Patents Examined by Samir Shah
  • Patent number: 12291459
    Abstract: A chemically modified precipitated silica characterised by the presence of methyl moieties chemically bound to the silica and a process for its manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: RHODIA OPERATIONS
    Inventors: Pascaline Garbey, Frédéric Colbeau-Justin, Laure Bertry
  • Patent number: 12280356
    Abstract: A zinc aluminium silicate nanoparticles/granular red mud (ZAS/GRM) composite material of Zn2+-modified industrial waste red mud and a preparation method and application thereof are disclosed, belonging to the technical field of adsorbent preparation. The industrial waste red mud is used as a raw material to prepare Zn2+-modified red mud for ZAS/GRM adsorbent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: SHAANXI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yanling Yang, Jingeng Chen, Zhigang Chen, Yu Sun, Yuefeng Chen, Zhao Luo, Chenguang Zhang, Tiandong Wu, Xuefeng Tian, Huajun Chen
  • Patent number: 12275650
    Abstract: There are provided processes for preparing a metal hydroxide comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium, copper, magnesium and aluminum, the process comprising: reacting a metal sulfate comprising (i) and optionally (ii) with lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and/or potassium hydroxide and optionally a chelating agent to obtain a solid comprising the metal hydroxide and a liquid comprising lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate; separating the liquid and the solid from one another to obtain the metal hydroxide; submitting the liquid to an electromembrane process for converting the lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate into lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and/or potassium hydroxide respectively; reusing the sodium hydroxide for reacting with the metal sulfate; and reusing the lithium hydroxide for reacting with the metal sulfate and/or with the metal hydroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: NEMASKA LITHIUM INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Bibienne, Nicolas Laroche, Jean-François Magnan, Guy Bourassa, Mathieu Charbonneau, Mickaël Dollé, David Deak
  • Patent number: 12269009
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to: a super absorbent polymer having a rapid absorption rate and maintaining elasticity even in a condition of being pressed multiple times, thereby having excellent dryness characteristic; and a preparation method therefor. The super absorbent polymer of the present disclosure exhibits excellent performance for use in hygiene materials such as diapers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyemi Nam, Sang Gi Lee, Yeonsoo Kim, Chang Hun Lee
  • Patent number: 12233628
    Abstract: Multilayer film of at least three layers, one core layer and at least one sealing layer wherein the sealing layer comprises a linear low density polyethylene having a density in the range of 0.915 to 0.925 g/cm3, and the core layer comprises a propylene 1-hexene copolymer, said copolymer has an 1-hexene content in the range of 2.0 to 5.0 wt.-% and a xylene soluble fraction in the range of 0.3 to 15.0 wt.-%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Markus Gahleitner, Klaus Bernreitner, Pauli Leskinen, Peter Niedersuss
  • Patent number: 12233636
    Abstract: A film is mated with a paper to form a space therebetween. The film is made of plastics material. Separation of the paper from the film can provide access to an article stored in the space provided between the paper and the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Berry Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Johnson, Paul Z. Wolak
  • Patent number: 12221561
    Abstract: A hot-melt adhesive composition includes a styrene-butadiene-styrene triblock copolymer and a styrene-isoprene-styrene triblock copolymer. The hot-melt adhesive composition enables melt processing at a relatively low temperature because of having a low viscosity properties are property and thus exhibits excellent adhesive strength and heat resistance while improving the processability. In particular, the melt adhesive composition has excellent mechanical properties after curing, and thus can be used in various industrial fields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Su Park, Tae Yun Kim, Seungwhan Oh, Jin Young Ryu
  • Patent number: 12214338
    Abstract: A method of producing an organoselenium-based nanocomposite includes acid-treating a mixture containing multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and palm waste with phosphoric acid to form an acid-treated mixture; carbonizing the acid-treated mixture to form a MWCNT/biochar; mixing the MWCNT-biochar with TiO2 nanoparticles to form a TiO2-MWCNT/biochar; chlorinating acyl groups present on the TiO2-MWCNT/biochar to form a chlorinated TiO2-MWCNT/biochar; reacting the chlorinated TiO2-MWCNT/biochar with an organoselenium compound to form a Se—TiO2-MWCNT/biochar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: IMAM MOHAMMAD IBN SAUD ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tarek Ahmed Yousef, Hanan A. Althikrallah, Saad Shaaban, Mohsen Ahmed
  • Patent number: 12208376
    Abstract: A method for preparing a supercritical fluid by deep-sea pressure is provided and belongs to the technical field of supercritical fluid preparation. The method includes the following steps of: placing a low-pressure fluid in a closed flexible container, sending the closed flexible container down to a location of a sea at a depth where a seawater pressure meets a requirement by using a powered or unpowered traction device, leaving the flexible container standing still until a volume of the flexible container does not change, wrapping the closed flexible container with a rigid pressure-bearing container, transferring the closed flexible container to the sea surface by the powered or unpowered traction device, and taking out the fluid in the flexible container as supercritical fluid. Then the supercritical fluid is produced. Therefore, the process of preparing supercritical (high pressure) liquid in the deep-sea is safer and more stable than the preparation way on land.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignees: Tianjin University of Commerce, Tianjin University
    Inventors: Guanyi Chen, Junyu Tao, Yadong Ge, Beibei Yan, Yunan Sun, Zhanjun Cheng, Jian Li, Lan Mu, Yongjie Hu
  • Patent number: 12209018
    Abstract: The present disclosure refers to systems and methods for the production, storage, and transportation of hydrogen. In a representative embodiment a reactor system comprises a fluidized bed combustor configured for reduced metal oxide oxidation and heat generation without significant greenhouse gas emission and/or with readily capturable emissions. The reactor system also comprises a liquid organic hydrogen carrier dehydrogenation reactor. The fluidized bed combustor is operatively coupled to the liquid organic hydrogen carrier dehydrogenation reactor. Advantageously, at least a portion of heat generated by the fluidized bed combustor may be transferred to the liquid organic hydrogen carrier dehydrogenation reactor. In this manner hydrogen production and transportation is both energy efficient, low carbon intensity and cost-effective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Steven Xuqi Song, Bi-Zeng Zhan, Yaofan Yi
  • Patent number: 12202232
    Abstract: Machine direction-oriented polymeric films include a polyolefin and a nucleating agent. Methods for forming polymeric films and articles of manufacture prepared therefrom are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: BERRY GLOBAL, INC.
    Inventors: Bryan S. Gillespie, Paul Z. Wolak
  • Patent number: 12194715
    Abstract: A polypropylene multilayer sheet comprising: a first biaxially oriented polypropylene layer having a melting point Tmh; and a second biaxially oriented polypropylene layer having a melting point Tml, the first biaxially oriented polypropylene layer and the second biaxially oriented polypropylene layer being alternately laminated, the polypropylene multilayer sheet having a thickness of 0.20 to 3.0 mm, wherein Tmh>Tml, and a total number of layers is 3 to 11.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignees: FP Corporation, SunAllomer Ltd.
    Inventors: Shingo Ueno, Takeshi Nakajima, Masayuki Ikeda
  • Patent number: 12187930
    Abstract: The present application relates to a cross-linkable composition. The present application can provide a cross-linkable composition without degradation of cross-linking efficiency while exhibiting conductivity by containing an ionic compound, and its use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Shanjin Optoelectronics (NANJING) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Ki Chun, Seul Gi Kang
  • Patent number: 12187609
    Abstract: A method of producing purified bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide includes providing a liquid mixture including bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide and fluorosulfonic acid and then contacting the liquid mixture with gaseous ammonia. The gaseous ammonia reacts with the fluorosulfonic acid to produce ammonium fluorosulfate. The method further includes separating the liquid mixture from the ammonium fluorosulfate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew H. Luly, Bernard E. Pointner
  • Patent number: 12179266
    Abstract: A polymer-assisted 3D printing method and ink compositions are used to manufacture magnetocaloric devices having many applications including in heat pumps, refrigerators, etc. The ink compositions and printing methods can produce compositionally graded, anisotropically aligned magnetocaloric architectures with designed pores and channels, to bring forth significant improvement in heat exchange efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hong Zhao, Radhika Barua, Ravi L. Hadimani, Lilly Balderson
  • Patent number: 12179185
    Abstract: A method of producing an organoselenium-based nanocomposite includes acid-treating a mixture containing multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and palm waste with phosphoric acid to form an acid-treated mixture; carbonizing the acid-treated mixture to form a MWCNT/biochar; mixing the MWCNT-biochar with TiO2 nanoparticles to form a TiO2-MWCNT/biochar; chlorinating acyl groups present on the TiO2-MWCNT/biochar to form a chlorinated TiO2-MWCNT/biochar; reacting the chlorinated TiO2-MWCNT/biochar with an organoselenium compound to form a Se—TiO2-MWCNT/biochar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: IMAM MOHAMMAD IBN SAUD ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tarek Ahmed Yousef, Hanan A. Althikrallah, Saad Shaaban, Mohsen Ahmed
  • Patent number: 12179168
    Abstract: A photoresponsive oxygen storage material includes a plurality of unit cells. Each of the plurality of unit cells has a shape of a cube having eight corners and six faces. Each of the plurality of unit cells includes a plurality of zirconium-oxo clusters each located at a corresponding corner of the eight corners, and a plurality of ligands each located on a corresponding face of the six faces and each having a porphyrin skeleton and including greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to 4 carboxy groups. A molybdenum ion is located at a center of the porphyrin skeleton, and at least some of the plurality of unit cells are empty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoya Sakata, Masashi Morita, Hidekazu Arase, Ryotaro Matsuda, Akihiro Hori
  • Patent number: 12180070
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved process for preparing hydrazine hydrate from the azine of methyl ethyl ketone obtained from methyl ethyl ketone by oxidizing ammonia with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of an activator, characterized in that it comprises a step of recycling the methyl ethyl ketone oxime purge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Arkema France
    Inventor: Jean-Marc Sage
  • Patent number: 12162760
    Abstract: Silicon metal-containing agglomerates are produced by agglomerating a mixture of finely divided silicon metal-containing particles having a particle size parameter d50 of not more than 250 ?m and in the dry state a silicon metal content of at least 10% by mass, at least one binder containing 90% to 98% by mass of silicon dioxide and having a specific surface area of 15 to 35 m2/g, and water, wherein the mass ratio between finely divided silicon metal-containing particles and binder in the mixture is from 80/20 to 99/1, and the resulting moist agglomerates have a water content of 5% to 15% by mass, and drying the agglomerates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: WACKER CHEMIE AG
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Rimboeck, Konrad Mautner
  • Patent number: 12138617
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to stationary phase materials for performing size exclusion chromatography. Embodiments of the present disclosure feature hydroxy-terminated polyethylene glycol surface modified silica particle stationary phase materials, which are optionally also methoxy-terminated polyethylene glycol surface modified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Waters Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Nicole L. Lawrence, Yeliz Tunc Sarisozen, Darryl W. Brousmiche, Matthew A. Lauber