Patents Examined by Tahseen N Khan
  • Patent number: 9567709
    Abstract: A paper or paperboard including a cellulose substrate and a coating applied to each side of the paperboard substrate to form a coated structure, the coated structure having a basis weight, a caliper thickness and a Parker Print Surf smoothness, the Parker Print Surf smoothness being at most about 2 microns, the basis weight being less than about Y1 pounds per 3000 ft2, wherein Y1 is a function of the caliper thickness (X) in points and is calculated as follows: Y1=29.15+11.95X?0.07415X2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: WestRock MWV, LLC
    Inventors: Gary P. Fugitt, Terrell J. Green, Steven G. Bushhouse, Steven Parker, Jason R. Hogan, Wei-Hwa Her, Scott E. Ginther
  • Patent number: 9546269
    Abstract: A plastic article is described having a thickness of 0.5 mm to 5 mm, comprising a polycarbonate thermoplastic composition including polycarbonates containing phthalimidine carbonate units, said composition providing a heat deflection temperature of at least 145° C., a light transmittance of at least 85%, and CIE 1976 L*, a*, b* values of L* greater than 92, a* between ?1.5 and 1.5, and b* between ?2.0 and 3.0, when tested in the form of a 3.2 mm thick test sample molded at 580° F. (304° C.) with a 1.7 minute residence time, using CIE illuminant C and 2 degree observer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Peter Hendrikus Theodorus Vollenberg, Christopher Luke Hein, Derek Lake, Daniel Francis Lowery, Jon M. Malinoski
  • Patent number: 9539791
    Abstract: A metallic and magnetorheological multi-panel, which is constituted in a sandwich structure that consists of a core (2) that consists of a viscoelastic resin (2) of adhesive nature, in which are found, distributed in an isotropic or anisotropic manner with a proportion in volume of more than 5%; and Magnetorheological particles of ferromagnetic material and with sizes between 10 nm and 10?, said core (1) being arranged between a first skin (11) of metallic non-magnetic nature and a second skin (12) of metallic non-magnetic nature equal to or different from the first skin. The ratio of the thickness (Hn) of the core with respect to any of the thicknesses (H1), (H2) of the first (11) and second (12) skins is less than 0.1 and more than 0.01.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: RECUBRIMIENTOS PLASTICOS, S.A.
    Inventors: Leire Irazu Echeverria, Maria Jesus Elejabarrieta Olabarri, Carlos Tapia De La Fuente, Yolanda Garces Inunez, Jose Mari Erroba Esquiroz, Beatriz Fernandez Resano, Beatriz Lerga Flamarique
  • Patent number: 9528033
    Abstract: The electrolyte material includes a polymer, a salt, and a solvent. The electrolyte material has a viscosity in the range from about 3.0 cP to about 20.0 cP such that the electrolyte material can be applied to a substrate using an ink jet print head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company
    Inventors: Theodore F. Cyman, Jr., Kevin J. Hook, Pamela Geddes, Alan R. Murzynowski, James W. Blease, Daniel E. Kanfoush
  • Patent number: 9523880
    Abstract: A transparent conductive film includes a transparent substrate, an undercoat layer, and a transparent conductive layer. The undercoat layer has a refractive index of from 1.5 to 2.0, which is higher than a refractive index of the transparent substrate and lower than a refractive index of the transparent conductive layer. The undercoat layer includes a refractive material having a refractive index of 2.0 or greater in an amount of 40 wt. % or less. The undercoat layer satisfies: X (Si30)/X (C30)?0.28??(1) X (Si40)/X (C40)?0.23??(2) where X (Si30) and X (C30) are silicon and carbon atom contents in a portion of 30 nm or less in thickness from the transparent conductive layer. X (Si40) and X (C40) are silicon and carbon atom contents in a portion of 40 nm or more in thickness from the transparent conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seiji Takizawa, Yutaka Ito
  • Patent number: 9517612
    Abstract: Disclosed is a flooring material using an environment-friendly PLA resin. According to the present invention, the flooring material using the PLA resin comprises: a base layer; a print layer which is formed on top of the base layer, and has a print pattern on an upper side thereof; and a transparent layer which is formed on top of the print layer, wherein one or more of the base layer, the print layer, and the transparent layer include polylactic acid (PLA) resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: LG HAUSYS, LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng-Zhe Huang, Ji-Young Kim, Ki-Bong Park, Chang-Won Kang, Jun-Hyuk Kwon, Hyun-Jong Kwon, Sang-Sun Park, Jang-Ki Kim, Gyeong-Min Lee
  • Patent number: 9511567
    Abstract: Disclosed are multilayer structures comprising a polyolefin layer, a tie layer and a barrier layer wherein the tie layer is a formulation comprising a crystalline block copolymer composite (CBC) comprising i) an ethylene polymer (EP) comprising at least 90 mol % polymerized ethylene; ii) an alpha-olefin-based crystalline polymer (CAOP) and iii) a block copolymer comprising (a) an ethylene polymer block comprising at least 90 mol % polymerized ethylene and (b) a crystalline alpha-olefin block (CAOB).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Yushan Hu, Burcak Conley, Kim L. Walton, Colin Li Pi Shan, Gary R. Marchand, Rajen M. Patel, Eva-Maria Kupsch, Brian W. Walther
  • Patent number: 9505195
    Abstract: A heat-shrinkable laminate film includes layer (A) and layer (B) laminated via an interface having an interlayer strength of ?0.5 N/15 mm, in which layer (A) has at least a substrate layer containing a polypropylene-based resin, layer (B) has at least a seal layer containing a polyethylene-base resin, and any of the following is satisfied: (1) the difference in heat shrinkage rate between layer (A) and layer (B) is ?10% at 100° C., and the laminate film includes a gas barrier layer containing a saponified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer and has an oxygen transmission rate of ?60 cc/m2·day·atm; and (2) the difference in heat shrinkage rate between layer (A) and layer (B) is ?20% at 100° C., and the heat-shrinkable laminate film includes a gas barrier layer containing an aromatic polyamide-based copolymer and has an oxygen transmission rate of ?60 cc/m2·day·atm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daisuke Masaki, Tohru Okuda
  • Patent number: 9498912
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an extruded resin film which thermally shrinks little and a method for producing the same. The present invention provides an extruded resin film, formed by an extrusion forming method, made of a thermoplastic resin, having a thickness of from 0.03 to 0.5 mm, wherein the extruded resin film has a shrinkage ratio in the extrusion direction, S1 (%), which satisfies the following formula (1) and has a shrinkage ratio in the cross-extrusion direction, S2 (%), of from 0 to 5% when being left at rest for 0.5 hours under a hot atmosphere at the temperature of 20° C. above heat distortion temperature (Th) of the thermoplastic resin: 0.1/X?S1?1.7/X??(1) wherein X is thickness of the extruded resin film (mm).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignees: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED, ESCARBO SHEET CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Maekawa, Koji Koyama
  • Patent number: 9488310
    Abstract: A pipe- or tube-shaped article having an innermost layer is disclosed which comprises a polyolefin composition comprising a polyolefin comprising ethylene and an ?-olefin. The article provides long lifetime, highly abrasion-resistant pipes for mining and other transportation uses. Also disclosed are methods for preparing the article and transporting abrasive materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventor: Richard Allen Hayes
  • Patent number: 9481150
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to multilayer film having has an L* color less than 30 and a 60 degree gloss value less than 10. The multilayer film has a first polyimide layer and a second polyimide layer. The second polyimide layer has 25 to 50 wt % of a polyimide, 15 to 35 wt % of a polyimide particle matting agent, greater than 0 and less than 20 wt % of at least one submicron carbon black and 15 to 50 wt % of at least one submicron fumed metal oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas Edward Carney, Christopher Robert Becks, Jeffrey Michael Bartolin
  • Patent number: 9481809
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to multilayer film having has an L* color less than 30 and a 60 degree gloss value less than 10. The multilayer film has a first polyimide layer and a second polyimide layer. The second polyimide layer has 45 to 67 wt % of a polyimide, greater than 14 wt % of a silica matting agent or a mixture of silica matting agent and at least one additional matting agent, and at least one submicron carbon black, wherein the total amount of the submicron carbon black and the polyimide is less than 85 wt % and greater than 45 wt %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas Edward Carney, Jeffrey Michael Bartolin, Christopher Robert Becks
  • Patent number: 9469781
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to multilayer film having has an L* color less than 30 and a 60 degree gloss value less than 10. The multilayer film has a first polyimide layer and a second polyimide layer. The second polyimide layer has 25 to 50 wt % of a polyimide, greater than 0 and less than 20 wt % of a silica matting agent, greater than 0 and less than 20 wt % of at least one submicron carbon black and 15 to 50 wt % of at least one submicron fumed metal oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas Edward Carney, Jeffrey Michael Bartolin, Christopher Robert Becks
  • Patent number: 9452598
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of multiple layer glass panels comprising a polymer sheet having desirable surface properties, and more specifically, the present invention is in the field of multiple layer glass panels comprising poly(vinyl butyral) having a finished surface of relatively low waviness and high roughness disposed in contact with poly(ethylene terephthalate) and/or other poly(vinyl butyral) type layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Solutia Inc.
    Inventor: Vincent James Yacovone
  • Patent number: 9434633
    Abstract: Transparent glass sheets having increased mechanical strength include an inner layer surrounded by surface compressive layers wherein the difference of the coefficient of thermal expansion of the inner layer and the surface compressive layer is greater than 50×10?7° C.?1 and wherein the surface compressive layer has a compressive stress of at least about 300 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Dana Craig Bookbinder, Keith Leonard House, Pushkar Tandon
  • Patent number: 9428624
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a wide film comprises a casting operation, a stretching operation, and a trimming operation. The casting operation is a process of casting a film using a wide casting belt including a central belt, a left belt having a right end formed integrally with a left end of the central belt through a left joint in a length direction of the central belt, and a right belt having a left end formed integrally with a right end of the central belt through a right joint in the length direction of the central belt. The stretching operation is a process of stretching a film stripped off from the wide casting belt using a tenter. The trimming operation is a process of trimming predetermined parts of left and right sides of the stretched film. In the trimming operation, mark parts by the left and right joints are also trimmed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyukjun Kim, Kwangjin Chung, Cholho Lee, Yooseock Hwang, Juntae Choi, Kinam Chung
  • Patent number: 9422729
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a chip inlaid flooring material using a PLA resin. The chip inlaid flooring material includes a chip inlaid layer, a dimension stabilizing layer, and a base layer, from the top of the flooring material, wherein at least one of the chip inlaid layer and the base layer includes polylactic acid (PLA) resin as a binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: LG HAUSYS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun-Jong Kwon, Ji-Young Kim, Ki-Bong Park, Chang-Won Kang, Jun-Hyuk Kwon, Sang-Sun Park, Jang-Ki Kim, Gyeong-Min Lee, Cheng-Zhe Huang
  • Patent number: 9421743
    Abstract: The present invention relates to film structure suitable for use in stand up pouches comprising all polyethylene material. The film structure can be a monolayer film or a multilayer film structure having specific requirements for each layer. The combination results in a film structure having adequate stiffness to function as a stand-up pouch while also providing acceptable water vapor transmission rates and good tear resistance. Such films have improved sustainability characteristics as they should permit down-gauging of the films and, can more easily be recycled, at least for the preferred embodiment comprising only polyethylene resins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Rosana Rosa, Nicolas C. Mazzola, Jorge C. Gomes
  • Patent number: 9422200
    Abstract: The invention relates to boron nitride agglomerates, comprising lamellar, hexagonal boron nitride primary particles, which are agglomerated with one another with a preferred orientation, the agglomerates formed being flake-shaped. The invention also relates to a method for producing said boron nitride agglomerates, characterized in that lamellar, hexagonal boron nitride primary particles are agglomerated in such a way that they line up with one another with a preferred orientation. The flake-shaped agglomerates according to the invention are suitable as filler for polymers for making polymer-boron nitride composites and for hot pressing of boron nitride sintered compacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Martin Engler, Krishna Uibel, Jens Eichler
  • Patent number: 9405040
    Abstract: An optical layered body, which has a high hardness and a fine external appearance without an interference fringe, and is excellent in optical properties and in an adhesion property between a substrate and a hard coat layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Horio