Patents Assigned to Performance Plastics
  • Flexible material and articles made therefrom
    Patent number: 10280292
    Abstract: A flexible tubing material includes a mixture of a polyolefin and a styrenic based block copolymer, wherein the styrenic based block copolymer has an A-B-A block configuration and a molecular weight of at least about 350 kg/mol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sridhar Krishnamurthi Siddhamalli, Mark W. Simon
  • Composite bearings having a polyimide matrix
    Patent number: 10266722
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to bearing and seal assemblies comprising a composite structure which includes a substrate and a layer disposed on the substrate. The layer disposed on the substrate includes a polyimide matrix and a filler dispersed within the polyimide matrix. The filler can be a thermoplastic polymer, such as PTFE, and/or an organic filler. The bearing assembly can exhibit a synergistic improvement in wear resistance and coefficient of friction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nafih Mekhilef, Boguslawa Czarnecka, Jeffrey H. Peet, Emeric Malefant, Blair K. Brettmann, Hongxiang Teng
  • Polymer seal assembly
    Patent number: 10260634
    Abstract: A seal assembly includes a seal body, a spring disposed adjacent to the seal body, and a seal ring disposed adjacent to the seal body. The seal body and the seal ring can include a plastic polymer material. The seal assembly can be a subcomponent of hydraulic strut in the landing gear of an aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jon M. Lenhert, Robert T. Racicot, Kha V. Le
  • Laser-markable insulation material for wire or cable assemblies
    Patent number: 10256009
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to laser-markable insulation material and cable or wire assemblies containing such insulation material. In certain embodiments, the laser-markable insulation material can include a fluoropolymer and an inorganic laser-markable pigment. The pigment can have a mean crystal size in a range of about 0.4 microns to about 2 microns and/or a median particle size (d50) in a range of about 0.45 microns to about 2 microns. The insulation material can exhibit improved initial and heat-aged contrast ratios without diminishing the ability of a cable or wire containing the insulation material to meet industry standards for electric-arc tracking and propagation resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jennifer Adamchuk, Kyle J. Killam, Frank M. Keese, Gerald A. Elliott
  • Maintenance-free bearing with tolerance compensation properties against wear and misalignment
    Patent number: 10253807
    Abstract: A system for elastically compensating for wear, thermal expansion and misalignment comprises a ring located between a housing and a pin in the bore of the housing. The ring has a backing layer, an expanded grid structure having a plurality of openings, a low friction layer penetrated into the openings of the expanded grid structure, and adhesive for bonding the backing layer, expanded grid structure and low friction layer together to provide elastic deformation of the ring between the housing and pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS PAMPUS GMBH
    Inventors: Joerg Heldmann, Hans-Juergen Jaeger, Alexander Oehrlein
  • Adhesive, bearing with the adhesive, and methods of making
    Patent number: 10253811
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an adhesive layer, bearing including the adhesive layer, and methods of forming. The adhesive layer can include a mixture of a first polymer, a second polymer, and a third polymer, wherein the third polymer is a modified fluoropolymer of the second polymer. In a particular embodiment, a weight ratio of a weight content of the second polymer to a weight content of the third polymer in the mixture can be at least 12:1. In another particular embodiment, the adhesive layer can have a normalized peel strength of at least 4.8 N/in/microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jing Dong, Nafih Mekhilef
  • Septa
    Patent number: 10246232
    Abstract: A system includes a cap having an opening, and a septum configured to engage with the cap. The septum includes a first portion having a first width, and a second portion having a second width smaller than the first width. The second portion is sized and shaped to be received by the opening of the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Scott Richard Johnson, Daniel Salvatore Montuori
  • Molded fluid transfer assemblies having increased working pressures and burst pressures
    Patent number: 10240704
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a fluid connection including a plurality of flexible polymeric tubes; an integral fluid connector coupled to and in fluid communication with each of the plurality of tubes; and a shell disposed over and encapsulating the fluid connector. The fluid connection surprisingly exhibiting significant increases in the working pressure, particularly in biopharmaceutical fluid transfer systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bryan L. Cassiday, Mitchell L. Snyder, David Damzyn, Thomas R. Nixon
  • Device and method of anchoring a polymer to a substrate
    Patent number: 10240634
    Abstract: A component for a bearing including a substrate having opposite major surfaces spaced apart by a thickness of the substrate, and a plurality of channels extending along the first surface, at least two of the plurality of channels extending in parallel with each other, wherein at least one of the plurality of channels is adapted to receive and secure a polymeric material to the substrate. A method of forming a bearing including providing a substrate having a opposite major surfaces spaced apart by a thickness, forming channels in the substrate, the channels each having a depth extending from the first major surface toward the second major surface, applying a polymeric material to at least a portion of the first major surface, wherein a portion of the polymeric material occupies at least a portion of at least one of the channels, and curing the polymeric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isabelle Etchart Randlett, Nafih Mekhilef, Robin M. Bright, Michael A. Augeri, Raymond J. White
  • Bearings
    Patent number: 10228016
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a bearing including a generally cylindrical sidewall having a thickness, tSW; a circumferentially extending feature projecting radially outward from the generally cylindrical sidewall, wherein the circumferentially extending feature has an axial height of at least about 2.0 tSW; and a flange disposed at an axial end of the generally cylindrical sidewall and spaced apart from the circumferentially extending feature. In another embodiment, an assembly including a first component comprising an aperture; a second component coaxial with respect to the first component; and a bearing disposed axially between the first and second components and at least partially within the aperture of the first component, wherein the first and second components are spaced apart from one another by a distance, D, and wherein the bearing is visible from a side elevation view along the entire distance, D.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS PAMPUS GMBH
    Inventors: Juergen Hartmann, Lukas Plioska, Jan Arpe
  • Bearing for use in sliding head restraint
    Patent number: 10220751
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to bearings, guide sleeves and head restraint assemblies for automobiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Timothy J. Hagan, Abe Sanchez, Paul Haines, Heiko Jessler, Brandon S. Murphy, Vincent Dimartino, Chloe Echikson, Mirko Hundertmark
  • Method of using a tolerance ring
    Patent number: 10203004
    Abstract: A tolerance ring has a band with outwardly extending corrugated protrusions forming waves that engage an outer surface of a shaft. At one end of the tolerance ring is an inwardly flared guide surface extending axially and radially from the band. The guide surface acts as a tapered entrance to a bore of a housing to assist during assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS RENCOL LIMITED
    Inventors: Niki S. Woodhead, Andrew Robert Slayne
  • Bi-directional rotary valve
    Patent number: 10184568
    Abstract: A bi-directional cryogenic rotary valve having a housing defining a fluid passageway, a control member rotatably disposed within the fluid passageway, and a seal assembly positioned along an inner surface of the housing to provide a bubble tight seal between the housing and the control member. The rotary valve adapted to operate at or near cryogenic temperatures (i.e., at ?160° C.) while maintaining an effective seal in both the forward and reverse directions. The rotary valve being capable of retrofitting against wear and operational stress sustained from repeated use and operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jon M. Lenhert, Aaron V. Gordon
  • System, method and apparatus for tolerance ring with functional layers
    Patent number: 10183468
    Abstract: A tolerance ring with functional layers has an annular band and an elastomeric layer. The assembly also may have a low friction layer, which may be bonded, calendared or laminated thereto. The low friction material may completely encapsulate the annular band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS PAMPUS GMBH
    Inventors: Hans-Juergen Jaeger, Dominique Burgeff
  • Optical film including an infrared absorption layer
    Patent number: 10175397
    Abstract: Optically transparent and infrared absorbing films include an infrared absorbing layer including, for example, a transparent conductive oxide. The film can include an infrared absorption composite stack that can include, for example, an infrared absorption material disposed between dielectric layers. The film can synergistically improve optical and solar properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Laura Jane Singh, Yemima Anne Bon Saint Come, Camille Joseph
  • Tolerance ring
    Patent number: 10174792
    Abstract: A tolerance ring including a sidewall having a first and a second opposite major surfaces spaced apart by a thickness, wherein the first major surface defines an inner diameter of the tolerance ring at a first location of the sidewall and an outer diameter of the tolerance ring at a second location of the sidewall. A method of forming a tolerance ring including providing a strip of material comprising a first, a second, a third, and a fourth edge, shaping the first edge of the strip toward the third edge, and shaping the second edge of the strip toward the fourth edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS RENCOL LIMITED
    Inventor: Neil James
  • Stepped assembly
    Patent number: 10157635
    Abstract: A tolerance ring can be disposed between an inner component and an outer component, the inner and outer components defining stepped sidewalls. In an embodiment, a preassembly can include an outer component defining a bore having a stepped inner sidewall, an inner component having a stepped outer sidewall, and a tolerance ring adapted to be disposed between the inner component and the bore. In an embodiment, an assembly can include an outer component defining a bore having a stepped inner sidewall, an inner component having a stepped outer sidewall, and a tolerance ring disposed between the inner component and the bore. In an embodiment, a hard disk drive preassembly can include an actuator arm defining a bore having a stepped inner sidewall, a pivot having a stepped outer sidewall, and a tolerance ring adapted to be disposed between the pivot and the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS RENCOL LIMITED
    Inventors: Benjamin Nias, Andrew R. Slayne, Simon A. Hughes, Robert Winter
  • Bearing for use in sliding head restraint
    Patent number: 10144328
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to bearings, guide sleeves and head restraint assemblies for automobiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Timothy J. Hagan, Abe Sanchez, Paul Haines, Heiko Jessler, Brandon S. Murphy, Vincent Dimartino, Chloe Echikson
  • Slide bearing comprising a primer system as adhesion promoter
    Patent number: 10113588
    Abstract: A slide bearing can include a metal support, a primer layer, an adhesive layer applied directly thereto, and a sliding layer applied to the adhesive layer. The primer layer can include an oligomeric condensate of at least one silanol selected from the group having the formula: wherein x is 1 or 2, y is 0 or 1. The moieties R1 and R2 can be the same or different. The moieties R1 and R2 can be selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, and a functionalized alkyl group R?—(CH2)z—, wherein z is at least 1. Slide bearings comprising a primer system based on silanol oligomeric condensates show improved peel strength than their analogous slide bearings lacking the primer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS PAMPUS GMBH
    Inventor: Olaf Schmitjes
  • Fluid flow sinker
    Patent number: 10105726
    Abstract: A fluid flow sinker including a body having a generally cylindrical sidewall, a first end, a second end, and an aperture extending between the first and second ends; and a fluid passageway disposed on the first end and extending from the generally cylindrical sidewall to the aperture, wherein the fluid flow sinker is adapted to receive a tube in communication with the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitchell L. Snyder, Thomas R. Nixon