Patents Examined by Morton Foelak
  • Lightweight composite material for protective pads, cushions, supports or the like and method
    Patent number: 6756426
    Abstract: An improved material for use in resilient conforming pads, cushions, impact resistance padding and the like is described. The material comprises a liquid or semi-solid matrix phase and an expanded Perlite included phase. The material is useful for providing low weight contour conforming resilent padding for garments, athletic equipment, prosthetic devices, surgical, medical or vehicular cushions, positioning devices, mattresses, impact protective padding and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: I-Tek, Inc.
    Inventors: Theodore B. Brother, Edward J. Ellis
  • O/W aqueous thermosetting resin dispersion, FRP precision filter medium made with the aqueous dispersion, and process for producing the same
    Patent number: 6756413
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an O/W type aqueous dispersion which comprises mixing a radical polymerization type thermosetting resin and water together to uniformly disperse particles of the resin in the aqueous phase; the aqueous dispersion is stable and thixotropic and has excellent workability; moreover, as with a normal radical polymerization type thermosetting resin, the aqueous dispersion can be cured at ambient temperature or with heating in the presence of a curing agent and if necessary an accelerator, and the cured material obtained is a porous cured material having fine particles bound together and fine interconnected pores between the bound particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Japan U-PICA Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Keizo Masawaki
  • Latex crosslinking with blocked nitrile oxides or epoxy silanes
    Patent number: 6753355
    Abstract: This invention concerns a composition useful for preparing latex foam. The composition includes a latex and a polynitrile oxide such as 2,4,6-triethylbenzene-1,3-dintrile oxide, or a latex and an epoxy silane, or a latex and a mixture of the two crosslinkers. The composition may also contain additional components, including fillers, surfactants, cell detackifiers, froth stabilizers, froth boosters, viscosity reducers, compounds to improve resilience and antioxidants. The composition is particularly useful in the manufacture of flooring, wall covering, shoe lining and non-woven materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Friederike Stollmaier, James G. Kennedy
  • Multimodal polymeric foam containing an absorbent clay
    Patent number: 6750264
    Abstract: Prepare a multimodal polymeric foam from a foamable composition containing a polymer, an absorbent clay, and a blowing agent composition containing water and carbon dioxide and that contains less than 0.2 parts by weight of bentonite based on 100 parts by weight of polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Chau Van Vo, Simon P. Lee, Kenji Matsue, Itsuki Nakatani
  • High internal phase emulsion foams containing polyelectrolytes
    Patent number: 6750261
    Abstract: This invention relates to foams made by polymerizing high internal phase emulsions (HIPE) containing polyelectrolytes. The emulsions comprise a continuous oil phase and a co- or discontinuous aqueous phase. The resulting foams are useful as a separations medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Susannah C. Clear, Ranjani V. Parthasarathy, Ravi K. Sura, Philip P. Soo
  • Water-absorbing, cellular, cross-linked polymers with improved distribution effect, method for their production and their use
    Patent number: 6750262
    Abstract: Water-absorbing, expanded, crosslinked polymers obtainable by (I) foaming a polymerizable aqueous mixture which comprises (a) monoethylenically unsaturated monomers which contain acidic groups and are optionally neutralized, (b) optionally other monoethylenically unsaturated monomers, (c) crosslinkers, (d) initiators, (e) 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans-Joachim Hähnle, Ulrich Schröder, Wolfgang Heider, Gunnar Schornick, Thomas Anstock
  • Method for production of porous cross-linked polymer
    Patent number: 6750263
    Abstract: This invention provides a method of producing a porous cross-linked polymer by horizontal continuous polymerization of a water-in-oil higher internal phase emulsion (HIPE), which includes using a weir at the opposite end parts in the width direction of an emulsion supporting member for use in the polymerization. This invention also provides a method of producing a porous cross-linked polymer by horizontal continuous polymerization of an HIPE, which includes using a supporting member of the lower side of the emulsion and a sheet material on the upper side of the emulsion, and performing the polymerization by exerting a tensile force in the width direction and/or the travel direction of the sheet material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masazumi Sasabe, Katsuhiko Sakamoto, Kozo Nogi
  • Use of adsorbent polymer particles in DNA separation
    Patent number: 6746608
    Abstract: The invention is directed to fluorinated particles having adsorbent properties for superior performance as the stationary phase for use in chromatographic separations. In particular, the fluorinated surface of such particles of the invention presents unusual and unexpected polarity that is beneficial in performing chromatographic separations such as that used for DNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Prometic Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventor: Leonard H. Smiley
  • Cellular plastic material based on phenolic resin
    Patent number: 6746759
    Abstract: A resin mixture for forming a stable closed cell foam contains a phenolic resole, a chain extending agent, and as curing agents, a base, and an ester and/or an aliphatic carbonate. The chain extending agent is especially an epoxy resin and/or a phenolic novalak resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Kingspan Industrial Insulation Limited
    Inventors: Mark Stanley Harris, Vincent Coppock, Norman Ryder, Graham Morgan Edgerley
  • Surface treated embossing catalyst and the use thereof
    Patent number: 6746625
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new class of blowing inhibitors and a method for discovering such inhibitors with determinable inhibition activities. The new class of blowing inhibitors are organo-silanes that may be directly adsorbed onto active catalytic sites of blowing catalysts and that can inhibit the thermo-catalytic efficiency of such catalysts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Congoleum Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony A. Parker, Thomas E. Janini, Peter Rohrbacher
  • Construction board materials with engineered microstructures
    Patent number: 6743830
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a composition of matter for use in wallboard in the construction that has a morphology of pores and a network of interconnected inorganic particles that are coated with a thin layer of organic binder. The process used to produce the wallboard can use either hydrophobic or hydrophilic prepolymers or preferably both to create the desired network of coated inorganic particles. A preferred embodiment uses at least one hydrophobic constituent and a decomposition reaction that produces a gas to form one or more layers or a gradient of the morphology in one or more layers to create wallboard products with superior properties to those wallboard products now known.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Innovative Construction and Building Materials
    Inventors: David S. Soane, Christopher D. Tagge, Jacob Freas Pollock
  • Organic compositions
    Patent number: 6740685
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising (a) thermosetting component comprising: (1) optionally monomer of Formula I as set forth below and (2) at least one oligomer or polymer of Formula II as set forth below where E, Q, G, h, l, j, and w are as set forth below and (b) porogen that bonds to thermosetting component (a). Preferably, the porogen is selected from the group consisting of unsubstituted polynorbornene, substituted polynorbornene, polycaprolactone, unsubstituted polystyrene, substituted polystyrene, polyacenaphthylene homopolymer, and polyacenaphthylene copolymer. Preferably, the present compositions may be used as dielectric substrate in microchips, multichip modules, laminated circuit boards, or printed wiring boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Bo Li, Paul G. Apen, Kreisler S. Lau, Edward J. Sullivan
  • Process for producing foamed rubber
    Patent number: 6734218
    Abstract: There are provided: (i) a process for producing a foamed rubber having a density of less than 0.50 g/cm3, which comprises the step of foaming and cross-linking a rubber composition containing (i) an ethylene-&agr;-olefin copolymer rubber, (ii) a vulcanizing agent and (iii) a foaming agent having a particle diameter of not more than 10 &mgr;m in terms of a median diameter, wherein an amount of the foaming agent exceeds 4.0 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the ethylene-&agr;-olefin copolymer rubber, and (ii) a sealing material for car use, which comprises the foamed rubber obtained by the above-mentioned process for producing a foamed rubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventor: Junichi Koshiba
  • Method of manufacturing porous cross-linked polymer sheet
    Patent number: 6730712
    Abstract: A method for producing a porous cross-linked polymer sheet capable of slicing quickly is provided. This method comprises a step for obtaining a porous cross-linked polymer by forming and polymerizing an HIPE, a step for dehydrating the porous cross-linked polymer, and a step for subsequently slicing the dehydrated porous cross-linked polymer. According to this invention, by performing the step of dehydration prior to the conventional step of slicing, it is made possible to prevent the porous cross-linked polymer from adhering to the blade and the guides provided for a slicer, and allow the slicing to be attained quickly. By removing the salt from the polymer, it is further made possible to prevent a production device from gathering rust and the porous cross-linked polymer from permitting adhesion of rust thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masazumi Sasabe, Katsuhiko Sakamoto, Kozo Nogi, Motohiro Arakawa
  • Adhesive protein foam for surgical and/or therapeutic uses
    Patent number: 6730299
    Abstract: A biocompatible fluid adhesive protein foam, which is bioresorbable and nontoxic, for surgical and/or therapeutic use, in particular for protecting/cicatrizing tissue wounds and for attaching biological tissues to each other or to an implanted biomaterial. The biocompatible fluid adhesive protein foam includes a biocompatible fluid adhesive protein matrix, which is bioresorbable and nontoxic, containing a biocompatible and nontoxic gas or mixture of gases. Further, a process and a kit for preparing such a foam are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Imedex Biomateriaux
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Tayot, Yves Bayon, Philippe Gravagna, Michel Marie Dubois
  • Rubber composition for tire and process of production thereof
    Patent number: 6730710
    Abstract: A rubber composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a diene rubber and 0.5 to 20 parts by weight of a foaming agent-containing resin containing 5 to 65% by weight of a chemical foaming agent, wherein the resin is mainly a polyolefin resin which is not co-crosslinkable with the diene rubber and wherein the rubber composition is structured having microcapsule-shaped bubbles coated with a resin layer after vulcanization of the rubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makio Mori, Takeshi Hotaka, Takashi Shirokawa
  • Method for production of porous cross-linked polymer material
    Patent number: 6730711
    Abstract: A method for the production of a porous cross-linked polymer material by the polymerization of an HIPE containing a cross-linking agent, characterized by the fact at least one species of the cross-linking agent is a compound having a double bond equivalent f not less than 120 g/mol. The cross-linking agent is preferred to be a compound possessed of an alkylene oxide moiety or a vinyl polymer containing not less than two polymerizing double bonds in the molecular unit. Thus, it is made possible to produce a porous cross-linked polymer material excellent in absorbency and flexibility, permit the HIPE to be polymerized in a short time, and therefore improve the efficiency of production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignees: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd., The Proctor & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Masazumi Sasabe, Kenji Kadonaga, Hiroki Inoue, Akiko Mitsuhashi, Hirotama Fujimaru, Masatoshi Yoshida, Masuji Izubayashi, Kazutomo Takahashi
  • Creation of epoxy-based foam-in-place material using encapsulated metal carbonate
    Patent number: 6730713
    Abstract: The invention and formulation relates to methods, materials, and products for foam-in-place materials comprising a two-component foam-in-place structural material for producing a foamed product. A first component of the system includes an epoxy-based resin preferably formulated with a coated particles, such as a metal salt, a metal carbonate encapsulated within a wax, or a polymer, (e.g., Thermoset, thermoplastic, or mixture). The metal carbonate particle may be encapsulated within a wax, shell or skin that will change state to expose the core to chemically react for initiating the production of gas for blowing. The second component is an acid that is capable of initiating polymerization of the resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: L&L Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael J. Czaplicki
  • Preparation of expandable propylene polymer beads
    Patent number: 6727291
    Abstract: A process prepares expandable propylene polymer beads by mixing propylene polymer melt with a volatile organic blowing agent and with a nucleating agent in an extruder, whereupon the extrusion and pelletization of the extruded takes place in a water bath under conditions of temperature and pressure at which practically no foaming of the pellets takes place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Maletzko, Klaus Hahn, Isidor de Grave, Gerd Ehrmann, Franz-Josef Dietzen
  • Novolac-epoxy resin foam, foamable composition for making novolac-epoxy resin foam and method of making novolac-epoxy resin foam
    Patent number: 6727293
    Abstract: Provided is a foamable composition adapted to form a cross-linked novolac-epoxy resin foam. The foamable composition is formulated from a composition comprising at least one novolac resin, at least one epoxy resin, and at least one blowing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: American Foam Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Samuel L. Rader