Patents Examined by Vu A Nguyen
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Patent number: 11891461Abstract: [Object] To provide a method for producing a vinyl ether polymer containing a hydrocarbon group in a stable and efficient manner, wherein decomposition of the monomer and generation of polyacetal are suppressed. [Means for solving problem] The method for producing a vinyl ether polymer containing a hydrocarbon group according to the present invention comprises the step of polymerizing vinyl ether represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbons or an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 10 carbons, in the presence of water as a polymerization solvent and an organic azo-based compound as a radical polymerization initiator, under pH of 6 or more.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2019Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Maruzen Petrochemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinji Sugihara, Masahiro Endo
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Patent number: 11884840Abstract: The present invention is directed to film-forming compositions comprising: a) a non-chlorinated, linear polyolefin polymer comprising 0.5 to 10 percent by weight residues of an ethylenically unsaturated anhydride or acid; b) an aminoplast; and c) a component comprising: i) at least one non-chlorinated hydrocarbon having at least 18 carbon atoms and optionally aromatic groups and/or oxygen heteroatoms; and/or ii) an alkyd resin. The present invention is also drawn to methods of improving fuel resistance of a coated article, comprising: (1) applying the film-forming composition to a substrate to form a coated substrate; (2) optionally subjecting the coated substrate to a temperature for a time sufficient to cure the film-forming composition; (3) applying at least one curable film-forming composition to the coated substrate to form a multi-layer coated substrate; and (4) subjecting the multi-layer coated substrate to a temperature and for a time sufficient to cure all of the film-forming compositions.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Shiryn Tyebjee, Hongying Zhou, Christopher A. Verardi, Richard J. Sadvary, Caroline S. Harris, Howard L. Senkfor
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Patent number: 11878718Abstract: A method for controlling a vehicle includes identifying a user identity associated with a user riding in the vehicle, determining a destination associated with the user identity, creating a detection zone proximate to the vehicle when the vehicle is localized in a first drop-off location associated with the destination, causing a sensory system to identify a hazard within the detection zone and generate a localization of the hazard, determining that a first probability of realizing a risk associated with the hazard is less than a first probability threshold, and generating a vehicle door actuation that permits the user to exit the vehicle based on the first probability of realizing the risk.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Nithya Somanath, Bhagyashri Satyabodha Katti, Joseph Wisniewski, Finn Finn Tseng, Aed Dudar
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Patent number: 11873394Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition, including: 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin (A); and 0.1 to 30 parts by weight of a processing aid (B). The processing aid (B) has a styrene-equivalent weight average molecular weight of from 300,000 to 8,000,000, and contains 60 wt % or more of a polymer (B1) obtained by polymerizing monomers comprising from 40 to 99.9 wt % of styrene, 0.1 to 10 wt % of an acid group-containing monomer, and 0 to 59.9 wt % of a vinyl monomer.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2019Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: KANEKA AMERICAS HOLDING, INC.Inventor: Yoshiaki Matsuoka
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Patent number: 11873297Abstract: Provided is a novel compound of Chemical Formula 1: wherein: X1 to X3 are each independently N or CH, provided that at least two are N, Y1 and Y2 are independently O or S, L is a single bond, or a substituted or unsubstituted C6-60 arylene or C2-60 heteroarylene, provided that L is bonded to a position *1 or *2, Ar1 and Ar2 are independently a substituted or unsubstituted C6-60 aryl or C2-60 heteroaryl containing one or more of N, O, and S, and R1 to R4 are each independently hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, cyano, nitro, amino, silyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted: C1-60 alkyl, C1-60 haloalkyl, C1-60 alkoxy, C1-60 haloalkoxy, C3-60 cycloalkyl, C2-60 alkenyl, C6-60 aryl, C6-60 aryloxy, C2-60 heteroaryl containing one or more of N, O, and S, or adjacent substituents combine to form a C6-60 aromatic or non-aromatic ring, or a C2-60 heteroaromatic ring, and an organic light emitting device including the same.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Seulchan Park, Dong Hoon Lee, Boon Jae Jang, Sang Duk Suh, Min Woo Jung, Jungha Lee, Su Jin Han, Sunghyun Hwang
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Patent number: 11873419Abstract: Disclosed is a coating composition which includes: polyurethane; and amphiphilic nanoparticles having an amine functional group and a fluorine functional group in their structure. Further provided are a polyurethane-silica composite film including e coating composition and a method of preparing the same.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)Inventors: Ho-Tak Jeon, Choon-soo Lee, Minsoo Kim, Hyunhyub Ko
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Patent number: 11873311Abstract: A heterocyclic compound as shown in Formula 1, an organic electroluminescent device and an electronic device, belong to the technical field of organic electroluminescence. The heterocyclic compound can improve the performance of an organic electroluminescent device.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2020Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: SHAANXI LIGHTE OPTOELECTRONICS MATERIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Jinping Wang, Zhen Xue, Zhiwei Chen
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Patent number: 11875616Abstract: A vehicle state monitoring device includes a storage device configured to store information relating to a vehicle traveling under power from an engine; a determining device configured to determine a state of the vehicle using the information stored in the storage device; and a storage control device. The storage control device is configured to, each time the vehicle travels a predetermined distance, store a frequency relation as the information in the storage device. The frequency relation is a relation between revolutions of the engine, a fuel-related parameter that is a load factor or a fuel injection rate of the engine, and a running frequency of the engine at the revolutions and the fuel-related parameter while the vehicle travels the predetermined distance.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshiya Yamashita, Tetsu Yamada
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Patent number: 11866568Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a component for a telecommunication apparatus, the component comprising a molded product made of a resin composition. The resin composition comprises (a) a matrix resin and (b) titanium dioxide. The (A) matrix resin comprises (A-a) a polyphenylene ether-based resin. The sum of the contents of the (A-a) polyphenylene ether-based resin, and (A-b) a block copolymer containing at least one block mainly composed of an aromatic vinyl monomer unit and at least one block mainly composed of a conjugated diene monomer unit and/or a hydrogenated product of the block copolymer with respect to 100 parts by mass of the (A) matrix resin is 75 parts by mass or more. The average L/D of the (B) titanium dioxide is 1.2 or more and 6.0 or less, and the content of titanium dioxide having an L/D of greater than 7.0 is less than 10%.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Miki Tokuyama, Masahito Kuramitsu
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Patent number: 11864442Abstract: A display panel and manufacturing method thereof are provided. The display panel includes a substrate, a first electrode, a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an electron blocking layer, an organic electroluminescent layer, a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer, an electron injection layer, and a second electrode arranged sequentially. The electron blocking layer corresponding to a green sub-pixel region of the organic electroluminescent layer is made of a p-type green light host material. Accordingly, the present invention effectively simplifies a manufacturing process, adjusts and balances charge carriers, and improves device performance.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Lin Yang, Munjae Lee, Xianjie Li, Jiajia Luo, Xu Wang
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Patent number: 11858947Abstract: Provided is a heterocyclic compound of Chemical Formula 1: wherein: L is a substituted or unsubstituted tricyclic or higher divalent heterocyclic group including two or more heteroatoms selected from among N, O and S; Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group; and R1 to R14 are the same as or different from each other, and each independently is hydrogen, a nitrile group, a halogen group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group, or bond to adjacent groups to form at least one substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring; and an organic light emitting device including the same.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2019Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Minjun Kim, Jin Joo Kim, Wanpyo Hong, Dong Hoon Lee
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Patent number: 11856841Abstract: Provided are a fluorinated compound for patterning a metal or an electrode (cathode), an organic electronic element using the same, and an electronic device thereof, wherein a fine pattern of the electrode is formed by using the fluorinated compound as a material for patterning a metal or an electrode (cathode), without using a shadow mask, and it is possible to more easily apply UDC since it is easy to manufacture a transparent display having high light transmittance.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2023Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignees: DUK SAN NEOLUX CO., LTD., SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Ki Won Kim, Kyung Hwan Oh, Bu Yong Yun, Hyung Dong Lee, Jin Woo Shin, Soung Yun Mun, Jae Duk Yoo, Jung Geun Lee, Joon Gu Lee, Yeon Hwa Lee, Mi Kyung Kim, Ji Hyun Seo, Kwan Hee Lee
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Patent number: 11850968Abstract: A vehicle includes a traction battery and a cell monitor associated with battery cell strings each having associated connected battery cells. Each monitor is configured to generate a compressed encoded representation of the traction battery cell voltage measurements using artificial intelligence, such as a neural network. A battery controller in communication with each cell monitor receives the compressed encoded representation and generates reconstructed battery cell voltage measurements and controls the traction battery in response to the reconstructed traction battery cell voltage measurements. An unencoded battery cell voltage measurement may be communicated with the compressed encoded representation of the battery cell voltage measurements and used to validate the reconstructed measurements.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Di Zhu, Jeffrey Joseph Campbell, Gyouho Cho
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Patent number: 11845838Abstract: Embodiments of organic peroxide formulations provide significant improvements in surface tackiness (often including tack-free surfaces) when curing elastomers in the presence of oxygen. The peroxide formulations may include, for example, one or more compounds selected from sulfur-containing compounds, organophosphite compounds, HALS (Hindered Amine Light Stabilizer) compounds, aliphatic allyl urethane compounds, and blends comprising nitroxides (e.g., 4-hydroxy-TEMPO) and quinones (e.g., mono-tert-butylhydroquinone).Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Arkema Inc.Inventors: Leonard H. Palys, Peter R. Dluzneski, William P. Pavlek, Alfredo Defrancisci, Feng-Jon Chang, Marina Despotopoulou, Michael B Abrams, Joseph M. Brennan, Isabelle Tartarin
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Patent number: 11842580Abstract: Techniques for monitoring and predicting vehicle health are disclosed. In some examples, sensor data (e.g., audio data) may be used to create a sensor signature associated with a vehicle component. The sensor signature may be compared with one or more second sensor signatures associated with the vehicle component over the life of the vehicle component to determine changes in an operating status associated with the vehicle component. In some examples, a machine learned model may be trained to identify a vehicle component and/or and operating status of a vehicle component based on sensor data that is inputted into the machine learned model. In this way, sensor data may be input into the machine learned model and the machine learned model may output a corresponding vehicle component and/or operating status associated with the component.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Zoox, Inc.Inventors: Maurice Henri Andre Claessens, Paul Choin
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Patent number: 11834023Abstract: A control system is provided that may include a controller for a vehicle system. The controller may include one or more processors configured to obtain at least one first operating parameter related to an operating system of the vehicle system, and determine an operating condition of the operating system based at least in part on the first operating parameter. The one or more processors may also be configured to communicate with an off-board sensor to obtain at least one auxiliary operating parameter related to the operating condition, and verify the operating condition based at least in part on the auxiliary operating parameter.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Transportation IP Holdings, LLCInventors: Milan Karunaratne, Nathan Thomas North, Anthony D. Paul
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Patent number: 11834072Abstract: A driving assist apparatus executes an autonomous braking control when a predetermined autonomous stop condition becomes satisfied, executes a stopped state keeping control to keep the own vehicle stopped after stopping the own vehicle by the autonomous braking control, and terminates executing the stopped state keeping control when a predetermined stopped state keeping termination condition becomes satisfied while executing the stopped state keeping control. The driving assist apparatus executes a driving force limitation control to limit a driving force generated to move the own vehicle to a value smaller than the driving force which depends on an amount of operating the acceleration pedal when determining that the predetermined stopped state keeping termination condition is satisfied, and a mistaken pressing operation occurs. The mistaken pressing operation is an operation performed by a driver to mistakenly press an acceleration pedal with an intention to press a brake pedal.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuto Shimbo, Yuma Hoshikawa, Toshifumi Kawasaki, Ryota Murakami
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Patent number: 11834457Abstract: A novel organic compound is provided. Alternatively, an organic compound that exhibits light emission with favorable chromaticity is provided. Alternatively, an organic compound that exhibits blue light emission with favorable chromaticity is provided. Alternatively, an organic compound with favorable emission efficiency is provided. Alternatively, an organic compound having a high carrier-transport property is provided. Alternatively, an organic compound with favorable reliability is provided. An organic compound including at least one amino group in which any one of a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuranyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothiophenyl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted carbazolyl group is bonded to any one of a substituted or unsubstituted naphthobisbenzofuran skeleton, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthobisbenzothiophene skeleton, and a substituted or unsubstituted naphthobenzofuranobenzothiophene skeleton is provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Inventors: Kyoko Takeda, Harue Osaka, Satoshi Seo, Tsunenori Suzuki, Naoaki Hashimoto, Yusuke Takita
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Patent number: 11833926Abstract: A vehicle includes a battery pack including a secondary battery, a battery sensor that detects a state of the secondary battery, and a first control device, a second control device provided separately from the battery pack, and a converter. The first control device is configured to use a detection value of the battery sensor to obtain a current upper limit value indicating an upper limit value of an input current of the secondary battery. The second control device is configured to use a power upper limit value indicating an upper limit value of an input power of the secondary battery to control the input power of the secondary battery.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshiaki Kikuchi, Junichi Matsumoto, Akio Uotani
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Patent number: 11832517Abstract: A heterocyclic compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, and an organic light emitting device comprising the same, and the heterocyclic compound providing improved efficiency, low driving voltage, and improved lifetime characteristics of the organic light emitting device.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2019Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Min Woo Jung, Dong Hoon Lee, Boon Jae Jang, Sang Duk Suh, Jungha Lee, Su Jin Han, Seulchan Park, Sunghyun Hwang