Patents by Inventor Harry W. S. Hsieh

Harry W. S. Hsieh 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).

  • Patent number: 5238993
    Abstract: In one aspect, this invention is a primer comprising a solution of: (a) a polyester resin of a carboxylic acid and a glycol; (b) a polymethylene poly(phenyl isocyanate), diphenylmethane diisocyanate, or mixture thereof; and (c) a silane-containing moiety; in a solvent mixture comprising: (i) a high boiling polar solvent; (ii) an oxygenated solvent; and (iii) an aromatic solvent; wherein the weight ratio of (a):(b) is in the range of from about 0.25:1.0 to 2.0:1.0. In a second aspect, this invention is a primer comprising a solution of: (a) 5-50% of a polyester resin of a carboxylic acid and a glycol; (b) 5-50% of a polymethylene poly(phenyl isocyanate), diphenylmethane diisocyanate, or mixture thereof; (c) 0.1-50% of a silane-containing moiety; (d) 0.1-50% of a high boiling polar solvent; (e) 10-70% of an oxygenated solvent; and (f) 1-50% of an aromatic solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1993
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventor: Harry W. S. Hsieh
  • Patent number: 5115086
    Abstract: In one aspect, this invention is a primer which comprises a solution of: (a) a polyester resin of a carboxylic acid and a glycol; and (b) a polymethylene poly(phenyl isocyanate), diphenylmethane diisocyanate, or mixture thereof; in a volatile solvent, wherein the weight ratio of (a):(b) is in the range of from about 0.25:1.0 to 2.0:1.0. In a second aspect, this invention is a primer which comprises a solution of: (a) 5-18 weight percent of a polyester resin of a carboxylic acid and a glycol; and (b) 6-17 weight percent of a polymethylene poly(phenyl isocyanate), diphenylmethane diisocyanate, or mixture thereof; in a volatile solvent. It has been discovered that the primer of the invention advantageously provides improved adhesion characteristics of metal-to-glass bonding when used to prime paint-coated metal substrates before the application of a urethane adhesive, particularly when used with a "fast cure" adhesive comprised of an isocyanate-functional prepolymer and dimorpholinediethyl ether.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1992
    Assignee: Essex Specialty Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Harry W. S. Hsieh
  • Patent number: 4780520
    Abstract: A moisture curable sealant having good stability in the absence of moisture and a rapid cure rate in the sole presence of atmospheric moisture, the sealant containing a polyurethane prepolymer having an isocyanate functionality between 2.3 and 3.0, an isocyanate content of about 1-4 percent by weight, and, admixed therewith as a catalyst, from 0.2 to 1.75 percent, by weight of the sealant, of dimorpholinodiethyl ether.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1988
    Assignee: Essex Specialty Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Sidky D. Rizk, Harry W. S. Hsieh, John J. Prendergast, Sr.
  • Patent number: 4758648
    Abstract: A moisture curable sealant having good stability in the absence of moisture and a rapid cure rate in the sole presence of atmospheric moisture, said sealant comprising a polyurethane prepolymer having an isocyanate functionality between 2.3 and 3.0, and, admixed therewith as a catalyst, from 0.2 to 1.75 percent, by weight of said sealant, of dimorpholinodiethyl ether.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1988
    Assignee: Essex Specialty Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Sidky D. Rizk, Harry W. S. Hsieh, John J. Prendergast, Sr.
  • Patent number: 4719267
    Abstract: A heat curable one package polyurethane resin composition adaptable to use for automotive seam sealing, particularly under high solids acrylic enamel paints, said composition comprising an isocyanate terminated polyurethane prepolymer having pendant epoxy groups along the polymer chain and the isocyanate groups of which are blocked by reaction with an oxime, and a curing agent having at least two active hydrogen atoms per molecule, such as a polyol, a polyamine, or a blocked polyamine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1988
    Assignee: Essex Specialty Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Sidky Rizk, Harry W. S. Hsieh
  • Patent number: 4687533
    Abstract: Methods for bonding a material to a non-porous substrate such as glass using a moisture curable sealant composition comprising a filler and a polyurethane polymer having terminal isocyanate groups and pendant silane groups having at least one alkoxy group bonded to silicon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1987
    Assignee: Essex Specialty Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Sidky D. Rizk, Harry W. S. Hsieh
  • Patent number: 4624996
    Abstract: A heat curable one package polyurethane resin composition adaptable to use for automotive seam sealing, particularly under high solids acrylic enamel paints, said composition comprising an isocyanate terminated polyurethane prepolymer the isocyanate groups of which are blocked by reaction with an oxime, and a curing agent having at least two active hydrogen atoms per molecule, such as a polyol, a polyamine, or a blocked polyamine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1986
    Assignee: Essex Specialty Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Sidky D. Rizk, Harry W. S. Hsieh
  • Patent number: 4625012
    Abstract: Methods for making a moisture curable polyurethane polymer having terminal isocyanate groups and pendant alkoxysilane groups by reacting an isocyanatosilane adduct, having terminal isocyanate groups and at least one hydrolyzable alkoxy group bonded to silicon, with a polyisocyanate and a polyol; moisture curable polymers made by said methods; sealant compositions directly adherent to a non-porous substrate such as glass or metal without the use of a primer, said compositions comprising such a moisture curable polymer in combination with a filler; and methods for curing and using such sealant compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1986
    Assignee: Essex Specialty Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Sidky D. Rizk, Harry W. S. Hsieh
  • Patent number: 4567107
    Abstract: What are disclosed are a poly(meth)acrylate polymer having pendant hydrolyzable alkoxysilane groups thereon prepared by reacting a poly(meth)acrylate polymer having pendant hydroxy groups thereon with an isocyanato functional alkoxysilane having 1 to 3 hydrolyzable lower alkoxy groups present on the silicon atom thereof; a substrate such as glass or aluminum having a tenacious coating thereon of such a polymer alone or in admixture with another, different, resinous binder component; such a substrate further having a resinous sealant composition applied over said tenacious coating as a primer; and methods for making such a polymer and such coated substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1986
    Assignee: Essex Specialty Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Sidky D. Rizk, Harry W. S. Hsieh, Michael P. Mazzeo
  • Patent number: 4491650
    Abstract: What are disclosed are a poly(meth)acrylate polymer having pendant hydrolyzable alkoxysilane groups thereon prepared by reacting a poly(meth)acrylate polymer having pendant hydroxy groups thereon with an isocyanato functional alkoxysilane having 1 to 3 hydrolyzable lower alkoxy groups present on the silicon atom thereof; a substrate such as glass or aluminum having a tenacious coating thereon of such a polymer alone or in admixture with another, different, resinous binder component; such a substrate further having a resinous sealant composition applied over said tenacious coating as a primer; and methods for making such a polymer and such coated substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1985
    Assignee: Essex Specialty Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Sidky D. Rizk, Harry W. S. Hsieh, Michael P. Mazzeo
  • Patent number: 4345053
    Abstract: What are disclosed are the method of making a moisture-curable silicon terminated organic polymer which comprises reacting a polyurethane prepolymer having terminal active hydrogen atoms with an isocyanato organosilane having at least one hydrolyzable alkoxy group bonded to silicon, silicon terminated organic polymers so produced, and moisture-curable sealant compositions comprising such a silicon terminated polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1982
    Assignee: Essex Chemical Corp.
    Inventors: Sidky D. Rizk, Harry W. S. Hsieh, John J. Prendergast