Patents Examined by Mark Eashoo
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Patent number: 8648150Abstract: The present invention is a method for producing a water absorbent resin which method is a method for producing surface cross-linked water absorbent resin particles, the method including the successive steps of: (a) adding a surface cross-linking agent and water to a particulate water absorbent resin in a mixer; and (b) reacting the resulting water absorbent resin mixture taken out from the mixer with the surface cross-linking agent in a reactor by heating or active energy ray irradiation, water vapor being used as part or all of the water added in the mixer. This makes it possible to provide a method for producing a water absorbent resin in which method a surface cross-linked water absorbent resin that has excellent properties can be obtained efficiently at low cost with high productivity.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2010Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenji Kadonaga, Kenji Tada, Masazumi Sasabe, Seiji Kato
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Patent number: 8642527Abstract: The invention provides an aqueous bleaching solution for substrate treatment. The aqueous bleaching solution features a source of oxidant and a plurality of optically functional nanoparticles. The optically functional nanoparticles are nanoparticles in the range of about 0.1 nanometers to about 400 nanometers in size. The aqueous bleaching solution may optionally include one or more an oxidant-stable surfactants and optionally, one or more oxidant-stable polymers, and adjuncts. The optically functional nanoparticles are extremely stable in the aqueous bleaching solution and remain substantially suspended in the aqueous bleaching solution due to their extremely small size despite having an average density greater than that of the bleaching solution.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2007Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: The Clorox CompanyInventors: Gregory van Buskirk, Scott Cumberland, Thomas W. Kaaret, William L. Smith
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Patent number: 8642001Abstract: Aluminum hydroxide flame-retardants and their use.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2007Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Albemarle CorporationInventors: Rene Gabriel Erich Herbiet, Norbert Wilhelm Puetz, Volker Ernst Willi Keller, Winfried Toedt
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Patent number: 8642682Abstract: A resin composition for encapsulation, which contains 100 parts by weight of a synthetic resin, 10 to 500 parts by weight of a carbon precursor having a volume resistivity of 102 to 1010 ?·cm, 0 to 60 parts by weight of a conductive filler having a volume resistivity lower than 102 ?·cm and 100 to 1,500 parts by weight of an other inorganic filler.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2005Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Kureha CorporationInventor: Naomitsu Nishihata
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Patent number: 8632704Abstract: A dielectric fluid composition containing of 60% to 63% in weight of mono-unsaturated fatty acid, of 20% to 23% in weight of di-unsaturated fatty acid, of 5% to 7% in weight of tri-unsaturated fatty acid, and of 6% to 8% in weight of saturated fatty acid, such that the dielectric fluid is free of antioxidants and/or external additives and has the following properties: a dielectric strength of 40 kV to 70 kV at a separation of 2 mm, a dielectric constant of 2.5 to 3.1 at 25° C., and a dissipation factor of 0.05% to 0.15% at 25° C. The dielectric fluid composition can be obtained by a combination of 95.5% to 99.25% in weight of at least one high oleic vegetable oil, of 0.25% to 1.5% in weight of grape seed oil, of 0.25% to 1.5% in weight of sesame seed oil, and of 0.25% to 1.5% in weight of rice bran oil.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2013Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Inventors: Javier Aranda Cotero, David Apolinar Guerra Zubiaga, José Eulalio Contreras De Léon, Lorena Alvárez Contreras
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Patent number: 8628697Abstract: A dielectric fluid composition containing of 60% to 63% in weight of mono-unsaturated fatty acid, of 20% to 23% in weight of di-unsaturated fatty acid, of 5% to 7% in weight of tri-unsaturated fatty acid, and of 6% to 8% in weight of saturated fatty acid, such that the dielectric fluid is free of antioxidants and/or external additives and has the following properties: a dielectric strength of 40 kV to 70 kV at a separation of 2 mm, a dielectric constant of 2.5 to 3.1 at 25° C., and a dissipation factor of 0.05% to 0.15% at 25° C. The dielectric fluid composition can be obtained by a combination of 95.5% to 99.25% in weight of at least one high oleic vegetable oil, of 0.25% to 1.5% in weight of grape seed oil, of 0.25% to 1.5% in weight of sesame seed oil, and of 0.25% to 1.5% in weight of rice bran oil.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2013Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Inventors: Javier Aranda Cotero, David Apolinar Guerra Zubiaga, José Eulalio Contreras De Léon, Lorena Alvárez Contreras
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Patent number: 8609601Abstract: This invention relates to a liquid or soft-solid personal cleansing composition that utilises the detergency properties of new materials which are more efficient, more inexpensive and are an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional soaps or synthetic surfactants. It more particularly relates to a cleansing composition in liquid, gel or cream formats. The present invention provides for a personal cleansing composition comprising (i) 1 to 50% of treated clay particles; and (ii) a cosmetically acceptable base; wherein said treated clay particles are asymmetric 1:1 or 2:1:1 clay particles having alternating tetrahedral and octahedral sheets terminating with a tetrahedral sheet at one external surface plane and an octahedral sheet at another external surface plane, with a fatty acid of carbon chain length 10 to 22 attached to coordinating cation on one of said exterior surface planes.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2009Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Conopco Inc.Inventors: Mohini Anand Bapat, Suman Kumar Bhattacharya, Tapomay Bhattacharyya, Sudipta Ghosh Dastidar, Vijay Mukund Naik, Janhavi Sanjay Raut
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Patent number: 8592523Abstract: A composition of matter comprising an article derived from a composition containing: a. from about 30 to 80 wt. % of a polycarbonate component, b. from about 5 to about 50 wt. % of a polyester component, wherein when polybutylene terephthalate is present in the composition, the polybutylene terephthalate is present in conjunction with at least one other polyester that is not polybutylene terephthalate; c. about 2 to about 25 wt. % of an impact modifier; and d. a gloss reducing effective amount of a multifunctional additive comprising at least one epoxy group. The invention also includes injection molding processes, thermoforming processes for making articles.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2008Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.Inventors: Claire Qing Yu, Kenneth Frederick Miller, Donald Howard Ellington, Yantao Zhu
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Patent number: 8575237Abstract: Improved anti-corrosion systems or products are disclosed containing individual epoxy and curing agent fractions dispersed in low VOC ester-containing dispersants. Preferably, the epoxy fraction is a conventional epoxy resin, whereas the curing agent is an imidazoline. The dispersant advantageously includes a mixture of carboxylic acid esters, such as alkyl glutarate, succinate, and adipate esters.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2013Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Jacam Chemical Company 2013, LLCInventors: Gene H. Zaid, Stephen Philip Rivas, Thomas W. Burgoyne, David Jay Rose
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Patent number: 8569221Abstract: A cleaning composition that can discharge the color of blood, menstrual fluids, or other organic stains is provided. In particular, the present invention achieves a balance between control of unwanted liquid spreading by lateral wicking on a stained textile fabric to lessen the size of wet spots and maintaining the cleaning efficacy of the composition by means of specific kinds of thickening agents. The composition includes an oxidizing agent such as peroxides, a cell-lysing agent, a chelating agent, an antioxidant, a thickener, and other optional ingredients that are selectively employed to achieve an aqueous based composition that exhibits good shelf stability and stain removal properties. The thickening agent may include a cellulosic or clay material, starch, gum, fatty acid, fatty alcohol, hydrophilic colloidal particles, polyoxyethylene glycol or polyoxyethylene glycol derivatives including fatty acid esters and ethers, or a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2008Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Corey Cunningham, Scott W. Wenzel, Chris Decker, Jeffrey R. Seidling
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Patent number: 8568523Abstract: This application is directed to a method of treating tires so that the tires will have better performance, especially when used for racing. The method disclosed herein is especially suited for use in go kart racing, although the method can be used for other applications in which the adhesion and hardness of tires and dynamic coefficient of friction, after their manufacture is to be altered. The method also includes cleaning steps and formulations. This method involves the selective use of various esters to alter tire characteristics as desired. The esters can be used in a process in which the exterior of the tire is cleaned by esters before application of an ester based tire treatment.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2010Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Inventor: Roland E. Ransom
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Patent number: 8569224Abstract: A fabric softener active composition, comprising at least 50% by weight of a bis-(2-hydroxypropyl)-dimethylammonium methylsulphate fatty acid ester having a molar ratio of fatty acid moieties to amine moieties of from 1.5 to 1.99, wherein the average chain length of the fatty acid moieties is from 16 to 18 carbon atoms and the iodine value of the fatty acid moieties, calculated for the free fatty acid, is from 0.5 to 50, and from 0.5 to 5% by weight fatty acid provides high softening performance and good storage stability in aqueous dispersion and can be handled and processed in a liquid state without addition of a flammable solvent.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2011Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbHInventors: Hans-Jürgen Köhle, Ulrike Kottke, Harald Jakob, Jens Hildebrand
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Patent number: 8563499Abstract: A fabric softener active composition, comprising from 65 to 95% by weight of a bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)-dimethylammonium chloride fatty acid ester having a molar ratio of fatty acid moieties to amine moieties of from 1.80 to 1.96, an average chain length of the fatty acid moieties of from 16 to 18 carbon atoms and an iodine value of from 0 to 50, from 2 to 8% by weight of a fatty acid triglyceride having an average chain length of the fatty acid moieties of from 10 to 14 carbon atoms and an iodine value of from 0 to 15, and from 3 to 12% by weight of an alcohol selected from ethanol, 1-propanol and 2-propanol has low melt viscosity, high stability towards dealkylation in the molten state and low flammability.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2011Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbHInventors: Hans-Jürgen Köhle, Matthias Schöppner, Axel Euler, Harald Jakob, Saji John Meledathu, Todd L. Kurth, Delbert G. Young, Ingo Hamann, Georg Schick
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Patent number: 8563630Abstract: A dry adhesive consisting at least of component A and component B. Component A being red in color and consisting of at least an epoxy resin, a coupling agent, an active diluting agent, an inorganic filler, and a red organic paste. Component B being green in color and consisting of at least an organic compound-modified amine as a curing agent, the coupling agent, the inorganic filler, an accelerator, a thickener, the active diluting agent, and a green organic paste. Also provided is a preparation method for the dry adhesive. The dry adhesive has high strength, good weather resistance, and is easy to prepare.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2010Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Wuhan Keda Marble Protective Materials Co., Ltd.Inventors: Danjiu Sun, Shuangfeng Wu, Yingfan Xiang, Kunwen Du
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Patent number: 8551932Abstract: A liquid hard surface cleaning composition includes melamine foam fibers. In one embodiment the composition has a pH of from about 7 to about 12. In another embodiment, the composition comprises less than about 200 ppm of formaldehyde in solution, per about 1% by weight of melamine foam fibers present in the composition, after 7 days of storage at 50 C.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2009Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Bruce Barger, Jacqueline Marie Duderstadt, Denis Alfred Gonzales, Stefano Scialla
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Patent number: 8546464Abstract: A composition includes a vulcanizable diene rubber, a silica filler, and a metal-functionalized polyisobutylene succinic anhydride derivative. In one embodiment the composition has a reduced amount of oil and may include no oil. A tire tread composition includes, a silica filler, a metal-functionalized polyisobutylene succinic anhydride derivative, a rubber matrix, an optional oil, and one or more components selected from the group consisting of carbon black, vulcanizing agent, vulcanization accelerator, tackifier resin, antioxidant, wax, peptizer, vulcanization retarder, activator, processing additive, plasticizer, pigments, and antiozonant. A method for making the rubber composition and the tire tread is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2009Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventors: Xiaorong Wang, Victor J. Foltz
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Patent number: 8541524Abstract: Process of controlled free-radical polymerization in aqueous dispersion for the preparation of a block copolymer at least one block of which is a block of a halogenated polymer using molecular iodine and at least one oxidant whose solubility in water is at least 10 g/l for the synthesis of the first block of the block copolymer.Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2007Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Solvay (Societe Anonyme)Inventors: Christophe Fringant, Yves Vanderveken, Patrick Lacroix-Desmazes, Jeff Tonnar
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Patent number: 8541512Abstract: A resin component for a one- or two-component adhesive, a matrix resin, or a structural foam, comprising: C1) at least one epoxy resin, having an average of more than one epoxy group per molecule, that does not correspond to the definition of component C2); C2) at least one oligomeric or polymeric urethane-group-free polyether compound. A one- or two-component epoxy adhesive, structural foam, or matrix material for composites, comprising the aforesaid resin components.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2012Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaAInventors: Rainer Schoenfeld, Emilie Barriau, Stefan Kreiling, Pablo Walter
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Patent number: 8536105Abstract: A medical instrument cleaning concentrate and method for cleaning medical equipment. The concentrate contains an active ingredient consisting essentially of (i) a biofilm permeation agent and (ii) a nonionic alkoxylated alcohol surfactant having an HLB ranging from about 5 to about 8, wherein a ratio of (i) to (ii) in the concentrate ranges from about 2:1 to about 4:1.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2010Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Innovation Services, Inc.Inventors: Joseph B. Dooley, Jeffrey G. Hubrig
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Patent number: 8536242Abstract: The present invention provides a photocurable composition which contains a photobase generator capable of generating a satisfactory amount of a base in a high quantum yield when irradiated even with a small quantity of light for a short time, and contains a curable compound that is rapidly cured by the generated base such that the composition is cured into a cured product. The photocurable composition comprises: a photobase generator (A) which is a salt of a carboxylic acid (a1-1) represented by the following formula (1-1) with a basic compound (a2), and a curable compound (B) which has, in one molecule thereof, at least two functional groups selected from among epoxy group, (meth)acryloyl group, isocyanato group, acid anhydride group, and alkoxysilyl group, where R1 to R7 in the above formula (1-1) each are hydrogen or an organic group, R1 to R7 may be the same or different, and two of R1 to R7 may be bonded to each other to form a ring structure.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2008Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignees: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd., Tokyo University of Science Educational Foundation Administrative OrganizationInventors: Hiroji Fukui, Shunsuke Kondo, Koji Arimitsu