Patents Examined by John Vincent Lawler
  • Patent number: 11566154
    Abstract: Provided is a joined body comprising a first joined member, a second joined member, and a joining layer that joins the first joined member and the second joined member, wherein the first joined member and the second joined member are each independently one selected from the group consisting of a metal member, a polyamide resin member, and a polyolefin resin member, and the joining layer is a layer formed of a resin composition having a co-continuous phase including a continuous phase A farmed of the polyamide resin and a continuous phase B formed of the polyolefin resin and has a dispersed domain a distributed in the continuous phase A, a finely dispersed subdomain a? distributed in the dispersed domain a, a dispersed domain b distributed in the continuous phase B, and a finely dispersed subdomain b? distributed in the dispersed domain b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
    Inventors: Hisato Takeuchi, Jumpei Kawada, Azusa Tsukigase, Natsu Takagi, Takuya Mitsuoka, Kazuhiko Umemoto
  • Patent number: 11541639
    Abstract: Provided herein is a solvent-based pressure sensitive adhesive comprising a polymer comprising a vinyl acetate monomer, an acrylic ester monomer, and a monomer having hydroxyl or amine functionality. The adhesive also comprise a crosslinker. The coated and dried adhesive has outgassing of less than 2000 ng/cm2, even when applied to an electronic device that is operated at elevated temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Nippon Ghosh, Sudarshana Mukherjee, Dhananjay Patil, Suman Majumder
  • Patent number: 11542365
    Abstract: A curative for epoxidized plant-based oils and epoxidized natural rubber is created from the reaction between a naturally occurring polyfunctional acid and an epoxidized plant-based oil is disclosed. The curative may be used to produce at least one of six different materials, wherein each type of material may be configured as a thermosetting elastomer that is crosslinked with ß-hydroxyester linkages. The materials may be configured as a leather-like material, a foam material, a molded elastomer, a coating, an adhesive, and/or a rigid or semi-rigid material. Illustrative articles made from any combination of the six materials may be recycled using a mechano-chemical process to de-crosslink the thermosetting elastomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Natural Fiber Welding, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Kenneth Amstutz, Luke Michael Haverhals, Isaiah Amstutz, Skylar Clement, Shang-Min Li
  • Patent number: 11440303
    Abstract: Disclosed is a laminate which includes one or more soft layers and an electronic device enclosed by the one or more soft layers, wherein the one or more soft layers have a flexural modulus of 80 MPa or more and 1,000 MPa or less and a water vapor permeability at 40° C. and 90% RH of 15 [g/(m2·24 h)·100 ?m] or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuta Kurihara, Daido Chiba
  • Patent number: 11396595
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a composition comprising (a) a vinylidene chloride/methyl acrylate interpolymer having greater than 6 wt % methyl acrylate mer units in the interpolymer, (b) greater than 6 wt % of an epoxy plasticizer; and (c) less than 4 wt % of an acrylate polymer. The composition exhibits a crystallization time greater than 25 minutes to crystallization at 35° C. Films made from the present composition show improved processability and find advantageous application as permeable barrier film for food packaging, for specialty food packaging, and for gassy cheese.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: SK Saran Americas LLC
    Inventors: Douglas E. Beyer, Steven R. Jenkins
  • Patent number: 11396578
    Abstract: A curative for epoxidized plant-based oils and epoxidized natural rubber is created from the reaction between a naturally occurring polyfunctional acid and an epoxidized plant-based oil is disclosed. The curative may be used to produce at least one of six different materials, wherein each type of material may be configured as a thermosetting elastomer that is crosslinked with ?-hydroxyester linkages. The materials may be configured as a leather-like material, a foam material, a molded elastomer, a coating, an adhesive, and/or a rigid or semi-rigid material. Illustrative articles made from any combination of the six materials may be recycled using a mechano-chemical process to de-crosslink the thermosetting elastomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Natural Fiber Wielding, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Kenneth Amstutz, Luke Michael Haverhals, Isaiah Amstutz, Skylar Clement, Shang-Min Li
  • Patent number: 11352473
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a hard coat laminated film including a first hard coat, a second hard coat, and a transparent resin film layer in order from the outermost surface layer side, where the first hard coat is formed of a coating material containing no inorganic particles; the second hard coat is formed of a coating material containing inorganic particles; and the hard coat laminated film satisfies the following requirements: (i) the total light transmittance is 85% or more; and (ii) the pencil hardness of the surface of the first hard coat is 5H or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Inventors: Nozomu Washio, Taketo Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 11351755
    Abstract: A metal-clad laminate includes an insulating layer including a cured product of a resin composition, and a metal foil disposed on at least one principal surface of the insulating layer. The resin composition includes a thermosetting curing agent and a polyphenylene ether copolymer. The polyphenylene ether copolymer has an intrinsic viscosity ranging from 0.03 dl/g to 0.14 dl/g, inclusive. The intrinsic viscosity is measured in methylene chloride at 25° C. And the polyphenylene ether copolymer has, at a molecular terminal, a group represented by one of formula (1) and formula (2) at an average number of more than or equal to 0.8 and less than 1.5 per one molecule. Further, the metal foil includes a barrier layer containing cobalt on a first surface of the metal foil. The first surface is in contact with the insulating layer, and has a ten-point average roughness (Rz) of less than or equal to 2.0 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Kitai, Hiroaki Fujiwara, Mikio Sato
  • Patent number: 11338563
    Abstract: Provided is a coextruded multilayer film. The coextruded multilayer film has at least two layers, including a sealant layer and a second layer in contact with the sealant layer. The sealant layer contains (A) a first ethylene-based polymer having a density from 0.865 g/cc to 0.930 g/cc and a melt index from 0.5 g/10 min to 25 g/10 min; (B) an unsaturated primary fatty acid amide having a melting point of 100° C. or less; and (C) a diprotic fatty acid having a melting point greater than 100° C. and a decomposition temperature greater than 200° C. The second layer contains a second ethylene-based polymer. Also provided is a laminate containing said sealant layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Fengyi Su, Andong Liu, Hongyu Chen, Jianping Pan, Xiao Bing Yun, Thomas Allgeuer, Erqiang Chen, Tipeng Zhao, Guihong Liao
  • Patent number: 11305034
    Abstract: Provided is a stretchable film having excellent stretchability and excellent air permeability. Also provided is an article including such stretchable film. The stretchable film of the present invention includes an olefin-based resin and a filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei Takeda, Shou Uchida, Muneshige Nakagawa, Shinsuke Ikishima, Yasuhiro Takeda, Yoshitake Shigematsu
  • Patent number: 11267984
    Abstract: Described herein is a coating composition suitable for application to a building panel. The coating composition comprises inorganic pigment, liquid carrier, and a humectant comprising a first ester-containing compound. The liquid carrier may be present in an amount ranging from about 10 wt. % to about 30 wt. % based on the total weight of the coating composition. Described herein are also building panels coated with the coating composition and methods of their production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: AWI Licensing LLC
    Inventors: John E. Hughes, Steven L. Masia
  • Patent number: 11267753
    Abstract: A material includes a transparent substrate coated with a stack of thin layers acting on infrared radiation including at least one functional layer. The stack includes a protective coating deposited above at least a part of the functional layer. The protective coating includes at least one lower protective layer based on titanium and zirconium, these two metals being in the metal, oxidized or nitrided form, and at least one upper protective layer of carbon, within which layer the carbon atoms are essentially in an sp2 hybridization state, located above the layer based on titanium and zirconium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Alexandre Maillet, Laura Jane Singh
  • Patent number: 11259449
    Abstract: Provided is an electromagnetic wave shielding material that can exhibit improved electromagnetic wave shielding property, light-weight property and formability. The present invention relates to an electromagnetic wave shielding material comprising a laminate in which N number of metal foils each having a thickness of 5 to 100 ?m and N+1 number of resin layers each having a thickness of 5 ?m or more are alternately laminated or a laminate in which N+1 number of metal foils each having a thickness of 5 to 100 ?m and N number of resin layers each having a thickness of 5 ?m or more are alternately laminated, N being an integer of 2 or more, wherein thickness of the laminate is from 100 to 500 ?m, and wherein, when a thickness center of the laminate is used as a reference, for all pairs of interfaces at which sequences of the resin layers and the metal foils on both upper and lower sides of the reference correspond to each other, distances from the reference to the interfaces have an error of within ±10%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki Kammuri, Koichiro Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11241868
    Abstract: A multilayer film for use in adhesive tape or adhesive label applications comprising a core layer and skin layers on each side of the core layer. The core layer comprises a polypropylene mini-random homopolymer, wherein the mini-random homopolymer comprises polypropylene, up to 2 wt % ethylene components, and a acid neutralizer in a concentration up to 5000 ppm calcium. The skin layers each comprise a) at least about 95 wt % of a polypropylene mini-random homopolymer comprising polypropylene, up to 2 wt % ethylene components, and an acid neutralizer in a concentration up to about 5000 ppm, and b) an anti-block agent in a concentration up to about 1 wt %, wherein the anti-block agent comprises at least 95 wt % homopolymer of polypropylene and 1 to 5 wt % of silica having a particle size between about 1 to 3 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Inteplast Group Corporation
    Inventors: Jame Wong, Chris Watts, Jenchyou Hwang, Juan Rosales, Todd O'Reilly, Ron Silen, Lisa Vasquez
  • Patent number: 11225055
    Abstract: The industrial roll according to the invention includes a core member made of a metal, a first adhesive layer formed in contact with an outer surface of the core member, a second adhesive layer formed on an outer surface side of the first adhesive layer, and a cover member formed in contact with an outer surface of the second adhesive layer and made of an elastic material. The first adhesive layer is made of a material with better adhesive properties to the core member than to the cover member, and the second adhesive layer is made of a material with better adhesive properties to the cover member than to the core member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Yamauchi Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroya Shimazaki, Yoshiaki Tokunaga, Tatsuyuki Abe
  • Patent number: 11225563
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a composite for forming an insulating substrate. The composite includes 100 parts by weight of a liquid crystal polymer and 0.5-85 parts by weight of a dielectric additive. The liquid crystal polymer has a repeating unit represented by in which Ar is 1,4-phenylene, 1,3-phenylene, 2,6-naphthalene, or 4,4?-biphenylene, Y is —O— or —NH—, and X is carboxamido, imido/imino, amidino, aminocarbonylamino, aminothiocarbonyl, aminocarbonyloxy, aminosulfonyl, aminosulfonyloxy, aminosulfonylamino, carboxyl ester, (carboxyl ester)amino, (alkoxycarbonyl)oxy, alkoxycarbonyl, hydroxyamino, alkoxyamino, cyanato, isocyanato, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: AZOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hung-Jung Lee
  • Patent number: 11214696
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multilayer structure including a base (X) and a layer (Y), wherein the layer (Y) includes an aluminum-containing compound (A) and a phosphorus compound (BH) in which a phosphorus atom having at least one hydroxy group and a polar group are bonded via an alkylene chain having 3 to 20 carbon atoms or a polyoxyalkylene chain based on an alkylene having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, and the aluminum-containing compound (A) is a compound (Ab) including a reaction product (D) of an aluminum-containing metal oxide (Aa) and an inorganic phosphorus compound (BI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryoichi Sasaki, Yasushi Morihara, Masahiko Ota, Masakazu Nakaya, Hiroyuki Ogi
  • Patent number: 11214046
    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided bio-based mineral oil barrier coatings and films usable for decreasing mineral oil migration, for example in food packaging materials, and thus improving the safety of the materials facing the mineral oil containing environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy
    Inventors: Jari Vartiainen, Christiane Laine, Marja Pitkänen, Taina Ohra-Aho, Adina Anghelescu-Hakala
  • Patent number: 11203677
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides, among other things, surface coverings with a protective coat applied thereto a rubber material. As provided herein, in some embodiments, a surface covering has or includes an exposed surface that is no-wax. The present disclosure further provides methods of making, and methods of using. Such surface coverings have surprising and beneficial attributes. They are particularly advantageous as resistant to soiling and abrasion. These surface covering are also resistant to crumbling under load. Such surface coverings would be useful as flooring products with desirable properties. In particular, such abrasion and soil resistant surfaces could be useful as a rubber flooring product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: AMERICAN BILTRITE (CANADA) LTD.
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Mercier, Alexandre Proulx, Olivier Gagnon
  • Patent number: 11203837
    Abstract: Recycled or brown paper board is provided having a surface with a coating having one or more layers, at least one coating layer comprising one or more copolymers selected from the group consisting of styrene-acrylic-based copolymers, styrene-butadiene-based copolymers, and mixtures thereof, wherein the average Tg of the copolymers present in the coating layer is 25° C. or greater and the average polymer particle size of the copolymers present in the coating layer is 130 nm or greater. A method of producing a coated recycled paper board or brown paper board and a coating composition are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Inventor: Peter C. Hayes