Patents Examined by Satya Sastri
  • Amphoteric polymer for treating hard surfaces
    Patent number: 8741831
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the use of hydrophilic terpolymers in hard surface cleaners which provide easier cleaning for surface soils such as hard water stains, soap scum, limescale, mud, food, toilet stains, oil, grease, particulates and the like as well as anti-fog effects on hard surfaces such as glass, mirrors, ceramic and plastic by causing water droplets to coalesce into a film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Bingham Scott Jaynes, Zhiqiang Song, Xian-Zhi Zhou, Yingxia He
  • Composition, method for manufacturing the same, optical element, lens
    Patent number: 8735501
    Abstract: A composition contains a cycloolefin polymer and a cross-linked structure of a cross-linkable polymer having a specific structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ryo Ogawa, Shintetsu Go, Seiji Okada
  • Hardcoats having low surface energy and low lint attraction
    Patent number: 8728623
    Abstract: Articles such as optical displays and protective films, comprising a (e.g. light transmissive) substrate having a surface layer comprising the reaction product of a mixture comprising a hydrocarbon-based hardcoat composition and at least one perfluoropolyether urethane additive. The surface layer exhibits low lint attraction in combination with high contact angles. Hardcoat coating compositions comprising a perfluoropolyether urethane additive and a silicone (meth)acrylate additive are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Richard J. Pokorny, Thomas P. Klun
  • Rubber composition for tire and pneumatic tire made therefrom
    Patent number: 8722781
    Abstract: A rubber composition for a tire containing 100 parts by weight of a rubber, 1 to 30 parts by weight of a polyether (E1) having the formula (I): R1—{(OCH2CH2CH2CH2)m(OA)n—OH}q??(I) wherein R1 is a residue of a C1 to C24 compound having 1-6 hydroxyl groups, from which at least one hydroxyl group is removed, A Ls a C2 to C24 alkylene group other than a 1,4-butylene group, q is an integer of 1 to 6, and m and n are independently integers of 1 to 600, and/or the derivative thereof (E2) and 10 to 180 parts by weight of a filler, which is excellent in processability, silica dispersability abrasion resistance and wet braking performance, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Kameda, Yasuhiro Yamada, Satoru Yamakawa, Tsuyoshi Okamoto
  • Method for producing fiber-reinforced building-material coatings
    Patent number: 8715786
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for producing fiber-reinforced building-material coatings in that building-material coating agents containing mineral binders, optionally fillers, and optionally additives, are sprayed by means of a spray nozzle to form a building-material coating agent stream and one or more fibers are introduced into the building-material coating agent stream, and the fiber-modified building-material coating agent stream thus obtained then strikes a substrate, characterized in that the building-material coating agents additionally contain one or more polymers based on ethylenically unsaturated monomers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Wacker Chemie AG
    Inventors: Klaus Bonin, Jürgen Bezler, Kurt Reitmajer
  • Process for producing water absorbing polymer particles with improved color stability
    Patent number: 8703876
    Abstract: A process for producing water-absorbing polymer particles, wherein at least one inorganic phosphoric acid and/or salt thereof and at least one organic 2-hydroxy acid and/or salt thereof is added, where the phosphorus in the inorganic phosphoric acid has an oxidation number of less than +V and the organic 2-hydroxy acid does not have any ethylenically unsaturated groups, and also the water-absorbing polymer particles obtainable by the process according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Norbert Herfert, Thomas Daniel, Bootsara Parchana
  • Chemical-resistant metallic effect pigments, method for producing the same and use thereof
    Patent number: 8697776
    Abstract: The invention relates to metallic effect pigments having a plateletlike metal core and, surrounding the plateletlike metal core, a homogeneous synthetic resin coating, the synthetic resin coating comprising polyacrylate and/or polymethacrylate and also organofunctional silane. The invention further relates to a process for preparing such metallic effect pigments, and to their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Eckart GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Schumacher, Thomas Schuster
  • Mixed boron nitride composition and method for making thereof
    Patent number: 8680190
    Abstract: A boron nitride composition comprising at least two different boron nitride powder materials having different properties, e.g., surface areas, particle size, tap density, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Momentive Performance Materials Inc.
    Inventors: Paulo Meneghetti, Chandrashekar Raman
  • Water-borne spray adhesive
    Patent number: 8669320
    Abstract: A sprayable adhesive composition may be made from the blend of a low Tg acrylic resin, water, and one or more water miscible organic solvents disposed in a container with one or more hydrocarbon propellants. The adhesive is stable in the presence of the hydrocarbon propellants. An adhesive delivery system for storing and discharging the adhesive compositions of the present invention are also taught.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: The Sherwin-Williams Company
    Inventor: Cera L. Kemeliotis
  • Polymeric coupling agents
    Patent number: 8664350
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composition containing a particulate solid, a plastic material and a compound. The invention further relates to novel compounds, and the use of the coupling agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Lubrizol Limited
    Inventor: Dean Thetford
  • Aqueous polymeric system for pressure sensitive adhesive matrix preparation
    Patent number: 8664293
    Abstract: A water based polymeric dispersion for PSA adhesive preparation for transdermal system comprising: a) an aqueous dispersion of a polymer of an acrylate and/or a methacrylate ester, b) a plasticizer c) a shrinkage reducing agent able to reduce the shrinkage of the water PSA dispersion when spread onto a surface to width values lower than 20 mm after 3 minutes rest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Pharmafilm S.R.L.
    Inventors: Francesco Cilurzo, Paola Minghetti
  • Thermally inkjettable acrylic dielectric ink formulation and process
    Patent number: 8659158
    Abstract: An aqueous composition for forming a micro-fluid jet printable dielectric film layer, methods for forming dielectric film layers, and dielectric film layers formed by the method. The aqueous composition includes from about 5 to about 20 percent by weight of a polymeric binder emulsion, from about 10 to about 30 percent by weight of a humectant, from about 0 to about 3 percent by weight of a surfactant, and an aqueous carrier fluid. The aqueous composition has a viscosity ranging from about 2 to about 6 centipoise at a temperature of about 23° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaorong Cai, Michael John Dixon, Yimin Guan, Ann P. Holloway, Jeanne Marie Saldanha Singh, Zhigang Xiao
  • High performance aqueous coating compositions
    Patent number: 8658286
    Abstract: This invention relates to coating compositions that include water; a latex polymer and a silane coupling agent. The latex polymer preferably comprises acetoacetoxy functionality, or is a multistage latex, or is an acetoacetoxy functional multistage latex. The silane coupling agent is preferably a functionalized silane coupling agent (more preferably an epoxy-functional silane coupling agent). The compositions may be used to coat a variety of substrates, including wood, cement and fiber cement. Articles having the coating applied thereto are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Valspar Sourcing, Inc.
    Inventors: T. Howard Killilea, Michael C. Wildman, Bruce A. Johnson, Carl H. Weber
  • Plasticizer-containing hardening accelerator composition
    Patent number: 8653186
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process for the preparation of a hardening accelerator composition by reaction of a water-soluble calcium compound with a water-soluble silicate compound and a process for the preparation of a hardening accelerator composition by reaction of a calcium compound with a silicon dioxide containing component under alkaline conditions, in both cases the reaction of the water-soluble calcium compound with the water-soluble silicate compound being carried out in the presence of an aqueous solution which contains a water-soluble comb polymer suitable as a plasticizer for hydraulic binders. The invention concerns also a composition of calcium silicate hydrate and comb polymer, its use as hardening accelerator and for the reduction of the permeability of hardened compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Construction Research & Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Luc Nicoleau, Gerhard Albrecht, Klaus Lorenz, Eva Jetzlsperger, Daniel Fridrich, Thomas Wohlhaupter, Reinhard Dorfner, Hubert Leitner, Mario Vierle, Dirk Schmitt, Michael Braeu, Christoph Hesse, Sabrina Montero Pancera, Siegfried Zuern, Michael Kutschera
  • Radiation-curable coating compositions
    Patent number: 8648126
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new, radiation-curable coating compositions producing coatings of high flexibility and enhanced tensile strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Reinhold Schwalm, Christian Nitschke, Peter Enenkel, Erich Beck
  • Adhesive binder, adhesive composition including the same, optical member, and associated methods
    Patent number: 8628847
    Abstract: An adhesive binder, an adhesive composition including the same, an optical member, and associated methods, the adhesive binder including a (meth)acrylic copolymer having urethane, hydroxyl, aromatic, and vinyl groups in side chains thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Cheil Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyoung Jin Ha, Kil Sung Lee, Mi Sun Kim, Irina Nam, Chang Min Lee
  • Cement dispersant and methods of making and using the same
    Patent number: 8623979
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cement dispersant that is a copolymerization product of a first monomer (A) comprising a carboxylic acid, a second monomer (B) comprising an alkoxylated allyl alcohol sulfate, and, optionally, a third monomer (C) comprising an alkoxylated allyl alcohol. The cement dispersant according to the invention provides improved slump life properties and water reduction properties in cement admixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: GEO Speciality Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith A. Blair, Arpad Savoly, Bennie Veal
  • Photosensitive resin composition for color filter and color filter using the same
    Patent number: 8617796
    Abstract: Disclosed is a photosensitive resin composition for a color filter that includes (A) an organic salt-type sulfonate-containing dye; (B) a pigment; (C) an acrylic-based binder resin; (D) a photopolymerizable monomer; (E) a photopolymerization initiator; and (F) a solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Cheil Industries Inc.
    Inventors: In-Jae Lee, Ji-Yun Kwon, Ju-Ho Jung, Dong-Won Song, Han-Chul Hwang, Jae-Hyun Kim, Gyu-Seok Han
  • Rubber composition having improved crack resistance
    Patent number: 8592509
    Abstract: A method includes: (a) mixing in a first step a first polymer and a filler, (b) mixing in a second step a second polymer and a polyhydroxy compound, and (c) mixing in a third mixing step the mixtures resulting from steps (a) and (b) and optionally additional filler, wherein said first polymer and second polymer may be the same polymer or different polymers, and wherein steps (a) and (b) can occur simultaneously or consecutively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Zhong-Ren Chen, Steven Luo
  • Rapid cure thermosets from 5- and 6- membered cyclic enamine compounds made from dialdehydes
    Patent number: 8592518
    Abstract: The present invention provides thermosetting aqueous binder compositions of one or more cyclic enamine, including bis-enamines and di- or higher functional enamines, optionally containing a water soluble or dispersible or dispersible primary amine compound. The binders are at least substantially formaldehyde free, need no polycarboxylic or polycarboxylate component, and yet provide excellent hot wet tensile strength when cured for as little time as a minute or less in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventors: Brad Bailey, William C. Finch, Hyun K. Jeon, Charles James Rand, Robert L. Sammler, Francis J. Timmers, Barry Weinstein