Patents Issued in March 8, 2018
  • Publication number: 20180066120
    Abstract: Provided is a vinyl chloride resin composition for powder molding that can provide a molded product having low fluff adhesiveness. The vinyl chloride resin composition for powder molding contains a vinyl chloride resin (a) and a silicone oil (b) having a viscosity of at least 10 cs and no greater than 200×104 cs. The content of the silicone oil (b) having a viscosity of at least 10 cs and no greater than 200×104 cs is at least 0.1 parts by mass and no greater than 10 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the vinyl chloride resin (a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shota NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20180066121
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a polyethylene-based resin extruded foam sheet by extruding and foaming a foamable molten resin composition formed by kneading a mixture containing a low-density polyethylene, a physical blowing agent, and an antistatic agent, wherein the foam sheet has a thickness in a range of from 0.05 to 0.5 mm, and the antistatic agent is a polymeric antistatic agent having a melting point whose different from the melting point of the low-density polyethylene is in a range of from ?10 to +10° C., and having a melt flow rate of 10 g/10 min or more. This method enables a novel polyethylene-based resin extruded foam sheet to be obtained that is of high quality such that formation of a small hole or a through-hole has been reduced or eliminated, and has both excellent strength and a shock-absorbing property despite a very small thickness even in medium- or long-term continuous production, and besides, exhibits a sufficient antistatic property, thus suitable as a glass plate interleaf sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: JSP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi AOKI, Takashi NISHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180066122
    Abstract: A process for producing foamed thermoplastic polyurethane particles comprises the steps of a) melting a thermoplastic polyurethane in a first extruder (E1), b) injecting a gaseous blowing agent in a second extruder (E2), c) impregnating the gaseous blowing agent homogeneously into the thermoplastic polyurethane melt in a third extruder (E3), d) extruding the impregnated thermoplastic polyurethane melt through a die plate and granulating the melt in an underwater granulation device under temperature and pressure conditions to form foamed thermoplastic polyurethane particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Hans RUDOLPH, Etsuhiro YAMAMOTO, Eiji NEGISHI, Akira NOMURA, Tatsuro TOMATA
  • Publication number: 20180066123
    Abstract: Food and beverage containers and non-food contact packaging “peanuts” are made of foamed polystyrene (PS) containing 0.5% to 15% by weight of the photoaccelerant, such as for example benzophenone. This additive greatly accelerates the photodegradation of this novel packaging for a specialized use: the abatement of litter comprising single-serving containers and packaging “peanuts” disposed of on land and in water. Conditions controlling the distribution of the photoaccelerant in and the formation of the polystyrene foam are critical to the rate of the photodegradation of this packaging in the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Lawrence W. MASTEN
  • Publication number: 20180066124
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a plasticizer composition, a resin composition, and a method of preparing the plasticizer composition. A plasticizer composition capable of improving properties such as tensile strength, migration resistance, volatile loss and the like, which are required when used as a plasticizer of a resin composition, by improving poor properties occurring due to structural limitations, and a resin composition including the same may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Hyun Kyu KIM, Mi Yeon LEE, Jeong Ju MOON, Joo Ho KIM, Seok Ho JEONG
  • Publication number: 20180066125
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a plasticizer composition, a resin composition and a method of preparing the same. A plasticizer capable of improving properties such as viscosity, migration, processability and plasticizing efficiency, which are required for sheet formulation when used as a plasticizer of a resin composition by improving poor properties caused by structural limitations, and a resin composition including the same may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Hyun Kyu KIM, Mi Yeon LEE, Jeong Ju MOON, Joo Ho KIM, Seok Ho JEONG
  • Publication number: 20180066126
    Abstract: A transparent pressure sensing film is provided having a matrix polymer; and, a plurality of hybrid particles; wherein the plurality of hybrid particles are disposed in the matrix polymer; wherein each hybrid particle in the plurality of hybrid particles, comprises a plurality of primary particles bonded together with an inorganic binder; wherein an electrical resistivity of the transparent pressure sensing film is variable in response to an applied pressure having a z-component directed along the thickness of the transparent pressure sensing film such that the electrical resistivity is reduced in response to the z-component of the applied pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Minbiao Hu, Peng Gao, Chao Zhang, Daniel L. Dermody, Yang Liu, Tong Sun, Xiang Geng, Peter Trefonas, III, Michael E. Hus, Liang Chen, Zhuo Wang
  • Publication number: 20180066127
    Abstract: An emulsion stabilizer includes a biopolymer blend of one or more cellulose ether and one or more cross-linked, modified starch wherein one or more of the cellulose ether or the cross-linked, modified starch is hydrophobically modified and wherein the total amount of cellulose ethers in the biopolymer blend is not greater than 50wt %. The invention further relates to emulsion compositions comprising the emulsion stabilizer, and particularly oil-in-water emulsions. In one embodiment the emulsions are suitable for use in personal care formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Michael J. RUSSELL, Qiwei HE, John Socrates THOMAIDES, Gary Theodore MARTINO, Gloria Cansanay TIROL
  • Publication number: 20180066128
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rubber composition and its preparation for providing a path of least electrical resistivity through an electrically resistive rubber composition for a tire with a component of such rubber composition, particularly a tire tread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Gregory Daniel Zartman, Paul Harry Sandstrom
  • Publication number: 20180066129
    Abstract: Flooding compounds for telecommunications cables. Such flooding compounds contain a polymeric filler and a branched olefinic fluid. The branched olefinic fluid has an average of at least 1.5 methine carbons per oligomer molecule and at least 40 methine carbons per one thousand total carbons. Additionally, the average number of carbons per molecule in the branched olefinic fluid is from 25 to 200.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Mohamed Esseghir, Yichi Zhang, Brad C. Bailey, Yi Jin, Selim Yalvac
  • Publication number: 20180066130
    Abstract: Barrier films are prepared from a blend of two high density polyethylene blend components and a high performance organic nucleating agent. The two high density polyethylene blend components have substantially different melt indices. Large reductions in the moisture vapor transmission rate of the film are observed in the presence of the nucleating agent when the melt indices of the two blend components have a ratio of greater than 10/1. The resulting barrier films are suitable for the preparation of packaging for dry foods such as crackers and breakfast cereals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
    Inventors: Norman Dorien Joseph Aubee, Douglas Checknita, P Scott Chisholm, Patrick Lam, Sarah Marshall, Denny Paul Sauvageau, Tony Tikuisis, Tingting Yu Chuang
  • Publication number: 20180066131
    Abstract: A thermally insulating article is provided which includes a subdivided, non-periodically arranged, amorphous-array-structured polymer particle assembly, wherein the article has a thermal conductivity of less than about 0.10 watt/m·K. The article can be used for many purposes, including attaching to an exterior window to reduce energy loss through the window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Sungho Jin, Gunwoo Kim, Chulmin Choi, Youngjin Kim, Kyuin Park
  • Publication number: 20180066132
    Abstract: The disclosed technology is directed to conductive polymeric compositions, and methods of manufacturing and using conductive polymer compositions. Specifically, the disclosed technology includes customizing conductive compositions, including conductive polymers and nanogels, with a range of physical and mechanical properties tailored to various applications, including drug delivery, contrast for medical imaging (e.g., optical coherence tomography electrochromics), smart lenses, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Devatha P. Nair, Malik Y. Kahook, Zefram Marks, Sean Shaheen, Robert R. McLeod
  • Publication number: 20180066133
    Abstract: In various aspects, the disclosure relates to reinforced thermoplastic compositions exhibiting improved physical properties as well as thin wall flame resistance. The reinforced thermoplastic compositions comprise polycarbonate polymer, a filler, and a polyolefin elastomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Lin CHEN, Ying LI, Yun ZHENG, Hongtao SHI
  • Publication number: 20180066134
    Abstract: Provided are a polycarbonate resin composition, a molded article, and a structure member for solar photovoltaic power generation, the polycarbonate resin composition including: (A) 100 parts by mass of a resin mixture formed of 30 mass % to 100 mass % of a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer (A-1) having a repeating unit represented by the general formula (I) and a repeating unit represented by the general formula (II), and having an average chain length n of a polyorganosiloxane moiety of from 70 to 500, and 70 mass % to 0 mass % of an aromatic polycarbonate resin (A-2) except the polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer (A-1); (B) 0.08 part by mass to 0.3 part by mass of a silsesquioxane; (C) 0.05 part by mass to 0.2 part by mass of an alkaline metal salt and/or an alkaline earth metal salt of an organic sulfonic acid; (D) 0 parts by mass to 0.3 part by mass of a polytetrafluoroethylene having a fibril-forming ability; (E) 1 part by mass to 10 parts by mass of titanium dioxide; and (F) 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke AOKI, Yasuhiro MOGI
  • Publication number: 20180066135
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composition comprising 20 to 80 wt % of an organic polymer; 0.1 to 30 wt % of flame retardant that comprises a phosphorus containing flame retardant and/or a nitrogen containing flame retardant; and 0.1 to 50 wt % of calcium sulfate. Disclosed herein is a method comprising blending 20 to 80 wt % of an organic polymer; 0.1 to 30 wt % of flame retardant package that comprises a phosphorus flame retardant and/or a nitrogen flame retardant; 0.1 to 50 wt % of calcium sulfate; and molding the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Yaqin Zhang, Mingcheng Guo, Yun Zheng, Shengying Qian
  • Publication number: 20180066136
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a polymeric composition resistant to temperatures comprising Poly 2,5rBenzimidazole having intrinsic viscosity (I.V.) between 1.0 and 2.5; and at least one binder having a glass transition temperature less than the glass transition temperature of Poly2,5-Benzimidazole and intrinsic viscosity ranging between 0.2 and 1.5. The present disclosure also provides a process for preparing the polymeric composition resistant to temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Keki Hormusji GHARDA
  • Publication number: 20180066137
    Abstract: Methods are provided for nucleic acid analysis wherein a target nucleic acid that is at least partially double stranded is mixed with a dsDNA binding dye having a percent saturation of at least 50% to form a mixture. In one embodiment, the nucleic acid is amplified in the presence of the dsDNA binding dye, and in another embodiment a melting curve is generated for the target nucleic acid by measuring fluorescence from the dsDNA binding dye as the mixture is heated. Dyes for use in nucleic acid analysis and methods for making dyes are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Carl T. Wittwer, Gudrun Reed, Virginie Dujols, Luming Zhou
  • Publication number: 20180066138
    Abstract: A yellow toner that is, even in small amounts, better in reflection density and chroma than ever before. Disclosed is a yellow toner containing a binder resin and a yellow colorant, wherein, as the yellow colorant, a compound A represented by the following general formula (1) and a compound B represented by the following formula (2) are contained, and wherein, with respect to 100 parts by mass of the binder resin, a content of the compound A is from 0.5 to 7.5 parts by mass, and a content of the compound B is from 2.5 to 9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takuya Otake
  • Publication number: 20180066139
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous slurry comprising natural ground calcium carbonate which has a percentage P5 by weight of particles having a diameter of less than 5.0 ?m of from 98.5% to 90%, a percentage P2 by weight of particles having a diameter of less than 2.0 ?m of from 96% to 80%, wherein the ratio of P2/P5 is from 0.98 to 0.85, and wherein the slurry has a solids content of more than 78 wt %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Guillermo Bluvol, Michael Kässberger, Patrick A.C. Gane
  • Publication number: 20180066140
    Abstract: A compound that is 2,2,4,4-tetrasilylpentasilane, chemical compositions comprising same, methods of making and purifying 2,2,4,4-tetrasilylpentasilane, the purified 2,2,4,4-tetrasilylpentasilane prepared thereby, and methods of forming silicon-containing materials using 2,2,4,4-tetrasilylpentasilane as a precursor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Xiaobing Zhou
  • Publication number: 20180066141
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coating composition based on organic or water-based solvent, containing at least one binder (A), optionally at least one cross-linking agent (B), and at least one matting agent (M) based on silicon dioxide (SiO2), wherein the coating composition contains a combination of a) a matting agent based on silicon dioxide (SiO2) that is surface-modified with one or more waxes, b) an organic matting agent, and c) polyamide particles, and a clear lacquer comprising a coating composition of this type. In this way, automobile series paints can be produced having targeted, adjustable low gloss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: BOLLIG & KEMPER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Jean-Francois ROLAND
  • Publication number: 20180066142
    Abstract: A coated article is provided with a low-emissivity (low-E) coating on a glass substrate. The low-E coating includes an infrared (IR) reflecting layer between at least a pair of dielectric layers. The IR reflecting layer may be of silver or the like. The coating is designed so as to provide a highly transparent coated article that is thermally stable upon optional heat treatment and which can be made to have a low emissivity in a consistent manner. The coating is designed to have improved IR reflecting layer quality, and thus reduced tolerances with respect to manufacturability of desired emissivity values. The coated article may be used in monolithic window applications, IG window applications, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Bernd DISTELDORF, Anton DIETRICH, Robert BAKER, Stuart SILVESTER, Eduardo SANZ
  • Publication number: 20180066143
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing powder coating compositions. The method includes mixing in an aqueous medium a carboxylic acid functional polymer having a high glass transition temperature, with a polycarbodiimide having a high glass transition temperature, drying the mixture, and grinding the resulting solid particles to obtain a powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Hongying Zhou, Anthony Chasser, Shanti Swarup
  • Publication number: 20180066144
    Abstract: A coating comprising MgO, amino acid and a film-forming resin are disclosed as are methods of curing such a coating to coat at least a portion of a substrate and a substrate coated thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Michael A. Mayo, Elizabeth A. Furar, Paul Rushman, Jonathan P. Breon
  • Publication number: 20180066145
    Abstract: Provision of hydroxyl group functionalized quaternary ammonium halides, photocurable or hydrolytically curable urethane based polymers thereof and their use as antifouling agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Parthiban Anbanandam
  • Publication number: 20180066146
    Abstract: A one-part, storage-stable, air-dryable, latex-coatable waterborne film-forming coating composition has dispersed therein sufficient conductive material to provide an autoweldable hardened shop primer layer when applied to metal components. The thus-primed components may be welded together using automated arc welding equipment without having to remove the coating composition at the weld site. The conductive material desirably causes little or no airborne emission of unsafe quantities of heavy metals or other harmful substances when the primer is volatilized or combusted during welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: Valspar Sourcing, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Prevost, Channing Beaudry, Donald Boespflug, David J. Fouquette, David K. Black
  • Publication number: 20180066147
    Abstract: The present invention provides a magnetic multilayer pigment flake and a magnetic coating composition that are relatively safe for human health and the environment. The pigment flake includes one or more magnetic layers of a magnetic alloy and one or more dielectric layers of a dielectric material. The magnetic alloy is an iron-chromium alloy or an iron-chromium-aluminum alloy, having a substantially nickel-free composition. The coating composition includes a plurality of the pigment flakes disposed in a binder medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Vladimir P. RAKSHA, Paul T. KOHLMANN, Cornelis Jan DELST, Paul G. COOMBS
  • Publication number: 20180066148
    Abstract: The present invention provides a silver coating composition that develops excellent conductivity (low resistance value) by low-temperature and short-time calcining and that has excellent printability. A silver particle coating composition comprising: silver nano-particles whose surfaces are coated with a protective agent comprising an aliphatic hydrocarbon amine; and a dispersion solvent, wherein the dispersion solvent comprises a solvent selected from the group consisting of a glycol ether-based solvent and a glycol ester-based solvent. The silver particle coating composition is suitable for various printing methods such as intaglio offset printing and screen printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: Daicel Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyoshi KODUMA
  • Publication number: 20180066149
    Abstract: An actinic ray-curable inkjet ink may be provided that makes it possible to produce prints with less blooming even when printing is performed at low substrate temperature. The actinic ray-curable inkjet ink may include an actinic ray-curable compound, a photopolymerization initiator, and waxes A and B, wherein the waxes A and B each have at least one alkyl chain containing a linear portion, the linear portion of each alkyl chain in the waxes A and B has 15 or more carbon atoms, the wax A has a saturation solubility of 0.4% in the actinic ray-curable compound at a temperature in the range of 40 to 50° C., and the wax B forms a eutectic with the wax A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Hiromichi NISHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20180066150
    Abstract: An ink composition according to the present invention contains a polymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator, wherein an amount of organic sulfonic acid measured at a temperature of 25° C. by using a water extraction method is 50 ppm or less, and an amount of water measured by a Karl Fischer method is 0.50 mass % or less with respect to a total mass of the ink composition. Also, an inkjet ink set according to the present invention includes the above-described ink composition of the present invention. Also, an ink-jet printing system according to the present invention uses the above-described ink composition of the present invention and an inkjet recording apparatus, and the inkjet recording apparatus includes an ink heating portion and an ink filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohisa NISHIMOTO, Yoshiro NISHIMURA, Masaru NAKAYAMA, Satoshi KUBO
  • Publication number: 20180066151
    Abstract: Polymeric compositions comprising polyvinylidene fluoride and one or more acrylic components are described. The compositions can be formed into films which do not require a carrier or other backing. Also described are methods for forming the films and applications for the films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: William J. Buehne
  • Publication number: 20180066152
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hard coating film in which a first hard coating layer and a second hard coating layer are laminated on one side of a substrate film, wherein, AB<0 when the curl values of the first hard coating layer and the second hard coating layer are A and B, respectively. The hard coating film according to the present invention can minimize the occurrence of curling while having excellent bending resistance and scratch resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seungwoo LEE, Min Kyung KANG, Donghwi KIM
  • Publication number: 20180066153
    Abstract: Products and methods aimed at ensuring that transported objects of cargo are held in place on the applicable transport vehicle during transport, enabled through the provision of friction surfaces based on styrene/acrylic copolymer compositions, which may be coated either directly on the surfaces of the applicable objects of cargo or the applicable transportation vehicle, or on one or both sides of sheets, e.g. in the form of paper- or cardboard-like material, resulting in high friction, anti-slip, anti-stick, scratch resistant, and heat resistant surfaces and/or friction sheets, enabling the reduction of shifting or slipping of objects of cargo during transport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: SAFELOAD A/S
    Inventors: Poul Erik Primdahl, Thomas Hedegaard, Johnny Mollerup Larsen, Mogens Hinge, Christoffer Bjerremand Hansen
  • Publication number: 20180066154
    Abstract: A composition for cleaning and restoring screens. The composition includes water, acrylic polymer, trimethylpentanediol isobutrate, barium sulfate, and carbon black. The composition restores the dark color of screens that have faded due to weathering and protects the screen from future deterioration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Raymond Stallworth, Michael Stallworth, Fred Howerton
  • Publication number: 20180066155
    Abstract: A UV-curable hard coating composition and a coated article coated with the coating composition are provided herein. The UV-curable hard coating composition can be coated on a plastic material such as polycarbonate to form a coated film having excellent material adhesion, abrasion resistance, and weather resistance. The coating composition may be coated by a general coating method. In some instances, inorganic particles as a coating component are not included in the coating composition. Few foreign substances are generated during spray-coating using the composition. The coating composition can be easily stored. Also, the coated article can be polished or recoated with the UV-curable hard coating composition if needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, NOROO BEE CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Duck Hyoung HWANG, Young Hee JUNG, Yong Mo SUNG, Jae Beom AHN
  • Publication number: 20180066156
    Abstract: A writing, marking and/or drawing liquid for writing implements, especially for capillary pens, which has a viscosity of less than 50 mPas (Brookfield, 20° C., CPE-40 plate-cone), contains a resin mixture dissolved in a solvent matrix having at least one solvent. Wherein the resin mixture contains a first resin in the form of a modified resin ester and/or a dissolved polyester resin and a second resin in the form of a maleate resin and/or a rosin, especially a phenol-modified rosin. Additives are present in the form of at least one fluorosurfactant as wetter and at least one polyethersiloxane copolymer as glidant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: WOLFGANG SCHWARZ, GERHARD LUGERT, CONCETTA GOSCHALA
  • Publication number: 20180066157
    Abstract: A paint according to aspects of the present application has two components that form a solid material when mixed. A lack of Volatile Organic Compounds assist in distinguishing paint according to aspects of the present application from many existing paints. By controlling humidity in the spray (application) booth or in a separate curing booth, the time to cure the coating may be correspondingly controlled. That is, the higher the Relative Humidity, the faster the cure. When heat is introduced along with humidity, the time to cure the coating may be further controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: Superior Finishes Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Ernest Antoine Guertin, Karen Joy Pockett, Jean-Paul Edward Guertin, Pavlo Liebiediev
  • Publication number: 20180066158
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hard coating composition comprising: an alkoxysilane compound or polysiloxane resin having an epoxy group, an acrylate compound having an isocyanate group, a photopolymerization initiator and a solvent; a hard coating film formed using the same; and an image display device having the hard coating film. The hard coating film according to the present invention can minimize the occurrence of curling while having excellent hardness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seungwoo LEE, Donghwi KIM, Seunghee KIM
  • Publication number: 20180066159
    Abstract: The present invention relates to siloxane polymer compositions. In particular, the invention relates to siloxane polymer compositions which have suitable properties for use in a lithographic fabrication processes. The invention also relates to synthesis, polymerization and cross-linking of such compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Ari KARKKAINEN, Milja HANNU-KUURE, Admir HADZIC, Jarkko LEIVO, Henna JARVITALO, Rauna-Leena KUVAJA, Graeme GORDON, Matti PESONEN
  • Publication number: 20180066160
    Abstract: The present invention is: a gas barrier laminate comprising a base material and a gas barrier unit, wherein the gas barrier unit comprises a gas barrier layer (1) disposed on the base material side, and a gas barrier layer (2) disposed on a surface side of the gas barrier layer (1) opposite to the base material side, and a thickness of the gas barrier unit is 170 nm to 10 ?m; an electronic device member comprising the gas barrier laminate; and an electronic device comprising the electronic device member. The present invention provides: a gas barrier laminate having excellent gas barrier properties and excellent colorlessness and transparency, an electronic device member comprising this gas barrier laminate, and an electronic device comprising this electronic device member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takehiro OHASHI, Wataru IWAYA, Yuta SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20180066161
    Abstract: To perform polishing while reducing an LPD and preventing contamination with metals, particularly nickel and copper, in final polishing of a silicon wafer. A polishing composition contains abrasives, a water-soluble polymer, a basic compound, a chelating agent, and water, in which, when the particle diameter equivalent to a particle diameter at a cumulative volume of 10% from a smaller particle diameter side is defined as D10, the particle diameter equivalent to a particle diameter at a cumulative volume of 50% from the smaller particle diameter side is defined as D50, and the particle diameter equivalent to a particle diameter at a cumulative volume of 90% from the smaller particle diameter side is defined as D90 in a particle size distribution of particles present in the polishing composition, a value of a coarse particle frequency parameter A defined by (Expression 1) illustrated below is less than 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: FUJIMI INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kohsuke TSUCHIYA, Satoshi MOMOTA
  • Publication number: 20180066162
    Abstract: Provided is a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape for a battery outer packaging having the following feature: the shift (adhesive shift) of the tape in its pressure-sensitive adhesive surface and liquid penetration when the tape is subjected to a salt water immersion test are prevented, and hence the tape is useful for the outer packaging of a battery. The pressure-sensitive adhesive tape for a battery outer packaging includes: a base material; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer arranged on one surface of the base material, in which: a value calculated from an expression “a loss modulus of elasticity (G?) of the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape for a battery outer packaging at 70° C.×a thickness (mm) of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer/a thickness (mm) of the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape for a battery outer packaging” is 8×103 Pa or more; a value calculated from an expression “a storage modulus of elasticity (G?) of the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape for a battery outer packaging at 23° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke SHIMOKAWA, Shigeki KAWABE
  • Publication number: 20180066163
    Abstract: A magnetic disk drive includes a base having an opening, a cover configured to close the opening of the base, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet configured to seal a gap between the base and the cover. The pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and a substrate layer configured to support the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a storage modulus of 250 kPa or less at 23° C. The substrate layer has an elastic modulus of 1,680 N/cm to 3,000 N/cm. The pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet shows a deviation amount less than 1.0 mm, the amount being the deviation amount of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet per 250 gf/cm2 of the sheet in a holding ability test at 80° C. after one hour from a time when the holding ability test is started. Helium gas is accommodated in a cavity defined by the base and the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Kenji FURUTA, Yoshio TERADA, Tadashi TAKAHASHI, Mitsuhiro KANADA
  • Publication number: 20180066164
    Abstract: A self-heating sealant or adhesive may be formed using multi-compartment microcapsules dispersed within a sealant or adhesive. The multi-compartment microcapsules produce heat when subjected to a stimulus (e.g., a compressive force, a magnetic field, or combinations thereof). In some embodiments, the multi-compartment microcapsules have first and second compartments separated by an isolating structure adapted to rupture in response to the stimulus, wherein the first and second compartments contain reactants that come in contact and react to produce heat when the isolating structure ruptures. In some embodiments, the multi-compartment microcapsules are shell-in-shell microcapsules each having an inner shell contained within an outer shell, wherein the inner shell defines the isolating structure and the outer shell does not allow the heat-generating chemistry to escape the microcapsule upon rupture of the inner shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Eric J. Campbell, Joseph Kuczynski, Kevin A. Splittstoesser, Timothy J. Tofil
  • Publication number: 20180066165
    Abstract: Materials containing the reaction products of a cyclic azasilane with water and a compound or polymer containing an isocyanate or epoxy functional group and methods for their synthesis are provided. Stable mixtures containing a cyclic azasilane and a compound or polymer containing an isocyanate or epoxy functional group according to invention are stored under anhydrous conditions. The invention also provides a novel class of materials, mono and bis(cycloaza)disiloxanes comprising one or two cyclic structures bridged by an Si—O—Si bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Barry C. ARKLES, Youlin PAN
  • Publication number: 20180066166
    Abstract: Described are aqueous polymer dispersions for composite film lamination and a multistage process for preparing them from ethylenically unsaturated, radically polymerizable monomers. In a first stage, a first polymer is prepared by radical emulsion polymerization. In a further stage, an aqueous polymer dispersion is prepared in the presence of the first polymer. The monomers of the first stage comprise monomers with acid groups. The monomers of the further stage comprise monomers having oxazoline groups. The polymerization of the first stage takes place at a low pH of less than 5. The acid groups of the first polymer are neutralized before the polymerization of the further stage. The aqueous polymer dispersions can be used as adhesives for producing composite films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Matthias ZORN, Karl-Heinz SCHUMACHER
  • Publication number: 20180066167
    Abstract: A lightweight carpet product includes a greige carpet having a primary backing and tufted fibers, a secondary backing including a nonwoven textile of synthetic fibers, and a thermoplastic adhesive composition adhered to the greige carpet and the secondary backing. The thermoplastic adhesive composition includes a modified polyethylene terephthalate (PET) having a crystallinity less than unmodified PET and a melting point from about 90° C. to about 150° C., and a particulate filler. Methods of manufacture include using a thermoplastic adhesive composition to adhere a greige carpet to a secondary backing to form a lightweight carpet product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Robert Keith Salsman
  • Publication number: 20180066168
    Abstract: A friction material having 40 mass % or more to 80 mass % or less of a matrix of at least one of a metal, an alloy, a metal compound and an intermetallic compound; 5 mass % or more to 30 mass % or less of solid particles of at least one of a carbide, a nitride, an oxide and a sulfide; and 5 mass % or more to 40 mass % or less of a lubricant wherein: the matrix comprises, as elements, at least, 20 mass % or more to 50 mass % or less of Fe, 0.05 mass % or more to 5.0 mass % or less of P, and 40 mass % or more to 75 mass % or less of Ni, based on a total amount of the matrix; and a content of Cu as an element is 15 mass % or less based on a total amount of the matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: TUNGALOY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mitsuo KAMEI
  • Publication number: 20180066169
    Abstract: A method of making shaped abrasive particles including forming an abrasive flake comprising a plurality of precursor shaped abrasive particles and a frangible support joining the precursor shaped abrasive particles together; transporting the abrasive flake through a rotary kiln to sinter the abrasive flake; and breaking the sintered abrasive flake into individual shaped abrasive particles. The method is useful to make small shaped abrasive particles having insufficient mass to be efficiently individually sintered in a rotary kiln without joining two or more of the shaped abrasive particles together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Dwight D. Erickson