Patents Examined by Chun-Cheng Wang
  • Coupled polymers and methods for making same
    Patent number: 9221923
    Abstract: Carbanionic polymer chains that contain polyene mer can be coupled after being reacted to include, at their respective termini, at least one, and preferably one, unit that is the radical of a cyclic polysiloxane. The coupled polymers are useful in preparing rubber compounds from which vulcanizates are made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Yuan-Yong Yan
  • Propylene based resin composition and use thereof
    Patent number: 9217078
    Abstract: Means for Solving the Problems The thermoplastic resin composition (X1) of the present invention comprises (A1), (B1), (C1), and optionally (D1) below: 1 to 90 wt % of an isotactic polypropylene (A1); 9 to 98 wt % of a propylene/ethylene/?-olefin copolymer (B1) containing 45 to 89 mol % of propylene-derived structural units, 10 to 25 mol % of ethylene-derived structural units, and optionally, 0 to 30 mol % of C4-C20?-olefin-derived structural units (a1); 1 to 80 wt % of a styrene-based elastomer (C1); and 0 to 70 wt % of an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer (D1) whose density is in the range of 0.850 to 0.910 g/cm3, wherein (A1)+(B1)+(C1)+(D1)=100 wt %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hoya, Kiminori Noda, Norihide Inoue, Hiroshi Uehara, Eiji Shiba, Masayoshi Yamaguchi, Manabu Kawamoto, Akira Yamashita
  • N-vinyl lactam polymer and method for producing same
    Patent number: 9212237
    Abstract: The present invention provides an N-vinyl lactam polymer that is less likely to be colored (yellowing) even at high temperatures to maintain its color tone. The present invention provides an N-vinyl lactam polymer comprising a structural unit derived from an N-vinyl lactam monomer, the N-vinyl lactam polymer including a structural unit that has at least one of a hypophosphorous group and a group of hypophosphorous acid metal salt at a main chain terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO, LTD
    Inventors: Hidekazu Kozuki, Kazuhiro Okamura
  • Soil adsorption polymers
    Patent number: 9212243
    Abstract: Soil adsorption polymers and method for making same are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Steven Daryl Smith, Robert Joseph McChain, Robin Lynn McKiernan, Charles William Neal
  • High performance acrylamide adhesives
    Patent number: 9212245
    Abstract: Disclosed are derivatives of (tetrahydropyranyl)methyl acrylamide and polymers derived therefrom, as well as methods of making such compounds and polymers. Adhesives, coatings, and plastics which include such polymers are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventors: William B. Carlson, Gregory D. Phelan
  • Infiltrant for dental application
    Patent number: 9211236
    Abstract: The invention provides an infiltrant for dental application that comprises crosslinking monomers. In accordance with the invention the infiltrant has a penetration coefficient PC>50 cm/s, and comprises 0.05%-20% by weight of acid-group-containing monomers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: MUHLBAUER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Stephan Neffgen, Swen Neander
  • Phosphonate-containing polymer and use thereof and phosphonate-containing polymer viscosity reducer for drilling fluid
    Patent number: 9206342
    Abstract: The present invention provides a phosphonate-containing polymer and use thereof and a phosphonate-containing polymer viscosity reducer for drilling fluid. The phosphonate-containing polymer comprises structural units expressed by formula (1), structural units expressed by formula (2), and structural units expressed by formula (3) and/or structural units expressed by formula (4), wherein, the ratio of the mole number of the structural units expressed by formula (1), mole number of the structural units expressed by formula (2), and total mole number of the structural units expressed by formula (3) and structural units expressed by formula (4) is 10-85:10-75:5-55. The phosphonate-containing polymer still has outstanding viscosity reducing effect after high-temperature aging when it is applied in brine drilling fluids and high-density drilling fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, SINOPEC ZHONGYUAN OILFIELD SERVICE CORPORATION DRILLING ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Zhonghua Wang
  • Polymeric acid catalysts and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9205418
    Abstract: Polymers useful as catalysts in non-enzymatic saccharification processes are provided. Provided are also methods for hydrolyzing cellulosic materials into monosaccharides and/or oligosaccharides using these polymeric acid catalysts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Midori USA, Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Geremia, Brian M. Baynes, Ashish Dhawan
  • Functionalized olefin polymers, compositions and articles prepared therefrom, and methods for making the same
    Patent number: 9200103
    Abstract: In one aspect the invention provides a melt process for preparing a functionalized olefin multiblock interpolymer, said process comprising grafting onto the backbone of the olefin multiblock interpolymer at least one compound comprising at least one “amine-reactive” group to form a grafted olefin multiblock interpolymer, and reacting a primary-secondary diamine or an alkanolamine with the grafted olefin multiblock interpolymer, without the isolation of the grated olefin multiblock interpolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: H. Craig Silvis, Stephen F. Hahn, David F. Pawlowski, Patricia Ansems, Laura K. Mergenhagen, Hamed Lakrout
  • Radiation-curable aqueous dispersions
    Patent number: 9193888
    Abstract: The invention relates to radiation-curable aqueous dispersions having mercapto groups, to processes for preparing them, and to their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Reinhold Schwalm, Peter Enenkel, Susanne Neumann, Klaus Menzel
  • Plant based monomers and polymers
    Patent number: 9181142
    Abstract: The preparation of cyclohexadienes from one or more plant oils is disclosed. The cyclohexadiene can be used to form polymers or derivatized to form other monomers that can be used to form polymeric materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventor: Robert T. Mathers
  • Preparation method of hyperbranched polycarboxylic acid containing copolymer cement dispersant
    Patent number: 9175122
    Abstract: The present invention provides a preparation method of hyperbranched polycarboxylic acid type copolymer cement dispersant, including: Monomer A, B and C undergo a free radical copolymerization in an aqueous medium. The molar ratio of Monomer A, Monomer B and Monomer C conforms to B/A?A?2?10 and C/(A+B?C)?0.02?0.08. Monomer A is expressed by General Formula (1), where, R1 is H or a methyl; X1?O, CH2O, CH2CH2O; m is an integer from 5 to 200. Monomer B is expressed by General Formula (2), where, R2 is H or COOM; R3 is H or CH3 and M is H, Na, K or NH4; Monomer C is expressed by General Formula (3), where, R4 is H or methyl; X2?O, CH2O, CH2CH2O; Y?CH2, CH2CH2, CH(CH3), CH2CH2CH2, CH(CH3)CH2, C(CH3)2 and n is an integer from 5 to 200.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: SOBUTE NEW MATERIALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Changwen Miao, Min Qiao, Qianping Ran, Jianping Liu, Dongliang Zhou, Yong Yang, Yonglin Mao
  • High refractive index glass composition
    Patent number: 9156729
    Abstract: A glass composition including SiO2 in an amount from 30.0 to 40.0% by weight, Al2O3 in an amount from 15.0 to 23.0% by weight, B2O3 in an amount from 0.0 to 15.0% by weight, K2O in an amount from 0.0 to 5.0% by weight, La2O3 in an amount from 0.0 to 30.0% by weight, Li2O in an amount from 0.0 to 3.0% by weight, Na2O in an amount from 0.0 to 4.0% by weight, Nb2O5 in an amount from 0.0 to 10.0% by weight, TiO2 in an amount from 0.0 to 7.5% by weight, WO3 in an amount from 0.0 to 10.0% by weight, Y2O3 in an amount from 15.0 to 35.0% by weight, and RO (one or more of MgO, CaO, SrO, and BaO) in an amount from 0.0 to 7.5% by weight is provided. Glass fibers formed from the composition have a refractive index between 1.55 and 1.69.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: OCV Intellectual Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Peter B. McGinnis, Douglas Hofmann
  • Polymerizable compounds, polymerizable composition, polymer, and optically anisotropic body
    Patent number: 9150677
    Abstract: The invention is a polymerizable compound represented by formula (I); a polymerizable composition comprising the polymerizable compound and an initiator; a polymer obtained by polymerizing the polymerizable compound or the polymerizable composition, and an optically anisotropic article comprising the polymer. In the formula, Q1 to Q3 are a hydrogen atom, and the like; X is a C4-12 divalent aromatic group, and the like; Y1 to Y12 are a chemical single bond, —O—, —O—C(?O)—, —C(?O)—O—, and the like; G1 to G4 are a C1-20 divalent aliphatic group, and the like; Z1 to Z4 are a C2-10 alkenyl group, and the like; A1 is a trivalent aromatic group, and the like; A2 to A7 are a C4-30 divalent aromatic group, and the like; and n is 0 or 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei Sakamoto, Kumi Okuyama
  • In situ formation of hydroxy chain end functional polyolefins
    Patent number: 9150672
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for preparing a telechelic polymer of formula I wherein: R1 is a polyolefin group; R2 and R3 are, independently in each —(CR2R3)— unit, hydrogen or alkyl from 1 to 6 carbons; m is an integer from 2 to 20; RX is a cationic initiator residue; and p is an integer from 1 to 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: The University of Southern Mississippi
    Inventors: Robson F. Storey, David L. Morgan
  • Magnetic polymer composite
    Patent number: 9153377
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hot melt dispensable polymeric composite and process for making and using the composite. Particulates of adequate particle size are mixed with a polymer that exhibits low viscosities at temperatures typically provided by hot-melt glue guns to form rods that vary significantly in density from the base polymer. Novel articles can be manufactured by dispensing the composite from a glue gun into molds or by placement of the melt molding compound into preformed cavities within an end article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: TUNDRA COMPOSITES, LLC
    Inventors: Kurt E. Heikkila, John S. Kroll, Rodney K. Williams
  • Weather-resistant crosslinked polyolefin composition, polyolefin sheet made from the same and method for making the sheet
    Patent number: 9150718
    Abstract: A weather-resistant crosslinked polyolefin composition is a novel formula containing a comprehensive mixture constituted by crosslinking agent, antistatic agent, TiO2 sized in nanometer and TiO2 sized in micrometer and essential components including polyolefin composition resin, lubricant auxiliary crosslinking agent, antioxidant, UV absorber and filler etc; this novel formula is particularly suited to produce a weather-resistant crosslinked polyolefin sheet with a calender machine instead of an extruder conventionally used, and the polyolefin sheets produced thereof are excellent in both heat-resistant and weather-resistant as well as in a high-quality sheet surface and capably made at a high yield rate through the calender machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Nan Ya Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: Dein-Run Fung, Ying-Te Huang, Chao-Hsien Lin, Ching-Yao Yuan, Tzai-Shing Chen
  • Comb polymers which can be used in cosmetics and detergents
    Patent number: 9150675
    Abstract: A water-soluble copolymer comprising, by mass relative to the total mass of the copolymer: 1 to 40% of at least one cationic monomer; 59.99 to 98% of at least one nonionic monomer; 0.01 to 10% of at least one monomer of formula (I); in which: R1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl radical; Z is a divalent group —C(?O)—O—, or —C(?O)—NH—; n is an integer between 2 and 200; R2 is a hydrogen atom or a carbon-containing radical which is saturated or unsaturated, optionally aromatic, linear, branched or cyclic, comprising 1 to 30 carbon atoms, and from 0 to 4 heteroatoms chosen from the group comprising O, N and S; the copolymer having a cationic charge density between 0.05 and 3 meq/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: S.P.C.M. SA
    Inventors: Frédéric Blondel, Antonin Sanna
  • Carbon black, method for producing carbon black, and rubber composition
    Patent number: 9145482
    Abstract: Carbon black includes primary particles having an average particle size of 15 to 40 nm, microprotrusions having an average length of 2 to 10 nm being formed on a surface of the primary particles. A method for producing carbon black includes introducing an oxygen-containing gas and fuel into a fuel combustion zone, mixing and combusting the oxygen-containing gas and the fuel to produce a high-temperature combusted gas stream, introducing a raw material hydrocarbon in a first stage of a raw material introduction zone and introducing the raw material hydrocarbon and an oxygen-containing gas in a second stage of the raw material introduction zone while introducing the high-temperature combusted gas stream into the raw material introduction zone to produce a carbon black-containing gas which is introduced into a reaction termination zone while spraying a coolant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: TOKAI CARBON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryusuke Harada, Takeshi Akahane
  • Polymer compositions comprising semi-aromatic polyamides and graphene materials
    Patent number: 9139732
    Abstract: A polymer composition having improved processing properties, in particular improved crystallization behavior, comprising a semi-aromatic polyamide and a graphene material. The graphene material may be a nano-graphene platelet. The semi-aromatic polyamide may comprise recurring units obtainable by a polycondensation reaction between at least one aromatic diamine and at least one non-aromatic diacid or derivatives thereof and/or recurring units obtainable by a polycondensation reaction between at least one aromatic diacid or derivatives thereof and at least one non-aromatic diamine. The composition may further comprise a polyamide different than the semi-aromatic polyamide. The composition may further comprise a filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: SOLVAY SA
    Inventors: Hans Edouard Miltner, Vito Leo, Kermit S. Kwan, Sanjay Gurbasappa Charati, Ardechir Momtaz, Prakash Druman Trivedi, Jignesh Markandray Shukla, Prakash Punjalal Panchal