Patents by Inventor Brian Boyars

Brian Boyars has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Expandable microspheres and methods of making and using the same
    Patent number: 8679294
    Abstract: Expandable microspheres formed by suspension polymerization using a shot growth method are provided. The microspheres are formed of a continuous, gas impermeable shell surrounding a blowing agent. The shell includes a first polymer layer formed from primary monomers and a second layer that includes a chemically reactive monomer or a high Tg monomer. To form the microspheres, the primary monomers are polymerized in a reaction vessel to an approximate 90% polymerization, at which time a secondary monomer that is either a monomer having a Tg of at least 85° C. or a chemically reactive monomer, is added to the reaction vessel to drive the polymerization reaction to completion. The outer layer thus contains either a larger amount of the high Tg monomer or a chemically reactive monomer that possesses the ability to covalently bond a cationic species. The microspheres may be used in papermaking processes to increase the paper bulk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: International Paper Company
    Inventors: Yaoliang Hong, Kosaraju Krishna Mohan, Victoria Laurentia Dimonie, Mark Edward Fagan, Andrew Klein, Eric Scott Daniels, Brian Boyars, Peter M. Froass, Christopher D. Anderson, Edward David Sudol
  • Expandable microspheres and methods of making and using the same
    Patent number: 8382945
    Abstract: Expandable microspheres formed by suspension polymerization using a shot growth method are provided. The microspheres are formed of a continuous, gas impermeable shell surrounding a blowing agent. The shell includes a first polymer layer formed from primary monomers and a second layer that includes a chemically reactive monomer or a high Tg monomer. To form the microspheres, the primary monomers are polymerized in a reaction vessel to an approximate 90% polymerization, at which time a secondary monomer that is either a monomer having a Tg of at least 85° C. or a chemically reactive monomer, is added to the reaction vessel to drive the polymerization reaction to completion. The outer layer thus contains either a larger amount of the high Tg monomer or a chemically reactive monomer that possesses the ability to covalently bond a cationic species. The microspheres may be used in papermaking processes to increase the paper bulk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: International Paper Company
    Inventors: Yaoliang Hong, Kosaraju Krishna Mohan, Peter M. Froass, Mark Fagan, Christopher D. Anderson, Brian Boyars, Eric Scott Daniels, Victoria Laurentia Dimonie, Edward David Sudol, Andrew Klein
  • EXPANDABLE MICROSPHERES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20100051220
    Abstract: Expandable microspheres formed by suspension polymerization using a shot growth method are provided. The microspheres are formed of a continuous, gas impermeable shell surrounding a blowing agent. The shell includes a first polymer layer formed from primary monomers and a second layer that includes a chemically reactive monomer or a high Tg monomer. To form the microspheres, the primary monomers are polymerized in a reaction vessel to an approximate 90% polymerization, at which time a secondary monomer that is either a monomer having a Tg of at least 85° C. or a chemically reactive monomer, is added to the reaction vessel to drive the polymerization reaction to completion. The outer layer thus contains either a larger amount of the high Tg monomer or a chemically reactive monomer that possesses the ability to covalently bond a cationic species. The microspheres may be used in papermaking processes to increase the paper bulk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
    Inventors: Yaoliang Hong, Kosaraju Krishna Mohan, Peter M. Froass, Mark Fagan, Christopher D. Anderson, Brian Boyars, Eric Scott Daniels, Victoria Laurentia Dimonie, Edward David Sudol, Andrew Klein