Patents Examined by Katie L Hammer
  • Quantum dots in which ionic liquids are ion-bonded and their preparation method
    Patent number: 11104846
    Abstract: A quantum dot particle in which an ionic liquid is ion-bonded is disclosed. The quantum dot particle includes a quantum dot having a core/shell nanostructure; and an ionic liquid compound represented by following Chemical Formula 1, bonded to the surface of the quantum dot, wherein the quantum dot and the ionic liquid compound form an ionic bond: wherein, R1 and R2 are each independently a branched or unbranched hydrocarbon group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms, and X? is a monovalent anion, wherein the hydrocarbon group includes a saturated or unsaturated group and may include one or more hetero atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignees: SHIN-A T&C, UNIAM
    Inventors: Seung Mo Hong, Jin Han Song, Sung Hun Choi, Hyeok Jin Hong
  • Conductive polymer dispersion for improved reliability
    Patent number: 11101077
    Abstract: A dispersion comprising first particles comprising conductive polymer and polyanion and second particles comprising the conductive polymer and said polyanion wherein the first particles have an average particle diameter of at least 1 micron to no more than 10 microns and the second particles have an average particle diameter of at least 1 nm to no more than 600 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: KEMET Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Ajaykumar Bunha, Antony P. Chacko, Yaru Shi, Qingping Chen, Philip M. Lessner
  • Anti-caking agent for soil
    Patent number: 11091698
    Abstract: An anti-caking agent for soil includes, as effective ingredients: a lignin having a molecular weight peak, as measured by GPC molecular weight analysis using a UV detector at a wavelength of 254 nm, within the molecular weight range of 10,000 to 40,000; and a diatomaceous earth. A method of improving the growth of a plant uses the above described anti-caking agent for soil. The anti-caking agent for soil has the effect of reducing the caking of soil and improving the poor growth of a plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Funada, Takahiro Arai, Hiroyuki Kurihara, Katsushige Yamada
  • Sulfur-based active material
    Patent number: 11094939
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sulfur-based active material prepared using an inexpensive polymer material as a starting material and a method of preparing the sulfur-based active material. A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery such as a lithium-ion secondary battery provided with an electrode comprising the sulfur-based active material has a large charging and discharging capacity and an excellent cyclability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Kubo, Fumiya Chujo
  • Corrosion preventive compositions
    Patent number: 11085119
    Abstract: Invention relates to corrosion-inhibiting compositions and the process of using said compositions to protect metal from corrosion. The compositions comprise of sulfonates, a carboxylic-sulfonic acid metal complex, antioxidants, fluorinated copolymers, hydrophobic silanes and siloxane additives and solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secratary of the Navy
    Inventor: El Sayed Arafat
  • Formulation for deposition of silicon doped hafnium oxide as ferroelectric materials
    Patent number: 11081337
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is formulations comprising both organoaminohafnium and organoaminosilane precursors that allows anchoring both silicon-containing fragments and hafnium-containing fragments onto a given surface having hydroxyl groups to deposit silicon doped hafnium oxide having a silicon doping level ranging from 0.5 to 8 mol %, preferably 2 to 6 mol %, most preferably 3 to 5 mol %, suitable as ferroelectric material. In another aspect, the invention is methods and systems for depositing the silicon doped hafnium oxide films using the formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Versum Materials U.S., LLC
    Inventors: Xinjian Lei, Matthew R MacDonald, Moo-Sung Kim, Se-Won Lee
  • Insulation element with artificial fibres for electrical insulation in the high voltage range
    Patent number: 11075023
    Abstract: The invention relates to an insulation element (1) with low electrical conductivity for the electrical insulation of an electrotechnical component in the high voltage range. The insulation element (1) comprises artificial fibres (2) and electrically conductive particles (3) having an electrically non-conductive core (5) and an electrically conductive or semi-conductive cladding (6) surrounding the core (5). Moreover, the insulation element (1) comprises a cationic polymer (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Weidmann Holding AG
    Inventors: Tobias Wolfinger, Wolfgang Exner, Stefan Jaufer
  • Method for preparing superabsorbent polymer and superabsorbent polymer prepared thereby
    Patent number: 11071968
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing superabsorbent polymer that has not only excellent permeability and absorption speed, but also minimized absorbency under pressure decrease rate, and superabsorbent polymer prepared thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Inventors: Min Ho Hwang, Hye Mi Nam, Sang Gi Lee, Soo Jin Lee, Tae Hwan Jang
  • Method for producing a composite conductive material and composite material obtained in this way
    Patent number: 11059263
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a conductive composite material, as well as the composite material capable of being obtained by said method. The conductive material is obtained from a composite polymer matrix, which is formed by aggregation of composite conductive particles consisting of particles of a polymer matrix, having a diamter d50 of between 1 and 4000 ?m, coated with a layer of electrically conductive material consisting of at least one metal. The ratio of the thickness of the conductive layer to the diameter d50 of the polymer matrix particles is between 0.0025:100 and 1.5:100, said thickness being less than 300 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: ARKEMA FRANCE
    Inventors: Marc Audenaert, Denis Huze
  • Method of delivering a laundry composition
    Patent number: 11053463
    Abstract: A method of delivering a laundry serum composition into the wash or rinse cycle, comprising the steps of: a. pouring a laundry liquid into a washing machine drawer, drum or a dosing shuttle; b. pouring a laundry serum composition on top of the laundry liquid; wherein the laundry serum composition comprises: a. 2-60 w.t. % benefit agent; b. less than 4 w.t. % surfactant; and c. water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Charles Crossman, Geraint Paul Roberts
  • Conductive paste and solar cell
    Patent number: 11049983
    Abstract: Provided is a conductive paste for forming bus bar electrodes having high adhesive strength with respect to a passivation film in a crystalline silicon solar cell without having a detrimental effect on the passivation film so as to affect solar cell properties. The conductive paste is a conductive paste formed on a passivation film of a solar cell, containing: (A) silver particles, (B) an organic vehicle, and (C) glass fit containing TeO2 at 1.0 mol % to 20 mol % and Bi2O3 at 10 mol % to 30 mol %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: NAMICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiya Konno, Noriyuki Sakai
  • Electrode for lithium-ion battery comprising a binder formed from a blend of two polymers, the first polymer being a first polyacrylate or one of its derivatives, the second polymer being a second polyacrylate or a carboxymethyl cellulose or one of their derivatives, ink for producing such an electrode
    Patent number: 11050054
    Abstract: Electrode for a lithium storage battery, or a lithium battery, including: an active electrode material, made from silicon, a conductive agent, a binder comprising a mixture of two polymers: the first polymer having a first molecular weight, the first polymer being a first polyacrylate or one of its derivatives, the second polymer having a second molecular weight, the second polymer being a second polyacrylate or a carboxymethyl cellulose, or one of their respective derivatives. The first molecular weight is less than or equal to 400,000 g/mol and greater than or equal to 150,000 g/mol. The second molecular weight is greater than or equal to 650,000 g/mol and less than or equal to 4,000,000 g/mol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignees: COMMISSARIAT À L'ÉNERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ÉNERGIES ALTERNATIVES, UMICORE
    Inventors: Willy Porcher, Frédéric Barbier, Sophie Chazelle, Nicolas Mariage, Léo Merchat
  • Microlayer coextrusion of electrical end products
    Patent number: 11034125
    Abstract: A method and system for extruding multiple laminated flow streams using microlayer extrusion, and in particular to creating and forming products with electrical properties that are formed from layers and particles with dimensions in the micro to nanometer range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Guill Tool & Engineering Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Guillemette, Robert Peters, Christopher Hummel
  • Amphiphilic hybrid nanomaterials
    Patent number: 11031151
    Abstract: The devices and methods described herein push forward the resolution limits of directed self-assembly (DSA) technology for advanced device applications. Specifically described herein, are compositions of bioinspired DSA materials and methods using these bioinspired DSA materials to form sub-7 nm line-space patterns and to achieve functional nanoscopic structures, e.g., conducting nanowires on a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO
    Inventors: Daniel J. C. Herr, Hemali Rathnayake, Kristen Dellinger
  • Fine particle size boric acid/urea dispersion, method of use in engineered wood product manufacture, method of coating wood products and product therefrom
    Patent number: 11015081
    Abstract: An aqueous boric acid/urea dispersion includes insoluble boric acid particles having a median particle size range of less than 44 microns and having a % actives content of boric acid plus urea of 60 wt. % or greater. The boric acid/urea dispersion includes an effective amount of at least one viscosity reducing agent such that the boric acid/urea dispersion has an initial Brookfield 2 rpm viscosity of about 5,000 to about 25,000 centipoise and a three week aged Brookfield 2 rpm viscosity of less than 250,000 centipoise, an optional amount of an alkali metal base, the alkali metal base/boric acid mole ratio in the dispersion ranging up to about 0.01; and the balance water. The boric acid/urea dispersion can be used in the manufacture of engineered wood products like oriented strand board as well as be a part of a waterborne coating formulation to coat wood products to improve fire retardancy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Polymer Solutions Group
    Inventors: Gary M. Freeman, Quang T. Do, Joshua D. Sparks
  • Fast and reversible thermoresponsive polymer switching materials
    Patent number: 11001695
    Abstract: A polymer composite includes a polymeric matrix and conductive fillers dispersed in the polymeric matrix. The polymeric matrix includes a polymer having a thermal expansion coefficient of at least about 100 ?m/(m K), and the conductive fillers have surface texturing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Zhenan Bao, Yi Cui, Zheng Chen
  • Ladder tetrazine polymers
    Patent number: 11005045
    Abstract: A ladder tetrazine polymer is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon M. Kobilka, Jason T. Wertz
  • Epoxy resin composition and electro-conductive adhesive containing the same
    Patent number: 10995245
    Abstract: An epoxy resin composition which exhibits excellent storage stability while having a low initial viscosity and favorable low temperature curability and an electro-conductive adhesive containing the same. An epoxy resin composition includes components (A) to (C): component (A): an epoxy resin (excluding the following component (B)); component (B): an epoxy resin having one epoxy group in a molecule and a surface tension of from 28.5 to 35.0 mN/m; and component (C): a latent curing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: THREEBOND CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soichi Ota, Takashi Suzuki, Makoto Kato, Hitoshi Mafune, Masayuki Osada
  • Water mineral cleaning solutions and related methods
    Patent number: 10988712
    Abstract: Implementations of cleaning compositions may include at least one of sodium lauryl sulfate, hydrochloric acid, muriatic acid, hydrobromic acid, and hydroiodic acid. Such implementations may also include benzalkonium chloride and either coco betaine or cocamidopropyl betaine. Such implementations may also include iodized salt, sodium sulfonate, and potassium nitrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Inventor: Miguel Angel Regalado, Sr.
  • Process for manufacturing granules
    Patent number: 10975334
    Abstract: Process for manufacturing granules of at least one alkali metal salt of aminopolycarboxylic acid (A), comprising the steps of (a) providing an aqueous slurry of alkali metal salt of aminopolycarboxylic acid (A), (b) maintaining said aqueous slurry at a temperature in the range of from 50 to 90° C. over a period of time in the range of from 2 to 180 hours, (c) spray granulating said slurry with a gas inlet temperature of at least 150° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Frank Jaekel, Michael Klemens Mueller