Patents by Inventor Saiko Sawada

Saiko Sawada 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: 8865939
    Abstract: A method for producing trans-1,4-bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexane includes a nuclear hydrogenation step of producing a hydrogenated terephthalic acid or terephthalic acid derivative by nuclear hydrogenation of a terephthalic acid or terephthalic acid derivative, the terephthalic acid or terephthalic acid derivative being at least one selected from the group consisting of terephthalic acid, terephthalic acid ester, and terephthalic acid amide; a cyanation step of treating the hydrogenated terephthalic acid or terephthalic acid derivative with ammonia, thereby producing 1,4-dicyanocyclohexane, and producing trans-1,4-dicyanocyclohexane from the obtained 1,4-dicyanocyclohexane; and an aminomethylation step of treating the trans-1,4-dicyanocyclohexane with hydrogen, thereby producing trans-1,4-bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexane. Metal oxide is used as a catalyst in the cyanation step, and the obtained trans-1,4-dicyanocyclohexane has a metal content of 3000 ppm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Naritoshi Yoshimura, Shinji Kiyono, Tetsuya Hamada, Eiji Watanabe, Saiko Sawada
  • Patent number: 8865938
    Abstract: A method for producing bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexanes includes a nuclear hydrogenation step of producing hydrogenated phthalic acids or phthalic acid derivatives by nuclear hydrogenation of phthalic acids or phthalic acid derivatives of at least one selected from the group consisting of phthalic acids, phthalic acid esters, and phthalic acid amides; a cyanation step of treating the hydrogenated phthalic acids or phthalic acid derivatives obtained in the nuclear hydrogenation step with ammonia, thereby producing dicyanocyclohexanes; and an aminomethylation step of treating the dicyanocyclohexanes obtained in the cyanation step with hydrogen, thereby producing bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexanes. In the cyanation step, metal oxide is used as a catalyst, and the obtained dicyanocyclohexanes have a metal content of 3000 ppm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Naritoshi Yoshimura, Shinji Kiyono, Tetsuya Hamada, Eiji Watanabe, Saiko Sawada
  • Publication number: 20130197270
    Abstract: A method for producing trans-1,4-bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexane includes a nuclear hydrogenation step of producing a hydrogenated terephthalic acid or terephthalic acid derivative by nuclear hydrogenation of a terephthalic acid or terephthalic acid derivative, the terephthalic acid or terephthalic acid derivative being at least one selected from the group consisting of terephthalic acid, terephthalic acid ester, and terephthalic acid amide; a cyanation step of treating the hydrogenated terephthalic acid or terephthalic acid derivative with ammonia, thereby producing 1,4-dicyanocyclohexane, and producing trans-1,4-dicyanocyclohexane from the obtained 1,4-dicyanocyclohexane; and an aminomethylation step of treating the trans-1,4-dicyanocyclohexane with hydrogen, thereby producing trans-1,4-bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexane. Metal oxide is used as a catalyst in the cyanation step, and the obtained trans-1,4-dicyanocyclohexane has a metal content of 3000 ppm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Inventors: Naritoshi Yoshimura, Shinji Kiyono, Tetsuya Hamada, Eiji Watanabe, Saiko Sawada
  • Publication number: 20130197269
    Abstract: A method for producing bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexanes includes a nuclear hydrogenation step of producing hydrogenated phthalic acids or phthalic acid derivatives by nuclear hydrogenation of phthalic acids or phthalic acid derivatives of at least one selected from the group consisting of phthalic acids, phthalic acid esters, and phthalic acid amides; a cyanation step of treating the hydrogenated phthalic acids or phthalic acid derivatives obtained in the nuclear hydrogenation step with ammonia, thereby producing dicyanocyclohexanes; and an aminomethylation step of treating the dicyanocyclohexanes obtained in the cyanation step with hydrogen, thereby producing bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexanes. In the cyanation step, metal oxide is used as a catalyst, and the obtained dicyanocyclohexanes have a metal content of 3000 ppm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Inventors: Naritoshi Yoshimura, Shinji Kiyono, Tetsuya Hamada, Eiji Watanabe, Saiko Sawada