Patents Examined by Robert Jones, Jr.
  • Alkoxylated hyperbranched polycarbonates for solubilizing poorly soluble active ingredients
    Patent number: 9648873
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising an active ingredient whose solubility in water at 20° C. is not more than 10 g/L, and an amphiphile comprising an alkoxylated hyperbranched polycarbonate, wherein the polycarbonate comprises an alcohol which is a trifunctional or higher polyfunctional polyetherol based on a C3-C12 alkylene oxide and an alcohol which has at least three OH groups. Likewise provided is an amphiphile comprising the polycarbonate, and a process for preparing the amphiphile. The invention further relates to the use of the amphiphile for solubilizing an active ingredient whose solubility in water at 20° C. is not more than 10 g/L, in aqueous solutions, and a method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or unwanted plant growth and/or unwanted insect or mite infestation and/or of regulating the growth of plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Holger Türk, Monika Haberecht, Bernd Bruchmann, Andreas Kunst, Daniel Schönfelder, Michael Ishaque
  • Interior aircraft components and methods of manufacture
    Patent number: 9650496
    Abstract: Interior aircraft components comprise a thermoplastic composition comprising: a first polymer comprising bisphenol A carbonate units and monoaryl arylate units, or a second polymer comprising bisphenol A carbonate units, monoaryl arylate units, and siloxane units, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing polymers; and an organophosphorus compound; wherein a sample of the thermoplastic composition has: an OSU integrated 2 minute heat release test value of less than 65 kW-min/m2 and a peak heat release rate of less than 65 kW/m2, an E662 smoke test DsMax value of less than 200, a flame time of less than 15 seconds, a burn length of less than 6 inches, and a drip extinguishing time of less than 5 seconds, an energy in multiaxial impact of 100 J or more and a ductility in multiaxial impact of 100%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Mark Adrianus Johannes van der Mee, Paul Dean Sybert, Robert Dirk van de Grampel, Roland Sebastian Assink
  • Polyester resin composition and molded article containing this resin composition
    Patent number: 9644082
    Abstract: An object is to improve both slow crystallization and brittleness that are drawbacks of polyhydroxyalkanoates, so that processability in mold processing, such as injection molding, is improved, processing speed is increased, and ductility is imparted to a resulting molded article. Provided is an aliphatic polyester resin composition including a polyhydroxyalkanoate (A), an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin (B), and pentaerythritol (C), wherein the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin (B) has a vinyl acetate content of 65 to 95 wt %, and the polyhydroxyalkanoate (A) and the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin (B) are compatible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriyuki Suzuki, Tetsuya Minami
  • Stabilization of suspended solid particles and/or gas bubbles in aqueous fluids
    Patent number: 9643147
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions that have utility, amongst others, in the stabilization of suspension particles or gas bubbles in fluid water-based compositions and/or in conferring shear thinning behavior to such fluid water-based compositions. The inventors have developed parenchymal cellulose based materials, which comprise cell wall derived networks of cellulose based fibers and nanofibrils, can advantageously be used for stabilization of suspended solid particles in fluid water-based compositions. Specific aspects of the invention concern the parenchymal cellulose based materials, their production and their use in fluid water-based compositions, as well as the resulting fluid water-based compositions per se.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE COÖPERATIE COSUN U.A.
    Inventors: Gerardus Petrus Franciscus Maria van Engelen, Gijsbert Adriaan van Ingen, Corne Meeuwissen, Robert Nolles
  • Emulsifier and production method therefor, and production method for emulsion
    Patent number: 9637559
    Abstract: Provided are an emulsifier derived from sugar polymer capable of successfully emulsifying even unsaturated oil, a production method therefore, and a production method for emulsion using the emulsifier. This emulsifier can be obtained by a production method including an emulsification improving step of improving the emulsification of sugar polymer particles dispersed in water. In this emulsification improving step, the emulsification of sugar polymer particles can be improved by an action of an emulsification aid that is at least water-soluble one kind selected from salts, an amphiphilic agent, saccharides, an organic acid, and an amino acid. Alternatively, the emulsification of sugar polymer particles can be improved by storing the sugar polymer particles dispersed in water at a low temperature of 10° C. or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: KANAGAWA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kazuo Tajima, Yoko Imai, Kaori Toyoda
  • Composite coated substrates and moldable composite materials
    Patent number: 9631095
    Abstract: A moldable composite material contains flakes of composite material, i.e., flakes of polymeric matrix materials having fibers embedded therein. An improved substrate is provided by providing a substrate and applying a coating onto the substrate, the coating containing the flakes of composite material. A first construction member can be secured to a second construction member by applying the coating onto an attachment region of the first construction member, and applying a fastener onto the first construction member in the coated attachment region to secure the first construction member to the second construction member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: PolyOne Corporation
    Inventors: Edward Pilpel, Michael Gordon
  • Pneumatic tire
    Patent number: 9624367
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pneumatic tire that achieves a balanced improvement in initial grip performance, grip performance during running, and abrasion resistance. The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire including a tread formed from a rubber composition, the rubber composition containing a rubber component, a solventless acrylic resin, and a liquid xylene resin, and having a solventless acrylic resin content of 1 to 50 parts by mass and a liquid xylene resin content of 5 to 100 parts by mass, each per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Nakajima, Takayuki Nagase, Shigeki Otsubo
  • Glycolide-based polyesters
    Patent number: 9624341
    Abstract: A polymer comprises reaction product of (a) one or more diacid, diester thereof, glycolide, and (b) one or more polyol, wherein component (a) comprises glycolide or combinations thereof, and component (b) comprises one or more polyol comprising a mixture of 1,3-cyclohexanedimethanol and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, or 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Debkumar Bhattacharjee, Kalyan Sehanobish
  • Adhesive composition
    Patent number: 9624409
    Abstract: Provided is an adhesive composition whose initial adhesive strength (A) and adhesive strength at increased temperature (B) satisfy a ratio (B/A) of 2.0 or lower, wherein the (A) value is measured through a peeling test after a sample is left for 24 hours at 23° C. and 50% relative humidity, and the (B) value is measured through a peeling test after a sample is left for 48 hours at 50° C. and 50% RH; the sample is prepared by laminating an adhesive-attached polarizing plate having a size of 25 mm×100 mm on a substrate at a pressure of 0.25 MPa and treating the laminate in an autoclave, the adhesive being formed from the adhesive composition; and the peeling test is performed by peeling the adhesive from the glass substrate at a peeling rate of 300 mm/min and a peeling angle of 180° using a universal testing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Han Young Choi, Hyerim Kwon
  • Supported resin substrate, method for producing the same, and electronic device including resin substrate
    Patent number: 9623637
    Abstract: There is provided a supported resin substrate including a supporting substrate, a release layer arranged on the supporting substrate, the release layer containing a metal oxide, and a resin substrate arranged on the release layer, the resin substrate including a first surface region opposite the release layer and a second surface region in onto t with the release layer, in which the resin substrate consists essentially of a resin material having a C?O bond, and the proportion of the C?O bond present in the second surface region of the resin substrate is lower than the proportion of the C?O bond present in the first surface region of the resin substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuji Tanaka
  • Compositions and methods for scaffold formation
    Patent number: 9624259
    Abstract: The present invention relates to scaffolds composed of a protein backbone cross-linked by a synthetic polymer. Specifically, the present invention provides PEGylated-thiolated collagen scaffolds and PEGylated albumin scaffolds and methods of generating and using same for treating disorders requiring tissue engineering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Regentis Biomaterials Ltd.
    Inventors: Dror Seliktar, Maya Gonen-Wadmany
  • Puncture sealing agent
    Patent number: 9617442
    Abstract: Provided is a tire puncture sealant having improved puncture sealing performance while showing excellent storage stability. The present invention relates to a tire puncture sealant including: rubber latex, a tackifying resin emulsion, and a rosin acid surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Naoya Ichikawa
  • Resin composition and gate insulating film
    Patent number: 9617408
    Abstract: A resin composition containing a resin (A) which contains a hydroxyl group and a cyanoalkyl group, an epoxy compound (B) which has two or more epoxy groups in its molecule, a curing agent (C) which has two or more hydroxyl groups in its molecule and has a hydroxyl value of 150 to 300 mgKOH/g, and a cross-linking agent (D) which has a structure represented by the general formula (1). (In the general formula (1), R1 and R2 are C1 to C20 alkyl groups, where R1 and R2 may be the same as each other or different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takashi Tsutsumi
  • Impact-modified polycarbonate compositions having a good combination of natural color, hydrolytic stability and melt stability
    Patent number: 9617417
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polycarbonate compositions comprising A) from 10 to 99 parts by weight, in each case based on the sum of components A+B+C, of aromatic polycarbonate and/or aromatic polyester carbonate, B) from 1 to 35 parts by weight, in each case based on the sum of components A+B+C, of rubber-modified graft polymer of B.1 from 5 to 95 wt. % of at least one vinyl monomer on B.2 from 95 to 5 wt. % of one or more graft bases having a glass transition temperature <10° C., C) from 0 to 40 parts by weight, in each case based on the sum of components A+B+C, of vinyl (co)polymer and/or polyalkylene terephthalate, D) from 0 to 50 parts by weight, in each case based on the sum of components A+B+C, of phosphorus-containing flameproofing agent, E) from 0 to 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Evgueni Avtomonov, Andreas Seidel, Thomas Eckel, Herbert Eichenauer
  • Conductive carbonized layered article
    Patent number: 9605161
    Abstract: A process for preparing a conductive carbonized layered article including the steps of: (I) providing a liquid carbon precursor formulation comprising (a) at least one aromatic epoxy resin; and (b)(i) at least one aromatic co-reactive curing agent, (b) (ii) at least one catalytic curing agent, or (b)(iii) a mixture thereof; wherein the liquid precursor composition has a neat viscosity of less than 10,000 mPa-s at 25° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: BLUE CUBE IP LLC
    Inventors: Hamed Lakrout, Maurice J. Marks, Ludovic Valette
  • Multilayer film and method for producing same
    Patent number: 9604435
    Abstract: Provided is a multilayer film, in which a resin layer obtained using a resin (?) is provided on at least one surface of a polyester film, and which satisfies the conditions (I)-(IV) described below. (I) The resin layer has a thickness of 80-500 nm. (II) The resin layer has a pencil hardness of F or higher. (III) The multilayer film has a haze of 3.0% or less. (IV) The resin (?) is a resin that is obtained by heating a resin composition, which contains a resin (A) that has a hydroxyl group and an acryloyl group and a melamine compound (B) that has a methylol group, at 150° C. or higher. This multilayer film has a transparent resin layer that has a predominantly thin thickness of 500 nm or less, while having high hardness and excellent oligomer precipitation inhibiting properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Ota, Yu Abe, Yasushi Takada
  • Gas barrier material and gas barrier laminate
    Patent number: 9605128
    Abstract: A gas barrier material comprising a polycarboxylic acid polymer, and containing 0.10 to 1.4% by weight of a monovalent metal element, at least not less than 5.0% by weight of a polyvalent metal element, and 0.01 to 3.0% by weight of a nitrogen element per the total weight of nitrogen and carbon. The gas barrier material exhibits excellent gas barrier property, excellent waterproof property after the bend working and excellent appearance on the surface of the coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Shunya Nangou, Yusuke Obu, Kashiko Kawai, Tomohiro Miyai, Nan Zhang
  • Asphalt compositions for roofing applications, methods for making the same, and filled asphalt material comprising the same
    Patent number: 9605152
    Abstract: Asphalt compositions for roofing applications are provided, as well as filled asphalt material comprising the asphalt compositions and methods for making asphalt compositions and filled asphalt material. More particularly, the asphalt compositions comprise non-oxidized base asphalt; and a low molecular weight polyolefin present in an amount of from about 0.5 to about 15 wt % based on the total weight of the asphalt composition. The asphalt composition has a softening point from about 87.8 to about 160° C. (about 190 to about 320° F.), a penetration of greater than 12 deci-millimeters @ 25° C., as well as improved stain resistance and heat resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Yonghong Ruan, Scott Martin Hacker, Paul Chi Lem
  • Method for producing a natural fiber-reinforced plastic part
    Patent number: 9597820
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a natural fiber-reinforced plastic part, wherein as the starting material natural fibers 5-120 mm in length, a thermoplastic and/or a duroplastic and a lubricant, especially wax, are pelletized without extrusion into long-fiber pellets by cold-forming and the long-fiber pellets are then feed for direct processing into a standard injection molding machine for injecting the plastic part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: HIB—TRIM PART SOLUTIONS GMBH
    Inventor: Uwe Schnabel
  • Enzyme-catalyzed synthesis of site-specific and stoichiometric biomolecule-polymer conjugates
    Patent number: 9592303
    Abstract: Methods for producing polypeptide-polymer conjugates include attachment of an initiator agent to a polypeptide specifically at the C-terminus of the polypeptide using a sortase enzyme and in situ polymerization of a polymer from the C-terminus. The polypeptide-polymer conjugates may have desirable pharmacological properties and may be used therapeutically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Duke University
    Inventors: Ashutosh Chilkoti, Yizhi Qi