Patents by Inventor Nick Allen Collins

Nick Allen Collins 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: 11920050
    Abstract: Polyesters having both ?,?-unsaturated groups and moieties containing activated methylene or methine groups, such as those of beta-ketoester and malonate, are curable in the presence of a base catalysts to form crosslinked networks. Formulations based on such polyesters are suitable for use in coatings and cure at temperatures less than 230° C. without the use of isocyanates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Thauming Kuo, Nick Allen Collins
  • Patent number: 11732165
    Abstract: This invention pertains to a curable composition comprising a first component having ?-ketoester and/or malonate functionalities and a second component having two or more aldehyde functionalities. The compositions can be cured at room temperature or low temperatures to yield crosslinked networks that are capable of providing desirable properties for coating and adhesive applications. The reactive functionalities of ?-ketoester, malonate, and aldehyde can be either on polymers as the main binders or on small molecules as the crosslinkers. The curable compositions desirably are either solventless or organic solvent based.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Thauming Kuo, Vasudev R. Bhonde, Phillip Bryan Hall, Nick Allen Collins
  • Patent number: 11530342
    Abstract: This invention relates to a curable composition comprising: I. a first component comprising a resin having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of ?-ketoester and malonate functional groups, II. a second component comprising at least one curing agent having at least one aldehyde functional group, and III. a third component comprising at least one primary amine or at least one secondary amine, salts thereof, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Shawn Marie Dougherty, Terri Roxanne Carvagno, Monika Karin Wiedmann Boggs, Nick Allen Collins, Robert Jacks Sharpe, Ke Feng, Thauming Kuo, Liu Deng, Christopher Harlan Burk, Vasudev R. Bhonde
  • Patent number: 11447670
    Abstract: This invention relates to a curable adhesive composition comprising: I. Component (I) comprising at least one amorphous or semi-crystalline polyester or at least one polyether or combinations thereof having at least one or at least two functional groups selected from the group consisting of ?-ketoester and malonate functional groups, II. Component (II) comprising at least one or at least two aldehyde functional groups or isomers thereof, and III. Component (III) comprising at least one basic catalyst, salts thereof, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Thauming Kuo, Nick Allen Collins, Terri Roxanne Carvagno
  • Patent number: 11434400
    Abstract: This invention relates to an assembly component comprising at least one substrate coated with at least one curable composition comprising: I. a first component (I) comprising a resin having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of ?-ketoester and malonate functional groups, II. a second component (II) comprising at least one curing agent having at least one aldehyde functional group, and III. a third component (III) comprising at least one compound having amine functionality, salts thereof, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Shawn Marie Dougherty, Terri Roxanne Carvagno, Monika Karin Wiedmann Boggs, Christopher Harlan Burk, Nick Allen Collins, Thauming Kuo
  • Publication number: 20220243090
    Abstract: Polyesters having both ?,?-unsaturated groups and moieties containing activated methylene or methine groups, such as those of beta-ketoester and malonate, are curable in the presence of a base catalysts to form crosslinked networks. Formulations based on such polyesters are suitable for use in coatings and cure at temperatures less than 230° C. without the use of isocyanates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Thauming Kuo, Nick Allen Collins
  • Publication number: 20220127513
    Abstract: Degradable particulate materials are provided that may be utilized in various wellbore treatment fluids, such as hydraulic fracturing fluids. In particular, the degradable particulate materials can be formed from a cellulosic polymer, a polyester polymer, a polyvinyl alcohol, or a guar gum ester that are capable of effectively degrading at specific rates when exposed to the aqueous environments in low temperature wellbores (50° C. to 100° C.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Devin G. Barrett, Nick Allen Collins, Koushik Ghosh
  • Patent number: 11261359
    Abstract: This invention relates to an article of manufacture comprising at least one flexible substrate coated with at least one curable composition comprising: I. a first component (I) comprising at least one resin having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of ?-ketoester and malonate functional groups, II. a second component (II) comprising at least one curing agent having at least one aldehyde functional group, and III. a third component (III) comprising at least one compound having amine functionality, salts thereof, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Monika Karin Wiedmann Boggs, Nick Allen Collins, Robert Jacks Sharpe, Ke Feng, Shawn Marie Dougherty, Terri Roxanne Carvagno, Thauming Kuo, Christopher Harlan Burk, Liu Deng, Vasudev R. Bhonde
  • Publication number: 20210388229
    Abstract: This invention relates to a curable coating composition comprising: I. at least one acetoacetate functional polyester further comprising the residues of a. a hydroxyl component comprising: i. a diol in an amount ranging from 70 to 100 mole %, based on the total moles of (i) and (ii); and ii. a polyol in an amount ranging from 0 to 30 mole %, based on the total moles of (i) and (ii); b. a carboxyl component comprising a polycarboxylic acid compound, a derivative of polycarboxylic acid compound, or a combination thereof; and c. an alkyl acetoacetate, a diketene, or a combination thereof in an amount ranging from about 5 to about 50 weight %, based on the total weight of (a), (b), and (c). II. a curing agent having two or more aldehyde functional groups, and III. a basic catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Thauming Kuo, Nick Allen Collins
  • Publication number: 20210332184
    Abstract: Adhesive compositions comprise a polyester polyol that includes residues of at least one 2,2,4,4-tetraalkylcyclobutan e-1,3-diol, including, for example, 2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-diol (TMCD). Adhesive compositions as described herein exhibit enhanced properties as compared to conventional adhesive compositions, and may be suitable for a wide variety of end use applications, including, flexible packaging, woodworking, automotive uses, and electronics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical (China) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wentao Li, Emmett Dudley Crawford, Rui Xie, Christopher Harlan Burk, Nick Allen Collins, Liu Deng, Sarah Exley Goetz, Thauming Kuo, John Thorton Maddox
  • Patent number: 10941337
    Abstract: Suspension of proppants in hydraulic fracturing applications can be strongly affected by the cross-sectional shapes and lengths of the fibers present in the wellbore treatment compositions. For instance, it has been observed that crimped cellulose ester fibers with a trilobal cross-section and an optimized length can provide enhanced suspension of proppants in aqueous fracturing fluids. Furthermore, the present invention demonstrates that non-round cellulose ester fibers can provide superior proppant suspension properties relative to polylactic acid fibers with a round cross-section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Nick Allen Collins, S M Bedarul Islam, Phillip Michael Cook, Koushik Ghosh
  • Publication number: 20200181395
    Abstract: This invention relates to a curable composition comprising: comprising: I. a first component comprising a resin having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of ?-ketoester and malonate functional groups, II. a second component comprising at least one curing agent having at least one aldehyde functional group, and III. a third component comprising at least one primary amine or at least one secondary amine, salts thereof, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Shawn Marie Dougherty, Terri Roxanne Carvagno, Monika Karin Wiedmann Boggs, Nick Allen Collins, Robert Jacks Sharpe, Ke Feng, Thauming Kuo, Liu Deng, Christopher Harlan Burk, Vasudev R. Bhonde
  • Publication number: 20200181465
    Abstract: This invention relates to a curable adhesive composition comprising: I. Component (I) comprising at least one amorphous or semi-crystalline polyester or at least one polyether or combinations thereof having at least one or at least two functional groups selected from the group consisting of ?-ketoester and malonate functional groups, II. Component (II) comprising at least one or at least two aldehyde functional groups or isomers thereof, and III. Component (III) comprising at least one basic catalyst, salts thereof, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Thauming Kuo, Nick Allen Collins, Terri Roxanne Carvagno
  • Publication number: 20200181338
    Abstract: This invention provides a composition comprising I. a first component comprising at least one resin having two or more functional groups selected from the group consisting of ?-ketoester and malonate functional groups, and II. a second component having at least one or at least two primary amine functional groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Nick Allen Collins, Robert Jacks Sharpe, Leslie Shane Moody
  • Publication number: 20200181312
    Abstract: This invention relates to an assembly component comprising at least one substrate coated with at least one curable composition comprising: I. a first component (I) comprising a resin having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of ?-ketoester and malonate functional groups, II. a second component (II) comprising at least one curing agent having at least one aldehyde functional group, and III. a third component (HI) comprising at least one compound having amine functionality, salts thereof, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Shawn Marie Dougherty, Terri Roxanne Carvagno, Monika Karin Wiedmann Boggs, Christopher Harlan Burk, Nick Allen Collins, Thauming Kuo
  • Publication number: 20200181446
    Abstract: This invention relates to an article of manufacture comprising at least one flexible substrate coated with at least one curable composition comprising: I. a first component (I) comprising at least one resin having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of ?-ketoester and malonate functional groups, II. a second component (II) comprising at least one curing agent having at least one aldehyde functional group, and III. a third component (III) comprising at least one compound having amine functionality, salts thereof, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Monika Karin Wiedmann Boggs, Nick Allen Collins, Robert Jacks Sharpe, Ke Feng, Shawn Marie Dougherty, Terri Roxanne Carvagno, Thauming Kuo, Christopher Harlan Burk, Liu Deng, Vasudev R. Bhonde
  • Publication number: 20200109321
    Abstract: This invention pertains to a curable composition comprising a first component having ?-ketoester and/or malonate functionalities and a second component having two or more aldehyde functionalities. The compositions can be cured at room temperature or low temperatures to yield crosslinked networks that are capable of providing desirable properties for coating and adhesive applications. The reactive functionalities of ?-ketoester, malonate, and aldehyde can be either on polymers as the main binders or on small molecules as the crosslinkers. The curable compositions desirably are either solventless or organic solvent based.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Thauming Kuo, Vasudev R. Bhonde, Phillip Bryan Hall, Nick Allen Collins
  • Publication number: 20200040254
    Abstract: Suspension of proppants in hydraulic fracturing applications can be strongly affected by the cross-sectional shapes and lengths of the fibers present in the wellbore treatment compositions. For instance, it has been observed that crimped cellulose ester fibers with a trilobal cross-section and an optimized length can provide enhanced suspension of proppants in aqueous fracturing fluids. Furthermore, the present invention demonstrates that non-round cellulose ester fibers can provide superior proppant suspension properties relative to polylactic acid fibers with a round cross-section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Nick Allen Collins, S M Bedarul Islam, Phillip Michael Cook, Koushik Ghosh
  • Patent number: 10465490
    Abstract: A fiber delivery system capable of providing cut fiber segments for use in treating an oil and/or gas well. The fiber delivery system can utilize bales of a continuous filamentary tow that are transported to the well site from a remote manufacturing location. At the well site, a multifilament strand can be pulled off the bale, opened, and cut to provide cut fiber segments. The cut fiber segments can be mixed with other well treatment components to create a well treatment medium that is introduced into the well as part of a drilling, stimulation, or cementing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Nick Allen Collins, S. M. Bedarul Islam, Brian Douglas Seiler, Ronald Buford Sheppard, Steven Anthony Wilson
  • Publication number: 20180016885
    Abstract: A fiber delivery system capable of providing cut fiber segments for use in treating an oil and/or gas well. The fiber delivery system can utilize bales of a continuous filamentary tow that are transported to the well site from a remote manufacturing location. At the well site, a multifilament strand can be pulled off the bale, opened, and cut to provide cut fiber segments. The cut fiber segments can be mixed with other well treatment components to create a well treatment medium that is introduced into the well as part of a drilling, stimulation, or cementing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Nick Allen Collins, S.M. Bedarul Islam, Brian Douglas Seiler, Ronald Buford Sheppard, Steven Anthony Wilson