Patents by Inventor Shin-ichi Kumamoto

Shin-ichi Kumamoto 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: 10428162
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hydrogenation catalyst, which can produce an olefin polymer having a higher molecular weight, and a process for producing an olefin polymer having a higher molecular weight, by controlling hydrogen concentration in a polymerization reaction system efficiently in polymerizing an olefin in the presence of hydrogen. There is provided a hydrogenation catalyst formed by contacting the undermentioned component (A), the undermentioned component (B), and the undermentioned component (C). There is further provided a process for producing an olefin polymer characterized by polymerizing an olefin in the presence of hydrogen, the undermentioned component (A), the undermentioned component (B), and the undermentioned component (D). Component (A): a titanocene compound; Component (B): a silicon compound represented by the undermentioned general formula [1]: Si(OR1)4 [1]; Component (C): an alkyl metal compound; Component (D): a catalyst for olefin polymerization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuki Aso, Noriyuki Satou, Shin-ichi Kumamoto
  • Publication number: 20160115254
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hydrogenation catalyst, which can produce an olefin polymer having a higher molecular weight, and a process for producing an olefin polymer having a higher molecular weight, by controlling hydrogen concentration in a polymerization reaction system efficiently in polymerizing an olefin in the presence of hydrogen. There is provided a hydrogenation catalyst formed by contacting the undermentioned component (A), the undermentioned component (B), and the undermentioned component (C). There is further provided a process for producing an olefin polymer characterized by polymerizing an olefin in the presence of hydrogen, the undermentioned component (A), the undermentioned component (B), and the undermentioned component (D). Component (A): a titanocene compound; Component (B): a silicon compound represented by the undermentioned general formula [1]: Si(OR1)4 [1]; Component (C): an alkyl metal compound; Component (D): a catalyst for olefin polymerization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuki ASO, Noriyuki SATOU, Shin-ichi KUMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 8859450
    Abstract: A solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization, comprising titanium atoms, magnesium atoms, halogen atoms and hydrocarbyloxy groups, wherein the following filtrate contains titanium atoms in a concentration of 0.08 mg-Ti/ml-filtrate or lower, measured according to a method comprising the steps of (1) preparing a suspension of the solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization in heptane having a concentration of 0.1 g-solid catalyst component/ml-suspension, (2) heating the suspension at 70° C. for 30 minutes under stirring, (3) filtering the suspension, thereby obtaining a filtrate, and (4) measuring a concentration of titanium atoms contained in the filtrate; and a production process of the solid catalyst component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventor: Shin-ichi Kumamoto
  • Publication number: 20110275765
    Abstract: There are provided an ethylene-propylene copolymer having the following structural characteristics, and a polypropylene resin composition comprising the above copolymer and polypropylene having a melting temperature of 160° C. or higher: (1) its propylene content is 20 to 60% by mol; (2) its product of a monomer reactivity ratio is less than 2.5; (3) its intrinsic viscosity is more than 1.0 dl/g; (4) its molecular weight distribution is more than 3; (5) its glass transition temperature is lower than ?40° C.; (6) its heat of crystallization is less than 5.0 J/g; (7) in a temperature rising elution fractionation method, its elution amount is 60% by weight or more in a temperature range of lower than 10° C., its elution amount is 3% by weight or more in a temperature range of 10° C. to lower than 55° C., and its elution amount is 5% by weight or less in a temperature range of 83° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasuki FUJIWARA, Makoto SATOH, Shinya NAKAHARA, Shin-ichi KUMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20110165419
    Abstract: Provided is an ultrahigh molecular weight ethylene-?-olefin copolymer powder having an intrinsic viscosity of 5 dl/g or more, a DSC melting point of 122° C. or less, an apparent bulk density of 0.30 g/cm3 or more, and a flow-down rate of 20 g/10 seconds or more. Also, provided is an ultrahigh molecular weight ethylene-?-olefin copolymer powder having an intrinsic viscosity of 5 dl/g or more, a DSC melting point of 122° C. or less, a median diameter of 1 to 3000 ?m, and a particle size distribution parameter (SPAN) of 3 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventor: Shin-ichi Kumamoto
  • Patent number: 7960486
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is provite a process for producing an olefin polymer, which can produce an olefin polymer having a higher molecular weight even in the presence of hydrogen and can obtain an olefin polymer having good powder characteristics by lowering hydrogen concentration efficiently in polymerizing an olefin in the presence of hydrogen by use of a gas phase reaction vessel. There is provided a process for producing an olefin polymer comprising the steps of: using a gas phase reaction vessel; polymerizing an olefin by use of a catalyst for olefin polymerization in the presence of hydrogen; adding a hydrogenation catalyst into the gas phase reaction vessel; and adding a polymerization activity depressant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yuki Aso, Noriyuki Satou, Shin-ichi Kumamoto
  • Patent number: 7897705
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a process for producing an olefin polymer, which can produce an olefin polymer having a higher molecular weight by lowering hydrogen concentration efficiently in polymerizing an olefin in the presence of hydrogen by use of a gas phase reaction vessel. There is provided a process for producing an olefin polymer comprising the steps of: using a gas phase reaction vessel; polymerizing an olefin by use of a catalyst for olefin polymerization in the presence of hydrogen; and adding a hydrogenation catalyst to a bed portion in the gas phase reaction vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yuki Aso, Noriyuki Satou, Shin-ichi Kumamoto
  • Publication number: 20110034323
    Abstract: A solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization, comprising titanium atoms, magnesium atoms, halogen atoms and hydrocarbyloxy groups, wherein the following filtrate contains titanium atoms in a concentration of 0.08 mg-Ti/ml-filtrate or lower, measured according to a method comprising the steps of (1) preparing a suspension of the solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization in heptane having a concentration of 0.1 g-solid catalyst component/ml-suspension, (2) heating the suspension at 70° C. for 30 minutes under stirring, (3) filtering the suspension, thereby obtaining a filtrate, and (4) measuring a concentration of titanium atoms contained in the filtrate; and a production process of the solid catalyst component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Shin-ichi KUMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 7879751
    Abstract: A solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization, comprising titanium atoms, magnesium atoms, halogen atoms and hydrocarbyloxy groups, wherein the following filtrate contains titanium atoms in a concentration of 0.08 mg-Ti/ml-filtrate or lower, measured according to a method comprising the steps of (1) preparing a suspension of the solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization in heptane having a concentration of 0.1 g-solid catalyst component/ml-suspension, (2) heating the suspension at 70° C. for 30 minutes under stirring, (3) filtering the suspension, thereby obtaining a filtrate, and (4) measuring a concentration of titanium atoms contained in the filtrate; and a production process of the solid catalyst component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventor: Shin-ichi Kumamoto
  • Patent number: 7799866
    Abstract: The method for producing a propylene-ethylene block copolymer in accordance with the present invention has: a first polymerization process which is performed using two or more polymerization tanks connected in series and in which a solid catalyst or a prepolymerized catalyst containing a solid catalyst, and propylene are continuously supplied to a first polymerization tank; and a second polymerization process in which propylene, ethylene, and polypropylene particles continuously extracted from the last polymerization tank of the first polymerization process are supplied to a polymerization tank to produce a propylene-ethylene block copolymer, wherein the average retention time of the polypropylene particles in each polymerization tank of the first polymerization process is 0.1 to 1.5 h and the sum total of average retention times of polypropylene particles in the polymerization tanks of the first polymerization process is 1.5 to 3.0 h.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shin-ichi Kumamoto, Noriyuki Satou, Masaki Endo
  • Patent number: 7732540
    Abstract: A process for producing an olefin copolymerization catalyst, comprising the step of contacting, with one another, (A) a solid catalyst component containing a titanium atom, a magnesium atom and a halogen atom, (B) an organoaluminum compound and/or organoaluminumoxy compound, and (C) a nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic compound, whose one or more carbon atoms adjacent to its nitrogen atom are linked to an electron-withdrawing group, or a group containing an electron-withdrawing group; and a process for producing an olefin copolymer using the an olefin copolymerization catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shinya Nakahara, Shin-ichi Kumamoto
  • Publication number: 20100040953
    Abstract: Provided is a porous film formed from a polyolefin-based resin containing an ethylene-?-olefin copolymer including a structural unit derived from ethylene and a structural unit derived from one or more kinds of monomers selected from ?-olefins having 4 to 10 carbon atoms, wherein a shutdown temperature is 125° C. or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Atsuhiro Takata, Ryuma Kuroda, Shin-ichi Kumamoto
  • Publication number: 20100036076
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is provite a process for producing an olefin polymer, which can produce an olefin polymer having a higher molecular weight even in the presence of hydrogen and can obtain an olefin polymer having good powder characteristics by lowering hydrogen concentration efficiently in polymerizing an olefin in the presence of hydrogen by use of a gas phase reaction vessel. There is provided a process for producing an olefin polymer comprising the steps of: using a gas phase reaction vessel; polymerizing an olefin by use of a catalyst for olefin polymerization in the presence of hydrogen; adding a hydrogenation catalyst into the gas phase reaction vessel; and adding a polymerization activity depressant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yuki Aso, Noriyuki Satou, Shin-ichi Kumamoto
  • Publication number: 20100036070
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a process for producing an olefin polymer, which can produce an olefin polymer having a higher molecular weight by lowering hydrogen concentration efficiently in polymerizing an olefin in the presence of hydrogen by use of a gas phase reaction vessel. There is provided a process for producing an olefin polymer comprising the steps of: using a gas phase reaction vessel; polymerizing an olefin by use of a catalyst for olefin polymerization in the presence of hydrogen; and adding a hydrogenation catalyst to a bed portion in the gas phase reaction vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yuki Aso, Noriyuki Satou, Shin-ichi Kumamoto
  • Publication number: 20100036068
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a hydrogenation catalyst, which can produce an olefin polymer having a higher molecular weight, and a process for producing an olefin polymer so that an olefin polymer having a higher molecular weight can be produced, by controlling hydrogen concentration in a polymerization reaction system efficiently in polymerizing an olefin in the presence of hydrogen. There is provided a hydrogenation catalyst formed by contacting the undermentioned component (A), the undermentioned component (B), and the undermentioned component (C). There is further provided a process for producing an olefin polymer characterized by polymerizing an olefin in the presence of hydrogen, the undermentioned component (A), the undermentioned component (B), and the undermentioned component (D).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yuki Aso, Noriyuki Satou, Shin-ichi Kumamoto
  • Publication number: 20100015515
    Abstract: Provided is a laminated porous film formed by laminating a heat-resistant resin layer on a porous film made from a polyolefin-based resin containing an ethylene-?-olefin copolymer including a structural unit derived from ethylene and a structural unit derived from one or more kinds of monomers selected from ?-olefins having 4 to 10 carbon atoms, wherein a shutdown temperature is 125° C. or lower and a thermal film breakage temperature is 155° C. or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Atsuhiro Takata, Ryuma Kuroda, Shin-ichi Kumamoto
  • Publication number: 20090326157
    Abstract: There are provided an ethylene-propylene copolymer having the following structural characteristics, and a polypropylene resin composition comprising the above copolymer and polypropylene having a melting temperature of 160° C. or higher: (1) its propylene content is 20 to 60% by mol; (2) its product of a monomer reactivity ratio is less than 2.5; (3) its intrinsic viscosity is more than 1.0 dl/g; (4) its molecular weight distribution is more than 3; (5) its glass transition temperature is lower than ?40° C.; (6) its heat of crystallization is less than 5.0 J/g; (7) in a temperature rising elution fractionation method, its elution amount is 60% by weight or more in a temperature range of lower than 10° C., its elution amount is 3% by weight or more in a temperature range of 10° C. to lower than 55° C., and its elution amount is 5% by weight or less in a temperature range of 83° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasuki Fujiwara, Makoto Satoh, Shinya Nakahara, Shin-ichi Kumamoto
  • Patent number: 7605215
    Abstract: A process for producing an olefin copolymerization catalyst, comprising the step of contacting, with one another, (A) a solid catalyst component containing a titanium atom, a magnesium atom and a halogen atom, (B) an organoaluminum compound and/or organoaluminumoxy compound, and (C) a nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic compound, whose one or more carbon atoms adjacent to its nitrogen atom are linked to an electron-donating group, or a group containing an electron-donating group; and a process for producing an olefin copolymer using the an olefin copolymerization catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shinya Nakahara, Shin-ichi Kumamoto
  • Publication number: 20090171019
    Abstract: The method for producing a propylene-ethylene block copolymer in accordance with the present invention has: a first polymerization process which is performed using two or more polymerization tanks connected in series and in which a solid catalyst or a prepolymerized catalyst containing a solid catalyst, and propylene are continuously supplied to a first polymerization tank; and a second polymerization process in which propylene, ethylene, and polypropylene particles continuously extracted from the last polymerization tank of the first polymerization process are supplied to a polymerization tank to produce a propylene-ethylene block copolymer, wherein the average retention time of the polypropylene particles in each polymerization tank of the first polymerization process is 0.1 to 1.5 h and the sum total of average retention times of polypropylene particles in the polymerization tanks of the first polymerization process is 1.5 to 3.0 h.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Shin-ichi KUMAMOTO, Noriyuki Satou, Masaki Endo
  • Publication number: 20090171045
    Abstract: A solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization, comprising titanium atoms, magnesium atoms, halogen atoms and hydrocarbyloxy groups, wherein the following filtrate contains titanium atoms in a concentration of 0.08 mg-Ti/ml-filtrate or lower, measured according to a method comprising the steps of (1) preparing a suspension of the solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization in heptane having a concentration of 0.1 g-solid catalyst component/ml-suspension, (2) heating the suspension at 70° C. for 30 minutes under stirring, (3) filtering the suspension, thereby obtaining a filtrate, and (4) measuring a concentration of titanium atoms contained in the filtrate; and a production process of the solid catalyst component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Shin-ichi KUMAMOTO