Carboxylic Acid Or Derivative Monomer Patents (Class 524/853)
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Patent number: 10351259Abstract: A metallic foil for lightning strike protection in a composite aerospace structure having a length, a width, and a thickness of not more than 30 microns. There are a plurality of pores of a predefined geometric shape extending through the thickness of the metallic foil and being distributed across a surface area defined by the length and the width of the metallic foil. The plurality of pores in the aggregate define an open area of not more than 40% of the surface area and the metallic foil has a weight of not more than 115 g/m2. The metallic foil has a weight to conductivity ratio of not more than 0.40 gram-ohms per square.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Airbus SASInventors: Mohammed Salim Rahamat, Mark A. Murdoch, Kenneth William Burtt, Brett Alexander Macdonald, Franck Flourens, Richard Murillo, Valentin Garciá Martínez, Pablo Perez Cabrero
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Patent number: 9889070Abstract: The present invention provides a novel curable composition in which a reaction is caused to occur between a hydroperoxide and a thiourea compound to initiate polymerization of a radical polymerizable monomer and which has excellent adhesive properties, moderate curability, and excellent long-term storage stability. The present invention relates to a curable composition (A) containing: a radical polymerizable monomer (a1) having no acidic group; a hydroperoxide compound (a2); and at least one cyclic thiourea compound (a3) selected from the group consisting of a substituted ethylenethiourea compound (a3-1), a substituted propylenethiourea compound (a3-2), and a substituted butylenethiourea compound (a3-3) each having a specific structure with a cyclic structure moiety into which a substituent is introduced.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2014Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: KURARAY NORITAKE DENTAL INC.Inventors: Nobusuke Kashiki, Kenji Suzuki
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Publication number: 20150140322Abstract: The present invention provides an organic-inorganic composite resin, which is derived from: (A) an inorganic portion comprising (a1) one or more siloxane monomers of formula (R1)nSi(OR2)4-n, wherein R1, R2 and n are as defined in the specification; (a2) an acidic catalyst, (a3) silica, and (a4) a siloxane oligomer; and (B) an organic portion comprising (b1) one ore more acrylic monomers; wherein the weight ratio of the inorganic portion to the organic portion ranges from 2:8 to 8:2. The present invention also provides a coating composition comprising the aforementioned organic-inorganic composite resin and a hardener. The present invention further provides a reinforced substrate coated with the aforementioned coating composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2014Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicant: ETERNAL MATERIALS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sheng-Wei LIN, Mao-Jung YEH
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Publication number: 20150087782Abstract: A polymerizable composition including a cycloolefin monomer mixture, a metathesis polymerization catalyst, and a crosslinking agent, the cycloolefin monomer mixture including a compound represented by a formula and an additional cycloolefin compound, the polymerizable composition producing a crosslinkable resin having a modulus of elasticity at 100° C. and a modulus of elasticity at 140° C. of 1.0×108 Pa or less when subjected to a ring-opening polymerization reaction at 170° C. or less, and the crosslinkable resin producing a crosslinked resin having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 160° C. or more when subjected to a crosslinking reaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2013Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventor: Manabu Hoshino
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Publication number: 20150050427Abstract: A free radical curable liquid for inkjet printing of food packaging materials includes no initiator or otherwise one or more initiators selected from the group consisting of non-polymeric di- or multifunctional initiators, oligomeric initiators, polymeric initiators, and polymerizable initiators; wherein the polymerizable composition of the liquid consists of: a) 25-100 wt % of one or more polymerizable compounds A having at least one acrylate group G1 and at least one second ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable functional group G2 different from the group G1; b) 0-55 wt % of one or more polymerizable compounds B selected from the group consisting of monofunctional acrylates and difunctional acrylates; and c) 0-55 wt % of one or more polymerizable compounds C selected from the group consisting of trifunctional acrylates, tetrafunctional acrylates, pentafunctional acrylates and hexafunctional acrylates.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2014Publication date: February 19, 2015Inventors: Roland CLAES, Johan LOCCUFIER
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Publication number: 20150051344Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide an organic-inorganic hybrid acrylic polymer having an increased refractive index, which has a higher transparency and a less impaired scratch resistance; a metal oxide dispersion and a polymerizable composition as materials for the polymer; and the organic-inorganic hybrid polymer capable of being produced in a crack-free manner. Another objective of the present invention is to provide a high-performance antireflection film using the organic-inorganic hybrid polymer. The metal oxide dispersion of the present invention comprises a phosphorus compound represented by Formula (1): (wherein, R1 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkynyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an aliphatic heterocyclic group, or an aromatic heterocyclic group; R2 is an organic residue; and n is 1 or 2) and a metal oxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2013Publication date: February 19, 2015Inventors: Kimihiro Matsukawa, Seiji Watase, Manabu Hirata
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Patent number: 8940807Abstract: A method for obtaining a metal oxide organic compound composite includes dissolving a hydrated yttrium chloride and an epoxide in a solvent, and obtaining a gel including the metal oxide organic compound composite.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2011Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, The Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of ArizonaInventors: Robert Andrew Norwood, Douglas A. Loy, Roland Himmelhuber, Jun Kato
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Publication number: 20150020965Abstract: The present disclosure is concerned with improved curable adhesive compositions for anchoring elements in a structural body that exhibit low temperature versus standard temperature degree of cures that are at least 50% or higher. The compositions include, in a first portion, a reactive resin, an acetoacetoxy functional monomer and a silane monomer. By using phthalate-free constituents in the formulation, a further 10% increase in strength and durability of the resins at standard temperatures may be realized after curing at low temperatures. Improvements in the adhesive compositions that relate to increased shelf life are also presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Applicant: Simpson Strong-Tie Company. Inc.Inventor: Quentin Lewis Hibben
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Patent number: 8927649Abstract: A one part, storage stable polymerizable formulation is provided that includes an ethenically unsaturated polymerizable compound intermixed with a free radical polymerization initiator and an organic solvent. The organic solvent provides storage stability and upon evaporation of the solvent, the rate of polymerization of the compound accelerates independent of addition of a second part. The formulation includes at least 30 total weight percent solids upon cure. Optional additives to the formulation include at least one of a cure accelerator, a filler, a plasticizer, a colorant, and a cure inhibitor. A process for forming a polymerized coating on an article involves the application of this formulation to the substrate of an article and allowing sufficient time for the solvent to evaporate to form the polymerized coating on the article. The substrate of the article forms a corrosion barrier even without prior removal of a native corrosion layer on a surface of the substrate of the article.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2010Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Inventor: Ron Lewarchik
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Publication number: 20150005408Abstract: The present invention relates to (meth)acrylated compounds (A) prepared from (a) at least one cyclic ether polyol, (b) at least one linking compound (b1) and/or (b2), wherein the linking compound (b1) is selected from cyclic compounds (b11) containing at least one (I) group in the cycle where X=O or NH, from hydroxy acids (b12) and/or from alkylene oxides (b13) containing from 2 to 4 carbon atoms and the linking compound (b2) is selected from epihalohydrins or polyisocyanates, (c) a (meth)acrylating compound; and to their use in radiation curable compositions for the coatings, inks, overprint varnishes, adhesives and composites.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2013Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Luc Lindekens, JoAnn Arceneaux, Ruben Cleymans, Ichiro Nagakawa, Fumio Tanabiki, Hideo Hibiu
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Publication number: 20140371344Abstract: Disclosed herein is a thermoplastic (meth)acrylate copolymer, which includes a derivative unit obtained from a monomer mixture including: (A) an aromatic (meth)acrylate having an index of refraction from about 1.580 to about 1.700; and (B) a monofunctional unsaturated monomer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2011Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Jin Hwa Chung, Kee Hae Kwon, Joo Hyun Jang, Yong Hee Kang, Ja Kwan Goo, Man Suk Kim, Kwang Soo Park
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Patent number: 8901200Abstract: A radiation-curable ink composition includes an acrylate monomer of which homopolymer has a glass transition temperature of not higher than 0° C. in an amount of 20% by mass or more and 65% by mass or less based on the total amount of reaction components; a monofunctional acrylate having an alicyclic structure; and a multifunctional acrylate having an alicyclic structure.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2011Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Kida, Toshiyuki Miyabayashi, Satoru Miura, Toru Saito, Hiroki Nakane, Jun Ito, Taketoshi Kagose, Chigusa Sato, Hiroyuki Kajimoto
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Patent number: 8895671Abstract: The present invention provides a vulcanizable composition containing a specific hydrogenated nitrile rubber, at least one cross-linking agent and carbon nanotubes, a process for preparing such composition and the use thereof for preparing vulcanizates. Said vulcanizates exhibit excellent heat performance, oil resistance and mechanical strength.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2009Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: LANXESS Deutschland GmbHInventors: Christopher Ong, Stephen Pask, Sharon Guo, Yong Zhang, Lan Lu
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Publication number: 20140323607Abstract: A novel nanocomposite having graphene sheets is described. The nanocomposite may be used for medical devices such as bone cement, dentures, paper, paint and automotive industries. A novel Microwave irradiation (MWI) was used to obtain R-(GO-(STY-co-MMA)). The results indicate that the nanocomposite obtained using the MWI had a better morphology and dispersion with enhanced thermal stability compared with the nanocomposite prepared without MWI. An average increase of 136% in hardness and 76% in elastic modulus were achieved through the addition of only 2.0 wt % of RGO nanocomposite obtained via the MWI method.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2013Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: ALFAISAL UNIVERSITYInventors: Edreese H. Alsharaeh, Mohammad AlDosari, Ali Abdel-Rahman Mohammad Othman
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Publication number: 20140315033Abstract: Described are glycerol diesters of the general formula (I) wherein one of the two radicals R1 or R2 is hydrogen, and the radical of the two radicals R1 and R2 that is not hydrogen is a radical: and the radicals R3, R4, R5, and R6 independently of one another are a saturated, aliphatic radical having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, with the proviso that the radicals R3 and R4 together contain at least 5 carbon atoms and the radicals R5 and R6 together contain at least 5 carbon atoms. Also described is a process for preparing the glycerol diesters, use thereof as reactive diluents, coating materials comprising the glycerol diesters, multicoat paint systems and their production, comprising the use of the coating materials, and also to substrates coated therewith.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2012Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: BASF Coatings GmbHInventors: Peter Hoffmann, Sebastien Porcher, Melanie Goudard
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Publication number: 20140308529Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating composition and antireflective coatings prepared therefrom. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of the antireflective coating on a substrate using the coating composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2012Publication date: October 16, 2014Inventors: Ferdinand Hardinghaus, Harald Beck, Klaudia Wiedemeyer, Jörg Klaus Glas, Karl Köhler, Marc Lacroix, Daniel Decroupet, Francois Lecolley
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Patent number: 8859098Abstract: Acrylic adhesion promoters having an improved property such as cohesive failure are produced from a monocyclic anhydride of phosphonic acid containing multiple carboxylic acids that is subsequently reacted with a hydroxyalkyl methacrylate. The adhesion promoters are useful in bonding to metal substrates including oily metal substrates.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2012Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: LORD CorporationInventor: Kirk J. Abbey
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Publication number: 20140290990Abstract: A curable composition to be used for a printed wiring board is disclosed, which has an excellent flexibility and an excellent adhesive property with respect to both a plastic substrate and a conductive layer in the printed wiring board. The curable composition includes (A) a (meth)acrylate compound having a polyene structure, (B) a (meth)acrylate compound having a hydroxyl group; and (C) a photopolymerization initiator. From the curable composition, a cured coating film, and a printed wiring board including the cured coating film in the form of a predetermined pattern are obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: TAlYO INK MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki SHIMURA, Yoshiyuki FURUTA, Masao YUMOTO, Shoji MINEGISHI
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Patent number: 8815388Abstract: The invention relates to an inorganic-organic hybrid material which comprises an inorganic component and an organic component, has a content of the inorganic component of 20-80% by mass, and has a refractive index of 1.60 or higher, wherein, when preparing a strip specimen having a thickness of 1,000 ?m, a width of 5 mm and a length of 70 mm by using the inorganic-organic hybrid material and winding the specimen by 180° on a cylindrical metal rod having a diameter of 10 mm at 25° C., the specimen does not crack.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2012Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Nippon Kasei Chemical Company LimitedInventors: Masanori Yamazaki, Takahiko Takewaki, Ritsuko Yamauchi, Yuuichi Katou, Atsushi Takaki
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Publication number: 20140234646Abstract: A polymerizable composition includes: from 10x to 50x moles of at least one hydroxy-functional (meth)acrylate ester having a hydroxyl group; from 0. 1x to 25x moles of at least one metal nitrate compound, wherein the at least one metal nitrate compound comprises at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Al, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Ge, Mo, Pd, Ag, Cd, Sn, Sb, Te, Pt, Au, Pb, Bi, and combinations thereof; and from 0.001x to 0.0035x moles of at least one organic compound having a sterically hindered aminooxyl group, wherein x is a positive number. A polymerized composition, article including the polymerized composition, and method of making the article are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2012Publication date: August 21, 2014Inventors: Appuswamy Devasenapathi, Brant U. Kolb
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Publication number: 20140194573Abstract: Paints and coatings that change the coated surface from hydrophobic to a hydrophilic, self-cleaning surface when exposed to atmosphere are described. The compositions include a plurality of boronic acid functionalized polymers, and a blocking agent contacting at least one of the plurality of boronic acid, wherein the blocking agent is configured to be removed by a stimulus to provide a renewable hydrophilic, self-cleaning polymer coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2012Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLCInventors: William Brenden Carlson, Gregory D. Phelan
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Publication number: 20140187111Abstract: A composite sheet of the present invention comprises an oxetane-(meth)acrylate compound, represented by chemical formula I, as a binder.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2012Publication date: July 3, 2014Inventors: Young Kwon Kim, Sang Keol Lee, Eun Hwan Jeong, Sung Kook Kim, Hyun Ae Jeon, Yun Joo Kim, Sang Yong Tak, Suk Yeon Park, Kyung Nam Kang, So Young Kang
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Publication number: 20140186541Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a radiation curable composition comprising at least one (meth)acrylic copolymer A and at least one radiation curable compound B, said process comprising a first copolymerization step, and a subsequent ring opening step.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2012Publication date: July 3, 2014Inventors: Graham Clark, Jurgen Van Holen
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Patent number: 8765889Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing hybrid-particles containing polymer and SiO2-particles, wherein a) in a first polymerization step in aqueous medium a water-insoluble phase containing one or more monomeric and colloidal SiO2-particles having an average particle diameter of 1 to 150 nm are polymerized, and b) in a second polymerization step in aqueous medium one or more monomers are polymerized in the presence of the polymer obtained in the first polymerization step.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2010Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Evonik Nanoresins GmbHInventors: Werner Siol, Klaus Langerbeins, Uwe Dietrich Kühner
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Patent number: 8722796Abstract: Process for preparing an aqueous polymer dispersion with small polymer particles.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2011Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Daniel Schoenfelder, Rabie Al-Hellani, Marc Schroeder, Monika Haberecht, Anna Cristadoro, Bernd Bruchmann, Rajan Venkatesh
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Publication number: 20140084216Abstract: This invention relates to electrophoretic fluids comprising, preferably coloured, polymer particles having non-spherical shape, and the use of these particles for the preparation of mono, bi or polychromal electrophoretic devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2012Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Louise Diane Farrand, Jonathan Henry Wilson, Mark John Goulding, Sean Butterworth, Stephen Georg Yeates, Brian Saunders
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Publication number: 20140088250Abstract: The present invention relates to a new solvent-free preparation method of a (meth)acrylic acid polymer in solution, where said polymer has a molecular weight less than 8,000 g/mol and a polydispersity IP index between 2 and 3 by radical polymerisation, the polymers obtained by this means, and their applications in industry.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: COATEXInventors: Jean-Marc SUAU, Christian Jacquemet, Jacques Mongoin
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Publication number: 20140076565Abstract: A particulate suspending agent may be useful for mitigating particulate settling in wellbore applications with high-temperature and/or at near-neutral and higher pH values. Methods of treating a wellbore may include providing a treatment fluid comprising an aqueous liquid, a plurality of particulates, and a particulate suspending agent, wherein the particulate suspending agent comprises a crosslinked polymer particulate formed by a reaction comprising a first monofunctional monomer and an orthoester crosslinker, the orthoester crosslinker comprising an orthoester linkage and at least two crosslinking moieties; and placing the treatment fluid in a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2012Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventor: Gary P. Funkhouser
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Patent number: 8668915Abstract: Process for the preparation of a an inverse latex including from 20% to 70% by weight and preferably from 25% to 50% by weight of a branched or crosslinked polyelectrolyte, characterized in that the polyelectrolyte is a copolymer of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid partially or totally salified with acrylamide and optionally one or more monomers chosen from monomers containing a partially or totally salified weak acid function and/or from neutral monomers other than acrylamide, the production process including the control of the pH in the initial aqueous phase; Cosmetic, dermopharmaceutical or pharmaceutical composition including the inverse latex directly obtained by the process.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2008Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignees: Societe d'Exploitation de Produits pour les Industries Chimiques SEPPIC, Scott Bader Company LimitedInventors: Olivier Braun, Paul Mallo, Audrey Bonnardel, Francois Guy
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Publication number: 20140045993Abstract: The invention describes a composition, especially in the form of a 2-component system comprising (meth)acrylated polyether polyols and/or polyester polyols and/or (meth)acrylated hydroxy-functionalized triglycerides with an adjustable pot life, especially for cable potting compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2012Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: Evonik Roehm GmbHInventors: Sabine Koemmelt, Gerold Schmitt, Thorben Schuetz, Martina Ebert, Volker Herzog, Joachim Knebel, Mario Gomez Andreu
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Patent number: 8633285Abstract: A process for producing water-absorbing polymer particles, comprising the addition of a solid additive to a polymer gel by means of a conveying screw (1), wherein the solid additive and a gas volume flow are fed to the conveying screw (1) by means of an addition channel (2).Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2008Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Rüdiger Funk, Matthias Weismantel, Dominicus van Esbroeck, Filip Mees
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Publication number: 20130309508Abstract: Acrylic adhesion promoters having an improved property such as cohesive failure are produced from a monocyclic anhydride of phosphonic acid containing multiple carboxylic acids that is subsequently reacted with a hydroxyalkyl methacrylate. The adhesion promoters are useful in bonding to metal substrates including oily metal substrates.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2012Publication date: November 21, 2013Inventor: Kirk J. Abbey
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Publication number: 20130303674Abstract: The present invention provides emulsion copolymers and coating compositions containing the same having improved room temperature and hot block resistance in coatings wherein the copolymers have a broad measured glass transition temperature and are the copolymerization product of a vinyl monomer composition A and a softer vinyl monomer composition B having a Hansch parameter of at least 3.2, and containing one or more vinyl monomer M, such that each of which vinyl monomer(s) M would when homopolymerized provide a homopolymer having a measured Tg of 20° C. or less, such as, for example, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate. In addition, the present invention provides methods for making the emulsion copolymers by a powerfeed process comprising feeding vinyl monomer composition A into a reactor from a feed vessel while feeding, simultaneously or after a delay, vinyl monomer composition B into the feed vessel while polymerizing the monomers in the reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Inventors: Gary W. Dombrowski, Arnold S. Brownell, Aurelia de la Cuesta Sheppard, Thomas R. Tepe
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Patent number: 8580894Abstract: A self curing, two component penetrating densifying sealant and coating composition that imparts protection and reinforcement to porous substrates, such as wood and concrete, as well as non porous substrates, such a metal surfaces, whether or not corroded, and concrete surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2008Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignees: InCoat LLC, Eastern Michigan UniversityInventors: Simon Palushaj, Ronald J. Lewarchik
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Publication number: 20130161565Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pigment particle comprising a core pigment particle the surface of which is covered by a barrier layer formed of a polymer having an average molecular weight of more than about 200 kDa. Such pigment particle used in an electrophoretic fluid can reduce residual image.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2013Inventor: Peter B. Laxton
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Patent number: 8461253Abstract: Disclosed are coating compositions that can be one-component, ambient curable, and waterborne. The coating compositions comprise acrylic copolymer resin particles comprising carbonyl functional groups and a crosslinking agent comprising functional groups, such as hydrazide groups, that are reactive with carbonyl groups.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2010Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Ronald R. Ambrose, Mark S. Gaston, Brian K. Rearick, Irina G. Schwendeman, Venkateshwarlu Kalsani, Hongying Zhou, Michael J. Ziegler
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Patent number: 8440760Abstract: Disclosed herein is a methacrylic copolymer which is a polymer of a monomer mixture comprising about 20 to about 99.9% by weight of a C6-20 aromatic methacrylate, an aliphatic methacrylate, or a combination thereof, and about 0.1 to about 80% by weight of a mono-functional unsaturated monomer. The methacrylic copolymer can have a high refractive index of about 1.495 to about 1.59, and thus when it is blended with polycarbonate resin, it is possible to obtain a methacrylic resin composition having improved compatibility without any other compatibilizer.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2010Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Cheil Industries Inc.Inventors: Il Jin Kim, Kee Hae Kwon, Hyung Rang Moon
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Patent number: 8420716Abstract: A golf ball exhibits excellent abrasion-resistance and resilience. A golf ball of the present invention includes: a core; and a cover covering the core, wherein the cover is formed of a cover composition containing a (meth)acrylic polymer-modified silicate and a resin component.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2012Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignees: Eisuke Yamada, SRI Sports LimitedInventors: Eisuke Yamada, Toshiyuki Tarao
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Publication number: 20130090405Abstract: The present invention relates to the development and fabrication of thin-film polymer nanocomposites containing vertically aligned nanomaterials, such as single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). In certain embodiments, the present invention utilizes liquid crystal mesophases of hexagonally packed cylindrical micelles that orient with their long axes parallel to an applied magnetic field, thereby directing the alignment of the nanomaterials, such as SWNTs, sequestered in the micellar cores. In certain embodiments, the mesophase may be a stable, single-phase material containing monomers that can be polymerized after nanotube alignment to form the nanocomposite polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2012Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: Yale UniversityInventor: Yale University
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Patent number: 8410211Abstract: The invention is a method of producing an essentially electrically neutral polymer dispersion, comprising a polymerizing one or more monomers in the presence of a nonionic surfactant, wherein the polymerization preferably occurs in the absence of ionic surfactants. The invention also includes methods of producing positively or negatively charged polymer dispersions comprising producing the essentially nonionic polymer dispersion and further adding a cationically-charged or anionically-charged surfactant or electrolyte. The invention further includes dispersions produced by the methods of the invention and polymer films and powders produced from these dispersions.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2011Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Koichi Takamura, Armin Burghart
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Patent number: 8383722Abstract: The invention is a method of producing an essentially electrically neutral polymer dispersion, comprising a polymerizing one or more monomers in the presence of a nonionic surfactant, wherein the polymerization preferably occurs in the absence of ionic surfactants. The invention also includes methods of producing positively or negatively charged polymer dispersions comprising producing the essentially nonionic polymer dispersion and further adding a cationically-charged or anionically-charged surfactant or electrolyte. The invention further includes dispersions produced by the methods of the invention and polymer films and powders produced from these dispersions.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2012Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Koichi Takamura, Armin Burghart
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Patent number: 8372913Abstract: An inkjet printing method includes the steps of a) providing a first radiation curable composition curable by free radical polymerization or cationic polymerization; b) applying a layer of the first radiation curable composition on a substrate; c) curing the layer; d) jetting on the cured layer a second composition curable by a different polymerization than the first composition but selected from the group consisting of free radical polymerization and cationic polymerization; and e) curing the jetted second composition by a different polymerization than the first composition. The first composition includes a cationically polymerizable compound having at least one (meth)acrylate group present in the first curable composition in an amount of at least 25 wt % based upon the total weight of the first curable composition. An inkjet ink set may be used in the above inkjet printing method.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2011Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Agfa Graphics NVInventor: Roland Claes
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Publication number: 20120322943Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing hybrid-particles containing polymer and SiO2-particles, wherein a) in a first polymerization step in aqueous medium a water-insoluble phase containing one or more monomeric and colloidal SiO2-particles having an average particle diameter of 1 to 150 nm are polymerized, and b) in a second polymerization step in aqueous medium one or more monomers are polymerized in the presence of the polymer obtained in the first polymerization step.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2010Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: EVONIK NANORESINS GMBHInventors: Werner Siol, Klaus Langerbeins, Uwe Dietrich Kühner
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Publication number: 20120315238Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of polymers comprising carboxyl groups by emulsion polymerization and the use of the polymers obtainable by this process, for example as thickeners. Moreover, the invention relates to thickener dispersions obtainable by the process and to the use thereof for modifying the rheology of paper coating slips, textile printing pastes, drugs, cosmetic preparations, detergents, cleansing compositions, or foods.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2012Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Maximilian Angel, Peter Hossel
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Publication number: 20120277340Abstract: An inkjet printing method includes in order the steps of: a) providing to an inkjet printer one or more colorless liquids and a white ink including a pigment with a refractive index greater than 1.60; b) mixing the white ink in a controlled amount with the one or more colorless liquids to form a white ink-mixture wherein the viscosity is reduced by at least 5 mPa·s by reference to the white ink when measuring the viscosity at 40° C. with a Brookfield DV-II+Pro at 12 rotations per minute; and c) printing the white ink-mixture with the inkjet printer onto an ink-receiver. Additionally, a color inkjet ink set includes the one or more colorless liquids and the white ink, and an inkjet printer for use in the inkjet printing method.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2012Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: AGFA GRAPHICS NVInventors: Etienne Van Thillo, Frank De Voeght, Emiel Verdonck
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Publication number: 20120277374Abstract: The invention is a method of producing an essentially electrically neutral polymer dispersion, comprising a polymerizing one or more monomers in the presence of a nonionic surfactant, wherein the polymerization preferably occurs in the absence of ionic surfactants. The invention also includes methods of producing positively or negatively charged polymer dispersions comprising producing the essentially nonionic polymer dispersion and further adding a cationically-charged or anionically-charged surfactant or electrolyte. The invention further includes dispersions produced by the methods of the invention and polymer films and powders produced from these dispersions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2012Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Koichi Takamura, Amin Burghart
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Publication number: 20120240953Abstract: A method for styling hair comprising the steps of placing said hair in a desired configuration and applying a composition to said hair, said composition comprising (a) one or more fully soluble polymer, (b) solvent-propellant mixture or solvent mixture, and optional other ingredients. Also provided is a method of making polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2012Publication date: September 27, 2012Inventors: Jennifer Reichl Collin, Michael Paul Hallden-Abberton, Beth Ann Falcone, Miao Wang, Fanwen Zeng
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Publication number: 20120238700Abstract: A method for obtaining a metal oxide organic compound composite includes dissolving a hydrated yttrium chloride and an epoxide in a solvent, and obtaining a gel including the metal oxide organic compound composite.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2011Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicants: The Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona, CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Robert Andrew Norwood, Douglas A. Loy, Roland Himmelhuber, Jun Kato
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Publication number: 20120224011Abstract: Curable solid ink compositions, comprising a curable wax having a melting point under 40° C. as part of the ink vehicle, which are suitable for ink jet printing in applications that require high and/or variable levels of gloss. In particular, there is provided a novel high gloss, ultraviolet (UV) curable, phase change ink composition comprising a colorant and an ink vehicle comprising a gellant, a reactive diluent, a photoinitiator package, and a curable acrylate wax.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2011Publication date: September 6, 2012Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Michelle N. Chrétien, Naveen Chopra, Barkev Keoshkerian, Bryan J. Roof
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Publication number: 20120190755Abstract: The invention relates to a one-component, storage-stable formulation for marking road surfaces. The invention in particular relates to a formulation for roadway marking comprising encapsulated radical initiators which do not influence the storage stability of the roadway marking and are simple to break open upon application in order to release the initiator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2010Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: EVONIK ROEHM GMBHInventors: Mandy Muehlbach, Patrick Stenner, Silke Suhr, Peter Neugebauer, Heike Heeb, Guenter Schmitt, Peter Reinhard