Patents by Inventor William Wolf
William Wolf 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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Patent number: 12351659Abstract: The present invention relates to a curable composition comprising an ethylenically unsaturated compound and a specific photoinitiator having dual initiation mechanisms. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of a cured product, in particular a 3D-printed article, with this composition and to the use of this composition for obtaining an ink, a coating, a sealant, an adhesive, a molded article or a 3D-printed article. The invention further pertains to the use of a specific phosphine oxide photoinitiator in a 3D printing composition or 3D printing process.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2021Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: Arkema FranceInventors: Richard Plenderleith, Jeffrey Klang, Jonathan Andersson, Kangtai Ren, William Wolf, Christopher Macneill
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Patent number: 12325768Abstract: Composite materials are formed by photo curing compositions containing one or more cyanoacrylates, substantial amounts of one or more fillers (in particular, opaque and/or fibrous fillers such as carbon fibers) as well as particular photoinitiator systems. The photoinitiator system may comprise, for example, a metallocene compound such as a ferrocene in combination with an acylgermane or other photocleavable compound which generates an acyl radical when exposed to light. Complete, deep curing of such compositions to provide composite materials having improved mechanical properties can be achieved, even though the light used to initiate curing may not be capable of penetrating the entire thickness of the composition due to the presence of the filler.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2020Date of Patent: June 10, 2025Assignee: Arkema FranceInventors: Kyle Snow, William Wolf
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Patent number: 12261270Abstract: The present disclosure relates to fluoride ion batteries and structures of metal based electrode materials for various fluoride ion batteries. The structures of the metal based electrode materials comprise one or more shells or interfaces, enabling the electrodes to operate at room temperature with a liquid electrolyte.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2022Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., California Institute of TechnologyInventors: Qingmin Xu, Christopher J. Brooks, Kaoru Omichi, Ryan K. McKenney, Simon Jones, Victoria Davis, Stephen Munoz, Jeongmin Kim, Keith Billings, Thomas Miller, III, Robert H. Grubbs, William Wolf, Nam Hawn Chou
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Publication number: 20240377736Abstract: The present invention relates to a photosensitive composition comprising a photoinitiator component, a photoinhibitor component, a photosensitizer component, and a chain transfer agent component. The present invention further relates to a curable composition comprising an ethylenically unsaturated compound and the photosensitive composition and a method for producing a cured product from the curable composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2022Publication date: November 14, 2024Inventors: Kangtai REN, Richard PLENDERLEITH, Jeffrey KLANG, William WOLF, Jonathan ANDERSSON, Ali AHMARI
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Publication number: 20240199770Abstract: The present invention relates to a curable composition comprising an ethylenically unsaturated compound and a specific photoinitiator having dual initiation mechanisms. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of a cured product, in particular a 3D-printed article, with this composition and to the use of this composition for obtaining an ink, a coating, a sealant, an adhesive, a molded article or a 3D-printed article. The invention further pertains to the use of a specific phosphine oxide photoinitiator in a 3D printing composition or 3D printing process.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2021Publication date: June 20, 2024Inventors: Richard Plenderleith, Jeffrey Klang, Jonathan Andersson, Kangtai Ren, William Wolf, Christopher Macneill
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Publication number: 20230399520Abstract: A method is disclosed for us in additively manufacturing a three-dimensional carbon-bonded composite article. The method may include discharging from a print head a curable composition. The curable composition may include a) at least one aromatic, actinically curable component having an H/Catomic ratio of from 0.4 to 1.6, selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylate oligomers, epoxy-functionalized compounds, oxetane-functionalized compounds and mixtures thereof; and b) at least one diluent comprising at least one actinically curable monomer. The curable composition may also include c) a reinforcement, and d) a photoinitiator. The method may further include irradiating the curable composition during the discharging to at least partially actinically cure the curable composition and form a preform of the three-dimensional carbon-bonded composite article. The method also includes pyrolyzing the preform to form the three-dimensional printed carbon-bonded composite article.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2021Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicant: Arkema FranceInventors: Tyler B. Alvarado, Brock Adam Jahner, Sean Nunez, Andrew John Overby, Jeremiah R. Smith, Kyle Snow, Ryan C. Stockett, Nathan Andrew Stranberg, William Wolf
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Publication number: 20230391936Abstract: An actinically curable composition includes at least one aromatic, actinically curable component a), at least one actinically curable monomer b) as a diluent, an opaque reinforcement c) and at least one photoinitiator d). After curing and upon pyrolysis, the actinically curable composition may provide more than 18 weight % char, by weight of the component a), the actinically curable monomer b) and the photoinitiator d) after curing. The opaque reinforcement may be continuous fibers. A method of making a three dimensionally printed carbon bonded composite article from the actinically curable composition using digital light projection, stereolithography or multi jet printing is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2021Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Kyle SNOW, Sean NUNEZ, William WOLF
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Publication number: 20230295375Abstract: Oligomeric substances which contain one or more (meth)acryloyl functional groups as well as two or more amide functional groups are useful as components of compositions which may be cured using actinic irradiation to provide polymeric articles.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2021Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Brendan McGrail, Jeffrey Klang, William Wolf, Guillaume Monnier, Christophe Duquenne
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Publication number: 20230135901Abstract: The present disclosure relates to fluoride ion batteries and structures of metal based electrode materials for various fluoride ion batteries. The structures of the metal based electrode materials comprise one or more shells or interfaces, enabling the electrodes to operate at room temperature with a liquid electrolyte.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: Qingmin XU, Christopher J. BROOKS, Kaoru OMICHI, Ryan K. MCKENNEY, Simon JONES, Victoria DAVIS, Stephen MUNOZ, Jeongmin KIM, Keith BILLINGS, Thomas MILLER, III, Robert H. GRUBBS, William WOLF, Nam Hawn CHOU
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Patent number: 11621438Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to fluoride (F) ion batteries and F shuttle batteries comprising an anode with a solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer, a cathode comprising a core shell structure, and a liquid fluoride battery electrolyte. According to some aspects, the components therein enable discharge and recharge at room-temperature.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2019Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Qingmin Xu, Christopher J. Brooks, Kaoru Omichi, Simon Jones, Victoria Davis, Stephen Munoz, Jeongmin Kim, Keith Billings, Thomas Miller, III, Robert H. Grubbs, William Wolf
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Patent number: 11591493Abstract: Heterocyclic-functional resins, such as epoxides, oxetanes, cyclic carbonates, lactides and lactones, are used in radiation-curable formulations along with ethylenically unsaturated materials such as (meth)acrylates to achieve improved mechanical properties and/or lower shrinkage in the cured compositions prepared therefrom as compared to formulations containing the ethylenically unsaturated materials but no heterocyclic-functional resin. Polymerizable, ethylenically unsaturated metal complexes, such as Zn and Ca carboxylates prepared using unsaturated carboxylic acids or anhydrides, may be employed to effect thermal cure of the heterocyclic-functional resin component of such formulations, which are particularly useful in the production of 3D-printed articles and the like.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2018Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Arkema FranceInventors: Brendan McGrail, William Wolf
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Patent number: 11581582Abstract: The present disclosure relates to fluoride ion batteries and structures of metal based electrode materials for various fluoride ion batteries. The structures of the metal based electrode materials comprise one or more shells or interfaces, enabling the electrodes to operate at room temperature with a liquid electrolyte.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Qingmin Xu, Christopher J. Brooks, Kaoru Omichi, Ryan K. McKenney, Simon Jones, Victoria Davis, Stephen Munoz, Jeongmin Kim, Keith Billings, Thomas Miller, III, Robert H. Grubbs, William Wolf, Nam Hawn Chou
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Patent number: 11518873Abstract: Useful articles, such as coatings, adhesives, printed graphics, 3D printed articles and molded articles are prepared by curing compositions containing one or more salts of ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids comprising six or more carbon atoms, one or more multifunctional (meth)acrylate oligomers and one or more mono(meth)acrylate esters of alcohols which, when polymerized as homopolymers, have glass transition temperatures of at least 50° C.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Arkema FranceInventors: Thomas W. Hazell, William Wolf, Florian J. David
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Publication number: 20220213245Abstract: Composite materials are formed by photo curing compositions containing one or more cyanoacrylates, substantial amounts of one or more fillers (in particular, opaque and/or fibrous fillers such as carbon fibers) as well as particular photoinitiator systems. The photoinitiator system may comprise, for example, a metallocene compound such as a ferrocene in combination with an acylgermane or other photocleavable compound which generates an acyl radical when exposed to light. Complete, deep curing of such compositions to provide composite materials having improved mechanical properties can be achieved, even though the light used to initiate curing may not be capable of penetrating the entire thickness of the composition due to the presence of the filler.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2020Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventors: Kyle SNOW, William WOLF
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Patent number: 11292575Abstract: In the field of aeronautics, there is disclosed an aircraft with reduced installation noise and specifically an aircraft wing and jet engine system including an aircraft wing and at least one jet engine with high bypass ratio attached to the wing, suitable for emitting a jet intercepted by a first portion of the trailing edge of the wing. The range formed by the set of angles with orientation ? defined by a vector following the direction of the jet and by a vector following the tangent at a point of the first portion of the trailing edge and oriented towards the wing tip of the wing, is included within a range of angles selected from the range delimited by 5° and 65°, and the range delimited by 115° and 175°.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2016Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUEInventors: Peter Jordan, Andre Cavalieri, William Wolf, Selene Piantanida, Vincent Jaunet, Jerome Huber
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Publication number: 20210395563Abstract: Heterocyclic-functional resins, such as epoxides, oxetanes, cyclic carbonates, lactides and lactones, are used in radiation-curable formulations along with ethylenically unsaturated materials such as (meth)acrylates to achieve improved mechanical properties and/or lower shrinkage in the cured compositions prepared therefrom as compared to formulations containing the ethylenically unsaturated materials but no heterocyclic-functional resin. Polymerizable, ethylenically unsaturated metal complexes, such as Zn and Ca carboxylates prepared using unsaturated carboxylic acids or anhydrides, may be employed to effect thermal cure of the heterocyclic-functional resin component of such formulations, which are particularly useful in the production of 3D-printed articles and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2018Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Brendan MC GRAIL, William WOLF
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Publication number: 20210309850Abstract: A sintered article may be formed from a composition containing at least sinterable thermoplastic particles and a curable (meth)acrylate resin component, wherein the sinterable thermoplastic particles are insoluble in the curable (meth)acrylate resin component at 25° C. The curable (meth)acrylate resin component may be cured, thereby forming an intermediate article which may be converted into a sintered article using conditions effective to remove at least a portion of the matrix formed by the cured curable (meth)acrylate resin component and to sinter the thermoplastic particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2019Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: David LIU, William WOLF, Brendan MCGRAIL
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Publication number: 20200339798Abstract: Nanostructured polymeric compositions having a plurality of phases are prepared by the curing of compositions containing a first reactive component (such as a hydrophilic reactive component), a second reactive component (such as a hydrophobic reactive component) and a block copolymer, the first reactive component and second reactive component exhibiting visible separation at 25° C. in the absence of the block copolymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2018Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: William WOLF, David Shin-Ren LIU, Mahendra Christopher ORILALL
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Publication number: 20200185776Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to fluoride (F) ion batteries and F shuttle batteries comprising an anode with a solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer, a cathode comprising a core shell structure, and a liquid fluoride battery electrolyte. According to some aspects, the components therein enable discharge and recharge at room-temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Qingmin XU, Christopher J. BROOKS, Kaoru OMICHI, Simon JONES, Victoria DAVIS, Stephen MUNOZ, Jeongmin KIM, Keith BILLINGS, Thomas MILLER, III, Robert H. GRUBBS, William WOLF
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Publication number: 20200108229Abstract: The present disclosure relates to fluoride ion batteries and structures of metal based electrode materials for various fluoride ion batteries. The structures of the metal based electrode materials comprise one or more shells or interfaces, enabling the electrodes to operate at room temperature with a liquid electrolyte.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventors: Qingmin XU, Christopher J. BROOKS, Kaoru OMICHI, Ryan K. MCKENNEY, Simon Jones, Victoria DAVIS, Stephen MUNOZ, Jeongmin KIM, Keith BILLINGS, Thomas MILLER, III, Robert H. GRUBBS, William WOLF