Patents by Inventor John E. Herweh

John E. Herweh 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: 5441563
    Abstract: A high melting solid aromatic or cycloaliphatic azole-based chemical embossing inhibitor is essentially insoluble and inert in water and/or water alcohol mixtures. These solid azoles can be readily micronized and dispersed into water-based printing inks for use in producing textured foamed plastic surfaces. These compounds comprise a general class of 1-N substituted aminomethylaryl- or cyclohexyltriazole and imidazole derivatives. Some of the preferred compounds are symmetrical di-functional triazole derivatives and some of the preferred embodiments have a carboxy moiety or a sulfonyl moiety attached to a nitrogen atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1995
    Assignee: Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl E. Sideman, Donald M. Snyder, Anthony L. Wiker, John E. Herweh, Joseph F. Remar
  • Patent number: 5036145
    Abstract: An alkoxysilane bearing amic acid or derivative thereof is formed by reacting an aromatic or aliphatic dianhydride and an aminoalkyltrialkoxysilane or aminoaryltrialkoxysilane, or reacting an aromatic or aliphatic dianhydride and a diamine to form an amic acid which is reacted with an aminoalkylenetrialkoxysilane. A thin, hard protective silica glass network is formed by reacting the alkoxysilane bearing amic acid with an alkoxysilane, preferably tetraalkoxysilane, and an epoxy bearing silane coupling agnet in an acid catalyzed sol-gel process involving hydrolysis and condensation, which provides an amide/ester modified silica network. In a variation of this process, a polyamic acid bearing anhydride termination is prepared by reacting an excess of a dianhydride with a diamine. The product of this reaction when reacted with an aminoalkylenetrialkoxysilane provides an alkoxysilane bearing oligomeric polyamic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1991
    Assignee: Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Garry K. Echterling, John E. Herweh
  • Patent number: 4672098
    Abstract: Disclosed are bicyclic acrylic monomers, and polymers and copolymers derived therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1987
    Assignee: Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Herweh, Garry K. Echterling, Songvit Setthachayanon
  • Patent number: 4652399
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polyacrylic ester polymers having pendant macrocyclic ethers as well as electrically-conducting compositions comprised thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1987
    Assignee: Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: John E. Herweh
  • Patent number: 4650846
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polyacrylic ester polymers having pendant macrocyclic ethers as well as electrically-conducting compositions comprised thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1987
    Assignee: Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: John E. Herweh
  • Patent number: 4607110
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polyacrylic ester polymers having pendant macrocyclic ethers as well as electrically-conducting compositions comprised thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1986
    Assignee: Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: John E. Herweh
  • Patent number: 4438251
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polyurethane polymers comprising macrocyclic polyether moieties in the polymer backbone. The polymers may be formed into films which are useful for a variety of purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1984
    Assignee: Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: John E. Herweh
  • Patent number: 4384094
    Abstract: Substituted spiro 2H-1-benzopyran-2,3'-(3H)-naphtho(2,1-b)pyrans particularly suitable for use as precursors to stable colored pyrylium salts are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1983
    Assignee: Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Herweh, Thomas B. Garrett, Alan B. Magnusson
  • Patent number: 4382134
    Abstract: Substituted spiropyrans particularly suitable for use as precursors to stable pyrylium salts are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1983
    Assignee: Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Herweh, Thomas B. Garrett, Alan B. Magnusson
  • Patent number: 4348508
    Abstract: Substituted Spirobi[2H-1-benzopyrans] particularly suitable for use as precursors to stable colored pyrylium salts are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1981
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1982
    Assignee: Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Herweh, Thomas B. Garrett, Alan B. Magnusson
  • Patent number: 4346186
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for fixing photo-induced colored derivatives of spiropryans in solvent and solid solutions, and to compositions in which said photo-induced colored derivatives may be fixed, said processes comprising irradiating solvent or solid solutions comprising a spiropryan and an iodonium salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1982
    Assignee: Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas B. Garrett, John E. Herweh, Alan B. Magnusson, Normal L. Miller
  • Patent number: 4342696
    Abstract: Substituted spirobi[2H-1-benzopyrans] particularly suitable for use as precursors to stable colored pyrylium salts are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1982
    Assignee: Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas B. Garrett, John E. Herweh, Alan B. Magnusson
  • Patent number: 4104301
    Abstract: A new synthetic route to sulfonyl semicarbazides (sulfonyldiazanecarboxamides) and sulfonyl-1,2-diazanedicarboxyamide wherein a substituted 1,2-diazenedicarboxamide is reacted with a salt of a sulfinic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1978
    Assignee: Armstrong Cork Company
    Inventor: John E. Herweh
  • Patent number: 4099910
    Abstract: Azido formyl or azido sulfonyl compounds are provided by compounds of the formula R(CH.sub.2).sub.m X wherein R represents a fluorocarbon or an alkoxy alkyl chain and X represents a sulphonazide or azidoformate group and m is an integer greater than 1. The R group may be C.sub.2 to C.sub.12 linear or branched alkyl, C.sub.2 to C.sub.12 linear or branched alkoxy substituted C.sub.2 to C.sub.12 alkyl, or C.sub.2 to C.sub.12 linear or branched fluoroalkyl. The group (CH.sub.2).sub.m is C.sub.2 to C.sub.10 linear or branched alkylene. These materials upon thermolysis give rise to a reactive intermediate which adds to and protects polymeric substrates such including polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, the natural rubbers, polyamides, polyesters, polybutadienes, polyisoprenes, butadiene-isoprene copolymer, butyl rubber, ethylene-propylene copolymer, ethylene-propylene-dicyclopentadiene terpolymer, and the like, as well as blends thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1978
    Assignee: Armstrong Cork Company
    Inventor: John E. Herweh
  • Patent number: 4053538
    Abstract: A substantially linear segmented copolymer of the formula (MX).sub.n where n is an integer greater than 0 and M is a bivalent organic radical segment of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen, C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 alkyl, aryl, or C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 alkyl substituted aryl; A is C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 alkylene; A' is C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 alkylene the same or different than A, phenylene or alkyl substituted phenylene; and y is an integer greater than 0; and X is a bivalent organic radical segment of the formula ##STR2## WHEREIN G is a long chain radical segment of recurring linkages selected from the group consisting of ester and ether; and z is an integer greater than 0 the same or different than y.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1977
    Assignee: Armstrong Cork Company
    Inventors: John E. Herweh, William Y. Whitmore
  • Patent number: 4035337
    Abstract: Inhibiting compositions composed of alkylthio alkyl phthalates are disclosed. These compositions are useful as inhibiting agents in the light-induced yellowing of organic compounds containing aromatic amines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1977
    Assignee: Armstrong Cork Company
    Inventors: John E. Herweh, James L. Work
  • Patent number: 3933909
    Abstract: A new synthetic route to sulfonyl semicarbazides wherein an azobisformamide is reacted with a free sulfinic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1976
    Assignee: Armstrong Cork Company
    Inventor: John E. Herweh