Patents by Inventor Yuma HAKODA

Yuma HAKODA 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: 20230242467
    Abstract: Provided are a 4-hydroxystyrene solution with high purity and good storage stability that is suitable as a source for producing a 4-hydroxystyrene polymer on a commercial scale, and a method of producing the solution. The method of producing a 4-hydroxystyrene solution of the present invention includes the following steps (i) to (iv): (i) deprotection step for contacting 4-acetoxystyrene with a base in a solvent to produce 4-hydroxystyrene; (ii) neutralization step for adding an acid to the solution containing 4-hydroxystyrene after deprotection to neutralize the solution; (iii) step for washing the solution containing 4-hydroxystyrene after neutralization with water; and (iv) solvent replacement step for adding a solvent that can dissolve 4-hydroxystyrene to the solution containing 4-hydroxystyrene followed by distillation at 40° C. or lower to remove other components than 4-hydroxystyrene and excess solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: MARUZEN PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuma HAKODA, Ryo FUJISAWA, Kazuhiko HABA, Daisuke TABATA, Yoshiyuki FURUYA, Ryo SATO, Tomo OIKAWA