Patents by Inventor Tsutomu Numoto

Tsutomu Numoto 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: 8039650
    Abstract: A diamine and an epihalohydrin are subjected to ring-opening addition reaction in the presence of water, to thereby produce a tetrahalohydrinamino compound (i.e., halohydrin compound). Thereafter, the halohydrin compound is reacted with an alkali metal hydroxide in the co-presence of a phase-transfer catalyst, to thereby allow cyclization reaction to proceed. An alkali metal halide by-produced during the cyclization reaction is dissolved in water and removed through phase separation. The resultant organic layer is washed with water for phase separation. Then, a crude tetraglycidylamino compound obtained by recovering unreacted epihalohydrin through evaporation is dissolved in an organic solvent and washed with water for phase separation. Subsequently, the organic solvent is recovered through evaporation under reduced pressure with heating, to thereby isolate a tetraglycidylamino compound (i.e., a product of interest).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Hideharu Kurashima, Tsutomu Numoto, Jyunichi Hisae
  • Publication number: 20100222604
    Abstract: A diamine and an epihalohydrin are subjected to ring-opening addition reaction in the presence of water, to thereby produce a tetrahalohydrinamino compound (i.e., halohydrin compound). Thereafter, the halohydrin compound is reacted with an alkali metal hydroxide in the co-presence of a phase-transfer catalyst, to thereby allow cyclization reaction to proceed. An alkali metal halide by-produced during the cyclization reaction is dissolved in water and removed through phase separation. The resultant organic layer is washed with water for phase separation. Then, a crude tetraglycidylamino compound obtained by recovering unreacted epihalohydrin through evaporation is dissolved in an organic solvent and washed with water for phase separation. Subsequently, the organic solvent is recovered through evaporation under reduced pressure with heating, to thereby isolate a tetraglycidylamino compound (i.e., a product of interest).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Hideharu Kurashima, Tsutomu Numoto, Jyunichi Hisae
  • Patent number: 7364668
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing an amino composition by addition reaction between a polyamine and an unsaturated hydrocarbon compound in the presence of a strongly basic alkali metal catalyst to obtain an amino composition containing not more than 2% by weight of unreacted polyamine and preferably not more than 10 ppm of alkali metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Hisayuki Kuwahara, Tsutomu Numoto, Masatoshi Echigo, Shun Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20050137424
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing an amino composition by addition reaction between a polyamine and an unsaturated hydrocarbon compound in the presence of a strongly basic alkali metal catalyst to obtain an amino composition containing not more than 2% by weight of unreacted polyamine and preferably not more than 10 ppm of alkali metal, which at least comprises the following steps: (A) a step of conducting addition reaction between a polyamine and an unsaturated hydrocarbon compound in the presence of a strongly basic alkali metal catalyst to obtain a reaction liquid containing an amino composition (addition reaction-step), (B) a step of removing unreacted polyamine from said reaction liquid containing an amino composition obtained by said addition reaction-step (A) in the form of a mixture of water and unreacted polyamine by steam stripping to obtain an amino composition wherein the content of unreacted polyamine is not more than 2% by weight (steam stripping-step), and further, if neces
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Hisayuki Kuwahara, Tsutomu Numoto, Masatoshi Echigo, Shun Ogawa
  • Patent number: 5880310
    Abstract: Provided is a process for producing a plasticizer ester characterized by previously removing dissolved oxygen in a starting alcohol, and then subjecting an organic acid or its anhydride and the alcohol to an esterification reaction in the presence of an organic metal compound catalyst, which process can substantially reduce formation of coloring impurities and can easily provide a plasticizer ester having a low degree of coloring.Further, a plasticizer ester having a high volume resistivity can easily be obtained by adding an alkaline aqueous solution to a reaction product obtained by an esterification reaction to conduct neutralization of an unreacted acid and hydrolysis of the catalyst, further blowing a carbon dioxide gas to convert the residual alkali into a carbonate, recovering an excess alcohol, and then conducting purification through finefiltration using a filter aid or further in combination with adsorption treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kuniaki Ageishi, Tadayoshi Takefumi, Tsutomu Numoto, Tsuguji Kawabata, Etsuo Urabe