Patents by Inventor Toshio Okuhara

Toshio Okuhara 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: 7531690
    Abstract: A catalyst for the production of an oxygen-containing compound, comprising palladium, tungsten and zirconium, a production process thereof, and a production process of an oxygen-containing compound using the catalyst. The catalyst can provide an oxygen-containing compound from a lower olefin and oxygen with high productivity and high selectivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventor: Toshio Okuhara
  • Publication number: 20070191224
    Abstract: A catalyst for the production of an oxygen-containing compound, comprising palladium, tungsten and zirconium, a production process thereof, and a production process of an oxygen-containing compound using the catalyst. The catalyst can provide an oxygen-containing compound from a lower olefin and oxygen with high productivity and high selectivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventor: Toshio Okuhara
  • Patent number: 7115782
    Abstract: There is provided a process for producing an aromatic compound by Friedel-Crafts reaction product, which comprises reacting an aromatic compound with an ester compound in the presence of a heteropolyacid-containing solid acid catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Toshio Okuhara, Tetsuo Nakajo
  • Publication number: 20050222457
    Abstract: There is provided a process for producing an aromatic compound by Friedel-Crafts reaction product, which comprises reacting an aromatic compound with an ester compound in the presence of a heteropolyacid-containing solid acid catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Toshio Okuhara, Tetsuo Nakajo
  • Publication number: 20030018112
    Abstract: A chlorinated vinyl chloride resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of chlorinated vinyl chloride resin and a hydroxypolycarboxylic acid salt, e.g., sodium tartrate, and/or 0.2 to 1.5 parts by weight of zeolite. The composition exhibits improved thermal stability and is particularly suited to pipe extrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshio Okuhara, Tadashi Tadokoro, Hiroaki Shiota, Takeyuki Suzuki, Minoru Isshiki
  • Publication number: 20030013932
    Abstract: The method for producing diarylmethane and its derivatives by condensation of an aromatic hydrocarbon and a methylenating agent is proposed, in which the aromatic hydrocarbon having at least one hydrogen atom that is directly connected to its benzene ring and a methylenating agent such as formalin are reacted in a specific temperature range in the presence of a heteropoly-acid of the condensation product of at least one oxide selected from the group of Mo, W, Nb and V with an oxyacid of P, Si, As or Ge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Applicant: Nippon Petrochemicals Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshio Okuhara
  • Patent number: 6479559
    Abstract: There is obtained a chlorinated vinyl chloride resin composition from which a siding molded article having good appearance and excellent heat resistance, impact resistance and weatherability is obtained. A chlorinated vinyl chloride resin composition for siding extrusion molding is obtained and a siding molded article is prepared therefrom, said chlorinated vinyl chloride resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a chlorinated vinyl chloride resin and 3 to 20 parts by weight of an acrylic graft rubber copolymer, wherein the acrylic graft rubber copolymer contains 30 to 90% by weight of acrylic hollow rubber particles whose average void ratio is 3 to 90% by volume in a latex state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Takai, Toshio Okuhara, Kazumasa Yamane
  • Patent number: 6469079
    Abstract: A chlorinated vinyl chloride resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of chlorinated vinyl chloride resin and a hydroxypolycarboxylic acid salt, e.g., sodium tartrate, and/or 0.2 to 1.5 parts by weight of zeolite. The composition exhibits improved thermal stability and is particularly suited to pipe extrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Toshio Okuhara, Tadashi Tadokoro, Hiroaki Shiota, Takeyuki Suzuki, Minoru Isshiki
  • Publication number: 20020147246
    Abstract: There is obtained a chlorinated vinyl chloride resin composition from which a siding molded article having good appearance and excellent heat resistance, impact resistance and weatherability is obtained. A chlorinated vinyl chloride resin composition for siding extrusion molding is obtained and a siding molded article is prepared therefrom, said chlorinated vinyl chloride resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a chlorinated vinyl chloride resin and 3 to 20 parts by weight of an acrylic graft rubber copolymer, wherein the acrylic graft rubber copolymer has a glass transition temperature of at most 0° C. and contains 30 to 90% by weight of acrylic hollow rubber particles whose average void ratio is 3 to 90% by volume in a latex state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: Atsushi Takai, Toshio Okuhara, Kazumasa Yamane
  • Publication number: 20010056152
    Abstract: A chlorinated vinyl chloride resin composition containing a chlorinated vinyl chloride resin which has a polymerization degree of from 600 to 1500 prior to chlorination and a chlorination degree of from 62 to 70 wt. %, an impact modifier, a stabilizer, a lubricant and titanium dioxide, wherein the content of zinc in titanium dioxide is 0.1% or less, which has improved thermal stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 1998
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventors: TOSHIO OKUHARA, TAKEYUKI SUZUKI, MINORU ISSHIKI
  • Patent number: 6306950
    Abstract: A chlorinated vinyl chloride resin composition containing a chlorinated vinyl chloride resin which has a polymerization degree of from 600 to 1500 prior to chlorination arid a chlorination degree of from 62 to 70 wt. %, an impact modifier, a stabilizer, a lubricant and titanium dioxide, wherein the content of zinc in titanium dioxide is 0.1% or less, which has improved thermal stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Toshio Okuhara, Takeyuki Suzuki, Minoru Isshiki
  • Patent number: 6140423
    Abstract: A chlorinated vinyl chloride resin composition, which is suitably used for the production of extruded pipes, containing a chlorinated vinyl chloride resin which has a polymerization degree of from 600 to 1500 prior to chlorination and a chlorination degree of from 62 to 70 wt. %, methyl methacrylate-butadiene-styrene copolymer particles having a butadiene content of less than 60 wt. % and a styrene content of larger than 30 wt. % in the whole particles, and a chlorinated polyethylene having a chlorine content of from 10 to 50 wt. %, in which the methyl methacrylate-butadiene-styrene copolymer particles have an average dispersed particle size of 2,000 angstroms or less in an extruded pipe produced from the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Takeyuki Suzuki, Toshio Okuhara, Minoru Isshiki
  • Patent number: 5750457
    Abstract: A solid acid catalyst for paraffin conversion which consists of an acid salt of a heteropoly acid being represented by the following general formula:A.sub.x H.sub.(3-x) PY.sub.12 O.sub.40wherein A represents one ion selected from the group consisting of alkali metal ion and ammonium ion; Y represents at least one atom selected from the group consisting of W and Mo; x represents a number of 2.2 to 2.8, and a metal Group VIII, wherein the acid salt of heteroply acid has been impregnated in the metal of Group VIII, and paraffin conversion process using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: Nippon Oil Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyutae Na, Toshio Okuhara, Makoto Misono