Patents by Inventor Nigel Sweeney

Nigel Sweeney 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: 20240052219
    Abstract: An anaerobically curable composition comprising: a liquid anaerobically curable component; a solid anaerobically curable component; a solid polyether thermoplastic polyurethane resin; and a curing component for curing the anaerobically curable components. Advantageously, the compositions of the invention are substantially solid and may be used as threadlockers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Gavin Haberlin, Michael Doherty, Nigel Sweeney, Rory Barnes, David Condron, Barry Burns
  • Patent number: 11891512
    Abstract: A redox curable composition, methods for manufacturing same and uses thereof are disclosed. The redox curable composition is useful as a pre-applied adhesive. The redox curable composition is solid at room temperature, may be heated for application to a substrate, and cools to form a dry-to-touch adhesive layer on said substrate, which may be activated when required by mating with another substrate and exposure to an anaerobic environment. The composition is particularly suited to manufacturing complex products, such as mobile phones, computers and circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Nigel Sweeney, Mark Loane, Brendan Kneafsey, Rory Barnes
  • Publication number: 20240018399
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a radiation curable (meth)acrylic adhesive composition comprising, consisting essentially of: i) a (meth)acrylated polydiene resin; ii) a multi-functional (meth)acrylic monomer component; iii) a mono-functional (meth)acrylic monomer component; and iv) a photo initiator component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Brian Deegan, David Branagan, Nigel Sweeney, Yongxia Wang
  • Publication number: 20230312800
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a curable composition comprising a curable cyanoacrylate component and at least one thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) component. The compositions of the invention are non-flowable at room temperature (25° C.) and are suitable for use as adhesive compositions, for example in a tape form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Rory Barnes, Michael Doherty, Nigel Sweeney, Ciara Goff
  • Publication number: 20230272186
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cure accelerators useful for anaerobic curable compositions, such as adhesives and sealants. The cure accelerators may be embraced generally within the structure below where X is CH2, O, S, NR?, CR?R?? or C?O; R is hydrogen or (meth)acryl; R6 is hydrogen, halogen, amino, carboxyl, nitro, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyalkenyl, hydroxyalkynyl, or alkaryl; and A and A1 are each individually selected from hydrogen or taken together create a ring structure of 5 to 12 total ring atoms, wherein the ring structure may be cycloaliphatic, cycloheteroaliphatic or aromatic or combinations thereof with or without substitution by one or more hydroxyl or (meth)acryl groups; and n is 0 or 1, provided that when R is hydrogen, A and A? cannot both be hydrogen or taken together cannot be naphthyl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Brian Deegan, Brendan Kneafsey, Nigel Sweeney, Patrick O'Dwyer, Stephen Fearon, Gavin Haberlin, David Birkett, David Condron, Marc Hamm, Vincent O'Brien
  • Publication number: 20230147662
    Abstract: A redox curable composition, methods for manufacturing same and uses thereof are disclosed. The redox curable composition is useful as a pre-applied adhesive. The redox curable composition is solid at room temperature, may be heated for application to a substrate, and cools to form a dry-to-touch adhesive layer on said substrate, which may be activated when required by mating with another substrate and exposure to an anaerobic environment. The composition is particularly suited to manufacturing complex products, such as mobile phones, computers and circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Nigel Sweeney, Mark Loane, Brendan Kneafsey, Rory Barnes
  • Publication number: 20230113686
    Abstract: An anaerobically curable composition comprising: a liquid anaerobically curable component; a solid anaerobically curable component; a solid thermoplastic polyurethane resin having a molecular weight in the range of from 40,000 g/mol to 100,000 g/mol and a melting point in the range of from 40° C. to 80° C.; and a curing component for curing the anaerobically curable components. Advantageously, the compositions of the invention are substantially solid and may be used as threadlockers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Nigel Sweeney, Brendan Kneafsey, Rory Barnes, Michael Doherty, James Anthony Houlihan
  • Publication number: 20220089920
    Abstract: An anaerobically curable composition comprising: (a) a non-encapsulated liquid anaerobically curable monomer forming a liquid phase; (b) a solid component dispersed as a solid phase within the liquid phase formed by the non-encapsulated liquid anaerobically curable monomer; wherein the solid component has (meth)acrylate functionality and: (i) is in particulate form with the particles having a particle size in the range from about 80 ?m to about 300 ?m; and (ii) has a melting temperature of from about 50° C. to about 90° C.; and (c) a curing component for curing the anaerobically curable composition within the liquid phase. The anaerobically curable composition can easily be coated onto substrates such as threaded fasteners or other parts in its flowable form and then converted to anaerobically curable composition in solid form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Frances Murphy, David Mullen, David Condron, Brendan Kneafsey, Nigel Sweeney
  • Publication number: 20220073784
    Abstract: A curative free sealant composition for sealing joints between male and female parts, the sealant composition comprising a solid resin component, a solid (meth)acrylate polyurethane component, and an ethoxylated bisphenol-A (meth)acrylate component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Doherty, Nigel Sweeney, Brendan Kneafsey, David Condron, Frances Murphy
  • Publication number: 20220063197
    Abstract: A method of bonding a substrate comprising a three-dimensional printed article to another substrate, by activating the three-dimensional printed article is described, thereby facilitating bonding of the two substrates using redox curable adhesives, for example anaerobically curable adhesives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Raymond Tully, Rory Barnes, David Mullin, Nigel Sweeney, Rachel Hersee
  • Publication number: 20210403758
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are anaerobically curable compositions comprising one or more polymerizable (meth)acrylate ester monomers, a redox-active metal catalyst, saccharin or a saccharin derivative, a peroxide, and a benzoyl functionalized compound, wherein the composition does not gel after about 24 hours of storage at room temperature and methods of adhering two substrates using the anaerobically curable compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen FEARON, Nigel SWEENEY, Gerry COUGHLAN, David CONDRON, Brendan KNEAFSEY
  • Publication number: 20210238459
    Abstract: This invention relates to a reworkable adhesive composition for assembling optical electronic devices. In particular, the present invention relates to a reworkable adhesive composition offering, when cured, a good bonding strength at room temperature and an excellent reworkability at elevated temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Zhuming SHI, Cheng LU, Yuheng YANG, Nigel SWEENEY, Brendan KNEAFSEY
  • Publication number: 20210171810
    Abstract: Benzoylthiourea or benzoylthiourethane derivatives in organohalides as carriers for primers for two step adhesive systems are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Nigel Sweeney, Darren Nolan, Brendan Kneafsey, Mark Loane, James Houlihan, Michael Doherty
  • Publication number: 20210139623
    Abstract: The present invention relates to anaerobically curable compositions made from renewable materials. In particular, an alpha-methylene-lactone is used with a (meth)acrylate component and a cure system to form an anaerobically curable composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Adrian Brandt, Horst Beck, Andreas Taden, Ralph Nemitz, Alexander Kux, Nigel Sweeney, David Birkett, Brendan Kneafsey, James Anthony Houlihan, Michael Doherty
  • Publication number: 20210139627
    Abstract: An anaerobically curable composition comprising (i) a curing system for curing an anaerobically curable component, comprising a combination of a metallocene such as n-butyl ferrocene and acetyl phenyl hydrazine, (ii) the anaerobically curable component comprising: a) a solid resin component and b) a solid anaerobically curable monomer; and wherein the composition is in solid form and has a melting point in the range from 30° C. to 100° C. The metallocene may be present in the amount from about 0.05% to about 2.5% by weight based on the total weight of the composition and the acetyl phenyl hydrazine is present in the amount from about 0.05% to about 1.75% by weight based on the total weight of the composition. Compositions show greater bond strengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: James Anthony Houlihan, Nigel Sweeney, Brendan Kneafsey
  • Patent number: 10414948
    Abstract: A bonding system for bonding a plastic substrate to another substrate, the bonding system comprising a plastic substrate wherein the plastic substrate is impregnated with a transition metal; and an anaerobically curable composition. Cure of the anaerobically curable composition is initiatable by the transition metal when the anaerobically curable composition is contacted with the plastic substrate under anaerobic conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Henkel IP & Holding GmbH
    Inventors: James Houlihan, Nigel Sweeney, Brian Deegan, Brendan Kneafsey
  • Publication number: 20190136102
    Abstract: The present invention provides adhesive compositions, sometimes in a two part configuration which include a first part containing a (meth)acrylic component, an organic peroxide and a silsesquioxane and a second part containing a (meth)acrylic component, a nitrogen-containing compound and a metal salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Lynnette Hurlburt, Nigel Sweeney, Philip T. Klemarczyk
  • Publication number: 20180320025
    Abstract: The present invention provides adhesive compositions, sometimes in a two part configuration which include a first part containing a (meth)acrylate component, an organic peroxide and an acetal-containing free radically curable component and a second part containing a (meth)acrylate component, and benzoylthiourea derivatives or benzoylthiourethane derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Nigel SWEENEY, Brian DEEGAN, Lynnette HURLBURT, Andrew D. MESSANA, Marc GALLIGAN
  • Publication number: 20180320027
    Abstract: A bonding system for bonding a plastic substrate to another substrate, the bonding system comprising a plastic substrate wherein the plastic substrate is impregnated with a transition metal; and an anaerobically curable composition. Cure of the anaerobically curable composition is initiatable by the transition metal when the anaerobically curable composition is contacted with the plastic substrate under anaerobic conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: James HOULIHAN, Nigel SWEENEY, Brian DEEGAN, Brendan KNEAFSEY
  • Patent number: 9732257
    Abstract: A curable composition based on a curable acrylate or methacrylate component; an organoborane initiator component; a vinyl ether component; and an activator for the organoborane component. The composition exhibits good storage stability and good bonding properties when used to bond low surface energy substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Henkel IP & Holding GmbH
    Inventors: James Houlihan, Brendan Kneafsey, Nigel Sweeney