Patents by Inventor Tomoichi WATABE

Tomoichi WATABE 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).

  • Cellulose ester and molded article thereof
    Patent number: 11643476
    Abstract: A cellulose ester, wherein, in a structural formula of the following general formula (I), a degree of substitution where X is an acyl group is from 2.91 to 3.0; the acyl group includes benzoyl group (A) optionally having a substituent, and benzoyl group (B) optionally having a substituent different from that of benzoyl group (A); and when the degree of substitution is 3.0, a degree of substitution of benzoyl group (A) is from 1.5 to 2.9, and a degree of substitution of benzoyl group (B) is from 0.1 to 1.5, wherein all or some of X represents an acyl group; when some of X represents an acyl group, the remainder represents a group selected from a hydrogen atom and an alkyl group; and n represents an integer of from 20 to 20,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Hashizume, Hiroyuki Matsumura, Tohru Shibata, Hiroshi Koyama, Mitsuru Ohno, Tomoichi Watabe
  • CELLULOSE ESTER AND MOLDED ARTICLE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20210139611
    Abstract: A cellulose ester, wherein, in a structural formula of the following general formula (I), a degree of substitution where X is an acyl group is from 2.91 to 3.0; the acyl group includes benzoyl group (A) optionally having a substituent, and benzoyl group (B) optionally having a substituent different from that of benzoyl group (A); and when the degree of substitution is 3.0, a degree of substitution of benzoyl group (A) is from 1.5 to 2.9, and a degree of substitution of benzoyl group (B) is from 0.1 to 1.5, wherein all or some of X represents an acyl group; when some of X represents an acyl group, the remainder represents a group selected from a hydrogen atom and an alkyl group; and n represents an integer of from 20 to 20,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Daicel Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro HASHIZUME, Hiroyuki MATSUMURA, Tohru SHIBATA, Hiroshi KOYAMA, Mitsuru OHNO, Tomoichi WATABE
  • Cellulose ester and molded article thereof
    Patent number: 10927190
    Abstract: A cellulose ester, wherein, in a structural formula of the following general formula (I), a degree of substitution where X is an acyl group is from 2.91 to 3.0; the acyl group includes benzoyl group (A) optionally having a substituent, and benzoyl group (B) optionally having a substituent different from that of benzoyl group (A); and when the degree of substitution is 3.0, a degree of substitution of benzoyl group (A) is from 1.5 to 2.9, and a degree of substitution of benzoyl group (B) is from 0.1 to 1.5, wherein all or some of X represents an acyl group; when some of X represents an acyl group, the remainder represents a group selected from a hydrogen atom and an alkyl group; and n represents an integer of from 20 to 20,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Hashizume, Hiroyuki Matsumura, Tohru Shibata, Hiroshi Koyama, Mitsuru Ohno, Tomoichi Watabe
  • CELLULOSE ESTER AND MOLDED ARTICLE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190161557
    Abstract: A cellulose ester, wherein, in a structural formula of the following general formula (I), a degree of substitution where X is an acyl group is from 2.91 to 3.0; the acyl group includes benzoyl group (A) optionally having a substituent, and benzoyl group (B) optionally having a substituent different from that of benzoyl group (A); and when the degree of substitution is 3.0, a degree of substitution of benzoyl group (A) is from 1.5 to 2.9, and a degree of substitution of benzoyl group (B) is from 0.1 to 1.5, wherein all or some of X represents an acyl group; when some of X represents an acyl group, the remainder represents a group selected from a hydrogen atom and an alkyl group; and n represents an integer of from 20 to 20,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: Daicel Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro HASHIZUME, Hiroyuki MATSUMURA, Tohru SHIBATA, Hiroshi KOYAMA, Mitsuru OHNO, Tomoichi WATABE