Patents Examined by Doris Lee
  • Patent number: 9040603
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an ink jet ink for color filter and a method for preparing the same, as well as a method for preparing of a color filter. The ink jet ink for color filter comprising, by weight, 10 to 50 parts of aqueous nano pigment dispersion and 51 to 95 parts of a cold curing component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shi Shu, Jianshe Xue, Jisheng Zhao, Lin Li
  • Patent number: 9029443
    Abstract: Flame retardant thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) compositions are disclosed having a flame retardant package comprising an organo-phosphinate component, an organo-phosphate component, and a polyhydric alcohol. The flame retardant components may be present in an amount from about 5 to about 40 weight percent of the phosphinate compound; from about 5 to about 20 weight percent of the phosphate compound, and from about 0.1 to about 15 weight percent of the polyhydric alcohol, based on the total weight of the TPU composition. Processes are disclosed to make the TPU compositions and to make wire and cable constructions employing the TPU compositions as the jacket of the wire and cable constructions. The TPU compositions exhibit excellent flame retardant capabilities as measured by Limited Oxygen Index testing and/or UL 94 Vertical Burn tests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Sridhar K. Siddhamalli, Carl A. Brown
  • Patent number: 9018293
    Abstract: A polymer composition, stretched and unstretched articles and processes to make stretched and unstretched articles from that composition are set forth wherein the composition comprises a blend of a polyamide wherein the amino to carboxyl end group ratio of the polyamide polymer is less than 1.0 when the relative viscosity of the polyamide polymer is less than 2.0, and less than 0.30 when the relative viscosity is in the range of 2.0 to 2.3 and less than 0.20 when the relative viscosity is greater than 2.3, a crystallizable polyester and an interfacial tension reducing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: M&G USA Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas David Callander, Gianluca Ferrari, Arianna Giovannini, Maria Teresa Scrivani, Simone Ferrero
  • Patent number: 9012557
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of making sporting surfaces, particularly animal racing surfaces such as horse racing tracks, comprising mixing a polysiloxane polymer or polymers with a mixture of solid materials. This invention overcomes many of the problems associated with prior art surfaces, and can be used to modify or repair such prior art surfaces, or can be incorporated into newly manufactured surfaces to greatly enhance their physical properties. The invention imparts highly desirable physical characteristics to manufactured sporting surfaces, extends the temperature range throughout which these surfaces can be used, and provides a more consistent, reliable and long lasting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Inventor: William C. Hiscox
  • Patent number: 9006319
    Abstract: A composition comprising, based on the total weight of the composition, from 10 to 90 wt. % of a polyetherimide with a weight average molecular weight from 10,000 to 80,000 Daltons; from 10 to 90 wt. % of a polymer selected from polycarbonates, polyester-polycarbonates, polyalkylene terephthalates, or a combination thereof, from 0.005 to 1 wt. % of a hydrotalcite having a particle size of less than 10 micrometer and a magnesium oxide to aluminum oxide mole ratio of 1.0 to 5.0; from 0.01 to 1.0 wt. % of a phosphorus-containing stabilizer; from 0.01 to 1.00 wt. % of a hindered phenol stabilizer; optionally, from 0 to 3 wt. % of a polyolefin; and optionally, from 0 to 5 wt. % of an inorganic metal oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Sabic Global Technologies B.V.
    Inventors: Robert Russell Gallucci, Mark A. Sanner, Georgios S. Zafiris
  • Patent number: 8980975
    Abstract: Compositions including carbon nanofoam are suitable for printing and magnetic ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: William G Herbert, Gary Maier
  • Patent number: 8975338
    Abstract: A propylene composition comprising (percent by weight): A) 60%-90%, of a crystalline propylene copolymer containing from 3.5% to 10% of ethylene derived units; B) 10%-40%, of a copolymer of propylene containing from 18.5% to 23.5%, of ethylene derived units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Marco Ciarafoni, Paola Massari, Gisella Biondini, Tiziana Caputo, Monica Galvan
  • Patent number: 8969446
    Abstract: The present invention is a flame-retardant polyurethane composition comprising (a) a thermoplastic polyurethane-based resin component, (b) a phosphorus flame retardant particulate filler, and (c) a low melting temperature phosphorus flame retardant agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Geoffrey D. Brown, Given Jing Chen, Kawai Peter Pang, Robert F. Eaton, Manish Mundra, Anteneh Z. Worku
  • Patent number: 8962725
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a crosslinkable composition comprising at least one crosslinkable component crosslinkable by a latent base crosslinking catalyst comprising a substituted carbonate salt according to formula 1 wherein X+ represents a cation and wherein R is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl or aralkyl group, and wherein the crosslinkable composition comprises 0.1-10 wt %, preferably 0.1-5, more preferably 0.2-3 and most preferably 0.5-1.5 wt % water (relative to total weight of the crosslinkable composition). The invention further relates to a coating composition comprising the crosslinkable composition according to the invention, a novel catalyst composition and to the use of said catalyst composition according to the invention as a latent base crosslinking catalyst in coating compositions, preferably in RMA crosslinkable compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Nuplex Resins B.V.
    Inventors: Richard Hendrikus Gerrit Brinkhuis, Jan Andre Jozef Schutyser, Paulus Jozef Dolphijn, Antonius Johannes Wilhelmus Buser, Petrus Johannes Maria David Elfrink, Michael Anthony Gessner, Mohamad Deeb Shalati
  • Patent number: 8962731
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method of preparing a metal nanobelt. According to the method, a metal nanobelt having various applicabilities, for example, capable of easily forming a conductive film or a conductive pattern with excellent conductivity, may be easily prepared by a simple process at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. The method comprises reacting a conductive polymer and a metal salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Won-Jong Kwon, Sung-Ho Yoon, Kyung-Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 8957143
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a composition that includes a poly(arylene ether), a radial block copolymer of an alkenyl aromatic monomer and a conjugated diene, a linear block copolymer of an alkenyl aromatic monomer and a conjugated diene, one or more optical enhancing agents, and a hydrocarbon resin. The composition is characterized by at least one of the following properties: a multiaxial impact of at least 20 joules as measured by ASTM D 3763-08, a percent haze of 15 percent or less as measured by ASTM D 1003-00, and a percent transmittance of 75 percent or more as measured by ASTM D 1003-00.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: SABIC Global Technologies B.V.
    Inventor: Kim G. Balfour
  • Patent number: 8946334
    Abstract: A rubber composition for tires, which includes a rubber component containing a natural rubber component consisting of at least either a natural rubber or an epoxidized natural rubber, and an inorganic filler containing silica, and a pneumatic tire using such a rubber composition for tires are provided. The rubber composition can be used as a rubber composition for clinch apex, and in this case, the rubber component preferably consists of the natural rubber component, with the inorganic filler being contained in a range of 50 to 80 parts by mass and carbon black being contained in a range of 2 to 5 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoichi Mizuno, Toshikazu Kondo
  • Patent number: 8946332
    Abstract: A composition that contains from 30 to 95 wt. %, based on the total weight of the composition, of a thermoplastic component and an effective amount of a flow-enhancing component. The effective amount of the flow-enhancing component reduces the viscosity of the composition by at least 10% compared to the viscosity of a composition comprising the thermoplastic component, but not an effective amount of the flow-enhancing component. The thermoplastic component is selected from the group consisting of polycarbonates, polyesters, and combinations thereof. The flow-enhancing component comprises b1) a component selected from the group consisting of metal oxides, metalloid oxides, metal alkoxides, metalloid alkoxides, and combinations thereof and b2) a mineral filler component. The weight ratio of component b1) to component b2) ranges from 1:25 to 25:1. A method for enhancing the flow of compositions comprising thermoplastic components is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sabic Global Technologies B.V.
    Inventors: Josephus Gerardus van Gisbergen, Chris van der Weele, Sreepadaraj Karanam, Mark van der Mee
  • Patent number: 8940827
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lead-free, non-toxic and arc resistant composite material having a thermosetting polymer, at least one heavy particulate filler, at least one light particulate filler and, optionally, at least one arc resistant filler. The composite material may be utilized in manufacturing articles used in radiation shielding and other applications where arc resistant and dielectric strength are desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Globe Composite Solutions, Ltd.
    Inventor: Xiujun Wang
  • Patent number: 8937124
    Abstract: A resin composition includes a polylactic acid, a monocarbodiimide compound and a phosphazene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaya Ikuno, Masahiro Moriyama
  • Patent number: 8933148
    Abstract: A solventless radiation curable stretchable ink composition including an aliphatic urethane monomer or oligomer; an acrylic ester monomer; a photoinitiator; and an optional colorant. A patterned article including a deformable substrate; an image printed on the deformable substrate, the image being formed from a radiation curable stretchable ink composition comprising an aliphatic urethane monomer or oligomer; an acrylic ester monomer; a photoinitiator; and an optional colorant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Cameron Derry, Yiliang Wu, Naveen Chopra, Peter G. Odell
  • Patent number: 8916625
    Abstract: An ink jet resin ink composition which is caused to adhere onto a glitter region that contains a glitter pigment, includes: at least one kind of resin selected from a urethane-based resin, an ester-based resin, and a fluorene-based resin, wherein glass-transition temperatures (Tg) of the urethane-based resin and the ester-based resin are higher than or equal to ?70° C. and less than or equal to 80° C., and a glass-transition temperature (Tg) of the fluorene-based resin is higher than or equal to 0° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Denda, Shoki Kasahara
  • Patent number: 8916632
    Abstract: A flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition includes: (A) about 60% by weight (wt %) to about 90 wt % of a polycarbonate resin including a first polycarbonate having a weight average molecular weight from about 30,000 g/mol to about 50,000 g/mol and a second polycarbonate having a weight average molecular weight from about 5,000 g/mol to about 20,000 g/mol; (B) about 10 wt % to about 40 wt % of an aromatic vinyl resin having a fogging index (FI) of about 0.8 or less as calculated by Equation 1 defined in the specification; (C) about 1 part by weight to about 20 parts by weight of an impact modifier based on about 100 parts by weight of (A)+(B); and (D) about 5 parts by weight to about 30 parts by weight of a flame retardant based on about 100 parts by weight of (A)+(B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Cheil Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Dong Kil Choi, Su Hak Bae, Jung Hun Lee, Dong Min Park, Seung Shik Shin, Min Jung Joo
  • Patent number: 8911853
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inkjet ink comprising 5 to 30% by weight of organic solvent based on the total weight of the ink, a radiation curable monofunctional monomer, a radiation curable multifunctional monomer, a photoinitiator and a colourant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Sericol Limited
    Inventors: Carole Noutary, Jeremy Ward
  • Patent number: 8907016
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer composition containing 5 to 95% by weight of a copolymer H and 2 to 60% by weight of a copolymer K, the copolymers H and K each having polyether macromonomer structural units and acid monomer structural units, which are present in the copolymers H and K in each case in a molar ratio of 1:20 to 1:1, and at least 20 mol % of all structural units of the copolymer H and at least 25 mol % of all structural units of the copolymer K being present in each case in the form of acid monomer structural units, the polyether macromonomer structural units of the copolymer H having side chains containing in each case at least 5 ether oxygen atoms, the number of ether oxygen atoms per side chain of the polyether macromonomer structural units of the copolymer H varying in such a way that the corresponding frequency distribution diagram, in which the number of ether oxygen atoms per side chain of a polyether macromonomer structural unit is plotted along the abscissa and the associated frequenc
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Construction Research & Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Mario Vierle, Klaus Lorenz, Gerhard Albrecht, Christian Scholz, Petra Wagner, Barbara Wimmer