Patents Examined by Edward J. Cain
  • Patent number: 10414860
    Abstract: A polycarbonate resin of the present invention comprises: a repeat unit represented by chemical formula 1 in the specification; a repeat unit represented by chemical formula 2; and a repeat unit represented by chemical formula 3. The polycarbonate resin has excellent flame retardancy, thermal resistance, transparency, impact resistance, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Lotte Advanced Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Chan Hur, Jun Ho Chi, Woo Suk Chei, O Sung Kwon, Jung Jae Lee
  • Patent number: 10414881
    Abstract: Provided are methods of making thermoplastic vulcanizates and thermoplastic vulcanizates made therefrom. The methods can comprise adding vulcanizable elastomer to a reactor; adding a masterbatch comprising a thermoplastic resin and a metal oxide to the reactor; adding a curative to the reactor; and dynamically vulcanizing the elastomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Oscar O. Chung, Porter C. Shannon, Ronald D. Vlcek, Richard G. Martin, Christopher E. Hrbacek
  • Patent number: 10407614
    Abstract: The present application relates to a light conversion film in which one or more types of organic fluorescent dyes are dispersed in a polymer medium including one or more types of ionic polymers, and a light conversion device, a backlight unit and a display apparatus including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Du Hyeon Shin, Youkyong Seo, Jungho Lim, Ji Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 10400091
    Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic composite, a method for preparing a thermoplastic composite, and an injection-molded product. The thermoplastic composite comprises 35-75% by weight of a thermoplastic resin, 5-45% by weight of a non-cellulosic organic fiber, and 5-20%) by weight of hollow glass microspheres, based on 100% by weight of the total weight of the thermoplastic composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Jingqiang Hou, Baris Yalcin, Pu Ren, Yinjie Zhou, Xuchu Jiang, Xuetao Yu
  • Patent number: 10400136
    Abstract: This invention provides multifunctional coatings containing multiple components that usually do not associate with one another, from deposition of waterborne precursor compositions. Some variations provide a multiphase waterborne composition comprising a first-material phase containing a first material and a second-material phase containing a second material that is chemically different than, but covalently bonded to, the first material, wherein the first material and/or the second material contains ionic species. The first-material phase and the second-material phase are microphase-separated on an average length scale of phase inhomogeneity from about 0.1 microns to about 100 microns. The first and second materials may be selected from hydrophobic materials, hydrophilic materials, hygroscopic materials, oleophobic materials, and/or oleophilic materials, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: HRL Laboratories, LLC
    Inventors: Ashley M. Dustin, Andrew P. Nowak, Adam F. Gross
  • Patent number: 10392478
    Abstract: A method for producing a wet rubber comprises a step (I) of dispersing the filler into the dispersing solvent, and adding, at the time of the dispersing, at least one portion of the rubber latex solution to the dispersing solvent to produce a slurry solution containing the filler to which particles of the rubber latex adhere, a step (II) of mixing the slurry solution containing the filler, to which the rubber latex particles adhere, with the rest of the rubber latex solution to produce a rubber latex solution containing the filler, to which the rubber latex particles adhere, and a step (III) of solidifying and drying the rubber latex solution containing the filler. About the filler, the ratio of the nitrogen adsorption specific surface area (N2SA) thereof to the iodine adsorption amount (IA) thereof ((N2SA)/(IA)) is 1.00 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: TOYO TIRE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shuhei Koyama
  • Patent number: 10391743
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel multilayer structure including a layered product capable of maintaining high performance even after being subjected to extrusion coating lamination. The present invention relates to a multilayer structure including a layered product and a layer (H) stacked on the layered product. The layered product includes a base (X), a layer (Z) containing an aluminum atom, and a layer (Y) containing a compound (A) containing a phosphorus atom. The layer (H) contains a thermoplastic resin (U), and the thermoplastic resin (U) is a polymer containing an ?-olefin unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: KURRAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Inubushi, Yuji Shimizu, Masakazu Nakaya
  • Patent number: 10385193
    Abstract: A composition that includes a polyolefin having first repeating units, hollow glass microspheres, a polyolefin impact modifier that is chemically non-crosslinked and free of polar functional groups, and a compatibilizer comprising the first repeating units and second repeating units, which are the first repeating units modified with polar functional groups. Articles made from the composition and methods of making an article by injection molding the composition are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Baris Yalcin, Ibrahim S. Gunes, Gustavo B. Carvalho, Mark J. Williams
  • Patent number: 10384977
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a reinforced building block made of autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) comprising rebars formed essentially from A) at least one fibrous carrier and B) and a hardened composition formed from B1) at least one epoxy compound and B2) at least one diamine and/or polyamine in a stoichiometric ratio of the epoxy compound B1) to the diamine and/or polyamine component B2) of 0.8:1 to 2:1, as matrix material, and C) optionally further auxiliaries and additives and to methods of production thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Fuchsmann, Michael Vogel, Vladislav Yaroslavskiy, Elena Mikhaylova, Wladimir Richter
  • Patent number: 10370502
    Abstract: A drag reducing composition comprising at least one non-polyalphaolefin polymer having an average particle size in the range of from about 5 to about 800 micrometers. The non-polyalphaolefin polymer can initially be formed via emulsion polymerization. The initial polymer particles can then be at least partially consolidated and then reduced in size and suspended in a carrier fluid. The resulting drag reducing composition can be added to a hydrocarbon-containing fluid to decrease the pressure drop associated with the turbulent flow of the hydrocarbon-containing fluid through a conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: LIQUIDPOWER SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Timothy L. Burden, Ray L. Johnston, William F. Harris, Kenneth W. Smith, Wayne R. Dreher, Stuart N. Milligan
  • Patent number: 10370508
    Abstract: Chemical compositions are provided that include at least one of Formula I or Formula II: where n and m are integers, at least one of R1 or R2 comprises an aromatic moiety, and X is selected from the group consisting of CH2, NH, O, S, SO2, and combinations thereof. Composites formed from the chemical composition and at least one reinforcement material are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Jalapeno Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Richard D. Hreha, Joel P. Brubaker, Patrick J. Hood
  • Patent number: 10358540
    Abstract: Volatile compound emissions from a product that comprises a polymeric material may be reduced or eliminated from the product by heating the product in a subatmospheric pressure environment. The product may be heated in the subatmospheric pressure environment at a temperature sufficient to vaporize a volatile compound contained within the polymeric material such that vapors of the volatile compound are extracted or released from the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Thomas J Chapaton, Wayne E Reeder
  • Patent number: 10335976
    Abstract: A treated cellulosic material comprising a cellulosic material having a porous structure defining a plurality of pores, at least a portion of the pores containing a treating agent comprising a cured low viscosity epoxy resin. The present disclosure further describes a method for preparing a treated cellulosic material comprising (a) providing a cellulosic material; and (b) a first treatment protocol comprising impregnating the cellulosic material with a liquid epoxy resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Xue Chen, Stephen W. King, Maurice J. Marks, Rui Vogt Alves Da Cruz
  • Patent number: 10328491
    Abstract: Disclosed are interfacially modified particulate and polymer composite material for use in injection molding processes, such as metal injection molding and additive process such as 3D printing. The composite material is uniquely adapted for powder metallurgy processes. Improved products are provided under process conditions through surface modified powders that are produced by extrusion, injection molding, additive processes such as 3D printing, Press and Sinter, or rapid prototyping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Tundra Composites, LLC
    Inventor: Kurt Heikkila
  • Patent number: 10323139
    Abstract: The invention relates to masterbatch preparation of a silica rich rubber composition, rubber compositions thereof and tire with component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Gregory Daniel Zartman, Paul Harry Sandstrom
  • Patent number: 10323989
    Abstract: The invention involves the incorporation and enablement of multiple interactive elements into high-volume consumables products to increase utility, function and features of the consumable product at minimal incremental cost and adjustment to production and manufacturing processes. The invention further reports processes and compositions that enable consumable products with differentiating features which product would otherwise be deficient for their intended use and application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Segan Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Hans O. Ribi
  • Patent number: 10316109
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin. In accordance with the present invention, a thermoplastic resin exhibiting superior heat resistance, gloss, and whiteness while having mechanical properties identical to or higher than those of a conventional thermoplastic resin and a thermoplastic resin composition including the same are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Won Hong, Hyung Sub Lee, Min Cheol Ju, Min Seung Shin, In Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 10316181
    Abstract: In a composition comprising (A) a reinforcing fiber containing a carbon fiber, (B) a resin particle, and (C) a matrix resin (C), the resin particle (B) comprises a spherical resin particle having an average particle diameter of 12 to 70 ?m. In a composition comprising (A) a reinforcing fiber containing a carbon fiber, (B) a resin particle, and (C) a matrix resin, the resin particle (B) comprises (B1) a spherical small resin particle having a particle diameter less than an average fiber diameter of the reinforcing fiber (A) and (B2) a spherical large resin particle having a particle diameter not less than the average fiber diameter of the reinforcing fiber (A). The reinforcing fiber (A) may particularly comprise a carbon fiber. The resin particle (B) may particularly comprise a polyamide resin particle. The resin particle (B) may have an average particle diameter of 1 to 10 times as large as the average fiber diameter of the reinforcing fiber (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: DAICEL-EVONIK LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuteru Mutsuda, Thomas Grosse-Puppendahal
  • Patent number: 10308816
    Abstract: A coating for pelletized thermoplastic road marking material is provided in which at least one of waxes, silica compounds, and inorganic compounds is provided on the surface of the thermoplastic pellet. The pellet is formed by mixing a binder mixture with a filler mixture, heating the mixed ingredients while mixing into a homogenous molten mixture and then extruding the molten mixture. The extruded material is cooled, cut into individual pellets and then coated. The coating prevents clumping of the pellets and also imparts improved flowability and lower melting point properties. Preferred coatings include micronized polyethylene wax, silicates, silanes, silicones, siliconates, fluoropoymers, calcium carbonate and zeolite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignees: Potters Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Lam Thanh Nguyen, Daniel John Puffer, Sr., Suruliappa Jeganathan, Mark Terry
  • Patent number: 10312503
    Abstract: Cohesive carbon assemblies are prepared by obtaining a carbon starting material in the form of powder, particles, flakes, or loose agglomerates, dispersing the carbon in a selected organic solvent by mechanical mixing and/or sonication, and substantially removing the organic solvent, typically by evaporation, whereby the cohesive assembly of carbon is formed. The method is suitable for preparing free-standing, monolithic assemblies of carbon nanotubes in the form of films, wafers, or discs, having high carbon packing density and low electrical resistivity. The method is suitable for preparing adherent cohesive carbon assemblies on substrates comprising various materials. The assemblies have various potential applications, such as electrodes or current collectors in electrochemical capacitors, fuel cells, and batteries, or as electromagnetic interference shielding materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satyabrata Raychaudhuri, Yongan Yan, Leonid Grigorian