Patents Examined by John Vincent Lawler
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Patent number: 11851577Abstract: A fast drying, heavy metal-free, high performance coating composition with outstanding UV resistance, and excellent corrosion resistance coupled with fast dry and long pot life. This coating can be applied over DTM, such as blasted cold rolled steel, or treated cold rolled steel, aluminum and treated aluminum. High corrosion resistance without sacrificing gloss or UV resistance achieved by selecting proper pigments and proper pigment design and packing by advantageously utilizing differing pigment morphologies (sizes and shape).Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: SWIMC LLCInventors: Sundaresan Avudaiappan, Wendy M. Novelli, Ganesh S. Desai
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Patent number: 11851551Abstract: The present invention provides: a sealant film for packaging liquid contents, which is excellent in manufacture suitability, exhibits the effect of being highly adsorptive against an eluting organic substance that a packaging material inherently contains, and odors generated by decomposition of a package-constituting resin and the like, at the time of sterilization/disinfection treatment, and is excellent in resistance to an odor-taste change for the liquid contents; and a package for liquid contents, produced using the sealant film. A sealant film for packaging liquid contents includes at least an odor adsorption layer, wherein the sealant film is formed from a resin composition containing low-elution polyethylene, the odor adsorption layer is formed from a resin composition containing the low-elution polyethylene and an odor adsorbent, a concentration of eluting TOC contained in a film formed from the low-elution polyethylene is 1.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoya Takeuchi, Shin Yamada, Yoshihiko Suzuki, Tomohiro Yonemoto
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Patent number: 11845878Abstract: A coating composition includes a (A) binder component and a (B) pigment component. The (A) binder component includes (A1) polyvinyl butyrate, (A2) a particular film forming resin, (A3) an acid, (A4) an optional functionalized tri-alkoxy silane, and (A5) an optional polymeric phosphate ester. The (B) pigment component includes (B1) a calcium ion-exchanged silica, (B2) a corrosion inhibiting pigment, and (B3), a polyalkylene oxide phosphate. The coating composition is formed by combining the aforementioned components. In a method, the coating composition is applied to a substrate.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLCInventors: Eric Houze, Anja Lothert, Gaurang Bhargava, Martin Wendt, Robert Nahas, Iain Harvey
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Patent number: 11845246Abstract: Provided is a film including a matrix layer formed with polyimide for a matrix obtained from pyromellitic dianhydride and m-tolidine, a first adhesive layer formed on one surface of the matrix layer and formed with first thermoplastic polyimide, and a second adhesive layer formed on the other surface of the matrix layer and formed with second thermoplastic polyimide, wherein maximum height roughness of a first interface between the matrix layer and the first adhesive layer and maximum height roughness of a second interface between the matrix layer and the second adhesive layer are 1.0 ?m or less.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Takashi Kino, Soonyong Park, Youngseok Park
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Patent number: 11840643Abstract: A coating composition includes a (A) binder component and a (B) pigment component. The (A) binder component includes (A1) polyvinyl butyrate, (A2) a particular film forming resin, (A3) an acid, (A4) an optional functionalized tri-alkoxy silane, and (A5) an optional polymeric phosphate ester. The (B) pigment component includes (B1) a calcium ion-exchanged silica, (B2) a corrosion inhibiting pigment, and (B3), a polyalkylene oxide phosphate. The coating composition is formed by combining the aforementioned components. In a method, the coating composition is applied to a substrate.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLCInventors: Eric Houze, Anja Lothert, Gaurang Bhargava, Martin Wendt, Robert Nahas, Iain Harvey
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Patent number: 11833779Abstract: A coated component having a composite substrate and a coating system disposed thereon is provided. The coating system is substantially non-porous such that hydrocarbon fuel or other carbonaceous fluids are prevented from contacting and impregnating the polymer matrix composite material. The coating system can include an aluminum layer or a film layer comprising a polyethylene film or a polypropylene film. Also provided is a composite fan casing for a gas turbine engine having a polymer matrix composite substrate and a coating system disposed thereon. Methods for forming a containment assembly of a gas turbine engine are provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Arthur William Sibbach, Wendy Wenling Lin
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Patent number: 11833851Abstract: There is provided an article comprising at least a first surface having: (a) a first binder layer; (b) a plurality of transparent microspheres partially embedded in the first binder layer wherein the transparent microspheres have refractive indices that are less than a refractive index of the first binder layer and wherein the plurality of transparent microspheres consist of microspheres having a refractive index of no more than 1.490. There is also provided a transfer article comprising: (a) a transfer carrier, the transfer carrier comprising: (i) a support layer; and (ii) a thermoplastic release layer bonded to the support layer; (b) a layer of a plurality of transparent microspheres, formed on a side of the thermoplastic transparent microsphere release layer opposite the support layer, wherein the plurality of transparent microspheres consist of microspheres having a refractive index of no more than 1.490.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Vivek Krishnan, John C. Clark, Thomas B. Galush, Jean A. Tangeman
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Patent number: 11833792Abstract: The problem addressed by this invention is to provide a laminate for molding having excellent moldability and post-curing properties of the hard-coat layer, and which can maintain the surface of the hard-coat layer in a satisfactory state while uncured. This problem is solved by a laminate for molding containing a hard-coat layer and a masking film affixed to the surface of the hard-coat layer, having an adhesive surface, which is the hard-coat layer-side surface of the masking film, with a surface free energy of at least 30.0 (mN/m) measured in accordance with the OWRK method, before being affixed. The hard-coat layer is in an uncured state.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2019Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Yasutaka Fukunaga, Fumiaki Kakeya
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Patent number: 11833782Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a polymer film to which a metal-containing layer is stuck to produce a laminate having an excellent peel strength. Another object of the present invention is to provide a laminate and a substrate for high-speed communication. The polymer film of an embodiment of the present invention is a polymer film including a liquid crystal polymer, in which a difference between a melting start temperature and a melting end temperature in differential scanning calorimetry in a depth region up to 10 ?m of the polymer film from one surface toward the other surface of the polymer film is 5.0° C. to 50° C.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Takeaki Sawaya, Akira Yamada
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Patent number: 11833807Abstract: Multilayer film embodiments are directed to films produced via thermal lamination without adhesive due to the use of tie layers comprising a blend of ethylene acrylate copolymer and an anhydride grafted ethylene ?-olefin copolymer.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Wu Aik Yee, Edward L. Lee, Hwee Tatz Thai, Hwee Lun Goh
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Patent number: 11827762Abstract: The present invention relates to a metallic decorative member which when a transparent base material containing rubber particle is used, is able to make the metallic luster after molding excellent. The metallic decorative member is one including a metal vapor deposited film having a metal vapor deposited layer on a transparent base material, the transparent base material being disposed so as to face toward the outer layer side, wherein the transparent base material is a transparent resin base material containing rubber particles and a binder resin; the metal vapor deposited layer has island portions composed of a metal and sea portions positioning between the island portions; and an area A per island portion is 4,400 to 56,000 nm2.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsubasa Takakura, Naoki Sasou, Atsushi Tokumitsu
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Patent number: 11826990Abstract: The present disclosure provides multi-layer articles that comprise a polyolefin component and a polymer blend attached to the polyolefin component, wherein the polymer blend includes (1) a propylene and ?-olefin copolymer in an amount from about 15% to about 70% by weight of the polymer blend, and (2) a carbon monoxide-containing polyolefin-based copolymer in an amount from about 25% to about 85% by weight of the polymer blend. The polymer blend has an extractables fraction with pH higher than 5. Also provided are methods of bonding a first layer comprising polyvinyl chloride to a second layer comprising the disclosed polymer blend.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2018Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SAInventor: Chengjie Fu
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Patent number: 11831097Abstract: An electrical contact includes: a first contact surface; a second contact surface; and a coating dispersed on at least one of the first or second contact surfaces, where the coating includes the cured product of a telechelic polypropylene glycol-polyethylene glycol multi-block polymer.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRONInventors: Mukerrem Cakmak, Mark D. Soucek
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Patent number: 11820113Abstract: A sealant film including a polyolefin layer containing polyolefin as a main ingredient, and a polycycloolefin layer as an outermost layer containing polycycloolefin as a main ingredient. The polycycloolefin contains two or more kinds of structural units selected from a structural unit (A) derived from a dicyclopentadiene compound, a structural unit (B) derived from a tetracyclododecene compound, and a structural unit (C) derived from a norbornene compound, and the polycycloolefin has a glass transition temperature less than or equal to 80° C.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Shunsuke Yajima, Masanobu Yoshinaga
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Patent number: 11818835Abstract: A multilayer printed wiring board including one or more insulating layers 2 and at least one conductive layer 1 which are stacked alternately is disclosed. The one or more insulating layers 2 include at least one liquid crystal polymer resin layer 4 so that each of the one or more insulating layers 2 includes at least one layer selected from a group consisting of at least one polyolefin resin layer 3 and the at least one liquid crystal polymer resin layer 4. A percentage by volume of the at least one liquid crystal polymer resin layer 4 relative to the one or more insulating layers 2 is within a range of 5 to 90%.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignees: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD., TOMOEGAWA CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroaki Takahashi, Kiyotaka Komori, Masaya Koyama, Jun Tochihira, Ryu Harada
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Patent number: 11814493Abstract: Provided are [1] a coating composition containing inorganic oxide particles (A), an epoxy compound (b1) having an organosilane moiety, a polyglycerol polyglycidyl ether (b2) having three or more epoxy groups, and a photocationic polymerization initiator (C), [2] a spectacle lens including a hard coat layer obtainable by curing the coating composition described in [1] above and a substrate, and [3] a method for producing a spectacle lens, including a step of applying the coating composition described in [1] above onto a substrate and a step of curing the applied coating composition by irradiation with light.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.Inventors: Takako Ishizaki, Katsushi Hamakubo, Natsumi Tasaki
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Patent number: 11812524Abstract: The heating film including: a transparent substrate; a coating layer provided on the transparent substrate and having a refractive index of 1.450 to 1.485; and a metal foil pattern provided on the coating layer, in which a ten-point average roughness (Rz) of a surface of the metal foil pattern is more than 0.9 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2018Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Jiehyun Seong, Jung Il Yoon, Sang Hoon Son, Kiseok Lee, Yong Goo Son, Jooyeon Kim, Jong Sung Park, Seung Heon Lee
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Patent number: 11795282Abstract: A polypropylene film has an excellent long-term operating reliability in a high temperature environment when used in a high-voltage capacitor, which is suitable for use in such capacitor applications and the like, and which has an excellent structural stability to heat; and a metal film-laminated film and a film capacitor including the same. The polypropylene film, wherein the relationship between the sum (E?135 (MD+TD)) of the storage moduli in the machine direction and the transverse direction of the film, as determined by solid viscoelasticity measurement at 135° C., and the sum (E?125(MD+TD)) of the storage moduli, as determined by solid viscoelasticity measurement at 125° C., satisfies formula (1): E?135(MD+TD)/E?125(MD+TD)>0.7??(1).Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2019Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Yasuyuki Imanishi, Masatoshi Ohkura, Yuta Nakanishi
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Patent number: 11794450Abstract: At least some example embodiments relate to a container including a body and a lid. The body includes a base, a side wall, and an interior region at least partially defined by the base and the side wall. The lid includes a lid wall and a skirt that extends from a periphery of the lid wall. The skirt engages the body to retain the lid on the body. The skirt cooperates with the lid wall to define a cavity. The lid is formed from a laminate including a metal layer and a polymer layer coupled to the metal layer. The polymer layer is disposed inside of the metal layer with respect to the cavity. A portion of the body is disposed inside the cavity when the container is in a closed configuration. At least some example embodiments relate to a forming of manufacturing the lid.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Christopher J. Hession, Drew Wilkins, Todd McCandless
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Patent number: 11787983Abstract: A description is given of a method of making film laminates using a lamination adhesive comprising (a) at least one acrylic polymer A with anhydride groups which are reactive with primary or secondary amine groups; and (b) at least one compound B with at least two amine groups selected from primary and secondary amine groups. The acrylic polymer A has a molecular weight of from 3000 to 50000 and the lamination adhesive is free of organic solvents, free of water and free of compounds with isocyanate groups.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Karl-Heinz Schumacher, Matthias Gerst, Peter Preishuber-Pfluegl, Kevin Payne, Timothy Klots