Patents Examined by Liam J Heincer
  • Resin composition and resin molded article
    Patent number: 11198776
    Abstract: Provided is a resin composition containing: a cellulose acylate (A); a thermoplastic elastomer (B); and a fiber (C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Ryo Tanaka, Kana Miyazaki, Kenji Yao
  • Capacitive sensing climbing hold, associated production method and wall
    Patent number: 11173366
    Abstract: A capacitive sensing climbing hold includes at least one polymer matrix and an anchor point provided in the polymer matrix, the anchor point being configured for attaching the climbing hold to a climbing wall and for transmitting a capacitive contact to a capacitive sensing unit. The polymer matrix includes a carbon powder so that the carbon powder represents between 5% and 35% of the weight of the polymer matrix, preferably between 10% and 35% of the weight of the polymer matrix, the carbon powder being substantially evenly distributed in the polymer matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: X'SIN
    Inventors: Denis Garnier, Valentin Rul
  • Isolation method for water insoluble components of a biomass
    Patent number: 11174355
    Abstract: The process includes pretreating the biomass with a first basic solution such as sodium hydroxide and mechanically altering the fibers to provide a fluidized biomass. The fluidized biomass is then subjected to high frequency pulses and shear forces without denaturing the individual components of the biomass. The biomass is then subjected to compressive force to separate a first liquid fraction from a first fractionated biomass. The first fractionated biomass may again then be subjected to the same high frequency pulses and shear forces as previously, particularly if there are hemicellulose and/or sugars still present in the first fractionated biomass. Compressive forces are used to separate a second liquid fraction from a second fractionated biomass. The second fractionated biomass is subjected to oxidation such as with hydrogen peroxide at a pH of 8 to 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Green Extraction Technologies
    Inventor: Melvin Mitchell
  • Production of lignin particles
    Patent number: 11174354
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing lignin particles, comprising the steps of: a) extracting lignin from a lignincontaining starter material, using a mixture that comprises at least one organic solvent and water, and b) precipitating the lignin in the solution from step a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT WIEN
    Inventors: Anton Friedl, Felix Weinwurm, Stefan Beisl
  • Cleaning composition
    Patent number: 11168285
    Abstract: A composition for cleaning membranes used in food processing comprising an amine oxide and an alkyl sulfate, the composition maintaining good cleaning performance whilst leaving a low residue of surfactant on the membrane that is cleaned using the composition. A method of use of the composition is also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Stephan Dörries, Matthias Schmitz, Ralf Krack, Michael Schmidt
  • Bioadhesives
    Patent number: 11155568
    Abstract: Materials and methods for preparing reactive lignin and for preparing a bio-based adhesive are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: NUtech Ventures
    Inventors: Mark Alan Helle, Chin Li Cheung
  • Adhesive using bark
    Patent number: 11149173
    Abstract: Provided is an adhesive using bark, which is advantageous not only in that the proportion of the bark is increased so as to effectively utilize the bark, and the proportion of the phenolic resin is reduced to lower the adhesive solids content, but also in that the composition of the adhesive is simple. An adhesive using bark, which comprises a resol type phenolic resin and a radiata pine bark powder, wherein the adhesive contains 30 to 40 parts by mass of the radiata pine bark powder, relative to 100 parts by mass of the total of the resol type phenolic resin solids and the radiata pine bark powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: WOOD ONE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Horito, Naoko Kurushima, Tomoyuki Matsumae, Yusho Nakamoto, Yoshikazu Yazaki
  • Earth plant compostable biodegradable substrate and method of producing the same
    Patent number: 11149131
    Abstract: An earth plant-based compostable biodegradable composition for the formation of a bioplastic and method of producing said resin, the composition comprising: about 17.5 to 45% ethanol-based green polyethylene by weight, about 20 to 25% calcium carbonate by weight, about 2 to 12% hemp hurd or soy protein by weight, about 32 to 45% starch by weight, and about 0.5 to 1% biodegradation additive by weight to enable biodegradation and composting of the bioplastic; wherein the composition is produced by first mill grinding the ethanol-based green polyethylene, calcium carbonate, hemp hurd or soy protein, starch and the biodegradation additive into fine powders, then mechanically mixing the fine powders one by one into a final mixture for about 5-25 minutes at a time, dry and without heat, and then heating the final mixture to about 220 to 430 degrees Fahrenheit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Inventor: Edward Showalter
  • Foams based on thermoplastic polyurethanes
    Patent number: 11142621
    Abstract: Expandable thermoplastic polyurethane comprising blowing agent, wherein the Shore hardness of the thermoplastic polyurethane is from A 44 to A 84.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Frank Prissok, Frank Braun
  • One-side-protected polarizing film, pressure-sensitive-adhesive-layer-attached polarizing film, image display device, and method for continuously producing same
    Patent number: 11137522
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a one-side-protected polarizing film having a protective film or films on only one surface of a polarizer, wherein: the polarizer contains a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin, and is designed to have a single-body transmittance T and a polarization degree P representing optical properties satisfying the condition of the following formula: P>?(100.929T?42.4?1)×100 (provided that T<42.3) or P?99.9 (provided that T?42.3), and the polarizer and a transparent resin layer have a thickness X (?m) and a thickness Y (?m), respectively, satisfying X?12, Y?15, and 0.15?(Y/X)?3. Even when the thin-type polarizer has prescribed optical properties, this one-side-protected polarizing film is capable of suppressing the occurrence of through cracks, nano-slit-induced defects and curling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Mita, Tomonori Ueno, Jingfan Xu, Yusuke Motegi, Atsushi Kishi
  • Laminate of thermoplastic resin film and rubber, inner liner material, and pneumatic tire
    Patent number: 11124023
    Abstract: A laminate of a thermoplastic resin or thermoplastic elastomer composition film and a rubber composition layer, which can be used as an inner liner for a pneumatic tire, with improved adhesive strength at the interface of the thermoplastic resin or thermoplastic elastomer composition film and the rubber composition layer. A laminate comprising a thermoplastic resin or thermoplastic elastomer composition film and a rubber composition layer, the rubber composition containing a rubber component, a condensate of a phenol compound and formaldehyde, and methylene donor and a vulcanizing agent, wherein 2.5-40% by mass of the rubber component is butyl rubber or halogenated butyl rubber, the content of the condensate is 0.5-20 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, and the content of the methylene donor is 0.25-200 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hirokazu Shibata
  • Plant-based compositions for the protection of plants from cold damage
    Patent number: 11122751
    Abstract: Compositions and methods of protecting plants from cold damage are provided. In particular, the invention provides compositions comprising plant-based nano- and/or micron-sized particles which, when applied to plants or plant parts such as buds, form a non-hydrophilic deposit or film with low thermal conductivity, thereby conferring protection against damage from ice nucleation and cold stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xiao Zhang, Changki Mo, Matthew David Whiting, Qin Zhang
  • Foams based on thermoplastic polyurethanes
    Patent number: 11124620
    Abstract: Expandable thermoplastic polyurethane comprising blowing agent, wherein the Shore hardness of the thermoplastic polyurethane is from A 44 to A 84.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Frank Prissok, Frank Braun
  • Unitary laundry detergent article
    Patent number: 11118146
    Abstract: A unitary laundry detergent article that is completely or substantially water-soluble, which contains two or more non-fibrous, surfactant-containing sheets with one or more discrete, surfactant-containing particles located between such sheets. The non-fibrous sheets contain a first surfactant that is relatively less hydrophilic, while the discrete particles contain a second surfactant that is relatively more hydrophilic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Hongsing Tan, Mark Robert Sivik, Frank William Denome, Carl David MacNamara
  • Laminate for manufacturing flexible substrate and method for manufacturing flexible substrate by using same
    Patent number: 11118015
    Abstract: The laminate for manufacturing a flexible substrate according to the present invention is formed by using a polyimide having a high absorbance to a UV laser in an organic sacrificial layer for delaminating a flexible substrate from a carrier substrate. Therefore, it is possible that the laser energy density required in the delaminating process using laser irradiation is reduced and the amount of as generated by the delaminating process is remarkably reduced so that the efficiency of the process, the permeability of the flexible substrate is improved and the reliability of the device is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hye Won Jeong, Cheolmin Yun, Kyungjun Kim, Bora Shin
  • Anaerobically curable (meth)acrylate compositions
    Patent number: 11111416
    Abstract: Anaerobically curable (meth)acrylate compositions, methods for their preparation, and uses thereof. The anaerobically curable compositions proved effective at bonding a wide variety of substrates, and the tensile strength performance of said compositions is excellent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Henkel IP & Holding GmbH
    Inventors: David Mullen, Lynne Sheerin, Brendan Kneafsey
  • Energy absorbing blends
    Patent number: 11111361
    Abstract: A composite material which is elastic, which exhibits a resistive load under deformation which increases with the rate of deformation, which is unfoamed or foamed, comminuted or uncomminuted and which comprises i) a first polymer-based elastic material and ii) a second polymer-based material, different from i), which exhibits dilatancy in the absence of i) wherein ii) is entrapped in a solid matrix of i), the composite material being unfoamed or, when foamed, preparable by incorporating ii) with i) prior to foaming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: DESIGN BLUE LIMITED
    Inventors: Philip Charles Green, Richard Martin Palmer
  • Pneumatic tire
    Patent number: 11104180
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a belt layer and a carcass layer. A rubber composition for belts, constituting the belt layer, contains, per 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber containing a natural rubber, from 0.3 to 1.5 parts by mass of cobalt borate neodecanoate and from 4.5 to 7.0 parts by mass of sulfur. The dynamic storage modulus at 20° C. of the rubber composition for belts is from 13 to 18 MPa, and a ratio of a 100% tensile stress of the rubber composition for belts to a 100% tensile stress of a rubber composition for carcasses, constituting the carcass layer is from 1.5 to 2.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Inventors: Katsunori Shimizu, Tsuyoshi Nomaguchi
  • Resin composition and resin molded body
    Patent number: 11098178
    Abstract: A resin composition containing a cellulose acylate (A) having, in a side chain, a group having a hydrocarbon chain with 5 or more carbon atoms; a polyester resin (B); and an ester compound (C) having a molecular weight of about 250 or more and about 2000 or less. The mass ratio ((B)/(A)) of the polyester resin (B) to the cellulose acylate (A) is about 0.05 or more and about 0.5 or less. The mass ratio ((C)/(A)) of the ester compound (C) to the cellulose acylate (A) is about 0.02 or more and about 0.15 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Kenji Yao, Ryo Tanaka, Kana Miyazaki, Masahiro Moriyama
  • Metal-organic framework phase and crystallite shape control
    Patent number: 11097250
    Abstract: Methods of synthesizing crystalline metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) comprising polytopic organic linkers and cations, where each linker is connected to two or more cations, are provided. In the disclosed methods, the linkers are reacted with a compound of formula MnXm, where M is cationic Be, Mg, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Cd, or Hf, X is anionic, n and m are integers. The reacting is buffered by a buffer devoid of metal coordinating functionality when the pKa of the anion is below a threshold related to the lowest pKa of the linker. The reacting is optionally not buffered when the pKa of the anion is at or above this threshold. The disclosed methods lead to product phase MOF in which crystal growth is controlled leading to control over molecular diffusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignees: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Simon C. Weston, Jeffrey R. Long, Joseph M. Falkowski, Kristen Colwell, Rodolfo Torres