Patents by Inventor Yushi KUMAGAI
Yushi KUMAGAI 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).
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Publication number: 20240132649Abstract: A (meth)acrylate-based block copolymer including a polymer block and a (meth)acrylate-based polymer block, wherein: the (meth)acrylate-based block copolymer contains 5 to 30% by mass of the polymeric block and 70 to 95% by mass of the (meth)acrylate-based polymer block with respect to 100% by mass of the (meth)acrylate-based block copolymer; the polymer block has a monomer unit derived from a monomer; when the monomer is polymerized alone, a polymer with a glass transition temperature of 80° C. or higher can be obtained; and a tensile strength at break measured in accordance with JIS K 6251 of a film obtained by immersion-molding a (meth)acrylate-based block copolymer latex containing the (meth)acrylate-based block copolymer and heat-treating at 130° C. for 30 minutes is 14 MPa or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: DENKA COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Wataru NISHINO, Yushi KUMAGAI, Ibuki SHIMOTOMAI, Yutaka SAITO
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Publication number: 20240034862Abstract: A method for producing a chloroprene polymer composition containing a chloroprene polymer, the method including: a polymerization step of polymerizing a monomer containing chloroprene at a polymerization rate of 20% or more to obtain a polymer composition containing a chloroprene polymer; and a mixing step of mixing the polymer composition with a rosin containing at least one conjugate resin acid component selected from the group consisting of abietic acid, neoabietic acid, palustric acid, levopimaric acid, and salts thereof, in which a mixed amount of the rosin in the mixing step is more than 0 parts by mass and 23 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of solid content of the polymer composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2021Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Denka Company LimitedInventors: Masahiro KATO, Misaki ITO, Yushi KUMAGAI, Yutaka SAITO
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Publication number: 20240034819Abstract: A rubber material containing a sulfur-modified chloroprene polymer, in which a content X (% by mass) of sulfur constituting the sulfur-modified chloroprene polymer and a total amount Y (% by mass) of a conjugate resin acid and a salt of a conjugate resin acid, on the basis of a total amount of the rubber material, satisfy Expression (A) below, and the total amount Y is 1.00% by mass or more. 13.90X?5.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2021Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Denka Company LimitedInventors: Yushi KUMAGAI, Hidehiro MATSUDA, Misaki TADA, Gaito KIYOFUJI
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Publication number: 20230074040Abstract: A chloroprene-based block copolymer, a latex, a latex composition, and a rubber composition that can produce a product with excellent tensile properties and flexibility without the use of a vulcanizing agent or a vulcanizing accelerator having a chloroprene-based block copolymer, contains 5 to 30% by mass of a polymer block (A) and 70 to 95% by mass of a chloroprene-based polymer block (B), wherein the polymer block (A) is derived from a monomer, when the monomer is polymerized alone, a polymer with a glass transition temperature of 80° C. or higher can be obtained and the chloroprene-based polymer block (B) includes a chloroprene monomer unit and a polyfunctional monomer unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: DENKA COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Hideharu MORI, Wataru NISHINO, Yushi KUMAGAI, Yutaka SAITO, Naoki KOBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20230055361Abstract: A chloroprene-based block copolymer, a latex, a latex composition, and a rubber composition that can produce a product with excellent flexibility and tensile properties without the use of a vulcanizing agent or a vulcanizing accelerator. A chloroprene-based block copolymer, includes 5 to 30% by mass of a polymer block (A) and 70 to 95% by mass of a chloroprene-based polymer block (B), wherein: the polymer block (A) is derived from a monomer; when the monomer is polymerized alone, a polymer with a glass transition temperature of 80° C. or higher can be obtained; the chloroprene-based polymer block (B) includes a chloroprene monomer; and the chloroprene-based block copolymer has a toluene insoluble content of 20 to 100% by mass with respect to 100% by mass of the chloroprene-based block copolymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: February 23, 2023Applicant: DENKA COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Yushi KUMAGAI, Wataru NISHINO, Yutaka SAITO, Naoki KOBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20230050436Abstract: A chloroprene-based block copolymer latex, including a chloroprene-based block copolymer, wherein: the chloroprene-based block copolymer contains 5 to 30% by mass of a polymer block (A) and 70 to 95% by mass of a chloroprene-based polymer block (B); the polymer block (A) is derived from a monomer; when the monomer is polymerized alone, a polymer with a glass transition temperature of 80° C. or higher can be obtained; the chloroprene-based polymer block (B) includes a chloroprene monomer unit; and when the chloroprene-based block copolymer latex is molded by immersion molding to obtain a film and then the film is heat-treated at 130° C. for 30 minutes, a tensile strength at break measured in accordance with JIS K6251 of the film is 17 MPa or more is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: DENKA COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Yushi KUMAGAI, Wataru NISHINO, Yutaka SAITO, Naoki KOBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20230025987Abstract: An immersion-molded body, wherein: the immersion-molded body is obtained using a latex; the latex comprises a chloroprene-based block copolymer; the chloroprene-based block copolymer contains 5 to 30% by mass of a polymer block (A) and 70 to 95% by mass of a chloroprene-based polymer block (B); the polymer block (A) is derived from a monomer; when the monomer is polymerized alone, a polymer with a glass transition temperature of 80° C. or higher can be obtained; the chloroprene-based polymer block (B) includes a chloroprene monomer unit; and when the immersion-molded body is heat-treated at 130° C. for 30 minutes, a tensile strength at break of the heat-treated immersion-molded body measured in accordance with JIS K6251 is 17 MPa or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: DENKA COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Yushi KUMAGAI, Wataru NISHINO, Yutaka SAITO, Naoki KOBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20190077893Abstract: [Problem] To provide a cross-polymer having excellent softness, tensile properties, transparency and anti-blocking properties, and a medical single-layer tube using the same. [Solution] A cross-copolymer containing, by 75-95 mass %, main chains comprising aromatic vinyl/olefin-based copolymers comprising 8.99-15.99 mol % of aromatic vinyl monomer units, 84-91 mol % of olefin monomer units and 0.01-0.5 mol % of aromatic polyene monomer units; and by 5-25 mass %, cross-chains comprising polymers comprising aromatic vinyl monomer units; wherein, based on differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) in which the cross-copolymer is cooled to ?50° C. in a 30 mL/min nitrogen flow, then heated to 180° C. at a temperature increase rate of 10° C./min, re-cooled to ?50° C., and heated to 180° C. at a temperature increase rate of 10° C./min, the cross-copolymer has a top temperature of melting peak of 60-80° C., and a heat of fusion of 45-75 J/g, as calculated from the area of the DSC curve between ?20° C. and 130° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2016Publication date: March 14, 2019Applicant: Denka Company LimitedInventors: Yushi KUMAGAI, Masaru HASEGAWA, Tetsuo NOGUCHI
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Publication number: 20160289437Abstract: [Problem] To provide a thermoplastic elastomer resin composition that excels in tensile breaking strength, softness, oil resistance and scratch resistance, and that has good heat fusion ability with respect to polyolefin resins. [Solution] A thermoplastic elastomer resin composition consisting of: 15 to 89 mass % of a cross-copolymer having a polymer consisting of aromatic vinyl monomer units as a cross-chain structure on an aromatic vinyl-olefin-aromatic polyene copolymer main chain consisting of 9.99 to 29.99 mol % of aromatic vinyl monomer units, 70 to 90 mol % of olefin monomer units and 0.01 to 0.5 mol % of aromatic polyene monomer units; 1 to 55 mass % of a hydrogenated block copolymer; and 10 to 60 mass % of a polypropylene resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2014Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: DENKA COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Yushi KUMAGAI, Masaru HASEGAWA, Tetsuo NOGUCHI