Patents Issued in January 31, 2017
  • Patent number: 9556300
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing resin particles, including the step of producing the resin particles by using a liquid which is prepared with a resin having an ionic functional group and a pKa of 6.0 to 9.0, an organic solvent, which can dissolve the resin and which has a solubility parameter of 12.0 or less, water, and a neutralizer, wherein the neutralizer contains an acid having a pKa of 3.0 or less or a base having a pKb of 3.0 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kunihiko Nakamura, Akane Masumoto, Tsuneyoshi Tominaga
  • Patent number: 9556301
    Abstract: Cyclopolymers and N,N-diallyl methionine-based monomers or salts, solvates, tautomers or stereoisomers as corrosion inhibitors. A process for producing the cyclopolymers by Butler cyclopolymerization of the monomers in the presence of sulfur dioxide. In addition, a method for determining a percent inhibition efficiency of metal corrosion for the cyclopolymers and monomers as well as applications and methods for the cyclopolymers as coatings, compositions, and formulations for preventing metal corrosion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: King Fahd Universoty of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Mohammad Abu Jafar Mazumder, Hasan Ali Al-Muallem, Shaikh Asrof Ali, Mohamad Khalid Estaitie
  • Patent number: 9556302
    Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition having excellent weather resistance, impact resistance, and fluidity and also excellent color developing properties and residence heat stability. A graft copolymer (A) prepared by graft polymerization of a certain amount of a specific monomer (a2)onto a certain amount of composite rubber (a1) composed of a conjugated diene rubber polymer and a cross-linked acrylic ester polymer. The tetrahydrofuran-soluble portion of the composite rubber (a1) has a weight-average molecular weight of 50000 or more in terms of polystyrene and a degree of swelling in toluene of 7.0 or more, or in the composite rubber contained in the graft copolymer, the number of particles having an equivalent-circle diameter of 150 nm or less is 50% or less of the total number of the composite rubber particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: NIPPON A&L INC.
    Inventors: Takumi Miyahiro, Masanori Ito, Seiji Tamai, Fumitoshi Takeda, Kazunori Takahashi, Tomoyoshi Akiyama, Hajime Tomita, Haruki Okuno, Shunsaku Kubota, Masaaki Okada, Atsushi Hashimoto, Yoshiaki Takada, Nobuyuki Nakashima, Jiichiro Yoshida, Takayoshi Fujiwara, Shouta Kosaka
  • Patent number: 9556303
    Abstract: The invention provides polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams and methods for the preparation thereof. More particularly, the invention relates to closed-celled, polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams and methods for their preparation. The foams are characterized by a fine uniform cell structure and little or no foam collapse. The foams are produced with a polyol premix composition which comprises a combination of a hydrohaloolefin blowing agent, a polyol, a silicone surfactant, and a non-amine catalyst used alone or in combination with an amine catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Michael A. Ross, Ronald Grossman, David J. Williams, Clifford P. Gittere
  • Patent number: 9556304
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing polyurethanes containing cyclic carbonate structures by reacting at least A) a composition containing a) one or more compounds of the general formula (I), said compounds containing isocyanate groups and cyclic carbonate structures, and b) <=1 wt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Hans-Josef Laas, Dorota Greszta-Franz, Berta Vega Sanchez
  • Patent number: 9556305
    Abstract: A non-cytotoxic polyether polyurethane elastomer is made by reacting a polyether triol, polyether diol, and polyether prepolymer terminated with toluene diisocyanate. The reaction is catalyzed with a zinc based catalyst, such as zinc neodecanoate. Silicone oil is also added to the reactants. The polyurethane elastomer is a solid, soft elastomer having a hardness of from 15 Shore 00 to 50 Shore A. The elastomer is particularly suited for use as padding in sleeves, splints and braces where it is in contact with human skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Crosslink Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Jimmy Kung
  • Patent number: 9556306
    Abstract: Methods and formulations for distortional thermosets are disclosed that display enhanced composite mechanical performances and robust sorption resistance. The composition includes an epoxy resin of formula (I): and a diamine curing agent. The resultant distortional thermoset compositions possess superior out-life requirements and advantageous reaction kinetics for preparing prepreg compositions and materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Stephen Christensen, Samuel J. Tucker, Jeffrey S. Wiggins
  • Patent number: 9556307
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a method for producing polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) with an excellent color using biomass-derived 1,4-butanediol (BG). The invention relates to a method for producing PBT comprising a step of subjecting a diol component containing raw material 1,4-BG having a nitrogen content of 0.01 to 50 ppm by mass and a dicarboxylic acid component to esterification or ester-exchange reaction, and a polycondensation reaction step for obtaining PBT from the reactant, wherein the content of gamma butyrolactone in the raw material 1,4-BG is 1 to 100 ppm by mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Genomatica, Inc.
    Inventors: Masaru Utsunomiya, Yusuke Izawa, Norikazu Konishi, Shinichiro Matsuzono, Takayuki Suzuki, Michael Japs, Mark Burk, Warren Clark
  • Patent number: 9556308
    Abstract: 1,2-Diothiolane monomers are disclosed, as are polymers and hydrogels comprising the polymers. Processes for preparing the monomers, polymers and compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Robert M Waymouth, Gregg Barcan, Xiangyi Zhang
  • Patent number: 9556309
    Abstract: Alkylene oxide polymerizations are performed in the presence of a double metal cyanide polymerization catalyst and certain magnesium, Group 3-Group 15 metal or lanthanide series metal compounds. The presence of the magnesium, Group 3-Group 15 metal or lanthanide series metal compound provides several benefits including more rapid catalyst activation, faster polymerization rates and the reduction in the amount of ultra high molecular weight polymers that are formed. The catalyst mixture is unexpectedly useful in making polyethers having low equivalent weights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: David S. Laitar, David A. Babb, Carlos M. Villa, Richard Keaton, Jean-Paul Masy
  • Patent number: 9556310
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of semi-crystalline semi-aromatic polyamide by direct solid-state polymerization of a diamine-dicarboxylic acid salt, comprising steps of (a) providing at least two salts of terephthalic acid and diamine, wherein each of these diamine/terephthalic acid salts is in solid state and has a melting temperature of at least Tx, wherein Tx is at least 260° C.; (b) preparing a mixture of the diamine/terephthalic acid salts, while retaining the salts in solid state; and (c) heating the mixture obtained from step (b) in the solid state to a temperature (T-c) in the range from 200° C. to 260° C., under a pressure below the saturation vapor pressure of water at said temperature, thereby condensing and polymerizing the salts and forming a semi-crystalline semi-aromatic polyamide in solid form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Rudy Rulkens, Eric Grolman, Geert Adelina Rudolf Vanden Poel, Renier Henricus Maria Kierkels, Theo Joseph Cuypers, Constantine D. Papaspyrides, Athanasios D. Porfyris
  • Patent number: 9556311
    Abstract: Disclosed are a polyimide precursor composition that includes a polyamic acid selected from compounds represented by Chemical Formulae 1 to 3, and a combination thereof; and a cross-linking agent selected from a compound represented by Chemical Formula 4, a compound represented by Chemical Formula 5, and a combination thereof; an article including a cross-linked polyimide using the same; and a display device including the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Hee Sohn, Sang Soo Lee, Jae Jun Lee, Hyun Jeong Jeon
  • Patent number: 9556312
    Abstract: A polyimide precursor, a polyimide using the polyimide precursor, and a polyimide film using the polyimide. The polyimide film has excellent adhesiveness to a metal layer or an adhesive, and has improved heat resistance. The polyimide solution may be used as a coating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignees: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION IWATE UNIVERSITY, UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Oishi, Shin-ichiro Kohama, Nobuharu Hisano
  • Patent number: 9556313
    Abstract: This invention is a vinylcarbosiloxane resin that is the hydrosilation reaction product of 1,3,5,7 -tetravinyl-1,3,5,7-tetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane and a hydride-terminated linear polysiloxane, siloxane, or silane, having two terminal Si—H hydrogens reactive with vinyl groups in a hydrosilation reaction, in the presence of a platinum catalyst. Suitable hydride-terminated linear polysiloxanes, siloxances, and silanes include those having the structures: In another embodiment, the vinylcarbosiloxane resin can be reacted with one or more other hydrido-silanes and hydrido-polysiloxanes in the presence of a platinum catalyst to form a curable composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignees: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Henkel IP & Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Shengqian Kong, Liwei Zhang, Yong Zhang, Wentao Thomas Xing, Daniel J. Duffy
  • Patent number: 9556314
    Abstract: Substituted poly(phosphazene) compounds comprising a combination of units having one or more of the structures (i) to (iii) wherein: the combination comprises R1 and R2; each R1, is independently an optionally substituted alkyl- or alkyl ether-based side chain containing an isocyanate-reactive moiety, an epoxide-reactive moiety, an amine-reactive moiety, a supramolecular noncovalent bonding moiety, or combinations thereof; and each R2 is independently an optionally substituted alkyl- or alkyl ether-based side chain containing nitro, nitramine, nitrate ester, azide, an ammonium compound moiety with energetic counter-ion, or combinations thereof. Methods of making the compounds are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: The Secretary of State for Defence
    Inventors: Peter Golding, David Mearns Duncan, Anthony John Bellamy, Alessandro Enzo Contini, Eleftheria Dossi
  • Patent number: 9556315
    Abstract: A system including a dual cure composite structure is disclosed. The system also includes a first layer comprising a resin having a first and a second functional group. The system further includes a second layer comprising the resin having the first and the second functional group. The system also includes a third layer comprising the resin having the first and the second functional group. The system further includes a first covalent bond across an interface of the first and the second layer and a second covalent bond across another interface of the second and the third layer. The system further includes more than two layers comprising the resin having the first and second functional group. A method of manufacturing a system including a dual cure composite structure is also disclosed. The method includes providing a first layer comprising a resin having a first functional group and a second functional group. The method also includes applying a first curing source to partially cure the first layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Wendy Wen-Ling Lin, Wenliang Patrick Yang
  • Patent number: 9556316
    Abstract: A composition comprising: a) 5 to 65 wt % of curable compound comprising one ethylenically unsaturated group and at least one anionic group; b) 2.5 to 70 wt % of crosslinking agent comprising at least two acrylic groups; c) a tertiary amine; and d) 0 to 45 wt % of inert solvent; wherein the molar ratio of component c) to a) is at least 0.7. Also described are a process for making composite membranes and the resultant membranes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Manufacturing Europe B.V.
    Inventor: Harro Antheunis
  • Patent number: 9556317
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a molding sheet for forming a hard coat layer having an excellent shelf life or tracking ability to the mold in a semi-cured state, and having an excellent abrasion resistance after being cured completely, a molded body having a hard coat layer, and a method for manufacturing the same. The present invention relates to a molding sheet for forming a hard coat layer, comprising a layer consisted of a semi-cured material of a composition comprising: a) an organosilicon compound, b) a ultraviolet ray curable-compound, and c) a silanol condensation catalyst on the substrate, and to a molded body using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Nippon Soda Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuo Kimura, Hiromoto Shibata, Kazuki Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 9556318
    Abstract: The invention describes a foamable thermoplastic mixture, comprising (A) at least one thermoplastic polymer selected from ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA), ethylene methyl acrylate copolymer (EMA), ethylene butyl acrylate copolymer (EBA), ethylene-hexene copolymer, ethylene-butene copolymer, ethylene-octene copolymer, polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and ethylene-propylene copolymer, (B) at least one long chain branched polymer as a foam stabilizer selected from ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA), ethylene methyl acrylate copolymer (EMA), ethylene butyl acrylate copolymer (EBA), ethylene-hexene copolymer, ethylene-butene copolymer, ethylene-octene copolymer, polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and ethylene-propylene copolymer and (C) at least one chemical blowing agent, wherein the long chain branched polymer (B) is present in an amount of 1 to 30 wt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventor: Matthias Gössi
  • Patent number: 9556319
    Abstract: A process for devulcanizing EPDM rubber comprising the step of introducing sulfur-cured EPDM to an extruder, introducing from about 0.5 to about 20 wt % scavenging agent, based upon the total weight of the EPDM and scavenging agent, and mixing and masticating the EPDM at a temperature sufficient to at least partially devulcanize the sulfur-cured EPDM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Firestone Building Products Co., LLC
    Inventors: Hao Wang, Michael J. Hubbard
  • Patent number: 9556320
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for surface whitening mineral matter in a slurry that includes the following steps: (a) preparing by dispersing and/or grinding at least one water based mineral matter slurry; and (b) adding during and/or after step a) 0.005 wt % to 0.5 wt %, based on dry weight of the mineral matter, of at least one alkylene oxide block co-polymer or at least one alkylene oxide random co-polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Omya International AG
    Inventors: Matthias Buri, Samuel Rentsch, Claudia Pudack
  • Patent number: 9556321
    Abstract: The present invention relates to composite materials with a high dielectric constant and high dielectric strength and to methods of producing the composite materials. The composite materials have high dielectric constants at a range of high frequencies and possess robust mechanical properties and strengths, such that they may be machined to a variety of configurations. The composite materials also have high dielectric strengths for operation in high power and high energy density systems. In one embodiment, the composite material is composed of a trimodal distribution of ceramic particles, including barium titanate, barium strontium titanate (BST), or combinations thereof and a polymer binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
    Inventors: Randy D. Curry, Kevin O'Connor
  • Patent number: 9556322
    Abstract: The present invention provides fluid compositions comprising at least one hydrophobic liquid, at least one inorganic pigment, and at least one compatibilization agent comprising at least one phosphate monoester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: ColorMatrix Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Rule
  • Patent number: 9556323
    Abstract: An ink for display device manufacturing, including a solid, a first solvent having a solubility for the solid of 2% or more and a second solvent having a solubility for the solid of 0.5% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Youngtae Son
  • Patent number: 9556324
    Abstract: The invention provides a composition comprising at least the following: A) interpolymer comprising, in polymerized form, ethylene, an ?-olefin and a nonconjugated polyene; B) sulfur; C) at least one phase transfer catalyst (PTC) selected from the group consisting of the following: as described herein; as described herein; as described herein; and D) at least one primary accelerator selected from the group consisting of the following: as described herein; as described herein; as described herein; as described herein; and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Yabin Sun, Gary R. Marchand, Xiang Yang Tai, Shuwen Peng, Shaoguang Feng
  • Patent number: 9556325
    Abstract: A hydrophobized nanofibrillated cellulose foam comprising a charged hydrophobic amine, a method for providing such foam and its use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Cellutech AB
    Inventors: Nicholas Tchang Cervin, Lennart Bergström, Lars-Erik Wågberg
  • Patent number: 9556326
    Abstract: A compound of the formula (I) wherein m and n are independently of one another a number from 1 to 50; the ratio of m/n is 1:10 to 10:1, the recurring units X can have the same definition or different definitions, the recurring units Y can have the same definition or different definitions and the recurring units X and Y can have a random, alternating or block distribution; the recurring unit X is a group of the formula (I-a) and the recurring unit Y is a group of the formula (I-b) the radicals R1 independently of one another are C1-C12alkyl or C3-C12cycloalkyl; the radicals R2 and R4 are independently of one another C12-C30alkyl; the radicals R3 are independently of one another hydrogen, C1-C12alkyl or C3-C12cycloalkyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Edoardo Menozzi, Kai-Uwe Schoning
  • Patent number: 9556327
    Abstract: An additive for a silicone encapsulant has the structure: Formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 are each —O—Si(R4)(R5)(R6) and each of R4, R5, and R6 is independently chosen from C1-C10 hydrocarbyl groups, C1-C10 alkyl groups, C2-C10 alkenyl groups, and C6-C10 aryl groups, and wherein R3 is independently chosen from C1-C10 hydrocarbyl groups, C1-C10 alkyl groups, C2-C10 alkenyl groups, and C6-C10 aryl groups. The additive is formed using a method that includes the step of reacting iron metal or an iron (III) compound with a hydroxyl functional organosiloxane. An encapsulant includes the additive and a polyorganosiloxane. The encapsulant can be utilized to form a device that includes an electronic component and the encapsulant disposed on the electronic component. The device is formed using a method that includes the step of disposing the encapsulant on the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Don L Kleyer, Randall G Schmidt, Adam C Tomasik, Shengqing Xu
  • Patent number: 9556328
    Abstract: The present invention relates to biodegradable hydrophobic composite materials and a process for the preparation of said hydrophobic biodegradable materials from the seaweed polysaccharides through grafting reaction with vinylated monomers e.g. vinyl acetate. The said composites can be used as a substitute for synthetic ropes for varied applications including seaweed cultivation in the open sea. The results of cultivation experiments showed that ropes are suitable for cultivation of seaweeds in the sea environment, and exhibit higher biomass yield as compared to synthetic ropes. The prepared composites are very flexible and can be used for making handles for carry bags and for the preparation of biodegradable designs, bowls, pots, jars, gift items, stud caps and bracelets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
    Inventors: Ramavatar Meena, Pushpito Kumar Ghosh, Dharmesh Chejara, Karuppanan Eswaran, Arup Kumar Siddhanta, Kamalesh Prasad, Jai Prakash Chaudhary
  • Patent number: 9556329
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing a self-sealing elastomer composition, said process comprising the following steps: a masterbatch, comprising at least one diene elastomer and more than 30 phr of a hydrocarbon resin, is firstly manufactured by compounding these various components in a mixer at a temperature or up to a temperature called the “hot compounding” temperature which is above the softening point of the hydrocarbon resin; and then at least one crosslinking system is incorporated into the masterbatch thus prepared, by compounding everything in the same mixer or in a different mixer, at a temperature or up to a temperature which is kept below 100° C., in order to obtain said self-sealing composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignees: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Frederic Pialot, Damien Fombelle, Bozena Voge, Jose Merino Lopez
  • Patent number: 9556330
    Abstract: A tire tread that comprises a rubber composition based on an elastomer matrix that comprises more than 50% by weight of at least one butyl rubber, on a reinforcing filler and on a plasticizing system that comprises at least one polybutene oil having a glass transition temperature below ?75° C. A tire comprising such a tread has a good compromise between the wet grip performance and the rolling resistance performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignees: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.
    Inventors: Nathalie Coste, Guillaume Lemasson, Regis Schach
  • Patent number: 9556331
    Abstract: The invention relates to rubber compositions containing at least one diene-based elastomer containing dual functionalized styrene/butadiene elastomers and filler reinforcement for the elastomer(s) comprised of pre-hydrophobated precipitated silica together with processing aid for the pre-treated precipitated silica comprised of zinc salt of fatty acids. The invention further relates to a pneumatic tire with tread comprised of such.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Julia Martine Francoise Claudine Tahon, Wolfgang Karl Maegerle, Timo Benjamin Korfmann, Miriam Laackmann
  • Patent number: 9556332
    Abstract: A polyolefin composition comprising: A) from 65 wt % to 85 wt %, of a propylene/ethylene/1-butene terpolymer wherein: i) the content of ethylene derived units ranges from 0.6 wt % to 2.5 wt; ii) the content of 1-butene derived units ranges from 6 wt % to 12 wt %; iii) the fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. ranges from 3.5 wt % to 20 wt %; B) from 15 wt % to 35 wt % of a propylene/ethylene copolymer having a content of ethylene derived units ranging from 10 wt % to 40 wt %; the copolymer optionally can contains 1-butene derived units in an amount less than 1 wt %; the sum A)+B) being 100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia, S.r.l.
    Inventors: Mara Destro, Marco Ciarafoni, Paola Massari, Tiziana Caputo
  • Patent number: 9556333
    Abstract: A polymeric material which can degrade in less than 6 months is provided. The polymeric material includes a plurality of biodegradable polymers having a polydispersity or molecular weight distribution from about 1.5 to about 2.5. A method of making the polymeric material is also provided. The method includes mixing a plurality of biodegradable polymers together to form a polymeric mixture, wherein the polymeric mixture has a polydispersity from about 1.5 to about 2.5. The application of this polymeric material to medical devices such as and implantable depots is described. A method for treating acute pain in an organism to reduce, prevent or treat pain utilizing these polymeric materials having a polydispersity or molecular weight distribution from about 1.5 to about 2.5 is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventor: Danielle L. Clay
  • Patent number: 9556334
    Abstract: Provided herein is a flame-retardant thermoplastic resin composition and a molded product thereof, the composition including polycarbonate resin, rubber modified aromatic vinyl copolymer, aromatic phosphate ester compound, glass fiber, and carbon fiber, wherein the composition includes a weight ratio of the glass fiber to the carbon fiber of about 1:0.3 to about 1:2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoungsik Chin, Suji Kim, Seungshik Shin, Pilho Kim
  • Patent number: 9556335
    Abstract: The shelf life of polyurethane polyol pre-blends containing halogenated olefins is extended by encapsulation of active components such as catalysts and/or surfactants. The active component is encapsulated in a crystallizable or thermoplastic polymer. The encapsulated particles have a size of 2,800 microns or less and the active components are not significantly leaked out, particularly in the presence of halogenated olefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Arkema Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Bin Chen, Joseph S. Costa, Laurent Abbas, Sri R. Seshadri
  • Patent number: 9556336
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a dry silicone gel. The dry silicone gel comprises a base polymer having a vinyl-silicone group, a crosslinker, and a chain extender. The dry silicone gel may be made by reacting (a) a first set of components comprising a base polymer having a vinyl-silicone group and an addition cure catalyst with (b) a second set of components comprising a crosslinker, a chain extender, and additional base polymer. In certain circumstances, the base polymer and additional base polymer are vinyl-terminated polydimethylsiloxane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignees: COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY BELGIUM BVBA, COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Stephane J. G. Berghmans, Michael A. Oar, Miguel A. Morales, Gary W. Adams, Anne-Marie Prins, Nathalie Hendrickx
  • Patent number: 9556337
    Abstract: This application relates to thiophene azo dyes for use as hueing agents, laundry care compositions comprising such thiophene azo dyes, processes for making such thiophene azo dyes, and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The thiophene azo dyes contain a formally charged moiety and are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. These thiophene azo dyes are advantageous in providing a hueing effect, for example, a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics. The thiophene azo dyes are also generally stable to bleaching agents used in laundry care compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Eduardo Torres, Xiaoyong M. Hong, Robert L. Mahaffey, Dominick J. Valenti, Gregory S. Miracle
  • Patent number: 9556338
    Abstract: A method of coating with an aqueous coating composition having a pH <5 of silica nanoparticles having a, average particle diameter of ?40 nm, silica nanoparticles having an average particle diameter of ?50 nm, and a tetraalkoxysilane. The resulting coatings are substantially uniform in thickness, durably adheres to the substrate, and provides antireflection and or hydrophilic surface properties to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Naiyong Jing, Roxanne A. Boehmer, Xue-hua Chen, Zhigang Yu, Ying Zhang, Dang Xie, Bangwei Xi
  • Patent number: 9556339
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing an anticorrosion coating, wherein (1) an anticorrosion primer comprising (A) at least one organic resin as binder and (B) at least one synthetic layered double hydroxide comprising organic anions is applied directly to a metallic substrate and (2) a polymer film is formed from the anticorrosion primer applied in stage (1), the method being characterized in that the at least one synthetic layered double hydroxide (B) comprises at least one organic anion of the following formula (I): where R1?COO?, SO3?, R2/R3?NH2, OH, H. The present invention relates, furthermore, to coated metallic substrates coated by the method of the invention. The present invention relates not least to the use of the anticorrosion primer for use in the method of the invention for improving the corrosion resistance of metallic substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignees: BASF Coatings GmbH, UNIVERSITE BLAISE PASCAL—Clermont II
    Inventors: Horst Hintze-Brüning, Jan-Bernd Kues, Sebastian Sinnwell, Kristof Wapner, Fabrice Leroux, Thomas Stimpfling
  • Patent number: 9556340
    Abstract: A copolymer derived from a monomer mixture that includes monomers having the formulas: (A) and (B) wherein: Q is O or N; R10 is H or CH3; R11 is an organic group comprising a hydrolyzable silyl group; R12 is H or CH3; P is: (I); R1 is selected from H, an alkyl group, an aryl group, and a combination thereof; R2 is selected from an alkyl group, an aryl group, a combination thereof, and a Rf—Y—(CH2)x— group; Rf is a perfluorinated alkyl group; Y is selected from a bond, —S(O)2—N(CH3)—, —S(O)2—N(CH2CH3)—, —S(O)2—O—, —S(O)2—, —C(O)—, —C(O)—S—, —C(O)—O—, —C(O)—NH—, —C(O)—N(CH3)—, —C(O)—N(CH2CH3)—, —(CH2CH2O)y—, —O—, and —O—C(O)—CH?CH—C(O)—O—; n is an integer of greater than 2; x is an integer of at least 2; and y is an integer of at least 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Semra Colak, Paul B. Armstrong, Michael J. Svarovsky
  • Patent number: 9556341
    Abstract: Provided are a porous structure for forming anti-fingerprint coating capable of providing a self-cleaning function to a surface of a substrate, a method of forming anti-fingerprint coating using the same, an anti-fingerprint coated substrate prepared by the same method, and a product including the same. When the porous structure including a lipolytic enzyme is formed on the surface of the substrate, contaminants decomposed by an enzyme are absorbed into a pore, and thus anti-fingerprint coating may be more effectively performed to remove detectable contamination from a surface of the substrate. As a result, contamination by fingerprints on the surface of a display device, the appearance of an electronic device, or building materials can be effectively reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Jeong Lee, Young Jun Hong, Hyeon Choi, Taek Ho Yang
  • Patent number: 9556342
    Abstract: Methods and compositions with anti-fouling properties that are derived from lignin are disclosed. The compositions include lignin with one or more zwitterionic functional groups. The lignin with one or more zwitterionic functional groups may be incorporated in paints and coatings to prepare biocidal coatings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventor: Sivaraman Raghu
  • Patent number: 9556343
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a conductive fine particle for producing a metal paste that can produce an electrode film having a low resistance, and a metal paste utilizing the conductive fine particle. The present invention is a conductive particle for electrode formation having a core/shell structure, and the conductive particle comprises a core particle made of Pt or a Pt alloy and having a particle diameter of 10 to 200 nm, and a shell made of a ceramic containing Al2O3 or ZrO2 and covers at least a part of the core particle, wherein the ceramic constituting the shell is added in an amount of 0.5 to 15% by weight based on the core particle to cover the core. The core particle is preferably Pt or a Pt alloy alloyed with Pd, Au, Ag, or Rh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K. K.
    Inventors: Takuya Hosoi, Nobuhisa Okamoto, Koichi Sakairi
  • Patent number: 9556344
    Abstract: A process for protecting a plastic substrate from ultraviolet electromagnetic radiation is provided that includes the application of a composition to the plastic substrate containing between 0.01 and 10 total weight percent of a UV absorber in a non-polymerizing oil present in an amount of greater than 50 total weight percent. The oil is allowed to form a protective layer on the plastic substrate and having said UV absorber dispersed therethrough. The composition is provided including other additives and a volatile organic solvent. The oil and additives are chosen to not produce a colored byproduct as observed by an unaided normal human eye. Compositions are also provided that are limited to the aforementioned components of a UV absorber, an oil, with or without an organic solvent and limited additive to preclude staining of the plastic substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventor: Tsao-Chin Clarence Huang
  • Patent number: 9556345
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to the use of compounds of specific structure as defoaming wetting agents for aqueous coating systems, for example paints and varnishes. The disclosure is more particularly related to methods of reducing the surface tension and/or increasing the density of an aqueous coating system, which methods include adding alcohol propoxylates to an aqueous coating system. The alcohol propoxylates have the general structure R—O—(PO)xH, in which R is a saturated alkyl radical having 7 to 10 C atoms, PO is a propylene oxide unit, and x is a number in the range from 4 to 6. The resulting aqueous coating composition has good wetting properties, but is low in foam, so it does not disrupt processing operations of the coating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Cognis IP Management GmbH
    Inventors: Sascha Oestreich, Renate Wolf, Peter Bene
  • Patent number: 9556346
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a supporting material for supporting the shape of a photofabrication model on photofabrication in ink-jet three dimensional printing method in which the photocured product is excellent in solubility in water and is easy to remove after photofabrication, and the like. A modeling material for forming a photofabrication model in ink-jet three dimensional printing method containing a curable resin component with a weighted average of SP value of 9.0 to 10.3; and a supporting material for supporting the shape of a photofabrication model on photofabrication in ink-jet three dimensional printing method containing a water-soluble monofunctional ethylenically unsaturated monomer (F), polyoxypropylene glycol with a number average molecular weight of 100 to 5,000 and/or water (G), and a photopolymerization initiator (D).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Keyence Corporation
    Inventors: Hideyuki Suzuki, Masatoshi Nakayama
  • Patent number: 9556347
    Abstract: A method is useful for providing an ink jetted image with improved print optical density. The method includes use of an aqueous particle-free inkjet ink composition that consists essentially of: aqueous particle-free inkjet ink composition has a pH of 7 to 9, and consists essentially of: (A) a water-soluble dye colorant at 2-10 weight %, (B) a water-soluble polymer at 1-4 weight %, and an aqueous medium consisting essentially of water. The water-soluble polymer has an acid number or at least 130 and a molecular weight of 5,000-20,000. It comprises: (a) 55-80 mol % of recurring units derived from one or more ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomers selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted styrenes, (meth)acrylates, and combinations thereof, each (meth)acrylate comprising either a pendant phenyl group or an alkyl ester group having 12-20 carbon atoms; and (b) 20-35 mol % of recurring units comprising (meth)acrylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
    Inventor: Wayne Lee Cook
  • Patent number: 9556348
    Abstract: A photo-curable ink composition including colorant, water, photo-initiator, UV curable polyurethane dispersions, hydrophobic radiation-curable monomers and water-soluble or water-miscible radiation curable monomers. Also disclosed herein is a method for forming a printed article and an inkjet printing system using said photo-curable ink composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Industrial Printing LTD.
    Inventors: Or Brandstein, Nataly Lisitsin, Alex Trubnikov, Eytan Cohen
  • Patent number: 9556349
    Abstract: An inkjet printing radiation curable inkjet ink for forming a protective layer during an etching process includes at least 70 percent by weight of a polymerizable composition based on the total weight of radiation curable inkjet ink, wherein the polymerizable composition has an oxygen fraction OFR>0.250 and a weighted polymerizable functionality WPF?0.0050, and the polymerizable composition contains no polymerizable compound with an ethylenic double bond and including a phosphoester group or a carboxylic acid group in the molecule thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: AGFA-GEVAERT
    Inventors: Stefaan Smet, Freddy Zutterman, Peter Vermeersch, Johan Loccufier, Ann Willems