Patents Examined by Peter D. Mulcahy
  • Asphaltic sheet materials including expandable graphite
    Patent number: 9441140
    Abstract: An asphaltic sheet comprising an asphaltic component including an asphalt binder and expandable graphite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Firestone Building Products Co., LLC
    Inventors: Wensheng Zhou, Donald R. Kirk, James Young, Robert Anderson, Joseph Standeford, Lance Black
  • Additive comprising low surface energy group and hydroxyl groups and coating compositions
    Patent number: 9441135
    Abstract: Coating compositions are described comprising a non-ionic surfactant and an additive wherein the additive comprises a low surface energy group and one or more hydroxyl groups. The cured coating can exhibit reduced fingerprint visibility and low cellulose surface attraction. Also described are copolymer compositions useful as additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas P. Klun, Mahfuza B. Ali, Richard J. Pokorny, Daniel R. Cremons, Michelle L. Toy
  • Fluoropolymer composition
    Patent number: 9441087
    Abstract: A thermoplastic fluoropolymer composition comprising at least one semi-crystalline polymer (A) comprising recurring units derived from ethylene and at least one of chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE) and tetrafluoroethylene (TFE), said polymer having a heat of fusion of at most 35 J/g and from 0.05 to 5% by weight, based on weight of said semi-crystalline polymer (A), of particles of at least one inorganic UV blocker compound, said particles having an average particle size of 1 to 150 nm, said composition being suitable for manufacturing UV-opaque films having outstanding transparency and haze properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY S.P.A.
    Inventors: Serena Carella, Mattia Bassi, Paolo Toniolo, Julio A. Abusleme, Stefano Mortara
  • Modified conjugated diene rubber, method for producing same, and rubber composition
    Patent number: 9434792
    Abstract: A method containing a step of reacting a conjugated diene polymer having an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal active end with a hydrocarbyloxysilane compound having one or more of each of the following functional groups I and II in its molecule to obtain a modified conjugated diene polymer containing a functional group II, and a step of mixing the modified conjugated diene polymer and a compound such as organic acid. A modified conjugated diene rubber which can be used as a raw material of a cross-linked rubber which can be used in tire treads and the like and can enhance low fuel consumption performance is provided. The functional group I is a hydrocarbyloxysilyl group. The functional group II is a nitrogen-containing group in which both of two hydrogen atoms of a primary amino group are substituted with protective groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: JSR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Morita, Masahiro Shibata, Ryoji Tanaka
  • Polymer and polymer actuator comprising the same
    Patent number: 9434801
    Abstract: Provided are a polymer and a polymer actuator including the polymer. The polymer is cross-linked by a cross-linking agent. When the polymer is used in the polymer actuator, the polymer actuator shows a high strain and may be stably operated at high temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR CORPORATE COLLABORATION
    Inventors: Seung-Tae Choi, Young-kwan Lee, Ja-Choon Koo, Jong-oh Kwon, Su-jin Park
  • High durability fuel cell components with cerium salt additives
    Patent number: 9431670
    Abstract: A fuel cell membrane electrode assembly is provided comprising a polymer electrolyte membrane which comprises a polymer that comprises bound anionic functional groups, wherein the polymer electrolyte membrane additionally comprises cerium cations. In another aspect, a fuel cell membrane electrode assembly is provided comprising a polymer electrolyte membrane which comprises a polymer that comprises bound anionic functional groups, wherein at least a portion of the anionic functional groups are in acid form and at least a portion of the anionic functional groups are neutralized by cerium cations. In another aspect, a polymer electrolyte membrane is provided which comprises a polymer that comprises bound anionic functional groups, wherein the polymer electrolyte membrane additionally comprises cerium cations, and wherein the amount of cerium cations present is between 0.001 and 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Matthew H. Frey, Daniel M. Pierpont, Steven J. Hamrock
  • Process and system for colouring plastics moulding compositions
    Patent number: 9427889
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing colored plastics molding compositions with aqueous liquid colors, where an aqueous liquid color is added to a molten plastics molding composition. The present invention also describes a system for conducting the said process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Evonik Roehm GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Kluge, Simon Becht, Thorsten Goldacker, Thomas Wick, Michael Jucys, Ursula Golchert, Klaus Schultes
  • Hydrophobic nanostructured thin films
    Patent number: 9422448
    Abstract: Provided herein are the polymers shown below. The value n is a positive integer. R1 is an organic group, and each R2 is H or a chemisorbed group, with at least one R2 being a chemisorbed group. The polymer may be a nanostructured film. Also provided herein is a method of: converting a di-p-xylylene paracyclophane dimer to a reactive vapor of monomers; depositing the reactive vapor onto a substrate held at an angle relative to the vapor flux to form nanostructured poly(p-xylylene) film; reacting the film with an agent to form hydrogen atoms that are reactive with a precursor of a chemisorbed group, if the film does not contain the hydrogen atoms; and reacting the hydrogen atoms with the precursor. Also provided herein is a device having a nanostructured poly(p-xylylene) film on a pivotable substrate. The film has directional hydrophobic or oleophobic properties and directional adhesive properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Walter J Dressick, Melik C. Demirel, Alok Singh
  • Curable fiberglass binder comprising a polyacetal or polyketal
    Patent number: 9422190
    Abstract: A curable formaldehyde-free binding composition for use with fiberglass is provided. Such curable composition comprises an acid-catalyzed reaction product of an aldehyde or ketone with a multihydric alcohol. When heated, the composition forms polyacetal or polyketal that undergoes curing to form a water-insoluble resin binder which exhibits good adhesion to glass. In a preferred embodiment, maleic anhydride initially serves as a catalyst and subsequently enters into a cross-linking reaction during curing to form a poly(ester-acetal). Also, in a preferred embodiment, the fiberglass is in the form of building insulation. In other embodiments the product can be a microglass-based substrate for use in a printed circuit board, battery separator, filter stock, or reinforcement scrim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Johns Manville
    Inventors: Kiarash Alavi Shooshtari, Jawed Asrar
  • Wear polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) fiber and method of making same
    Patent number: 9422642
    Abstract: A dispersion spun fluoropolymer fiber prepared from non-melt-processible polytetrafluoroethylene particles and aluminum oxide particles. The concentration of Al2O3 in the aqueous dispersion may range from between about 0.1% to about 5%, with specific concentration of 0.1%, 1.0. The aqueous dispersion is mixed with an aqueous matrix polymer solution containing a matrix polymer and then extruded into a coagulation bath containing a concentration of ions which coagulate the matrix polymer to form an intermediate fiber structure which carries ionic species. The intermediate fiber structure is sintered to decompose the matrix polymer and coalesce the polytetrafluoroethylene particles and the Al2O3 particles into a blended fiber. The resulting, blended fluoropolymer fiber exhibits improved properties relative to 100% dispersion spun polytetrafluoroethylene fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Toray Fluorofibers (America), Inc.
    Inventors: Chester Darryl Moon, Arthur Russell Nelson, Trevor Guldstrand, Matt Hutto
  • Aqueous starch containing polymer dispersion for paper applications
    Patent number: 9422670
    Abstract: The invention concerns an aqueous starch-containing polymer dispersion obtainable by co-polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers comprising: (a) from 20 to 50 wt % of at least one of styrene or substituted styrene; (b) from 20 to 60 wt % t-butyl (meth)acrylate; and, (c) from 0 to 20 wt % of at least one ethylenically unsaturated co-polymerizable monomer being different from (a) and (b), in the presence of (d) from 10 to 50 wt % cationic starch, wherein the sum of (a)+(b)+(c)+(d) is 100%. The invention further concerns preparation and use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Kemira Oyj
    Inventors: Ralf Krückel, Martin Werner
  • Fluoropolymer non-stick coatings
    Patent number: 9416292
    Abstract: A coating composition is provided comprising (a) an aqueous medium, (b) melt-fabricable perfluoropolymer dispersed in said aqueous medium and having a melting temperature of at least 290° C., (c) melt-fabricable perfluoropolymer dispersed in said aqueous medium and having a melting temperature of no greater than 270° C., and (d) water miscible organic liquid having a boiling temperature of at least 280° C. and optionally (e) filler, the combination of (c) and (d) providing sloughing resistance to said composition applied to a non-horizontal substrate and baked, component (d) being unnecessary when component (a) is not present in the coating composition, and when filler is present the amount of (c) being present in an effective amount to increase the cohesive strength of the baked layer of the coating composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC
    Inventors: Laurence Waino McKeen, Ying Wang
  • Acrylamide-based crosslinking monomers, their preparation, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9416239
    Abstract: A process for preparing an acrylamide-based crosslinking monomer comprising reacting in the presence of a catalyst an isocyanate compound containing at least two isocyanate groups with one of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid. These acrylamide-based crosslinking monomers are used in the preparation of coating compositions, adhesive compositions curable by applying thermal or radiation energy, and in the preparation of cation or anion exchange membranes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: SALTWORKS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Xiangchun Yin, Zhongyuan Zhou, Benjamin Sparrow
  • Methods of forming compositions and articles
    Patent number: 9416265
    Abstract: A method for forming a composition comprising a propylene-based polymer and a co-agent is provided. The method comprises introducing a propylene-based polymer to an extruder and introducing the co-agent to the extruder at a position within the extruder where the temperature is from 23° C. to 125° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Sunny Jacob, Michael J. Goncy, Peter D. Hartwell, Bruce R. Lundmark
  • Article prepared from clean fluoropolymers
    Patent number: 9416251
    Abstract: There is provided an article prepared from a fluoroelastomer, the fluoroelastomer being derived from an emulsion, the emulsion comprising a fluorinated emulsifier represented by the formula F—(CF2)t—[O(CF2)n]m—O—(CHF)o—(CF2)p—X.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Klaus Hintzer, Kai H. Lochhaas, Michael Jürgens, Harald Kaspar, Tilman C. Zipplies, André Streiter
  • Purification of acetic acid product streams
    Patent number: 9409163
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention is to an ion exchange resin composition comprising a metal-functionalized exchange resin comprising from 3% to 94% metal-functionalized active sites; and a non-metal-functionalized exchange resin comprising non-metal-functionalized active sites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: CELANESE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ronald D. Shaver, Greg Blanchard, Brian W. Hokkanen, G. Paull Torrence
  • Fluorine-containing highly branched polymer and resin composition containing the same
    Patent number: 9410006
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a compound that can provide a molded article and a coating film excellent not only in solubility in an organic solvent, but also in miscibility with/dispersibility in a matrix resin, causing no aggregation in a matrix resin, excellent in surface modification property, and having high transparency. A fluorine-containing highly branched polymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer A having two or more radical polymerizable double bonds in the molecule thereof with a monomer B having a fluoroalkyl group and at least one radical polymerizable double bond in the molecule thereof in the presence of a polymerization initiator C in a content of 5% by mol or more and 200% by mol or less, based on the total molar amount of the monomer A and the monomer B; and a resin composition comprising the polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Haraguchi, Motonobu Matsuyama, Masaaki Ozawa, Misao Miyamoto
  • Antifouling article and method for producing same
    Patent number: 9410047
    Abstract: An antifouling article characterized by having a cured condensed coating film of a perfluoropolyether group-containing silane represented by general formula [1] on the surface of a substrate and by having a fluorine concentration of the cured condensed coating film of 0.2-2.0 ?g/cm2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yohei Sato, Shigeo Hamaguchi
  • Resin composition, seamless belt, and image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 9405235
    Abstract: Provided is a resin composition including at least: polyolefin in an amount of from 50% by mass to 90% by mass; an electro-conductive agent; and a compound represented by General Formula (1) below, In General Formula (1), R is preferably a divalent group having a number overage molecular weight of 1,000 or greater and derived from acrylic polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Matsushita, Akira Izutani, Chiyoshi Nozaki
  • Anionic exchange electrolyte polymer membranes
    Patent number: 9393557
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a membrane having a first major surface and a second major surface and including one or more anionic exchange electrolyte polymers. The membranes can be useful for selectively mass transporting molecules and/or ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Dais Analytic Corporation
    Inventor: Timothy Tangredi