Patents Examined by Hui H Chin
  • Aqueous ionomeric dispersions, and methods thereof
    Patent number: 11708501
    Abstract: An aqueous ionomer dispersion, and method of manufacturing thereof, comprising an ionomer composition and water, wherein the ionomer composition comprises: a) at least 20 wt. %, based on the total weight percent of the ionomer composition, of an ionomer; and b) up to 80 wt. %, based on the total weight percent of the ionomer composition, of a polyolefin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Robert S. Moglia, Stacey A. Saba, Hari Katepalli, Matthew J. Crimmins, Jessica Ye Huang, James Richard De Garavilla, Richard Tien Hua Chou, Barry Alan Morris, Daniel L. Dermody, Kyle Anderson
  • Infrared fluorescent coatings
    Patent number: 11702551
    Abstract: A coating composition includes: (i) a film-forming resin; (ii) an infrared reflective pigment; and (iii) an infrared fluorescent pigment or dye different from the infrared reflective pigment. A multi-layer coating including the coating composition, and a substrate at least partially coated with the coating composition is also disclosed. A method of detecting an article at least partially coated with the coating composition is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Zalich, Paul H. Berdahl, Stuart D. Hellring
  • Method of growing plants
    Patent number: 11690332
    Abstract: A method of growing plants in a coherent growth substrate product is provided and includes: providing at least one coherent growth substrate product comprising man-made vitreous fibres (MMVF) bonded with a cured aqueous binder composition; positioning one or more seeds, seedlings, cuttings or plants in contact with the growth substrate product; and irrigating the growth substrate product. The aqueous binder composition prior to curing includes a component (i) in the form of one or more oxidized lignins, a component (ii) in the form of one or more cross-linkers, and a component (iii) in the form of one or more plasticizers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: ROCKWOOL A/S
    Inventors: Frank Hendrikus Peter Janssen, Dorte Bartnik Johansson, Miroslav Nikolic
  • Multiblock copolymer and method of making thereof
    Patent number: 11685802
    Abstract: The present application relates to a multiblock copolymer comprising at least one PA block, at least one PB block, and at least one PC block. PC block is positioned between PA block and PB block, where PC block is a rubber block, and where PA represents a polymer block comprising one or more units of monomer A, PB represents a polymer block comprising one or more units of monomer B, and PC represents a polymer block comprising one or more units of monomer C, with monomers A and B being the same or different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Nacu Hernandez, Eric W. Cochran, Ronald Christopher Williams, Austin Hohmann
  • Coating compositions for polymeric roofing materials
    Patent number: 11674042
    Abstract: A latex emulsion may include an aqueous carrier liquid and a latex copolymer formed from reactants comprising butyl methacrylate, wherein the reactants include at least 20 wt. % butyl methacrylate, based on the total weight of ethylenically unsaturated monomers used to make the latex copolymer. A coating formed from the latex emulsion exhibits a wet adhesion to a thermoplastic polyolefin roofing membrane of greater than about 1 pound per linear inch when tested using fabric embedded peel adhesion testing per ASTM C794. The latex emulsion may be used as part of an aqueous coating composition or a roofing system including a polymeric roofing membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: SWIMC LLC
    Inventors: Mary Jane Hibben, Allen Bulick, Brent Crenshaw, Ashley Rodgers, Glenn Frazee, Robert Sandoval
  • Strontium ferrite-based sacrificial mortar and its preparation method
    Patent number: 11673833
    Abstract: The invention discloses a strontium ferrite-based sacrificial mortar and its preparation method, the strontium ferrite-based sacrificial mortar mainly comprises 720-1000 parts of sulphoaluminate cement, 100-300 parts of strontium ferrite, 600-650 parts of quartz sand, 400-450 parts of water and 0.01-35 parts of superplasticizer. The preparation process is simple, and the strontium ferrite-based sacrificial mortar can be prepared by using a conventional forced single horizontal shaft concrete mixer. The obtained mortar has excellent working performance, compressive strength and corrosion resistance. It can be used in the current third and future fourth generation nuclear power plant core catchers, and has obvious engineering application value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hongyan Chu, Jinyang Jiang, Huan Zhao, Li Gao, Jianjian Qin, Jinhui Tang, Fengjuan Wang, Kaijian Huang
  • Ethylene/C3-C6 alpha-olefin interpolymers with improved pellet flowability
    Patent number: 11667819
    Abstract: A composition is provided, which comprises an ethylene/C3-C6 alpha-olefin interpolymer, and wherein the interpolymer comprises the following properties: a) an HCC value that meets the following equation: HCC(wt %)??648.6[(wt %)(cc)/(g)]×(density)+569.4(wt %); b) an aged flowability ?130 g/sec.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Jozef J. I. Van Dun, Yi Jin
  • Thermoplastic elastomer compounds exhibiting improved stain resistance
    Patent number: 11667785
    Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer compound includes acrylic block copolymer and functionalized polysiloxane. Polymeric articles formed from the thermoplastic elastomer compound can have improved stain resistance, while also achieving other desirable properties such as low tackiness (i.e., low coefficient of friction) and good clarity (i.e., low haze).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Avient Corporation
    Inventors: Liang Xu, Christopher Engel
  • Polyisocyanate compositions
    Patent number: 11667768
    Abstract: The invention relates to a new polyisocyanate composition for producing coatings, said composition comprising at least one monophenol alkyl compound, a mixture of phosphite compounds for preventing yellowing and/or precipitation of the composition, and optionally, a catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: VENCOREX FRANCE
    Inventor: Philippe Olier
  • Latex composition for dip molding, method of preparing the same, and dip-molded article produced using the same
    Patent number: 11667773
    Abstract: A latex composition for dip molding having an excellent flow mark property and syneresis property and being capable of providing a molded article having excellent tensile properties and texture is provided. A method of preparing the latex composition, and a dip-molded article produced using the latex composition are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Inventors: Do Young Ha, Won Sang Kwon, Seung Uk Yeu, Jung Su Han
  • Ceramic substrate with glass fill for decoration and housing materials
    Patent number: 11667585
    Abstract: A ceramic composite article includes a substrate including a matrix of ceramic material defining a network of interstitial regions and a transparent material occupying at least some of the interstitial regions of the substrate. The transparent material can have a melting point lower than a melting point of the ceramic material. The matrix of ceramic material can be formed by a 3D printing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Apple, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Wilson, Andi M. Limarga
  • Resin composition, melt-forming material, multilayer structure, and agricultural film
    Patent number: 11667783
    Abstract: A resin composition contains: (A) an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer having an ethylene structural unit content of 20 to 60 mol %; (B) a saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having an ethylene structural unit content of not less than 70 mol %; and (C) a sorbic acid ester; wherein the sorbic acid ester (C) is present in an amount of 0.00001 to 10 ppm based on the weight of the resin composition. The resin composition is resistant to coloration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shintaro Usui, Minako Ikeshita
  • Aluminum alloy coating, aluminum alloy wheel hub and spraying method of aluminum alloy wheel hub
    Patent number: 11660636
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aluminum alloy coating, an aluminum alloy wheel hub and a spraying method of an aluminum alloy wheel hub. The aluminum alloy coating includes a base powder layer, a main body layer and a transparent powder layer from inside to outside. The main body layer includes at least two prime coat layers and at least two colored paint layers which are superposed in a preset order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: CITIC DICASTAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peng Han, Qingwang Wei, Yafei Song, Yongfeng Shu, Jian Zhang, Kun Gu, Yu Liu, Jian Li
  • Methods of producing colored and superhydrophobic surfaces, objects, and coatings
    Patent number: 11661528
    Abstract: Methods of producing colored and superhydrophobic surfaces, objects, and coatings using a colored paint that imparts a superhydrophobic surface on an object is a suspension of hydrophobic particles in a polymeric binder and a plasticizer in a solvent or mixed solvent, wherein at least a portion of the hydrophobic particles are colored particles. Colored particles can be ultramarine, iron oxide, chromium oxide, or any other colored metal oxide. The hydrophobic particles can be metal oxide particles that are surface functionalized with a fluorinated alkyl silane or an alkyl silane. The binder is a mixture of PDVF and PMMA in a ratio of 3:1 to 10:1. The plasticizer is a mixture of triethyl phosphate and perfluoro(butyltetrahydrofuran) or other perfluorinated hydrocarbon. Surfaces coated using this paint display contact angles in excess of 150° and resist abrasion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Wolfgang M. Sigmund, Yung-Chieh Hung
  • Hot melt adhesive composition
    Patent number: 11661534
    Abstract: This invention relates to a hot melt adhesive composition. The hot melt adhesive composition according to the present invention comprises at least one hydrogenated thermoplastic block copolymer with a melt index greater than or equal to 30 grams per 10 minutes at 190° C./2.16 kg; and at least one polyolefin with a melt viscosity less than or equal to 2000 cPs at 190° C. The hot melt adhesive composition according to the present invention can be applied at low temperature, has excellent T peel strength and low odor after being applied in the disposable products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: HENKEL AG & CO., KGaA
    Inventors: Weiyi Li, Minrui Chen
  • Fluoropolymer barrier material for containers
    Patent number: 11654241
    Abstract: A container having a barrier layer is provided. The container may be of thermoplastic and the barrier may inhibit materials from leaching from the thermoplastic material or from extraction of compounds from medicants by the thermoplastic. A process is also described that allows for molding thin barrier layers as container lines and for forming thermoplastic containers with barrier liners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Edgar G. Ashmead, Edward C. Gunzel, Michael Moritz
  • Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin composition, ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer film formed therefrom, and multilayer structure containing the same
    Patent number: 11643575
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) resin composition, an EVOH film formed therefrom, and a multilayer structure containing the same. The surface roughness of the EVOH resin composition is the peak material volume (Vmp) between 0.0008 and 10 ?m3/?m2. The EVOH of the invention can reduce the torque output during processing, and can obtain the EVOH film with excellent appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: CHANG CHUN PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih Chieh Liang, Wen Hsin Lin
  • Vinyl chloride-based resin composition for powder molding, and vinyl chloride-based resin-molded body and laminate
    Patent number: 11643541
    Abstract: A composition of polyvinyl chloride for powder molding may include a polyvinyl chloride (A), a polyvinyl chloride (B), and a phosphate, among others. The polyvinyl chloride (A) may have an average particle diameter of 50 to 500 ?m, and the polyvinyl chloride (B) may have an average particle diameter of 0.01 ?m or more and less than 50 ?m. An average polymerization degree of the polyvinyl chloride (A) may be 1350 or more, and the phosphate may comprise a polyoxyalkylene alkyl phosphate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignees: KANEKA CORPORATION, TATSUTA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kentaro Takesada, Nobuyuki Shimizu
  • Antacids for polymers
    Patent number: 11643481
    Abstract: The present invention provides polymer compositions having improved corrosivity, color stability and clarity. Also disclosed is a process of preparing the polymers. The process may comprise incorporating into the polymer an acid neutralizing amount of an amorphous aluminum silicate. The amorphous aluminum silicate may be present in the polymer in an amount such that the polymer composition having a Corrosivity Index of less than 6. A refractive index of the amorphous aluminum silicate may be the same or substantially the same as a refractive index of the polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn.
    Inventors: Amaia Montoya-Goni, John Kaarto, Michelle Ni Paine, Jose Manuel Rego, Feng Gu, Demetrius Michos, James Neil Pryor
  • Method for providing substrate coated with a cured damping coating and coated substrate so provided
    Patent number: 11643569
    Abstract: A method for providing a substrate coated with a cured damping coating including: applying a curable liquid damping composition to a substrate, wherein said curable liquid damping composition includes an admixture of certain Michael acceptor(s), certain Michael donor(s), a base catalyst; a rheology modifier; and a solid filler; wherein the filler is a different material than the rheology modifier; wherein the curable damping composition has a PVC of from 20% to 70%; and drying/curing the applied curable damping composition at a temperature of from 0° C. to 250° C. is provided. Also provided is a substrate coated with the cured damping coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventors: Ray E. Drumright, Zhenwen Fu, Justin Gimbal, Craig F. Gorin, Xin Jin