Polyamide, Polyimide Or Polyester Patents (Class 428/395)
  • Patent number: 11807054
    Abstract: Disclosed is a radial tire having a cap ply manufactured with a polyethylene terephthalate dip cord. The radial tire includes: a pair of parallel bead cores; at least one radial carcass ply wound around the bead cores; one or more inclined belt layers layered on the outer circumference of the carcass ply; and one or more cap ply layers layered in the circumferential direction of a tire on the outer circumference of the inclined belt layers, wherein the cap ply includes a dip cord manufactured using a yarn comprising 90 mol % or more of polyethylene terephthalate, and the dip cord has a shrinkage of 3.0-4.0%, a strength of 2.5-3.0 g/d at an elongation of 5%, a breaking strength of 6.5-7.5 g/d, and a dimensional stability index of 5.8-6.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Inventors: Kyoung Ha Lee, Cheol Kim, Jin Kyung Park
  • Patent number: 11518956
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a composition suitable for working and shaping metals, in particular providing a lubricating effect, including polymers of the following formula: [R—O(—CH(CH3)—CH2O—)n(CH2—CH2O—)p—]1+xP(?O)(OH)2-x in which: R is a linear or branched, preferably linear, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group, comprising between 8 and 12 carbon atoms; n is a number, which may or may not be an integer, between 6 and 20; p is a number, which may or may not be an integer, between 4 and 25; and x is a number between 0 and 1, and in particular between 0.1 and 0.9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: RHODIA OPERATIONS
    Inventors: Claude-Emmanuel Hedoire, Ramona Gironda
  • Patent number: 11453974
    Abstract: There is provided a method of treating textile fibres including: a) providing a polymeric precursor including a diallyl amide cationic compound and a corresponding counter ion; b) either (i) coating the textile fibres with the polymeric precursor and polymerising the polymeric precursor to form a polymeric coating, or (ii) polymerising the polymeric precursor and contacting the polymerised polymeric precursor with the textile fibres to form a polymeric coating on the textile fibres. There is also provided a composite structure including a polymeric coating formed from the polymeric precursors of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: SUBLINO LIMITED
    Inventors: Philip Roberts, Michael Trevitt
  • Patent number: 11306466
    Abstract: An illustrated view of a countertop protective device for preventing water from a faucet from damaging or marring a countertop is presented. The countertop protective device is useful for keeping the countertop clean. The countertop protective device is useful for preventing dirt and crud from gathering on a countertop. The countertop protective device is useful for protecting grout and/or caulk. The countertop protective device is good looking, while allowing a person to avoid constant wiping of the countertop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Inventor: Bradley Zwirn
  • Patent number: 11246248
    Abstract: An RFI/EMI shielding material composed of a conductive multi-fiber having a plurality of metalized monofilaments, each monofilament having a core of stainless steel or low carbon steel with an initial diameter and at least two layers of metal or metal alloy electroplated on the core which is drawn after electroplating to a final diameter less than the initial diameter, in the range of about 45-80 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Micrometal Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas F. Burke
  • Patent number: 10835645
    Abstract: Medical grade yarns, medical devices constructed of such yarns, and methods for making such yarns and devices are described. Polyester drawn fibers, and more particularly high strength and high tenacity micro polyester fibers for use in medical devices, and methods of preparing the same are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: RxFiberLLC
    Inventor: Robert D. Torgerson
  • Patent number: 10793975
    Abstract: Monofilaments having high abrasion resistance and dimensional stability and low slide friction, textile fabrics composed thereof and use thereof Disclosed is a polyester monofilament comprising a) 60 to 85 wt.-% of a polyester raw material selected from the group of polyethylene terephthalate, of polyethylene naphthalate, of to polyethylene terephathalate modified with dicarboxylic acid, of polyethylene naphthalate modified with dicarboxylic acid, or of combinations thereof, b) 14.4 to 30 wt.-% of a thermoplastic elastomeric block copolymer, c) 0.05 to 10 wt.-% of a polycarbonate, and d) 0.1 to 10 wt.-% of a carbodiimide stabilizer, wherein the quantities are based on the total amount of the monofilament. The disclosed monofilaments can be preferably used for the manufacture of paper machine clothing and are distinguished by high hydrolytic stability, abrasion resistance and dimensional stability as well as by a very low slide friction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Perlon Nextrusion Monofil GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Joachim Brüning, Ralf Haber, Pascal Heckenbenner
  • Patent number: 10647848
    Abstract: A rubber composition comprises at least one phenol-aldehyde resin based on: at least one aromatic polyphenol comprising at least one aromatic ring bearing at least two —O—H groups in the meta position relative to one another, the two positions ortho to at least one of the —O—H groups being unsubstituted; and at least one aldehyde of formula W: wherein each Ar1 and Ar2 group represents, independently of one another, an optionally substituted aromatic ring; and wherein SP is a connecting group that connects at least the Ar1 and Ar2 groups to one another, SP separating the Ar1 and Ar2 groups by at least 2 covalent bonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Anne-Lise Thuilliez, Odile Gavard-Lonchay, David Doisneau, Cedric Loubat, Quentin Crouzet
  • Patent number: 10202502
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing an antimicrobial polyester fiber yarn containing volcanic ash, the method comprising the steps of: crushing and heating volcanic ash, and allowing the heated volcanic ash to collide under an air stream in an air classifier mill system to obtain volcanic ash powder; subjecting the volcanic ash powder to nano-milling to obtain nano-sized volcanic ash particles; disintegrating the volcanic ash particles to prepare nano volcanic ash; mixing the prepared nano volcanic ash with polyester for fiber use at a weight ratio of 10:90-30:70, followed by melt extrusion, thereby preparing a highly dispersed volcanic ash master batch; and mixing the volcanic ash master batch with polyester for fiber use at a weight ratio of 4:96-8:92, followed by spinning to produce an antimicrobial polyester fiber yarn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Inventor: Kwon Seonwoo
  • Patent number: 10196752
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a multicoat paint system on a metallic substrate, in which a basecoat or a plurality of directly successive basecoats are produced directly on a metallic substrate coated with a cured electrocoat, a clearcoat is produced directly on the one basecoat or the uppermost of the plurality of basecoats, and then the one or more basecoats and the clearcoat are jointly cured, and wherein at least one basecoat material used for production of the basecoats comprises at least one linear hydroxy-functional reaction product (R) having an acid number of less than 20 mg KOH/g, the preparation of which involves using at least one compound (v) containing two functional groups (v.1) and an aliphatic or araliphatic hydrocarbyl radical (v.2) which is arranged between the functional groups and has 12 to 70 carbons atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Steinmetz, Nadia Luhmann, Holger Krumm, Peter Hoffmann, Hardy Reuter, Peggy Jankowski, Stephanie Pei Yii Goh
  • Patent number: 10131579
    Abstract: Cementitious mixtures, such as concrete, can be reinforced by adding one or more ductile but strong synthetic copolymer microfibers to the mixture. The synthetic copolymer microfibers improve local energy dissipation and bear load, taking the driving force for crack propagation away from the crack tip and thus reinforcing the cementitious mixture against the propagation of microscopic cracks. The resulting mixtures have an improved balance of strength properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventor: Jevan Furmanski
  • Patent number: 9785013
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a TFT substrate having a first alignment film and an opposing substrate having a second alignment film with liquid crystals sandwiched therebetween. One of the first and second alignment films, comprises a first polyimide produced via polyamide acid ester containing cyclobutane as a precursor and a second polyimide produced via polyamide acid as a precursor. The polyamide acid has a higher polarity than that of the polyamide acid ester. The one of the first and second alignment films is responsive to photo-alignment. A first side of the one of the first and second alignment films is adjacent to the liquid crystals, and a second side thereof is closer to one of the TFT substrate and the counter substrate than the first side. The first side contains more of the first polyimide and less of the second polyimide than the second side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noboru Kunimatsu, Chikae Matsui, Hidehiro Sonoda, Yuko Matsumoto, Shoichi Uchino, Masaki Matsumori, Yasushi Tomioka
  • Patent number: 9693912
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to obtain spunbonded nonwoven fabrics including thin hollow fibers which have excellent lightweight properties and uniformity as well as exhibit high strength and flexibility. An aspect of the invention is directed to a spunbonded nonwoven fabric including hollow fibers of a propylene polymer, the hollow fibers satisfying the following requirements (a) to (c): (a) the C-axis orientation is at least 0.85, (b) the average fiber diameter is 5 to 20 ?m, and (c) the hollowness is 5 to 30%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Akio Matsubara, Kenichi Suzuki, Shingo Kajiyama
  • Patent number: 9611352
    Abstract: The synthesis of certain polyester diols (PEDs) is disclosed. This application also discloses the purification and polymerization kinetics of lipid based PEDs. Molecular weight and distribution controls were achieved by initial and induced stoichiometric imbalance and optimization of the purification protocol. Thermal degradation and thermal transition behavior of the PEDs were also investigated by TGA and DSC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Trent University
    Inventors: Suresh Narine, Shaojun Li, Jesmy Jose, Shegufta Shetranjiwalla, Laziz Bouzidi
  • Patent number: 9464154
    Abstract: A process for producing a polyurethane resin of the present invention includes a step (i) of obtaining a prepolymer by adding an alcohol (B) to isocyanate (A) such that a ratio of hydroxyl groups to isocyanato groups of the isocyanate (A) falls into a range of 10 mol % to 20 mol % and reacting the isocyanate (A) with the alcohol (B) in the presence of an acidic phosphoric acid ester (C) and a hindered amine-based compound (D), a step (ii) of obtaining a polymerizable composition in a manner in which the alcohol (B) is further added to and mixed with the prepolymer at a temperature of equal to or less than 30° C., and a step (iii) of polymerizing the prepolymer and the alcohol (B) contained in the polymerizable composition. The isocyanate (A) contains an aromatic isocyanate and the alcohol (B) has two or more hydroxyl groups and is further defined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Nobuo Kawato, Tatsuya Ogawa, Toshiya Hashimoto, Mamoru Tanaka, Shigetoshi Kuma
  • Patent number: 9370212
    Abstract: This invention relates to an article of thermal protective clothing having fabric woven with a warp-faced or weft-faced twill weave that incorporates a first yarn forming the majority of the outer article surface that includes hydrophilic fiber and a first flame resistant fiber, with at least 25 weight percent of that first yarn being hydrophilic fiber; and a second yarn forming the majority of the inner article surface that includes at least 80 weight percent of a second flame resistant fiber that is hydrophobic. Alternatively, the first yarn forming the majority of the outer article surface can include a hydrophilic first flame resistant fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventor: Reiyao Zhu
  • Patent number: 9205152
    Abstract: A melt-processed protein composition formed from a protein, plasticizer, and an electrophilic reagent is provided. The electrophilic reagent, for instance, may be selected to undergo a nucleophilic addition reaction with free sulfhydryl and/or thiyl radicals to help minimize the formation of disulfide crosslinking bonds that could otherwise lead to protein aggregation during melt processing. To enhance the degree to which the electrophilic reagent can limit crosslinking, a plasticizer is also employed that helps to mediate the adsorption of the electrophilic reagent into the internal structure of the protein, where it can be more stably retained. Furthermore, the temperature and shear rate employed during melt blending may also be selected to be relatively low to help limit polypeptide dissociation, thereby minimizing the impact of aggregation and embrittlement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Vasily A. Topolkaraev, Neil T. Scholl
  • Publication number: 20150125695
    Abstract: A composition having at least one first component containing a perfluorinated aliphatic structure in which no more than six fluorine bearing carbons are connected in any single straight chain segment, in addition a group providing binding functionality to a surface to be treated or containing at least one polymerisable double bond or containing at least one cross-linkable group, and in addition a divalent radical containing at least one group capable of forming polar interactions or hydrogen bonds, and at least one second component containing a perfluorinated aliphatic structure in which no more than six fluorine bearing carbons are connected in any single straight chain segment and a moiety containing at least one group providing binding functionality to a surface to be treated or containing at least one polymerisable double bond or containing at least one cross-linkable group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: ERIC HUEBSCH, Noel Stephen Brabbs
  • Patent number: 9023975
    Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] To provide a polyamide having a high melting point, which has excellent strength, toughness, and stability under heating. [Solution] This polyamide is obtained by polymerizing an (a) dicarboxylic acid comprising at least 50 mol % of an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid and a (b) diamine comprising at least 50 mol % of a diamine having a pentamethylenediamine skeleton, wherein the polyamide has a cyclic amino end amount of 30 to 60? equivalents/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Nitto, Yasukazu Shikano, Shinji Ieda, Kazunori Terada, Masaaki Aramaki
  • Patent number: 8981036
    Abstract: A composition having a mixture of the below compounds having a mole ratio of at least 1:20. Ar1 and Ar2 are independently selected aromatic groups. A composition comprising phthalonitrile compounds that comprise at least 5 mol % of the first compound below. A method of: providing a solution of a dichloroaromatic compound having an electron-withdrawing group bound to each aromatic ring containing one of the chloride groups; a dihydroxyaromatic compound or anion thereof; an organic transition metal complex or a transition metal salt; an alkaline hydroxide base; and a solvent; and heating the solution to a temperature at which the dichloroaromatic compound and the dihydroxyaromatic compound react to form a dimetallic salt of an aromatic ether oligomer. The molar ratio of the dihydroxyaromatic compound to the dichloroaromatic compound is greater than 2:1. Water formed during the heating is concurrently distilled from the solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Teddy M. Keller, Matthew Laskoski
  • Patent number: 8956986
    Abstract: A binding fiber having, as at least one first thermoplastic component, a copolyamide which has a relative viscosity of at least 1.50 (measured at 0.5% in m-cresol at 25° C.), a MVR of maximum 20 cm3/10 min at 190° C. and 2.16 kg load, a hydrophobicity of less than 7.2, a melting temperature lower than 105° C. in the water saturated condition and a higher melting temperature in the dry condition. The binding fiber can, on the one hand, be activated with hot steam at approximately ambient pressure during the manufacture of flat materials containing natural fibers, such as paper, cardboard, wood fiber boards, or fiber mats. The finished flat material can, on the other hand, be subjected to higher temperatures, and the copolyamide develops good bonding with respect to the cellulose fibers normally used in the indicated flat materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: EMS-Patent AG
    Inventors: Klaus Bender, Gunther Schäch, Eberhard Kinkelin
  • Patent number: 8936748
    Abstract: Artificial turf has a base layer, a multiplicity of blades fixed in and projecting upward from the base layer, and a mass of damping material on the base layer and through which the blades project. Each of the blades is at least partially formed of a polyester of terephthalic acid made from waste. The polyester is polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), both from waste. The base layer is a flat primary layer, preferably a textile and preferably consists of plastic, a polyolefin and/or a polyester of terephthalic acid, preferably a polyester of terephthalic acid from waste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Reifenhaeuser GmbH & Co. KG Maschinenfabrik
    Inventor: Juergen Morton-Finger
  • Publication number: 20150018451
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a sizing agent for a reinforcement fiber used for reinforcing thermoplastic matrix resins. The sizing agent uniformly spreads on reinforcement fiber surface and imparts, to a reinforcement fiber, both excellent splittability and bonding performance to thermoplastic matrix resins. The sizing agent for a reinforcement fiber of the present invention comprises essentially an ester compound (A) having a vinyl ester group, acrylate group or methacrylate group bonded to at least one of the chain ends of the main chain of the ester compound (A), and of a polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether (B) which is an adduct between an alkylene oxide and a C4-14 monohydric alcohol. When water is added to the sizing agent thereby producing a mixture with a nonvolatile content of 1 weight %, the mixture exhibits a dynamic surface tension ranging from 40 to 55 mN/m determined by the maximum bubble pressure method when bubbles are blown into the mixture at the rate of one bubble per 100 milliseconds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Toshihiko Kikuta, Masahiko Yoshida, Jun Takaya, Mikio Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20150017437
    Abstract: Disclosed are composite rods that include cores and capping layers surrounding the cores. A capping layer may surround and be bonded to a core, and may beneficially provide improved wear resistance to the rod. The capping layer can include a high performance polymer and a hydrophobic lubricant. In addition to improving wear resistance, the capping layer may include components that can advantageously modify the surface energy of the capping layer as desired for particular applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Paul Kenny, Sherri Nelson
  • Publication number: 20150017416
    Abstract: Composite rods and tapes are provided. In one embodiment, a composite rod includes a core, the core including a thermoplastic material and a plurality of continuous fibers embedded in the thermoplastic material. The plurality of continuous fibers have a generally unidirectional orientation within the thermoplastic material. The core further includes one or more sensing elements embedded in the thermoplastic material. The core has a void fraction of about 5% or less. A sensing element may be, for example, fiber optic cable, a radio frequency identification transmitter, a copper fiber, or an aluminum fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Ruby, David Eastep, Aaron Johnson, Ashish Sen
  • Publication number: 20150017421
    Abstract: Electrically conductive synthetic fiber and fibrous substrate (e.g. synthetic leather) are disclosed. The electrically conductive polymeric fiber and polymeric fibrous substrate are made electrically conductive by the use of an electrically conductive polymer disposed on the fibers and in contact with inorganic desiccant particles located at the surface of the fibers. The new material finds utility as an electrode for devices and as a resistive heating element, and as a pathway to efficient thermoelectrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventor: Gregory A. Sotzing
  • Patent number: 8929792
    Abstract: A fuser member having a substrate and a polyimide aerogel layer disposed on the substrate is shown. The polyimide aerogel layer has a porosity of from about 50 percent to about 95 percent. A fluoropolymer surface layer is disposed on the polyimide aerogel layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Qi, Nan-Xing Hu
  • Patent number: 8911863
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing an aramid core wire, containing a step of covering or impregnating an original yarn of an aramid core with a first treating agent containing a condensate of resorcin and formaldehyde, a latex and a water-soluble epoxy compound; an aramid core wire produced by the method; a transmission belt containing the aramid core wire; a method for producing the transmission belt; and a treating agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Matsumoto, Toshihiro Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20140354394
    Abstract: An insulated wire, containing: an insulating film made from a thermosetting resin disposed on a conductor directly or via an insulating layer interposed therebetween, in which the insulating film made from a thermosetting resin is a layer containing bubbles prepared by baking a varnish of thermosetting resin, and a layer containing no bubbles is formed as an upper or lower layer of the layer containing bubbles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Makoto OYA, Daisuke MUTO, Makoto ONODERA, Keiichi TOMIZAWA
  • Patent number: 8900714
    Abstract: Provided is a medical appliance excellent in slidability and durability. A medical appliance comprising a base material, a polyimide film (A) and a polymer film (B) having a higher nitrogen content and/or a higher oxygen content than respective contents of the polyimide film (A). The appliance has the polymer film (B) on a part or the whole of the surface of the base material, and has the polyimide film (A) on the polymer film (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoru Iwamori, Hiraku Murayama
  • Publication number: 20140349533
    Abstract: Fibers sized with a coating of amorphous polyetherketoneketone are useful in the preparation of reinforced polymers having improved properties, wherein the amorphous polyetherketoneketone can improve the compatibility of the fibers with the polymeric matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Arkema Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Bertelo, Gregory S. O'Brien
  • Patent number: 8888464
    Abstract: Method for fabricating a reinforcing coating for a part made of composite material. Pre-impregnated reinforcing fibers are used in the form of slivers and said slivers are laid on the part in two layers of longitudinal slivers by being placed thereon. This fabrication makes provision for using an angular orientation for the slivers of each layer respectively of 0° and of some other angle relative to said determined direction of the solid body for covering using an interlaced pattern type that gives layer crossing lines parallel to a longitudinal axis of the solid body for covering, which pattern type is selected to form interlacing patterns that limit the number of layer crossing lines along the longitudinal axis of the solid body for covering to a single line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Helicopters
    Inventors: Jacques Gaffiero, André Amari, Bénédicte Rinaldi, Didier Trallero
  • Patent number: 8883303
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a method for making a polymer-additive composite particle from a dope by jet spinning the dope to obtain a pulp, fibril or fibrid, wherein the solvent of the dope is selected from N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, N,N?-dimethylformamide, N,N?-dimethylacetamide, tetramethylurea, and 4 to 75 wt % of a composition consisting of 2 to 95 wt % of a para-aramid polymer and 5-98 wt % of a solid additive material, to a total of 100 wt %, and wherein the aramid polymer is dissolved in the solvent; or coagulating the dope by means of a rotor-stator apparatus in which the polymer solution is applied through the stator on the rotor so that the precipitating polymer-additive composite particle is subjected to shear forces while they are in a plastic deformable stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Teijin Aramid B.V.
    Inventors: Anton Johannes Josef Hendriks, Mirjam Ellen Oldenzeel, Johannus Maria Bergmans, Tetsuya Akamatsu
  • Patent number: 8883953
    Abstract: A copolymer that includes a repeating unit A having a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 1, a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 2, or a combination thereof; and a repeating unit B having a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 3, a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 4, or a combination thereof, an article including the same, and a display device including the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung Hee Sohn, Hyun Jeong Jeon, Sang Soo Lee, Jae Jun Lee
  • Publication number: 20140315022
    Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a method of treating textile fibres including the steps of: providing a polymeric precursor which includes a group of sub-formula (I) where R2 and R3 are independently selected from (CR7R8)n, or a group CR9R10, CR7R8CR9R10 or CR9R10CR7R8 where n is 0, 1 or 2, R7 and R8 are independently selected from hydrogen, halo or hydrocarbyl, and either one of R9 or R10 is hydrogen and the other is an electron withdrawing group, or R9 and R10 together form an electron withdrawing group, and R4 and R5 are independently selected from CH or CR11 where R11 is an electron withdrawing group, the dotted lines indicate the presence or absence of a bond, X1 is a group CX2X3 where the dotted line bond to which it is attached is absent and a group CX2 where the dotted line bond to which it is attached is present, Y1 is a group CY2Y3 where the dotted line bond to which it is attached is absent and a group CY2 where the dotted line bond to which it is attached is present, and X2, X3, Y2 an
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Warrick James David Allen, Andrea Duffy, Nicholas Horrocks
  • Patent number: 8859715
    Abstract: A polyimide polymer solution, a polyimide polymer, a transparent film, a display device and a solar cell are provided. The polyimide polymer has at least one of a repeating unit of formula (D) and a repeating unit of formula (J) and at least one of a repeating unit of formula (Q) and a repeating unit of formula (T). One of B and B? is cyclo-aliphatic compound, and the other is aromatic compound, a molar mass ratio of the cyclo-aliphatic compound to the aromatic compound is 1˜4, A and A? are identical or different aromatic diamines, and at least one of A and A? is aromatic diamine with ether groups, and A could be the same as or different from A?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chyi-Ming Leu, Chih-Cheng Lin, Chi-Fu Tseng, Hsueh-Yi Liao
  • Patent number: 8859712
    Abstract: A method of: providing a solution of a dichloroaromatic compound having an electron-withdrawing group bound to each aromatic ring containing one of the chloride groups; a dihydroxyaromatic compound; an organic transition metal complex or a transition metal salt; a base; and a solvent; and heating the solution to a temperature at which the dichloroaromatic compound and the dihydroxyaromatic compound react to form a dimetallic salt of an aromatic ether oligomer. The molar ratio of the dihydroxyaromatic compound to the dichloroaromatic compound is greater than 2:1. Water formed during the heating is concurrently distilled from the solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Teddy M. Keller, Matthew Laskoski, Andrew Saab
  • Publication number: 20140272409
    Abstract: A fiber structure for forming a rope structure has a base matrix of base fiber material and at least one lubricity portion of lubricity material. The lubricity material determines a lubricity of at least a portion of a surface of the fiber structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Samson Rope Technologies
    Inventor: Samson Rope Technologies
  • Patent number: 8834735
    Abstract: A processing agent containing five specified kinds of components including esters and ethers as required components is used in the production or fabrication process of synthetic fibers such that superior spinning property is maintained and synthetic fibers with superior yarn quality and dyeing property can be obtained. Aqueous liquids of such processing agents, processing methods using such liquids and synthetic fibers obtained by such methods are also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Takemoto Yushi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takayuki Sato, Yuichiro Murakami, Fumiyoshi Ishikawa, Koji Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 8829129
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising a copolymer that includes a first monomer and a second monomer that is different from the first monomer, wherein both the first and second monomer are selected from the group consisting of 3-sulfopropyl acrylate potassium salt, sodium acrylate, N-(tris(hydroxyl methyl)methyl)acrylamide, and 2-acrylamideo-2-methyl-1-propane sulfonic acid. The present disclosure further relates to methods for preparing the copolymer compositions and shaped articles comprising the copolymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Ahmad R. Hadba, Brian Cuevas, Frank R. Schiretz, Joshua Stopek
  • Publication number: 20140225704
    Abstract: The present invention provides a multilayer insulated electric wire to achieve a good balance between heat resistance and voltage resistance characteristics, then satisfy IEC standards Pub. 61558 which require strict voltage regulation, and electric or electronic equipment such as transformer formed by winding the insulated electric wire. The present invention is a multilayer insulated electric wire including two or more insulating layers, wherein at least one layer of the insulating layers other than the outermost layer is an insulating layer containing a resin having a melting point of 200° C. or higher and a tensile modulus of elasticity at 25° C. of 1000 MPa or less, and the multilayer insulated electric wire is coated with a resin material (also simply called a resin) having a tensile modulus of elasticity at 25° C. of 1000 MPa or more as the outermost layer, and electric or electronic equipment such as transformer formed by winding the insulated electric wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicants: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA MAGNET WIRE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke IKEDA, Makoto OYA, Daisuke MUTO, Keiichi TOMIZAWA
  • Patent number: 8802233
    Abstract: Upon producing a meta-type wholly aromatic polyamide fiber by wet spinning a polymer solution containing a meta-type wholly aromatic polyamide containing a m-phenylenediamine isophthalamide skeleton as a major component, and an amide solvent containing a salt, (1) the polymer solution is ejected into a coagulation bath containing an amide solvent and water and containing a salt at a low concentration to coagulate as a porous thread body (fibrous material), (2) which is subsequently stretched in a plastic stretching bath containing an aqueous solution of an amide solvent, (3) is rinsed with water and then subjected to a heat treatment in a saturated steam atmosphere, and (4) is then subjected to a dry heat treatment, so as to produce a novel meta-type wholly aromatic polyamide fiber that contains an extremely small amount of a solvent remaining in the fibers, contains a small amount of a volatile substance harmful in a heat treatment step at a high temperature, is capable of suppressing coloration of a fiber p
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Teijin Limited
    Inventors: Kotaro Takiue, Hiroshi Fujita
  • Patent number: 8784988
    Abstract: The instant invention generally provides polymer inorganic-particulate composite fiber comprising a molecularly self-assembling material and an inorganic-particulate, and a process of making and an article comprising the polymer inorganic-particulate composite fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Leonardo C. Lopez, Scott T. Matteucci
  • Publication number: 20140179189
    Abstract: A nylon composite fiber and a nylon fabric thereof are provided. This nylon composite fiber is a dual-component fiber, and contains a long chain polyamide and a polyether modified polyamide polyamide. One monomer of the long chain polyamide contains a long aliphatic chain. One monomer of the polyether modified polyamide contains a polyether chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Taiwan Textile Research Institute
    Inventors: Wei-Hung Chen, Wei-Peng Lin, Ta-Yo Chen, Hsiao-Wen Cheng, Ta Ko, Ta-Chung An
  • Patent number: 8759472
    Abstract: A polyamide-imide resin insulating paint according to the present invention includes polyamide-imide resin containing no halogen element in its molecular chain which is dissolved in a polar solvent, in which the polyamide-imide resin contains an aromatic diisocyanate component (A) having three or more benzene rings or an aromatic diamine component (E) having three or more benzene rings in a monomer, and a ratio M/N between a molecular weight (M) of the polyamide-imide resin per repeat unit and an average number (N) of amide groups and imide groups is equal to or more than 200.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Kikuchi, Yuzo Yukimori
  • Publication number: 20140170416
    Abstract: Disclosed are to a superabsorbent yarn capable of minimizing the degradation of strength and elongation thereof after coated with a superabsorbent material and minimizing white powders which might be caused and impose processing difficulties during an optical cable manufacturing process and a method for manufacturing the same. The superabsorbent yarn of the invention comprises a yarn and a superabsorbent material coated on the yarn, wherein the superabsorbent material comprises crosslinked polyurethane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: In Sik Han, Hyo Jin Lee, Kyeoung Hwan Roh, Bum Hoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20140162062
    Abstract: A casing mixture for a line is provided, where the mixture is cross linked, and has as a polymer basis, chlorinated. polyethylene (CPE), chloroprene, in particular each having a chlorine content of 301-40% and a Mooney viscosity of about 80-105 Mooney units (Me) at 121° C. (38.1 mm rotor), or a mixture thereof, optionally with additional adhesion. promoters, and is distinguished by a content of fibers which are distributed in the mixture by a mixing procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Christain Cornelissen, Armin Niehaus
  • Publication number: 20140154457
    Abstract: Described herein are low add-on fiber lubricant compositions useful in the production of synthetic fibers. The compositions and methods described herein impart or enhance one or more properties of the fibers such as, for example, dry soil resistance, liquid repellency, or a combination thereof. Fibers produced with the lubricant compositions with the compositions described herein and articles comprising the treated fibers are also described herein. These compositions are composed of (a) a lubricant component, (b) a friction modifier, and (c) water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: ARROWSTAR LLC
    Inventors: James R. BARTLEY, Vance W. BROWN
  • Patent number: 8735532
    Abstract: A method of: providing a solution of a dichloroaromatic compound having an electron-withdrawing group bound to each aromatic ring containing one of the chloride groups; an excess of a dihydroxyaromatic compound; an organic transition metal complex or a transition metal salt; a base; and a solvent; and heating the solution to a temperature at which the dichloroaromatic compound and the dihydroxyaromatic compound react to form an aromatic ether oligomer that is a dihydroxy-terminated compound or a dimetallic salt thereof. Water formed during the heating is concurrently distilled from the solution. A method of curing a phthalonitrile monomer in the presence of an acid and a curing agent to form a phthalonitrile thermoset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Teddy M Keller, Matthew Laskoski, Andrew Saab
  • Patent number: 8722187
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a process that includes blending a polyimide resin and a primary alky amine organic compound to produce an aryl amine functionalized polyimide, having aryl amine functionality in excess of any anhydride functionality. The polyimide resin can have a weight average molecular weight (Mw) from 5,000 to 100,000 daltons. The organic compound can include at least one primary aliphatic amine without a direct linkage of a nitrogen to an aryl group and without a functionality selected from a halogen functionality, a hydroxyl functionality, a sulfonic acid functionality, a sulfonic acid salt functionality, and combinations thereof. The disclosure also relates to alkyl imide functionalized polyimides also with aryl amine functionalized polyimides, having aryl amine functionality in excess of any anhydride functionality and articles produced therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.
    Inventors: Robert R. Gallucci, Roy Odle, Daniel F. Lowery, Richard Peters