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).

  • Publication number: 20090018012
    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: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinya NAKAHARA, Shin-ichi KUMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20080227937
    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: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinya NAKAHARA, Shin-ichi KUMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 7256151
    Abstract: A solid catalyst component for ?-olefin polymerization, which comprises a titanium atom, a magnesium atom, a halogen atom, a phthalic acid ester compound, and a 1,3-diether compound, wherein an amount of the 1,3-diether compound contained in the solid catalyst component is 0.1 to 3 mol per one mol of the phthalic acid ester compound contained therein; a process for producing a catalyst for ?-olefin polymerization, which comprises the step of contacting at least the above solid catalyst component, an organoaluminum compound, and an external electron donor compound with one another; and a process for producing an ?-olefin polymer, which comprises the step of homopolymerizing or copolymerizing an ?-olefin in the presence of a catalyst produced by the above process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited
    Inventor: Shin-ichi Kumamoto
  • Publication number: 20060234031
    Abstract: Disclosed is a porous film formed of a polyolefin resin comprising an ethylene-?-olefin copolymer (A) which comprises structural units originating from ethylene and structural units originating from one or more sorts of monomers selected from ?-olefins having 4-8 carbon atoms and which satisfies the requirements (I) the intrinsic viscosity [?] is 9.0 to 15.0 dl/g; (II) the melting point Tm is not lower than 115° C. but lower than 130° C.; (III) the content of cold-xylene-soluble components included in the ethylene-?-olefin copolymer (A) is 3% by weight or less; and (IV) Tm?0.54×[?]+114. A battery separator including the porous film and a method for the preparation of the porous film are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Atsuhiro Takata, Ryuma Kuroda, Shin-ichi Kumamoto
  • Patent number: 7109142
    Abstract: This invention concerns a solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization and the process for obtaining the catalyst component having titanium, halogen, magnesium, an organic acid ester and a relative surface area of 0.1–15 m2/g as measured according to a BET method and wherein the organic acid ester is contained in the solid catalyst component in an amount of 11% by weight or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shin-ichi Kumamoto, Makoto Satoh, Hideki Ohshima
  • Patent number: 7049263
    Abstract: There are provided a process for producing a catalyst for ?-olefin polymerization, which comprises the step of contacting (1) a solid catalyst component having Ti, Mg and a halogen as essential components, (2) an organoaluminum compound and (3) a compound having a —C—O—C—O—C— bond group in a closed ring structure with one another; and a process for producing an ?-olefin polymer, which comprises the step of homopolymerizing or copolymerizing an ?-olefin in the presence of a catalyst for ?-olefin polymerization produced by the above process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventor: Shin-ichi Kumamoto
  • Publication number: 20050267272
    Abstract: A solid catalyst component for ?-olefin polymerization, which comprises a titanium atom, a magnesium atom, a halogen atom, a phthalic acid ester compound, and a 1,3-diether compound, wherein an amount of the 1,3-diether compound contained in the solid catalyst component is 0.1 to 3 mol per one mol of the phthalic acid ester compound contained therein; a process for producing a catalyst for ?-olefin polymerization, which comprises the step of contacting at least the above solid catalyst component, an organoaluminum compound, and an external electron donor compound with one another; and a process for producing an ?-olefin polymer, which comprises the step of homopolymerizing or copolymerizing an ?-olefin in the presence of a catalyst produced by the above process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventor: Shin-ichi Kumamoto
  • Publication number: 20050176577
    Abstract: There are provided; (i) a solid catalyst component obtained by contacting a trivalent titanium atom-containing solid catalyst component precursor (C) with a halogeno compound (A) of the 13 (IIIa) or 14 (IVa) group of elements in the periodic table of the elements and an electron donor (B), or a solid catalyst component obtained by contacting an intermediate product with a titanium-halogen bond-carrying compound (D), the intermediate product being obtained by contacting the solid catalyst component precursor (C) with a halogeno compound (A?) of the 14 (IVa) group of elements in the periodic table of the elements and the electron donor (B), or a solid catalyst component comprising a magnesium atom, a titanium atom, a halogen atom and an electron donor and having a relative surface area of not more than 30 m2/g, the catalyst component being superior in a particle form, (ii) a catalyst comprising the solid catalyst component and an organoaluminum compound, the catalyst being high in polymerization activity, so
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Applicant: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shin-ichi Kumamoto, Makoto Satoh, Hideki Ohshima
  • Patent number: 6903041
    Abstract: There are provided; (i) a solid catalyst component obtained by contacting a trivalent titanium atom-containing solid catalyst component precursor (C) with a halogeno compound (A) of the 13 or 14 group of elements in the periodic table of the elements and an electron donor (B), or a solid catalyst component obtained by contacting an intermediate product with a titanium-halogen bond-carrying compound (D), the intermediate product being obtained by contacting the solid catalyst component precursor (C) with a halogeno compound (A?) of the 14 group of elements in the periodic table of the elements and the electron donor (B), or a solid catalyst component comprising a magnesium atom, a titanium atom, a halogen atom and an electron donor and having a relative surface area of not more than 30 m2/g, the catalyst component being superior in a particle form, and (ii) a catalyst comprising the solid catalyst component and an organoaluminum compound, the catalyst being high in polymerization activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shin-ichi Kumamoto, Makoto Satoh, Hideki Ohshima
  • Patent number: 6858685
    Abstract: There is provided a process for producing a catalyst for olefin polymerization, which comprises the step of contacting (1) an organ aluminum compound, (2) an external electron donor compound and (3) a solid catalyst component obtained by a process comprising the steps of; (i) reducing a titanium compound represented by the following formula [I] with an organomagnesium compound in the presence of a fine particle and an organosilicon compound having an Si—O bond to obtain a solid product, and (ii) contacting the solid product, a halogenocompound having halogenation ability and an internal electron donor compound to obtaining the solid catalyst component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Ken Yoshimura, Shin-ichi Kumamoto, Makoto Satoh
  • Publication number: 20040092679
    Abstract: There are provided a process for producing a catalyst for &agr;-olefin polymerization, which comprises the step of contacting (1) a solid catalyst component having Ti, Mg and a halogen as essential components, (2) an organoaluminum compound and (3) a compound having a —C—O—C—O—C— bond group in a closed ring structure with one another; and a process for producing an &agr;-olefin polymer, which comprises the step of homopolymerizing or copolymerizing an &agr;-olefin in the presence of a catalyst for &agr;-olefin polymerization produced by the above process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Shin-Ichi Kumamoto
  • Patent number: 6680360
    Abstract: There are provided a process for producing a catalyst for &agr;-olefin polymerization, which comprises the step of contacting (1) a solid catalyst component having Ti, Mg and a halogen as essential components, (2) an organoaluminum compound and (3) a compound having a —C—O—C—O—C— bond group in a closed ring structure with one another; and a process for producing an &agr;-olefin polymer, which comprises the step of homopolymerizing or copolymerizing an &agr;-olefin in the presence of a catalyst for &agr;-olefin polymerization produced by the above process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventor: Shin-ichi Kumamoto
  • Publication number: 20030195108
    Abstract: There are provided;
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventors: Shin-Ichi Kumamoto, Makoto Satoh, Hideki Ohshima
  • Publication number: 20030134992
    Abstract: There are provided a process for producing a catalyst for &agr;-olefin polymerization, which comprises the step of contacting (1) a solid catalyst component having Ti, Mg and a halogen as essential components, (2) an organoaluminum compound and (3) a compound having a —C—O—C—O—C— bond group in a closed ring structure with one another; and a process for producing an &agr;-olefin polymer, which comprises the step of homopolymerizing or copolymerizing an &agr;-olefin in the presence of a catalyst for &agr;-olefin polymerization produced by the above process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Shin-ichi Kumamoto
  • Publication number: 20030065111
    Abstract: There is provided a process for producing a catalyst for olefin polymerization, which comprises the step of contacting (1) an organoaluminum compound, (2) an external electron donor compound and (3) a solid catalyst component obtained by a process comprising the steps of;
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Ken Yoshimura, Shin-Ichi Kumamoto, Makoto Satoh
  • Patent number: 6538079
    Abstract: There are disclosed: (1) a process for producing a catalyst for ethylene polymerization, which comprises the step of contacting with one another: (i) a solid catalyst component containing at least titanium, magnesium and halogen atoms; (ii) an organoaluminum compound; and (iii) a heterocyclic compound; and (2) a process for producing an ethylene polymer, which comprises the step of polymerizing ethylene, or ethylene and at least one kind of an addition polymerizable comonomer other than ethylene, in the presence of the above-mentioned catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shin-ichi Kumamoto, Makoto Satoh
  • Patent number: 6521725
    Abstract: There are disclosed: (1) a process for producing a catalyst for olefin polymerization, which comprises the step of contacting with one another: (i) a solid catalyst component containing at least titanium, magnesium and halogen atoms, (ii) an organoaluminum compound, and (iii) a compound selected from the group consisting of (a) an oxygen-containing compound having a structure wherein at least two hydrocarbyloxy groups are bound to the same carbon atom, and (b) a cyclic ketone compound, and (2) a process for producing an olefin polymer, which comprises the step of polymerizing an olefin in the presence of the above-mentioned catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shin-ichi Kumamoto, Makoto Satoh
  • Patent number: 6333388
    Abstract: Described are an aluminum compound-containing solid catalyst component obtained by bringing a carrier into contact with an organoaluminumoxy compound, followed by bringing this product into contact with a compound having an electron attractive group; a transition metal-containing solid catalyst component obtained by bringing the aluminum compound-containing solid catalyst component into contact with a transition metal compound; a catalyst for olefin polymerization, constituting the aluminum compound-containing solid catalyst component and an organoaluminum compound; and a method for producing an olefin polymer, which includes polymerizing or copolymerizing an olefin using the catalyst for olefin polymerization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shin-ichi Kumamoto, Hiroaki Katayama, Akio Imai
  • Publication number: 20010031840
    Abstract: There are disclosed:
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Inventors: Shin-Ichi Kumamoto, Makoto Satoh
  • Publication number: 20010031696
    Abstract: There are disclosed:
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Inventors: Shin-Ichi Kumamoto, Makoto Satoh