Patents by Inventor Shinji Matsuoka

Shinji Matsuoka 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: 11773249
    Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition and a molded article excellent in balance of color developability and low-temperature impact resistance, where a polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer in which a rubber (A) containing a polyorganosiloxane (A1) and a vinyl polymer (A2) is grafted with a vinyl monomer (b), wherein the vinyl polymer (A2) includes 90 to 100% by mass of a monofunctional vinyl monomer (a1) and 10 to 0% by mass of a polyfunctional vinyl monomer (a2) with respect to 100% by mass of the vinyl polymer (A2), wherein the glass transition temperature of the homopolymer of the monofunctional vinyl monomer (a1) is 0° C. or higher, and the peak of tan ? of the polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer is in the range of ?125° C. to ?90° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Kenta Takemasu, Ayaka Wakita, Shinji Matsuoka, Mitsufumi Nodono, Naotaka Suenaga
  • Patent number: 11634526
    Abstract: Provided is a rubber-containing graft polymer capable of reducing wet heat aging of a shaped article while improving the strength developing property of a thermoplastic resin. In the rubber-containing graft polymer of the present invention, a content of components having a weight-average molecular weight of 800,000 or more is 1% by mass or more with respect to an organic solvent-soluble fraction (100% by mass) of the rubber-containing graft polymer, and a phosphorus content in the rubber-containing graft polymer is 3 to 30 mmol/kg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Misaki Hagi, Shinji Matsuoka, Masashi Iimori, Masahiro Ueda, Hiroya Arai
  • Patent number: 11634574
    Abstract: Provided is a rubber-containing graft polymer which is excellent in mechanical strength such as weld strength or impact strength, required as a rubber-containing graft polymer. A rubber-containing graft polymer (A) of the present invention is a rubber-containing graft polymer having a graft chain, in which when the rubber-containing graft polymer is mixed with an organic solvent and separated into an organic solvent insoluble component and an organic solvent soluble component, a caprolactone unit is contained in a graft chain contained in the organic solvent insoluble component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Misaki Hagi, Shinji Matsuoka, Masashi Iimori, Tatsuhiro Hiraoka, Yuuta Maenaka
  • Publication number: 20230118524
    Abstract: Polyorganosiloxane-containing polymer particles comprising: a polymer (A) comprising a polyorganosiloxane (A1) and a first vinyl polymer (A2); and a second vinyl polymer (B), wherein a proportion of particles satisfying formula (1) is less than 60%: M/L>0.1??(1), wherein L is a diameter of each particle of the polyorganosiloxane-containing polymer particles, as determined in an observation using a transmission electron microscope with respect to a cross section of a resin piece obtained by dispersing the polyorganosiloxane-containing polymer particles in a resin, and M is a maximum domain length of the polyorganosiloxane (A1) in the observation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi KUWAHARA, Hiroya ARAI, Ai KIWA, Shinji MATSUOKA
  • Patent number: 11548968
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer powder capable of providing a resin composition and a molded article which are excellent in balance between colorability and mechanical properties such as impact resistance. The polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer powder according to the present invention is a graft copolymer powder obtained by graft-polymerizing a mixture (B) of a vinyl monomer (b1) having an epoxy group and another vinyl monomer (b2) to a rubber (A) containing a polyorganosiloxane, wherein the content of the polyorganosiloxane (A1) contained in the rubber (A) is 12 to 50% by mass, the mass average particle diameter of the polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer powder is 300 to 2000 nm, and the epoxy equivalent of the polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer powder is 2500 to 7800 g/eq.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Kenta Takemasu, Masahiro Ueda, Shinji Matsuoka, Hiroya Arai, Misaki Hagi, Masashi Iimori
  • Patent number: 11306203
    Abstract: Provided is a rubber-containing graft polymer that can be uniformly dispersed in a thermoplastic resin containing an alloy in a particle size of 100 to 300 nm and can improve strength developability required as a rubber-containing graft polymer. In a rubber-containing graft polymer (A) of the present invention, a rubber to be grafted has a particle size of 100 to 300 nm, a content of an organic solvent insoluble component in the rubber-containing graft polymer (100% by mass) is 92% to 99.5% by mass, and an organic solvent soluble component of the rubber-containing graft polymer has a weight average molecular weight of 250,000 to 700,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Matsuoka, Naotaka Suenaga, Saki Fujita, Masashi Iimori, Yuuta Maenaka, Misaki Hagi, Hiroya Arai
  • Publication number: 20210347981
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an impact modifier that provides impact resistance to a molded object obtained by molding a resin composition such as polycarbonate at a high temperature, and exhibits more excellent heat stability (preservation of mechanical properties after a wet heat test, discoloration, and flame retardance), and a thermoplastic resin composition including the impact modifier. The polyorganosiloxane-containing-rubber latex, in which a total amount of sulfate ions and sulfonate ions included in 100 g of the solid content is 2.4 mmol or less, a powder thereof, and a resin composition including the powder and a resin. Further, a molded object thereof and a production method therefor are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Ayako SHIMONAKA, Hiroshi NIINO, Shinji MATSUOKA, Yuichiro FUJIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11161974
    Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition and a molded article excellent in balance of color developability and low-temperature impact resistance, where a polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer in which a rubber (A) containing a polyorganosiloxane (A1) and a vinyl polymer (A2) is grafted with a vinyl monomer (b), wherein the vinyl polymer (A2) includes 90 to 100% by mass of a monofunctional vinyl monomer (a1) and 10 to 0% by mass of a polyfunctional vinyl monomer (a2) with respect to 100% by mass of the vinyl polymer (A2), wherein the glass transition temperature of the homopolymer of the monofunctional vinyl monomer (a1) is 0° C. or higher, and the peak of tan ? of the polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer is in the range of ?125° C. to ?90° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Kenta Takemasu, Ayaka Wakita, Shinji Matsuoka, Mitsufumi Nodono, Naotaka Suenaga
  • Patent number: 11098193
    Abstract: A (meth)acrylate resin material comprising a polymer (A1) having constituent units (a1) derived from a compound represented by formula (1) and constituent units (a2) derived from methyl methacrylate, and an acid (B) and/or a nucleating agent (C). In the formula, Ar represents an aryl group, and the aromatic ring in Ar is directly bonded to the ester end in formula (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka Aoki, Fumi Ooba, Masahiro Ueda, Shinji Matsuoka, Mitsufumi Nodono, Hikaru Momose
  • Patent number: 10982092
    Abstract: To enhance adhesion between a resin and a glass filler and at the same time to disperse a rubber in the resin to thereby improve mechanical properties of a molded body. Provided is a resin composition containing an engineering plastic (A), a glass filler (B) and a rubber-containing graft polymer (C), wherein a ratio of an acrylonitrile-derived component in a chloroform-soluble component of the resin composition is not more than 2.0 mass %, a content of a fatty acid in 100 parts by mass of the resin composition is not more than 0.03 parts by mass, a total content of calcium and magnesium in 100 parts by mass of a dry sample of the resin composition extracted with chloroform is not more than 0.0008 parts by mass, and a content of aluminum is not more than 0.0008 parts by mass. Also provided is a resin composition further containing a salt (D) of an alkali metal and a strong acid. The engineering plastic (A) is preferably an aromatic polycarbonate resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Matsuoka, Atsushi Kuwahara, Masahiro Ueda
  • Publication number: 20210102060
    Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition and a molded article excellent in balance of color developability and low-temperature impact resistance, where a polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer in which a rubber (A) containing a polyorganosiloxane (A1) and a vinyl polymer (A2) is grafted with a vinyl monomer (b), wherein the vinyl polymer (A2) includes 90 to 100% by mass of a monofunctional vinyl monomer (a1) and 10 to 0% by mass of a polyfunctional vinyl monomer (a2) with respect to 100% by mass of the vinyl polymer (A2), wherein the glass transition temperature of the homopolymer of the monofunctional vinyl monomer (a1) is 0° C. or higher, and the peak of tan ? of the polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer is in the range of ?125° C. to ?90° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Kenta Takemasu, Ayaka Wakita, Shinji Matsuoka, Mitsufumi Nodono, Naotaka Suenaga
  • Publication number: 20200385504
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer powder capable of providing a resin composition and a molded article which are excellent in balance between colorability and mechanical properties such as impact resistance. The polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer powder according to the present invention is a graft copolymer powder obtained by graft-polymerizing a mixture (B) of a vinyl monomer (b1) having an epoxy group and another vinyl monomer (b2) to a rubber (A) containing a polyorganosiloxane, wherein the content of the polyorganosiloxane (A1) contained in the rubber (A) is 12 to 50% by mass, the mass average particle diameter of the polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer powder is 300 to 2000 nm, and the epoxy equivalent of the polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer powder is 2500 to 7800 g/eq.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Kenta Takemasu, Masahiro Ueda, Shinji Matsuoka, Hiroya Arai, Misaki Hagi, Masashi Iimori
  • Patent number: 10800901
    Abstract: The present invention relates to: a resin composition comprising a polyacetal resin (A), a salt (B) consisting of a carboxylic acid and an alkaline-earth metal, and a rubber-containing graft polymer (C); and a molded article formed by molding the resin composition. The resin composition and the molded article of the present invention are characterized in that the thermal decomposition associated with weight loss in a molding process or the formaldehyde in the molded article is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Matsuoka, Saki Fujita
  • Patent number: 10787529
    Abstract: This vinyl polymer powder, which contains a vinyl polymer, has a glass transition temperature of at least 0° C. (where if there are a plurality of glass transition points, all of the glass transition temperatures are at least 0° C.), has no greater than 350 ppm of the total content of magnesium ions, calcium ions, aluminum ions, barium ions, and zinc ions, has no greater than 100 ppm of the content of ammonium ions, has an acid number of no greater than 2.5 mgKOH/g, and has a bulk density of 0.10-0.60 g/cm3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Ueda, Shinji Matsuoka
  • Publication number: 20200299502
    Abstract: Provided is a rubber-containing graft polymer which is excellent in mechanical strength such as weld strength or impact strength, required as a rubber-containing graft polymer. A rubber-containing graft polymer (A) of the present invention is a rubber-containing graft polymer having a graft chain, in which when the rubber-containing graft polymer is mixed with an organic solvent and separated into an organic solvent insoluble component and an organic solvent soluble component, a caprolactone unit is contained in a graft chain contained in the organic solvent insoluble component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Misaki HAGI, Shinji MATSUOKA, Masashi IIMORI, Tatsuhiro HIRAOKA, Yuuta MAENAKA
  • Publication number: 20200239614
    Abstract: Provided is a rubber-containing graft polymer capable of reducing wet heat aging of a shaped article while improving the strength developing property of a thermoplastic resin. In the rubber-containing graft polymer of the present invention, a content of components having a weight-average molecular weight of 800,000 or more is 1% by mass or more with respect to an organic solvent-soluble fraction (100% by mass) of the rubber-containing graft polymer, and a phosphorus content in the rubber-containing graft polymer is 3 to 30 mmol/kg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Misaki HAGI, Shinji MATSUOKA, Masashi IIMORI, Masahiro UEDA, Hiroya ARAI
  • Publication number: 20200216664
    Abstract: Provided is a rubber-containing graft polymer that can be uniformly dispersed in a thermoplastic resin containing an alloy in a particle size of 100 to 300 nm and can improve strength developability required as a rubber-containing graft polymer. In a rubber-containing graft polymer (A) of the present invention, a rubber to be grafted has a particle size of 100 to 300 nm, a content of an organic solvent insoluble component in the rubber-containing graft polymer (100% by mass) is 92% to 99.5% by mass, and an organic solvent soluble component of the rubber-containing graft polymer has a weight average molecular weight of 250,000 to 700,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji MATSUOKA, Naotaka SUENAGA, Saki FUJITA, Masashi IIMORI, Yuuta MAENAKA, Misaki HAGI, Hiroya ARAI
  • Publication number: 20200109277
    Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition and a molded article excellent in balance of color developability and low-temperature impact resistance, where a polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer in which a rubber (A) containing a polyorganosiloxane (A1) and a vinyl polymer (A2) is grafted with a vinyl monomer (b), wherein the vinyl polymer (A2) includes 90 to 100% by mass of a monofunctional vinyl monomer (a1) and 10 to 0% by mass of a polyfunctional vinyl monomer (a2) with respect to 100% by mass of the vinyl polymer (A2), wherein the glass transition temperature of the homopolymer of the monofunctional vinyl monomer (a1) is 0° C. or higher, and the peak of tan ? of the polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer is in the range of ?125° C. to ?90° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Kenta Takemasu, Ayaka Wakita, Shinji Matsuoka, Mitsufumi Nodono, Naotaka Suenaga
  • Publication number: 20200062946
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an impact modifier that provides impact resistance to a molded object obtained by molding a resin composition such as polycarbonate at a high temperature, and exhibits more excellent heat stability (preservation of mechanical properties after a wet heat test, discoloration, and flame retardance), and a thermoplastic resin composition including the impact modifier. The polyorganosiloxane-containing-rubber latex, in which a total amount of sulfate ions and sulfonate ions included in 100 g of the solid content is 2.4 mmol or less, a powder thereof, and a resin composition including the powder and a resin. Further, a molded object thereof and a production method therefor are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Ayako Shimonaka, Hiroshi Niino, Shinji Matsuoka, Yuichiro Fujikawa
  • Publication number: 20200010673
    Abstract: A (meth)acrylate resin material comprising a polymer (A1) having constituent units (a1) derived from a compound represented by formula (1) and constituent units (a2) derived from methyl methacrylate, and an acid (B) and/or a nucleating agent (C). In the formula, Ar represents an aryl group, and the aromatic ring in Ar is directly bonded to the ester end in formula (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka AOKI, Fumi OOBA, Masahiro UEDA, Shinji MATSUOKA, Mitsufumi NODONO, Hikaru MOMOSE