Patents by Inventor Kumar N. Sanketh

Kumar N. Sanketh 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: 20230272196
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a thermoplastic composition may comprise from 0.5 wt. % to 75.0 wt. % of recycled polyethylene comprising a blend of polyethylene recovered from post-consumer material, pre-consumer material, or combinations thereof, and from 25.0 wt. % to 99.5 wt. % of virgin raw polyethylene comprising unimodal polyethylene, bimodal polyethylene, or combinations thereof, wherein at least 90.0 wt. % of the thermoplastic composition is comprised of the post-consumer recycled polyethylene and the virgin raw polyethylene. Manufactured articles made from the thermoplastic composition, such as coated conductors, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Paul J. Brigandi, Mohamed Esseghir, Kumar N. Sanketh, Chuan C. He, Mridula Kapur, Andrew T. Heitsch, John F. Szul
  • Patent number: 11448542
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a dosing cap. In an embodiment, the dosing cap includes (A) a collar member having an annular skirt depending from a base. An inner surface of the annular skirt has a securing member for securing the collar member to a neck of a container. The base includes (i) at least one opening with a one-way valve permitting fluid flow in a first direction, and (ii) an air channel with a one-way valve permitting fluid flow in a second direction. The dosing cap includes (B) a cap member having an annular sidewall extending from a dispensing element. An inner surface of the annular sidewall has an attachment member adjustably attached to a reciprocal attachment member on an outer surface of the first sidewall. The dosing cap includes (C) a metering chamber formed by an enclosed volume between the cap member and the base. The dosing cap includes (D) the dispensing element permitting flow of a fluid from the metering chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Pavan K. Valavala, Marc S. Black, Piyush Soni, Wenbo Xu, Hieu Truong, Sam L. Crabtree, Kumar N. Sanketh, Siddharth Ram Athreya, Amanda Craig
  • Publication number: 20210389166
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a dosing cap. In an embodiment, the dosing cap includes (A) a collar member having an annular skirt depending from a base. An inner surface of the annular skirt has a securing member for securing the collar member to a neck of a container. The base includes (i) at least one opening with a one-way valve permitting fluid flow in a first direction, and (ii) an air channel with a one-way valve permitting fluid flow in a second direction. The dosing cap includes (B) a cap member having an annular sidewall extending from a dispensing element. An inner surface of the annular sidewall has an attachment member adjustably attached to a reciprocal attachment member on an outer surface of the first sidewall. The dosing cap includes (C) a metering chamber formed by an enclosed volume between the cap member and the base. The dosing cap includes (D) the dispensing element permitting flow of a fluid from the metering chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Pavan K. Valavala, Marc C. Black, Piyush Soni, Wenbo Xu, Hieu Truong, Sam L. Crabtree, Kumar N. Sanketh, Siddharth Ram Athreya, Amanda Craig
  • Patent number: 11084258
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a film. In an embodiment, a multilayer film having at least three layers is provided. The multilayer film includes two skin layers, each skin layer composed of a blend of a low density polyethylene and an ethylene-based elastomer having a density less than 0.90 g/cc. The multilayer film also includes a core layer located between the skin layers. The core layer includes a propylene-based plastomer having a density less than 0.90 g/cc. The multilayer film has an onset end temperature from 90° C. to 110° C. and a heat seal strength at 120° C. from 1.5 N/cm to 2.5 N/cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Juan C. Tuberquia, Kumar N. Sanketh, Lori L. Kardos, Cody W. Lawrence, Lamy J. Chopin, III, William B. Bellefontaine, Joshua M. Jones, Micah S. Vardeman, Timothy E. Clayfield
  • Publication number: 20210031414
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a process. The process includes providing a blend containing (A) a first powder including (i) a polyolefin having a density from 0.860 g/cc to 0.910 g/cc, and a melt index from 1.5 g/10 min to 1,000 g/10 min; (ii) from 1 wt % to 15 wt % of a dispersant selected from an acrylic dispersant, a poloxamer, and combinations thereof; and (iii) optionally, a polyolefin wax, the first powder having a mean volume average particle size from 1 ?m to 300 ?m; and (B) a second powder including an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer having (i) a density from 0.920 g/cc to 0.955 g/cc; and (ii) a melt index from 1.0 g/10 min to 15 g/10 min, the second powder having a mean volume average particle size from 325 ?m to 4,000 ?m; and rotational molding the blend to form a rotational molded article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Russell T. Cooper, Kumar N. Sanketh, Yi Fan, Matthew Bishop, Craig F. Gorin, Daniel L. Dermody
  • Publication number: 20200254735
    Abstract: The present invention provides multilayer films. In some embodiments, multilayer films of the present invention are desirable for use in thermoforming applications. In one aspect, a multilayer film comprises a first layer comprising polypropylene, polyethylene, or blends thereof, a second layer comprising polypropylene, polyethylene, or blends thereof, and a third layer between the first layer and the second layer, the third layer comprising polypropylene, polyethylene, or blends thereof, wherein at least one of the layers further comprises a cyclic olefin copolymer and wherein the multilayer film comprises at least 1 weight percent and less than 5 weight percent cyclic olefin copolymer based on the total weight of the film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Arnaldo Lorenzo, João Gargalaka, Jr., Fanny Deplace, Jorge C. Gomes, Mridula Kapur, Kumar N. Sanketh
  • Publication number: 20190366615
    Abstract: Embodiments of a thermoformed microcapillary sheeting and articles prepared by a process comprising the steps of (a) providing a thermoplastic sheeting comprising thermoplastic material, wherein the thermoplastic sheeting comprises at least one or more microcapillary channel disposed therein and having an initial volume of voidage, based on a total volume of the microcapillary sheeting; and (b) heating the thermoplastic sheeting to a temperature at which the thermoplastic material is deformable to form a thermoformed microcapillary sheeting with the at least one or more microcapillary channels disposed therein and having a final volume of voidage, based on a total volume of the microcapillary sheeting. The final volume of voidage of the at least one or more microcapillary channels of the thermoformed microcapillary sheeting is at least about 10 percent of the initial volume of voidage of the at least one or more microcapillary channels of the thermoplastic sheeting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Wenyi Huang, Joseph Dooley, Jill M. Martin, Debkumar Bhattacharjee, Todd A. Hogan, Kumar N. Sanketh
  • Publication number: 20190255819
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a film. In an embodiment, a multilayer film having at least three layers is provided. The multilayer film includes two skin layers, each skin layer composed of a blend of a low density polyethylene and an ethylene-based elastomer having a density less than 0.90 g/cc. The multilayer film also includes a core layer located between the skin layers. The core layer includes a propylene-based plastomer having a density less than 0.90 g/cc. The multilayer film has an onset end temperature from 90° C. to 110° C. and a heat seal strength at 120° C. from 1.5 N/cm to 2.5 N/cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Juan C. Tuberquia, Kumar N. Sanketh, Lori L. Kardos, Cody W. Lawrence, Lamy J. Chopin, III, William B. Bellefontaine, Joshua M. Jones, Micah S. Vardeman, Timothy E. Clayfield