Patents by Inventor Toyoaki Sasaki

Toyoaki Sasaki 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: 12091536
    Abstract: A resin composition including a 4-methyl-1-pentene copolymer (A) that satisfies particular requirements and a 4-methyl-1-pentene copolymer (B) that satisfies particular requirements, in which the content of the copolymer (A) is 10 to 95 parts by mass and the content of the copolymer (B) is 90 to 5 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the total content of the copolymers (A) and (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Hisanori Hashimoto, Masahiko Okamoto, Makoto Nakano, Toyoaki Sasaki, Masakazu Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20240076425
    Abstract: To provide a 4-methyl-1-pentene polymer being excellent in storage stability when dissolved in a solvent and solubility, and being excellent in at least one of heat resistance, and a coating appearance when a coating film is stretched, for example, when such a film is bended or used in a flexible application. A 4-methyl-1-pentene polymer (A) being a copolymer of 4-methyl-1-pentene and at least one selected from linear ?-olefins having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, the 4-methyl-1-pentene polymer (A) satisfying the following requirements (I) and (II): (I) an endotherm end temperature (TmE) in a melting (endothermic) curve measured by DSC is 230° C. or lower; and (II) an exotherm start temperature (TcS) in a crystallization (exothermic) curve measured by DSC is 210° C. or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Akihiro ASANO, Masakazu TANAKA, Toyoaki SASAKI, Yusuke MIZOBUCHI, Takuya IWATA
  • Publication number: 20230331969
    Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition including a 4-methyl-1-pentene copolymer (A) that satisfies particular requirements and a 4-methyl-1-pentene copolymer (B) that satisfies particular requirements. The resin composition of the present invention can provide a smooth film with a small surface roughness and can be suitably used for molded articles such as films for capacitors, while containing the 4-methyl-1-pentene copolymers and having properties such as heat resistance. A film for capacitors of the present invention has a small surface roughness and is smooth, which eliminates problems such as worsening of dielectric properties and shortening of service life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Shota ISHIHARA, Masakazu TANAKA, Toyoaki SASAKI
  • Patent number: 11485815
    Abstract: A 4-methyl-1-pentene polymer particle (X) which satisfies the following requirements (X-a), (X-b) and (X-c): (X-a) being composed of a 4-methyl-1-pentene polymer which has a content of a constitutional unit derived from 4-methyl-1-pentene being 30.0 to 99.7% by mol, and a content of a constitutional unit derived from at least one olefin selected from ethylene and an ?-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms (except for 4-methyl-1-pentene) being 0.3 to 70.0% by mol; (X-b) having, when measured in a cross fractionation chromatograph apparatus (CFC) using an infrared spectrophotometer as a detector part, at least one peak A of an amount of a component eluted present in the range of 100 to 140° C., and at least one peak B of an amount of a component eluted present at lower than 100° C.; and (X-c) having a meso diad fraction (m) measured by 13C-NMR falling within the range of 95.0 to 100%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Masakazu Tanaka, Toyoaki Sasaki, Tomoaki Matsugi, Sadahiko Matsuura, Naoto Matsukawa, Masatoshi Chinaka
  • Publication number: 20220041847
    Abstract: A resin composition including a 4-methyl-1-pentene copolymer (A) that satisfies particular requirements and a 4-methyl-1-pentene copolymer (B) that satisfies particular requirements, in which the content of the copolymer (A) is 10 to 95 parts by mass and the content of the copolymer (B) is 90 to 5 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the total content of the copolymers (A) and (B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Hisanori HASHIMOTO, Masahiko OKAMOTO, Makoto NAKANO, Toyoaki SASAKI, Masakazu TANAKA
  • Patent number: 11162050
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a lubricating oil composition particularly excellent in viscosity characteristics at a low temperature. The present invention provides: a lubricating oil composition including a polymer (A) and a base oil (B), wherein the polymer (A) satisfies the following requirement (A-1), and the content ratio of the polymer (A) and the base oil (B) is such that the ratio of a resin (A) is within the range of from 0.1 to 50 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the polymer (A) and the base oil (B). (A-1) The polymer (A) is a polymer containing a structural unit derived from an ?-olefin having 20 or less carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Akio Hayakawa, Shuhei Yamamoto, Takayuki Uekusa, Ikuko Ebisawa, Masahiro Yamashita, Toyoaki Sasaki
  • Patent number: 11034782
    Abstract: A 4-methyl-1-pentene polymer (X) wherein a content of a constitutional unit derived from 4-methyl-1-pentene is 90 to 100% by mol; a content of a constitutional unit derived from at least one olefin selected from ethylene and an ?-olefin, other than 4-methyl-1-pentene, having 3 to 20 carbon atoms is 0 to 10% by mol; and the 4-methyl-1-pentene polymer satisfies certain requirements (a) to (f): (a) a meso diad fraction (m) measured by 13C-NMR falling within a certain range; (b) a ratio of weight-average molecular weight Mw within a certain range; (c) a melt flow rate (MFR) within a certain range; (d) a cumulative weight fraction within a certain range; (e) a proportion of a polymer having a molecular weight of a certain range; and (f) a heat of fusion and a melting point of the 4-methyl-1-pentene polymer within certain ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Masakazu Tanaka, Toyoaki Sasaki, Tomoaki Matsugi
  • Publication number: 20210139622
    Abstract: A 4-methyl-1-pentene polymer (X) wherein a content of a constitutional unit derived from 4-methyl-1-pentene is 90 to 100% by mol; a content of a constitutional unit derived from at least one olefin selected from ethylene and an ?-olefin, other than 4-methyl-1-pentene, having 3 to 20 carbon atoms is 0 to 10% by mol; and the 4-methyl-1-pentene polymer satisfies certain requirements (a) to (f): (a) a meso diad fraction (m) measured by 13C-NMR falling within a certain range; (b) a ratio of weight-average molecular weight Mw within a certain range; (c) a melt flow rate (MFR) within a certain range; (d) a cumulative weight fraction within a certain range; (e) a proportion of a polymer having a molecular weight of a certain range; and (f) a heat of fusion and a melting point of the 4-methyl-1-pentene polymer within certain ranges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Masakazu TANAKA, Toyoaki SASAKI, Tomoaki MATSUGI
  • Publication number: 20210032397
    Abstract: A 4-methyl-1-pentene polymer particle (X) which satisfies the following requirements (X-a), (X-b) and (X-c): (X-a) being composed of a 4-methyl-1-pentene polymer which has a content of a constitutional unit derived from 4-methyl-1-pentene being 30.0 to 99.7% by mol, and a content of a constitutional unit derived from at least one olefin selected from ethylene and an ?-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms (except for 4-methyl-1-pentene) being 0.3 to 70.0% by mol; (X-b) having, when measured in a cross fractionation chromatograph apparatus (CFC) using an infrared spectrophotometer as a detector part, at least one peak A of an amount of a component eluted present in the range of 100 to 140° C., and at least one peak B of an amount of a component eluted present at lower than 100° C.; and (X-c) having a meso diad fraction (m) measured by 13C-NMR falling within the range of 95.0 to 100%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Masakazu TANAKA, Toyoaki SASAKI, Tomoaki MATSUGI, Sadahiko MATSUURA, Naoto MATSUKAWA, Masatoshi CHINAKA
  • Patent number: 10870738
    Abstract: A polyester sheet including a polyester (A), a 4-methyl-1-pentene polymer (B) having a specific heat of fusion and a meso diad fraction (m) of 98.5 to 100%, and a compatibilizing agent (C), wherein content proportions of the (A), (B), and (C) are 60 to 98.9 parts by mass for (A), 1 to 25 parts by mass for (B), and 0.1 to 15 parts by mass for (C), when a total content of (A), (B), and (C) is set as 100 parts by mass, and wherein (B) satisfies the requirements (a) to (d) described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Masakazu Tanaka, Toyoaki Sasaki, Yasuhito Tsugane, Kenkichi Yoshida, Kenjiro Takamine, Masahiko Okamoto, Takanori Tada
  • Publication number: 20200140776
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a lubricating oil composition particularly excellent in viscosity characteristics at a low temperature. The present invention provides: a lubricating oil composition including a polymer (A) and a base oil (B), wherein the polymer (A) satisfies the following requirement (A-1), and the content ratio of the polymer (A) and the base oil (B) is such that the ratio of a resin (A) is within the range of from 0.1 to 50 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the polymer (A) and the base oil (B). (A-1) The polymer (A) is a polymer containing a structural unit derived from an ?-olefin having 20 or less carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Akio HAYAKAWA, Shuhei YAMAMOTO, Takayuki UEKUSA, Ikuko EBISAWA, Masahiro YAMASHITA, Toyoaki SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20200071475
    Abstract: A polyester sheet including a polyester (A), a 4-methyl-1-pentene polymer (B) having a specific heat of fusion and a meso diad fraction (m) of 98.5 to 100%, and a compatibilizing agent (C), wherein content proportions of the (A), (B), and (C) are 60 to 98.9 parts by mass for (A), 1 to 25 parts by mass for (B), and 0.1 to 15 parts by mass for (C), when a total content of (A), (B), and (C) is set as 100 parts by mass, and wherein (B) satisfies the requirements (a) to (d) described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Masakazu TANAKA, Toyoaki SASAKI, Yasuhito TSUGANE, Kenkichi YOSHIDA, Kenjiro TAKAMINE, Masahiko OKAMOTO, Takanori TADA
  • Publication number: 20190382573
    Abstract: A molded product formed of a plurality of portions containing 4-methyl-1-pentene polymers in contact with each other and to provide a method for producing the molded product. A molded product according to the present invention includes a composition containing a particular 4-methyl-1-pentene (co)polymer (A) having a melting point (Tm) measured by DSC of within the range of 200 to 250° C. and a particular 4-methyl-1-pentene copolymer (B) having no observed melting point (Tm) or having a melting point (Tm) of within the range of 100 to 199° C., the melting point (Tm) being measured by DSC, wherein a content of the (co)polymer (A) is 60 to 95 parts by mass of based on a total of 100 parts by mass of the (co)polymer (A) and the copolymer (B), and a portion (2) that contains the 4-methyl-1-pentene (co)polymer (A) and is formed in contact with the portion (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Yusuke NAKAYAMA, Toyoaki SASAKI, Kenkichi YOSHIDA, Kazutoshi FUJIHARA
  • Publication number: 20180030226
    Abstract: [Object] The invention provides fiber-reinforced composite materials having improved interlaminar fracture toughness and high heat resistance. [Solution] A prepreg includes a reinforcement fiber (A) and a resin composition (E), the resin composition (E) including 0.1 to 10 mass % of particles (D) including an ultrahigh molecular weight olefin polymer or a crosslinked product thereof and satisfying requirements (i) to (ii) below, the resin composition (E) further including a thermosetting resin (B) and a curing agent (C). (i) The intrinsic viscosity [?] of the ultrahigh molecular weight olefin polymer forming the particles, as measured in decalin solvent at 135° C., is 5 to 50 dl/g. (ii) The average particle size d50 is 3 to 200 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Toyoaki SASAKI, Kazutoshi FUJIHARA, Hironobu OKIMURA, Junji TAN
  • Patent number: 8394476
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a hollow bottle made of polyester, which has excellent heat resistance and is not likely to undergo deformation or change in capacity even if a liquid of high temperature is filled therein. The present invention relates to a hollow bottle formed by blow molding polyester, which has a thickness in the range of 200 to 400 ?m, and satisfies that ?d=d1?d2 is not less than ?7 kg/m3 and more than 7 kg/m3, with d1 [kg/m3] being a density of a part ranging from an outer surface up to 50 ?m inward, and d2 [kg/m3] being a density of a part of the body portion ranging from an inner surface up to 50 ?m inward. The polyester is preferably polyethylene terephthalate, and it is preferable that d1=1370 to 1375 kg/m3, while d2=1373 to 1378 kg/m3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Hama, Toyoaki Sasaki, Kunio Tomita, Takayuki Okuno, Yasuo Kurosaki
  • Publication number: 20070178267
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a hollow bottle made of polyester, which has excellent heat resistance and is not likely to undergo deformation or change in capacity even if a liquid of high temperature is filled therein. The present invention relates to a hollow bottle formed by blow molding polyester, which has a thickness in the range of 200 to 400 ?m, and satisfies that ?d=d1?d2 is not less than ?7 kg/m3 and not more than 7 kg/m3, with d1 [kg/m3] being a density of a part ranging from an outer surface up to 50 ?m inward, and d2 [kg/m3] being a density of a part ranging from an inner surface up to 50 ?m inward. The polyester is preferably polyethylene terephthalate, and it is preferable that d1=1370 to 1375 kg/m3, while d2=1373 to 1378 kg/m3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2005
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Takashi Hama, Toyoaki Sasaki, Kunio Tomita, Takayuki Okuno, Yasuo Kurosaki
  • Patent number: 7153587
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polyester resin which comprises (a-1) 45 to 99% by mole of an oxycarboxylic acid unit having 5 carbon atoms or less, (a-2) 0.5 to 27.5% by mole of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid unit, and (a-3) 0.5 to 27.5% by mole of an aliphatic diol unit having 4 carbon atoms or less, and containing (a-1) to (a-3) in a total amount of 95% by mole or greater, wherein the relationship between the content of the oxycarboxylic acid, expressed as M % by mole, and the density ? (kg/m3) of the polyester resin, satisfies the formula ??1349+M×0.85.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Junji Tan, Yasuhiro Mutou, Seiji Ota, Toyoaki Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20060204771
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polyester resin which comprises (a-1) 45 to 99% by mole of an oxycarboxylic acid unit having 5 carbon atoms or less, (a-2) 0.5 to 27.5% by mole of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid unit, and (a-3) 0.5 to 27.5% by mole of an aliphatic diol unit having 4 carbon atoms or less, and containing (a-1) to (a-3) in a total amount of 95% by mole or greater, wherein the relationship between the content of the oxycarboxylic acid, expressed as M % by mole, and the density ? (kg/m3) of the polyester resin, satisfies the formula ??1349+M×0.85.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2004
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Junji Tan, Yasuhiro Mutou, Seiji Ota, Toyoaki Sasaki