Patents Issued in April 24, 2018
  • Patent number: 9951261
    Abstract: A cement spacer fluid for use in a wellbore includes an aqueous cement spacer carrier fluid and a preformed synthetic polymer swellable in the aqueous cement spacer carrier fluid in an amount effective to displace a drilling fluid during a cementing operation. Preferably, the polymer is particulate, and forms a hydrated pack of particles. A method of cementing a wellbore comprising a drilling fluid includes injecting the cement spacer fluid into the wellbore to displace the drilling fluid; injecting a cement slurry into the wellbore subsequent to injecting the cement spacer fluid; and hardening the cement in the slurry to cement the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventor: Scott Gregory Nelson
  • Patent number: 9951262
    Abstract: A well servicing fluid formulated with ingredients comprising a viscosifying polymer that is a crosslinked copolymer of an ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic anhydride and an alkyl vinyl ether, or the di-acid thereof; a pH adjuster capable of maintaining a pH of 5.5 or greater; and a solvent. Methods of treating a well formation with the wellbore servicing fluid and methods of making the wellbore servicing fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: D.V. Satyanarayana Gupta, Kay Elaine Cawiezel, Rupa Venugopal, Tanhee Ary Galindo
  • Patent number: 9951263
    Abstract: A process for the recovery of heavy oil from an underground reservoir, comprising: injecting an oil-in-water nanoemulsion into one or more injection wells; recovering said heavy oil from one or more production wells. Said process is particularly advantageous for enhancing the recovery of heavy oils from underground reservoirs within the range of technologies for tertiary recovery, usually known as “EOR” (Enhanced Oil Recovery”).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: ENI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lucilla Del Gaudio, Claudio Riccardo Pratesi, Alessandra Belloni, Iole Moroni
  • Patent number: 9951264
    Abstract: A foam generating surfactant formulation includes a betaine, an alpha-olefin sulfonate and a nanofluid. The betaine is preferably a cocamidopropyl betaine or laurel betaine. The alpha-olefin sulfonate is preferably an anionic surfactant having between 8 and 18 carbon atoms per molecule. The nanofluid is preferably an oil-in-water nanofluid that includes an emulsifying surfactant, a solvent, a co-solvent and water. The addition of the nanofluid increases the thermal stability and salt resistance of the foam generating surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Flotek Chemistry, LLC
    Inventors: Glenn S. Penny, Yu Bian, John T. Pursley
  • Patent number: 9951265
    Abstract: A method is provided to deliver energy downhole with a heat and nitrogen generating reaction, wherein the heat and nitrogen generating reaction occurs in-situ with an acid-generating reaction. The heat and nitrogen generating reaction is initiated by injecting into a reservoir a) nitrogen gas-generating reactants which react to generate heat at a pH of less than 8.0; b) an acid precursor which is capable of hydrolyzing in-situ in the reservoir to generate a sufficient amount of acid to maintain the reactants at a pH of less than 8.0, for a reaction that generates at least 20 kcal of heat per mole of reactants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventor: Saleh Haif Almutairi
  • Patent number: 9951266
    Abstract: A method of servicing a wellbore in a subterranean formation comprising placing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising a resin-loaded expanded material into a wellbore wherein a resin is released from the resin-loaded expanded material in situ within the wellbore or subterranean formation. A wellbore treatment composition comprising a resin-loaded expanded material wherein the expanded material comprises polylactide and the resin material comprises a high-temperature epoxy-based resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Tingji Tang
  • Patent number: 9951267
    Abstract: Proppant compositions and methods for using same are disclosed herein. In particular, a proppant composition for use in hydraulic fracturing is disclosed herein. The proppant composition can contain a plurality of particulates and at least one particulate of the plurality of particulates containing a chemical treatment agent. The at least one particulate having a long term permeability measured in accordance with ISO 13503-5 at 7,500 psi of at least about 10 D. The at least one chemical treatment agent can separate from the at least one particulate when located inside a fracture of a subterranean formation after a period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: CARBO CERAMICS INC.
    Inventors: Robert Duenckel, Mark Conner, Chad Cannan, Todd Roper, Joshua Leasure, Thu Lieng, Daniel Cady, Peter A. Read
  • Patent number: 9951268
    Abstract: Wellbore servicing fluid are provided that comprise a viscosifying polymeric material, a breaking agent comprising an inorganic peroxide of a divalent metal M(II) characterized by the general formula MO2, and a break rate controlling additive comprising a M(II) soluble salt, a M(II) precipitating salt, a M(II) surface precipitating salt, a M(II) solution precipitating salt, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Dipti Singh, B. Raghava Reddy, Jeremy Holtsclaw
  • Patent number: 9951269
    Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, an apparatus can be provided which includes at least one biological medium that causes gain. According to another exemplary embodiment, an arrangement can be provided which is configured to be provided in an anatomical structure. This exemplary arrangement can include at least one emitter having a cross-sectional area of at most 10 microns within the anatomical structure, and which is configured to generate at least one laser radiation. In a further exemplary embodiment, an apparatus can be provided which can include at least one medium which is configured to cause gain; and at least one optical biological resonator which is configured to provide an optical feedback to the medium. In still another exemplary embodiment, a process can be whereas, a solution of an optical medium can be applied to a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Seok-Hyun Yun, Malte C. Gather
  • Patent number: 9951270
    Abstract: The present specification describes a novel polycyclic compound and an organic electroluminescent device using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jiwon Kwak, Sung Kil Hong, Seong So Kim
  • Patent number: 9951271
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for making an asymmetric fluorophore. The asymmetric fluorophore is useful as a stain for staining live cells or fixed cell and provides whole-cell staining of such cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
    Inventors: Christopher Arnatt, John Elliott
  • Patent number: 9951272
    Abstract: A method for preparing semiconductor nanocrystals includes reacting one or more semiconductor nanocrystal precursors in a liquid medium in the presence of a boronic compound at a reaction temperature resulting in semiconductor nanocrystals. Semiconductor nanocrystals are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG RESEARCH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Justin W. Kamplain
  • Patent number: 9951273
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a formulation comprising a medium, one or more stabilizers, and one or more particles comprising nanoparticles included within a host material. In certain embodiments, a stabilizer comprises a HALS stabilizer. In certain embodiments, a stabilizer comprises a UVA stabilizer. In certain embodiments, the formulation includes a HALS stabilizer and a UVA stabilizer. In certain embodiments, nanoparticles have light-emissive properties. Other embodiments relate to a powder obtainable from a formulation of the invention, a composition including a powder of the invention, a coating comprising a formulation of the invention, and products and applications including a particle of the invention. In preferred embodiments, a nanoparticle comprises a semiconductor nanocrystal. In certain embodiments, a host material comprises a polymer. In certain embodiments, a host material comprises an inorganic material. A raw batch formulation and particle obtainable therefrom is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Robert J. Nick
  • Patent number: 9951274
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula I, to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1, R1*, L1, L2, L3 and L4 have the meanings indicated herein, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PM-VA, PALC, IPS, PS-IPS, SA-VA, SS-VA, FFS or PS-FFS effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Harald Hirschmann, Monika Bauer, Martina Windhorst, Marcus Reuter, Volker Reiffenrath, Matthias Bremer
  • Patent number: 9951275
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device which prevents a decrease in the voltage holding ratio (VHR) of a liquid crystal layer and an increase in ion density (ID) therein and which overcomes problems of defective display such as voids, uneven alignment, and screen burn-in. The liquid crystal display device prevents a decrease in the voltage holding ratio (VHR) of a liquid crystal layer and an increase in ion density (ID) therein and reduces defective display such as screen burn-in; hence, such a liquid crystal display device is particularly useful as liquid crystal display devices of a VA mode and PSVA mode which involve active matrix driving and can be applied to the liquid crystal display devices of liquid crystal TV sets, monitors, mobile phones, and smartphones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: DIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Ogawa, Yoshinori Iwashita, Junichiro Koike, Hiroshi Maki, Masami Shishikura, Ryosuke Asami
  • Patent number: 9951276
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a liquid crystal composition and a display device containing the same. The liquid crystal composition comprises one or more compounds of general Formula I; one or more compounds of general Formula II; and one or more compounds of general Formula III. The liquid crystal composition provided in the present invention has the properties of large optical and dielectric anisotropies, high clearing point, fast response speed, high resistivity, and good high-temperature and UV stability, and is applicable to a liquid crystal display (LCD), and particularly an LCD display requiring fast response speed, such that a good display effect of images without ghosting can be achieved when the LCD display works in a harsh environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: JIANGSU HECHENG DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Panpan Wang, Wenming Han, Wenyang Ma, Wenqi Zhang
  • Patent number: 9951277
    Abstract: To show a liquid crystal compound satisfying at least one of physical properties such as a high stability to heat, light or the like, a high clearing point, a low minimum temperature of a liquid crystal phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a suitable elastic constant and an excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, a liquid crystal composition containing the compound and a liquid crystal display device including the composition. A compound represented by formula (1): wherein, in formula (1), for example, R1 is alkyl having 1 to 15 carbons; ring A1 and ring A2 are 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-cyclohexenylene, 1,4-phenylene, 1,4-phenylene in which at least one piece of hydrogen is replaced by halogen, tetrahydropyran-2,5-diyl or 1,3-dioxane-2,5-diyl; Z1 and Z2 are a single bond or —CF2O—; L1, L2 and L3 are halogen or hydrogen; and a is 0 to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignees: JNC CORPORATION, JNC PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Takata, Takahiro Kubo
  • Patent number: 9951278
    Abstract: Processes for controlling afterburn in a reheater and loss of entrained solid particles in reheater flue gas are provided. Carbonaceous biomass feedstock is pyrolyzed using a heat transfer medium forming pyrolysis products and a spent heat transfer medium comprising combustible solid particles. The spent heat transfer medium is introduced into a fluidizing dense bed. The combustible solid particles of the spent heat transfer medium are combusted forming combustion product flue gas in a dilute phase above the fluidizing dense bed. The combustion product flue gas comprises flue gas and solid particles entrained therein. The solid particles are separated from the combustion product flue gas to form separated solid particles. At least a portion of the separated solid particles are returned to the fluidizing dense bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Ensyn Renewables, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul A. Sechrist, Andrea G. Bozzano
  • Patent number: 9951279
    Abstract: A biochar and electric power generator that receives carbonaceous material and outputs variable amounts of electrical energy and char, including a pyrolysis module, a reaction module, and a char removal mechanism arranged between the pyrolysis module and the reaction module, an engine module including an engine and an alternator, configured to convert gaseous fuel produced by the reaction module into electric power and to provide waste heat to the pyrolysis module, and a flare configured to burn tar gas and to provide waste heat to the pyrolysis module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: All Power Labs, Inc.
    Inventor: James Mason
  • Patent number: 9951280
    Abstract: Multiple catalytic processing stations enable a method for producing volatile gas streams from biomass decomposition at discrete increasing temperatures. These catalytic processing stations can be programmed to maximize conversion of biomass to useful renewable fuel components based on input feedstock and desired outputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: COOL PLANET ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael C. Cheiky, Rajashekharam Malyala
  • Patent number: 9951281
    Abstract: Microwave based systems and methods are provided for obtaining carbonaceous compounds from polypropylene-containing products. In one example, embodiment, a method is provided for recovering at least one organic decomposition product from a polypropylene-containing product, the method comprising: placing the polypropylene-containing product in a reduction zone of a material recovery system; flowing an inert gas through the reduction zone from a reduction inlet to a reduction outlet to purge the reduction zone and maintain a positive pressure therein; applying electromagnetic wave energy from an electromagnetic wave generator to the reduction zone via a bifurcated waveguide assembly, while maintaining the polypropylene-containing product in a stationary position for at least a portion of the applying, to yield at least one gaseous organic decomposition product; and exhausting the at least one gaseous organic decomposition product from the reduction zone along with the inert gas through the reduction outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Inventor: John Otis Farneman
  • Patent number: 9951282
    Abstract: A process for slurry-phase hydrocracking of a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock in a reactor, such as an upflow bubble column reactor, includes separately introducing additive in two size ranges into the feedstock. A fine size particle additive is introduced upstream of a coarse size particle additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignees: BP EUROPA SE, KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT LLC
    Inventors: Andreas Schleiffer, Anand Subramanian
  • Patent number: 9951283
    Abstract: A petroleum feedstock upgrading method is provided. The method includes supplying a mixed stream that includes hydrocarbon feedstock and water to a hydrothermal reactor where the mixed stream is maintained at a temperature and pressure greater than the critical temperatures and pressure of water in the absence of catalyst for a residence time sufficient to convert the mixed stream into a modified stream having an increased concentration of lighter hydrocarbons and/or concentration of sulfur containing compounds. The modified stream is then supplied to an adsorptive reaction stage charged with a solid adsorbent operable to remove at least a portion of the sulfur present to produce a trimmed stream. The trimmed stream is then separated into a gas and a liquid streams, and the liquid stream is separated into a water stream and an upgraded hydrocarbon product stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Ki-Hyouk Choi, Mohammad F. Aljishi
  • Patent number: 9951284
    Abstract: Provided is a gasifier cooling structure allowing the complexity of the furnace wall structure to be reduced to a minimum, allowing the configurability of headers and connecting pipes to be improved while maintaining as much as possible the ability to cool raw syngas. In the gasifier cooling structure, the raw syngas from a gasified carbonaceous solid fuel flows through the interior of a furnace wall formed inside a pressure vessel having a circular cross section, and the raw syngas is cooled by heat exchange with a fluid flowing inside a heat exchanger tube from a heat exchanger, whereof a plurality is provided within the furnace wall. The furnace wall has a polygonal structure wherein mutually orthogonal faces are linked by an oblique face in between, and whereof the cross sectional shape is such that the edge of the oblique face is shorter than the edges of the mutually orthogonal faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kizu, Osamu Shinada, Masashi Kitada
  • Patent number: 9951285
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel quaternized nitrogen compounds, to the preparation thereof and to the use thereof as a fuel and lubricant additive, more particularly as a detergent additive; to additive packages which comprise these compounds; and to fuels and lubricants thus additized. The present invention further relates to the use of these quaternized nitrogen compounds as a fuel additive for reducing or preventing deposits in the injection systems of direct-injection diesel engines, especially in common-rail injection systems, for reducing the fuel consumption of direct-injection diesel engines, especially of diesel engines with common-rail injection systems, and for minimizing power loss in direct-injection diesel engines, especially in diesel engines with common-rail injection systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Cornelia Roeger-Goepfert, Harald Boehnke, Wolfgang Grabarse, Hannah Maria Koenig, Markus Hansch, Ludwig Voelkel
  • Patent number: 9951286
    Abstract: The invention relates to a material consisting of a preparation made from a mixture of ferrocene and an inert flameproof material such as plaster, the material being presented in the form of granules and being suitable for spreading over a hydrocarbon fire in a simple and rapid manner such that, under the effect of the heat from the fire, the ferrocene contained in the granulated material is diffused progressively and homogeneously in a vapor phase over the base of the flames, so as to optimize the combustion of the hydrocarbon and to reduce the emission of smoke and unwanted particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE—CNRS
    Inventor: James Brian Mitchell
  • Patent number: 9951287
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to additives for coal-fired furnaces, particularly furnaces using a layer of slag to capture coal particles for combustion. The additive(s) include iron, mineralizer(s), handling aid(s), flow aid(s), and/or abrasive material(s). The iron and mineralizers can lower the melting temperature of ash in low-iron, high alkali coals, leading to improved furnace performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: ADA-ES, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Allen Johnson, John Wurster, John Philip Comer
  • Patent number: 9951288
    Abstract: The use of an alkoxylated polytetrahydrofurane of formula wherein m, m?, n, n?, p, p? and k are integers in the range of ?1, R1 denotes an unsubstituted linear or branched alkyl radical, R2 denotes —CH2—CH3, and R3 denotes a hydrogen atom or —CH3, as an additive in a fuel for reducing fuel consumption in the operation of an internal combustion engine with this fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Ludwig Voelkel, Markus Hansch, Thomas Hayden, Marc Walter, Nawid Kashani-Shirazi, Thomas Weiss
  • Patent number: 9951289
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel refrigeration oil comprising any one of the following three: (A) a polyol ester (POE) obtained by reacting one or more polyol(s) with one or more C4-10 straight or branched chain fatty acid(s) and one or more C5-10 fatty acid(s) having a specific structure, (B) a mixture of above (A) polyol ester and another polyol ester obtained by reacting one or more polyol(s) with one or more C4-10 straight or branched chain fatty acid(s) and one or more C5-10 fatty acid(s) having a specific structure, and (C) a mixture of one or both of the aforesaid (A) polyol ester and (B) polyol ester with a polyol ester obtained by reacting a polyol with the other fatty acid than the aforesaid C5-10 fatty acid(s) having a specific structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: PATECH FINE CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeng-Shiang Tsaih, Hsu-Hua Tang, Jung-Tsung Hung, Tai-Her Tsai, Hsin-Li Huang
  • Patent number: 9951290
    Abstract: A method for improving corrosion protection and friction coefficient in an engine or other mechanical component lubricated with a lubricating oil by using as the lubricating oil a formulated oil. The formulated oil has a composition comprising a lubricating oil base stock as a major component, and a mixture of (i) at least one organic molybdenum compound, and (ii) at least one borated ester, as a minor component. Corrosion protection and friction coefficient are improved as compared to corrosion protection and friction coefficient achieved using a lubricating oil containing a minor component other than the mixture of (i) at least one organic molybdenum compound, and (ii) at least one borated ester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Jason Z. Gao, Samuel C. Bainbridge, Luca Salvi
  • Patent number: 9951291
    Abstract: A lubricant composition includes an oil including a plurality of long-chain hydrocarbon molecules. A quantity of a catalytically active metal-organic additive is mixed with the oil. The metal-organic additive is formulated to fragment the long-chain hydrocarbon molecules of the oil into at least one of dimers and trimers under the influence of at least one of a mechanical loading and a thermal loading. In some embodiments, the metal-organic additive includes a compound of formula II: where: X is Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd, Hf, Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Au, Hg, Rf, Db, Sg, Bh, Hs, Mt, Ds, Rg or Cn, and R1, R2, R3 and R4 are alkyl or alkyl halide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: UChicago Argonne, LLC
    Inventors: Ali Erdemir, Anil U. Mane, Jeffrey W. Elam, Giovanni Ramirez, Osman Eryilmaz
  • Patent number: 9951292
    Abstract: The disclosure includes a grease composition comprising providing at least one polyol-ester base oil, at least one fatty-acid metal soap, at least one dimercaptothiadiazole derivative, and at least one sulfurous fatty-acid ester, the amount of active sulfur provided by the sulfurous fatty-acid ester at 150° C. according to the ASTM D1662 standard being greater than or equal to 0.18 wt % with respect to the total weight of the grease composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Total Marketing Services
    Inventors: Nicole Genet, Xavier Barc
  • Patent number: 9951293
    Abstract: Accordingly, there are provided coated microcapsules including: a microcapsule including a polymeric shell and a liquid core material encapsulated therein; and a metallic coating surrounding said microcapsule, wherein the metallic coating comprises particles of a first metal adsorbed on said polymeric shell and a film of a second metal formed thereon; wherein said particles of the first metal are charge-stabilized nanoparticles; processes for preparing the coated microcapsules, as well as formulations related thereto are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Noxell Corporation
    Inventors: James Paul Hitchcock, Elaine Alice Marie Baxter, Simon Richard Biggs, Olivier Jean Cayre, Lynette Anne Makins Holland, Alison Louise Tasker
  • Patent number: 9951294
    Abstract: Accordingly, there are provided coated microcapsules including: a microcapsule including a polymeric shell and a liquid core material encapsulated therein; and a metallic coating surrounding said microcapsule, wherein the metallic coating includes particles of a first metal adsorbed on said polymeric shell and a film of a second metal formed thereon; wherein the particles of the first metal are sterically-stabilized nanoparticles; processes for preparing the coated microcapsules, as well as formulations related thereto are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Noxell Corporation
    Inventors: James Paul Hitchcock, Elaine Alice Marie Baxter, Simon Richard Biggs, Olivier Jean Cayre, Lynette Anne Makins Holland, Alison Louise Tasker
  • Patent number: 9951295
    Abstract: A sucrose polyester composition that imparts a coating providing a slickness to teeth when delivered from an oral care composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
    Inventors: John Christian Haught, William Michael Glandorf, Steven Hamilton Hoke, Victor Manuel Arredondo, Peter Yau Tak Lin
  • Patent number: 9951296
    Abstract: A solid free-flowing particulate laundry detergent composition including: (a) from 0.5 wt % to 20 wt % ethoxylated alkyl sulphate particle including: (i) from 40 wt % to 60 wt % partially ethoxylated alkyl sulphate anionic detersive surfactant; (ii) from 20 wt % to 50 wt % salt; and (iii) from 10 wt % to 30 wt % silica; and (b) from 0.01 wt % to 2 wt % perfume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Andrew Richard Constable, Andre Chieffi, Jonathan Richard Clare, Alan Thomas Brooker, Carly Pickering, Paul Anthony Gould
  • Patent number: 9951297
    Abstract: Fabric care compositions comprising a cationic polymer, a silicone, and a surfactant system. Methods of making and using such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Rajan Keshav Panandiker, Mark Robert Sivik, Renae Dianna Fossum, Susanne Birkel, Nicholas David Vetter, Heather Anne Doria, Carola Barrera, Bernardo Aguilera-Mercado, Aaron Flores-Figueroa
  • Patent number: 9951298
    Abstract: A fluorescent brightener premix comprising from 1% to 15% of a fluorescent brightener and 10% to 80% of an alkoxylated nonionic surfactant, by weight of the premix. The premix, upon being added into a liquid composition, has minimized impact on the pH of the liquid composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Fei Li, Fangfang Feng, Liyuan Niu
  • Patent number: 9951299
    Abstract: The present invention relates to variants with cutinase activity of a parent cutinase, comprising an alteration at one or more (e.g. several) positions corresponding to positions: 36, 37, 40, 78, 90, 114, 150, 196, 216, or 217 of SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein the alteration is a substitution for positions 40, 78, 90, 114, 150, 196 and 216, and a deletion for positions 36, 37 and 217, and wherein the variant has at least 75% but less than 100% sequence identity to the mature polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 2. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and method for obtaining and methods of producing the variants. It also relates to compositions comprising the variant, and to methods for using the variant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Leonardo De Maria, Rakhi Saikia, Santhosh Vasu Mepadam, Ting Sun
  • Patent number: 9951300
    Abstract: Liquid laundry detergent compositions containing a microcapsule with a cationically charged coating and a fluorescent brightener with a distyrylbiphenyl unit, preferably Fluorescent Brightener-49, are provided. The compositions provide improved delivery efficiency of microcapsules and brightening of fabric while minimizing phase stability issues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Xiaoyan Liu, Amaranta Ramirez-Almaraz, Li Lv, Xu Huang
  • Patent number: 9951301
    Abstract: A solid free-flowing particulate laundry detergent composition comprising: (a) from 0.1 wt % to 5 wt % hueing agent particle comprising: (i) from 2 wt % to 10 wt % hueing agent, wherein the hueing agent has the following structure: wherein: R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of: H; alkyl; alkoxy; alkyleneoxy; alkyl capped alkyleneoxy; urea; and amido; R3 is a substituted aryl group; X is a substituted group comprising sulfonamide moiety, and wherein the substituent group comprises at least one alkyleneoxy chain that comprises an average molar distribution of at least four alkyleneoxy moieties; and (ii) from 60 wt % to 98 wt % clay; and (b) from 0.5 wt % to 20 wt % ethoxylated alkyl sulphate particle including: (i) from 40 wt % to 60 wt % partially ethoxylated alkyl sulphate anionic detersive surfactant; (ii) from 20 wt % to 50 wt % salt; and (iii) from 10 wt % to 30 wt % silica.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Andre Chieffi, Jill Robyn Dorgan, Anthony McMeekin, Alan Thomas Brooker, Carly Pickering, Paul Anthony Gould, William Alexander Caufield
  • Patent number: 9951302
    Abstract: According to the invention, the compositions and methods provide for the complete removal of synthetic glues or adhesives from a plurality of surfaces through the use of amide solvents in combination with surfactants, chelants, acidulants and/or additional bottle wash additives. Beneficially, the compositions and methods are suitable for use at lower temperatures, including below 35° C., and lower pH conditions, including from 5 to 10, from 6 to 9, and from 6 to 8, in comparison to conventional caustic-based adhesive removal compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: Clinton Hunt, Jr., Kim R. Solomon, Ralf Krack
  • Patent number: 9951303
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to composition for grafting fragrance substances, as well as related articles, consumer products, and methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Robertet, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen V. Dente, Ketrin Leka Basile, Julianne Harraka, Garry Johnson, Paul Thottathil, Satyabrata Mukherjee, Purushothaman Kesavan, John Ryan
  • Patent number: 9951304
    Abstract: Multi-compartment water-soluble pack comprising a cleaning composition and an enveloping material where the pack comprises a first compartment containing a first composition in liquid form comprising: i) a hygroscopic material; and ii) more than about 15% of water; wherein the first composition has an equilibrium relative humidity of less than about 65% at 20° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Nathalie Sophie Letzelter, Nikola Curcic, Elena Alda, Karen Margaret Preston, Robby Renilde Francois Keuleers
  • Patent number: 9951305
    Abstract: The present invention provides a carrier device including a culture vessel and a flow channel, which have a closed structure, for supplying cell liquid or a culture medium into the flow channel; and a method of aseptically injecting liquid, such as the cell or the culture medium, into the culture vessel and the flow channel. The present invention provides a carrier jig 19 including a drive base 27, a culture vessel base 21 that holds a culture vessel 20, a culture medium base 32 that holds a cell bag 60 and the like for the culture medium and the cell, and a detachable flow channel 40, those of which are held by a lift 98 to be carried to a cell culture device. A part of the flow channel 40 and the cell bag 60 mounted on the carrier jig 19 are put into a clean space 78. The cell and the culture medium are supplied into the flow channel 40 by using the cell bag 60 and other bags in the clean space, and then, an injection port 89 is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toyoshige Kobayashi, Ryota Nakajima, Takayuki Nozaki, Shizu Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 9951306
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a secreted fungal catalase, for hydrogen-peroxide neutralization in growth media for the detection of microorganisms as well as to a method for detecting microorganisms in hydrogen peroxide-bearing aerosol or on a hydrogen peroxide bearing surface, said method comprising contacting said aerosol or surface with a growth medium comprising a secreted fungal catalase, and detecting growth of microorganisms in said medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Eucodis Bioscience GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Besenmatter, Axel Niebisch, Jan Modregger, Bhupinder Hundle
  • Patent number: 9951307
    Abstract: A method for growing organically derived building materials in the form of a moldable substrate that can be engineered to serve a wide range of manufacturing and construction applications is presented. In particular, the embodiments consider a plurality of fungal molded shapes preferably grown from fungal inoculum and mechanically compressed at least once during the growing process as well as integration of structure support members to the fungal structure. The present invention provides a fungal substrate which could be molded, and easily and cheaply preprocessed to precise geometric specifications. The organically derived building materials also incorporate layers of structural reinforcements to improve load bearing and other structural capacities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Mycoworks, Inc.
    Inventor: Philip Ross
  • Patent number: 9951308
    Abstract: Provided is a cell culture substrate, in which polymer (B) having a lower critical solution temperature contained in the substrate is a copolymer of a monomer (a) that becomes a hydrophobic polymer in homopolymerization and a monomer (b, c or d) that becomes a hydrophilic polymer in homopolymerization, which is uncrosslinked, and the lower critical solution temperature of the obtained copolymer (B) can be controlled widely by the types and ratio of the two monomers, to easily detach the cultured cells from the culture substrate surface rapidly without using protein hydrolase and collect the cells without damage. This cell culture substrate contains a polymer (A) of a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer (a), one or more types of inorganic materials (C) selected from a water-swellable clay mineral and silica, and a polymer (B) having a lower critical solution temperature and including a monomer (a) and a monomer (b, c or d).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: DIC Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuo Takada
  • Patent number: 9951309
    Abstract: This invention concerns methods of packaging and shipping stem cells. Also disclosed are related package products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Stemcyte Inc.
    Inventors: Wise Young, Dongming Sun, Robert Fleischaker, Kam Sze Kent Tsang
  • Patent number: 9951310
    Abstract: Methods for preparing ex vivo T cell cultures using IL-21 compositions for use in adoptive immunotherapy are described. Addition of IL-21 to cultures of non-terminally differentiated T cells population, either isolated or present in peripheral blood mononuclear cells are exposed to one or more tumor antigens, and in the presence of IL-21 compositions and antigen presenting cells (APCs), the resulting T cell population has an enhanced antigen-specificity, and can be reintroduced into the patient. Methods are also disclosed for identifying tumor antigens by culturing T cell populations exposed to IL-21 compositions and APCs in the presence of tumor material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER
    Inventor: Cassian Yee