Patents by Inventor Tohru Endoh

Tohru Endoh 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: 7897814
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for extracting methacrylic acid, in which an extraction solvent is added to a methacrylic acid aqueous solution for transferring methacrylic acid to the extraction solvent. In this method, a solvent containing t-butyl methacrylate is used as the extraction solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tohru Endoh, Kazunori Matake, Shigeho Tanaka, Haruki Sato
  • Patent number: 7803964
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for synthesizing t-butyl (meth)acrylate at low cost. Specifically, disclosed is a method for synthesizing a carboxylic acid ester by performing an addition reaction between isobutylene and (meth)acrylic acid in the presence of an acidic catalyst. This method includes the steps of: (A) performing a dehydration decomposition reaction of t-butyl alcohol in the presence of a first acidic catalyst; (B) obtaining crude isobutylene gas by separating at least water from a produced gas obtained in the step A; (C) absorbing the crude isobutylene gas in an absorption solvent containing (meth)acrylic acid; and (D) producing t-butyl (meth)acrylate by performing the addition reaction by bringing the absorption solvent which has absorbed the crude isobutylene gas into contact with a second acidic catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeho Tanaka, Tohru Endoh, Haruki Sato, Toshihiro Sato, Kazutaka Inoue
  • Publication number: 20100228053
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for extracting methacrylic acid, in which an extraction solvent is added to a methacrylic acid aqueous solution for transferring methacrylic acid to the extraction solvent. In this method, a solvent containing t-butyl methacrylate is used as the extraction solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tohru Endoh, Kazunori Matake, Shigeho Tanaka, Haruki Sato
  • Patent number: 7709690
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing tertiary butyl alcohol through hydration reaction of isobutylene and water in the presence of a cation exchange resin by using a reactor having at least two reactor vessels provided in series. The method is characterized in that a fluid in a reactor vessel at the most downstream side forms a two-liquid phase and the reaction temperature of the reactor vessel is kept at 70° C. or lower, and a fluid in at least one reactor vessel other than the one at the most downstream side forms a homogeneous phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tohru Endoh, Shigeho Tanaka, Haruki Sato
  • Publication number: 20090253945
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing tertiary butyl alcohol through hydration reaction of isobutylene and water in the presence of a cation exchange resin by using a reactor having at least two reactor vessels provided in series. The method is characterized in that a fluid in a reactor vessel at the most downstream side forms a two-liquid phase and the reaction temperature of the reactor vessel is kept at 70° C. or lower, and a fluid in at least one reactor vessel other than the one at the most downstream side forms a homogeneous phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tohru Endoh, Shigeho Tanaka, Haruki Sato
  • Publication number: 20090012327
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for synthesizing t-butyl (meth)acrylate at low cost. Specifically, disclosed is a method for synthesizing a carboxylic acid ester by performing an addition reaction between isobutylene and (meth)acrylic acid in the presence of an acidic catalyst. This method includes the steps of: (A) performing a dehydration decomposition reaction of t-butyl alcohol in the presence of a first acidic catalyst; (B) obtaining crude isobutylene gas by separating at least water from a produced gas obtained in the step A; (C) absorbing the crude isobutylene gas in an absorption solvent containing (meth)acrylic acid; and (D) producing t-butyl (meth)acrylate by performing the addition reaction by bringing the absorption solvent which has absorbed the crude isobutylene gas into contact with a second acidic catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Rayon co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeho Tanaka, Tohru Endoh, Haruki Sato, Toshihiro Sato, Kazutaka Inoue
  • Patent number: 7411086
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a method of producing an N-alkylaminoalkyl (meth)acrylate containing a small amount of low boiling components, especially, containing a small amount of raw components, without any complicated operations or special apparatuses. The method of producing an N-alkylaminoalkyl (meth)acrylate comprising the steps of: (A) performing the reaction between the (meth)acrylic acid ester and the N-alkylaminoalkyl alcohol in a presence of a catalyst to obtain a reaction solution containing the N-alkylaminoalkyl (meth)acrylate; (B) distilling out components which have lower boiling points than the N-alkylaminoalkyl (meth)acrylate from the reaction solution obtained by the step (A); and (C) distilling the N-alkylaminoalkyl (meth)acrylate; and further comprising the step of: (D) adjusting water concentration at a range from 0.01 to 1 wt %. in the reaction solution which is located after the step (A) and before the step (C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Dia-Nitrix Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuhei Otsuka, Akira Ogawa, Tohru Endoh, Shingo Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20060287550
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a method of producing an N-alkylaminoalkyl(meth)acrylate containing a small amount of low boiling components, especially, containing a small amount of raw components, without any complicated operations or special apparatuses. The method of producing an N-alkylaminoalkyl(meth)acrylate comprising the steps of: (A) performing the reaction between the (meth)acrylic acid ester and the N-alkylaminoalkyl alcohol in a presence of a catalyst to obtain a reaction solution containing the N-alkylaminoalkyl(meth)acrylate; (B) distilling out components which have lower boiling points than the N-alkylaminoalkyl(meth)acrylate from the reaction solution obtained by the step (A); and (C) distilling the N-alkylaminoalkyl (meth)acrylate; and further comprising the step of: (D) adjusting water concentration at a range from 0.01 to 1 wt %. in the reaction solution which is located after the step (A) and before the step (C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuhei Otsuka, Akira Ogawa, Tohru Endoh, Shingo Tanaka