Patents Examined by Jessica Whiteley
  • Patent number: 11667741
    Abstract: A curable resin composition which provides a cured product excellent in impact resistance and flexural modulus and has a low viscosity comprising a component (A), a component (B) and a component (C). The component (A) is a compound represented by formula (1), wherein in formula (1), R is hydrogen or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and the hydrocarbon group optionally has a substituent, wherein the component (B) is a compound having 3 or more to 15 or less of oxyethylene groups or oxypropylene groups and two or more radically polymerizable groups per molecule, and wherein the component (C) is a radical polymerization initiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Emi Oishi
  • Patent number: 11667762
    Abstract: Methods of making crosslinked polymeric materials and crosslinked interlocked hybrid polymeric materials using photoinitiator, antioxidant, additive, and photoirradiation of polymeric blend and/or interlocked hybrid materials are provided. Methods of spatially controlling macroscopic properties and morphology of polymeric materials, and products made by the methods also are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Ebru Oral, Ayse Bakar Atici, Ali Eren Atici, Orhun K. Muratoglu
  • Patent number: 11667820
    Abstract: Provided are an adhesive composition for a polarizing plate, a polarizing plate, and an optical display device, the adhesive composition comprising an epoxy-based compound, a (meth)acrylate-based compound, a photo-acid generator, and an optical radical initiator, the (meth)acrylate-based compound comprising a mixture of a bifunctional (meth)acrylate-based compound and a monofunctional (meth)acrylate-based compound having a hydrophobic functional group, wherein the adhesive strength measured after the adhesive composition for a polarizing plate is separately applied to a PET film, a TAC film, and a COP film, to which a polarizer is then bound, followed by photo-curing, is about 200 gf/inch or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung Hoon Lee, Do Heon Lee, Mi Ran Seo, In Cheon Han
  • Patent number: 11655329
    Abstract: Provided herein is a dual cure resin useful for the production of an object by additive manufacturing, comprising or consisting essentially of: (a) a photoinitiator; (b) not more than 5, 10 or 20 ppm of a polyurethane catalyst (e.g., tin, tertiary amine, bismuth, zinc, zirconium, or nickel catalysts); (c) a polyol; (d) free (i.e., unblocked) polyisocyanate; and (e) blocked polyisocyanate, the isocyanate groups of which are blocked by reaction with an amine (meth)acrylate blocking agent. Methods of making an object with the resin are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Carbon, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew Gordon Wright
  • Patent number: 11655273
    Abstract: Provided are a ligand-bearing substrate which has a surface at least partially coated with a polymer (P3) containing structural units represented by the formulae (1a) and (1b) (in the formulae, R1, R2, X, Y, L, Q1, Q2, Q3, m1, m2 and n are as described in the claims and description); a raw material for such a substrate; and a method for producing such substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA, NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromi Kitano, Tadashi Nakaji, Yuki Usui, Taito Nishino, Takahiro Kishioka
  • Patent number: 11655324
    Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition for optical shaping that, with its low viscosity, enables easy stereolithographical fabrication of an object, and that can produce an object having desirable toughness and desirable water resistance, particularly for dental mouthpieces and denture base materials. The present invention relates to a resin composition for optical shaping comprising a urethanized (meth)acrylic compound (A) and a photopolymerization initiator (B), the urethanized (meth)acrylic compound (A) being a (meth)acrylate containing at least one polyol moiety and a urethane bond per molecule, said at least one polyol moiety being selected from the group consisting of a polyester, a polycarbonate, a polyurethane, and a polyether each having a structure derived from a C4 to C18 aliphatic chain diol unit (a) having a branched structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: KURARAY NORITAKE DENTAL INC.
    Inventors: Misaki Ito, Kenji Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11643497
    Abstract: Here are described polymers comprising monomeric units from vinylimidazole derivatives and their use in electrode materials and/or electrolyte compositions, as well as their methods of preparation. Also described are electrode materials, electrodes, and electrochemical cells comprising the polymers and their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignees: HYDRO-QUEBEC, MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jean-Christophe Daigle, Charlotte Mallet, Yuichiro Asakawa, Melanie Beaupre, Shinichi Uesaka, Karim Zaghib
  • Patent number: 11642202
    Abstract: A three-dimensional device is fabricated in a layer-by-layer approach using a support material. The support material is deposited in a liquid form on a surface, hardened by cooling or ultraviolet (UV) curing, and selectively ablated to create an area within which the desired structure of the device will be formed. Active material is deposited into this area, and the layer-by-layer process repeated until the three-dimensional device has been completed. Thereafter, any remaining support material is removed by water or other solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: IO Tech Group Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Zenou, Guy Nesher, Ziv Gilan
  • Patent number: 11639398
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a photosensitive composition comprising a photoinitiator and a bismaleimide component, photopolymers comprising the photosensitive composition and their use, especially in electronic devices. The bismaleimide component includes a bismaleimide compound or a bismaleimide oligomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLC
    Inventors: Colin Hayes, Colin Calabrese, Michael K. Gallagher, Kevin Y. Wang, Robert K. Barr
  • Patent number: 11639415
    Abstract: Provided are poly(AAG)-compositions, and corresponding coatings, foams, and coated articles. Also provided are methods for preparing the poly(AAG)-compositions and corresponding reagents including, e.g., polyol-AAG compositions. Coatings using the poly(AAG)-compositions may be useful for, e.g., replacing bisphenol-A cross-linked coatings used in food and beverage containers, coating metal articles, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ramanathan S. Lalgudi, Robert J. Cain
  • Patent number: 11639416
    Abstract: Compounds and compositions are provided which are useful in additive printing, particularly additive printing techniques such as stereolithography (SLA) wherein a macromer is photopolymerized to form a manufactured article. Representative compounds comprise a polyaxial central core (CC) and 2-4 arms of the formula (A)-(B) or (B)-(A) extending from the central core, where at least one of the arms comprise a light-reactive functional group (Q) and (A) is the free-radical polymerization product from monomers selected from trimethylene carbonate (T) and ?-caprolactone (C), while (B) is the free-radical polymerization product from monomers selected from glycolide, lactide and ?-dioxanone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Poly-Med, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Aaron Vaughn, Prabhjot Saini
  • Patent number: 11635683
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a device including a substrate and a second film disposed above the substrate includes: forming a first film above the substrate using a composition containing a polymerizable monomer and an oxidation inhibitor; and forming the second film by curing the first film in a state where at least one part of a mold having a convexo-concave pattern is in contact with the first film, or after at least one part of the mold is brought into contact with the first film. The oxidation inhibitor is at least one of a hindered amine compound and a hindered phenol compound having a molecular weight of 700 or more. The composition satisfies a relationship of (t0(T)?tx(T))/t0(T)×100?13.0. (t0(T) is a height of a convex part of cured film obtained by the specific method, and tx(T) is the corresponding height after heating at 260° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: TOYO GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takeshi Osaki
  • Patent number: 11637365
    Abstract: A polymer composition comprising a dielectric material distributed within a polymer matrix is provided. The dielectric material has a volume resistivity of from about 0.1 ohm-cm to about 1×1012 ohm-cm, wherein the polymer matrix contains at least one thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer, and further wherein the polymer composition exhibits a dielectric constant of about 4 or more and a dissipation factor of about 0.3 or less, as determined at a frequency of 2 GHz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Ticona LLC
    Inventor: Young Shin Kim
  • Patent number: 11637317
    Abstract: A solid polymer electrolyte precursor composition includes (i) one or more organic solvents; (ii) one or more cellulosic polymers dissolved in the organic solvent(s); (iii) one or more polymerizable components dissolved or dispersed in the organic solvent(s); (iv) one or more photo-initiators dissolved or dispersed in the organic solvent(s), where at least one of the one or more photo-initiators, following irradiation with light, promotes polymerization of at least one of the one or more polymerizable components; (v) one or more lithium ion sources dissolved or dispersed in the organic solvent(s); (vi) one or more plasticizers dissolved or dispersed in the organic solvent(s); and (vii) one or more ceramic particles dissolved or dispersed in the organic solvent(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: CMC Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Deepak Shukla, Gladys Rocio Montenegro Galindo, Kevin M. Donovan, Zichao Yang
  • Patent number: 11634603
    Abstract: An inkjet printable ionic conductive ink for producing a touch sensor device is provided. The inkjet printable ionic conductive ink includes a hydrophilic polymer and an ionic salt, a mixture of solvents in which the hydrophilic polymer and the ionic salt are dissolved therein to form a solution, and a surfactant to render the solution inkjet printable. A method of producing the inkjet printable ionic conductive ink is also provided. The method includes dissolving a hydrophilic polymer and an ionic salt in a mixture of solvents to form a solution, and mixing the solution with a surfactant to render the solution inkjet printable. A touch sensor panel comprising the ionic conductive ink and a method of producing the touch sensor panel are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Dace Gao, Jiangxin Wang, Pooi See Lee
  • Patent number: 11629203
    Abstract: A photopolymerizable composition comprises at least a polymerizable resin, a photosensitizer, an annihilator, and a photoinitiator. The photosensitizer is formulated to absorb an excitation light signal received in a first range of wavelengths. The annihilator is formulated to emit a light signal in a second range of wavelengths different from the first. During the absorption of light by the photosensitizer in the first range of wavelengths, the annihilator emits a light signal in the second range, a photon energy of the emitted light signal being greater than a photon energy of the light signal received by the photosensitizer. The annihilator is also formulated to implement an energy transfer mechanism to excite the photoinitiator for polymerization of the resin. The excited photoinitiator is formulated to generate at least one polymerizable initiator to cause the polymerization reaction. Related methods, such as three-dimensional printing methods, and materials are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignees: ECOLE NORMALE SUPERIEURE DE LYON, UNIVERSITE CLAUDE BERNARD LYON 1, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Patrice Baldeck, Akos Banyasz
  • Patent number: 11629269
    Abstract: A resin composition comprises a base resin containing an urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer, a monomer having a phenoxy group, and a photopolymerization initiator, and hydrophobic inorganic oxide particles, wherein the viscosity is 300 mPa·s or more and 4200 mPa·s or less at 45° C. and the content of the monomer having a phenoxy group is 1% by mass or more and 30% by mass or less based on the total amount of the base resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsushi Hamakubo, Yuya Homma
  • Patent number: 11629230
    Abstract: The disclosure provides methods of generating a modulus gradient in a polymeric material, resin mixtures for such methods, and polymeric materials thereof having at least a modulus gradient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Sijia Huang, Thomas John Farrell Wallin
  • Patent number: 11622916
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a photocurable composition having a high curing depth. [Solution] To provide a photocurable composition of the present disclosure comprises (A) polymerizable monomer, (B) photosensitizer, (C) photoacid generator, and (D) photopolymerization accelerator, wherein, the photocurable composition comprises (D-1) amine compound represented by formula (1) as the (D) photopolymerization accelerator. (In the formula (1), R1 is a substituent represented by formula (2), and R2 and R3 are substituents represented by formula (2) or substituents selected from —OH group, —O— group, —S— group, —NH—C(O)—NH— group, —C(O)—O— group, —OC(O)— group, —OC(O)—NH— group, —NH—C(O)—O— group, halogen, an organic group which may have an alkoxysilyl group, an aromatic ring which may have a substituent and an alicyclic heterocycle which may have a substituent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: SHOFU INC.
    Inventors: Kenzo Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Daisuke Hara, Shunsuke Miyata
  • Patent number: 11624008
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition useful for manufacturing pressure sensitive adhesives, “PSAs”, and the use of said PSAs, especially in the medical field. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing adhesive articles comprising the composition of the invention and to said articles. The invention is further directed to medical articles comprising the composition of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: IGM RESINS ITALIA S.R.L
    Inventors: Angelo Casiraghi, Enzo Meneguzzo, Gabriele Norcini