Patents by Inventor Michael Eugene Donelson

Michael Eugene Donelson 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).

  • POLYMER-BASED RESIN COMPOSITIONS DERIVED FROM CELLULOSE AND ARTICLES MADE USING THESE COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20190345313
    Abstract: A shaped article comprising a polymer-based resin derived from cellulose, wherein the polymer-based resin has an HDT of at least 95° C., a bio-derived content of at least 20 wt %, a notched izod impact strength of greater than 80 J/m and at least one of the following properties chosen from: flexural modulus of greater than 1900 MPa; a spiral flow length or at least 3.0 cm; a flex creep deflection of less than 12 mm; a transmission of at least 70%; a ?E value of less than 25; or an L* color of at least 85.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Wenlai Feng, Haining An, Michael Eugene Donelson, Thomas Joseph Pecorini, Robert Ellis McCrary, Douglas Weldon Carico, Spencer Allen Gilliam
  • CELLULOSE ESTER MULTILAYER INTERLAYERS
    Publication number: 20190270286
    Abstract: An interlayer structure having a cellulose ester layer for use in structural laminates is described herein. The cellulose ester layer provides rigidity and support to multilayer interlayers comprising an array of different layers. Due to the diverse properties of the cellulose ester layers, the present interlayers can be useful in producing structural laminates having high stiffness and which possess good optical clarity for a variety of applications, including outdoor structural applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Edward Wade, Aristotelis Karagiannis, Michael Eugene Donelson, Khanh Duc Tran
  • CELLULOSE ESTER AND IMPACT MODIFIER COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES MADE USING THESE COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20190264007
    Abstract: A cellulose ester composition is provided comprising at least one cellulose ester and at least one impact modifier and optionally at least one plasticizer. Processes for producing the cellulose ester compositions as well as articles made using these compositions, such as eyeglass frames, automotive parts, and toys are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Wenlai Feng, Thomas Joseph Pecorini, Michael Eugene Donelson, Haining An
  • POLYVINYL ACETAL AND CELLULOSE ESTER MULTILAYER INTERLAYERS
    Publication number: 20190263093
    Abstract: A multilayer interlayer structure having a first and second polyvinyl acetal (poly(vinyl acetal)) layer and a cellulose ester layer having a thickness of at least 10 mils disposed between the first and second poly(vinyl acetal) layers. The cellulose ester layer can have a higher storage modulus and/or higher Tg than at least one of the poly(vinyl acetal) layers. The interlayer structure is useful to make glass panels having high stiffness and which possess good optical clarity for a variety of applications, including outdoor structural applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: Aristotelis Karagiannis, Bruce Edward Wade, Khanh D. Tran, Michael Eugene Donelson
  • POLYVINYL ACETAL AND CELLULOSE ESTER MULTILAYER INTERLAYERS
    Publication number: 20190263094
    Abstract: A multilayer interlayer structure having a first and second polyvinyl acetal (poly(vinyl acetal)) layer and a cellulose ester layer having a thickness of at least 10 mils disposed between the first and second poly(vinyl acetal) layers. The cellulose ester layer can have a higher storage modulus and/or higher Tg than at least one of the poly(vinyl acetal) layers. The interlayer structure is useful to make glass panels having high stiffness and which possess good optical clarity for a variety of applications, including outdoor structural applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: Aristotelis Karagiannis, Bruce Edward Wade, Michael Eugene Donelson
  • CELLULOSE ESTER COMPOSITIONS FOR CALENDERING
    Publication number: 20190256674
    Abstract: This invention relates to cellulose ester compositions cable of being calendered. The invention also relates to calendered films or sheets comprising the cellulose ester compositions and processes for calendering the cellulose compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: David Wayne Compton, Michael Eugene Donelson, James Collins Maine, Marcus David Shelby, Freddie Wayne Williams, Robert Erik Young
  • THERMALLY STABLE CELLULOSE ESTER COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES MADE USING THESE COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20190256613
    Abstract: A cellulose ester composition with heat distortion temperatures greater than 90° C. is provided comprising at least one cellulose ester and optionally at least one plasticizer. The cellulose ester compositions are useful for making articles such as eyeglass frames, automotive parts, and toys are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Pecorini, Michael Eugene Donelson, Gary Michael Stack, Emerson Eston Sharpe, Jr., Wenlai Feng, Haining An
  • Monolithic interlayers of cellulose ester polyvinyl acetal polymer blends
    Patent number: 10364345
    Abstract: An monolithic interlayer with high stiffness and when laminated into a glass panel, the glass panel exhibits good clarity, while maintaining the processability of a polyvinyl acetal, such as polyvinyl butyral resin used to make the monolithic interlayer. The monolithic interlayer comprising a polymer blend of: (A) polyvinyl acetal (e.g. PVB); and (B) one or more cellulose esters. The polymer blend increases the structural strength to the monolithic interlayer by increasing the E? modulus of the monolithic interlayer while optionally maintaining good optical clarity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: Aristotelis Karagiannis, Bruce Edward Wade, Khanh D. Tran, Michael Eugene Donelson
  • Cellulose ester multilayer interplayers
    Patent number: 10300682
    Abstract: An interlayer structure having a cellulose ester layer for use in structural laminates is described herein. The cellulose ester layer provides rigidity and support to multilayer interlayers comprising an array of different layers. Due to the diverse properties of the cellulose ester layers, the present interlayers can be useful in producing structural laminates having high stiffness and which possess good optical clarity for a variety of applications, including outdoor structural applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Edward Wade, Aristotelis Karagiannis, Michael Eugene Donelson, Khanh Duc Tran
  • Polyvinyl acetal and cellulose ester multilayer interlayers
    Patent number: 10293577
    Abstract: A multilayer interlayer structure having a first and second polyvinyl acetal (poly(vinyl acetal)) layer and a cellulose ester layer having a thickness of at least 10 mils disposed between the first and second poly(vinyl acetal) layers. The cellulose ester layer can have a higher storage modulus and/or higher Tg than at least one of the poly(vinyl acetal) layers. The interlayer structure is useful to make glass panels having high stiffness and which possess good optical clarity for a variety of applications, including outdoor structural applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: Aristotelis Karagiannis, Bruce Edward Wade, Khanh D. Tran, Michael Eugene Donelson
  • Cellulose ester multilayer interlayers
    Patent number: 10293584
    Abstract: An interlayer structure having a cellulose ester layer for use in structural laminates is described herein. The cellulose ester layer provides rigidity and support to multilayer interlayers comprising an array of different layers. Due to the diverse properties of the cellulose ester layers, the present interlayers can be useful in producing structural laminates having high stiffness and which possess good optical clarity for a variety of applications, including outdoor structural applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Edward Wade, Aristotelis Karagiannis, Michael Eugene Donelson, Khanh Duc Tran
  • Cellulose ester multilayer interlayers
    Patent number: 10293580
    Abstract: An interlayer structure having a cellulose ester layer for use in structural laminates is described herein. The cellulose ester layer provides rigidity and support to multilayer interlayers comprising an array of different layers. Due to the diverse properties of the cellulose ester layers, the present interlayers can be useful in producing structural laminates having high stiffness and which possess good optical clarity for a variety of applications, including outdoor structural applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: Aristotelis Karagiannis, Bruce Edward Wade, Weihong Cui, Michael Eugene Donelson, Khanh Duc Tran
  • Cellulose ester multilayer interlayers
    Patent number: 10293582
    Abstract: An interlayer structure having a cellulose ester layer for use in structural laminates is described herein. The cellulose ester layer provides rigidity and support to multilayer interlayers comprising an array of different layers. Due to the diverse properties of the cellulose ester layers, the present interlayers can be useful in producing structural laminates having high stiffness and which possess good optical clarity for a variety of applications, including outdoor structural applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: Aristotelis Karagiannis, Bruce Edward Wade, Michael Eugene Donelson, Khanh Duc Tran
  • Cellulose ester multilayer interlayers
    Patent number: 10293579
    Abstract: An interlayer structure having a cellulose ester layer for use in structural laminates is described herein. The cellulose ester layer provides rigidity and support to multilayer interlayers comprising an array of different layers. Due to the diverse properties of the cellulose ester layers, the present interlayers can be useful in producing structural laminates having high stiffness and which possess good optical clarity for a variety of applications, including outdoor structural applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: Aristotelis Karagiannis, Bruce Edward Wade, Michael Eugene Donelson, Khanh Duc Tran
  • Cellulose ester multilayer interlayers
    Patent number: 10293583
    Abstract: An interlayer structure having a cellulose ester layer for use in structural laminates is described herein. The cellulose ester layer provides rigidity and support to multilayer interlayers comprising an array of different layers. Due to the diverse properties of the cellulose ester layers, the present interlayers can be useful in producing structural laminates having high stiffness and which possess good optical clarity for a variety of applications, including outdoor structural applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: Aristotelis Karagiannis, Bruce Edward Wade, Michael Eugene Donelson, Khanh Duc Tran
  • Polyvinyl acetal and cellulose ester multilayer interlayers
    Patent number: 10293578
    Abstract: A multilayer interlayer structure having a first and second polyvinyl acetal (poly(vinyl acetal)) layer and a cellulose ester layer having a thickness of at least 10 mils disposed between the first and second poly(vinyl acetal) layers. The cellulose ester layer can have a higher storage modulus and/or higher Tg than at least one of the poly(vinyl acetal) layers. The interlayer structure is useful to make glass panels having high stiffness and which possess good optical clarity for a variety of applications, including outdoor structural applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: Aristotelis Karagiannis, Bruce Edward Wade, Michael Eugene Donelson
  • Cellulose ester multilayer interlayers
    Patent number: 10293585
    Abstract: An interlayer structure having a cellulose ester layer for use in structural laminates is described herein. The cellulose ester layer provides rigidity and support to multilayer interlayers comprising an array of different layers. Due to the diverse properties of the cellulose ester layers, the present interlayers can be useful in producing structural laminates having high stiffness and which possess good optical clarity for a variety of applications, including outdoor structural applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Edward Wade, Aristotelis Karagiannis, Michael Eugene Donelson, Khanh Duc Tran
  • Cellulose ester multilayer interlayers
    Patent number: 10195826
    Abstract: An interlayer structure having a cellulose ester layer for use in structural laminates is described herein. The cellulose ester layer provides rigidity and support to multilayer interlayers comprising an array of different layers. Due to the diverse properties of the cellulose ester layers, the present interlayers can be useful in producing structural laminates having high stiffness and which possess good optical clarity for a variety of applications, including outdoor structural applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Edward Wade, Aristotelis Karagiannis, Michael Eugene Donelson, Khanh Duc Tran
  • Regioselectively substituted cellulose esters produced in a carboxylated ionic liquid process and products produced therefrom
    Patent number: 10174129
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel compositions comprising regioselectively substituted cellulose esters. One aspect of the invention relates to processes for preparing regioselectively substituted cellulose esters from cellulose dissolved in ionic liquids. Another aspect of the invention relates to the utility of regioselectively substituted cellulose esters in applications such as protective and compensation films for liquid crystalline displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Charles Michael Buchanan, Norma Lindsey Buchanan, Robert Thomas Hembre, Juanelle Little Lambert, Michael Eugene Donelson, Maryna Grigorievna Gorbunova, Thauming Kuo, Bin Wang
  • CELLULOSE ESTER OPTICAL FILMS
    Publication number: 20180258189
    Abstract: Regioselectively substituted cellulose esters having a plurality of aryl-acyl substituents and a plurality of alkyl-acyl substituents are disclosed along with methods for making the same. Such cellulose esters may be suitable for use in optical films, such as optical films having certain Nz values, ?A optical films, and/or +C optical films. Optical films prepared employing such cellulose esters have a variety of commercial applications, such as, for example, as compensation films in liquid crystal displays and/or waveplates in creating circular polarized light used in 3-D technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
    Inventors: CHARLES MICHAEL BUCHANAN, MICHAEL EUGENE DONELSON, ELIZABETH GUZMAN-MORALES, PETER BORDEN MACKENZIE, BIN WANG