Patents Assigned to Hexion Inc.
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Patent number: 10982034Abstract: Compositions, methods, and resins using alkyl aldehydes and phenols are provided herein. In one embodiment, a composition comprising an alkylphenol resin can be prepared by condensing at least one phenolic monomer selected from the group consisting of phenol, cresol, resorcinol, xylenol, ethyl phenol, alkylresorcinols, and combinations thereof; and at least one alkyl aldehyde having from 5 to 12 carbon atom alkyl groups. The alkylphenol resins of the application are free of octylphenol or nonylphenol monomers. In one embodiment, the alkylphenol resins may be prepared using formaldehyde, and alternatively, in another embodiment, the alkylphenol resins may be prepared without the use of formaldehyde. The process to make these new alternative alkylphenol resins is a cost effective process and easy to scale-up.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2016Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: HEXION INC.Inventors: Ashok T. Reddy, Justyne Marie Willman
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Patent number: 10960570Abstract: An additive formulation for lignocellulosic composites comprising a) a first aqueous emulsion comprising i) a component selected from the group consisting of petroleum wax, a triglyceride, and combinations thereof; and ii) a first anionic emulsifier; and b) a second aqueous emulsion comprising: i) a reaction product of I) a derivative of a polyol selected from the group consisting of saccharides, sugar alcohols, sugar acids, gluconic acids, and gluconic acid lactones; and II) a polyisocyanate; and ii) an emulsifier selected from the group consisting of a second anionic emulsifier, a non-ionic emulsifier, and mixtures thereof, is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2018Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: HEXION INC.Inventor: Donald G. Jenkins
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Patent number: 10899873Abstract: An epoxy oligomerization catalyst can be employed to prepare an epoxy resin employing a method including admixing a first epoxy resin having a first epoxy equivalent weight of from about 100 to about 600 with a diphenolic compound, and a catalyst, thereby forming a second epoxy resin having a second epoxy equivalent weight of from about 200 to about 10,000; wherein the catalyst is a guanidinium catalyst. The second equivalent weight is greater than the first equivalent weight.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2017Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: HEXION INC.Inventors: David Flosser, Jerry R. Hite, Larry Steven Corley, Bedri Erdem
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Patent number: 10883041Abstract: A method of making a proppant-gel matrix comprising: a) hydrating a gelling agent to form a hydrated gelling agent; b) adding a basic compound to the hydrated gelling agent to form a basic hydrated gelling agent having a pH in the range of 11.5 to 14.0; c) mixing the basic hydrated gelling agent and a proppant to form a basic hydrated gelling system; and d) adding a crosslinking agent to the basic hydrated gelling system to form the proppant-gel matrix, is disclosed. The proppant-gel matrix can then be used as a fracturing fluid in a hydraulic fracturing process.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2017Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: HEXION INC.Inventors: Charles Zha, Jan Beetge
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Patent number: 10875997Abstract: This invention relates to epoxy resin formulations for preforms to be used in molding processes, especially resin transfer molding processes and to methods for preparing the performs. The epoxy formulation is based on liquid or solid epoxy resins blended, with medium to high molecular weight, phenoxy resins. These formulations are highly compatible with epoxy curable injection resins, and more over are reacted in the polymeric matrix, without reducing the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the cured composite material.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2013Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: HEXION INC.Inventors: Helga De Velder, Alain Leroy, Jean Riviere, Eckhard Rühle
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Patent number: 10836916Abstract: Some implementations of the present disclosure prevent, reduce or at least slow equipment fouling using passivation as a treatment prior to contacting metallic components with hydrocarbon containing fluid, that is, an environment where fouling occurs. For example, one implementation includes a method of passivating heat exchangers in a SAGD process or system using the compositions and compounds of the present disclosure. The composition may be applied to a component prior to its first inclusion in an online system or following placing the system offline for maintenance. The composition may be used to treat metallic equipment surface(s), for example, via contacting them with a suspension or solution of the composition described herein, prior placing the system online. The method may further include treatment of the process fluid, for example, via injection or batch treatment of the composition with the compositions described herein into the process fluid.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2016Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: HEXION INC.Inventors: Charles Zha, Jan Beetge
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Patent number: 10808068Abstract: Processes for manufacturing novolacs and resoles from lignin are disclosed. A phenol-aldehyde-lignin dispersion is formed which can then be used to make either a novolac or a resole, depending upon the catalysts used.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: HEXION INC.Inventors: Anthony Maiorana, Srirama N. Maddipatla Venkata, Stephen W. Arbuckle, Ganapathy Viswanathan
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Patent number: 10800867Abstract: A process for reducing the amount of residual monomer in aqueous polymerization emulsion by using a sequential polymerization steps, The first step consists in adding an emulsion, of vinyl ester of alkyl of C1 to C18 carboxylic acids, to water containing a radical initiator, the second step consists in adding further an emulsion of alkyl acrylate and/or methacrylate, and the third step consists in c) adding to polymeric emulsion, resulting of the steps a) and b), pure liquid acrylate or methacrylate with alkyl chain of C1 to C12.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2013Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: HEXION INC.Inventors: François Simal, Nathalie Haveaux, Aurélien Laurant
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Patent number: 10787557Abstract: The invention relates to compositions of glycidyl ester in C9 to C15 branched acid is with a concentration in compounds, which have a boiling point below 250° C., of less than 8000 ppm. Such a composition are specially useful as stabilizer of thermoplastic extruded polymer; It has been demonstrated that such composition are generating low or’ no unpleasant odour at the outlet of the extruder.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2016Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: HEXION INC.Inventors: Françoise Decocq, Denis Heymans
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Patent number: 10696838Abstract: A composition comprising, a rubber component selected from the group consisting of a rubber polymer, a synthetic rubber polymer, and combinations thereof; and an alkylphenol resin which is a reaction product of: at least one phenolic monomer selected from the group consisting of phenol, cresol, resorcinol, xylenol, ethyl phenol, alkylresorcinols, and combinations thereof; and at least one alkyl aldehyde having from 5 to 12 carbon atom alkyl groups, is disclosed. The composition can be used to prepare articles of manufacture such as tires, tire treads, tire shoulders, tire sidewalls, rubber belts, and rubber hoses.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: HEXION INC.Inventors: Reddy Ashok, Craig Zirkle, Justyne Willman
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Patent number: 10668440Abstract: Dust produced by handling proppant during fracking or other mechanical operations can be a health and/or safety hazard. The dust can be eliminated or at least mitigated using a method of conducting a hydraulic fracturing or other mechanical operation on an oil or gas well including treating a proppant that has been transported to an end use site at a level sufficient to prevent the formation of dust during handling of the proppant.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2015Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Hexion Inc.Inventors: John W. Green, Jerome F. Borges, Scott E. Spillars, Regie Ahmad, Justin Niles, Leo Elder, Adrian Barajas, Chris E. Higganbotham
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Patent number: 10640475Abstract: The embodiments described herein generally relate to methods and chemical compositions of triazine-arylhydroxy-aldehyde condensates. In one embodiment, a triazine-arylhydroxy-aldehyde condensate is reacted with at alkoxylation agent to form alkoxylated triazine-arylhydroxy-aldehyde condensates.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: HEXION INC.Inventors: Ganapathy S. Viswanathan, Anthony Maiorana, Stephan Schröter, Pravin Kukkala
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Patent number: 10604614Abstract: The embodiments described herein generally relate to methods and chemical compositions of triazine-arylhydroxy-aldehyde condensates. In one embodiment, a triazine-arylhydroxy-aldehyde condensate is reacted with at alkoxylation agent to form alkoxylated triazine-arylhydroxy-aldehyde condensates.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Hexion Inc.Inventors: Ganapathy S. Viswanathan, Anthony Maiorana, Stephan Schröter, Pravin Kukkala
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Patent number: 10533097Abstract: A coating composition comprising: a) a first expandable graphite compound having a mean particle size in the range of from 300 microns to 1000 microns; b) a second expandable graphite compound having a mean particle size in the range of from 0.5 microns to 250 microns; c) a binder comprising: i) a thermoplastic compound and ii) a thermoset compound; d) a catalyst; and e) a blowing agent, is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2017Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: HEXION INC.Inventors: Zhen Lai, Mark Clark, Kali Wallenta, Carlos Nuila
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Patent number: 10487257Abstract: The embodiments described herein generally relate to methods and chemical compositions for use with cementing processes. In one embodiment, a composition is provided comprising a random tetracopolymer having the formula styrene-butadiene-acrylic-fumaric acid, a polyvinyl acetate, and a nonionic surfactant.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2017Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: HEXION INC.Inventors: Li Jiang, Jan Beetge, Franklin Leal, Elexander Salinas
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Patent number: 10435503Abstract: A process comprising, consisting of, or consisting essentially of: foaming a reaction mixture containing at least one polyisocyanate and an isocyanate-reactive compound comprising at least one alkoxylated triazine-arylhydroxy-aldehyde condensate composition wherein the alkoxylated triazine-arylhydroxy-aldehyde condensate composition is a reaction product of a triazine-arylhydroxy-aldehyde condensate and at least one alkylene carbonate, is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2017Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: HEXION INC.Inventors: Ganapathy Viswanathan, Anthony Maiorana, Stephan Schröter, Pravin Kukkala
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Patent number: 10301920Abstract: Proppant materials, and methods for making proppant materials, are provided. In one embodiment, the proppant material comprises a substrate material, a polymeric material disposed on the substrate material and a surface wettability modifier disposed on the polymeric material. Methods of making and using the proppant materials are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2018Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: HEXION INC.Inventors: John William Green, John Mario Terracina, Jerome Francis Borges
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Patent number: 10287231Abstract: This invention concerns a process for the production of vinyl esters of carboxylic acids with 3 to 20 carbon atoms, via vinylation in the presence of palladium (Pd) catalyst in combination with copper (Cu) as co-catalyst stabilized by organic salts in the presence of ethylene and air or oxygen.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2016Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: HEXION INC.Inventors: Fabrizio Marras, Leo Sliedregt, Alexander Kraynov
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Publication number: 20190119510Abstract: The invention relates to compositions of ?,?-branched alkane carboxylic acids glycidyl esters with a defined isomeric composition where the sum of the concentration of the blocked and of the highly branched isomers is maximum 55% preferably below 40%, and most preferably below 30%. The mixture of neononanoic acid glycidyl esters comprising at least 2,2-dimethyl heptanoic acid glycidyl ester and 2-methyl 2-ethyl hexanoic acid glycidyl ester and 2-methyl 2-ethyl 3-methyl pentanoic acid glycidyl esters.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2017Publication date: April 25, 2019Applicant: Hexion Inc.Inventors: Christophe Steinbrecher, Cédric Le Fevere De Ten Hove, Robert Van't Sand, Denis Heymans, Aleksandra Kotlewska
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Patent number: 10184022Abstract: Polymeric materials and methods for making the polymeric materials utilizing bisphenolic stillbottoms, lignosulfonates, or both are disclosed. In one embodiment, a polymer is provided that includes a condensate of bisphenolic stillbottoms, an optional phenolic compound independent of bisphenolic stillbottoms, an aldehyde, and a lignosulfonate compound. The condensate may further include an amino compound, a catalyst, or combinations thereof. Alternatively, the polymer may be free of a phenolic compound independent of bisphenolic stillbottoms. The polymers may be used in the manufacture of articles including composites, laminates and paper products.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2017Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: HEXION INC.Inventors: Adam Daniel Dowden, Harden Christopher Wren, Todd Ross Miller