Patents Examined by Ana Woodward
  • Patent number: 9353222
    Abstract: A composition including a diamine compound and a dianhydride compound, wherein the diamine compound includes a first diamine compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, wherein, in Chemical Formula 1, T1 to T8 and L1 to L8 are the same as defined in the detailed description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Hee Sohn, Yoon Seok Ko
  • Patent number: 9353224
    Abstract: A composition including a plurality of oligomers including at least one selected from a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 1, a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 2, and a combination thereof; and at least one selected from a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 3, a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 3A, and a combination thereof; wherein at least a part of the plurality of oligomers includes at least one terminal end having an amino group, and wherein at least a part of the plurality of oligomers including at least one terminal end having an amino group is a diamine having a pKa value of equal to or less than 3 at 25° C.: wherein the variables in Chemical Formulae 1, 2, 3, and 3A are described in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chung Kun Cho, Fedosya Kalinina, Dmitry Kravchuk, Dmitry Androsov, Mikhail Kovalev
  • Patent number: 9346923
    Abstract: Providing a method for producing a compound represented by formula (1) from a compound represented by formula (2), by which the additive amount of an aryl (C1-C8) alkyl alcohol which may have a substituent and the amount of residual carboxyl groups of pAsp (polyaspartic acid) are controlled. A production method including obtaining a compound represented by formula (1) by allowing a compound represented by formula (2) to react with an aryl (C1-C8) alkyl alcohol which may have a substituent, and a carbodiimide-based compound in an amount of 2(x+y) equivalents or more relative to the amount of carboxyl groups in formula (2) (sum of x and y), in a solvent at 15° C. to 30° C. for 2 hours to 48 hours, is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keiichirou Yamamoto, Masayuki Kitagawa
  • Patent number: 9346953
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising: from 33 to 40% by weight of at least one crosslinked polyolefin obtained from at least one product (A) comprising an unsaturated epoxide and from at least one product (B) comprising an unsaturated carboxylic acid anhydride, from 3 to 10% by weight of at least one plasticizer, the rest being made up of at least one semi-aromatic polyamide, wherein the weight contents of (A) and (B), denoted respectively [A] and [B], are such that the [B]/[A] ratio is between 3 and 14. The present invention also relates to a process for preparing such a composition and also to the uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: ARKEMA FRANCE
    Inventors: Philippe Blondel, Christophe Caremiaux
  • Patent number: 9340647
    Abstract: A liquid crystal polyester amide of the present invention includes 10 mol % to 65 mol % of a structural unit represented by the following formula (1), 3 mol % to 17.5 mol % of a structural unit represented by the following formula (2), 5 mol % to 20 mol % of a structural unit represented by the following formula (3), 7.5 mol % to 42 mol % in total of at least one of a structural unit represented by the following formula (4-1) and a structural unit represented by the following formula (4-2), and 2.5 mol % to 40 mol % in total of at least one of a structural unit represented by the following formula (5-1) and a structural unit represented by the following formula (5-2), and has a melting point of 300° C. or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Murouchi, Kiichiro Nishimura, Masatoshi Ando
  • Patent number: 9334399
    Abstract: Disclosed are a photosensitive resin composition including (A) a thermally curing initiator having a half-life of about one hour at a temperature ranging from about 100 to about 150° C.; (B) a photopolymerization initiator; (C) a binder resin; (D) a photopolymerizable compound; (E) a colorant; and (F) a solvent, and a black spacer using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Cheil Industries Inc.
    Inventors: A-Rum Yu, Ji-Hye Kim, Kyung-Won Ahn, Jae-Bum Yim, Hwan-Sung Cheon, Ju-Ho Jung, Hyun-Moo Choi
  • Patent number: 9328434
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for manufacturing a drawn fiber, which is suitable for manufacturing a poly(ethylene terephthalate) drawn fiber showing superior strength and dimensional stability and having a high fineness of 2000 denier or more without breakage or reduction in physical properties during the manufacturing process, and a poly(ethylene terephthalate) drawn fiber and a tire-cord obtained therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Sung-Ho Park, Il Chung, Gi-Woong Kim
  • Patent number: 9328201
    Abstract: Process for the preparation of alkoxylated polyalkylenepolyamines, comprising the following steps (a) homogeneously catalyzed alcohol amination, where aliphatic amino alcohols are reacted with one another or aliphatic diamines or polyamines are reacted with aliphatic diols or polyols with the elimination of water in the presence of a homogeneous catalyst to give polyalkylenepolyamines, (b) reaction of these polyalkylenepolyamines with alkylene oxides to give alkoxylated polyalkylenepolyamines. Specific alkoxylated polyalkylenepolyamines obtainable by such processes and alkoxylated polyalkylenepolyamines and processes for their preparation. Uses of alkoxylated polyalkylenepolyamines as detergent additives, dispersants, textile auxiliaries, wood protectants, corrosion inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Sophia Ebert, Thomas Schaub, Julia Strautmann, Stephan Hueffer
  • Patent number: 9315628
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure can include a compound, a structure bonded to the compound, and the like. In an embodiment, the compound can be a linker between an agent and a structure, where the agent can be a dye or a pigment and the structure can be a fiber, hair, or another structure. In an embodiment, the compound can be a linker between an agent and a structure, where the agent can be a fluorinated compound and the structure can be a counter top, metal, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Jason J. Locklin
  • Patent number: 9315620
    Abstract: The present invention relates to (per)fluoropolymer compositions, in particular to (per)fluoropolyether compositions comprising:—a (per)fluoropolymer having more than two carboxy groups and—a polyamine. The invention further relates to processes for preparing said compositions and to molded articles obtained from said compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY S.P.A.
    Inventors: Vincenzo Arcella, Claudio Adolfo Pietro Tonelli, Solange Barbieri
  • Patent number: 9309402
    Abstract: Disclosed are a biodegradable resin composition comprising a copolymer (A) with a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 to 30,000, which comprises a constituent unit (a-1) derived from a multivalent carboxylic acid except for an amino acid and a constituent unit (a-2) derived from a hydroxycarboxylic acid, and a biodegradable resin (B), which has excellent hydrolyzability and excellent transparency; and a biodegradable molded article composed of this biodegradable resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Shintaro Maekawa, Shinichi Usugi, Hitoshi Onishi
  • Patent number: 9297515
    Abstract: The invention relates to a moisture resistant composition comprising: a) from 20 to 80 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition of a polyetherimide copolymer made from a monomer mixture comprising 3,3? bisphenol-A dianhydride (BPADA), and 4,4?-diaminodiphenyl sulfone (DDS); b) from 5 to 75 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition of polyetheretherketone (PEEK); and c) from 0 to 30 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition of a filler. The invention relates to a reflector substrate comprising a moisture resistant layer metalized with a reflective layer, wherein the moisture resistant layer comprising the moisture resistant composition. The invention relates to a method for producing a metalized coating without a primer comprising applying a reflective layer directly to a moisture resistant layer in the absence of a primer, wherein the moisture resistant layer comprises the moisture resistant composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Michael Stephen Donovan, Gurulingamurthy M. Haralur
  • Patent number: 9296897
    Abstract: A polyamide molding composition for the production of a stain-resistant article, the staining tendency (ST) of the article being at most 15. The composition contains 30-100% by weight of a polyamide mixture, consisting of more than 50 and up to 98% by weight of at least one semi-aromatic polyamide comprising 2 to up to 50% by weight of amorphous and/or microcrystalline polyamides having a glass transition temperature of at least 100° C., based on: 20-100 mol % of at least one cycloaliphatic diamine; and 0-80 mol % of at least one other aliphatic and/or aromatic diamine; and also aromatic and/or aliphatic dicarboxylic acids comprising at least 6 carbon atoms. In addition, the composition comprises inorganic white pigments, fibrous or particulate additives, impact toughness modifier and/or polymers different from (A), 0-25% by weight of a flame retardant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: EMS-PATENT AG
    Inventors: Mark Pfleghar, Etienne Aepli, Heinz Hoff, Botho Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 9296917
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat-curable powder coating composition comprising i) at least one crystalline polyester resin present in an amount of at most 90 wt %; and ii) at least one amorphous polyester resin; and iii) at least one crosslinking agent; and iv) at least one thermal radical initiator, wherein, the at least one crystalline polyester resin and/or the at least one amorphous polyester resin has di-acid ethylenic unsaturations; wherein the at least one crosslinking agent is either crystalline or amorphous; wherein the at least one crosslinking agent has reactive unsaturations that are reactable with the ethylenic unsaturations of the di-acid ethylenic unsaturations of the at least one crystalline polyester resin and/or the at least one amorphous polyester resin to be crosslinked, said unsaturations of the crosslinking agent are different from the unsaturations of the at least one crystalline polyester resin and the unsaturations of the at least amorphous polyester resin; wherein the wt % is based on
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Tosko Alexandar Misev, Leendert Jan Molhoek, Johan Franz Gradus Antonius Jansen, Nicole Van Der Werf, Sven Johan Wilbert Reijmer, Jan Pieter Drijfhout, Peter Wellenberg
  • Patent number: 9290658
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method to produce a blended polymer by mixing polyamide 11 and polyamide 6, 10. The method may be utilize melt mixing or may utilize blended solutions. The invention also includes a blended polymer, wherein the blended polymer is produced from polyamide 11 and polyamide 6,10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Colorado School of Mines
    Inventors: John R. Dorgan, David A. Ruehle
  • Patent number: 9284424
    Abstract: A polyimide film includes a polyimide polymer forming a main molecular structure of the polyimide film, and polyimide particles present in the polyimide film at a weight ratio between about 15 wt % and 30 wt % of a total weight of the polyimide film, the polyimide particles having an average diameter between about 3 ?m and 8 ?m. The polyimide film can have a 60° gloss value equal to or smaller than 10, a haze equal to or higher than 90%, and a Young's modulus equal to or higher than 280 kgf/mm2. In some embodiments, methods of fabricating the polyimide film are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: TAIMIDE TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Lin, Meng-Ying Tsai
  • Patent number: 9278488
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyamic acid polymer composite and a method for producing the same, and more specifically, a polyamic acid polymer composite, which can be applied to display substrate production due to its high transparency and low thermal expansion of glass-level, and a method for producing same. The polyamic acid polymer composite comprises 50 to 99 wt % of a polyamic acid polymer having a repeating unit of Chemical Formula 1; and 1 to 50 wt % of a silica-based particle: wherein, R1 to R3, m and n have the same meanings as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: HangAh Park, BoRa Shin, Cheolmin Yun, Kyungjun Kim, JinHo Lee, Jung Ho Jo
  • Patent number: 9279034
    Abstract: A polymer complex is disclosed which is the reaction product of one or more polymers having a terminal or pendant hydroxyl group, or a terminal or pendent carboxyl group, or combinations thereof, with at least one metal complex and one alkyl phosphate. This polymer complex acts as an adhesion promotion agent as well as a viscosity stabilizer when formulated in a printing ink or coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Sun Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Andreas Mielke, Mathew Charles Mathew, William P. Keaveney, Richard John Czarnecki, William Ford Wilson, Mark John Lindsey, Ralph Francis Arcurio
  • Patent number: 9279057
    Abstract: A method of making a thermally curable solder-resistant ink, which comprises the following steps: polymerizing an aliphatic diamine monomer having a long carbon chain, an aromatic dianhydride monomer, an aromatic diamine monomer having a carboxylic acid group, and an anhydride monomer having a carboxylic acid group in an aprotic solvent to obtain a polyamine acid; cyclizing the polyamine acid to obtain a polyimide; and mixing the polyimide and a curing agent to obtain the thermally curable solder-resistant ink. By the steps mentioned above, the thermally curable solder-resistant ink made from the method has a dielectric constant less than 3.00 and a dielectric loss less than 0.01 and thereby is applicable to high frequency electronic equipments. Also, the thermally curable solder-resistant ink has good electrical properties, folding endurance, solder resistance, warpage resistance, flame resistance, acid endurance, alkali endurance, good solvent resistance and low water absorption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Taiflex Scientific Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsiu-Ming Chang, Shih-Chang Lin, Tzu-Ching Hung
  • Patent number: 9279036
    Abstract: A polyamideimide precursor composition includes a resin having repeating units represented by the following formula (PA) and a solvent including water, wherein the resin is dissolved in the solvent: wherein RA1 represents a divalent organic group and RA2 represents a divalent organic group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Miyamoto, Kana Miyazaki