Patents by Inventor James Palmer Dickerson
James Palmer Dickerson 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).
-
Patent number: 11787978Abstract: A tackifier composition comprising at least one thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin and an antioxidant composition is provided; wherein a portion of the volatile organic compounds in the thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin has been removed; wherein the antioxidant composition comprises at least one primary antioxidant and at least one secondary antioxidant; and wherein the levels of individual volatile organic compound monitored in the tackifier composition are less than about 0.5 ppm as measured by GC/MS headspace analysis. Processes for producing the tackifier composition are also provided as well as adhesives comprising the tackifier compositions.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Synthomer Adhesive Technologies LLCInventors: Bing Yuan, James Palmer Dickerson, Bee Kim Liew, Christopher Wayne Osborne, Jacobus Siera
-
Patent number: 11753566Abstract: A tackifier composition comprising at least one thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin and an antioxidant composition is provided; wherein a portion of the volatile organic compounds in the thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin has been removed; wherein the antioxidant composition comprises at least one primary antioxidant and at least one secondary antioxidant; and wherein the levels of individual volatile organic compound monitored in the tackifier composition are less than about 0.5 ppm as measured by GC/MS headspace analysis. Processes for producing the tackifier composition are also provided as well as adhesives comprising the tackifier compositions.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Synthomer Adhesive Technologies LLCInventors: Bing Yuan, James Palmer Dickerson, Bee Kim Liew, Christopher Wayne Osborne, Jacobus Siera
-
Patent number: 11725122Abstract: A tackifier composition comprising at least one thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin and an antioxidant composition is provided; wherein a portion of the volatile organic compounds in the thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin has been removed; wherein the antioxidant composition comprises at least one primary antioxidant and at least one secondary antioxidant; and wherein the levels of individual volatile organic compound monitored in the tackifier composition are less than about 0.5 ppm as measured by GC/MS headspace analysis. Processes for producing the tackifier composition are also provided as well as adhesives comprising the tackifier compositions.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2020Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Synthomer Adhesive Technologies LLCInventors: Bing Yuan, James Palmer Dickerson, Bee Kim Liew, Christopher Wayne Osborne, Jacobus Siera
-
Patent number: 11661531Abstract: A tackifier composition comprising at least one thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin and an antioxidant composition is provided; wherein a portion of the volatile organic compounds in the thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin has been removed; wherein the antioxidant composition comprises at least one primary antioxidant and at least one secondary antioxidant; and wherein the levels of individual volatile organic compound monitored in the tackifier composition are less than about 0.5 ppm as measured by GC/MS headspace analysis. Processes for producing the tackifier composition are also provided as well as adhesives comprising the tackifier compositions.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Synthomer Adhesives Technology LLCInventors: Bing Yuan, James Palmer Dickerson, Bee Kim Liew, Christopher Wayne Osborne, Jacobus Siera
-
Patent number: 11613675Abstract: A tackifier composition comprising at least one thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin and an antioxidant composition is provided; wherein a portion of the volatile organic compounds in the thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin has been removed; wherein the antioxidant composition comprises at least one primary antioxidant and at least one secondary antioxidant; and wherein the levels of individual volatile organic compound monitored in the tackifier composition are less than about 0.5 ppm as measured by GC/MS headspace analysis. Processes for producing the tackifier composition are also provided as well as adhesives comprising the tackifier compositions.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Synthomer Adhesive Technologies LLCInventors: Bing Yuan, James Palmer Dickerson, Bee Kim Liew, Christopher Wayne Osborne, Jacobus Siera
-
Publication number: 20200248043Abstract: A tackifier composition comprising at least one thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin and an antioxidant composition is provided; wherein a portion of the volatile organic compounds in the thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin has been removed; wherein the antioxidant composition comprises at least one primary antioxidant and at least one secondary antioxidant; and wherein the levels of individual volatile organic compound monitored in the tackifier composition are less than about 0.5 ppm as measured by GC/MS headspace analysis. Processes for producing the tackifier composition are also provided as well as adhesives comprising the tackifier compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Bing Yuan, James Palmer Dickerson, Bee Kim Liew, Christopher Wayne Osborne, Jacobus Siera
-
Publication number: 20200248047Abstract: A tackifier composition comprising at least one thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin and an antioxidant composition is provided; wherein a portion of the volatile organic compounds in the thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin has been removed; wherein the antioxidant composition comprises at least one primary antioxidant and at least one secondary antioxidant; and wherein the levels of individual volatile organic compound monitored in the tackifier composition are less than about 0.5 ppm as measured by GC/MS headspace analysis. Processes for producing the tackifier composition are also provided as well as adhesives comprising the tackifier compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Bing Yuan, James Palmer Dickerson, Bee Kim Liew, Christopher Wayne Osborne, Jacobus Siera
-
Publication number: 20200247985Abstract: A tackifier composition comprising at least one thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin and an antioxidant composition is provided; wherein a portion of the volatile organic compounds in the thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin has been removed; wherein the antioxidant composition comprises at least one primary antioxidant and at least one secondary antioxidant; and wherein the levels of individual volatile organic compound monitored in the tackifier composition are less than about 0.5 ppm as measured by GC/MS headspace analysis. Processes for producing the tackifier composition are also provided as well as adhesives comprising the tackifier compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Bing Yuan, James Palmer Dickerson, Bee Kim Liew, Christopher Wayne Osborne, Jacobus Siera
-
Publication number: 20200248036Abstract: A tackifier composition comprising at least one thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin and an antioxidant composition is provided; wherein a portion of the volatile organic compounds in the thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin has been removed; wherein the antioxidant composition comprises at least one primary antioxidant and at least one secondary antioxidant; and wherein the levels of individual volatile organic compound monitored in the tackifier composition are less than about 0.5 ppm as measured by GC/MS headspace analysis. Processes for producing the tackifier composition are also provided as well as adhesives comprising the tackifier compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Bing Yuan, James Palmer Dickerson, Bee Kim Liew, Christopher Wayne Osborne, Jacobus Siera
-
Publication number: 20200248044Abstract: A tackifier composition comprising at least one thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin and an antioxidant composition is provided; wherein a portion of the volatile organic compounds in the thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin has been removed; wherein the antioxidant composition comprises at least one primary antioxidant and at least one secondary antioxidant; and wherein the levels of individual volatile organic compound monitored in the tackifier composition are less than about 0.5 ppm as measured by GC/MS headspace analysis. Processes for producing the tackifier composition are also provided as well as adhesives comprising the tackifier compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Bing Yuan, James Palmer Dickerson, Bee Kim Liew, Christopher Wayne Osborne, Jacobus Siera
-
Publication number: 20140065340Abstract: The invention provides flat-packed bundles of wooden boards in which at least some of the internal boards that contain acetylated wood possess certain moisture levels. The invention further provides flat-packed bundles of wooden boards in which at least some of the internal boards that contain acetylated wood have certain degrees of widthwise swelling. Although swelling can occur in several board dimensions, widthwise swelling provides a convenient measure. The invention also provides methods for moisturizing acetylated wood boards prior to assembling them into flat-packed bundles.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: John Michael Allen, James Palmer Dickerson
-
Publication number: 20020129004Abstract: The present invention relates to software enabled wizards that receive input from a user and use the input to generate a customized response. Embodiments of the present invention include design wizards, selection wizards and troubleshooting wizards advantageous for use in commerce, particularly within the chemical industry.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2001Publication date: September 12, 2002Inventors: Jimmy G. Bassett, William Joseph Burgess, James Palmer Dickerson, Michael Eugene Donelson, Dennis Joseph Golob, Samuel LeRoy Gott, William Carl Jackson, Steven L. Lyons, Stacey James Marsh, Rick Miller, David P. Fischer, Henry Gonzalez, James W. Mercer, Bobby J. Quillen, Srihari Sitarama Dantuluri, Mark E. Stewart
-
Patent number: 5804617Abstract: This invention relates to a molded object prepared from a copolyester having an inherent viscosity of 0.4 to 1.1 dL/g,wherein the acid component comprises repeat units from 90 to 40 mole % terephthalic acid and from 10 to 60 mole % of one or more additional dibasic acids selected from the group consisting of isophthalic acid, cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, diphenyldicarboxylic acid, and stilbenedicarboxylic acid;wherein the glycol component comprises repeat units from 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 1997Date of Patent: September 8, 1998Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Douglas Claire Hoffman, Thomas Joseph Pecorini, James Palmer Dickerson, Joseph Alexander DeLoach
-
Patent number: 5773554Abstract: This invention relates to a method of melt processing a copolyester having a moisture content of 0.02 weight % or more comprising:(a) one or more dicarboxylic acids, and(b) a glycol component comprising from about 60 to 100 mole % 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 1997Date of Patent: June 30, 1998Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: James Palmer Dickerson, Andrew Edwin Brink, Alan Joseph Oshinski, Kab Sik Seo
-
Patent number: 5656715Abstract: This invention relates to a method of melt processing a copolyester having a moisture content of 0.02 weight % or more comprising:(a) one or more dicarboxylic acids, and(b) a glycol component comprising from about 60 to 100 mole % 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 1996Date of Patent: August 12, 1997Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: James Palmer Dickerson, Andrew Edwin Brink, Alan Joseph Oshinski, Kab Sik Seo