Patents Examined by Robert C Boyle
  • Ammonia-based, imide-containing resin cuts of styrene-maleic resins
    Patent number: 10717857
    Abstract: A process of preparing an aqueous solution of a cycloimide-containing polymer includes heating an aqueous solution of a cycloanhydride-containing polymer with a first neutralizing agent at a ratio of cycloanhydride to neutralizing agent of about 1:1 to about 1:1.5 at a temperature and for a time sufficient to form the aqueous solution of the cycloimide-containing polymer having a cycloimide to acid group ratio of about 1:2 to about 1.5:2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Timothy D. Klots, Amirpouyan Sardashti, Frank Reinhold
  • Method of preparing ABS-based graft copolymer having improved impact strength and method of manufacturing ABS-based injection-molded article including the same
    Patent number: 10711130
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing an ABS-based graft copolymer having improved impact strength and an ABS-based injection-molded article including the same. More particularly, the present invention provides an ABS-based copolymer resin having improved impact strength by optimizing structures of large-diameter diene-based rubber latex particles and a matrix structure between ABS-based copolymer particles and a SAN resin through introduction of a multimeric acid of an unsaturated fatty acid or a metal salt thereof as an emulsifier in a large-diameter diene-based rubber latex polymerization step and an ABS graft polymerization step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Su Jeong Han, Young Min Kim, Jin Hyoung Lee, Yoo Vin Kim, Young Hwan Jeong, Sun Haeng Chung, Jae Min Suk, Jae Won Heo
  • Phosphate ester-modified acrylic polyols
    Patent number: 10711086
    Abstract: A composition includes a polyphosphoric acid-modified acrylic polyol, wherein the polyphosphoric acid-modified acrylic polyol has greater than zero, but less than 1.0 wt % modification with polyphosphoric acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Eric Calhoun, Timothy Klots
  • Thermal treatment of irradiated material solids using a heat transfer liquid
    Patent number: 10703867
    Abstract: Irradiated material solids are thermally treated using a heat transfer liquid to improve the physical, chemical, mechanical and/or biochemical properties of the irradiated material solids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: E-Beam Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul R. Minbiole, Daniel F. Yasenchak
  • Transparent thermoplastic resin and method of preparing the same
    Patent number: 10703896
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a transparent thermoplastic resin and a method of preparing the same. More particularly, the present disclosure provides a transparent thermoplastic resin that provides superior transparency without generation of flow marks on a surface, and does not exhibit cracks or a whitening phenomenon during processing due to superior whitening resistance, particularly superior whitening resistance at low temperature, a method of preparing the transparent thermoplastic resin, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong Su Choi, Won Seok Lee, Seok Goo Jang, Roo Da Lee, Sang Hoo Park, Ho Hoon Kim, Hyung Seop Shim, Keun Hoon Yoo, Hye Jeong Ok
  • Self-emulsification type emulsion containing modified polypropylene resin
    Patent number: 10696876
    Abstract: The present invention provides a self-emulsification type emulsion exhibiting excellent adhesion to olefin-based base materials such as polyethylene and polypropylene without using an emulsifier. The self-emulsification type emulsion of the present invention comprises a tackifier and a modified polypropylene resin having an anionic functional group, and satisfies (1) and (2) given below: (1) the modified polypropylene resin having an anionic functional group is dispersed in water in the absence of an emulsifier, and (2) a dispersion particle comprising the modified polypropylene resin having an anionic functional group surrounds the tackifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirotoshi Kizumoto, Masashi Nakashima
  • Modified conjugated diene-based polymer and method of preparing the same
    Patent number: 10696754
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a modifier represented by Formula 1, a method of preparing the same, a modified conjugated diene-based polymer having a high modification ratio which includes a modifier-derived functional group, and a method of preparing the polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Eun Kim, Dae June Joe, Cheol Jae Kim, Won Mun Choi
  • Super absorbent polymer
    Patent number: 10683375
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a superabsorbent polymer having excellent short time free absorbency. The superabsorbent polymer may exhibit excellent centrifuge retention capacity and absorbency under load, as well as excellent short time free absorbency. Thus, it can fundamentally solve the problems of the existing superabsorbent polymer and technical requirement of the art, and can provide various hygienic goods exhibiting more excellent properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyu Pal Kim, Gi Cheul Kim, Won Mun Choi, Ki Hyun Kim, Seul Ah Lee, Won Taeck Lim
  • Resin composition and article made therefrom
    Patent number: 10676590
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a resin composition, comprising: a crosslinking agent, its prepolymer, or a combination thereof; and a first unsaturated bond-containing resin. The resin composition may be used to make various articles, such as a prepreg, a resin film, a resin-coated copper, a laminate or a printed circuit board and achieve improvement in at least one, more or all properties including volatile content of prepreg, stickiness of prepreg, resin filling property of prepreg, glass transition temperature, dimensional stability under heat, T288 thermal resistance, thermal resistance after moisture absorption, dielectric constant and dissipation factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: ELITE ELECTRONIC MATERIAL (KUNSHAN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yan Zhang, Mingsheng Yuan, Ningning Jia, Rongtao Wang
  • Multi-purpose floor finish composition
    Patent number: 10676621
    Abstract: A composition for a multi-purpose floor finish is disclosed that includes at least one polymer, at least one plasticizer, and at least one hydrophobic glycol solvent. Further, the composition for a multi-purpose floor finish comprises a percent elongation of at least 100% and a tensile strength of at least 1000 psi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Carmine Savaglio, Russell O. Carlsen, Teresa L. Cook
  • Modified conjugated diene-based polymer, method for preparing the same and rubber composition comprising the same
    Patent number: 10676543
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a modified conjugated diene-based polymer, a method of preparing the same, and a rubber composition including the same, and more specifically provides a rubber composition which includes a repeating unit derived from a conjugated diene-based monomer having a trans-1,4 bond content of 80 wt % or more and a functional group derived from an alkoxysilane-based modifier, a method of preparing the same, and a rubber composition including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Chang Seo, No Ma Kim, Sang Mi Lee, Yu Jin Kim
  • Solid supports for use in solid-phase peptide synthesis, kits, and related methods
    Patent number: 10669306
    Abstract: Solid supports for use in solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) are provided. The solid supports may include a resin and a protected linker coupled to the resin. The linker may be an N-mercaptoethoxyglycine, an N-mercaptopropoxyglycine, an N-mercaptobutoxyglycine, and/or another suitable linker. Kits for use in SPPS are also provided. The kits may include a solid support, a solution including a thiol or a selenol, one or more pluralities of protected amino acids, and/or a wash buffer. Methods of SPPS are also provided. The methods may include providing a solid support including a resin coupled to a protected linker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Champak Chatterjee, Patrick M. Shelton, Caroline E. Weller
  • Preparation method of super absorbent polymer
    Patent number: 10669361
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for superabsorbent polymer that has a crosslinking density gradient increasing from the inside toward the outside, and thus, exhibits excellent properties with simultaneously improved centrifuge retention capacity and absorbency under load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Hyun Kim, Gi Cheul Kim, Won Mun Choi, Won Taeck Lim, Seul Ah Lee
  • Super absorbent polymer
    Patent number: 10669382
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a superabsorbent polymer exhibiting excellent heat stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyu Pal Kim, Gi Cheul Kim, Won Mun Choi, Ki Hyun Kim, Seul Ah Lee, Won Taeck Lim
  • Crosslinked polymer compositions for use in subterranean formation operations
    Patent number: 10662371
    Abstract: A crosslinked polymer comprising reactants of a first repeating unit, a second repeating unit, and a crosslinker that react to form the crosslinked polymer, wherein the first repeating unit is a sulfonic acid-containing monomer present from 50% to 99% by weight of the reactants, wherein the second repeating unit is selected from the group consisting of an N-vinyl amide-containing monomer, a terminal double bond-containing monomer, and any combination thereof, and is present from 1% to 50% by weight of the reactants, and wherein the crosslinker comprises at least two olefinic bonds, and is present in the range of about 9% to about 25% by weight of the reactants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Weibin Zha, Kay A. Galindo, William Walter Shumway
  • Silver nanowire synthesis with (meth)acrylate based capping agents
    Patent number: 10661348
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a compound as a capping agent for controlling or modifying the growth of silver nanowires in a polyol method. The invention also relates to a corresponding method of making silver nanowires. And even further, the present invention relates to a product comprising silver nanowires having adsorbed to their surface a capping agent compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Li Chen, Friederike Fleischhaker, Andrea Misske, Sylke Haremza
  • Silicone composition crosslinkable to give silicone gel
    Patent number: 10662330
    Abstract: Highly adhesive, soft silicone gels are prepared from an aliphatically unsaturated organopolysiloxanes and an organosilicon compound crosslinker of high molecular weight and a very low silicon-bonded hydrogen content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: WACKER CHEMIE AG
    Inventors: Birgit Auzias, Brigitte Hergert, Arvid Kuhn
  • Thermal stabilizer composition and synthetic resin composition comprising same
    Patent number: 10654990
    Abstract: Provided are: a thermal stabilizer composition which does not generate an odor of a phosphorus-based antioxidant; and a synthetic resin composition comprising the same. The thermal stabilizer composition comprises: 100 parts by mass of a phosphorus-based antioxidant having a phosphite structure; and 0.001 to 10 parts by mass of a phenolic antioxidant having a substructure represented by the following Formula (1): (wherein, R1, R2, R3 and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; a represents an integer of 0 to 2; and, when a is 2, plural R3s are optionally the same or different).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: ADEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinori Negishi, Yasuhiro Honma, Masaki Segawa, Yuto Ishizuka, Mariko Ishii
  • Adhesive composition for optical use and adhesive layer for optical use comprising cured product thereof
    Patent number: 10647894
    Abstract: Provided is an adhesive composition for an optical use, including: a first isobutylene-isoprene-based rubber having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 100,000 g/mol to 1,000,000 g/mol; and a second isobutylene-isoprene-based rubber having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 5,000 g/mol to 100,000 g/mol, in which the first isobutylene-isoprene-based rubber and the second isobutylene-isoprene-based rubber each include a hydroxy group. Further, provided is an adhesive layer including a thermally cured product of the adhesive composition for optical use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Su Seo, Eun Kyung Park, Seung Won Lee, Jang Soon Kim, Tae Yi Choi
  • Functionalized linear and cyclic polyolefins
    Patent number: 10619003
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods and compositions for preparing linear and cyclic polyolefins. More particularly, the invention relates to methods and compositions for preparing functionalized linear and cyclic polyolefins via olefin metathesis reactions. Polymer products produced via the olefin metathesis reactions of the invention may be utilized for a wide range of materials applications. The invention has utility in the fields of polymer and materials chemistry and manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Robert Tuba, Robert H. Grubbs