Patents by Inventor Yu Nitto

Yu Nitto 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: 9611356
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a copolymer polyamide which has excellent strength, high-temperature strength, low water absorbance, low blocking properties, releasability and plasticizing time stability, and a copolymer polyamide composition which has excellent vibration fatigue characteristics, surface appearance and continuous productivity. A copolymer polyamide of the present invention is obtained by polymerizing (a) at least one alicyclic dicarboxylic acid, (b) one diamine having 8 or more carbon atoms, and (c) at least one copolymer component selected from the group consisting of the following (c-1) to (c-3): a (c-1) dicarboxylic acid other than the alicyclic dicarboxylic acid; a (c-2) diamine having fewer carbon atoms than the (b) diamine; and a (c-3) lactam and/or aminocarboxylic acid, and the copolymer polyamide satisfies specific conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Ieda, Kazunori Terada, Yu Nitto
  • Publication number: 20160304696
    Abstract: A polyamide composition containing a polyamide (A), 0.1 to 20% by mass of a metal hydroxide (C) and/or a metal oxide (D), and 0.1 to 20% by mass of a phosphorus-based compound (E).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinji IEDA, Yoshinori FUJINO, Yu NITTO
  • Patent number: 9228057
    Abstract: A polyamide comprising a unit containing at least one (a) alicyclic dicarboxylic acid and a unit containing a (b) diamine having 8 or more carbon atoms, wherein the polyamide satisfies the following conditions (1) and (2): (1) a sulfuric acid relative viscosity ?r at 25° C. is 2.3 or more; and (2) Mw (weight average molecular weight)/Mn (number average molecular weight) is 4.0 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Ieda, Koichi Nagase, Yu Nitto
  • Publication number: 20150337108
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a polyamide composition having excellent whiteness, reflow resistance, heat discoloration resistance, light discoloration resistance, and extrusion processability. A polyamide composition has: a polyamide (A) having a dicarboxylic acid unit (a) and a diamine unit (b); 20 to 70 mass % of titanium oxide (B); and 0.5 to 7.5 mass % of a phosphorus-based compound (C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji IEDA, Yoshinori FUJINO, Yu NITTO
  • Patent number: 9115247
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyamide obtainable by polymerizing an (a) dicarboxylic acid comprising at least 50 mol % of an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid and a (b) diamine comprising at least 50 mol % of a diamine having a substituent branched from a main chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasukazu Shikano, Teruaki Sakuma, Hiroki Matsui, Masaaki Aramaki, Yu Nitto, Shinji Ieda
  • Patent number: 9090739
    Abstract: (Problems to be solved) Provision of a polyamide composition with good heat resistance, stability under heating, heat resistant color tone stability, reflow heat resistance properties and fogging properties. (Solution) A polyamide obtained by polymerizing (a) a dicarboxylic acid containing at least 50 mol % of an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid and (b) a diamine containing at least 50 mol % of a diamine having a pentamethylenediamine skeleton, wherein the polyamide has a cyclic amino end content of less than 30? equivalents/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Ieda, Kazunori Terada, Yu Nitto
  • Publication number: 20150175744
    Abstract: A polyamide comprising a unit containing at least one (a) alicyclic dicarboxylic acid and a unit containing a (b) diamine having 8 or more carbon atoms, wherein the polyamide satisfies the following conditions (1) and (2): (1) a sulfuric acid relative viscosity ?r at 25° C. is 2.3 or more; and (2) Mw (weight average molecular weight)/Mn (number average molecular weight) is 4.0 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Ieda, Koichi Nagase, Yu Nitto
  • Patent number: 9023975
    Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] To provide a polyamide having a high melting point, which has excellent strength, toughness, and stability under heating. [Solution] This polyamide is obtained by polymerizing an (a) dicarboxylic acid comprising at least 50 mol % of an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid and a (b) diamine comprising at least 50 mol % of a diamine having a pentamethylenediamine skeleton, wherein the polyamide has a cyclic amino end amount of 30 to 60? equivalents/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Nitto, Yasukazu Shikano, Shinji Ieda, Kazunori Terada, Masaaki Aramaki
  • Publication number: 20140039120
    Abstract: (Problems to be solved) Provision of a polyamide composition with good heat resistance, stability under heating, heat resistant color tone stability, reflow heat resistance properties and fogging properties. (Solution) A polyamide obtained by polymerizing (a) a dicarboxylic acid containing at least 50 mol % of an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid and (b) a diamine containing at least 50 mol % of a diamine having a pentamethylenediamine skeleton, wherein the polyamide has a cyclic amino end content of less than 30? equivalents/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Ieda, Kazunori Terada, Yu Nitto
  • Publication number: 20130281655
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyamide obtainable by polymerizing an (a) dicarboxylic acid comprising at least 50 mol % of an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid and a (b) diamine comprising at least 50 mol % of a diamine having a substituent branched from a main chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Yasukazu SHIKANO, Teruaki SAKUMA, Hiroki MATSUI, Masaaki ARAMAKI, Yu NITTO, Shinji IEDA
  • Publication number: 20130261256
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a copolymer polyamide which has excellent strength, high-temperature strength, low water absorbance, low blocking properties, releasability and plasticizing time stability, and a copolymer polyamide composition which has excellent vibration fatigue characteristics, surface appearance and continuous productivity. A copolymer polyamide of the present invention is obtained by polymerizing (a) at least one alicyclic dicarboxylic acid, (b) one diamine having 8 or more carbon atoms, and (c) at least one copolymer component selected from the group consisting of the following (c-1) to (c-3): a (c-1) dicarboxylic acid other than the alicyclic dicarboxylic acid; a (c-2) diamine having fewer carbon atoms than the (b) diamine; and a (c-3) lactam and/or aminocarboxylic acid, and the copolymer polyamide satisfies specific conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Ieda, Kazunori Terada, Yu Nitto
  • Patent number: 8487024
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyamide obtainable by polymerizing an (a) dicarboxylic acid comprising at least 50 mol % of an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid and a (b) diamine comprising at least 50 mol % of a diamine having a substituent branched from a main chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Yasukazu Shikano, Teruaki Sakuma, Hiroki Matsui, Masaaki Aramaki, Yu Nitto, Shinji Ieda
  • Publication number: 20130085257
    Abstract: A method for producing an aqueous diamine dicarboxylic acid salt solution according to the present invention comprises a step of mixing a dicarboxylic acid diester and a diamine, wherein a mixing molar ratio of the diamine to the dicarboxylic acid diester (diamine/dicarboxylic acid diester) is 1.005 or more. In addition, a method for producing a polyamide according to the present invention comprises a step of mixing a dicarboxylic acid diester and a diamine and heating the formed aqueous diamine dicarboxylic acid salt solution to perform a polycondensation reaction of the diamine and a dicarboxylic acid, wherein a mixing molar ratio of the diamine to the dicarboxylic acid diester (diamine/dicarboxylic acid diester) is 1.005 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu Nitto, Hajime Nagahara
  • Publication number: 20120165466
    Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] To provide a polyamide having a high melting point, which has excellent strength, toughness, and stability under heating. [Solution] This polyamide is obtained by polymerizing an (a) dicarboxylic acid comprising at least 50 mol % of an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid and a (b) diamine comprising at least 50 mol % of a diamine having a pentamethylenediamine skeleton, wherein the polyamide has a cyclic amino end amount of 30 to 60? equivalents/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu Nitto, Yasukazu Shikano, Shinji Ieda, Kazunori Terada, Masaaki Aramaki
  • Publication number: 20110028614
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyamide obtainable by polymerizing an (a) dicarboxylic acid comprising at least 50 mol % of an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid and a (b) diamine comprising at least 50 mol % of a diamine having a substituent branched from a main chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasukazu Shikano, Teruaki Sakuma, Hiroki Matsui, Masaaki Aramaki, Yu Nitto, Shinji Ieda
  • Patent number: 6214954
    Abstract: Disclosed is an olefin polymerization catalyst comprising: a transition metal compound comprising one transition metal selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr and Hf, and at least two ligands, wherein one ligand is a group having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton, and the remaining at least one ligand is a monovalent, bidentate, anionic chelating ligand having two coordinating atoms each coordinated to the transition metal, one of which atoms is selected from the group consisting of O, S, Se and Te, and the other of which atoms is selected from the group consisting of N, S, Se and Te, and wherein one of the remaining at least one ligand is optionally bonded to the group having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton through a bridging group. Also disclosed is a method for efficiently producing an olefin homopolymer or olefin copolymer by using this catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yu Nitto, Tokitaka Kaneshima, Toshiya Aoki