Patents by Inventor James M. Evans

James M. Evans 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: 4670504
    Abstract: There is provided a tackifier composition especially suited for use with natural rubber latex and formed from an olefin resin, preferably a polymerized terpene hydrocarbon resin condensed with an unsaturated carboxylic acid or anhydride, optionally partially esterified with a C.sub.1 -C.sub.30 alcohol or phenol, and neutralized with a base, preferably a volatile base such as an amine, and then dispersed in an aqueous medium. The tackifier when added to a latex forms compositions useful particularly as pressure sensitive adhesives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1987
    Assignee: Sylvachem Corporation
    Inventors: Carlos G. Cardenas, James M. Evans, Charles J. Stark, William J. Ehmann
  • Patent number: 4645846
    Abstract: There is provided a corrosion inhibiting alkoxy silane characterized by an alkyleneamino group attached to silicon through a Si--C linkage, a carbonyl or thiocarbonyl group attached to an amine group and a terminal group which may be saturated or unsaturated aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group containing 6 to 20 carbon atoms, a saturated or unsaturated aminoaliphatic or amino cycloaliphatic group containing 6-20 carbon atoms; NHNH.sub.2 ; NH(CH.sub.2).sub.n N(R).sub.2 ; or a ##STR1## group where R.sup.2 is a saturated or unsaturated alkyl or haloalkyl group containing 3 to 20 carbon atoms. The invention also provides a method of inhibiting corrosion of metal surfaces by applying a coating containing or consisting of a novel silane as above described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1987
    Assignee: SCM Corporation
    Inventors: Ralph J. DePasquale, James M. Evans, Paul W. Kremer
  • Patent number: 4620028
    Abstract: Compounds having the general formula: ##STR1## wherein X is the 2-(1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-yl)oxy, R is --(CH.sub.2).sub.p -- where p varies from 1 to 3; R' is (CH.sub.2).sub.n -- where n varies from 1 to 7; R" is hydrogen or methyl; and m is 0 to 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1986
    Assignee: SCM Corporation
    Inventors: C. Rodney Gorman, James M. Evans, Sean G. Traynor
  • Patent number: 4618688
    Abstract: There is provided a novel class of alkoxy silanes useful as corrosion inhibitors for metal surfaces and characterized by an alkylene group attached to silicon through a Si--C linkage. These compounds also contain nitrogen as an amine or an imine group in a linear or cyclic structure. Sulfur and/or a carbonyl or thiocarbonyl group may also be present. The invention also provides a method of inhibiting corrosion of metal surfaces by applying a coating containing or consisting of a novel silane as above described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1986
    Assignee: SCM Corporation
    Inventors: Ralph J. DePasquale, James M. Evans, Paul W. Kremer
  • Patent number: 4477613
    Abstract: There is provided a stabilized aqueous base tackifier composition characterized by the presence in an aqueous medium of a resinous tackifier composition having an acid number in the range from 30 to 150 and a softening point in the range of from -40.degree. to 150.degree. C., a minor amount of a nonionic or anionic surfactant and a minor amount of an elastomeric latex. There is also provided a method of stabilizing an emulsifiable tackifier composition which comprises adding to such composition, a minor amount of a surfactant and a minor amount of an elastomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1984
    Assignee: Sylvachem Corporation
    Inventors: James M. Evans, Kenneth E. Krajca, Keijo A. Ukkonen, James E. Hansen
  • Patent number: 4369290
    Abstract: Resinous coating compositions can be expediently heat cured by phenol compounds containing at least two methylene amine groups which are conjugated with the aromatic alcohol group or phenol group. The hydroxyl group substantially increase the reactivity of the aminomethyl functionality whereby active hydrogen containing resins can be effectively cross-linked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1983
    Assignee: SCM Corporation
    Inventors: James M. Evans, James T. K. Woo
  • Patent number: 4308185
    Abstract: Epoxy resin is reacted with a terminating agent to eliminate at least part of the epoxide groups of the resin and form modified resin. The epoxy resin or such modified resin is also reacted with addition polymerizable monomer at elevated temperature in the presence of at least 3% of benzoyl peroxide based on the weight of such monomer. Generally the latter reaction is done at about 110.degree. C. to about 120.degree. C. These two reactions can be performed in any desired sequence, or simultaneously. The final reaction mixture produced contains:(a) graft polymer;(b) ungrafted, modified resin; and(c) ungrafted addition polymer, formed associativelywith the graft polymer. The invention is useful for making coating compositions. The compositions have good weather resistance and are particularly useful for making sanitary coatings for cans for foods and beverages, especially for beer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1981
    Assignee: SCM Corporation
    Inventors: James M. Evans, Vincent W. Ting
  • Patent number: 4229335
    Abstract: An acid-solubilized aqueous dispersion particularly suitable for use in the cathodic electrocoating art and stable up to pH of about 9 comprises the product of reacting substantially all of the epoxide groups of a polyether diepoxide with from about 1.25 to 2 moles of a polyamine having from 2 to 5 amine groups to form a precursor adduct and subsequently reacting this precursor adduct with about 0.2 to 2 moles of a mono-epoxide having a hydrolysis-resistant normal alkyl group of at least 4 carbon atoms to form a substantially epoxy-free polyamino polyhydroxy polyether resinous adduct, a sufficient proportion of the amine groups of said polyamine being primary or secondary to provide an amino hydrogen for reaction with every epoxide group of both the diepoxide and the mono-epoxide, and about 0.05 to 0.4 weight parts (per part of the resinous adduct) of an aminoplast resin having at least about one gram-equivalent of carboxylic acid groups with pK.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1980
    Assignee: SCM Corporation
    Inventors: Vincent W. Ting, James M. Evans
  • Patent number: 4218356
    Abstract: A resinous copolymer polyelectrolyte product is produced by a process for addition polymerization of reactants having from about 0.0005 to 0.0050 neutralization equivalents of ionizable monomer per gram. The aqueous reaction mixture for polymerization contains both a cosolvent in proportions low enough to avoid formation of a solution of the polyelectrolyte in the final aqueous medium and an ionizing agent sufficient to ionize at least about 0.0001 neutralization equivalent of said ionizable monomer. The polyelectrolyte has a mean weight average not substantially in excess of 100,000 molecular weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1978
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1980
    Assignee: SCM Corporation
    Inventors: James M. Evans, Carlos E. Ortiz
  • Patent number: 4212781
    Abstract: Discloses a technique for modifying an epoxy resin by reacting with addition copolymerizable monomer in the presence of at least 3% of benzoyl peroxide at about 110.degree. C. to 120.degree. C., or the free radical initiating equivalent thereof. The reaction mixture obtained contains:(a) unreacted epoxy resin;(b) graft polymer; and(c) associatively formed but ungrafted addition polymer.The graft polymer is formed from the epoxy resin by the grafting of addition polymer onto aliphatic backbone carbons of the epoxy resin, such grafting being at carbons that have either one or two hydrogens bonded thereto in the ungrafted state. The process is useful for making polymer blends for coating compositions, and particularly, coatings for cans for foods and beverages, especially for beer. The coating compositions may be aqueous dispersions ready for spray application, or concentrate that can be made up readily into aqueous sprayable coating compositions. Solvent vehicles may also be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1980
    Assignee: SCM Corporation
    Inventors: James M. Evans, Vincent W. Ting
  • Patent number: 4197168
    Abstract: Tall oil containing anthraquinone is fractionally distilled for producing the tall oil heads cut enriched in said anthraquinone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1980
    Assignee: SCM Corporation
    Inventor: James M. Evans
  • Patent number: 4183834
    Abstract: A resinous polyelectrolyte, especially suitable for use as a tackifier in latex adhesives, comprises an ionizable resinous mixture which is ionized with a volatile ionizing agent, said ionizable resinous mixture being the reaction product of a rosin, a carboxylic acid, and a C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 mono-alcohol, said ionizable resinous mixture having a softening point not substantially above about 125.degree. C. and an acid number of between about 30 and 150, said reaction product comprising the carbocyclic nucleus of rosin having at least one carboxylic acid group and at least one carboxylic acid ester group of said mono-alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1980
    Assignee: Sylvachem Corporation
    Inventors: James M. Evans, Walter W. Spangler, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4159233
    Abstract: An acid-solubilized aqueous dispersion particularly suitable for use in the cathodic electrocoating art and stable up to pH of about 9 comprises the product of reacting substantially all of the epoxide groups of a polyether diepoxide with from about 1.25 to 2 moles of a polyamine having from 2 to 5 amine groups to form a precursor adduct and subsequently reacting this precursor adduct with about 0.2 to 2 moles of a mono-epoxide having a hydrolysis-resistant normal alkyl group of at least 4 carbon atoms to form a substantially epoxy-free polyamino polyhydroxy polyether resinous adduct, a sufficient proportion of the amine groups of said polyamine being primary or secondary to provide an amino hydrogen for reaction with every epoxide group of both the diepoxide and the mono-epoxide, and about 0.05 to 0.4 weight parts (per part of the resinous adduct) of an aminoplast resin having at least about one gram-equivalent of carboxylic acid groups with pK.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1979
    Assignee: SCM Corporation
    Inventors: Vincent W. Ting, James M. Evans
  • Patent number: 4119599
    Abstract: Heat cured coatings cathodically electrodeposited from an aqueous dispersion of (a) an ionized reaction product of an epoxy resin and a monoamino alcohol or phenol, said reaction product also having a pendant hydrocarbon group, (b) an acid-functional aminoplast resin, and (c) a water soluble acid solubilizer, where the dispersion is free from water soluble acid which will be retained in the heat cured resinous coating are found to provide exceptional resistance to corrosion of ferrous metal substrates upon exposure to salt spray or detergent solutions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1978
    Assignee: SCM Corporation
    Inventors: James T. K. Woo, James M. Evans
  • Patent number: 4066525
    Abstract: Heat cured coatings cathodically electrodeposited from an aqueous dispersion of (a) an ionized reaction product of an epoxy resin and a monoamino alcohol or phenol, said reaction product also having a pendant hydrocarbon group, (b) an acid-functional aminoplast resin, and (c) a water soluble acid solubilizer, where the dispersion is free from water soluble acid which will be retained in the heat cured resinous coating are found to provide exceptional resistance to corrosion of ferrous metal substrates upon exposure to salt spray or detergent solutions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1978
    Assignee: SCM Corporation
    Inventors: James T. K. Woo, James M. Evans
  • Patent number: 4064194
    Abstract: A two-package urethane forming coating composition comprises a hydroxyl-bearing polymer having ethylenic unsaturation dispersed in fugitive solvent; and a multi-isocyanate dispersed in fugitive solvent. The coating composition cures by heating with an in situ reaction of the hydroxyl-isocyanate reaction in combination with an in situ free-radical addition polymerization through the ethylenic unsaturation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1976
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1977
    Assignee: SCM Corporation
    Inventors: James M. Evans, Donald R. Stevenson