Patents by Inventor Yasutaka Inubushi

Yasutaka Inubushi 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: 8741030
    Abstract: This invention provides a metal complex having a gas adsorption capability, a gas storing capability, and a gas separation capability. The present invention attained the above object by a metal complex comprising: a dicarboxylic acid compound (I) represented by the following General Formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as defined in the specification; at least one metal ion selected from ions of a metal belonging to Group 2 and Groups 7 to 12 of the periodic table; and an organic ligand capable of bidentate binding to the metal ion, the organic ligand belonging to the D?h point group, having a longitudinal length of not less than 8.0 ? and less than 16.0 ?, and having 2 to 7 heteroatoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Inubushi, Chikako Ikeda, Koichi Kanehira
  • Patent number: 8592626
    Abstract: Disclosed is a metal complex that can be used as a gas absorption material with superior gas absorbing properties, a gas storage material with a high storage capacity, and a gas separation material with superior gas separation performance and high adsorption capacity. Disclosed is a metal complex, and a manufacturing method therefor, which consists of: a polycyclic aromatic dihydroxy monocarboxylic acid compound, in the structural formula of which hydroxyl groups are at the farthest locations from each other, which has carboxyl groups at the locations adjacent to the hydroxyl groups, and which has 10 or more circularly conjugated ? electrons, such as 3,7-dihydorxy-2-naphtoic acid or 4,4?-dihydroxy-3-biphenylcaroxylic acid; at least one metal selected from chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, iron, ruthenium, cobalt, rhodium, nickel, palladium, copper, zinc, and cadmium; and an organic ligand, such as 4,4?-bipyridyl, capable of bidentate bonding with said metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Inubushi, Takashi Hori, Hiroyuki Ohgi
  • Publication number: 20120312164
    Abstract: This invention provides a metal complex having a gas adsorption capability, a gas storing capability, and a gas separation capability. The present invention attained the above object by a metal complex comprising: a dicarboxylic acid compound (I) represented by the following General Formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as defined in the specification; at least one metal ion selected from ions of a metal belonging to Group 2 and Groups 7 to 12 of the periodic table; and an organic ligand capable of bidentate binding to the metal ion, the organic ligand belonging to the D?h point group, having a longitudinal length of not less than 8.0 ? and less than 16.0 ?, and having 2 to 7 heteroatoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: Kuraray Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Inubushi, Chikako Ikeda, Koichi Kanehira
  • Patent number: 8044149
    Abstract: Provision of, in a process of producing a hydrogenated polymer, which comprises steps of sequentially performing, in the presence of a ruthenium carbene complex, a ring-opening metathesis polymerization reaction of a cyclic olefin and a hydrogenation reaction of a ring-opening metathesis polymer produced by the polymerization reaction to give a hydrogenated polymer, a simple and economic process of obtaining a hydrogenated polymer having an extremely small content of residual ruthenium derived from the ruthenium carbene complex. A process of producing a hydrogenated polymer, which comprises, in the presence of a ruthenium carbene complex, subjecting a cyclic monoolefin and/or a cyclic diolefin to a ring-opening metathesis polymerization, hydrogenating the resulting ring-opening metathesis polymer to give a hydrogenated polymer, and bringing the hydrogenated polymer in contact with a poor solvent of the hydrogenated polymer in the presence of dissolved hydrogen to allow precipitation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideharu Iwasaki, Yasutaka Inubushi
  • Publication number: 20110237796
    Abstract: Disclosed is a metal complex that can be used as a gas absorption material with superior gas absorbing properties, a gas storage material with a high storage capacity, and a gas separation material with superior gas separation performance and high adsorption capacity. Disclosed is a metal complex, and a manufacturing method therefor, which consists of: a polycyclic aromatic dihydroxy monocarboxylic acid compound, in the structural formula of which hydroxyl groups are at the farthest locations from each other, which has carboxyl groups at the locations adjacent to the hydroxyl groups, and which has 10 or more circularly conjugated it electrons, such as 3,7-dihydorxy-2-naphtoic acid or 4,4?-dihydroxy-3-biphenylcaroxylic acid; at least one metal selected from chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, iron, ruthenium, cobalt, rhodium, nickel, palladium, copper, zinc, and cadmium; and an organic ligand, such as 4,4?-bipyridyl, capable of bidentate bonding with said metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Inubushi, Takashi Hori, Hiroyuki Ohgi
  • Patent number: 7893145
    Abstract: The present invention provides an oxygen-absorbing resin composition containing a thermoplastic resin (A) having carbon-carbon double bonds substantially only in the main chain and a transition metal salt (B), and the oxygen absorption amount of 1 mol of carbon-carbon double bond of the thermoplastic resin (A) being 1.6 mols or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Inubushi, Tatsuhiko Hayashibara, Hideharu Iwasaki, Kazuhiro Kurosaki, Emi Yatagai, Tomoyuki Watanabe, Mie Kanehara
  • Patent number: 7700698
    Abstract: A process of producing a ring-opening metathesis polymer characterized in that a treatment to decrease the amount of oxygen and/or peroxide in at least one kind of polymerization starting material is performed prior to the ring-opening metathesis polymerization reaction of a cyclic olefin performed in the presence of a ruthenium carbene complex (catalyst). Treatments to decrease the amount of oxygen and/or peroxide include applying an adsorbent to a polymerization starting material to remove oxygen and/or peroxide by adsorption, applying an antioxidant to a polymerization starting material to decompose oxygen or peroxide, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideharu Iwasaki, Yasutaka Inubushi
  • Publication number: 20100051861
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide an oxygen-absorbing resin composition that has excellent oxygen absorbency, in particular a high initial oxygen absorption rate, does not generate an unpleasant odor as a result of oxygen absorption and has high transparency. This objective is achieved by providing an oxygen-absorbing resin composition containing a thermoplastic resin (A) having the structural unit represented by formula (I) below, a transition metal salt (B) and, as necessary, a matrix resin (C): wherein R1 and R2 are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Inubushi, Mie Kanehara, Tatsuhiko Hayashibara, Tomoyuki Watanabe, Hideharu Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20100029874
    Abstract: Provision of, in a process of producing a hydrogenated polymer, which comprises steps of sequentially performing, in the presence of a ruthenium carbene complex, a ring-opening metathesis polymerization reaction of a cyclic olefin and a hydrogenation reaction of a ring-opening metathesis polymer produced by the polymerization reaction to give a hydrogenated polymer, a simple and economic process of obtaining a hydrogenated polymer having an extremely small content of residual ruthenium derived from the ruthenium carbene complex. A process of producing a hydrogenated polymer, which comprises, in the presence of a ruthenium carbene complex, subjecting a cyclic monoolefin and/or a cyclic diolefin to a ring-opening metathesis polymerization, hydrogenating the resulting ring-opening metathesis polymer to give a hydrogenated polymer, and bringing the hydrogenated polymer in contact with a poor solvent of the hydrogenated polymer in the presence of dissolved hydrogen to allow precipitation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideharu Iwasaki, Yasutaka Inubushi
  • Patent number: 7608341
    Abstract: An oxygen absorption resin composition is provided that comprises a thermoplastic resin (A) having carbon-carbon double bonds substantially in its main chain and a transition metal salt (B). If necessary, the composition further comprises a gas barrier resin (C), a compatibilizer (D) and the like. The composition has excellent oxygen absorption properties, and when the composition is employed, generation of odorous substances derived from the decomposition of resins as a result of oxygen absorption can be suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Tsuji, Yasutaka Inubushi, Mie Kodani, Tatsuhiko Hayashibara, Tomoyuki Watanabe, Hideharu Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20090169902
    Abstract: The present invention provides an oxygen-absorbing resin composition containing a thermoplastic resin (A) having carbon-carbon double bonds substantially only in the main chain and a transition metal salt (B), and the oxygen absorption amount of 1 mol of carbon-carbon double bond of the thermoplastic resin (A) being 1.6 mols or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Yasutaka Inubushi, Tatsuhiko Hayashibara, Hideharu Iwasaki, Kazuhiro Kurosaki, Emi Yatagai, Tomoyuki Watanabe, Mie Kanehara
  • Publication number: 20090023874
    Abstract: The process of producing a ring-opening metathesis polymer of the present invention is mainly characterized in that a treatment to decrease the amount of oxygen and/or peroxide in at least one kind of polymerization starting material is performed prior to the ring-opening metathesis polymerization reaction of a cyclic olefin performed in the presence of a ruthenium carbene complex (catalyst). As used herein, the “polymerization starting material” refers to various materials used for a ring-opening metathesis polymerization reaction and present in the reaction system, such as ruthenium carbene complex (catalyst) and cyclic olefin (monomer), as well as solvents, chain transfer agents and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Hideharu Iwasaki, Yasutaka Inubushi
  • Publication number: 20060281882
    Abstract: An oxygen absorption resin composition is provided that comprises a thermoplastic resin (A) having carbon-carbon double bonds substantially in its main chain and a transition metal salt (B). If necessary, the composition further comprises a gas barrier resin (C), a compatibilizer (D) and the like. The composition has excellent oxygen absorption properties, and when the composition is employed, generation of odorous substances derived from the decomposition of resins as a result of oxygen absorption can be suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Applicant: Kuraray Co., Ltd.,
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Tsuji, Yasutaka Inubushi, Mie Kodani, Tatsuhiko Hayashibara, Tomoyuki Watanabe, Hideharu Iwasaki