Patents Examined by Frances Tischler
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Patent number: 11760712Abstract: The present invention relates to triarylmethane compounds of the formula (I), which suitable as monomers for preparing thermoplastic resins having beneficial optical properties and which can be used for producing optical devices. R1, R2 are e.g. hydrogen; Y is an alkylene group having 2, 3 or 4 carbon atoms, Ar is selected from mono- or polycyclic aryl and mono- or polycyclic hetaryl; X1, X2, X3, X4 are CH, C—Rx or N, provided that in each ring at most two of X1, X2, X3, X4 are N; Rx is e.g. halogen, CN or CH?CH2. The invention also relates to thermoplastic resins comprising a polymerized unit of the compound of formula (I).Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2019Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.Inventors: Karl Reuter, Vasyl Andrushko, Mark Kantor, Florian Stolz, Munenori Shiratake, Kentaro Ishihara, Koji Hirose, Shinya Ikeda, Noriyuki Kato, Mitsuteru Kondo, Shoko Murata, Kensuke Oshima
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Patent number: 11753546Abstract: A binder composition includes at least: a binder base selected among an oil, a bitumen base, a pitch, a clear binder, or mixtures thereof; an acid compound of general formula (I): R—(COOH)z (I); an amide compound of general formula (II): R?—(NH)nCONH—(X)m—(NHCO)p(NH)n—R? (II), the compounds of formula (I) and formula (II) being provided in a weight ratio of 10:1 to 1:16. A process for manufacturing bituminous mixes including at least the binder composition and aggregates, includes at least the steps of: heating the aggregates to a temperature ranging from 100° C. to 180° C., mixing the aggregates with the binder composition, and obtaining bituminous mixes. A method for transporting and/or storing and/or handling the binder composition includes transporting and/or storing and/or handling the binder composition in the form of blocks or pellets.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: TOTAL MARKETING SERVICESInventor: Mouhamad Mouazen
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Ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymer compositions with improved continuous high temperature resistance
Patent number: 11753521Abstract: A composition comprising at least the following components: A) one or more ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymers, which comprise ?3.5 wt % of a non-conjugated diene, based on the weight of the one or more ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymers; B) an acid acceptor selected from the following: MgO, ZnO, or combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2019Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Guang Ming Li, Raymond L. Laakso, Jr., Yuming Lai, Xiaosong Wu -
Patent number: 11753522Abstract: The use of magnesium oxide for increasing the rate of crosslinking and/or the crosslinking density of at least one crosslinkable polymer is described in addition to a composition that can be employed in this use, comprising: from 30 to 80% by weight of a crosslinking co-agent, from 0.5 to 10% by weight of an organic peroxide, from 15 to 60% by weight of magnesium oxide, and from 0 to 40% by weight of one or more crosslinkable polymers. An article obtained from this composition is also described.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2019Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Arkema FranceInventors: Alfredo Defrancisci, Leonard Palys, Peter Dluzneski
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Patent number: 11752678Abstract: A transparent, single- or multilayer, biaxially oriented polyester film with reduced oxygen transmission rates, having a barrier coating on at least one film surface, where the barrier coating is the drying product of an aqueous coating dispersion or aqueous coating solution, that includes at least one polyanion and at least one polyethyleneimine, where the polyanion has neutralized acid groups which are carboxylate, phosphate and/or sulfate groups, and the dry thickness d of the coating is in the range of 15 nm?d<200 nm. The biaxially oriented, coated polyester film has transparency?88% and oxygen permeation lower at least by a factor of two than that of the uncoated biaxially oriented film. A process for the production of the biaxially oriented, coated polyester film, and also its use as oxygen-barrier film.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2019Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbHInventors: Matthias Konrad, Deborah Altenhofen, Claudia Lohre
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Patent number: 11753402Abstract: Provided is a plasticizer composition, including: a cyclohexane-1,2-diester-based substance in which two alkyl groups are bonded to the ester groups, and the alkyl groups each independently are a C4 to C12 alkyl group; and an epoxidized alkyl ester composition comprising one or more compounds of the following Chemical Formula 1: wherein in Chemical Formula 1: R1 is a C8 to C20 alkyl group comprising one or more epoxy groups; and R2 is a C4 to C10 alkyl group.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2019Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Hyun Kyu Kim, Yun Ki Cho, Jeong Ju Moon, Joo Ho Kim
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Patent number: 11746208Abstract: Methods for recycling thermoset polymers, particularly by changing them into dynamic networks with the use of an appropriate catalyst solution which transforms the thermoset polymer into a vitrimer-like composition. The methods include the step of swelling a crosslinked thermoset polymer in a solution including a catalyst, whereby the catalyst diffuses into the thermoset polymer, in particular into the thermoset network. Upon removal of the liquid portion of the solution, such as solvent, the catalyst facilitates the occurrence of exchange reactions at elevated temperatures, rendering the system a dynamic network. The vitrimerized composition having the thermoset polymer and catalyst is recyclable and processable and thus suitable for many end uses.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2020Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITYInventors: Liang Yue, Vahab Solouki Bonab, Ammar Patel, Dian Yuan, Vahid Karimkhani, Ica Manas-Zloczower
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Patent number: 11746079Abstract: Provided is a plasticizer composition, comprising: a cyclohexane-1,4-diester-based substance of the following Chemical Formula 1; an epoxidized alkyl ester composition comprising one or more compounds of the following Chemical Formula 2; and a citrate-based substance of the following Chemical Formula 3: wherein in Chemical Formula 1 to Chemical Formula 3; R1 and R2 each independently are a C8 alkyl group; R3 is a C8 to C20 alkyl group comprising one or more epoxy groups; and R4 to R7 each independently are a C4 to C10 alkyl group.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2019Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Hyun Kyu Kim, Jeong Ju Moon, Seok Ho Jeong, Yun Ki Cho, Joo Ho Kim
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Patent number: 11746251Abstract: A chemical agent resistant coating composition can include a fluoropolymer, a dispersible acrylic resin, a flatting agent, and a hydrophobic additive. The coating composition can include at least 10 weight % of the flatting agent based on the total solids weight of the coating composition, and the flatting agent can include ground fiberglass, a hyperbranched (meth)acrylic resin, and an additional flatting agent. The hydrophobic additive can include a wax. When the composition is applied to a substrate and cured as a coating, the coating has an 85° gloss of less than 3.5, a water contact angle of greater than 80°, and desorbs a maximum of 180 micrograms of bis(2-chloroethyl) sulfide and a maximum of 40 micrograms of O-pinacolyl methylphosphonofluoridate, according to testing under MIL-PRF-32348. A method of preparing chemical agent resistant coating compositions and substrates at least partially coated with the chemical agent resistant coating compositions are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO, INC.Inventors: Lawrence J. Fitzgerald, Anthony M. Chasser, DeAnna D. Katz
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Patent number: 11746185Abstract: A polyethylene terephthalate composition (PET), an injection-molded bottle preform made from a PET composition, a refillable PET container blow-molded from the preform, catalyst compositions used for making the PET composition, methods for making the PET composition, methods for injection-molding a PET bottle preform, methods for blow-molding a refillable PET bottle from a preform and methods for improving the rewash stability and recyclability of refillable PET bottles particularly for carbonated soft drinks.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: ALPEK POLYESTER, S.A. DE C.V.Inventors: David Eugene Thompson, Damian Adrian Salazar Hernandez
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Patent number: 11746282Abstract: Friction reducers, fracturing fluid compositions and methods for treating subterranean formations, wherein friction reducer is a reacted, grafted or blend of natural gum and polyacrylamide having a molecular weight between 300,000 and 30,000,000.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Sunita Hydrocolloids Inc.Inventors: Farhan Siddiqui, Mohit Hissaria, Danny Fred Wilson, P K Hissaria
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Patent number: 11745479Abstract: A laminated composite article having a core component and laminate sheet. The laminate sheet is disposed and overlying at least a portion of the core component. The laminate sheet includes a wear layer and an ink layer. The laminate sheet includes UV absorbers. The UV absorbers are arranged and disposed to provide ink stability to the ink layer. Methods for forming the laminated composite article are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2020Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: TREX COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Jason Patrick McDonald, Darren W. Garrison
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Patent number: 11732089Abstract: Disclosed is a bio-based polycarbonate ester comprising: (i) repeat unit 1 obtained from a condensation reaction of 1,4:3,6 -dianhydrohexitol and carbonate; and (ii) repeat unit 2 obtained from a condensation reaction of 1,4:3,6-dianhydrohexitol and 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylate; and a preparation method for the bio-based polycarbonate ester, comprising the steps of: (1) preparing a compound 1,4-diphenyl-cyclohexanedicarboxylate through a trans-esterification or esterification reaction of a compound represented by formula 2 and phenol; and (2) preparing a compound comprising a repeat unit represented by formula 1 through a polycarbonate melt polycondensation reaction of the 1,4-diphenyl -cyclohexanedicarboxylate prepared in step (1), a compound represented by formula 4 and 1,4:3,6-dianhydrohexitol.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: SK CHEMICALS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kwang Sei Oh, Il-Hoon Cha, Ji-hoon Kim
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Patent number: 11713407Abstract: An altered drilling fluid having a drilling fluid and a date tree waste-based lost circulation material (LCM). The date tree waste LCM may include includes date tree waste fibers produced from one or more of the following: date tree trunks, date tree rachis, date tree leaflets, date tree panicles, and date tree roots. The date tree waste LCM may include fibers having lengths in the range of 5 millimeters (5 mm) to 15 mm, diameters in the range of 0.5 mm to 0.8 mm, and having an aspect ratio range of 6 to 30. Methods of manufacture of a date tree waste LCM are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventor: Md Amanullah
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Patent number: 11708453Abstract: Process for preparing copolyesters by introducing TPA, EG, and CHDM at an EG:TPA molar ratio of 2.3:1 to 2.7:1 into a reaction zone; reacting TPA with EG and CHDM at a temperature of at least 250° C. and pressure of up to 40 psi to form a first esterification product; passing the first esterification product to a reaction zone; esterifying the first esterification product at a temperature of at least 250° C. and pressure of up to 20 psi to form a second esterification product, passing the second esterification product to a reaction zone; polycondensing the second esterification product in the presence of a catalyst to form a prepolymerization product; passing the prepolymerization product to one or more reaction zones; and polycondensing the prepolymerization product in the presence of the catalyst to form a copolyester comprising 1.0 wt % or less of DEG, without requiring the use of DEG-suppressing additives.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Anne-Martine Sherbeck Jackson, Rachel Elizabeth McLendon, Bruce Roger DeBruin, Michael Paul Ekart, Dale Milton Blakely, Robert Todd Harris
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Patent number: 11701919Abstract: A non-pneumatic wheel having a hub, an outer tread band and a plurality of spokes connecting the hub with the outer tread band, each of the plurality of spokes having first and second spoke elements joined by a body comprised of an elastomer connecting the first spoke element to the second spoke element.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2018Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements MichelinInventors: Clifford Wilson, Clayton Bohn, Jr., Steven M Cron, Timothy Brett Rhyne
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Patent number: 11702562Abstract: A coating composition includes: (a) 60 to 90 percent by weight of an active hydrogen-containing polyester having a number average molecular weight of at least 23,000, an acid value below 5 and a hydroxyl value below 10, (b) 0.1 to 10 percent by weight of a polyanhydride, and (c) 5 to 30 percent by weight of a curing agent reactive with the active hydrogens associated with (a) and (b), the percentages being based on weight of resin solids of the coating composition, where the reaction product of the coating composition forms a single coating without including a thermoplastic polymer. The coating composition is useful in coating food and beverage containers, particularly 2-piece cans formed by drawing and redrawing (DRD).Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Huy Lai, Kris M. Kazik, Keri Veres
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Patent number: 11697276Abstract: A coating film obtained from a composition containing a polyaspartic acid ester and a fluoropolymer. Also disclosed is fluorine-containing coating film including a urethane bond and a urea bond, and exhibiting a corrosion from scribe of 1 mm or shorter. Both coating films have a thickness of 100 to 1000 ?m. Also disclosed is a laminate including a base and one or the other of the coating films.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2020Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Keiko Washino, Katsuhiko Imoto, Koichiro Ogita, Susumu Wada, Yasukazu Nakatani
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Patent number: 11691382Abstract: This disclosure provides methods for the chemical modification of microbial derived triglyceride oils, use thereof in polyurethane chemistries, and incorporation thereof as a core material alone or as part of a wood core composite in the production of sporting goods equipment, including, for example, alpine skis, touring skis, cross country skis, approach skis, split boards, snowboards, and water skis.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: CHECKERSPOT, INC.Inventors: Matthew Sterbenz, Daniel Malmrose, Scott Franklin
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Patent number: 11691397Abstract: This invention relates to an anisotropic multilayer film and the process of making a multilayer film, wherein a supercritical blowing agent is introduced to at least one layer, wherein at least one layer comprises 10 to 100 percent by weight LLDPE with a melt index of 0.2 to 2 g/10 min. The film in this invention can have a surface with an average Sheffield smoothness, according to TAPPI T 538, of less than 100. The film in this invention can have a puncture propagation tear resistance, in accordance with ASTM D2582, greater than 500 g/mil.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: MuCell Extrusion, LLCInventors: Mehdi Saniei, James K. Sakorafos, Nicholas R. Torraco, Mark E. Lindenfelzer