Patents Examined by James J. Seldleck
  • Patent number: 6809142
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pressure sensitive sealant composition for sealing a clearance between a lamp unit housing and a vehicle body panel of an automotive vehicle. The pressure sensitive sealant composition includes (a) 10-40 wt % of a component A that is at least one copolymer selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated styrene-butadiene copolymers, hydrogenated styrene-isoprene copolymers, and modified copolymers thereof; (b) a component B that is at least one tackifier selected from the group consisting of petroleum resins, terpene resins, rosin resins, coumarone-indene resins, hydrogenated resins thereof, and modified resins thereof, and (c) a component C that is a hydrocarbonic plasticizer. The pressure sensitive sealant composition is prepared by maxing together 100 parts by weight of the component A, 20-60 parts by weight of said component B, and 150-400 parts by weight of said component C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Takeyama, Tomohiro Kawasaki, Masahiko Ohnishi, Minoru Matano, Akira Ozaki, Katsuyuki Arima
  • Patent number: 6777475
    Abstract: A resin composition of the invention includes a thermoplastic elastomer and a glycol or its derivative. Polyamide- or polyester-based thermoplastic elastomers, for example, can be used as the thermoplastic elastomer. The soft segment of the thermoplastic elastomer may be composed of a polyether or polyester. As the glycol or its derivative, for example, a compound represented by the following Formula (1): R1O&Parenopenst;A1—O&Parenclosest;l&Parenopenst;A2—O&Parenclosest;m&Parenopenst;A3—O&Parenclosest;nR2  (1) (wherein each of R1 and R2 is, identical to or different from each other, a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an acyl group; each of A1, A2 and A3 is, identical to or different from one another, an alkylene group having 2 or more carbon atoms; each of l, m and n is, identical to or different from one another, an integer of 0 or more, where l+m+n>0) can be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Daicel-Hüls Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroaki Arita
  • Patent number: 6414055
    Abstract: There is disclosed a process for preparing an aqueous size composition by emulsifying a cellulose reactive size not solid at 25° C. into a starch stabilized aqueous polymer dispersion. The emulsification is carried out at a temperature substantially lower than 70° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Hercules Incorporated
    Inventor: Rodrigue V. Lauzon