Patents by Inventor Takumi TAKAYAMA

Takumi TAKAYAMA 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: 12264215
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vinyl alcohol-based block copolymer that is a block copolymer composed of a vinyl alcohol-based polymer block (B-b) and a copolymer block (B-c) comprising a vinyl alcohol-based monomer unit and an acrylic acid-based monomer unit, wherein a content (Z) of the acrylic acid-based monomer unit relative to all monomer units is 0.05 to 20.0 mol %, the block copolymer has a saponification degree of 80 to 99.99 mol %, the block copolymer has a number-average molecular weight (Mna) of 20,000 to 440,000, the block copolymer has a molecular weight distribution (Mwa/Mna) of 1.05 to 1.95, and a ratio (DPb/DPa) of a number-average polymerization degree (DPb) of the vinyl alcohol-based polymer block (B-b) to the number-average polymerization degree (DPa) of the block copolymer is 0.010 to 0.999.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takumi Takayama, Kazutoshi Mishima, Hiroyuki Konishi, Kazuhiko Maekawa
  • Publication number: 20240425625
    Abstract: The present invention provides a preparing method of a polymer which is low-toxic, environmental-friendly, highly controllable, and low cost to obtain a polymer with high molecular weight. The preparing method comprises conducting a controlled radical polymerization process of monomer (Y). In the controlled radical polymerization process, organic compound (A) which has the formula (I) and radical initiator (B) are existing in a mole ratio (B/A) ranged from 0.5 to 25, wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, aryl group, or hydroxyl group, the alkyl group can be alkyl having substituents or alkyl substituent, and the aryl group can be aryl having substituents or aryl substituent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Takumi Takayama, Kazuhiko Maekawa, Tomoya Hosoki, Chi-How Peng
  • Patent number: 12134665
    Abstract: The present invention provides a preparing method of a polymer which is low-toxic, environmental-friendly, highly controllable, and low cost to obtain a polymer with high molecular weight. The preparing method comprises conducting a controlled radical polymerization process of monomer (Y). In the controlled radical polymerization process, organic compound (A) which has the formula (I) and radical initiator (B) are existing in a mole ratio (B/A) ranged from 0.5 to 25, wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, aryl group, or hydroxyl group, the alkyl group can be alkyl having substituents or alkyl substituent, and the aryl group can be aryl having substituents or aryl substituent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Takumi Takayama, Kazuhiko Maekawa, Tomoya Hosoki, Chi-How Peng
  • Publication number: 20240174785
    Abstract: A method of producing a polymer including a polymerization step of obtaining a polymer by controlled radical polymerization of a monomer (Y) in the presence of an organic compound (A) represented by formula (I) and its constituents and a radical generator (B), where a molar ratio (B/A) of (B) to (A) is from 0.5 to 20. The production method allows synthesis of a highly safe polymer with a high molecular weight while precisely controlling the molecular sequence and the end structure. In addition, the production method is low in toxicity, environmentally friendly, and operated at low costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takumi TAKAYAMA, Hinako TSUCHIYA, Kazuhiko MAEKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230226520
    Abstract: A block copolymer (A) including a vinyl alcohol-based polymer block (b) and an ionic polymer block (c) containing a monomer unit with an ionic group forming a salt and a vinyl alcohol-based monomer unit. The ionic group is a carboxylic acid group, a sulfonic acid group, or an ammonium group. The vinyl alcohol-based polymer block (b) has a number-average molecular weight (Mnb) from 15,000 to 220,000. The ionic polymer block (c) has a content of the vinyl alcohol-based monomer unit from 5 to 95 mol % based on the total monomer units. The block copolymer (A) has a number-average molecular weight (MnA) from 20,000 to 440,000. A ratio (Mnb/MnA) of the number-average molecular weight (Mnb) to the number-average molecular weight (MnA) is from 0.1 to 0.9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takumi TAKAYAMA, Kazuhiko MAEKAWA, Kazutoshi MISHIMA
  • Publication number: 20220325013
    Abstract: The present invention provides a preparing method of a polymer which is low-toxic, environmental-friendly, highly controllable, and low cost to obtain a polymer with high molecular weight. The preparing method comprises conducting a controlled radical polymerization process of monomer (Y). In the controlled radical polymerization process, organic compound (A) which has the formula (I) and radical initiator (B) are existing in a mole ratio (B/A) ranged from 0.5 to 25, wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, aryl group, or hydroxyl group, the alkyl group can be alkyl having substituents or alkyl substituent, and the aryl group can be aryl having substituents or aryl substituent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Takumi Takayama, Kazuhiko Maekawa, Tomoya Hosoki, Chi-How Peng
  • Publication number: 20220267499
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vinyl alcohol-based block copolymer that is a block copolymer composed of a vinyl alcohol-based polymer block (B-b) and a copolymer block (B-c) comprising a vinyl alcohol-based monomer unit and an acrylic acid-based monomer unit, wherein a content (Z) of the acrylic acid-based monomer unit relative to all monomer units is 0.05 to 20.0 mol %, the block copolymer has a saponification degree of 80 to 99.99 mol %, the block copolymer has a number-average molecular weight (Mna) of 20,000 to 440,000, the block copolymer has a molecular weight distribution (Mwa/Mna) of 1.05 to 1.95, and a ratio (DPb/DPa) of a number-average polymerization degree (DPb) of the vinyl alcohol-based polymer block (B-b) to the number-average polymerization degree (DPa) of the block copolymer is 0.010 to 0.999.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takumi TAKAYAMA, Kazutoshi MISHIMA, Hiroyuki KONISHI, Kazuhiko MAEKAWA
  • Patent number: 11261270
    Abstract: A polyvinyl alcohol has a number-average molecular weight (Mn) from 4,400 to 440,000, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) from 1.05 to 1.70, a degree of saponification from 80 to 99.99 mol %, wherein the polyvinyl alcohol contains an end group represented by a formula (I) below, and a molar ratio (X) of the end group based on total monomer units and the number-average molecular weight (Mn) satisfy a formula (1) below. Such a polyvinyl alcohol has a narrow molecular weight distribution and a high number-average molecular weight with hue good. (In the formula, R1 denotes an optionally substituted aromatic group having a carbon number from 6 to 20, and R2 denotes a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having a carbon number from 1 to 20, or an optionally substituted aromatic group having a carbon number from 6 to 20.) X·Mn/44?0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignees: KURARAY CO., LTD., UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE
    Inventors: Takumi Takayama, Kazuhiko Maekawa, Christophe Detrembleur, Antoine Debuigne, Christine Jerome
  • Patent number: 11111319
    Abstract: A polyvinyl alcohol has a number-average molecular weight (Mn) from 4,400 to 440,000, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) from 1.05 to 1.70, a degree of saponification from 80 to 99.99 mol %, and a carbon-carbon double bond content (X) of 0.1 mol % or less based on total monomer units, and satisfying a formula (1) below. A polyvinyl alcohol, having a narrow molecular weight distribution and a high number-average molecular weight with good hue, and a method for producing the same are thus provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Amano, Takumi Takayama, Kazuhiko Maekawa
  • Patent number: 10766978
    Abstract: A polyvinyl alcohol is produced in a method comprising: a polymerization step comprising polymerizing vinyl ester monomers by controlled radical polymerization in the presence of a radical initiator and an organic cobalt complex to obtain a polymer solution containing a polyvinyl ester; an extraction step comprising extracting a cobalt complex from the polymer solution by contacting an aqueous solution containing a water-soluble ligand with the polymer solution; and a saponification step comprising saponifying the polyvinyl ester after the extraction step to obtain a polyvinyl alcohol. A method for producing a polyvinyl alcohol is thus provided that has a narrow molecular weight distribution and a high number-average molecular weight with good hue and further good solubility in water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignees: KURARAY CO., LTD., UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE
    Inventors: Takumi Takayama, Yusuke Amano, Kazuhiko Maekawa, Christophe Detrembleur, Antoine Debuigne, Christine Jerome
  • Publication number: 20200216584
    Abstract: A polyvinyl alcohol has a number-average molecular weight (Mn) from 4,400 to 440,000, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) from 1.05 to 1.70, a degree of saponification from 80 to 99.99 mol %, wherein the polyvinyl alcohol contains an end group represented by a formula (I) below, and a molar ratio (X) of the end group based on total monomer units and the number-average molecular weight (Mn) satisfy a formula (1) below. Such a polyvinyl alcohol has a narrow molecular weight distribution and a high number-average molecular weight with hue good. (In the formula, R1 denotes an optionally substituted aromatic group having a carbon number from 6 to 20, and R2 denotes a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having a carbon number from 1 to 20, or an optionally substituted aromatic group having a carbon number from 6 to 20.) X·Mn/44?0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicants: KURARAY CO., LTD., UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE
    Inventors: Takumi TAKAYAMA, Kazuhiko MAEKAWA, Christophe DETREMBLEUR, Antoine DEBUIGNE, Christine JEROME
  • Publication number: 20190119414
    Abstract: A polyvinyl alcohol is produced in a method comprising: a polymerization step comprising polymerizing vinyl ester monomers by controlled radical polymerization in the presence of a radical initiator and an organic cobalt complex to obtain a polymer solution containing a polyvinyl ester; an extraction step comprising extracting a cobalt complex from the polymer solution by contacting an aqueous solution containing a water-soluble ligand with the polymer solution; and a saponification step comprising saponifying the polyvinyl ester after the extraction step to obtain a polyvinyl alcohol. A method for producing a polyvinyl alcohol is thus provided that has a narrow molecular weight distribution and a high number-average molecular weight with good hue and further good solubility in water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicants: KURARAY CO., LTD., UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE
    Inventors: Takumi TAKAYAMA, Yusuke AMANO, Kazuhiko MAEKAWA, Christophe DETREMBLEUR, Antoine DEBUIGNE, Christine JEROME
  • Publication number: 20190100607
    Abstract: A polyvinyl alcohol has a number-average molecular weight (Mn) from 4,400 to 440,000, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) from 1.05 to 1.70, a degree of saponification from 80 to 99.99 mol %, and a carbon-carbon double bond content (X) of 0.1 mol % or less based on total monomer units, and satisfying a formula (1) below. A polyvinyl alcohol, having a narrow molecular weight distribution and a high number-average molecular weight with good hue, and a method for producing the same are thus provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke AMANO, Takumi TAKAYAMA, Kazuhiko MAEKAWA, Kazuhiko MAEKAWA
  • Patent number: 9943825
    Abstract: Provided are graft copolymer particles enabling introduction of adsorptive functional groups adsorbing metals and others, a method for producing same, and an adsorbent using same. (1) Porous graft copolymer particles containing graft chains introduced into porous particles (particle surface having an average pore diameter of 0.01-50 ?m) including at least one resin selected from olefin resins, water-insoluble modified polyvinyl alcohol resins, amide resins, cellulosic resins, chitosan resins and (meth)acrylate resins. (2) A method for producing porous graft copolymer particles including (I) melt-kneading a polymer A and a polymer B other than the polymer A to obtain a compound material, (II) extracting and removing the polymer B from the compound material to obtain a porous material of the polymer A, (III) granulating the porous material, and (IV) introducing graft chains into the porous particles. (3) An adsorbent of porous graft copolymer particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Morikawa, Yusuke Amano, Naoyuki Iwachido, Naoki Fujiwara, Takumi Takayama
  • Publication number: 20150224472
    Abstract: Provided are graft copolymer particles enabling introduction of adsorptive functional groups adsorbing metals and others, a method for producing same, and an adsorbent using same. (1) Porous graft copolymer particles containing graft chains introduced into porous particles (particle surface having an average pore diameter of 0.01-50 ?m) including at least one resin selected from olefin resins, water-insoluble modified polyvinyl alcohol resins, amide resins, cellulosic resins, chitosan resins and (meth)acrylate resins. (2) A method for producing porous graft copolymer particles including (I) melt-kneading a polymer A and a polymer B other than the polymer A to obtain a compound material, (II) extracting and removing the polymer B from the compound material to obtain a porous material of the polymer A, (III) granulating the porous material, and (IV) introducing graft chains into the porous particles. (3) An adsorbent of porous graft copolymer particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke MORIKAWA, Yusuke AMANO, Naoyuki IWACHIDO, Naoki FUJIWARA, Takumi TAKAYAMA