Patents by Inventor Inge Nuyts

Inge Nuyts 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).

  • Publication number: 20220389267
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a hydrophilic monomer, comprising (i) at least one amino moiety; (ii) at least one polyoxyalkylene unit; and (iii) at least one (meth)acrylate moiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Sven FROST, Frans A. AUDENAERT, Inge NUYTS, Pierre-Alexandre BOURGEOIS, Maria DE BONDT
  • Publication number: 20220017779
    Abstract: The composition includes a polysiloxane having at least one of a phosphate or phosphonate group and an amino-functional compound having at least one silane group. The method includes treating the metal surface with a composition including a polysiloxane functionalized with at least one of a phosphate or phosphonate group. The method can include first treating the metal surface with a primer composition including an amino-functional compound having at least one silane group or including an amino-functional compound having at least one silane group in the composition with the polysiloxane. Certain polysiloxanes functionalized with at least one of a phosphate or phosphonate group are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Frans A. Audenaert, Wayne W. Fan, Inge Nuyts, Semra Colak Atan, Federica Sgolastra, George W. Griesgraber
  • Publication number: 20210079257
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a protective coating composition for a hard surface, wherein the composition comprises an organic solvent and a polysiloxane having the general formula (I), wherein: R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are independently an alkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms; Y and Z are independently a divalent linking group selected from the group consisting of urea, urethane, oxygen atom, sulfur atom and alkylene having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms; A, B, L and M are independently a divalent slinking group selected from the group consisting of alkylene having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, with the proviso that if the combined linking groups formed by -A-Y-L- and -M-Z—B— are independently an alkylene, then the alkylene is independently different from ethylene; n is an integer from 5 to 1500; and m and p are independently an integer from 1 to 3. In another aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a method of reducing contamination from a hard surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Frans A. Audenaert, Christoph T. R. Schuell, Bernd Kühneweg, Hugo R. Lens, Philip A. Jinks, Wayne W. Fan, Inge Nuyts
  • Patent number: 10858540
    Abstract: A composition that includes an amino-functional compound having at least one silane group, a fluorinated compound represented by formula Rf{—X—[Si(Y)3-x(R)x]y}z, and a non-fluorinated organic solvent having a flashpoint of at least 40° C. A method of making a treated article having a metal surface using a composition that includes an amino-functional compound having at least one silane group, a fluorinated compound represented by formula Rf{—X—[Si(Y)3-x(R)x]y}z, and an organic solvent having a flashpoint of at least 40° C. is also disclosed. Another method includes treating the metal surface with a primer composition including an amino-functional compound having at least one silane group to provide a primed metal surface and subsequently treating the primed metal surface with a treatment composition including a fluorinated compound represented by formula Rf{—X—[Si(Y)3-x(R)x]y}z. The compositions each include up to one percent by weight of an organic solvent having a flashpoint up to 40° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Frans A. Audenaert, Christoph T. R. Schuell, Inge Nuyts
  • Publication number: 20180282578
    Abstract: A composition that includes an amino-functional compound having at least one silane group, a fluorinated compound represented by formula Rf{—X—[Si(Y)3-x(R)x]y}z, and a non-fluorinated organic solvent having a flashpoint of at least 40° C. A method of making a treated article having a metal surface using a composition that includes an amino-functional compound having at least one silane group, a fluorinated compound represented by formula Rf{—X—[Si(Y)3-x(R)x]y}z, and an organic solvent having a flashpoint of at least 40° C. is also disclosed. Another method includes treating the metal surface with a primer composition including an amino-functional compound having at least one silane group to provide a primed metal surface and subsequently treating the primed metal surface with a treatment composition including a fluorinated compound represented by formula Rf{—X—[Si(Y)3-x(R)x]y}z. The compositions each include up to one percent by weight of an organic solvent having a flashpoint up to 40° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Frans A. AUDENAERT, Christoph T.R. SCHUELL, Inge NUYTS
  • Patent number: 8669319
    Abstract: A polymer is provided comprising a first pendant group selected from at least one of a perfluorinated ether group or a perfluoroalkanesulfonamido group, a second pendant group comprising an ammonium group, wherein the second pendant group is free of silicon, and a third pendant group comprising an ammonium group and a reactive silicon-containing group. A composition comprising the polymer is provided. The polymer and composition are useful for protecting a substrate, for example, to render the substrate oil repellent, water repellent, or both, or to provide stain repellency to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Rudolf J. Dams, Suresh S. Iyer, Chetan P. Jariwala, Thomas P. Klun, Inge Nuyts
  • Patent number: 8614275
    Abstract: A composition comprises a polymer having a first pendant group selected from at least one perfluorinated ether group or perfluoroalkanesulfonamido group, a second pendant group comprising an ammonium group, wherein the second pendant group is free of silicon, and a third pendant group comprising an ammonium group and a reactive silicon-containing group. The polymer and composition are useful for protecting a substrate, for example, to render the substrate oil repellent, water repellent, or both, or to provide stain repellency to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Rudolf J. Dams, Thomas P. Klun, Inge Nuyts
  • Patent number: 8378018
    Abstract: A composition comprises a polymer having a first pendant group selected from at least one perfluorinated ether group or perfluoroalkanesulfonamido group, a second pendant group comprising an ammonium group, wherein the second pendant group is free of silicon, and a third pendant group comprising an ammonium group and a reactive silicon-containing group. The polymer and composition are useful for protecting a substrate, for example, to render the substrate oil repellent, water repellent, or both, or to provide stain repellency to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Rudolf J. Dams, Thomas P. Klun, Inge Nuyts
  • Patent number: 8357751
    Abstract: A polymer is provided comprising a first pendant group selected from at least one of a perfluorinated ether group or a perfluoroalkanesulfonamido group, a second pendant group comprising an ammonium group, wherein the second pendant group is free of silicon, and a third pendant group comprising an ammonium group and a reactive silicon containing group. A composition comprising the polymer is provided. The polymer and composition are useful for protecting a substrate, for example, to render the substrate oil repellent, water repellent, or both, or to provide stain repellency to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Rudolf J Dams, Suresh S. Iyer, Chetan P. Jariwala, Thomas P. Klun, Inge Nuyts
  • Publication number: 20110045270
    Abstract: A composition comprises a polymer having a first pendant group selected from at least one perfluorinated ether group or perfluoroalkanesulfonamido group, a second pendant group comprising an ammonium group, wherein the second pendant group is free of silicon, and a third pendant group comprising an ammonium group and a reactive silicon-containing group. The polymer and composition are useful for protecting a substrate, for example, to render the substrate oil repellent, water repellent, or both, or to provide stain repellency to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Rudolf J. Dams, Thomas P. Klun, Inge Nuyts
  • Publication number: 20110045271
    Abstract: A polymer is provided comprising a first pendant group selected from at least one of a perfluorinated ether group or a perfluoroalkanesulfonamido group, a second pendant group comprising an ammonium group, wherein the second pendant group is free of silicon, and a third pendant group comprising an ammonium group and a reactive siliconcontaining group. A composition comprising the polymer is provided. The polymer and composition are useful for protecting a substrate, for example, to render the substrate oil repellent, water repellent, or both, or to provide stain repellency to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Rudolf J. Dams, Suresh S. Iyer, Chetan P. Jariwala, Thomas P. Klun, Inge Nuyts