Patents Examined by Vickey Nerangis
  • Glass flakes and resin composition
    Patent number: 11008459
    Abstract: Glass flakes of the present invention include glass flake substrates and a coating covering at least a portion of the surface of each of the glass flake substrates and composed of a binder. The binder includes a lubricant other than silicone, or a lubricant and an aminosilane. The proportion of the lubricant in the binder is 30 mass % or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Nobuaki Tai
  • Polybutylene terephthalate resin powder mixture
    Patent number: 11001046
    Abstract: A method of producing polybutylene terephthalate resin shaped moldings includes supplying a 3D printer with a polybutylene terephthalate resin powder mixture that contains 100 parts by weight of a polybutylene terephthalate resin powder material having a mean diameter of more than 1 ?m and 100 ?m or less, a uniformity coefficient of 4 or less, and a terminal carboxyl group quantity of 35 eq/t or more and 50 eq/t or less, and 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of inorganic particles having a mean diameter of 20 to 500 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kei Watanabe, Kazusada Takeda, Yosuke Nishimura, Hiroshi Takezaki, Hisashi Miyama, Mikiya Nishida
  • Composite structure having nanoparticles for performance enhancement
    Patent number: 10995187
    Abstract: A composite structure includes a resin, a plurality of polymer nanoparticles in the resin to form a resin mixture, and a plurality of reinforcing fibers embedded within the resin mixture. At least some of the polymer nanoparticles are either fully soluble in the resin during curing or solidifying of the resin mixture to form a cured composite structure, or semi-soluble in the resin during curing or solidifying of the resin mixture to form the cured composite structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael P. Kozar, Mark S. Wilenski, Samuel J. Meure
  • Mica coated with metal oxide as a flame retardant
    Patent number: 10988693
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of mica coated with at least one metal oxide as flame retardant, and also thermoplastic molding compositions provided therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Roland Helmut Krämer, Peter Deglmann, Aron Wosylus, Sebastian Wagner, Sung Yeun Choi, Michael Roth, Klaus Uske
  • Fluorinated elastomer composition and shaped article
    Patent number: 10982083
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fluorinated elastomer composition which comprises a fluorinated elastomer and fibrous carbon nanostructures, wherein the fibrous carbon nanostructures include single-walled carbon nanotubes, and the fibrous carbon nanostructures are contained in an amount of 0.1 parts by mass or more and less than 5.0 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the fluorinated elastomer. Also disclosed is a shaped article formed using the fluorinated elastomer composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshihisa Takeyama
  • Shea butter-containing rubber compositions and related methods
    Patent number: 10968331
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are rubber compositions comprising shea butter and a rubber, and tires (and tire components) made from the rubber compositions. Also disclosed are methods of improving the wear resistance of a rubber composition by utilizing shea butter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventor: Benjamin C. Galizio
  • Rubber composition for hollow ball and hollow ball
    Patent number: 10940369
    Abstract: A rubber composition for a hollow ball includes a base rubber, an inorganic filler composed of a large number of flat particles, and a carbon-based filler. As to the carbon-based filler, a degree of flatness DLc obtained by dividing an average particle diameter D50c (?m) by an average thickness Tc (?m) is not less than 50. A weight ratio Mc/Mi is not less than 0.01 and not greater than 1.00. The rubber composition is obtained by a production method including: a first step of mixing the base rubber and the carbon-based filler to obtain a master batch; and a second step of adding the large number of flat particles that form the inorganic filler, to the master batch to orient the large number of flat particles. The hollow ball 2 includes a core 4 formed from the rubber composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takehiko Hyodo, Masanori Taguchi, Kazuyoshi Shiga, Fumiya Suzuki, Hiroaki Tanaka, Kunio Niwa
  • Basalt-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite material and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 10934401
    Abstract: A basalt-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite material may include a thermoplastic resin and a basalt fiber as a reinforcement, wherein the basalt fiber is surface-treated with an alkoxy-group-substituted silane compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Kyung Hwan Oh, Soon Hyung Hong, Si Won Yu, Jae Min Cha
  • Anti-static bicomponent formulation for unsaturated polyester resins and epoxy vinyl ester resins
    Patent number: 10934416
    Abstract: A formulation based on two components, which, when added to items produced with epoxy vinyl ester or unsaturated polyester resin, provides the formulation with electric charge dissipation and/or antistatic characteristics, maintaining the mechanical characteristics thereof and the possibility of dyeing the material in all of the possible colour ranges includes a first component which is an active substance which is an ionic salt that allows ion mobility. The cation is a compound based on the (R4)N,N,N-trialkyl-alkyl-ol-ammonium species, as it is or derivatised on the OH group, and a system that supports said active substance. This additive or formulation added to epoxy vinyl ester or unsaturated polyester resin can be used in the production of agglomerated stone, gel coat, sheet moulding composite or bulk moulding composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: AVANZARE INNOVACION TECNOLOGICA S.L.
    Inventors: Julio Gomez Cordon, Luis Otaño Jimenez, Javier Perez Martinez
  • Vulcanizable compositions based on hydrogenated nitrile rubber, method for producing same, and use thereof
    Patent number: 10920036
    Abstract: The present invention relates to vulcanizable compositions on the basis of hydrogenated nitrile rubber, a mineral filer with specific surface area (N2 surface area) smaller than 10 m2/g comprising at least 40% by weight silicate (SiO2) and at least 10% by weight aluminium oxide (Al2O3), a sodium silicate and a crosslinking system on the basis of free-radical donors. The invention further relates to the production of these vulcanizable compositions, and also to vulcanized products which are produced therefrom and their use in particular in gaskets, belts, roll coverings, hoses and cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: ARLANXEO DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Susanna Lieber, Ulrich Frenzel, Karola Schneiders
  • Paint composition for preventing corrosion and improving durability of a structure, and process for forming coating layer using the same
    Patent number: 10920090
    Abstract: Disclosed is a paint composition containing graphene oxide for preventing corrosion of a structure and improving water repellency, corrosion proof and long-term durability of a concrete structure. The paint composition includes a powder mixture containing 0.2 to 1.0 weight % of zinc (Zn), 0.02 to 0.3 weight % of graphene oxide, 0.06 to 0.11 weight % of phosphorus, and a remaining amount of aluminum (Al); and an adhesive resin in which the powder mixture is uniformly dispersed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Inventor: Seungho Han
  • Bisphenol M diphthalonitrile ether resin blends including a filler, and articles
    Patent number: 10899865
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a resin blend containing a blend of a first phthalonitrile resin, a filler, and a bisphenol M diphthalonitrile ether resin. Suitable fillers include at least one of nanoparticles, microparticles, or fibers. The present disclosure also provides an article including a polymerization product of such a resin blend. The resin blends can be prepared at lower temperatures than phthalonitrile resin blends without a bisphenol M diphthalonitrile ether resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Anderson, Jay R. Lomeda, Wendy L. Thompson, Jeremy M. Higgins, Amit J. Patel
  • Rubber-based composition modifier, and vulcanizate and molded product of rubber composition containing the rubber-based composition modifier
    Patent number: 10882985
    Abstract: A rubber-based composition modifier includes 100 parts by mass of a mixed rubber component containing a chloroprene rubber and at least one copolymer selected from ethylene/?-olefin copolymers and ethylene/?-olefin/unconjugated polyene copolymers, 10 to 60 parts by mass of magnesium oxide, 3 to 30 parts by mass of a softener, and 30 to 120 parts by mass of acetylene black, wherein the mixed rubber component has a Mooney viscosity, as determined by the method specified in JIS K6300, of 60 to 180 at 100° C.; the magnesium oxide has a BET specific surface area, as determined by the one point method specified in JIS Z8830, of 20 to 150 m2/g; the softener contains a fatty acid ester-based plasticizer and an unsaturated fatty acid having a carbon number of 10 to 24 and containing an ester bond, a hydroxyl group, or both of them in part of the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Naoki Kobayashi, Yasushi Abe
  • Treated fillers, compositions containing same, and articles prepared therefrom
    Patent number: 10882927
    Abstract: The present invention includes a process for producing treated filler that includes (a) treating a slurry that includes untreated filler, where the untreated filler has not been previously dried, with a treating composition that includes a treating agent, thereby forming a treated filler slurry, and (b) drying the treated filler slurry to produce treated filler. The treating agent can include a polymer having (i) at least one first group that interacts with the untreated filler and (ii) at least one second group that interacts with a rubber matrix into which the treated filler is incorporated. The present invention also is directed to treated filler prepared by the process, as well as rubber compounding compositions and tires including the treated filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy A. Okel, Peter L. Votruba-Drzal, Justin J. Martin, Raphael O. Kollah, Truman Wilt, Brian K. Rearick, Clint Steven Edelman, Feng Wang, Linda K. Anderson, Kurt G. Olson
  • Visible light curable coating compositions, articles, and processes of coating articles
    Patent number: 10883014
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are visible light curable coating compositions that provide transparent and abrasion-resistant coatings when cured on a substrate. The coating compositions comprise a difunctional acrylate monomer, a multifunctional urethane acrylate, a mercapto modified polyester acrylate, an organic solvent, a sole photoinitiator that is activated in the visible range of the electromagnetic spectrum, and optionally, a colloidal silica component. This invention also relates to articles coated with the visible light curable coating compositions of the invention and processes for preparation of such coated polymeric substrates, such as processes for surface restoration of mounted parts, such as surface restoration of automotive headlamps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: SDC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: James Myoungsouk Jang, Chandravadan Patel, Erdem Cetin, Toby Ryan Maguire, Brett Michael Rambo, Ren-Zhi Jin
  • Treated fillers, compositions containing same, and articles prepared therefrom
    Patent number: 10882928
    Abstract: The present invention includes a process for producing treated filler that includes (a) treating a slurry that includes untreated filler, where the untreated filler has not been previously dried, with a treating composition that includes a treating agent, thereby forming a treated filler slurry, and (b) drying the treated filler slurry to produce treated filler. The treating agent can include a polymer having (i) at least one first group that interacts with the untreated filler and (ii) at least one second group that interacts with a rubber matrix into which the treated filler is incorporated. The present invention also is directed to treated filler prepared by the process, as well as rubber compounding compositions and tires including the treated filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy A. Okel, Peter L. Votruba-Drzal, Justin J. Martin, Raphael O. Kollah, Truman Wilt, Brian K. Rearick, Clint Steven Edelman, Feng Wang, Linda K. Anderson, Kurt G. Olson
  • Resin emulsion for damping paint, damping paint, and method for producing resin emulsion for damping paint
    Patent number: 10865313
    Abstract: Provided is a resin emulsion for a damping paint, the resin emulsion being capable of contributing to formation of a coating film to which swelling and peeling are unlikely to occur and having favorable mechanical stability. The resin emulsion for a damping paint contains a (meth)acrylic resin particle including a particle obtained by polymerizing a monomer component containing 50% by mass or more of a (meth)acrylic acid ester and an adsorbed protective layer obtained by allowing a polycarboxylic acid-based polymer compound having a structural unit derived from a carboxylic acid, or a salt or anhydride thereof to be adsorbed onto the surface of the particle. The (meth)acrylic resin particle has a ratio of an average particle diameter DA by means of a laser diffraction/scattering method to an average particle diameter DB by means of a dynamic light scattering method, DA/DB, of less than 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Saiden Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Abe, Kenichiro Ishimoto
  • Friction material
    Patent number: 10865844
    Abstract: To provide a friction material used for a brake shoe of a drum brake for a passenger car, which continuously reduces generation of low frequency noise and provides excellent braking effectiveness and wear resistance and is manufactured by forming a friction material composition which contains no cleavage substance, 8-12 weight % of a phenolic thermosetting resin as the binder, 9-18 weight % of cashew dust as the organic friction modifier, 6-12 weight % of a rubber particle, where the total amount of the cashew dust and rubber particle is 18-25 weight %, and 4-10 weight % of the aluminum particle as the inorganic friction modifier, all relative to the total amount of the friction material composition. The friction material contains the phenolic thermosetting resin consists of a straight novolak phenolic resin and the unvulcanized nitrile rubber (NBR) particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Inventors: Wataru Shimada, Yuji Yadomaru, Tsuyoshi Kondo
  • Anti-reflective hardmask composition
    Patent number: 10858533
    Abstract: An anti-reflective hardmask composition contains: (a) an arylcarbazole derivative polymer represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 or a polymer blend containing the same; and (b) an organic solvent in Chemical Formula 1, A1 and A2 are each independently a (C6-C40) aromatic aryl group and are the same as or different from each other, R is t-butyloxycarbonyl (t-BOC), ethoxyethyl, isopropyloxyethyl, or tetrahydropyranyl, X1 and X2 are each a polymerization linkage group derived from aldehyde or an aldehyde acetal monomer capable of being one-to-one polymerized with an arylcarbazole derivative and A2 in the presence of an acid catalyst, m/(m+n) is in a range of 0.05 to 0.8, and a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of an the polymer is in a range of 1,000 to 30,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignees: OLAS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sang Jun Choi
  • Flame-retardant composition
    Patent number: 10851228
    Abstract: A flame-retardant thermoplastic resin composition comprising about 20% to about 30% polypropylene; about 50% to about 65% Magnesium Hydroxide; and about 3% to about 8% polybutene. Articles of manufacture made by this composition and methods making these articles of manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: FSIT Services LLC
    Inventors: Fernando Surraco, Daniel Davidson