Patents by Inventor Tomoki Tsutsui
Tomoki Tsutsui 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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Patent number: 9873757Abstract: The present invention provides a polyester polyol, preferably a plant-derived polyester polyol, suitable for a composition for polyurethane foam that contributes to the reduction of load on the environment and has a good balance of high resilience, moderate hardness, and high durability as a cushioning material for vehicle seat cushions. A polyester polyol having a hydroxyl value in the range of 15 to 100 mgKOH/g according to the present invention is produced by a condensation of raw materials comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of fatty acids having a hydroxy group and fatty acid esters having a hydroxy group with a polyhydric alcohol having an average number of functional groups of more than three but not more than eight. The raw materials contain 90% to 100% by mass of a fatty acid having a hydroxy group and a fatty acid ester having a hydroxy group in total.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2015Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS & SKC POLYURETHANES INC.Inventors: Tamotsu Kunihiro, Atsushi Miyata, Tomoki Tsutsui, Shinsuke Matsumoto, Kanae Morishita
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Publication number: 20150218301Abstract: The present invention provides a polyester polyol, preferably a plant-derived polyester polyol, suitable for a composition for polyurethane foam that contributes to the reduction of load on the environment and has a good balance of high resilience, moderate hardness, and high durability as a cushioning material for vehicle seat cushions. A polyester polyol having a hydroxyl value in the range of 15 to 100 mgKOH/g according to the present invention is produced by a condensation of raw materials comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of fatty acids having a hydroxy group and fatty acid esters having a hydroxy group with a polyhydric alcohol having an average number of functional groups of more than three but not more than eight. The raw materials contain 90% to 100% by mass of a fatty acid having a hydroxy group and a fatty acid ester having a hydroxy group in total.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2015Publication date: August 6, 2015Applicant: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Tamotsu KUNIHIRO, Atsushi Miyata, Tomoki Tsutsui, Shinsuke Matsumoto, Kanae Morishita
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Patent number: 8236869Abstract: Highly-functionalized, low-viscosity polyether polyols are obtained by dehydration condensation reaction of alcohols. The polyether polyols are obtained by dehydration condensation of glycerin and monohydric and/or dihydric alcohol with the glycerin percentage being more than 50 mol % relative to 100 mol % of the total of the glycerin and alcohol. The glycerin may be crude glycerin obtained by hydrolysis or alcoholysis of natural fat and oils.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2007Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Atsushi Miyata, Tomoki Tsutsui, Nobuhito Koga, Shinsuke Matsumoto, Kazuhiko Ohkubo
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Publication number: 20110166245Abstract: The present invention provides a polyester polyol, preferably a plant-derived polyester polyol, suitable for a composition for polyurethane foam that contributes to the reduction of load on the environment and has a good balance of high resilience, moderate hardness, and high durability as a cushioning material for vehicle seat cushions. A polyester polyol having a hydroxyl value in the range of 15 to 100 mgKOH/g according to the present invention is produced by a condensation of raw materials comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of fatty acids having a hydroxy group and fatty acid esters having a hydroxy group with a polyhydric alcohol having an average number of functional groups of more than three but not more than eight. The raw materials contain 90% to 100% by mass of a fatty acid having a hydroxy group and a fatty acid ester having a hydroxy group in total.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2009Publication date: July 7, 2011Inventors: Tamotsu Kunihiro, Atsushi Miyata, Tomoki Tsutsui, Shinsuke Matsumoto, Kanae Morishita
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Publication number: 20100130631Abstract: Polyester polyol compositions have a low viscosity and are suited for the production of rigid polyurethane foams. Compositions for rigid polyurethane foams contain the polyester polyol compositions. Rigid polyurethane foams are produced therefrom. A polyester polyol composition is obtained by: a step (I) in which a dibasic acid compound (A) is reacted with a trihydric or higher polyhydric alcohol (a compound (B)); and a step (II) in which the reaction mixture from the step (I) is reacted with a hydroxycarboxylic acid compound (C); at least one compound (C) being a compound (C?) selected from the group consisting of ricinoleic acid compounds and 12-hydroxystearic acid compounds; the polyester polyol composition having a hydroxyl value in the range of 250 to 550 mg KOH/g and an average functionality of 3 to 8.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2008Publication date: May 27, 2010Inventors: Atsushi MIYATA, Tomoki TSUTSUI, Nobuhito KOGA, Masahiro SASAKI, Shinsuke MATSUMOTO, Kazuhiko OHKUBO
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Publication number: 20100029799Abstract: Highly-functionalized, low-viscosity polyether polyols are obtained by dehydration condensation reaction of alcohols. The polyether polyols are obtained by dehydration condensation of glycerin and monohydric and/or dihydric alcohol with the glycerin percentage being more than 50 mol % relative to 100 mol % of the total of the glycerin and alcohol. The glycerin may be crude glycerin obtained by hydrolysis or alcoholysis of natural fat and oils.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2007Publication date: February 4, 2010Inventors: Atsushi Miyata, Tomoki Tsutsui, Nobuhito Koga, Shinsuke Matsumoto, Kazuhiko Ohkubo
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Publication number: 20070112086Abstract: A flexible polyurethane foam produced by contacting the polyol composition (A) comprising a polyether polyol (an amine value: 400 to 600 mg KOH/g, a hydroxyl value: 350 to 700 mg KOH/g), which is the adduct of an alkylene oxide to a compound selected from following formulas (1) and (2), with an organic polyisocyanate in the presence of water wherein R1 and R2 represent H or (CH)n—NH2 (n: 1-3), R3-R6 and R7 represent H or an alkyl group or alkenyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and k and m represent 1 to 6. The flexible polyurethane foam exhibits sufficient physical properties and reduced volatile amine components. The flexible polyurethane foam can be used to provide excellent seat pads and sound absorbing materials for automobiles.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2004Publication date: May 17, 2007Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS POLYURETHANES, INC.Inventors: Shinsuke Matsumoto, Takashi Kanno, Koichi Sano, Tomoki Tsutsui
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Patent number: 6156864Abstract: Propylene oxide is added to an active hydrogen compound in the presence of an alkali metal hydroxide catalyst in an amount of from 0.05 to 0.5 mole per mole of the active hydrogen compound at a reaction temperature of from 60 to 98.degree. C. at a reaction pressure less than or equal to 4 kg/cm.sup.2 to prepare a polyoxyalkylene polyol which has a hydroxyl value of from 10 to 35 mg KOH/g, a monool content less than or equal to 15 mol %, a Head-to-Tail bond selectivity greater than or equal to 96 percent, and low viscosity. A polymer polyol is prepared by polymerizing an ethylenically unsaturated monomer in the polyoxyalkylene polyol. A flexible polyurethane foam is prepared by reacting the polyoxyalkylene polyol or the polymer polyol with an organic polyisocyanate compound in the presence of a foaming agent, a catalyst, a surfactant, a crosslinking agent and other additives.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 1997Date of Patent: December 5, 2000Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Kazuhiko Ohkubo, Tomoki Tsutsui, Yoshitsugu Sakaki, Tamotsu Kunihiro, Ariko Nishikawa, Tsukuru Izukawa
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Patent number: 5777175Abstract: Propylene oxide is added to an active hydrogen compound in the presence of an alkali metal hydroxide catalyst in an amount of from 0.05 to 0.5 mole per mole of the active hydrogen compound at a reaction temperature of from 60.degree. to 98.degree. C. at a reaction pressure less than or equal to 4 kg/cm.sup.2 to prepare a polyoxyalkylene polyol which has a hydroxyl value of from 10 to 35 mg KOH/g, a monool content less than or equal to 15 mol %, a Head-to-Tail bond selectivity greater than or equal to 96 percent, and low viscosity. A polymer polyol is prepared by polymerizing an ethylenically unsaturated monomer in the polyoxyalkylene polyol. A flexible polyurethane foam is prepared by reacting the polyoxyalkylene polyol or the polymer polyol with an organic polyisocyanate compound in the presence of a foaming agent, a catalyst, a surfactant, a crosslinking agent and other additives.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 1995Date of Patent: July 7, 1998Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Kazuhiko Ohkubo, Tomoki Tsutsui, Yoshitsugu Sakaki, Tamotsu Kunihiro, Ariko Nishikawa, Tsukuru Izukawa, Kaoru Ueno, Seijiro Sakai, Yukichi Tanaka
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Patent number: 5545712Abstract: An alkali metal compound such as metallic cesium, cesium hydroxide, cesium hydroxide monohydrate, metallic rubidium, rubidium hydroxide or rubidium hydroxide monohydrate is used as a catalyst, crude polyoxyalkylene polyol containing the catalyst is neutralized with a mineral acid or an organic acid, an aqueous solution layer containing an alkali metal salt is brought into contact with an anion exchange resin to adsorb mineral acid anion or organic acid anion, the alkali metal compound catalyst is recovered, alkylene oxide undergoes ring-opening addition polymerization on an active hydrogen compound in the presence of the recovered alkali metal compound catalyst to prepare polyoxyalkylene polyol, the catalyst is thereafter separated, recovered and reused, and such recycle of the alkali metal compound catalyst provides an economical process.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 1995Date of Patent: August 13, 1996Assignee: Mitsu Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Tomoki Tsutsui, Tsukuru Izukawa, Kazuhiko Ohkubo, Yoshitsugu Sakaki
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Patent number: 5468840Abstract: An alkali metal compound such as metallic cesium, cesium hydroxide, cesium hydroxide monohydrate, metallic rubidium, rubidium hydroxide or rubidium hydroxide monohydrate is used as a catalyst, crude polyoxyalkylene polyol containing the catalyst is neutralized with a mineral acid or an organic acid, an aqueous solution layer containing an alkali metal salt is brought into contact with an anion exchange resin to adsorb mineral acid anion or organic acid anion, the alkali metal compound catalyst is recovered. alkylene oxide undergoes ring-opening addition polymerization on an active hydrogen compound in the presence of the recovered alkali metal compound catalyst to prepare polyoxyalkylene polyol, the catalyst is thereafter separated, recovered and reused, and such recycle of the alkali metal compound catalyst provides an economical process.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 1994Date of Patent: November 21, 1995Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Tomoki Tsutsui, Tsukuru Izukawa, Kazuhiko Ohkubo, Yoshitsugu Sakaki