Patents Issued in February 8, 2018
  • Publication number: 20180037697
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing aromatic polycarbonates, comprising the step of reacting bisphenols with dithiocarbonates or selenium analogues thereof in the presence of a catalyst. It further relates to the use of dithiocarbonates or selenium analogues thereof as transesterifying reagents for the preparation of polycarbonates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Ernst MÜLLER, Christoph GÜRTLER, Nicolai KOLB, Burkhard KÖHLER, Walter LEITNER, Jan HEIJL, Alexandra GROßE BÖWING
  • Publication number: 20180037698
    Abstract: This resin composition is characterized by comprising (a) 100 parts by mass of a polyimide precursor containing a structural unit represent by general formula (1) (wherein, R1 and R2 are each independently selected from a hydrogen atom, monovalent aliphatic hydrocarbons having 1-20 carbon atoms, and aromatic groups, and X1 is a tetravalent organic group having 4-32 carbon atoms), (b) 0.001-5 parts by mass of a silicone-based surfactant, and (c) an organic solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshiki MIYAMOTO, Yasuhito IIZUKA, Masaki MAITANI, Takayuki KANADA
  • Publication number: 20180037699
    Abstract: A method of preparing a polyetherimide and an improved polyetherimide are disclosed. Low color polyetherimides are disclosed along with process improvements which produce the reduced color of the final product polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Guggenheim, Juan Rodriguez Ordonez, Javier Nieves Remacha, Jose Roman Galdamez Pena, Hareesh Shamrao Deshpande, Sunil S. Dhumal, Surya Prakasa Rao Daliparthi, Srinivas Mahesh Kumar, Sivakumar P., Siva Kumar Sreeramagiri, Carmen Rocío Misiego Arpa, Carlos Sanjuan Fernandez, Bernabe Quevedo Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20180037700
    Abstract: Polyamic acid polymers with varying ratios of rigid monomers and solubilizing monomers exhibiting improved thermo-oxidative stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Tetramer Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Adam T. Haldeman, Tyler L. Duniho, Brad P. Morgan, Margaret Shaughnessy, Kyle A. Berger, Jeffrey R. DiMaio
  • Publication number: 20180037701
    Abstract: The present invention relates to elastomeric thermoplastic polymers (ETP) and especially technical polymers with high added value used in varied sectors, such as electronics, motor vehicles or sport. The present invention more particularly relates to copolymers containing polyether blocks and polyamide blocks, abbreviated as “PEBA”, which have good antistatic properties. Even more particularly, the invention relates to a copolymer containing at least one polyamide (PA) block, at least one polyethylene glycol (PEG) block and at least one block that is more hydrophobic than the PEG block. A subject of the invention is also a process for synthesizing such thermoplastic elastomers which have good antistatic properties and the use thereof in any type of thermoplastic polymer matrix in order to afford this matrix antistatic properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Arkema France
    Inventors: Alejandra REYNA-VALENCIA, Frederic MALET, Quentin PINEAU
  • Publication number: 20180037702
    Abstract: A process for the production of cellulose nanocrystals directly from wood, grass or bioresidues wherein the wood is treated with an ionic liquid and novel cellulose nanocrystals obtained by the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Marie Pierre LABORIE, Hatem ABUSHAMMALA
  • Publication number: 20180037703
    Abstract: A structural reinforcement for an article including a carrier (10) that includes: (t) a mass of polymeric material (12) having an outer surface; and (ii) at least one fibrous composite Insert (14) or overlay (980) having an outer surface and including at least one elongated fiber arrangement (e.g., having a plurality of ordered fibers). The fibrous Insert (14) or overlay (980) is envisioned to adjoin the mass of the polymeric material in a predetermined location for carrying a predetermined load that Is subjected upon the predetermined location (thereby effectively providing localized reinforcement to that predetermined location). The fibrous insert (14) or overlay (980) and the mass of polymeric material (12) are of compatible materials, structures or both, for allowing the fibrous insert or overlay to be at feast partially joined to the mass of the polymeric material. Disposed upon at least a portion of the carrier (10) may be a mass of activatable material (126).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Henry E. Richardson, Sylvain Gleyal
  • Publication number: 20180037704
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a microporous film, including: preparing a resin composition containing polypropylene (PP) as a resin component and containing from 0.01 to 20 parts by weight of a chemically modified cellulose or chemically modified cellulose nanofiber per 100 parts by weight of the resin component and from 0.01 to 3 parts by weight of a ?-crystal nucleating agent per 100 parts by weight of the resin component; melt-molding the resin composition into a film-like material in which the crystal phase of a polypropylene component in the resin composition is substantially a ?-crystal phase, and subsequently stretching the film-like material at a temperature of 60 to 160° C., and provides a microporous film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryou ISHIGURO, Satoru NAKAMURA, Mariko YOSHIOKA
  • Publication number: 20180037705
    Abstract: Provided in the present invention are a resin composition and a pre-preg and a laminate using the composition. The resin composition comprises: (A) a prepolymer of a polyolefin resin and a bifunctional maleimide or a multifunctional maleimide; and, (B) vinyl thermosetting polyphenylene ether, where with the weight of the prepolymer of the polyolefin resin and the bifunctional maleimide or the multifunctional maleimide being 100 parts by weight, the weight of the vinyl thermosetting polyphenylene ether is 200 to 1000 parts by weight. The present invention, by employing the prepolymer of the polyolefin resin and the bifunctional maleimide or the multifunctional maleimide, solves the problem of incompatibility of the bifunctional maleimide or the multifunctional maleimide with the polyolefin resin and vinyl thermosetting polyphenylene ether. An aqueous glue solution so mixed is uniform and consistent, the pre-preg has a uniform expression, and a substrate resin area is free of a phase-separation problem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Xianping ZENG, Guangbing CHEN, Chiji GUAN, Wenhua YANG
  • Publication number: 20180037706
    Abstract: The porous polyurethane polishing pad includes a porous matrix having large pores that extend upward from a base surface and open to an upper surface. The large pores are interconnected with small pores. The porous matrix is a blend of two thermoplastic polymers. The first thermoplastic polyurethane has by molecular percent, 45 to 60 adipic acid, 10 to 30 MDI-ethylene glycol and 15 to 35 MDI and an Mn of 40,000 to 60,000 and a Mw of 125,000 to 175,000 and an Mw to Mn ratio of 2.5 to 4 The second thermoplastic polyurethane has by molecular percent, 40 to 50 adipic acid, 20 to 40 adipic acid butane diol, 5 to 20 MDI-ethylene glycol and 5 to 25 MDI and an Mn of 60,000 to 80,000 and a Mw of 125,000 to 175,000 and an Mw to Mn ratio of 1.5 to 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Shuiyuan Luo, George C. Jacob, Henry Sanford-Crane, Koichi Yoshida, Katsumasa Kawabata, Shusuke Kitawaki, Shogo Takahashi, Yosuke Takei
  • Publication number: 20180037707
    Abstract: A foamable polypropylene resin composition includes 10 parts by mass to 65 parts by mass of rubber or a thermoplastic elastomer, 18 parts by mass to 90 parts by mass of talc having a 50% particle diameter (D50) of 1 ?m to 3 ?m and surface-treated for increased dispersibility, 0.1 part by mass to 6.0 parts by mass of an organic crystal nucleating agent, and 5 parts by mass to 15 parts by mass of a foaming agent relative to 100 parts by mass of the polypropylene resin composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Yasuaki TANAKA, Hitoshi UCHIDA
  • Publication number: 20180037708
    Abstract: Pumpable thermally foaming filler compositions based on combinations of a liquid epoxy resin and a polyvinyl chloride resin and/or an acrylic resin powder. The pumpable filler materials provide the advantage that they can be applied as needed using conventional injection equipment and can be expanded to provide foam with good physical strength, high expansion and excellent adhesion on oiled metal substrates. Methods for filling closed spaces with the pumpable thermally foaming filler composition as well as vehicle parts are obtainable with the indicated methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Geng LIN, Blanka PROKO, Steve DAVIS
  • Publication number: 20180037709
    Abstract: A sponge-formable silicone rubber composition comprises: (A) a polyorganosiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded alkenyl groups per molecule, (B) a polyorganosiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule, (C) water, (D) cellulose nanofibers, (E) an emulsifier, and (F) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst. The sponge-formable silicone rubber composition can form a silicone rubber sponge having uniform and fine bubbles and that does not readily contaminate a mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventor: Masakazu IRIE
  • Publication number: 20180037710
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of a method of degrading a polymer into oligomers and/or monomers in a solvent, using a catalyst, and a functionalized magnetic particle comprising a catalyst being capable of degrading the polymer into oligomers and/or monomers. The present method and particle provide a high selectivity and a high conversion ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Tonnis Hooghoudt, Vincent Pilippi, Marcel Vilaplana Artigas
  • Publication number: 20180037711
    Abstract: Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass which has high heat shielding properties, a high visible transmittance, and excellent light resistance which enables retention of the high visible transmittance for a long period of time. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention has an interlayer film for laminated glass with a single layer structure or a laminated structure of two or more layers, the interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention comprises a first layer, and the first layer contains a polyvinyl acetal resin; a plasticizer; a tungsten oxide particle; a magnesium salt of an organic acid having a branched structure; and a metal salt of a C2 to C8 organic acid, other than the magnesium salt of an organic acid having a branched structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Hirofumi Kitano, Juichi Fukatani, Daizou Ii, Ryuta Tsunoda
  • Publication number: 20180037712
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multifunctional clay composition which can be used as a clay capable of performing various workings before drying and which can be used as writing instruments similar to crayons, pastels or colored pencils after drying, and to a process for preparing the same. The multifunctional clay composition may comprise an extender material; a binder; a multifunctional crosslinking agent including a compound having a hydroxyl group of two or more functionality, or forming an ion having a hydroxyl group of two or more functionality in a water solvent; a wax and a pigment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventor: Hak Jae KIM
  • Publication number: 20180037713
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method for preparing a carbonized article comprising: providing an olefin resin in a melt phase; treating the olefin resin with a boron-containing species (BCS); forming a fabricated article from the treated olefin resin; crosslinking the fabricated article; stabilizing the fabricated article by air oxidation; and carbonizing the fabricated article. The present disclosure further describes a method for preparing a stabilized article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Eric J. Hukkanen, Bryan E. Barton, Gerald F. Billovits, Weijun Wang, Jasson T. Patton
  • Publication number: 20180037714
    Abstract: In one instance, the present disclosure describes a crosslinked polyolefin article comprising: a carbon to hydrogen mol ratio of from 1:1.2 to 1:2.2; and 0.1 to 5 weight percent boron. In one instance, the present disclosure describes a stabilized polyolefin article comprising: a carbon to hydrogen mol ratio of from 1:0.8 to 1:1.3; greater than 18 weight percent oxygen; and 0.3 to 4 weight percent boron.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Eric J. Hukkanen, Bryan E. Barton, Gerald F. Billovits, Weijun Wang, Jasson T. Patton, Christopher W. Derstine, Edoardo Nicoli, Thomas H. Peterson
  • Publication number: 20180037715
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a polymeric elastomeric phase and an odoriferous active compound. In particular the present invention relates to a composition comprising a polymeric elastomeric phase in form of an acrylic block copolymer and an odoriferous active compound, methods of absorption of odoriferous active compound and releasing said odoriferous active compound over a given period of time. The present invention concerns also objects or articles comprising a polymeric elastomeric phase in form of an acrylic block copolymer and an odoriferous active compound, methods of absorption of odoriferous active compound by said objects and articles and releasing said odoriferous active compound over a given period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Arkema France
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Boutillier, Arnaud Pillion
  • Publication number: 20180037716
    Abstract: Propylene-ethylene random copolymers with improved long-term mechanical properties, especially improved impact strength retention, their manufacture as well as their use, e.g. for the production of moulded articles, particularly injection moulded articles, such as thin-walled plastic containers for packaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Juliane Braun, Luca Boragno, Jingbo Wang, Pauli Leskinen, Johanna Lilja, Markus Gahleitner
  • Publication number: 20180037717
    Abstract: Propylene-ethylene random copolymers with improved long-term mechanical properties, especially improved impact strength retention, their manufacture as well as their use, e.g. for the production of moulded articles, particularly injection moulded articles, such as thin-walled plastic containers for packaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Juliane Braun, Davide Tranchida, Jingbo Wang, Markus Gahleitner
  • Publication number: 20180037718
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composition which includes: at least one polyamide; at least one melamine derivative as a fire-retardant agent; optionally at least one polyol containing at least four alcohol functional groups; and optionally at least one reinforcement in the form of a fiber. The invention also relates to the method for producing said composition and to the use of same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Arkema France
    Inventors: Marc AUDENAERT, Philippe BLONDEL, Jean-Jacques FLAT
  • Publication number: 20180037719
    Abstract: A bio based plasticizer with improved properties and processing characteristics of polymer comprising at least 95% by weight compound of formula 1, [Formula should be inserted here] wherein R1 R2 and R3 represent each an acyl group or a hydrogen atom, said acyl group comprises at least one with 2 carbon atoms and one with 12 carbon atoms, the acyl group having 2 carbon atoms is present in an amount, on an average, of up to 2 mole per mole of glycerine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: FINE ORGANICS INDUSTRIES PVT LTD.
    Inventors: Mayukh WARAWDEKAR, Digambar CHAVAN
  • Publication number: 20180037720
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a resin composition containing a cyanate ester compound which can reduce the formation of carbamate compounds so that the resin composition can be suitably used as an sealing material. The present invention relates to a curable resin composition containing a cyanate ester compound and a dehydrating agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Takuo SUGIOKA, Teruhisa FUJIBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20180037721
    Abstract: Disclosed is a resin material containing a polyolefin, which has a property that discoloration (red to pink), which is considered to be caused by a phenol-based antioxidant, is effectively prevented for a long period of time. The resin material contains two kinds of specific secondary antioxidants represented by the following formulas (I) and (II) added thereto together with a phenol-based antioxidant: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 each independently represent a linear or branched hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Sena SAKAI, Satoru MATSUMOTO, Yoshiharu MITSUHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180037722
    Abstract: An iso(thio)cyanate composition has excellent storage stability. The iso(thio)cyanate composition for an optical component includes an iso(thio)cyanate compound having two or more iso(thio)cyanate groups in a molecule, a phosphoric acid ester compound represented by general formula (1), and a phosphoric acid ester compound represented by general formula (2), a total amount of the phosphoric acid ester compounds being 1 ppm to 25,000 ppm, based on the mass of the iso(thio)cyanate compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Masahisa KOUSAKA, Natsumi TASAKI
  • Publication number: 20180037723
    Abstract: A method for preparing a carbonized article comprising: (a) providing a polyolefin resin; (b) forming a fabricated article from the polyolefin resin; (c) crosslinking the fabricated article; (d) stabilizing the fabricated article in a boron-containing oxidizing environment (BOE); and (e) carbonizing the fabricated article. The present disclosure further describes a method for preparing a stabilized article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Eric J. Hukkanen, Bryan E. Barton, Gerald F. Billovits, Christoper W. Derstine, Jasson T. Patton
  • Publication number: 20180037724
    Abstract: A inventive method to process an organic compound with a thermoplastic alloy composition comprising of a high heat hydrophilic polymer, a polyolefin, preferably with a compatibilizer that is without maleic content. A compressed pellet will be generated at low temperatures for producing a cellulose thermoplastic alloy composition improving the ability to color and replace existing compositions that are challenged by toxicity and performance. This composition can be re fractured into fine particles if necessary, to produce 3 D printed parts well beyond the degradation of the specified organic compound for cosmetic, automotive or medical markets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventor: Robert Curt Joyce
  • Publication number: 20180037725
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyethylene composition comprising —a base resin comprising (A) a first ethylene homo- or copolymer component having a melt flow rate MFR2 (2.16 kg, 190° C.) of equal to or more than 130 g/10 min to equal to or less than 300 g/10 min, determined according to ISO 1133, and (B) a second ethylene homo- or copolymer component, —optional carbon black, —optional further polymer component(s) different to the first ethylene homo- or copolymer components (A) and (B), and —optional additive(s); wherein the first ethylene homo- or copolymer component (A) has a lower weight average molecular weight as the second ethylene homo- or copolymer component (B); the polyethylene composition has a melt flow rate MFR5 (5 kg, 190° C.) of more than 0.60 g/10 min to less than 1.00 g/10 min, determined according to ISO 1133, and a shear thinning index SHI2.7/210 of equal to or more than 10 to equal to or less than 27.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Antti Tynys, Amos Tay
  • Publication number: 20180037726
    Abstract: Ultrahigh molecular weight, or high molecular weight silicone is added to ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene polymer during the compounding process. It creates a material composition that is processable by traditional injection molding and extrusion processes that rely on shear as a primary means of melting and helping to shape end products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventor: Veerag Mehta
  • Publication number: 20180037727
    Abstract: The invention provides a process to form a “first composition comprising a first ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer and a second ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer,” said process comprising polymerizing a first mixture comprising ethylene, an ?-olefin, and optionally a polyene, in a stirred tank reactor to form a first ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer, and transferring at least some of the first ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer to a loop reactor, and polymerizing, therein, a second mixture comprising ethylene, an alpha-olefin, and optionally a polyene, in the presence of the first ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer, to form the “first composition comprising the first ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer and the second ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer.” The invention also provides a polymerization reactor configuration comprising at least the following: a stirred tank reactor followed by a loop reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas W. Karjala, Jorge Rubalcaba, Edward O. Madenjian, Curvel Hypolite, Pradeep Jain
  • Publication number: 20180037728
    Abstract: An exterior trim component for a vehicle is provided that includes: 39% to 45% recycled polypropylene copolymer; 27% to 43% recycled polypropylene homopolymer; 0.5% to 2.5% coupling agent; 0.01% to 0.5% flow enhancing agent; 0.5% to 1.5% coconut shell powder; 5% to 10% synthetic filler; and 3% to 17% carbon fiber (by weight). Further, the component is characterized by a flexural modulus of at least 1750 MPa. In certain aspects, the component is further characterized by a coefficient of linear thermal expansion between about 4×10?5 in/in*° C. and about 0.1×10?5 in/in*° C., as measured under the ISO 11359-2 protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Talat Karmo, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Michael Musleh, Stuart C. Salter
  • Publication number: 20180037729
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to a drag reducing suspension capable of dissolving in cold hydrocarbon fluids at usage level. In one embodiment, the drag reducing composition comprises a drag reducing polymer, a partitioning agent comprises a one or more of a coal-tar resin, a C5 aliphatic petroleum resin, a C9 aromatic petroleum resin, C5/C9 aliphatic/aromatic petroleum resin, a cycloaliphatic diene-based petroleum resin, a pure monomer resin, a terpene resin, a terpene phenol resin, a styrenated terpene resin, a rosin resin, a rosin resin derivative, one or more of an alkylphenol resin, a modified alkylphenol resin, and fully or partially hydrogenated form thereof, and suspending fluid medium. The partitioning agent has a good solubility (greater than 8 ppm) in a hydrocarbon stream, such as in a cold refined hydrocarbon stream, for example a diesel stream at a temperature of 0° C. or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Lu Sun, Michael L. Olechnowicz, Ray L. Johnston, Thomas D. Lane, Richard J. Czarnecki
  • Publication number: 20180037730
    Abstract: A low gloss ASA-based resin composition having excellent weatherability and heat resistance is provided. The low gloss ASA-based resin composition is obtained by blending a general SAN copolymer, a heat-resistant SAN copolymer, a crosslinked aromatic vinyl compound-cyanide vinyl compound copolymer, and an amorphous inorganic material with large diameter and extra-large diameter ASA graft copolymers at a predetermined composition ratio. The low gloss ASA-based resin composition is useful in the manufacture of a high-quality molded article in which gloss characteristics are uniformly exhibited because impact resistance, heat resistance, flowability, weatherability, and low gloss characteristics are all excellent, and particularly, the gloss deviation on the entire surface of the injection molded article is significantly reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Han Ki LEE, Dae Sik Kim, Hak Soo Kim, Jang Hyun Choi, Min Sung Kang
  • Publication number: 20180037731
    Abstract: A thermoplastic vulcanizate composition includes (a) a crystalline thermoplastic polyolefin comprising alpha-olefin monomers having from 2 to 5 carbon atoms, (b) a rubber block interpolymer comprising a first block and a second block having differing chemical or physical properties from the first block, the first block is derived from ethylene, a first alpha-olefin monomer having from 3 to 10 carbon atoms, and a first diene monomer having from 2 to 25 carbon atoms, the second block is derived from ethylene, a second alpha-olefin monomer having from 3 to 10 carbon atoms, and optionally a second diene monomer having from 2 to 25 carbon atoms, and an amount of the block interpolymer in the composition being greater than an amount of the thermoplastic polyolefin in the composition, and (c) a curative system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Xiaosong Wu, Kim L. Walton, Colin Li Pi Shan
  • Publication number: 20180037732
    Abstract: A polyacetal resin composition which not only is highly inhibited from making creaking sounds but also has satisfactory performances with respect to other properties. The polyacetal resin composition includes 100 parts by weight of a polyacetal resin, 0.01-1 part by weight of a hindered phenolic antioxidant, 0.01-1 part by weight of a nitrogenous compound, 0.1-1 part by weight of a graft copolymer, 0.1-1 part by weight of a fatty acid ester, 0.5-5 parts by weight of a silicone oil, and 0.1-1 part by weight of calcium carbonate. The nitrogenous compound may be an aminotriazine compound, the graft copolymer includes an olefin-based polymer as the main chain and a vinyl-based polymer as side chains, the fatty acid ester includes a C12-32 fatty acid and a C2-30 mono- or polyhydric alcohol, and the calcium carbonate has an average particle diameter of 1 ?m or smaller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Akihide SHIMODA, Hirokazu KATSUCHI
  • Publication number: 20180037733
    Abstract: Described herein is a two-component coating system. The two-component coating system may include a base component and a hardener component. The base component may include: up to 55 wt. % hydroxyl terminated polyester and/or hydroxyl terminated polyether; up to 3 wt. % hydroxyl terminated polysiloxane; and a solvent selected from aromatic hydrocarbons, ketones, esters and combinations thereof, wherein the hydroxyl terminated polyester and/or hydroxyl terminated polyether and the hydroxyl terminated polysiloxane are dissolved in the solvent. The hardener component may include: up to 80 wt. % polyisocyanate; and a solvent selected from aromatic hydrocarbons, ketones, esters and combinations thereof, wherein the polyisocyanate is dissolved in the solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventor: Minedys Macias Guzman
  • Publication number: 20180037734
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns thermoplastic compositions exhibiting anti-fogging ability and optical qualities such as high transparency and optical clarity. The thermoplastic resin can be employed in a number of applications including automotive lenses such as headlamp fixtures. The thermoplastic resin compositons comprise a polycarbonate base resin; and an amphiphilic oligomer block additive comprising mid-domain and terminal organo-fluoro groups, wherein the mid-domain has soft and hard segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventor: Johannes DE BROUWER
  • Publication number: 20180037735
    Abstract: A reinforced resin composition may include a polycarbonate, a functionalizing agent, and an inorganic filler that has been functionalized with the functionalizing agent, the functionalized inorganic filler being present in an amount ranging from 1 to 25 percent by weight of the resin composition. The reinforced resin may exhibit a melt flow index of 25 or less, when measured at a load of 1.2 kg, after allowing the resin to remain at a temperature of 300° C. for 10 minutes. A method of reducing thermal degradation of a reinforced polycarbonate material may include introducing into said polycarbonate material at least one inorganic filler functionalized with a functionalizing agent, such that the reinforced resin exhibits a melt flow index of 25 or less, when measured at a load of 1.2 kg, after allowing the resin to remain at a temperature of 300° C. for 10 minutes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Saied KOCHESFAHANI, Edward MCCARTHY, Parashar DAVE, Anna BORCHERT, Michele Laperna WONG, Maziyar BOLOURCHI, Michael SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20180037736
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of copper clad laminates and relates to a resin composition and a pre-preg and a laminate using the composition. The resin composition comprises: (A) a prepolymer of vinyl thermosetting polyphenylene ether and a bifunctional maleimide or a multifunctional maleimide; and, (B) a polyolefin resin. The present invention, by employing the prepolymer of vinyl thermosetting polyphenylene ether and the bifunctional maleimide or the multifunctional maleimide, solves the problem of incompatibility of the bifunctional maleimide or the multifunctional maleimide with the vinyl thermosetting polyphenylene ether and the polyolefin resin. An aqueous glue solution so mixed is uniform and consistent, the prepreg has a uniform expression, and a substrate resin area is free of a phase-separation problem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Xianping ZENG, Guangbing CHEN, Chiji GUAN, Wenhua YANG
  • Publication number: 20180037737
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a fiber-reinforced resin composition in which fibers with good dispersibility and a resin in which the fibers are easily dispersed have been suitably composited; and a method for producing the fiber-reinforced resin composition. Specifically, the object is to provide a fiber-reinforced resin composition that comprises chemically modified CNFs and a thermoplastic resin, and that has improved physical properties due to the suitable compositing of the fibers with the resin; and a method for producing the fiber-reinforced resin composition. The fiber-reinforced resin composition comprises chemically modified CNFs (A) and a thermoplastic resin (B), wherein the chemically modified CNFs and the thermoplastic resin satisfy the following conditions: (a) the ratio R of the solubility parameter (SPcnf) of the chemically modified CNFs (A) to the solubility parameter (SPpol) of the thermoplastic resin (B), SPcnf/SPpol, is in the range of 0.87 to 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Takeshi Semba, Akihiro Ito, Takahiro Uesaka, Kazuo Kitagawa, Fumiaki Nakatsubo, Hiroyuki Yano
  • Publication number: 20180037738
    Abstract: This invention is directed to photoluminescent compounds based on rhodamine dyes with green or red emission and uses thereof for photoluminescence based devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: StoreDot Ltd.
    Inventors: Evgenia Liel (Jeny) KUKS, Rony SCHWARZ, Eran SELLA, Daniel SZWARCMAN
  • Publication number: 20180037739
    Abstract: A compound serving as a dichroic pigment which has a maximum absorption wavelength in a range of 350 nm to 510 nm is represented by the following Formula (1): In Formula (1), R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C20 alkyl group; R2 through R4 are substituents which are not hydrogen atoms and each independently represent a C1-C4 alkyl group; n, m, and p are each independently an integer of 0 to 2; and Ar1 represents a nitrogen-containing saturated heterocyclic group which is a 5 to 8-membered ring and in which (i) N is bonded to a phenylene group and (ii) at least one ?-position is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Noriyuki HIDA, Haruki OKAWA
  • Publication number: 20180037740
    Abstract: A phthalocyanine-based complex compound is represented by general formula (1) shown below, where M in general formula (1) is any of Cu, Fe, Ti, V, Ni, Pd, Pt, Pb, Si, Bi, Cd, La, Tb, Ce, Be, Mg, Co, Ru, Mn, Cr, Mo, Sn, and Zn, and may be present or absent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Dexerials Corporation
    Inventors: Ryosuke IWATA, Yasuhisa ISHII, Mikihisa MIZUNO
  • Publication number: 20180037741
    Abstract: A process for the production of a quinacridone pigment composition is provided. For use in environmentally friendly inks, the pigment composition offers high chroma, high color strength, and high dispersion stability. Also provided is a water- or alcohol-based environmentally friendly ink that contains a quinacridone pigment composition obtained through this process. According to the inventors' research, adding a quinacridone derivative to a quinacridone solid solution in two different steps in a process, during and after treatment for the control of crystals, gives the resulting pigment composition the color characteristics of high color strength and high chroma, as well as high dispersion stability. The present invention is based on these findings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Shingo Saitou, Hideki Okabe, Yukiko Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20180037742
    Abstract: This invention relates to polymer particles, a process for their preparation, the use of these particles for the preparation of an electrophoretic device, electrophoretic displays comprising such particle, and new polymerisable dyes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Jonathan Henry WILSON, Louise Diane FARRAND, Anthony LAWRENCE, Sarah NORMAN
  • Publication number: 20180037743
    Abstract: This invention relates to polymer particles, a process for their preparation, the use of these particles for the preparation of an electrophoretic device, and electrophoretic displays comprising such particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: LOUISE DIANE FARRAND, Claire TOPPING, Mark John GOULDING
  • Publication number: 20180037744
    Abstract: This invention relates to polymer particles preferably with surface functionality for charge retention, a process for their preparation, the use of these particles for the preparation of an electrophoretic device, electrophoretic displays comprising such particle, and new polymerisable dyes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: LOUISE DIANE FARRAND, Jonathan Henry WILSON, Mark JAMES, Christopher LUTZ, Nathan SMITH, Mark John GOULDING
  • Publication number: 20180037745
    Abstract: UV-curable interlayer compositions are provided. In embodiments, the interlayer composition comprises at least one aliphatic di(meth)acrylate monomer diluent having a dynamic viscosity at 25° C. of less than about 100 cps; at least one (meth)acrylate oligomer selected from epoxy (meth)acrylates, polyester (meth)acrylates, polyether (meth)acrylates, urethane (meth)acrylates and combinations thereof, the at least one(meth) acrylate oligomer having a glass transition temperature in the range of from about minus 10° C. to about 100° C. and a dynamic viscosity at 25° C. of less than about 3000 cps; and at least two photoinitiators. Multilayer structures formed using the compositions and related methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Guiqin Song, Nan-Xing Hu, Naveen Chopra, Marcel P. Breton
  • Publication number: 20180037746
    Abstract: This disclosure provides coatings that eliminate the problem of persistent oil or grease smudges deposited on transparent coatings. Some variations provide an oil-smudge-resistant material comprising discrete inclusions dispersed within a continuous matrix, wherein one of the discrete inclusions and the continuous matrix is an oleophobic material, and the other is an oleophilic material. Specific embodiments incorporate segmented polyurethanes with oleophobic fluoropolymers and oleophilic hydrocarbons. Some embodiments utilize inorganic oleophilic particles in an oleophobic matrix. Some embodiments condense urethane-silane crosslinkers with other silanes to form discrete domains of oleophobic or oleophilic silanes within a continuous matrix of oleophilic or oleophobic polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Ashley M. NELSON, Andrew P. NOWAK, April R. RODRIGUEZ