Patents by Inventor Yasuo Uekita

Yasuo Uekita 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: 10287419
    Abstract: A rubber composition comprising a compound having one or more groups represented by formula (X) and a rubber component is provided. wherein ring W1 represents a cyclic group having at least one selected from the group consisting of —C(?O)— and —C(?S)—; N10 represents a nitrogen atom; the at least one selected from the group consisting of —C(?O)— and —C(?S)— in the ring W1 and N10 are conjugated; and Z1 represents —O— or —S—.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Kazumasa Matsuo, Orhan Ozturk, Yasuo Uekita
  • Publication number: 20180126784
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition obtained by kneading a compound represented by the formula (I), a rubber component and a filler, and the like: wherein the groups in the formula (I) are as described in the DESCRIPTION.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Orhan OZTURK, Yasuo UEKITA
  • Patent number: 9796831
    Abstract: A process for producing particles, the process including pulverizing particles of a compound represented by formula (I) with a median diameter (50% D) of over 100 ?m by using a pulverizer in the presence of at least one member selected from the group consisting of silica, talc and clay, to obtain particles of the compound represented by formula (I) with a median diameter (50% D) of 100 ?m or less, in formula (I), R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or alternatively, R1 and R2 are inked to each other to form a ring together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound, m represents an integer of 2 to 9, Mn+ represents H+ or an n-valent metal ion, and n represents an integer of 1 or 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hiroshi Shiratani, Masahito Sekiguchi, Yasuo Uekita
  • Publication number: 20170130028
    Abstract: A rubber composition comprising a compound having one or more groups represented by formula (X) and a rubber component is provided. wherein ring W1 represents a cyclic group having at least one selected from the group consisting of —C(?O)— and —C(?S)—; N10 represents a nitrogen atom; the at least one selected from the group consisting of —C(?O)— and —C(?S)— in the ring W1 and N10 are conjugated; and Z1 represents —O— or —S—.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Kazumasa MATSUO, Orhan OZTURK, Yasuo UEKITA
  • Patent number: 9365497
    Abstract: A rubber composition comprising a hydrate of a compound represented by formula (I-2) or a salt thereof; or a methanol solvate of a compound represented by formula (I) or a salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yosuke Watanabe, Orhan Ozturk, Yasuo Uekita
  • Publication number: 20150251992
    Abstract: A rubber composition obtained by kneading at least one selected from the group consisting of (A1), (B1), (C1) and (D1), a rubber component and a filler, and a method of improving the viscoelastic property of vulcanized rubber, comprising a first step of kneading at least one selected from the group consisting of (A1), (B1), (C1) and (D1), a rubber component, a filler and a sulfur component and a second step of thermally treating the kneaded material obtained in the previous step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yosuke WATANABE, Orhan OZTURK, Yasuo UEKITA
  • Patent number: 9068055
    Abstract: A rubber composition obtained by kneading at least one selected from the group consisting of (A1), (B1), (C1) and (D1), a rubber component and a filler, and a method of improving the viscoelastic property of vulcanized rubber, comprising a first step of kneading at least one selected from the group consisting of (A1), (B1), (C1) and (D1), a rubber component, a filler and a sulfur component and a second step of thermally treating the kneaded material obtained in the previous step. (A1): a compound represented by formula (I) (B1): a salt of a compound represented by formula (I) (C1): a solvate of a compound represented by formula (I) (D1): a solvate of a salt of a compound represented by formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yosuke Watanabe, Orhan Ozturk, Yasuo Uekita
  • Publication number: 20140142217
    Abstract: A method for lowering the dynamic-to-static modulus ratio of vulcanized rubber, the method comprising a first step of kneading a rubber component, a filler and a compound represented by formula (I) or a salt thereof, a second step of kneading the kneaded mixture obtained in the first step, a sulfur component and a vulcanization accelerator, and a third step of thermally treating the kneaded mixture obtained in the second step, in formula (I), n represents an integer of 0 to 10. The compound represented by formula (I) or a salt thereof is preferably S-(3-aminopropyl)thiosulfuric acid or a salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasuo Uekita, Hironobu Iyama
  • Publication number: 20140065337
    Abstract: A process for producing particles, the process including pulverizing particles of a compound represented by formula (I) with a median diameter (50% D) of over 100 ?m by using a pulverizer in the presence of at least one member selected from the group consisting of silica, talc and clay, to obtain particles of the compound represented by formula (I) with a median diameter (50% D) of 100 ?m or less, in formula (I), R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or alternatively, R1 and R2 are inked to each other to form a ring together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound, m represents an integer of 2 to 9, Mn+ represents H+ or an n-valent metal ion, and n represents an integer of 1 or 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hiroshi Shiratani, Masahito Sekiguchi, Yasuo Uekita
  • Patent number: 8664432
    Abstract: Use of S-(3-aminopropyl)thiosulfuric acid and/or a metal salt thereof for improving the viscoelastic properties of a vulcanized rubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Orhan Ozturk, Yasuo Uekita, Kenichi Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20140020808
    Abstract: A rubber composition obtained by kneading at least one selected from the group consisting of (A1), (B1), (C1) and (D1), a rubber component and a filler, and a method of improving the viscoelastic property of vulcanized rubber, comprising a first step of kneading at least one selected from the group consisting of (A1), (B1), (C1) and (D1), a rubber component, a filler and a sulfur component and a second step of thermally treating the kneaded material obtained in the previous step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yosuke Watanabe, Orhan Ozturk, Yasuo Uekita
  • Publication number: 20130210978
    Abstract: A process for producing a vulcanized rubber composition that includes S-(3-aminopropyl)thiosulfuric acid, a rubber component, a filler, a sulfur component, and a vulcanization accelerator, the process comprising the following Steps (A), (B) and (C); (A): a step of kneading S-(3-aminopropyl)thiosulfuric acid having a median diameter (50% D) of 10 ?m to 100 ?m, a rubber component and a filler, (B): a step of kneading the kneaded mixture obtained in Step (A), a sulfur component and a vulcanization accelerator, and (C): a step of subjecting the kneaded mixture obtained in Step (B) to thermal treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasuo Uekita, Kenichi Takeuchi, Hironobu Iyama
  • Publication number: 20130131240
    Abstract: A method for using S-(3-aminopropyl)thiosulfuric acid and/or a metal salt thereof added to a rubber component as a raw material of a vulcanized rubber composition, comprising a pre-kneading step A of kneading a rubber component, a filler, S-(3-aminopropyl)thiosulfuric acid and/or a metal salt thereof, a post-kneading step B of kneading the kneaded substance A obtained in the pre-kneading step A, a sulfur component, and a vulcanization accelerator having a weight over the weight of the above-described sulfur component, and a thermal treatment step C of thermally-treating the kneaded substance B obtained in the post-kneading step B to obtain a vulcanized rubber composition, wherein durability is imparted to the vulcanized rubber composition;
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasuo Uekita, Kenichi Takeuchi, Yoshiteru Ohta
  • Publication number: 20120101219
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing a vulcanized rubber comprising the first step of kneading S-(3-aminopropyl)thiosulfuric acid and/or a metal salt thereof, a rubber component, a filler and a sulfur component to obtain a kneaded product, and the second step of subjecting the kneaded product obtained in the first step to a heat treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Orhan Ozturk, Yasuo Uekita, Kenichi Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20120088928
    Abstract: Use of S-(3-aminopropyl)thiosulfuric acid and/or a metal salt thereof for improving the viscoelastic properties of a vulcanized rubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Orhan Ozturk, Yasuo Uekita, Kenichi Takeuchi