Patents Issued in September 14, 2021
  • Patent number: 11118079
    Abstract: A water-based barrier coating composition suitable for use as a barrier coating is disclosed which includes an aqueous polymer composition obtainable by free radical (co)polymerizing an ethylenically unsaturated monomer blend having an optionally substituted styrene, at least one C1-C4-alkyl (meth)acrylate, other ethylenically unsaturated copolymerizable monomers, degraded starch polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), a plasticizer; a composition having C16-C18 alkenyl ketene dimer, optionally as a mixture with rosin, of a gelling agent; and optionally a filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: KEMIRA OYJ
    Inventors: Tarja Turkki, Sai Li, Jonni Ahlgren
  • Patent number: 11118080
    Abstract: The present invention discloses gas and moisture vapor barrier coating compositions that comprise an amine modified polyvinyl alcohol and an acetoacetate modified polyvinyl. The barrier coatings of the invention exhibit enhanced gas and moisture vapor properties. The barrier coatings of the invention maintain gas and moisture vapor properties even after repeated flexing of a coated substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Sun Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Asad Aslam Khan, Michael William Leonard
  • Patent number: 11118081
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to packaging films having accelerated migration rates of an antimicrobial agent through a product-contact layer which extends the shelf-life of products packaged therein. The product-contact layer includes an ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer having a melt flow index of greater than 6 dg/min at 190 C/2.18 kg, an antimicrobial agent and a wetting agent. In some preferred embodiments, greater than 30% of the initial amount of antimicrobial agent present in the product-contact layer can be released after 21 days upon contact with water. The packaging films can be converted into bags, pillow pouches, stand-up pouches, quad pouches, zipped pouches, over-wraps, lidding films, thermoformed trays, vacuum packages, vacuum skin packaging and the like. These films can be used for any product in which it would advantageous to reduce harmful microbial contaminants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Bemis Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Ankush A. Gokhale
  • Patent number: 11118082
    Abstract: A composition, an insulating material, and a method for preparing an insulating material are provided. The composition includes (a) 100 parts by weight of oligomer of Formula (I) (b) 20-50 parts by weight of polymer having at least two reactive functional groups, wherein the reactive functional group is a reactive-double-bond-containing functional group; (c) 1-5 parts by weight of photoinitiator; (d) 0.5-2 parts by weight of thermal initiator; and (e) 0.5-2 parts by weight of photoacid generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jyh-Long Jeng, Jeng-Yu Tsai, Yen-Yi Chu, Wei-Ta Yang
  • Patent number: 11118083
    Abstract: The present invention relates to latex paints containing a) a multistage carboxylated polymer latex binder obtainable by multistage aqueous emulsion polymerisation of at least one non-ionic monomer which is selected from C1-C20-alkyl esters of acrylic acid, C1-C20-alkylesters of methacrylic acid, and vinyl aromatic monomers; one or more monoethylenically unsaturated monomers M2, which are selected from monoethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acids having 3 to 6 carbon atoms and monoethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acids having 4 to 6 carbon atoms, and where in at least one stage, monomers M2 added in this stage is at least 6% by weight; b) a titanium dioxide pigment; c) a polymeric dispersant selected from monoethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acids having 3 to 6 carbon atoms and monoethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acids having 4 to 6 carbon atoms, where the monomers make up at least 85% of the monomers forming the polymeric dispersant; and d) a thickener polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Immanuel Willerich, Volodymyr Boyko, Bernd Reck, Jules Mikhael, Joost Leswin, Matthias Maier, Tanja Rost, Markus Rueckel
  • Patent number: 11118084
    Abstract: The present invention discloses novel flame retardant aqueous formulations comprising micronized particles of brominated epoxy polymers having a predetermined molecular weight, their use as flame retardant coating of wood-based substrates, their preparation and flame-retarded wood-based substrates prepared by using them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: BROMINE COMPOUNDS LTD.
    Inventors: Meyrav Abecassis Wolfovich, Smadar Swissa, Jakub Lison, Ella Rapaport
  • Patent number: 11118085
    Abstract: The invention aims to provide a substrate whose water-repellency is less likely to be deteriorated even after long-term use in an ultraviolet-exposure environment. The substrate of the invention includes a surface-treating layer, and exhibits a static contact angle with water of 100 degrees or greater after a 400-hour accelerated weathering test performed under the following conditions: <conditions of accelerated weathering test> preparing a UVB-313 lamp exhibiting an irradiance of 0.63 W/m2 at a wavelength of 310 nm; placing the surface-treating layer of the substrate apart from the lamp by 5 cm; and after every 24-hour irradiation, wiping the surface-treating layer with a cloth impregnated with water and with a cloth impregnated with ethanol, followed by drying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Nose, Tsuneo Yamashita, Kaori Ozawa, Hisashi Mitsuhashi
  • Patent number: 11118086
    Abstract: A polyurethane composition suitable for coating a surface of a substrate. The polyurethane composition can include an aliphatic polyester urethane matrix and a fluorinated ionic antistatic additive. The aliphatic polyester urethane matrix can comprise an aliphatic diisocyanate, a polyester polyol having a polyester diol and a polyester triol, and sulfonated polyester urethane polyol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jieming Li, Stephen Sandlin, Marlowe Moncur
  • Patent number: 11118087
    Abstract: Provided is a film-forming resin composition for protecting an article that an organic polymer is exposed, including a polyurethane resin (A) having a hydroxyl group, a (meth)acrylic resin (B) having a hydroxyl group, and a polyfunctional isocyanate (C), in which the composition has a cross-linking density n of 1.0×10?4 to 5.0×10?3 mol/cm3, which is determined according to Mathematical Formula (1) n=E?min/(3RT). Here, E?min represents a minimum value E?min of storage elastic modulus of a cured film obtained by curing the resin composition at 80° C. for 16 hours in a case where the cured film is subjected to viscoelasticity measurement at a frequency of 1.0 Hz and a temperature range of ?40° C. to 160° C., T represents an absolute temperature at the minimum value E?min, and R represents a gas constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: NATOCO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Susumu Ono, Takashi Tanaka, Takafumi Yoshino
  • Patent number: 11118088
    Abstract: An adhesive article including: a flexible backing; a first cushion layer permanently bonded to a first surface of the flexible backing, wherein the first cushion layer: has an average thickness of at least 10 micrometers; and includes an acrylate pressure-sensitive adhesive having a Fox Tg of up to ?30° C., wherein the acrylate pressure-sensitive adhesive includes a (meth)acrylate copolymer; and a first continuous shell layer adjacent the first cushion layer, wherein: the first continuous shell layer has an average thickness of up to 25 micrometers; the ratio of the first cushion layer average thickness to the first shell layer average thickness is at least 2:1; the first continuous shell layer includes an adhesive having a Fox Tg of ?20° C. to +50° C.; and the first continuous shell layer adhesive includes a copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of at least 100,000 Daltons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: David J. Yarusso, Ross E. Behling, Peter M. Simone, Chaodi Li, Zhong Chen, Sharon Wang, Jingjing Ma, Eric D. Shockey
  • Patent number: 11118089
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a thermally-conductive and electrically-conductive adhesive composition which is for use as a die bonding material and which has high heat-conducting properties and high-temperature adhesiveness. The present invention relates to a thermally-conductive and electrically-conductive adhesive composition including (A) an electrically conductive filler, (B) an epoxy resin, (C) a reactive diluent, and (D) a curing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: TANAKA KIKINZOKU KOGYO K.K.
    Inventors: Shintaro Abe, Kanako Furutachi, Takeshi Kondo, Rikia Furusho
  • Patent number: 11118090
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a stabilized hot melt adhesive containing a) one or more hot melt adhesive materials and b) a stabilizer composition. The one or more hot melt adhesive materials a) include a polyolefin, a styrene-isoprene-styrene block co-polymer, a styrene-butadiene-styrene block co-polymer, a polyacrylate, an acryl-copolymer, an ethylene vinyl acetate, a polyamide, a polyester, a polyurethane, a polyimide, a silane terminated polyolefin, a silane terminated poly-ether, and a silane terminated polyurethane. The stabilizer composition includes a component (B), which is a polymeric sterically hindered amine, and a component (C), which is a specific sterically hindered phenol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Bernd Hoevel, Angelika Roser, Claudia Fischer, Heinrich Martin
  • Patent number: 11118091
    Abstract: A method of heat treatment of a non-metallic or metallic item is provided. The method includes at least one step A) of heat transfer between the item and a heat transfer fluid A? including a fluid medium and nanoparticles. The heat transfer fluid has a heat transfer coefficient above the heat transfer coefficient of water. The method also includes at least one step B) of heat transfer between the item and a heat transfer fluid B? including a fluid medium and nanoparticles. The heat transfer fluid B? has a heat transfer coefficient different from the heat transfer coefficient of A? and above the heat transfer coefficient of water. The heat transfer fluids A? and B? are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: ArcelorMittal
    Inventors: Maria Cabanas Corrales, David Noriega Perez
  • Patent number: 11118092
    Abstract: A method of producing a synthetic functionalized additive including the steps of mixing an amount of a magnesium salt with a fluid medium to produce a magnesium-containing fluid, adding an amount of a silane to the magnesium-containing fluid to produce a reactant mix, adding an amount of an aqueous hydroxide to the reactant mix to produce a reaction mixture, mixing the reaction mixture for a mix period, refluxing the reaction mixture for a reflux period to produce a product mix, treating the product mix to separate the synthetic functionalized additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Inventors: Hasmukh Patel, Ashok Santra, Carl Thaemlitz
  • Patent number: 11118093
    Abstract: A micronized date tree particle mix loss prevention material (LPM) is provided. The micronized date tree particle mix LPM includes date palm seed particles produced from date palm seeds and date tree fiber particles produced from date tree waste such as date tree trunks. The date palm seed particles may have a size in the range of 1 micron to less than 150 microns. The date tree waste fiber particles may have a size in the range of 1 micron to less than 250 microns. Methods of loss prevention and manufacture of a micronized date tree particle mix LPM are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Md Amanullah, Turki Al-Subaie
  • Patent number: 11118094
    Abstract: Provided here are water-based drilling fluids containing weighting agents and an alkanolamine, and methods of using such compositions during drilling operations for recovery of hydrocarbons. The weighting agents can include manganese tetroxide and barium sulfate. The alkanolamine can be monoethanolamine. Various other embodiments may be disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Vikrant Wagle, Abdullah Al-Yami, Hussain Al-Bahrani
  • Patent number: 11118095
    Abstract: Treatment fluids containing salts, surfactants, mutual solvents and fibers may be used to remove wellbore filter cakes that have been deposited by drilling fluids. The drilling fluids may be water-base, oil-base, synthetic-base or emulsions. The fibers may be selected from polylactic acid, celluloses, polyesters, polyvinyl alcohols and polyethylene terephthalates. A combination of straight and crimped fibers is present in the treatment fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Diankui Fu, Kong Teng Ling, Daniel Thomas Melice
  • Patent number: 11118096
    Abstract: A composition for dissolving drilling mud including barite particles and a polymer includes an enzyme capable of reacting with the polymer; a chelating agent capable of dissolving the barite particles; and a catalyst capable of promoting a reaction between the chelating agent and the barite particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Industrial and Mechanical Services Co. Ltd
    Inventors: Mubarak Aoudah AlDhufairi, Saif Ahmed Al-Thabit
  • Patent number: 11118097
    Abstract: This invention provides a composition comprising I. at least one reaction product between a nitrogen-free monohydric alcohol and an aldehyde or ketone, and II. at least one reaction product between a nitrogen-free sugar alcohol and an aldehyde or ketone, and optionally III. at least one reaction product from III.a) formaldehyde, and III.b) an amine, selected from the group consisting of primary alkyl amines having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and primary hydroxy alkyl amines having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, and optionally IV. at least one solid suppression agent selected from the group consisting of IV(a). alkali or alkaline earth metal hydroxides IV(b). mono-, di- or tri-hydroxy alkyl, aryl or alkylaryl amines, IV(c). mono-, di- or tri-alkyl, aryl or alkylaryl primary, secondary and tertiary amines or IV(d). multifunctional amines and IV(e). mixtures of compounds of groups IV(a) to IV(c). wherein alkyl is C1 to C15, aryl is C6 to C15 and alkylaryl is C7 to C15.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Clariant International Ltd.
    Inventors: Antonio Pedro de Oliveira Filho, Aline Yae Kina, Grahame N. Taylor, Fabian Schneider, Julie Murison, Stefan Hauck, Mike Sahl, Matthias Krull, Jonathan James Wylde
  • Patent number: 11118098
    Abstract: Solvent mixtures for dissolving elemental sulfur, methods of utilizing the solvent mixtures, and methods of forming the solvent mixtures. The solvent mixtures include an elemental sulfur solvent fraction and an odorant fraction. The elemental sulfur solvent fraction includes an elemental sulfur solvent that has a solvent odor and a solvent sulfur solubility of at least 10 weight percent (wt %). The odorant fraction includes at least one odorant that has an odorant odor that differs from the solvent odor. The solvent mixture includes at least 20 wt % and at most 80 wt % of both the elemental sulfur solvent fraction and the odorant fraction. The presence of the odorant fraction, within the solvent mixture, decreases an intensity of the mixture odor relative to the solvent odor and/or decreases an offensiveness of the mixture odor relative to the solvent odor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: P. Scott Northrop, Kevin A. Harnsberry
  • Patent number: 11118099
    Abstract: Emulsions of mobility control polymers can be used to increase recovery of crude oil from a subterranean hydrocarbon-containing formation. A flooding fluid comprising the polymer emulsions are injected into a well that is in contact with the subterranean hydrocarbon-containing formation. The polymers can be temporarily cross-linked and have protected shear degradation and improved injectivity into the well; the shear resistance can be measured in terms of viscosity loss due to shear, and the improved injectivity can be measured in terms of the flooding fluid's filter ratio, flow rate, and viscosity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: ChampionX USA Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaojin Harry Li, Peter E. Reed, William J. Andrews
  • Patent number: 11118100
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides polymeric systems that are able to undergo fast hydration and are useful for maintaining particle dispersions for extended periods of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: RHODIA OPERATIONS
    Inventors: Changmin Jung, Lingjuan Shen, Christopher Smith, Hoang Van Le, Jian Zhou, Genyao Lin
  • Patent number: 11118101
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous multiphase particulate suspension comprising a water-soluble polymer and to an enhanced oil recovery method using said suspension. The invention further relates to the use of the multiphase suspension in a drilling, hydraulic fracturing and mining effluent treatment operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: S.P.C.M. SA
    Inventors: Cédrick Favero, Alexandre Omont
  • Patent number: 11118102
    Abstract: A mine application method for in-situ nano-microspheres is provided. A water-soluble macromolecule A base fluid, a certain amount of isolation fluid (an isolation fluid slug can be designed according to actual conditions of the mine), and a water-soluble macromolecule B base fluid are pumped into the formulation in sequence; when macromolecules A and B are mixed or contacted with each other, they are assembled under the drive of an extremely strong hydrogen bonding effect and quickly constructed in-situ to form a nano-microscale spherical dispersion. The nano-microspheres have a certain fluidity control ability and excellent fluid flow diversion performance, which significantly improves a fluid absorption profile of the heterogeneous formation, exhibits deep intelligent profile control and flooding, and greatly increases the crude oil recovery rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Wanfen Pu, Rui Liu, Fayang Jin
  • Patent number: 11118103
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a salt water thickener that uniformly (favorably) disperses ultrafine cellulose fibers even in a liquid containing a salt (electrolyte). The salt water thickener comprises ultrafine cellulose fibers and a water-soluble polymer and can thereby uniformly disperse the ultrafine cellulose fibers even in a liquid containing a salt. The salt water thickener of the present invention is uniformly dispersed even in a liquid containing a salt and therefore exerts a high viscosity. The salt water thickener of the present invention can also be used as an additive for a fluid. The salt water thickener of the present invention can be used for purposes, for example, subterranean formation processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: OJI HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ikue Homma, Takayuki Shimaoka, Moe Mizukami, Takuri Ozaki, Yuichi Noguchi, Mitsuru Tsunoda
  • Patent number: 11118104
    Abstract: A clay control additive for wellbore fluids comprises a blended starch polymer solution comprising a quarternary amine-functionalized starch polymer. The polymer is preferably cationized to a degree of substitution of at least 0.30. The starches may be synthetic or blended from natural amylose cationic starches. In an embodiment, a further additive comprises cactus mucilage obtained from the Opuntia genus, which may be combined with the starch polymer in a 1 to 95% solution. In another embodiment, both the starch and the mucilage may be further combined with conventional additives (e.g., choline chloride) to further enhance the clay control properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Inventor: David O. Trahan
  • Patent number: 11118105
    Abstract: Provided are particulate polyvinyl alcohol-based diverting agents for use in subterranean treatments, which are prepared by compacting a specified polyvinyl alcohol copolymer optionally with certain specified additives and optionally other polyvinyl alcohols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ghebrehiwet Ghebremeskel, Masaki Kato, Levi Neufeld, Brittany Spell
  • Patent number: 11118106
    Abstract: Included are methods and systems for controlling the rheology of a treatment fluid. An example method comprises selecting a cellulose feedstock source to provide a cellulose capable of being processed into a nanocellulose having an average desired aspect ratio, and processing the cellulose with a cellulose processing technique to provide the nanocellulose with the average desired aspect ratio. The method further comprises adding the nanocellulose to the treatment fluid; wherein the nanocellulose alters a rheological property of the treatment fluid to provide an altered treatment fluid, and introducing the altered treatment fluid into a wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee J. Hall, Carlos L. Salas, Orlando J. Rojas
  • Patent number: 11118107
    Abstract: A treatment additive for hydraulic fracturing made of heated silica to create amorphous silicate with a Mohs hardness between 4.5 and 6 and a particles distribution with maximum diameter between 5 and 2600 microns that has been heated and shaped into amorphous shapes with large surface area to weight ratio and ultra-low settling velocity used to prop microfractures distal from well bore, especially in low viscosity and high temperature wells. The microparticle size and shape allow the treatment to effectively hold microfractures open, stimulate backpressure, and prevent leakoff; which has the added benefit of improving primary fracture development; refrac and frac protect productivity; and reduces the likelihood of interference between offset wells. An additional benefit is that the treatment doesn't contain crystalline silica.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Inventors: Michael John Caple, John Stabenau
  • Patent number: 11118108
    Abstract: Monodisperse carboxylate functionalized gold nanoparticles comprising a capping agent layer of pamoic acid and colloidal suspensions thereof are disclosed. These gold nanoparticles have an average particle size of greater than 15 nm or less than 8 nm and demonstrate significant fluorescent properties. In addition, a method for the size controlled preparation of these monodisperse carboxylate functionalized gold nanoparticles wherein pamoic acid acts as both a reducing and capping agent and wherein the size of the particles can be controlled by the pH of the process is disclosed. In addition, a method for the size controlled preparation of these monodisperse carboxylate functionalized gold nanoparticles utilizing seed mediated growth is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: Md. Abdul Aziz, Mohammed Nasiruzzaman Shaikh, Zain Hassan Yamani
  • Patent number: 11118109
    Abstract: Small molecule compounds having aggregation-induced emission (AIE) characteristics. The compounds include organic, aromatic salts having anion-?+ interactions. In some embodiments, the anion-?+ interactions can include heavy-atom-anion-?+ interactions. The heavy atom anions can include bromine or iodide, for example. The compounds can be water-soluble. The compounds can be useful as probes for bioimaging, as room temperature luminogens for electroluminescent devices, and white organic light-emitting applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Benzhong Tang, Jianguo Wang, Xinggui Gu, Pengfei Zhang
  • Patent number: 11118110
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a stripping liquid is provided. The stripping liquid is for removing a support plate from a stack. The stack includes a substrate, the support plate, and an adhesive. The Adhesive is placed between the substrate and the support plate. The adhesive includes a compound. The compound has a first functional group and a second functional group differing from each other. The stripping liquid includes a first solvent and a second solvent. The second solvent have a polarity higher than the first solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
    Inventors: Yukako Murakami, Ikuo Uematsu
  • Patent number: 11118111
    Abstract: The present subject matter relates to a fluorescent compound having aggregation-induced emission (AIE) characteristics. The compound can be a rod-like chiral luminogen bearing a chiral moiety at one end and long aliphatic chains at an opposing end. The compound emits circularly polarized light or luminescence (CPL) in the aggregate state. For example, the compound does not exhibit a chiroptical signal when dispersed in solution, but demonstrates tunable CPL signals in the aggregate state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Benzhong Tang, Wing Yip Lam, Fengyan Song
  • Patent number: 11118112
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I, (R11O)sSi(CH3)3?s-Sp11-NR12-Sp12-C(OR13)tH3?t??I wherein the variable groups are as defined herein are useful as adhesion promotors in polymerizable liquid crystal (LC) material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Kevin Adlem, Iain Gardiner, Jack Bradford, Stephen Mulcahy, James Allen
  • Patent number: 11118113
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal alignment agent composition comprising a terminal modifier compound containing an amino group together with a polyimide containing an acid anhydride group at its terminus or a precursor polymer thereof, a method for preparing a liquid crystal alignment film using the same, and a liquid crystal alignment film and a liquid crystal display using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Seongku Kim, Jung Ho Jo, Hoonseo Park, Hee Han, Jun Young Yoon
  • Patent number: 11118114
    Abstract: A process and an apparatus for pyrolysis of mixed plastic feedstock producing petroleum products are described. In one example, a process for producing petroleum products includes charging feedstock of mixed polymer materials into a reactor apparatus. Heat energy is applied to the feedstock while advancing the feedstock through the reactor apparatus in an anaerobic operation. The energy input to the reactor apparatus is controlled by controlling a temperature gradient within the reactor vessel to produce petroleum gas product. The process involves in situ chemical reactions comprising cracking and recombination reactions that that are controlled to convert solid hydrocarbonaceous portion of the feedstock to molten fluids and gases inside the reactor vessel and to produce gaseous petroleum products which exit the reactor vessel. The separated solid residue from the pyrolysis process is also removed from the reactions vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: RES POLYFLOW LLC
    Inventors: Jay Schabel, Richard A. Schwarz, Charles W. Grispin, Mehmet A. Gencer, Joseph D. Hensel
  • Patent number: 11118115
    Abstract: Methanol-to-gasoline (MTG) conversion may be performed with a methanol recycling. Methanol may be fed to a first reactor where it may be catalytically converted under dimethyl ether formation conditions in the presence of a first catalyst to form a product mixture comprising dimethyl ether (DME), methanol, and water. The DME may be separated from the methanol and the water and delivered to a second reactor. In the second reactor, the DME may be catalytically converted under MTG conversion conditions in the presence of a second catalyst to form a second product mixture comprising gasoline hydrocarbons and light hydrocarbon gas. The methanol and the water from the first reactor may be separated further to obtain substantially water-free methanol, which may be returned to the first reactor. The separation of methanol from the water may be performed using the light hydrocarbon gas to effect stripping of the methanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Mohsen N. Harandi, Suriyanarayanan Rajagopalan, David W. Staubs, Terry E. Helton, Mitch L. Hindman
  • Patent number: 11118116
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an FCC catalyst additive for cracking of petroleum feedstock and a process for its preparation. The FCC catalyst additive of the present disclosure comprises at least one zeolite, at least one clay, at least one binder, phosphorous in the form of P2O5, and at least one Group IVB metal compound. The FCC catalyst additive of the present disclosure is hydrothermally stable and has improved matrix surface area even after various hydrothermal treatments. The FCC catalyst additive of the present disclosure can be used in combination with the conventional FCC catalyst for catalytic cracking to selectively enhance the propylene and LPG yields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Reliance Industries Limited
    Inventors: Praveen Kumar Chinthala, Gopal Ravichandran, Tejas Dineshbhai Doshi, Ankit Vipinkumar Patel, Vinodh Rayan, Sukumar Mandal, Asit Kumar Das
  • Patent number: 11118117
    Abstract: An advanced regulatory controller for a converter of a catalytic olefins unit is disclosed. A Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) type converter (i.e., reactor-regenerator) is combined with an ethylene style cold-end for product recovery. The regulatory controller operates using an Advanced Regulatory Control (ARC) application using variables, such as a controlled variable, four disturbance variables, associated variable, and a manipulated variable. The ARC application manipulates fuel oil or tail gas flow to a regenerator in response to an expected future steady state value of a regenerator bed temperature resulting from changes in the values of a selected set of the variables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Kellogg Brown & Root LLC
    Inventors: Jorge Javier Vazquez, Surajit Dasgupta, Michael Tallman, Priyesh Harilal Thakker
  • Patent number: 11118118
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for reducing the content of sulfur compounds in a hydrocarbon feed using an adsorbent. The process of the present disclosure is simple, economic, efficient and environment friendly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Rajesh Vishnudev Sharma, Sanjeev Shriniwas Katti
  • Patent number: 11118119
    Abstract: An ebullated bed hydroprocessing system is upgraded using a dual catalyst system that includes a heterogeneous catalyst and dispersed metal sulfide particles to produce less fouling sediment. The dual catalyst system more effectively converts sediment-forming precursors to produce sediment that is less fouling than sediment produced using only the heterogeneous catalyst and not the dispersed metal sulfide particles. The dual catalyst system provides for a lower rate of equipment fouling for a given sediment production rate and/or concentration. In some cases, sediment production rate and/or concentration can be maintained or increased while equipment fouling is reduced. In some cases, sediment production rate and/or concentration can be increased without increasing equipment fouling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: HYDROCARBON TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION, LLC
    Inventors: David M. Mountainland, Brett M. Silverman, Michael A. Rueter, Lee Smith
  • Patent number: 11118120
    Abstract: A method of upgrading refining streams with high polynucleararomatic hydrocarbon (PNA) concentrations can include: hydrocracking a PNA feed in the presence of a catalyst and hydrogen at 380° C. to 430° C., 2500 psig or greater, and 0.1 hr?1 to 5 hr?1 liquid hourly space velocity (LSHV), wherein the weight ratio of PNA feed to hydrogen is 30:1 to 10:1, wherein the PNA feed comprises 25 wt % or less of hydrocarbons having a boiling point of 700° F. (371° C.) or less and having an aromatic content of 50 wt % or greater to form a product comprising 50 wt % or greater of the hydrocarbons having a boiling point of 700° F. (371° C.) or less and having an aromatic content of 20 wt % or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Stephen H. Brown, Samia Ilias, Randolph J. Smiley, Richard Demmin, Shifang Luo, Brenda A. Raich, Aldrin G. Cuevas, Keith Wilson, Jesse R. McManus, Lei Zhang
  • Patent number: 11118121
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide an aqueous reforming system and a method for upgrading heavy hydrocarbons. A hydrocarbon feed and a surfactant stream are combined to produce a first precursor stream. The first precursor stream and an alkali feed are combined to produce a second precursor stream. The second precursor stream and a transition metal feed are combined to produce a catalytic emulsion stream. The catalytic emulsion stream is heated to produce a catalytic suspension and a decomposition gas, where the decomposition gas is separated by a first separator. The catalytic suspension is combined with a preheated water stream to produce an aqueous reformer feed. The aqueous reformer feed is introduced to an aqueous reformer such that the heavy hydrocarbons undergo conversion reactions to produce an effluent stream. The effluent stream is introduced to a second separator to produce a heavy stream and a light stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Inventors: Mazin M. Fathi, Ki-Hyouk Choi, Mohammed R. Aldossary
  • Patent number: 11118122
    Abstract: Techniques for processing residuum include receiving a feed stream that includes a residuum hydrocarbon fraction at an ebullated bed hydroconversion reactor; contacting the residuum hydrocarbon fraction with hydrogen and a hydroconversion catalyst in the ebullated bed hydroconversion reactor to produce a partially converted reactor effluent product; separating, in a first separation zone, the partially converted reactor effluent product into a distillate stream and a heavy hydrocarbon stream; feeding the distillate stream to a bottom portion of an integrated hydrocracking/hydrofinishing reactor; and feeding the heavy hydrocarbon stream to a top portion of the hydrofinishing reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Vinod Ramaseshan, Yufeng He, Hiren Shethna, Mohammed A. AlWohaibi
  • Patent number: 11118123
    Abstract: A feedstock is processed in a coking zone unit to produce at least light gases, coker naphtha, light coker gas oil and petroleum coke. Light coker gas oil, and in certain embodiments hydrotreated light coker gas oil, is subjected to deep hydrogenation to produce a deeply hydrogenated middle distillate fraction. All or a portion of the deeply hydrogenated middle distillate fraction is used as feed to a petrochemicals production complex to produce light olefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventor: Omer Refa Koseoglu
  • Patent number: 11118124
    Abstract: A diamondoid fuel comprising a cage structure including 10, 14, 18, or 22 carbons. The diamondoid fuel also includes one of one to four cyclopropyl groups bonded to the cage structure or two to four functional groups bonded to the cage structure where the functional groups are an alkyl group, an allyl group, a cyclopropyl group, or combinations thereof. Additionally, at least one functional group is an allyl group and at least one functional group is a cyclopropyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Benjamin G. Harvey, Matthew C. Davis
  • Patent number: 11118125
    Abstract: Methods are provided for treatment of kerosene/jet fuel boiling range fractions, such as previously qualified jet fuel fractions, to allow blending of the kerosene/jet fuel boiling range fractions to produce a jet fuel boiling range blend having a breakpoint that is equal to or greater than the breakpoint of at least one of the kerosene jet fuel boiling range fractions used to form the blend. The breakpoint of the jet fuel boiling range blend can be maintained by treating at least one of the component fractions of the blend and/or by treating the blend to reduce a nitrogen content. The reduced nitrogen content can correspond to a reduced content of total nitrogen and/or a reduced content of unexpected nitrogen compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventor: David J. Abdallah
  • Patent number: 11118126
    Abstract: Disclosed are cloud point depressants and methods of making and using them. The disclosed cloud point depressants comprise copolymers of an unsaturated anhydride polymerized with alkyl ?-olefins and then contacted with a phenyl alkyl alcohol or alkyl phenol alkoxylate, fatty alcohol and primary or secondary fatty amine to provide a cloud depressant reaction product. When the disclosed reaction products are added to middle distillate fuels or blends of middle distillate fuels with biodiesel, the cloud point depressants inhibit the precipitation of waxes and/or biowaxes in the fuels and the fuels exhibit reduced precipitation, gelling, and/or crystallization when subjected to low or cold temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaojin Harry Li, Nestor U. Soriano, Jr., Heinrich Bode
  • Patent number: 11118127
    Abstract: A flue gas additive is provided that includes both a nitrogenous component to reduce gas phase nitrogen oxides and a halogen-containing component to oxidize gas phase elemental mercury.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: ADA-ES, Inc.
    Inventors: Constance Senior, Gregory M. Filippelli, Cynthia Jean Bustard, Michael D. Durham, William J. Morris, Sharon M. Sjostrom
  • Patent number: 11118128
    Abstract: A fuel-saving-type engine oil composition is provided that exhibits a satisfactory friction-reducing effect in a low-viscosity engine oil without being constrained by, for example, high temperatures, low temperatures, low loads, or high loads. The engine oil composition includes: an engine oil having a low-temperature viscosity of from 0 to 10 in SAE viscosity grades and a high-temperature viscosity of from 4 to 20 in the SAE viscosity grades; and a molybdenum compound (A) represented by the following general formula (1): where R1 to R4 each independently represent a hydrocarbon group having 4 to 18 carbon atoms, and not all of R1 to R4 represent the same group, and when R1 and R2 represent the same group, R3 and R4 do not represent the same group, and X1 to X4 each independently represent a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: ADEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taro Sumi, Shinji Iino