Patents by Inventor Tatsuo Sassa

Tatsuo Sassa 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: 8278404
    Abstract: There are provided (I) a process for producing a copolymer of ethylene, an ?-olefin having from 3 to 20 carbon atoms and optionally a polyene, which comprises the step of copolymerizing those monomers in a polymerization reactor by feeding the following components (A), (B), (C1) and (D) to the polymerization reactor: (A) a transition metal complex, (B) an organic aluminum compound, (C1) a halogen-containing compound, and (D) a Lewis base, wherein those components are fed to the polymerization reactor without a preliminary contact of (1) the component (A) with the component (B), (2) the component (A) with the component (C1), (3) the component (B) with the component (C1), and (4) the component (B) with the component (D); and (II) a process for producing said copolymer, which comprises the step of copolymerizing those monomers in a polymerization reactor (i) by feeding to the polymerization reactor the components (A), (B), (D), (C2) a halogen-containing compound, which is a derivative of an aryl group-contai
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Jun Kawashima, Katsunari Inagaki, Tatsuo Sassa
  • Publication number: 20110224390
    Abstract: There are provided (I) a process for producing a copolymer of ethylene, an ?-olefin having from 3 to 20 carbon atoms and optionally a polyene, which comprises the step of copolymerizing those monomers in a polymerization reactor by feeding the following components (A), (B), (C1) and (D) to the polymerization reactor: (A) a transition metal complex, (B) an organic aluminum compound, (C1) a halogen-containing compound, and (D) a Lewis base, wherein those components are fed to the polymerization reactor without a preliminary contact of (1) the component (A) with the component (B), (2) the component (A) with the component (C1), (3) the component (B) with the component (C1), and (4) the component (B) with the component (D); and (II) a process for producing said copolymer, which comprises the step of copolymerizing those monomers in a polymerization reactor (i) by feeding to the polymerization reactor the components (A), (B), (D), (C2) a halogen-containing compound, which is a derivative of an aryl group-contai
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Jun KAWASHIMA, Katsunari INAGAKI, Tatsuo SASSA
  • Patent number: 7838591
    Abstract: A process for producing a vulcanized molded article of a rubber composition, which comprises the steps of (1) kneading, at least, 100 parts by weight of a defined ethylene-?-olefin-non-conjugated polyene copolymer rubber (A), 1 to 150 parts by weight of a reinforcement (B), and 1 to 150 parts by weight of a softener (C), (2) mixing the resultant kneaded product with 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of a vulcanizing agent (D), and (3) hot forming the resultant rubber composition; and a vibration-proof material comprising a vulcanized molded article of a rubber composition produced by the above process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Sadayuki Nakano, Tatsuo Sassa
  • Patent number: 7262258
    Abstract: There are provided (I) a process for producing a copolymer of ethylene, an ?-olefin having from 3 to 20 carbon atoms and optionally a polyene, which comprises the step of copolymerizing those monomers in a polymerization reactor by feeding the following components (A), (B), (C1) and (D) to the polymerization reactor: (A) a transition metal complex, (B) an organic aluminum compound, (C1) a halogen-containing compound, and (D) a Lewis base, wherein those components are fed to the polymerization reactor without a preliminary contact of (1) the component (A) with the component (B), (2) the component (A) with the component (C1), (3) the component (B) with the component (C1), and (4) the component (B) with the component (D); and (II) a process for producing said copolymer, which comprises the step of copolymerizing those monomers in a polymerization reactor (i) by feeding to the polymerization reactor the components (A), (B), (D), (C2) a halogen-containing compound, which is a derivative of an aryl group-contai
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Jun Kawashima, Katsunari Inagaki, Tatsuo Sassa
  • Publication number: 20070088139
    Abstract: There are provided (I) a process for producing a copolymer of ethylene, an ?-olefin having from 3 to 20 carbon atoms and optionally a polyene, which comprises the step of copolymerizing those monomers in a polymerization reactor by feeding the following components (A), (B), (C1) and (D) to the polymerization reactor: (A) a transition metal complex, (B) an organic aluminum compound, (C1) a halogen-containing compound, and (D) a Lewis base, wherein those components are fed to the polymerization reactor without a preliminary contact of (1) the component (A) with the component (B), (2) the component (A) with the component (C1), (3) the component (B) with the component (C1), and (4) the component (B) with the component (D); and (II) a process for producing said copolymer, which comprises the step of copolymerizing those monomers in a polymerization reactor (i) by feeding to the polymerization reactor the components (A), (B), (D), (C2) a halogen-containing compound, which is a derivative of an aryl group-containing
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Jun KAWASHIMA, Katsunari Inagaki, Tatsuo Sassa
  • Publication number: 20060178492
    Abstract: A process for producing a vulcanized molded article of a rubber composition, which comprises the steps of (1) kneading, at least, 100 parts by weight of a defined ethylene-?-olefin-non-conjugated polyene copolymer rubber (A), 1 to 150 parts by weight of a reinforcement (B), and 1 to 150 parts by weight of a softener (C), (2) mixing the resultant kneaded product with 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of a vulcanizing agent (D), and (3) hot forming the resultant rubber composition; and a vibration-proof material comprising a vulcanized molded article of a rubber composition produced by the above process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Sadayuki Nakano, Tatsuo Sassa
  • Patent number: 7005492
    Abstract: There is provided an ethylene-?-olefin-non-conjugated diene copolymer rubber satisfying the following requirements (1) to (4): (1) a ratio of a Z-average molecular chain length (Az) measured according to a gel permeation chromatography to a number average molecular chain length (An), Az/An, of the ethylene-?-olefin-non-conjugated diene copolymer rubber is from 20 to 30, (2) a ratio of a weight average molecular chain length (Aw), which is an index of a molecular weight distribution, to the number average molecular chain length (An), Aw/An, of the ethylene-?-olefin-non-conjugated diene copolymer rubber is more than 5, (3) a unimodal or bimodal molecular weight distribution structure having a molecular chain length component, which component is present in a maximum amount in a range of 3.8<Log Aw<4.5, exists in the ethylene-?-olefin-non-conjugated diene copolymer rubber, and (4) a viscosity (ML1+4, 121° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventor: Tatsuo Sassa
  • Publication number: 20050014914
    Abstract: There are provided (I) a process for producing a copolymer of ethylene, an ?-olefin having from 3 to 20 carbon atoms and optionally a polyene, which comprises the step of copolymerizing those monomers in a polymerization reactor by feeding the following components (A), (B), (C1) and (D) to the polymerization reactor: (A) a transition metal complex, (B) an organic aluminum compound, (C1) a halogen-containing compound, and (D) a Lewis base, wherein those components are fed to the polymerization reactor without a preliminary contact of (1) the component (A) with the component (B), (2) the component (A) with the component (C1), (3) the component (B) with the component (C1), and (4) the component (B) with the component (D); and (II) a process for producing said copolymer, which comprises the step of copolymerizing those monomers in a polymerization reactor (i) by feeding to the polymerization reactor the components (A), (B), (D), (C2) a halogen-containing compound, which is a derivative of an aryl group-containing
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventors: Jun Kawashima, Katsunari Inagaki, Tatsuo Sassa
  • Publication number: 20040242782
    Abstract: A rubber composition comprising the following components (A), (B1) or (B2), and (C):
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Sadayuki Nakano, Tatsuo Sassa, Jun Kawashima
  • Publication number: 20040106760
    Abstract: There is provided an ethylene-&agr;-olefin-non-conjugated diene copolymer rubber satisfying the following requirements (1) to (4):
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Tatsuo Sassa
  • Patent number: 6455604
    Abstract: There is provided a process for producing a foamed rubber comprising a step of foaming a rubber composition, which composition comprises: (A) 100 parts by weight of an ethylene-&agr;-olefin copolymer rubber, (B) 10 to 100 parts by weight of mica, and (C) 2 to 10 parts by weight of a foaming agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventor: Tatsuo Sassa
  • Patent number: 6391974
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising an olefin-based copolymer wherein (1) the olefin-based copolymer has a tensile strength at break measured according to JIS K 6251 of 2.0 MPa or less, and (2) the elongation at break EB(%) of a resin composition obtained in blending the olefin-based copolymer with a polypropylene-based resin having a 20° C. xylene-soluble component content of 20 wt % or less satisfies the following formula 1: S[2/6]≧−800, wherein S[2/6] represents the gradient of a primary straight line, and Pa represents the weight content proportion of the olefin-based copolymer contained in the resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuko Ogawa, Tatsuo Sassa, Hirofumi Jyouhouji, Hidetake Hozumi
  • Publication number: 20020055547
    Abstract: There is provided a process for producing a foamed rubber comprising a step of foaming a rubber composition, which composition comprises:
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2001
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Tatsuo Sassa
  • Publication number: 20010021449
    Abstract: A foamed rubber obtainable by a process including the steps of:
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2001
    Publication date: September 13, 2001
    Inventors: Junichi Koshiba, Tatsuo Sassa
  • Patent number: 5130182
    Abstract: A fusion bonded waterproof sheet having a first ethylene-.alpha.-olefin rubber layer which has a high crosslinking rate and is changed to a crosslinked layer and a second ethylene-.alpha.-olefin rubber layer which has a low crosslinking rate and is changed to a partially crosslinked layer, the crosslinking of both sheets being carried after compositing and integrating them, which sheet has good fusion bondability and good bond strength at high temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1992
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Aoshima, Hironobu Shigematsu, Tatsuo Sassa