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).

  • Publication number: 20230303752
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Goki Hattori, Yasuhiro Kusanose, Hiroyuki Ichino
  • Publication number: 20220243050
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ichino, Yasuhiro Kusanose, Toshikazu Hoshina, Takahiro Tsuji, Takahiro Hisasue
  • Patent number: 11124593
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Sukegawa, Masashi Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Kusanose
  • Patent number: 10864710
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Noriko Yagi, Yasuhiro Kusanose, Hiroyuki Ichino, Masahiro Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 10829632
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ichino, Yasuhiro Kusanose, Masashi Yamamoto, Masahiro Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 10808066
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuta Kamei, Toshikazu Hoshina, Yasuhiro Kusanose, Masahiro Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 10703848
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kusanose, Hiroyuki Ichino, Masashi Yamamoto, Masahiro Fujiwara, Toshikazu Hoshina
  • Patent number: 10703892
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kusanose, Hiroyuki Ichino, Masashi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20200199282
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Sukegawa, Masashi Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Kusanose
  • Patent number: 10577437
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ichino, Yasuhiro Kusanose, Masashi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10544251
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kusanose, Hiroyuki Ichino, Noriko Yagi, Masahiro Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20190136040
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ichino, Yasuhiro Kusanose, Masashi Yamamoto, Masahiro Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20190119478
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kusanose, Hiroyuki Ichino, Masashi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20190016842
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuta Kamei, Toshikazu Hoshina, Yasuhiro Kusanose, Masahiro Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 10179850
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kusanose, Mika Horiuchi, Yoshifumi Araki
  • Patent number: 10119017
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ichino, Toshikazu Hoshina, Yasuhiro Kusanose
  • Publication number: 20180251589
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kusanose, Hiroyuki Ichino, Noriko Yagi, Masahiro Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20180244025
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Noriko Yagi, Yasuhiro Kusanose, Hiroyuki Ichino, Masahiro Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20180244822
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kusanose, Hiroyuki Ichino, Masashi Yamamoto, Masahiro Fujiwara, Toshikazu Hoshina
  • Publication number: 20180237556
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ichino, Yasuhiro Kusanose, Masashi Yamamoto