Patents by Inventor Wen-Li Adam Chen

Wen-Li Adam Chen 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).

  • Reactive purge compound for polymer purging
    Patent number: 8080506
    Abstract: The present invention relates to reactive purge compound for cleaning polymer processing equipment wherein the reactive purge compound that includes i) at least about 50 wt.% of a polymeric carrier component based on the total weight of the reactive purge compound; and ii) a chain scission catalyst component dispersed in the polymeric carrier component; wherein a) the chain scission catalyst component includes a chain scission catalyst selected from the group consisting of at least one alkali metal hydroxide, at least one alkaline earth metal hydroxide, and any combination thereof; b) the reactive purge compound further comprises a water generating component; or c) both (a) and (b); wherein the reactive purge compound is a feedstock material in the form of a plurality of pellets, granules, rods, powder or other particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: MSI Technology LLC.
    Inventors: Mitsuzo Shida, Wen-Li Adam Chen
  • REACTIVE PURGE COMPOUND FOR POLYMER PURGING
    Publication number: 20110012275
    Abstract: The present invention relates to reactive purge compound for cleaning polymer processing equipment wherein the reactive purge compound that includes i) at least about 50 wt.% of a polymeric carrier component based on the total weight of the reactive purge compound; and ii) a chain scission catalyst component dispersed in the polymeric carrier component; wherein a) the chain scission catalyst component includes a chain scission catalyst selected from the group consisting of at least one alkali metal hydroxide, at least one alkaline earth metal hydroxide, and any combination thereof; b) the reactive purge compound further comprises a water generating component; or c) both (a) and (b); wherein the reactive purge compound is a feedstock material in the form of a plurality of pellets, granules, rods, powder or other particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: MSI Technology LLC.
    Inventors: Mitsuzo Shida, Wen-Li Adam Chen