Patents Examined by Hui H Chin
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Patent number: 11142594Abstract: Polar silane linkers are provided that attach to resins to form silane-functionalized resins. The functionalized resins can be bound to hydroxyl groups on the surface of silica particles to improve the dispersibility of the silica particles in rubber mixtures. Further disclosed are synthetic routes to provide the silane-functionalized resins, as well as various uses and end products that benefit from the unexpected properties of the silane-functionalized resins. Silane-functionalized resins impart remarkable properties on various rubber compositions, such as tires, belts, hoses, brakes, and the like. Automobile tires incorporating the silane-functionalized resins are shown to possess excellent results in balancing the properties of rolling resistance, tire wear, and wet braking performance.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignees: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH, Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Emily Baird Anderson, John Dayton Baker, Jr., Terri Roxanne Carvagno, Judicael Jacques Chapelet, Wei Min Cheng, Liu Deng, Jacobus Gillis De Hullu, Sebastian Finger, Hubert Hirschlag, Christopher Lee Lester, Wentao Li, Mutombo Joseph Muvundamina, Mark Stanley Pavlin, Fabian Peters, Carla Recker, Christopher Thomas Scilla
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Patent number: 11136448Abstract: A rubber composition for a torsional damper has (A) a minimum value of tan ? at ?30° C. to 120° C. of 0.140 or more, (B) a ratio of tan ? at ?30° C. to tan ? at 60° C. of 3.5 or less, and (C) a ratio of E? at ?30° C. to E? at 60° C. of 21 or less.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Inventor: Tetsuro Negami
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Patent number: 11135767Abstract: The present invention is a three-dimensional modeling material containing an alicyclic structure-containing polymer and having a void fraction of 10 vol % or lower, a method for producing the three-dimensional modeling material, and a resin formed article obtained by a thermal melting lamination method using the three-dimensional modeling material. Though the present invention, there are provided a three-dimensional modeling material capable of obtaining a resin formed article having little warp and excellent in impact resistance and appearance, a production method therefor, and a resin formed article formed by using the three-dimensional modeling material.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2016Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: ZEON CORPORATIONInventor: Taichi Sawaguchi
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Patent number: 11136484Abstract: A heat-conducting sheet according to the present invention is a heat-conducting sheet having an initial Asker C hardness of 50 or less, the heat-conducting sheet containing an elastomer resin at the volume proportion of 30 to 70%, and a thermally conductive filler at the volume proportion of 30 to 70%, in which the elastomer resin has a viscosity at 25° C. of 3000 Pa·s or less, and the elastomer resin has a lamella length of 20 mm or more. According to the present invention, a heat-conducting sheet which has initial flexibility sufficient to exhibit excellent shape conformability and in which residual stress is reduced after compression by applying pressure can be provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Masahiro Hamada, Daisuke Mukohata, Koji Shimonishi, Yuuki Hoshiyama
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Patent number: 11130209Abstract: A method for treating a surface of a substrate includes applying a composition that includes a silicate to the surface and, while the composition is present on the surface, providing the surface with a glossy finish (e.g., polishing the surface, burnishing the surface, etc.). The silicate may be a lithium silicate and/or a colloidal silica. The composition may further include one or more of a surfactant, a leveling agent, a silane coupling agent, an organic component (e.g., a siliconate, etc.), and an acrylic latex. When the composition is applied to the surface of the flooring, gravity may enable it to spread substantially evenly across the surface. The acts of applying and providing the surface with a glossy finish may be repeated. Such a treatment may result in a surface that has a glossiness of at least 80, as measured by a gloss meter set to a 60° angle of incidence.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Adhesives Technology CorporationInventors: Dal N. Hills, Kent Barrus
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Patent number: 11124606Abstract: The present invention relates to reaction products H of at least one cyclic urea U, at least one multifunctional aldehyde A and at least one polyol P, process for preparing thereof and compositions comprising thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: ALLNEX NETHERLANDS B.V.Inventors: Urvee Y. Treasurer, Zachary Wilde, Lawrence Flood, Sarah Quinn, Colin Brogan, Ram Gupta
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Patent number: 11117986Abstract: A curable composition includes: a near infrared absorbing colorant; and a polymerizable monomer that has a group having an unsaturated double bond, in which the near infrared absorbing colorant is a compound that includes a ?-conjugated plane having a monocyclic or fused aromatic ring, a content of the near infrared absorbing colorant is 10 mass % or higher with respect to a total solid content of the curable composition, and a content of a polymerizable monomer that has at least one group selected from an acid group or a hydroxyl group and a group having an unsaturated double bond is 50 mass % or lower with respect to a total mass of all the polymerizable monomers.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Tetsushi Miyata, Hiromu Koizumi
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Patent number: 11118083Abstract: The present invention relates to latex paints containing a) a multistage carboxylated polymer latex binder obtainable by multistage aqueous emulsion polymerisation of at least one non-ionic monomer which is selected from C1-C20-alkyl esters of acrylic acid, C1-C20-alkylesters of methacrylic acid, and vinyl aromatic monomers; one or more monoethylenically unsaturated monomers M2, which are selected from monoethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acids having 3 to 6 carbon atoms and monoethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acids having 4 to 6 carbon atoms, and where in at least one stage, monomers M2 added in this stage is at least 6% by weight; b) a titanium dioxide pigment; c) a polymeric dispersant selected from monoethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acids having 3 to 6 carbon atoms and monoethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acids having 4 to 6 carbon atoms, where the monomers make up at least 85% of the monomers forming the polymeric dispersant; and d) a thickener polymer.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2017Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Immanuel Willerich, Volodymyr Boyko, Bernd Reck, Jules Mikhael, Joost Leswin, Matthias Maier, Tanja Rost, Markus Rueckel
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Patent number: 11118047Abstract: A glass fiber-reinforced polyolefin resin material, containing: a glass fiber; and a thermoplastic resin, wherein said thermoplastic resin contains: at least, a specific graft-modified polypropylene, wherein, with respect to the graft-modified polypropylene, each specific amounts of the glass fiber and a compound or polymer having an acid anhydride structure are contained, and wherein, in the content of a graft-modification component in the graft-modified polypropylene, the content of a component obtained from the (meth)acrylate containing an epoxy group is 0.5 or more and 10 or less parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of said polypropylene, and a component obtained from the aromatic vinyl compound has a mass equal to or less than said component obtained from the (meth)acrylate; a composition for said resin material; a method of producing the same; and a composite.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Eiji Kozawa, Sinji Satoh, Keiko Chikazawa, Yasuo Nakajima, Takeshi Yagi, Koichi Maeno, Satoshi Takamura
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Patent number: 11118080Abstract: The present invention discloses gas and moisture vapor barrier coating compositions that comprise an amine modified polyvinyl alcohol and an acetoacetate modified polyvinyl. The barrier coatings of the invention exhibit enhanced gas and moisture vapor properties. The barrier coatings of the invention maintain gas and moisture vapor properties even after repeated flexing of a coated substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2017Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Sun Chemical CorporationInventors: Asad Aslam Khan, Michael William Leonard
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Patent number: 11118028Abstract: Embodiments of organic peroxide formulations provide longer scorch time protection and require fewer additives. The peroxide formulations may include, for example, at least one organic peroxide, at least one nitroxide-containing compound (e.g., 4-hydroxy-TEMPO), and at least one quinone-containing compound (e.g., mono-tert-butylhydroquinone).Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Arkema Inc.Inventors: Leonard H. Palys, William P. Pavlek, Peter R. Dluzneski
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Patent number: 11111328Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of copolymer particles comprising structural units of vinyl acetate, a cyclic ketene acetal monomer, and a monoethylenically unsaturated acid monomer, or a salt thereof; wherein the cyclic ketene acetal monomer is characterized by following structure: where n and the R groups are as defined herein. The composition of the present invention provides a water-borne dispersion that is substantially free of volatile organic solvents and that provides a readily degradable polymer that is useful, for example, in the manufacture of biodegradable packaging products.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Matthew Carter, James DeFelippis, Ralph C. Even, Andrew Hejl
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Patent number: 11104787Abstract: To provide a PTFE aqueous dispersion which is excellent in mechanical stability, while being not susceptible to foaming. A polytetrafluoroethylene aqueous dispersion which is characterized by containing from 15 to 70 mass % of PTFE particles having an average primary particle diameter of from 0.1 to 0.5 ?m; from 0.1 to 20,000 ppm, to the PTFE particles, of a fluorinated emulsifier selected from a C4-7 fluorinated carboxylic acid which may have an etheric oxygen atom, and salts of thereof; from 1 to 20 parts by mass, to 100 parts by mass of the PTFE particles, of a nonionic surfactant represented by R1—O-A-H (wherein R1 is a C8-18 alkyl group, and A is a polyoxyalkylene chain); from 0.004 to 0.040 parts by mass, to 100 parts by mass of the PTFE particles, of a polyether polysiloxane copolymer, wherein the polyether chain consists solely of a polyoxypropylene group; and water.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignees: AGC INC., AGC Chemicals Europe, LimitedInventors: Shigeki Kobayashi, Masahiro Takazawa, Ariana Claudia Morgovan-Ene, Anthony Eugene Wade, Diane Caine
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Patent number: 11104817Abstract: Described herein are printed laminates. The laminates include a first substrate having an applied layer of an ink or coating composition that includes a self-crosslinking acrylic polymer having has a glass transition temperature of 0° C. or greater, a coalescent, and water; a second substrate positioned to configure the applied layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; and an adhesive bonding the first substrate to the second substrate. Also described is a process for making such laminates. In one aspect, the applied layer of ink is a reverse printed layer, in which the applied ink layer is highly compatible with the adhesive with which it comes in contact.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Sun Chemical CorporationInventors: Robert Deighton, Peter Salthouse, Christine Juckes
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Patent number: 11104819Abstract: This disclosure describes compositions, kits, methods, systems, and three-dimensional parts. According to an example, described herein is a threedimensional printing composition comprising: a polymeric powder build material comprising a thermoplastic polymer powder composition, wherein the thermoplastic polymer powder composition comprises: (a) at least 50 wt % of a C3 polyolefin, or a mixture of two or more polyolefins including at least 60 wt % of a C3 polyolefin based on the total weight of the mixture of the two or more polyolefins, (b) 0.1 to 1 wt % antioxidants, (c) 0.1 to 5 wt % flow aids, (d) 0-10 wt % of a surface modifying agent, (e) 0.05-wt %-10 wt % antistatic agents, (f) 2 wt % to 40 wt % filler, wherein the total of (a) to (f) is 100 wt %.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2018Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Maria del Carmen Querol Esparch, Laurent Herschke
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Patent number: 11104780Abstract: Polar silane linkers are provided that attach to resins to form silane-functionalized resins. The functionalized resins can be bound to hydroxyl groups on the surface of silica particles to improve the dispersibility of the silica particles in rubber mixtures. Further disclosed are synthetic routes to provide the silane-functionalized resins, as well as various uses and end products that benefit from the unexpected properties of the silane-functionalized resins. Silane-functionalized resins impart remarkable properties on various rubber compositions, such as tires, belts, hoses, brakes, and the like. Automobile tires incorporating the silane-functionalized resins are shown to possess excellent results in balancing the properties of rolling resistance, tire wear, and wet braking performance.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2018Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbHInventors: Fabian Peters, Emily Baird Anderson, John Dayton Baker, Jr., Terri Roxanne Carvagno, Judicael Jacques Chapelet, Wei Min Cheng, Liu Deng, Jacobus Gillis de Hullu, Sebastian Finger, Hubert Hirschlag, Christopher Lee Lester, Wentao Li, Mutombo Joseph Muvundamina, Mark Stanley Pavlin, Carla Recker, Christopher Thomas Scilla
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Patent number: 11084909Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid antioxidant composition used for raw rubbers comprising 5% to 30% by weight of at least one aromatic amine-based antioxidant agent, 20% to 70% by weight of at least one hindered phenol-based antioxidant agent, 0% to 40% by weight of at least one phosphite-based antioxidant agent; and 20% to 40% by weight of at least one solvent having boiling point higher than 185° C. and freezing point lower than ?10° C. under 101.325 KPa, the weight percentage of component a), b), c) or d) is based on the total weight of antioxidant composition, wherein the mixture of component a), b) and c) is liquid at 25° C. under 101.325 KPa. The weight percentage is based on the total weight of antioxidant composition. The present invention further provides an application of said liquid antioxidant composition in raw rubbers such as natural rubber and raw rubbers synthesized via solution polymerization.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2017Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Yi Qiong Zhou, Chang Liang Fan, Guo Liang Yuan, Zhong Yi Zhou
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Patent number: 11078601Abstract: A composition for forming a fiber includes at least one polyamide and caprolactam. The at least one polyamide has a number average molecular weight between 38,000 Da and 100,000 Da. The polyamide is at least partially dissolved in the caprolactam. The caprolactam comprises between 20 wt. % and 90 wt. % of the composition.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2018Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLCInventors: Terry Chern, Nathan Heldenbrand, Yue Hu, John A. Young, David J. Loy, James A. Kweeder
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Patent number: 11072857Abstract: A vanadium silicon nitride film formed as a hard film to a base material satisfies 0.30?a/b?1.7 and 0.24?b?0.36 when a=vanadium element concentration [at %]/(vanadium element concentration [at %]+silicon element concentration [at %]+nitrogen element concentration [at %]) and b=silicon element concentration [at %]/(vanadium element concentration [at %]+silicon element concentration [at %]+nitrogen element concentration [at %]), and has a hardness of 2300 HV or more.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2017Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: DOWA THERMOTECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoru Habuka, Hiroyuki Matsuoka, Wataru Sakakibara
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Patent number: 11072674Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing a multiblock copolymer. This method comprises i) providing a block copolymer comprising at least one PA block and at least one PB block, where PA represents a polymer block comprising one or more units of monomer A and PB represents a polymer block comprising one or more units of monomer B, with monomers A and B being the same or different, where the block copolymer contains a chain transfer agent moiety (CTA); ii) providing a radically polymerizable monomer C; and iii) polymerizing the block copolymer with monomer C under conditions effective to achieve a number average degree of polymerization (Nn) for the multiblock copolymer of up to 100,000 without gelation.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.Inventors: Nacu Hernandez, Eric W. Cochran, Ronald Christopher Williams, Austin Hohmann