Patents Issued in August 13, 2019
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Patent number: 10377914Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing emulsion polymer particles having a core-shell structure wherein at least one polyalkylene oxide containing additive is used in the core, and also to their use in paints, paper coatings, foams, crop protection agents, liquid inks and cosmetic compositions.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2014Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Daniel Kehrloesser, Joost Leswin, Daniel Specker, Konrad Roschmann, Matthias Gerst, Harm Wiese
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Patent number: 10377915Abstract: A treated monomer for optical fiber coatings, a coating composition containing the treated monomer, a coating formed from a coating composition containing a treated monomer, and a fiber coated with the coating formed from a coating composition containing a treated monomer. The monomer is an alkoxylated alkyl acrylate and is formed by acrylating a polyol precursor. The monomer may include residual unreacted polyol precursor. The monomer is treated with a derivatizing agent to convert residual unreacted polyol to a derivative form. The derivative form is less susceptible to degradation to the corresponding non-alkoxylated alcohol or other lower alkoxylated alcohol. The treated monomer includes the alkoxylated alkyl acrylate and the derivative form of the polyol.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: John William Botelho, Ruchi Tandon
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Patent number: 10377916Abstract: Embodiments provide ice adhesion mitigating surface coatings and methods for generating the same. Embodiments may provide anti-icing coating with at least one monomeric species exhibiting molecular flexibility. The molecular flexibility in the monomeric species may be imparted through an aliphatic or heteroaliphatic chain that may exist as a portion of the monomer backbone, as a pendant group, or as both the portion of the monomer backbone and the pendant group. In various embodiments epoxy coatings including an epoxy resin and an amine-terminated hardener may be generated. At least a portion of the amine-terminated hardener may include at least a monomeric species that exhibits molecular flexibility arising from an aliphatic chain or heteroaliphatic chain that may be within the polymer backbone and/or may persist as a pendant group.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASAInventors: Christopher J. Wohl, Jr., Joseph G. Smith, Jr.
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Patent number: 10377917Abstract: A process for preparing a coating on at least part of a tribological surface of a first machine component which, during machine operation, is adapted to be in sliding contact with a tribological surface of a second machine component is provided. The process provides the steps of: (a) applying a polymer formulation onto at least part of the tribological surface of the first machine component to form a coating. The polymer formulation provides an isocyanate that contains two or more isocyanate groups per molecule and an idocyanate-reactive polyol to form polyurethanes; and (b) subjecting at least part of the coating as obtained in step (a) to a curing treatment during which polyurethanes are formed in the coating on the at least part of the tribological surface of the first machine component.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Warrick Allen, Ileana Nedelcu
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Patent number: 10377918Abstract: A coating composition that exhibits high cure speed is described. The coating composition includes one or more monomers, one or more oligomers, and a photoinitiator. The coating composition further includes a photo sensitizer that acts in cooperation with a photoinitiator to increase cure speed.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventor: Yangbin Chen
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Patent number: 10377919Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hard-coating cured material which contains a siloxane resin component including an epoxy group and a preparing method of the hard-coating cured material. Especially, by using a special polymerization method like a cationic polymerization and a moisture-heat treatment, it is possible to provide a hard-coating film having both superior flexibility and high surface hardness that cannot be obtained from conventional coating compositions.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2014Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Byeong-Soo Bae, Gwang-Mun Choi, Ji-Hoon Ko
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Patent number: 10377920Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising hedgehog shaped particles, at least one binder, and at least one hydrophobizing agent and/or at least one hydrophilizing agent, a method for controlling the wettability of substrate surfaces using these compositions, as well as a material comprising these compositions.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Omya International AGInventors: Joachim Schoelkopf, Hans-Joachim Weitzel
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Patent number: 10377921Abstract: A process for chemical mechanical polishing a substrate containing cobalt and TiN to planarize the surface and at least improve surface topography of the substrate. The process includes providing a substrate containing cobalt and TiN; providing a polishing composition, containing, as initial components: water; an oxidizing agent; aspartic acid or salts thereof; and, colloidal silica abrasives with diameters of ?25 nm; and, providing a chemical mechanical polishing pad, having a polishing surface; creating dynamic contact at an interface between the polishing pad and the substrate; and dispensing the polishing composition onto the polishing surface at or near the interface between the polishing pad and the substrate; wherein some of the cobalt is polished away to planarize the substrate to provide improved cobalt:TiN removal rate selectivity.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Rohm and Haas Electronics Materials CMP Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Murali G. Theivanayagam, Hongyu Wang, Matthew Van Hanehem
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Patent number: 10377922Abstract: A composite dry adhesive includes (a) an adhesive layer comprising a shape memory polymer and (b) a resistive heating layer comprising a shape memory polymer composite on the adhesive layer. The shape memory polymer composite includes conductive particles dispersed in a shape memory polymer matrix, where the conductive particles have a concentration sufficient to form a conductive path through the resistive heating layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2015Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of IllinoisInventors: Seok Kim, Jeffrey D. Eisenhaure
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Patent number: 10377923Abstract: A surface protective film comprising a base film and a resin film thereon can be bonded to a substrate having a circuit-forming surface and separated therefrom after processing. The resin film is formed of a resin composition comprising (A) a silphenylene-siloxane skeleton-containing resin, (B) a compound capable of reacting with an epoxy group in the resin to form a crosslinked structure, (C) a curing catalyst, and (D) a parting agent.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoichiro Ichioka, Kazunori Kondo
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Patent number: 10377924Abstract: Disclosed is an adhesive tape for fastening including an adhesive layer on at least one surface of substrate, wherein the substrate has a surface roughness (Ra) of 20 ?m or less, the adhesive tape has a breaking strength of 100 N to 200 N/25 mm in a longitudinal direction, an elongation at break of 10% or less, an edge tearing resistance of 120 to 200 N/20 mm, and is compliant with FMVSS 302, a weight does not fall in a test of holding power for cylindrical back surface of substrate, and the adhesive tape for fastening exerts excellent deployability, fastening properties and, also, fire resistance when used in airbag fastening applications.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2014Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Teraoka Seisakusho Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsunori Todaka, Hitomi Oosaki, Kazuhiko Tanbo
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Patent number: 10377925Abstract: The present invention relates to an adhesive material, especially an electrically and/or thermally and/or radiation-curing or curable adhesive material, having at least one adhesive constituent and/or adhesive matrix, and moreover having at least one additive in the form of a carbon material, especially based on carbon nanomaterials and/or carbon micromaterials, present in the adhesive constituent and/or adhesive matrix. The invention further relates to a method for producing, activating and/or curing an adhesive material. Finally the invention also relates to a method for adhesively bonding two substrates.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2012Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: FUTURECARBON GMBHInventors: Tim Schubert, Tomas Meinen, Christian Zenkel
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Patent number: 10377926Abstract: An adhesive film includes a cured product of a (meth)acrylic copolymer and has a refractive index from about 1.5 to about 1.6. An adhesive composition for preparing the adhesive film includes a (meth)acrylic copolymer of a monomer mixture. A display member includes the adhesive film coated on one or more surfaces of an optical film.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2013Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.Inventors: Ki Yong Kim, Ik Hwan Cho, Lee June Kim, Chan Woo Kim, In Cheon Han
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Patent number: 10377927Abstract: Provided is a surface protection sheet that is less susceptible to breaking and tearing caused by adherend processing and can be easily removed from the adherend. The surface protection sheet comprises a substrate and a PSA layer placed on one face of the substrate. The base polymer of the PSA layer has a glass transition temperature of ?50° C. or higher. The surface protection sheet has at least 200% elongation at break in both the machine direction and the transverse direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignees: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION, NITTO BELGIUM NVInventors: Kousuke Yonezaki, Yutaka Tosaki, Minoru Hanaoka, Bart Forier, Greet Bossaert, Donald Pinxten, Michael Pellens
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Patent number: 10377928Abstract: An adhesive composition comprising an epoxy compound and a compound comprising at least one aminimide functional group is disclosed. The compound comprising the at least one aminimide functional group is present in an amount from 2-8% by weight based on total weight of the adhesive composition and reacts with the epoxy compound upon activation by an external energy source. The adhesive composition also may comprise an amidine salt.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2015Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Tien-Chieh Chao, Masayuki Nakajima, Hongying Zhou, Shanti Swarup, Umesh C. Desai
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Patent number: 10377929Abstract: An epoxy adhesive that is adapted to enable spray delivery and seamless polymerization during epoxy resin vacuum infusion techniques is disclosed. The epoxy adhesive can include one or more epoxy resins and one or more solvents that are used to dissolve the one or more epoxy resins. An adduct, a tackifier, and fumed silica can also be added to the adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Westech Aerosol CorporationInventors: David W. Carnahan, Robert R. Yuodelis, James C. Manlove
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Patent number: 10377930Abstract: A polyurethane glass sealant is made by reacting a poly(1,2-butylene oxide) polymer with a chain extender and a polyisocyanate. The poly(1,2-butylene oxide) polymer may be used as a mixture with up to 50% by weight of other polyols, including castor oil. The sealant is especially useful as a secondary sealant for an insulated glass unit (IGU).Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Bindu Krishnan, Laura A. Grier
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Patent number: 10377931Abstract: The present invention provides a bio-inspired polymer compound, and a bio-adhesive having the same, and more particularly, to a bio-inspired polymer compound having biocompatibility and high adhesion ability, and a bio-adhesive comprising the same, wherein as the bio-inspired polymer compound absorbs water, the bio-inspired polymer compound becomes viscous in a swollen state, wherein the bio-inspired polymer compound has repeating units, a unit expressed by Chemical Formula 1 and a unit represented by Chemical Formula 2.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan UniversityInventor: Ji Heung Kim
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Patent number: 10377932Abstract: A sealing rubber composition includes acrylic rubber, artificial graphite, and coupling agent.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, KOYO SEALING TECHNO CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Kawabayashi, Fumiaki Kasahara, Katsuhiko Kusunoki
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Patent number: 10377933Abstract: The present technology relates to an antifog coating composition comprising a matrix, a hydrophilic compound, and a surfactant. The antifog coating composition may further comprise a thermal or a photo-initiator. The antifog coating composition may be applied to a polycarbonate substrate.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC.Inventors: Raghuraman Govindan Karunakaran, Indumathi Ramakrishnan, Andreas Haeuseler, Keith J. Weller
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Patent number: 10377934Abstract: There are provided an air-conditioner working fluid for electric vehicle providing sufficient cycle performance in practical use in an electric vehicle, in particular, sufficient cycle performance also in the heating time, while suppressing influence on global warming, and usable without greatly changing an air-conditioner device for a conventional working fluid, for example, HFC-134a or HFO-1234yf, and an air-conditioner working fluid composition for electric vehicle containing the same. The air-conditioner working fluid for electric vehicle contains trifluoroethylene, difluoromethane and 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, wherein a percentage of a total amount of trifluoroethylene, difluoromethane and 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene with respect to a total amount of the working fluid is more than 90 mass % and 100 mass % or less.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignees: AGC Inc., DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Masato Fukushima, Satoshi Kawaguchi, Katsuya Ueno, Shin Nishida
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Patent number: 10377935Abstract: The use of an alcoholic compound to improve the miscibility of ammonia with 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, as well as to compositions of ammonia, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and an alcoholic compound, and the use thereof, in particular in heat-transfer applications. A composition including 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, ammonia and an alcoholic compound having a melting point less than or equal to 0° C.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: ARKEMA FRANCEInventors: Sophie Guerin, Wissam Rached
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Patent number: 10377936Abstract: A material comprises a foam base insulation material, a first phase change material, and a functional polymeric phase change material that dynamically absorbs and releases heat to adjust heat transfer at or within a temperature stabilizing range. The functional polymeric phase change material has at least one phase change temperature in the range between ?10° C. and 100° C. and a phase change enthalpy of at least 5 Joules per gram, the functional polymeric phase change material including a plurality of polymer chains that include a backbone chain and a plurality of side chains, wherein a portion of the plurality of side chains are mechanically entangled with the foam base insulation material.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Outlast Technologies, LLCInventors: Mark Hartmann, Greg Roda, Aharon Eyal
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Patent number: 10377937Abstract: A heat transfer system has an energy converter, a heat transfer medium, a transfer part, and a heat exchanger. The energy converter converts an energy of an energy source into an energy in a different state and generates a heat while converting the energy. The heat transfer medium is in a liquid state and receives the heat from the energy converter. The heat exchanger dissipates the heat from the heat transfer medium to an outside of the heat transfer system. The heat transfer medium contains H2O and a solute compatible with the H2O. The solute has a molecular structure including two hydroxyl groups. A length of a binding chain between an oxygen atom of one of the two hydroxyl groups and an oxygen atom of an other of the two hydroxyl groups is shorter than a length of a binding chain between two hydroxyl groups of an ethylene glycol molecule.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Takuya Fuse, Touru Kawaguchi, Hajime Shingai
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Patent number: 10377938Abstract: The present invention relates to nanoparticle smart tags and the use of nanoparticle smart tags in the detection of analyte. In particular, the present invention relates to nanoparticle smart tags that may be used in subgeologic formations to detect analytes of interest in real-time. One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of providing a drilling fluid having a nanoparticle smart tag; and a base fluid; and introducing the drilling fluid in a subsurface geologic formation that has an analyte.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2011Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Diptabhas Sarkar, Charles Landis, Ryan P. Collins
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Patent number: 10377939Abstract: Anti-bit balling drilling fluids and methods of making and using drilling fluids are provided. The anti-bit balling drilling fluid contains water, a clay-based component, and at least one of a surfactant having the formula: R—(OC2H4)x—OH, where R is a hydrocarbyl group having from 10 to 20 carbon atoms and x is an integer from 1 and 10, or a polyethylene glycol having the formula: H—(O—CH2—CH2)n—OH, where n is an integer from 1 to 50. Methods of making and using these drilling fluids are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Abdullah Al-Yami, Abdulaziz A. Ba Hamdan, Saleh A. Haidary, Vikrant Wagle, Hussain AlBahrani, Ali Safran, Nasser AlHareth, Abdulla H. Awadh
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Patent number: 10377940Abstract: A composition and method of forming a wellbore cement that includes a cross-linked polyamide. The polyamide is formed by reacting a di-functional amine with an aromatic trifunctional carboxylic acid. The wellbore cement composition is created by blending cement and water with the polyamide and then allowed to cure. Increases in compressive strength, Young's Modulus, and Poisson's Ratio of the cement were realized by adding the polyamide to the cement composition.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYInventor: Elizabeth Q. Contreras
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Patent number: 10377941Abstract: Stable CNT dispersions having a combination of polymeric dispersants, including at least one first dispersant and at least one second dispersant, wherein the second dispersant is stable under saline conditions, and methods of using the CNT dispersions in subterranean formations for enhancing oil recovery therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of OklahomaInventors: Mohannad J. Kadhum, Daniel E. Resasco, Jeffrey H. Harwell, Ben Shiau, Daniel P. Swatske
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Patent number: 10377942Abstract: A hydrocarbon formation treatment micellar solution fluid and its use in treating underperforming hydrocarbon formations is described and claimed. A hydrocarbon formation treatment micellar solution fluid wherein the micellar solution fluid comprises water, a non-terpene oil-based moiety, a brine resistant aqueous colloidal silica sol; and optionally a terpene or a terpenoid, wherein the brine resistant aqueous colloidal silica sol has silica particles with a surface that is functionalized with at least one moiety selected from the group consisting of a hydrophilic organosilane, a mixture of hydrophilic and hydrophobic organosilanes, or a polysiloxane oligomer, wherein the brine resistant aqueous colloidal silica sol passes at least two of three of these brine resistant tests: API Brine Visual, 24 Hour Seawater Visual and API Turbidity Meter, and wherein, when a terpene or terpenoid is present, the ratio of total water to terpene or terpenoid is at least about 15 to 1.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Nissan Chemical America CorporationInventors: John Edmond Southwell, Yusra Khan Ahmad
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Patent number: 10377943Abstract: Disclosed is a redox-complementary electrochromic device exhibiting black-to-transmissive switching, wherein the device comprises an electrochromic layer and a redox-active material layer sandwiched between a transparent first electrode and a transparent secondary electrode, the electrochromic layer comprising an electrochromic Co-based metallo-supramolecular polymer represented by the formula (I), and the redox active material being capable of reacting with the electrochromic material to change the electrochromic material from black state into colorless transmissive state, where in the formula (I), X represents a counter anion, R represents a single bond or a spacer comprising a carbon atom and a hydrogen atom, each of R1 to R4 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent group, and n represents an integer of from 2 to 5000, which indicates a degree of polymerization.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignees: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE, NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Masayoshi Higuchi, Sheng-Yuan Kao, Kuo-Chuan Ho
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Patent number: 10377944Abstract: Surface-modified nanoparticles are produced by associating ligand interactive agents with the surface of a nanoparticle. The ligand interactive agents are bound to surface modifying ligands that are tailored to impart particular solubility and/or compatibility properties. The ligand interactive agents are crosslinked via a linking/crosslinking agent, such as hexamethoxymethylmelamine or a derivative thereof. The linking/crosslinking agent may provide a binding site for binding the surface modifying ligands to the ligand interactive agents.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Nanoco Technologies Ltd.Inventor: Imad Naasani
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Patent number: 10377945Abstract: Mixed halide scintillation materials of the general formula AB(1-y)MyX?wX?(3-w), where 0?y?1, 0.05?w?1, A may be an alkali metal, B may be an alkali earth metal, and X? and X? may be two different halogen atoms, and of the general formula A(1-y)BMyX?wX?(3-w), where 0?y?1, 0.05?w?1, A maybe an alkali metal, B may be an alkali earth metal, and X? and X? are two different halogen atoms. The scintillation materials of formula (1) include a divalent external activator, M, such as Eu2+ or Yb2+. The scintillation materials of formula (2) include a monovalent external activator, M, such as Tl+, Na+ and In+.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2015Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATIONInventors: Luis Stand, Charles L. Melcher, Mariya Zhuravleva, Hua Wei
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Patent number: 10377946Abstract: The invention relates to a self-passivating quantum dot and a preparation method thereof. The quantum dot is doped with a self-passivating element M and the self-passivating element M ranges from 0.1 wt % to 40 wt % in content. The self-passivating element M is selected from the group consisting of Al, Zr, Fe, Ti, Cr, Ta, Si, and Ni. The preparation method comprises the steps of: adding a quantum dot core and a solvent into a reaction vessel, controlling the temperature to be 100-120° C. and vacuumizing the reaction vessel for 30-50 min; filling the reaction vessel with inert gas, and rising the temperature to 230-280° C.; and injecting a coating material precursor solution into the reaction vessel for coating the quantum dot core according to the injection amount being 1 or 2 times by molar concentration of the quantum dot core element to prepare the self-passivating quantum dot.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2015Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITYInventors: Liang Li, Zhichun Li
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Patent number: 10377947Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for metallizing electrically nonconductive plastic surfaces of articles using the etching solution. The etching solution is based on a stabilized acidic permanganate solution. After the treatment with the etching solution, the articles can be metallized.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2019Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Atotech Deutschland GmbHInventors: Hermann Middeke, Steve Schneider, Carl Christian Fels
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Patent number: 10377948Abstract: An etching composition selectively removes a titanium nitride film from a stacked conductive film structure including a titanium nitride (TiN) film and a tantalum nitride (TaN) film. The etching composition configured to etch titanium nitride (TiN) includes 5 wt % to 30 wt % of hydrogen peroxide, 15 wt % to 50 wt % of acid compound, and 0.001 wt % to 5 wt % of corrosion inhibitor, with respect to a total weight of the etching composition, wherein the acid compound includes at least one of phosphoric acid (H3PO4), nitric acid (HNO3), hydrochloric acid (HCl), hydroiodic acid (HI), hydrobromic acid (HBr), perchloric acid (HNO4), silicic acid (H2SiO3), boric acid (H3BO3), acetic acid (CH3COOH), propionic acid (C2H5COOH), lactic acid (CH3CH(OH)COOH), and glycolic acid (HOCH2COOH).Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Soulbrain Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyo Sun Lee, Ho Young Kim, Sang Won Bae, Min Goo Kim, Jung Hun Lim, Yong Jae Choi
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Patent number: 10377949Abstract: To show a liquid crystal composition containing a polymerizable compound, to exhibit excellent persistence characteristics and display unevenness characteristics, a liquid crystal display device including such a composition, and an optical device. To show a liquid crystal composition containing the polymerizable compound and satisfying at least one of characteristics such as high maximum temperature, low minimum temperature, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large negative dielectric anisotropy and large specific resistance; and an AM device having characteristics such as a small persistence ratio, a short response time, a low threshold voltage, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio and a long service life. The liquid crystal composition contains as a first component a polymerizable monomer that has a capability of a hydrogen bond donor and can form a hydrogen bond with an alignment film surface, or an oligomer, a prepolymer or a polymer of the monomer.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2014Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignees: JNC CORPORATION, JNC PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Yukihiro Fujita, Yoshimasa Furusato
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Patent number: 10377950Abstract: Disclosed is a branched organosilicon material, and a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel with the branched organosilicon material, without use of an alignment film. In addition, a liquid crystal display panel thus manufactured is further disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2015Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Song Lan
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Patent number: 10377951Abstract: Pyrolysis apparatus (10) for processing shredded waste material, such as plastic and/or rubber waste, in which apparatus the material is processed continuously in a pyrolysis apparatus (10) that includes a feed device (30), a reactor (30) and an outlet portion (40) that have been equipped with conveyors, such as screw conveyors, and that can be used continuously. The screw (23) of the feed device (20) is at least partially placed in a liquid (22), which forms an air trap to prevent air from entering into the reactor. The outlet portion has a condensing collecting canopy (45) which is used to condense into liquid and recover the vapor formed in the reactor.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2014Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: ECOMATION OYInventors: Juhani Vanttinen, Tommi Pajala
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Patent number: 10377952Abstract: This method for inhibiting the occurrence of a pyrolysis deposit in a pyrolysis gasification system includes: gasifying biomass (S2) through pyrolysis in a pyrolysis gasification furnace (5); separating, in a solid-gas separation unit (7), a pyrolysis gas (G1) and a carbide (C) continuously formed through pyrolysis of the biomass (S2); feeding an oxygen-containing gas (G3) to the separated pyrolysis gas (G1); and introducing the pyrolysis gas (G1) together with the oxygen-containing gas (G3) to a combustion furnace (6) through a pipe (9) which constitutes a pyrolysis gas line (8).Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2013Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENVIRONMENTAL & CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuuki Endou, Takehiro Kitta, Kazuaki Kakurata, Junichiro Abe
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Patent number: 10377953Abstract: The present disclosure relates to processes and systems that convert biomass to stable intermediate hydrocarbon products that having a greatly decreased oxygen content. This stabilized intermediate hydrocarbon product may be easily be stored for an extended period of time, further refined into liquid transportation fuels (either alone or mixed with petroleum-derived hydrocarbons), or blended with petroleum-derived blendstocks to produce a finished liquid transportation fuel.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Phillips 66 CompanyInventors: Kening Gong, Liang Zhang, John R. Copeland, Reed J. Eisenhart
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Patent number: 10377954Abstract: A process for increasing the energy density of a biomass, which includes establishing a temperature and pressure within a reaction chamber that includes water and is at or above a desired reaction condition wherein the desired reaction condition is sufficient to increase the energy density of a reacted biomass; introducing a biomass into the reaction chamber such that the desired reaction condition is maintained or equilibrates thereto; and subjecting the biomass to the desired reaction condition for an amount of time effective to increase the energy density of the reacted biomass relative to the biomass prior to reaction.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2011Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, on behalf of the University of Nevada, RenoInventors: Charles J. Coronella, Wei Yan, Mohammad Toufiqur Reza, Victor R. Vasquez
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Patent number: 10377955Abstract: The present invention describes a device for controlling cooling of a heat transfer solid supplying or withdrawing heat to or from a unit carrying out globally endothermic or exothermic reactions respectively. The exchange bundle of said device is in a triangular pattern.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: AXENSInventors: Jean-Francois Le Coz, Yann Le Vot
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Patent number: 10377956Abstract: A process for the treatment of a gasoline containing sulphur-containing compounds, olefins and diolefins: a) fractionating the gasoline into at least: a light gasoline cut LCN; a primary intermediate gasoline cut, MCN; and a primary heavy gasoline cut HHCN; b) desulphurizing the primary intermediate gasoline cut MCN alone producing an at least partially desulphurized primary intermediate gasoline cut MCN; c) desulphurizing the primary heavy gasoline cut HHCN alone producing an at least partially desulphurized primary heavy gasoline cut HHCN; d) sending, as a mixture, the partially desulphurized primary intermediate gasoline cut MCN and the partially desulphurized primary heavy gasoline cut HHCN to a separation column separating a gaseous stream containing hydrogen and H2S, a secondary intermediate gasoline cut MCN with low sulphur and mercaptans contents and a secondary heavy gasoline cut HHCN containing sulphur-containing compounds including recombinant mercaptans; e) desulphurizing the secondary heavy gType: GrantFiled: October 19, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: IFP Energies nouvellesInventors: Adrien Gomez, Philibert Leflaive, Clementina Lopez Garcia, Annick Pucci, Marie Godard-Pithon, Jean-Luc Nocca, Guobing Zhang
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Patent number: 10377957Abstract: A process for the treatment of a gasoline containing sulphur-containing compounds, olefins and diolefins, comprising the following steps: a) fractionating the gasoline in a manner such as to recover at least one intermediate gasoline cut, MCN, comprising hydrocarbons and wherein the temperature difference (?T) between the 5% and 95% by weight distillation points is less than 60° C.; b) desulphurizing the intermediate gasoline cut MCN alone and in the presence of a hydrodesulphurization catalyst and hydrogen in a manner such as to produce a partially desulphurized intermediate gasoline cut MCN; and c) fractionating, in a splitter, the at least partially desulphurized intermediate gasoline cut MCN which has not undergone catalytic treatment subsequent to step b), in a manner such as to recover an intermediate gasoline with low sulphur and mercaptans contents from the column head and a cut of hydrocarbons containing sulphur-containing compounds including mercaptans from the column bottom.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: IFP Energies nouvellesInventors: Clementina Lopez Garcia, Philibert Leflaive, Annick Pucci, Jean-Luc Nocca
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Patent number: 10377958Abstract: The present invention relates to novel uses of corrosion inhibitors in fuels and lubricants.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2015Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Jochen Mezger, Maxim Peretolchin, Aaron Flores-Figueroa, Markus Hansch, Ivette Garcia Castro, Klaus Muehlbach
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Patent number: 10377959Abstract: Unleaded aviation gasoline. An unleaded aviation gasoline includes a blend of high octane alkylate, an effective amount of selected alkyl benzenes, and selected aromatic amines sufficient to improve the functional engine performance to avoid harmful detonation sufficient to meet or exceed selected standards for detonation performance requirements in full scale aircraft piston spark ignition engines designed for use with Grade 100LL avgas. Suitable alkylated benzenes may include a mixture of xylene isomers. Selected aromatic amines, such as N-methyl-p-toluidine, are used to increase performance. The high octane alkylate may be an aviation alkylate, or iso-octane, or both, and may utilize high octane alkylates having a motor octane number of between about ninety-seven (97) and about one hundred (100). Suitable amounts of iso-pentane, n-butane, and iso-butane may be used for providing vapor pressure in a commercially acceptable range.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignees: GENERAL AVIATION MODIFICATIONS, INC., LANXESS DEUTCHLAND GmbHInventors: George W Braly, Alexander Henseler, Torsten F Hauschild, Timothy C Roehl
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Patent number: 10377960Abstract: A low viscosity oil has more than 50% by weight of 9-methylnonadecane. A lubricating composition has this low viscosity oil as base oil and, optionally, another base oil or an additive. The low viscosity oil has a kinematic viscosity at 100° C., measured by the ASTM D445 standard, of 0.5 to 2.5 mm2s?1. The low viscosity oil can be prepared using a metallocene catalyst, and the low viscosity oil can be used as high performance lubricant for lubrication in the field of motors, hydraulic fluids and gears, in particular bridges and transmissions.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: TOTAL MARKETING SERVICESInventors: Marion Courtiade, Julien Sanson, Alexandre Welle, Martine Slawinski, Jeroen Wassenaar
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Patent number: 10377961Abstract: A lubricating oil including a lubricating oil base stock as a major component; and a mixture of (i) one or more protected lubricating oil additives having a first performance function, and (ii) one or more unprotected lubricating oil additives having a second performance function, as a minor component. The first performance function and the second performance function are the same. The one or more protected lubricating oil additives are inactive with respect to their performance function. The one or more protected lubricating oil additives are converted into one or more unprotected lubricating oil additives in the lubricating oil in-service in an engine or other mechanical component. A method for controlled release of one or more lubricating oil additives into a lubricating oil. A method for improving oxidative stability of a lubricating oil and extending performance life of one or more lubricating oil additives.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Man Kit Ng, Anne Marie Shough, Hong Cheng, Joseph R. Pellettiere, Peter Calcavecchio, Shane Deighton
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Patent number: 10377962Abstract: A lubricating oil including a lubricating oil base stock as a major component, and one or more lubricating oil additives having at least one protected active group, as a minor component. The one or more lubricating oil additives having at least one protected active group are converted into one or more lubricating oil additives having at least one unprotected active group in the lubricating oil in-service in an engine or other mechanical component. Compositions including one or more lubricating oil additives having at least one protected active group. A method for improving solubility of one or more lubricating oil additives in a lubricating oil. A method for improving oxidative stability of a lubricating oil and extending performance life of one or more lubricating oil additives. A method for improving friction control in an engine or other mechanical component lubricated with a lubricating oil.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventors: Man Kit Ng, Anne Marie Shough, Hong Cheng, Joseph R. Pellettiere, Peter Calcavecchio, Shane Deighton
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Patent number: 10377963Abstract: A lubricating oil composition and method of operating a boosted internal combustion engine. The lubricating oil composition is formulated to be resistant to turbocharger deposit formation in the boosted internal combustion engine, as shown by its ability to ensure a TCO Temperature Increase of less than 9.0% as measured using the 2015 version of the General Motors Dexos1® Turbocharger Coking Test. The lubricating oil composition may also have a low NOACK volatility, as measured by the method of ASTM D-5800 at 250° C.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Afton Chemical CorporationInventors: Kongsheng Yang, Kristin Fletcher, William Y. Lam, Jeremy Styer