Patents Issued in January 26, 2017
  • Publication number: 20170022356
    Abstract: An epoxy resin composition includes: (A) epoxy resin; (B) a curing agent; (C) 0.1 to 10 mass % of silica filler with an average particle size of 10 nm or more and 100 nm or less; (D) 47 to 75 mass % of silica filler with an average particle size of 0.3 ?m or more and 2 ?m or less; and (E) 0.1 to 8 mass % of elastomer, wherein the component (C) and the component (D) are contained by 50.1 to 77 mass % in total.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Tomoya YAMAZAWA, Kazuyuki KOHARA, Kodai OKOSHI, Nobuyuki ABE
  • Publication number: 20170022357
    Abstract: The biodegradable composition may contain at least one plant-based solid and at least one bio-derived polymer. The plant-based solid(s) may contain about 50% to about 80% by weight of the biodegradable composition and the bio-derived polymer(s) comprise about 10% to about 30% by weight of the biodegradable composition. The composition may be used to make various articles of manufacture including but not limited to lids, caps, covers, and the like for containers, vessels, receptacles, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventor: Bradley W. Sokoly
  • Publication number: 20170022358
    Abstract: A thermoplastic composition including: a) 30-97 wt % of an aromatic polycarbonate; b) 0.5-25 wt % of a laser direct structuring additive; and c) 2-15 wt % of a methylmethacrylate butadiene styrene based rubber; d) 0.1-15 wt % of one or more conductive track adhesion agents selected from the group consisting of an organic phosphate, a phosphazene compound and a hypophosphorous acid metal salt, wherein a molded part of the composition provided with a conductive track made by a laser radiation and a subsequent metallization has a classification 0 as determined according to ISO2409:2013 after being subjected to conditions of 65° C. and 85% Relative Humidity for 24 hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL EUROPE GMBH
    Inventor: Bernardus Antonius Gerardus SCHRAUWEN
  • Publication number: 20170022359
    Abstract: Metallized articles comprising polycarbonate compositions are disclosed. The compositions include at least one first polycarbonate useful for high heat applications, a second polycarbonate that is a Bisphenol A (BPA) polycarbonate-polydimethyl-siloxane copolymer; and optionally a third polycarbonate. The compositions can include one or more additives. The compositions can be used to prepare articles of manufacture, and in particular, automotive bezel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: Sabic Global Technologies B.V.
    Inventors: Tony Farrell, Mark Adrianus Johannes van der Mee, Roland Sebastian Assink, Robert Dirk van de Grampel, Rob Boonman
  • Publication number: 20170022360
    Abstract: Metallized articles comprising polycarbonate compositions are disclosed. The compositions include at least one first polycarbonate useful for high heat applications; and a second Bisphenol A polycarbonate. The compositions can include one or more additives. The compositions can be used to prepare articles of manufacture, and in particular, automotive bezel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Tony FARRELL, Mark Adrianus Johannes VAN DER MEE, Roland Sebastian ASSINK, Robert Dirk VAN DE GRAMPEL
  • Publication number: 20170022361
    Abstract: Polycarbonate blend compositions comprising at least a first polycarbonate, a second polycarbonate, a polyester, and tetrakis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)[1,1-biphenyl]-4,4?diylbisphosphonite are disclosed. The compositions include at least one polycarbonate useful for high heat applications. The compositions can include one or more additional polymers. The compositions can include one or more additives. The compositions can be used to prepare articles of manufacture, and in particular, automotive bezels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventor: Sarah E. GRIESHABER
  • Publication number: 20170022362
    Abstract: Polycarbonate blend compositions are disclosed. The compositions include at least one polycarbonate useful for high heat applications. The compositions can include one or more additional polymers. The compositions can include one or more additives. The compositions can be used to prepare articles of manufacture, and in particular, automotive bezels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Sarah E. Grieshaber, Tony Farrell, Daniel Francis Lowery, Mark Adrianus Johannes van der Mee, Roland Sebastian Assink, Robert Dirk van de Grampel
  • Publication number: 20170022363
    Abstract: A composition including: between 45 and 94.95 wt. % of a matrix having at least one polyamide; between 0.05 and 20 wt. % of at least one prepolymer, the proportion by weight of the polyamide matrix and that of the prepolymer being respectively between 60 and 99.9 wt. % and between 40 and 0.1 wt. % in relation to the total amount of polyamide-prepolymer; between 5 and 45 wt. % of at least one impact modifier; and between 0 and 20% of an additive, said composition having a higher level of fluidity in the melted state than the same composition without prepolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: ARKEMA FRANCE
    Inventors: Mathieu SABARD, Benoît BRULE, Jean-Jacques FLAT
  • Publication number: 20170022364
    Abstract: Asphalt binders and methods for making and using same. In at least one specific embodiment, the asphalt binder can include a bitumen and a glyceride and fatty acid mixture. The glyceride and fatty acid mixture can include one or more triglycerides, at least 1 wt % of one or more diglycerides, and at least 5 wt % of one or more fatty acids, based on the combined weight of the one or more triglycerides, the one or more diglycerides, and the one or more fatty acids. The asphalt binder can be made by combining a bitumen and a glyceride and fatty acid mixture. A paving composition can be made by combining a plurality of solids and the asphalt binder. A road can include a plurality of solids mixed with the asphalt binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: Flint Hills Resources, LP
    Inventor: BRIAN RUSSELL COX
  • Publication number: 20170022365
    Abstract: This invention is based upon the discovery that hydroxylated carboxylic acids which contain at least 17 carbon atoms and zinc, aluminum or alkaline earth metal salts thereof, such as zinc ricinoleate, act effectively as deodorants in asphalt and asphalt containing compositions. The present invention more specifically discloses an asphalt additive composition which is comprised of (1) an asphalt, (2) 0.05 weight percent to about 4 weight percent of a partitioning agent, and (3) at least 0.1 weight percent of a deodorant selected from the group consisting of (a) a hydroxylated carboxylic acid which contains at least 17 carbon atoms and (b) an aluminum, zinc, or alkaline earth metal salt of a hydroxylated carboxylic acid which contains at least 17 carbon atoms. In many applications it is beneficial for the asphalt additive composition to further include 0.5 weight percent to about 50 weight percent of a polymer additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: Flow Polymers, LLC
    Inventors: Aaron S. Puhala, Michael S. Ivany, James W. Hoover
  • Publication number: 20170022366
    Abstract: The present invention relates to storage-stable dye salts, solutions and compositions thereof a process for their preparation and their use for dyeing and/or printing substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventor: Friedrich LEHR
  • Publication number: 20170022367
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing pearlescent pigment through metal oxide coating based on a sheet-like substrate, and the obtained pearlescent pigment. The present invention further relates to a method for preparing pearlescent pigment through coating a sheet-like substrate by hydrolyzing metal salt under an acid condition, wherein a pH value is adjusted by using inorganics such as MgO, MgOH or CaCO3 that does not dissolve in water but can dissolve through reacting with an acid. According to the method, no free metal oxide is generated when the metal salt is hydrolyzed, so that the production cost is reduced, product quality is improved, problems possibly generated in an application process of the product are avoided, and a production process is more environment-friendly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIAN KUNCAI MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bingkun XIE, Zhicheng CAO
  • Publication number: 20170022368
    Abstract: The hardness of zinc sulfide is increased by adding selective elements within a specified range to the crystal lattice of the zinc sulfide. The increased hardness over conventional zinc sulfide does not substantially compromise the optical properties of the zinc sulfide. The zinc sulfide may be used as a protective coating for windows and domes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Jitendra S. GOELA, Hangyao WANG, Hua BAI, Michael A. PICKERING
  • Publication number: 20170022369
    Abstract: A corrosion-protecting layer system, e.g., for a bearing component used in a wind turbine, includes a base layer that contains polyurethane, zinc, and vinylphosphonic acid or silane. An intermediate layer is formed on the base layer and contains polyurethane and zinc. A top layer is formed on the intermediate layer and contains polyurethane and micaceous iron oxide. A sealing layer is formed on the top layer and contains polyurethane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventor: Thilo von Schleinitz
  • Publication number: 20170022370
    Abstract: An aqueous ink composition including water; an optional co-solvent; an optional colorant; and a composite nanoparticle comprising a core and a shell; wherein the core comprises a styrene/acrylate polymer core resin, optionally comprising a metal; and wherein the shell comprises a metal. An aqueous ink composition including water; an optional co-solvent; an optional colorant; and an ionic polymer-metal composite; wherein the ionic-polymer metal composite nanoparticle acts as a reservoir for the delivery of metal ions for anti-bacterial effect, antifungal effect, antiviral biocide effect, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Valerie M. Farrugia, Wendy Chi
  • Publication number: 20170022371
    Abstract: This invention provides slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces (SLIPS) using nanoporous or microporous and chemically reactive polymer multilayers. This approach permits fabrication of slippery anti-fouling coatings on complex surfaces and provides new means to manipulate the mobilities of contacting aqueous fluids. The results expand the range of tools that can be used to manipulate the behaviors of SLIPS and open the door to new applications of this emerging class of soft materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: David LYNN, Uttam MANNA, Matthew CARTER
  • Publication number: 20170022372
    Abstract: The present invention provides multilayer polymer films, materials and coatings which exhibit robust underwater superoleophobicity and have remarkable structural functional tolerance to a broad range of physical, chemical, and environmental challenges encountered by surfaces deployed in aqueous or aquatic environments. These materials can be fabricated on surfaces of arbitrary shape, size, and composition and provide straightforward means to manipulate surface chemistry and fine-tune other useful features of the interfacial behavior (e.g., underwater oil-adhesiveness). These materials address key obstacles to the application of non-wetting surfaces and anti-fouling ‘super-phobic’ materials in practical, real-world scenarios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: David LYNN, Uttam MANNA, Matthew CARTER
  • Publication number: 20170022373
    Abstract: An erodible antifouling coating composition for application, for example,to ship's hulls to potentially prevent the adhesion and build up of fouling agents on the hull is described. The coating composition comprises an erodible binder system excluding a triorgano tin based binder; optionally, one or more antifouling agents; and at least one silicone oil. A process for producing the composition, a substrate coated with the composition, and a process of coating a substrate with the composition are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Joanna Blaszczyk Van Helmond, Jiska Massink, Sijmen Johan Visser
  • Publication number: 20170022374
    Abstract: A composition comprising: (a) at least one active component; and (b) a carrier in an amount effective to at least partially solvate or at least partially emulsify said active component, said carrier comprising monochloro, trifluoropropene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Ryan Hulse, Diana Mercier, Kane Cook, Rajat S. Basu, Martin R. Paonessa
  • Publication number: 20170022375
    Abstract: Described herein is a degradable linking agent of formula Photo1-LG-Photo2, wherein Photo1 and Photo2 independently represent at least one photoreactive group and LG represents a linking group comprising one or more silicon atoms or one or more phosphorous atoms. The degradable linking agent includes a covalent linkage between at least one photoreactive group and the linking group, wherein the covalent linkage between at least one photoreactive group and the linking group is interrupted by at least one heteroatom. A method for coating a support surface with the degradable linking agent, coated support surfaces and medical devices are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Aleksey V. Kurdyumov, Dale G. Swan
  • Publication number: 20170022376
    Abstract: A method for preparing a cellulose dispersion includes oxidizing cellulose; preparing cellulose nanofibers by defibrating the oxidized cellulose; and adding a water-soluble polymer and inorganic particles to the dispersion containing the cellulose nanofibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yumiko OOMORI, Kosuke SHIMIZU, Nao NISHIJIMA, Mitsuharu KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20170022377
    Abstract: An ink composition includes a dispersion of resin particles in water, a colorant and a co-solvent fraction for stabilizing the dispersion, wherein the co-solvent fraction includes at least one branched polyhydric alcohol and/or at least one (poly)ether modified branched polyhydric alcohol, and between 0.1 and 5 weight % polyvinylpyrrolidone having a weight average molecular weight of at least 5000 g/mol. Such ink compositions show improved robustness on a range of print substrates. In this way robust look and feel films can be realized also on less absorbing media, like the offset coated gloss, silk and matt ones with a better freedom towards recipe variation of e.g. latex and the concentrations of the ingredients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: OCE-TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Michael T.J. VERHEGGEN, Roelof H. EVERHARDUS, Antonius P.M.M. VAN ROY
  • Publication number: 20170022378
    Abstract: An active energy ray curable composition is provided. The active energy ray curable composition includes a polymerizable monomer, a polymer component, a polymeric dispersant, and a pigment. The active energy ray curable composition is non-aqueous. The active energy ray curable composition has a yield value of 0.1 Pa or less either when having an initial weight or when being dried to have a weight 70% by mass of the initial weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Masato IIO, Takao HIRAOKA
  • Publication number: 20170022379
    Abstract: An inkjet ink includes a) an aqueous medium; and b) capsules composed of a polymeric shell surrounding a core; wherein the capsules are dispersed in the aqueous medium using a dispersing group covalently bonded to the polymeric shell; wherein the core contains a photoinitiator and one or more chemical reactants capable of forming a reaction product upon application of UV light; wherein the capsules have an average particle size of no more than 4 ?m as determined by dynamic laser diffraction; and wherein the photoinitiator is a diffusion hindered photoinitiator selected from the group consisting of multifunctional photoinitiators, oligomeric photoinitiators, polymeric photoinitiators and polymerizable photoinitiators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Johan LOCCUFIER, Luc DECOSTER
  • Publication number: 20170022380
    Abstract: Provided is an ink containing water, a color material, an acrylic resin, urethane resin particles, and at least one organic solvent, wherein the at least one organic solvent includes 3-methyl-3-methoxy-1-butanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Nakagawa, Hikaru Kobayashi, Noriaki Okada
  • Publication number: 20170022381
    Abstract: Provided is a set of an ink and a print medium, the set including an ink and a print medium, wherein the ink includes at least one organic solvent, polyurethane resin particles, a colorant, and water, wherein the at least one organic solvent includes a compound having a saturated vapor pressure at 100° C. of 65 mmHg or greater but 400 mmHg or less, and wherein a sensor output at a critical image peeling point, measured by a microscratching method, of a solid image formed on the print medium in a manner that the ink is attached in an amount of 0.96 mg/cm2 is 600 or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Yukiko TAKAMURA, Hiroshi GOTOU, Yuuki YOKOHAMA, Hiromi SAKAGUCHI, Keita KATOH
  • Publication number: 20170022382
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an inkjet printing composition comprising an aqueous liquid vehicle, a pigment and a nitrile polymer emulsion; to an inkjet printing system comprising an inkjet composition, a recording medium and an inkjet printer; to a method of forming a printed image with an inkjet printing system and to the use of an inkjet printing composition in an inkjet printing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Antoni Puñet Plensa, Satoshi Kunii
  • Publication number: 20170022383
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to magenta inkjet inks having a quinacridone pigment and an azo pigment. The azo pigment has at least one azo compound having the formula (I), in which Ra is selected from H, aryl and C1 to C4 alkyl, and Rb, Rc and Rd are each independently selected from H, a C1 to C4 alkyl, an oxygen-containing, a nitrogen-containing and a sulphur-containing functional group. Where Ra is aryl, the aryl is not a phenyl group having at least one hydrogen atom that has been substituted with a chlorine atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Keshava A. Prasad, Dennis Z. Guo, Niamh Kelly, Kenneth Hickey, Kevin Rattigan, Claire Harley
  • Publication number: 20170022384
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a) a stable aqueous dispersion of inorganic pigment particles hydrophobically modified with covalently bonded polysiloxane or silyl groups; and b) a polymeric anionic dispersant; wherein the hydrophobically modified inorganic pigment particles have an average particle size in the range of from 200 nm to 10 ?m, and the solids content of the hydrophobically modified inorganic pigment particles is from 10 to 80 weight percent, based on the weight of inorganic pigment particles and water. The composition of the present invention provides a way to improve water resistance in coatings formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Joseph Jankolovits, Alexander Katz, James C. Bohling, Clayton J. Radke, Antony K. Van Dyk, John A. Roper, III
  • Publication number: 20170022385
    Abstract: A composition comprising a cyclic olefin copolymer; a particulate filler dispersed in the cyclic olefin copolymer; and a solvent is disclosed. The composition can be used to make a transmissive composite. The transmissive composite and a method of making a transmissive composite panel are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew P. Nowak, April R. Rodriguez, Erin E. Stache, Russell P. Mott, Adam F. Gross
  • Publication number: 20170022386
    Abstract: This invention relates to bio-based polyfunctional carboxylic acids reacted with vinyl ether compounds to form liquid vinyl-blocked bio-based polyfunctional carboxylic acids. These liquid vinyl-blocked bio-based polyfunctional carboxylic acids can be mixed with a polyfunctional vegetable oil-based epoxy resin to form a homogeneous curable coating composition. Upon curing at elevated temperature, thermoset coatings are formed which have excellent hardness, solvent resistance, adhesion, and flexibility. The invention also relates to the use of a curable coating composition comprising at least one polyfunctional vegetable oil-based epoxy resin and at least one vinyl-blocked bio-based polyfunctional carboxylic acid, which may be coated onto a substrate and cured thermally. Methods of making the vinyl-blocked bio-based polyfunctional carboxylic acids and curable coating compositions and substrates containing the same are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: NDSU RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Dean C. WEBSTER, Erin PAVLACKY, Curtiss KOVASH, JR.
  • Publication number: 20170022387
    Abstract: A coating composition for a food and/or beverage container comprising a polyester material, the polyester material comprising the reaction product of; (a) 1,2-propanediol, (b) terephthalic acid, and (c) a molecular weight increasing agent, characterised in that the polyester material has a number-average molecular weight (Mn) of at least 6,100 Da and a glass transition temperature (Tg) of at least 80° C., wherein the molecular weight increasing agent comprises a polyacid, a polyol or a combination thereof, the polyacid comprises a diacid of formula (I) wherein each R independently represents hydrogen or an alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or aryl group; n=0 or 1; X represents a bridging group selected from: an alkylene group; an alkenylene group; an alkynylene group; an arylene group; the bridge between the —COOR groups is C1 or C2, and the hydroxyl groups of the polyol are connected by a C1 to C3 alkylene group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Kam L. Lock, Richard Woods
  • Publication number: 20170022388
    Abstract: The present invention provides is a lightweight environment-friendly polypropylene composite floor comprising, from top to bottom: 1) a scratch-resistant coating layer, 2) a super-transparent wear-resistant layer, 3) a decorative layer, 4) a first substrate layer, 5) a second substrate layer, 6) a bottom connective layer, and optionally 7) a back adhesive layer. Also provided is a preparation process of the composite floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: XINMING (LUTAI) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Mingqi ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20170022389
    Abstract: A composition comprises a copolymer made from a thiol terminated hydrocarbon monomer and at least one additional monomer chosen from the compounds of i) a terminally unsaturated hydrocarbon monomer, ii) an isocyanate functionalized hydrocarbon monomer and iii) a silane monomer substituted with two or more C2 to C8 terminally unsaturated alkenyl groups or C2 to C8 terminally unsaturated alkynyl groups. The composition also includes a particulate filler dispersed in the copolymer and a solvent. If the terminally unsaturated hydrocarbon monomer is polybutadiene, the polybutadiene contains from about 0 mol % to about 30 mol % of polymer units in a cis-1,4-butadiene form. Composites made from the composition and methods for making composite panels are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew P. Nowak, April R. Rodriguez, Erin E. Stache
  • Publication number: 20170022390
    Abstract: The present invention relates to functionalized polyorganosiloxanes or silanes for the treatment of lignocellulosic materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Johannes Gerardus Petrus Delis, Egbert Klaassen, Jörg-Walter Hermann, Holger Militz, Carsten Mai, Malte Pries, Roland Wagner, Karl-Heinz Sockel, Karl-Heinz Stachulla, Karl-Heinz Käsler, Gunnar Hoffmüller
  • Publication number: 20170022391
    Abstract: A polishing slurry composition is provided. The polishing slurry composition includes at least two types of abrasive particles among first abrasive particles, second abrasive particles, and third abrasive particles, and an oxidizer. A peak-to-valley roughness Rpv decreases when a contact area between the abrasive particles and a tungsten-containing film increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: K.C. Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Kyu CHOI, Young Ho YOON, Hyun Goo KONG, Jin Sook HWANG, Han Teo PARK
  • Publication number: 20170022392
    Abstract: This invention provides a polishing composition with which high-rate polishing is possible in an application where an object formed of a hard material is polished and also a method for producing a hard material, using the polishing composition. The polishing composition provided by this invention is characterized by that an abrasive formed of titanium diboride is dispersed in a dispersing medium. The hard material production method provided by this invention comprises a step of polishing a hard material surface with the polishing composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIMI INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Keiji ASHITAKA, Kazuma TOUJINBARA, Naoya MIWA
  • Publication number: 20170022393
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel; a window on a surface of the display panel; and an adhesive layer between the display panel and the window, wherein the adhesive layer includes, with respect to a total weight of the adhesive composition: a binder in an amount of about 65 percent by weight (wt %) to about 80 wt %; a reactive monomer in an amount of about 15 wt % to about 25 wt %; a photopolymerization initiator in an amount of about 1 wt % to about 10 wt %; a thermal polymerization initiator in an amount of about 0.5 wt % to about 1 wt %; and a curing accelerator in an amount of about 0.1 wt % to about 0.5 wt %, wherein the curing accelerator includes a metallic acrylate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Youngkwan Kim, Hyunjoong Kim, Donghun No, Jiwon Park, Sangeun Moon, Jonggyu Lee
  • Publication number: 20170022394
    Abstract: An apparatus automatically places, forms and compacts an adhesive strip on an edge of a structure in a single pass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Richard Allen Miller, II, America Olsen Schaaf, Kevin L. Braun, Mark C. Iden, Brian Henry Korenaga, Scott Telford O'Farrell
  • Publication number: 20170022395
    Abstract: There is described a release composition including a polyorganosiloxane polymer and a release modifier. The release modifier includes comprising an alkenyl silsesquioxane an organo functional siloxane of the formula MDxM, wherein M represents R3SiO1/2, D represents R2SiO2/2, wherein R is alkyl or alkenyl of 1 to 40 carbon atoms, or hydrogen wherein the organo functional siloxane has a viscosity of from about 5 centipoises to about 80 centipoises and x is from about 5 to about 80, and an optionally a reactive diluent. The release composition includes at least one siloxane cross-linking agent, an inhibitor; and a hydrosilation catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Roy Melvin Griswold, Melania Lapinski
  • Publication number: 20170022396
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprising: a (meth)acryl-based polymer comprising (a1) 70% by weight or more of a monomer unit derived from an alkyl (meth)acrylate, (a2) 3 to 25% by weight of a monomer unit derived from an aromatic ring-containing (meth)acrylate, (a3) 0.1 to 8% by weight of a monomer unit derived from an amide group-containing monomer, (a4) 0.01 to 2% by weight of a monomer unit derived from a carboxyl group-containing monomer, and (a5) 0.01 to 3% by weight of a monomer unit derived from a hydroxyl group-containing monomer, the (meth)acryl-based polymer having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 1,000,000 to 2,500,000 and a weight average molecular weight (Mw)/number average molecular weight (Mn) ratio of 1.8 to 10; and a crosslinking agent, the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing 0.01 to 3 parts by weight of the crosslinking agent based on 100 parts by weight of the (meth)acryl-based polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Kimura, Satoshi Yamamoto, Masakuni Fujita, Yuusuke Toyama
  • Publication number: 20170022397
    Abstract: A product, generally in sheet form, and suitable for use as an underlay for a floor covering intended for permanent installation, including a layer comprising crumb-rubber material and having a first side and a second side. A coating of a high-grab pressure sensitive adhesive is applied directly to at least part of the exposed surface of the crumb-rubber material. The adhesive is determined to be a high-grab adhesive if, after 24 hours adhesive binding dwell-time, it has a 90° peel adhesion at 300 mm/minute, as measured by the FINAT Test Method No: 2, of between 4.35 and 21.76 Newtons/25 mm width at room temperature (23° C.±1° C.) and at a relative humidity of 50%±5%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventor: Duonne Erasmus
  • Publication number: 20170022398
    Abstract: An environmentally friendly, bio-based binder system that is useful for the formation of fiberglass insulation, the system includes: A) an aqueous curable binder composition, which includes a carbohydrate and a crosslinking agent; and B) a dedust composition, which includes a blown, stripped plant-based oil and optionally at least one emulsifying agent. The bio-based binder system is typically heated to form a cured binder system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Frank P. Lochel, JR., John Carl Tolfa
  • Publication number: 20170022399
    Abstract: To provide a hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive which is easily coated, has a weak odor, high stability with time, and is also excellent in adhesive force retention performance from a low temperature range to a high temperature range. A hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising: an amorphous polystyrene resin (A) having a number-average molecular weight of 50,000 or more; and a thermoplastic block copolymer (B) which is a copolymer of vinyl-based aromatic hydrocarbons and conjugated diene compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Yukio ISOBE, Itsuro TOMATSU, Tadashi HAYAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20170022400
    Abstract: In conventional moisture curable compositions, it has been, difficult to control changes in the physical characteristics of the cured products to a low level when the cured products are left in a high temperature atmosphere of 80° C or more as a reliability test. The present invention is characterized by being able to control changes to a low level and having a slight change in elongation rate required to follow the expansion of an adherend under a high temperature atmosphere. The moisture curable composition contains components (A) to (D): component (A): an oligomer, in which a main skeleton is a (meth)acrylic polymer, having a hydrolyzable silyl group in the molecule component (B): a polydialkylsiloxane; component (C): a titanium catalyst; and component (D): a silane-based coupling agent having an isocyanurate skeleton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Yosuke WATANABE, Hiroki SADANAGA
  • Publication number: 20170022401
    Abstract: A high solids radiation-curable coating comprises at least one acrylated oligomer component and a component soluble in the acrylated component that solidifies when the acrylated coating cures. The coating dries upon radiation cure and remains dry to a temperature of at least 60° C. and is bondable at a higher temperature. The formulations have significant utility as a dry to the touch adhesive that can be applied to a wide variety of substrates, and has particular applicability in the printing industry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventor: John ARNOLD
  • Publication number: 20170022402
    Abstract: An epoxy adhesive composition is provided that has superior wash-off resistance after pre-gelling, and may be used, for example, in manufacturing processes, for example, in the automobile industry. The composition also provides unique viscosity profile after pre-gelling to significantly reduce failure mode in subsequent processing steps. In preferred embodiments the adhesive composition comprises an epoxy type resin and a gelling agent selected from polyesterdiols and polyvinyl butyrals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicants: Dow Europe GmbH, Dow Deutschland Vertriebs GmbH & Co. OHG, The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Andreas Lutz, Jeannine Flueckiger, Benjamin Alexander Haag, Regina Ditschuneit
  • Publication number: 20170022403
    Abstract: Polymer formulations including urethane acrylates, adhesion promoters, and conductive monomers. By selecting suitable conductive monomers, it is possible to achieve formulations having a volume resistivity from 106 to 1010 Ohm·cm after being conditioned for one week at 25° C. and 50% relative humidity. Such formulations are suitable for incorporation into electro-optic materials, such as electro-optic displays or variable transmission films, e.g., for architectural applications. In other embodiments, the formulations additionally include metal oxide nanoparticles to alter the refractive index and/or conductivity. The addition of certain metal nanoparticles additionally facilitates non-destructive measurement of layer thickness using X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Peter Carsten Bailey Widger, Lynne A. McCullough, Russell J. Dewitte, Richard J. Paolini, JR., Thomas Fauvell, Jonathan Kim Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20170022404
    Abstract: A method for maintaining hunting decoy appearance realism in the presence of ice formation on decoy surfaces, comprising a coating having a chemical composition that, upon application to a hunting decoy surface, inhibits ice formation or accumulation on the decoy surface by reducing the freezing point temperature on the decoy surface to below the ambient temperature. The coating composition may be adjusted to change the freezing point depending on the ambient temperature. The coating is a mixture of propylene glycol and polyethylene glycol in water, the propylene glycol component representing 10-90 volume %, the polyethylene component representing 0-5 volume %, with the balance water. In the presence of the coating, water changes from solid to liquid phase, and remains in the liquid phase in the coating mixture until it is removed through evaporation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: OUTDOOR SPORTS PRODUCTS LLC
    Inventor: Brett Michael Clark
  • Publication number: 20170022405
    Abstract: Technologies are generally described for forming a nanofluid coolant and structures including a nanofluid coolant. In an example, a method of forming a nanofluid coolant may comprise combining a compound with an acid and with purified water to form a solution. The compound may include manganese. The method may further include heating the solution and, after heating the solution, cooling the solution effective to form at least one precipitate that includes manganese and oxygen. The method may further include filtering the at least one precipitate to form a powder that includes manganese oxide nanotubes. The method may further include functionalizing the nanotubes by irradiating them with UV radiation. The method may further include combining the functionalized manganese oxide nanotubes with a polar solvent to form the nanofluid coolant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS
    Inventors: Ramaprabhu Sundara, Jyothirmayee Aravind Sasidharannair Sasikaladevi