Patents Examined by Thuy-Al Nguyen
  • Patent number: 9505912
    Abstract: Thermoplastic molding compositions, comprising: (A) from 20 to 85% by weight of at least one polyamide whose number of amino end groups is ?50 mmol/kg, (B) from 14.9 to 60% by weight of glass fibers. (C) from 0.01 to 2% by weight of at least one heat stabilizer, (D) from 0 to 1.5% by weight of at least one mold-release agent, and (E) from 0 to 30% by weight of other additives, where the total of the percentages by weight of (A)-(E) is 100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Peter Eibeck, Jochen Engelmann, Ralf Neuhaus, Anka Bernnat
  • Patent number: 9481854
    Abstract: A composition for use on a hard surface. The composition has: (i) at least 7.5 wt. % of at least one surfactant selected; (ii) a transport rate factor of less than about 55 seconds; and (iii) an adhesion time of greater than about 8 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell B. Wortley, Michael E. Klinkhammer, John R. Wietfeldt, Francis J. Randall
  • Patent number: 9382391
    Abstract: A cross-linkable nitrile rubber composition obtained by mixing a master batch (B) which contains a nitrile copolymer rubber (b1) having an iodine value of 120 or less and an aromatic polyvalent amine cross-linking agent (b2) into a carboxyl group-containing nitrile copolymer rubber (A) having an iodine value of 120 or less and a cross-linked product obtained by cross-linking the same are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Nobuyoshi Emori
  • Patent number: 9353337
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid, cleaning composition comprising colored abrasive cleaning particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Denis Alfred Gonzales, Eva Maria Perez-Prat Vinuesa
  • Patent number: 9290676
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a fireproof composition consisting of reticulated polysiloxane and raw carbon nanotubes with a “bound rubber” value greater than or equal to 15 grams of carbon nanotube, said carbon nanotubes representing between 0.05 and 1% of the total weight of said composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Nanocyl S.A.
    Inventors: Michael Alexandre, Philippe Dubois, Myriam Devalckenaere, Michael Claes
  • Patent number: 9221964
    Abstract: Provided are: a rubber composition achieving balanced improvement in fuel economy, abrasion resistance, and processability, and a pneumatic tire including the composition. The rubber composition includes: a conjugated diene polymer; silica; and a silane coupling agent, the polymer being obtained by polymerizing a monomer component including a conjugated diene compound and a silicon-containing vinyl compound in the presence of a polymerization initiator of formula (I): to produce a copolymer, and reacting a compound containing nitrogen and/or silicon atoms with an active terminal of the copolymer, wherein the rubber composition contains the conjugated diene polymer in an amount of 5-45% by mass per 100% by mass of a rubber component, the silica in an amount of 5 to 100 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, and the coupling agent in an amount of 2-12 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the silica.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shuichiro Ono, Katsumi Terakawa, Ryuichi Tokimune
  • Patent number: 9193866
    Abstract: The invention discloses a portable electronic device cover comprising renewable thermoplastic polyamide compositions having a carbon content, wherein the carbon content comprises at least 50 percent modern carbon, as determined with ASTM-D6866 method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventor: Georgios Topoulos
  • Patent number: 9181395
    Abstract: A process for making ultra-fine particles of a high performance polymer in a yield greater than 90%, which includes dissolving the high performance polymer in an organic solvent capable of dissolving the polymer to form a solution; emulsifying the solution by combining the solution with water and a surfactant to form an emulsion; transferring the emulsion into a receiving water containing a surfactant to remove the organic solvent and form a slurry; and recovering particles of less than 75 microns in diameter in a yield greater than 90%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Viswanathan Kalayaraman, Donald Owens, Norman Johnson, Albert Stella, David Woodruff, Paul Howson
  • Patent number: 9169459
    Abstract: The invention provides a composition comprising: a) a benefit agent (preferably perfume) delivery particle comprising a poly-xyloglucan or poly-galactomannan with a ratio of beta-1,4 to 1,6 linkages of 1:1 to 3:1, or a mixture thereof as a delivery aid, b) a mannanase, preferably in combination with one or more of lipase, protease and amylase. Preferably the delivery particle is a core-shell encapsulate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Ferguson, Christopher Clarkson Jones
  • Patent number: 9051473
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a clear coating composition comprising a dispersion of silica nano-particles prepared from silica nano-particles having reactive silane groups of 1-500 nm particle size, and at least 0.001 parts by weight of oligomer having at least two groups reactive with the silica nano-particles, or oligomer in combination with a film forming polymer, a low molecular weight coupling agent, or a combination of a film forming polymer and a low molecular weight coupling agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
    Inventor: Jun Lin
  • Patent number: 8969275
    Abstract: The aqueous alkaline cleaning composition comprising (A) at least one thioamino acid having at least one secondary or tertiary amino group and at least one mercapto group and (B) at least one quaternary ammonium hydroxide; the use of the alkaline cleaning composition for the processing of substrates useful for fabricating electrical and optical devices; and a method for processing substrates useful for fabricating electrical and optical devices making use of the said aqueous alkaline cleaning composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Raimund Mellies, Andreas Klipp
  • Patent number: 8969457
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a curable composition, which comprises a) at least one radiation-curable resin, b) at least one specific anti-oxidant and c) at least one photoinitiator salt. The invention further relates to a cured product made from the curable composition. The curable compositions and/or the cured products thereof are particularly suitable as laminating adhesives, sealants, and/or encapsulants for electronic or optoelectronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventor: David Briers
  • Patent number: 8940682
    Abstract: The invention discloses compositions and methods for generating alkalinity in situ. The compositions and methods relate to the use of a fabric source containing a decomposition agent to catalyze the decomposition of a dilute peroxygen source. The methods provide a highly alkaline cleaning composition produced at a desired time and place of use. Methods of cleaning are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Kim R. Smith, Sherri L. Tischler, Thomas R. Mohs, Erik C. Olson, Keith E. Olson
  • Patent number: 8747699
    Abstract: An aqueous solution containing a polymer dispersant and a metal compound, and an aqueous solution of a reducing agent, are joined together and uniformly mixed while being subjected to reduction reaction to give metal microparticles, in a thin film fluid formed between processing surfaces arranged to be opposite to each other so as to be able to approach to and separate from each other, at least one of which rotates relative to the other, by using a reaction apparatus of uniform stirring and mixing the above aqueous solutions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: M. Technique Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masakazu Enomura
  • Patent number: 8728245
    Abstract: The present invention includes a process using environmentally friendly materials for the removal of adhesive residues from hard substrates, particularly vehicles, e.g., cars, trucks, buses, aerospace vehicles including airplanes, and the like. The process uses a novel adhesive remover composition comprising one or more non-halogenated organic solvents, a non-abrasive thickening agent, a surfactant, and a vapor-pressure modulating agent. The total Hansen Solubility Parameter (?t) at 25° C. for each of the non-halogenated organic solvents is from about 14 MPa1/2 to about 24 MPa1/2. The invention provides a cost effective, safe, environmentally friendly adhesive remover composition specifically formulated for removal of, e.g., pressure sensitive adhesive residues from large areas of aircraft composite and aluminum surfaces, as well as others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ralph E. Dufresne, William M. Egan
  • Patent number: 8263538
    Abstract: The present invention relates to super mild surfactant systems. Specifically, a combination of specific alkanoyls or mixtures of alkanoyl surfactants with specifically identified fatty acyl isethionate product provide synergy which reduces irritation (as measured by Patch Testing) so greatly that it is comparable to mildness which normally can be only achieved using very high amounts of benefit agent (e.g., emollient).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Liang Sheng Tsaur, Kavssery P. Ananthapadmanabhan
  • Patent number: 8143208
    Abstract: Process of making alkyl-capped alkoxylated esters. More specifically, a process of making alkyl-capped alkoxylated esters that are comprised substantially of triethylene alkoxy ester and substantially free from ethylene glycol monoalkoxy monoester and diethylene glycol monoalkoxy monoester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Lon Montgomery Gray, Jeffrey John Scheibel, Phillip Kyle Vinson, Christopher James Binski