Patents Issued in July 27, 2017
  • Publication number: 20170210830
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel catalyst for olefin (co)polymer production, which has high activity without using a large amount of a cocatalyst and is aimed for obtaining a particulate olefin (co)polymer. The invention relates to an olefin polymerization catalyst which comprises: a solid carrier (1) that has been brought into contact with a specific compound; and a metal catalyst component (2) that contains a transition metal compound (C) containing a transition metal M belonging to Group 9, 10, or 11 of the periodic table and has a reactive group Ra.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicants: JAPAN POLYETHYLENE CORPORATION, JAPAN POLYPROPYLENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yohei KONISHI, Yasuo MARUYAMA, Naomasa SATO, Akio TANNA
  • Publication number: 20170210831
    Abstract: Provided is a water-absorbent resin that increases the diffusivity of a to-be-absorbed liquid and that makes it possible to effectively decrease the amount of re-wet. The water-absorbent resin is obtained by polymerizing a water-soluble ethylenicallyally unsaturated monomer under the presence of an internal-crosslinking agent, has the water-absorption capacity of physiological saline under a load of 4.14 kPa at 120 minutes passed from the start of water absorption of 20 ml/g or more, and exhibits the degree of swelling under a load at 30 minutes of 70% or less when the water-absorption capacity of physiological saline under a load of 4.14 kPa at 120 minutes from the start of water absorption is designated as the degree of swelling under a load of 100%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Hinayama, Masahiro Murakami, Hiroki Yabuguchi, Hideki Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20170210832
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a process for the chlorination of polyvinyl chloride. PVC obtained during the suspension polymerization reaction is directly used for chlorination without filtration, drying and re-slurrying. The present process is carried out in the absence of additional chemicals/reagents; also reheating during the chlorination reaction is not required. CPVC manufactured using the process of the present disclosure has whiteness index greater than 85, yellowness index lower than 4 and thermal stability in the range of 300 to 550 seconds at 210° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Pradip MUNSHI, Ajit Behari MATHUR, Ninad Deepak INGLE, Pradeep Paresh KAPADIA, Raksh Vir JASRA
  • Publication number: 20170210833
    Abstract: A method for controlling a slurry polymerization for the preparation of polyethylene, where the polyethylene is formed in a polymerization reactor comprising a vapor section by contacting a Ziegler-type catalyst, ethylene, and either hydrogen or, as comonomer(s), one or more C3 to C10 alpha-olefins or hydrogen and one or more C3 to C10 alpha-olefins, wherein the ethylene partial pressure is maintained by adjusting the flow rate of the catalyst to the polymerization reactor and the hydrogen/ethylene and comonomer/ethylene partial pressure ratios are maintained by adjusting the flow rates of hydrogen and/or of the one or more comonomers to the polymerization reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhard Kuehl, Rodrigo Carvajal, Gerhardus Meier, Elke Damm, Phil Pyman
  • Publication number: 20170210834
    Abstract: Linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) is produced from an ethylene-only feed over a tandem catalyst system consisting of a phenoxy-imine titanium trimerization catalyst and a silylene-linked cyclopentadienyl/amido titanium polymerization catalyst co-supported on the same methylaluminoxane/silica particles. The level of 1-hexene incorporation in the LLDPE can be controlled by varying the ethylene pressure. Tandem, co-silica-supported ethylene trimerization and ethylene/1-hexene copolymerization catalysts produce linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) from an ethylene-only feedstock. The percentage 1-hexene incorporation in the LLDPE may be varied by adjusting the amounts of the two catalysts on the silica support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicants: California Institute of Technology, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Dinesh C. Aluthge, Aaron Sattler, Mamdouh Al-Harthi, Jay A. Labinger, John E. Bercaw
  • Publication number: 20170210835
    Abstract: Fibers, filter media, and filter elements, particularly for liquid filtration applications, that include a styrene-containing copolymer, particularly a styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer, a styrene-maleimide copolymer, a styrene-maleic acid ester copolymer, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Suresh Laxman Shenoy
  • Publication number: 20170210836
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polymer compound containing a repeating unit shown by the following general formula (1). There can be provided a polymer compound usable in a negative resist composition that can achieve high resolution of 50 nm or less and small LER and cause very few defects, a negative resist composition using the polymer compound, and a patterning process using the negative resist composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke DOMON, Koji HASEGAWA, Keiichi MASUNAGA, Masaaki KOTAKE
  • Publication number: 20170210837
    Abstract: A photocurable composition contains a polymerizable compound; and a photopolymerization initiator, in which the photocurable composition contains a compound represented by General Formula (1) shown below as the polymerizable compound, and in which, in General Formula (1), Ar represents a monovalent aromatic group which may have a substituent, R1 represents an alkyl group which may have a substituent or a hydrogen atom, R2 represents an alkyl group having (m+n) valences which may have a substituent, m is an integer of 2 or more, and n is an integer of 1 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Toshiki Ito, Takeshi Honma, Shiori Yonezawa, Tomonori Otani, Kazumi Iwashita
  • Publication number: 20170210838
    Abstract: Provided is a photosensitive composition containing an oxime-ester photoinitiator. The oxime-ester photoinitiator is a compound as shown in formula (I). The composition has the advantages of high curing speed, small exposure dose, less pollution, energy saving, almost no residue defect, etc., and the thickness, clarity and pattern integrity of a cured film thereof are all excellent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventor: Xiaochun Qian
  • Publication number: 20170210839
    Abstract: The present invention relates to curable compositions which can preferably be used for making products with an intrinsically antimicrobial effect. In addition, the present invention relates to the use of this curable composition in various processing methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Reinhard LORENZ, Björn FISCHER, Bettina HENGLMÜLLER, Marvin HENGLMÜLLER, Florian MANSER
  • Publication number: 20170210840
    Abstract: A thermogelling graft copolymer is provided. The copolymer is obtainable by (a) polymerizing, in a first step, an activated lignin-based polymer with N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm) to form a lignin/poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm) graft copolymer, and (b) polymerizing, in a second step, the lignin/poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm) graft copolymer with a monomer mixture comprising (i) poly(ethylene glycol) (meth)acrylate and/or a C1-10 alkyl ether thereof, and (ii) poly(propylene glycol) (meth)acrylate and/or a C1-10 alkyl ether thereof, to obtain a lignin-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-block-poly(ethylene glycol)/poly(propylene glycol) graft copolymer. Method of preparing the thermogelling graft copolymer is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Jun LI, Bishuo DIAO
  • Publication number: 20170210841
    Abstract: A counter tapered thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising: (a) a counter tapered diblock A-[A/B] copolymer with a peak molecular weight from 20,000 to 250,000, which includes a monovinyl aromatic homopolymer block A with a peak molecular weight of at least 8,000 and a counter tapered copolymer block [A/B] with a vinyl content of at least 15 weight percent based on the amount of conjugated diene units in the diblock copolymer; and (b) a block copolymer selected from the group consisting of linear triblock copolymers having a peak molecular weight that is at least about 1.5 times the peak molecular weight of the counter tapered diblock A-[A/B] copolymer described In (a), multiarm coupled block copolymers having a peak molecular weight that is at least about 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: Dynasol Elastómeros, S.A. de C.V.
    Inventors: Sergio Alberto Moctezuma Espiricueto, Jesús Alberto Mexicano García, Elisa Tierrablanca Maldonado, Gabriel Hernández Zamora, Alejandro Claudio Esquivel de la Garza
  • Publication number: 20170210842
    Abstract: Provided is a starting material for polyurethanes having excellent hydrolysis resistance and heat resistance, especially heat aging resistance. Further provided is polyurethanes and elastomers obtained by using the polyesters, as well as processes for manufacturing the polyesters and processes for manufacturing the polyurethanes. The polyester contains one or more types of repeating unit represented by formula [I] below, wherein 70% or more of a terminal group thereof is hydroxyl group,or 70% or more of a terminal group thereof is carboxyl groups; wherein R4, R2, R3 and R4 each independently represent an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and A represents a divalent group selected from aliphatic groups, alicyclic groups, and aromatic groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Takeo HAYASHI, Hideyuki SATO
  • Publication number: 20170210843
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to new injectable hydrogel materials that consist of water gellants comprising linear hydrophilic polymers that comprise hydrogen bonding units in the backbone combined with cross-linkable end groups, resulting in dynamic yet firm hydrogel materials that are easily processable, are highly elastic, show adhesive properties and are self-healing and are especially suitable for biomedical applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicants: Suprapolix B.V., Suprapolix B.V.
    Inventors: Joris Wilhelmus Peeters, Tristan Mes, Henricus Marie Janssen, Anton Willem Bosman
  • Publication number: 20170210844
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a biostable polyurethane or polyurea comprising: (a) a soft segment comprising a polysiloxane of the general formula (I); and (b) greater than O and less than 40 wt % of a hard segment which is a reaction product of a diisocyanate and a linear difunctional chain extender, processes for their preparation and their use in the manufacture of biomaterials, devices, articles or implants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventor: Ajay D. Padsalgikar
  • Publication number: 20170210845
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer having formula (I): wherein the line “- - - ” represents a covalent bond, or a linkage group selected from: —NRC(O)O—, —C(O)OC(O)—NR—, —C(O)NR—, —NHC(O)NH—, wherein R is H, optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 heteroalkyl, carbocycle, aryl, or heteroaryl; P is a polymer comprising y number of peripheral functional groups; L is a linker moiety selected from optionally substituted, aliphatic, branched or cyclic alkyl, aryl, phenyl, or alkylene diphenyl; A is a hydrophobic functional group; B is a hydrophilic functional group, and carboxylate; and X is a cross-linkable functional group; each of m, n and q are greater than zero, and wherein m+n+q?y, and use of the polymer for preparing coating compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Shaofeng Wang, Jian Hu, Swee How Seow
  • Publication number: 20170210846
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) compositions that contain alkylene substituted spirocyclic compounds as chain extender and polycarbonate polyol. The present invention provides for TPUs which exhibit high temperature resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventor: Umit G. Makal
  • Publication number: 20170210847
    Abstract: Provided are: an isocyanate composition for producing a flexible foam that has good vibration absorption as a result of having a low rebound resilience rate and a low hysteresis loss rate even in a low-density area; a composition for forming a flexible foam in which the isocyanate composition is used; and a flexible foam production method in which the composition for forming a flexible foam is used. The composition for forming a flexible foam has a low hysteresis loss rate and high durability in a high hardness range and in a low density range. The flexible foam production method uses this composition for forming a flexible foam. The flexible foam production method does not cause odor problems or the like, maintains the durability required of a flexible foam even when the density thereof is reduced, and achieves good riding comfort properties and high safety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: TOSOH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihisa OKIYAMA, Naoya YOSHII, Keita ISHIBASHI, Hiroyuki ORITO
  • Publication number: 20170210848
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of polymerisation catalysts, and systems comprising said catalysts for polymerising carbon dioxide and an epoxide, a lactide and/or lactone, and/or an epoxide and an anhydride. The catalyst is of formula (I): Wherein M1 and M2 are independently selected from Zn(II), Cr(II), Co(II), Cu(II), Mn(II), Ni(II), Mg(II), Fe(II), Ti(II), V(II), Cr(III)-X, Co(III)-X, Ni(III)-X, Mn(III)-X, Fe(III)-X, Ca(II), Ge(II), Al(III)-X, Ti(III)-X, V(III)-X, Ge(IV)-(X)2 or Ti(IV)-(X)2. R3A is different from R3B; and/or at least one occurrence of E3, E4, E5 and E6 is different to a remaining occurrence of E3, E4, E5 and E6. A ligand, a process of asymmetric N-substitution of a symmetrical ligand and a process for the reaction of: (i) carbon dioxide with an epoxide; (ii) an epoxide and an anhydride; and/or (iii) a lactide and/or a lactone, in the presence of a catalyst is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Andy CHAPMAN, Anthony CHARTOIRE, James LEELAND, Michael KEMBER, Louis ADRIAENNSENS
  • Publication number: 20170210849
    Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to method of forming organosilicon products. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of forming an organosilicon product that can include contacting a first side of a silicone membrane with a nonvolatile liquid reactant. The method can include contacting a second side of the membrane with a gaseous reactant. The contacting can be sufficient to react the gaseous reactant with the liquid reactant to form an organosilicon product on the first side of the silicone membrane. The silicone membrane can be substantially impermeable to the liquid reactant and substantially permeable to the gaseous reactant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: DONGCHAN AHN, PAUL C. DINH, MICHAEL S. FERRITTO, DON L. KLEYER, JAMES F. THOMPSON
  • Publication number: 20170210850
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a polyamide, a polyamide material obtainable by the said process, a nylon salt to be used therein, and a process for making the nylon salt. The process for preparing the polyamide is a direct solid state polymerization process. The salt used herein is a granulate material, prepared by a process, comprising spraying an aqueous solution comprising a diamine and a dicarboxylic acid dissolved in an aqueous medium, or an aqueous slurry comprising a diammonium dicarboxylate salt dispersed in an aqueous medium directly obtained from such an aqueous solution, onto or in a fluidized bed of diammonium dicarboxylate salt particles, while evaporating the aqueous medium, thereby forming a granulate salt material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Bas VAN LAARHOVEN, Christiaan Johannes Cornelis STOELWINDER, Mark HELMSING
  • Publication number: 20170210851
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions comprising furan-based polyamides and blend of furan-based polyamides with other polyamides. Also disclosed herein are multilayer structures comprising the furan-based polyamides and articles comprising the multilayer structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew Jay Duncan, Ken-Hsuan Liao, Andrew J.D. Magenau, Fredrick Nederberg, Jose Maria Torradas
  • Publication number: 20170210852
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel group of amino acid-based poly(ester urea)s (PEUs) for use in biodegradable adhesive and related methods for their making and use. These novel amino acid-based PEUs have a wide variation in mechanical properties and degradation behavior that can be tuned by varying the amino acids and polyols used to form the polyester monomers that form the PEUs. Importantly, these novel PEUs have been shown to be non-toxic in vitro and in vivo and may be suitable to a wide variety of biomedical and other uses. In some embodiments, the adhesive properties of these degradable amino acid-based poly(ester urea) adhesives has been further improved by the incorporation of controlled amounts of catechol functional groups into the side chains of the PEU via post-polymerization functionalization chemistry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
    Inventors: Matthew BECKER, Jinjun ZHOU, Adrian DEFANTE, Ali DHINOJWALA
  • Publication number: 20170210853
    Abstract: A method for production of a uniform polymer of high molar mass is provides, the method comprising: (a) polymerizing cyclic imino ether monomer in a first reaction mixture by cationic ring opening polymerization to produce a polymerized first reaction mixture containing (i) polymerized material and (ii) solvent and/or unreacted cyclic imino ether monomer; (b) separating solvent and/or unreacted cyclic imino ether monomer from polymerized material contained in the polymerized first reaction mixture; (c) copolyerizing by cationic ring opening polymerization a second liquid reaction mixture containing cyclic imino ether monomer and solvent by combining the separated unreacted cyclic imino ether monomer and/or the separated solvent with other components. Also disclosed are polyoxazoline polymers comprising at least 50 wt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: Universiteit Gent
    Inventors: Richard HOOGENBOOM, Bryn MONNERY
  • Publication number: 20170210854
    Abstract: The polyimide resin precursor in the present embodiment is a polyimide resin precursor obtained by allowing a diamine component and a tetracarboxylic acid anhydride component to react with each other, wherein based on the whole of the diamine component, the content of p-phenylenediamine is 75 mol % or more; the tetracarboxylic acid anhydride component includes an ester-containing tetracarboxylic acid anhydride represented by formula (1), and at least one biphenyltetracarboxylic acid anhydride selected from the group consisting of 3,4,3?,4?-biphenyltetracarboxylic acid dianhydride, 2,3,3?,4?-biphenyltetracarboxylic acid dianhydride and 2,3,2?,3?-biphenyltetracarboxylic acid dianhydride; and based on the whole of the tetracarboxylic acid anhydride component, (i) the total of the content of the ester-containing tetracarboxylic acid anhydride and the content of the biphenyltetracarboxylic acid anhydride is 75 mol % or more, and (ii) the content of the ester-containing tetracarboxylic acid anhydride is 15 to 80 mo
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MATSUYAMA, Yoshinori SATO
  • Publication number: 20170210855
    Abstract: An oligomer additive is provided. The oligomer additive is obtained by a reaction of a maleimide, a barbituric acid and a dibenzyl trithiocarbonate. A lithium battery including an anode, a cathode, a separator, an electrolyte solution and a package structure is also provided, wherein the cathode includes the oligomer additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Fu-Ming Wang, Bing-Joe Hwang, Chorng-Shyan Chern, Jung-Mu Hsu, Jing-Pin Pan, Chang-Rung Yang
  • Publication number: 20170210856
    Abstract: Artificial stone having excellent mechanical and weatherability properties is prepared from a highly filled crosslinkable organosilicon composition where the filler comprises at least 20 weight percent of coarse fillers, the organosilicon component contains silicon-bonded alkoxy and or hydroxyl groups, with a catalyst containing a metal compound and an amidine or guanidine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: Wacker Chemie AG
    Inventors: Daniel SCHILDBACH, Detlev OSTENDORF, Marko PRASSE, Uwe SCHEIM
  • Publication number: 20170210857
    Abstract: There is provided a highly conductive and good silicon thin film which is obtained by applying a coating-type polysilane composition prepared by use of a polysilane having a large weight average molecular weight to a substrate, followed by baking. A polysilane having a weight average molecular weight of 5,000 to 8,000. The polysilane may be a polymer of cyclopentasilane. A silicon film obtained by applying a polysilane composition in which the polysilane is dissolved in a solvent to a substrate, and baking the substrate at 100° C. to 425° C. The cyclopentasilane may be polymerized in the presence of a palladium catalyst supported on a polymer. The palladium catalyst supported on a polymer may be a catalyst in which palladium as a catalyst component is immobilized on a functional polystyrene. The palladium may be a palladium compound or a palladium complex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Masahisa ENDO, Gun SON, Yuichi GOTO, Kentaro NAGAI
  • Publication number: 20170210858
    Abstract: A circular tire frame includes a resinous material including a polyamide-based thermoplastic elastomer. The polyamide-based thermoplastic elastomer is a copolymer formed by polymerization of at least a polymer (HS) forming a hard segment and a polymer (3SS) forming a soft segment and having three or more functional groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: BRIDGSTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasunori TARUTANI
  • Publication number: 20170210859
    Abstract: A method of melt blending a polypropylene and the melt blended polypropylene therefrom, comprising providing a base-polypropylene having a MFR of less than 15 g/10 min and a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) within the range from 5 to 16, and comprising hindered phenol and phosphorous-type antioxidants, and within the range from 5 ppm to 4000 ppm of an alkyl radical scavenger relative to the total weight of the components to form a melt blended polypropylene; melt blending the melt blended polypropylene at a temperature of at least 210° C.; and isolating a melt blended, melt blended polypropylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: George J. Pehlert, Mosha H. Zhao, Roswell E. King
  • Publication number: 20170210860
    Abstract: A process for the production of high-resiliency rigid composite material includes the steps of mixing and dispersing compounds in a molten state in a mixer. The compounds include polymers of isotactic propylene, modifying polymers, compatibility promoters, additives, and fillers, wherein the fillers have unit component dimensions in the range of 10?3 mm-10?6 mm and the process provides for a temperature in the range of 120-230° C. and a rotation rate of the screws that compose the mixer comprised in the range of 125-1250 rpm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Massimo TONELLI, Giovanni CANALINI
  • Publication number: 20170210861
    Abstract: A process for producing elastomeric composition is provided comprising mixing at least one elastomer, at least one cellulose ester additive, at least one methylene acceptor, at least one methylene donor, and optionally, at least one filler; wherein the cellulose ester additive comprises at least one cellulose ester. The cellulose ester additive can also comprise at least one compatibilizer and/or plasticizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Haining An, Pruthesh Hariharrao Vargantwar, Bradley James Helmer, Mark Arigo, Soumendra Kumar Basu
  • Publication number: 20170210862
    Abstract: A production method, containing the step of: mixing 0.02 to 0.6 parts by mass of an organic peroxide, 0.2 to 300 parts by mass of an inorganic filler, 2 to 15.0 parts by mass of a silane coupling agent, and a silanol condensation catalyst, based on 100 parts by mass of a polyolefin-based resin, in which the inorganic filler has an X value specified by Formula (I) satisfies 5 to 1050, X=?A/B??Formula (I) wherein, ?A denotes a total amount of a product of a BET specific surface area (m2/g) of the inorganic filler and a blending amount of the inorganic filler, and B denotes a blending amount of the silane coupling agent; and a crosslinkable resin composition and a crosslinked resin molded body produced by the production method; and a silane master batch and a molded article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki NISHIGUCHI, Arifumi Matsumura
  • Publication number: 20170210863
    Abstract: A production method, containing the step of mixing 0.02 to 0.6 part by mass of organic peroxide, an inorganic filler containing at least 20 to 350 parts by mass of metal hydrate, and 2 to 15.0 parts by mass of a silane coupling agent, based on 100 parts by mass of a polyolefin-based resin, and a silanol condensation catalyst, in which the inorganic filler has an X value specified by Formula (I) satisfies 7 to 850; and a flame-retardant crosslinkable resin composition and a flame-retardant crosslinked resin molded body produced by the production method; and a flame-retardant silane master batch and a molded article. X=?A/B??Formula (I) wherein, ?A denotes a total amount of a product of a BET specific surface area (m2/g) of the inorganic filler and a blending amount of the inorganic filler, and B denotes a blending amount of the silane coupling agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki NISHIGUCHI, Arifumi MATSUMURA
  • Publication number: 20170210864
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a freezing-illumination method for preparing porous gels, comprising the steps of: (a) synthesizing the gels containing dynamic exchangeable bonds; (b) illuminating the gels under frozen state by certain wavelength light source; (c) elevating the temperature and melt the ice crystals within the gels to get the porous structure. The dynamic exchangeable bonds existing in the gels include double/multi-sulfur bond, hydrazine bond, boronic ester bond. Catalyst is also included in the gel composition to activate the bond exchange reactions under illumination. This new method for preparing porous gels is easy to operate and suitable for most kinds of gels. Meanwhile, it can spatially control the pore structure within the gels by local illumination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: QIAN ZHAO, JINGJUN WU, TAO XIE, DI CHEN
  • Publication number: 20170210865
    Abstract: A tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) copolymer film having a first endotherm between about 50° C. and about 300° C., a second endotherm between about 320° C. and about 350° C., and a third endotherm between about 350° C. and about 400° C. is provided. In exemplary embodiments, the third endotherm is approximately 380° C. In some embodiments, the second endotherm is between about 320° C. and about 330° C. or between about 330° C. and about 350° C. TFE copolymer films have a methane permeability less than about 20 ?g*micron/cm2/min. In addition, the dense articles have a void volume of less than about 20%. Methods for dense articles from core shell tetrafluoroethylene copolymers are also provided. The dense articles exhibit improved physical and mechanical properties such as adhesion and barrier properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Ford, Michael E. Kennedy, Shaofeng Ran, Todd S. Sayler, Gregory J. Shafer
  • Publication number: 20170210866
    Abstract: Provided is a method of preparing a continuous fiber reinforced composite, and the method includes impregnating fibers provided from at least one fiber creel or metal wires provided from at least one metal wire creel in a thermoplastic resin to form a melt; molding a shape of the melt by using a mold and curing the resultant by heating in a heating tube to form a primary cured product, as a primary molding process; re-molding the primary cured product by using the mold again and curing the resultant by heating in the heating tube to form a secondary cured product, as a secondary molding process; and cooling, pultruding, and cutting the secondary cured product to perform finishing of the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Jae-Hoon CHOI, Hee-June KIM, Ae-Ri OH, Kang-Hyun SONG
  • Publication number: 20170210867
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to primer coatings, polymeric substrates, and methods of producing thereof, which provide enhanced adhesion and enhanced barrier properties. The primer coatings comprise an aqueous mixture of amorphous polyvinyl alcohol, an adhesion promoter comprising one or more of polyethylene and polyurethane, a crosslinker, and optionally, a catalyst. The coated polymeric substrates comprise a polymeric substrate and a coating dispersed over the polymeric substrate, where the coating dispersed over the polymeric substrate comprises amorphous polyvinyl alcohol, an adhesion promoter, and a crosslinker. The methods for making coated polymeric substrates comprise stretching a polymeric substrate, applying a coating of amorphous polyvinyl alcohol, an adhesion promoter, and a crosslinker to at least one surface of the stretched polymeric substrate, and curing the coating onto at least one surface of the stretched polymeric substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Robin Cooper, Francis Jacques
  • Publication number: 20170210868
    Abstract: A composite material includes, in an exemplary embodiment a polyurethane foam and a plurality of inorganic particles dispersed therein. The polyurethane foam is formed from a reaction mixture that includes a first polyether polyol having a first molecular weight and a functionality of about 3 or less, a second polyether polyol having a second molecular weight less than the first molecular weight and a functionality of greater than about 3, and at least one isocyanate. The ratio of an amount of the first polyol in the reaction mixture to an amount of the second polyol in the reaction mixture is between about 1:1 to about 5:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventor: Fyodor A. Shutov
  • Publication number: 20170210869
    Abstract: A composition is provided comprising 55 to 75 wt % Z-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene and 45 to 25 wt % E-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene, the combined weight of these isomers totaling 100 wt %, along with a process comprising forming a foamed reaction product obtained by reacting polyisocyanate with active hydrogen-containing compound such as polyol in the presence of this composition as a blowing agent to obtain the foamed reaction product, such as polyurethane or polyisocyanurate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: ERNEST BYRON WYSONG, BRUCE P. HITCHENS
  • Publication number: 20170210870
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process comprising reacting polyisocyanate with active hydrogen-containing compound in the presence of Z-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene at a temperature of at least 135° F. (57.2° C.) or a temperature of 135° F. (57.2° C.) to 150° F. (65.6° C.) to obtain as a result thereof, foamed reaction product, wherein the thermal conductivity of the foamed reaction product exhibits no appreciable change at any of the foaming temperatures within this range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventor: ERNEST BYRON WYSONG
  • Publication number: 20170210871
    Abstract: The present invention provides a technique for preparing a porous cellulose medium, through the gelation of a solution in which cellulose acetate as a raw material is dissolved, which does not cause a reaction involving the migration of substances. Specifically, a method for producing a porous cellulose medium is provided which includes the steps of gelling a flowable homogeneous composition containing cellulose acetate, an organic solvent, and water through a decrease in temperature; and hydrolyzing the cellulose acetate contained in the resulting gel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru SHIBATA, Yasuto MORISHITA, Yosuke ITO
  • Publication number: 20170210872
    Abstract: A method for modifying a cellular polymer foam with apparent porosity, which includes providing a cellular polymer foam with apparent porosity, placing the cellular polymer foam in contact with at least one compound in order to obtain a cellular polymer foam including on the surface thereof an intermediate phase formed from the compound having at least one catechol unit. The foam may be used as a catalyst substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: David EDOUARD, Vincent RITLENG, Loïc JIERRY, Nguyet Trang Thanh CHAU DALENCON
  • Publication number: 20170210873
    Abstract: A method of decomposing an ester resin with an enzyme by making present an ester decomposition promotor, an enzyme and an enzyme adsorption-suppressing compound in an aqueous medium that contains the ester resin. The decomposition method is capable of decomposing, at a low temperature maintaining reliability and stability, the ester resin added to a dispersion solution for drilling, such as fracturing fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutaki KATAYAMA, Seishi YOSHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20170210874
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dark, flat element, preferably a plastic, lacquer coating or fiber material, having reduced density, low heat conductivity and low solar absorption. The flat element has a relatively high reflection infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum reduce heating by sunlight in the near infrared dark tinting in the visible range. Low density conductivity are obtained inter alia by inserting in the near in order to area despite and low heat light filling materials into the flat element. Said flat element can be used in places where surfaces are dark tinted for aesthetic or technical reasons but should not heat up in sunlight and should give off little heat when touched by hand or by other parts of the body. Other areas of application include surfaces which should have a heat insulating effect in addition to the above-mentioned characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventor: GERD HUGO
  • Publication number: 20170210875
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for transferring carbon nanotubes on a hydrogel scaffold. Carbon nanotubes are formed on a substrate and directly transferred onto a hydrogel surface. Carbon nanotubes transferred according to the present disclosure can be used in tissue engineering applications and electrode coating applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Silviya Petrova Zustiak, Mozhdeh Imani Nezhad, Irma Kuljanishvili
  • Publication number: 20170210876
    Abstract: There is provided an exfoliated graphite-resin composite material that has high dispersibility in resins and the like and is easily handled. An exfoliated graphite-resin composite material in which exfoliated graphite and a resin form a composite. When an amount of methylene blue adsorbed per g of the exfoliated graphite-resin composite material (?mol/g) is y, the amount of methylene blue adsorbed as measured based on a difference between an absorbance of a methanol solution of methylene blue at a concentration of 10 mg/L and an absorbance of a supernatant liquid obtained by introducing the exfoliated graphite-resin composite material into the methanol solution of methylene blue and performing centrifugation, and a BET specific surface area (m2/g) of the exfoliated graphite-resin composite material is x, a ratio y/x is 0.15 or more, and the BET specific surface area is 25 m2/g or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Shoji Nozato, Akira Nakasuga, Hiroshi Yoshitani
  • Publication number: 20170210877
    Abstract: A polymer composition containing a polyamide resin, a metallic pigment, and a carrier is disclosed that exhibits a metallic appearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Bruce M. Mulholland, Coralie Adéle Richard
  • Publication number: 20170210878
    Abstract: The present invention provides an LCP derivative/soft magnetic ferrite composite material, which is prepared by complexing and assembling an LCP derivative as a host and soft magnetic ferrite particles as a guest. The present invention also provides a method for preparing the composite material. The composite material of the present invention has high stability and is not easily dissociated, and has high customized magnestic permeability, dielectricity, thermal stability, environmental resistance, and chemical resistance; and the preparation process of the composite material meets the energy-saving and emission reduction requirements. Therefore, the composite material has a wide industrial application prospect. The composite material of the present invention can be widely applied to the wireless communication field, the aviation, spaceflight and military fields, the microwave and radio frequency component application field, the automotive electronic component field, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Mengjiang XING, Mingang ZHENG
  • Publication number: 20170210879
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a polyester resin composition for a reflection plate having high reflectance and small decrease of reflectance under exposure to heat during production of an LED package or reflow soldering step for mounting, or exposure to heat and light from a light source. A polyester resin composition of the present invention contains: 30-80% by mass of (A) a polyester resin having a melting point or glass transition temperature of 250° C. or more as measured by DSC; 5-30% by mass of (B) a fibrous reinforcing material having an average fiber length (l) of 2-300 ?m, an average fiber diameter (d) of 0.05-18 ?m and an aspect ratio (l/d) of 2-20, said aspect ratio being a quotient of 1 by d; and 5-50% by mass of (C) a white pigment (with the total of (A), (B) and (C) being 100% by mass).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Kaoru OHSHIMIZU, Hideto OGASAWARA, Hiroki EBATA, Takashi HAMA