Patents by Inventor Yoshinobu Nozue

Yoshinobu Nozue 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: 20110166314
    Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to provide an ethylene-based resin having a transparency enhanced without excessively lowering an impact strength, which a linear low-density polyethylene has. There is provided an ethylene-based resin satisfying all of the following conditions: (a) its density ranges from 890 to 930 kg/m3, (b) its melt flow rate (MFR) ranges from 0.1 to 10 g/10 min, (c) its activation energy (Ea) of flow is less than 50 kJ/mol, (d) its Mz/Mw is not less than 3.5, (e) its (Mz/Mw)/(Mw/Mn) is not less than 0.9, and (f) its proportion of a resin amount eluted at 100° C. or more as measured by a temperature rise elution fractionation method is less than 1 wt %, provided that a total amount of the ethylene-based resin eluted up to 140° C. is 100 wt %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshinobu Nozue
  • Publication number: 20110160324
    Abstract: A resin composition for cross-linking foam molding having a polymer composition which comprises 100 parts by weight of the following component (A) and 0.5 to 20 parts by weight of the following component (B); a foaming agent; and a cross-linking agent, wherein the component (A) is an ethylene-based polymer satisfying the following conditions (a1) to (a2): (a1) the density is 860 to 935 kg/m3, and (a2) the melt flow rate (MFR) is 0.1 to 10 g/10 minutes, and the component (B) is an ethylene-?-olefin copolymer satisfying the following conditions (b1) to (b3): (b1) the density is 890 to 925 kg/m3, (b2) the intrinsic viscosity [?] determined in a tetralin solution is 4 to 15 dL/g, and (b3) the activation energy of flow (Ea) is less than 50 kJ/mol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Yamada, Yoshinobu Nozue
  • Publication number: 20110136994
    Abstract: An olefin polymerization catalyst is provided formed by contacting a specified transition metal compound (A1), a specified transition metal compound (A2) and a specified solid catalyst component (B) with one another, a molar ratio of (A1)/(A2) being 1 to 90: wherein M1 and M2 are a transition metal atom of Group 4 in the Periodic Table; X1, X2, R1, R3 and R4 are a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbyl group or a hydrocarbyloxy group; and Q1 and Q2 are a specified cross-linking group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2008
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Naoko Ochi, Yoshinobu Nozue, Yasutoyo Kawashima
  • Publication number: 20110118415
    Abstract: A polymer composition, including: a first copolymer, including a first monomer unit derived from a monomer of Formula A: (R1SiO1.5)x(R2SiO1.5)y??Formula A wherein R1 is a polymerizable functional group, R2 is a non-polymerizable group, x is a positive integer, and y is a positive integer, provided that x+y=2n, wherein n is an integer greater than or equal to 3; a second monomer unit copolymerizable with the first monomer unit; and a second polymer having no monomer units derived from a monomer of Formula A; wherein the content of the monomer unit of Formula A is 4 wt % or less, based on the total weight of the polymer components of the polymer composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
    Inventors: E. Bryan Coughlin, Yoshinobu Nozue, Shuichiro Seno
  • Publication number: 20110040059
    Abstract: An ethylene-?-olefin copolymer wherein the copolymer has a monomer unit based on ethylene and a monomer unit based on an ?-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, the density (d) is 860 to 950 kg/m3, the melt flow rate (MFR) is 1 to 100 g/10 min, the flow activation energy (Ea) is 60 kJ/mol or more, the ratio (Mw/Mn) of the weight average molecular weight (Mw) to the number average molecular weight (Mn) is 5.5 to 30, the ratio (Mz/Mw) of the Z average molecular weight (Mz) to the weight average molecular weight (Mw) is 2 to 5, and the swell ratio (SR) is 1.55 or more and less than 1.8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2008
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Nozue, Yasutoyo Kawashima, Naoko Ochi
  • Publication number: 20110021726
    Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to provide a process for producing a prepolymerization catalyst component which is homogeneous and does not a tendency that it adheres to a wall surface of a dryer and that the prepolymerization catalyst component are aggregated with each other. The process comprises the following steps (1) to (4): step (1): heat-treating a solution containing a metallocene-based compound (B1), which is prepared by dissolving the metallocene-based compound (B1) shown below in a saturated hydrocarbon solvent, at 40° C. or above to obtain a heat-treated material (1); step (2): heat-treating a mixture of the heat-treated material (1) and a metallocene-based compound (B2) shown below at 40° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasutoyo Kawashima, Yoshinobu Nozue, Naoko Ochi
  • Publication number: 20100310799
    Abstract: An ethylene-?-olefin copolymer wherein the copolymer has a monomer unit based on ethylene and a monomer unit based on an ?-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, the density (d) is 860 to 950 kg/m3, the melt flow rate (MFR) is 0.01 (g/10 min) or more and less than 1 (g/10 min), the ratio (Mw/Mn) of the weight average molecular weight (Mw) to the number average molecular weight (Mn) is 4 to 30, the ratio (Mz/Mw) of the Z average molecular weight (Mz) to the weight average molecular weight (Mw) is 2 to 5, and the melt tension (MT) is 12 cN or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Nozue, Naoko Ochi, Yasutoyo Kawashima
  • Publication number: 20100305292
    Abstract: An ethylene-?-olefin copolymer wherein the copolymer has a monomer unit based on ethylene and a monomer unit based on an ?-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, the density (d) is 860 to 950 kg/m3, the melt flow rate (MFR) is 1 to 100 g/10 min, the ratio (Mw/Mn) of the weight average molecular weight (Mw) to the number average molecular weight (Mn) is 4 to 30, the ratio (Mz/Mw) of the Z average molecular weight (Mz) to the weight average molecular weight (Mw) is 2 to 5, the swell ratio (SR) is 1.8 or more, and the characteristic relaxation time (?) obtained by linear viscoelasticity measurement is 0.01 to 10 seconds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Nozue, Naoko Ochi, Yasutoyo Kawashima
  • Publication number: 20100249328
    Abstract: An ethylene based polymer composition comprising the following component (A), the following component (B) and the following component (C) wherein the content of the component (A) is 120 to 1700 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the component (B) and the content of the component (C) is 3 to 20 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the component (B): Component (A): an ethylene-?-olefin copolymer satisfying all of the following requirements (a1) to (a3): (a1) the density is 890 to 925 kg/m3, (a2) the melt flow rate (MFR) is 0.1 to 30 g/10 minutes, (a3) the flow activation energy (Ea) is less than 50 kJ/mol, Component (B): an ethylene based polymer satisfying all of the following requirements (b1) to (b3): (b1) the density is 890 to 925 kg/m3, (b2) the melt flow rate (MFR) is 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Nozue, Yasutoyo Kawashima
  • Publication number: 20100240835
    Abstract: An ethylene based polymer composition comprising the following component (A) and the following component (B) wherein the content of the component (B) is 0.1 to 20 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the component (A): Component (A): an ethylene-?-olefin copolymer satisfying all of the following requirements (al) to (a3): (a1) the density is 890 to 925 kg/m3, (a2) the melt flow rate (MFR) is 0.1 to 10 g/10 minutes, (a3) the flow activation energy (Ea) is less than 50 kJ/mol, Component (B): an ethylene-?-olefin copolymer satisfying all of the following requirements (b1) to (b3): (b1) the density is 890 to 925 kg/m3, (b2) the intrinsic viscosity [?] measured in a tetralin solution is 4 to 15 dL/g, (b3) the flow activation energy (Ea) is less than 50 kJ/mol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: SAMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Nozue, Yasutoyo Kawashima, Katsuhiro Yamada
  • Publication number: 20100216947
    Abstract: An ethylene based polymer composition comprising the following component (A) and the following component (B) wherein the content of the component (B) is 0.5 to 20 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the component (A): Component (A): an ethylene based polymer satisfying all of the following requirements (a1) to (a3): (a1) the density is 890 to 925 kg/m3, (a2) the melt flow rate (MFR) is 0.1 to 10 g/10 minutes, (a3) the flow activation energy (Ea) is 50 kJ/mol or more, Component (B): an ethylene-?-olefin copolymer satisfying all of the following requirements (b1) to (b3): (b1) the density is 890 to 925 kg/m3, (b2) the intrinsic viscosity [?] measured in a tetralin solution is 4 to 15 dL/g, (b3) the flow activation energy (Ea) is less than 50 kJ/mol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Nozue, Yasutoyo Kawashima
  • Patent number: 7595371
    Abstract: An ethylene-?-olefin copolymer comprising repeating units derived from ethylene and repeating units derived from an ?-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms and having a melt flow rate (MFR) of from 0.01 to 100 g/10 min, a density (d) of from 890 to 970 kg/m3, a flow activation energy (Ea) of 50 kJ/mol or more, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of 3 or more measured by gel permeation chromatography, and a hexane extraction rate (C) of 2.8% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yasutoyo Kawashima, Katsuhiro Yamada, Yoshinobu Nozue
  • Patent number: 7473747
    Abstract: An ethylene-?-olefin copolymer containing monomer units derived from ethylene and monomer units derived from an ?-olefin having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, and having a density of 890 to 970 kg/m3, an activation energy of flow of 50 kJ/mol or more, a molecular weight distribution of 3 or more determined by a gel permeation chromatography, and the number of inflection points of 3 or less on a melting curve obtained by a differential scanning calorimetry within a temperatures ranges of from 25°C. to an end point of melting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yuki Iseki, Katsuhiro Yamada, Yasutoyo Kawashima, Yoshinobu Nozue
  • Publication number: 20080146761
    Abstract: An ethylene-?-olefin copolymer comprising repeating units derived from ethylene and repeating units derived from an ?-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms and having a melt flow rate (MFR) of from 0.01 to 100 g/10 min, a density (d) of from 890 to 970 kg/m3, a flow activation energy (Ea) of 50 kJ/mol or more, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of 3 or more measured by gel permeation chromatography, and a hexane extraction rate (C) of 2.8% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasutoyo Kawashima, Katsuhiro Yamada, Yoshinobu Nozue
  • Publication number: 20070100106
    Abstract: An ethylene-?-olefin copolymer containing monomer units derived from ethylene and monomer units derived from an ?-olefin having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, and having a density of 890 to 970 kg/m3, an activation energy of flow of 50 kJ/mol or more, a molecular weight distribution of 3 or more determined by a gel permeation chromatography, and the number of inflection points of 3 or less on a melting curve obtained by a differential scanning calorimetry within a temperatures range of from 25° C. to an end point of melting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yuki Iseki, Katsuhiro Yamada, Yasutoyo Kawashima, Yoshinobu Nozue
  • Publication number: 20070093627
    Abstract: An ethylene-?-olefin copolymer having monomer units derived from ethylene and monomer units derived from an ?-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms, a melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.01 to 4 g/10 minutes, a density of 890 to 970 kg/m3, an activation energy of flow of 50 kJ/mol or more and a molecular weight distribution measured by gel permeation chromatography of 3 or more, wherein a characteristic relaxation time (?) determined by a melt viscoelasticity measurement or an external haze ratio (EHR) satisfies a relationship of the following formula (1) or (2), respectively: 3×MFR?0.75+1.1>?>1.3×MFR?0.5+1.4 ??(1) EHR??15×log MFR+0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Applicant: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yuki Iseki, Katsuhiro Yamada, Yasutoyo Kawashima, Yoshinobu Nozue