Patents Examined by Deve E Valdez
  • Styrene-butadiene-based binders and methods of preparing and using same
    Patent number: 8901220
    Abstract: Styrene-butadiene-based aqueous dispersions and methods for their preparation are described herein. The aqueous dispersions include water and a binder comprising a styrene-butadiene-based copolymer and an epoxysilane. Further described herein are binder formulations and methods for their preparation and use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Kostas S. Avramidis, Mark Gordon
  • Process for preparing poly(meth)acrylate-graft-polylactone polymers
    Patent number: 8901231
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing poly(meth)acrylate-graft-polylactone polyols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Brand, Gabriele Brenner, Cornelia Borgmann, Rene Koschabek, Sven Balk
  • Thermoplastic composition containing a mold release agent which is based on cured vegetable esters
    Patent number: 8901221
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic composition containing a) a thermoplastic polymer, b) a mold release agent, and c) optionally further additives, wherein the mold release agent contains a hydroxycarboxylic acid; an ester of a hydroxycarboxylic acid or a derivative of a hydroxycarboxylic acid, and one or more of an alcohol having one or more hydroxyl groups, or a compound having one or more epoxide groups, or a compound having one or more keto groups, or a mixture of a hydroxycarboxylic acid and the ester of a hydroxycarboxylic acid or a derivative of a hydroxycarboxylic acid and one or more of an alcohol having one or more hydroxyl groups or a compound having one or more epoxide groups or a compound having one or more keto groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Emery Oleochemicals GmbH
    Inventor: Peter Daute
  • Polymer-modified asphalt compositions
    Patent number: 8895645
    Abstract: A modified-asphalt composition prepared by introducing a diene end-capped block copolymer with a molten asphalt composition, where the block copolymer is defined by the formula ?-(D-V-d)x where each D is independently a polydiene block, each V is independently a vinyl aromatic block, each d is a polydiene end cap, ? is a coupling moiety, and x is an integer from 2 to 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignees: Firestone Polymers, LLC, Heritage Research Group
    Inventors: Christine Rademacher, Timothy Reece, Herb Wissel, Daniel Graves, Peter Boerner
  • Elastomeric nanocomposites, nanocomposite compositions, and methods of manufacture
    Patent number: 8883906
    Abstract: A nanocomposite is formed from at least one copolymer and at least one nanofiller. The copolymer is formed of units derived from isoolefins having from 4 to 7 carbon atoms and multiolefins. The nanofiller comprising a surfactant wherein the surfactant has the structure of (R1R2R3R4)N+ wherein R1 is benzyl derived unit, which may or may not be substituted, wherein R2 is selected from C1 to C26 alkyls, C2 to C26 alkenes, and C3 to C26 aryls, and wherein R3 and R4 are the same or different and are independently selected from C9 to C26 alkyls, C9 to C26 alkenes, and C9 to C26 aryls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Michael B. Rodgers, Weiqing Weng, John P. Soisson, Robert N. Webb, Sunny Jacob, Molly W. Johnston
  • Additive composition for mortars, cements and joint compounds and cementitious compositions made therefrom
    Patent number: 8882907
    Abstract: An additive composition for mortars, exterior insulation finish systems, self-leveling compounds and joint compounds is disclosed. The additive composition contains a nitrogen-containing polymer and a reactive agent capable of forming a crosslinking reaction with the nitrogen-containing polymer. Small amounts of the additive composition contained in a product cannot only increase one or more properties of the product but can also minimize the use of redispersible polymers in the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Celanese International Corporation
    Inventors: Eduardo Romero-Nochebuena, Jose A. Briones, Mark G. Cupta, Philip J. Brondsema
  • Surfactant
    Patent number: 8883945
    Abstract: A compound of the formula R1.[(AO)n.—R2]m (I) where: R1 is the residue of a group having at least m active hydrogen atoms; AO is an alkylene oxide residue; each n is independently from 1 to 100; m is at least 2; and each R2 is independently H, a C1 to C21 hydrocarbyl, or an acyl group —OC.R3, where R3 is a C1 to C21 hydrocarbyl group, wherein on average greater than one of the R2 groups is or comprises a C4 to C21 hydrocarbyl group comprising at least two ethylenic double bonds. The compounds are particularly suitable for use in preparing aqueous emulsions or dispersions of resins and polymers, especially alkyd resins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignees: Croda International PLC, Croda Americas LLC
    Inventors: William Harry McNamee, Trevor Graham Blease, Johnny Denis Grade, Hanamanthsa Shankarsa Bevinakatti
  • Organic switching element and method for producing the same
    Patent number: 8877871
    Abstract: There is provided a switching element including two electrodes and an organic bistable material sandwiched between the electrodes, which is expected to be applied to an organic memory element or the like. A switching element which includes: two electrodes; and an organic thin film containing a metal fine particle and interposed between the electrodes, and which exhibits such a current bistability that the switching element has two stable resistance values in response to a voltage applied, the switching element characterized in that the metal fine particle is dispersed in the organic thin film with a metal fine particle-dispersing agent containing a polymer having a dithiocarbamate group and having a weight average molecular weight of 500 to 5,000,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignees: Kyushu University, Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Fujita, Kei Yasui, Masaaki Ozawa, Keisuke Odoi, Hisashi Ichikawa
  • Polar group-containing copolymer, rubber composition and studless tire
    Patent number: 8877857
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polar group-containing copolymer which can provide a rubber composition and a winter tire achieving the abrasion resistance, performance on ice, and handling stability on dry roads in a balanced manner. The present invention relates to a polar group-containing copolymer obtainable by copolymerizing a conjugated diene compound and a polar group-containing vinyl compound, wherein the polar group-containing vinyl compound is a compound that has a polymerizable unsaturated bond and a polar group, wherein any one of carbon atoms forming the polymerizable unsaturated bond and a carbon atom linked to the polar group are connected to each other via at least one carbon atom, and wherein a cis content of the double bond portion of the conjugated diene compound in the polar group-containing copolymer is 80 mol % or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Tokimune, Kazuo Hochi, Katsumi Terakawa
  • Wetting agents and dispersants based on mixtures of structure copolymers
    Patent number: 8871856
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions comprising two structured linear copolymers selected from the group consisting of block copolymers and gradient copolymers, these copolymers being prepared by different controlled polymerization techniques and the difference in the polydispersities of these copolymers, ?(Mw/Mn), being ?0.25. The invention further relates to the production of such blends and to their use as wetting agents and dispersants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: BYK-Chemie GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Göebelt, Jurgen Omeis, Sabine Johann, Sandra O'Shea
  • Hot melt adhesive compositions having good adhesion on both polar and nonpolar substrates
    Patent number: 8865822
    Abstract: A hot melt adhesive composition including a) at least one thermoplastic silane grafted poly-?-olefin that is solid at 25° C.; and b) at least one reaction product of a polyisocyanate having an isocyanate-reactive silane, wherein the isocyanate-reactive silane includes exactly one group reactive to an isocyanate group, selected from a hydroxyl group, a mercapto group, and an amino group, and wherein the reaction product includes a molecular weight Mw of less than 1500 g/mol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: SIKA Technology AG
    Inventors: Kai Paschkowski, Doreen Janke
  • Rubber-steel cord composite
    Patent number: 8859653
    Abstract: Provided is a rubber-steel cord composite which is excellent in workability and which is markedly excellent in tensile characteristics, an adhesive property after vulcanization for a short time and a heat resistant adhesive property. The rubber-steel cord composite has such a constitution that a steel cord which has a brass-plated layer on a peripheral surface thereof and in which a content of phosphorus contained in the form of oxide in a wire surface layer region extending from a surface of the above brass-plated layer up to a depth of 5 nm in a wire radial direction toward the inside is 1.5 atomic % or less is adjacent to a rubber composition containing a rubber component, sulfur and a sulfeneamide base vulcanization accelerator represented by the following Formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6; x and n are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Satou
  • Asphalt compositions including a disperion of microgels dipersed in an oil
    Patent number: 8859649
    Abstract: The present invention is related to dispersion compositions and asphalt compositions including the dispersion compositions. The dispersion compositions include a microgels dispersed in a continuous oil phase. The dispersed microgels include at least one water swollen/swellable polymer, water soluble polymer, or combination thereof. The asphalt compositions include bitumen, aggregate, and a dispersion composition having a microgels dispersed in oil. The dispersed microgels include at least one water swollen/swellable polymer, water soluble polymer, or combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Zydex Industries
    Inventor: Ajay Ranka
  • Insulating film
    Patent number: 8859087
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide an insulating film having a high breakdown voltage and excellent heat resistance and handling properties. The present invention is a biaxially oriented insulating film which contains (i) a styrene-based polymer having a syndiotactic structure and (ii) particles and which has a refractive index in the thickness direction of 1.6050 to 1.6550.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Teijin Limited
    Inventors: Shigeyoshi Masuda, Dai Nakagawa, Kinji Hasegawa
  • Activated silane compound, rubber composition using the same and tire
    Patent number: 8846820
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an activated silane compound obtained by reacting a hydrocarbyloxysilane compound with an organic metal compound in an organic solvent, and enhancing interaction of silica with carbon black and improving the fracture characteristic, the abrasion resistance and the low heating property provide an activated silane compound which can be reduced in a blending amount, a rubber composition prepared by blending it as a silane coupling agent and a pneumatic tire prepared by using the above rubber composition, which is excellent in a durability, a low heating property and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Omara, Kouichi Morita, Uchu Mukai
  • Post-treatment solution for digital inkjet printing
    Patent number: 8846798
    Abstract: A post-treatment solution for digital inkjet printing includes a thermoplastic material having a melting temperature ranging from about 40° C. to about 250° C., a binder, and a liquid carrier. The thermoplastic material and the binder are present in a weight ratio ranging from 100:1 to 1:1. A print medium, printing method, and printing system are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Xulong Fu, Lokendra Pal, Xiaoqi Zhou
  • Functional MBS impact modifiers for use in engineering resins
    Patent number: 8846824
    Abstract: The invention relates to a methylmethacrylate-butadiene-styrene (MBS) core/shell polymer impact modifier containing functionalization in the shell. The functionalized MBS is useful as an impact modifier in engineering resins, and especially in blends of engineering resins, particularly where the blend contains both functional and non-functional resins. One specific engineering resin blend having excellent low temperature impact performance is a polycarbonate (PC)/polyethylene terephthalate (PET) blend with the functional MBS of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Arkema Inc.
    Inventors: Jason M. Lyons, Navneeth K. Singh, Xianfeng Shen
  • Isolable and redispersable transition metal nanoparticles their preparation and use as IR absorbers
    Patent number: 8841375
    Abstract: The instant invention relates to easily isolable and re-dispersible transition metal nanoparticles, their manufacture and use as IR-absorbers, in particular in transparent thermoplastic or crosslinkable polymers. A further aspect of the invention is a composition of these transition metal nanoparticles and thermoplastic or crosslinkable polymers and an architectural or automotive glazing containing these transition metal nanoparticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Francesca Peri, Samanta Cimitan, Markus Grob
  • Nonflammable polyester resin composition and method for manufacturing such a resin composition
    Patent number: 8841368
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a nonflammable polyester resin composition comprising: making a polymer mixture containing the following (A) to (E) components in a melted state pass through a space between two parallel faces, with a face-to-face distance x being set to 5 mm or less; (A) a polyester resin of 40 to 80% by weight; (B) a polycarbonate resin of 5 to 40% by weight; (C) a rubbery polymer of 5 to 30% by weight; (D) a polyphenylene sulfide resin and/or a phenol resin of 2 to 20% by weight; and (E) a phosphorus-containing acid ester compound and/or a polyamide resin of 0.1 to 25% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuo Kurachi, Akira Ohira
  • Additive composition for mortars, cements and joint compounds and cementitious compositions made therefrom
    Patent number: 8828137
    Abstract: An additive composition for mortars, exterior insulation finish systems, self-leveling compounds and joint compounds is disclosed. The additive composition contains a nitrogen-containing polymer and a reactive agent capable of forming a crosslinking reaction with the nitrogen-containing polymer. Small amounts of the additive composition contained in a product not only can increase one or more properties of the product but can also minimize the use of redispersible polymers in the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Celanese International Corporation
    Inventors: Eduardo Romer-Nochebuena, Jose A. Briones, Mark G. Cupta, Philip J. Brondsema