Patents by Inventor Morris Wills
Morris Wills 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).
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Publication number: 20230399502Abstract: A composition for dispersing multilayer polymers has an oligomer prepared from at least one alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer in the presence of a chain transfer agent. The oligomer has a number average molecular weight of less than 2,500 g/mol. A composition containing the oligomer and a multilayer polymer, such as an acrylic core-shell polymer or methacrylate butadiene styrene core-shell polymer, and a resin composition are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2021Publication date: December 14, 2023Inventors: Pu Luo, Morris Wills, Steven C. Brown
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Publication number: 20230383026Abstract: A composition for dispersing multilayer polymers has an oligomer prepared from at least one alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer in the presence of a chain transfer agent. The oligomer has a number average molecular weight of less than 10,000 g/mol and a glass transition temperature, Tg, as measured by DSC, less than a coagulation temperature of a composition comprising the oligomer and a multilayer polymer, wherein the coagulation temperature is based on an average particle diameter of 200 microns. A composition containing the oligomer and a multilayer polymer, such as an acrylic core-shell polymer or methacrylate butadiene styrene core-shell polymer, and a resin composition are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2021Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: Pu Luo, William Rohrbach, Morris Wills, Steven C. Brown
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Patent number: 11814512Abstract: A multi-stage flexible acrylic resin comprises a branched polymer which is a reaction product of reactants comprising one or more monoethylenically unsaturated ester monomers, a chain transfer agent in an amount of 0.1 to 10 wt. %, and a crosslinker in an amount of 0.1 to 10 wt. %, wherein wt. % is based on total amount of reactants, provided the amount of crosslinker in moles is less than the amount of chain transfer agent in moles. A process for producing the multi-stage flexible acrylic resin is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2020Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Pu Luo, Hailan Guo, Morris Wills
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Patent number: 11802174Abstract: Provided is a polymer particle comprising (a) a core polymer comprising (i) polymerized units of one or more Si-containing monomers; (ii) polymerized units of one or more monovinyl acrylic monomers (ii); and (iii) polymerized units of one or more graftlinkers that have no silicon atoms; (b) a shell polymer comprising polymerized units of one or more acrylic monomers. Also provided is a composition comprising polyvinyl chloride and a plurality of the polyer particles.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignees: Rohm and Haas Company, Dow Silicones CorporationInventors: Yang Cheng, Morris Wills, Hailan Guo, Nanguo Liu
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Publication number: 20220315687Abstract: Disclosed is a composition comprising a multi-stage flexible acrylic resin and a branched polymer which is a reaction product of reactants comprising one or more monoethylenically unsaturated ester monomers, a chain transfer agent in an amount of 0.1 to 15 weight percent, and a crosslinker in an amount of 0.1 to 15 weight percent of a crosslinker, wherein weight percent is based on total amount of reactants, provided the amount of crosslinker is within +/?5 weight percent of the amount of chain transfer agent, and wherein the crosslinker comprises at least two carbon-carbon double bonds having different reactivity, and films thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2020Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Hailan Guo, Morris Wills
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Publication number: 20220315745Abstract: Disclosed is a composition comprising a polyolefin and a core-shell acrylic polymer comprising a crosslinked core and a shell comprising a branched polymer. The branched polymer is a reaction product of reactants comprising one or more monoethylenically unsaturated ester monomers, a chain transfer agent in an amount of 0.1 to 15 weight percent, and a crosslinker in an amount of 0.1 to 15 weight percent of a crosslinker, wherein weight percent is based on total amount of reactants, provided the amount of crosslinker is within +/?5 weight percent of the amount of chain transfer agent, and wherein the crosslinker comprises at least two carbon-carbon double bonds having different reactivity. A method for preparing the composition is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2020Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Hailan Guo, Morris Wills
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Patent number: 11441026Abstract: Provided is polymer particle comprising (a) 40% to 85% by weight, based on the dry weight of the polymer particle, a core polymer having Tg of ?35° C. or lower; (b) 15% to 50% by weight, based on the dry weight of the polymer particle, an intermediate polymer having Tg that is 20° C. or lower and that is higher than the Tg of the core polymer by 10° C. or more; (c) 5% to 30% by weight, based on the dry weight of the polymer particle, a shell polymer having Tg of 50° C. or higher; wherein the shell polymer comprises polymerized units of all vinyl aromatic monomers in an amount of 1% or less, by weight based on the weight of the shell polymer.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2019Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Hailan Guo, Pu Luo, Morris Wills
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Publication number: 20220235163Abstract: Disclosed is a branched polymer which is a reaction product of reactants comprising one or more monoethylenically unsaturated ester monomers, a chain transfer agent in an amount of 0.1 to 15 weight percent, and a crosslinker in an amount of 0.1 to 15 weight percent of a crosslinker, wherein weight percent is based on total amount of reactants, provided the amount of crosslinker is within +/?5 weight percent of the amount of chain transfer agent, and wherein the crosslinker comprises at least two carbon-carbon double bonds having different reactivity. A thermosetting composition prepared by crosslinking the branched polymer and an acrylic polymer is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2020Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Hailan Guo, Morris Wills
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Publication number: 20220185934Abstract: Disclosed is a composition comprising a multi-stage flexible acrylic resin and a branched polymer which is a reaction product of reactants comprising one or more monoethylenically unsaturated ester monomers, a chain transfer agent in an amount of 0.1 to 10 weight percent, and a crosslinker in an amount of 0.1 to 10 weight percent of a crosslinker, wherein weight percent is based on total amount of reactants, provided the amount of crosslinker in moles is less than the amount of chain transfer agent in moles, and films thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Hailan Guo, Morris Wills, Wen-Shiue O. Young
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Publication number: 20220153984Abstract: A multi-stage flexible acrylic resin comprises a branched polymer which is a reaction product of reactants comprising one or more monoethylenically unsaturated ester monomers, a chain transfer agent in an amount of 0.1 to 10 wt. %, and a crosslinker in an amount of 0.1 to 10 wt. %, wherein wt. % is based on total amount of reactants, provided the amount of crosslinker in moles is less than the amount of chain transfer agent in moles. A process for producing the multi-stage flexible acrylic resin is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2020Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Pu Luo, Hailan Guo, Morris Wills
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Patent number: 11279787Abstract: Provided is a process for forming a polymer composition, wherein the process comprises (a) providing a slurry in an aqueous medium, wherein the slurry comprises (i) pellets comprising a polyolefin block copolymer, wherein the block copolymer comprises a crystalline block and an amorphous block, (ii) one or more vinyl monomers, (iii) one or more initiator, wherein the slurry comprises, by weight based on the total weight of the slurry, 0 to 0.01% of all surfactants, and 0 to 0.01% of all water-soluble polymers; and (b) polymerizing the one or more vinyl monomers.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2018Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Hailan Guo, Morris Wills
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Patent number: 11261278Abstract: Provided is a polyolefin block copolymer having covalently attached residues of one or more vinyl monomer selected from the group consisting of one or more (meth)acrylic monomers, one or more vinyl aromatic monomers, and mixtures thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2018Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Rohm And Haas CompanyInventors: Hailan Guo, Morris Wills
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Publication number: 20210324187Abstract: Provided is a collection of polymer particles comprising (I) a plurality of acrylic particles (I) each comprising (a) an acrylic core polymer (Ia) comprising (i) polymerized units of one or more monovinyl acrylic monomers (Iai), (ii) polymerized units of one or more Si-free graftlinkers (Iaii), (b) a shell polymer (Ib), (II) a plurality of hybrid polymer particles (II), each comprising (a) a core polymer (IIa) comprising (i) polymerized units of one or more silicon-containing monomers (IIai); (ii) optionally, polymerized units of one or more monovinyl acrylic monomers (IIaii); and (iii) polymerized units of one or more Si-free graftlinkers (IIaiii); (b) a shell polymer (IIb) comprising polymerized units of one or more acrylic monomers (IIb).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2019Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicants: Rohm and Haas Company, Dow Silicones CorporationInventors: Morris Wills, Hailan Guo, Nanguo Liu, Jeffrey Rastello
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Publication number: 20210317247Abstract: Provided is a polymer particle comprising (a) a core polymer comprising (i) polymerized units of one or more Si-containing monomers; (ii) polymerized units of one or more monovinyl acrylic monomers (ii); and (iii) polymerized units of one or more graftlinkers that have no silicon atoms; (b) a shell polymer comprising polymerized units of one or more acrylic monomers. Also provided is a composition comprising polyvinyl chloride and a plurality of the polyer particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2019Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Yang Cheng, Morris Wills, Hailan Guo, Nanguo Liu
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Publication number: 20210317248Abstract: A method of making a collection of polymer particles comprising (A) performing free radical polymerization (A) on an emulsion (E1) that comprises a collection of droplets dispersed in an aqueous medium, wherein the droplets comprise (i) one or more Si-containing monomers; (ii) one or more monovinyl acrylic monomers; and (iii) one or more graftlinkers that have no silicon atoms; to form a dispersion (D1) of core polymer particles in the aqueous medium; (B) in the presence of the dispersion (D1) of core polymer particles, performing aqueous emulsion polymerization (B) on one or more acrylic monomers.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2019Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Yang Cheng, Morris Wills, Hailan Guo, Nanguo Liu
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Patent number: 11136452Abstract: Provided are poly(methyl methacrylate) resin compositions containing (a) a methyl methacrylate polymer, and (b) a multistage acrylic impact modifier containing (i) a core-shell polymer, and (ii) an overpolymer containing methyl methacrylate monomers and a chain transfer agent.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2018Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Steven Brown, Carlos A. Cruz, Morris Wills
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Publication number: 20210269575Abstract: Provided is a method of making a collection of polymer particles comprising (A) providing a dispersion (D1) of particles of core polymer (IIa) in an aqueous medium, wherein core polymer (IIa) comprises (i) polymerized units of one or more silicone monomers (IIai); (ii) optionally, polymerized units of one or more monovinyl acrylic monomers (IIaii); and (iii) polymerized units of one or more Si-free graftlinkers (IIaiii); wherein the dispersion (D1) comprises micelles of one or more surfactant, (B) producing a latex (L1) by performing an emulsion polymerization process (B) that produces particles of core polymer (Ia) dispersed in the aqueous medium, wherein latex (L1) comprises dispersed particles of core polymer (Ia) and dispersed particles of core polymer (IIa) in the aqueous medium, (C) producing a latex (L2) by performing an emulsion polymerization process (C) by a process comprising adding a monomer emulsion (E3) to latex (L1).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2019Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventors: Morris Wills, Hailan Guo, Nanguo Liu, Jeffrey Rastello
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Publication number: 20210246293Abstract: Provided is a polymeric composition comprising a continuous phase that comprises a matrix polymer and a dispersed phase comprising polymer particles, wherein the polymer particles comprise: (a) 30% to 85% by weight, based on the dry weight of the polymer particles, a core polymer having Tg of ?35° C. or lower; (b) 15% to 50% by weight, based on the dry weight of the polymer particles, an intermediate polymer having Tg that is 20° C. or lower and that is higher than the Tg of the core polymer by 10° C. or more; and (c) 5% to 30% by weight, based on the dry weight of the polymer particles, a shell polymer having Tg of 50° C. or higher; wherein the shell polymer comprises polymerized units of all vinyl aromatic monomers in an amount of 1% or less, by weight based on the weight of the shell polymer. Also provided is a method of making the composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Hailan Guo, Pu Luo, Morris Wills
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Publication number: 20210054183Abstract: Provided is polymer particle comprising (a) 40% to 85% by weight, based on the dry weight of the polymer particle, a core polymer having Tg of ?35° C. or lower; (b) 15% to 50% by weight, based on the dry weight of the polymer particle, an intermediate polymer having Tg that is 20° C. or lower and that is higher than the Tg of the core polymer by 10° C. or more; (c) 5% to 30% by weight, based on the dry weight of the polymer particle, a shell polymer having Tg of 50° C. or higher; wherein the shell polymer comprises polymerized units of all vinyl aromatic monomers in an amount of 1% or less, by weight based on the weight of the shell polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2019Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventors: Hailan Guo, Pu Luo, Morris Wills
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Publication number: 20200385505Abstract: Provided is a polyolefin block copolymer having covalently attached residues of one or more vinyl monomer selected from the group consisting of one or more (meth)acrylic monomers, one or more vinyl aromatic monomers, and mixtures thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2018Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: Hailan Guo, Morris Wills