Patents Examined by Vivian Chen
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Patent number: 11535437Abstract: A gas barrier film that includes at least a film base material including a polyester resin having a butylene terephthalate unit as a main constituent unit, and one or more metal oxide layers wherein the gas barrier film has a heat shrinkage rate in the machine direction (MD direction) after heating for 30 minutes at 150° C. of 0.6% or more but less than 3.0%, the heat shrinkage rate being represented by the following formula: Heat shrinkage rate={(Length before heating?Length after heating)/Length before heating}×100(%).Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2018Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryoji Ishii, Takeshi Nishikawa, Tadashi Hongo
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Patent number: 11530322Abstract: The present invention relates to the preparation of a thermoplastic fluoropolymer blend composition exhibiting improved mechanical properties upon fabrication. The fluoropolymer blend composite on is produced by blending an emulsion latex of fluoropolymer (A) with an emulsion latex of fluorinated copolymer (B). Copolymer (B) emulsion has a small particle size, super high MW, and a low degree of crystallinity. The blending of the latex emulsions results in a morphology with small particles of copolymer (B) uniformly distributed within a matrix of fluoropolymer (A) in a manner that could not be achieved by a mere melt blending of the tow components.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2014Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: ARKEMA INC.Inventors: Ramin Amin-Sanayei, Gregory S. O'Brien, Saeid Zerafati
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Patent number: 11518919Abstract: An optical laminate includes two substrates each of which has a tensile modulus in a range from 2,000 MPa to 7,500 MPa, and an adhesive layer interposed between the substrates. A storage modulus at 25° C. of the adhesive layer is 100 kPa or less, and a storage modulus at ?20° C. of the adhesive layer is equal to or less than three times the storage modulus at 25° C. of the adhesive layer. The optical laminate and an image display device including the optical laminate may have an improved flexible property at various temperature ranges and may be capable of minimizing cracks when being bent.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.Inventors: In Kyu Song, HeeBong Kim, Min Ho Lim, Jun Hee Sung, Byung Hoon Song
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Patent number: 11512198Abstract: This disclosure pertains to novel polyvinyl chloride compositions containing polyvinyl chloride resins and copolyesters. More particularly, the present disclosure pertains to polyvinyl chloride compositions including high glass transition temperature (Tg) copolyesters to increase the Tg and the heat distortion temperature under load (HDTUL) of the polyvinyl chloride compositions.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2017Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventor: Robert Erik Young
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Patent number: 11479690Abstract: A branched carboxylic acid functional polyester resin P is described herein along with thermosetting powder coating compositions (PCC A) comprising a binder K, the binder K comprising the polyester resin P and a crosslinker X. The invention further relates to a cured PCC A. In addition, processes for making said PCC A and processes for coating an article with said PCC A are described as well as articles having coated thereon the PCC A and an articles having coated and cured thereon the PCC A.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: COVESTRO (NETHERLANDS) B.V.Inventors: Matthias Johannes Cornelis Bos, Paulus Franciscus Anna Buijsen, Johannes Albertus Hettinga
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Patent number: 11456229Abstract: A thermally conductive sheet according to the present invention is a thermally conductive sheet comprising a thermally conductive filler, the thermally conductive sheet having a thermal conductivity of 7 W/m·K or more, a 30% compression strength of 1500 kPa or less, and a tensile strength of 0.08 MPa or more. According to the present invention, a thermally conductive sheet having excellent thermally conductive properties, flexibility, and handling properties can be provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Masahiro Hamada
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Patent number: 11446902Abstract: Provided is a molding packaging material capable of sealing without causing sealing failure, significantly reducing cleaning frequency of a seal bar to improve productivity, and preventing occurrence of delamination. The molding packaging material includes a PBT terephthalate (PBT) layer 2, a heat fusible resin layer 3, and a metal foil layer 4 between the two layers. The PBT layer 2 and the metal foil layer 4 are bonded via an outer adhesive layer 5. The outer adhesive layer 5 is formed of a urethane adhesive cured film composed of a polyester polyol, a polyfunctional isocyanate compound, and polyhydric alcohol. The polyester polyol contains a dicarboxylic acid component, the dicarboxylic acid component includes an aromatic dicarboxylic acid. The dicarboxylic acid component contains an aromatic dicarboxylic acid. The content rate of the aromatic dicarboxylic acid in the dicarboxylic acid component is 40 mol % to 80 mol %. The Young's modulus of the cured film of the urethane adhesive is 70 MPa to 400 MPa.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2018Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: SHOWA DENKO PACKAGING CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenji Yoshino, Yuji Minamibori, Katsumi Tanaka
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Patent number: 11434605Abstract: A biodegradable packaging material, a method of manufacturing the same, as well as products made of the material wherein the manufacture comprises extrusion onto a fibrous substrate one or more polymer coating layers including at least one layer of a polymer blend consisting of (i) 20-95 wt-% of polylactide having a high melt index of more than 35 g/10 min (210° C.; 2.16 kg), (ii) 5-80 wt-% of polybutylene succinate (PBS) or a biodegradable derivate thereof, and (iii) 0-5 wt-% of one or more polymeric additives. The components of the blend are melted and blended in connection with the extrusion step. The goal is to improve extrudability, increase machine speed in extrusion and maintaining good adhesiveness to the substrate and good heat-sealability of the coating. The products include disposable drinking cups and board trays, as well as sealed carton packages for solids and liquids.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2018Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: STORA ENSO OYJInventors: Kimmo Nevalainen, Ville Ribu
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Patent number: 11427688Abstract: Polyester-based films contain certain copolyesters (A) and polyester plasticizers (B). The copolyesters (A) may be selected from those in which the force required to stretch a film of the copolyester (A) by itself, from 2× to 5×, increases by less than 200%. The polyester plasticizers (B) have a weight-average molecular weight of 900 to 12,000 g/mol, and contain (i) a diol component comprising residues of diols having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, and (ii) a diacid component comprising residues of dicarboxylic acids having 4 to 12 carbon atoms. These polyester-based films are particularly useful for preparing ultra-thin LCD or OLED polarizers, because they can be stretched very thin with a high stretch ratio at lower temperatures.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2018Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Wayne Ken Shih, Kimberley Carmenia Carico
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Patent number: 11421112Abstract: The instant invention provides an aqueous dispersion, a coating composition, coating layers and coated article made therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2018Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Charles F. Diehl, Bernhard Kainz, Timothy J. Young, David L. Malotky, Denise Lindenmuth
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Patent number: 11421088Abstract: A method of preparing thermoplastic polyester elastomer membrane with high binding strength includes the following steps: (a) Adding a reaction solvent to TPEE powder or granules to prepare a solvent mixture. (b) Adding a modifier to the solvent mixture, and mixing uniformly to prepare a first mixture, the modifier including at least one of o-xylylenediamine, m-xylylenediamine, alpha,alpha?-diamino-p-xylene, 2,3,5,6-Tetrachloro-p-xylene-alpha,alpha?-diamine, and 1,3,5,7-Tetraazatricyclodecane. (c) Adding an initiator to the first mixture, and mixing uniformly to prepare a second mixture. (d) Obtaining a finished product by passing the second mixture through an injection laminating process.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: TAIWAN TEXTILE FEDERATION, R.O.C.Inventors: Shu-Hui Huang, Sheng-Jen Lin, Yao-Hung Kuo, Jian-Fan Chen, Yun-Chin Kuo, Yu-Chuan Lin
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Patent number: 11420801Abstract: A metal sheet for containers includes a metal sheet and a polyester film which is laminated on a surface of the metal sheet to be an inner surface side of containers. The polyester film contains a wax in an amount of 0.010 to 2.000 mass %, and has a dipole-dipole force of 40 mN/m or less.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2017Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Yoichiro Mori, Nobuo Kadowaki, Tadaaki Ochiai, Akihiko Hirata, Tomohiro Mizutani
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Patent number: 11420426Abstract: A photochromic polyurethane laminate that is constructed to solve certain manufacturing difficulties involved in the production of plastic photochromic lenses is disclosed. The photochromic laminate includes at least two layers of a resinous material and a photochromic polyurethane layer that is interspersed between the two resinous layers and which contains photochromic compounds. The polyurethane layer is formed by curing a mixture of a solid thermoplastic polyurethane, at least one isocyanate prepolymer, at least one photochromic compound, and a stabilizing system.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2016Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: HOYA Optical Labs of America, Inc.Inventors: Xuzhi Qin, Hideyo Sugimura, Michael Boulineau
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Patent number: 11419210Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a resin composition which enables formation of a resin layer having excellent electrical performance including high frequency performance and appropriate solubility with desmear solution required on a material used in manufacturing of a printed wiring board. To achieve the object, the resin composition used for constituting a resin layer on a metal layer surface of a laminate includes a polyphenylene ether compound and 10 parts by mass to 100 parts by mass of a styrene-butadiene block copolymer and 0.1 parts by mass to 100 parts by mass of a component promoting solubility with desmear solution against 100 parts by mass of the polyphenylene ether compound.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2013Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshifumi Matsushima, Tetsuro Sato
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Patent number: 11407212Abstract: The present invention provides a packaging material for a patch, the packaging material comprising: an inner layer film made of a polyethylene terephthalate-based resin having heat sealing properties; and a substrate film, wherein a heat-sealing surface of the inner layer film comprises an isophthalic acid-modified polyethylene terephthalate resin having a copolymerization ratio of isophthalic acid component of 10 mol % to 20 mol %. More preferably, the inner layer film made of the polyethylene terephthalate-based resin having heat sealing properties is a multi-layer film comprising at least two layers including a heat sealing surface side layer made of an isophthalic acid-modified polyethylene terephthalate resin having a copolymerization ratio of isophthalic acid component of 10 mol % to 20 mol % and a layer made of an isophthalic acid-modified polyethylene terephthalate resin having a copolymerization ratio of isophthalic acid component of 0 mol % to 5 mol %.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2013Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd.Inventors: Yoichi Ishizaki, Yoshihiro Ohta
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Patent number: 11401445Abstract: A member for use in undersea applications comprising a plurality of conduits assembled into a bundle; the bundle being wrapped with a pressure-sensitive tape comprising a backing, a layer of corrosion-resistant yarns on one surface of the backing, and pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that coats the corrosion-resistant yarns and binds them to the backing.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: INTERTAPE POLYMER CORP.Inventors: John K. Tynan, Jr., Deborah A. Chrzanowski, Mark A. Lewandowski
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Patent number: 11401444Abstract: A member for use in undersea applications comprising a plurality of conduits assembled into a bundle; the bundle being wrapped with a pressure-sensitive tape comprising a backing, a layer of corrosion-resistant filaments on one surface of the backing, and pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that coats the filaments and binds them to the backing.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: INTERTAPE POLYMER CORP.Inventors: John K. Tynan, Jr., Deborah A. Chrzanowski, Mark A. Lewandowski
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Patent number: 11396167Abstract: A method for producing a laminate, the method comprising at least a pretreatment step of pretreating a surface of a substrate made of a plastic film by reactive ion etching so that the maximum displacement of the substrate surface measured by local thermal analysis is 300 nm or more, and a lamination step of laminating a thermoplastic resin layer made of a material different from that of the substrate on the pretreated surface of the substrate; wherein the plastic film is a polyethylene terephthalate film.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2020Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Miki Fukugami, Toshiya Ishii, Tomoko Ooki
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Patent number: 11377569Abstract: An electrical steel sheet (10) is provided with a base iron (1) and an insulating film (2) formed on a surface of the base iron (1). The insulating film (2) contains: a first component: 100 parts by mass, the first component containing: a metal phosphate: 100 parts by mass; and one kind selected from a group consisting of an acrylic resin, an epoxy resin and a polyester resin which have an average particle size of 0.05 ?m to 0.50 ?m, or a mixture or copolymer of two or three kinds selected from the group: 1 part by mass to 50 parts by mass; and a second component composed of dispersion or powder of a fluorine resin having an average particle size of 0.05 ?m to 0.35 ?m: 0.5 parts by mass to 10 parts by mass.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2011Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Kazutoshi Takeda, Kenji Kosuge, Tatsuya Takase, Kohji Muneda
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Patent number: 11370933Abstract: The aim of the invention is to provide polyester/primer/metallic coating composite films having good adherence of the metallic coating in dry and humid conditions. Said films also form a good gas barrier: oxygen permeability less than or equal to 0.8 cc/m2/d; water vapour permeability less than or equal to 0.3 g/m2/d. To this end, the invention concerns a composite film comprising a polyester substrate, at least one coating adhering on at least one of the faces of the substrate and at least one layer of primer for cross-linked adhesion between the substrate and the coating.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2016Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: TORAY FILMS EUROPEInventors: Keltoum Ouzineb, Maria Cristina Penache, Laurent Derveaux