Patents Issued in June 4, 2019
  • Patent number: 10308759
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses CO2-based polycarbonate polyols that do not degrade from the chain ends to form cyclic carbonate. Importantly, the inventive polyol compositions retain —OH end group functionality desirable for thermoset applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Saudi Aramco Technologies Company
    Inventor: Christopher A. Simoneau
  • Patent number: 10308760
    Abstract: The invention is to provide a polycarbonate resin composition having excellent light resistance, transparency, hue, heat resistance, thermal stability, and mechanical strength. The invention relates to a polycarbonate resin composition which includes a polycarbonate resin at least containing structural units derived from a dihydroxy compound having the portion represented by the following general formula (1) as part of the structure thereof, the polycarbonate resin composition giving a molded object which has a haze of 12 or less as measured in accordance with a specific manner. (The case where the portion represented by the general formula (1) is part of —CH2—O—H is excluded). [Chem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Haruo Sasaki
  • Patent number: 10308761
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for reducing induction periods in epoxide-CO2 copolymerizations. In certain embodiments, the methods include the step of contacting an epoxide with CO2 in the presence of two catalysts: an epoxide hydrolysis catalyst and an epoxide CO2 copolymerization catalyst. In another aspect, the invention provides catalyst compositions comprising a mixture of an epoxide hydrolysis catalyst and an epoxide CO2 copolymerization catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Saudi Aramco Technologies Company
    Inventors: Scott D. Allen, Christopher A. Simoneau, William D. Keefe, Jeff R. Conuel
  • Patent number: 10308762
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel catalyst of formula (I): wherein M is selected from Zn(H), Co(II), Mn(II), Mg(II), Fe(II), Cr(III)—X or Fe(III)—X, and the use thereof in polymerizing carbon dioxide and an epoxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Imperial Innovations Limited
    Inventors: Charlotte Katherine Williams, Michael Kember, Paul Knight
  • Patent number: 10308763
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are glycidol-based polymers, nanoparticles, and methods related thereto useful for a variety of applications, including, but not limited to, drug delivery. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Eva M. Harth, Benjamin R. Spears
  • Patent number: 10308764
    Abstract: The invention relates to a preparation method of green nylon poly butyrolactams, the biological materials of GABA in vacuum under the condition of high temperature melt decomposition and purified butyrolactams, then by vacuum polymerization of green nylon poly butyrolactams. Compared with the prior art, the invention is prepared by biological method for the synthesis of a wide range of sources, to solve the problem of raw material supply PA4 for mass production, reduce the cost of reaction, and the reaction condition is simple, easy to implement simplified synthesis steps, from the laboratory to the transformation of industrial production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Liming Zhao, Jie Wei, Jun Qian, Juan Ma, Xiaofeng Tang, Yingyang Wu, Yongjun Qiu
  • Patent number: 10308765
    Abstract: Methods of forming nanoporous materials are described herein that include forming a polymer network with a chemically removable portion. The chemically removable portion may be polycarbonate polymer that is removable on application of heat or exposure to a base, or a polyhexahydrotriazine (PHT) or polyhemiaminal (PHA) polymer that is removable on exposure to an acid. The method generally includes forming a reaction mixture comprising a formaldehyde, a solvent, a primary aromatic diamine, and a diamine having a primary amino group and a secondary amino group, the secondary amino group having a base-reactive substituent, and heating the reaction mixture to a temperature of between about 50 deg C. and about 150 deg C. to form a polymer. Removing any portion of the polymer results in formation of nanoscopic pores as polymer chains are decomposed, leaving pores in the polymer matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dylan J. Boday, Jeannette M. Garcia, James L. Hedrick, Rudy J. Wojtecki
  • Patent number: 10308766
    Abstract: Provided is a solvent-soluble polyimide copolymer which satisfies storage stability and heat resistance at high levels and has excellent utility. The polyimide copolymer is obtained by copolymerizing (A) 3,3?,4,4?-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride with (B) diamine(s) and/or diisocyanate(s) and has no glass transition temperature observed at lower than 500° C. The component (B) is preferably at least one diamine and/or diisocyanate represented by the following Formulae (1) to (3): (wherein, X represents an amino group or an isocyanate group; R1 to R8 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms or an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and at least one of the R1 to R8 is not a hydrogen atom).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: SOMAR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshiyasu Takiue
  • Patent number: 10308767
    Abstract: Provided are a polyamic acid solution that can be formed into a film without peeling even when the film is thick and can be stably stored at room temperature, and a laminate that can be suitably used for production of a flexible device. In the alkoxysilane-modified polyamic acid solution according to the present invention, an additive amount of an alkoxysilane compound that contains an amino group is more than 0.050 parts by weight and less than 0.100 parts by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Akinaga, Yuki Takiguchi, Shinji Ozawa
  • Patent number: 10308768
    Abstract: With a prepolymer composition containing at least one mono or oligomer component with at least one polymerizable C—C double bond as well as at least one multifunctional monomer component, the multifunctional monomer component a multifunctional monomer component is contained with at least two thiol groups selected from the group: 3-Mercaptopropionates, 3-Mercaptoacetates, thioglycolates, and alkylthiols, wherein the mono or oligomer component with at least one polymerizable double bond is selected from the group acrylates, methyl acrylates, vinyl ethers, allyl ethers, propenyl ethers, alkenes, dienes, unsaturated esters, allyl triazines, allyl isocyanates, and N-vinyl amides, and wherein at least one surface-active anti-adhesive additive selected from the group alkyl (meth)acrylates, polysiloxane (meth)acrylates, perfluoroalkyl (meth)acrylates, perfluoropolyether (meth)acrylates, alkyl vinyl ethers, polysiloxane vinyl ethers, perfluoroalkyl vinyl ethers, and perfluoropolyether vinyl ethers, as well as a photoi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Dieter Nees, Markus Leitgeb, Barbara Stadlober, Stephan Ruttloff, Andre Lintschnig, Valentin Satzinger
  • Patent number: 10308769
    Abstract: A compound according to formula (I) can be part of a heat-curable resin composition based on polymaleimide resin systems comprising such compound as co-monomer: wherein D is an x-functional group; and x is an integer ?2; with the proviso that the x-functional group D is not a polycarbonate with an average molar mass in the range of 15000 g/mol to 150000 g/mol. A crosslinked resin is obtainable by curing such composition. The compounds can be used in structural adhesives, matrix resins for fiber prepregs, moulding compounds, and structural and/or electrical composites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Evonik Technochemie GmbH
    Inventors: Sergey Evsyukov, Tim Pohlmann, Horst Stenzenberger, Matthijs Ter Wiel
  • Patent number: 10308770
    Abstract: The invention relates to a crosslinkable composition X, comprising: at least one organopolysiloxane compound A comprising, per molecule, at least two C2-C6 alkenyl radicals bonded to silicon atoms; at least one organohydrogenopolysiloxane compound B comprising, per molecule, at least two hydrogen atoms bonded to an identical or different silicon atom; at least one catalyst C which is a complex corresponding to the following formula: [Fe(L1)2] in which: the symbol Fe represents iron at degree of oxidation II; the symbols L1, which may be identical or different, represent a ligand which is a ?-dicarbonylato anion or the enolate anion of a ?-dicarbonylated compound; optionally at least one adhesion promoter D; and optionally at least one charge E. The invention also relates to the use of the previously described catalyst C as silicone composition crosslinking catalyst, to a silicone composition crosslinking method, wherein it comprises heating the composition X to a temperature of between 70 and 200° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignees: ELKEN SILICONES FRANCE SAS, UNIVERSITE CLAUDE BERNARD LYON 1, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Vincent Monteil, Jean Raynaud, Delphine Crozet, Magali Bousquié, Sébastien Marrot
  • Patent number: 10308771
    Abstract: An alkoxysilane functionalized polysiloxane polymer can be prepared from a mixture of reactants including: a) a polysiloxane polymer having two or more reactive functional groups selected from -A-NH2, -A-OH, -A-N?C?O, -A-COOH, or combinations thereof; and b) at least one alkoxysilane having a functional group that is reactive with the reactive functional groups on the polysiloxane polymer. The alkoxysilane functionalized polysiloxane polymer can be combined with additional components to form a coating composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Renlong Gao, Shanti Swarup, Xiangling Xu
  • Patent number: 10308772
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing an aqueous dispersion of pseudopolyrotaxane that enables the production, by an industrially advantageous method for an aqueous dispersion of pseudopolyrotaxane in which the inclusion amount of a cyclodextrin does not increase with time and which can provide a crosslinked polyrotaxane having sufficient stretchability and breaking strength. The present invention relates to a method for producing an aqueous dispersion of pseudopolyrotaxane containing pseudopolyrotaxane particles in which a polyethylene glycol is included in a cavity of a cyclodextrin molecule in a skewered manner, the method including: an inclusion step of mixing a polyethylene glycol and a cyclodextrin in an aqueous medium to include the polyethylene glycol in a cavity of a cyclodextrin molecule, wherein in the inclusion step, a basic compound is added.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignees: Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co., Ltd., Advanced Softmaterials Inc.
    Inventors: Naohisa Hayamizu, Hiroki Okazaki, Akira Kimura, Shinya Okazaki
  • Patent number: 10308773
    Abstract: A method for preparing a “preblend” of nanostructured carbon, such as nanotubes, fullerenes, or graphene, and a particulate solid, such as polymer beads, carbon black, graphitic particles or glassy carbon involving wet-mixing and followed by optional drying to remove the liquid medium. The preblend may be in the form of a core-shell powder material with the nanostructured carbon as the shell on the particulate solid core. The preblend may provide particularly improved dispersion of single-walled nanotubes in ethylene-?-olefin elastomer compositions, resulting in improved reinforcement from the nanotubes. The improved elastomer compositions may show simultaneous improvement in both modulus and in elongation at break. The elastomer compositions may be formed into useful rubber articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Gates Corporation
    Inventors: Donald James Burlett, Henning Richter, Ramesh Sivarajan, Viktor Vejins
  • Patent number: 10308774
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are crosslinked polycarbonates, composition thereof and methods thereof. The crosslinked polycarbonates can be prepared from allyl or epoxy polycarbonates. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Eva M. Harth, David M. Stevens
  • Patent number: 10308775
    Abstract: A fiber-reinforced resin composition includes a polyarylene sulfide (A), a carbodiimide compound (B) and carbon fibers (C) in specific blending amounts and in which the carbon fibers (C) are surface-treated with a sizing agent (D), the carbodiimide compound (B) is an aliphatic carbodiimide compound, and the sizing agent (D) is a compound having three or more specific functional groups in one molecule; and a fiber-reinforced composite material includes a thermoplastic resin (A?), an adhesive compound (B?) and reinforcing fibers (C?) and in which the adhesive compound (B?) is a compound having two or more specific structures in one molecule, the thermoplastic resin (A?) is a thermoplastic resin containing an element other than carbon in a repeating unit structure of a main chain, and an abundance ratio Rb of the adhesive compound (B?) is 1.2 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Toray Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Naokichi Imai, Keisuke Inose, Kentaro Sano, Atsuki Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 10308776
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to polyethylene films having improved properties. Particularly, relatively thick films having improved tear properties and methods of improving tear, and multilayer films having improved dart impact strength and methods of improving the Dart impact strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: David Michael Fiscus, Danny Van Hoyweghen
  • Patent number: 10308777
    Abstract: Pyrolized organic layers and conductive prepregs made therewith are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Henkel IP & Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Raymond S. Wong, Huabing Zheng
  • Patent number: 10308778
    Abstract: Disclosed are a dynamic non-wicking PU foam and preparation and application thereof The PU foam is prepared from polyether polyol, toluene-2,4-diisocyanate, non-wicking additive and auxiliary agent. The dynamic non-wicking additive is composed of carboxylic acids, amines and alkyl alcohols in any proportion. The auxiliary agent is composed of silicone surfactant, amine promoter, tin catalyst, pigment and water. The dynamic non-wicking PU foam has a high stability and an extremely non-wicking effect. The shoes made of the dynamic non-wicking PU foam also have extremely good dynamic non-wicking and waterproof effects, thus ensuring both comfort and stability of quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: CRECIMENTO INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shaowu Cai, Xingshu Li, Wei Zeng, Zhihong Zeng, Shizhu Ma
  • Patent number: 10308779
    Abstract: A method of making a foamed article comprises (a) milling a block or sheet of thermoplastic polymer to form a precursor; (b) crosslinking the thermoplastic polymer; (c) heating the precursor to a first temperature to soften the thermoplastic polymer; (d) infusing the thermoplastic polymer with at least one inert gas at a first pressure that is sufficient to cause the at least one inert gas to permeate into the softened thermoplastic polymer; and (e) while the thermoplastic polymer is softened, reducing the pressure to a second pressure below the first pressure to at least partially foam the precursor into a foamed article, wherein the foamed article is substantially the same shape as the precursor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan N. Farris, David Turner
  • Patent number: 10308780
    Abstract: Thermoplastic polymers, for example fluoropolymers, are foamed by use of a solid formulation comprising thermoplastic polymer and an oxalate compound which includes a moiety selected from potassium, calcium, titanium, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, zirconium and barium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Colorant Chromatics, AG
    Inventors: Andrew Overend, Steven John Moloney, Bjorn Klaas, Bo Sjoblom
  • Patent number: 10308781
    Abstract: A foamable aqueous composition can be used to form foamed, opacifying elements. These compositions have: (a) 0.5 to 20 weight % of porous particles having a continuous polymeric phase and discrete pores dispersed therein. The porous particles have a mode particle size of 2 to 50 ?m; (b) at least 20 weight % of a binder material; (c) 0.1 to 30 weight % of additives including dispersants, plasticizers, inorganic or organic pigments and dyes, thickeners, flame retardants, biocides, fungicides, optical brighteners, tinting colorants, metal flakes, and inorganic or organic fillers; (d) water; and (e) at least 0.001 weight % of an opacifying colorant different from (c). The foamable aqueous composition is suitably aerated, disposed on a porous substrate, dried, and crushed on the porous substrate. The method can be used to provide such elements with one or more dry foamed layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
    Inventors: Mary Christine Brick, Mridula Nair, Kimberly S. Lindner, Peter G. Bessey
  • Patent number: 10308782
    Abstract: In one aspect there is provided a foam comprising: a polymeric matrix comprising polyethylene grafted polymerized siloxane, and a plurality of cells formed in the polymeric matrix and containing a blowing agent comprising carbon dioxide. In another aspect there is provided a method of making a foam comprising: grafting polymerized siloxane to polyethylene to form a grafted intermediate; molding the grafted intermediate to form a molded intermediate; and foaming the molded intermediate using high-pressure CO2 to form the foam, wherein the foam has a porosity greater than 75%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Zhe Du, Cheng Chen, David Hong Fei Guo, Dachao Li, Gangwei Sun, Jianxin Zhang
  • Patent number: 10308783
    Abstract: A polyol pre-mix composition includes a blowing agent having a halogenated hydroolefin, a polyol, a catalyst composition, and an antioxidant. The antioxidant may be, for example, a benzene diol or a benzene triol or other polyhydroxy-substituted aromatic compound, which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents such as alkyl groups. A two-part system for producing a thermosetting foam blend includes (a) a polyisocyanate and, optionally, one or more isocyanate compatible raw materials; and (b) the polyol pre-mix composition. A method for producing a thermosetting foam blend includes combining: (a) a polyisocyanate; and (b) the polyol pre-mix composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Arkema Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Bin Chen, Joseph S. Costa, Laurent Abbas, Sri R. Seshadri, Gary S. Smith
  • Patent number: 10308784
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pyrolysis process carried out in the presence of a controlled carbon dioxide environment that allows recovering both the organic portion and the inorganic portion (glass fibers) of a fiberglass-reinforced plastic waste, at an organic yield recovered even higher than 95% by weight and with a suitable for manufacturing new articles, in particular fiberglass-reinforced plastic articles, which provides a profitable to the disposal in dump areas. In particular, the recovered organic products can be mixed as such, at a percentage as high as 20% and more, with a fresh unsaturated polyester resins that is normally used to manufacture common fiberglass-reinforced plastic articles, without worsening its features with respect to articles made starting from fresh resin alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: KOREC S.R.L.
    Inventors: Elio Santacesaria, Riccardo Tesser, Salvatore Mallardo, Rosa Vitiello, Martino Di Serio, Antonello Dimiccoli, Laura Saviano
  • Patent number: 10308785
    Abstract: A process for producing a polyester polyol comprising reacting a recycle stream selected from recycled PET carpet, carpet fiber, containers, textiles, articles or mixtures thereof, with a glycol in a reactor, thereby forming a digested product stream comprising polyols, and an undigested stream; and then reacting the digested product stream with a hydrophobe selected from dimer fatty acids, trimer fatty acids, oleic acid, ricinoleic acid, tung oil, corn oil, canola oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, bacterial oil, yeast oil, algae oil, castor oil, triglycerides or alkyl carboxylate esters having saturated or unsaturated C6-C36 fatty acid units, saturated or unsaturated C6-C36 fatty acids, alkoxylated castor oil, saturated or unsaturated C9-C18 dicarboxylic acids or diols, cardanol-based products, recycled cooking oil, branched or linear C6-C36 fatty alcohols, hydroxy-functional materials derived from epoxidized, ozonized, or hydroformylated fatty esters or acids, or mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: RESINATE MATERIALS GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Rick Tabor, Shakti L. Mukerjee, Kevin Anthony Rogers, Eric David Vrabel, Brian Chermside, Adam W. Emerson, Brian Douglas Phillips
  • Patent number: 10308786
    Abstract: Provided are a power inductor including a body, a base disposed in the body, a coil disposed on the base, a first external electrode connected to the coil, the first external electrode being disposed on a side surface of the body, and a second external electrode connected to the first external electrode, the second external electrode being disposed on a bottom surface of the body and a method for manufacturing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: MODA-INNOCHIPS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: In Kil Park, Gyeong Tae Kim, Seung Hun Cho, Jun Ho Jung, Ki Joung Nam, Jung Gyu Lee
  • Patent number: 10308787
    Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition including: (A) a silicone resin containing a constitutional unit shown by the following composition formula (1) and having a weight average molecular weight of 3,000 to 500,000, (B) an epoxy resin-curing agent; and (C) a filler. This can provide a resin composition and a resin film that can mold a wafer in a lump, has good molding properties particularly to a thin-film wafer having a large diameter, gives low-warping properties, as well as good wafer protection performance, good adhesion properties, high reliability, and good heat resistance after molding, can perform a molding process favorably, and can be used for wafer level packaging favorably. The present invention also provides a method for producing the resin film, a semiconductor device molded with the resin film, and a method for producing the semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunori Kondo, Yoichiro Ichioka, Michihiro Sugo
  • Patent number: 10308788
    Abstract: A rubber compound comprising at least one polymer base with cross-linkable unsaturated chain, a reinforcing filler, a vulcanization system and an interaction agent between the polymer base and the reinforcing filler consisting of a compound having an amine group and a sulphur atom adapted to react with the polymer base in the vulcanization step. The interaction agent has formula (II) or (III); wherein: y ranges from 0 to 6 R3 is an aliphatic chain containing sulphur and composed of a number of carbon atoms ranging from 1 to 10; wherein: p ranges from 1 to 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alessandra Bartoloni, Raffaele Di Ronza
  • Patent number: 10308789
    Abstract: A lightweight ablator formulation has been developed which offers superior thermal performance compared to current state of the art ablator formulations. The lightweight ablator formulations described herein typically include at least one endothermically decomposing (energy absorbing) material with a fluxing agent resulting in significantly reduced backface temperature response and a more stable surface. According to one implementation the ablator composition comprises about 30 to about 70 percent by weight of a base silicone resin, about 25 to about 67 percent by weight of a low-density filler, about 3 to about 7 percent by weight of a curing agent and greater than 0 and up to about 10 percent by weight of a boron-containing compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Kelly Jonathan Courter, Patrick Jacob Mobers, Bryan Brewer
  • Patent number: 10308790
    Abstract: A resin composition includes: a cellulose acetate having a weight-average molecular weight of 30,000 to 90,000 and a substitution degree of 2.1 to 2.6; and a polyhydroxyalkanoate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Yao
  • Patent number: 10308791
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermally curable composition comprising: (a1) a solid rubber in an amount of 2.5% by mass or more, (a2) an olefinic double bond-containing polymer which is liquid or pasty at 22° C. in an amount of less than 5% by mass, (a3) a hydrocarbon resin in an amount of, in total with said component (a2), 5% by mass or more and 20% by mass or less, and (a4) a liquid polydiene in an amount of 15% by mass or more based on the total mass of the composition as a component (a); and at least one selected from the group consisting of the following (b1) to (b3): (b1) sulfur and one or more accelerator(s), (b2) peroxidic vulcanization system or disulfidic vulcanization system, and (b3) quinones, quinone dioximes or dinitrosobenzene, as a vulcanization system (b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Makoto Ohkubo, Shingo Tsuno, Takao Tsukimori
  • Patent number: 10308792
    Abstract: The subject invention is directed towards tire components comprising rubber compositions comprising (1) about 2 phr to about 45 phr of a trans-1,4-isoprene-butadiene copolymer which has about 4 weight percent to about 16 weight percent butadiene repeat units and from about 84 weight percent to about 96 weight percent isoprene repeat units, wherein the trans-1,4-isoprene-butadiene copolymer has a Mooney ML 1+4 viscosity which is within the range of about 35 to about 80; and (2) about 55 phr to about 98 phr of at least one other elastomer, preferably a diene based elastomer. The most preferred tire components are those which contain cord reinforcements and require adequate green strength to enhance the tire building and shaping process to maintain cord integrity in the final cured tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Paul Harry Sandstrom, Xiaoping Yang, Kuo-Chih Hua, James Joseph Golden, Daniel Ray Beha
  • Patent number: 10308793
    Abstract: A nitrile rubber composition comprising a highly saturated nitrile rubber (A) containing ?,?-ethylenically unsaturated nitrile monomer units in a ratio of 8 to 60 wt % and having an iodine value of 120 or less and an alkylated phenol compound (B), wherein a ratio of content of the alkylated phenol compound (B) with respect to a total of the highly saturated nitrile rubber (A) and the alkylated phenol compound (B) is 0.01 to 1 wt %, and a difference (?2??1) between a plasticity number ?2 after storage at 70° C. for 7 days in a state of an aqueous dispersion by being dispersed in water and a plasticity number ?1 before the storage is 12 or less is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sayaka Inoue, Tomonori Nakashima
  • Patent number: 10308794
    Abstract: Described herein are polymer compositions useful as a semiconductive layer suitable for cables. The polymer compositions include (a) a heterophasic copolymer of propylene, (b) a polar copolymer having a polar comonomer having polar groups, (c) a solid conductive filler, and optionally (d) a polyolefin functionalised with a mono- or polycarboxylic acid compound or a derivative of a mono- or polycarboxylic acid compound, wherein said compostion is not crosslinked by the addition of a crosslinking agent. Also described herein is a process for producing the polymer compositions as well as the use of the compositions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Thomas Steffl, Christer Svanberg, Katja Klimke, David Friel
  • Patent number: 10308795
    Abstract: Heterophasic polypropylene composition with an advantageous, respectively stiffness/impact balance and its use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Pauli Leskinen, Johanna Lilja, Markus Gahleitner
  • Patent number: 10308796
    Abstract: A modifier for forming sub-ambient temperature use containers includes (a) from 20 wt % to 40 wt % of a block composite, the block composite including (i) an ethylene-propylene copolymer, (ii) an isotactic polypropylene polymer, and (iii) a block copolymer, (b) from 40 wt % to 60 wt % of a polyolefin copolymer, the polyolefin copolymer being derived from ethylene and at least one of a C3 to C10 alpha-olefin, having a melt index from 100 g/10 min to 1500 g/10 min, according to ASTM D1238 and at 190° C./2.16 kg, and having a density from 0.860 g/cm3 to 0.900 g/cm3, and (c) optionally, from 0 wt % to 30 wt % of at least one of a first additional copolymer that has a refractive index from 1.490 to 1.510 and a second additional copolymer that is miscible with polypropylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Colin Li Pi Shan, Raymond L. Laakso, Jr., Eddy I. Garcia-Meitin
  • Patent number: 10308797
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel polypropylene compositions suitable for automotive applications, having a good balance of mechanical properties and especially low gloss. The inventive compositions are characterized by at least two heterophasic propylene copolymers (HECOs), where at least one of the HECOs is characterized by a rather high molecular weight rubber, an ethylene-a-olefin elastomer (EOE) having a rather low melt flow rate MFR2 (190° C.) and a specific ratio between the MFR of the ethylene-a-olefin elastomer (EOE) and of at least one of the heterophasic propylene copolymers (HECOs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Thomas Lummerstorfer, Georg Grestenberger, Michael Tranninger
  • Patent number: 10308798
    Abstract: The invention is related to a polyethylene composition characterized in that it comprises a base resin and an inorganic mineral filler which is present in the composition in an amount of 1 to 50 wt % in respect to the weight of composition, wherein said base resin comprises: a) a first crosslinked polyethylene (PEX) having a gel content (measured according to ASTM D 2765:2006) in the range of 5% to 80% in respect to the weight of crosslinked polyethylene (PEX), said crosslinked polyethylene (PEX) being obtained from recycled wastes and b) a second polyethylene (PE) selected from virgin polyethylene and recycled polyethylene, or mixtures thereof. The invention is further related to a process for production of said polyethylene composition, and use of the polyethylene composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Carl-Gustaf Ek, Asa Wannerskog, Stefan Rieder, Franz Ruemer
  • Patent number: 10308799
    Abstract: This disclosure pertains to fiber reinforced polyvinyl chloride compositions which comprise fibrous materials, at least one polyvinyl chloride resins and at least one high Tg copolyester. Processes for producing the novel fiber reinforced polyvinyl chloride compositions as well as articles made using these compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Marc Alan Strand, Robert Erik Young, Mark Allan Treece
  • Patent number: 10308800
    Abstract: The invention provides a processing aid enabling short-time disappearance of melt fracture occurred in extrusion-molding a melt-fabricable resin at a high shear rate, a great reduction in extrusion pressure, and production of molded articles with good appearance. The processing aid contains a polymer containing a fluorine-containing elastomeric polymer segment and a fluorine-containing non-elastomeric polymer segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ken Okanishi, Yoshichika Komiya, Takafumi Yamato, Tsuyoshi Miyamori
  • Patent number: 10308801
    Abstract: By use of composite tungsten oxide particles having high heat ray-shielding effect while mainly composed of polyvinyl acetal resin, a heat ray-shielding particle is provided, having excellent optical performance and high weather resistance, which includes composite tungsten oxide particle expressed by general formula MyWOz (wherein M is one or more kinds of element selected from Cs, Rb, K, Tl, In, Ba, Li, Ca, Sr, Fe, Sn, Al, and Cu, satisfying 0.1?y?0.5, 2.2?z?3.0) and having hexagonal crystal structure; and at least one of a dispersant having acrylic backbone, having amino group as functional group, and having thermal decomposition temperature of 200° C. or more, and dispersant having acrylic backbone, having hydroxyl group or carboxyl group as functional group, and having thermal decomposition temperature of 200° C. or more, wherein content of organic solvent having boiling point of 120° C. or less is 5 mass % or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Machida, Kenichi Fujita
  • Patent number: 10308802
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to polymers including one or more 1,1-disubstituted alkene monomers. By employing a plurality of monomers and/or tailored chain structure, polymers having improved combinations of properties are achieved. The polymer may be a copolymer, preferably including two or more 1,1-disubstituted alkene monomers. The polymer may be a homopolymer having a tailored chain structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Sirrus, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Sullivan, Aniruddha Sudhir Palsule, Alexander R. Holzer, Peter R. Stevenson, Kshitij K. Parab
  • Patent number: 10308803
    Abstract: A silicone-modified epoxy resin composition that offers a cured product excellent in low permeability to gas, mechanical strength, and heat resistance and transparency and further offers an optical semiconductor sealing material excellent in heat cycle resistance, and a cured epoxy resin product obtained by curing the composition. The epoxy resin composition comprises the following components (A) to (C): (A) a silicone-modified epoxy resin having a cyclic siloxane structure, (B) a silicone-modified epoxy resin having a branched siloxane structure, and (C) an epoxy resin curing agent containing a polyvalent carboxylic acid having a tricyclodecane structure and a carboxylic anhydride compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignees: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Nippon Kayaku Kabuhiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshio Shiobara, Junichi Sawada, Miyuki Wakao, Tsutomu Kashiwagi, Naofusa Miyagawa, Yoshihiro Kawada, Chie Sasaki
  • Patent number: 10308804
    Abstract: A vehicle body repair formulation is provided that includes a polyester resin having a degree of unsaturation of between 25 and 100 molecule percent based on total acid and anhydride content. The polyester resin is dissolved or suspended in a monomer reactive diluent. Microspheroids are provided to enhance the sandability of a cured formulation. An initiator package is also provided. The reactive diluent/monomer can be chosen to be non-stryrenic to improve performance properties. A process for repairing a vehicle body is provided using ambient conditions alone or in combination with thermal source to aid in cure after applied to the vehicle body in need of repair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Robert M. Adams, Helena Twardowska, Michael Schallick
  • Patent number: 10308805
    Abstract: Thermoplastic compositions are disclosed comprising a thermoplastic resin, a first impact modifier characterized by core-shell morphology and comprising a functional shell polymer, and a second impact modifier comprising a component capable of reaction with a functional shell polymer. In addition, thermoplastic compositions are also disclosed that comprise a thermoplastic resin and a loose agglomerations of particles that have open spaces, at least 50% of the loose agglomerations comprise open spaces that measure 31 to 60% by area of the loose agglomeration, and particles that are characterized by core-shell morphology. The inventive compositions demonstrate low gloss, high impact strength, good weatherability, and good flow properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: COVESTRO LLC
    Inventors: Marina Rogunova, James P. Mason
  • Patent number: 10308806
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a resin composition, comprising an unsaturated thermosetting modified polyphenylether resin and an MQ organosilicon resin containing unsaturated double bonds and having a three-dimensional network structure and hydrolytically condensed from monofunctional siloxane unit (M unit) and tetrafunctional silica unit (Q unit). The present invention further discloses a high-frequency circuit substrate prepared from the aforesaid resin composition and the uses of the aforesaid resin composition in the art. The high frequency circuit substrate of the present invention has a high glass transition temperature, a high thermal decomposition temperature, a high interstratified adhesive force, a low dielectric constant and a low dielectric loss tangent, and are very suitable as the circuit substrates of high frequency electronic equipments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: SHENGYI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guangbing Chen, Xianping Zeng
  • Patent number: 10308807
    Abstract: A degradable elastomeric material that is formed from a composite blend of elastomeric particles in a continuous degradable binder. The degradable binder is generally a water-soluble binder which has a temperature dependent solubility in water and brine systems. Such degradable elastomers are particularly useful in the fabrication of degradable oil tools, among other applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Terves Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Sherman, Brian Doud
  • Patent number: 10308808
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic silicone resin composition and a prepreg, a laminate, and an aluminum substrate that use the composition. The organic silicone resin composition comprises in terms of parts by weight: 100 parts of a condensation-type silicone resin, 0.0001-2 parts of a catalyst, and 0.001-10 parts of an additive. The organic silicone resin composition has the advantages of high heat resistance, halogen-free and phosphorus-free flame retardancy, improved peel strength with copper foil, and low coefficient of expansion, and is applicable in manufacturing the pre-preg, the laminate, and the aluminum substrate for used in a high-performance printed circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: SHENGYI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Suwen Ye, Guofang Tang