With Saturated Phenolic Reactant Or Polymer Thereof; Or With Solid Copolymer Derived From At Least One Phenolic Reactant Wherein At Least One Of The Reactants Forming The Solid Copolymer Is Saturated; Or With Spfi Wherein At Least One Of The Necessary Ingredients Is A Phenolic Reactant Or With A Reaction Product Thereof; Or With A Sicp Containing A Phenolic Group Si-h Or Si-c Bond Patents (Class 525/132)
  • Patent number: 11970596
    Abstract: Polymerizable compositions comprise at least one free-radically or cationically polymerizable compound; and a photoinitiator system, wherein the photoinitiator system comprises a compound represented by the formula: (I) wherein: each R1 independently represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and each R2 independently represents H, an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, F, Cl, or Br. Polymerized reaction products are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Constantin-Christian A. Voll
  • Patent number: 11722759
    Abstract: A camera module that includes a housing within a lens module is positioned that contains one or more lenses and an actuator assembly that is configured to drive the lens module in an optical axis direction is provided. The actuator assembly includes a guide unit that is positioned between the housing and the lens module. The guide unit comprises a polymer composition that includes a polymer matrix containing an aromatic polymer, wherein the polymer composition exhibits a flexural modulus of about 7,000 MPa or more as determined in accordance with ISO Test No. 178:2010 at 23° C. and a Rockwell surface hardness of about 25 or more as determined in accordance with ASTM D785-08 (Scale M).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Ticona LLC
    Inventor: Young Shin Kim
  • Patent number: 11608454
    Abstract: Disclosed are adhesives comprising a first compound comprising three or more 1,2-dihydroxybenzene groups; and a second compound that is a functionalized polymer; wherein the first compound and second compound are in the form of a mixture, and wherein the adhesive has adhesive properties when wet. Additional embodiments to methods of preparing an adhesive, adhesives prepared by the method, and articles prepared from the adhesive are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignees: UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Luyi Sun, Lan Liu, Song Chen
  • Patent number: 11186715
    Abstract: Provided are a polyphenylene ether resin composition having excellent fluidity and heat resistance, and a vehicle lighting fixture bezel formed of this resin composition and having light weight, excellent external appearance, and low water absorbency. The resin composition contains: (A) 42-57 mass % of a polyphenylene ether resin having a reduced viscosity of 0.39-0.43 dL/g (in chloroform solvent at 30° C.); (B) 11-26 mass % of a polyphenylene ether resin having a reduced viscosity of 0.31-0.34 dL/g (in chloroform solvent at 30° C.); (C) 9-15 mass % of a block copolymer including a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon polymer block (c1) and a hydrogenated conjugated diene polymer block (c2); and (D) 15-23 mass % of a homopolymer of a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon. The (C) block copolymer includes 62-70 mass % of vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon-derived monomer units, has a weight-average molecular weight Mw of 50,000-70,000, and has a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn (Mn is number-average molecular weight) of 1.00-1.30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignees: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuaki Konomi, Masahiko Niino, Hidetaka Anma, Kazuhito Osada, Takashi Furui
  • Patent number: 11186713
    Abstract: Three independent approaches to the reduction of gas molecule permeability through a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) polyester film or container wall by increasing the mechanically or thermally induced crystallinity or the overall crystallinity level of a single or multilayer container, where the three approaches may be employed independently or in combination with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: DAK AMERICAS LLC
    Inventors: Rajat Kapoor, Peter S. Kezios, George F. Rollend
  • Patent number: 10988609
    Abstract: A nitrile group-containing highly saturated copolymer rubber composition containing a nitrile group-containing highly saturated copolymer rubber (A) having a Mooney viscosity [ML1+4, 100° C.] of 50 to 200, a nitrile group-containing highly saturated copolymer rubber (B) having a Mooney viscosity [ML1+4, 100° C.] of 5 to 45, and staple fibers (C) having an average fiber length of 0.1 to 12 mm is provided. According to the present invention, a nitrile group-containing highly saturated copolymer rubber composition which can give cross-linked rubber which is extremely high in tensile stress and is excellent in low heat buildup property and has good workability can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomonori Nakashima, Chikara Katano, Masato Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 10934431
    Abstract: Disclosed is a polycarbonate resin composition including (1) a polyester compound having a structure of chemical formula 1 as defined herein or a phenyl-arylene ether sulfone compound having a structure of chemical formula 2 as defined herein; (2) a polycarbonate block copolymer; and (3) a thermoplastic aromatic polycarbonate resin or a polysiloxane-polycarbonate resin; and a molded product including the same. The polycarbonate resin composition exhibits remarkably excellent heat resistance compared to existing high heat resistance polycarbonate resins, and has an excellent balance of physical properties such as fluidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: SAMYANG CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seung Pil Jung, Jung Up Park, Jin Sik Choi, Seong Hyen Heo, Kyung Moo Shin
  • Patent number: 10889672
    Abstract: A prepolymerized resin and a method of preparing the prepolymerized resin are provided, the method comprising a step of prepolymerizing t-butyl styrene and unsaturated bond-containing polyphenylene oxide. The unsaturated bond-containing polyphenylene oxide comprises: methacrylate-terminated polyphenylene oxide, vinylbenzyl-terminated polyphenylene oxide, vinylbenzyl-modified bisphenol A polyphenylene oxide resin, vinyl-containing chain-extended polyphenylene oxide resin or a combination thereof. A resin composition comprising the prepolymerized resin and an article made from the resin composition are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Elite Electronic Material (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yan Zhang, Rongtao Wang, Mingsheng Yuan, Jue Tan
  • Patent number: 10633538
    Abstract: A description is given of thermoplastic, white-pigmented plastics moulding compositions having improved mechanical properties, especially for LDS applications. The thermoplastic moulding composition consists of: (A) 20-88 wt % of a mixture consisting of (A1) 60-100 wt % of a thermoplastic (A2) 0-40 wt % of a mixture of (A2_1) 0-40 wt % of a thermoplastic other than (A1); (A2_2) 0-40 wt % of impact modifiers other than (A1) and (A2_1); (B) 10-70 wt % of fibrous adjuvants; (C) 0.1-10 wt % of an LDS additive or of a mixture of LDS additives, at least one LDS additive being selected from the following group: metal oxide based on copper, neodymium, molybdenum, bismuth, antimony or tin, with the proviso that spinels are excluded; metal phosphate; metal hydroxide phosphate; (D) 0.1-20 wt % of white pigment; (E) 0-20 wt % of particulate filler other than C and/or D; (F) 0-2 wt % of further, different additives; the sum of (A)-(F) making up 100 wt %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: EMS-PATENT AG
    Inventor: Georg Stoppelmann
  • Patent number: 10577487
    Abstract: An impact resistance is improved and a molding shrinkage percentage is reduced. A thermoplastic resin composition contains: an impact-resistant styrene resin composition which contains polystyrene as a main component and a dispersed rubber phase and in which a volume fraction of the dispersed rubber phase 12 is less than 30%; dispersed phases of elastomer; and particles of a filler. The dispersed phases of the elastomer contains, as a main component, a styrene-butadiene copolymer serving as a linear copolymer constructed by a triblock consisting of a butadiene block and styrene blocks coupled with both ends of the butadiene block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahiro Kojima, Daisuke Kurihara, Kosuke Nishino
  • Patent number: 10369842
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tire comprising a tread, a crown with a crown reinforcement, two sidewalls, two beads, a carcass reinforcement anchored to the two beads and extending from one sidewall to the other, in which the tread comprises at least one thermoplastic elastomer, said thermoplastic elastomer being a block copolymer comprising at least one elastomer block of optionally hydrogenated butadiene/styrene random copolymer type and at least one thermoplastic block of styrene type, and the total content of thermoplastic elastomer being within a range varying from 65 to 100 phr (parts by weight per hundred parts of elastomer).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
    Inventors: Vincent Abad, Emmanuel Custodero, Christophe Chouvel, Marc Greiveldinger
  • Patent number: 10301407
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vinyl chloride-based polymer which has improved thermal stability and a method for preparing the same. The vinyl chloride-based polymer includes silicate compound derived units, and a dehydrochloric acid (dehydrochlorination) reaction due to heat or ultraviolet rays may be suppressed, and thus, thermal stability may be improved, and discoloration and deformation of physical properties may be prevented. Accordingly, the vinyl chloride-based polymer and the method for preparing the same may be readily applied to industries requiring a vinyl chloride-based polymer, for example, industries related to a vinyl chloride-based resin and molded articles thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Rae Lee, Kyung Seog Youk, Heung Kwon Bae, Hyun Min Lee
  • Patent number: 10011690
    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: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Greene, Tweed Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald R Campbell
  • Patent number: 9951215
    Abstract: The invention relates to an injectable composite material comprising: (a) 28 to 95% by weight of a polypropylene-polyethylene copolymer; (b) 0 to 10% by weight of a flow enhancer; (c) 1 to 20% by weight of an impact modifier; (d) 1 to 20% by weight of a compatibilizing agent; and (e) 3 to 70% by weight of natural fibers, wherein the polypropylene-polyethylene copolymer forms a matrix. It also relates to a method for preparing this composite material as well as to a method for its use for manufacturing parts by injection or by overmolding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Faurecia Interieur Industrie
    Inventors: Pauline Kannengiesser, Embarka Aoudjit, Laurence Dufrancatel, Sergio Da Costa Pito, Gérard Mougin
  • Patent number: 9864104
    Abstract: Disclosed is a blend prepared by mixing a prepolymer and a vinyl monomer, wherein the prepolymer is prepared by a condensation reaction between a first compound represented by the formula Ar—H, where Ar comprises (a) a crosslinkable moiety at one end, (b) a moiety selected from the group consisting of —O—, —S—, —COO—, —CO—, —COS—, —SO2—, and —NH—, and (c) one or two repeating units selected from the group consisting of: where A is carbon or nitrogen, and X is hydrogen or halogen; and a second compound consisting of an aromatic moiety. Additionally disclosed is a polymer sheet that is a crosslinked product composed of the blend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Seung Koo Park, Jung Jin Ju, Suntak Park, Jong-Moo Lee, Min-su Kim, Jin Tae Kim, Joong-Seon Choe
  • Patent number: 9840620
    Abstract: Disclosed are a halogen-free resin composition, and a prepreg and a laminate prepared by using the same. The halogen-free resin composition comprises the following components according to organic solid matters by weight parts: (A) 40-80 parts by weight of allyl modified benzoxazine resin; (B) 10-20 parts by weight of hydrocarbon resin; (C) 10-40 parts by weight of allyl modified polyphenylene oxide resin; (D) 0.01-3 parts by weight of initiating agent; (E) 10-100 parts by weight of filler; and (F) 0-80 parts by weight of phosphoric flame retardant. The prepreg and the laminate prepared by using the halogen-free resin composition have lower dielectric constant and lower dielectric loss tangent value, higher peeling strength, higher glass transition temperature, excellent heat resistance and good flame retardant effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: SHENGYI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hu Yang, Yueshan He
  • Patent number: 9828468
    Abstract: The inventionrelates to a curable mixture comprising: RM % of m-xylylene bismaleimide of formula (I) RP % of a polyimide component, and RC % of a comonomer component. Further, the invention relates to methods for the preparation of the curable mixture, methods for the preparation of a prepolymer, of a crosslinked polymer, and composite materials, in particular of fiber-reinforced composites. In addition, the present invention relates to a prepolymer, a crosslinked polymer and composite materials, in particular fiber-reinforced composites, obtainable by said methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH
    Inventors: Sergey Evsyukov, Tim Pohlmann, Horst Stenzenberger
  • Patent number: 9783675
    Abstract: The resin composition of the present invention comprises (a) a polypropylene-based resin, (b) a polyphenylene ether-based resin, and (c) a first hydrogenated block copolymer-based resin and further comprises (d) an ethylene-?-olefin copolymer rubber and/or (e) a second hydrogenated block copolymer-based resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shunichiro I, Mihoko Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9732249
    Abstract: A novel material is provided herein which is suitable for use in a precursor of a polymer coating material that coats a polymer on a surface of a base material to provide the base material with surface modification and/or functionality assignment. A composite material characterized in that a compound having a polymerization initiation site containing a halogen group is incorporated in a crosslinked structure comprising a catechol derivative or a phenol derivative represented by the following formula (I). In the formula (I), R may be interrupted by an oxygen molecule and represents a hydrocarbon group with 2 to 20 carbons that has at least one double bond site, and A represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or an alkoxy group with 1 to 20 carbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Science and Technology Agency
    Inventors: Atsushi Takahara, Motoyasu Kobayashi, Hirohmi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9368254
    Abstract: An adhesive resin composition includes 60 to 95 parts by mass of amorphous thermoplastic polyester-based resin (A), 5 to 40 parts by mass of polyphenylene ether-based polymer (B) including a hydroxyl group and a repeating unit of 2,6-dimethylphenylene ether in a molecule thereof, and 60 to 200 parts by mass of a flame retardant per total 100 parts by mass of the amorphous thermoplastic polyester based resin (A) and the polyphenylene ether-based polymer (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Shanai, Tomiya Abe
  • Patent number: 9193839
    Abstract: The method includes providing a high impact polystyrene (HIPS) reaction system, wherein the HIPS reaction system has a devolitalizer downstream of a reactor and injecting a retarding agent into the HIPS reaction system prior to the devolitalizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Wei Wang, David Knoeppel, Madison Bluhm
  • Patent number: 9045597
    Abstract: A polyimide compound with a large side chain R and R? is provided. The large side chain would interrupt the symmetry and regularity of polyimide compound. The polyimide compound has the general formula shown as formula (I) below: The functional group R and R? are selecting individually from the group consisting: ?-substitution cycloalkene with at least a tertiary carbon atom, cycloalkene with at least a tertiary carbon atom, cycloalkane with at least a tertiary carbon atom, ?-substitution phenyl, phenyl, ?-substitution naphthalyl, naphthalyl, ?-substitution phenanthrenyl, phenanthrenyl, ?-substitution anthracenyl, anthracenyl, ?-substitution adamantyl, adamantyl, ?-substitution diamantyl and diamantyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Han-Pei Huang
  • Publication number: 20150112023
    Abstract: The invention relates to an in-situ process for preparing an alkylphenol-aldehyde resin. The process comprises the step of providing a raw alkylphenol composition. The raw alkylphenol composition comprises one or more alkylphenol compounds and at least about 1 wt % phenol. Each alkylphenol compound has one or more alkyl substituents. The raw alkylphenol composition is reacted directly, without pre-purification, with one or more aldehydes to form an in-situ alkylphenol-aldehyde resin. The invention also relates to an in-situ alkylphenol-aldehyde resin formed from the in-situ process, and its use in a tackifier composition and rubber composition. The tackifier composition and rubber composition containing the in-situ alkylphenol-aldehyde resin show, inter alia, improved tack performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Timothy Edward Banach, John Morgan Whitney, Jeffrey M. Hiscock, Todd Scott Makenzie, Gennaro Barbiero
  • Publication number: 20150080519
    Abstract: A phenol resin molding material of the present invention includes a modified olefin-based polymer particle (I) and a phenol resin (II). Furthermore, it is preferable that the above-described modified olefin-based polymer particle (I) satisfy at least one of the following requirements (A), (B), and (C). (A) Inclusion of at least one element selected from a group consisting of a group 15 element, a group 16 element, and a group 17 element of the periodic table. (B) When the whole of the above-described olefin-based polymer particle (I) is set as 100 wt %, the content of the above-described elements is greater than or equal to 0.05 wt % and less than or equal to 50 wt %. (C) MFR which is measured under the conditions of 190° C. and 2.16 kgf based on JIS K 7210 is greater than or equal to 0.001 g/10 minutes and less than 3 g/10 minutes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Takaharu Abe, Masanobu Maeda, Takahiro Yamada, Yasunori Yoshida
  • Patent number: 8974882
    Abstract: Provided is a hollow foamed blow-molded article having a high heat resistance, employing a thermoplastic resin composition containing a mixed resin of a polyphenylene ether resin and a polystyrene resin, as a base resin. The foamed blow-molded article, may be produced by extruding a foamable molten resin composition obtained by kneading the thermoplastic resin composition and a blowing agent to form a foamed parison, and blow molding the foamed parison. A glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic resin composition is 110° C. or higher. A melt viscosity of the thermoplastic resin composition at a temperature of the glass transition temperature+80° C. and at a shear rate of 100/sec is 3000 to 9500 Pa·s. The physical blowing agent is a blowing agent containing a hydrocarbon compound having 3-5 carbon atoms. A blending amount of the physical blowing agent is 0.4 to 1 mol per kg of the thermoplastic resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: JSP Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Koizumi, Masahiro Gomibuchi
  • Publication number: 20150057413
    Abstract: Provided is a prepreg suffering little resin particle fall-off and little resin peeling during prepreg production and during handling in order to have excellent dielectric properties for PPE and favorable adhesiveness. A PPE-containing prepreg constituted of a base material and a curable resin composition including PPE particles, wherein the prepreg is characterized in that (1) PPE extracted from the prepreg using a mixed solvent of toluene and methanol in a mass ratio of 95:5 includes PPE particles (A) insoluble in the mixed solvent, (2) the amount of PPE contained in the PPE particles (A) is 70 mass % or higher, and (3) the number-average molecular weight of the PPE contained in the PPE particles (A) is 8,000-40,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Masaaki ENDO, Takamitsu UTSUMI, Shoji OTANI
  • Patent number: 8962756
    Abstract: At least two or more components of thermoplastic resins are compounded by chaotic mixing to form a polymer alloy with a sophisticatedly controlled dispersed phase structure. In the polymer alloy, a dispersed phase having a non-periodic structure with a correlation length of 0.001 ?m to 0.5 ?m and having a compactness (C) of 0.05?(C)?0.8, wherein the compactness (C) can form a molded product that also has transparency while maintaining the original good heat resistance or mechanical properties of the resins blended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Sadayuki Kobayashi, Shinichiro Ochiai
  • Patent number: 8937134
    Abstract: Provided herein are vinyl ether end-functionalized polyolefins and methods for producing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: The University of Southern Mississippi
    Inventors: Robson F. Storey, David L. Morgan
  • Publication number: 20150002364
    Abstract: Certain embodiments are directed to cyanate resin blends comprising, for example, a mixture of a cyanate monomer and a cyanate oligomer. The resin blends are effective to provide a dielectric constant of less than 2.7, a glass transition temperature of at least 150° C. and a moisture absorption of less than 1.5%. Radomes using the resin are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Kapsoo Cheon, Marie J. Hersman, Ajay Padwal
  • Publication number: 20140378019
    Abstract: The aim is to reduce the flagging tendency of an adhesive bond using a UV-crosslinkable adhesive. This aim is accomplished by provision of a composition which comprises at least one UV-crosslinkable polyacrylate and at least one terpene-phenolic resin, the total concentration of the terpene-phenolic resins being 1 to 5 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition. The invention additionally relates to a pressure-sensitive adhesive produced on the basis of this composition, an adhesive tape based on said adhesive and the use of said tape for wrapping elongate material such as cable harnesses, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: tesa SE
    Inventors: INGA AUKTUN, MICHAEL SIEBERT, ALEXANDER PRENZEL, STEPHAN ZÖLLNER
  • Publication number: 20140357796
    Abstract: A thermoplastic composition comprises a polymer blend. The polymer blend comprises a first polyimide and a second polyimide. The first polyimide has repeating units derived from a first dianhydride and a first diamine. The second polyimide has repeating units derived from a second dianhydride and a second diamine. Either the first dianhydride and the second dianhydride are the same or the first diamine and the second diamine are the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: MICHAEL STEPHEN DONOVAN, ROBERT RUSSELL GALLUCCI, ROY RAY ODLE, KAPIL CHANDRAKANT SHETH
  • Patent number: 8883873
    Abstract: A polymerizable polymeric photoinitiator according to Formula (I): wherein: PL represents an n+m+p-functional polymeric core; n and m independently represent an integer from 1 to 30; p represents an integer from 0 to 10; o is 0 or 1; INI represents a group selected from the group consisting of a benzophenone, a thioxanthone, a carbazole, a anthraquinone, a camphor quinone, an ?-hydroxyalkylphenone, an ?-aminoalkylphenone, an acylphosphine oxide, a bisacyl phosphine oxide, an acylphosphine sulfide, a phenyl glyoxalate, a benzoin ether, a benzyl ketal, an ?-dialkoxyacetophenone, a carbazolyl-O-acyl-oxime, an ?-haloarylketone and an ?-haloaryl sulfone; L3 and L4 represent a substituted or unsubstituted divalent linking group comprising 1 to 14 carbon atoms; A represents a radically polymerizable functional group selected from the group consisting of an acrylate, a methacrylate, a styrene, an acryl amide, a methacryl amide, a maleate, a fumarate, an itaconate, an vinyl ether, an allyl ether, an allyl ester,
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Agfa Graphics NV
    Inventors: Johan Loccufier, Luc Vanmaele, Hedwige Docx, Nadine Willems
  • Publication number: 20140329967
    Abstract: The present invention provides a simple, non-destructive and versatile method that enables layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly to be performed on virtually any substrate. A novel catechol-functionalized polymer which adsorbs to virtually all surfaces and can serve as a platform for LbL assembly in a surface-independent fashion is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Phillip B. Messersmith, Haeshin Lee, Yuhan Lee, Zhongqiang Liu, Lesley Hamming
  • Publication number: 20140311673
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to an adhesive material which can be applied underwater comprising hydrophilic adhesive molecules. In other embodiments, the adhesive material may also include hydrophilic polymers and/or an oxidizing agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Boxin ZHAO, Fut (Kuo) Yang
  • Publication number: 20140309373
    Abstract: A phase difference film obtained by stretching a resin film formed of a resin composition containing a copolymer having a first structural unit represented by the following formula (1) and a second structural unit represented by the following formula (2), in at least a uniaxial direction, in which the content of the first structural unit in the above-described copolymer is 3 to 50 mol % on the basis of the total of the first structural unit and the second structural unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Matsuo, Yuji Takahashi, Akira Takagi, Hisashi Sone
  • Patent number: 8859681
    Abstract: Polymer blends suitable for packaging are disclosed that include one or more impact modifiers; and one or more polyethylene terephthalate homopolymers or copolymers obtained by a melt phase polymerization using a catalyst system comprising aluminum atoms in an amount, for example, from about 3 ppm to about 60 ppm and one or more alkaline earth metal atoms, alkali metal atoms, or alkali compound residues in an amount, for example, from about 1 ppm to about 25 ppm, in each case based on the weight of the one or more polyethylene terephthalate homopolymers or copolymers The polymer blends disclosed exhibit improved low temperature toughness compared with blends made using polymers prepared with conventional catalyst systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Grupo Petrotemex, S.A. de C.V.
    Inventors: Frederick Leslie Colhoun, Mark Edward Stewart, Stephen Weinhold, Richard Dalton Peters, Roger Lee Martin
  • Publication number: 20140255711
    Abstract: A resin composition is provided. The resin composition comprises: (a) a resin of formula (I): (b) a nonpolar elastomer containing vinyl group, wherein the content of the vinyl group is no more than 60% based on the total weight of the elastomer; and (c) a peroxide as a polymerization initiator, wherein, R1, R2, A1, A2, and n are as defined in the specification; and the content of component (b) is about 2% to about 100% based on the weight of component (a), and the content of component (c) is about 0.01% to about 10% based on the total weight of component (a) and component (b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Taiwan Union Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Meng-Huei Chen, Shur-Fen Liu
  • Publication number: 20140256848
    Abstract: The invention relates to impact-modified polymer compositions, containing a polymer blend of polycarbonate with polyester and/or polyamide, plus an impact modifier blend of core/shell and functional polyolefin impact modifiers. The impact modifiers can provide the polymer blend composition with improved impact strength at equivalent loading, and also allow for higher amounts of polyester and/or polyamide in the blend without sacrificing impact strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Arkema Inc.
    Inventors: Jason M. Lyons, Stephane Girois
  • Publication number: 20140243466
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions comprising a polymer comprising polyetherimide, polyetheretherketone, polyamide, polyoxyalkylene, or polyalkylene terephthalate, or a mixture thereof, and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, wherein the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene comprises a surface modifier. Also disclosed are articles comprising one or more of the described compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Reema Sinha, Susanta Mitra, Pramila Sharma, Domenico La Camera
  • Patent number: 8802751
    Abstract: The invention relates to impact-modified polymer compositions, containing a polymer blend of polycarbonate with polyester and/or polyamide, plus an impact modifier blend of core/shell and functional polyolefin impact modifiers. The impact modifiers can provide the polymer blend composition with improved impact strength at equivalent loading, and also allow for higher amounts of polyester and/or polyamide in the blend without sacrificing impact strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Arkema Inc.
    Inventors: Jason M. Lyons, Stephane Girois
  • Patent number: 8796382
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a two-component structural adhesive based on organic compounds containing radically polymerizable multiple bonds, in particular substituted acrylates and/or methacrylates, which on account of their lack of acids are particularly suited for adhering rare earth permanent magnets based on neodymium-iron-boron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Vacuumschmelze GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Lothar Zapf
  • Publication number: 20140174802
    Abstract: A halogen-free resin composition includes (A) 100 parts by weight of naphthalene epoxy resin; (B) 10 to 100 parts by weight of styrene maleic anhydride copolymer; and (C) 30 to 70 parts by weight of DOPO-containing bisphenol F novolac resin. The halogen-free resin composition includes specific ingredients, and is characterized by specific proportions thereof, to thereby attain a low dielectric constant, a low dielectric dissipation factor, high heat resistance, and high flame retardation, and thus is suitable for producing a prepreg or a resin film to thereby be applicable to copper clad laminates and printed circuit boards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: ELITE ELECTRONIC MATERIAL (KUNSHAN) CO., LTD
    Inventor: ELITE ELECTRONIC MATERIAL (KUNSHAN) CO., LTD
  • Publication number: 20140163170
    Abstract: A nitrile group-containing highly saturated copolymer rubber composition containing a nitrile group-containing highly saturated copolymer rubber (A) having a Mooney viscosity [ML1+4, 100° C.] of 50 to 200, a nitrile group-containing highly saturated copolymer rubber (B) having a Mooney viscosity [ML1+4, 100° C.] of 5 to 45, and staple fibers (C) having an average fiber length of 0.1 to 12 mm is provided. According to the present invention, a nitrile group-containing highly saturated copolymer rubber composition which can give cross-linked rubber which is extremely high in tensile stress and is excellent in low heat buildup property and has good workability can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomonori Nakashima, Chikara Katano, Masato Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 8716376
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition capable of forming an inner tube and/or an outer cover having high adhesion to a brass-plated wire and having excellent heat resistance, and oil resistance in a hose using a brass-plated wire as a reinforcing layer. The rubber composition includes 100 parts by mass of a rubber component (A) that includes ethylene-(meth)acrylate copolymer rubber and/or hydrogenated acrylonitrile-diene copolymer rubber, 1 to 30 parts by mass of a phenol resin (B), 1 to 30 parts by mass of silica (C), 0.1 to 5 parts by mass of a triazine compound (D) represented by the following formula (I), and 1 to 15 parts by mass of an organic peroxide (E) (in the formula (I), R represents a mercapto group, alkoxy group, monoalkylamino group, dialkylamino group, monocycloalkylamino group, dicycloalkylamino group, or N-alkyl-N-arylamino group).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Shinji Sakakura
  • Patent number: 8716403
    Abstract: A prepolymer prepared by condensation reaction between a first compound represented by Formula (1) below: Ar—H??(1), where Ar is composed of a crosslinkable moiety at one end, a moiety selected from the group —O—, —S—, —COO—, —CO—, —COS—, —SO2—, and —NH—, and one or two repeating units selected from the group: where A is carbon or nitrogen, and X is hydrogen or halogen; and a second compound that is an aromatic moiety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Seung Koo Park, Jung Jin Ju, Suntak Park, Jong-Moo Lee, Min-Su Kim, Jin Tae Kim, Joong-Seon Choe
  • Publication number: 20140050913
    Abstract: An object of this invention is to provide a highly insulating film, which is excellent in the heat resistance and has increased breakdown voltage. This invention is a highly insulating film, which is characterized by comprising a biaxially stretched film containing a styrene polymer having a syndiotactic structure as a main component, containing a thermoplastic amorphous resin Y having a glass transition temperature Tg by DSC of 130° C. or higher in an amount of 5% by mass or more and 48% by mass or less, and having a plane orientation coefficient (?P) represented by the following equation (1) of ?0.027 or less. ?P=(Nx+Ny)/2?Nz (1) (Here, in the equation (1), Nx represents the minimum value of the refractive index in the plane direction of the film, Ny represents the refractive index in the direction perpendicular to Nx in the plane direction of the film, and Nz represents the refractive index in the thickness direction of the film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: TEIJIN LIMITED
    Inventors: Takashi Nakahiro, Dai Nakagawa, Tetsuo Yoshida, Masanori Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20140039127
    Abstract: A polyether ether ketone composite material of the present invention includes PEEK and polyolefin, in which the composite material has a single endothermic peak in a DSC. The PEEK and the polyolefin are preferably to have compatibility with each other, and the composite material may have a matrix part formed from the PEEK and a first dispersed part formed from the polyolefin having a particle size of 1 ?m or smaller. The composite material may have a matrix part formed from the PEEK and a second dispersed part dispersed in the matrix part, and the second dispersed part may be formed from the PEEK and the polyolefin, a dispersion PEEK is dispersed in the polyolefin, and the second dispersed part has a particle size of 10 ?m or smaller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Olympus Corporation
    Inventor: TAKESHI KIDA
  • Publication number: 20140024782
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transparent resin composition which comprises (a) a (meth)acrylate based resin comprising one or more (meth)acrylate based derivatives; and (b) an aromatic based resin having a chain having the hydroxy group containing portion and an aromatic moiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Ryul Kim, Boong-Goon Jeong, Dae-Woo Nam, Myeong-Geun Ko
  • Publication number: 20140011956
    Abstract: The present invention provides a simple, non-destructive and versatile method that enables layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly to be performed on virtually any substrate. A novel catechol-functionalized polymer which adsorbs to virtually all surfaces and can serve as a platform for LbL assembly in a surface-independent fashion is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Phillip B. Messersmith, Haeshin Lee, Yuhan Lee, Zhongqiang Liu, Lesley Hamming
  • Publication number: 20140004324
    Abstract: A resin composition includes (A) 100 parts by weight of poly(phenylene oxide) resin with styrene end group; (B) 5 to 75 parts by weight of olefin copolymer; and (C) 1 to 150 parts by weight of cyanate resin with poly(phenylene oxide) functional group. The resin composition is characterized by specific composition and proportion conducive to achieving a low dielectric constant, a low dielectric loss, and a high thermal tolerance and preparing a prepreg or a resin film, thereby being applicable to copper-clad laminates and printed circuit boards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: ELITE ELECTRONIC MATERIAL (ZHONGSHAN) CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: CHEN-YU HSIEH, CHANG-YUAN LI