Patents by Inventor Karyn B. Visscher
Karyn B. Visscher 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: 10907000Abstract: The present invention provides multifunctional amphiphilic copolymers having the structure set out below: wherein w, x, y, and z are molar percentages, the sum of which equals 100%; wherein R1 has the formula —(CH2CH2O)n—R2, where R2 is hydrogen or a C1-C10 alkyl group; R3 has the formula —(CH2)a—CH3; R4 is hydrogen or methyl; R5 has the formula —(OCH2CH2)b—O—(CH2)c—CH3 or —(OCH2CH2)b—O—C6H5; and n is an integer ranging from 1 to about 10, a is an integer ranging from 1 to about 21, b is an integer ranging from 1 to about 23, and c is an integer ranging from 1 to about 21. The present invention also provides compositions comprising the multifunctional amphiphilic copolymers including spray drift control compositions including agricultural compositions, consumer compositions, industrial compositions, and mining compositions. The present invention also provides methods for preparing and using the multifunctional amphiphilic copolymers.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2016Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: ISP INVESTMENTS LLCInventors: Sounak Sarkar, Karyn B. Visscher, Surya Kamin
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Patent number: 10745502Abstract: The present invention provides a water-soluble or water-dispersible polymers. The water -soluble or water-dispersible polymer comprise a first monomer having hydrogen bonding/complexing properties to polyphenols, a second monomer having detergent properties, and a third monomer having hydrogen bonding/complexing properties to polyphenols, wherein the first monomer and the third monomer are the same or different. The present invention also provides oral care compositions comprising the water-soluble or water-dispersible polymers. The present invention also provides methods of cleaning, Whitening arid polishing natural teeth and dental prosthesis and of preventing, reducing or removing surface deposited stains from teeth by administering the oral care compositions. The water-soluble or water-dispersible polymer has a structure: wherein x, y, z, mole %, n, R1, and R2 are defined herein.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2016Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: ISP INVESTMENTS LLCInventors: Philip John Oths, Karyn B. Visscher, Fu Chen, Petros Gebreselassie, William E. Prosise, Shafiq Sahar Wahidi
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Publication number: 20180346628Abstract: The present invention provides a water-soluble or water-dispersible polymers. The water-soluble or water-dispersible polymer comprise a first monomer having hydrogen bonding/complexing properties to polyphenols, a second monomer having detergent properties, and a third monomer having hydrogen bonding/complexing properties to polyphenols, wherein the first monomer and the third monomer are the same or different. The present invention also provides oral care compositions comprising the water-soluble or water-dispersible polymers. The present invention also provides methods of cleaning, whitening and polishing natural teeth and dental prosthesis and of preventing, reducing or removing surface deposited stains from teeth by administering the oral care compositions. The water-soluble or water-dispersible polymer has a structure: wherein x, y, z, mole %, n, R1, and R2 are defined herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2016Publication date: December 6, 2018Applicant: ISP INVESTMENTS LLCInventors: Philip John OTHS, Karyn B. VISSCHER, Fu CHEN, Petros GEBRESELASSIE, William E. PROSISE, Shafiq Sahar WAHIDI
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Patent number: 10118981Abstract: The invention provides lactamic polymers comprising an acetoacetate moiety. The lactamic polymers may be readily functionalized and the functionalized lactamic polymers may be further derivatized to provide a wide variety of useful polymers having desirable chemical and physical properties. The lactamic polymers of the invention may be employed in a wide variety of compositions. (A); (B) wherein R1-R6, w, x, y, z, and n are described herein.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2016Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: ISP Investments LLCInventors: David K. Hood, Karyn B. Visscher, Surya Kamin, Sounak Sarkar
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Publication number: 20180127551Abstract: The present invention provides multifunctional amphiphilic copolymers having the structure set out below: wherein w, x, y, and z are molar percentages, the sum of which equals 100%; wherein R1 has the formula —(CH2CH2O)n—R2, where R2 is hydrogen or a C1-C10 alkyl group; R3 has the formula —(CH2)a—CH3; R4 is hydrogen or methyl; R5 has the formula —(OCH2CH2)b—O—(CH2)c—CH3 or —(OCH2CH2)b—O—C6H5; and n is an integer ranging from 1 to about 10, a is an integer ranging from 1 to about 21, b is an integer ranging from 1 to about 23, and c is an integer ranging from 1 to about 21. The present invention also provides compositions comprising the multifunctional amphiphilic copolymers including spray drift control compositions including agricultural compositions, consumer compositions, industrial compositions, and mining compositions. The present invention also provides methods for preparing and using the multifunctional amphiphilic copolymers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2016Publication date: May 10, 2018Applicant: ISP INVESTMENTS LLCInventors: Sounak Sarkar, Karyn B. Visscher, Surya Kamin
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Patent number: 9821589Abstract: The present invention provides coating composition for forming a toner receptive coating on a substrate containing a polymer comprising: (a) a N-vinyl amide monomer, (b) a vinyl acetate monomer, (c) a substituted or unsubstituted monomer comprising a cyclic ether, and (d) a solvent. The coating compositions may further comprise a (e) non-reactive hydrophobic monomer. The invention also provides substrates coated with the toner receptive coatings.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: ISP INVESTMENTS LLCInventors: David K. Hood, Charles J. Wasserman, Karyn B. Visscher, Sounak Sarkar
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Patent number: 9757704Abstract: This present application relates to microcapsules or compositions containing microcapsules wherein the microcapsules comprise a polymerizable lactamic copolymer. More particularly, certain aspects are directed to the use of polymerizable lactamic copolymers in the formation of coatings on microencapsulated particles. These polymerizable lactamic copolymers can result in surface modified microencapsulated particles that may be anionic, non-ionic, or cationic.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2010Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: ISP INVESTMENTS LLCInventors: David K. Hood, Karyn B. Visscher, Surya Kamin
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Publication number: 20170073447Abstract: The present invention provides polymers containing an acetoacetate moiety. The polymers may be readily functionalized and the functionalized polymers may be further derivatized to provide a wide variety of useful polymers having desirable chemical and physical properties. The polymers of the present invention may be employed in a wide variety of compositions, wherein R1-R6, w, y, and z are described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: ISP Investments LLCInventors: David K. Hood, Surya Kamin, Karyn B. Visscher
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Publication number: 20170022313Abstract: The invention provides lactamic polymers comprising an acetoacetate moiety. The lactamic polymers may be readily functionalized and the functionalized lactamic polymers may be further derivatized to provide a wide variety of useful polymers having desirable chemical and physical properties. The lactamic polymers of the invention may be employed in a wide variety of compositions. (A); (B) wherein R1-R6, w, x, y, z, and n are described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2016Publication date: January 26, 2017Applicant: ISP Investments LLCInventors: David K. HOOD, Karyn B. VISSCHER, Surya KAMIN, Sounak SARKAR
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Patent number: 9505862Abstract: The present invention provides polymers containing an acetoacetate moiety. The polymers may be readily functionalized and the functionalized polymers may be further derivatized to provide a wide variety of useful polymers having desirable chemical and physical properties. The polymers of the present invention may be employed in a wide variety of compositions, wherein R1-R6, w, y, and z are described herein.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2012Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: ISP INVESTMENTS LLCInventors: David K. Hood, Surya Kamin, Karyn B. Visscher
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Patent number: 9464151Abstract: The invention provides lactamic polymers comprising an acetoacetate moiety. The lactamic polymers may be readily functionalized and the functionalized lactamic polymers may be further derivatized to provide a wide variety of useful polymers having desirable chemical and physical properties. The lactamic polymers of the invention may be employed in a wide variety of compositions. (A); (B) wherein R1-R6, w, x, y, z, and n are described herein.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2012Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: ISP Investments LLCInventors: David K. Hood, Karyn B. Visscher, Surya Kamln, Sounak Sarkar
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Publication number: 20160046824Abstract: This invention provides hydrophobic compositions for forming hydrophobic toner receptive coatings on a substrate. The hydrophobic coating compositions for forming toner receptive coatings on a substrate contain a hydrophobic polymer comprising: (a) a N-vinyl amide monomer, (b) a non-reactive hydrophobic monomer moiety, and (c) a solvent. The coating compositions may further comprise (d) a substituted or unsubstituted monomer comprising a cyclic ether or an acetoacetate, or mixtures thereof. The invention also provides compositions suitable for addition to toner to enhance adhesion and toner substrates coated with the hydrophobic coating compositions. The hydrophobic polymer may be represented by the following structure, wherein x, y, z, and a, are defined herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2014Publication date: February 18, 2016Applicant: ISP INVESTMENTS INC.Inventors: David K. Hood, Charles J. WASSERMAN, Karyn B. VISSCHER, Sounak SARKAR
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Patent number: 8993507Abstract: Functional additives for cleansing compositions exhibiting enhanced anti soil-re-deposition and/or dye transfer inhibitory properties comprising polymers in the form of homopolymers, copolymers or terpolymers synthesized from at least one hydrophobic monomer. Examples of hydrophobic monomers include N-vinyl caprolactam, vinyl acetate, vinyl esters, acrylated glycols, methacrylamide, C1 to C12 alkyl- and C1 to C12 dialkylacrylamide, C1 to C12 alkyl- and C1 to C12 dialkylmethacrylamide, C1 to C12 alkyl aery late, C1 to C12 alkyl methacrylate, 4-butyl phenyl maleimide, octyl acrylamide.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2011Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: ISP Investments Inc.Inventors: David K. Hood, Karyn B. Visscher, Tony Gough, Surya Kamin, Purvita Shah, Jayanti V. Patel, Sarah Orton, Osama M. Musa
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Publication number: 20150005465Abstract: The present invention provides polymers containing an acetoacetate moiety. The polymers may be readily functionalized and the functionalized polymers may be further derivatized to provide a wide variety of useful polymers having desirable chemical and physical properties. The polymers of the present invention may be employed in a wide variety of compositions. wherein R1-R6, w, y, and z are described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2012Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: David K. Hood, Surya Kamin, Karyn B. Visscher
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Publication number: 20140296441Abstract: The invention provides lactamic polymers comprising an acetoacetate moiety. The lactamic polymers may be readily functionalized and the functionalized lactamic polymers may be further derivatized to provide a wide variety of useful polymers having desirable chemical and physical properties. The lactamic polymers of the invention may be employed in a wide variety of compositions. (A); (B) wherein R1-R6, w, x, y, z, and n are described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2012Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: ISP Investments IncInventors: David K. Hood, Karyn B. Visscher, Surya Kemin, Sounak Sarkar
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Publication number: 20130261268Abstract: The present invention provides lactamic polymers containing an acetoacetate moiety. The lactamic polymers may be readily functionalized and the functionalized lactamic polymers may be further derivatized to provide a wide variety of useful polymers having desirable chemical and physical properties. The lactamic polymers of the present invention may be employed in a wide variety of compositions. Formula (I) wherein R1-R7, x, y, z, and n are described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2011Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: ISP Investments IncInventors: David K. Hood, Karyn B. Visscher, Surya Kamin
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Publication number: 20130198968Abstract: Functional additives for cleansing compositions exhibiting enhanced anti soil-re-deposition and/or dye transfer inhibitory properties comprising polymers in the form of homopolymers, copolymers or terpolymers synthesized from at least one hydrophobic monomer. Examples of hydrophobic monomers include N-vinyl caprolactam, vinyl acetate, vinyl esters, acrylated glycols, methacrylamide, C1 to C12 alkyl- and C1 to C12 dialkylacrylamide, C1 to C12 alkyl- and C1 to C12 dialkylmethacrylamide, C1 to C12 alkyl aery late, C1 to C12 alkyl methacrylate, 4-butyl phenyl maleimide, octyl acrylamide.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2011Publication date: August 8, 2013Inventors: David K. Hood, Karyn B. Visscher, Surya Kamin, Purvita Shah, Osama M. Musa, Tony Gough, Jayanti V. Patel, Sarah Orton
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Patent number: 8308886Abstract: The invention discloses processes for thermal transfer patterning of a nanoparticle layer and a corresponding proximate portion of a carrier layer, and optionally additional transfer layers, together onto a thermal imaging receiver. The invention is useful for dry fabrication of electronic devices. Additional embodiments of the invention include multilayer thermal imaging donors comprising in layered sequence: a base film, a carrier layer and a nanoparticle layer. The carrier layer can be a dielectric or conducting layer. When the carrier layer is a dielectric layer, the base film includes a light attenuating agent in the form of a dye or pigment.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2006Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Gerald Donald Andrews, Marc B Goldfinger, Mark Andrew Harmer, Gary Delmar Jaycox, Lynda Kaye Johnson, Irina Malajovich, William J Marshall, Elizabeth Forrester McCord, Charles Nehemiah McEwen, Jeffrey Scott Meth, Richard Kevin Bailey, Geoffrey Nunes, Rinaldo Soria Schiffino, Paul J Shannon, Kenneth George Sharp, Karyn B Visscher, Graciela Beatriz Blanchet, John W Catron, Jr., Reid John Chesterfield, Thomas C Felder, Feng Gao, Howard David Glicksman
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Publication number: 20120276211Abstract: This present application relates to microcapsules or compositions containing microcapsules wherein the microcapsules comprise a polymerizable lactamic copolymer. More particularly, certain aspects are directed to the use of polymerizable lactamic copolymers in the formation of coatings on microencapsulated particles. These polymerizable lactamic copolymers can result in surface modified microencapsulated particles that may be anionic, non-ionic, or cationic.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2010Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: ISP Investments Inc.Inventors: David K. Hood, Karyn B. Visscher, Surya Kamin
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Publication number: 20110003931Abstract: An encapsulated titanium dioxide comprising an intimate mixture of A) crude titanium dioxide in finely divided particulate form, and B) from 0.1 wt % to 10 wt %, based on the wt % of titanium dioxide of at least one (meth)acrylic polymer and method of preparation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2009Publication date: January 6, 2011Inventors: Lech Wilczek, Patrick F. McIntyre, Karyn B. Visscher, Ayumu Yokoyama, Owen H. Decker