Patents Examined by Jessica M Roswell
  • Hierarchical printed product and composition and method for making the same
    Patent number: 11267920
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a printable composition that can be used to make printed products of a chosen material chemistry that have different levels of porosity within the printed product's structure Also disclosed herein are embodiments of a printed product that has multiple levels of porosity throughout its structure, which can include a macroscale level of porosity, a microscale level of porosity, a nanoscale level of porosity and any combination thereof. These printed products can be made using a 3-D printer and can be made from a single printable composition without the need to add different structural components during the production process. Also disclosed herein are embodiments of a method for making and using a printed product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Triad National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew N. Lee, Nicholas G. Parra-Vasquez, Kyle J. Cluff
  • Radiation curable article and method for making and using same
    Patent number: 11267944
    Abstract: A radiation curable article includes a silicone composition including a silicone oligomer and a photoactive catalyst, wherein the silicone oligomer comprises at least one alkenyl group and at least one hydride group, the radiation curable silicone oligomer having a viscosity of less than about 100,000 centipoise prior to cure. Further included is a method of forming a radiation curable article includes providing a silicone composition including a silicone oligomer and a photoactive catalyst, wherein the silicone oligomer includes at least one alkenyl group and at least one hydride group, the silicone oligomer having a viscosity of less than about 100,000 centipoise prior to cure; and irradiating the silicone composition with a radiation source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xipeng Liu, Michael J. Tzivanis, Jianfeng Zhang
  • 3D printed material, structure and method for making the same
    Patent number: 11267913
    Abstract: A formulation for a photopolymer composite material for a 3D printing system includes an acrylate oligomer, an inorganic hydrate, a reinforcing filler, and an ultraviolet (UV) initiator. In the formulation the acrylate oligomer may be found in the range between about 20.0-60.0 w % of the formulation. The inorganic hydrate may be found in the range between about 20.0-50.0 w % of the formulation. The reinforcing filler may be found in the range between about 5.0-60.0 w % of the formulation, and the UV initiator may be found in the range between about 0.001-0.5 w % of the formulation. A method of generating a formulation of a photopolymer composite material for use in a 3D printing system includes using an acrylate oligomer, an inorganic hydrate, a reinforcing filler, and an ultraviolet (UV) initiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Mighty Buildings, Inc.
    Inventors: Vasily Korshikov, Anna Trushina, Dmitry Starodubtsev, Slava Solonitsyn, Igor Kovalev, Aleksei Dubov
  • Curable composition, cured film, display panel or OLED light, and method for producing cured product
    Patent number: 11267932
    Abstract: A curable composition which is capable of forming a cured product having satisfactory heat resistance and adhesion to a base material, and has satisfactory curability, a cured film obtained from a cured product of the curable composition, a display panel or an OLED light provided with the cured film, and a method for producing a cured product using the curable composition. The composition includes a curable compound and a cationic polymerization initiator, and contains a cationic polymerizable compound having, as the main skeleton, a fused ring in which three or more rings including an aromatic ring are fused, and a salt including a gallium-containing anion as the cationic polymerization initiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuya Someya, Issei Suzuki, Koichi Misumi, Dai Shiota
  • Photoactive polymer materials
    Patent number: 11261377
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel photoactive polymer materials and their use as orienting layer for liquid crystals, which are used for the production of non-structured and structured optical elements or electro-optical elements and multi-layer systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: ROLIC AG
    Inventor: Hubert Seiberle
  • Radiation curable compositions for low gloss coatings
    Patent number: 11248132
    Abstract: The present invention relates to radiation curable coating composition (I) consisting essentially of: —from 20 to 95 wt % of one or more (meth)acrylated compounds (a), from 5 to 80 wt % of one or more metal salts of a C10 to C22 fatty acid (b), and—optionally, from 0 to 10 wt % of one or more additives (c), wherein the wt % of compounds (a) to (c) add up to at least 95%, preferably add up to 100%. Compositions of the invention are compatible with a whole range of radiation curable materials and with the standard additives like the standard matting agents. Compositions of the invention permit to obtain a dead matt effect using lower amounts of matting agents like silica and/or waxes. Dead matt effects can be obtained over a wide range of coating thicknesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: ALLNEX BELGIUM, S.A.
    Inventor: Guido Van Meulder
  • Resin for production of porous ceramic stereolithography and methods of its use
    Patent number: 11230503
    Abstract: A ceramic resin is provided, along with its methods of formation and use. The ceramic resin may include a crosslinkable precursor, a photoinitiator, ceramic particles, and pore forming particles. The ceramic resin may be utilized to form a ceramic casting element, such as via a method that includes forming a layer of the ceramic resin; applying light onto the ceramic resin such that the photoinitiator initiates polymerization of the crosslinkable precursor to form a crosslinked polymeric matrix setting the ceramic particles and the pore forming particles; and thereafter, heating the crosslinked polymeric matrix to a first temperature to burn out the pore forming particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Scott Alan Gold
  • Dual-mediated polymerizable composite for additive manufacturing
    Patent number: 11230615
    Abstract: A formulation for a photopolymer composite material for a 3D printing system includes an acrylate monomer or an acrylate oligomer, an inorganic hydrate, a reinforcing filler, a co-initiator, a thermal initiator, and an ultraviolet (UV) initiator. In the formulation the acrylate monomer or the acrylate oligomer may be between about 10.0-30.0 w % of the formulation. The thermal initiator may be between about 0.001-0.05 w %, the co-initiator may be between about 0.001-0.05 w %, and the UV initiator may be between about 0.001-0.2 w % of the formulation. A method of generating a formulation of a photopolymer composite material for use in a 3D printing system includes using an acrylate monomer or an acrylate oligomer, an inorganic hydrate, a reinforcing filler, a co-initiator, a thermal initiator, and an ultraviolet (UV) initiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Mighty Buildings, Inc.
    Inventors: Vasily Korshikov, Anna Trushina, Dmitry Starodubtsev, Slava Solonitsyn, Igor Kovalev, Aleksei Dubov, Anna Ivanova
  • Pneumatic tire
    Patent number: 11220135
    Abstract: Provide is a pneumatic tire that is excellent in air retention properties and adhesion at the interface between the innerliner and the insulation, particularly in the joint portion. Included is a pneumatic tire including: a carcass; an insulation adjacent to the radially inner side of the carcass; and an innerliner adjacent to the radially inner side of the insulation, the innerliner including an innerliner rubber composition, the innerliner rubber composition containing a polymer component including, based on 100% by mass thereof, 80 to 100% by mass of a butyl-based rubber and containing, per 100 parts by mass of the polymer component, 40 to 70 parts by mass of carbon black, 0.5 to 5.0 parts by mass of zinc oxide, and 0.2 to 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Horiguchi, Hiroki Nakajima
  • Selective reshaping of nanoparticles in three dimensional articles
    Patent number: 11203696
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for selective reshaping of nanoparticles in three dimensional articles, three dimensional articles produced by such processes, and methods of using such three dimensional articles. As a result of the aforementioned process, such three dimensional articles can have selective tuning that arises, at least in part, from the reshaped nanoparticles found in such articles. Such tuning provides the aforementioned articles with superior performance that can be advantageous in the areas including such as optical filters, multi-functional composites and sensing elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Clare M. Mahoney, Richard A. Vaia, Kyoungweon Park
  • Transparent sealant and its production and use
    Patent number: 11198804
    Abstract: A transparent sealing compound, in particular for use in a wall penetration of lines or in a splice site of a cable set. In order to have greater flexibility the sealing compound consists of a radiation crosslinked, in particular UV-crosslinked, poly (alkyl acrylate). The sealing compound is crosslinked such that its elongation amounts to more than 1000% for a material thickness of 1.5 mm according to ISO 527-2/1BA/300 and its shear strength is less than 1000 min according to DIN EN 1943 (tested per method A, 625 mm2 contact surface area).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Coroplast Fritz Müller GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christoph Frigge, Nina Putsch, Torsten Fieselmann
  • Water-based coatings for improved print performance with multiple print technology
    Patent number: 11174392
    Abstract: Various aqueous coating formulations are described. The compositions include one or more UV curable polyurethane dispersions, and optionally one or more of the following: non-UV curable acrylic polymers, a polyester dispersion, a non-UV curable polyurethane dispersion, and one or more additives. The compositions can be used to form top coats that exhibit good resistance to scratches and solvents, and improved ink adhesion and image quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Ying Hu, Shanshan Wang
  • Composition for forming hard coating layer, method of preparing hard coating film and hard coating film prepared by using the same
    Patent number: 11168212
    Abstract: Provided is a composition for forming a hard coating layer, which includes an epoxy siloxane resin, a crosslinking agent including a compound having an alicyclic epoxy group, a thermal initiator including a compound represented by Chemical Formula 2, and a photoinitiator to decrease curls and increase hardness of the hard coating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignees: SK Innovation Co., Ltd., SK ie technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Nam Ahn, Byoung Sun Ko, Tae Sug Jang, Jin Su Park, Ho Chul Yoon
  • Curable composition, pressure-sensitive adhesive, adhesive tape and adhesion product
    Patent number: 11168233
    Abstract: The present invention provides a curable composition, a pressure-sensitive adhesive, an adhesive tape and an adherend product, and belongs to the technical field of acrylate pressure-sensitive adhesives. The pressure-sensitive adhesive formed from the curable composition of the present invention features good resistance to resilience, especially resistance to resilience at high temperatures. The curable composition comprises: a monomer component, which comprises at least two polymerizable monomers, wherein the polymerizable monomers comprise a non-tertiary alcohol (meth)acrylate monomer and an acid functionalized non-ester unsaturated monomer with at least one ethylenically unsaturated group; a (meth)acrylate polymer tackifying resin with a weight-average molecular weight ranging from 10,000 to 60,000 Daltons and a glass transition temperature greater than or equal to 20° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Wenjie Zhang
  • Microlattice structures including flame retardant materials and compositions and methods for forming the same
    Patent number: 11155681
    Abstract: A composition for forming a microlattice structure includes a photopolymerizable compound and a flame retardant material. A microlattice structure includes a plurality of struts interconnected at a plurality of nodes, the struts including: a copolymer including a reaction product of a photopolymerizable compound and a flame retardant material. A microlattice structure includes a plurality of struts interconnected at a plurality of nodes, the struts including: a polymer including a reaction product of a photopolymerizable compound; and a flame retardant material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: HRL Laboratories, LLC
    Inventors: Sophia S. Yang, Eric C. Clough, Thomas I. Boundy, Andrew P. Nowak, Zak C. Eckel, Alan J. Jacobsen
  • Photopolymerization sensitizer composition and photopolymerizable composition comprising the same
    Patent number: 11149103
    Abstract: To provide a photopolymerizable composition which can be quickly cured by light of from 300 nm to 450 nm, and a cured product of which is less colored. A photopolymerization sensitizer composition containing a compound represented by the following formula (1) and a compound, of which the maximum value of an absorption coefficient in a wavelength region ranging from at least 400 nm to at most 500 nm is higher than the maximum value of an absorption coefficient in a wavelength region ranging from at least 400 nm to at most 500 nm of said compound; and a photopolymerizable composition containing the photopolymerization sensitizer composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Kawasaki Kasei Chemicals Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeaki Numata, Shuji Yokoyama, Yasuaki Miki, Akihiko Yamada
  • Photopolymer blends and related methods
    Patent number: 11149156
    Abstract: The present application relates generally to photopolymer blends and related methods for use in an additive fabrication (e.g., 3-dimensional printing) device. According to some aspects, compositions are provided for the modification of a base photopolymer resin. The compositions may comprise colorant agent and/or cure-modifying composition. The compositions may be selected to cause, when combined with the base photopolymer resin to form a photo-curable composition, at least one property (e.g., color, depth of the cure) of the photo-curable composition to fall within a pre-determined range. Related kits and methods are also generally described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Formlabs, Inc.
    Inventors: Dmitri Megretski, Maximilian Zieringer, Benjamin FrantzDale, Maxim Lobovsky
  • Polymerizable compositions with acyltin photoinitiators
    Patent number: 11142592
    Abstract: Polymerizable compositions are described which contain, as photoinitiator, at least one acyltin compound according to the general formula (I):
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Ivoclar Vivadent AG
    Inventors: Norbert Moszner, Urs Karl Fischer, Peter Burtscher, Robert Liska, Patrick Knaack, Moritz Mitterbauer
  • UV curable coating composition
    Patent number: 11136471
    Abstract: Provided is a UV curable coating composition, and more particularly, to a UV curable coating composition including: at least one polyfunctional epoxy oligomer; at least one epoxy compound; at least one non-hydrolyzed epoxy silane; at least one polyfunctional acrylic compound; at least two photoinitiators; and at least one surfactant. The UV curable coating composition according to the present invention can be coated on various substrates and provide excellent adhesion and scratch resistance to the coating layer regardless of a substrate type unlike conventional coating compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: EVERGREEN C&T Corporation
    Inventor: Dae Il Jang
  • Dental materials based on urethane-group-containing vinylcyclopropane derivatives
    Patent number: 11135136
    Abstract: Vinylcyclopropane of general formulae I in which X, Y in each case are O or NH, wherein X and Y cannot have the same meaning, R1 is a linear or branched C1-C8-alkyl radical, which can be interrupted by O, S, an ester group or a urethane group, R2 is a linear or branched C2-C10-alkylene radical, which can be interrupted by O, S, an ester group or a urethane group, R3 is a hydrocarbon radical with 1 to 20 carbon atoms, which additionally can contain one or more N, O or S atoms, and n is 1, 2, 3 or 4, preferably 1 or 2. The vinylcyclopropanes are characterized by a low shrinkage and a high reactivity on radical polymerization and are suitable in particular for the preparation of dental materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Ivoclar Vivadent AG
    Inventors: Norbert Moszner, Yohann Catel, Urs Karl Fischer, Sven Tauscher