Patents Examined by Hui H Chin
  • Adhesion composition and textile materials and articles treated therewith
    Patent number: 11066582
    Abstract: This invention relates to improved adhesion compositions and textile materials and articles treated therewith. The improved adhesion composition comprises a non-crosslinked resorcinol-formaldehyde and/or resorcinol-furfural condensate (or a phenol-formaldehyde condensate that is soluble in water), a rubber latex, and an aldehyde component such as 2-furfuraldehyde. The composition may be applied to textile substrates and used for improving the adhesion between the treated textile substrates and rubber materials. End-use articles that contain the treated textile-rubber composite include, without limitation, automobile tires, belts, and hoses as well as printing blankets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventor: Shulong Li
  • Biodegradable coatings for biodegradable substrates
    Patent number: 11053376
    Abstract: Biodegradable linings can be easily applied to a range of materials, to provide a waterproof coating, and are thus suitable for lining containers such as bottles used for food stuffs and personal care compositions. The biodegradable linings undergo rapid biodegradation under ambient conditions to afford environmentally benign decomposition products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Inventor: James Henry Stoddart Longcroft
  • Resin molded product and resin composition
    Patent number: 11046852
    Abstract: A resin molded product contains a resin and hollow particles each having a shell layer containing a silsesquioxane represented by the following formula (RSiO1.5)n wherein R represents an alkyl group having 1 or more and 3 or less carbon atoms, a phenyl group, or a vinyl group, and n is an integer of 7 or more and 150 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Tatsuki Sano, Shunsuke Nozaki, Soichiro Kitagawa
  • Polymeric composition comprising spherical aggregate and method of use thereof
    Patent number: 11046860
    Abstract: A multi-component, chemically-curing, non-cellular, polymeric composition includes a resin component having a resin density, a reactive component having a reactive component density, and an aggregate component having a spherical shape, a diameter of about 0.1 mm to about 10 mm and an aggregate density. The density of the aggregate component is within 2 lbs/gallon of the density of at least one of the resin component or the reactive component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: The Willamette Valley Company LLC
    Inventor: Nathan E. Werst
  • Method of manufacturing modified silicon dioxide nanoparticles
    Patent number: 11046832
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method of manufacturing silicon dioxide nanoparticles modified by a polymer containing phosphorus and nitrogen, which relates to organic/inorganic hybrid nanoparticles, dispersing SiO2 in an organic solvent, then adding THPS, stirring, and finally adding p-phenylenediamine, reacting, centrifuging, washing, and drying to obtain silicon dioxide nanoparticles modified by a polymer containing phosphorus and nitrogen. The silicon dioxide nanoparticles modified by the polymer containing phosphorus and nitrogen have effects in flame retardancy, strengthening effect of polymer matrixes, and are expected to be widely used in the halogen-free synergistic flame retardancy of polymer materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Xiamen University
    Inventors: Lizong Dai, Chao Liu, Guorong Chen, Jiamei Huang, Zhongyu Li, Conghui Yuan, Yiting Xu, Birong Zeng, Wei′ang Luo
  • Surface-modified nanodiamond, surface-modified nanodiamond dispersion liquid, and resin dispersion
    Patent number: 11046834
    Abstract: To provide a surface-modified nanodiamond including an N-substituted or unsubstituted amino group having excellent reactivity with other compounds; and having excellent dispersibility in dispersion media and resins. The surface-modified nanodiamond according to the present invention is a surface-modified nanodiamond including a surface-modifying group on a surface of a nanodiamond particle, wherein the surface-modifying group includes a group represented by Formula (1) below, wherein reference signs in Formula (1) below are as described in the present specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kouichi Umemoto
  • Resin component disposed in route of beam emitted by radar device, radome, and radar device
    Patent number: 11046800
    Abstract: The present invention is a resin component disposed in a path of a beam emitted from a radar equipment, the resin component consisting of a thermoplastic resin composition containing at least one thermoplastic resin selected from a group consisting of a rubbery polymer-reinforced vinyl-based resin wherein a polymer part derived from a rubbery polymer and a vinyl-based resin part containing a structural unit derived from a vinyl-based monomer are chemically bonded, a polyolefin resin, and a polycarbonate resin, and having a dielectric constant of 2.9 or less, and a mold shrinkage rate of 1.2% or less as measured in accordance with JIS K 7152-4. This resin component can be used as a radome and may constitute part of a radar device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Techno-UMG Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaro Takahashi, Shinsuke Fujioka
  • Composite material and composite product
    Patent number: 11034838
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a composite material comprising a cellulosic material, high impact polystyrene (HIPS) and styrene maleic anhydride (SMA). The cellulosic material may be thermally modified prior to being incorporated into the composite material. The present invention is also directed to a composite product that comprises the composite material according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignees: Stora Enso OYJ, University of Maine System Board of Trustees
    Inventors: Duncan Mayes, Janne Pynnonen, Christopher H. West, Douglas J. Gardner, Yousoo Han
  • Flame retardant and thermally stable compositions for wire and cable
    Patent number: 11034825
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to flame retardant and thermally stable crosslinked polyethylene compositions for use in wire or cable applications. The compositions comprise ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, at least one flame retardant, at least one antioxidant, at least one crosslinking agent, and a heat resistance agent as discussed further herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: THERM-O-LINK, INC.
    Inventor: Kevin Edward Trembath
  • Composite materials with desired characteristics
    Patent number: 11028240
    Abstract: A type of composite material where the matrix material and additive are held together by covalently or non-covalently bound ligands is described. A particularly useful composite material covered by the present invention is a carbon nanotube-reinforced composite material where the matrix consists of a polymer, covalently attached to a linker, where said linker is non-covalently attached to the carbon nanotube. Methods for the preparation of such composite materials are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Nanocore APS
    Inventors: Mikkel Dybro Lundorf, Henrik Pedersen, Tore Dehli
  • Composition with thermal conductivity and laser plating performance by core-shell structure LDS additive with metal compounds coated on mineral filler surface
    Patent number: 11028250
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns thermally conductive polymer compositions comprising: (a) from about 20 wt % to about 80 wt % of at least one polymer component; (b) from greater than about 0 wt % to about 70 wt % of a thermally conductive filler; and (c) from about 0.1 wt % to about 40 wt % of a laser activatable additive having a core-shell structure; wherein the core comprises an inorganic filler and the shell comprises a laser activatable component; wherein the combined weight percent value of all components does not exceed about 100 wt %; wherein all weight percent values are based on the total weight of the composition; and wherein a molded sample of the blended thermoplastic composition has a through plane thermal conductivity of at least about 0.40 W/m·K when determined in accordance with ASTM E1461.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: SHPP Global Technologies B.V.
    Inventors: Yaqin Zhang, Jian Wang, Mingcheng Guo, Yunan Cheng, Shijie Song
  • Flame retardant mixtures, the production and the use thereof
    Patent number: 11028324
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flame retardant mixture comprising 99.9999% to 87% by weight of diorganylphosphinic acid salts as component A) and 0.0001% to 13% by weight of iron as component B), where the sum total of A) and B) is 100% by weight. The invention likewise relates to processes for producing the aforementioned flame retardant mixture and to the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Clariant Plastics & Coatings Ltd
    Inventors: Harald Bauer, Sebastian Hörold, Martin Sicken
  • Process for producing compositions crosslinkable to elastomers
    Patent number: 11028268
    Abstract: Neutral moisture curable organopolysiloxane compositions are prepared from silanol-stopped organopolysiloxanes, alkoxysilanes, aminosilanes, and ketoximino silanes, and contain less than 1 weight percent oximes upon storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: WACKER CHEMIE AG
    Inventors: Torsten Sixt, Franz Neuhauser, Josef Schnitzinger
  • Ceramic-polymer composites obtained by cold sintering process using a reactive monomer approach
    Patent number: 11021404
    Abstract: Described herein are cold-sintered ceramic polymer composites and processes for making them from ceramic precursor materials and monomers and/or oligomers. The cold sintering process and wide variety of monomers permit the incorporation of diverse polymeric materials into the ceramic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: SHPP GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Erik Schwartz, Thomas L. Evans, Theodorus Hoeks, Robert Dirk Van De Grampel, Chiel Albertus Leenders, Mark John Armstrong
  • Silicone free drug delivery devices
    Patent number: 11020531
    Abstract: A pre-filled syringe having containing therein at least one therapeutic is provided. The syringe contains a silicone free barrel and an elastomeric syringe stopper that is covered with an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene barrier layer. The presence of a barrier layer that is at least partially porous on the outside of the syringe stopper improves the seal between the stopper and syringe barrel and minimizes the sliding force. In some embodiments, the barrel is formed of a glass material such as a borosilicate glass, that is free of silicone or other lubricants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Edgar G. Ashmead, Edward C. Gunzel, Michael Moritz
  • Durable elastomeric compositions employing cyclododecasulfur as a vulcanizing agent
    Patent number: 11021581
    Abstract: Vulcanizable elastomeric formulation are disclosed. The formulations comprise at least one elastomer; a vulcanizing agent comprising cyclododecasulfur; and a prevulcanization inhibitor, present in an amount, for example, from about 0.01 phr to about 10 phr. The formulations, when vulcanized, provide articles that exhibit improved durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Scott Donald Barnicki, Frederick Ignatz-Hoover, Robert Thomas Hembre, Andrew Neil Smith, Henk Kreulen, Aruna M. Velamakanni, Chenchy Lin, Ronald H. Arthur
  • Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer pellets, and production method for ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer pellets containing conjugated polyene and alkali earth metal
    Patent number: 11015038
    Abstract: Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer pellets comprise: an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer; a conjugated polyene; and 1 to 200 ppm of an alkali earth metal based on the weight of the pellets; wherein pellet surface portions of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer pellets have a conjugated polyene content of not lower than 30 ppb based on the weight of the pellets. Such ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer pellets are capable of reliably suppressing occurrence of minute fisheyes each having a diameter of not greater than 200 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuta Seno, Makoto Hatanaka
  • Surface treatment formulation for inhibiting scaling or climbing of a surface
    Patent number: 11015069
    Abstract: A surface treatment formulation configured to inhibit scaling or climbing of a surface is provided. The surface treatment formulation may include a base binding material configured to adhere to the surface and a filler material embedded in the base binding material. The filler material may include a dry lubricant having a layered lamellar structure or low inter filler interaction. Furthermore, the surface treatment formulation may be configured to be activated in order to expose the filler material thereby causing formation of a slippery surface to inhibit the scaling or climbing of the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Zhiyong Xia, Adam J. Maisano, Lance M. Baird, Adam W. Freeman, Sara E. Kubik, Dawnielle Farrar-Gaines
  • Modified filler particles and silicone compositions comprising the same
    Patent number: 11015024
    Abstract: Composition of comprising nano metal oxide/hydroxide particles and a polyorganosiloxane having increased refractive index, processes to cure these compositions for making transparent coats, shaped articles by an extrusion or molding process having a refractive index above the refractive index of the polyorganosiloxane. Use of the cured polyorganosiloxane compositions as optical devices, coats, lenses or light guides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC.
    Inventors: Thorsten Felder, Monika Friedrichs, Gunnar Hoffmüller, Abirami Srikanth, Douglas Dukes, Sumi Dinkar, Roland Wagner, Karl Heinz Stachulla
  • Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition pellets, and production method for ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition pellets
    Patent number: 11015029
    Abstract: Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition pellets comprise: an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer, a conjugated polyene, and a predetermined amount of at least one fisheye-suppressing component; wherein pellet surface portions of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition pellets have a conjugated polyene content of not lower than 30 ppb based on the weight of the pellets. Such ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition pellets are capable of reliably suppressing occurrence of minute fisheyes having a diameter of 200 ?m or smaller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuta Seno, Makoto Hatanaka