Patents Examined by David L Miller
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Patent number: 11976769Abstract: Provided is an oil leakage repairing material, wherein the oil leakage repairing material is a curable composition, oil absorption of the oil leakage repairing material before curing is 100% or greater, and oil absorption of the oil leakage repairing material after curing is 50% or less.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2019Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Dexerials CorporationInventors: Yasutaka Mori, Takeshi Nishio, Takaaki Kubota, Tetsuya Abe
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Patent number: 11958928Abstract: An example of a bottlebrush polymer has a polymer backbone and a plurality of individual brush moieties bonded to the polymer backbone. The individual brush moieties include a ketone, a hydrophilic segment, and a surface adhesive terminal group. The brush moieties can be functionalized and/or cross-linked.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.Inventor: Hoyong Chung
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Patent number: 11952448Abstract: Compositions are provided which may comprise a plurality of organic additive particles, the particles comprising a polymerization product of reactants comprising a dioxane/dioxolane monomer and a vinyl co-monomer, wherein the dioxane/dioxolane monomer is an ester of (meth)acrylic acid with an alcohol comprising a dioxane moiety, an ester of (meth)acrylic acid with an alcohol comprising a dioxolane moiety, or both. Toner and additive manufacturing compositions comprising the organic additive particles are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Karen A. Moffat, Sepehr M. Tehrani, Kimberly D. Nosella, Raysa Rodriguez Diaz, Richard P. N. Veregin, Cuong Vong
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Patent number: 11952451Abstract: Latexes are provided which may comprise water and resin particles comprising a polymerization product of reactants comprising a dioxane/dioxolane monomer and an additional monomer, wherein the dioxane/dioxolane monomer is an ester of (meth)acrylic acid with an alcohol comprising a dioxane moiety, an ester of (meth)acrylic acid with an alcohol comprising a dioxolane moiety, or both.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventor: Sepehr M. Tehrani
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Patent number: 11945891Abstract: A composition having excellent curability and adhesive bonding ability is provided. A composition, comprising the following components (1) to (5): (1) a polymerizable vinyl monomer containing 10 to 70 parts by mass of (1-1), 10 to 60 parts by mass of (1-2), and 10 to 60 parts by mass of (1-3) based on 100 parts by mass of (1) the polymerizable vinyl monomer, in which (1-1) is a (meth)acrylic monomer represented by the formula (A) Formula (A) Z—O—R1 (wherein, Z represents a (meth)acryloyl group, and R1 represents an alkyl group.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2018Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: DENKA COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Hideki Hayashi, Yoshitsugu Goto, Chiaki Takano
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Patent number: 11927914Abstract: The present invention provides an electrophotographic toner binder containing, as a main component, a polymer whose constituent monomer is a monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated bond, the electrophotographic toner binder being excellent in low-temperature fixability, hot-offset resistance, and storage stability. The present invention provides an electrophotographic toner binder containing a polymer (A) containing a monomer (a) and a monomer (x) different from the monomer (a) as essential constituent monomers, wherein the monomer (a) is a (meth)acrylate having a C18-C36 acyclic hydrocarbon group, the polymer (A) has an acid value of 40 or less, and the polymer (A) satisfies the following relational expression (1): 1.1 (cal/cm3)0.5?|SP(x)?SP(a)|?8.0 (cal/cm3)0.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2017Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Takuya Koshima
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Patent number: 11926696Abstract: Low molecular weight, high Tg resins, with applications including tire additives and adhesives. An oligomer is obtained by ring opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of a sterically encumbered cyclic monomer with an olefinic chain transfer agent. The sterically encumbered cyclic monomer and the olefinic chain transfer agent are present in the polymerization at a molar ratio of from 2:1 to about 40:1. Also, methods for making the oligomer by ROMP.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Eric D. Metzger, Mika L. Shiramizu, Brian J. Rohde, Alan A. Galuska
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Patent number: 11925547Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating composition for an in-vivo implantable prosthesis including a photoinitiator, a crosslinking agent, and a phosphorylcholine (pc) monomer having an acrylate group, a method of coating an in-vivo implantable prosthesis using the coating composition, and a cosmetic prosthesis coated with the crosslinked polyphosphorylcholine. An in-vivo implantable prosthesis coated with crosslinked polyphosphorylcholine may be manufactured by a simple method of applying a coating composition including a photoinitiator, a crosslinking agent, and a phosphorylcholine (pc) monomer having an acrylate group according to the present invention, and then irradiating uv rays. The crosslinked polyphosphorylcholine coating may provide hydrophilicity for the surface and may also remarkably reduce adsorption of proteins and fibroblasts, which may cause side effects such as capsular contracture.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATIONInventors: Tae Hyun Choi, Yan Lee, Ji Ung Park, Ji Yeon Ham, Hee Jin Kim, Suk Wha Kim, Hye Jeong Min
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Patent number: 11905356Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel photosensitive resin precursor that can be developed with an alkali and ring-closed even at low temperatures, and preferably has excellent thermal properties and excellent electric properties after curing, and also to provide a use application thereof. As means for achieving the object, disclosed are a bismaleimide compound comprising, in one molecule, two partial structures in each of which a carbon atom having a substituent represented by the following formula (A) (wherein Y represents a direct bond or a divalent linking group), and a carbon atom having a hydroxy group are directly bonded to each other, a polymer which is a self-polymer of the bismaleimide compound, and a benzoxazole which is an intramolecular dehydrated ring-closed product of the polymer.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Naoki Kawamoto, Firyon Ko, Taihei Koumoto
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Patent number: 11826748Abstract: An ion exchange membrane is provided which includes an ion exchange polymer that is partially cross-linked. The partially cross-linked ion exchange polymer will be more stable and will not be washed out over time. The ion exchange polymer may be UV or chemically cross-linked, wherein a cross-linking compound is added to the ion exchange polymer either before or after coupling to a support material. A support material may be made of, or be coated with, a cross-linking compound and the support material may initiate cross-linking proximal to the support material. The support material may be made of a material that chemically bonds with the ionomer.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2017Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: FFI IONIX IP, INC.Inventors: Bamdad Bahar, Jack Saltwick, Zhefei Li
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Patent number: 11802172Abstract: A composition for seeded polymerization includes: a compound having dithioate; a mercaptan compound; an aromatic vinyl monomer; and a conjugated diene monomer.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2019Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Du Seong Ahn, Gwanghoon Kwag, Jae Kon Suh
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Patent number: 11795353Abstract: An adhesive composition having excellent adhesiveness to a cycloolefin resin or the like. The adhesive composition of the present invention includes a polymer having a repeating unit derived from a polymerizable compound represented by formula (I): Y—N(Ar)(R) Formula (I), in which Ar represents an unsubstituted or substituted C6 to C14 aryl group or an unsubstituted or substituted C6 to C10 aryl C1 to C3 alkyl group; R represents an unsubstituted or substituted C1 to C6 alkyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted C3 to C6 cycloalkyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted C6 to C14 aryl group, or an unsubstituted or substituted C6 to C10 aryl C1 to C3 alkyl group; and Y represents a polymerizable functional group. In Formula (I), a substituent on Ar and a substituent on R can bond to form a divalent organic group.Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2017Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: NIPPON SODA CO., LTD.Inventor: Taiki Yamate
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Patent number: 11795249Abstract: Provided are a novel structure of a copolymer, a preparation method thereof, a vinyl chloride-based resin composition including the copolymer, and a coating ink including the vinyl chloride-based resin composition. According to the present invention, when the vinyl chloride-based resin composition including the copolymer is used, compatibility with ethylene vinyl acetate is excellent, and ink dispersibility and ink color are also excellent.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2019Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Moon Soo Gil, Chul-Woong Lee, Hyeok Chil Kwon
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Patent number: 11795258Abstract: A method for preparing a core-shell copolymer includes polymerizing a core by polymerizing 70 to 90 parts by weight of a methyl (meth)acrylate monomer and 1 part to 20 parts by weight of a C2-C12 alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer, based on 100 parts by weight of the total content of the monomer; at a point when a polymerization conversion ratio is 70% to 90% in the polymerization of the core, polymerizing the core by adding and polymerizing 1 part to 10 parts by weight of the methyl (meth)acrylate monomer and 0.04 to 0.7 parts by weight of a polyfunctional acrylic cross-linking agent; and polymerizing a core-shell copolymer by adding and polymerizing 1 to 10 parts by weight of the methyl (meth)acrylate monomer and 1 to 10 parts by weight of an aromatic vinyl monomer in the presence of the core.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2019Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Inventors: Chang No Lee, Yoon Ho Kim, Sang Il Nam, Kyung Bok Sun, Kwang Jin Lee
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Patent number: 11787891Abstract: The present invention provides a modified block copolymer composition comprising a modified block copolymer containing at least one aromatic vinyl polymer block and at least one conjugated diene polymer block, and having at least one modified terminal modified with a compound having a silicon atom and an acrylic group and/or a methacrylic group.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2018Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: ZEON CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi Nozawa, Sadaharu Hashimoto
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Patent number: 11739215Abstract: Disclosed are photosensitive resin compositions capable of forming positive resin films with excellent heat shape retention. The photosensitive resin compositions comprises a polymer having a monomer unit represented by the following general formula (I) and a polyamideimide: where R1 is a single chemical bond or a divalent C1-C6 hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent, and R2 is a hydrogen or a monovalent C1-C6 hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2018Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: ZEON CORPORATIONInventor: Takaaki Sakurai
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Patent number: 11697712Abstract: A lacquer composition is provided, comprising 20%-79.9% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, of a thiol compound having two or more thiol groups, 20%-79.9% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, of a compound having two or more carbon-carbon double bonds and 0.1%-10% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, of a separating agent having an alkyl radical having 4-20 carbon atoms, where the alkyl radical is unsubstituted or fluorine-substituted and the alkyl radical is bonded to a functional group. Also provided are the use of this lacquer composition as a protective lacquer on an optical surface of an optical element in the production of the optical element, and an optical element comprising the protective lacquer.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2017Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: tooz technologies GmbHInventors: Joerg Puetz, Hans-Joachim Weippert, Matthias Krieg
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Patent number: 11667733Abstract: Disclosed herein are isotactic polyvinyl ethers and improved methods of making same. The method disclosed herein can produce polyvinyl ethers having a higher isotacticity as compared to polyvinyl ethers prepared with conventional methods.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2019Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillInventors: Frank Liebfarth, Aaron Teator
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Patent number: 11649311Abstract: There is provided a method for introducing a temperature-sensitive probe comprising a copolymer, which comprises a thermoresponsive unit and a fluorescent unit, into a cell, and the method using the copolymer further comprising a cationic unit as the temperature-sensitive probe, and the method comprising the step of mixing the copolymer with the cell in a solvent. The copolymer can be preferably used as a fluorescence temperature sensor which measures intracellular temperature since the copolymer has a cationic group and thus enters into a cell without using a special method.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2018Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignees: KIRIN HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYOInventors: Toshikazu Tsuji, Kumiko Ikado, Seiichi Uchiyama, Kyoko Kawamoto
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Patent number: 11649346Abstract: Disclosed herein are aqueous coating compositions containing an anionically stabilized polymer, one or more derivatized polyamines, and a volatile base. Coating compositions can farther include one or more additional copolymers, which may or may not be anionically stabilized, and/or additional additives, including pigments, defoamers, pigment dispersing agents, thickeners, surfactants, and combinations thereof. By incorporating a derivatized polyamine, such as an alkoxylated polyamine, the setting time of the coating compositions can be decreased. Also provided are coatings formed from the coating compositions described herein, as well as methods of forming these coatings.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2019Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Inventors: Randall Petrie, Luke S. Egan, Sridhar G. Iyer, Armin Burghart, Jeremy Funk