Patents Assigned to Performance IT
  • Structural glazing spacer
    Patent number: 9272499
    Abstract: A method of preparing a window module includes providing a metal frame having a first major surface, applying a structural glazing tape to the first major surface of the metal frame, and positioning a glass panel overtop the structural glazing tape. The structural glazing tape includes a polymer foam tape having first and second major surfaces, an adhesive layer overlying the first major surface for bonding the structural glazing tape to the structural frame, and a release layer overlying the second major surface. The method further includes filling a channel defined by the glass panel, the metal frame, and the structural glazing tape with a curable sealant, and curing the sealant to bond the glass panel and the metal frame together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas A. Veilleux, James N. Gordon, Stewart B. Dittmeier
  • Compositions and methods for treating cellulose-based materials with micronized additives
    Patent number: 9266251
    Abstract: A composition for treating cellulosic materials is provided. The composition comprises a dispersion of micronized additives. The dispersion comprises additive particles with diameters in the range of 0.001 to 25 microns. Also provided is a method for the application of the additive-containing composition to wood, as well as wood products which have been treated with the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Koppers Performance Chemicals Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Leach, Jun Zhang
  • Glove palm construction and method for fabricating the palm construction
    Patent number: 9266263
    Abstract: A method for fabricating the palm portion of a glove wherein the top surface of a leather material is treated with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). A layer of silicone is then applied to the leather surface, the silicone penetrating into the material to a predetermined depth, and the resultant assembly is then operated on in a manner to form raised portions and wells in the top and bottom surface of the assembly. The wells in the bottom surface of the assembly are then filled with silicone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Ironclad Performance Wear Corp.
    Inventor: Eric M. Jaeger
  • Expandable polyurethane composition and manufacturing method of polyurethane foam
    Patent number: 9266994
    Abstract: An expandable polyurethane composition contains (A) a polyisocyanate, (B) an active hydrogen containing compound containing (B1) a polyol and (B2) water, and (C) a cross-linking agent composition. The cross-linking agent composition (C) contains a cross-linking agent (C1) and a carboxylic acid (C2). The cross-linking agent (C1) can be selected from an alkanolamine (a) represented by an expression: HxR1yN((R2O)nH)3-x-y, and an aminosilane (b) represented by an expression: (R3O)qR43-qSi—R5—(NHCH2CH2)pNR6R7. A content of the cross-linking agent composition (C) is 0.1 parts by mass to 20 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the active hydrogen containing compound (B), and the containing number of moles of the cross-linking agent (C1) is larger than that of the carboxylic acid (C2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS JAPAN LLC
    Inventor: Toshihisa Nasa
  • Polymerization Coupled Compounding Process
    Publication number: 20160046766
    Abstract: Provided is a process for preparing an improved compounded product and a compounded product prepared by the described process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC
    Inventors: Raymond E. FOGLE, Troy D. CALVERT, Zachary J. CARBEN, Steven C. MANNING, Chie H. WANG, Paul A. WHEELER, Marty J. ZABCIK
  • Fluid transfer assemblies and related methods
    Patent number: 9259563
    Abstract: An assembly includes a first polymeric connector having a first passageway and a second passageway fixed relative to the first passageway; a first polymeric conduit having a third passageway in fluid communication with the first passageway; and a polymeric member extending over a gap between the first connector and the first conduit and at least portions of outer surfaces of the first connector and the first conduit. The first passageway is in fluid communication with the third passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert R. Klingel, Jr., Gerald L. Stadt
  • Bike rack
    Patent number: 9254790
    Abstract: Apparatus for a bike rack for securing at least one bicycle are described herein. The bike rack is attachable to a vehicle receiver hitch. The bike rack includes a hub assembly, hitch insert assembly, and support wing assembly. The tub assembly includes a pair of hubs each having an arm. The hitch insert assembly includes a first end and a second end. The first end is located within the hub assembly and the second end is engageable with the receiver hitch. The hubs are rotatably adjustable about the first end of the hitch insert assembly. The support wing assembly includes a first wing engageable with the arm of the first hub and a second wing engageable with the arm of the second hub. The bike rack also includes an integral locking member and a pair of independently moveable cradles on each wing. Each cradle includes a bike support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Cequent Performance Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Matthew Dreger, Gail Rae Matheus, Paul Caruso, Mitchell Auerbach, Maurice R. Fredricks, Todd Ireland, Brett Kooistra, Sean Phillips
  • Hydrophilic silicone monomers, process for their preparation and thin films containing the same
    Patent number: 9255199
    Abstract: There is provided new mono-(meth)acrylate functionalized hydrophilic silicone monomers containing a polyether with branched linking group, useful in making water absorbing silicone-hydrogel films for contact lens applications. This invention also provides homo-polymers and copolymers made from the mono-(meth)acrylate functionalized hydrophilic silicone monomers described herein. Also provided is a process for producing the monomers and polymers described herein and contact lenses produced from the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Momentive Performance Materials Inc.
    Inventors: Kendall Louis Guyer, Kenrick Martin Lewis, Senthilkumar Umapathy, Anubhav Saxena, Yi-Feng Wang
  • Safety chain engaging device for gooseneck hitch
    Patent number: 9248713
    Abstract: A safety chain engaging device for a towing vehicle having a gooseneck hitch attached with a rail of the towing vehicle is shown and described. The safety chain engaging device may include a first bracket configured to be secured with the rail of the towing vehicle, and a second bracket attached with the first bracket, the second bracket including a plate member spaced from the first bracket. The safety chain engaging device may also include at least one safety chain engaging member secured with the plate member, where the safety chain engaging member is configured to be laterally spaced from the rail upon securement of the first bracket with the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Cequent Performance Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Lynn H. Mida, Gail R. Matheus
  • Slurry phase direct synthesis of organohalosilanes from cyclone fines
    Patent number: 9249165
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for the synthesis of organohalosilane monomers, comprising the steps of (1) forming a slurry of cyclone fines, ultra fines and/or spent contact mass in a thermally stable solvent and reacting the agitated slurry with an organohalide of the formula R1X in the presence of an additive for a time and at a temperature sufficient to produce organohalosilane monomers having the formulae R1SiHX2, R12SiHX, R13SiX, R1SiX3, and R12SiX2; wherein R1 is a saturated or unsaturated aromatic group, a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic group, alkaryl group, or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbyl group, and X is a halogen; and (2) recovering said organohalosilane monomers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Momentive Performance Materials Inc.
    Inventors: Kenrick Martin Lewis, Yanjun Zhu, Abellard T. Mereigh, John Razzano, John David Neely
  • Method for making high purity metal oxide particles and materials made thereof
    Patent number: 9249028
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of making metal oxide and mixed metal oxide particles. The method includes treating a mixture formed from a metal source, such as metal alkoxide, a surfactant, and a first alcohol in an aqueous media at a very high metal oxide yield. The mixture is reacted using a catalyst to form metal oxide particles having a desired particle size in said mixture. By washing the particles with an aprotic solvent, the residual carbon content of the particles can be significantly reduced. The method is particularly suitable for forming silica particles. The metal oxide particles can then be heat treated to form synthetic fused metal oxides such as, for example, synthetic fused silica.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC.
    Inventors: Antonio L. DeVera, Martin Panchula
  • Pump pulsation discharge dampener with dual pressure drop tube assemblies having unequal sizes
    Patent number: 9249915
    Abstract: Different inner diameter internal or external pressure drop tubes or orifice plate openings producing different discharge pressure pulse amplitudes are employed in a pump pulsation control reactive discharge dampener. Either both pressure drop tubes/orifice plates may be mounted concurrently on or in the dampener, connected to different discharge pipes used selectively by the operator depending upon the piston or plunger size being employed, or the pressure drop tubes/orifice plates may be interchangeable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: PERFORMANCE PULSATION CONTROL, INC.
    Inventor: John Thomas Rogers
  • Gooseneck hitch ball
    Patent number: 9242520
    Abstract: A hitch ball is shown and described. The hitch ball may include a ball member, a body extending from the ball member, and a locking member in communication with the body. The hitch ball may also include a first release mechanism positioned in the ball member, the first release mechanism operatively coupled with the locking member, where positioning the first release mechanism in an first direction positions the locking member in a disengaged position, and a second release mechanism positioned in the body, the second release mechanism operatively coupled with the locking member, where positioning the second release mechanism in a second direction positions the locking member in the disengaged position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Cequent Performance Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Lynn H. Mida, Jacob S. Belinky
  • Association product of amino functional hydrophobic polymers with hydrophilic polymers containing acid groups, methods of preparation, and applications for employing the same
    Patent number: 9243142
    Abstract: There is provided herein a composition comprising the non-covalent bonded reaction product of a hydrophilic polymer containing an acid functional group and a hydrophobic polymer which contains an amine group bound directly to the hydrophobic polymer backbone; and, optionally a diluent, as well as a process of making such a composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Momentive Performance Materials Inc.
    Inventors: Anne Dussaud, Ning Lu
  • Layered element for encapsulating a senstive element
    Patent number: 9246131
    Abstract: This layered element (11) for encapsulating an element (12) that is sensitive to air and/or moisture, especially an element that collects or emits radiation such as a photovoltaic cell or an organic light-emitting diode, comprises a polymer layer (1) and a barrier layer (2) against at least one face (1A) of the polymer layer. The barrier layer (2) has a moisture vapor transfer rate of less than 10?2 g/m2 per day and consists of a multilayer of at least two thin hydrogenated silicon nitride layers (21, 22, 23, 24) having alternately lower and higher densities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Claire Thoumazet, Fabrice Abbott, Fabienne P. Piroux
  • Glove for use in the oil and natural gas extraction industries
    Patent number: 9241519
    Abstract: A safety glove for use in the oil and natural gas extraction industries whereas a unique design on the dorsal portion of the glove is provided, the dorsal portion comprising a plurality of raised protective members extending substantially along the entire length of the finger and thumb portions of the glove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Ironclad Performance Wear Corporation
    Inventor: Eric M. Jaeger
  • Epoxy-containing polysiloxane oligomer compositions, process for making same and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9243152
    Abstract: The present invention relates to stable, zero or low VOC epoxy-containing polysiloxane oligomer compositions that provide for a high degree of chemical resistance to compositions containing organic resins, while at the same time, maintaining or improving the flexibility of these organic resin-containing compositions, to processes for preparing epoxy-containing polysiloxane oligomer compositions, and to uses in coatings, sealants, adhesives, and composites containing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Momentive Performance Materials Inc.
    Inventors: Narayana Padmanabha Iyer, Lesley Hwang, Vikram Kumar, Christian Geismann, Constantine Kondos, Shiu-Chin Su
  • Hollow sports ball
    Patent number: D748747
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Pro Performance Sports, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Allen Keith Holland
  • Athletic field cone marker
    Patent number: D749684
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Pro Performance Sports, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Allen Holland
  • Flexible hurdle
    Patent number: D750719
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Pro Performance Sports, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Allen Keith Holland, Kash Oris Bell, Daniel John Wray