Patents Examined by Kara Boyle
  • Multifunctional biocomposite additive compositions and methods
    Patent number: 8772379
    Abstract: Biocomposite compositions and compositions, which include dried distillers solubles, and which can be used in making biocomposite compositions are described. Methods for preparing the compositions are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: GS Cleantech Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Riebel, Jeffrey L. Tate
  • Polyolefin foams for footwear foam applications
    Patent number: 8772410
    Abstract: A composition that can be used as foam composition is disclosed, which comprises or is produced from an ethylene acrylate dipolymer, an acid copolymer, and optionally a soft ethylene polymer. The ethylene acrylate dipolymer comprises repeat units derived from ethylene and at least one alkylacrylate. The acid copolymer comprises repeat units derived from ethylene and acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, or combinations thereof. The soft ethylene polymer comprises ethylene and an ?-olefin, vinyl acetate, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventor: Richard T. Chou
  • Expanded polystyrene made using D-limonene as a plasticizer
    Patent number: 8772362
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for production of expanded polystyrene using D-limonene as a plasticizer, which allows reducing the amount of pentane in the process, yet allows generating beads with similar cell size as if greater quantities of pentane had been used. Pentane is an organic solvent with toxicity associated with organic solvents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Nexkemia Petrochimie Inc.
    Inventor: Jean-Pierre Gibeault
  • Polymeric compositions and foams, methods of making the same, and articles prepared from the same
    Patent number: 8772414
    Abstract: The invention provides a composition comprising an ethylene/?-olefin/non-conjugated diene interpolymer, which has the following properties: an Mz(abs)/Mz(Conv) value greater than 1.35; an Mz(BB)/Mw(abs) value greater than 1.6; and a non-conjugated diene content less than 10 weight percent, based on the total weight of the interpolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Wenbin Liang, Brian W. Walther, Gary R. Marchand
  • Polyimide foam and method for producing same
    Patent number: 8765830
    Abstract: Disclosed is a polyimide foam made of an aromatic polyimide composed of a tetracarboxylic acid component, which is composed of 0 to 90% by mole of a 3,3?,4,4?-biphenyltetracarboxylic acid component and 100 to 10% by mole of a 3,3?,4,4?-benzophenone tetracarboxylic acid component and/or a 2,3,3?,4?-biphenyltetracarboxylic acid component, and a diamine component, which is composed of 50 to 97% by mole of m-phenylenediamine and 50 to 3% by mole of 4,4?-methylenedianiline. The polyimide foam can be produced easily, has uniform and fine cells, and has the mechanical properties required for practical use as a foam, such as flexibility that prevents the foam from cracking easily even when deformed and excellent cushioning properties, as well as heat resistance that can resist use at high temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: UBE Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Kaneko, Hiroaki Yamaguchi, Masafumi Kohda
  • Expandable composite resin particles for long-term storage, pre-expanded particles formed therefrom and expanded molded articles
    Patent number: 8765826
    Abstract: Expandable composite resin particles for long-term storage, comprising 500 to 5000 ppm of water and 7.5 to 11.0% by weight of pentane in composite resin of polyolefin-based resin and polystyrene-based resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sekisui Plastics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Tsutsui, Masahiko Ozawa
  • Curable fluoroelastomer composition
    Patent number: 8765876
    Abstract: Fluoroelastomer compositions comprising fluoroelastomers having copolymerized units of a nitrile-containing cure site monomer are cured with certain hydrazide curatives. The hydrazide is of the general formula R1(C(O))nNHNHR2, wherein n is 1 or 2; R1 is NH2, NHNH2, NHR3, NR32, NHNHC(O)NH2, NHNHC(O)NHNH2, NHNHR2, or NHC(O)NHNH2; R2 is H, alkyl, aryl, heterocycle, CO2R3, C(O)R3, CH2R4, or C(O)R4; R3 is alkyl, aryl, heterocycle, or CH2R4; and R4 is a fluoroalkyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Christopher J Bish, Peter A Morken, Robert Clayton Wheland
  • Production method of foamed electric wire
    Patent number: 8766096
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a production method of a foamed electric wire, whereby a foamed electric wire is obtained via a foamed insulation layer formation step of forming a foamed insulation layer on a conductor, wherein the foamed insulation layer formation step includes: a step of introducing a base resin into an extruding machine, a step of introducing a foaming agent into the extruding machine, and a step of extruding a mixture containing the base resin and the foaming agent from the extruding machine and forming the foamed insulation layer on the conductor, and wherein the resin contained in the mixture has a shear stress of 0.40 to 0.80 Mpa, and the base resin is a propylene-based resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryo Watanabe
  • Multifunctional biocomposite additive compositions and methods
    Patent number: 8765827
    Abstract: Biocomposite compositions and compositions, which include dried distillers solubles, and which can be used in making biocomposite compositions are described. Methods for preparing the compositions are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: GS Cleantech Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Riebel, Jeffrey L. Tate
  • Phenolic foam
    Patent number: 8765829
    Abstract: A phenolic foam is made by foaming and curing a foamable phenolic resin composition that comprises a phenolic resin, a blowing agent, an acid catalyst and an inorganic filler. The blowing agent comprises an aliphatic hydrocarbon containing from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and the inorganic filler is at least one selected from a metal hydroxide, a metal oxide, a metal carbonate and a metal powder. The phenolic foam has a pH of 5 or more. The phenolic foam has a higher pH value compared with conventional phenolic foam and reduces corrosion risk when in contact with metallic materials. The phenolic foam maintains excellent long-term stable thermal insulation performance, low water uptake and fire resistance performance and by using a hydrocarbon blowing agent, does not harm the environment as an ozone depleting or global warming material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Kingspan Holdings (IRL) Limited
    Inventors: Vincent Coppock, Ruud Zeggelaar, Hiroo Takahashi, Toshiyuku Kato
  • Process and apparatus to foam a water-base adhesive
    Patent number: 8758533
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process to foam a water-base adhesive wherein a gas is dissolved or generated under pressure in the water phase essentially without the formation of foam. To apply the adhesive in the form of foam, the pressurized adhesive is released through a valve onto a substrate at atmospheric pressure, whereby the dissolved gas separates as gas bubbles. The invention relates further to an apparatus for the implementation of said process comprising a pressure-tight container for the adhesive wherein an overpressure is provided through a first valve, and at the outlet of said container a drain valve is placed. The apparatus further comprises a pressure-tight acid vessel for the acid which is furnished with a second valve at its inlet The outlet of said vessel is connected through a third valve to the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGAA
    Inventor: Ottó Szilágyi
  • Hydraulic fracturing
    Patent number: 8701774
    Abstract: An improvement over known hydraulic fracturing fluids. Boundary layer kinetic mixing material is added to components of fracturing fluid wherein kinetic mixing material is a plurality of particles wherein at least 25% of particles are several types, i.e., having surface characteristics of thin walls, three dimensional wedge-like sharp blades, points, jagged bladelike surfaces, thin blade surfaces, three-dimensional blade shapes that may have shapes similar to a “Y”, “V” or “X” shape or other geometric shape, slightly curved thin walls having a shape similar to an egg shell shape, crushed hollow spheres, sharp bladelike features, 90° corners that are well defined, conglomerated protruding arms in various shapes, such as cylinders, rectangles, Y-shaped particles, X-shaped particles, octagons, pentagon, triangles, and diamonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Ecopuro, LLC
    Inventor: William L. Johnson, Sr.
  • Body, particularly molded body made of polystyrene
    Patent number: 8680170
    Abstract: The invention relates to a body, particularly a molded body made of polystyrene, particularly polystyrene particle foam or polystyrene hard foam, wherein the polystyrene, particularly the polystyrene particle foam or the polystyrene hard foam, comprises petroleum coke, particularly petroleum coke particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Total Research and Technology Feluy
    Inventor: Werner Handl
  • Surface modified porous polymers for enhanced cell growth
    Patent number: 8663618
    Abstract: A process for surface modification of polymer that enhances cell growth as well as inhibits growth of microorganisms is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
    Inventors: Prasad L. V. Bhagavatula, Virginia D. Britto
  • Polyamide polymer, method for producing same, resin composition, molded product, fiber, film, and porous film
    Patent number: 8658757
    Abstract: Provided is a polyamide polymer in which a partial structure represented by the following formula (C) constitutes a portion of the main chain: wherein in Formula (C), RA and RB each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; n and m each independently represent an integer from 0 to 2; Cy represents an unsaturated 6-membered or 7-membered ring which may contain a heteroatom; and * and ** each represent a bonding hand, while * may be a bonding hand extending from RA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Uehira, Toshihide Yoshitani, Toshimitsu Sakuma, Kozo Sato
  • Hydrofluoropropene blowing agents for thermoplastics
    Patent number: 8648123
    Abstract: The present invention relates to blowing agent compositions comprising the unsaturated halogenated hydroolefin 3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HFO 1243zf) and combinations including primarily 3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HFO 1243zf). The blowing agent compositions are useful in that they provide sufficient plasticization to permit the production of low density insulating thermoplastic foams with improved k-factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Arkema Inc.
    Inventors: Brett L. Van Horn, Maher Y. Elsheikh, Benjamin Bin Chen, Philippe Bonnet
  • Formed article and process for the production thereof
    Patent number: 8629194
    Abstract: This invention is made to provide a formed article which ensures, for example, that an active substance included therein and a substance outside capsules can effectively come in contact with each other without suffering influences such as a pressure loss. This invention is a formed article having a plurality of cells formed in a polymer (A), (1) each cell including an active substance, (2) the polymer (A) having pores, each pore communicating with other pores and having a diameter in the range of 1 nm to 1 ?m, and (3) the internal wall of each cell and the active substance being substantially not in contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Teijin Engineering Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryohichi Nagashima, Haruko Hirose
  • Cleaning implement based on melamine-formaldehyde foam comprising hollow microspheres
    Patent number: 8629196
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cleaning implement based on melamine-formaldehyde foam comprising hollow microspheres, wherein said hollow microspheres have a median particle diameter (D50, volume averaged, Malvern, Fraunhofer diffraction) in the range from 260 ?m to 490 ?m, and wherein the hollow microsphere are at least partly filled with a benefit agent. Additionally the present invention encompasses a method for cleaning a hard surface with a cleaning implement according to the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: David John Pung, Denis Alfred Gonzales, Tobias Heinz Steinke, Peter Nessel
  • Production of polyurethane foams
    Patent number: 8629195
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing polyurethane foams, by frothing and drying mixtures of specific polyurethane dispersions and crosslinkers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Jan Schönberger, Michael Mager, Thorsten Rische, Sebastian Dörr, Thomas Feller, Michael Heckes, Melita Dietze, Burkhard Fugmann
  • Foamed polyolefin composition
    Patent number: 8623932
    Abstract: A foamed polyolefin composition comprising (all percent amounts being by weight): A) 50%-90% of a polypropylene component; and B) 10%-50% of a copolymer component of ethylene and at least one C3-C10 ?-olefin, the copolymer containing from 15% to 50% of ethylene, and optionally minor amounts of a diene; the said amounts of (A) and (B) being referred to the total weight of (A) and (B); said composition having at least one of the following features i) and ii), or both: i) a Polydispersity Index of component (A) of 4 or more; ii) a value of viscosity [?] of the fraction soluble in xylene at room temperature equal to or higher than 3.5 dl/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Luca Lunghi, Alessandro Medri