Patents by Inventor Jin-An WU

Jin-An WU 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: 20250066555
    Abstract: A foam is provided. The foam includes a foaming material and a plurality of cells arranged within the foaming material. The foaming material is prepared from a composition, which includes 0.01-2.0 parts by weight of a flow aid and 100 parts by weight of a block copolymer. The block copolymer includes a first block, a second block, and a linking moiety. The first block is connected to the second block via the linking moiety. The first block is an aromatic polyester block. The second block is an aliphatic polyether block, an aliphatic polyester block, or an aliphatic polycarbonate block. The linking moiety is a residue of a dehydrogenated polyol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jin-An WU, Chin-Lang WU, Sheng-Lung CHANG, Chien-Ming CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240065367
    Abstract: A sports shoe is provided. The sports shoe includes a shoe vamp and a shoe sole connected to the shoe vamp. The shoe vamp includes a textile component, wherein the textile component includes thermoplastic polyester fibers. The shoe sole includes a shoe outsole and a shoe midsole foam disposed between the shoe outsole and the shoe vamp, wherein the shoe outsole includes a vulcanizate and the shoe midsole foam includes a first thermoplastic elastomer. The vulcanizate includes rubber particles, a second thermoplastic elastomer, and an interface-compatible resin, wherein the content of the rubber particles is greater than the content of the second thermoplastic elastomer. The rubber particles are dispersed in the second thermoplastic elastomer in the form of spherical particles with particle sizes of about 0.5-10 um.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jin-An WU, Che-Tseng LIN, Chien-Ming CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240067816
    Abstract: A thermoplastic vulcanizate is provided. The thermoplastic vulcanizate includes: (A) about 100 parts by weight of a styrene copolymer rubber; (B) about 40-90 parts by weight of a thermoplastic elastomer; (C) about 5-15 parts by weight of an interfacial compatible resin; and (D) about 0.2-3 parts by weight of a cross-linking formulation, wherein the content of component (A) is greater than the content of component (B). Component (A) is dispersed in component (B) in the form of particles with a particle size of about 0.5-10 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jin-An WU, Fu-Ming CHIEN, Yun-Chen CHANG
  • Patent number: 11807746
    Abstract: An impact-resistant polystyrene resin includes a continuous phase and a plurality of particles dispersed in the continuous phase. The average particle size of the particles is about 0.1 to 4.0 ?m, and the average distance between the particles is about 0.3 to 5.0 ?m. The impact-resistant polystyrene resin is made from a polystyrene composition including a polystyrene plastic, a styrene block copolymer, a processing aid, and an antioxidant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kuan-Yeh Huang, Jin-An Wu, Fu-Ming Chien, Yun-Chen Chang, Fan-Jie Lin
  • Patent number: 11746174
    Abstract: A biodegradable polyester is provided. The biodegradable polyester is a transesterification or esterification reaction product of a reactant (a) and a reactant (b). The reactant (a) is a modified linear saccharide oligomer. The reactant (b) is a polyester, or the reactant (b) includes a dicarboxylic acid and a diol. The modified saccharide oligomer is a reaction product of a saccharide oligomer and a modifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Shu-Jiuan Huang, Shin-Liang Kuo, Hung Ming Chang, Sheng-Lung Chang, Jin-An Wu
  • Publication number: 20230272214
    Abstract: A thermoplastic vulcanizate and a method for preparing the same are provided. The thermoplastic vulcanizate includes a thermoplastic, a cross-linked rubber particle, and a compatibilizer, wherein the cross-linked rubber particle is dispersed in the thermoplastic serving as a continuous phase, wherein the cross-linked rubber particle is a product of a composition via a cross-linking reaction. The composition includes an ethylene copolymer and a cross-linking agent, wherein the weight ratio of the thermoplastic to the ethylene copolymer is 3:17 to 1:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicants: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin-An WU, Fu-Ming CHIEN, Yun-Chen CHANG, Jen-Long WU, Wen-Hao KANG, Kuei-Pin LIN, Ying-Cheng WENG, Shih-Hsun LIN
  • Publication number: 20230042674
    Abstract: An impact-resistant polystyrene resin includes a continuous phase and a plurality of particles dispersed in the continuous phase. The average particle size of the particles is about 0.1 to 4.0 µm, and the average distance between the particles is about 0.3 to 5.0 µm. The impact-resistant polystyrene resin is made from a polystyrene composition including a polystyrene plastic, a styrene block copolymer, a processing aid, and an antioxidant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kuan-Yeh HUANG, Jin-An WU, Fu-Ming CHIEN, Yun-Chen CHANG, Fan-Jie LIN
  • Patent number: 11458677
    Abstract: A selective laser sintering composition and a selective laser sintering 3D printing method employing the same are provided. The selective laser sintering composition includes a nanoscale inorganic powder and a thermoplastic vulcanizate powder. The temperature difference (?T) between the onset temperature for melting the thermoplastic vulcanizate powder and the onset temperature at which the thermoplastic crystallizes vulcanizate powder is greater than or equal to 10° C. The thermoplastic vulcanizate powder includes a thermoplastic and a crosslinked polymer. The temperature difference (?T) between the onset temperature for melting the thermoplastic and the onset temperature at which the thermoplastic crystallizes is greater than or equal to 10° C. , and the weight ratio of the thermoplastic to the crosslinked polymer is from 1:1 to 1:4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jin-An Wu, Chih-Hung Lee, Fan-Jie Lin, Fu-Ming Chien, Chien-Ming Chen
  • Publication number: 20220204752
    Abstract: A biodegradable polyester and a method for preparing a biodegradable polyester are provided. The biodegradable polyester is a product of a reactant (A) and a reactant (B) via polycondensation. The reactant (A) is a product of a reactant (C) and a reactant (D) via an esterification reaction. The reactant (B) is at least one epoxy resin with a secondary hydroxyl functional group. The reactant (C) is at least one diol, and the reactant (D) is at least one dicarboxylic acid, at least one acid anhydride, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jin-An WU, Jen-Chun CHIU, Sheng-Lung CHANG, Fan-Jie LIN, Yun-Chen CHANG
  • Patent number: 11365311
    Abstract: A flexible transparent material is provided. The flexible transparent material includes a thermoplastic and a plurality of micelles dispersed in the thermoplastic. Each micelle includes a plurality of cross-linked rubber particles and a swelling liquid. The weight ratio of the thermoplastic to the total weight of the cross-linked rubber particles is from 1:5 to 4:5. The weight ratio of the swelling liquid to the total weight of the cross-linked rubber particles is from 1:5 to 2:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jin-An Wu, Bing-Jyun Zeng, Fan-Jie Lin, Fu-Ming Chien
  • Publication number: 20220135791
    Abstract: A biodegradable material and a method for preparing a biodegradable material are provided. The biodegradable material includes a continuous phase and a dispersed phase. The continuous phase includes a polyester, and the dispersed phase includes a modified saccharide oligomer. In particular, the weight ratio of the modified saccharide oligomer to the polyester is from 3:97 to 30:70. The dispersed phase has a maximum diameter of 100 nm to 900 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jin-An WU, Yun-Chen CHANG, Sheng-Lung CHANG, Shu-Chuan HUANG, Shin-Liang KUO
  • Publication number: 20210198461
    Abstract: A flexible transparent material is provided. The flexible transparent material includes a thermoplastic and a plurality of micelles dispersed in the thermoplastic. Each micelle includes a plurality of cross-linked rubber particles and a swelling liquid. The weight ratio of the thermoplastic to the total weight of the cross-linked rubber particles is from 1:5 to 4:5. The weight ratio of the swelling liquid to the total weight of the cross-linked rubber particles is from 1:5 to 2:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jin-An WU, Bing-Jyun ZENG, Fan-Jie LIN, Fu-Ming CHIEN
  • Publication number: 20210197450
    Abstract: A selective laser sintering composition and a selective laser sintering 3D printing method employing the same are provided. The selective laser sintering composition includes a nanoscale inorganic powder and a thermoplastic vulcanizate powder. The temperature difference (?T) between the onset temperature for melting the thermoplastic vulcanizate powder and the onset temperature at which the thermoplastic crystallizes vulcanizate powder is greater than or equal to 10° C. The thermoplastic vulcanizate powder includes a thermoplastic and a crosslinked polymer. The temperature difference (?T) between the onset temperature for melting the thermoplastic and the onset temperature at which the thermoplastic crystallizes is greater than or equal to 10° C. , and the weight ratio of the thermoplastic to the crosslinked polymer is from 1:1 to 1:4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jin-An WU, Chih-Hung LEE, Fan-Jie LIN, Fu-Ming CHIEN, Chien-Ming CHEN
  • Publication number: 20210171692
    Abstract: A biodegradable polyester is provided. The biodegradable polyester is a transesterification or esterification reaction product of a reactant (a) and a reactant (b). The reactant (a) is a modified linear saccharide oligomer. The reactant (b) is a polyester, or the reactant (b) includes a dicarboxylic acid and a diol. The modified saccharide oligomer is a reaction product of a saccharide oligomer and a modifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Shu-Jiuan HUANG, Shin-Liang KUO, Hung Ming CHANG, Sheng-Lung CHANG, Jin-An WU
  • Patent number: 10815336
    Abstract: A branched polymer, a preparation method thereof and a method for preparing a foam are provided. The branched polymer is a transesterification product of a composition, and the composition includes 100 parts by weight of polyethylene terephthalate and 0.5-2.0 parts by weight of polyol. The branched polymer has an inherent viscosity of from 1.2 dL/g to 1.6 dL/g, a number average molecular weight of from 75,000 g/mol to 90,000 g/mol, a polydispersity index from 3.0 to 6.0, a melt index from 0.8 g/10 min to 7.5 g/10 min, a shear viscosity from 800 Pa·s to 1900 Pa·s, and a melt strength from 30 cN to 80 cN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jin-An Wu, Wen-Chung Liang, Chin-Lang Wu, Shihn-Juh Liou
  • Patent number: 10738180
    Abstract: A thermoplastic vulcanizate is provided, including 10-50 parts by weight of a nylon plastic and 50-90 parts by weight of a cross-linked acrylic rubber polymer. The cross-linked acrylic rubber polymer is dispersed in the Nylon plastic. The cross-linked acrylic rubber polymer is formed by a modified acrylic rubber polymer having a hydrolysable silane group through crosslinking in the presence of water. In the modified acrylic rubber polymer having a hydrolysable silane group, a linkage group represented by formula (I) or formula (II) is between a backbone and the hydrolysable silane group: wherein R1 is H or —OH; R2 is H, —Z?—Si(OR?)3 or C1-C10 hydrocarbon group; R3 is H or C1-C10 hydrocarbon group; Z? is a divalent bridging group; R? is individually C1-C10 hydrocarbon group. A manufacturing method of the thermoplastic vulcanizate is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jin-an Wu, Bing-Jyun Zeng, Po-I Wang, Fu-Ming Chien, Fan-Jie Lin, Sheng-Lung Chang
  • Publication number: 20200181371
    Abstract: A thermoplastic vulcanizate is provided, including 10-50 parts by weight of a nylon plastic and 50-90 parts by weight of a cross-linked acrylic rubber polymer. The cross-linked acrylic rubber polymer is dispersed in the Nylon plastic. The cross-linked acrylic rubber polymer is formed by a modified acrylic rubber polymer having a hydrolysable silane group through crosslinking in the presence of water. In the modified acrylic rubber polymer having a hydrolysable silane group, a linkage group represented by formula (I) or formula (II) is between a backbone and the hydrolysable silane group: wherein R1 is H or —OH; R2 is H, —Z?—Si(OR?)3 or C1-C10 hydrocarbon group; R3 is H or C1-C10 hydrocarbon group; Z? is a divalent bridging group; R? is individually C1-C10 hydrocarbon group. A manufacturing method of the thermoplastic vulcanizate is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jin-an WU, Bing-Jyun ZENG, Po-I WANG, Fu-Ming CHIEN, Fan-Jie LIN, Sheng-Lung CHANG
  • Publication number: 20190010278
    Abstract: A branched polymer, a preparation method thereof and a method for preparing a foam are provided. The branched polymer is a transesterification product of a composition, and the composition includes 100 parts by weight of polyethylene terephthalate and 0.5-2.0 parts by weight of polyol. The branched polymer has an inherent viscosity of from 1.2 dL/g to 1.6 dL/g, a number average molecular weight of from 75,000 g/mol to 90,000 g/mol, a polydispersity index from 3.0 to 6.0, a melt index from 0.8 g/10 min to 7.5 g/10 min, a shear viscosity from 800 Pa·s to 1900 Pa·s, and a melt strength from 30 cN to 80 cN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jin-An WU, Wen-Chung LIANG, Chin-Lang WU, Shihn-Juh LIOU