Patents by Inventor Harshad M. Shah

Harshad M. Shah 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: 12110306
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards ?-hydroxyphosphonate functionalized polyols and isocyanate reactive compositions that include the ?-hydroxyphosphonate functionalized polyol and a base polyol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Christopher S. Letko, Ravi B. Shankar, Harshad M. Shah, Weijun Zhou
  • Publication number: 20240279536
    Abstract: A coated article comprises an article, and one or more amide based coatings on an outer surface of the proppant particle, the amide based coating include the reaction product of an isocyanate component that includes at least one isocyanate and a carboxylic acid component that includes one or more poly-carboxylic acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Arjun Raghuraman, Sachit Goyal, Phillip S. Athey, Harshad M. Shah, Juan Carlos Medina, William A. Koonce
  • Patent number: 11447597
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a resin composition includes a urethane (meth)acrylate, a reactive diluent, and a urethane (meth)acrylate toughener. The urethane (meth)acrylate toughener includes at least one additional polyol having a number average molecular weight Mn of greater than 1,000 g/mol. Cured articles made from the resin composition have an average fracture toughness (KIc) value from 1 MPa*m1/2 to 3 MPa*m1/2 when measured in accordance with ASTM D5045. Processes for making the resin composition as well as processes using the resin composition are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Huifeng Qian, Rajat Duggal, Muhammad A. Shafi, Luigi Pellacani, Harshad M. Shah
  • Publication number: 20220119427
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards ?-hydroxyphosphonate functionalized polyols and isocyanate reactive compositions that include the ?-hydroxyphosphonate functionalized polyol and a base polyol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Christopher S. Letko, Ravi B. Shankar, Harshad M. Shah, Weijun Zhou
  • Patent number: 11225550
    Abstract: A reaction system for forming a step-growth polymerized sulfur-containing polyester polyol includes at least one sulfur-containing component selected from the group of a sulfur-containing polyol or a sulfur-containing polycarboxylic acid, an amount of the at least one sulfur-containing component being from 1 wt % to 60 wt %, at least one aromatic component selected from the group of an aromatic multi-functional ester, an aromatic multi-functional carboxylic acid, and an aromatic anhydride, an amount of the at least one aromatic component being from 1 wt % to 60 wt %, at least one simple polyol that excludes sulfur and is different from the sulfur containing polyol, an amount of the at least one simple polyol being from 0 wt % to 60 wt %, and at least one polymerization catalyst. The reaction system for forming the sulfur-containing polyester polyol has a sulfur content that is from 2 wt % to 20 wt %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Christopher S. Letko, Harshad M. Shah, Rajat Duggal, Nathan Wilmot
  • Patent number: 11225544
    Abstract: A curable resin composition comprising: (1) a urethane (meth)acrylate; (2) a reactive diluent selected from the group consisting of i) a hydroxyl alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer where the acrylate group, which is attached to the carbonyl group, is attached to a hydrogen or a methyl group and the carbonyl group is attached to the hydroxyl group thru an R2 alkylene group containing 2 to 18 carbon atoms per molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Huifeng Qian, Muhammad A. Shafi, Luigi Pellacani, Harshad M. Shah, Dwight D. Latham, Qiuyun Xu, William L. Heaner, IV, Emanuele Maiocchi
  • Patent number: 11124597
    Abstract: A process for making a curable resin composition comprising the steps of: (1) reacting a) an isocyanate; and b) a polyol mixture with a bimodal distribution of i) a first polyol mixture comprising polyols having an average equivalent weight of from 50 to 400; and ii) a second polyol mixture comprising polyols having an average equivalent weight of from 1000 to 5000 to form a urethane prepolymer; and (2) adding a capping agent to the urethane prepolymer to form the curable resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Muhammad A. Shafi, Huifeng Qian, Luigi Pellacani, Dwight D. Latham, William L. Heaner, IV, Qiuyun Xu, Harshad M. Shah
  • Publication number: 20210277178
    Abstract: A reaction system for forming a step-growth polymerized sulfur-containing polyester polyol includes at least one sulfur-containing component selected from the group of a sulfur-containing polyol or a sulfur-containing polycarboxylic acid, an amount of the at least one sulfur-containing component being from 1 wt % to 60 wt %, at least one aromatic component selected from the group of an aromatic multi-functional ester, an aromatic multi-functional carboxylic acid, and an aromatic anhydride, an amount of the at least one aromatic component being from 1 wt % to 60 wt %, at least one simple polyol that excludes sulfur and is different from the sulfur containing polyol, an amount of the at least one simple polyol being from 0 wt % to 60 wt %, and at least one polymerization catalyst. The reaction system for forming the sulfur-containing polyester polyol has a sulfur content that is from 2 wt % to 20 wt %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher S. Letko, Harshad M. Shah, Rajat Duggal, Nathan Wilmot
  • Publication number: 20200291166
    Abstract: A curable resin composition comprising: (1) a urethane (meth)acrylate; (2) a reactive diluent selected from the group consisting of i) a hydroxyl alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer where the acrylate group, which is attached to the carbonyl group, is attached to a hydrogen or a methyl group and the carbonyl group is attached to the hydroxyl group thru an R2 alkylene group containing 2 to 18 carbon atoms per molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Huifeng Qian, Muhammad A Shafi, Luigi Pellacani, Harshad M. Shah, Dwight Latham, Qiuyun Xu, William L. Heaner, Emanuele Maiocchi
  • Publication number: 20190375882
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a resin composition includes a urethane (meth)acrylate, a reactive diluent, and a urethane (meth)acrylate toughener. The urethane (meth)acrylate toughener includes at least one additional polyol having a number average molecular weight Mn of greater than 1,000 g/mol. Cured articles made from the resin composition have an average fracture toughness (KIc) value from 1 MPa*m1/2 to 3 MPa*m1/2 when measured in accordance with ASTM D5045. Processes for making the resin composition as well as processes using the resin composition are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Huifeng Qian, Rajat Duggal, Muhammad A. Shafi, Luigi Pellacani, Harshad M. Shah
  • Patent number: 9758615
    Abstract: Elastomers are prepared from a reaction mixture that contains a polyene compound, an epoxy resin, a thiol curing agent and a basic catalyst. The polyene compound has an average of at least two groups containing aliphatic carbon-carbon double bonds capable of reaction with a thiol group. At least one of said aliphatic carbon-carbon double bonds is separated from each other said aliphatic carbon-carbon double bond by an aliphatic spacer group having a weight of at least 500 atomic mass units. These elastomers are typically phase-separated materials having good elongation and tensile properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: William Heath, Phillip S. Athey, Nathan Wilmot, Harshad M. Shah, Kamesh R. Vyakaranam, Nicole Knight, Adam C. Colson
  • Patent number: 9518147
    Abstract: An amine endcapped adduct composition including an amine endcapped adduct formed from a monofunctional epoxide and a polyether amine. The monofunctional epoxide and the polyether amine are combined in a molar ratio of 1.0:2.0 to 1.0:8.0 moles of epoxide functionalities to moles of polyether amine functionalities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Angela I. Padilla-Acevedo, Nathan Wilmot, Rajat Duggal, Harshad M. Shah, Kwanho Chang
  • Publication number: 20160304662
    Abstract: Polymers are prepared from a reaction mixture that contains a polyene compound, an epoxy resin, a mixture of a thiol curing agent and an amine curing agent, and a basic catalyst. The polyene compound has an average of at least two groups containing aliphatic carbon-carbon double bonds capable of reaction with a thiol group. At least one of said aliphatic carbon-carbon double bonds is separated from each other said aliphatic carbon-carbon double bond by an aliphatic spacer group having a weight of at least 500 atomic mass units. These polymers are typically phase-separated materials having good elongation and tensile properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Adam C. Colson, William Heath, Phillip S. Athey, Harshad M. Shah, Qiuyun Xu, Nathan Wilmot
  • Patent number: 9371416
    Abstract: An epoxy terminated prepolymer formed as a reaction product of a cycloaliphatic epoxide resin and an amine terminated polymeric polyol, and a catalyst that promotes the reaction of the cycloaliphatic epoxide resin and the aminated polyol. The epoxy terminated prepolymer and an anhydride hardener react to form an epoxy elastomer composition having a microphase separated morphology of hard particles, formed with the anhydride hardener reacted with the epoxy terminated prepolymer, dispersed in a soft continuous phase formed from polymeric polyol in the epoxy terminated prepolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Kwanho Chang, Harshad M Shah, Rajat Duggal
  • Publication number: 20150315330
    Abstract: Elastomers are prepared from a reaction mixture that contains a polyene compound, an epoxy resin, a thiol curing agent and a basic catalyst. The polyene compound has an average of at least two groups containing aliphatic carbon-carbon double bonds capable of reaction with a thiol group. At least one of said aliphatic carbon-carbon double bonds is separated from each other said aliphatic carbon-carbon double bond by an aliphatic spacer group having a weight of at least 500 atomic mass units. These elastomers are typically phase-separated materials having good elongation and tensile properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: William Heath, Phillip S. Athey, Nathan Wilmot, Harshad M. Shah, Kamesh R. Vyakaranam, Nicole Knight, Adam C. Colson
  • Publication number: 20150299510
    Abstract: Joints in an electrical cable are made by joining the ends of the conductors of two cables and applying and then curing a reaction mixture over the joint to form an elastomeric seal. The reaction mixture includes a polyene compound having an average of at least two groups containing aliphatic carbon-carbon double bonds capable of reaction with a thiol group, wherein at least one of such aliphatic carbon-carbon double bonds is separated from each of said aliphatic carbon-carbon double bonds by an aliphatic spacer group having a molecular weight of at least 1000 atomic mass units, an epoxy resin, a curing agent having at least two thiol groups, and a basic catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Nicole Knight, Nathan Wilmot, Phillip S. Athey, William Heath, Harshad M. Shah
  • Publication number: 20150291862
    Abstract: Elastomeric sealants for sealing glass to a substrate are prepared by applying a curable reaction mixture between glass and substrate, and curing the mixture. The curable reaction mixture contains a polyene compound, an epoxy resin, a thiol curing agent and a basic catalyst. The polyene compound has an average of at least two groups containing aliphatic carbon-carbon double bonds capable of reaction with a thiol group. At least one of said aliphatic carbon-carbon double bonds is separated from each other said aliphatic carbon-carbon double bond by an aliphatic spacer group having a weight of at least 500 atomic mass units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Bindu Krishnan, Phillip S. Athey, William Heath, Harshad M. Shah
  • Publication number: 20150259466
    Abstract: An amine endcapped adduct composition including an amine endcapped adduct formed from a monofunctional epoxide and a polyether amine. The monofunctional epoxide and the polyether amine are combined in a molar ratio of 1.0:2.0 to 1.0:8.0 moles of epoxide functionalities to moles of polyether amine functionalities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Angela I. Padilla-Acevedo, Nathan Wilmot, Rajat Duggal, Harshad M. Shah, Kwanho Chang
  • Patent number: 9006385
    Abstract: Thermoset elastomer compositions are disclosed. Such elastomers are the reaction product of (a) an ambient temperature liquid epoxy-terminated prepolymer formed by reacting a polyoxyalkyleneamine having a molecular weight of from 3000 to 20,000 with an excess of epoxide, wherein the polyoxyalkyleneamine has at least 3 active hydrogen atoms and (b) a curing agent comprising at least one amine or polyamine having an equivalent weight of less than 200 and having 2 to 5 active hydrogen atoms. Such elastomers can be used in applications such as for sealants, adhesives, coatings, gaskets, jointing and cast elastomers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Nathan Wilmot, Rajat Duggal, Juan Carlos Medina, Harshad M. Shah, Alan K. Schrock
  • Patent number: 8951619
    Abstract: The invention provides an insulation material comprising an epoxy-terminated prepolymer and an amine curing agent. The reaction production of the epoxy-terminated prepolymer and amine curing agent provides for an elastomer that combines the processing and mechanical properties of polyurethane elastomers with improved thermal-hydrolytic stability. The insulation material is particularly useful as thermal insulation and coating for subsea oil and gas applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Nathan Wilmot, Rajat Duggal, Harshad M. Shah, Alan K. Schrock, Juan Carlos Medina