Patents Examined by Michael M Dollinger
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Patent number: 11926724Abstract: A method for manufacturing a foam rubber by foaming a polymer latex is provided, wherein the polymer latex used has a solids content of 60.0 wt % or more, has a volume particle size distribution where the volume cumulative particle size d10 is more than 140 nm, and comprises 0.001 to 1.0 part by weight of antifoaming agent relative to 100 parts by weight of polymer in the polymer latex.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2018Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: ZEON CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoya Taniyama, Hidekazu Haneda
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Patent number: 11905405Abstract: Described herein are polymer compositions including at least one semi-crystalline, semi-aromatic polyester polymer and at least one impact modifier. The blends have excellent impact resistance and excellent dimensional stability. The blends also have excellent chemical resistance, whiteness, colorability and anodization resistance. The polymer compositions can optionally include at least one amorphous polymer. The at least one amorphous polymer can be an amorphous polycarbonate polymer or an amorphous polyester polymer or a polyester-carbonate. In some embodiments, the polymer composition can optionally include one or more additives. The polyester compositions described herein can be desirably incorporated into mobile electronic device components.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS USA, LLCInventors: Mohammad Jamal El-Hibri, Keshav S. Gautam
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Patent number: 11891511Abstract: Provided are a two-component curable composition, for manufacture of a thermoplastic polyurethane resin, that exhibits low mixing viscosity and high glass transition temperature after curing, a thermoplastic polyurethane resin that is a cured product thereof, and a fiber-reinforced resin including the thermoplastic polyurethane resin. The two-component curable composition for manufacture of a thermoplastic polyurethane resin is a two-component curable composition including a polyol component including a diol (A) and a polyisocyanate component including a diisocyanate (B). The diol (A) includes a diol (A-1) having an aromatic ring and having a molecular weight of 200 to 700 and a diol (A-2) having no aromatic ring and having a molecular weight of 500 or less. The ratio ((A-1)/((A-1)+(A-2))) of the mass of the diol (A-1) to the total mass of the diol (A-1) and the diol (A-2) is (10/100) to (75/100).Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2019Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: DAI-ICHI KOGYO SEIYAKU CO., LTD.Inventors: Takuma Nishimura, Yoshinori Yamada, Kei Oikawa
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Patent number: 11891492Abstract: A method for manufacturing a foam rubber by foaming a polymer latex is provided, wherein the polymer latex used has a solids content of 60.0 wt % or more, comprises 0.001 to 1.0 part by weight of antifoaming agent relative to 100 parts by weight of polymer in the polymer latex, and has a viscosity at 25° C. of 370 cps or less when the solids content is controlled to 66.0 wt %.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2018Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: ZEON CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoya Taniyama, Hidekazu Haneda
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Patent number: 11891472Abstract: The composition comprises a compound (A) represented by general formula (1) and a compound (B) represented by general formula (2), and comprises 0.00002 to 2.0 parts by mass of the compound (B) with respect to 100 parts by mass of the compound (A), (R1—COO)n—R2—(NCO)m??(1) (R1—COO)n—R2—NHC(?O)NH—R2—(OCO—R1)m??(2) wherein in general formulae (1) and (2), R1 is an ethylenically unsaturated group having 2 to 7 carbon atoms; R2 is a (m+n)-valent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms and optionally contain an ether group; R1 and R2 in the general formula (1) are the same as R1 and R2 in the general formula (2); and n and m each represent an integer of one or two.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2019Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: RESONAC CORPORATIONInventors: Norihito Nishimura, Katsutoshi Ohno
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Patent number: 11891480Abstract: A specific mixture of polyols, at least one of which contains the transesterification product of the polymer polylactic acid with natural oils. The mixture of polyols can be used as one component of a two-component adhesive for laminating flexible packaging. The other component comprises an isocyanate-functionalized compound. The two components are combined before use and the resulting adhesive can be used to bond films to form a flexible packaging material.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaAInventors: Grant B. Kenion, Alexander P. Mgaya, Zhengmian Chang, Balasubramaniam Ramalingam
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Patent number: 11891512Abstract: A redox curable composition, methods for manufacturing same and uses thereof are disclosed. The redox curable composition is useful as a pre-applied adhesive. The redox curable composition is solid at room temperature, may be heated for application to a substrate, and cools to form a dry-to-touch adhesive layer on said substrate, which may be activated when required by mating with another substrate and exposure to an anaerobic environment. The composition is particularly suited to manufacturing complex products, such as mobile phones, computers and circuits.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaAInventors: Nigel Sweeney, Mark Loane, Brendan Kneafsey, Rory Barnes
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Patent number: 11884792Abstract: An anti-biofouling shape-memory composite aerogel includes a unidirectional chitosan aerogel channel, a plant polyphenol coating, and a polyphenol/iron ion chelate. The plant polyphenol coating is evenly distributed on an inner wall of the unidirectional chitosan aerogel channel, and the polyphenol/iron ion chelate is located at a top end of the unidirectional chitosan aerogel channel. The anti-biofouling chitosan-based composite aerogel has an evaporation rate of 1.96 kg·m?2·h?1 at an illumination intensity of 1 kW/m2. The composite aerogel has shape-memory properties, and can quickly restore its original shape in water after extrusion, thereby accelerating the diffusion of substances to complete the modification of inner channels. In this way, desirable anti-biofouling ability is achieved, and excellent structural stability as well as continuous and efficient photothermal water evaporation are guaranteed in a complex water environment.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2023Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Hefei University of TechnologyInventors: Jingzhe Xue, Yang Lu, Hao Xu, Hanye Xing, Qian Wang, Wenshu Wu, Sheng Chen, Kangkang Li, Yaxin Du, Zongshun Peng
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Patent number: 11884786Abstract: Elastic Parylene films produced via chemical vapor deposition polymerization (CVDP) on a substrate are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: SPECIALTY COATING SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Andreas Greiner, Tobias Moss, Rakesh Kumar
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Patent number: 11873373Abstract: Disclosed is a preparation method of a renewable epoxy asphalt material and a regeneration process. The preparation method comprises: I Vanillin and 4-aminophenol are reacted in water with stirring to obtain VAN-AP; II. VAN-AP is mixed with epichlorohydrin, to which tetrabutylammonium bromide is added and heated at 80 to 90° C. for reaction; sodium hydroxide solution is then added dropwise for reaction; the mixture is concentrated to obtain GE-VAN-AP; III. Preheated asphalt is mixed with a polyetheramine curing agent and a polyetheramine accelerator to form component A; GE-VAN-AP is melted as component B; the component A is evenly mixed with the component B to obtain a renewable epoxy asphalt material. During the regeneration, the resin phase structure in the epoxy asphalt is gradually depolymerized, whereby asphalt regenerant is used to restore the properties of the aged asphalt phase and reshape the resin phase structure to complete the regeneration.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Harbin Institute of TechnologyInventors: Junyan Yi, Wenyi Zhou, Decheng Feng, Zhongshi Pei, Pengjian Cheng, Xinman Ai
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Patent number: 11866607Abstract: A basecoat coating composition includes an aromatic polyurethane pre-polymer having isocyanate terminal end groups, a first solvent and optionally a second VOC-exempt solvent, in which the total composition formulation has a VOC content of less than 97 g/L. A topcoat coating composition includes an aliphatic polyurethane pre-polymer having isocyanate terminal end groups, a first solvent and optionally a second VOC-exempt solvent, in which the total composition formulation has a VOC content of less than or equal to 95 g/L. The total composition formulations of the basecoat and/or topcoat may have a VOC content of less than 50 g/L. A membrane system may include an optional primer coating, and the above described basecoat and topcoat coating compositions.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Chia Wang, Brian Mullen, Roland Pavek
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Patent number: 11866574Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition for molding that can provide a molded body having excellent thermal stability, high impact resistance, and high surface smoothness. The present invention also provides a molded body including the resin composition for molding. Provided is a resin composition for molding including: a chlorinated polyvinyl chloride; an acrylic processing aid; and an impact resistance modifier, the acrylic processing aid containing an acrylic resin having a weight average molecular weight of 500,000 to 5,000,000, the resin composition containing the acrylic processing aid in an amount of 0.2 to 10 parts by mass and the impact resistance modifier in an amount of 0.5 to 8.0 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the chlorinated polyvinyl chloride.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2018Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignees: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD., TOKUYAMA SEKISUI CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Taniguchi, Tsukasa Gotou
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Patent number: 11851543Abstract: A method of producing a polymer aerogel includes dissolving precursors into a solvent, wherein the precursors include monomers, crosslinkers, a controlling agent and an initiator to form a precursor solution, wherein at least one of the monomers or at least one of the crosslinkers has a refractive index of 1.5 or lower, polymerizing the precursor solution to form a gel polymer, and removing the solvent from the gel polymer to produce the polymer aerogel. A method of producing a polymer aerogel include dissolving precursors into a solvent, wherein the precursors include monomers, crosslinkers, a controlling agent and an initiator to form a precursor solution, polymerizing the precursor solution to form a gel polymer, removing the solvent from the gel polymer to produce the polymer aerogel, and reducing a refractive index of one of either the gel polymer or the polymer aerogel.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Eli Bulger, Mahati Chintapalli, Gabriel Iftime, Quentin Van Overmeere, Jessica Louis Baker Rivest, Ravi Neelakantan, Stephen Meckler
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Patent number: 11845865Abstract: The present disclosure provides a base film for an adhesive tape used in a manufacturing process of a semiconductor that can be used in a plurality of processes including a reflow process. A thermoplastic resin film, which is a resin composite of a first resin component that is a crystalline thermoplastic resin having a melting point of 290° C. or higher and a second resin component that has a glass transition temperature of 150° C. or higher, wherein the crystallinity of the first resin component is more than 5.0% of the entire resin composite.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takumi Asanuma, Hideyuki Ikeda, Shota Sugiyama
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Patent number: 11845830Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a composition comprising at least one polyurethane with NCO end groups, and at least one catalyst B selected from among tertiary amines, said method comprising the following steps: a) production of a polyurethane with NCO end groups, comprising a step of polyaddition of a polyol composition and a polyisocyanate composition, in the presence of at least one catalyst A selected from the group consisting of—organo-metallic catalysts excluding tin-based catalysts, —tertiary amines, and—mixtures of same; and b) the addition of at least one catalyst B, selected from among tertiary amines, to the polyurethane with NCO end groups obtained in step a).Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2018Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignees: BOSTIK SA, UNIVERSITE CLAUDE BERNARD LYON 1, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, CPE LYON FORMATION CONTINUE ET RECHERCHE—CPE LYON FCRInventors: Federico Sanz, Guillaume Michaud, Frédéric Simon, Jean Raynaud, Vincent Monteil, Lionel Bosco
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Patent number: 11845833Abstract: Useful thermoplastic polymer powders are formed by a method comprising: cooling a foam comprised of a thermoplastic foam below the brittleness temperature of the thermoplastic polymer, wherein the foam has an average strut dimension of 10 to 500 micrometers, and comminuting the cooled foam to form a thermoplastic polymer powder. The method allows for the efficient grinding of the thermoplastic polymer having improved morphology and desirable characteristics such as dry flow without flow aids.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2022Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Jabil Inc.Inventors: Nicholas John Dippel, Steven Kubiak, Zachary Peterson, Mathew Artin Torosian, John Gordon Eue, Thomas Fry
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Patent number: 11845812Abstract: Provided are supramolecular polypseudorotaxane hydrogel compositions and 3-D structures capable of reversible 3-D structural deformation which include (a) a solvent; (b) an at least partially linear polymer, where the polymer further comprises groups capable of covalent crosslinking between the polymers; (ii) at least one first macrocyclic ring which forms a pseudorotaxane with a polymer in the polymer network; and (iii) at least one second macrocyclic ring that does not form the pseudorotaxane. The hydrogel composition has a viscosity which allows for 3-D printing of the hydrogel to form a 3-D structure, and a storage (elastic) modulus after crosslinking that allows for the 3-D structure to undergo reversible 3-D structural deformation upon change of solvent conditions. Also provided are methods of manufacturing the compositions and 3-D structures.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Trustees of Dartmouth CollegeInventors: Chenfeng Ke, Qianming Lin
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Patent number: 11834568Abstract: A latex composition for dip forming, and more particularly, to a latex composition for dip forming includes carboxylic acid-modified nitrile-based copolymer latex; and a phenolic emulsifier, wherein the phenolic emulsifier is included in an amount of 0.08 parts by weight to 6 parts by weight (based on a solid content) based on 100 parts by weight of the carboxylic acid-modified nitrile-based copolymer latex. A method for preparing the latex composition and a formed article produced using the latex composition are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2019Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Inventors: Yong Seok Jung, Won Sang Kwon, Ji Hyun Kim, Seung Whan Oh
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Patent number: 11827737Abstract: A novel thermoplastic polyurethane composition is disclosed which comprise the reaction product of a polyisocyanate component, a polyol component, wherein the polyol component comprises a polyester comprising the reaction product of triethylene glycol and/or tetraethylene glycol with a diacid having 6 carbon atoms or fewer, and, optionally, a chain extender component.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2018Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc.Inventors: Julius Farkas, Charles P. Jacobs
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Patent number: 11827004Abstract: A method for producing a foamed body includes: forming a foamed layer precursor including applying a coating liquid onto a base to form a liquid film and applying an ink onto the liquid film by an inkjet method, where the coating liquid contains a foaming agent and an active energy ray curable material having a radical-polymerizable functional group, the active energy ray curable material contains a multifunctional active energy ray curable material having two or more radical-polymerizable functional groups, and the ink contains a foaming accelerator having a radical-polymerizable functional group; and foaming a desired position of the foamed layer precursor by heating to form a foamed layer. A functional group equivalent of the radical-polymerizable functional group in the foaming accelerator is greater than a functional group equivalent of the radical-polymerizable functional group in the active energy ray curable material.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yukio Fujiwara, Yuuma Usui