Patents Examined by Margaret Moore
  • Fluorinated sol-gel low refractive index hybrid optical cladding and electro-optic devices made therefrom
    Patent number: 9535215
    Abstract: A low index of refraction hybrid optical cladding may be formed from a fluorinated sol-gel. An electro-optic device may include a poled organic chromophore-loaded modulation layer (electro-optic polymer) and at least one adjacent fluorinated hybrid sol-gel cladding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: BRPHOTONICS PRODUCTOS OPTOELECTRONICOS LTDA.
    Inventors: Danliang Jin, Guomin Yu, Hui Chen, Baoquan Chen
  • Liquid rubber composition
    Patent number: 9528005
    Abstract: Liquid rubber compositions are particularly formulated for use in repair or modification of various household items, hand tools, garden tools, cooking or eating utensils, sports equipment, motor vehicles, appliances, etc. The compositions may be applied by brushing, dipping, or coating. Once cured, the composition forms a durable, breathable, weatherproof barrier that is resistant to rain, snow, sun, wind, air moisture, UV degradation, and natural weathering over a wide temperature range. The composition contains a polyether having silane terminal groups, a mineral filler, a fluid carrier, a crosslinker, fumed silica and a catalyst in specific amounts. It can also contain a colorant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Swift IP, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Miriani, Philip Swift, Michal Dewald
  • Ester-functional silanes and the preparation and use thereof; and use of iminium compounds as phase transfer catalysts
    Patent number: 9518072
    Abstract: A method for producing a reaction product comprising an ester-functional silane, the method comprising: i) reacting a composition comprising: a) a haloorganosilane, b) a metal salt of a carboxy-functional compound, c) a phase transfer catalyst comprising a bicyclic amidine, an iminium compound, or a mixture thereof, provided that the iminium compound is not an acyclic guanidinium compound or pyridinium compound, and d) a co-catalyst, provided that the co-catalyst is optional when the phase transfer catalyst comprises the iminium compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Wolfgang Backer, John Michael Gohndrone, Don Lee Kleyer, Xiaobing Zhou
  • Polymer having terminal structure including plurality of reactive silicon groups, method for manufacturing same, and use for same
    Patent number: 9505879
    Abstract: A polymer (A) having, at one terminal moiety thereof, a terminal structure having two or more carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds. A reactive-silicon-group-containing polymer (B) having, at one terminal moiety thereof, a terminal structure having two or more reactive silicon groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuro Harumashi, Akio Taniguchi, Hidetoshi Odaka, Katsuyu Wakabayashi
  • Black ceramic additives, pigments, and formulations
    Patent number: 9499677
    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. The particular polysilocarb ceramics materials found in the claimed coatings and materials contain a specific amount of C, Si and O, as well as a specific amount of free and Si bonded carbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Melior Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas M. Dukes, Ashish P. Diwanji, Michael J. Mueller, Michael Molnar, Walter J. Sherwood, Andrew R. Hopkins, Mark S. Land, Brian L. Benac
  • Methods to prepare silicon-containing films
    Patent number: 9502234
    Abstract: Described herein are methods of forming dielectric films such as non-porous dielectric films, comprising silicon, oxide, and optionally nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, and boron. Also disclosed herein are the methods to form dielectric films or coatings on an object to be processed, such as, for example, a semiconductor wafer. Specifically the methods include silanes that have bulky alkoxy groups as well as SiH groups. Examples of such silanes used in the methods including di-tert-pentoxysilane, di-tert-butoxysilane and silanes having the formula (H)2Si(OR)(OR1) wherein R is tert-butyl and R1 is selected from the group consisting of methyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, pentyl, isopentyl, tert-pentyl and hexyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Manchao Xiao, Xinjian Lei, Bing Han, Mark Leonard O'Neill
  • Low volatile organic component dry erase siloxane-based coatings
    Patent number: 9493029
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, compositions with at least one dry-erase characteristic and methods thereof. In some embodiments, provided paint composition comprising a resin part comprising an epoxy, a polysiloxane and an organooxysilane; and a cure part comprising one or more amino-silanes; the resin part and the cure part being designed and selected such that, when combined together, they cure to form a surface coating that demonstrates at least one dry-erase characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: IDEAPAINT, INC.
    Inventors: Frank C. Nachtman, Kristopher M. Felice, Adam W. Emerson, Martin Douglas Donbrosky, Jr.
  • Clear siloxane-based write-erase coating with low volatile organic character
    Patent number: 9493675
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, compositions with at least one dry-erase characteristic and methods thereof. In some embodiments, provided paint composition comprising a resin part comprising an epoxy, a polysiloxane and an organooxysilane; and a cure part comprising one or more amino-silanes; the resin part and the cure part being designed and selected such that, when combined together, they cure to form a clear surface coating that demonstrates at least one dry-erase characteristic, wherein the composition is substantially free of any opacifying agent or pigment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: IDEAPAINT, INC.
    Inventors: Frank C. Nachtman, Kristopher M. Felice, Adam W. Emerson, Martin Douglas Donbrosky, Jr.
  • Emulsions containing saccharide siloxane copolymer emulsifiers and methods for their preparation and use
    Patent number: 9492369
    Abstract: An emulsion contains a saccharide siloxane copolymer as an emulsifier. The emulsion is useful in formulating personal care products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Cindy Delvalle, Eric Jude Joffre, Concettina Scavuzzo, Simon Toth, Isabelle Van Reeth
  • Method for preparing a statistical copolymer based on diene monomers and cyclic carbosilane monomers
    Patent number: 9487629
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a random copolymer based on diene monomers and on cyclic carbosilane monomers. This process is characterized in that it comprises a stage of copolymerization, in the presence of an anionic initiator in a reaction medium comprising a polar solvent, of at least one diene monomer and of a cyclic carbosilane monomer corresponding to the Formula I: in which: R1 and R2, which are identical or different, are each a C1-C5 alkyl, C6-C14 aryl or C7-C11 alkylaromatic group; R3 and R4, which are identical or different, are each a hydrogen atom or a C1-C5 alkyl, C6-C14 aryl or C7-C11 alkylaromatic group; and x is an integer with a value ranging from 2 to 5 and is preferably 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignees: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE, S.A.
    Inventors: Rachid Matmour, Nicolas Seeboth, Julien Chatard
  • Curable resin composition and cured product thereof, encapsulant, and semiconductor device
    Patent number: 9481791
    Abstract: Provided is a curable resin composition capable of forming a cured product that has excellent heat resistance and transparency and, in particular, offers excellent barrier properties to a corrosive gas. The curable resin composition according to the present invention includes a polyorganosiloxane (A), an isocyanurate compound (B), and a silane coupling agent (C). The polyorganosiloxane (A) is an aryl-containing polyorganosiloxane. The polyorganosiloxane (A) preferably includes a polyorganosiloxane having a number-average molecular weight (Mn) of 500 to 4000 as determined by gel permeation chromatography and calibrated with a polystyrene standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeaki Kamuro, Yasunobu Nakagawa
  • Organosilicon compound, thin film forming composition using same, and organic thin film
    Patent number: 9481801
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide an organosilicon compound for forming a novel organic thin film having improved physical properties. An organosilicon compound of the present invention is an organosilicon compound represented by formula (I) R—(CH2)n—SiX3 (I) (wherein R represents an alkoxy group having 1 to carbon atoms or a phenyl group that optionally has a substituent, X represents a hydroxyl group or a hydrolyzable group, and n represents any integer from 17 to 24). An organic thin film can be formed by mixing the aforementioned organosilicon compound, a compound that can interact with the organosilicon compound, and water in an organic solvent to prepare an organic thin film forming solution, and bringing the organic thin film forming solution into contact with a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: NIPPON SODA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Takahashi, Tomoya Hidaka, Daisuke Asanuma
  • Black ceramic additives, pigments, and formulations
    Patent number: 9481781
    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. The instant materials are particles which are pyrolyzed and are defined by having a specific Si, C and O content and having carbon which is both free and silicon bound. The particles are prepared by specific processes, as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: MELIOR INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Molnar, Ashish P. Diwanji, Michael J. Mueller, Douglas M. Dukes, Walter J. Sherwood, Andrew R. Hopkins, Mark S. Land, Brian L. Benac
  • UV-blocking silicone hydrogel composition and silicone hydrogel contact lens containing thereof
    Patent number: 9482788
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a UV-blocking silicone hydrogel composition including a hydrophilic silicone macromer, a UV-blocking monomer, a first hydrophilic monomer, a crosslinker and a polymerization initiator. The hydrophilic silicone macromer has a general formula: V-L-S-(L?-V?)x, wherein V and V? are independently ethylenically-based polymerizable groups, L and L? are independently a covalent bond or a linkage group, S is a siloxane group having a chemical structure such as and x is 0 or 1. A silicone contact lens containing the UV-blocking silicone hydrogel composition is also provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: PEGAVISION CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Chin Lai, Min-Tzung Yeh, Han-Yi Chang, Heng-Yi Li, Hung-Ju Chang, Che-Cheng Wu
  • Trialkylsilyloxy-terminated polymers
    Patent number: 9475902
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers functionalized by terminal groups, where the polymers have a trialkylsilyloxy group of the formula (I) at the end of the chain, where R1, R2, and R3 can be identical or different and are alkyl, cycloalkyl, and aralkyl moieties which can comprise heteroatoms such as O, N, S, and Si.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: ARLANXEO Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Norbert Steinhauser
  • Metal containing condensation reaction catalysts, methods for preparing the catalysts, and compositions containing the catalysts
    Patent number: 9469799
    Abstract: A composition is capable of curing via condensation reaction. The composition uses a new condensation reaction catalyst. The new condensation reaction catalyst is used to replace conventional tin catalysts. The composition can react to form a gum, gel, rubber, or resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Simon Cook, Shuangbing Han, Matthew Olsen
  • Rail component comprising flame retardant compositions, and methods of manufacture
    Patent number: 9453128
    Abstract: A railway vehicle component, wherein the component is a partition or a light cover, and wherein the component is molded or formed from a thermoplastic polymer composition comprising: a siloxane-containing copolymer in an amount effective to provide a total of 0.2 to 6.5 wt % of siloxane units based on the total weight of the polymers in the thermoplastic polymer composition, a bromine-containing polymer in an amount effective to provide 9 to 13 wt % of bromine, based on the total weight of the polymers in the thermoplastic polymer composition, and optionally a third polymer, wherein the wt % of the siloxane-containing copolymer, the bromine-containing polymer, and the optional third polymer, sum to 100 wt %, and 0.05 to 10 wt % of a light diffuser additive, based on the total weight of polymers in the thermoplastic polymer composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Paul Dean Sybert, James Franklin Hoover, Thomas L. Evans
  • Polymerizable compositions, cured products obtained therewith, and use of these materials
    Patent number: 9434818
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a polymerizable composition having an excellent transparency in near-infrared wavelength and excellent heat resistance, and a method for producing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignees: Fraundhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandter Forschung e.V., Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Popall, Ruth Houbertz-Krauss, Sebastien Cochet, Herbert Wolter, Kentaro Ohmori, Tetsuo Sato
  • Hydrophilic coating agent
    Patent number: 9434858
    Abstract: A hydrophilic coating agent for use in the formation of a coating film that can keep hydrophilicity, an anti-fogging property and an anti-fogging effect thereof and has water resistance, the coating agent including an alkoxysilyl-group-containing compound, a film which has an anti-fogging property and can be produced by shaping the hydrophilic coating agent into a film-like form; and a product which has an anti-fogging layer formed on the surface thereof, wherein the anti-fogging layer is formed from the hydrophilic coating agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: OSAKA ORGANIC CHEMICAL INDUSTRY LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Matsuoka, Yoshiyuki Saruwatari, Masayuki Ando
  • Dew resistant coatings
    Patent number: 9428654
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dew resistant coatings and articles having the dew resistant coating adhered thereto. The dew resistant coatings comprise elongate silica particles. These coatings are useful on articles or surfaces used in outdoor applications and articles and surfaces used in moist indoor environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Pradeep S. Iyer, Liviu Dinescu, Chia-Hsi Chu, Le Hoa Hong, Kai Li