Patents Examined by Karuna P Reddy
  • Sulfur-crosslinkable rubber mixture and vehicle tire
    Patent number: 10975231
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sulfur-crosslinkable rubber mixture, in particular for rubber-coating reinforcements in elastomer products, especially in vehicle tires, or inner components of vehicle tires, as well as to a vehicle tire. The rubber mixture comprises a diene rubber, an adhesive system, 10 to 200 phr silica, and 2 to 20 phr of a silane of the formula [(R1)3Si—X]mSn(R2)2-m, where residues R1 are identical or different alkoxy groups, cyclic dialkoxy groups, cycloalkoxy groups, phenoxy groups, aryl groups, alkyl groups, alkenyl groups, aralkyl groups, or halides, and where X is a polar organic group containing urea, m represents the value 1 or 2, n is an integer between 1 and 8, and R2 is a hydrogen atom or an acyl group comprising 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Cornelia Schmaunz-Hirsch, Julia Schoeffel, Carla Recker, Kirsten Schwekendiek, Thomas Kramer, Katharina Herzog
  • Composition and method of making biodegradable pellets
    Patent number: 10975213
    Abstract: Biodegradable pellet compositions comprising: a starch at about 30% to about 80% by weight of the composition, a plasticizer at about 2% to about 30% by weight of the composition; a flexibility agent at about 10% to about 40% by weight; a binder at about 3% to about 13% by weight of the composition; a hydrophobic agent at about 0.1% to about 5% by weight of the composition; and an emulsifier at about 0.1% to about 5% by weight of the composition. The compositions further comprise a defoaming agent where a biodegradable foam pellet is the end product. The compositions may optionally include a plant fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Erthos Inc.
    Inventors: Chang Dong, Kritika Tyagi, Nuha Siddiqui
  • Copolymer and aqueous coating composition using same
    Patent number: 10968299
    Abstract: The present invention is a copolymer containing, as essential structural units, unit A represented by Formula (1) and unit B represented by Formula (2): (wherein R1 and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R2 and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a C1-20 hydrocarbon group, excluding cases where two or more groups of R1 to R3 are hydrogen atoms.) (wherein R5 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R6 represents a group selected from the group consisting of C1-20 hydrocarbon groups optionally containing an oxygen atom, C1-20 alkoxy groups, hydrogen atoms, oxygen radicals and hydroxyl groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: ADEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eiji Minami, Naoki Tsukahara
  • Binder composition, article, and method for manufacturing article
    Patent number: 10961390
    Abstract: Provided is a binder composition including polylysine and at least one reducing sugar or a derivative thereof, wherein the polylysine has, in a 1H NMR spectrum thereof, a first peak at 3.2 ppm to 3.4 ppm and a second peak at 3.8 ppm to 4.0 ppm, wherein a ratio (A:B) of an area of the first peak (A) to an area of the second peak (B) is 70:30 to 98:2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ji Eun Kim, Chang Suk Lee, Jun Ok Moon, Young Lyeol Yang, Chang Yub Oh, Hang Duk Roh, Do Yong Sim, Kwang Myung Cho, Jin Woo Choi
  • Modified copolymer, method for preparing the same, and method for preparing paste
    Patent number: 10954329
    Abstract: A modified copolymer is provided. The modified copolymer includes a random copolymer of a repeat unit of formula (I) and a repeat unit of formula (II) wherein M is derived from monomers with double bonds, R is a direct bond or an aliphatic hydrocarbon chain group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 16 carbon atoms, an alkylcarbonyloxy group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, a carbonyl group, an ether group, an ester group, an amide group, an aromatic group having 6 to 16 carbon atoms, or a divalent group having any of the above groups, wherein m and x are positive integers less than 50. The weight average molecular weight of the modified copolymer is between 3000 and 30000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Shou-Yi Ho, Kuo-Chan Chiou
  • Functionalized polymer, rubber composition and pneumatic tire
    Patent number: 10947380
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a functionalized elastomer comprising the reaction product of a living anionic elastomeric polymer and a polymerization terminator of formula I wherein R1 is C1 to C4 linear alkyl, or C1 to C4 branched alkanediyl; X1, X2, X3 are independently O, S, or a group of formula (II) or (III) where R2 is C1 to C18 linear or branched alkyl; and Z is —R3—CH?CH—R4, where R3 is a covalent bond or C1 to C18 linear or branched alkanediyl, and R4 is a hydrogen or C1 to C18 linear or branched alkyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Liqing Ma, Seth Cody Ensign
  • Polyarylene resins
    Patent number: 10894848
    Abstract: Certain cyclopentadienone monomers having polar moieties are useful in forming polyarylene resins having improved solubility in certain organic solvents and are useful in forming polyarylene resin layers in electronics applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials LLC
    Inventors: Charles R. Kinzie, Daniel Greene, Christopher Gilmore, James F. Cameron, Ping Ding, Qing Min Wang, Young-Seok Kim
  • Thermoplastic resin composition, inner liner and pneumatic tire
    Patent number: 10889709
    Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition which enables the production of an inner liner for pneumatic tires, said inner liner having excellent durability and being suppressed in deterioration of air permeation prevention properties due to repeated deformation. A thermoplastic resin composition which is composed of a continuous phase containing an ethylene/vinyl alcohol copolymer and a polyamide and a dispersed phase containing a halogenated isomonoolefin/para-alkyl styrene copolymer, and which is characterized in that an acyl glycerol that is composed of glycerol and a fatty acid having 8 or less carbon atoms is contained in an amount of 0.5-20 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the ethylene/vinyl alcohol copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shun Sato
  • Stable polyacrylic acids, their manufacture and their use
    Patent number: 10889661
    Abstract: A polymer and methods of producing the polymer for use, for instance, in mineral processing, including kaolin and calcium carbonate beneficiation are discussed. The method of producing the polymer can include polymerizing at least one monomer in the presence of a polymerization initiator, a chain transfer agent, and a polymerization stabilizer to produce a polymer containing at least one carboxylic acid, wherein the at least one monomer includes an unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer, and wherein the polymer containing at least one carboxylic acid is stable and has a molecular weight of about 1000 g/mol to about 10,000 g/mol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Luiz Antonio M. da Silva, Juraci Marques da Silva, Adilson Ignacio da Silva, Antonio Severo Porto Junior
  • Hypromellose acetate succinate and method for producing the same
    Patent number: 10888525
    Abstract: There are provided HPMCAS (hypromellose acetate succinate) having such a property that a solution of the HPMCAS in a solvent has a controlled viscosity; and a method for producing the HPMCAS. More specifically, provided are HPMCAS having such property that a solution of 10 parts by weight of the HPMCAS in 100 parts by weight of a mixed solvent having a weight ratio of methylene chloride to methanol of 1:1 has a viscosity at 20° C. of 135 mPa·s or less; and a method for producing the HPMCAS including an esterification step of adding acetic anhydride and succinic anhydride to a solution of hypromellose in glacial acetic acid in the presence of sodium acetate to obtain a reaction product mixture, wherein the succinic anhydride is added intermittently, and a precipitation step of mixing the reaction product mixture with water to precipitate the HPMCAS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi Matsubara, Naosuke Maruyama, Mitsuhiro Yoshida
  • Welding material for weld cladding
    Patent number: 10807203
    Abstract: An austenitic-ferritic stainless steel welding material, comprising in weight %: C: <0.02 Si: <0.45 Mn: 1.60-2.05 P: <0.03 S: <0.03 Cr: 18.5-25 Ni: 8.5-10.5 Mo: <0.75 10 Co: <0.2 Cu: <0.75 N: 0.12-0.3 the balance being Fe and incidental impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: ESAB SWEDEN AB
    Inventors: Anders Wallero, Lars Orrberg, Johan Lothman, Mikael Johansson, Sven-Ake Fager
  • Two-pack type urethane-based adhesive composition
    Patent number: 10793758
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a two-part urethane-based adhesive composition that exhibits excellent adhesion to a base material without using a primer. A two-part urethane-based adhesive composition according to the present invention contains: a main agent that contains a urethane prepolymer having an isocyanate group; and a curing agent that contains a compound having two or more active hydrogen-containing groups in each molecule. One or both of the main agent and the curing agent contain a (meth)acrylamide compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Matsuki, Megumi Abe, Takanori Kido, Hideyuki Matsuda, Masaki Yamamoto
  • Mortar formulation comprising long chain acrylic ester modified vinyl ester polymers
    Patent number: 10781306
    Abstract: The invention provides a polymer comprising at least one vinyl ester; and at least one acrylic ester of a branched alcohol, wherein the branched alcohol is a branched C16-C32 alcohol. The invention also provides compositions comprising these polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: DAIREN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuan-Chang Huang
  • Transparent ABS resin composition
    Patent number: 10774200
    Abstract: A transparent ABS resin composition which enables a production of a molded article retaining an excellent mechanical strength without decreasing the transparency and opacity, consisting of: based on a total mass of the transparent ABS resin composition, 70 to 98% by mass of a transparent ABS resin; and 2 to 30% by mass of a glass filler. The glass filler consists of glass components and optionally at least one oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Asahi Fiber Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takenori Noguchi, Keiji Sekine
  • Engineered stone and manufacturing method thereof
    Patent number: 10766815
    Abstract: An engineered stone includes a light transmitting mother material (I) and a phosphorescent chip (II). The light transmitting mother material (I) includes about 7 wt % to about 12 wt % of an unsaturated polyester resin (A), about 88 wt % to about 93 wt % of a silica-containing compound (B) and about 0.01 part by weight to about 1 part by weight of an organic/inorganic pigment (C) based on about 100 parts by weight of the unsaturated polyester resin (A). The phosphorescent chip (II) includes about 8 wt % to about 15 wt % of an unsaturated polyester resin (A?), about 85 wt % to about 92 wt % of a silica-containing compound (B?) and about 2 parts by weight to about 10 parts by weight of a phosphorescent pigment (D) based on about 100 parts by weight of the unsaturated polyester resin (A?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Lotte Advanced Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Heecheol Lee, Cheol-Yeon Hwang, Kyunghwan Kim, Seul-Gi Bae, Changho Son, Sung Jin An
  • Process for preparing multi-color dispersions and multi-color dispersions made thereof
    Patent number: 10767070
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for preparing multi-color dispersions and the multi-color dispersions made thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventors: Dong Yun, Yujiang Wang, Jian Sun, Peng Xu, Fei Guo
  • Electromagnetic wave shield film, printed wiring board using same, and rolled copper foil
    Patent number: 10757849
    Abstract: An electromagnetic wave shield film in which peeling off between a metal thin film and an adhesive layer is prevented and a printed wiring board employing the electromagnetic wave shield are provided. An electromagnetic wave shield film is formed by laminating at least a metal thin film and an adhesive layer in order, and the water vapor permeability of the electromagnetic wave shield film according to JISK7129 is 0.5 g/m2 per 24 hours or higher at a temperature of 80 degrees centigrade, a moisture of 95% RH, and a pressure difference of 1 atm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Tatsuta Electric Wire & Cable Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahiro Watanabe
  • Peelable adhesive composition
    Patent number: 10745594
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adhesive composition comprising at least one latex and at least one polymer composition having a glass transition temperature ranging from ?50° C. to 0° C., said adhesive composition being particularly suitable for bonding flexible surface coverings having a high dimensional variability. The invention also relates to a membrane obtained after drying of the adhesive composition according to the invention, a combination of a flexible surface covering with an adhesive composition according to the invention, a method of application of a flexible surface covering onto a substrate as well as a substrate covered with a peelable adhesive membrane according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: BOSTIK SA
    Inventors: Jessie Casimiro, Eric Verscheure
  • Transparent film for flooring and flooring comprising same
    Patent number: 10737473
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transparent film for flooring comprises a polyvinyl chloride resin and a polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: LG HAUSYS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hae-Seung Ko, Woo-Kyung Jang
  • Aqueous soluble ferrimagnets stabilized by block copolymers
    Patent number: 10738174
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a water-soluble polymer complex that includes a water-soluble block copolymer and a magnetic nanoparticle, wherein the water-soluble polymer complex has a nonzero net magnetic moment in the absence of an applied magnetic field at ambient temperatures. The water-soluble block copolymer is preferably a diblock or triblock copolymer and the magnetic nanoparticle is preferably a ferrimagnetic or ferromagnetic nanoparticle. The water-soluble complexes may be derivatized with reactive groups and conjugated to biomolecules. Exemplary water-soluble polymer complexes covered under the scope of the invention include PEG112-b-PAA40 modified CoFe2O4; NH2-PEG112-b-PAA40 modified CoFe2O4; PNIPAM68-b-PAA28 modified CoFe2O4; and mPEG-b-PCL-b-PAA modified CoFe2O4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Krishna M. Bajjuri, David Berman, Qiu Dai, Pierre-Olivier Jubert, Hareem T. Maune, Alshakim Nelson