Patents by Inventor Tomoaki Tsuji
Tomoaki Tsuji 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).
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Publication number: 20180002892Abstract: A ripper device includes a first cylinder, a shank, and an arm. The first cylinder includes a tube and a rod, and is disposed to extend and retract in the forward and backward direction in a plan view of the ripper device. The shank is disposed aligned with the first cylinder in the forward and backward direction in the plan view. The arm supports the shank and overlaps the tube of the first cylinder in the plan view.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2016Publication date: January 4, 2018Inventors: Takuya UEMURA, Tomoaki TSUJI
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PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AROMATIC VINYL/CONJUGATED DIENE COPOLYMER AND PRODUCT OF HYDROGENATION THEREOF
Publication number: 20180002457Abstract: As a method for producing a copolymer with a high oil absorption rate by separating a solvent from a copolymer solution containing a copolymer in a simple manner with a less energy consumption, the present invention relates to a production method for obtaining a copolymer by separating a solvent from a copolymer solution, the method including the following Steps A to C. Step A: a step of regulating a solid component concentration (Ts) of the copolymer solution to a range of (5?Ts?60) in terms of a mass %, Step B: a step of heating the copolymer (P) solution obtained in the Step A such that a temperature T (° C.) is in a specified range, and Step C: a step of discharging the copolymer solution heated in the Step B from a specified nozzle at a linear velocity of 1 to 100 m/sec to separate the solvent in an inert gas stream at 0 to 200° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 25, 2015Publication date: January 4, 2018Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoaki TSUJI, Masataka SHINTANI, Yasuhiro HATANAKA -
Publication number: 20170328029Abstract: A ripper device for a work vehicle includes a first cylinder, a shank, and a second cylinder. The shank is actuated by the first cylinder and is aligned with the first cylinder in plan view. The second cylinder includes a proximal end attached to the work vehicle and a distal end on the opposite side from the proximal end. The second cylinder actuates the shank. The proximal end and the distal end of the second cylinder are located higher than the first cylinder in side view. The diameter of the first cylinder is larger than the diameter of the second cylinder.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2016Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventors: Tomoaki TSUJI, Takuya UEMURA
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Publication number: 20170283540Abstract: Provided is a method for producing an anionic polymer in an industrially advantageous manner, whereby at the time of anionically polymerizing monomers using a solvent whose boiling point at atmospheric pressure is higher than the polymerization temperature, temperature control can be achieved by quickly removing the heat of the polymerization reaction using a simple device. The method for producing an anionic polymer includes anionically polymerizing a conjugated diene, an aromatic vinyl compound, or a mixture thereof under a condition where the amount of an inert gas present with respect to 1 kg of a solvent whose boiling point at atmospheric pressure is higher than the polymerization temperature is 20 mmol or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2015Publication date: October 5, 2017Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasuhiro HATANAKA, Tomoaki TSUJI, Syuichi SUNAGA
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Publication number: 20170218002Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a Tebbe complex having high purity and high activity and having excellent storage stability in a high yield, the method including allowing bis(cyclopentadienyl)titanium dichloride and trimethylaluminum to react with each other in the presence of a solvent such that a solubility of the Tebbe complex in 1 g of the solvent at 25° C. is 0.5 mmol/g or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2015Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTDInventors: Shinji HATAE, Syuichi SUNAGA, Tomoaki TSUJI
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Publication number: 20170204214Abstract: [Problem] Provided is a method for producing an industrially advantageous hydrogenated polymer, whereby a high hydrogenation rate can be achieved by a small use amount therein at a level of not requiring a decalcification process of the catalyst. [Solution] A method for producing a hydrogenated polymer including hydrogenating, with a hydrogen molecule, a carbon-carbon double bond based on a conjugated diene structural unit of a polymer in which at least a part of a living polymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer containing one or more conjugated dienes using an organic alkali metal compound as a polymerization initiator is terminated by a hydrogen molecule, in the presence of a silane compound having at least one silyl hydride bond and an organic metal compound represented by the following general formula (I): wherein R1 to R10 are those as defined in the specification.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2015Publication date: July 20, 2017Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Syuichi SUNAGA, Yasuhiro NAKAI, Tomoaki TSUJI
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Patent number: 9464018Abstract: Provided is an industrially advantageous method for producing a dialdehyde having a production ratio of linear dialdehydes to branched dialdehydes of 80/20 to 90/10, with an amount of rhodium to be used that is lower than that in the related art.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2014Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Tatsuya Yoshikawa, Tomoaki Tsuji
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Patent number: 9436426Abstract: A game system has at least two modes of operation, that is, a monitor game mode and a terminal device game mode. In the monitor game mode, a main game image is displayed on a monitor and a sub game image is displayed on an LCD of a terminal device. In the terminal device game mode, the main game image is displayed on the LCD of the terminal device. The mode of operation can be switched in accordance with a mode switching instruction from a user.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2014Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hisashi Nogami, Tomoaki Tsuji
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Patent number: 9364756Abstract: An exemplary game system includes a monitor for displaying a game image or a television program, and a terminal device having a camera, a microphone, and a loudspeaker. When a user is playing a game or viewing a television program by using the monitor, another user can have chat by using the terminal device.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2015Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Hisashi Nogami, Tomoaki Tsuji
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Patent number: 9346044Abstract: A copper-based catalyst precursor capable of achieving a high conversion ratio and high selectivity in the isomerization reaction of a ?,?-unsaturated alcohol portion and a method for producing the same and to provide a hydrogenation method in which the copper-based catalyst precursor is used are provided. Specifically, a copper-based catalyst precursor obtained by calcining a mixture containing copper, iron, aluminum, and calcium silicate in which an atomic ratio of iron and aluminum to copper [(Fe+Al)/Cu] is in a range of 1.71 to 2.5, an atomic ratio of aluminum to iron [Al/Fe] is in a range of 0.001 to 3.3, and calcium silicate is contained in a range of 15% by mass to 65% by mass at a temperature in a range of 500° C. to 1,000° C. and a hydrogenation method in which the copper-based catalyst precursor is used are provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2013Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignees: KURARAY CO., LTD., SAKAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoaki Tsuji, Keiichi Tabata, Toshihiro Sugaya, Akio Nakashima
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Patent number: 9315433Abstract: Provided is a simple and industrially advantageous method for producing 2,7-octadien-1-ol, in which an expensive palladium catalyst is recovered in high efficiency and the reaction rate per atom of palladium is enhanced. Specifically, provided is a method for producing 2,7-octadien-1-ol by subjecting butadiene and water to a telomerization in the presence of a palladium catalyst containing a water-soluble triarylphosphine having two or more sulfonate groups in the molecule and a palladium compound, a tertiary amine, and carbon dioxide, including a step of mixing the telomerization solution obtained by the telomerization with an organic solvent having a dielectric constant at 25° C. of 2 to 18, followed by carrying out phase separation in the presence of carbon dioxide, thereby obtaining 2,7-octadien-1-ol from an organic phase while recovering an aqueous phase including the palladium catalyst. By this production method, the selectivity for 2,7-octadien-1-ol is enhanced.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2014Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Tatsuya Yoshikawa, Tomoaki Tsuji
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Publication number: 20160052852Abstract: Provided is an industrially advantageous method for producing a dialdehyde having a production ratio of linear dialdehydes to branched dialdehydes of 80/20 to 90/10, with an amount of rhodium to be used that is lower than that in the related art.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Tatsuya YOSHIKAWA, Tomoaki TSUJI
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Publication number: 20160052947Abstract: Provided are a water-soluble triarylphosphine for a palladium catalyst, which has high selectivity in a telomerization reaction and can be recovered with efficiency, an ammonium salt thereof, and a method for efficiently producing the same. Specifically, provided are bis(6-methyl-3-sulphophenyl)phenylphosphine; a bis(6-methyl-3-sulphonatophenyl)phenylphosphine diammonium salt obtained by reacting the phosphine with a tertiary amine having a total of 3 to 27 carbon atoms in groups bonded to one nitrogen atom; and a method for producing the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicants: KURARAY CO., LTD., HOKKO CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Eriko HONDA, Tatsuya YOSHIKAWA, Tomoaki TSUJI, Hitoshi KOIZUMI, Kyoko SUGITA, Nobumichi KUMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20160052948Abstract: Provided are a water-soluble triarylphosphine for a palladium catalyst, which has high selectivity in a telomerization reaction and is easily recovered with efficiency, an ammonium salt thereof, and a method for efficiently producing the same. Specifically, provided are bis(6-methyl-3-sulphophenyl)(2-methylphenyl)phosphine; a bis(6-methyl-3-sulphonatophenyl)(2-methylphenyl)phosphine diammonium salt obtained by reacting the phosphine with a tertiary amine having a total of 3 to 27 carbon atoms in groups bonded to one nitrogen atom; and a method for producing the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicants: KURARAY CO., LTD., HOKKO CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Eriko HONDA, Tatsuya YOSHIKAWA, Tomoaki TSUJI, Hitoshi KOIZUMI, Kyoko SUGITA, Nobumichi KUMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20160046549Abstract: Provided is a simple and industrially advantageous method for producing 2,7-octadien-1-ol, in which an expensive palladium catalyst is recovered in high efficiency and the reaction rate per atom of palladium is enhanced. Specifically, provided is a method for producing 2,7-octadien-1-ol by subjecting butadiene and water to a telomerization in the presence of a palladium catalyst containing a water-soluble triarylphosphine having two or more sulfonate groups in the molecule and a palladium compound, a tertiary amine, and carbon dioxide, including a step of mixing the telomerization solution obtained by the telomerization with an organic solvent having a dielectric constant at 25° C. of 2 to 18, followed by carrying out phase separation in the presence of carbon dioxide, thereby obtaining 2,7-octadien-1-ol from an organic phase while recovering an aqueous phase including the palladium catalyst. By this production method, the selectivity for 2,7-octadien-1-ol is enhanced.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2014Publication date: February 18, 2016Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Tatsuya YOSHIKAWA, Tomoaki TSUJI
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Patent number: 9193655Abstract: Provided is a method for highly selectively producing 7-octenal with a high conversion ratio through the isomerization reaction of 2,7-octadiene-1-ol. Specifically, provided is a method for producing 7-octenal, in which a copper-based catalyst is obtained by reducing a copper-based catalyst precursor described below, and an isomerization reaction of 2,7-octadiene-1-ol is caused in a gas phase using a fixed-bed reaction in the presence of the obtained copper-based catalyst. The copper-based catalyst precursor: a copper-based catalyst precursor obtained by calcining a mixture containing copper, iron, aluminum, and calcium silicate in which an atomic ratio of iron and aluminum to copper [(Fe+Al)/Cu] is in a range of 1.71 to 2.5, an atomic ratio of aluminum to iron [Al/Fe] is in a range of 0.001 to 3.3, and calcium silicate is contained in a range of 15% by mass to 65% by mass at a temperature in a range of 500° C. to 1,000° C.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2013Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Tomoaki Tsuji
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Publication number: 20150224492Abstract: A copper-based catalyst precursor capable of achieving a high conversion ratio and high selectivity in the isomerization reaction of a ?,?-unsaturated alcohol portion and a method for producing the same and to provide a hydrogenation method in which the copper-based catalyst precursor is used are provided. Specifically, a copper-based catalyst precursor obtained by calcining a mixture containing copper, iron, aluminum, and calcium silicate in which an atomic ratio of iron and aluminum to copper [(Fe+Al)/Cu] is in a range of 1.71 to 2.5, an atomic ratio of aluminum to iron [Al/Fe] is in a range of 0.001 to 3.3, and calcium silicate is contained in a range of 15% by mass to 65% by mass at a temperature in a range of 500° C. to 1,000° C. and a hydrogenation method in which the copper-based catalyst precursor is used are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2013Publication date: August 13, 2015Applicants: KURARAY CO., LTD., SAKAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY, CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoaki Tsuji, Keiichi Tabata, Toshihiro Suguya, Akio Nakashima
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Publication number: 20150224393Abstract: An exemplary game system includes a monitor for displaying a game image or a television program, and a terminal device having a camera, a microphone, and a loudspeaker. When a user is playing a game or viewing a television program by using the monitor, another user can have chat by using the terminal device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2015Publication date: August 13, 2015Inventors: Hisashi NOGAMI, Tomoaki TSUJI
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Publication number: 20150225328Abstract: Provided is a method for highly selectively producing 7-octenal with a high conversion ratio through the isomerization reaction of 2,7-octadiene-1-ol. Specifically, provided is a method for producing 7-octenal, in which a copper-based catalyst is obtained by reducing a copper-based catalyst precursor described below, and an isomerization reaction of 2,7-octadiene-1-ol is caused in a gas phase using a fixed-bed reaction in the presence of the obtained copper-based catalyst. The copper-based catalyst precursor: a copper-based catalyst precursor obtained by calcining a mixture containing copper, iron, aluminum, and calcium silicate in which an atomic ratio of iron and aluminum to copper [(Fe+Al)/Cu] is in a range of 1.71 to 2.5, an atomic ratio of aluminum to iron [Al/Fe] is in a range of 0.001 to 3.3, and calcium silicate is contained in a range of 15% by mass to 65% by mass at a temperature in a range of 500° C. to 1,000° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2013Publication date: August 13, 2015Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Tomoaki Tsuji
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Patent number: 9011244Abstract: An exemplary game system includes a monitor for displaying a game image or a television program, and a terminal device having a camera, a microphone, and a loudspeaker. When a user is playing a game or viewing a television program by using the monitor, another user can have chat by using the terminal device.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2011Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hisashi Nogami, Tomoaki Tsuji