Patents Examined by John Uselding
  • Dimensionally stable resin composition for flooring
    Patent number: 9284425
    Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition for flooring characterized in that it comprises a PLA resin, a plasticizer, and an acrylate oligomer. Also, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing flooring, comprising the step of processing flooring which includes a sheet-like molded body of the resin composition and manufacturing the sheet-like molded body by processing the resin composition through extrusion or calendaring methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignees: LG Hausys, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Joon Park, Sung Ha Park, Jae Wan Sung, Jung Seop Lim
  • Method for producing wood fibre-plastics composite products
    Patent number: 9283692
    Abstract: A process for producing a composite product comprising fibers of a lignocellulosic material or natural fibers and a plastics material utilizes a liquid or particulate binder formulation comprising a thermoset resin and a thermoplastic polymer, monomer, or oligomer. A composite product is formed for use as or in forming a feedstock in plastics manufacture may be broken down under heat and mechanical shearing in a plastics extrusion machine to release the major fraction of the fibers, or the product may be useful as an intermediate product in other form or as an end product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: NEW ZEALAND FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE LIMITED
    Inventors: Jeremy Martin Warnes, Alan Fernyhough
  • Resin compositions comprising lignin derivatives
    Patent number: 9267027
    Abstract: The present invention provides derivatives of native lignin having an ethoxy content of 0.45 mmol/g or greater. Surprisingly, it has been found that phenolic resins comprising derivatives of native lignin having ethoxy contents have acceptable performance characteristics such as bondstrength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: FIBRIA INNOVATIONS INC.
    Inventor: Alex Berlin
  • Coating composition, method for the production thereof, use thereof, and substrates coated therewith
    Patent number: 9266993
    Abstract: The present invention relates to coating compositions comprising at least one isocyanate compound, at least one hydroxyl-containing compound, at least one aldimine and/or ketimine, one or more fillers, one or more pigments, at least one solvent, and, optionally, one or more additives. The invention also relates to processes for preparing these coating compositions, and to their use as coating material in the automotive refinish segment, in the vehicle, utility vehicle (including skips, chassis), and agricultural-machinery and rail segments, and in machines. Preferably, the coating compositions of the invention are used as primers with and without chemical pretreatment such as iron or zinc phosphating, with and without mechanical pretreatment such as sandblasting, abrading or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbH
    Inventors: Manuela Stentrup, Bernd Richter, Heinz-Peter Rink
  • Setting accelerator for binders based on calcium sulfate
    Patent number: 9255032
    Abstract: A method for making a setting accelerator, especially for binders based on calcium sulfate, wherein gypsum together with at least one polycarboxylate is subjected to a dry grinding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Markus Müller, Thomas Müller
  • Hydrogel forming composition and hydrogel produced therefrom
    Patent number: 9243115
    Abstract: There is provided a hydrogel having a self-supporting property that can be produced only through mixing at room temperature, and there is provided a method by which the hydrogel can be manufactured by using industrially easily available raw materials. A hydrogel-forming composition that is capable of forming a hydrogel having a self-supporting property, the hydrogel-forming composition characterized by including: a water-soluble organic polymer having an organic acid salt structure or an organic acid anion structure; a silicate salt; and a dispersant for the silicate salt, having a weight average molecular weight of 200 to 20,000 and having hydrolysis resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignees: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD., RIKEN
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Kudo, Taichi Nakazawa, Takuzo Aida, Yasuhiro Ishida, Shingo Tamesue, Masataka Ohtani
  • Composition for hard coating and sheet for forming hard coating having superior low-temperature formability and slip properties
    Patent number: 9243160
    Abstract: A sheet for forming a hard coating having outstanding low-temperature formability and slip properties and a composition for hard coatings used therefor are disclosed. The sheet for forming a hard coating includes a coating layer formed on one side thereof and containing a hard coating composition prepared by blending a UV curable resin having a (meth)acryloyl functional group with a bi- or higher valent polycarbonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: LG HAUSYS, LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-Woo Kim, Yun-Bong Kim, Won-Kook Kim
  • Hydrogel forming composition and hydrogel produced therefrom
    Patent number: 9238718
    Abstract: There is provided a self-supporting hydrogel that can be produced only through mixing at room temperature and that has a high mechanical strength. A hydrogel forming composition that is capable of forming a hydrogel having a self-supporting property, the hydrogel forming composition characterized by including: a water-soluble organic polymer having an organic acid salt structure or an organic acid anion structure; a silicate salt; a dispersant for the silicate salt; and a polyhydric alcohol, and having an extremely high mechanical strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignees: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD., RIKEN
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Kudo, Taichi Nakazawa, Takuzo Aida, Yasuhiro Ishida, Shingo Tamesue, Masataka Ohtani
  • Polyimide precursor composition, method for preparing polyimide, polyimide prepared by using the method, and film including the polyimide
    Patent number: 9238751
    Abstract: A polyimide precursor composition, including a polyamic acid including a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 1 and transparent metal oxide nanoparticles coordinated to a ligand represented by RCOOH, wherein R is a linear or branched C1-C4 alkyl or a linear or branched C2-C4 alkenyl: wherein variables Cy, A3, R31, and n34 in Chemical Formula I are described in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woo-Jin Bae, Sung Woo Hong, Byung Hee Sohn, Won Suk Chang
  • Aqueous dispersion of polyamide rubber elastic body and method of producing the same
    Patent number: 9234097
    Abstract: An aqueous dispersion of polyamide rubber elastic body, which contains an aqueous medium and a polyamide rubber elastic body emulsified and dispersed in the aqueous medium in the presence of a surfactant. The surfactant is used in an amount of 1 to 20 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the polyamide rubber elastic body, and is for example at least one member selected from the group consisting of a polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether sulfate, a dialkyl sulfosuccinate, a fatty acid salt and an ethylene oxide/propylene oxide copolymer. This aqueous dispersion can produce a molded article having the characteristics of the polyamide rubber elastic body, particularly a molded article which hardly suffers from bleeding of the surfactant and is excellent in transparency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO SEIKA CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norihiro Sugihara, Jun Sakata, Hirofumi Fujita
  • Fluorescent compound, method for producing the same, and fluorescent resin composition
    Patent number: 9217071
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fluorescent compound represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 to R4 each independently represent a substituent selected from a linear, branched or cyclic monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, aryloxy group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, halogen atom, hydrogen atom, amino group, cyano group, amine-containing group, and siloxane-containing group; with the proviso that when an amine-containing group as the substituent is not included, at least one of R1 to R4 is a siloxane-containing group represented by Sx-A-, and that when an amine-containing group as the substituent is included, at least one of R1 to R4 and a substituent of the amine-containing group is a siloxane-containing group represented by Sx-A-; a method of producing the same; and a fluorescent resin composition containing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Itoh, Ayumu Kiyomori
  • Use of HyperBranched polyether surfactant in cementitious systems
    Patent number: 9212095
    Abstract: A cementitious composition containing hydraulic cement, water, and a hyper-branched polyether surfactant. An aqueous admixture composition for cementitious compositions including a hyper-branched polyether surfactant, optionally a dispersant, optionally an additional surfactant or defoamer, and optionally a stabilizing agent. A method of making a cementitious composition including mixing cementitious material, water, a hyper-branched polyether surfactant, optionally a dispersant for cementitious compositions, optionally an additional surfactant or defoamer, and optionally a stabilizing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Construction Research & Technology, GmbH
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Bury, Thomas M. Vickers, Jr.
  • Matte-appearance powder coating compositions with chemical agent resistance
    Patent number: 9206320
    Abstract: Matte-appearance chemical-agent-resistant powder coating compositions are described. In embodiments, powder coating compositions comprise a resin component, a polyisocyanate-containing uretdione cross-linking agent, catalyst, and flattening agent. The resin component may comprise a hydroxyl-containing resin and a hydroxyl-containing halogenated copolymer resin. Catalyzed cross-linking of the uretdione isocyanate groups and resins of the resin component during curing preferably yields a finished-form film with low levels of gloss and sheen and chemical-agent resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Hentzen Coatings, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew T. Daly, Timothy P. Willman, Kiran Bhat Kashi, Michael J. Hentzen, Albert L. Hentzen
  • Water soluble binder composition, method of producing the same and electrode for rechargeable battery employing
    Patent number: 9200116
    Abstract: A water soluble binder composition for preparing an electrode of a rechargeable battery includes a binder and a conductive agent, the binder including a water soluble polyamic acid having an acid equivalent of about 300 to about 600 g/eq.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyesun Jeong, Beomwook Lee, Hyeran Lee
  • Production method of thermoplastic resin composition, molded body, and light emission body
    Patent number: 9200123
    Abstract: Disclosed is a production method of a thermoplastic resin composition comprising: compounding 0.001 to 50 parts by mass of a metal complex (B) with respect to 100 parts by mass of a thermoplastic resin (A), and kneading it under a condition of a kneading temperature of 225 to 300° C. and of a kneading time of 0.5 to 20 minutes, wherein a metal of the metal complex (B) is a metal except for zinc; a molded body obtained by molding the thermoplastic resin composition which is obtained by the production method; and a light emission body using the molded body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Niino
  • Bulk material cover compositions
    Patent number: 9193629
    Abstract: A cover composition comprises at least about 50 weight percent water, about 1 to about 50 weight percent of cement and/or fly ash, at least some fiber, at least some water dispersible polymer, and at least some acid, the cover composition being free of foaming agent. The acid is present in an amount sufficient to maintain the pH of the bulk material cover composition between about 1.0 and about 6.0. Also provided is a composition consisting essentially of about 70 to about 80 weight percent cellulosic water dispersible polymer, about 15 to about 30 weight percent fiber, and about 0.1 to about 5 weight percent acid, wherein the acid maintains the pH of the composition between about 1.0 and about 6.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: LSC ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventor: David L. Hansen
  • Metal salts of a dialkyl ester of 5-sulfoisophthalic acid and method of preparing same
    Patent number: 9193677
    Abstract: The claimed invention meets these and other objects by providing a method of preparing a metal salt of a dialkyl ester of 5-sulfoisophthalic acid. Broadly speaking, the method provides for the contacting of a dialkyl ester of 5-sulfoisophthalic acid with a metal cation in a buffered reaction mixture to form the metal salt of the dialkyl ester. The reaction mixture is buffered, at least in part, by the acetate of the metal cation. The method according to invention also encompasses various methods of preparing the dialkyl ester of 5-sulfoisophthalic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: FutureFuel Chemical Company
    Inventor: Timothy Oster
  • Film-forming composition including an agent capable of trapping formaldehyde
    Patent number: 9187655
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a film-forming composition intended to be applied to an inner surface of a building which includes an agent capable of trapping formaldehyde chosen from compounds comprising active methylene(s), tannins and amides. Another subject matter of the present invention is the use of said film-forming composition in reducing the amount of formaldehyde in the air inside a building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN ADFORS
    Inventors: Benjamin Blanchard, Katarzyna Chuda
  • Electroconductive polymer composition, electroconductive polymer material, electroconductive substrate, electrode and solid electrolytic capacitor
    Patent number: 9183990
    Abstract: Provided is an electroconductive polymer composition with a good film forming property. Also, provided is an electroconductive polymer material with a high electroconductivity and a high transparency as well as an electroconductive substrate having the electroconductive polymer material on a substrate, and an electrode. Further, provided is an electronic device having the electrode as well as a solid electrolytic capacitor with a high capacitance and a low ESR. Disclosed is an electroconductive polymer composition, containing an electroconductive polymer in which a dopant is doped, a water-soluble polymer resin, and a solvent which contains water and an organic solvent whose dielectric constant is higher than that of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: NEC Tokin Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoki Nobuta, Yasuhisa Sugawara, Satoshi Suzuki, Yasuhiro Tomioka
  • Polymer nanocomposite comprising polylactic acid reinforced with the modified phyllosilicate
    Patent number: 9175161
    Abstract: Polymer nanocomposite having: a) a polylactic polymer; and b) a modified phyllosilicate composition having a modifying agent which includes hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium cations which are intercalated between the layers of the phyllosilicate; and preparation process of such a polymer nanocomposite. The polymer nanocomposite is particularly useful for packaging, particularly food and drink packaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: INSTITUTO TECHNOLÓGICO DEL EMBALAJTE, TRANSPORTE Y LOGÍSTICA (ITENE)
    Inventors: Susana Aucejo Romero, María Jordá Beneyto, José María Alonso Soriano, Miriam Gallur Blanca, José María Bermúdez Saldaña, Mercedes Hortal Ramos