Patents Examined by Jeffrey S Lenihan
  • Resin composition, sheathed cable, and wire harness
    Patent number: 11326044
    Abstract: The resin composition contains: a resin component containing an ethylene-(meth)acrylate ester copolymer and at least one of an ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer or ethylene-acrylate rubber; and a flame retardant, and the resin component is crosslinked. The tensile stress at 19% strain of the resin composition is 2.0 MPa or less, and the resin composition has heat resistance at 150° C. prescribed in JASO D624.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akihiro Taki
  • Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer pellets, resin composition, and multilayer structure
    Patent number: 11292860
    Abstract: Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer pellets comprise an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer and water, and have a water content of not higher than 0.5 wt. %, wherein the ratio (Y/Z) of a lactone ring content (Y) to the sum (Z) of a carboxylic acid content (X) and the lactone ring content (Y) in terminal structures of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer is not less than 60 mol %. The pellets are excellent in high-temperature thermal decomposition-suppressing effect and thermal stability, and are free from odor emanation and coloration even if being processed at a higher temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kota Inoue, Honoka Hashimoto, Nobuaki Sato
  • Polypropylene composition
    Patent number: 11292900
    Abstract: Polypropylene composition comprising a heterophasic polypropylene (HECO) and a bimodal metallocene linear low-density polyethylene (mLLDPE), as well as articles obtained from said polypropylene composition. The present invention is further related to the use of a bimodal metallocene linear low-density polyethylene (mLLDPE) as modifier for heterophasic polypropylenes (HECOs) to improve impact strength and optics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Markus Gahleitner, Jingbo Wang, Klaus Bernreitner, Pauli Leskinen
  • Methods of forming a semiconductor device using block copolymer materials
    Patent number: 11282741
    Abstract: Methods for fabricating sub-lithographic, nanoscale microstructures utilizing self-assembling block copolymers, and films and devices formed from these methods are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan B. Millward, Timothy A. Quick
  • Multiblock amphiphilic polymers
    Patent number: 11267923
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a polymer with a mass Mw of less than 300 000 g/mol (especially between 1000 and 300 000 g/mol), comprising a step (E) of controlled radical polymerization in which the following are placed in contact in an aqueous medium in which are dispersed surfactant micelles: ethylenically unsaturated hydrophilic monomers predominantly present in the aqueous medium; partially water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated hydrophobic monomers different from the preceding monomers, at least partly present in the surfactant micelles, and having a solubility in the aqueous medium at least equal to that of hexyl acrylate; at least one radical polymerization initiator; and at least one radical polymerization control agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: RHODIA OPERATIONS
    Inventors: Simon Harrisson, James Wilson
  • Block copolymer and method of producing the same, and method of producing structure containing phase-separated structure
    Patent number: 11261299
    Abstract: A block copolymer including a first block consisting of a polymer having a repeating structure of a structural unit (u1) containing no silicon atom, and a second block consisting of a polymer having a repeating structure of a structural unit (u2) containing a silicon atom, the second block containing a block (b21) consisting of a polymer having a repeating structure represented by general formula (u2-1), and a block (b22) consisting of a polymer having a repeating structure of a structural unit (u22) containing a silicon atom, and the block (b22) is positioned between the first block and the block (b21) (wherein RP211 represents an alkyl group, a halogenated alkyl group, a hydrogen atom, or an organic group having a polar group; and RP212 represents an organic group having a polar group).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignees: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Akiyoshi Yamazaki, Daisuke Kawana, Takehiro Seshimo, Teruaki Hayakawa, Lei Dong, Rin Odashima
  • Plastic living hinges with block composite polymer
    Patent number: 11261316
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a plastic living hinge. The plastic living hinge includes a blend containing (A) an ethylene-based polymer; and (B) a composite component selected from the group consisting of a block composite, a crystalline block composite, and a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Yijian Lin, Yushan Hu, Todd A. Hogan, Colin Li Pi Shan, Keran Lu, Mridula Kapur
  • Ceramics with engineered microstructures via 3D printing and templated grain growth
    Patent number: 11242289
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) printing composition includes ceramic filaments comprising an additive having an aspect ratio of at least 2:1. 3D printed ceramic articles include the ceramic filaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventor: Christopher S. Nordahl
  • Polyethylene blend composition
    Patent number: 11236220
    Abstract: A crosslinkable low density polyethylene blend composition, cured product made therefrom, methods of making and using same, and articles containing same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Stephen H. Cree, Mikhail Bogdanov
  • Fluoroelastomer composition
    Patent number: 11220588
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a (per)fluoroelastomer composition comprising at least one (per)fluoroelastomer comprising iodine and/or bromine atoms, at least one polyunsaturated compound, at least one organic peroxide and at least one organic compound selected from the group consisting of (thio)urea compounds, cyclic addition products of ammonia or primary amine and aldehyde; (thio)carbamates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY S.P.A.
    Inventors: Matteo Fantoni, Marco Avataneo, Stefano Bossolo
  • Block copolymer, ion-exchange membrane and method of preparing block copolymer
    Patent number: 11220583
    Abstract: A block copolymer, an ion-exchange membrane including the block copolymer and a method of preparing the block copolymer are provided. The block copolymer may include a hydrophobic repeating unit and a hydrophilic repeating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Korea Institute Of Energy Research
    Inventors: Byungchan Bae, Sung-Dae Yim, Chang-Soo Kim, Won-Yong Lee, Gu-Gon Park, Tae-Hyun Yang, Seok-Hee Park, Minjin Kim, Young-Jun Sohn, Seung-Gon Kim, Dong Won Shin, Adam Febriy-Anto Nugraha
  • Modified conjugated diene-based polymer and rubber composition thereof, and tire
    Patent number: 11207918
    Abstract: A modified conjugated diene-based polymer containing: having a weight average molecular weight of 20×104 or more and 300×104 or less, having a star-branched structure with a conjugated diene-based polymer chain bonded to a modifier residue, wherein the modifier residue has at least 4 silicon atoms, and alkoxy groups and/or hydroxyl groups and the conjugated diene-based polymer chain is bonded to the silicon atom, wherein the number of alkoxy groups and/or hydroxyl groups in the modifier residue is larger than the number of the silicon atoms on average.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignees: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha, Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Miki Kyo, Shinichi Sekikawa
  • Ethylene-methoxy polyethylene glycol methacrylate copolymers
    Patent number: 11203682
    Abstract: The copolymerization of ethylene (E) and methoxy polyethylene glycol methacrylate (MPEGMA) produces the copolymer co-E-MPEGMA. These copolymers are distinct from polyethylene, e.g., low density polyethylene (LDPE) grafted with MPEGMA, i.e., g-E-MPEGMA, and are useful in the preparation of insulation sheaths for medium, high and extra-high voltage cables. Such cables exhibit good water tree retardance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Qian Gou, Manish Talreja, Bharat Chaudhary, John Osby
  • Modified conjugated diene-based polymer and rubber composition including the same
    Patent number: 11198777
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a modified conjugated diene-based polymer, and more particularly, a modified conjugated diene-based polymer prepared by continuous polymerization and having remarkable processability, narrow molecular weight distribution and excellent physical properties, and a rubber composition including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Inventors: Hyoung Woo Lee, Won Hee Kim, Seong Du Lee
  • Heat-resistant crosslinked fluorocarbon rubber formed body and method for producing the same, silane master batch, master batch mixture and formed body thereof, and heat-resistant product
    Patent number: 11192984
    Abstract: A method for producing a heat-resistant crosslinked fluorocarbon rubber formed body, comprising: (a) a step of melt-kneading 0.003 to 0.5 part by mass of an organic peroxide, 0.5 to 400 parts by mass of an inorganic filler, and more than 2.0 parts by mass and 15.0 parts by mass or less of a silane coupling agent, with respect to 100 parts by mass of a base rubber containing a fluorocarbon rubber, at a temperature equal to or higher than a decomposition temperature of the organic peroxide, to prepare a silane master batch; a heat-resistant crosslinked fluorocarbon rubber formed body obtained by the method, a silane master batch, a mixture and a formed body thereof, and a heat-resistant product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Nishiguchi, Arifumi Matsumura, Hidekazu Hara
  • High processability polyethylene compositions for injection molded articles
    Patent number: 11174377
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a polyethylene composition that may include a first polyethylene resin having a density of from 0.915 g/cc to 0.970 g/cc and a melt index (I2) from 10 g/10 min to 200 g/10 min, when measured according to ASTM D1238 at 190° C. and 2.16 kg load, and a second polyethylene resin having a density of from 0.860 g/cc to 0.930 g/cc and a melt index (I2) of from 400 g/10 min to 2000 g/10 min. The density of the first polyethylene resin may be greater than the density of the second polyethylene resin and the first polyethylene resin, the second polyethylene resin, or both are copolymers of ethylene monomer and at least one ?-olefin comonomer, the ?-olefin comonomer including C3-C12 ?-olefins. Injection molded articles produced from the polyethylene composition are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: David W. Kababik, Shannon E. Hunt, Rajen M. Patel
  • Block copolymer
    Patent number: 11155666
    Abstract: The present application may provide a block copolymer and a use thereof. The block copolymer of the present application has excellent self-assembly properties or phase separation characteristics, to which various functions to be required can also be freely imparted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Inventors: No Jin Park, Jung Keun Kim, Je Gwon Lee, Sung Soo Yoon, Se Jin Ku, Mi Sook Lee, Eun Young Choi, Hyung Ju Ryu
  • Acrylic emulsions modified with functional (meth)acrylates to enable crosslinking
    Patent number: 11155685
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for crosslinking an acrylic emulsion with a (meth)acrylate monomer or a (meth)acrylate oligomer including adding a base acrylic emulsion to a vessel, adding at least one (meth)acrylate crosslinker to the vessel, incorporating the at least one (meth)acrylate crosslinker into the base acrylic emulsion to create a two-phase system including water and a phase including crosslinkers of the at least one (meth)acrylate crosslinker inside acrylic emulsion particles of the base acrylic emulsion, applying the two-phase system to a surface, and curing the two-phase system to create a final system including a continuous film and crosslinked crosslinkers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: MIWON NORTH AMERICA INCORPORATED
    Inventors: James E. Goodrich, Juan G. Nunez
  • Non-extrusion process for functionalization of low viscosity polyolefins
    Patent number: 11136427
    Abstract: A process to form a first composition comprising a functionalized olefin-based polymer comprises: a) polymerizing a composition comprising an olefin to form a reaction product comprising an olefin-based polymer; b) subjecting at least a portion of the reaction product to at least one devolatilization to form a polymer-rich melt, wherein step b) occurs downstream from and in-line with step a); and c) reacting at least a portion of the polymer-rich melt with at least one functionalization agent and, optionally, at least one free-radical initiator to form the first composition, wherein step c) occurs downstream from and in-line with step b), wherein “the viscosity of the functionalized olefin-based polymer (177° C./350° F.)” to “the viscosity of the olefin-based polymer (177° C./350° F.)” is from 0.1 to 5.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Shrikant Dhodapkar, Gregory E. Johnson, Rennisha R. Wickham, Santosh S. Bawiskar, Guang Ming Li, Harold W. Boone
  • Color change materials, methods of making, methods of use, and articles incorporating the color change materials
    Patent number: 11130309
    Abstract: The present disclosure, in general, provides for elastomeric materials which, when they contact water, take up water reversibly, and undergo a dry to wet “character change” in which the appearance of the elastomeric material, its physical properties, or both, is altered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Constantinou, Caleb W. Dyer, Jeremy D. Walker, Zachary C. Wright