Patents Examined by Aaron Greso
  • Preparation of a pyrithione salt dispersion usable in urethane applications
    Patent number: 8901203
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a stable pyrithione salt polyol dispersion containing a pyrithione salt(s) in particulate form, a polyol and a stabilizer such as a rheological additive. The dispersion can be incorporated into existing polyurethane formulations without additional formula adjustment. Polyurethane foams produced from the composition containing pyrithione salt polyol dispersion of the present invention have more open cell structures, than those produced with a typical commercially available pyrithione salt thus providing a soft comfortable feeling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Arch Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Indulis Gruzins, Kiran B. Chandalia, Brian L. Cooper, Thomas E. Robitaille, Mauricio da Silva Franzim
  • Plastic crystal electrolyte with a broad potential window
    Patent number: 8895193
    Abstract: A solid ionic electrolyte having an organic plastic crystal solvent (e.g. succinonitrile) doped with lithium bioxalato borate salt (LiBOB) may be used in an electrochemical device. Electrochemical devices are disclosed having a cathode, an anode, and a solid ionic electrolyte having a neutral organic plastic crystal solvent doped with LiBOB alone or in combination with another lithium salt. Such devices have a stable electrolyte interface over a broad potential window combined with high energy density delivery capacity and, in one example, the favorable properties of a neutral organic plastic crystal matrix such as succinonitrile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: National Research Council of Canada
    Inventors: Ali Abouimrane, Isobel Davidson
  • Non-aqueous electrolyte and electrochemical device comprising the same
    Patent number: 8895195
    Abstract: Disclosed is a non-aqueous electrolyte comprising: an acrylate compound; a sulfinyl group-containing compound; an organic solvent; and an electrolyte salt. Also, disclosed is an electrode comprising a coating layer formed partially or totally on a surface thereof, the coating layer comprising: (i) a reduced form of an acrylate compound; and (ii) a reduced form of a sulfinyl group-containing compound. Further, disclosed is an electrochemical device comprising a cathode, an anode and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein (i) the non-aqueous electrolyte is the aforementioned non-aqueous electrolyte; and/or (ii) the cathode and/or the anode is the aforementioned electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong-Ju Cho, Ho-Chun Lee, Su-Jin Yoon, Soo-Min Park
  • Cassette less SOFC stack and method of assembly
    Patent number: 8889303
    Abstract: A cassette less SOFC assembly and a method for creating such an assembly. The SOFC stack is characterized by an electrically isolated stack current path which allows welded interconnection between frame portions of the stack. In one embodiment electrically isolating a current path comprises the step of sealing a interconnect plate to a interconnect plate frame with an insulating seal. This enables the current path portion to be isolated from the structural frame an enables the cell frame to be welded together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventor: Kerry D. Meinhardt
  • Wood preservatives containing copper complexes
    Patent number: 8889038
    Abstract: This invention relates to wood preservatives containing copper complexes and calcium ions, zinc ions or calcium and zinc ions for protection of wood, cellulose, hemicellulose, lignocellulose, cellulosic materials and articles derived from cellulosic materials from decay caused by fungi. The calcium ions, zinc ions, or calcium and zinc ions improve the penetration of copper preservative agent into the interior of a treated material or article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Albert Gordon Anderson, Mark A. Scialdone
  • Hydrophobic and hydrophilic interpenetrating polymer networks derived from hydrophobic polymers and methods of preparing the same
    Patent number: 8883915
    Abstract: A composition of matter comprising a hydrophobic or hydrophilic (or both) interpenetrating polymer network containing a non-ionic/ionic polymer and a hydrophobic thermoset or thermoplastic polymer, articles made from such composition and methods of preparing such articles. The invention also includes a process for preparing a hydrophobic/hydrophilic IPN or semi-IPN from a hydrophobic thermoset or thermoplastic polymer including the steps of placing an non-ionizable/ionizable monomer solution in contact with a hydrophobic thermoset or thermoplastic polymer; diffusing the monomer solution into the hydrophobic thermoset or thermoplastic polymer; and polymerizing the monomers to form a penetrating polymer inside the hydrophobic thermoset or thermoplastic polymer, thereby forming the IPN or semi-IPN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Biomimedica, Inc.
    Inventors: David Myung, Michael J. Jaasma, Lampros Kourtis, Daniel Chang, Curtis W. Frank
  • Article formed from a resin composition having a polyurethane encapsulated particle
    Patent number: 8883914
    Abstract: A resin composition includes a compound having at least two reactive hydrogen atoms and a polyurethane encapsulated particle including a core particle and a polyurethane layer disposed about the core particle. The resin composition may be used in an article and in a method of making the article. The article includes the reaction product of the resin composition and an isocyanate that are reacted in the presence of the polyurethane encapsulated particle. The method of making the article includes providing the core particle in a vessel. The method also includes introducing and combining a polyol component and an isocyanate component to encapsulate the core particle. The method further includes introducing and combining the resin composition and the isocyanate, in the presence of the polyurethane encapsulated particle, to form the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Wassana Apichatachutapan, Donald C. Mente, Suzanne Dakin, Steven E. Wujcik, Theodore M. Smiecinski
  • Mineral wool, insulating product and production method
    Patent number: 8877102
    Abstract: The invention relates to thermally-stable mineral wool which can dissolve in a physiological medium, comprising fibres containing the following constituents, expressed in percentage by weight, namely: 35-60 % SiO2, preferably 39-55 %; 12-27% Al2O3, preferably 16-25%; 0-35% CaO, preferably 3-25%; 0-30% MgO, preferably 0-15%; 0-17% Na2O, preferably 6-12%; 0-17% K2O, preferably 3-12%; 10-17% R2O (Na2O+K2O), preferably 12-17%; 0-5% P2O5, preferably 0-2%; 0-20% Fe2O3; 0-8% B2O3, preferably 0-4%; and 0-3% TiO2, and at least one phosphorous compound that can react with said fibres at a temperature of less than 1000° C. in order to form a coating on the surface thereof. The invention is characterised in that the phosphorous content of said compound, as expressed in phosphorus atom weight, varies between 0.0005%, in particular more than 0.01%, and 1%, in particular less than 0.5%, of the total weight of the fibres.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Isover
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Bernard, Jérôme Douce
  • Non-aqueous liquid oxygen bleach composition
    Patent number: 8877091
    Abstract: This invention relates to a novel non-aqueous liquid oxygen bleach composition prepared by dispersing solid peroxygen compound in the liquid in which the content of an anhydrous non-polar organic solvent and a non-ionic and anionic surfactant is controlled. The composition is formed in a high viscous paste or a gel-type suspension and can be used as a multi-purpose composition, for example, the bleach and stain remover of clothes and the cleanser of bathroom and kitchen since they have a chemical/physical stability of no loss of available oxygen, an excellent bleaching and cleaning ability due to their alkaline pH range, no change of viscosity or no phase separation during the storage and so on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: D C Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se In Yang, Kyung Keun Yoo, Yong Il Kim, Young Ran Lee
  • One-pot synthetic method for synthesizing silver-containing waterborne polyurethane
    Patent number: 8877861
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a one-pot synthetic method for synthesizing silver-containing waterborne polyurethane (WBPU). The method includes the steps of adding a silver ion-containing solution, such as silver nitrate solution, into WBPU emulsion to form a silver-containing PU emulsion by stirring, and dehydrating the silver-containing PU emulsion so as to obtain a WBPU containing nano-scaled silver particles having a uniform particle size and good dispersibility. The present invention provides a method that can be easily and speedily operated, and the silver-containing WBPU prepared according to the method of the present invention exhibits excellent antibacterial, bactericidal and deodorant effects but using a small amount of silver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Inventors: Wei-Ho Ting, Shenghong A. Dai, Tzu-Wen Kuo, Ru-Jong Jeng
  • Dispersants
    Patent number: 8859675
    Abstract: The present invention provides a non-aqueous composition containing a particulate solid, an organic medium and a polyurethane dispersant having laterally attached pendant groups with tertiary amine group(s), an essentially linear backbone and laterally attached solvent-solubilising side chains of a polyester or polyether including mixtures of such side chains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart N. Richards, Andrew J. Shooter
  • Perfume testers or perfumes
    Patent number: 8859487
    Abstract: A perfume tester or perfume includes a granule containing a friable peripheral portion incorporating fragrant compounds, which disintegrates as a perfumed powder when the granule is applied onto the skin. A method for making the perfume tester or perfume is by granulation, and the granule can be used in particular for perfume testing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Laboratoires Docteur Gaetano Zannini
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Mathonnet, Gaetano Zannini
  • System and method for managing fuel cell operating conditions in a mobile communication device
    Patent number: 8852819
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed at a method and apparatus for controlling fuel cell operating characteristics. In certain situations, the operating efficiency of fuel cells is degraded to external conditions. Providing a method and apparatus to control operating conditions for the fuel cell assists in improving the operating efficiency. This can be achieved by controlling certain environmental conditions, such as temperature and relatively humidity, in the area surrounding the fuel cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: David Gerard Rich, Lyall Winger, Chee-Ming Jimmy Wu
  • Alkali earth metal precursors for depositing calcium and strontium containing films
    Patent number: 8852460
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for the deposition of a film on a substrate. In general, the disclosed compositions and methods utilize a precursor containing calcium or strontium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignees: Air Liquide Electronics U.S. LP, American Air Liquide, Inc.
    Inventors: Olivier Letessier, Christian Dussarrat, Benjamin J. Feist, Vincent M. Omarjee
  • Lignite-based urethane resins with enhanced suspension properties and foundry sand binder performance
    Patent number: 8853299
    Abstract: Described herein, in the preferred embodiment, is a leonardite-based polyurethane resin binder that may be used, among other applications, as a binder in combination with foundry aggregate, e.g., sand, for molding or casting metal parts. The binders described herein comprise a humic substance, preferably leonardite, combined with a polymerizable polyol, an isocyanate, and a polymerization catalyst to make a polyurethane resin binder in situ in a foundry aggregate, such as sand. The lignite is mixed with the polymerizable polyol, thickening and dispersing agents as additives to improve the suspension quality and binder performance of the lignite-containing part of the binder components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Amcol International Corp.
    Inventors: Ashoke K. SenGupta, Vincent J. Losacco, Jerald W. Darlington, Jr.
  • Methods of preventing corrosion
    Patent number: 8845930
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for pre-treating a metal surface with a corrosion inhibitor prior to painting, a method for inhibiting corrosion in a cooling system, wherein the cooling system includes a metal surface and a coolant; and a method for inhibiting corrosion of a reinforcement steel in concrete wherein the method comprising the step of adding to a concrete mixture an anti-corrosive mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Pigmentan Ltd.
    Inventors: Gregory Pipko, Zvi Miller
  • Urethane adhesive composition
    Patent number: 8846809
    Abstract: A urethane adhesive composition includes a first liquid and a second liquid, the first liquid containing a prepolymer obtained by reacting a polyisocyanate and a high-molecular-weight polyol (I), and at least one filler selected from talc and calcium carbonate, and containing 20 parts by mass or more of talc, 0 to 40 parts by mass of calcium carbonate, and 10 parts by mass or more of zeolite based on 100 parts by mass of the polyisocyanate, the high-molecular-weight polyol (I), and the prepolymer in total, the second liquid containing a high-molecular-weight polyol (II) and a low-molecular-weight polyol, the ratio of the number of moles of hydroxyl groups derived from the low-molecular-weight polyol to the total number of moles of hydroxyl groups derived from the high-molecular-weight polyol (I) and the high-molecular-weight polyol (II) being four or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Emulsion Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Igarashi, Koichiro Higasa
  • Calcium reduction composition and method
    Patent number: 8840804
    Abstract: A formula and method for reducing water hardness includes the combination of a sulfate donor, salt of phosphoric acid, and salt of sulfamic acid. Preferred formulas include effective amounts of sodium bisulfate, sodium hexametaphosphate, and sulfamic acid. In a swimming pool, preferred formulas are effective in reducing calcium to under 200 ppm within a two day period. In addition, preferred formulas provide ongoing effectiveness in suppressing scaling, staining and cloudy water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: United Chemical Corp.
    Inventor: Scott Hamilton
  • Solutions of lithium aluminum hydride
    Patent number: 8840805
    Abstract: The invention relates to a solution of lithium aluminum hydride in 2-methyltetrahydrofuran or a solvent mixture containing 2-methyltetrahydrofuran, a method for producing said solution and use of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Chemetall GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Lischka, Alexander Murso, Ulrich Wietelmann
  • Self assembled multi-layer nanocomposite of graphene and metal oxide materials
    Patent number: 8835046
    Abstract: Nanocomposite materials having at least two layers, each layer consisting of one metal oxide bonded to at least one graphene layer were developed. The nanocomposite materials will typically have many alternating layers of metal oxides and graphene layers, bonded in a sandwich type construction and will be incorporated into an electrochemical or energy storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Jun Liu, Daiwon Choi, Rong Kou, Zimin Nie, Donghai Wang, Zhenguo Yang