Patents Issued in May 14, 2020
  • SEMIPREG, PREPREG, RESIN COMPOSITE MATERIAL, AND PRODUCTION METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20200148846
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to reduce or eliminate a defect (e.g., a void) by achieving (i) a semipreg and a prepreg each of which allows a reduction in residual volatile component and (ii) methods for producing the semipreg and the prepreg, respectively, and consequently to achieve (iii) a fiber-reinforced composite material which has high heat resistance and superior mechanical strength and a (iv) a method for producing the fiber-reinforced composite material. The present invention attains the above object by providing, for example, a semipreg containing: powders of an imide oligomer; and reinforcement fibers, the imide oligomer being represented by a specific general formula (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicants: KANEKA CORPORATION, JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY
    Inventors: Yoshio FURUKAWA, Takefumi FURUTA, Takeshi CHIBA, Rikio YOKOTA, Yuichi ISHIDA
  • MOLDED ARTICLE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20200148847
    Abstract: The molded article includes a fiber-reinforced composite material and a film of a resin composition on a surface of the fiber-reinforced composite material prepared by curing the resin composition, wherein the resin composition includes components [A] to [C]: component [A]: an aliphatic epoxy resin, component [B]: a thiol compound, and component [C]: a quaternary phosphonium salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Hideki OKA, Atsuhisa SUZUKI, Takayuki KANEKO
  • POLYCARBONATE COMPOSITE HAVING AN INCREASED PENCIL HARDNESS
    Publication number: 20200148848
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polycarbonate composite having an increased pencil hardness, comprising a polycarbonate substrate prepared from a thermoplastic aromatic (co)polycarbonate having a glass-transition temperature in the range of 160 to 210° C.; and a coating on said substrate, said coating being formed by curing a polysiloxane-based thermosetting coating material at a temperature in the range of 140 to 210° C. for 0.5 to 2 hours. The polycarbonate composite has a pencil hardness higher than H, as measured according to ASTM D3363. The present invention also relates to a method for producing said polycarbonate composite and an article comprising the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Sean GAO, Lily REN, Li YANG
  • Thermoplastic Resin Composition for Laser Direct Structuring, and Molded Article Comprising Same
    Publication number: 20200148849
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition for laser direct structuring, containing: a polycarbonate resin; an inorganic compound comprising titanium dioxide and zinc sulfide; a fibrous inorganic filler; and an additive for laser direct structuring. Therefore, the present invention can provide: a thermoplastic resin composition for laser direct structuring, capable of implementing excellent whiteness while maintaining excellent impact resistance and rigidity; and a molded article comprising the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Yoo Jin JUNG, Ik Mo KIM, Jung Ki KIM, Jee Kwon PARK, Sang Hyun HONG
  • ISOCYANATE-FREE FOAM USING CARBON MICHAEL ADDITION CHEMISTRY
    Publication number: 20200148850
    Abstract: A seating device has a seating platform and at least one leg supporting it in its elevated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Drew Speer, William Mahon, Sina Behtash, Kolawole Ayinuola, Xingwu Wang
  • EXPANDABLE, EXPANDING-AGENT-CONTAINING GRANULES BASED ON HIGH-TEMPERATURE THERMOPLASTICS
    Publication number: 20200148851
    Abstract: Expandable, blowing agent-containing pellets based on high temperature thermoplastics having a glass transition temperature according to ISO 11357-2-1999 of at least 180° C., wherein the expandable, blowing agent-containing pellets comprise at least one nucleating agent and have a poured density according to DIN ISO 697:1982 in the range from 400 to 900 kg/m3 and a mass in the range from 1 to 5 mg/pellet, processes for production thereof and foam particles obtainable therefrom having a glass transition temperature according to ISO 11357-2-1999 of at least 180° C., wherein the expanded foam particles comprise at least one nucleating agent and have a poured density according to DIN ISO 697:1982 in the range from 10 to 200 kg/m3, and particle foams obtainable therefrom and the use thereof for producing components for aviation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Isa Alexandra QUEIROZ DA FONSECA, Peter GUTMANN, Judith BRAEUER, Georg GRAESSEL, Rainer BIRLI, Markus SCHMIDT, Sibylle BURKHART, Angelika KELLER, Florian HENNENBERGER
  • RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIRE
    Publication number: 20200148852
    Abstract: A rubber composition that is capable of providing vulcanized rubber excellent in the abrasion resistance without the deterioration of the crack resistance and the low heat generation property is provided. The rubber composition contains: (A) a rubber component; (B) carbon black having a CTAB specific surface area of 110 to 160 m2/g, a half value width ?D50 of a peak including a Stokes equivalent diameter Dst obtained by a centrifugal sedimentation method of 60 nm or less, and ?D50/Dst of 0.95 or less; and (C) silica having a CTAB specific surface area of 200 m2/g or more, has a total amount of a content (b) of the carbon black (B) and a content (c) of the silica (C) of 30 to 80 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component (A), and has (b)/(c) of (60 to 85)/(40 to 15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi HAMATANI, Hidenobu AKAHANE
  • Method For Fabricating Carbon Nanoparticle Polymer Matrix Composites Using Electromagnetic Irradiation
    Publication number: 20200148853
    Abstract: A method for fabricating carbon nanoparticle polymer matrix composites includes the steps of: providing a nanoparticle mixture that includes carbon nanoparticles (CNPs), mixing the nanoparticle mixture and a plastic substrate into a homogenous (CNP)/polymer mixture having an interconnected network of carbon nanoparticles (CNPs); and irradiating the (CNP)/polymer mixture with electromagnetic radiation controlled to form a polymer composite and uniformly consolidate and/or interfacially bond the carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) into the polymer matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: EDEN Innovations Ltd.
    Inventors: Byron Stanley Villacorta Hernandez, Zhonghua Zhu, Rowan Wayne Truss, Allan Godsk Larsen, Gregory Howard Solomon
  • REINFORCING MATERIAL FOR RUBBER COMPRISING ALUMINOSILICATE PARTICLES AND RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR TIRES COMPRISING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200148854
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a reinforcing material for rubber including aluminosilicate particles, and a rubber composition for tires including the same. The reinforcing material for rubber according to the present disclosure exhibits excellent dispersibility in the rubber composition and reinforcing effect, and thus can be suitably used for eco-friendly tires requiring high efficiency and high fuel efficiency characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ha Na Lee, Shin Hee Jun, Kwon Il Choi, Woo Seok Kim, Myounghwan Oh, Han Nah Jeong
  • EMULSIFIER PARTICLES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME
    Publication number: 20200148855
    Abstract: Emulsifier particles and methods for making and using same. The emulsifier particles can include an alkali metal salt or an alkaline earth metal salt of a carboxylic acid terminated fatty amine condensate, an alkali metal salt or an alkaline earth metal salt of a modified tall oil, or a blend of an alkali metal salt or an alkaline earth metal salt of a carboxylic acid terminated fatty amine condensate and an alkali metal salt or an alkaline earth metal salt of a modified tall oil. The emulsifier particles can have a BET specific surface area of about 0.3 m2/g to about 1 m2/g. The method for making the emulsifier particles can include reducing a size of an emulsifier solid via a mechanical attrition process to produce the emulsifier particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: Richard Arthur Rediger
  • POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION FOR OPTICAL MATERIAL, AND MOLDED PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20200148856
    Abstract: A polymerizable composition for an optical material according to the present invention includes (A) phosphite triester represented by Formula (1), (D) a photochromic compound, (E) a polyisocyanate compound, and (F) a difunctional or higher functional active hydrogen compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Yuuki KASORI, Masaru KAWAGUCHI, Nobuo KAWATO
  • STABILIZED BIOFILLER PARTICLES AND POLYMER COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200148857
    Abstract: Embodiments, described herein relate to methods, compositions, and articles including sacrificial material-coated biofiller particles dispersed in one or more additional polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Angele SJONG, William Brenden CARLSON
  • PVC PRODUCT AND STABILIZING AGENT THEREOF
    Publication number: 20200148858
    Abstract: A PVC product and a stabilizing agent thereof are provided. The stabilizing agent is composed of perchlorate, alkanolamine, and alkanolamide. The total amount of alkanolamine and alkanolamide in the stabilizing agent is 80-99 wt % of the total weight of the stabilizing agent, and the weight ratio of the total amount of alkanolamine and alkanolamide to the amount of perchlorate is 4:1 to 99:1, so that the PVC product has a lower Yellowness Index (YI) and higher transparency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: TE-CHAO LIAO, JUNG-JEN CHUANG, ZHI-MING HUANG
  • AIR TREATMENT AND LONG TERM FRAGRANCE RELEASE GEL
    Publication number: 20200148859
    Abstract: A method for producing a crosslinked gel. The method comprises steps of: (a) combining (i) water, (ii) alginic acid, alginates, or mixtures thereof, (iii) carboxymethylcellulose, (iv) a salt of calcium, magnesium or zinc, (v) a nonionic surfactant and (vi) fragrance to form a gel having a surface; and (b) contacting with the surface of said gel an additional aqueous solution of a salt of calcium, magnesium or zinc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Andrea C. Keenan, Emmett M. Partain, III, Theodore Tysak, Jennifer J. Todd
  • RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIRE
    Publication number: 20200148860
    Abstract: Provided is a rubber composition capable of providing a vulcanized rubber excellent in fracture resistance, crack resistance, and low heat generation property. The rubber composition comprises a rubber component (A), a carbon black (B) having a CTAB specific surface area of 30-110 m2/g and a silica (C) having a CTAB specific surface area of 200 m2/g or larger. The total amount of the amount (b) of the carbon black (B) and the amount (c) of the silica (C) is 30-80 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component (A), and (b):(c)=(70-85):(30-15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiko KANATOMI, Shinichi MUSHA, Satoshi HAMATANI
  • RUBBER COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20200148861
    Abstract: A rubber composition comprising a rubber component and 0.3 to 3 parts by mass of a branched alkane having 40 to 70 carbon atoms, 1.2 parts by mass or less of a linear alkane having 45 or more carbon atoms and 0.1 to 100 parts by mass of a hydrocarbon resin having a weight-average molecular weight of 300 to 15,000 based on 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Tatsuya MIYAZAKI
  • RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIRE
    Publication number: 20200148862
    Abstract: Provided is a rubber composition containing non-fibrous titanate compound particles and having excellent dispersibility of the titanate compound particles and excellent wet grip performance and wear resistance. A rubber composition containing a rubber component mixed with: non-fibrous titanate compound particles having an average particle diameter of less than 30 ?m and a BET specific surface area of 2 m2/g or more; and silica particles having a BET specific surface area of 50 to 250 m2/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: OTSUKA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masato Tani
  • Vulcanizable composition comprising HXNBR latex and polyfunctional epoxide
    Publication number: 20200148863
    Abstract: The present invention relates to vulcanizable compositions comprising HXNBR latex and polyfunctional epoxide, to processes for vulcanization of vulcanizable compositions and to mouldings composed of HXNBR vulcanizates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Susanna LIEBER, Karola SCHNEIDERS
  • Thermoplastic Elastomer Compositions Having Micronized Rubber Powder
    Publication number: 20200148864
    Abstract: Thermoplastic elastomers comprising micronized or pulverized rubber powders are disclosed having physical properties equivalent to those of virgin thermoplastic elastomers. For example, the use of finer mesh MRP (e.g., particles of size that would pass through 40 mesh or smaller) to manufacture thermoplastic elastomers results in thermoplastic elastomers that have physical properties equivalent to those of virgin thermoplastic elastomers. Similarly, the use of a glycidyl functional terpolymer (optionally in combination with trimellitic anhydride or “TMA”) to manufacture thermoplastic elastomers comprising MRP results in thermoplastic elastomers that have physical properties equivalent to those of virgin thermoplastic elastomers. Moreover, the use of styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene thermoplastic (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: C. THOMAS ROSENMAYER
  • POLYETHYLENE BLEND COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20200148865
    Abstract: A crosslinkable low density polyethylene blend composition, cured product made therefrom, methods of making and using same, and articles containing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen Cree, Mikhail Bogdanov
  • Ethylene-Methoxy Polyethylene Glycol Methacrylate Copolymers
    Publication number: 20200148866
    Abstract: The copolymerization of ethylene (E) and methoxy polyethylene glycol methacrylate (MPEGMA) produces the copolymer co-E-MPEGMA. These copolymers are distinct from polyethylene, e.g., low density polyethylene (LDPE) grafted with MPEGMA, i.e., g-E-MPEGMA, and are useful in the preparation of insulation sheaths for medium, high and extra-high voltage cables. Such cables exhibit good water tree retardance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Qian Gou, Manish Talreja, Bharat Chaudhary, John Osby
  • HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITION, PRODUCT AND PROCESS OF MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20200148867
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a novel type of high molecular weight polyethylene composition, and product made from said composition, with industrially useful properties, and the process of making said composition and product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: John P. BROWN
  • PROCESS FOR FOAMING POLYOLEFIN COMPOSITIONS USING AN AZODICARBONAMIDE/CITRATE MIXTURE AS A NUCLEATING AGENT
    Publication number: 20200148868
    Abstract: A process of foaming a polyolefin, e.g., polyethylene, composition using as a nucleator a combination of (A) azodicarbonamide, and (B) a mixture of (1) a first component consisting of at least one of citric acid and an alkali metal citrate, and (2) a second component consisting of at least one of an alkali metal citrate, a di-alkali metal hydrogen citrate, an alkali metal dihydrogen citrate and an alkali metal bicarbonate, with the proviso that the mixture is not solely composed of alkali metal citrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Gangwei Sun, Mohamed Esseghir, Xianmin Xu, Chester J. Kmiec
  • BARRIER FILM FOR FOOD PACKAGING
    Publication number: 20200148869
    Abstract: This invention relates to barrier films which are prepared from a blend of at least two high density polyethylene (hdpe) resins and a nucleating agent. The films are used to prepare packaging for dry foods such as crackers and breakfast cereals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
    Inventors: Patrick Lam, Monika Kleczek, Eric Vignola
  • PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AN ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE-DIENE TERPOLYMER (EPDM) COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20200148870
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of an ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer (EPDM) composition in a reaction vessel comprising the following steps in this order: (a) supplying a quantity of a first composition comprising an ethylene copolymer or a propylene copolymer and a first peroxide to the reaction vessel; (b) supplying a quantity of a second composition comprising EPDM and a second peroxide to the reaction vessel; or (a) supplying a quantity of a second composition comprising EPDM and a second peroxide to the reaction vessel; (b) supplying a quantity of a first composition comprising an ethylene copolymer or a propylene copolymer and a first peroxide to the reaction vessel; and (c) exposing the contents of the reaction vessel under stirring to a temperature of 100-200° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Sangita Nandi, Rukmini Khatokar, Anirban Ganguly, Debasish Banerjee, Susanta Mitra, Stephen D. Pask
  • Elastomer Formulation Using A Combination Of Polymers To Create Ozone Resistance Without Addition Of Wax
    Publication number: 20200148871
    Abstract: A shaped article is formed from a cured rubber composition comprising EPDM and a diene rubber. The shaped article exhibits a coefficient of friction greater than 0.1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Jeanette PILARSKI, Joshua R. GOOSSENS
  • IMPACT MODIFIED STYRENE COPOLYMER COMPOSITION COMPRISING POLYSILOXANE ADDITIVE HAVING IMPROVED ABRASION CHARACTERISTICS
    Publication number: 20200148872
    Abstract: Thermoplastic polymer compositions (P) comprising at least one styrene-based polymer composition (A) comprising at least one graft copolymer (A-1), at least one organopolysiloxane compound, and optionally at least one colorant, dye or pigment, and/or at least one further additive, shows improved properties with respect to residual gloss after abrasion combined with improved melt flow characteristics while heat resistance is not affected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Tobias SCHULZ, Norbert NIESSNER, Janna MICHAELIS DE VASCONCELLOS, Hans-Werner SCHMIDT, Tristan KOLB
  • Materials for Autonomous Tracking, Guiding, Modulating, and Harvesting of Energetic Emissions
    Publication number: 20200148873
    Abstract: Tropistic materials incorporating a class of adaptively configurable materials capable of real-time detection, tracking, and processing incident stimulus are provided. Incident stimulus can comprise any energetic emission or signals, such as electromagnetic waves, acoustics waves, or magnetic fields. The materials comprise a deformable stimuli-responsive material, which can adapt configuratively to a specific stimulus, and may further comprise a plurality of absorbers or photo-sensitive molecules configured to convert external incident stimuli to the specific stimulus type toward which the deformable material is responsive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Ximin He, Xiaoshi Qian
  • INFORMATION CARRYING CARD COMPRISING A CROSS-LINKED POLYMER COMPOSITION, AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200148874
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a cross-linkable polymer composition, a core layer for an information carrying card comprising such cross-linked composition, resulting information carrying card, and methods of making the same. A crosslinkable polymer composition comprises a curable base polymer resin in a liquid or paste form, and a particulate thermoplastic filler. The base polymer resin is selected from the group consisting of urethane acrylate, silicone acrylate, epoxy acrylate, urethane, acrylate, silicone and epoxy. The particulate thermoplastic filler may be polyolefin, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a copolymer of vinyl chloride and at least another monomer, or a polyester such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a compound or blend thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: X-Card Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Mark A. COX
  • OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE-FORMING COMPOSITION WHICH CONTAINS REACTIVE SILSESQUIOXANE COMPOUND
    Publication number: 20200148875
    Abstract: An optical waveguide-forming material has a low propagation loss even in a long wavelength region and has a high refractive index at a wavelength of 1,550 nm. An optical waveguide-forming composition includes (a) 100 parts by mass of a reactive silsesquioxane compound that is a polycondensation product of an alkoxysilane compound A of the following Formula [1]: Ar1—Si(OR1)3??[1] and an alkoxysilane compound B of the following Formula [2]: Ar2—Si(OR2)3??[2] and (b) 10 to 500 parts by mass of a fluorene compound of the following Formula [3]: An optical waveguide can be formed by using the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takehiro NAGASAWA, Sayoko TADOKORO, Tsubasa KASHINO, Kentaro OHMORI
  • ULTRALOW-GLOSSINESS, ULTRALOW-TEMPERATURE RESISTANT ASA RESIN COMPOSITION AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20200148876
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an ultralow-glossiness, ultralow-temperature resistant ASA resin composition and preparation method thereof. The composition includes the following components in parts by weight: 20˜60 parts of an acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate graft copolymer, 40˜80 parts of an acrylonitrile-styrene copolymer, 1˜20 parts of an ultralow-glossiness, low temperature resistant modifier, and 0.1˜5 parts of a processing aid. The ultralow-glossiness, low temperature resistant modifier includes a carrier copolymer, a fluorinated copolymer, a low-temperature flexibilizer, a coupling agent, fumed silica and an assistant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Tao MENG, Ting ZHOU, Minghua LUO, Minqi XIN
  • POLYMER COMPOSITION COMPRISING A BRANCHED THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER AND A THERMOPLASTIC STYRENE POLYMER
    Publication number: 20200148877
    Abstract: A polymer composition comprises (a) 50 to 100 phr of one or more branched thermoplastic elastomers each comprising an unsaturated elastomer block and at least three thermoplastic styrene blocks, the thermoplastic styrene blocks of each branched thermoplastic elastomer representing from 15% to 75%, preferably from 15% to 50%, by weight of the weight of each branched thermoplastic elastomer, and (b) 10 to 100 phr of one or more thermoplastic styrene polymers having a molecular mass of between 25,000 and 300,000 g/mol, preferably between 50,000 and 200,000 g/mol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: BENJAMIN GORNARD
  • CURABLE COMPOSITION INCLUDING EPOXY RESIN AND CURABLE SOLID FILLER
    Publication number: 20200148878
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a curable composition. The curable composition includes a liquid epoxy resin component a curative component, and a curable resin filler component. At least a portion of curable resin filler is dispersed in the liquid epoxy resin and solid at about 25° C. According to various examples, the curable composition can produce a film having good tackiness and improved handling characteristics. Additionally, according to some examples, a cured product of the curable composition can have a Wet Glass Transition Temperature and a Dry Glass Transition Temperature that are substantially the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Lianzhou Chen, Kristen J. Hansen
  • OPAQUE OXYGEN SCAVENGING CONTAINERS
    Publication number: 20200148879
    Abstract: A wall for a package comprising a composition wherein the composition comprises: a polyester base polymer; a polyolefin polymer; a functionalized polyolefin polymer selected from the group consisting of a maleic anhdride-grafted polypropylene, a maleic anhydride-grafted polypropylene adhesive resin, an acrylic acid-grafted polyproylene, a maleic anhydride-grafted styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene copolymer, an ethylene-butyl acrylate-maleic anhydride terpolymer, an ethylene-butyl acrylate-glycidyl methacrylate terpolymer, an oxidized polyethylene wax, and mixtures thereof; an oxidizable polyether-based additive; and a transition metal catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Murali K. Akkapeddi, Brian K. Lynch
  • PROCESS FOR PREPARING PARTICLES OF AROMATIC POLYMERS, PARTICLES OBTAINABLE BY SAID PROCESS AND THEIR USES
    Publication number: 20200148880
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing polymeric particles, based on the use of a polyester polymer (PE) comprising units from a dicarboxylic acid component and a diol component, wherein at least 2 mol. % of the diol component is a poly(alkylene glycol). The process comprises the melt-blending of the aromatic polymer (P) with the PE, the cooling the blend and the recovery of the particles by dissolution of the PE into water. The present invention relates to polymeric particles obtained therefrom and to the use of these particles in SLS 3D printing, coatings and toughening of thermoset resins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Stéphane JEOL, Kelly D. BRANHAM, David Blake ROLLER
  • RESIN COMPOSITION AND ARTICLE MADE THEREFROM
    Publication number: 20200148881
    Abstract: A resin composition and an article made from the resin composition are provided. The resin composition comprises: 30 parts by weight of thermosetting resin; 50 to 125 parts by weight of maleimide resin; and 5 to 35 parts by weight of monofunctional long-chain alkyl acrylate monomer. The resin composition is capable of achieving a proper viscosity and a good filling property whiling maintaining a high glass transition temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Yi-Fei YU, Ching-Hsien HSU
  • SILICONE COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20200148882
    Abstract: The present invention provides a silicone composite material having a cured conductive rubber composition containing liquid silicone and carbon nanotubes, wherein the initial viscosity of the liquid silicone and the volume resistance of the silicone composite material satisfy a specific relationship, and when the silicone composite material is provided through the relationship equation, the reproducibility of the volume resistance value is excellent. A silicone composite material manufactured to satisfy the relationship equation is characterized in that the resistance deviation in the composite is small and the appearance properties thereof are excellent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Hyung Sik JANG, Pyeong Gi KIM, Se Hyun KIM, Dong Hyun CHO
  • GEL COMPOSITION, CABLE FILLER, CABLE, AND CRUMB FOR GEL COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20200148883
    Abstract: A gel composition is a gel composition containing a base oil (a) and a hydrogenated block copolymer (b), wherein the hydrogenated block copolymer (b) is a hydrogenated product of a diblock copolymer composed of a polymer block (A) consisting mainly of a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound and a polymer block (B) consisting mainly of a structural unit derived from a conjugated diene compound, the content of the polymer block (A) in the hydrogenated block copolymer (b) being 38.0 to 45.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: KURARAYCO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro MORISHITA, Yuta TOMISHIMA, Shinya OSHITA, Asako MINAMIDE
  • NEAR INFRARED ABSORBING DYE, OPTICAL FILTER, AND IMAGING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200148884
    Abstract: A near infrared absorbing dye includes a croconium-based compound shown in formula (AI). In formula (AI), ring Z is either an optionally substituted 6-membered ring including no heteroatom or an optionally substituted 5-membered ring including 0 to 3 heteroatoms in the ring, R1 and R2, R2 and R3, and R1 and a carbon atom or heteroatom as a part of ring Z may be linked to each other to respectively form a heteroring A, a heteroring B, and a heteroring C together with a nitrogen atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Shigeki HATTORI, Satoshi Okada
  • COLOR MATERIAL DISPERSION LIQUID, COLORING RESIN COMPOSITION, COLOR FILTER, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200148885
    Abstract: A color material dispersion liquid including a color material, a dispersant and a solvent, wherein the color material contains a compound which is represented by the following general formula (I) and which contains one or more structures selected from the following structures (i) and (ii); wherein (i) “A” is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing two or more alicyclic hydrocarbon groups, containing a saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group at a terminal position directly bound to “N”, and optionally containing O, S, N in a carbon chain, and (ii) at least one of R2 to R5 is a cycloalkyl group optionally containing a substituent group or an aryl group optionally containing a substituent group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masato OKADA, Hiroko AMANO
  • NOVEL METHODS FOR SOL-GEL POLYMERIZATION IN ABSENCE OF SOLVENT AND CREATION OF TUNABLE CARBON STRUCTURE FROM SAME
    Publication number: 20200148886
    Abstract: The present application is directed to methods for solvent-free preparation of polymers and their subsequent processing into activated carbon materials. These methods unexpectedly demonstrate ability to tune pore structure in the polymer gel and carbon produced there from, while also providing distinct advantages over the current art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Henry R. Costantino, Alan Tzu-Yang Chang, Benjamin E. Kron, Avery J. Sakshaug, Leah A. Thompkins, Aaron M. Feaver
  • LUSTER PIGMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200148887
    Abstract: A method for producing a luster pigment containing a plurality of scaly pigment particles that is capable of suppressing reactions between an aluminum layer as a core layer of each pigment particle and water, even when the luster pigment is exposed to atmosphere containing oxygen or water. The method includes forming a first layer on a surface of a film substrate through deposition of titanium as material, forming a second layer on a surface of the first layer through deposition of aluminum as material, and forming a third layer on a surface of the second layer through deposition of titanium as material, so as to form a stack including the first layer, second layer, and third layer stacked in sequence on the surface of the film substrate, and removing the stack from the film substrate and crushing the removed stack, so as to produce the plurality of scaly pigment particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, OIKE & CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takao TSUKIMORI, Akika KAMEI, Tomoe HORI
  • COMPOSITION, FILM FORMING METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL SENSOR
    Publication number: 20200148888
    Abstract: Provided is a composition with which a film having a lower refractive index and reduced defects can be formed. In addition, provided are a film forming method and a method of manufacturing an optical sensor. This composition includes colloidal silica particles and a solvent. In the colloidal silica particles, an average particle size D1 that is measured using a dynamic light scattering method is 25 to 1000 nm and a ratio D1/D2 of the average particle size D1 to an average particle size D2 that is obtained from a specific surface area of the colloidal silica particles measured using a nitrogen adsorption method is 3 or higher. The solvent includes a solvent A1 having a boiling point of 245° C. or higher and a solubility parameter of lower than 11.3 (cal/cm3)0.5 and a solvent A2 having a boiling point of 120° C. or higher and lower than 245° C. and a solubility parameter of 11.3 (cal/cm3)0.5 or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro OKAWARA, Yuki NARA
  • POROUS POLYMER COATINGS
    Publication number: 20200148889
    Abstract: The present invention provides porous polymer coatings having adhesive and air flow resistive properties. The porous polymer coating comprises a polymeric foam having a void fraction of greater than about 15% and an air permeability greater than 3 cubic feet per minute per square foot as measured based on ASTM D737-04.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Troy Raymond Buechler, William C. Wiese, Samuel Mark Gillette
  • Weather-Resistant Temporary Paint System Comprising a Removable Paint Composition and a Remover Composition
    Publication number: 20200148890
    Abstract: A paint system comprising a first component and a second component wherein said first and second components are separate compositions, wherein said first component is a removable paint composition comprising: (i) an organic solvent component comprising or consisting of one or more organic solvent(s); (ii) a polymeric component comprising a polymeric binder; (iii) a pigment component; and (iv) optionally one or more acid(s), and wherein said second component is a remover composition for removing said first component from a surface of a substrate wherein said remover composition comprises: (i) water and (ii) a base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Renu TPS Limited
    Inventor: Peter Stubbs
  • Composition
    Publication number: 20200148891
    Abstract: A particulate coating composition, and preferably a powder coating composition, comprising: (i) at least one polyester polymer; (ii) at least one hardener; (iii) at least 0.1 wt % of at least one metallic pigment; and (iv) at least one polyorganosiloxane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: Mette Grorud
  • CASTING RESIN COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20200148892
    Abstract: A casting resin composition comprising or consisting of: (a) a monomer capable of forming a casting resin upon polymerisation and (b) at least one thixotropic agent wherein said at least one thixotropic agent is a urea urethane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: DANIEL HAVEMAN, Detlef Van Pey, René Stèphan Bouwman
  • Synergistic Corrosion Inhibitor Compositions
    Publication number: 20200148893
    Abstract: The invention comprises synergistic compositions of at least one metal polycarboxylate and lithium phosphate. The synergistic compositions are designed to be added to film-forming or other compositions to reduce the corrosion of various metal surfaces or substrates on which the synergistic compositions are applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Craig Matzdorf, Frank Pepe, Michael Brindza
  • GRAPHENE BASED CORROSION-RESISTANT COATING
    Publication number: 20200148894
    Abstract: In one aspect, a coating for protecting a component exposed to a corrosive environment includes an epoxy phenolic resin and graphene nanoplatelets. In another aspect, a method of protecting a an article exposed to a corrosive environment includes applying a corrosion-resistant epoxy phenolic coating to a surface of the article exposed to a corrosive environment and curing the corrosion-resistant epoxy phenolic coating. The coating comprises 0.1 to 2.0 weight percent graphene nanoplatelets containing 5 to 15 atomic percent oxygen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Michael E. Folsom, Krystyna Kapalczynski, Steven Poteet
  • NON-CHROMATED CORROSION-RESISTANT COATING
    Publication number: 20200148895
    Abstract: In one aspect, a coating for protecting a component exposed to a corrosive environment includes an epoxy phenolic resin, a non-chromated corrosion inhibitor pigment additive and a dispersing agent. In another aspect, a method of protecting an article exposed to a corrosive environment includes applying a corrosion-resistant epoxy phenolic coating to a surface of the article exposed to a corrosive environment and curing the corrosion-resistant epoxy phenolic coating. The epoxy phenolic coating contains up to 15 percent by volume of a non-chromated corrosion inhibitor pigment additive having a particle size less than 10 micrometers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Michael E. Folsom, Krystyna Kapalczynski, Sean C. Emerson, Michael A. Kryzman, Weilong Zhang, Thomas F. Pinkerman, Georgios S. Zafiris