Patents by Inventor Yasuo Funabara

Yasuo Funabara 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: 7700708
    Abstract: An ethylene polymer containing 0.01 to 1.20 mol % of a constitutional unit derived from ?-olefin having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, wherein with respect to cross fractionation chromatography (CFC), either (1) the weight average molecular weight (Mw) of the components eluted at 73 to 76° C. does not exceed 4,000, or (2) the ethylene polymer satisfies the following relationship (Eq-1), provides a molded product having excellent moldability and therefore excellent mechanical strength and appearance: Sx/Stotal?0.1??(Eq-1) wherein Sx is the sum of the total peak areas related to the components eluted at 70 to 85° C., and Stotal is the sum of the total peak areas related to the components eluted at 0 to 145° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Mamoru Takahashi, Masahiko Okamoto, Tetsuji Kasai, Yasushi Tohi, Shiro Otsuzuki, Shinichi Nagano, Yasuo Funabara, Takahiro Akashi
  • Publication number: 20060189775
    Abstract: An ethylene polymer containing 0.01 to 1.20 mol % of a constitutional unit derived from ?-olefin having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, wherein with respect to cross fractionation chromatography (CFC), either (1) the weight average molecular weight (Mw) of the components eluted at 73 to 76° C. does not exceed 4,000, or (2) the ethylene polymer satisfies the following relationship (Eq-1), provides a molded product having excellent moldability and therefore excellent mechanical strength and appearance: Sx/Stotal?0.1??(Eq-1) wherein Sx is the sum of the total peak areas related to the components eluted at 70 to 85° C., and Stotal is the sum of the total peak areas related to the components eluted at 0 to 145° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Mamoru Takahashi, Masahiko Okamoto, Tetsuji Kasai, Yasushi Tohi, Shiro Otsuzuki, Shinichi Nagano, Yasuo Funabara, Takahiro Akashi
  • Patent number: 6716924
    Abstract: A process for preparing an ethylene polymer composition comprises a step (I) to prepare an ethylene (co)polymer (i) having [&eegr;] of at least 1.5 times the intrinsic viscosity of a (co)polymer (ii) and a step (II) to prepare an ethylene (co)polymer (ii) having [&eegr;] of 0.3 to 3 dl/g, said steps (I) and (II) using a catalyst containing a component obtained by contacting a liquid Mg compound with a liquid Ti compound in the presence of an organosilicon compound, wherein the step (II) is carried out in the presence of the polymer (i) or the step (I) is carried out in the presence of the polymer (ii), to prepare an ethylene polymer composition having [&eegr;] of 1 to 6 dl/g and a density of not less than 0.94 g/cm3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Tsutsui, Tsuneo Yashiki, Yasuo Funabara
  • Publication number: 20030055174
    Abstract: A process for preparing an ethylene polymer composition comprises a step (I) to prepare an ethylene (co)polymer (i) having [i] of at least 1.5 times the intrinsic viscosity of a (co)polymer (ii) and a step (II) to prepare an ethylene (co)polymer (ii) having [&eegr;] of 0.3 to 3 dl/g, said steps (I) and (II) using a catalyst containing a component obtained by contacting a liquid Mg compound with a liquid Ti compound in the presence of an organosilicon compound, wherein the step (II) is carried out in the presence of the polymer (i) or the step (I) is carried out in the presence of the polymer (ii), to prepare an ethylene polymer composition having [&eegr;] of 1 to 6 dl/g and a density of not less than 0.94 g/cm3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Tsutsui, Tsuneo Yashiki, Yasuo Funabara