Patents Examined by Hannah J Pak
  • Composite material
    Patent number: 11420904
    Abstract: A coated fibre comprising a fibre and a coating, wherein the coating comprises nanoplatelets and a polymer, wherein the coating has a layered structure comprising at least two bilayers, each bilayer comprising a nanoplatelet layer and a polymer layer is described. A composite material comprising a plurality of coated fibres and a matrix is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE
    Inventors: Francois De Luca, Milo Sebastian Peter Shaffer, Alexander Bismarck
  • Hydrophobic thermoplastic starch composite and method for manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 11414535
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hydrophobic thermoplastic starch and method for manufacturing the same, to be used as granules for making biodegradable composites. The hydrophobic thermoplastic Starch of the invention is in a granule type, has the melt flow index in the range of 0.2-6 g/10 min at 160° C. and has 60-80 wt % of starch and the water content less than 9%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Inventor: Shao Heng Chen
  • Acrylic rubber composition
    Patent number: 11407879
    Abstract: An acrylic rubber composition comprising 5 to 12.5 parts by weight of silica and 5 to 15 parts by weight of graphite as fillers, based on 100 parts by weight of ultracold-resistant acrylic rubber having a glass transition point Tg of ?42° C. or less. Due to the use of ultracold-resistant acrylic rubber, the use environment temperature, i.e., ?30 to +150° C., is satisfied. In addition, the respective use of specific amounts of silica and graphite as fillers allows the formation of bonded piston seals that have roll processability and adhesion equivalent to or higher than those of the existing seals, and that satisfy compression set characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kotaro Inoue
  • Method for manufacturing recyclable inorganic paper
    Patent number: 11400622
    Abstract: A method is provided for manufacturing recyclable inorganic paper, which has a composition comprising 60-85 wt % mixture of natural inorganic mineral powders, inorganic glass powders, and sand powders, 5-40 wt % bonding agent of polypropylene (PP), and 1-5 wt % assisting agents, through the following steps: feeding and mixing of the constituents of the composition; stirring and mixing the composition; pressing to cause bi-directional extension of the composition so as to form a sheet; subjecting the sheet to operation of a high density squeezing machine for further mixing and pressing the sheet; reversely turning and shaping the sheet for further extension of the sheet; and continuous compression and extension of the sheet to induce further bi-directional extension of the sheet in both lateral and longitudinal direction and to control thickness of the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignees: HO ASIA HUANG INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chun Ming Huang
  • Crosslinkable polymer composition comprising polymer blend of EVA copolymer and EMA copolymer
    Patent number: 11384234
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a crosslinkable polymer composition for use as a sheath layer of cable, and to a cable comprising a crosslinked layer obtained from said composition. The crosslinkable polymer composition according to the present invention comprises a polymer blend of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer and ethylene methyl acrylate copolymer, a flame retardant filler and a crosslinking agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Nexans
    Inventors: Jong-Chan Lim, Seong-Jin Kim, Kwon-Soon Kim
  • Absorbent core having water-absorbing polymer particles
    Patent number: 11384221
    Abstract: A method for making water-absorbing polymer particles is provided and includes providing crosslinkers, polymerizable monomers and inorganic solid particles. The average closest distance between two neighboring crosslinkers (RXL) in a water-absorbing polymer particle for a specific X-load of the water-absorbing polymer particle is calculated via the formula below: Rxl = ( ( 1 rho_dry + x_L rho_liq ) N A · ? i ? w_xl i Mr_CXL i ) 1 3 ( I ) with x_L being the amount of liquid absorbed in the water-absorbing polymer particle in g liq/g water-absorbing polymer particle, rho_liq being the density at room temperature of the fluid that swells the water-absorbing polymer particle (generally saline of 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Arsen Simonyan, Juliane Kamphus, Josef Breu
  • Graft copolymer, and thermoplastic resin composition and thermoplastic resin molded article comprising the same
    Patent number: 11384189
    Abstract: The present invention provides a graft copolymer comprising (A) a seed comprising units derived from an alkyl methacrylate monomer; (B) a core formed on the seed and comprising units derived from an alkyl acrylate monomer; and (C) a shell formed on the core and comprising units derived from one or more one or more selected from the group consisting of an aromatic vinyl-based monomer, a vinyl cyanide-based monomer and an alkyl methacrylate monomer, wherein an average particle diameter of the core is 40 to 90 nm, and a graft ratio of the shell is 10 to 30%, and a thermoplastic resin composition and a thermoplastic resin molded article including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Min Jung Kim, Bong Keun Ahn, Yong Yeon Hwang, Wang Rae Joe, Jang Won Park
  • Aqueous binder compositions
    Patent number: 11377566
    Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous binder compositions comprising an aqueous polymer latex of a film forming carboxylated polymer and a branched polyetheramine polyol dissolved in the aqueous phase of the aqueous polymer latex, wherein essentially all of the amino groups in the branched polyetheramine polyol are tertiary amine groups. The present invention also relates to water-borne coating compositions containing such an aqueous binder composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Xavier Mollat Du Jourdin, Jochen Gattermayer, Joost Leswin, Ivan Cabrera, Anna Maria Mueller-Cristadoro, Benedikt Crone
  • Sizing compositions including weakly-coordinating anion salts and uses thereof
    Patent number: 11370704
    Abstract: A sizing composition including water, a film former, a silane coupling agent, and a weakly-coordinating anion salt is provided. The sizing composition may be applied to fibers used to reinforce polymer compositions. Fiber reinforced composite materials that include reinforcing fibers sized with the sizing composition exhibit improved physical properties, particularly after the fiber reinforced composite material has experience prolonged exposure to heat and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Marc Cossement, Jean-Philippe Gasca, Yvan Besson, Julien Romeyer
  • Thermosetting composition, and method for manufacturing thermoset resin
    Patent number: 11364663
    Abstract: A thermosetting composition comprising: (A) a (meth)acrylate compound having a viscosity at 25° C. of 1 to 300 mPa·s with which a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic hydrocarbon group including 6 or more carbon atoms is ester-bonded; (B) spherical silica; and (C) a white pigment, and having a shear viscosity at 25° C. and 10 s?1 of 1 Pa·s or more and 500 Pa·s or less and a shear velocity at 25° C. and 100 s?1 of 0.3 Pa·s or more and 100 Pa·s or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Obata, Takeshi Iwasaki, Daichi Ogawa, Haruhiko Mori
  • Composition for producing graphite-polymer composite and graphite-polymer composite produced therethrough
    Patent number: 11359064
    Abstract: Provided is a composition for producing a graphite-polymer composite. A composition for producing a graphite-polymer composite according to an embodiment of the present invention is prepared by comprising: a heat radiation filler comprising a non-insulating filler and an insulating filler, the non-insulating filler comprising a graphite composite including nanoparticles combined to a surface of graphite and a catechol amine layer; and a matrix forming component comprising a thermoplastic polymer compound. According to the present invention, the composition leads to an improvement in insulation property of a heat radiation member and a minimization in deterioration of heat radiation performance of the heat radiation member, so that the utilization of the composition can be improved in industries requiring both heat radiation characteristics and heat insulation performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: AMOGREENTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seung Jin Choi
  • Pretreatment liquid and ink set comprising same
    Patent number: 11352518
    Abstract: Provided is a pretreatment liquid for aqueous pigment inkjet printing which excels in adhesion to non-permeable substrates such as film substrates and which can provide printed material having good printed image quality with little mixed color bleeding and color unevenness. Also provided is an ink set including the pretreatment liquid and an aqueous pigment inkjet ink. The pretreatment liquid for aqueous pigment inkjet ink printing comprises polyolefin resin particles (A), a flocculant (B), and water. The softening temperature of the polyolefin resin particles (A) is from 50 to 100° C., and the flocculant (B) contains at least one type of substance selected from metal salts and cationic polymer compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignees: TOYO INK SC HOLDINGS CO., LTD., TOYOCOLOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Sugihara, Toshihiro Tetsuka, Kazumasa Hattori
  • Method of manufacturing high temperature resistant composite materials
    Patent number: 11345787
    Abstract: Methods of manufacturing high-temperature composite materials using carbon nanotube to improve the efficiency of insulation applied to propulsion systems for aerospace equipment including 5 steps: step 1: select necessary materials and equipment, step 2: disperse MW-CNTs in the polar solution, step 3: distribute MW-CNTs evenly in the resin, step 4: eliminate residual solvents, step 5: curing phenolic resin composites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: VIETTEL GROUP
    Inventors: Dinh Nguyen Nguyen, Ky Nam Pham, Trong Dai Vu
  • Resin composition, cured product, formed body and manufacturing method thereof, and film capacitor and manufacturing method thereof
    Patent number: 11339284
    Abstract: A resin composition for casting, containing a curable component, a first filler, and a second filler that is different from the first filler, in which a ratio of a major axis of the first filler with respect to a thickness of the first filler is 3 to 25. A molded body including an element and a sealing portion that seals the element, in which the sealing portion contains the resin composition or a cured product thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: SHOWA DENKO MATERIALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kasumi Nakamura, Tatsuhito Fukuhara, Yasunori Kawabata, Takahide Iwaya
  • Microcapsule and method for producing the same
    Patent number: 11331640
    Abstract: A microcapsule includes a core/shell structure, in which the shell includes a water-soluble polymer and the core includes an organic peroxide. The water-soluble polymer is preferably at least one water-soluble polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, gelatin, poly(meth)acrylic acid derivatives, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, and polyethylene oxide. The polyvinyl alcohol is preferably partially saponified polyvinyl alcohol having a degree of saponification of 80% by mole or more and 99.5% by mole or less and an average degree of polymerization of 1,500 or more and 3,500 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Saito, Toshihiko Kawakubo
  • Polyhydroxyalkanoate particles and aqueous dispersion of same
    Patent number: 11332612
    Abstract: Provided are PHA particles which are excellent in dispersibility in an aqueous dispersion and have excellent film formation capability, in which odor of a molded body obtained from the PHA particles or an aqueous dispersion of the PHA particles is suppressed, and whose color tone is good, and an aqueous dispersion of the PHA particles. Polyhydroxyalkanoate particles including polyhydroxyalkanoate having a particle shape and peptidoglycan covering a portion of or an entire surface of the polyhydroxyalkanoate. In this polyhydroxyalkanoate particle, a content of polyhydroxyalkanoate is 98.0% by weight or more, and a content of peptidoglycan is 0.1% by weight or more and 1.0% by weight or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuki Nishiyama, Tomoaki Ashida
  • Modified zirconium phosphate tungstate, negative thermal expansion filler and polymer composition
    Patent number: 11332599
    Abstract: There is provided a modified zirconium phosphate tungstate which effectively suppresses the elution of phosphorus ions even when it contacts with water, can develop the performance excellent as a negative thermal expansion material, and can be dispersed in a polymer compound such as a resin, and use of which enables a low-thermal expansive material containing a negative thermal expansion filler to be well produced. The surface of a zirconium phosphate tungstate particle is coated with an inorganic compound containing one or two or more elements (M) selected from Zn, Si, Al, Ba, Ca, Mg, Ti, V, Sn, Co, Fe and Zr. The BET specific surface area of the zirconium phosphate tungstate particle is preferably 0.1 m2/g to 50 m2/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON CHEMICAL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junya Fukazawa, Toru Hata, Takuma Kato
  • Method for preparing graft copolymer complex, graft copolymer complex, and thermoplastic resin composition comprising graft copolymer complex
    Patent number: 11312852
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a graft copolymer complex, a copolymer complex prepared by the method, and a thermoplastic resin composition comprising the copolymer complex, wherein the method comprises emulsion-polymerizing a conjugated diene-based polymer, an aromatic vinyl-based monomer, and an alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer to prepare a graft copolymer latex; and adding an imidazole-based ionic compound to the graft copolymer latex and coagulating the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Hoo Park, Seok Goo Jang, Hye Jeong Ok, Ho Hoon Kim, Hyung Seop Shim, Jeong Su Choi, Keun Hoon Yoo, Won Seok Lee, Roo Da Lee, Jong Ju Lee
  • Method for forming oleophobic-hydrophilic coatings including particles and/or nano-particles, a coating formed thereby and an article to which the coating is applied
    Patent number: 11312872
    Abstract: The invention to which this application relates is apparatus and a method for applying coatings to improve the ability to provide Oleophobic and/or Hydrophilic surfaces on an item and the coating includes particles and/or nano particles to enhance the performance characteristics of the coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM
    Inventors: Angus William Ritchie, Jas Pal Singh Badyal
  • Foundry mix including resorcinol
    Patent number: 11305336
    Abstract: A foundry mix includes a major amount of a foundry aggregate and an effective binding amount of a binder system. The binder system cures in the presence of sulfur dioxide and a free radical initiator. The binder system may include (1) 10 to 70 parts by weight of an epoxy novolac resin; (2) 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of resorcinol; (3) 20 to 70 parts by weight of a monomeric or polymeric acrylate; and (4) an effective amount of a free radical initiator. Notably, (1), (2), (3) and (4) are separate components or mixed with another of said components, provided (4) is not mixed with (3), where said parts by weight are based upon 100 parts of the binder system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Inventors: James T. Schneider, Frances Trenta