Patents Examined by Margaret G Moore
  • Patent number: 10787544
    Abstract: A silicone compound is represented by the formula (1) and has a weight average molecular weight of 500 to 200000. A polyhydric alcohol-modified silicone compound can provide a stable composition (emulsified product, powder dispersion, etc.) having a silicone oil and other oil as a continuous phase. R1aR2bR3cR4dSiO(4-a-b-c-d)/2??(1) (R1 represents an organic group, R2 is a group represented by —Y—O—X (Y represents a divalent hydrocarbon group having 3 to 20 carbons and optionally containing at least one of an ether bond and an ester bond, and X represents a polyhydric alcohol-substituted hydrocarbon group having at least two hydroxyl groups); R3 is a monovalent branched type organosiloxane group represented by the formula (4); and R4 is a monovalent organosiloxane group represented by the formula (5) or the formula (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Emi Akabane, Tomoyuki Goto
  • Patent number: 10786439
    Abstract: The present invention relates to satin lip compositions including at least one silicone resin comprising at least one T unit, at least one silicone acrylate copolymer, at least one silicone wax, at least one volatile hydrocarbon oil, and at least one non-volatile hydrocarbon oil having a molecular weight greater than 400 g/mol, as well as to methods of making such compositions and methods of applying such compositions to lips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: L'ORÉAL
    Inventors: Roselin Rosario-Melendez, Tianyi Liu
  • Patent number: 10787582
    Abstract: A composition having pH of 5 or less comprises composite particles dispersed in an aqueous continuous liquid phase. Each composite particle comprises a polymer core surrounded by a silicaceous shell. From 3 to 50 percent of silicon atoms in the silicaceous shells are bonded to respective organic groups via a silicon-carbon covalent bond. The weight ratio of the total amount of the silica in the composition to the total amount of the at least one polymer is from 0.1 to 19. The composition is useful for making various articles. A method for making the composition is also disclosed. Silicaceous particles dispersed in an aqueous phase, wherein from 3 to 50 percent of silicon atoms in the silicaceous particles are bonded to organic groups via a silicon-carbon covalent bond are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Naiyong Jing, Shupeng Wu, Zhigang Yu, Jiafeng Liu, Mingna Xiong, Xuan Jiang
  • Patent number: 10767017
    Abstract: A resin composition including a silicon-containing resin component and a solvent, the silicon-containing resin component including at least one of (I) and (II) mentioned below, the solvent including at least one of a terpene compound having at least one of a hydroxy group and an acetoxy group, and a cyclic skeleton-containing acetate compound (excluding the terpene compound): (I) a polysilane-polysiloxane resin having a polysilane structure and a polysiloxane structure, and (II) a mixture of a resin having a polysilane structure and a resin having a polysiloxane structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunihiro Noda, Hiroki Chisaka, Kazuya Someya, Dai Shiota
  • Patent number: 10767080
    Abstract: Disclosed is a coating composition suitable for coating onto a wall or other substrate to yield a dry-erase coating, The composition may be prepared by reacting an excess amount of an aminosilane with a carbonate, an epoxy alcohol, or both in aqueous media to yield a silylurethane, and/or a silylamino polyol. In some approaches, the compositions and/or methods may further include an epoxysilane, and allowing the epoxysilane to react with the aminosilane to yield an aminodisilane. This reaction will result in a coating composition that comprises one of a silylurethane, a silylamino polyol, or both, and the aminodisilane. The aqueous mixture of the silylurethane, the silylamino polyol, or both, and the aminodisilane together constitute a coating composition that, upon curing, forms a dry-erase coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: The Sherwin-Williams Company
    Inventors: Frank F. Markovitz, Brian Makowski, Jay A. Reimann
  • Patent number: 10759909
    Abstract: The invention relates to a curable composition, containing (A) at least one polyorganosiloxane, which has at least one hydroxy group bound to a silicon atom, (B) at least one silane of the formula (1): Si(R1)m(R2)n(R3)4-(m+n)??(1), as defined herein, (C) at least one aminosilane, and (D) at least one tin compound, whereby the molar ratio of the aminosilane to the tin compound is 1:1 to 50:1, as well as to the preparation and use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Andrea Gutacker, Johann Klein, Helene Boudet, Adrian Duracu, Sebastian Kapusta
  • Patent number: 10745569
    Abstract: An anti-corrosion coating and a method for fabricating the anti-corrosion coating is disclosed. The coating includes a polymer, a curing agent, and quantum dots. The method includes adding carbon quantum dots to a polymer coating as a nanofiller to enhance the corrosion resistance properties of the polymer coating. The coating is configured to provide improved anti-corrosion properties at a lower cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Inventors: Sepideh Pourhashem, Ali Morad Rashidi, Mohammad Reza Vaezi Jezeh
  • Patent number: 10745523
    Abstract: The invention relates to cross-linkable compositions comprising (A) organosiloxanes consisting of units RcSiO4-c/2??(I) and R5(OR4)mSiO3-m/2??(II), (B) silanes R5Si(OR4)3??(II) and/or partial hydrolysates thereof in amounts of 5 to 20 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of component (A), (C) organosiloxanes consisting of units R6a(R7O)bSiO(4-a-b)/2??(IV) in amounts of 1 to 30 parts by weight, (D) organosilicon compounds comprising units of the formula DfSi(OR9)eR8dO(4-d-e-f)/2??(V), in amounts of 0.1 to 2 parts by weight. The compositions are particularly useful as anti-graffiti coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: WACKER CHEMIE AG
    Inventors: Uwe Scheim, Hartmut Ackermann, Volker Stanjek
  • Patent number: 10738162
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high-temperature resistant modified silicon-containing cyanate ester resin as well as a preparation method and an application thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: adding a mixed solution of hydroxyl silicone oil, a silane coupling agent and an organic solvent into a mixed solution of a tetramethylammonium hydroxide aqueous solution and a polar solvent, performing hydrolytic polycondensation at a temperature of 5-40° C. for 4-8 h, and performing distillation to obtain an epoxy-containing silsesquioxane; performing pre-polymerization on the epoxy-containing silsesquioxane and a cyanate ester resin at a temperature of 50-100° C. for 1-8 h to obtain a modified cyanate ester resin; and uniformly mixing the modified cyanate ester resin and a modified anhydride, thereby obtaining the high-temperature resistant modified silicon-containing cyanate ester resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Inventors: Bin Wu, Chunqi Zhang, Jianfeng Gu, Fengxi Jing, Feng Qiu, Zhifeng Xia, Junfeng Ma
  • Patent number: 10738206
    Abstract: Ceramic black materials for use as, or in, colorants, inks, pigments, dyes, additives and formulations utilizing these black materials. Black ceramics having silicon, oxygen and carbon, and methods of making these ceramics; formulations utilizing these black ceramics; and devices, structures and apparatus that have or utilize these formulations. Plastics, paints, inks, coatings, formulations, liquids and adhesives containing ceramic black materials, preferably polymer derived black ceramic materials, and in particular polysilocarb polymer derived ceramic materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Melior Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian L. Benac, Douglas M. Dukes, Ashish P. Diwanji, Michael J. Mueller, Michael Molnar, Walter J. Sherwood, Adrew R. Hopkins, Mark S. Land
  • Patent number: 10730961
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are processes for preparing functionalized polymers, functionalizing compounds useful in the processes and processes for preparing the functionalizing compound. The processes for preparing a functionalized polymer include reaction of a functionalizing compound (prepared from the reaction of an alkoxysilane compound of formula (I) with a polyol of formula (II)) with a reactive conjugated diene monomer-containing polymer, thereby producing a polymer end functionalized with the functionalizing compound. In certain embodiments, the functionalizing compound has a formula according to formula (III), (IV), or (V).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Noriaki Yukimura
  • Patent number: 10730993
    Abstract: A process of: providing a polyfunctional compound selected from polyisocyanate, polyacrylate, and polyepoxy; and reacting the polyfunctional compound with a hydroxyl- or amine-terminated silyl-containing compound. The polyfunctional compound and the silyl-containing compound are at least difunctional. A thermoset made by this process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Erick B. Iezzi, Eugene Camerino, Grant Daniels, James H. Wynne
  • Patent number: 10723843
    Abstract: A platinum organosiloxane complex is prepared by a process including combining A) a platinous halide; B) a ketone; C) an enone additive distinct from any other starting materials or rearrangement products thereof; and D) a polyorganosiloxane having, per molecule, 2 to 4 silicon bonded terminally unsaturated hydrocarbon groups having from 2 to 6 carbon. The platinum organosiloxane complex prepared by the process is useful as a hydrosilylation catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Dow Silicones Corporation
    Inventors: Zhanjie Li, Andrew Millward, Ming-Shin Tzou
  • Patent number: 10717872
    Abstract: A polyether-polysiloxane block copolymer composition is disclosed. The copolymer composition comprises (A) a polyether-polysiloxane block copolymer having in a molecule structural units as expressed by General Formula (1) below: where a terminal group thereof is an alkenyl group or the like bonded to a polyether portion. The copolymer composition further comprises (B) a liquid monool organic compound, which is (B1) a glycol ether compound having a low degree of polymerization, a terminal hydrogen substituted with a hydrocarbon group, and a secondary alcoholic hydroxyl group provided on another terminal, or (B2) a higher alcohol compound having a branched alkyl group with 12 or more carbon atoms. The copolymer composition generally does not contain a dimethyl polysiloxane at more than the mass of component (A). A manufacturing method, foam stabilizer or the like containing the copolymer composition, and a polyurethane foam are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: DOW TORAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Inagaki, Ikutaro Morikawa, Son Thanh Phan, Seiki Tamura
  • Patent number: 10711135
    Abstract: A two part curable composition comprising organosiloxane polymer; water; an organosilane such as hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) or vinyltrimethoxysilane; crosslinker; adhesion promoter and catalyst; and optionally comprising plasticizer; colorant and filler. The first part can comprise organosiloxane polymer and water. The second part can comprise crosslinker; adhesion promoter and catalyst. Either or both parts can optionally further comprise an organosilane such as hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) or vinyltrimethoxysilane; plasticizer; colorant and filler. The mixed parts have a low viscosity allowing injection under low pressure. Cured reaction products of the two part curable organosiloxane composition has good adhesion to metallic sealing surfaces and good resistance engine oil and other automotive fluids. Cured reaction products of the two part curable organosiloxane composition can surprisingly retain physical properties after long-term exposure to temperatures between 200° C. and 250° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Henkel IP & Holding GmbH and Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Christopher Verosky, Sebastien Lanau, Giorgio Zaffaroni
  • Patent number: 10703920
    Abstract: A coating composition comprising epoxidized vegetable oil, an amine terminated polyamide and a silicone resin is disclosed. Substrates coated at least in part with such coatings are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert McVay, Christopher L. Most, Hannah Elizabeth Toomey, Sarah Cunningham
  • Patent number: 10703953
    Abstract: One object of the invention is to improve the affinity between the silicone resin and the thermally conductive filler to facilitate mixing thereof. Another object of the invention is to suppress a viscosity increase of a silicone resin composition containing a high level of loading of thermally conductive filler, and to provide a cured product having a higher thermal conductivity. According to the invention, a thermally conductive silicone composition is provided, which comprises (A) an organopolysiloxane having two or more alkenyl groups each bonded to a silicon atom per molecule; (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having two or more hydrogen atoms each bonded to a silicon atom per molecule in such an amount that the molar ratio of the hydrogen atoms each bonded to a silicon atom in component (B) to the alkenyl groups in component (A) is within the range of from 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenichi Inafuku
  • Patent number: 10703672
    Abstract: The invention relates to the technical field of artificial stone surfaces, in particular to an artificial glass surface, which is made from the following raw materials in parts by mass: 0-30 parts of a quartz material, 40-70 parts of a glass material, 5-15 parts of a modified silicone resin, 8-15 parts of an unsaturated polyester resin, and 5-14 parts of additional raw materials. The artificial glass surface employs recycled glass material as its main stone source, which contributes the conservation of mineral resources, and reduces production costs; the product is of higher quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: FOSHAN YIXIN STONE CO., LTD
    Inventors: Guoming Zhang, Jiansong Xian, Zhijian Liang, Huaigui Xiao, Weidong Cai
  • Patent number: 10703828
    Abstract: A rubber composition for tires of the present technology contains a diene rubber, silica, and a predetermined alkyltrialkoxysilane; the diene rubber containing a butadiene rubber and a particular conjugated diene rubber, a content of the butadiene rubber in the diene rubber being 20 mass % or greater and a content of the particular conjugated diene rubber in the diene rubber being from 30 to 80 mass %; an average glass transition temperature of the diene rubber being from ?65 to ?45° C.; the particular conjugated diene rubber being a conjugated diene rubber produced by a particular production method and having predetermined ranges of aromatic vinyl unit content, vinyl bond content, and weight average molecular weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Maejima, Masaki Sato, Makoto Ashiura
  • Patent number: 10695989
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing an artificial glass surface, which includes the following steps: step A: mixing a glass material and a silane coupling agent to obtain an initial glass material mixture. Step B: heating a silicone resin, mixing with the initial glass material mixture thoroughly to obtain a secondary glass material wrapper. Step C: adding an unsaturated polyester resin, a curing agent, a filler pigment, and a quartz material to obtain a glass surface premade material. Step D: pressing the glass surface premade material, curing to obtain the artificial glass surface. In this invention, the quality of the product is maintained at a high level, mineral resources are conserved, and production cost is lowered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: FOSHAN YIXIN STONE CO., LTD
    Inventors: Guoming Zhang, Jiansong Xian, Zhijian Liang, Huaigui Xiao, Weidong Cai