Producing An Aqueous System By Mixing Two Or More Aqueous Emulsions, Suspensions, Dispersions, Or Solutions, Or Any Of The Above In Admixture With One Another And Wherein Each Individually Contains A Solid Polymer Or Sicp Patents (Class 524/501)
  • Patent number: 9155549
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of a film-forming polymer, spherical polymer beads, a HASE rheology modifier, and optionally a pigment. The composition is useful in coatings compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Adam Fasula, Kenneth Lennon, Partha S. Majumdar, Edwin Hugh Nungesser
  • Patent number: 9127376
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a nitride semiconductor self-supporting substrate and a nitride semiconductor self-supporting substrate manufactured by this manufacturing method, the method including at least: a step of preparing a nitride semiconductor self-supporting substrate serving as a seed substrate; a step of epitaxially growing the same type of nitride semiconductor as the seed substrate on the seed substrate; and a step of slicing an epitaxially grown substrate subjected to the epitaxial growth into two pieces in parallel to an epitaxial growth surface. As a result, there is provided a method for manufacturing a large-diameter nitride semiconductor self-supporting substrate having an excellent crystal quality and small warp with good productivity at a low cost, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shoichi Takamizawa, Masataka Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9051496
    Abstract: Methods of preparing latex-based adhesives are provided. Such methods include aging and heating of latex-films to improve performance properties with respect to tack, peel strength, and sheer strength. The latex adhesives may be used as pressure sensitive adhesives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA
    Inventors: Marc A. Dube, Lili Qie
  • Publication number: 20150147502
    Abstract: The instant invention is an aqueous based blend composition and method of producing the same. The aqueous based blend composition comprises (a) an aqueous polyolefin dispersion comprising the melt blending product of one or more base polymers and one or more stabilizing agents in the presence of water and optionally one or more neutralizing agents, wherein the polyolefin dispersion has an average volume particle size diameter in the range of from 400 to 1500 nm; and a pH range from 8 to 11; and (b) an acrylic emulsion acrylic solids having an average weight particle size diameter in the range of from 75 to 450 nm; an acid level in the range of from 0.25 to 5 percent by weight of acid monomers based on the weight of the acrylic monomer, and a weight average molecular weight in the range of from 200,000 to 5,000,000 g/mole, and a glass transition temperature (Tg) in the range of from 7 to 100° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Denise Lindenmuth, Joceyln Gruver, Ann R. Hermes, Ray E. Drumright
  • Publication number: 20150141572
    Abstract: A process includes dissolving a first polymer in an aprotic solvent, absent a protic organic solvent, to form a polymer solution, neutralizing acidic residues present in the first polymer by adding a neutralizing agent to the polymer solution, contacting the polymer solution with water to form a latex, removing the aprotic solvent from the latex, capturing the removed aprotic solvent as recycled solvent, and dissolving a second polymer with the recycled solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeng Li, Shigang S. Qiu, Peter Nguyen, Amy Grillo, Chieh-Min Cheng
  • Patent number: 9023929
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tackifier dispersion comprising a resinous material and an emulsifier, the emulsifier being obtainable by a method comprising providing an ester of one or more fatty acids containing at least two conjugated double bonds, reacting the ester with a dienophile containing an acid or anhydride group, to form an intermediate product A, and, reacting the intermediate product A with one or more polyalkylene glycols. The invention also relates to a method for the production of a tackifier dispersion, its use as a tackifier, and an adhesive composition comprising the tackifier dispersion. The invention further relates to an emulsifier, a method of producing the same and its use for emulsifying resinous materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Lawter, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Peter Mario Aarts, Lodewijk Johannes Hubertus Houben, John Hazen
  • Patent number: 9023930
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a slurry composition which realizes excellent dispersibility through simple steps and can maintain high dispersibility over a long term. In addition, the present invention provides a slurry composition produced using this method. The present invention provides a method for producing a slurry composition containing an inorganic powder, a polyvinyl acetal resin, and an organic solvent. The method contains the steps of mixing an inorganic powder, a mixed polyvinyl acetal resin (A) and an organic solvent (i) to prepare an inorganic dispersion; mixing a polyvinyl acetal resin (B) and an organic solvent (ii) to prepare a resin solution; and adding the resin solution to the inorganic dispersion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi Ootsuki
  • Patent number: 9012561
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions that enable excellent early hardness development in coating applications, the compositions comprising a blend of one or more acrylic emulsion copolymer, pA, having a Tg of 20° C. or higher, and one or more acrylic emulsion copolymer, pB, having a Tg at least 15° C. lower than that of pA, together with one or more additive chosen from a coalescent having a normal boiling point no greater than 300° C., a naturally derived plasticizer, and mixtures thereof. The compositions may be ambient curable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventors: Zhenwen Fu, Andrew Hejl, Aurelia C. Sheppard, Andrew J. Swartz
  • Patent number: 8980993
    Abstract: The aqueous volatile organic compound (VOC)-free coating compositions includes an acrylic latex and a vinyl acetate-ethylene latex including from 10 to 90 weight percent of a vinyl acetate-ethylene polymer, based on total weight of acrylic polymer and vinyl acetate-ethylene polymer, having a Tg from ?20 to 20 degrees Celsius; and from about 10 to about 90 weight percent of an acrylic polymer, based on the total weight of acrylic polymer and vinyl acetate-ethylene polymer, the acrylic polymer comprising, in polymerized form, at least one ethylenically unsaturated (meth)acrylic monomer and from 0.01 to 10 weight percent, based on total weight of the acrylic polymer, of an acetoacetate moiety containing monomer, where the acrylic polymer has a Tg of from ?20 to 20 degrees Celsius. A method of coating a substrate and substrate having at least one surface coated are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Arkema Inc.
    Inventors: Wenjun Wu, Jeff A. Schneider, Albert R. Miner, II
  • Publication number: 20150072091
    Abstract: Provided is a primer composition for a non-stick coating which includes a polyamide-amic acid having an acid value of 50 to 200 mg KOH/g, a Lewis base, water and at least 5 wt % of a polar aprotic solvent relative to the total weight of said composition. According to the invention, the weight ratio of PAI/polar aprotic solvent in said composition is at least 1.5. Also provided is a method for preparing such a composition, and a method for manufacturing an item comprising a metal substrate to which such a composition is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Barbara Gantillon, Jean-Luc Perillon, Aurelien Dubanchet
  • Patent number: 8969491
    Abstract: An aqueous dispersion containing a vinylidene chloride polymer (P1) containing vinylidene chloride in a proportion of at least 50% by weight, and at least one random, alternating or gradient copolymer (C1) having: a) at least one monomer unit (m1) carrying at least one phosphonate group —PO(OH)(OR1) with R1 being a hydrogen atom or an alkyl radical comprising from 1 to 11 carbon atoms, and b) monomer units (m2) which represent at least 50% by weight of the copolymer (C1), derived from at least one monomer (M2) chosen from styrene, maleic anhydride, itaconic acid and the (meth)acrylic monomers corresponding to the general formula CH2=CR2R3 in which R2 and R3 are described herein, copolymer (C1) not containing monomer units derived from vinylidene chloride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Solvay SA
    Inventors: Christophe Fringant, Yves Vanderveken, Cedric Loubat, Gilles Boutevin
  • Patent number: 8962739
    Abstract: A liquid crystal alignment agent includes a polyamic acid dispersion and a polyimide dispersion. Viscosity of the polyamic acid dispersion and viscosity of the polyimide dispersion satisfy the following relationship: VA-2?VA-1?4 cps wherein VA-2 is viscosity of the polyimide dispersion measured at a solid content of 6 wt % at a temperature of 25° C., and VA-1 is viscosity of the polyamic acid dispersion measured at a solid content of 6 wt % at a temperature of 25° C. A liquid crystal alignment film formed from the liquid crystal alignment agent and a liquid crystal display element including the liquid crystal alignment film are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Chi Mei Corporation
    Inventor: Yu-Hao Liang
  • Patent number: 8957150
    Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous dispersion comprising a polyamide-based rubber-like elastomer emulsified and dispersed therein, wherein 0.8 to 10 parts by weight of a copolymer of ethylene with an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, relative to 100 parts by weight of the polyamide-based rubber-like elastomer is contained. The aqueous dispersion of the present invention is a novel aqueous dispersion of polyamide-based rubber-like elastomer that is excellent in storage stability at low temperatures, and that can provide processed products excellent in flexibility and heat resistance when used as a coating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Sakata, Hiromasa Miyazaki, Taiji Matsukawa
  • Publication number: 20150017451
    Abstract: There is described a polymer blend of a first and second polymer comprising: a) a first polymer of: vinyl (co)polymer; alkyd; urethane acrylic copolymer; polyurethane and/or polyester; b) a second copolymer from: b1) optionally at least 10 wt-% of one or derivatives of itaconic acid and/or isomers thereof; b2) up to 20 wt-% of one or more acid functional (or potentially acid functional) monomer(s) and b3) vinyl monomer(s) where wt % of each monomer (b1 to b3) is based on total (b) and where at least one of the first and second polymer is obtained from an itacon-functional monomer such as itaconic acid and/or its derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Tijs Nabuurs, Jeffrey Stubbs, Matthew Stewart Gebhard, Gerardus Cornelis Overbeek
  • Patent number: 8933164
    Abstract: A dispersion, comprising 0.1 to 25% by weight hydrophobized silica, 8 to 90 wt % of at least one alcohol selected from the group consisting of ethanol, 1-propanol and 2-propanol, 7 to 89 wt % of water, 0 to 30% by weight solvent immiscible with water, and 0.04 to 5 wt % of at least one carboxyvinyl polymer present in neutralized form, can be applied to a surface using a non-drip application method and, by modifying the surface with hydrophobized silica, imparts water-repelling and self-cleaning properties to the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Jörg Peggau, Harald Jakob, Wolfgang Lortz
  • Publication number: 20140378600
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a coating composition or paint comprising a polymer system including one or more latex polymers, wherein the acid content and molecular weight of the latex polymers are balanced to provide a coating composition that demonstrates optimal performance characteristics of washability or stain resistance, especially when used in a flat finish paint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: VALSPAR SOURCING, INC.
    Inventors: Mary Jane Hibben, Michael Wildman, T. Howard Killilea, William Heiden, Bruce Johnson
  • Patent number: 8916640
    Abstract: Blended polyolefin dispersions, including: (A) a liquid; (B) an olefin-based polymer dispersed in the liquid, the dispersed olefin-based polymer having an average particle size ranging from 0.1 to 5 microns; and (C) an alpha-beta unsaturated carboxylic acid-based polymer dispersed in the liquid, the dispersed alpha-beta unsaturated carboxylic acid-based polymer having an average particle size ranging from 0.02 microns to 1 micron. Coatings, froths, foams, toners, and other various uses for the blended dispersions are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Mark W. VanSumeren, Ronald Wevers, Charles F. Diehl, Gary M. Strandburg, Brad M. Moncla, Kevin D. Maak
  • Patent number: 8912249
    Abstract: A process for encapsulating pigment dispersions is provided where a pigment is dispersed with a polymeric dispersant in an aqueous solvent system. An acrylate monomer and a polyurethane dispersion are added and the resultant mixture is polymerized. Optionally, the acrylate monomer/polyurethane mixture may be emulsified in water with an added surfactant or polymeric dispersant and up to 20% acrylic or other vinyl monomers based on the acrylate may be added to the acrylate monomer/polyurethane mixture before polymerization. Such encapsulated pigment dispersions may be used in inkjet inks and are stable to heat, aging test conditions, and solvent challenges. Prints from these inks have better durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Waifong Liew Anton, Hee Hyun Lee, Michael Joseph Otley, Michael Stephen Wolfe
  • Patent number: 8901229
    Abstract: An elastomeric roof coating and method of forming the roof coating are provided. The roof coating is formed from oil-based paint which is optionally treated to remove at least a portion of the solvents contained in the paint, and further includes emulsifying the oil-based paint, followed by the addition of varying amounts of water-based paint, a virgin latex polymer, and a plasticizer. Where white or light colored paints are used in the roof coating, the coating provides good reflective properties when applied to a roof surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Polymer Recycling, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Joseph Gerace
  • Patent number: 8901204
    Abstract: Latex blend formulations that include a high solids cross-linked ethylene propylene diene terpolymer latex with acrylics, polyurethane, epoxy, or alkyd resin usable as a waterproofing material for roofs or usable in paints and adhesives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Lion Copoloymer Geismar, LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Molnar, George A. Von Bodungen, Subir Debnath, Harold William Young, Jr., Zhiyong Zhu
  • Patent number: 8889779
    Abstract: A coating composition is provided comprising (a) an aqueous medium, (b) melt-fabricable perfluoropolymer dispersed in said aqueous medium and having a melting temperature of at least 290° C., (c) melt-fabricable perfluoropolymer dispersed in said aqueous medium and having a melting temperature of no greater than 270° C., and (d) water miscible organic liquid having a boiling temperature of at least 280° C. and optionally (e) filler, the combination of (c) and (d) providing sloughing resistance to said composition applied to a non-horizontal substrate and baked, component (d) being unnecessary when component (a) is not present in the coating composition, and when filler is present the amount of (c) being present in an effective amount to increase the cohesive strength of the baked layer of the coating composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Laurence Waino McKeen, Ying Wang
  • Patent number: 8877836
    Abstract: The present invention is a drying composition comprising spherical beads and a stable aqueous dispersion of polymer particles and also a dried composition of the spherical beads and a polymer film. The composition is useful as a wall repair formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventors: Adam Fasula, James Bohling
  • Patent number: 8859661
    Abstract: The instant invention is a coating composition, a coated article, and method forming such coated articles. The coating composition comprises (a) a dispersion; and (b) a solution acrylic polymer, an emulsion polymer latex, or combinations thereof. The dispersion comprises at least one or more base polymers selected from the group consisting of an ethylene-based thermoplastic polymer, a propylene-based thermoplastic polymer, and mixtures thereof; at least one or more stabilizing agents; and a fluid medium. A coated article comprises a substrate comprising cellulosic materials; and at least one or more coating layers present on at least one or more surfaces of the substrate. The one or more coating layers may be derived from a coating composition comprising (a) a dispersion; and (b) a solution acrylic polymer, an emulsion polymer latex, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Jamel F. Attal
  • Publication number: 20140295099
    Abstract: A system, a method, a device, an article of manufacture, a liquid coating, a computer program manufacturing a liquid coating, and a computer program for coating a film and making a coated film product for use with digital printers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Klockner Pentaplast of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Carrie Napper, William Crawford
  • Patent number: 8846803
    Abstract: The invention relates to polymeric latexes that can be used in adhesive compositions, which provide improved bonding of rubber articles to rubber reinforcing articles. The adhesive composition includes a single or a blend of polymeric latexes comprising a conjugated aliphatic monomer, a vinylaromatic monomer, a vinylpyridine monomer, and a nitrogen-containing monomer comprising a reactive N-methylol- or N-alkoxy-functionality. Use of the monomer comprising a nitrogen-containing monomer comprising a reactive N-methylol- or N-alkoxy-functionality allows for reduced amounts of the vinylpyridine monomer in the latex, and enhances the bonding properties of the adhesive composition. Use of the adhesive composition provides economic and chemical advantages for the preparation of reinforced rubberized articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Norman K. Porter, Carla B. Dittman McBain
  • Patent number: 8835546
    Abstract: A glaze composition for application to a substrate includes a dry powder latex, a liquid latex emulsion, a coalescing solvent, a wax, a thickener and water. The glaze is rewettable during application and is extremely durable after fully dry. Optionally, the glaze also includes one or more of a surfactant, a dispersant, one or more pigments, a dispersant, a defoamer, a slow drying solvent, and a slow drying hydrocarbon resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: United States Gypsum Company
    Inventor: Donghong Li
  • Publication number: 20140221551
    Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous dispersion comprising a polyamide-based rubber-like elastomer emulsified and dispersed therein, wherein 0.8 to 10 parts by weight of a copolymer of ethylene with an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, relative to 100 parts by weight of the polyamide-based rubber-like elastomer is contained. The aqueous dispersion of the present invention is a novel aqueous dispersion of polyamide-based rubber-like elastomer that is excellent in storage stability at low temperatures, and that can provide processed products excellent in flexibility and heat resistance when used as a coating material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: SUMITOMO SEIKA CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Sakata, Hiromasa Miyazaki, Taiji Matsukawa
  • Patent number: 8785540
    Abstract: A description is given of an aqueous vinyl ester copolymer dispersion stabilized with a combination of at least one protective colloid and of at least one emulsifier, said dispersion having a viscosity of less than 8000 mPa*s, a weight average dw of the particle sizes of 0.5 to 10 ?m, and a ratio of weight average to number average of the particle sizes, dw/dn, of at least 2.5, and the polymer possessing a glass transition temperature of between ?30 and +15° C. The dispersion can be used as an adhesive for nozzle application processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Celanese Emulsions GmbH
    Inventors: Harmin Müller, Hans Uwe Faust, Martin Schäfer
  • Patent number: 8772399
    Abstract: A protective dressing composition which imparts a lustrous and glossy appearance to a flexible or elastic rubber or plastic surface includes water, silicone fluid, a polymeric acrylic emulsifier to hold the silicone fluid in dispersion in the water and a UV stabilizer. Further, the composition is substantially free of nonpolymeric surfactants. The coating does not exhibit stickiness, attract dust or other contaminants, and resist cracking and peeling. The composition provides of a shiny protective coating suitable for application to metal, plastic, wood, and painted surfaces, and is especially well suited for use on flexible substrates such as automotive tires, bumpers, rubber, trim, vinyl, and the like. The coating maintains the flexibility of the coating at low temperatures and reduces and/or eliminates the tacky property on the surface. The acrylic polymer emulsifier does not re-emulsify with rain (water) providing a durable protective coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Inventor: Hida Hasinovic
  • Patent number: 8772377
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer composition containing 3 to 95% by weight of a copolymer H and 3 to 95% by weight of a copolymer K, the copolymers H and K each having polyether macromonomer structural units and acid monomer structural units, which are present in the copolymers H and K in each case in a molar ratio of 1:20 to 1:1, and at least 20 mol % of all structural units of the copolymer H and at least 25 mol % of all structural units of the copolymer K being present in each case in the form of acid monomer structural units, the polyether macromonomer structural units of the copolymers H and K having side chains containing in each case at least 5 ether oxygen atoms, the number of ether oxygen atoms per side chain of the polyether macromonomer structural units of the copolymers H and K varying in each case in such a way that the corresponding frequency distribution diagrams, in which the number of ether oxygen atoms per side chain of a polyether macromonomer structural unit is plotted in each case along
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Construction Research & Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Lorenz, Mario Vierle, Gerhard Albrecht, Barbara Wimmer, Petra Wagner, Christian Scholz
  • Patent number: 8742004
    Abstract: A highly durable coating composition particularly suited for use on printed articles requiring protection from exposure to the natural elements, chemical exposure, or abrasion. The coating composition generally comprises a fluoropolymer resin, an acrylic polyol resin and a melamine resin. Optionally, a polyisocyanate crosslinking agent may also be included to accelerate curing of the coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Inventor: Donald D. Sloan
  • Patent number: 8729173
    Abstract: The mechanical properties of a polymer protective coating formed from an aqueous dispersion of a polymer having a low glass transition temperature are significantly improved by including in the dispersion solvent softened polymer nanoparticles made from a polymer having a high glass transition temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Tremco Incorporated
    Inventors: Ge Wang, Benjamin Galizio
  • Patent number: 8729157
    Abstract: A process for making an ultra high solids emulsion adhesive that is coatable and dryable at room temperature. The process consists of increasing solids using a phase inversion process to accomplish the addition of increased solids into aqueous formulations thereby obtaining emulsion pressure sensitive adhesives with solids content in excess of 60%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Inventor: Kenneth Lin
  • Patent number: 8709607
    Abstract: The present invention provides a coating composition, a process for producing the same, one or more coating layers derived therefrom, and articles comprising one or more such coating layers. The coating composition according to the present invention comprises: (a) from 10 to 90 percent by weight of an aqueous, high-solid, solvent-free alkyd dispersion comprising: (i) from 40 to 70 percent by weight of one or more alkyds based on the total weight of the dispersion, wherein each said one or more alkyds has an acid value of less than 20 and a molecular weight (Mn) in the range of greater than 1000 Dalton; (ii) from less than 10 percent by weight of one or more surfactants, based on the total weight of the dispersion; and (iii) from 30 to 55 percent by weight of water, based on the total weight of the dispersion; wherein said aqueous, high-solid, solvent-free alkyd dispersion has an average particle size diameter in the range of from 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventors: Charles S. Kan, Rebecca S. Ortiz, John A. Roper, III, Jane E. Weier, Timothy J. Young, Gary E. Spilman, Ray E. Drumright
  • Publication number: 20140114009
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a hyperbranched (per)fluoroelastomer [fluoroelastomer (B)] comprising recurring units derived from a bis-olefin [bis-olefin (OF)] having general formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6, equal or different from each other, are H or C1-C5 alkyl; Z is a linear or branched C1-C18 alkylene or cycloalkylene radical, optionally containing oxygen atoms, preferably at least partially fluorinated, or a (per)fluoropolyoxyalkylene radical, said fluoroelastomer (B) having a slope in G? curve such that the ratio: G?100/G?0.01 is of less than 10, when determined at 260° C. according to ASTM D4440 standard, wherein G?100 is the storage modulus at a shear rate of 100 rad/sec and G?0.01 is the storage modulus at a shear rate of 0.01 rad/sec, to compositions comprising the same, and to a process for their manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY S.P.A.
    Inventors: Matteo Fantoni, Giovanni Comino, Marco Apostolo
  • Patent number: 8697790
    Abstract: A composition includes a dispersion, having an aqueous phase containing a dissolved water soluble cationic coagulant polymer and if needed a dissolved inorganic salt. The aqueous phase further contains a dispersed water soluble flocculant polymer, wherein the water soluble flocculant polymer is formed of a water soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer or monomer blend which are polymerized in the aqueous phase. The water soluble cationic coagulant polymer is cationic poly(alkyleneamine), which is the reaction product of the following reaction: H2N—(CH2)m—NR—(CH2)m—NH2+Cl—CH2CH2—Cl, wherein R is selected from the group consisting alkyl radicals containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms m is an integer of from 1 to 4. The amount of dissolved inorganic salt is less than 10% by weight of the composition, and the composition is in a stable, pourable, dispersion form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Kemira Oyj
    Inventors: Marco Polverari, Anneli Lepo, Michael O'Toole
  • Patent number: 8642180
    Abstract: Polyurethane coating compositions that provide transparent, abrasion-resistant, and water-washable anti-fog coatings when applied to a substrate and cured are described herein. These polyurethane coating compositions have surfactants that are chemically associated with the polyurethane so as to not leach out or wash away when the coating surface is soaked or washed with water. The polyurethane coating compositions comprise isocyanate-reactive surfactants, isocyanate-reactive salts of surfactants, carboxylic-reactive surfactants, or combinations thereof that are chemically bonded to the polyurethane. Articles coated with such polyurethane coating compositions, and processes for applying the coating compositions to a substrate, are also provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: SDC Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Masanori Iwazumi, Walter S. Creasy, Robert G. LaCasse
  • Publication number: 20140015912
    Abstract: An aqueous ink composition includes at least 60% water by weight, an acrylic latex polymer suspension, a polyurethane suspension, a polyethylene wax suspension, and an organic solvent that comprises about 10% to about 30% of the ink composition. In methods for preparing an aqueous ink composition, a combination of the aforementioned components is provided. The combination is subjected to conditions under which the ink composition becomes substantially uniform and then the combination is subjected to filtration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD INDUSTRIAL PRINTING LTD
    Inventors: Or Brandstein, Eytan Cohen, Ran Vilk
  • Publication number: 20140011941
    Abstract: A process for encapsulating pigment dispersions is provided where a pigment is dispersed with a polymeric dispersant in an aqueous solvent system. An acrylate monomer and a polyurethane dispersion are added and the resultant mixture is polymerized. Optionally, the acrylate monomer/polyurethane mixture may be emulsified in water with an added surfactant or polymeric dispersant and up to 20% acrylic or other vinyl monomers based on the acrylate may be added to the acrylate monomer/polyurethane mixture before polymerization. Such encapsulated pigment dispersions may be used in inkjet inks and are stable to heat, aging test conditions, and solvent challenges. Prints from these inks have better durability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Waifong Liew Anton, Hee Hyun Lee, Michael Joseph Otley, Michael Stephen Wolfe
  • Patent number: 8623963
    Abstract: High purity perfluoroelastomer composites and processes for producing the same are provided. High purity composites may be formed from compositions comprising a crosslinkable fluoroelastomer terpolymer of TFE, PAVE, and CNVE, and functionalized PTFE, which may be crosslinked to form crosslinked composites having low metal content and low compression set. Emulsion mixtures for forming the high purity composites are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Ping Xu, Jack Hegenbarth
  • Publication number: 20140005322
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous dispersion for use as open time improver in a coating composition which aqueous polymer dispersion comprises a first polymer having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of from 2,000 to 120,000 (determined by gel permeation chromatography using a mixture of tetrahydrofurane and acetic acid as eluent), an acid value of from 30 to 150 mg KOH/g, and an ethylene-oxide wt % (on total solid polymer) of from 1 to 20 wt %, said first polymer dispersion being obtainable by free radical polymerization of a monomer mixture in the presence of at least one free-radical initiator and at least one surfactant, said monomer mixture comprising : a) 5 to 20 wt %, preferably 7 to 10 wt %, acid functional ethylenically unsaturated monomers or precursors thereof or ethylenically unsaturated monomers comprising ionic group precursors; b) 5 to 25 wt %, preferably 7 to 20 wt %, ethylenically unsaturated monomers containing polyethylene oxide, polyethylene glycol or mono-alkoxypolyethylene glycol
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Nuplex Resins B.V.
    Inventors: Jaap Michiel Akkerman, Dirk Emiel Paula Mestach, Wincenty Lambertus Stanislaw Pilaszek, Rob Adolphs
  • Patent number: 8575256
    Abstract: A product and processes comprising urethane polymer and at least one copolymer from a hydrophobic ethylenically unsaturated C4-C30 olefins copolymerized with polar monomers such as acrylates. One process optionally utilizes an acid source to modify/catalyze the reactivity of the polar monomer and/or radically activated repeat unit from the polar monomer to promote incorporation of the ethylenically unsaturated olefin. Other processes vary depending on which polymer if formed and/or dispersed first. The hybrid copolymer shows excellent adhesion to a variety of polymeric and/or polar substrates such as polyolefins, acrylate coatings, wood, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony D. Pajerski, Robert J. Pafford, IV, Naser Pourahmady, Libin Du, James D. Burrington, Stuart L. Bartley
  • Patent number: 8575259
    Abstract: The invention provides water-based paint compositions capable of forming coating film of excellent smoothness, distinctness of image, water resistance and chipping resistance, which comprise aqueous film-forming resin, curing agent and crosslinked resin particles having a core/shell type multilayer structure composed of the core part of a (co)polymer obtained by (co)polymerizing a monomer component comprising 30-100 mass % of polymerizable unsaturated monomer having C4-22 alkyl group and 0-70 mass % of other polymerizable unsaturated monomer, and the shell part having a crosslinked structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Tomizaki, Takuya Kawachi, Takahisa Ooya
  • Publication number: 20130289173
    Abstract: Styrene-based copolymers having acid monomer units, dispersions, preparation method and use thereof are provided. The styrene-based copolymer is prepared by polymerizing styrene, one or more acid monomers, and optionally butadiene at a temperature of 40° C. or greater and then is vulcanized. The obtained styrene-based copolymer is used in asphalt-based systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Kostas S. Avramidis, William J. Kirk
  • Publication number: 20130289171
    Abstract: A curable aqueous composition that includes a first polymer that includes carboxyl groups, and a second component that includes a second water insoluble polymer and a stabilizer. The second component includes functional groups that react with the carboxyl groups of the first polymer during cure, is free from carboxylic acid groups, or a combination thereof. The composition, when dry, exhibits a first Tg of at least 10° C. and a second Tg of at least 50° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: H.B. Fuller Company
    Inventors: Wayne P. Miller, Patrick D. Gleason, Michael Wright
  • Patent number: 8563639
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball which is excellent in the gloss and the evenness of the paint film and a golf ball aqueous paint therefor. The golf ball of the present invention has a paint film which is formed from a curing type polyurethane aqueous golf ball paint, comprising (A) an aqueous polyol composition and (B) an aqueous polyisocyanate, wherein (A) the aqueous polyol composition contains (a-1) an aqueous acrylic polyol, (a-2) an aqueous urethane polyol and (a-3) an aqueous polyurethane resin; a molar ratio (NCO/OH) of an isocyanate group of (B) the aqueous polyisocyanate to a hydroxyl group of (A) the aqueous polyol composition ranges from 1.25 to 2.50; and a content of a high boiling point solvent having a boiling point of 150° C. or more in the aqueous golf ball paint is more than 0 mass % and 10 mass % or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignees: SRI Sports Limited, Shinto Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Tarao, Kuniyasu Horiuchi, Hirokazu Okamoto, Masahiko Shiraishi
  • Patent number: 8557911
    Abstract: A colloidal pigment dispersion composition comprising: water; dispersed pigment particles; a first polymer dispersant comprising units derived from an acrylate or methacrylate monomer having an alkyl group with 12 or more carbons and units derived from an ethylenicaly unsaturated monomer comprising a carboxylic acid substituent; and a second polymer dispersant comprising units derived from a monomer comprising an aromatic group containing substituent and units derived from an ethylenicaly unsaturated monomer comprising a carboxylic acid substituent, wherein the second polymer dispersant does not comprise units derived from an acrylate or methacrylate monomer having an alkyl group of 12 or more carbons, and wherein the second polymer dispersant has an acid number less than 270.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Margaret D. Steele, James W. Blease, Yongcai Wang
  • Patent number: 8552110
    Abstract: Polymerization process for preparing mono-disperse organic/inorganic nanocomposite microspheres in the field of nano technology is disclosed. The process comprises preparing of two different miniemulsion systems of A with inorganic nanoparticles and B with polymeric monomers in advance; adding water-soluble initiator into miniemulsion A, stirring till complete dissolution finally, heating the mixed system to a given temperature for isothermal reaction. The grain size of the as-prepared superparamagnetic Fe3O4/polystyrene using to present invention is homogeneous and controllable, and the magnetic particles content is controllable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Shanghai Allrun Nano Science and Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Longlan Cui, Hong Xu, Hongchen Gu
  • Publication number: 20130260162
    Abstract: The invention provides paper coating slips comprising, as a binder, an aqueous dispersion of a styrene-butadiene copolymer or of a styrene-acrylic ester copolymer, or a mixture of these aqueous dispersions, characterized in that an aqueous dispersion of a polyvinyl alcohol-stabilized vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer is additionally present in each case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Wacker Chernie AG
    Inventors: Karl Ernst Fickert, Hans-Peter Weitzel
  • Publication number: 20130253106
    Abstract: There is provided an ink composition for ink jet textile printing, the ink composition containing a pigment, a urethane resin emulsion, an emulsion-type silicone compound, and water, wherein the urethane resin emulsion content is 3.5 to 14 mass % relative to the total mass of the ink composition, the emulsion-type silicone compound content is in the range of 0.4 to 3.0 mass % relative to the total mass of the ink composition, and the water content is in the range of 20 to 80 mass % relative to the total mass of the ink composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Saito, Makoto Furue, Masakazu Ohashi, Kana Mitsuzawa