Patents by Inventor H. Jerrold Miller
H. Jerrold Miller has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11608450Abstract: A process for a continuous condensation reaction with feedstocks derived from bio-renewable resources, e.g., pine chemical derived feedstock, is disclosed. The process employs at least a multi-stage mixing reactor, selected from any of a multi-stage continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR), a multi-stage horizontal continuous stirred tank reactor (HCSTR), or a continuous oscillating baffle reactor (COBR). The multi-stage mixing reactors are provided with a plurality of baffles for creating a mixing in a number of stages or cells created by the baffles, allowing the condensation reaction to proceed at a production rate at least twice that of a batch process with reactors of equivalent volume. The feedstocks derived from bio-renewable resources is selected from gum rosin, wood rosin, tall oil rosin and mixtures thereof; and polymeric fatty acids derived from bio-renewable resources such as tall oil.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: KRATON CORPORATIONInventors: Nicolas Alfonso, Carl Irvine, H. Jerrold Miller, David H. Sullivan
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Patent number: 11279813Abstract: A plasticized PVC composition free of phthalate and having low color is disclosed. The composition comprises a morpholide plasticizer prepared from a fatty acid selected from a tall oil fatty acid, a tall oil fatty acid monomer derived therefrom, and mixtures thereof. The fatty acid has a total carbon footprint of <95% of the total carbon footprint of a fatty acid obtained from a vegetable oil. The morpholide is prepared from the reaction of a tall oil fatty acid with morpholine in the presence of a catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: KRATON POLYMERS LLCInventors: Xiangyun Wei, Jason Tian, H. Jerrold Miller, Jos H. M. Lange
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Publication number: 20210032500Abstract: A process for a continuous condensation reaction with feedstocks derived from bio-renewable resources, e.g., pine chemical derived feedstock, is disclosed. The process employs at least a multi-stage mixing reactor, selected from any of a multi-stage continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR), a multi-stage horizontal continuous stirred tank reactor (HCSTR), or a continuous oscillating baffle reactor (COBR). The multi-stage mixing reactors are provided with a plurality of baffles for creating a mixing in a number of stages or cells created by the baffles, allowing the condensation reaction to proceed at a production rate at least twice that of a batch process with reactors of equivalent volume. The feedstocks derived from bio-renewable resources is selected from gum rosin, wood rosin, tall oil rosin and mixtures thereof; and polymeric fatty acids derived from bio-renewable resources such as tall oil.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: Kraton Polymer LLCInventors: Nicolas Alfonso, Carl Irvine, H. Jerrold Miller, David H. Sullivan
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Publication number: 20200040160Abstract: A plasticized PVC composition free of phthalate and having low color is disclosed. The composition comprises a morpholide plasticizer prepared from a fatty acid selected from a tall oil fatty acid, a tall oil fatty acid monomer derived therefrom, and mixtures thereof. The fatty acid has a total carbon footprint of <95% of the total carbon footprint of a fatty acid obtained from a vegetable oil. The morpholide is prepared from the reaction of a tall oil fatty acid with morpholine in the presence of a catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: KRATON POLYMERS LLCInventors: Xiangyun Wei, Jason Tian, H. Jerrold Miller, Jos H. M. Lange
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Patent number: 9644052Abstract: In general the present invention provides a functionalized polymer prepared by a process comprising the steps of preparing a pseudo-living polymer by polymerizing conjugated monomer with a lanthanide-based catalyst, and reacting the pseudo-living polymer with a functionalizing agent defined by the formula (I) A-R1—Z?? (I) where R1 is a divalent bond or divalent organic group comprising from 0 to about 20 carbon atoms, A is a substituent that will undergo an addition reaction with a pseudo-living polymer, and Z is a substituent that will react or interact with silica or carbon black reinforcing fillers, with the proviso that A, R1, and Z are substituents that will not protonate a pseudo-living polymer.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2015Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventors: Yoichi Ozawa, H. Jerrold Miller, Koji Masaki, Koichi Morita, Tatsuo Fujimaki, Tetsuya Omura, Takuo Sone, Iwakazu Hattori
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Publication number: 20150259452Abstract: In general the present invention provides a functionalized polymer prepared by a process comprising the steps of preparing a pseudo-living polymer by polymerizing conjugated monomer with a lanthanide-based catalyst, and reacting the pseudo-living polymer with a functionalizing agent defined by the formula (I) A-R1—Z??(I) where R1 is a divalent bond or divalent organic group comprising from 0 to about 20 carbon atoms, A is a substituent that will undergo an addition reaction with a pseudo-living polymer, and Z is a substituent that will react or interact with silica or carbon black reinforcing fillers, with the proviso that A, R1, and Z are substituents that will not protonate a pseudo-living polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2015Publication date: September 17, 2015Applicants: JSR CORPORATION, BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONInventors: Yoichi OZAWA, H. Jerrold MILLER, Koji MASAKI, Koichi MORITA, Tatsuo FUJIMAKI, Tetsuyo OHUMURA, Takuo SONE, Iwakazu HATTORI
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Patent number: 8987362Abstract: In general the present invention provides a functionalized polymer prepared by a process comprising the steps of preparing a pseudo-living polymer by polymerizing conjugated monomer with a lanthanide-based catalyst, and reacting the pseudo-living polymer with a functionalizing agent defined by the formula (I) A-R1—Z??(I) where R1 is a divalent bond or divalent organic group comprising from 0 to about 20 carbon atoms, A is a substituent that will undergo an addition reaction with a pseudo-living polymer, and Z is a substituent that will react or interact with silica or carbon black reinforcing fillers, with the proviso that A, R1, and Z are substituents that will not protonate a pseudo-living polymer.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2013Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Inventors: Yoichi Ozawa, H. Jerrold Miller, Koji Masaki, Koichi Morita, Tatsuo Fujimaki, Tetsuyo Omura, Takuo Sone, Iwakazu Hattori
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Publication number: 20140100339Abstract: In general the present invention provides a functionalized polymer prepared by a process comprising the steps of preparing a pseudo-living polymer by polymerizing conjugated monomer with a lanthanide-based catalyst, and reacting the pseudo-living polymer with a functionalizing agent defined by the formula (I) A-R1—Z??(I) where R1 is a divalent bond or divalent organic group comprising from 0 to about 20 carbon atoms, A is a substituent that will undergo an addition reaction with a pseudo-living polymer, and Z is a substituent that will react or interact with silica or carbon black reinforcing fillers, with the proviso that A, R1, and Z are substituents that will not protonate a pseudo-living polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2013Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicants: JSR CORPORATION, BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONInventors: Yoichi OZAWA, H. Jerrold MILLER, Koji MASAKI, Koichi MORITA, Tatsuo FUJIMAKI, Tetsuyo OHUMURA, Takuo SONE, Iwakazu HATTORI
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Patent number: 8618199Abstract: A method for preparing a functionalized polymer comprising the steps of preparing a polymer by polymerizing conjugated diene monomer with a lanthanide-based catalyst, wherein the lanthanide-based catalyst comprises (a) a lanthanide compound, (b) an alkylating agent, and (c) a source of halogen, and reacting the pseudo-living polymer with at least one amide-containing functionalizing agent.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Inventors: Yoichi F. Ozawa, H. Jerrold Miller, Koji Masaki, Koichi Morita, Tatsuo Fujimaki, Tetsuya Omura, Takuo Sone, Iwakazu Hattori
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Publication number: 20130102736Abstract: A method for preparing a functionalized polymer comprising the steps of preparing a polymer by polymerizing conjugated diene monomer with a lanthanide-based catalyst, wherein the lanthanide-based catalyst comprises (a) a lanthanide compound, (b) an alkylating agent, and (c) a source of halogen, and reacting the pseudo-living polymer with at least one amide-containing functionalizing agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2012Publication date: April 25, 2013Inventors: Yoichi OZAWA, H. Jerrold MILLER, Koji MASAKI, Koichi MORITA, Tatsuo FUJIMAKI, Tetsuyo OHUMURA, Takuo SONE, Iwakazu HATTORI
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Patent number: 8362126Abstract: A method for preparing a functionalized polymer comprising the steps of preparing a polymer by polymerizing conjugated diene monomer with a lanthanide-based catalyst, wherein the lanthanide-based catalyst comprises (a) a lanthanide compound, (b) an alkylating agent, and (c) a source of halogen, and reacting the pseudo-living polymer with at least one amide-containing functionalizing agent.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2009Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Inventors: Yoichi Ozawa, H. Jerrold Miller, Koji Masaki, Koichi Morita, Tatsuo Fujimaki, Tetsuya Omura, Takuo Sone, Iwakazu Hattori
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Publication number: 20120131847Abstract: The invention relates to tall oil fatty acid compositions having low sulfur content, as well as methods of using and making the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2012Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: ARIZONA CHEMICAL COMPANY, LLCInventors: Charles M. Pollock, H. Jerrold Miller, M. David Peterson
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Patent number: 7994106Abstract: The present invention relates to a rosin acid ester and compositions containing the same, as well as methods of making and using the same.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2007Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Arizona Chemical Company, LLCInventors: Lloyd A. Nelson, H. Jerrold Miller
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Patent number: 7750087Abstract: A method for preparing a functionalized polymer comprising the steps of preparing a pseudo-living polymer by polymerizing conjugated diene monomer with a lanthanide-based catalyst, and reacting the pseudo-living polymer with at least one functionalizing agent defined by the formula (I) where A is a substituent that will undergo an addition reaction with a pseudo-living polymer, R1 is a divalent organic group, R2 is a monovalent organic group, and each R4, which may be the same or different, is a monovalent organic group or a substituent defined by —OR5 where R5 is a monovalent organic group, with the proviso that A, R1, R2, R4, and R5 are substituents that will not protonate a pseudo-living polymer. Also, the functionalized polymer and a vulcanizable composition containing the polymer.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2005Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventors: Yoichi Ozawa, H. Jerrold Miller, Koji Masaki, Tatsuo Fujimaki, Takuo Sone, Iwakazu Hattori, Koichi Morita
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Publication number: 20100099826Abstract: A method for preparing a functionalized polymer comprising the steps of preparing a polymer by polymerizing conjugated diene monomer with a lanthanide-based catalyst, wherein the lanthanide-based catalyst comprises (a) a lanthanide compound, (b) an alkylating agent, and (c) a source of halogen, and reacting the pseudo-living polymer with at least one amide-containing functionalizing agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2009Publication date: April 22, 2010Inventors: Yoichi OZAWA, H. Jerrold Miller, Koji Masaki, Koichi Morita, Tatsuo Fujimaki, Tetsuya Omura, Takuo Sone, Iwakazu Hattori
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Patent number: 7671136Abstract: A functionalized polymer prepared by a process comprising the steps of preparing a pseudo-living polymer by polymerizing conjugated diene monomer with a lanthanide-based catalyst, the polymer having greater than about 85 percent in the 1,4-cis microstructure and less than about 3 percent in the 1,2- or 3,4-microstructure, and reacting the pseudo-living polymer with at least one functionalizing agent defined by the formula (I) or (II): where Z is a substituent that will react or interact with organic or inorganic fillers; with the proviso that each group attached to the imino carbon is attached via a carbon atom and R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R13, R14 and Z are substituents that will not protonate a pseudo-living polymer.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2005Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventors: Yoichi Ozawa, H. Jerrold Miller, Koji Masaki
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Patent number: 7642322Abstract: A functionalized polymer prepared by a process comprising the steps of preparing a pseudo-living polymer by polymerizing conjugated monomer with a lanthanide-based catalyst, and reacting the pseudo-living polymer with a functionalizing agent defined by the formula (I) A-R1-Z??(I) where R1 is a divalent bond or divalent organic group comprising from 0 to about 20 carbon atoms, A is a substituent that will undergo an addition reaction with a pseudo-living polymer, and Z is a substituent that will react or interact with silica or carbon black reinforcing fillers, with the proviso that A, R1, and Z are substituents that will not protonate a pseudo-living polymer.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2005Date of Patent: January 5, 2010Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventors: Yoichi Ozawa, H. Jerrold Miller, Koji Masaki, Koichi Morita, Tatsuo Fujimaki, Tetsuya Omura, Takuo Sone, Iwakazu Hattori
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Patent number: 6992147Abstract: A method for preparing a functionalized polymer comprising the steps of preparing a pseudo-living polymer by polymerizing conjugated diene monomer with a lanthanide-based catalyst, and reacting the pseudo-living polymer with at least one functionalizing agent defined by the formula (I) where A is a substituent that will undergo an addition reaction with a pseudo-living polymer, R1 is a divalent organic group, R2 is a monovalent organic group, and each R4, which may be the same or different, is a monovalent organic group or a substituent defined by —OR5 where R5 is a monovalent organic group, with the proviso that A, R1, R2, R4, and R5 are substituents that will not protonate a pseudo-living polymer. Also, the functionalized polymer and a vulcanizable composition containing the polymer.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2000Date of Patent: January 31, 2006Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventors: Yoichi Ozawa, H. Jerrold Miller, Koji Masaki, Tatsuo Fujimaki, Takuo Sone, Iwakazu Hattori, Koichi Morita
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Patent number: 6977281Abstract: A method for preparing a functionalized polymer comprising the steps of preparing a pseudo-living polymer by polymerizing conjugated diene monomer with a lanthanide-based catalyst, where said pseudo-living polymer is characterized by having greater than about 85 percent of the polymer in the cis microstructure and less than about 3 percent of the polymer is in the 1,2- or 3,4-microstructure, and reacting the pseudo-living polymer with at least one functionalizing agent defined by the formula (I) or (II) where Z is a substituent that will react or interact with organic or inorganic fillers; R1 is a single bond or a divalent organic group; R2 is a monovalent organic group or a divalent organic group that forms a cyclic organic group with R13 or R14; R3 is a single bond, a divalent organic group, or a trivalent organic group that forms a cyclic organic group with R4 or R5; R13 is a single bond, a divalent organic group, or a trivalent organic group that forms a cyclic organic group with R2 or R14; R4 is a moType: GrantFiled: November 10, 2000Date of Patent: December 20, 2005Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventors: Yoichi Ozawa, H. Jerrold Miller, Koji Masaki
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Patent number: 6897270Abstract: A continuous process for producing conjugated diene polymers comprising the steps of contacting, within an hydrocarbon solvent and within a continuous reactor, conjugated diene monomer and a catalyst composition prepared by combining: (a) a lanthanide compound, (b) an alkylating agent, and (c) a halogen-containing compound, and maintaining a non-ideal flow pattern within the continuous reactor so that 10% of the reagents entering the reactor at a reference time t0 are still present within the continuous reactor at a time t0+xtrt, where trt is the residence time corresponding to ideal flow within the continuous reactor and x is a numeral greater than 1.5.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2002Date of Patent: May 24, 2005Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventors: Yoichi Ozawa, David M. Roggeman, H. Jerrold Miller, Koji Masaki, Steven Luo, Thomas A. Antkowiak