Patents Assigned to Solutia, Inc.
  • Blends of poly(vinyl acetal) resins for compositions, layers, and interlayers having enhanced optical properties
    Patent number: 9840617
    Abstract: Resin compositions, layers, and interlayers comprising two or more poly(vinyl acetal) resins and at least one blending agent or haze reducing agent are provided. Such compositions, layers, and interlayers exhibit enhanced optical properties while retaining other properties, such as impact resistance and acoustic performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: SOLUTIA INC.
    Inventor: Jun Lu
  • Defect resisting acoustic polymer interlayers
    Patent number: 9833976
    Abstract: This disclosure is related to the field of polymer interlayers for multiple layer glass panels and multiple layer glass panels having at least one polymer interlayer sheet. Specifically, this disclosure is related to the field of polymer interlayers comprising multiple thermoplastic layers which resist the formation of optical defects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Solutia Inc.
    Inventor: Jun Lu
  • POLY(VINYL ACETAL) RESIN COMPOSITIONS, LAYERS, AND INTERLAYERS HAVING ENHANCED PROPERTIES
    Publication number: 20170342257
    Abstract: Resin compositions, layers, and interlayers comprising a poly(vinyl acetal) resin that includes residues of an aldehyde other than n-butyraldehyde are provided. Such compositions, layers, and interlayers can exhibit enhanced or optimized properties as compared to those formulated with comparable poly(vinyl n-butyral) resins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: Yinong Ma, Nandan Ukidwe
  • Polymer interlayers comprising special effect metal pigments
    Patent number: 9822236
    Abstract: An interlayer comprised of a thermoplastic resin and at least one special effect metal pigment. The use of a thermoplastic resin and at least one special effect metal pigment provides a special effect metal appearance without sacrificing other characteristics of the interlayer, and wherein the color of the interlayer measured in reflectance mode is different from the color measured in transmission mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Solutia Inc.
    Inventor: Howard D. Booth, Jr.
  • Poly(vinyl acetal) resin compositions, layers, and interlayers having enhanced optical properties
    Patent number: 9815976
    Abstract: Resin compositions, layers, and interlayers comprising two or more thermoplastic polymers and at least one RI balancing agent for adjusting the refractive index of at least one of the resins or layers is provided. Such compositions, layers, and interlayers exhibit enhanced optical properties while retaining other properties, such as impact resistance and acoustic performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: Jun Lu, Wenjie Chen, Helen M. Thompson
  • MULTIPLE LAYER POLYMER INTERLAYERS HAVING A MELT FRACTURED SURFACE
    Publication number: 20170320296
    Abstract: The present invention provides multiple layer interlayers having a soft inner polymer layer and relatively stiff outer layers that can be laminated without unacceptable optical distortion and used in various multiple layer glass panel type applications. Multiple layer interlayers of the present invention have surface topography that is formed by controlling the melt fracture that occurs at the exposed surface of the interlayer, or individual layers of the multiple layer interlayer, during formation of the interlayer. By precisely controlling the surface topography of the interlayer, lamination of the interlayer with a rigid substrate does not lead to unacceptable optical distortion caused by the transfer of the surface topography through outer, stiffer layers into softer, internal layers of the interlayer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: David Paul Bourcier, John Joseph D'Errico, Jean-Pierre Etienne, Gary Matis, Jun Lu
  • Sound insulation panels having high interlayer thickness factors
    Patent number: 9812111
    Abstract: A multiple layer panel having improved sound insulation is disclosed. The multiple layer panel comprises a first rigid substrate having a first thickness H3, a second rigid substrate having a second thickness H1, wherein H3?H1, and a multiple layer acoustic interlayer having a thickness H2 between the first and second rigid substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Solutia Inc.
    Inventor: Jun Lu
  • Multiple layer interlayer having improved optical and sound insulation properties
    Patent number: 9809009
    Abstract: Multilayered interlayers having good acoustic properties comprising a stiff skin layer(s) and a soft core layer(s) are disclosed. The multilayered interlayers comprise: a first polymer layer (skin layer) comprising plasticized poly(vinyl acetal) resin; a second polymer layer (core layer) comprising plasticized poly(vinyl acetal) resin; wherein at least one plasticizer is a high refractive index plasticizer. The multilayered interlayers have low mottle and resist mottle formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: Jun Lu, Wenjie Chen, Curtis Schilling, III, John D'Errico, Weihong Cui, Zhou Li, Jeffrey B. Hurlbut
  • Multilayer interlayer having sound damping properties over a broad temperature range
    Patent number: 9809010
    Abstract: A polymer interlayer having improved sound insulation is disclosed. The polymer interlayer comprises: at least one soft layer wherein the soft layer comprises a poly(vinyl butyral) resin composition having a dispersity in composition of at least 0.40 and a plasticizer; and a stiff layer comprising a poly(vinyl butyral) resin composition and a plasticizer; wherein the polymer interlayer has a damping loss factor (?) (as measured by Mechanical Impedance Measurement according to ISO 16940) of at least about 0.15 measured at two or more different temperatures selected from 10° C., 20° C. and 30° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: Jun Lu, Wenjie Chen
  • Polymer interlayers having improved sound insulation properties
    Patent number: 9809006
    Abstract: A polymer interlayer comprising a layer comprising a poly(vinyl acetal) resin having a residual hydroxyl content and a residual acetate content, and a plasticizer, wherein the residual hydroxyl content, the residual acetate content and the plasticizer are selected such that the polymer interlayer has at least one glass transition temperature less than about 20° C. and a peak tan delta of greater than 1.33, and a glass panel having a configuration of 2.3-mm glass//interlayer//2.3-mm glass and at 20° C. has a transmission loss, TLw, of greater than 42 decibels as measured by weighted average sound transmission loss at 2000 to 8000 Hz, and a transmission loss, TLc, of greater than 38 decibels at the coincident frequency is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: Jun Lu, Wenjie Chen
  • Poly(vinyl acetal) resin compositions, layers, and interlayers having enhanced optical properties
    Patent number: 9809695
    Abstract: Resin compositions, layers, and interlayers comprising two or more thermoplastic polymers and at least one RI balancing agent for adjusting the refractive index of at least one of the resins or layers is provided. Such compositions, layers, and interlayers exhibit enhanced optical properties while retaining other properties, such as impact resistance and acoustic performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: Jun Lu, Zhou Li
  • POLY(VINYL ACETAL) RESIN COMPOSITIONS, LAYERS, AND INTERLAYERS HAVING ENHANCED PROPERTIES
    Publication number: 20170305125
    Abstract: Resin compositions, layers, and interlayers comprising a poly(vinyl acetal) resin that includes residues of an aldehyde other than n-butyraldehyde are provided. Such compositions, layers, and interlayers can exhibit enhanced or optimized properties as compared to those formulated with comparable poly(vinyl n-butyral) resins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: SOLUTIA INC.
    Inventors: YINONG MA, Nandan Ukidwe
  • INTERLAYERS HAVING ENHANCED OPTICAL PERFORMANCE
    Publication number: 20170285339
    Abstract: A tapered interlayer and windshield employing the same are provided. Unlike conventional windshields, which are optimized to reduce ghost images for a single driver height, the windshields of the present invention may exhibit reduced ghosting for drivers of multiple heights, including very tall or very short drivers, while also providing desirable image clarity for average-height drivers. Windshields as described herein may be used in a variety of applications, including automotive, aircraft, marine, and recreational vehicles that employ HUD projection systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: SOLUTIA INC.
    Inventors: LORA LEE SPANGLER, JEFFREY B. HURLBUT
  • CELLULOSE ESTER MULTILAYER INTERLAYERS
    Publication number: 20170259537
    Abstract: An interlayer structure having a cellulose ester layer for use in structural laminates is described herein. The cellulose ester layer provides rigidity and support to multilayer interlayers comprising an array of different layers. Due to the diverse properties of the cellulose ester layers, the present interlayers can be useful in producing structural laminates having high stiffness and which possess good optical clarity for a variety of applications, including outdoor structural applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: Aristotelis Karagiannis, Bruce Edward Wade, Michael Eugene Donelson, Khanh Duc Tran
  • CELLULOSE ESTER MULTILAYER INTERLAYERS
    Publication number: 20170259530
    Abstract: An interlayer structure having a cellulose ester layer for use in structural laminates is described herein. The cellulose ester layer provides rigidity and support to multilayer interlayers comprising an array of different layers. Due to the diverse properties of the cellulose ester layers, the present interlayers can be useful in producing structural laminates having high stiffness and which possess good optical clarity for a variety of applications, including outdoor structural applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: SOLUTIA INC.
    Inventors: BRUCE EDWARD WADE, ARISTOTELIS KARAGIANNIS, MICHAEL EUGENE DONELSON, KHANH DUC TRAN
  • CELLULOSE ESTER MULTILAYER INTERLAYERS
    Publication number: 20170259538
    Abstract: An interlayer structure having a cellulose ester layer for use in structural laminates is described herein. The cellulose ester layer provides rigidity and support to multilayer interlayers comprising an array of different layers. Due to the diverse properties of the cellulose ester layers, the present interlayers can be useful in producing structural laminates having high stiffness and which possess good optical clarity for a variety of applications, including outdoor structural applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: Aristotelis Karagiannis, Bruce Edward Wade, Michael Eugene Donelson, Khanh Duc Tran
  • CELLULOSE ESTER MULTILAYER INTERLAYERS
    Publication number: 20170259534
    Abstract: An interlayer structure having a cellulose ester layer for use in structural laminates is described herein. The cellulose ester layer provides rigidity and support to multilayer interlayers comprising an array of different layers. Due to the diverse properties of the cellulose ester layers, the present interlayers can be useful in producing structural laminates having high stiffness and which possess good optical clarity for a variety of applications, including outdoor structural applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: Aristotelis Karagiannis, Bruce Edward Wade, Michael Eugene Donelson, Khanh Duc Tran
  • CELLULOSE ESTER MULTILAYER INTERLAYERS
    Publication number: 20170259540
    Abstract: An interlayer structure having a cellulose ester layer for use in structural laminates is described herein. The cellulose ester layer provides rigidity and support to multilayer interlayers comprising an array of different layers. Due to the diverse properties of the cellulose ester layers, the present interlayers can be useful in producing structural laminates having high stiffness and which possess good optical clarity for a variety of applications, including outdoor structural applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: SOLUTIA INC.
    Inventors: BRUCE EDWARD WADE, ARISTOTELIS KARAGIANNIS, MICHAEL EUGENE DONELSON, KHANH DUC TRAN
  • CELLULOSE ESTER MULTILAYER INTERLAYERS
    Publication number: 20170259536
    Abstract: An interlayer structure having a cellulose ester layer for use in structural laminates is described herein. The cellulose ester layer provides rigidity and support to multilayer interlayers comprising an array of different layers. Due to the diverse properties of the cellulose ester layers, the present interlayers can be useful in producing structural laminates having high stiffness and which possess good optical clarity for a variety of applications, including outdoor structural applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: SOLUTIA INC.
    Inventors: BRUCE EDWARD WADE, ARISTOTELIS KARAGIANNIS, MICHAEL EUGENE DONELSON, KHANH DUC TRAN
  • CELLULOSE ESTER MULTILAYER INTERLAYERS
    Publication number: 20170259535
    Abstract: An interlayer structure having a cellulose ester layer for use in structural laminates is described herein. The cellulose ester layer provides rigidity and support to multilayer interlayers comprising an array of different layers. Due to the diverse properties of the cellulose ester layers, the present interlayers can be useful in producing structural laminates having high stiffness and which possess good optical clarity for a variety of applications, including outdoor structural applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: Aristotelis Karagiannis, Bruce Edward Wade, Weihong Cui, Michael Eugene Donelson, Khanh Duc Tran