Patents Examined by Kevin C Ortman, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11225061
    Abstract: The invention discloses oxygen scavenging films having at least one oxygen scavenging layer comprising a blend of ethylene/methyl acrylate/cyclohexene methyl acrylate copolymer (EMCM) as oxygen scavenger resin and a catalyst in a carrier resin, and an outer substrate layer having a thickness greater than 5% with respect to the total thickness of the film. The invention also relates to a process for the manufacturing of such films, to the use of said films in food packaging and to the packages obtained therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Cryovac, LLC
    Inventors: Francesco Arena, Dario Dainelli, Larry Bickle McAllister, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11148190
    Abstract: A component according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first cavity, a second cavity and a rib between the first cavity and the second cavity, the rib including a first rib surface that is substantially flat and a second rib surface that is tapered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley
  • Patent number: 11104798
    Abstract: Disclosed is a thermoplastic polymer composition of polyamide including: A) polyamide composition comprising, a) 55-90 weight percent semi-crystalline, semi-aromatic co-polyamide, and b) 10-45 weight percent aliphatic homo-polyamide; B) 5-40 weight percent of co-grafted polymeric toughener wherein the co-grafted polymeric toughener is a co-grafted blend of polyolefins with at least two glass transition temperatures and obtained from the blend of polyolefins and a reactive monomer; C) 0-15 weight percent one or more plasticizers; D) 0-2.5 weight percent one or more antioxidants and or a heat stabilizer; E) 0 to 5 weight percent of additives selected from the group consisting of flame retardant, UV stabilizer, light stabilizer, thermal stabilizer, lubricant, colorant or the like. Further disclosed herein is a process for providing the composition and its application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: DuPont Polymers, Inc.
    Inventors: Shailesh Ratilal Doshi, Qian Deng
  • Patent number: 11072699
    Abstract: A multimodal propylene copolymer composition suitable for pipe applications comprising a multimodal propylene copolymer (U) with at least one comonomer selected from alpha-olefins with 2 or 4 to 8 carbon atoms in a total amount of 4.0 to 10.0 mole-%, wherein the composition has a melt flow rate MFR2 (2.16 kg, 230° C.) of 0.05 to 1.00 g/10 min determined according to ISO 1 133, a content of xylene cold solubles (XCS) of 4.0 to 17.0 wt.-% determined at 25° C. according to ISO 16152, and a poly dispersity index PI of 2.5 to 4.0 Pa?1 determined by rheological measurements according to ISO 6721-1 and ISO 6721-10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignees: ABU DHABI POLYMERS COMPANY LIMITED (BOROUGE), BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Cristian Hedesiu, Kauno Alastalo
  • Patent number: 11066541
    Abstract: A multimodal propylene copolymer composition suitable for moulding and pipe applications comprising a multimodal propylene copolymer (U).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignees: ABU DHABI POLYMERS COMPANY LIMITED (BOROUGE), BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Cristian Hedesiu, Kauno Alastalo
  • Patent number: 11046058
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure present a composite material. In an example, the composite material may comprise: a carbon fiber composite and a surface treatment layer. The carbon fiber composite may comprise a core layer having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, and a first set of two carbon fiber layers disposed over at least a portion of the core layer respectively on the first side and the second side. Each of the first set of the two carbon fiber layers may comprise carbon fibers aligned in a first direction in a plane. The surface treatment layer may be disposed on the carbon fiber composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Kuan-Ting Wu, Cheng-Feng Liao, Wei-Chung Chen, Chung-Hua Ku
  • Patent number: 11026435
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a functional additive transferring (co)extruded thermoplastic food casing having a water vapor barrier and/or oxygen barrier effect wherein an inside surface of the thermoplastic food casing has a textured surface which forms a three-dimensional pattern of higher and lower retaining capacity for a functional additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Viscofan S.A.
    Inventors: Frank Raue, Jeremey Hinkle
  • Patent number: 10961376
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polypropylene composition comprising a multimodal propylene random copolymer (A) with at least one comonomer selected from alpha-olefins with 2 or 4 to 8 carbon atoms and a nucleating agent (B), wherein the polypropylene composition has a Charpy Notched Impact Strength at 23° C. of at least 30 kJ/m2, determined according to ISO 179/1eA:2000 using notched injection moulded specimens, a process for producing said polypropylene composition, an article comprising said polypropylene composition and the use of said polypropylene composition for the production of an article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignees: ABU DHABI POLYMERS CO. LTD (BOROUGE) L.L.C., Borealis AG
    Inventors: Cristian Hedesiu, Kauno Alastalo
  • Patent number: 10894340
    Abstract: A preform can be made from two different materials that do not bond together by a bi-injection process, using the same mold. First an outer preform can be fashioned, then an inner preform molded through a center hole in the bottom of the outer preform, and the preforms connected. Inner/outer preform materials can be different, e.g., PET/polyolefin or polyamide, or same, e.g., PET/PET. To prevent mutual bonding during molding of the second, a non-stick coating can be sprayed on a surface portion of the first preform prior to molding the second. Manufacturing order can be either outer/inner, or inner/outer, and the non-stick coating sprayed on the inside/outside of the preform first molded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Dispensing Technologies B.V.
    Inventors: Wilhelmus Johannes Joseph Maas, Petrus Lambertus Wilhelmus Hurkmans, Aaron S. Haleva
  • Patent number: 10886501
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for forming a graphene protective film having gas and moisture barrier properties, to a graphene protective film formed by the method, and to the use thereof. A single-layer or multilayer graphene protective film can be used as a material for a barrier coating or bags, and improves the gas and moisture barrier properties of a variety of devices in a wide array of industrial fields to thereby maintain the electrical characteristics of devices over a long period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Graphene Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonghyun Ahn, Byung Hee Hong, Youngbin Lee, Hyeong Keun Kim, Su Kang Bae
  • Patent number: 10822471
    Abstract: A friction drive belt (B) includes a belt body (10) that is wrapped around pulleys in contact therewith to transmit power. At least a pulley contact portion (15) of the belt main body (10) is made of a rubber composition containing 30-80 parts by mass of at least one layered silicate selected from a smectite group and a vermiculite group, per 100 parts by mass of raw rubber containing an ethylene-?-olefin elastomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: BANDO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Takahashi, Kenichiro Furuta, Hiroyuki Shiriike, Tomoyuki Yamada, Hiroyuki Tachibana
  • Patent number: 10807276
    Abstract: An injection moulded thermoplastic preform for blow moulding to form a container, the preform comprising a lower closed base portion, a hollow body portion, a hollow transition portion between the lower closed base portion and the hollow body portion, and an upper open end portion adjacent to an upper part of the hollow body portion, wherein the closed base portion comprises a central portion which extends over at least 50% of an internal radius of a lower end of the hollow body portion and is either substantially flat or has a shallow concave or convex internal curvature, and the transition portion comprises an upwardly and radially outwardly tapering portion extending away from the central portion to connect to the hollow body portion, the tapering portion being inclined at an angle of from 1 to 20 degrees to a longitudinal axis of the preform and the tapering portion increasing in thickness from the central portion to the hollow body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: GR8 Engineering Limited
    Inventor: Peter Reginald Clarke
  • Patent number: 10793757
    Abstract: Predominately bio-sourced polymer compositions that may be used as hot-melt adhesives are disclosed herein. The polymer compositions may contain a polymer that has the following structure: G1 and G2 are independently (CH2)x. Variable x is an integer ranging between 1 and 10. Variable y is an integer ranging between about 50 and about 500. Variable z is an integer ranging between about 100 and about 600. Variable n is an integer ranging between about 5 and about 10,000. X is H, a functionalized alkylene polymer block containing alcohol functional groups, or a mixture thereof. Y is H, an acyl group, a functionalized alkylene polymer containing carboxylic acid functional groups, or a mixture thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignees: Henkel IP & Holding GmbH, Danimer Bioplastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Hayes, Daniel Carraway, Steven Wann, Rachelle Arnold, Joe B. Grubbs, III
  • Patent number: 10793742
    Abstract: Metal food or beverage containers are coated with a polyether polymer containing at least two ether linkages in the polymer backbone. The polymer is substantially free of segments derived from bisphenol A and epoxides thereof, and is a reaction product of, or can be derived from, (i) an aryl- or heteroaryl-group-containing diepoxide that is not derived from a polyhydric phenol or a glycidyl ester and (ii) a polymer backbone extender that has two functional groups reactive with an epoxy group and which following reaction with the diepoxide provides at least one pendant aryl or heteroaryl group on the polymer backbone, or provides at least one divalent aryl or heteroaryl group in the polymer backbone and linked to the backbone via ether linkages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: VALSPAR SOURCING, INC.
    Inventors: Benoit Prouvost, Sebastien Gibanel
  • Patent number: 10793313
    Abstract: A container (1) and a screwable closure (2) comprising a hollow body (11) and a neck finish (10) terminated by a wide-mouth opening (100). Said neck finish comprises a neck support ring (102) and a neck portion (101) extending between the wide-mouth opening (100) and the neck support ring (102). The neck portion (101) comprises an upper portion (1010) and a reinforced lower portion (1011). The inner face (1011 b) of the reinforced lower portion (1011) is transitioning to the inner face (1010b) of the upper portion (1010) along a transition step (1011c) in such a way that said reinforced lower portion (1011) is thicker than the upper portion (1010) at least in a top part of the reinforced lower portion (1011). The neck support ring (102) is below the removable closure (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Plastipak BAWT S.á.r.l.
    Inventors: Sam Van Dijck, Steve Windelinckx, Natalia Matthieu, Alain Dessaint, Jan Deckers
  • Patent number: 10759958
    Abstract: An aqueous based blend composition including (a) an aqueous polyolefin dispersion comprising the melt blending product of one or more base polymers and one or more stabilizing agents in the presence of water and optionally one or more neutralizing agents, having an average volume particle size diameter from 400 to 1500 nm, and a pH from 8 to 11; and (b) from 0.1 to 50 percent by weight based on the solid content of the dispersion one or more crosslinking agents is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignees: Dow Global Technologies, LLC, Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventors: Denise Lindenmuth, Joceyln Gruver, Ann R. Hermes, Ray E. Drumright
  • Patent number: 10731041
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to compositions and methods for the preparation of conductive polymer coatings, and methods for application of the coatings to three-dimensional substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: HERAEUS MEDICAL COMPONENTS LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Hendricks, Kyle Mallires, Sarah Richardson-Burns
  • Patent number: 10730270
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a metallized polyethylene laminate comprising: an outer polyethylene layer; a metallized acid copolymer layer; an inner polyethylene layer in contact with the metallized acid copolymer layer; and optionally an extruded polyethylene layer; and a sealant layer of polyethylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Essel Propack Ltd.
    Inventors: Mrinal Kanti Banerjee, Chandrashekhar Ramchandra Abhyankar
  • Patent number: 10717897
    Abstract: Polycyclocarbonate compounds and upgraded molecular weight polymers made from such compounds are provided. The polymers have particular utility in coating compositions, especially for use on food and beverage contact substrates that are formed into or will be formed into containers or container components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: The Sherwin-Williams Company
    Inventors: Sebastien Gibanel, Benoit Prouvost
  • Patent number: 10703066
    Abstract: A nonwoven sleeve and method of construction thereof is provided, with the nonwoven sleeve having a tubular nonwoven wall bounding an inner cavity for receipt of an elongate member therein. The tubular nonwoven wall includes a strip of nonwoven material spiral wrapped about a central longitudinal axis of the wall, with opposite edges of the strip being brought into abutment with one another to form a spiral butt joint. The opposite edges of the nonwoven strip are bonded together across the butt joint by melted material of the strip. The nonwoven strip is bonded in tubular fashion along its length such that the nonwoven wall is not subject to unraveling and forming loose end pieces of the strip of nonwoven material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLC
    Inventors: Luis Aquino, Jose De La Cruz, Arturo Fong, Jesus Arenivar