Fluorine-containing Monomer Contains F And C Only Or Only F, C, And H Patents (Class 524/545)
  • Publication number: 20130289199
    Abstract: The piezoelectric and barrier liner for a high-pressure storage vessel is made out of PVDF-TrFE copolymer and the amount of crystallinity in the liner material is over 30%, preferably 35% at least.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: Belenos Clean Power Holding AG
    Inventors: Fabiane OLIVEIRA, Yves Leterrier, Yan-Anders Manson
  • Publication number: 20130273424
    Abstract: Provided are vinylidene fluoride copolymers exhibiting higher adhesion with respect to metal foils than do conventional vinylidene fluoride copolymers, and to provide uses of the vinylidene fluoride copolymers. The vinylidene fluoride copolymers are obtained by copolymerizing vinylidene fluoride with a compound represented by Formula (A). In Formula (A), R1, R2 and R3 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a chlorine atom or an alkyl group; and X is an atomic group with a molecular weight of not more than 500 containing a heteroatom and having a main chain composed of 1 to 20 atoms, or is a heteroatom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: Kureha Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke Watanabe, Yuuki Sakai, Emi Sugawara, Shintarou Mutou, Tamito Igarashi
  • Publication number: 20130264522
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a fluoropolymer [polymer (F)] comprising: recurring units derived from vinylidene fluoride (VDF), and from 0.01% to 5% by moles of recurring units derived from at least one (meth)acrylic monomer [monomer (MA)] having formula (I) here below: wherein: R1, R2 and R3, equal to or different from each other, are independently selected from a hydrogen atom and a C1-C3 hydrocarbon group, and ROH represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C5 hydrocarbon moiety comprising at least one hydroxyl group, said polymer (F) comprising end groups having formula —CF2H and/or —CF2CH3 in an amount of at least 30 mmoles per Kg of vinylidene fluoride (VDF) recurring units. The invention also pertains to a process for the manufacture of said polymer (F) and to use of said polymer (F) as binders for the manufacture of electrodes or for the manufacture of membranes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY S.P.A.
    Inventors: Milena Stanga, Bradley Lane Kent, Alessio Marrani, Giulio Brinati
  • Publication number: 20130230940
    Abstract: An etch-resistant composition is provided. The etch-resistant composition comprises a polymer and a first organic solvent. The polymer is prepared by copolymerizing a polymerization unit comprising styrene-based monomer(s) and acrylate-based monomer(s), and has a weight average molecular weight of at least about 35,000. Based on the total weight of the etch-resistant composition, the amount of the polymer is about 20.0 to about 60.0 wt % and the amount of the solvent is about 40.0 to about 80.0 wt %. The etch-resistant composition can be used for preparing a selective emitter of a solar cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: ETERNAL CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pei-Rong SHIEH, Tsai-Fa HSU, Po-Cho HSIAO
  • Publication number: 20130216599
    Abstract: Antimicrobial parylene coatings and methods for their vapor-phase deposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: SPECIALTY COATING SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Specialty Coating Systems, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8509669
    Abstract: The present teachings disclose a surface coating. The surface coating includes a fluoroplastic having dispersed therein aerogel particles wherein the aerogel particles comprise from about 0.1 weight percent to about 25 weight percent of the surface coating. The surface coating is useful as an out layer for fuser members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Carolyn P. Moorlag, Yu Qi, Nicoleta D. Mihai, Gordon Sisler, Sandra J. Gardner, Qi Zhang, Nan-Xing Hu
  • Publication number: 20130202838
    Abstract: The disclosure herein includes rapid gas decompression (RGD)-resistant fluoroelastomeric compositions and includes a curable fluoropolymer having a curesite monomer with at least one functional group capable of curing with a peroxide curative. The compositions include a bisphenyl-based curative and an organic peroxide curative and an organic peroxide co-curative. The fluoroelastomeric compositions have a ratio of the bisphenyl-based curative to the organic peroxide co-curative of about 0.25:1 to about 1.5:1 and a ratio of the bisphenyl-based curative to the organic peroxide of about 0.5:1 to about 1.5:1. Such compositions can be formed into seals meeting RGD industry standards in a variety of sizes, up to and/or exceeding 5 mm in thickness or cross-sectional diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: GREENE, TWEED OF DELAWARE, INC.
    Inventor: Greene, Tweed of Delaware, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8481624
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of thermoplastic molding materials comprising A) from 39 to 99% by weight of at least one thermoplastic polymer, B) from 1 to 60% by weight of a flameproofing component comprising B1) an expandable graphite, and C) from 0 to 60% by weight of further additives, the percentages by weight being based in each case on the total weight of the components A) to C) and together giving 100% by weight, by mixing melts of the components A), B) and, if present, C) in a screw extruder, the screw extruder comprising at least one metering zone, one plasticating zone, one homogenization zone and one discharge zone in this sequence along the conveying direction, wherein the metering of the expandable graphite B1) into the screw extruder is effected at a point behind which—viewed in the conveying direction—the extruder screw comprises substantially no shearing elements, and thermoplastic molding materials which can be prepared by these processes, the use of said the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Styrolution GmbH
    Inventors: Maarten Pieter Bram Staal, Norbert Güntherberg, Piyada Charoensirisomboon, Hartmut Heinen, Norbert Nieβner, Walter Heckmann
  • Patent number: 8466231
    Abstract: A process of reducing the amount of fluorinated emulsifiers in fluoropolymer dispersions by contacting the fluoropolymer dispersion with an anion exchange resin in the presence of a pH-dependent surfactant, and fluoropolymer dispersion containing the pH-dependent surfactant and uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Michael C. Dadalas, Klaus Hintzer, Ludwig Mayer, Tilman C. Zipplies, James Arthur McDonell
  • Publication number: 20130150519
    Abstract: A fluoropolymer latex is obtained by emulsion polymerization of one or more fluoromonomers in the presence of one or more acid-functionalized monomers such as vinyl sulfonic acid or a salt thereof. A fluorosurfactant need not be present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: Arkema Inc.
    Inventors: Mehdi Durali, Lotfi Hedhli
  • Publication number: 20130122309
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) solvent dispersion composition containing PVDF (such as KYNAR 500) that is free of fluorosurfactants, an organic solvent, and low levels of dispersants. A pigmented version of this dispersion is also covered. The dispersion is useful for producing tough, chemical-resistant coatings, especially on metallic substrates, including for use as a coil coating or an architectural coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: Arkema Inc.
    Inventor: Arkema Inc.
  • Patent number: 8426509
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a thermoplastic fluoropolymer composition comprising: at least one thermoplastic partially fluorinated fluoropolymer having a melt flow index (MFI) of less than 10 g/10 min, as measured according to ASTM D-1238 under a piston load of 5 kg polymer A; from 0.05 to 5% by weight of A at least one (per)fluoropolyether, polymer B; and from 0 to 10% by weight of A of at least one per(halo)fluoropolymer polymer C. The addition of a (per)fluoropolyether B and, optionally, of a per(halo)fluoropolymer C advantageously enables improvement of rheological behavior of thermoplastic partially fluorinated fluoropolymer A, making possible processing in less severe conditions and yielding final parts with outstanding surface aspect and good homogeneity and coherency. Still objects of the inventions are the process for manufacturing said thermoplastic fluoropolymer composition and the articles thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Solvay Solexis S.p.A.
    Inventors: Julio A. Abusleme, Giulo Brinati, Pier Antonio Guarda
  • Patent number: 8415423
    Abstract: A melt-kneaded product includes: a disperse medium selected from an a rubber, elastomer, thermoplastic resin, or thermosetting resin; and a filling material constituted by nano-size filler particles having a mutually aggregating nature, said nano-size filler particles being uniformly dispersed in the disperse medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Hiroshi Shimizu, Yongjin Li
  • Publication number: 20130081695
    Abstract: A thin sheet for a solar cell module is provided, which includes a substrate and at least one fluoro-containing coating layer, wherein the fluoro-containing coating layer includes: (a) a fluoro resin, including a homopolymer or a copolymer formed with a fluoro olefin monomer selected from the group consisting of monofluoroethylene, vinylidene fluoride, chlorotrifluoroethylene, tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, and a combination thereof; (b) an adhesion promoter of the formula R1Si(R2)3; and (c) an adhesion co-promoter, wherein R1 and R2 are as defined in the specification. A solar cell module having the thin sheet is further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventors: Tsun-Min HSU, Chi-Tsung HUANG, Hao-Tien BAI
  • Patent number: 8399565
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a thermoplastic fluoropolymer composition comprising: at least one thermoplastic partially fluorinated fluoropolymer having a melt flow index (MFI) of less than 10 g/10 min, as measured according to ASTM D-1238 under a piston load of 5 kg polymer A; from 0.05 to 5% by weight of A at least one (per)fluoropolyether, polymer B; and from 0 to 10% by weight of A of at least one per(halo)fluoropolymer polymer C. The addition of a (per)fluoropolyether B and, optionally, of a per(halo)fluoropolymer C advantageously enables improvement of rheological behavior of thermoplastic partially fluorinated fluoropolymer A, making possible processing in less severe conditions and yielding final parts with outstanding surface aspect and good homogeneity and coherency. Still objects of the inventions are the process for manufacturing said thermoplastic fluoropolymer composition and the articles thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Solvay Solexis S.p.A.
    Inventors: Julio A. Abusleme, Giulo Brinati, Pier Antonio Guarda
  • Publication number: 20130066010
    Abstract: The present invention provides a molded article for a biodiesel fuel having excellent durability against a biodiesel fuel. The invention is a molded article for a biodiesel fuel of which the surface to be contacted with a biodiesel fuel is made of a fluorine-containing ethylenic resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
  • Patent number: 8357747
    Abstract: The present invention describes polymer compositions comprising fluoroelastomer and expanded perlite and uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Imerys Filtration Minerals, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Greene, Roger Norman Rothon, Nigel Julian Keith Danvers, Qingchun Hu
  • Patent number: 8357739
    Abstract: A thermoplastic composition that includes a base polymer, a fluoropolymer, and a fluoride scavenger having suitable fluoride levels such that use in the electronics industry is appropriate. An extrusion method may be used for making the thermoplastic composition. The compositions may then be used to form a molded article. The composition has lower fluoride levels as compared to thermoplastic compositions without the fluoride scavenger making it suitable for use in electronic applications, as well as medical or food or beverage applications where fluoride ions are a concern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.
    Inventors: Xin Huang, Tong Sun, Huagui Yang, David Xiangping Zou
  • Patent number: 8354469
    Abstract: The invention concerns a composition comprising: at least one melt-processible per(halo)fluoropolymer (polymer A); from 0.01 to 5% by weight of polymer A of at least one smoke-suppressant agent (S) having a decomposition temperature of at least 350° C., selected from the group consisting of molybdenum derivatives, borates of an alkaline-earth metal or of a group 12 transition metal, and mixtures thereof; optionally, at least one oxide of a metal different from molybdenum. The composition of the invention excels simultaneously in providing excellent insulating properties on meal wires or optical fibers, outstanding processing parameters for high speed cable manufacture and high performance ratings on flammability, smoke generation and fuel load. Advantageously, cables comprising said composition comply with 25/50/8 requirements according to NFPA-255 and -259 for limited combustible materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Solvay Solexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony V. Zangara, Jeffrey A. Hrivnak
  • Patent number: 8353822
    Abstract: A molded elastomer for an endoscope is provided, which includes a fluorine-containing elastomer and a filler. The filler includes thermal black in a content of 1 to 10 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the fluorine-containing elastomer, and plate alumina in a content of 2 to 10 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the fluorine-containing elastomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignees: Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Yuko Hirano, Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Akinobu Nakano, Hirokazu Kamioka
  • Patent number: 8354774
    Abstract: A dielectric material for a polymeric actuator having a moveable part of the polymeric actuator driven by an electric field, the dielectric material containing a block copolymer (A) having a microphase-separated structure including a polymer block (B1) and a polymer block (B2), both of which are immiscible with each other. A main compositional unit in both of the polymer block (B1) and the polymer block (B2) is a (meth)acrylic ester unit, the polymer block (B1) having an alpha-dispersion temperature of 70° C. or more, and the polymer block (B2) having an alpha-dispersion temperature of 25° C. or less. The polymeric actuator provides the dielectric material between electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignees: Kuraray Co., Ltd., Shinshu University
    Inventors: Toshinori Kato, Tomiaki Otake, Taketoshi Okuno, Nozomu Sugoh, Toshihiro Hirai
  • Patent number: 8338518
    Abstract: A novel aqueous polymerization process for making fluoropolymer dispersions is disclosed in which non-ionic non-fluorinated emulsifier is used to produce fluoropolymer emulsions. The emulsifiers used in the invention are those that contain segments of polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, and/or polytetamethylene glycol with repeating units of 3 to 100. The process and fluoropolymer produced contain no fluorinated surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Arkema Inc.
    Inventors: Ramin Amin-Sanayei, Christyn Olmstead
  • Patent number: 8338517
    Abstract: Aqueous compositions comprising surfactant represented by a formula selected from the group consisting of: [Rf—(O)t—CHF—(CF2)n—COO?]iXi+; {[Rf—(O)t—CQH—CF2—O]m—R—COO?}iXi+; {[Rf—(O)t—CQH—CF2—O]m—R—SO3?}iXi+; and [CF3CFH—O—(CF2)p—COO?]iXi+; wherein Rf represents a partially or fully fluorinated aliphatic group optionally interrupted with at least one oxygen atom; Q is selected from the group consisting of F and CF3; R is selected from the group consisting of alkylene and arylene; Xi+ represents a cation having a valence i, wherein i is 1, 2 or 3; t is 0 or 1; m is 1, 2, or 3; n is 0 or 1; and p is an integer from 1 to 6. The aqueous composition comprises a non-fluorinated polymer and is essentially free of fluoropolymers. Methods of coating a surface and an article having a surface in contact with the composition are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Rudolf J. Dams, Michael S. Terrazas
  • Patent number: 8329813
    Abstract: A process for reducing the fluoroether carboxylic acid or salt content of aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion. The fluoroether carboxylic acid or salt employed comprises fluoroether carboxylic acid or salt having the formula below: [R1—O-L-COO?]Y+ wherein R1 is a linear, branched or cyclic partially or fully fluorinated aliphatic group which may contain ether linkages; L is a branched partially or fully fluorinated alkylene group which may contain ether linkages; and Y+ is hydrogen, ammonium or alkali metal cation. The process comprises adding stabilizer to the aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion to form a stabilized aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion and heating the stabilized aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion to decarboxylate the fluoroether carboxylic acid or salt to produce a fluoroether byproduct. At least a portion of the fluoroether byproduct is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: David William Johnson, Kenneth Scott Teter
  • Patent number: 8329782
    Abstract: A process for reducing fluorosurfactant content of a stabilized fluorosurfactant-containing aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion comprising contacting the stabilized fluorosurfactant-containing aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion with an anion exchange resin comprising a polymer and quaternary ammonium functional groups to reduce fluorosurfactant content, the functional groups being resistant to degradation which releases trialkylamines. The anion exchange resin is separated from the dispersion after the fluorosurfactant content has been reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: James R. Combes, David William Johnson, Stephen Thomas Breske
  • Publication number: 20120309892
    Abstract: A binder composition for the positive electrode of an electric storage device. The composition contains polymer alloy particles composed of: a polymer (A) having a recurring unit derived from vinylidene fluoride, ethylene tetrafluoride, propylene hexafluoride, or mixtures thereof; a polymer (B) having a recurring unit derived from an unsaturated carboxylic acid ester; and water. The average diameter of the polymer alloy particles is 50 to 400 nm. The polymer alloy particles are synthesized by absorbing a monomer (b) to the polymer (A) and polymerizing the monomer (b) to synthesize the polymer (B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: JSR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Ootsuka, Hironori Kitaguchi, Nobuyuki Fujihara
  • Publication number: 20120283371
    Abstract: A method for casting a styrenic fluoropolymer film on a substrate includes preparing a polymer solution by dissolving the fluoropolymer in a solvent or solvent blend whose Hansen solubility parameters (HSPs. MPa1/2) satisfy the following relations: |SPb?SPp|<5, |SPb?SPs|<4, |SPb(H)?SPp(H)|<7, and 2<|SPb(H)?SPs(H)|<10 wherein SPb, SPp, SPs, are the total Hansen solubility parameters of solvent/solvent blend, fluoropolymer, and substrate, respectively; SPb(H), SPp(H), and, SPs(H) are the hydrogen-bond Hansen solubility parameters of solvent/solvent blend, fluoropolymer, and substrate, respectively; wherein the fluoropolymer comprises a moiety of: wherein R1, R2, and R3 are each independently hydrogen atoms, alkyl groups, substituted alkyl groups, or halogens, wherein at least one of R1, R2, and R3 is a fluorine atom, and wherein R is each independently a substituent on the styrenic ring, n is an integer from 0 to 5 representing the number of the substituents on the styrenic ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: AKRON POLYMER SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: BIN WANG, THAUMING KUO, DOUGLAS STEPHENS McWILLIAMS, FRANK W. HARRIS, TED CALVIN GERMROTH, JIAOKAI JING, DONG ZHANG, XIAOLIANG ZHENG
  • Publication number: 20120247457
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a coating composition for surface coating capable of forming a cured coating film layer that protects a reflective substrate of a solar heat-collecting reflective plate and that is excellent in the impact resistance and the weather resistance such as the heat resistance and the water resistance, as well as a solar heat-collecting reflective plate having such a cured coating film layer, and a process for its production. A coating composition for surface coating to be used for the production of a solar heat-collecting reflective plate having a reflective substrate made of metal, which comprises a fluoropolymer (A) having units (A1) derived from a fluoroolefin and units (A2) having a crosslinkable group. Further, a solar heat-collecting reflective plate having a cured coating film layer formed from the coating composition for surface coating, and a process for its production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shun SAITO, Masataka Aikawa, Takashi Takayanagi, Sho Masuda
  • Patent number: 8278366
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the use of talc as a chemical foaming agent in perfluoropolymers to form foamable and foamed compositions. For example, in one aspect, a foamable composition is disclosed, which comprises (i) one or more base perfluoropolymers comprising at least 50 percent by weight of the composition, and (ii) talc blended with the one or more base perfluoropolymers, where the talc comprises 3 percent to about 15 percent by weight of the composition. Each of the perfluoropolymers is selected from the group consisting of tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoromethylvinyl ether copolymer (MFA), hexafluoropropylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (FEP) and perfluoroalkoxy (PFA) and any blend thereof, where hydrogen-containing fluoropolymers are absent from the composition. The one or more base perfluoropolymers are melt-processable at one or more elevated processing temperatures of at least about 600° F.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Inventors: Charles Glew, Kenneth Boyle, Bradley L. Kent, Jeffrey A. Hrivnak
  • Patent number: 8263224
    Abstract: Disclosed is a resin composition containing a hexagonal ferrite and a resin, which is characterized in that the hexagonal ferrite is contained in an amount of 50-98 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the total of the resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuji Tokiwa
  • Publication number: 20120213915
    Abstract: Provided is a process for producing vinylidene fluoride polymer powder that exhibits excellent solubility with respect to aprotic polar solvents, and a process for producing a vinylidene fluoride polymer solution using vinylidene fluoride polymer powder obtained by the polymer powder production process. The process for producing heat-treated vinylidene fluoride polymer powder includes heat treating raw vinylidene fluoride polymer powder at such a temperature that the temperature of the polymer powder is not less than 125° C. to less than the crystal melting temperature (Tm) of the polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: KUREHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tamito Igarashi, Hiroshi Sakabe, Emi Sugawara, Shintarou Mutou
  • Publication number: 20120208085
    Abstract: Provided is a vinylidene fluoride polymer powder exhibiting excellent solubility in aprotic polar solvents, and a vinylidene fluoride polymer solution obtained from the powder and an aprotic polar solvent. The vinylidene fluoride polymer powder has an NMP penetration rate of 12 to 100% as measured by an NMP penetration test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: KUREHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tamito Igarashi, Hiroshi Sakabe, Emi Sugawara, Shintarou Mutou
  • Patent number: 8231957
    Abstract: Improved expanded PTFE materials and improved gasket materials made therefrom, the gaskets being capable of forming a seal with greater bolt load retention than is possible with existing PTFE gaskets. The expanded PTFE membranes of the invention can be tailored to exhibit a matrix tensile strength in at least one direction of at least 25,000 psi, a matrix tensile strength ratio in two orthogonal directions of between 0.25 and 4, an orientation index of 50° or less, and a density of 2.0 g/cc or less. The improved gaskets exhibit improved mechanical properties such as high bolt load retention, low creep, high tensile strength, low stress to seal and high crystallinity index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Bowen, Kevin Edward Dove, Carl Jones, Raymond B. Minor
  • Patent number: 8227526
    Abstract: A process for reducing fluorosurfactant content of a stabilized fluorosurfactant-containing aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion comprising contacting the stabilized fluorosurfactant-containing aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion with an anion exchange resin comprising a polymer and quaternary ammonium functional groups to reduce fluorosurfactant content, the functional groups being resistant to degradation which releases trialkylamines. The anion exchange resin is separated from the dispersion after the fluorosurfactant content has been reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: James R. Combes, David William Johnson, Stephen Thomas Breske
  • Publication number: 20120164423
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organic/inorganic composite film, which includes a poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) and inorganic nano-platelets dispersed therein. A weight ratio of the PVDF and the inorganic nano-platelets is between about 97:3 and 20:80. The inorganic nano-platelets have a particle size of about 20-80 nm, wherein the organic/inorganic composite film has a transparency of greater than about 85% at a wavelength between 380 and 780 nm. In addition, a method for forming the organic/inorganic composite film is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chun-Wei SU, Chyi-Ming LEU, Chih-Jen YANG
  • Publication number: 20120157590
    Abstract: Provided is a process for producing non-aqueous battery electrode-forming binder solutions which includes a step of performing filtration with a filtration accuracy that enables suppressing of the occurrence of internal short circuits (shorts) in non-aqueous batteries such as lithium ion secondary batteries. The process includes a step (A) of filtering a polymer solution of a vinylidene fluoride resin in an organic solvent through a filter membrane (a) that is made of a polyolefin resin and has an initial filtration efficiency of not less than 99.9% for a filtering particle size of 20 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: KUREHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaomi Yoshida, Taichi Kimura, Hideki Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20120141757
    Abstract: An electronic device, such as a thin-film transistor, includes a substrate and a dielectric layer formed from a dielectric composition. The dielectric composition comprises a dielectric material and a low surface tension additive. The low surface tension additive allows for the formation of a thin, smooth dielectric layer with fewer pinholes and enhanced device yield. In particular embodiments, the dielectric material comprises a lower-k dielectric material and a higher-k dielectric material. When deposited, the lower-k dielectric material and the higher-k dielectric material form separate phases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yiliang Wu, Yulin Wang, Ping Liu, Nan-Xing Hu, Anthony James Wigglesworth
  • Patent number: 8193277
    Abstract: To provide a water/oil repellent composition which is capable of imparting sufficient dynamic water repellency and post-air-drying water repellency to the surface of an article and which presents a low environmental impact, a method for its production and a method for treating an article. A water/oil repellent composition which comprises a copolymer having structural units based on the following monomer (a) and structural units based on the following monomer (b) and having a mass average molecular weight of at least 40,000, and a medium, is used. Monomer (a): a compound represented by (Z—Y)nX, wherein Z is a C1-6 polyfluoroalkyl group or the like, Y is a bivalent organic group or the like, n is 1 or 2, and X is a polymerizable unsaturated group. Monomer (b): an olefin, a homopolymer of which has a glass transition temperature of from ?50° C. to 50° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Otozawa, Kazunori Sugiyama, Minako Shimada, Yuuichi Oomori
  • Patent number: 8183319
    Abstract: An aqueous dispersion including a partially fluorinated dispersant, an electrically conductive polymer and a film forming additive. The film forming additive includes a boiling temperature greater than about 85° C. (185° F.). In addition, the concentration of the film forming additive is less than the solubility limit of the additive in water. The dynamic surface tension of the dispersion including the film forming additive is less than about 60 dynes/cm at 100 ms surface age. A method for making an electrically conductive polymer film and devices including electrically conductive polymer film are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Gang Chris Han-Adebekun, Thomas John Markley, Michael Scott Lowry
  • Patent number: 8178612
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous/oil emulsion containing fluoropolymer that is capable of forming thick coatings in a single pass, which coatings after drying and baking are free of cracks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventor: Jurgen Hofmans
  • Publication number: 20120095151
    Abstract: The present invention provides a complex-shaped fluororubber formed product having excellent demoldability in molding. The complex-shaped fluororubber formed product of the present invention comprises a cross-linked fluororubber layer obtainable by cross-linking a fluororubber composition containing a fluororubber (A) and a carbon black (B). The cross-linked fluororubber layer has a loss modulus E? of 400 kPa or higher and 6,000 kPa or lower determined by a dynamic viscoelasticity test (measurement temperature: 160° C., tensile strain: 1%, initial force: 157 cN, frequency: 10 Hz).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Junpei TERADA, Daisuke OTA, Masanori KITAICHI, Yutaka UETA, Shigeru MORITA, Kazuyoshi KAWASAKI, Tatsuya MORIKAWA, Shoji FUKUOKA
  • Publication number: 20120095150
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fluororubber composition that has excellent heat resistance and excellent mechanical properties at high temperatures. The fluororubber composition comprises a peroxide cross-linkable fluororubber (A); a carbon black (B); a peroxide cross-linking agent (C); and a low-self-polymerizing cross-linking accelerator (D), wherein to 100 parts by mass of the fluororubber (A), the amount of the carbon black (B) is 5 to 50 parts by mass, the amount of the cross-linking agent (C) is 0.01 to 10 parts by mass, and the amount of the cross-linking accelerator (D) is 2.5 parts by mass or smaller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke OTA, Yutaka Ueta, Masanori Kitaichi, Shoji Fukuoka
  • Patent number: 8158235
    Abstract: Improved expanded PTFE materials and improved gasket materials made therefrom, the gaskets being capable of forming a seal with greater bolt load retention than is possible with existing PTFE gaskets. The expanded PTFE membranes of the invention can be tailored to exhibit a matrix tensile strength in at least one direction of at least 25,000 psi, a matrix tensile strength ratio in two orthogonal directions of between 0.25 and 4, an orientation index of 50° or less, and a density of 2.0 g/cc or less. The improved gaskets exhibit improved mechanical properties such as high bolt load retention, low creep, high tensile strength, low stress to seal and high crystallinity index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Bowen, Kevin Edward Dove, Carl Jones, Raymond B. Minor
  • Publication number: 20120077926
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a fluororubber composition that has excellent heat resistance and excellent mechanical properties at high temperatures. The production method comprises the step of mixing a fluororubber (A) and a carbon black (B) in the presence of an organic amine compound (C1) and/or an acid acceptor (C2) to prepare a mixed product, wherein the mixed product has a highest temperature Tm of 80° C. to 220° C. while being mixed and has a highest temperature of 80° C. to 220° C. upon being discharged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke OTA, Yutaka UETA, Masanori KITAICHI, Shoji FUKUOKA
  • Publication number: 20120077915
    Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous fluororesin dispersion comprising a melt-processable fluororesin which is low in fluorinated surfactant concentration and excellent in dispersion stability even when the concentration of the melt-processable fluororesin is high. The present invention is related to an aqueous fluororesin dispersion comprising a melt-processable fluororesin particle dispersed in an aqueous medium, wherein a concentration of the melt-processable fluororesin is 55 to 75% by mass relative to the aqueous fluororesin dispersion, and a fluorinated surfactant content in the aqueous fluororesin dispersion is not higher than a level corresponding to 100 ppm of the melt-processable fluororesin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Chie SAWAUCHI, Nobuhiko TSUDA
  • Publication number: 20120070598
    Abstract: A polyolefin composition having an increased modulus of elasticity as well as increased heat resistance, wherein the polymer composition has high melt viscosity, and wherein the composition contains a carbon material as a filler, wherein the filler is present in the form of a carbon nanofiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: GEORG FISCHER ROHRLEITUNGSSYSTEME AG
    Inventors: Stephan Schuessler, Michaela Lendl, Bernd Kretzschmar
  • Publication number: 20120053287
    Abstract: The problem to be solved is to provide a resin composition for an organic thin film transistor insulating layer which can cross-link without being subjected to a treatment at a high temperature for a long time to form an insulating layer excellent in surface adhesion property. The solving means is a resin composition for an organic thin film transistor insulating layer comprising (A) a macromolecular compound comprising a repeating unit having a photosensitive group s linked through a urea bond or a urethane bond, (B) a curing agent and (C) an organic solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd
    Inventor: Isao Yahagi
  • Publication number: 20120045603
    Abstract: The invention relates to a foamed fluoropolymer, preferably a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) structure, such as from Kynar® resins. The foamed structure is continuous self-supporting, sized, and has a dense skin. The foamed structure is manufactured in a process using foaming agents and nucleating agents. The structure is sized into a specific shape during the manufacturing process—requiring a good melt viscosity of the PVDF foam. In one process, a master batch containing the nucleating agent is used. The foamed article could be a sheet, film, profile, tube, pipe, article, rod foam-core structure, or other self-supporting shape. Foamed tubes, pipes, rods, sheets and conduit are especially useful. The foamed structure of the invention provides added value by being lighter weight, more flexible, and more impact resistant than a comparable non-foamed PVDF structure. It also has increased hysteresis, increased insulation properties, reduced dielectric constant, and increased compressibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: Arkema Inc.
    Inventors: Saeid Zerafati, Sean M. Stabier
  • Publication number: 20120045954
    Abstract: Highly durable hydrophobic, oleophobic, and anti-icing coatings and methods of their preparation and use are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: ROSS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Douglas BLEECHER, Philip Harsh, Michael Hurley, Andrew K. Jones, Russell Ross, Vinod K. Sikka, Donald Zielke
  • Patent number: 8110249
    Abstract: An antireflective coating composition includes a photopolymerizable acrylate monomer (C1); a particle-type metal fluoride (C2) with a refractive index of 1.40 or less; a photopolymerization initiator (C3); and at least one liquid dispersion-enhancing chelating agent (C4) selected from the group consisting of Mg(CF3COO)2, Na(CF3COO), K(CF3COO), Ca(CF3COO)2, Mg(CF2COCHCOCF3)2 and Na(CF2COCHCOCF3). This composition ensures good mechanical strength, excellent adhesion to a substrate, short curing time by UV curing, prevention of dust attachment, good erasure of stain, good dust removal and good scratch resistance, so it is usefully for making an antireflective coating film of a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon-Koo Kang, Mi-Young Han, Young-Eun Lee, Young-Jun Hong, Yeong-Rae Chang