Patents Examined by Thao T. Tran
  • Patent number: 10005264
    Abstract: A display film includes a transparent polymeric substrate layer having a 0.2% offset yield stress greater than 110 MPa and a transparent aliphatic cross-linked polyurethane layer having a thickness of 100 micrometers or less disposed on the transparent polymeric substrate layer. The transparent aliphatic cross-linked polyurethane layer has a glass transition temperature in a range from 11 to 27 degrees Celsius and a Tan Delta peak value in a range from 0.5 to 2.5. The display film has a haze value of 2% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Catherine A. Leatherdale, David Scott Thompson, Michael A. Johnson, John J. Stradinger, Evan L. Breedlove, Steven D. Solomonson, Joseph D. Rule
  • Patent number: 10005877
    Abstract: Polyurethane composites to which paint will adhere without the need for an aggressive pretreatment are produced by a pultrusion process using a polyurethane-forming system that includes a polyisocyanate component containing at least one polyisocyanate and an isocyanate-reactive component containing at least one cashew oil-based polyether polyol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: COVESTRO LLC
    Inventors: Stephen J. Harasin, John E. Hayes, David Sounik
  • Patent number: 10005923
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nonaqueous coating material composition comprising (A) at least one polyhydroxyl group-containing component (A) and (B) at least one polyisocyanate group-containing component (B), wherein the composition comprises at least one reaction product (RP) having an acid number <20 mg KOH/g and preparable by reaction of at least one dimer fatty acid (a) with at least one aliphatic, araliphatic, or aromatic dihydroxy-functional compound (b), the compound (b) having a number-average molecular weight of 120 to 6000 g/mol. The present invention further provides the coatings produced from these coating material compositions, and also the use of said coatings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Klein, Ulrike Wenking, Christian Weiher, Peter Hoffmann, Melanie Werner
  • Patent number: 10005937
    Abstract: A resin composition capable of securely adhering multiple members in a short time without having to establish a long aging process. The resin composition including: (1) a urethane (meth)acrylate; (2) at least one selected from a group of (meth)acrylates having a phosphate group, (meth)acrylic silane coupling agents, and (meth)acrylates having an isocyanate group; and (3) a (meth)acrylate having an epoxy group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masakazu Kandori, Yohei Hashimoto, Hiroshi Kishida, Rikiya Yamashita
  • Patent number: 9994730
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a radiation curable aqueous coating composition comprising a dispersion of a chain extended polyurethane which dispersion comprises (a) a polyurethane-urea polymer comprising (i) acryloyl groups present in an amount of at least 2.0 mmol per g of the polyurethane-urea polymer; and (ii) urea groups present in an amount of at least 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Ronald Tennebroek, Ilse Van Casteren
  • Patent number: 9987907
    Abstract: Composite film structures including a polyfluorourethane (PFU) layer are described. The PFU layer is in contact with a polymer film to form a thermoformable composite film. The composite films exhibit a low Tg and resulting shapeability allowing them to be applied to non-planar irregular surfaces. The composite achieves thermoformability in the absence of deep dip dyeing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: MADICO, INC.
    Inventor: Marina Temchenko
  • Patent number: 9982160
    Abstract: Urea (multi)-(meth)acrylate (multi)-silane precursor compounds, synthesized by reaction of (meth)acrylated materials having isocyanate functionality with aminosilane compounds, either neat or in a solvent, and optionally with a catalyst, such as a tin compound, to accelerate the reaction. Also described are articles including a substrate, a base (co)polymer layer on a major surface of the substrate, an oxide layer on the base (co)polymer layer; and a protective (co)polymer layer on the oxide layer, the protective (co)polymer layer including the reaction product of at least one urea (multi) (meth)acrylate (multi)-silane precursor compound synthesized by reaction of (meth)acrylated materials having isocyanate functionality with aminosilane compounds. The substrate may be a (co)polymer film or an electronic device such as an organic light emitting device, electrophoretic light emitting device, liquid crystal display, thin film transistor, or combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas P. Klun, Alan K. Nachtigal, Joseph C. Spagnola, Mark A. Roehrig, Jennifer K. Schnobrich, Guy D. Joly, Christopher S. Lyons
  • Patent number: 9975986
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition obtained by blending a polythiol compound (A), an isocyanate group-containing compound (B) and a radical generator (C), wherein the polythiol compound (A) is at least one compound selected from an aliphatic polythiol and an aromatic polythiol each of which has a thiol group binding to a primary carbon atom and may contain a hetero atom. The present invention thus provides a composition capable of bonding a rubber member, particularly a vulcanized rubber member, strongly, readily and within a short time, an adhesive and an adhesive sheet using the composition, and a laminate produced by bonding a rubber layer using at least one of these adhesive composition and adhesive sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takenobu Ishihara, Shuuyou Akama, Atsushi Hara, Akiko Gondoh
  • Patent number: 9976052
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous coating composition comprising at least one aqueous dispersion comprising at least one copolymer (CP), said copolymer (CP) being preparable by (i) initially charging an aqueous dispersion of at least one polyurethane, and then (ii) polymerizing a mixture of olefinically unsaturated monomers in the presence of the polyurethane from (i), in which (a) a water-soluble initiator is used, (b) the olefinically unsaturated monomers are metered in such that a concentration of 6.0% by weight, based on the total amount of olefinically unsaturated monomers used for polymerization, in the reaction solution is not exceeded over the entire reaction time, and (c) the mixture of the olefinically unsaturated monomers comprises at least one polyolefinically unsaturated monomer, at least one linear hydroxy-functional reaction product (R) having an acid number less than 20 mg KOH/g, the preparation of which involves using at least one compound (v) containing two functional groups (v.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Steinmetz, Nadia Luhmann, Peggy Jankowski, Michael Matura, Hardy Reuter, Peter Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 9969901
    Abstract: Provided is an aqueous resin composition in which a vinyl ester resin and a urethane resin having an aromatic ring are dispersed in an aqueous medium, in which the vinyl ester resin is obtained by allowing at least one epoxy resin selected from the group consisting of a novolak type epoxy resin and a bisphenol type epoxy resin to react with a compound having an acid group and a polymerizable unsaturated group, and the urethane resin is obtained by allowing polyol containing polyol having an aromatic ring and polyol having a hydrophilic group to react with a polyisocyanate. A primer using the aqueous resin composition is able to considerably improve adhesiveness between a substrate and a cured coating film of an active energy ray curable composition, even when the substrate is a sparingly adhesive substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: DIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chisato Kuriyama, Kenji Nagao, Mitsuru Kitada
  • Patent number: 9969839
    Abstract: In a resin film configured to have a cured product layer formed from a curable resin composition on the surface of a substrate, the present invention aims to ensure not only the processability and other properties of the resin, but also the performance required for recent high-hardness coating films. The above problem was solved by a curable resin composition comprising the intended polyfunctional urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer, which is capable of forming a cured product layer when applied to and cured on a resin substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Humiaki Kakeya, Takahiro Matsumoto, Katsuyuki Murai, Tetsuji Moroiwa, Yasuhiro Maeda
  • Patent number: 9957394
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing powder coating compositions. The method includes mixing in an aqueous medium a carboxylic acid functional polymer having a high glass transition temperature, with a polycarbodiimide having a high glass transition temperature, drying the mixture, and grinding the resulting solid particles to obtain a powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Hongying Zhou, Anthony Chasser, Shanti Swarup
  • Patent number: 9957662
    Abstract: Provided a stain-resistant synthetic leather, including: (a) a polyurethane synthetic leather; (b) a silane-based coating layer formed on the polyurethane synthetic leather; and (c) a silicone coating layer formed on the silane-based coating layer, wherein the silane-based layer strengthens the binding between the polyurethane synthetic leather and the silicone coating layer, so that the stain-resistant synthetic leather can exhibit texture and flexibility of natural leather per se, and can exhibit excellent water resistance, stain resistance, weather resistance, and wear resistance through the silane-based coating layer and silicone coating layer formed on the polyurethane synthetic leather.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Inventor: Soon Kie Jung
  • Patent number: 9957390
    Abstract: According to a resin composition for a pigment-containing insulating film which resin composition contains at least a (A) binder polymer and (B) pigment-containing cross-linked polymer particles, it is possible to provide a resin composition for a pigment-containing insulating film which resin composition is excellent in tack property after drying and allows a resultant pigment-containing insulating film to be excellent in flexibility and electrical insulation reliability and to be small in warpage after curing, a resin film for a pigment-containing insulating film, a pigment-containing insulating film, and a printed wiring board provided with a pigment-containing insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshihide Sekito
  • Patent number: 9957427
    Abstract: Disclosed is an aqueous adhesive composition including a surface-deactivated solid isocyanate and a blend of two different polyurethanes. A method of making an article that includes a coated adhesive layer and article made thereby are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: H.B. Fuller Company
    Inventors: Brian W. Carlson, Rituparna Paul, Mutombo J. Muvundamina, Felix D. Mai, David B. Malcolm
  • Patent number: 9957417
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hybrid two component coating composition comprising as component I, (A) an N-alkoxysilylalkyl-aspartic acid ester, (B) a polysiloxane having a molecular weight in the range of from about 400 to 10,000, and optionally (C) at least one hydrolyzable silane; and as component II, (D) a polyisocyanate having an average NCO functionality of 2.5 to 5.5 and an isocyanate content, based on solids, of 9 to 50 wt % and containing aliphatic polyisocyanates; and (E) a catalyst. Methods of making and applying the hybrid coating composition are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Covestro LLC
    Inventor: Ahren Olson
  • Patent number: 9957414
    Abstract: A coated substrate including a 1 to 3 mils thick coating layer has a Bayer abrasion resistance value of less than 1% Haze after 600 cycles. The coating layer includes a reaction product of a coating composition including a polyester diol, a di-isocyanate, and a fluorocarbon-based additive. A method of forming the coating layer on the substrate includes mixing reactants including a polyester diol, a di-isocyanate and a flurocarbon-based additive to form a polyurethane coating composition; depositing the polyurethane coating composition on the substrate; and curing the polyurethane coating composition to form an abrasion resistant coating on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO, INC.
    Inventors: Ronald Li, Alexander Bimanand
  • Patent number: 9951249
    Abstract: An aqueous coating agent of the invention comprising (A) an aqueous polyurethane resin containing a polyurethane resin having an acid group and a polyamine compound, (B) a water-soluble polymer, and (C) an inorganic layered mineral as main constituents, wherein solid formulation ratios of the aqueous polyurethane resin (A), the water-soluble polymer (B) and the inorganic layered mineral (C) occupied in a total solid content of the aqueous coating agent are within approximate ranges indicated below.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Omura, Junichi Kaminaga, Sayaka Hoshi
  • Patent number: 9945986
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an acryl-based film that includes a first primer layer including a water-dispersible polyurethane resin formed on one surface, and a second primer layer including at least one or more types of a water-dispersible polyester-based resin, a water-dispersible acryl-based resin and a water-dispersible polyester acryl-based resin formed on the opposite surface, and a polarizing plate including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yirang Lim, Hwa Sub Shim, Kyoung Won Kim, Sung Hyun Jeon, Jun Wuk Park
  • Patent number: 9938427
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a radiation curable paint composition and a molded product comprising a cured coating layer formed therefrom, and more specifically, to: a radiation curable paint composition comprising a polyfunctional polyurethane acrylate being at least pentafunctional, a mono- or difunctional polyurethane acrylate, a mono-, di- or trifunctional acrylate, a photopolymerization initiator, and a triazine-based UV absorber, wherein physical properties such as adhesion to a metal or plastic substrate, water resistance, moisture resistance, heat resistance, thermal shock resistance and the like are remarkable, and particularly, weather resistance is remarkable, and thus it is useful for a hard coating for a plastic substrate, and particularly, for an automobile headlamp; and a molded product comprising a cured coating layer formed therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: KCC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jang Wook Kim, Kyu Yeob Park, Kang Soo Kim, Suk Hwa Ryu