Patents by Inventor Ryota Takahashi

Ryota Takahashi 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).

  • Publication number: 20170222144
    Abstract: A compound represented by formula (1): wherein Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted nitrogen-comprising heteroaryl group having 5 to 30 ring atoms; each of L1 and L2 is independently a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene group having 5 to 30 ring atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted divalent linking group wherein 2 to 4 groups selected from an arylene group having 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms and a heteroarylene group having 5 to 30 ring atoms are bonded to each other via a single bond; A is a monovalent group represented by formula (2); and B is a monovalent group represented by formula (5): wherein R1 to R10 and R21 to R30 are as defined in the description, enables the emission of light of a purer blue (shorter wavelength), a narrower half width (high
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tasuku HAKETA, Hirokatsu ITO, Yu KUDO, Masahiro KAWAMURA, Ryota TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 9701761
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a polymer modifying agent composition which provides a modified polymer that exhibits excellent low heat build-up when formed into a vulcanized product. The polymer modifying agent composition is a polymer modifying agent composition modifying a polymer having a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond, and containing (A) a nitrone having at least one carboxy group and (B) a fatty acid having 6 or more carbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryota Takahashi, Manabu Kato, Takahiro Okamatsu, Yoshiaki Kirino, Hisae Takano
  • Patent number: 9695304
    Abstract: A rubber composition for tire bead insulation contains a diene rubber, a nitrone compound having a carboxy group, a carbon black and a white filler. The diene rubber contains a natural rubber and a styrene-butadiene rubber and the mass ratio of the contents of the natural rubber and the butadiene rubber is from 50:50 to 90:10. The content of the nitrone compound is from 0.1 to 10 parts by mass (PBM) per 100 PBM of total content of the diene rubber and the nitrone compound. The content of the carbon black is not less than 70 PBM per 100 PBM of the total above. The content of the white filler is not less than 20 PBM per 100 PBM of the total above. The total content of the carbon black and the white filler is from 90 to 180 PBM per 100 PBM of the total above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Kato, Ryota Takahashi, Takahiro Okamatsu, Yoshiaki Kirino
  • Publication number: 20170183291
    Abstract: A compound is represented by the following formula (1). In the formula (1), Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group including 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms, Ra are independently a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group including 1 to 15 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group including 3 to 15 carbon atoms, Rb1 to Rb4 are independently a halogen atom, a cyano group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group including 1 to 15 carbon atoms, or the like, Rc1 to Rc10 are independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group including 1 to 15 carbon atoms, or the like, * is a bonding position at which one of Rc1 to Rc10 is bonded to either nitrogen atom, x is an integer from 0 to 3, y is an integer from 0 to 4, and z are independently an integer from 0 to 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokatsu ITO, Masahiro KAWAMURA, Yumiko MIZUKI, Tasuku HAKETA, Tomoharu HAYAMA, Ryota TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 9637618
    Abstract: A rubber composition for a bead filler contains a diene rubber, a carbon black and a nitrone compound having a carboxy group; the diene rubber contains a natural rubber and a styrene-butadiene rubber, wherein the content of the natural rubber in a total of the diene rubber and the nitrone compound is not less than 60 mass %, and the content of the styrene-butadiene rubber in a total of the diene rubber and the nitrone compound is not greater than 40 mass %; the content of the carbon black is 40 to 80 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of a total of the diene rubber and the nitrone compound; and the content of the nitrone compound is 0.1 to 10 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of a total of the diene rubber and the nitrone compound. Such rubber composition exhibits low heat build-up after vulcanization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Kato, Ryota Takahashi, Takahiro Okamatsu, Yoshiaki Kirino
  • Publication number: 20170117469
    Abstract: A compound is represented by the following formula (1). In the formula (1), Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group including 6 to 30 ring carbon atoms, Ra are independently a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group including 1 to 15 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group including 3 to 15 carbon atoms, Rb1 to Rb4 are independently a halogen atom, a cyano group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group including 1 to 15 carbon atoms, or the like, Rc1 to Rc10 are independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group including 1 to 15 carbon atoms, or the like, * is a bonding position at which one of Rc1 to Rc10 is bonded to either nitrogen atom, x is an integer from 0 to 3, y is an integer from 0 to 4, and z are independently an integer from 0 to 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokatsu ITO, Masahiro KAWAMURA, Yumiko MIZUKI, Tasuku HAKETA, Tomoharu HAYAMA, Ryota TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20170107363
    Abstract: A rubber composition of the present technology for a conveyor belt contains a diene rubber and a carbon black, the diene rubber containing: a natural rubber; and a modified butadiene rubber obtained by modifying a butadiene rubber with a nitrone compound; the content of the natural rubber in the diene rubber being 30 to 85 mass %, and the content of the modified butadiene rubber in the diene rubber being 15 to 70 mass %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidehiro Sasakuma, Ryota Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20170107357
    Abstract: A rubber composition for tire bead insulation contains a diene rubber, a nitrone compound having a carboxy group, a carbon black and a white filler. The diene rubber contains a natural rubber and a styrene-butadiene rubber and the mass ratio of the contents of the natural rubber and the butadiene rubber is from 50:50 to 90:10. The content of the nitrone compound is from 0.1 to 10 parts by mass (PBM) per 100 PBM of total content of the diene rubber and the nitrone compound. The content of the carbon black is not less than 70 PBM per 100 PBM of the total above. The content of the white filler is not less than 20 PBM per 100 PBM of the total above. The total content of the carbon black and the white filler is from 90 to 180 PBM per 100 PBM of the total above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Manabu KATO, Ryota TAKAHASHI, Takahiro OKAMATSU, Yoshiaki KIRINO
  • Publication number: 20170101526
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a rubber composition for a sidewall having excellent low heat build-up and durability when formed into a tire, and a pneumatic tire using the rubber composition. The rubber composition for a sidewall according to the present invention comprises a diene rubber and carbon black; the diene rubber comprising: a modified polymer obtained by reacting a nitrone compound with double bonds of a conjugated diene polymer; and a natural rubber; a content of the modified polymer in the diene rubber being from 8 to 65 mass %; a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of the carbon black being from 20 to 60 [×103 m2/kg]; and a content of the carbon black being from 30 to 67 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu KATO, Ryota TAKAHASHI, Takahiro OKAMATSU, Yoshiaki KIRINO
  • Publication number: 20170080754
    Abstract: A rubber composition for coating a fiber cord includes a diene rubber, a carbon black, and a nitrone compound having a carboxy group; the diene rubber includes a natural rubber and a styrene-butadiene rubber and/or a butadiene rubber, wherein a content of the natural rubber in a total of the diene rubber and the nitrone compound is not greater than 65 mass %; a content of the carbon black is 40 to 67 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of a total of the diene rubber and the nitrone compound; and a content of the nitrone compound is 0.1 to 10 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of a total of the diene rubber and the nitrone compound. Such rubber composition for coating a fiber cord has excellent low heat build-up when a tire is produced and excellent adhesiveness with carcass cord.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Manabu KATO, Ryota TAKAHASHI, Takahiro OKAMATSU, Yoshiaki KIRINO
  • Publication number: 20170081506
    Abstract: A rubber composition for a bead filler contains a diene rubber, a carbon black and a nitrone compound having a carboxy group; the diene rubber contains a natural rubber and a styrene-butadiene rubber, wherein the content of the natural rubber in a total of the diene rubber and the nitrone compound is not less than 60 mass %, and the content of the styrene-butadiene rubber in a total of the diene rubber and the nitrone compound is not greater than 40 mass %; the content of the carbon black is 40 to 80 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of a total of the diene rubber and the nitrone compound; and the content of the nitrone compound is 0.1 to 10 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of a total of the diene rubber and the nitrone compound. Such rubber composition exhibits low heat build-up after vulcanization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Manabu KATO, Ryota TAKAHASHI, Takahiro OKAMATSU, Yoshiaki KIRINO
  • Publication number: 20170073507
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition for an undertread, the rubber composition achieving excellent low heat build-up and high elastic modulus when formed into a tire; and a pneumatic tire that includes the rubber composition. The rubber composition for an undertread contains a diene rubber and a carbon black. The diene rubber contains a natural rubber and a modified polymer that is obtained by reacting a nitrone compound with a double bond of a conjugated diene polymer. The content of the natural rubber in the diene rubber is 60 mass % or greater, the content of the modified polymer in the diene rubber is from 8 to 40 mass %, the content of the carbon black is from 30 to 67 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber, and the nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of the carbon black is from 20 to 60 m2/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Manabu KATO, Ryota TAKAHASHI, Takahiro OKAMATSU, Yoshiaki KIRINO
  • Publication number: 20170073506
    Abstract: A rubber composition for a tire rim cushion or rubber finishing contains a diene rubber and a filler containing a carbon black. The diene rubber contains a natural rubber and/or an isoprene rubber, and a modified polymer that is obtained by reacting a nitrone compound with a double bond of a conjugated diene polymer. The content of the natural rubber and/or the isoprene rubber in the diene rubber is from 30 to 60 mass %, the content of the modified polymer in the diene rubber is from 8 to 70 mass %, the content of the filler is from 60 to 90 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber, and the nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of the carbon black is from 60 to 150 m2/g. Such rubber composition has excellent low heat build-up and ozone resistance when formed into a tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Manabu KATO, Ryota TAKAHASHI, Takahiro OKAMATSU, Yoshiaki KIRINO
  • Publication number: 20170002101
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a modified polymer that can realize a rubber composition having excellent low heat build-up and that has excellent productivity, a rubber composition containing the modified polymer, and a tire produced using the rubber composition. The modified polymer of the present invention is obtained by reacting a modifier having a nitrone group and a carboxy group with a conjugated diene polymer not containing a tetrasubstituted olefin and/or a trisubstituted olefin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Ryota TAKAHASHI, Manabu KATO, Takahiro OKAMATSU, Yoshiaki KIRINO
  • Patent number: 9527996
    Abstract: The invention provides a thermosetting resin composition that demonstrates superior peel strength while retaining excellent heat resistance and tensile shear adhesion strength. The thermosetting resin composition comprises: an epoxy resin A containing an epoxy group and a thermoplastic resin B containing a functional group f having reactivity with an epoxy group, the thermoplastic resin B being obtained by modifying a thermoplastic resin b1 containing an unsaturated bond with a nitrone b2 containing the functional group f, and the content of the nitrone b2 relative to the unsaturated bonds being not less than 0.5 mol % and less than 10 mol %, and the content of the thermoplastic resin B being from 10 to 50 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the epoxy resin A.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Okamatsu, Ryota Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20160355057
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a rubber composition capable of producing a pneumatic tire with both satisfactory heat build-up reduction and excellent wet skid performance, and a pneumatic tire comprising the rubber composition. The rubber composition of the present invention contains a diene-based rubber containing from 5 to 40 mass % of a modified butadiene rubber and a white filler. The modified butadiene rubber is a modified polymer obtained by modifying an unmodified butadiene rubber (A) with a nitrone compound (B) having a carboxy group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Manabu KATO, Ryota TAKAHASHI, Takahiro OKAMATSU, Yoshiaki KIRINO
  • Publication number: 20160347870
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a polymer modifying agent composition which provides a modified polymer that exhibits excellent low heat build-up when formed into a vulcanized product. The polymer modifying agent composition is a polymer modifying agent composition modifying a polymer having a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond, and containing (A) a nitrone having at least one carboxy group and (B) a fatty acid having 6 or more carbons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Ryota TAKAHASHI, Manabu KATO, Takahiro OKAMATSU, Yoshiaki KIRINO, Hisae TAKANO
  • Publication number: 20160340446
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a modified polymer that significantly reduces heat build-up due to the modification when the modified polymer is formed into a rubber composition, a rubber composition containing the modified polymer, and a pneumatic tire in which the rubber composition is used. The modified polymer of the present invention is a modified polymer obtained by modifying a styrene-conjugated diene copolymer (A) with a nitrone compound (B). In the modified polymer, the content of styrene units in the styrene-conjugated diene copolymer (A) is 10% by mass or greater, and the proportion of vinyl bonds among all the double bonds contained in the styrene-conjugated diene copolymer (A) is 5 mol % or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: THE YOKOHAM RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryota TAKAHASHI, Manabu KATO, Takahiro OKAMATSU, Yoshiaki KIRINO
  • Publication number: 20160340502
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a rubber composition capable of producing a pneumatic tire with both excellent low rolling resistance and wet grip performance, and a pneumatic tire comprising the rubber composition. The rubber composition comprises: a diene-based rubber containing 10 mass % or greater of a modified diene polymer; and an aromatic modified terpene resin; wherein the modified diene polymer is a modified polymer obtained by modifying an unmodified diene polymer (A) with a nitrone compound (B) having a carboxy group; and a content of the aromatic modified terpene resin is from 0.1 to 50 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the diene-based rubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Ryota TAKAHASHI, Manabu KATO, Takahiro OKAMATSU, Yoshiaki KIRINO
  • Patent number: 9493599
    Abstract: The present technology provides a modified polymer which is modified with two or more types of nitrones that include a nitrone having at least one carboxy group and a nitrone having no carboxy group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryota Takahashi, Takahiro Okamatsu