Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Kusanose
Yasuhiro Kusanose 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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Publication number: 20230303752Abstract: Provided is a hydrogenated copolymer (X) comprising: a hydrogenated copolymer (A); and a hydrogenated copolymer (B), wherein the hydrogenated copolymer (X) satisfies: (1): the hydrogenated copolymer (A) has a random copolymer structure comprising a conjugated diene monomer unit and a vinyl aromatic monomer unit, and content of the vinyl aromatic monomer unit in (A) is 10 to 80 mass %; (2): the hydrogenated copolymer (B) has a random copolymer structure comprising a conjugated diene monomer unit and a vinyl aromatic monomer unit, and content of the vinyl aromatic monomer unit in (B) is 10 to 80 mass %; (3): a ratio (Mn1/Mn2) of (Mn1) of the hydrogenated copolymer (A) to (Mn2) of the hydrogenated copolymer (B) is less than 0.25, and 1000?Mn1?40000; and (4): a mass ratio (A)/(B) of a content of the hydrogenated copolymer (A) to a content of the hydrogenated copolymer (B) is 5/95 to 50/50.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2021Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Goki Hattori, Yasuhiro Kusanose, Hiroyuki Ichino
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Publication number: 20220243050Abstract: A hydrogenated copolymer containing a hydrogenated copolymer (a) prepared by hydrogenating a copolymer of a vinyl aromatic compound and a conjugated diene compound, and a hydrogenated copolymer (b) prepared by hydrogenating a copolymer of a vinyl aromatic compound and a conjugated diene compound, wherein a mass ratio (a)/(b) of a content of the hydrogenated copolymer (a) to a content of the hydrogenated copolymer (b) is 5/95 to 95/5, the hydrogenated copolymer (a) has a hydrogenated polymer block (B1) and a hydrogenated polymer block (B2), the hydrogenated polymer block (B1) consists of a vinyl aromatic compound and a conjugated diene compound and has a content of the vinyl aromatic compound of 40 to 80 mass %, and the hydrogenated polymer block (B2) mainly contains a conjugated diene compound and has a vinyl bond content of 60 to 100 mol % before hydrogenation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2020Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyuki Ichino, Yasuhiro Kusanose, Toshikazu Hoshina, Takahiro Tsuji, Takahiro Hisasue
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Patent number: 11124593Abstract: A modified block copolymer according to the present invention is a modified block copolymer comprising a polymer block comprising a vinyl aromatic compound as a main constituent (A), a polymer block comprising a conjugate diene compound as a main constituent (B), and an atomic group having NHx (x=0 to 2) (C). In the modified block copolymer, the polymer block comprising a conjugate diene compound as a main constituent (B) is a hydrogenated product, the atomic group having NHx (x=0 to 2) (C) is contained in a side chain, and a compound forming the atomic group having NHx (x=0 to 2) (C).Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takashi Sukegawa, Masashi Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Kusanose
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Patent number: 10864710Abstract: The disclosure provides a film wherein an outer layer includes a polypropylene resin, an intermediate layer includes a polypropylene resin and a hydrogenated block copolymer (a), and an inner layer includes a polypropylene resin.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2016Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Noriko Yagi, Yasuhiro Kusanose, Hiroyuki Ichino, Masahiro Fujiwara
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Patent number: 10829632Abstract: The hydrogenated block copolymer according to the present invention is a hydrogenated block copolymer containing, in the molecule, a polymer block (C) having a conjugated diene compound as a main component, a polymer block (B) having a conjugated diene compound as a main component, and a polymer block (S) having a vinyl aromatic compound as a main component.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2017Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyuki Ichino, Yasuhiro Kusanose, Masashi Yamamoto, Masahiro Fujiwara
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Patent number: 10808066Abstract: A hydrogenated copolymer comprising a copolymer block A comprising a vinyl aromatic compound monomer unit and a conjugated diene monomer unit, wherein a tan ? peak obtained by dynamic viscoelasticity measurement (1 Hz) is in the range of ?40° C. to 20° C., a value of the tan ? peak is 0.8 or more, and a half value width of the tan ? peak is 22° C. or less.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2017Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuta Kamei, Toshikazu Hoshina, Yasuhiro Kusanose, Masahiro Fujiwara
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Patent number: 10703848Abstract: The present invention provides a hydrogenated block copolymer containing, in the molecule thereof, a polymer block (C) having a conjugated diene compound as a main component, a polymer block (B) having a conjugated diene compound as a main component, and a polymer block (S) having a vinyl aromatic compound as a main component.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2016Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuhiro Kusanose, Hiroyuki Ichino, Masashi Yamamoto, Masahiro Fujiwara, Toshikazu Hoshina
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Patent number: 10703892Abstract: The resin composition according to the present invention contains a polypropylene resin (a), a hydrogenated block copolymer (b), and a hydrogenated block copolymer (c), wherein: a mass ratio of a content of the hydrogenated block copolymer (b) to a content of the hydrogenated block copolymer (c), (b)/(c), is 90/10 to 10/90; a mass ratio of a content of the polypropylene resin (a) to a total content of the hydrogenated block copolymer (b) and the hydrogenated block copolymer (c), (a)/((b)+(c)), is 10/90 to 90/10; and specific polymer blocks (C), (B1), and (B2) differing in amount of vinyl bond before hydrogenation are contained at a specific ratio.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuhiro Kusanose, Hiroyuki Ichino, Masashi Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20200199282Abstract: A modified block copolymer according to the present invention is a modified block copolymer comprising a polymer block comprising a vinyl aromatic compound as a main constituent (A), a polymer block comprising a conjugate diene compound as a main constituent (B), and an atomic group having NHx (x=0 to 2) (C). In the modified block copolymer, the polymer block comprising a conjugate diene compound as a main constituent (B) is a hydrogenated product, the atomic group having NHx (x=0 to 2) (C) is contained in a side chain, and a compound forming the atomic group having NHx (x=0 to 2) (C).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2018Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takashi Sukegawa, Masashi Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Kusanose
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Patent number: 10577437Abstract: The present invention provides a hydrogenated block copolymer: having a polymer block (S) containing an aromatic vinyl compound unit as a main constituent; and a polymer block (B) containing a conjugated diene compound unit as a main constituent, in a molecule.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2016Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyuki Ichino, Yasuhiro Kusanose, Masashi Yamamoto
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Patent number: 10544251Abstract: A tube including a hydrogenated block copolymer (a), wherein the hydrogenated block copolymer (a) includes, in a molecule, a polymer block mainly including a conjugated diene compound (C), a polymer block mainly including a conjugated diene compound (B), and a polymer block mainly including a vinyl aromatic compound (S).Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2016Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuhiro Kusanose, Hiroyuki Ichino, Noriko Yagi, Masahiro Fujiwara
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Publication number: 20190136040Abstract: The hydrogenated block copolymer according to the present invention is a hydrogenated block copolymer containing, in the molecule, a polymer block (C) having a conjugated diene compound as a main component, a polymer block (B) having a conjugated diene compound as a main component, and a polymer block (S) having a vinyl aromatic compound as a main component.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyuki Ichino, Yasuhiro Kusanose, Masashi Yamamoto, Masahiro Fujiwara
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Publication number: 20190119478Abstract: The resin composition according to the present invention contains a polypropylene resin (a), a hydrogenated block copolymer (b), and a hydrogenated block copolymer (c), wherein: a mass ratio of a content of the hydrogenated block copolymer (b) to a content of the hydrogenated block copolymer (c), (b)/(c), is 90/10 to 10/90; a mass ratio of a content of the polypropylene resin (a) to a total content of the hydrogenated block copolymer (b) and the hydrogenated block copolymer (c), (a)/((b)+(c)), is 10/90 to 90/10; and specific polymer blocks (C), (B1), and (B2) differing in amount of vinyl bond before hydrogenation are contained at a specific ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2017Publication date: April 25, 2019Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuhiro Kusanose, Hiroyuki Ichino, Masashi Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20190016842Abstract: A hydrogenated copolymer comprising a copolymer block A comprising a vinyl aromatic compound monomer unit and a conjugated diene monomer unit, wherein a tan ? peak obtained by dynamic viscoelasticity measurement (1 Hz) is in the range of ?40° C. to 20° C., a value of the tan ? peak is 0.8 or more, and a half value width of the tan ? peak is 22° C. or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2017Publication date: January 17, 2019Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuta Kamei, Toshikazu Hoshina, Yasuhiro Kusanose, Masahiro Fujiwara
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Patent number: 10179850Abstract: The present invention provides a foam which maintains high hardness while being lightweight and has excellent peel strength and permanent compression set, and a foamable composition used to obtain the aforementioned foam. A foamable composition comprising (A) an olefin-based copolymer; (B) a copolymer that is (B-I) and/or (B-II) described below, (B-I) a vinyl aromatic-based copolymer comprising a vinyl aromatic compound and a conjugated diene, and/or a vinyl aromatic-based copolymer comprising a vinyl aromatic compound and alkylene, (B-II) an ethylene-based copolymer having an unsaturated group; (C) an inorganic filler; (D) an organic silane coupling agent; and (E) a foaming agent; wherein a mass ratio of the component (A) to the component (B), (A/B), is from 5/95 to 100/0; an amount of the component (C) is from 0.5 to 35 mass parts, and an amount of the component (E) is from 0.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2011Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals CorporationInventors: Yasuhiro Kusanose, Mika Horiuchi, Yoshifumi Araki
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Patent number: 10119017Abstract: A resin composition according to the present invention contains a polypropylene-based resin (a), a hydrogenated block copolymer (b), and a hydrogenated block copolymer (c) in a particular mass ratio, and the hydrogenated block copolymer (b) and the hydrogenated block copolymer (c) have particular constitution. Moreover, a sheet-shaped molded body according to the present invention contains the resin composition according to the present invention. Furthermore, a packaging material for medical use, foodstuffs or clothes according to the present invention contains the sheet-shaped molded body according to the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2015Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyuki Ichino, Toshikazu Hoshina, Yasuhiro Kusanose
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Publication number: 20180251589Abstract: A tube including a hydrogenated block copolymer (a), wherein the hydrogenated block copolymer (a) includes, in a molecule, a polymer block mainly including a conjugated diene compound (C), a polymer block mainly including a conjugated diene compound (B), and a polymer block mainly including a vinyl aromatic compound (S).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2016Publication date: September 6, 2018Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuhiro Kusanose, Hiroyuki Ichino, Noriko Yagi, Masahiro Fujiwara
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Publication number: 20180244025Abstract: The disclosure provides a film wherein an outer layer includes a polypropylene resin, an intermediate layer includes a polypropylene resin and a hydrogenated block copolymer (a), and an inner layer includes a polypropylene resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2016Publication date: August 30, 2018Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Noriko Yagi, Yasuhiro Kusanose, Hiroyuki Ichino, Masahiro Fujiwara
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Publication number: 20180244822Abstract: The present invention provides a hydrogenated block copolymer containing, in the molecule thereof, a polymer block (C) having a conjugated diene compound as a main component, a polymer block (B) having a conjugated diene compound as a main component, and a polymer block (S) having a vinyl aromatic compound as a main component, wherein: in the hydrogenated block copolymer, a content of the polymer block (C) is 1 to 20% by mass, a content of the polymer block (B) is 69 to 98% by mass, and a content of the polymer block (S) is 1 to 15% by mass; a vinyl bond content before hydrogenation of the polymer block (C) is 1 to 25 mol %, and a vinyl bond content before hydrogenation of the polymer block (B) is 60 to 100 mol %; a degree of hydrogenation of the hydrogenated block copolymer is 80 mol % or more; and a tan ? peak obtained by the dynamic viscoelasticity measurement (1 Hz) of the hydrogenated block copolymer is in the range of higher than ?45° C. and 10° C. or lower, a height of the tan ? peak is 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2016Publication date: August 30, 2018Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuhiro Kusanose, Hiroyuki Ichino, Masashi Yamamoto, Masahiro Fujiwara, Toshikazu Hoshina
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Publication number: 20180237556Abstract: The present invention provides a hydrogenated block copolymer: having a polymer block (S) containing an aromatic vinyl compound unit as a main constituent; and a polymer block (B) containing a conjugated diene compound unit as a main constituent, in a molecule.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2016Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyuki Ichino, Yasuhiro Kusanose, Masashi Yamamoto