Patents by Inventor Sadahiko Matsuura

Sadahiko Matsuura 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: 11760819
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to obtain an ethylene??-olefin?non-conjugated polyene copolymer that has a low permanent compression set at low temperatures, is flexible, and has an excellent balance of rubber elasticity at low temperatures and tensile strength at normal temperatures. This ethylene-based polymer is an ethylene??-olefin?non-conjugated polyene copolymer that includes units derived from ethylene (A), units derived from an ?-olefin (B) containing 4-20 carbon atoms, and units derived from a non-conjugated polyene (C) and satisfies (1)-(4). (1) The molar ratio of (A) to (B) is 40/60-90/10, (2) the contained amount of the units derived from (C) is 0.1-6.0 mol %, (3) ML(1+4) 125° C. is 5-100, and (4) the B value is 1.20 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Koji Endo, Mayumi Hiwara, Sadahiko Matsuura, Yusuke Mizobuchi, Yuichi Yamamura, Yuji Noguchi, Yuji Ishii, Tatsuya Sakai, Keisuke Shishido, Kotaro Ichino, Kiyohide Inomata, Fumito Takeuchi, Kenta Ide
  • Patent number: 11613595
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to obtain an ethylene??-olefin?non-conjugated polyene copolymer that has a low permanent compression set at low temperatures, is flexible, and has an excellent balance of rubber elasticity at low temperatures and tensile strength at normal temperatures. This ethylene-based polymer is an ethylene??-olefin?non-conjugated polyene copolymer that includes units derived from ethylene (A), units derived from an ?-olefin (B) containing 4-20 carbon atoms, and units derived from a non-conjugated polyene (C) and satisfies (1)-(4). (1) The molar ratio of (A) to (B) is 40/60-90/10, (2) the contained amount of the units derived from (C) is 0.1-6.0 mol %, (3) ML(1+4)125° C. is 5-100, and (4) the B value is 1.20 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Koji Endo, Mayumi Hiwara, Sadahiko Matsuura, Yusuke Mizobuchi, Yuichi Yamamura, Yuji Noguchi, Yuji Ishii, Tatsuya Sakai, Keisuke Shishido, Kotaro Ichino, Kiyohide Inomata, Fumito Takeuchi, Kenta Ide
  • Patent number: 11485815
    Abstract: A 4-methyl-1-pentene polymer particle (X) which satisfies the following requirements (X-a), (X-b) and (X-c): (X-a) being composed of a 4-methyl-1-pentene polymer which has a content of a constitutional unit derived from 4-methyl-1-pentene being 30.0 to 99.7% by mol, and a content of a constitutional unit derived from at least one olefin selected from ethylene and an ?-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms (except for 4-methyl-1-pentene) being 0.3 to 70.0% by mol; (X-b) having, when measured in a cross fractionation chromatograph apparatus (CFC) using an infrared spectrophotometer as a detector part, at least one peak A of an amount of a component eluted present in the range of 100 to 140° C., and at least one peak B of an amount of a component eluted present at lower than 100° C.; and (X-c) having a meso diad fraction (m) measured by 13C-NMR falling within the range of 95.0 to 100%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Masakazu Tanaka, Toyoaki Sasaki, Tomoaki Matsugi, Sadahiko Matsuura, Naoto Matsukawa, Masatoshi Chinaka
  • Patent number: 11248069
    Abstract: A 4-methyl-1-pentene polymer having: a unit derived from 4-methyl-1-pentene of 90 to 100% by mol; a unit selected from ethylene and an ?-olefin, other than 4-methyl-1-pentene, having 3 to 20 carbon atoms of 0 to 10% by mol; and the polymer satisfying the following requirements: (a) a meso diad fraction measured by 13C-NMR within the range of 98 to 100%; (b) a ratio of Z-average molecular weight Mz to weight-average molecular weight Mw measured by GPC within the range of 2.5 to 20; (c) a ratio of weight-average molecular weight Mw to number-average molecular weight Mn measured by GPC within the range of 3.6 to 30; (d) a melt flow rate measured under conditions of 260° C. and a 5 kg load (ASTM D1238) within the range of 0.1 to 500 g/10 min; and (e) an amount of a decane-soluble portion at 23° C. is 5.0% by mass or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Masakazu Tanaka, Masahiko Okamoto, Makoto Nakano, Sadahiko Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20210122860
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to obtain an ethylene??-olefin?non-conjugated polyene copolymer that has a low permanent compression set at low temperatures, is flexible, and has an excellent balance of rubber elasticity at low temperatures and tensile strength at normal temperatures. This ethylene-based polymer is an ethylene??-olefin?non-conjugated polyene copolymer that includes units derived from ethylene (A), units derived from an ?-olefin (B) containing 4-20 carbon atoms, and units derived from a non-conjugated polyene (C) and satisfies (1)-(4). (1) The molar ratio of (A) to (B) is 40/60-90/10, (2) the contained amount of the units derived from (C) is 0.1-6.0 mol %, (3) ML(1+4)125° C. is 5-100, and (4) the B value is 1.20 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Koji ENDO, Mayumi HIWARA, Sadahiko MATSUURA, Yusuke MIZOBUCHI, Yuichi YAMAMURA, Yuji NOGUCHI, Yuji ISHII, Tatsuya SAKAI, Keisuke SHISHIDO, Kotaro ICHINO, Kiyohide INOMATA, Fumito TAKEUCHI, Kenta IDE
  • Publication number: 20210122861
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to obtain an ethylene??-olefin?non-conjugated polyene copolymer that has a low permanent compression set at low temperatures, is flexible, and has an excellent balance of rubber elasticity at low temperatures and tensile strength at normal temperatures. This ethylene-based polymer is an ethylene??-olefin?non-conjugated polyene copolymer that includes units derived from ethylene (A), units derived from an ?-olefin (B) containing 4-20 carbon atoms, and units derived from a non-conjugated polyene (C) and satisfies (1)-(4). (1) The molar ratio of (A) to (B) is 40/60-90/10, (2) the contained amount of the units derived from (C) is 0.1-6.0 mol %, (3) ML(1+4) 125° C. is 5-100, and (4) the B value is 1.20 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Koji ENDO, Mayumi HIWARA, Sadahiko MATSUURA, Yusuke MIZOBUCHI, Yuichi YAMAMURA, Yuji NOGUCHI, Yuji ISHII, Tatsuya SAKAI, Keisuke SHISHIDO, Kotaro ICHINO, Kiyohide INOMATA, Fumito TAKEUCHI, Kenta IDE
  • Patent number: 10919997
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to obtain an ethylene.?-olefin.non-conjugated polyene copolymer that has a low permanent compression set at low temperatures, is flexible, and has an excellent balance of rubber elasticity at low temperatures and tensile strength at normal temperatures. This ethylene-based polymer is an ethylene.?-olefin.non-conjugated polyene copolymer that includes units derived from ethylene (A), units derived from an ?-olefin (B) containing 4-20 carbon atoms, and units derived from a non-conjugated polyene (C) and satisfies (1)-(4). (1) The molar ratio of (A) to (B) is 40/60-90/10, (2) the contained amount of the units derived from (C) is 0.1-6.0 mol %, (3) ML(1+4)125° C. is 5-100, and (4) the B value is 1.20 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Koji Endo, Mayumi Hiwara, Sadahiko Matsuura, Yusuke Mizobuchi, Yuichi Yamamura, Yuji Noguchi, Yuji Ishii, Tatsuya Sakai, Keisuke Shishido, Kotaro Ichino, Kiyohide Inomata, Fumito Takeuchi, Kenta Ide
  • Publication number: 20210032397
    Abstract: A 4-methyl-1-pentene polymer particle (X) which satisfies the following requirements (X-a), (X-b) and (X-c): (X-a) being composed of a 4-methyl-1-pentene polymer which has a content of a constitutional unit derived from 4-methyl-1-pentene being 30.0 to 99.7% by mol, and a content of a constitutional unit derived from at least one olefin selected from ethylene and an ?-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms (except for 4-methyl-1-pentene) being 0.3 to 70.0% by mol; (X-b) having, when measured in a cross fractionation chromatograph apparatus (CFC) using an infrared spectrophotometer as a detector part, at least one peak A of an amount of a component eluted present in the range of 100 to 140° C., and at least one peak B of an amount of a component eluted present at lower than 100° C.; and (X-c) having a meso diad fraction (m) measured by 13C-NMR falling within the range of 95.0 to 100%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Masakazu TANAKA, Toyoaki SASAKI, Tomoaki MATSUGI, Sadahiko MATSUURA, Naoto MATSUKAWA, Masatoshi CHINAKA
  • Patent number: 10329366
    Abstract: The invention has an object of providing ethylene/?-olefin copolymers having high randomness and a small number of double bonds in the copolymers. The ethylene/?-olefin copolymers of the invention are obtained by copolymerizing ethylene and an ?-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms in the presence of an olefin polymerization catalyst which includes a bridged metallocene compound (A) represented by the formula [I], and at least one compound (B) selected from organometallic compounds (B-1), organoaluminum oxy compounds (B-2) and compounds (B-3) capable of reacting with the bridged metallocene compound (A) to form an ion pair, and have a specific weight average molecular weight, a specific molecular weight distribution, a specific glass transition point and a specific value B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi Harada, Koji Endo, Tomoaki Mizukawa, Sadahiko Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20190048109
    Abstract: A 4-methyl-1-pentene polymer having: a unit derived from 4-methyl-1-pentene of 90 to 100% by mol; a unit selected from ethylene and an ?-olefin, other than 4-methyl-1-pentene, having 3 to 20 carbon atoms of 0 to 10% by mol; and the polymer satisfying the following requirements: (a) a meso diad fraction measured by 13C-NMR within the range of 98 to 100%; (b) a ratio of Z-average molecular weight Mz to weight-average molecular weight Mw measured by GPC within the range of 2.5 to 20; (c) a ratio of weight-average molecular weight Mw to number-average molecular weight Mn measured by GPC within the range of 3.6 to 30; (d) a melt flow rate measured under conditions of 260° C. and a 5 kg load (ASTM D1238) within the range of 0.1 to 500 g/10 min; and (e) an amount of a decane-soluble portion at 23° C. is 5.0% by mass or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Masakazu TANAKA, Masahiko OKAMOTO, Makoto NAKANO, Sadahiko MATSUURA
  • Publication number: 20180273662
    Abstract: The invention has an object of providing ethylene/?-olefin copolymers having high randomness and a small number of double bonds in the copolymers. The ethylene/?-olefin copolymers of the invention are obtained by copolymerizing ethylene and an ?-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms in the presence of an olefin polymerization catalyst which includes a bridged metallocene compound (A) represented by the formula [I], and at least one compound (B) selected from organometallic compounds (B-1), organoaluminum oxy compounds (B-2) and compounds (B-3) capable of reacting with the bridged metallocene compound (A) to form an ion pair, and have a specific weight average molecular weight, a specific molecular weight distribution, a specific glass transition point and a specific value B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi HARADA, Koji ENDO, Tomoaki MIZUKAWA, Sadahiko MATSUURA
  • Patent number: 10040884
    Abstract: The invention has an object of providing ethylene/?-olefin copolymers having high randomness and a small number of double bonds in the copolymers. The ethylene/?-olefin copolymers of the invention are obtained by copolymerizing ethylene and an ?-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms in the presence of an olefin polymerization catalyst which includes a bridged metallocene compound (A) represented by the formula [I], and at least one compound (B) selected from organometallic compounds (B-1), organoaluminum oxy compounds (B-2) and compounds (B-3) capable of reacting with the bridged metallocene compound (A) to form an ion pair, and have a specific weight average molecular weight, a specific molecular weight distribution, a specific glass transition point and a specific value B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi Harada, Koji Endo, Tomoaki Mizukawa, Sadahiko Matsuura
  • Patent number: 9969827
    Abstract: A process capable of producing an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer having a high molecular weight even under the conditions of a high polymerization temperature is provided. The process for producing an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer includes copolymerizing ethylene and an ?-olefin having 3 or more carbon atoms in the presence of an olefin polymerization catalyst including a crosslinked metallocene compound (A) represented by the following general formula [I] and a cocatalyst component (B). In the general formula [I], Y is selected from a carbon atom, etc., M is a hafnium atom or the like, R1 to R12 are each selected from a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group, etc., R13 and R14 are each a substituted aryl group or the like, at least one of R13 and R14 is a substituted aryl group having one or more electron-donating substituents having a Hammett substituent constant ? of not more than ?0.2, Q is selected from a halogen atom, etc., and j is an integer of 1 to 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Koji Endo, Mayumi Hiwara, Sadahiko Matsuura, Yoko Kosugi, Yuichi Yamamura, Yusuke Mizobuchi
  • Publication number: 20170183432
    Abstract: A process capable of producing an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer having a high molecular weight even under the conditions of a high polymerization temperature is provided. The process for producing an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer includes copolymerizing ethylene and an ?-olefin having 3 or more carbon atoms in the presence of an olefin polymerization catalyst including a crosslinked metallocene compound (A) represented by the following general formula [I] and a cocatalyst component (B). In the general formula [I], Y is selected from a carbon atom, etc., M is a hafnium atom or the like, R1 to R12 are each selected from a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group, etc., R13 and R14 are each a substituted aryl group or the like, at least one of R13 and R14 is a substituted aryl group having one or more electron-donating substituents having a Hammett substituent constant ? of not more than ?0.2, Q is selected from a halogen atom, etc., and j is an integer of 1 to 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Koji ENDO, Mayumi HIWARA, Sadahiko MATSUURA, Yoko KOSUGI, Yuichi YAMAMURA, Yusuke MIZOBUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170114166
    Abstract: The invention has an object of providing ethylene/?-olefin copolymers having high randomness and a small number of double bonds in the copolymers. The ethylene/?-olefin copolymers of the invention are obtained by copolymerizing ethylene and an ?-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms in the presence of an olefin polymerization catalyst which includes a bridged metallocene compound (A) represented by the formula [I], and at least one compound (B) selected from organometallic compounds (B-1), organoaluminum oxy compounds (B-2) and compounds (B-3) capable of reacting with the bridged metallocene compound (A) to form an ion pair, and have a specific weight average molecular weight, a specific molecular weight distribution, a specific glass transition point and a specific value B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi HARADA, Koji ENDO, Tomoaki MIZUKAWA, Sadahiko MATSUURA
  • Publication number: 20160347894
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to obtain an ethylene•?-olefin•non-conjugated polyene copolymer that has a low permanent compression set at low temperatures, is flexible, and has an excellent balance of rubber elasticity at low temperatures and tensile strength at normal temperatures. This ethylene-based polymer is an ethylene•?-olefin•non-conjugated polyene copolymer that includes units derived from ethylene (A), units derived from an ?-olefin (B) containing 4-20 carbon atoms, and units derived from a non-conjugated polyene (C) and satisfies (1)-(4). (1) The molar ratio of (A) to (B) is 40/60-90/10, (2) the contained amount of the units derived from (C) is 0.1-6.0 mol %, (3) ML(1+4)125° C. is 5-100, and (4) the B value is 1.20 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Koji ENDO, Mayumi HIWARA, Sadahiko MATSUURA, Yusuke MIZOBUCHI, Yuichi YAMAMURA, Yuji NOGUCHI, Yuji ISHII, Tatsuya SAKAI, Keisuke SHISHIDO, Kotaro ICHINO, Kiyohide INOMATA, Fumito TAKEUCHI, Kenta IDE
  • Patent number: 8236900
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a modified polyolefin resin adhesive agent which is excellent in adhesiveness to a nonpolar substrate, particularly a poorly adhesive polyolefin substrate to which no surface treatment has been given and to a polar substrate, develops the excellent adhesiveness by drying or thermal compression bonding at relatively low temperature, and exhibits a low tack. That is, the present invention provides the modified polyolefin resin obtained by modifying a polyolefin resin with (A) a polarity imparting agent which is at least one selected from chlorine, unsaturated carboxylic acid, derivatives and anhydrides of unsaturated carboxylic acid and radical polymerizable monomers; and (B) an ethylene-?-olefin copolymer having an unsaturated bond at one end, and use of said modified polyolefin resin as an aqueous resin composition or an organic solvent resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignees: Nippon Paper Chemicals Co., Ltd., Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Watanabe, Kenichi Fujino, Hidetoshi Yoshioka, Naoshi Nagai, Sadahiko Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20100267908
    Abstract: [Task] To provide a catalyst for olefin polymerization having an excellent olefin polymerization performance and capable of producing a polyolefin with excellent properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Kenji Michiue, Mitsuhiko Onda, Shigekazu Matsui, Sadahiko Matsuura, Koji Endo, Makoto Mitani, Terunori Fujita
  • Publication number: 20100004383
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a modified polyolefin resin adhesive agent which is excellent in adhesiveness to a nonpolar substrate, particularly a poorly adhesive polyolefin substrate to which no surface treatment has been given and to a polar substrate, develops the excellent adhesiveness by drying or thermal compression bonding at relatively low temperature, and exhibits a low tack. That is, the present invention provides the modified polyolefin resin obtained by modifying a polyolefin resin with (A) a polarity imparting agent which is at least one selected from chlorine, unsaturated carboxylic acid, derivatives and anhydrides of unsaturated carboxylic acid and radical polymerizable monomers; and (B) an ethylene-?-olefin copolymer having an unsaturated bond at one end, and use of said modified polyolefin resin as an aqueous resin composition or an organic solvent resin composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicants: NIPPON PAPER CHEMICALS CO., LTD., MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Watanabe, Kenichi Fujino, Hidetoshi Yoshioka, Naoshi Nagai, Sadahiko Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20090234073
    Abstract: An ?-olefin/non-conjugated cyclic polyene copolymer (A) includes structural units (I) derived from an ?-olefin and structural units (H) derived from a vinyl group-containing cyclic olefin. The copolymer has a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of not more than 2.7 and is amorphous or low crystalline with a crystalline heat of fusion (?H) of less than 90 kJ/kg. The copolymer is efficiently produced using a specific transition metal catalyst that has a ligand with a phenoxyimine skeleton. The copolymer of the invention has a narrower molecular weight distribution and a higher content of vinyl groups as compared with existing copolymers. The copolymer can then give crosslinked products having excellent tensile properties. The copolymer is also used as a plasticizer for polymers such as rubbers, and provides excellent processability and superior mechanical strength and rubber elasticity of crosslinked products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Shigekazu Matsui, Sadahiko Matsuura, Haruyuki Makio, Seiichi Ishii, Hiroshi Terao, Hidetatsu Murakami, Takashi Hakuta, Terunori Fujita