Patents Examined by Edward J. Cain
  • Patent number: 11530324
    Abstract: Provided are a slurry composition having a low thixotropy and a superior handling property; a cured product of this slurry composition; and a substrate, film and prepreg using such cured product, the substrate, film and prepreg exhibiting excellent mechanical properties and a low relative permittivity and dielectric tangent. The slurry composition has a thixotropic ratio of not higher than 3.0, and comprises: (A) a cyclic imide compound having, per molecule, at least one dimer acid backbone, at least one linear alkylene group having not less than 6 carbon atoms, and at least two cyclic imide groups; (B) spherical silica fine particles and/or alumina fine particles having an average particle size of 0.05 to 20 ?m when measured by a laser diffraction method; (C) a silane coupling agent capable of reacting with the components (A) and (B); and (D) an organic solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Tsutsumi, Hiroyuki Iguchi, Yuki Kudo, Atsushi Tsuura
  • Patent number: 11530281
    Abstract: An ultra-high molecular weight, ultra-fine particle size polyethylene has a viscosity average molecular weight (Mv) greater than 1×106. The polyethylene is spherical or are sphere-like particles having a mean particle size of 10-100 ?m, having a standard deviation of 2-15 ?m and a bulk density of 0.1-0.3 g/mL. Using the polyethylene as a basic polyethylene, a grafted polyethylene can be obtained by means of a solid-phase grafting method; and a glass fiber-reinforced polyethylene composition comprising the polyethylene and glass fibers, and a sheet or pipe prepared therefrom; a solubilized ultra-high molecular weight, ultra-fine particle size polyethylene; and a fiber and a film prepared from the solubilized ultra-high molecular weight, ultra-fine particle size polyethylene may also be obtained. The method has simple steps, is easy to control, has a relatively low cost and a high repeatability, and can realize industrialisation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Huayi Li, Qian Li, Tongbing Sun, Caizhen Zhu, Ruigang Liu, Ning Zhao, Jian Xu
  • Patent number: 11519364
    Abstract: A polymer composite composition for use in high temperature applications such as furnaces, heat shields and aeronautical jet and rocket motors. In a particular application, the disclosed composition is applied to the manufacture of rocket motor cases, or parts thereof, to provide rigid thermal protection (RTP). The polymer composite composition comprises cyanate ester resin, fine lengths of carbon fibre and refractory filler material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: The Commonwealth of Australia
    Inventor: Rongzhi Li
  • Patent number: 11512174
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a fiber-reinforced material and an article made of the same. The fiber-reinforced material includes a fiber assembly and a matrix material coating the fiber assembly, the matrix material is a thermoplastic resin composition obtained by blending a polyolefin resin, a polyamide resin, and a modified elastomer that reacts with the polyamide resin. When a puncture test is performed at a striker speed of 1-4 msec and when a maximum impact force is applied is defined as PM and a deflection at break is defined as PB, PB/PM?4. When the amount of energy absorbed before a maximum impact force is applied is E1, the amount of energy absorbed after a maximum impact force is applied and before break is E2, and a total amount of absorbed energy of E1 and E2 is ET, the ratio of E2:ET is 70% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kosuke Geho, Masayuki Kito, Mitsutaka Sako, Goro Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11512172
    Abstract: The present invention provides a radome substrate and a preparation method thereof. The radome substrate includes: 5 to 10 parts of polyphenylene ether resin, 70 to 85 parts of ceramic masterbatch, 10 to 15 parts of hollow microbead masterbatch, 1 to 3 parts of a compatibilizer, and 0.1 to 0.3 parts of a lubricant. The radome substrate prepared according to the method provided in the present invention has a high dielectric constant and stress cracking resistance performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Kuang-Chi Cutting Edge Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Ruopeng Liu, Zhiya Zhao, Maobiao Yuan
  • Patent number: 11492463
    Abstract: A rubber composition for a tennis ball includes a base rubber and a filler having a degree of flatness DL of not less than 50, the degree of flatness DL being obtained by dividing an average particle diameter D50 (?m) of the filler by an average thickness T (?m) of the filler. An amount of the filler per 100 parts by weight of the base rubber is not less than 1 part by weight and not greater than 150 parts by weight. A gas permeability coefficient GPS and a loss tangent tan ?S of the rubber composition and a gas permeability coefficient GPL and a loss tangent tan ?L of a rubber composition obtained by replacing the filler with kaolin clay having a degree of flatness DL of 20 satisfy (1): GPL/GPS?1.02 and (2): |tan ?L?tan ?S|?0.03. A tennis ball 2 includes a core 4 formed using the rubber composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takehiko Hyodo, Masanori Taguchi, Kazuyoshi Shiga, Hiroaki Tanaka, Kunio Niwa, Fumiya Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11479665
    Abstract: The claimed material relates to a mixed silica and silicate fiber and polymer composite having enhanced modulus, viscoelastic and rheological properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Tundra Composites, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Bartel, Scott Bohnen, Kurt Heikkila
  • Patent number: 11472986
    Abstract: A puncture sealing agent is disclosed which comprises natural rubber latex, an aqueous solution of an adhesive and an antifreezing agent. The adhesive is a carbohydrate and the puncture sealing agent comprises a solid content resulting from the natural rubber latex in an amount of 21 wt % or less, based on the total weight of the puncture sealing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Maki, Michael M. Koegler, Angel J. Jimenez, Arnold Eckhardt
  • Patent number: 11472945
    Abstract: A slidable rubber material that has an amino-modified interfacial layer that does not affect the compression set. Although the slidable rubber material includes a rubber component such as a butyl rubber or halogenated butyl rubber etc. having the low-compression set, which contains a vulcanization agent such as a nitrogen/sulfur compound or a vulcanizing auxiliary agent, the rubber part is coated with a silicone rubber layer. The slidable rubber material exhibits a slidability and resists the detachment or elution of fine particles from the coating layer. A rubber component and a vulcanization agent; an interfacial modification layer that coats the rubber part and an amino-modified silicone compound is incorporated with surface molecules of the rubber part; and a layer that coats the interfacial modification and contains solid fine particles, an addition-type or condensation-type silicone rubber in which the particles are dispersed, and a curing catalyst for silicone rubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignees: ASAHI RUBBER INC., ICHINEN CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kosho Iwasaki, Yuko Takami, Akira Yoshida, Tomoya Uchida, Daisuke Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11473011
    Abstract: Disclosed is a colored luminescent composite pigment including an association of at least one luminescent pigment having an average particle size of between 50 and 2000 ?m and at least one coloring agent. Also disclosed are compositions and materials including the pigment, to the method for the production thereof and to the use of same for coloring materials, particularly of a hydraulic binder composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: CHRYSO
    Inventor: Jean-Jacques Hivert
  • Patent number: 11466160
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a surface-treated carbon black, including a step (step (i)) of mixing a carbon-black-containing aqueous-slurry-solution in which a carbon black is dispersed in water with a dihydrazide compound, and subsequently removing the water. Disclosed is a method for producing a rubber wet masterbatch, including: a step (I) of mixing a carbon-black-containing aqueous-slurry-solution in which a carbon black is dispersed in water, a rubber latex solution, and a dihydrazide compound with each other to produce a carbon-black-containing aqueous-rubber-latex-solution; a step (II) of solidifying the resultant carbon-black-containing aqueous-rubber-latex-solution to produce a carbon-black-containing rubber solidified product; and a step (III) of dehydrating and drying the resultant carbon-black-containing rubber solidified product to produce the rubber wet masterbatch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: TOYO TIRE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kento Dogomori
  • Patent number: 11459428
    Abstract: A method for producing a rubber wet master batch is disclosed including: producing a carbon black-containing rubber latex solution by mixing carbon black, a dispersion solvent and a rubber latex solution; producing a carbon black-containing rubber coagulum by coagulating the thus-obtained carbon black-containing rubber latex solution; and producing a rubber wet master batch by dehydrating and drying the thus-obtained carbon black-containing rubber coagulum. With respect to this method for producing a rubber wet master batch, the carbon black satisfies conditions such that: the DBP oil absorption is 105-230 mL/100 g; STSA is 90-205 m2/g; and the value obtained by subtracting the value of STSA from the value of DBP oil absorption is 15 or more. This method for producing a rubber wet master batch enables the achievement of a vulcanized rubber that has wear resistance and low heat generation properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: TOYO TIRE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yonosuke Inada
  • Patent number: 11452674
    Abstract: The present invention provides a non-solvent dental adhesive composition exhibiting high initial bond strength and high bond durability to a tooth structure (wet matter) and a high dentin cohesive failure rate on a tooth structure (wet matter) and being substantially free of water and an organic solvent. The present invention relates to a non-solvent dental adhesive composition comprising: an acid group-containing polymerizable monomer (A); a hydrophobic polymerizable monomer (B) having no acid group; and a water-soluble photopolymerization initiator (C) having a solubility of 10 g/L or more in water at 25° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: KURARAY NORITAKE DENTAL INC.
    Inventors: Yamato Nojiri, Mitsunobu Kawashima, Ryo Matsuura, Ryota Murayama
  • Patent number: 11441033
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sheet-like material having soft texture, durability capable of withstanding practical use, and abrasion resistance. The sheet-like material of the present invention is a sheet-like material containing a nonwoven fabric composed of an ultrafine fiber having an average single fiber diameter 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Ryuji Shikuri, Makoto Nishimura, Yukihiro Matsuzaki, Satoshi Yanagisawa
  • Patent number: 11441050
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a shielding filler, a shielding coating comprising the same, a preparation method and a use thereof. The shielding filler adopts melamine sponge as a carrier and surfaces thereof are covered with FeOx/graphene. The electromagnetic shielding coating is formed by mixing a component A and a component B in a molar ratio of (—OH)A:(—NCO)B=1:1, in which component A comprises fluorocarbon resin, elastic polyester resin, an electromagnetic filler, an auxiliary agent and a mixing solvent, and component B is isocyanate. The shielding filler of the present invention has a sponge-like macroporous structure, the pore wall surfaces of which are covered with ferrite and graphene, and the shielding filler has excellent electromagnetic shielding performance due to the electrical loss and magnetic loss. The obtained electromagnetic shielding coating layer is electrically conductive and magnetically inductive and has a broad electromagnetic shielding response frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: CRRC QINGDAO SIFANG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lin Sun, Yue Xu, Yuming Feng, Peng Lin, Sansan Ding
  • Patent number: 11434333
    Abstract: Methods to prepare elastomer compounds are described that include dry mixing at least one additive to an elastomer composite masterbatch at low temperatures over a shortened mixing cycle with reduced energy consumption. The elastomer composite masterbatch is produced in a liquid masterbatch process. The resulting elastomer compounds are further described as well as property improvements that can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Cabot Corporation
    Inventors: David C. Reynolds, Gerald D. Adler, Martin C. Green
  • Patent number: 11434351
    Abstract: Provided is a rubber composition containing non-fibrous titanate compound particles and having excellent dispersibility of the titanate compound particles and excellent wet grip performance and wear resistance. A rubber composition containing a rubber component mixed with: non-fibrous titanate compound particles having an average particle diameter of less than 30 ?m and a BET specific surface area of 2 m2/g or more; and silica particles having a BET specific surface area of 50 to 250 m2/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: OTSUKA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masato Tani
  • Patent number: 11433605
    Abstract: A filament material and a method for producing the same is disclosed. For example, the filament material includes a polymer resin that is compatible with an extrusion based printing process and a marking additive that allows selective portions of the filament material to change color when exposed to a light, wherein the marking additive is added to approximately 0.01 to 25.00 weight percent (wt %).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Nan Xing Hu
  • Patent number: 11420402
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tire puncture sealing agent having excellent storage performance, and a tire puncture repair kit. The tire puncture sealing agent of the present invention contains: a rubber latex and/or a resin emulsion; a predetermined glycol ether; and a non-ionic surfactant having an HLB value from 15 to 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kiyohito Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11421090
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to synthesizing a nanomaterial-polymer composite via in situ interfacial polymerization. A nanomaterial is exposed to a solution having a first solute dissolved in an aqueous solvent to uniformly, or substantially uniformly, distribute the solvent throughout the porosity of the network of the nanomaterial. The nanomaterial is then exposed to a second solution having a second solute dissolved in an organic solvent, which is substantially immiscible with the first solvent, with the first solute reacting with the second solute. The first and second solutions can be stirred, or otherwise moved with respect to each other, to facilitate transport of the second solution throughout the nanomaterial to promote reaction of the polymer within the nanomaterial to produce a polymer composite having uniform morphology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Cécile A. C. Chazot, Anastasios John Hart