Patents Examined by Doris Lee
  • Patent number: 9695304
    Abstract: A rubber composition for tire bead insulation contains a diene rubber, a nitrone compound having a carboxy group, a carbon black and a white filler. The diene rubber contains a natural rubber and a styrene-butadiene rubber and the mass ratio of the contents of the natural rubber and the butadiene rubber is from 50:50 to 90:10. The content of the nitrone compound is from 0.1 to 10 parts by mass (PBM) per 100 PBM of total content of the diene rubber and the nitrone compound. The content of the carbon black is not less than 70 PBM per 100 PBM of the total above. The content of the white filler is not less than 20 PBM per 100 PBM of the total above. The total content of the carbon black and the white filler is from 90 to 180 PBM per 100 PBM of the total above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Kato, Ryota Takahashi, Takahiro Okamatsu, Yoshiaki Kirino
  • Patent number: 9676927
    Abstract: This invention relates to products of aqueous and other chemical synthetic routes for encapsulation of a core material with an inorganic shell and finished compositions of a core-shell particulate material for application in thermoplastic, thermoset, and coatings resins prior to compounding or application or subsequent thermal processing steps. Disclosed is a composition of particles containing a shell of inorganic oxides or mixed-metal inorganic oxides and a core material of complex inorganic colored pigment, laser direct structuring additives, laser marking, or other beneficial metal oxides, metal compounds, or mixed-metal oxide materials, wherein the shell material is comprised of any single oxide or combination of oxides is taught. Preferred elements of composition for the shell are oxides and silicates of B, Ni, Zn, Al, Zr, Si, Sn, Bi, W, Mo, Cr, Mg, Mn, Ce, Ti, and Ba (or mixtures thereof).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignees: The Shepherd Color Company, LPKF Laser & Electronics AG
    Inventors: Michael D. Musick, David Ziemnik, James P. White, Robin Alexander Krüger, Bernd Rösener, Malte Sebastian Fengler
  • Patent number: 9657154
    Abstract: A resin composition is provided. The resin composition includes a thermosetting resin component and a filler, wherein the thermosetting resin component has a dissipation factor (Df) of no more than 0.006 at 1 GHz, the filler is a ceramic powder obtained through a sintering process at a temperature ranging from 1300° C. to less than 1400° C., and the amount of the filler is 10 parts by weight to 600 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the thermosetting resin component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: TAIWAN UNION TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shur-Fen Liu, Meng-Huei Chen, Hsin-Ho Wu
  • Patent number: 9657157
    Abstract: A rubber composition is provided that includes a partially halogenated diene polymer that has a controllable microstructure, and no more than about 50% of the n repeat units are in blocks of three or more consecutive units. In embodiments, a reinforcing filler is also included in the rubber composition. In embodiment, the rubber composition is formed into a tire component. A method of making the composition is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Amy M. Randall, Yaohong Chen, William L. Hergenrother, Sheel P. Agarwal
  • Patent number: 9650543
    Abstract: There is provided a polyimide precursor composition, wherein a resin having a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (I), an organic amine compound, and a surfactant are dissolved in a water-based solvent including water: wherein in the general formula (I), A represents a tetravalent organic group, and B represents a divalent organic group, a method for manufacturing a polyimide molded body, wherein the polyimide precursor composition is molded by a heat treatment, and a polyimide molded body manufactured by the method for manufacturing a polyimide molded body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kana Miyazaki, Tsuyoshi Miyamoto, Katsumi Nukada
  • Patent number: 9644102
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aqueous binder composition for forming a sacrificial corrosion-protective coating, said composition being free of chromates and also preferably free of borates and molybdates. Said binder composition advantageously has a pH of less than 6 and comprises a binder, particles of at least one metal oxide and at least one metallic phosphate, said binder comprising a hydrolyzed organosilane oligomer. In addition, the proportion by weight of said particles of at least one metal oxide relative to the total dry weight of said binder composition is greater than or equal to 75%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: A ET A MADER
    Inventors: Emeline Pedoni, Polina Volovitch, Kevin Ogle
  • Patent number: 9637664
    Abstract: Disclosed are asphalts that are suitable for making shingles and other roofing material, i.e., coating asphalts, from harder paving asphalts, without oxidation of the paving asphalts. This is achieved by using various additives, including polyethylene waxes, low density and high density polyethylene materials, hard paraffin polyethylene, Sasol waxes, that are made using the Fischer-Tropsch process, and thermoplastic polyolefins that reduce brittleness at cold temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: TAMKO Building Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Shane Hilsenbeck
  • Patent number: 9637666
    Abstract: A composition includes: a polythiol compound; a compound having plural epoxy groups; a radical generator; and an amine-based catalyst. In the composition, the ratio (Ep/SH (epoxy groups/thiol groups)) of the total molar number (Ep) of epoxy groups contained in the compound having plural epoxy groups to the total molar number (SH) of thiol groups contained in the polythiol compound is 0.50 or higher but lower than 2.00.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hajime Kitano
  • Patent number: 9631091
    Abstract: Disclosed are a flame retardant poly(arylene ether) resin composition and a flame retardant non-crosslinked cable. According to the present invention, provided are a flame retardant poly(arylene ether) resin composition to provide flexibility, flame retardancy, productivity, extrusion processability, etc. while maintaining heat resistance, and a flame retardant non-crosslinked cable manufactured using the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Hwan Lim, Nam Jib Park, Sang Ho Lee, Soo Min Lee, Jong Kuk Choi, Sang Wook Na
  • Patent number: 9631075
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a rubber composition for tire which has less performance change with respect to a temperature change at a high temperature region and has less performance change with respect to a road surface change from a wet road surface to a dry road surface, and a tire which has a tire member composed of the rubber composition for tire. The rubber composition for tire of the present invention is a rubber composition for tire in which a complex modulus G*50° C. and a complex modulus G*100° C. satisfy the following formula (1): G*100° C./G*50° C.>0.85, an elongation at break EB23° C. and a loss tangent tan?50° C. is not less than 0.12. The present invention also refers to a tire which has a tire member composed of the rubber composition for tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Daisuke Sato
  • Patent number: 9631073
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a natural rubber-based ABS—target polymer blend includes natural rubber-based ABS powder combined with a set of target polymers (e.g., polycarbonate (PC)). A natural rubber-based ABS powder production process includes producing grafted natural rubber; and mixing the grafted natural rubber with a set of grafted polybutadiene rubbers. The set of grafted polybutadiene rubbers includes at least one grafted polybutadiene rubber having a particle size that is significantly different than the grafted natural rubber particle size. In an embodiment, the grafted natural rubber exhibits a large particle size; a first grafted polybutadiene rubber exhibits a small particle size; and a second grafted polybutadiene rubber exhibits a medium particle size between the large and small particle sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: IRPC PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Suthep Kwampian, Ronnapa Phonthong, Worawan Laptaptimthong, Pichapob Karoonngampan
  • Patent number: 9631076
    Abstract: A vulcanized rubber composition assuring a well-balanced improvement of abrasion resistance, fuel efficiency and breaking resistance and a tire using a tread made of the vulcanized rubber composition are provided. The vulcanized rubber composition comprises a phase (SBR phase) comprising a styrene butadiene rubber being incompatible with a butadiene rubber and silica, and a phase (BR phase) comprising a butadiene rubber and silica, wherein the SBR phase and the BR phase are incompatible with each other, an abundance ratio ? of silica in the SBR phase after vulcanization satisfies 0.3???0.7 (Relation 1), and a proportion ? of the styrene butadiene rubber being incompatible with the butadiene rubber satisfies 0.4???0.8 (Relation 2), and the tire has a tread composed of the vulcanized rubber composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Wakana Ito
  • Patent number: 9624359
    Abstract: The invention relates to a functionalized diene elastomer composed: a) of a diene elastomer functionalized, at the chain end or in the middle of the chain, by a tin functional group, exhibiting a monomodal distribution of molecular weights before functionalization and a polydispersity index before functionalization of less than or equal to 1.3, b) of a diene elastomer star-branched with a tin compound, exhibiting a monomodal distribution of molecular weights before star-branching and a polydispersity index before star-branching of less than or equal to 1.3, and c) of a content of less than 15% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the functionalized diene elastomer, of a non-tin-functional diene elastomer, the said diene elastomers a), b) and c) being, before optional functionalization or optional star-branching, the same in nature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignees: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.
    Inventors: Mathilde Abad, Margarita Dorato, Jean-Michel Favrot, Nathalie Simon, Jean Marc Marechal, Stéphanie De Landtsheer
  • Patent number: 9616696
    Abstract: This specification describes a composition for coating on a substrate, such as paper, useful for inkjet printing with ink having an anionic dye. The coating comprises a cationic binder and preferably pigment. The binder may be made of latex forming cationic biopolymer particles, for example made from cationic starch. Cationic biopolymer polymers are used as a cationic fixative. Optionally, a salt with a polyvalent metal ion may be added top the composition. With this addition, the substrate is also suitable for printing with dispersed pigment based inkjet ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: EcoSynthetix Inc.
    Inventors: Sabina Di Risio, Ralph De Jong, Ray Carlson
  • Patent number: 9617439
    Abstract: An ink composition contains (a) a pigment represented by chemical formula 1a or chemical formula 1b, (b) a polymer having a structure unit having a diphosphonic acid group and represented by Chemical formula 2, (c) a hydrosoluble solvent, and (d) water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiko Matsuyama, Shigeyuki Harada, Keita Katoh, Masayuki Fukuoka, Mitsuru Naruse, Kazukiyo Nagai, Yuusuke Koizuka, Masayasu Nonogaki
  • Patent number: 9617402
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new process for preparing polyisocyanates containing isocyanurate groups and being flocculation-stable in solvents from (cyclo)aliphatic diisocyanates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Harald Schaefer, Shintaro Gomyo, Jing He, Horst Binder, Liang Han, Woosuk Lee
  • Patent number: 9614162
    Abstract: Light-emitting devices comprising an fluorescent emissive layer, and three different phosphorescent emissive layers are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Ma Liping, Shijun Zheng, David T. Sisk
  • Patent number: 9598610
    Abstract: Disclosed are asphalts that are suitable for making shingles and other roofing material, i.e., coating asphalts, from harder paving asphalts, without oxidation of the paving asphalts. This is achieved by using various additives, including polyethylene waxes, low density and high density polyethylene materials, hard paraffin polyethylene, Sasol waxes, that are made using the Fischer-Tropsch process, and thermoplastic polyolefins that reduce brittleness at cold temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: TAMKO Building Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Shane Hilsenbeck
  • Patent number: 9561625
    Abstract: Powder compositions and articles and methods of forming articles from powder compositions are provided. In one embodiment the powder compositions include at least one polyester polymer powder and an amount of reinforcing particles having an aspect ratio of preferably at least about 5:1. In another embodiment the powder compositions include at least one medium-high melting temperature, aromatic and crystalline polyester polymer powder. In a preferred embodiment, the powder composition is capable of being formed, via a laser sintering process, into a three-dimensional article that exhibits one or more desirable mechanical properties in an elevated temperature environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: 3D Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Raffaele Martinoni
  • Patent number: 9556334
    Abstract: Provided herein is a flame-retardant thermoplastic resin composition and a molded product thereof, the composition including polycarbonate resin, rubber modified aromatic vinyl copolymer, aromatic phosphate ester compound, glass fiber, and carbon fiber, wherein the composition includes a weight ratio of the glass fiber to the carbon fiber of about 1:0.3 to about 1:2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoungsik Chin, Suji Kim, Seungshik Shin, Pilho Kim