Patents by Inventor Thauming Kuo
Thauming Kuo 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: 20230123012Abstract: Disclosed are curable adhesive compositions comprising hydroxyl functional polymers and silane functionalized resins. Such adhesive compositions are capable of providing unexpected properties for various uses and end products. The adhesive may be used for woodworking, automotive, textile, appliances, electronics, bookbinding, and packaging. Suitable substrates can be metal, polymer film, plastics, wood, glass, ceramic, paper, and concrete.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventors: Thauming Kuo, Michaela Hofbauer, Liu Deng, Mark Thomas Arigo, Timothy Harold Blayney, Terri Roxanne Carvagno, Stephen Franklin Hatfield, Mark William Ingratta, Rui Xie
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Publication number: 20230114977Abstract: Disclosed are silane functionalized rosins having multiple functionalities. Such silane functionalized rosins are curable and thus capable of providing unexpected properties for various uses and end products. Also disclosed are synthetic routes to prepare silane functionalized rosins, which are formulated with hydroxyl functional polymers to provide curable adhesive compositions. The adhesives may be used for woodworking, automotive, textile, appliances, electronics, bookbinding, and packaging. Suitable substrates can be metal, polymer film, plastics, wood, glass, ceramic, paper, and concrete.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: Terri Roxanne Carvagno, Liu Deng, Mark Thomas Arigo, Mark William Ingratta, Michaela Hofbauer, Rui Xie, Stephen Franklin Hatfield, Timothy Harold Blayney, Thauming Kuo
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Patent number: 11530342Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: 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
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Patent number: 11447670Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Thauming Kuo, Nick Allen Collins, Terri Roxanne Carvagno
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Patent number: 11434400Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Shawn Marie Dougherty, Terri Roxanne Carvagno, Monika Karin Wiedmann Boggs, Christopher Harlan Burk, Nick Allen Collins, Thauming Kuo
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Publication number: 20220243090Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Thauming Kuo, Nick Allen Collins
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Patent number: 11261359Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: 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
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Publication number: 20220033688Abstract: Adhesive compositions comprise a polyester polyol that includes residues of at least one 2, 2, 4, 4-tetraalkylcyclobutane-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: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: Eastman Chemical (China) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Liu Deng, Emmett Dudley Crawford, Wentao Li, John Thorton Maddox, Christopher Harlan Burk, Cheng Wei Zhu, Kujtim Bizati, Bing Yuan, Dayu Zhang, Tara Renee Cary, Thauming Kuo
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Publication number: 20220025231Abstract: This invention relates to adhesive compositions comprising a polyester polyol that includes residues of at least one 2, 2, 4, 4-tetraalkylcyclobutane-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: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicant: Eastman Chemical (China) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ke Feng, Rui Xie, Austin Neal Britton, Sarah Exley Goetz, Thauming Kuo, Wentao Li, Timothy Glenn Williams
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Publication number: 20210388229Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: December 16, 2021Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Thauming Kuo, Nick Allen Collins
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Publication number: 20210332184Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicant: 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
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Publication number: 20200181465Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Thauming Kuo, Nick Allen Collins, Terri Roxanne Carvagno
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Publication number: 20200181395Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: 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
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Publication number: 20200181312Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Shawn Marie Dougherty, Terri Roxanne Carvagno, Monika Karin Wiedmann Boggs, Christopher Harlan Burk, Nick Allen Collins, Thauming Kuo
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Publication number: 20200181446Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: 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
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Publication number: 20200109321Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Thauming Kuo, Vasudev R. Bhonde, Phillip Bryan Hall, Nick Allen Collins
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Patent number: 10563040Abstract: This invention pertains to a curable composition comprising a first component having beta-ketoacetate 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 beta-ketoacetate, 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: GrantFiled: June 13, 2017Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Thauming Kuo, Vasudev R. Bhonde, Phillip Bryan Hall
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Patent number: 10556973Abstract: Disclosed is a process for making nitrated styrenic fluoropolymers having various degrees of substitution. The nitrated styrenic fluoropolymer is capable of providing an exceptionally high birefringence ranging from 0.02 to 0.036. Further, the birefringence can be tuned by varying the degree of substitution (DS) of the nitro group on the styrenic ring to meet the need for optical compensation film applications. More particularly, the optical compensation films of the present invention are for use in an in-plane switching LCD (IPS-LCD) and OLED display.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2017Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: Akron Polymer Systems, Inc.Inventors: Lang Hu, Liu Deng, Wentao Li, Robert Sharpe, Eduardo Cervo, Thauming Kuo, Bin Wang, Alan Phillips, Xiaoliang Zheng, Peiyao Wang, Dong Zhang, Frank Harris, Ted Germroth
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Patent number: 10174129Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 6, 2017Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Charles Michael Buchanan, Norma Lindsey Buchanan, Robert Thomas Hembre, Juanelle Little Lambert, Michael Eugene Donelson, Maryna Grigorievna Gorbunova, Thauming Kuo, Bin Wang
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Publication number: 20180355145Abstract: This invention pertains to a curable composition comprising a first component having beta-ketoacetate 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 beta-ketoacetate, 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: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2017Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Thauming Kuo, Vasudev R. Bhonde, Phillip Bryan Hall