Patents Examined by Thomas A Mangohig
  • Patent number: 12359103
    Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive particle includes a styrene resin; and a (meth)acrylate resin, wherein the (meth)acrylate resin contains two kinds of (meth)acrylates as a polymerization component in which the weight proportion of the (meth)acrylate to the total polymerization components is 90% by weight or more, and has two glass transition points in which a difference between the lowest glass transition temperature and the highest glass transition temperature is 30° C. or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Takahiro Ishizuka, Satoshi Kamiwaki, Sumiaki Yamasaki, Yoshifumi Iida, Sakae Takeuchi, Satomi Kashiwagi, Susumu Yoshino
  • Patent number: 12344720
    Abstract: A display film includes a transparent cross-linked polyurethane acrylate layer. The transparent cross-linked polyurethane acrylate layer having a glass transition temperature of 10 degrees Celsius or less and a Tan Delta peak value of 0.5 or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: David Scott Thompson, Steven D. Solomonson, Karissa Lynn Eckert, John James Stradinger, Catherine A. Leatherdale, Peter D. Condo, Richard J. Pokorny, Ryan M. Braun, Michael A. Johnson, Joseph D. Rule, Kevin R. Schaffer, Derek W. Patzman
  • Patent number: 12297382
    Abstract: An adhesive film has an average slope of about ?9.9 to about 0, as measured over a temperature range of about ?20° C. to about 80° C. in a graph depicting a temperature-dependent storage modulus distribution of the adhesive film where the x-axis represents temperature (° C.) and the y-axis represents storage modulus (kPa). The adhesive film also has a storage modulus at about 80° C. of about 10 kPa to about 1,000 kPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Ho Kim, Hyung Rang Moon, Il Jin Kim, Byeong Do Kwak, Jee Hee Kim, Sung Hyun Mun, Seon Hee Shin, Gwang Hwan Lee, Woo Jin Lee, Eun Hwa Lee, Ik Hwan Cho, Jae Hyun Han
  • Patent number: 12286563
    Abstract: Provided herein are butyl rubber based pressure sensitive adhesive compositions comprising low molecular weight polyisobutylene oligomers and a multifunctional crosslinker. These adhesive compositions can exhibit high adhesion and shear resistance without requiring curing at high temperature to provide the compositions with these advantageous performance properties. Also provided are adhesive tapes and methods using the disclosed adhesive compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Henry W. Milliman, Marcela Castano, Dong-Tsai Hseih
  • Patent number: 12269976
    Abstract: A hotmelt adhesive composition comprising 15 to 45% by weight of at least one tackifying resin, and 20 to 60% by weight of a mixture of at least one single-site catalyzed propylene homopolymer (A) and at least one propylene copolymer (B), wherein the propylene homopolymer (A) has a weight average molecular weight of 20,000 to 145,000, the propylene copolymer (B) has an ethylene comonomer content of 5 to 25% by weight, and the weight ratio of propylene homopolymer (A) to propylene copolymer (B) is from 1:3 to 3:1, wherein the hotmelt adhesive further comprises at least one of the following two components (a) and (b): (a) a particulate phosphorous based compound in an amount of 15 to 40% by weight, or (b) a room temperature liquid phosphorous based compound in an amount of 4 to 15% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: H.B. Fuller Company
    Inventor: Joaquim Serra
  • Patent number: 12195912
    Abstract: A thermally fusible textile fabric usable as a fusible interlining material in the textile industry includes: a backing layer having a textile material on top of which has been applied an adhesive compound structure including a polyurethane coating containing a polyurethane mixture including at least one polyester urethane, at least one polyether urethane, and at least one polycarbonate urethane. The polyurethane mixture has been at least partially crosslinked with a crosslinker including at least one isocyanate blocked with a blocking agent at at least one isocyanate group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: CARL FREUDENBERG KG
    Inventors: Steffen Traser, Steffen Kremser
  • Patent number: 12173197
    Abstract: A curable organopolysiloxane composition is provided which forms a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) layer having a relatively low storage elastic modulus (G?) at low temperatures, excellent curability, and sufficient adhesion for practical use. A PSA layer-forming organopolysiloxane composition comprises: (A) a chain organopolysiloxane having alkenyl groups; (B) an organopolysiloxane resin which has a content of 9 moles or less of hydroxyl groups and the like is a mixture of (b1) an organopolysiloxane resin having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 4500 or more and (b2) an organopolysiloxane resin having a Mw of less than 4500; (C) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane; and (D) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst. The mass ratio of component (B) to component (A) is within a range of 0.9 to 2.0, and the shear storage elastic modulus G? at ?20° C. of a PSA layer obtained by curing the composition is within a range of 0.01 to 0.75 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: DOW TORAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Maki Itoh, Akihiro Nakamura, Michitaka Suto
  • Patent number: 12101958
    Abstract: An organic electronic device including a substrate, an organic electronic element formed on the substrate, and an encapsulation film encapsulating the organic electronic element. The organic electronic element includes a transparent electrode formed on the substrate, and a light emitting organic material layer formed on the transparent electrode. The light emitting organic material layer includes a hole transport layer, an emitting layer and an electron transport layer. The encapsulation film includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition or a crosslinked product thereof. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition includes a polymer derived from butylene, and has a Mooney viscosity (?*) of 5000 Pa·s to 107 Pa·s measured by a shear stress using a planar jig having a diameter of 8 mm at a strain of 5%, a frequency of 1 Hz and any one temperature point in the range of 30° C. to 150° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Jee Yoo, Hyun Suk Kim, Jung Ok Moon, Se Woo Yang
  • Patent number: 12065596
    Abstract: An adhesive tape includes a substrate [I] and an adhesive agent layer of a polyester adhesive agent provided on at least one of opposite surfaces of the substrate [I]. The substrate [I] is one selected from a polyolefin resin foam substrate, a urethane resin foam substrate, and an acrylic resin foam substrate. The polyester adhesive agent is made from a polyester adhesive agent composition [II] which contains a polyester resin (A) having a weight average molecular weight of 5,000 to 300,000, and having a structural unit derived from a polyol and a structural unit derived from a polyvalent carboxylic acid compound containing an aromatic structure-containing compound in a proportion of not greater than 80 mol %. The adhesive tape is excellent in adherence between a polyester adhesive agent layer and a polyolefin resin foam substrate, a urethane resin foam substrate, or an acrylic resin foam substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Hatakeyama, Kento Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 12031080
    Abstract: An antimony-free adhesive package useful for making an insulation facing material includes a halogenated latex adhesive, a flame/smoke suppressant such as aluminum trihydrate, an intumescent such as aluminum polyphosphate, melamine powder, a melamine cyanurate, a mold and mildew inhibitor, an optional dispersant, an optional water holding agent, and optionally between 3% and 10% of a zinc molybdate/magnesium silicate complex and between 3% and 10% of a zinc phosphate/zinc oxide complex. Insulation facing material made with the adhesive package has a “flame spread” value that does not exceed 25, and a “smoke developed” value that does not exceed 50, and meets the applicable standards for operating temperature, anti-corrosiveness, corrosion, puncture resistance, water vapor transmission, water vapor sorption, shrinkage, microbial growth resistance, and water immersion bond integrity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Winona Building Products, LLC
    Inventors: John F. Bergin, James Herbert Stoken
  • Patent number: 12024639
    Abstract: Disclosed is a high-performance repair tape for a backboard of a photovoltaic module. The tape comprises a base material layer, a functional adhesive layer, and a release material layer provided in sequence from top to bottom; the base material layer is formed of a polyester thin film material; the functional adhesive layer is formed of a high weather-resistance adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: CYBRID TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Qiquan Zhou, Hongye Chen, Keiichi Uno, Xiaoping Wu
  • Patent number: 11993737
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a surface protection film which provides an excellent writing sensation when a touch pen is used thereon and excellent scratch resistance against a touch pen. As a solution, provided is a surface protection film which has on the outermost surface thereof a protection layer formed of a polyurethane, wherein the polyurethane has an international rubber hardness degree (IRHD) of 87.0-98.0 and a tan ? peak value of 0.6 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: BANDO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Kamada, Arata Tani, Toshihiko Horie, Soh Kato
  • Patent number: 11970643
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a suction fixing sheet to be placed on a suction surface of a suction device to prevent contact between a suction target and the suction surface, the suction fixing sheet including: a porous sheet having air permeability in its thickness direction; and an adhesive layer having air permeability in its thickness direction and disposed on one surface of the porous sheet; wherein the adhesive layer includes a crosslinked adhesive agent, and sucked force obtained for the suction fixing sheet when the sheet area is 100 cm2, the sucked force being measured by a predetermined method, is 450 N or more. The suction fixing sheet of the present invention can suppress a decrease in processing accuracy of a suction target even when the sheet is used under high temperature conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro Arai
  • Patent number: 11897248
    Abstract: A film comprising a release layer and an adhesive layer, wherein the thickness of the film is less than 25 microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: FLEXOPACK S.A.
    Inventor: Dimitris Ginosatis
  • Patent number: 11873423
    Abstract: A moisture curable composition, and a method of application and a substrate including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a curable composition includes a component (A) comprising an organic polymer containing reactive silicon groups represented by the general formula (1), a component (B) comprising an organic polymer having a viscosity lower than 10,000 cP at 23° C. containing reactive silicon groups represented by the general formula (2), and a component (C) comprising a polyolefin polymer. The moisture curable composition has universal adhesiveness to an adhesion-resistant substrate, such as PVC, EPDM, and TPO. The substrates can be smooth-back or fleece-back substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Kaneka Americas Holding, Inc.
    Inventors: Wenwen Li, Ken Sutherland
  • Patent number: 11872829
    Abstract: A protective film that can be included in multi-layer film laminates for use in marketing, advertising campaigns, particularly outdoor or other environment impacted promotions and safety applications. The film includes at least two different polyurethane polymers and is free or substantially free of polyvinyl chloride based polymer. One polyurethane has an ultimate elongation less than 200%, and another polyurethane has an ultimate elongation more than 400%. The film may be transparent, translucent, clear or have other desirable optical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Jason Schaner, Michael Ramsay, Steven Reekmans, Xiang Liu
  • Patent number: 11827724
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide polytetrafluoroethylene suitable for forming a porous polytetrafluoroethylene film using a high water-soluble surfactant with high volatility. Polytetrafluoroethylene has non-melt-secondary-processability, standard specific gravity of 2.160 or less, an average primary particle size of 150 nm or more, stress relaxation time of 500 seconds or more, and break strength of 29.7 N or more. The polytetrafluoroethylene is obtainable by emulsion polymerization of tetrafluoroethylene in the presence of a fluorinated surfactant with Log POW of 3.4 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Ono, Hiroyuki Sato, Chie Sawauchi, Taketo Kato
  • Patent number: 11802226
    Abstract: A thin self-supporting adhesive film is claimed that includes a first polyurethane and a solid surface-deactivated isocyanate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: H.B. Fuller Company
    Inventors: Felix D. Mai, Brian W. Carlson
  • Patent number: 11724310
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are structures comprising a titanium, zirconium, or hafnium powder particle with titanium carbide, zirconium carbide, or hafnium carbide (respectively) nano-whiskers grown directly from and anchored to the powder particle. Also disclosed are methods for fabrication of such structures, involving heating the powder particles and exposing the particles to an organic gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignees: Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC, UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: Paul A. Menchhofer, Roland D. Seals, James O. Kiggans, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11673979
    Abstract: A binder for glass fiber nonwoven comprising a polyvinyl alcohol, the polyvinyl alcohol having a shape with an aspect ratio of 1.9 to 30 and a degree of saponification of 99.0 mol % or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: DENKI KAGAKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Tanno