Patents Assigned to SABIC Innovatives Plastics IP B.V.
  • Poly(phenylene ether) composition, article, and method
    Patent number: 8674012
    Abstract: A composition includes specific amounts of a poly(phenylene ether)-polysiloxane block copolymer reaction product and an impact modifier. The poly(phenylene ether)-polysiloxane block copolymer reaction product includes a poly(phenylene ether) and a poly(phenylene ether)-polysiloxane block copolymer. The composition exhibits a desirable balance of impact strength, heat resistance, and flame retardancy while minimizing or excluding flame retardant additives such as organophosphate esters and halogenated flame retardants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.
    Inventors: Nitin Tople, Christian Lietzau, Hua Guo
  • Rubber composition, method for its formation, and automotive tire containing the composition
    Patent number: 8674004
    Abstract: A rubber composition with disperse phase particles containing poly(phenylene ether) can be formed by a method that includes melt blending an uncured rubber with a poly(phenylene ether) composition containing a poly(phenylene ether) and an oil to form an uncured rubber composition, then curing the uncured rubber composition. Before being blended with the rubber, the poly(phenylene ether) composition exhibits a glass transition temperature of about 40 to about 140° C., and during blending with the rubber, the oil component of poly(phenylene ether) composition migrates from the poly(phenylene ether) composition to the rubber, leaving a poly(phenylene ether)-containing disperse phase that gives rise to a second hysteresis peak temperature of about 160 to about 220° C. as measured by dynamic mechanical analysis of the cured rubber composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.
    Inventors: Scott Michael Fisher, Qiwei Lu, William Eugene Pecak, Michael Joseph O'Brien
  • Electrical tracking resistance compositions, methods and articles of manufacture
    Patent number: 8674008
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to polycarbonate compositions, methods, and articles of manufacture that at least meets certain electrical tracking resistance requirements. The compositions, methods, and articles of manufacture that meet these requirements contain at least a polycarbonate; a polysiloxane block co-polycarbonate; and a transition metal oxide, e.g. titanium dioxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: SABIC Innovative Plastics IP B.V.
    Inventors: Karin van de Wetering, Robert D. van de Grampel, Jaykisor Pal, Andries J. P. Van Zyl
  • FOAMED SEPARATOR SPLINES FOR DATA COMMUNICATION CABLES
    Publication number: 20140069687
    Abstract: A separator spline formed of a foamed, halogen-free polymeric material for separating twisted pairs of conductors is described. The isolator may take the shape of an “X”, a +, a rod, a star configuration, a tube or a flat rectangular shape, with the isolator separating twisted pairs of conductors. In the case of the “X”-shape, the twisted pairs are separated by the arms of the X. The halogen-free polymeric material is preferably selected from a resin selected from the group of polyetherimide (PEI), polyetherimide/polysiloxane copolymer, elastomer-modified-polyphenylene-ether blend, and combinations thereof. The isolator and twisted pairs are preferably part of a communication cable and being covered with a sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS IP B.V.
    Inventors: Glen Robert Tryson, Brian Rice
  • POLY(PHENYLENE ETHER) COMPOSITION, ARTICLE, AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20140073725
    Abstract: A composition includes specific amounts of a poly(phenylene ether)-polysiloxane block copolymer reaction product and an impact modifier. The poly(phenylene ether)-polysiloxane block copolymer reaction product includes a poly(phenylene ether) and a poly(phenylene ether)-polysiloxane block copolymer. The composition exhibits a desirable balance of impact strength, heat resistance, and flame retardancy while minimizing or excluding flame retardant additives such as organophosphate esters and halogenated flame retardants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS IP B.V.
    Inventors: Nitin Tople, Christian Lietzau, Hua Guo
  • SHEET FOR LED LIGHT COVER APPLICATION
    Publication number: 20140071695
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sheet comprising a polymeric material; light diffusing particles disposed in the polymeric material; and a non-random surface texture on a surface of the sheet; wherein the surface texture comprises hemispherical structures, partial hemispherical structures, ellipsoidal structures, immersed spherical beads, ellipsoidal beads, “bell-shape” bump, complex lens shape structures, pyramidal structures, reversed pyramidal structures, or combinations comprising at least one of the foregoing. The sheet has excellent hiding power and transmission at the same time and is suitable for LED light cover applications. The unit structures have an aspect ratio of 0.15 to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS IP B.V.
    Inventors: Zhe Chen, Yafeng Sun, Adel Fawzy Bastawros
  • Poly(arylene ether)-polysiloxane composition and method
    Patent number: 8669332
    Abstract: A thermoplastic composition that includes a poly(arylene ether)-polysiloxane block copolymer is prepared by a method that includes oxidatively copolymerizing a monohydric phenol and a hydroxyaryl-terminated polysiloxane. The oxidative polymerization includes a monohydric phenol addition period characterized by a first temperature, a build period following the addition period and characterized by a second temperature greater than the first temperature, and a temperature ramp period between the addition period and the build period. During the temperature ramp period, the temperature is increased at an average rate of about 0.01 to about 0.35° C. per minute, which improves the efficiency with which the hydroxyaryl-terminated polysiloxane is incorporated into the poly(arylene ether)-polysiloxane block copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.
    Inventors: Alvaro Carrillo, Hua Guo
  • Polycarbonate compositions and methods for the manufacture and use thereof
    Patent number: 8669315
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to polycarbonate compositions whose hydrolysis products and residual monomer content, if any, exhibit little or no estradiol binding activity. Also disclosed are methods for making the disclosed polycarbonates and articles of manufacture comprising the disclosed polycarbonates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: SABIC Innovative Plastics IP B.V.
    Inventors: Robert R. Gallucci, James A. Mahood, Jean Francois Morizur, Steve Dimond
  • Hydrolytic stability in polycarbonate compositions
    Patent number: 8669314
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions of blended polycarbonate resins with improved hydrolytic stability. The resulting compositions, comprising a hydrotalcite and inorganic buffer, can be used in the manufacture of articles while still retaining the advantageous physical properties of blended polycarbonate compositions with improved hydrolytic stability. 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: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: SABIC Innovative Plastics IP B.V.
    Inventors: Amit S. Kulkarni, James L. DeRudder, Robert R. Gallucci
  • Poly(phenylene ether) composition and article
    Patent number: 8669309
    Abstract: A composition includes specific amounts of a poly(phenylene ether), a specific radial block copolymer, a polystyrene-poly(ethylene-butylene)polystyrene triblock copolymer, a specific organophosphate ester, a hydrocarbon resin, and benzoin. The composition exhibits a desirable balance of multiaxial impact strength, light transmittance, and optical clarity, and it can be used to mold a variety of articles including animal cages, ink cartridges, tubes, pipes, and pipe fittings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.
    Inventor: Kim Balfour
  • SURGICAL STAPLER WITH CORRUGATED THERMOPLASTIC LEAF SPRING
    Publication number: 20140061278
    Abstract: A surgical stapler can comprise: a housing having side walls an end wall, a front wall, and a upper side that define a channel; a trigger; and a thermoplastic leaf spring having a proximal end and a distal end, the leaf spring comprising a non-corrugated portion and a corrugated portion. The leaf spring is attached to the trigger at the proximal end. The leaf spring extends from the trigger, through the channel toward the upper side. In an embodiment, a method for using a surgical stapler can comprise: creating relative motion between a housing and a trigger of a surgical stapler by placing a load on the surgical stapler; contacting a surface of the trigger with a cartridge comprising staple pins; releasing a staple pin from the cartridge and folding ends of the staple pin; releasing the load; and biasing the housing and trigger apart with the thermoplastic leaf spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS IP B.V.
    Inventor: Anil Tiwari
  • METHODS OF MAKING AND ARTICLES COMPRISING A YELLOWING RESISTANT POLYCARBONATE COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20140063831
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions of polycarbonate blends having, among other characteristics, improved heat resistance. The resulting polycarbonate blends, comprising a first polycarbonate comprising structural repeating units derived from bisphenol acetophenone and optionally a second polycarbonate polymer comprising structural repeating units derived from bisphenol A, can be used in the manufacture of articles while still retaining the advantageous physical properties of blended polycarbonate compositions with improved heat resistance. The disclosed polycarbonate blends optionally comprise one or more polycarbonate blend additives. 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: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: SABIC Innovative Plastics IP B.V.
    Inventors: Daniel Lowery, Peter Vollenberg, James Mahood
  • HEAT DISSIPATING SYSTEM FOR A LIGHT, HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY COMPRISING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF DISSIPATING HEAT
    Publication number: 20140063829
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a heat dissipating system for a light can include: a light source comprising an LED; a reflector adjacent the LED; a housing around the LED module; and a flexible conductive connector attached at one end to a heat sink and at another end to the light source, and configured to conduct heat away from the light source and to the heat sink. The heat sink is located remote from the light source. In an embodiment, a method of dissipating heat away from a LED module can include: conducting heat from the LED module through a flexible conductive connector to a heat sink, wherein a lamp comprises the LED module, a housing, and a reflector, and wherein the heat sink is located external to the LED housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS IP B.V.
    Inventors: Poovanna Theethira Kushalappa, Triloka Chander Tankala, Arunachala Parameshwara
  • Holographic recording medium and method of recording a hologram
    Patent number: 8663873
    Abstract: Articles for recording a hologram are described. The articles include a holographic recording medium having a transparent polymeric binder and a photoreactive dye dispersed therein. The articles also include a first compound, dispersed in the holographic recording medium or disposed over a first surface of the holographic recording medium from which surface the hologram is viewed, that is transparent to light in the wavelength range to which the photoreactive dye is sensitive and which is capable of being converted to a converted compound that is opaque to light in the wavelength range to which the photoreactive dye is sensitive and transparent to light in a different wavelength range for viewing the hologram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: SABIC Innovative Plastics IP B.V.
    Inventors: Andrew Arthur Paul Burns, Arunkumar Natarajan, Shantaram Narayan Naik, Eugene Boden, Kiran Arunkumar Puthamane, Vinodkumar Vasudevan, Sumeet Jain
  • Flow cell for measuring electromagnetic radiation absorption spectra in a continuously flowing immiscible liquid(s) or liquids with entrained gas phases
    Patent number: 8663562
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for spectral analysis of immiscible phases are disclosed. A flow cell for online absorption measurements of immiscible process phases can comprise: a body containing an inlet window and an outlet window in operable communication with a measurement instrument; and a series of partitions that divide the inside of the flow cell into three (3) or more vessels that have an inlet and an outlet, wherein the vessels are connected in series with one another. Optionally, the first vessel is equipped with a porous membrane to facilitate the separation of immiscible process phases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.
    Inventors: Mark Erik Nelson, Arkady Samuilovich Dykman, Andrey Vladimirovich Zinenkov, Alexey Leonidovich Moskvin, Lubov Borisovna Drozdova
  • EPOXYBENZYL-TERMINATED POLY(ARYLENE ETHER)S, METHOD FOR PREPARATION THEREOF, AND CURABLE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SAME
    Publication number: 20140058014
    Abstract: An epoxybenzyl-terminated poly(arylene ether) has the structure R—W—R wherein W is a divalent poly(arylene ether) residue terminated with phenolic oxygen atoms, and R is an epoxybenzyl group, wherein each occurrence of R is the same or different. The epoxybenzyl-terminated poly(arylene ether) is formed by reacting a peroxide-containing reagent with a vinybenzyl-terminated poly(arylene ether). Also disclosed is a curable composition including the epoxybenzyl-terminated poly(arylene ether)s, a curing promoter, and, optionally, an auxiliary epoxy resin. The curable composition is useful for the preparation of composites, and in particular, composites used in manufacturing printed circuit boards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS IP B.V.
    Inventor: Edward Norman Peters
  • REAL-TIME ONLINE DETERMINATION OF CAUSTIC IN PROCESS SCRUBBERS USING NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY AND CHEMOMETRICS
    Publication number: 20140054464
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are processes, apparatuses, and systems for monitoring and/or controlling caustic concentrations in caustic scrubbers. In various aspects, the processes, apparatuses, and systems comprise a real-time online method for measuring the concentration of caustic in process scrubbers wherein a probe is coupled to a spectrometer; collecting absorption data with wavelength range from about 1000 to about 2000 nm. In a further aspect, this technique tracks the use and recharge of caustic in process scrubbers. 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: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: SABIC Innovative Plastics IP B.V.
    Inventors: Derek Lake, Yusuf Sulub, Zhensheng Ding
  • ROAD BARRIER ENERGY ABSORBING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140050524
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a road barrier energy absorption unit can comprise: a vehicle crush section configured to absorb impact energy when impacted with greater than or equal to 5 kN force; a post channel configured to receive a road barrier post; and a guardrail attachment. The energy absorption unit can be disposed over the post and a guardrail can attach to the energy absorption unit. In an embodiment, a road barrier energy absorber system comprises: posts; road barrier energy absorption unit; and a guardrail extending between the energy absorber units. Each post is disposed in one of the energy absorber units. The energy absorber units comprise a vehicle crush section configured to absorb impact energy when impacted with greater than or equal to 5 kN force. In an embodiment, a guardrail can comprise: an outer wall and stiffening elements, wherein the guardrail comprises a plastic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS IP B.V.
    Inventors: Sandeep Chandrakant Kulkarni, Sudhakar Ramamoorthy Marur
  • HIGH PURITY BISPHENOL-A AND POLYCARBONATE MATERIALS PREPARED THEREFROM
    Publication number: 20140051802
    Abstract: Methods for performing a condensation reaction are disclosed. Specifically, various methods for the production of highly-pure bisphenol-A are disclosed in which an attached promoter ion exchange resin catalyst system is combined with a solvent crystallization step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS IP B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes De Brouwer, Paulus Johannes Maria Eijsbouts
  • HIGH PURITY BISPHENOL-A AND POLYCARBONATE MATERIALS PREPARED THEREFROM
    Publication number: 20140051803
    Abstract: A modified ion exchange resin catalyst having an attached dimethyl thiazolidine promoter is disclosed. Also disclosed is a process for catalyzing condensation reactions between phenols and ketones, wherein reactants are contacted with a modified ion exchange resin catalyst having an attached dimethyl thiazolidine promoter. Also disclosed is a process for catalyzing condensation reactions between phenols and ketones that does not utilize a bulk promoter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS IP B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes De Brouwer, Paulus Johannes Maria Eijsbouts