya Kawauchi
Nobuya Kawauchi 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).
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Patent number: 6369269Abstract: A sulfur-containing O-(meth)acrylate compound of the following formula (1) is useful as a starting material for a resin composition used in optical applications such as a lens; wherein R represents hydrogen atom or methyl group; 1 represents an integer from 1 to 3; B is when B is n is 2; m is 1 or 2; A is selected from the following groups: wherein m represents 1 or 2; each ring may be substituted by one or more alkyl, alkylthio or alkoxy groups having 1 or 2 carbon atoms; p and q are 0 or 1, while m is 1 when p is 1; when B is n is 1; m is 2 or 3; A is selected from the following groups: —(CH2)r—S—(CH2)r—, —(CH2)r—S—S—(CH2)r—.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2001Date of Patent: April 9, 2002Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Seiichi Kobayashi, Nobuya Kawauchi, Toshiyuki Suzuki, Masao Imai, Kenichi Fujii
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Publication number: 20010044555Abstract: A sulfur-containing O-(meth)acrylate compound of the following formula (1) is useful as a starting material for a resin composition used in optical applications such as a lens; 1Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2001Publication date: November 22, 2001Inventors: Seiichi Kobayashi, Nobuya Kawauchi, Toshiyuki Suzuki, Masao Imai, Kenichi Fujii
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Patent number: 6265510Abstract: A sulfur-containing O-(meth)acrylate compound of the following formula (1) is useful as a starting material for a resin composition used in optical applications such as a lens; wherein R represents hydrogen atom or methyl group; 1 represents an integer from 1 to 3; B is when B is n is 2; m is 1 or 2; A is selected from the following groups: wherein m represents 1 or 2; each ring may be substituted by one or more alkyl, alkylthio or alkoxy groups having 1 or 2 carbon atoms; p and q are 0 or 1, while m is 1 when p is 1; when B is n is 1; m is 2 or 3; A is selected from the following groups: —(CH2)r—S—(CH2)r—, —(CH2)r—S—S—(CH2)r—, —(CH2)r—S—(CH2)s—S—(CH2)r— and wherein r and s are an integer from 1 to 3; when B is n is 1; m is 2; A is selected from the following groups: —Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2000Date of Patent: July 24, 2001Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Seiichi Kobayashi, Nobuya Kawauchi, Toshiyuki Suzuki, Masao Imai, Kenichi Fujii
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Patent number: 6114485Abstract: A sulfur-containing O-(meth)acrylate compound of the following formula (1) is useful as a starting material for a resin composition used in optical applications such as a lens; wherein R represents hydrogen atom or methyl group; l represents an integer from 1 to 3; B is ##STR1## when B is ##STR2## n is 2; m is 1 or 2; A is selected from the following groups: ##STR3## wherein m represents 1 or 2; each ring may be substituted by one or more alkyl, alkylthio or alkoxy groups having 1 or 2 carbon atoms; p and q are 0 or 1, while m is 1 when p is 1;when B is ##STR4## n is 1; m is 2 or 3; A is selected from the following groups:--(CH.sub.2).sub.r --S--(CH.sub.2).sub.r --,--(CH.sub.2).sub.r --S--S--(CH.sub.2).sub.r --,--(CH.sub.2).sub.r --S--(CH.sub.2).sub.s --S--(CH.sub.2).sub.r -- and ##STR5## wherein r and s are an integer from 1 to 3; when B is ##STR6## n is 1; m is 2; A is selected from the following groups:--(CH.sub.2).sub.r --S--(CH.sub.2).sub.r --,--(CH.sub.2).sub.r --S--S--(CH.sub.2).sub.r -- and--(CH.sub.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 1998Date of Patent: September 5, 2000Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Seiichi Kobayashi, Nobuya Kawauchi, Toshiyuki Suzuki, Masao Imai, Kenichi Fujii
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Patent number: 6019915Abstract: Disclosed are (1) an optical resin composition comprising Component A: a thiourethane prepolymer compound prepared by reacting a polythiol compound having at least 3 functional groups and an intramolecular sulfide bond, with a polyisocyanate compound in a molar ratio of --SH to --NCO ranging from 3.0 to 7.0; Component B: at least one (meth) acrylate compound having at least 2 functional groups; and Component C: a compound radically polymerizable with Components A and B, in 10 to 50% by weight, 35 to 70% by weight, and 5 to 30% by weight, respectively; (2) a preparation process for an optical resin by photopolymerization; (3) an optical resin; and (4) a prepolymer suitable for Component A. The composition is a novel, rapidly polymerizable composition for an optical resin. Furthermore, a resin prepared by curing the composition not only has a high refractive index and a high Abbe number, but also is excellent in transparency and optical homogeneity.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 1999Date of Patent: February 1, 2000Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Kenichi Fujii, Nobuya Kawauchi, Toshiyuki Suzuki, Seiichi Kobayashi, Masao Imai
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Patent number: 5916987Abstract: A sulfur-containing O-(meth)acrylate compound of the following formula (1) is useful as a starting material for a resin composition used in optical applications such as a lens; ##STR1## wherein R represents hydrogen atom or methyl group; 1 represents an integer from 1 to 3; B is ##STR2## n is 1 or 2, m is 1, 2 or 3 and A is selected from certain arylene, aralkylene, thioether, dithioether or thiopheneylene radicals.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 1997Date of Patent: June 29, 1999Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Seiichi Kobayashi, Nobuya Kawauchi, Toshiyuki Suzuki, Masao Imai, Kenichi Fujii
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Patent number: 5908876Abstract: Disclosed are: (1) an optical resin composition comprising Component A: a thiourethane prepolymer compound prepared by reacting a polythiol compound having at least 3 functional groups and an intramolecular sulfide bond, with a polyisocyanate compound in a molar ratio of --SH to --NCO ranging from 3.0 to 7.0 Component B: at least one (meth)acrylate compound having at least 2 functional groups; and Component C: a compound radically polymerizable with Components A and B, in 10 to 50% by weight, 35 to 70% by weight, and 5 to 30% by weight, respectively; (2) a preparation process for an optical resin by photopolymerization; (3) an optical resin; and (4) a prepolymer suitable for Component A. The composition is a novel, rapidly polymerizable composition for an optical resin. Furthermore, a resin prepared by curing the composition not only has a high refractive index and a high Abbe number, but also is excellent in transparency and optical homogeneity.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 1997Date of Patent: June 1, 1999Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Kenichi Fujii, Nobuya Kawauchi, Toshiyuki Suzuki, Seiichi Kobayashi, Masao Imai
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Patent number: 5756766Abstract: A composition for optical materials is herein disclosed which comprises the following two components (a) and (b):(a) a component containing at least one of poly isocyanates represented by the formula (1) ##STR1## wherein A is an alkanediyl group or an alkanetetrayl group which may contain a sulfur atom, or a dithianetetrayl group, and the alkanediyl group or the alkanetetrayl group may be substituted by a phenyl group; B is a methylene chain represented by .paren open-st.CH.sub.2 .paren close-st..sub.m (m is an integer of 1 to 4) which may contain a sulfur atom, and B's may be the same or different; and n is an integer of 2 or 4, and(b) a component containing at least one of polythiols having two or more mercapto groups. The composition is useful to provide optical products such as plastic lenses, filters, substrates for recording media and optical fibers which have a very high refractive index and which are excellent in heat resistance.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 1997Date of Patent: May 26, 1998Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Nobuya Kawauchi, Katsuyoshi Sasagawa, Seiichi Kobayashi
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Patent number: 5693738Abstract: A composition for a urethane-base plastic lens, comprising:(a) at least one ester compound selected from the group consisting of isocyanate compounds, isothiocyanate compounds and isocyanato-containing isothiocyanate compounds,(b) at least one active hydrogen compound selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl compounds, mercapto compounds and mercapto-containing hydroxyl compounds,(c) a tertiary amine, and(d) a Lewis acid;a plastic lens obtained by heating and curing the composition, and a process for the production of the plastic lens. The composition has a long pot life and can produce an optically uniform plastic lens in a short time.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 1995Date of Patent: December 2, 1997Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Koju Okazaki, Chitoshi Shimakawa, Mamoru Tanaka, Yoshinobu Kanemura, Teruyuki Nagata, Seiichi Kobayashi, Yoko Tajiri, Nobuya Kawauchi, Katsuyoshi Sasagawa
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Patent number: 5652321Abstract: A composition for optical materials is herein disclosed which comprises the following two components (a) and (b):(a) a component containing at least one of poly isocyanates represented by the formula (1)A.paren open-st.S--B--NCO).sub.n (1)wherein A is an alkanediyl group or an alkanetetrayl group which may contain a sulfur atom, or a dithianetetrayl group, and the alkanediyl group or the alkanetetrayl group may be substituted by a phenyl group; B is a methylene chain represented by .paren open-st.CH.sub.2 .paren close-st..sub.m (m is an integer of 1 to 4) which may contain a sulfur atom, and B's may be the same or different; and n is an integer of 2 or 4, and(b) a component containing at least one of polythiols having two or more mercapto groups. The composition is useful to provide optical products such as plastic lenses, filters, substrates for recording media and optical fibers which have a very high refractive index and which are excellent in heat resistance.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 1995Date of Patent: July 29, 1997Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Nobuya Kawauchi, Katsuyoshi Sasagawa, Seiichi Kobayashi
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Patent number: 5532349Abstract: A process for producing 1-(2'-deoxy-B-D-erythropentofuranosyl)-5-trifluoromethyluracil derivatives having the formula as shown below: ##STR1## wherein X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 are independently hydrogen or halogen, comprising:(a) reacting 5-trifluoromethyl-5,6-dihydrouracil with alkylsulfoxide in the presence of a halogen and and acid to obtain 5-trifluoromethyluracil;(b) reacting the obtained 5-trifluoromethyluracil with a silylating agent to obtain 5-trifluoromethyl-2,4 -bis(trimethylsilyloxy)uracil; and(c) reacting the obtained 5-trifluoromethyl-2,4-bis(trimethylsilyloxy)uracil with a protected 2-deoxyalpha-D-erthro-pentofuranosyl)halide derivative in chloroform solvent in the presence of fluoride ion and in the presence of a copper compound as a catalyst.The resulting, deblocked nucleosides are useful as antiviral and antitumor agents.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 1994Date of Patent: July 2, 1996Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Nobuya Kawauchi, Nobuyuki Fukazawa, Hiroki Ishibashi, Kengo Otsuka
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Patent number: 5463061Abstract: A glycide derivative represented by the following general formula (I) is produced by reacting a hydroxyaryl or heteroaryl represented by A-OH with glycidyl tosylate in the presence of a cesium base as a base. Thereby, an aryl glycidyl ether derivative, which is an important intermediate for drug production, can be produced easily and reliably. Particularly when optically active glycidyl tosylate is used, said compound can be obtained at a high optical purity. ##STR1## wherein A represents an aryl group or a heteroaryl group.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 1994Date of Patent: October 31, 1995Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, IncorporatedInventors: Nobuyuki Fukazawa, Tsuneji Suzuki, Nobuya Kawauchi, Hironori Komatsu, Kengo Otsuka, Yuki Nakajima
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Patent number: 5332739Abstract: Pyrimidinedione derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is so linked with each other as to make an alkylene chain and thus form a heterocyclic structure, A, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, X.sup.1, X.sup.2 and X.sup.3 are substituents, respectively, and n is 2 or 3 have a basic backbone in which a phenyl group part and a pyrimidinedione part are linked by a structure comprising an alkyl chain and a heterocyclic ring having two nitrogen atoms. These compounds are useful for a medical treatment of cardiac arrhythmias.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 1992Date of Patent: July 26, 1994Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, IncorporatedInventors: Tsutomu Katakami, Tatsuro Yokoyama, Michihiko Miyamoto, Haruki Mori, Nobuya Kawauchi, Tadahito Nobori, Joji Kamiya, Masaaki Ishii
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Patent number: 5308848Abstract: A pyrimidinedione derivative compound has a basic backbone in which a phenyl group part and a pyrimidinedione part are linked by a linking structure comprising an alkyl chain containing two nitrogen atoms. This linking structure is represented by ##STR1## [wherein A is --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --, --CO-- or --O--(CH.sub.2).sub.m --; each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is independently a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group which may be substituted by a hydroxyl group, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be so linked with each other as to make an alkylene chain and thus form a heterocyclic structure; R.sup.5 is a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a lower alkyloxycarbonyl group, a lower alkyloxy group which may be substituted by a lower alkyloxy group, or a lower alkyl group which may be substituted by a hydroxyl group, or R.sup.5 may be so linked with R.sup.1 as to make an alkylene chain and thus form a heterocyclic structure; n is 0, 1, 2 or 3 (when R.sup.5 is the hydroxyl group, n.noteq.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 1992Date of Patent: May 3, 1994Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, IncorporatedInventors: Michihiko Miyamoto, Tsutomu Katakami, Nobuya Kawauchi, Tadahito Nobori, Joji Kamiya, Masaaki Ishii
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Patent number: 5114941Abstract: A pyrimidinedione derivative compound has a basic backbone in which a 4-oxobenzopyran ring group part and a pyrimidinedione part are linked by a structure comprising an alkyl chain containing at least two nitrogen atoms and one oxygen. The pyrimidinedione derivative is useful for a medical treatment of cardiac arrhythmias.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 1990Date of Patent: May 19, 1992Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, IncorporatedInventors: Tsutomu Katakami, Tatsuro Yokoyama, Haruki Mori, Nobuya Kawauchi, Joji Kamiya, Masaaki Ishii
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Pyrimidinedione compounds, method of producing the same and antiarrythmic agents containing the same
Patent number: 5008267Abstract: A pyrimidinedione derivative compound has a basic backbone in which a phenyl group part and a pyrimidinedione part are linked by a structure comprising an alkyl chain containing at least two nitrogen atoms. The pyrimidinedione derivative is useful for a medical treatment of cardiac arrhythmias.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 1989Date of Patent: April 16, 1991Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, IncorporatedInventors: Tsutomu Katakami, Tatsuro Yokoyama, Michihiko Miyamoto, Haruki Mori, Nobuya Kawauchi, Tadahito Nobori, Kunio Sannohe, Joji Kamiya, Masaaki Ishii, Kanji Yoshihara