Patents Examined by Callie E. Shosho
  • High performance photocurable optically clear adhesive
    Patent number: 11208576
    Abstract: The present invention is an optically clear, curable adhesive including a polyvinylbutyral, a polyurethane (meth)acrylate, and a photoinitiator. The polyvinylbutyral has a dynamic viscosity of between about 9 and about 13 mPa·s and a polyvinyl alcohol weight percent of less than about 18%. The polyurethane (meth)acrylate includes the reaction product of a diol, at least one diisocyanate, and a hydroxyfunctional (meth)acrylate or an isocyanatofunctional (meth)acrylate. When the optically clear, curable adhesive is placed between two transparent substrates and made into a laminate, the laminate has a haze of less than about 6%, a transmission of greater than about 88% and an optical clarity of greater than about 98% when cured. The optically clear, curable adhesive also has a peel adhesion of at least about 100 g/cm based on ASTM 3330 when cured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Lan Hong Liu, Jianhui Xia, Thomas P. Klun, David A. Kowitz, Audrey A. Sherman
  • Recycled or brown paper board and methods of making same
    Patent number: 11203837
    Abstract: Recycled or brown paper board is provided having a surface with a coating having one or more layers, at least one coating layer comprising one or more copolymers selected from the group consisting of styrene-acrylic-based copolymers, styrene-butadiene-based copolymers, and mixtures thereof, wherein the average Tg of the copolymers present in the coating layer is 25° C. or greater and the average polymer particle size of the copolymers present in the coating layer is 130 nm or greater. A method of producing a coated recycled paper board or brown paper board and a coating composition are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Inventor: Peter C. Hayes
  • Packaging material with at least one barrier layer for hydrophobic compounds
    Patent number: 11203698
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coated packaging material that has a substrate having a base material of cellulose, an outer side to be faced away from the packaging item as well as an inner side to be faced towards the packaging item. The inner side of the substrate carries at least one layer of an aqueous composition, which includes at least polyvinyl alcohol and/or at least one polyvinyl alcohol copolymer as well as a cross-linking agent, wherein the aqueous composition has at most 40% by wt. of polyvinyl alcohol and/or polyvinyl alcohol copolymer and a total solid content of at most 55% by wt. The layer and cross-linking the polyvinyl alcohol and/or the polyvinyl alcohol copolymer is dried with the aid of the cross-linking agent with formation of a barrier layer for hydrophobic compounds are performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG
    Inventors: Michael Zischka, Julia Spanring, Martin Reischl
  • Resilient surface coverings and methods of making and using thereof
    Patent number: 11203677
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides, among other things, surface coverings with a protective coat applied thereto a rubber material. As provided herein, in some embodiments, a surface covering has or includes an exposed surface that is no-wax. The present disclosure further provides methods of making, and methods of using. Such surface coverings have surprising and beneficial attributes. They are particularly advantageous as resistant to soiling and abrasion. These surface covering are also resistant to crumbling under load. Such surface coverings would be useful as flooring products with desirable properties. In particular, such abrasion and soil resistant surfaces could be useful as a rubber flooring product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: AMERICAN BILTRITE (CANADA) LTD.
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Mercier, Alexandre Proulx, Olivier Gagnon
  • Friction matertial
    Patent number: 11199233
    Abstract: A friction material comprises a base and a friction generating layer penetrating into and integral with the base. The base presents a bonding surface. The friction generating layer presents a friction generating surface facing opposite the bonding surface of the base. The friction generating layer comprises fibrillated nanofibers, friction adjusting particles, and elastomeric particles. A curable resin is dispersed throughout the friction generating layer and the base of the friction material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Feng Dong, Robert C. Lam
  • Plastic lens, spectacle lens, and spectacles
    Patent number: 11187828
    Abstract: Provided is a plastic lens obtained by curing a curable composition including a curable compound, wherein the curable composition includes 50 parts by mass or more of a (meth)acrylic curable compound relative to 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the curable compound, and in the plastic lens, the absorbance ratio of the maximum absorbance Abs1 at a wave number of 1680 to 1620 cm?1 relative to the maximum absorbance Abs2 at a wave number of 1800 to 1690 cm?1 in an infrared spectrum obtained by measurement with a Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer is 7.0% or less, as calculated by using the following Formula 1: Absorbance ratio (%)=(Abs1/Abs2)×100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventor: Yuji Hoshi
  • Resin composition and article made therefrom
    Patent number: 11180653
    Abstract: A resin composition includes a vinyl-containing polyphenylene ether resin and a prepolymer, wherein the prepolymer is prepared by prepolymerization of a mixture which at least includes a divinylbenzene, a triallyl compound and a diallyl isophthalate. An article made from the resin composition is also provided, which includes a prepreg, a resin film, a laminate or a printed circuit board. The article achieves improvements in at least one properties of glass transition temperature, copper foil peeling strength, dissipation factor, inner resin flow, melt viscosity, minimum dynamic viscosity, resin filling property in open area, and water resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Elite Electronic Material (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yan Zhang, Jue Tan, Rongtao Wang, Shu-Hao Chang
  • Acrylic films comprising a structured layer
    Patent number: 11167523
    Abstract: A film is described comprising a (meth)acrylic polymer and polyvinyl acetal polymer composition, wherein the film comprises a structured layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Janoski, Carla S. Thomas, Anthony F. Schultz, Tien Y. H. Whiting, Kevin M. Lewandowski, Duane D. Fansler, Keith R. Lyon, Arlin L. Weikel, Evan D. Brutinel, Michael W. Kobe, Taylor J. Kobe, Ronald S. Steelman, Eric D. Shockey, John W. Frank
  • Resin-clad copper foil, copper-clad laminated plate, and printed wiring board
    Patent number: 11166383
    Abstract: There is provided a resin-coated copper foil including a resin layer having excellent dielectric characteristics suitable for high frequency applications, exhibiting high interlayer adhesion and heat resistance in the case where the resin layer is used in a copper-clad laminate or printed circuit board. The resin-coated copper foil of the present invention includes a copper foil and a resin layer on at least one side of the copper foil. The resin layer comprises a resin mixture containing an epoxy resin, a polyimide resin, and an aromatic polyamide resin; and an imidazole curing catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Yoneda, Toshifumi Matsushima, Toshihiro Hosoi, Fujio Kuwako
  • Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition, melt-forming material, and multilayer structure
    Patent number: 11161964
    Abstract: An ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition is provided, which is resistant to coloration. The ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition contains: (A) an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer; (B) sorbic acid; and (C) a sorbic acid ester; wherein the sorbic acid ester (C) is present in an amount of 0.00001 to 10 ppm based on the weight of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition; wherein sorbic acid (B) and the sorbic acid ester (C) are present in a weight ratio (B)/(C) of 100 to 100,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shintaro Usui, Minako Ikeshita
  • Intermediate film for laminated glass, and laminated glass
    Patent number: 11141957
    Abstract: An interlayer film for laminated glass that can improve a sound insulation property of an obtained laminated glass when the interlayer film for laminated glass is used for configuring the laminated glass is provided. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention includes a first layer and a second layer laminated on a first surface of the first layer. The first layer includes a polyvinyl acetate resin and a plasticizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Michio Shimamoto, Shota Matsuda, Sinyul Yang
  • Adhesives
    Patent number: 11130886
    Abstract: Provided are adhesive compositions comprising copolymers having biomimetic cross-linkable monomers derived from mussel adhesive proteins. Also provided are methods of curing the adhesive compositions, methods of manufacturing the adhesive compositions, and devices comprising the adhesive compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jonathan James Wilker, Michael Gabriel Mazzotta, Michael North
  • Laminated glass
    Patent number: 11130316
    Abstract: Laminated glass includes: a first and a second glass plate facing each other, and an intermediate film disposed between the glass plates and including a plurality of core layers and a plurality of skin layers alternately laminated. The plurality of core layers and the plurality of skin layers contain a polyvinyl acetal resin and a plasticizer. The plurality of core layers has a glass transition point of lower than 15° C., and the plurality of skin layers has a glass transition point of 15° C. or higher. The plurality of core layers includes three or more core layers. The plasticizer has a surface density of 0.3 mg/mm2 or more in the intermediate film and within 5-6 mm from an end of the intermediate film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventor: Atsushi Nakamura
  • Graphene-copper composite structure and manufacturing method
    Patent number: 11127509
    Abstract: A composite structure comprises a copper layer and first and second graphene layers sandwiching the copper layer, wherein the composite structure provides electron-path tunnels between the copper layer and the first and second graphene layers. The electron-path tunnels may enhance the electrical conductivity. A multilayer composite structure comprises a first copper layer, a first graphene layer on the first copper layer, a second graphene layer on the first graphene layer, and a second copper layer on the second graphene layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: UltraConductive Copper Company Inc.
    Inventor: Horst Jakob Adams
  • Exterior material for lithium ion battery
    Patent number: 11128004
    Abstract: An exterior material for a lithium ion battery comprising at least a substrate layer, a metal foil layer, and a sealant layer in that order, wherein the sealant layer comprises an anionic functional group-containing layer containing a compound having an anionic functional group, and the concentration of the anionic functional group contained in the anionic functional group-containing layer is about 1.0 mass % or more based on the total amount of the components constituting the anionic functional group-containing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Ogihara, Junya Imamoto, Masayoshi Suzuta
  • Vinylidene chloride polymer composition comprising at least one sorbate ester
    Patent number: 11124584
    Abstract: The invention pertains to an improved PVDC composition including certain dienophiles qualified for food contact, which possess an optimized balance of effectiveness in preventing discoloration upon exposure to radiation, with no negative impact on the barrier properties, in particular sorbate esters of formula (I), wherein R1 is a C1-C12 hydrocarbon group, preferably a C1-C6 alkyl group, to layers made therefrom, to multi-layer assemblies comprising the same, and to the use of said assemblies for packaging, in particular for packaging foodstuffs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignees: Solvay SA, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université d'Aix-Marseille
    Inventors: Elodie Chauvet, Didier Gigmes, Yohann Guillaneuf, Agnès Chapotot, Jérôme Vinas, Pascal Dewael, Yves Vanderveken
  • Packaging material for power storage devices, and method of producing packaging material for power storage devices
    Patent number: 11121425
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a packaging material for a power storage device, the packaging material including at least a slip agent layer, a substrate layer, an adhesive layer, a metal foil layer, a sealant adhesive layer, and a sealant layer, in this order, wherein the slip agent layer contains a fatty acid amide and a fatty acid bisamide, or a fatty acid amide and silicone oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRIMING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wataru Ijuin, Masayoshi Suzuta
  • Laminated glass pane and use thereof
    Patent number: 11097513
    Abstract: A laminated glass pane is described including a) a substrate glass, b) at least one layer structure applied to the substrate glass, c) at least one polymer layer applied to the layer structure, d) a cover glass on the polymer layer, wherein the mean coefficient of thermal expansion of the substrate glass is at most 18×10?7 K?1 greater than or at most 18×10?7 K?1 less than the mean coefficient of thermal expansion of the cover glass, and in the temperature range from ?40° C. to +90° C., the maximum mechanical stress of the laminated glass pane is less than or equal to 7 MPa. Uses of the laminated glass pane are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: SAGE ELECTROCHROMICS, INC.
    Inventors: Jean-Christophe Giron, Annabelle Andreau-Wiedenmaier, Dang Cuong Phan
  • Thermal control glazing with a protective polymer film
    Patent number: 11098521
    Abstract: A solar-control or thermally insulating or anticondensation-function glazing unit includes at least one substrate equipped with a stack of thin layers reflecting infrared radiation. The stack is covered with a protective polymer film made of styrene-butadiene copolymer, the thickness of the polymer film being smaller than 10 microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Lucie Devys, Nisita Wanakule
  • Methods of forming polymer coatings on metallic substrates
    Patent number: 11097511
    Abstract: An article comprises a substrate; a polymer coating; and an intermediate layer disposed between the substrate and the polymer coating, the intermediate layer comprising a carbon composite, wherein the carbon composite comprises carbon and a binder containing one or more of the following: SiO2; Si; B; B2O3; a metal; or an alloy of the metal; and wherein the metal comprises one or more of the following: aluminum; copper; titanium; nickel; tungsten; chromium; iron; manganese; zirconium; hafnium; vanadium; niobium; molybdenum; tin; bismuth; antimony; lead; cadmium; or selenium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Lei Zhao, Zhiyue Xu