Ester, Halide Or Nitrile Of Addition Polymer Patents (Class 428/522)
  • Patent number: 11820845
    Abstract: Polyamine additives are disclosed that are useful to provide early water resistant to drying anionically colloidally stabilized polymer dispersions in aqueous media. The polyamines are polymerization products from ethylenically unsaturated monomers with pendant tertiary amine groups with ethylenically unsaturated monomers with pendant poly(alkylene oxide) chains of 88 to 1200 g/mole molecular weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: LUBRIZOL ADVANCED MATERIALS, INC
    Inventors: Shui-Jen R. Hsu, Dominic Cremona, Darlene D. Rota, Adlai J. Perry, Keith Rawlins, Stephan A. Horvath
  • Patent number: 11814475
    Abstract: A monomer mixture containing asymmetric and symmetric esters of itaconic acid which can be used as a reactive diluent. In addition, copolymers resulting from the polymerization of such monomer mixture. The monomer mixture more specifically includes the asymmetric monomers methyl ethyl itaconate (MEI) and ethyl methyl itaconate (EMI) and the symmetric monomers dimethyl itaconate (DMI) and diethyl itaconate (DEI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: ITACONIX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yvon Durant, Madeleine Eleanor Anderson
  • Patent number: 11806446
    Abstract: A multilayer film for ostomy and bowel management applications includes a barrier layer comprising at least about 90% wt. nylon 6/69. The multilayer film provides excellent mechanical and odor barrier properties, and softness and quietness desired in ostomy and bowel management applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Hollister Incorporated
    Inventors: Moh-Ching Oliver Chang, George J. Cisko
  • Patent number: 11691909
    Abstract: A textured glass substrate along with articles comprising a textured glass substrate and methods of making are provided. The substrates retain the mechanical and optical properties of the untextured glass, while the process provides a reliable and low cost, easy scale up method. The resulting glass substrates are of particular use for light extraction in organic light emitting diode structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Xinyu Cao, Haixing Chen, Ling Chen, Chenglong Dai, Kwang je Woo, Jianqiang Zhu
  • Patent number: 11672273
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating article (10) comprising: an aerosol generating substrate (12); and a mouthpiece (14) disposed downstream of the aerosol-generating substrate (12). The mouthpiece (14) comprises a hollow tubular segment (24) at its downstream end defining a mouth end cavity (40), and the hollow tubular segment (24) comprises a hollow tube (31) of fibrous material, and a polymeric film (35) secured to the inner surface (311) of the hollow tube (31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Yves Jordil, Leonardo Nappi
  • Patent number: 11639085
    Abstract: A disclosed laminated automotive glazing for displaying an image comprises a first glass sheet; a first interlayer; a luminescent film having luminescent capabilities; a second interlayer; and a second glass sheet, wherein the luminescent film is reactive to an activating light wavelength, and wherein the second interlayer is transparent to the activating light wavelength and the first interlayer has a transparency at the activating light wavelength of equal to or less than 1.0%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: ACR II GLASS AMERICA INC.
    Inventor: Markus Walter Pohlen
  • Patent number: 11628651
    Abstract: Provided is a resin composition used for forming a laminated glass interlayer film or a solar cell encapsulant, the resin composition including an ionomer (A) of an ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid-based copolymer, wherein metal ions constituting the ionomer (A) of the ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid-based copolymer includes two or more kinds of polyvalent metal ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: DOW-MITSUI POLYCHEMICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Harunobu Komatsu, Kei Nagayama, Norihiko Sato, Kana Fukuyama, Motoaki Isokawa
  • Patent number: 11613104
    Abstract: The invention concerns a laminated glazing with an optically transparent area (22) comprising (i) at least one inner (13) and one outer (14) glass sheets, each having an internal and an external faces, and being high level of near infrared radiation transmission glass sheets, (ii) at least one thermoplastic interlayer (20) to laminate the at least the inner and the outer glass sheets, comprising at least a first zone (11) and a second zone (12), the second zone (12) being delimited by the optically transparent area (22), and (iii) at least ne optical sensor device (2) provided on the inner face of the inner pane integrated in the optically transparent area (22). According to the present invention, the thermoplastic interlayer comprises a second zone (12) delimited by the optically transparent area where the laminated glazing has a value of infrared transmission TIR1 higher than the value of infrared transmission TIR2 of the first zone (11) for the working wavelengths of the optical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: AGC GLASS EUROPE
    Inventors: Meijie Li, Yannick Sartenaer, Quentin Fraselle, Marek Novotny
  • Patent number: 11597808
    Abstract: A method for preparing a modified polypropylene film, the modified polypropylene film comprising a polypropylene film; and, an oxide layer and/or nitride layer, each of which has a thickness of 20-500 nm, on a surface of the polypropylene film; the method comprising: depositing the oxide layer or nitride layer on a surface of the polypropylene film by an Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) process to obtain the modified polypropylene film; wherein the step of depositing the oxide layer or nitride layer comprises: placing the polypropylene film in an ALD reaction chamber; vacuumizing; heating up; introducing a carrier gas; and, passing at least two precursors into the reaction chamber alternately for reaction, resulting in the modified polypropylene film; wherein the precursors comprise a precursor for providing a metal element or Si, and a precursor for providing an oxygen or nitrogen element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel Qi Tan, Guanghui Song, Xudong Wu
  • Patent number: 11578207
    Abstract: The present application discloses interlayers comprising novel polyesteramides comprising diols with tunable properties based on the monomers and monomer ratios used to prepare the polyesteramides and varying the reaction conditions. The interlayers have improved properties and can be used in many different applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: Aristotelis Karagiannis, Paul Hastings, Pu Zhang, Pinguan Zheng, Emmett Dudley Crawford, Scott Ellery George, Aireal Denise Pressley, Khanh Duc Tran
  • Patent number: 11572018
    Abstract: A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head disposed at a mounting structure and having a mirror casing and a mirror reflective element. An indicator module is disposed at a rear portion of the mirror reflective element and includes a housing having an indicating portion and a connector portion, a circuit board disposed in the indicating portion and having circuitry and a light source. The circuitry includes electrically conductive terminals extending from the circuit board and disposed at the connector portion of the housing. An electrical connector has a connecting end that is received in the connector portion of the housing to electrically connect to the electrically conductive terminals. An anti-backout element is disposed at the connector portion. With the electrical connector received in the connector portion, the anti-backout element is positioned at the electrical connector to preclude backing out of the electrical connector from the connector portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy R. Shooks, Neil A. Bergsma, Matthew S. VanOeveren, Michael J. Galdys
  • Patent number: 11441036
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a perylene bisimide compound of formula (I) or a mixture thereof. The present invention also relates to the use of the compound in color converters, to the color converters and their use, and to lighting devices containing at least one LED and at least one of the color converters. The present invention also relates to a printing ink formulation for security printing containing at least one of the phenoxy-substituted perylene bisimide compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Inventors: Martin Koenemann, Gerhard Wagenblast, Sorin Ivanovici, Martina Mitgude
  • Patent number: 11407210
    Abstract: A laminate containing a metallic base layer and a transparent colored layer formed on the metallic base layer. The metallic base layer contains an aluminum pigment, a light-scattering component, a surface adjusting agent, and a rheology control agent, the aluminum pigment being present in an amount of 15 to 70 parts by mass, on a solids basis; and the light-scattering component being present in an amount of 5 to 55 parts by mass, on a solids basis, based on 100 parts by mass of the metallic base layer. The transparent colored layer contains a resin component, a curing agent, and a color pigment, the color pigment being present in an amount of 0.5 to 10 parts by mass, based on 100 parts by mass of the resin solids content of the transparent colored layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ikumi Ono, Nobuhiko Narita, Hirokazu Okazaki
  • Patent number: 11406741
    Abstract: A multilayer film for ostomy and bowel management applications includes a barrier layer comprising at least about 90% wt. nylon 6/69. The multilayer film provides excellent mechanical and odor barrier properties, and softness and quietness desired in ostomy and bowel management applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Hollister Incorporated
    Inventors: Moh-Ching Oliver Chang, George J. Cisko
  • Patent number: 11045574
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device including a substrate and a gel layer made of a hydrophilic polymer having a hydroxyl group. The gel layer is fixed to at least a part on a surface of the substrate in a thickness of 1 nm to 3,000 nm and an elastic modulus of a device surface is 6.00×103 Pa or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Rumiko Kitagawa, Masataka Nakamura
  • Patent number: 10921725
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for printing a substrate. The process comprises applying an analogue primer over a print substrate. A transparent electrophotographic composition comprising a coupling agent is electrophotographically printed on the primer as a coupling layer. An electrophotographic ink composition is then printed on the coupling layer to form an image layer. The coupling layer is disposed between the primer and image layer and in contact with each of the primer and image layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: HP Indigo B.V.
    Inventors: Inna Tzomik, Daniel Skvirsky, Faina Kogan, Gleb Romantcov, Asaf Salant, Daniel Tulchinski
  • Patent number: 10876016
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a water soluble paint composition for a vehicle. The water soluble paint composition includes a core-shell microgel resin, a dimer-modified polyester resin, a (meth)acryl-modified polyurethane resin, a curing agent, a pigment, and water, wherein the dimer-modified polyester resin is included in an amount of 1 to 10 wt % with respect to 100 wt % of the water-soluble paint composition. When the water soluble paint composition according to various embodiments is used to paint a vehicle, air handling equipment and an oven are not needed, so that energy can be saved in the painting process, CO2 production can be reduced, costs can be saved for painting equipment and maintenance, and space for a painting line can be saved, and a paint layer can be formed having excellent smoothing, waterproofing, chipping resistance, and outer appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: KCC Corporation
    Inventors: Su Young Cho, Yong Joo Kim, Seung Min Hong, So Jin Kang, Yong Ho Choi, Bon Yi Lee
  • Patent number: 10767078
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a water soluble paint composition for a vehicle. The water soluble paint composition includes a core-shell microgel resin, a dimer-modified polyester resin, a (meth)acryl-modified polyurethane resin, a curing agent, a pigment, and water, wherein the dimer-modified polyester resin is included in an amount of 1 to 10 wt % with respect to 100 wt % of the water-soluble paint composition. When the water soluble paint composition according to various embodiments is used to paint a vehicle, air handling equipment and an oven are not needed, so that energy can be saved in the painting process, CO2 production can be reduced, costs can be saved for painting equipment and maintenance, and space for a painting line can be saved, and a paint layer can be formed having excellent smoothing, waterproofing, chipping resistance, and outer appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: KCC Corporation
    Inventors: Su Young Cho, Yong Joo Kim, Seung Min Hong, So Jin Kang, Yong Ho Choi, Bon Yi Lee
  • Patent number: 10675808
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, processes, and systems for the manufacture of three-dimensional articles made of polymers using 3D printing. A layer of prepolymer is deposited on a build plate to form a powder bed. The deposited powder bed is heated to about 50° C. to about 170° C. Then, a solution of activating agent is printed on the powder bed in a predetermined pattern, and a stimulus is applied converting the prepolymer to the final polymer. After a predetermined period of time, sequential layers are printed to provide the three-dimensional article. The three-dimensional object can be cured to produce the three-dimensional article composed of the final polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd., University of Washington
    Inventors: Andrew J. Boydston, Mark Ganter, Duane Storti, Adam Edward Goetz, Mete Yurtoglu, Michael Byrnes Larsen, Gregory Isaac Peterson
  • Patent number: 10519286
    Abstract: This invention relates to a polymeric pipe, and more particularly a polymeric pipe where the pipe comprises a crosslinked polyolefin formed from extruded polyolefin comprising a photoinitiator. More particularly, this invention relates to the manufacturing of plastic pipes and tubing by utilizing co-rotating twin screw extrusion combined with photo-induced cross-linking, of thermoplastic polymers such as polyethylene, to produce PEX pipes and tubing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Uponor Innovation AB
    Inventors: Jan Ericsson, Todd Menssen
  • Patent number: 10377113
    Abstract: Provided is a functional laminated film having a functional layer formed by dispersing functional materials in a binder, in which the functional laminated film can inhibit generation of bubbles in the functional layer, and can prevent the functional material from being deteriorated by water or oxygen. The functional layer is formed by dispersing functional materials in a binder, and the binder is formed by polymerizing monomers. The monomers include 50% by mass or more of monomers X having a molecular weight of 100 to 1,500 with respect to the total mass of the monomers, and the gas barrier performance of a gas barrier film is 0.005 [g/(m2·day)] to 0.8 [g/(m2·day)].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Eijiro Iwase
  • Patent number: 10330829
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a resin composition for a polarizer protective film, a polarizer protective film, a polarizing plate including the same, and a preparation method of a polarizing plate, and, more specifically, to a resin composition for a polarizer protective film and a polarizer protective film exhibiting high hardness and excellent properties, a polarizing plate including the same, and a preparation method of a polarizing plate. According to the polarizing plate of the present invention, it can be usefully utilized in various fields because of its excellent hardness, flexibility, and optical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hye Min Kim, Yeong Rae Chang, Han Na Lee
  • Patent number: 10333124
    Abstract: A separator for a rechargeable lithium battery includes: a substrate; and a coating layer on at least one side of the substrate, the coating layer including an acrylic-based copolymer obtained from polymerization of a (meth)acrylate salt and (meth)acrylonitrile, and a polyvinyl alcohol-based compound. A rechargeable lithium battery including the separator is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Hwan Park, Byeong-Gyu Cho, Hyung-Bae Kim, Eun-Gyeong Lee, Jin-Hyuk In
  • Patent number: 10286587
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of panels for floor or wall coverings comprising the steps of mixing and homogenizing raw materials, thereby obtaining a dryblend, extruding said dryblend, thereby obtaining one or more thermoplastic layers, laminating the aforementioned thermoplastic layers, thereby obtaining a panel for floor or wall coverings, wherein said raw materials and/or said dryblend are predominantly transported vertically downwards during the weighing, mixing and/or homogenizing of said raw materials and during the feeding of said dryblend to extruders via feeding units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: BerryAlloc NV
    Inventors: Pol Lombaert, Matthias Wyseur, Tim Vanderhaegen
  • Patent number: 10266687
    Abstract: A base resin including from 30 to 70 percent by weight impact modified acrylic resin having a Tg from 60 to 150° C.; from 70 to 30 percent by weight polyvinylchloride (PVC), wherein the weight percentages of the impact modified acrylic resin and the polyvinylchloride are based on the combined weight of the impact modified acrylic resin and the polyvinylchloride; from 0.25 to 4 weight percent of anti-melding additive based on the total base resin weight; and from 0.5 weight percent to 25 weight percent colorant based on total base resin weight is provided. Also provided are capstock compositions including one or more base resins, a process for making a capstock, and capstock produced thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventors: Paul R. Van Rheenen, Scott W. Reading
  • Patent number: 10236479
    Abstract: A power-cell packaging material including a layered body obtained by layering at least a substrate layer, a metal layer, an insulating layer, and a sealant layer, in this order. The insulating layer has a hardness in the range of 10-300 MPa, when measured by using a nanoindenter and pressing the indenter 5 ?m into the insulating layer from a cross-section of the layered body in the layering direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Ojiri, Tsuyoshi Suzuki, Kazuhiko Yokota, Rikiya Yamashita, Masakazu Kandori
  • Patent number: 10150275
    Abstract: A multi-layer structure comprising: (a) a skin layer comprising at least 50% by weight of an ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer composition (LLDPE) having a Comonomer Distribution Constant (CDC) in the range of from 45 to 400, and wherein the skin layer does not contain any migratory additive; (b) a metal layer disposed on the skin layer to form a metalized film; and (c) at least one substrate layer laminated onto the metallized film; wherein the ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer composition comprises (i) less than or equal to 100 percent by weight of the units derived from ethylene; and (ii) less than 30 percent by weight of units derived from one or more ?-olefin comonomers is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Dow Chemical (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., Dow Chemical IMEA GmbH
    Inventors: Prajwal Shah, Shashibhushan S. Mishra, Tamanna Duggal, Prashant Mogre, Eng Kian Ma
  • Patent number: 9988562
    Abstract: Provided herein, generally, are colored two-part adhesives, more particularly, in some embodiments, (meth)acrylate based two-part adhesives suitable for, but not limited to, use in repairing aircraft parts. The adhesives, in some embodiments, comprise a colored first component and a second component, wherein the colored first component comprises i) a polymeric resin base composition, ii) a flame-retardant compound, and optional synergist, iii) an acrylic paint, and iv) dispersant additive; and the second component comprises v) a curing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: MIX 14 Ltd.
    Inventor: Gary Townley
  • Patent number: 9932421
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for the emulsion polymerization of itaconic acid containing ester functionality, for example, the alkyl esters of itaconic acid known as alkylitaconate. More specifically, an ester of polyitaconic acid polymer is produced via emulsion polymerization and contains greater than 50% by weight of an ester of itaconic acid along with a selected particle size and levels of molecular weight and syndiotactacticity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Itaconix Corporation
    Inventors: Yvon Durant, Bo Jiang, John Tsavalas
  • Patent number: 9920226
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thermally curable pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, which, based on the total weight of the composition, comprises the following components: a) 35-99% by weight of a reactive polymethacrylate component having a glass transition temperature Tg of ?35° C. to 32° C., and having a reactive functional group which can react with benzoxazine to form an interpenetrating polymer network; and b) 1-65% by weight of a benzoxazine component of the following formula: wherein: X is selected from the group consisting of a covalent bond, C1-C6 alkylene, C3-C10 cycloalkylene group, C?O, S, S?O or O?S?O R1 and R2 are the same or different and independently of each other selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, or C5-C14 aryl, and R4 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen or C1-C6 alkyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Qing Wu, Jing Fang, Fei Gao, Guannan Yin, Hui Zong, Jianda Zhang, Yuting Wan
  • Patent number: 9908960
    Abstract: A star-shaped vinyl ether polymer, comprising a central core and an arm portion bonded to the central core, wherein: the arm portion comprises a repeating unit derived from a vinyl ether monomer; the star-shaped vinyl ether polymer comprises a structure represented by the following Formula (1): —Y—Ar1—N?N—Ar2??(1); wherein Y represents an ether bond, a thioether bond, a group —NH—, or a group —OR1—*, R1 represents an alkylene group, * represents a position bonded to Ar1 in Formula (I), Ar1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group, and Ar2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent aromatic hydrocarbon group; and particularly the central core is formed by crosslinking of a polyfunctional coupling agent, wherein the polyfunctional coupling agent is a compound represented by the following Formula (3): wherein R5 to R8 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R9 represents a divalent organic group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: MARUZEN PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Norihiro Yoshida
  • Patent number: 9738825
    Abstract: Metal deco ink formulations are improved by the use of fluorescent dyes, UV-absorbing dyes and/or IR-absorbing dyes. These may be premixed with a phenol-formaldehyde resin without microencapsulation to protect the dye from other ink ingredients that have chemistries which are incompatible with that of the dye, in order to obtain photochromic ink formulation with a good shelf life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Chromatic Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Owen, Eric Cathie, Kristin A. Fletcher
  • Patent number: 9701823
    Abstract: A composition comprising a low density polyethylene (LDPE) and a metallocene-catalyzed linear low density polyethylene (mLLDPE) wherein the composition when extruded as a molten resin displays a neck-in value that is about equal to or increased by less than about 10% of the neck-in value observed when using the LDPE alone. A method comprising blending a LDPE and a mLLDPE of this disclosure to form a polymer blend having a miscibility factor of 1; extruding the polymer blend onto a substrate wherein the extruded polymer blend has a neck-in that is about equal to or increased by less than about 10% of the neck-in value observed when using the LDPE alone and wherein an amount of trim waste produced is equal to or about 10% less trim waste than the amount of trim waste produced when utilizing an extrusion coating using LDPE alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Darrell W. Landry, Jr., Kelly R. Frey
  • Patent number: 9649937
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an interface module (1), the interface module (1) including a display member (7) that is to be visible through a transparent slab (S), characterized in that it comprises the steps of: silk-screening an opaque ink (9) onto certain areas of a film (3) so as to define frames or symbols; depositing adhesive (C) between the film (3) on the silk-screened ink (9) side, and the transparent slab (S) of the interface module (1); and adhering, and laminating the film (3) onto the transparent slab (S) of the interface module (1). The invention also relates to the associated interface module produced according to said method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Maryline Thorailler, Frédéric Autran
  • Patent number: 9606440
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for modifying line edge roughness on a lithographically-produced feature in a material, the method comprising applying a block copolymer to an area on the feature having line edge roughness, the block copolymer comprising a charged hydrophilic polymer block and a non-charged hydrophilic polymer block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
    Inventors: Idriss Blakey, Ya-Mi Chuang, Andrew Keith Whittaker, Kevin Stanley Jack
  • Patent number: 9453133
    Abstract: The architectural compositions, such as paints and stains, include an additive comprising a plurality of latex particles added to an existing mixture of opacifying pigments and a film-forming binder as an admixture. Each latex particle is made from a latex polymer copolymerized with a polymerizable surfactant. The latex polymer is a non-film forming polymer at ambient temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Columbia Insurance Company
    Inventors: Gary Dandreaux, Ashley Brewer, Caleb Jardel, Paulina Ogorzalek, Luz Clarena Shavel, Robert Sheerin
  • Patent number: 9359525
    Abstract: Water-free composition comprising at least one saturated or unsaturated, epoxy-modified polyester as binder, at least one acrylate polymer or polyurethane polymer as further binder, polymer microparticles, at least one polymer which comprises functional groups consisting of blocked isocyanates and amino resins, as crosslinking agent, at least one pigment, at least one organic solvent, and at least one auxiliary or additive, the solids of the composition being at least 50% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbH
    Inventors: Jorn Lavalaye, Norbert Löw
  • Patent number: 9296936
    Abstract: The present subject matter relates to a preparation method of a wettability reversal agent, comprising: (1) adding an emulsifier into water to prepare a mixed solution of emulsifier; (2) adding compounds represented by formula (1-a), (2-a), (3-a), (4-a), (5-a), and (6-a) to the mixed solution of emulsifier to obtain a pre-emulsion, adding an initiator, and initiating a polymerization reaction. When the wettability reversal agent and reservoir protecting agent composition disclosed in the present subject matter are used in a drilling fluid, they can effectively prevent the permeation of the water phase and oil phase in the drilling fluid into the reservoir, reduce the filter loss of the drilling fluid, and thereby effectively protect the reservoir against damages from the drilling fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: China University of Petroleum (Beijing)
    Inventors: Guancheng Jiang, Yang Xuan, Xi Wang, Shuo Zhang, Yuxiu An, Jinsheng Sun
  • Patent number: 9186645
    Abstract: A method and system for treating and strengthening material. One or more electron accelerators can be integrated with a mobile unit. The electron accelerators are positioned on the mobile unit to irradiate and treat in-situ, a material located proximate to the mobile unit, wherein irradiation of the material by the electron accelerators results in in-situ cross-linking or polymerization of the material and therefore a strengthening and increased durability of the material. The in-situ treatment of a road surface to toughen and strengthen the road surface constructed with standard asphalt construction can result in improved material properties of the surface, enhanced durability, and improved lifetime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Fermi Research Alliance, LLC
    Inventor: Robert D. Kephart
  • Patent number: 9090768
    Abstract: A mixture which comprises from 5 to 50% by weight of a block copolymer A, which comprises one or more copolymer blocks (B/S)A each composed of from 65 to 95% by weight of vinylaromatic monomers and from 35 to 5% by weight of dienes and of a glass transition temperature TgA in the range from 40° to 90° C.; from 95 to 50% by weight of a block copolymer B, which comprises at least one hard block S composed of vinylaromatic monomers and comprises one or more copolymer blocks (B/S)B each composed of from 20 to 60% by weight of vinylaromatic monomers and from 80 to 40% by weight of dienes and of a glass transition temperature TgB in the range from ?70° to 0° C.; from 0 to 45% by weight of polystyrene or of a block copolymer C other than A and B; and from 0 to 6% by weight of a plasticizer; and its use for production of shrink films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Styrolution Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Konrad Knoll, Helmut Steininger, Michael Schuster, Daniel Wagner, Peter Merkel
  • Patent number: 9081145
    Abstract: A polarizing plate includes a polarizer, a first protective film attached to one side of the polarizer, and a second protective film attached to another side of the polarizer. A ratio between coefficients of thermal expansion of the first and second protective films, measured in a transverse direction (TD) at a temperature from about 25° C. to about 120° C., ranges from about 0.5 to about 2. A ratio between coefficients of thermal expansion of the first and second protective films measured in a machine direction (MD) at a temperature from about 25° C. to about 120° C. ranges from about 0.5 to about 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: CHEIL INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Eun Su Park, Kwang Ho Shin, Dong Yoon Shin, Eun Kyeong Seo, Hae Ryong Chung
  • Patent number: 9067364
    Abstract: A coated fabric includes a fabric from monoaxially drawn polymer tapes, in particular polyolefin or polyester tapes, preferably polypropylene or polyethylene terephthalate tapes. The fabric is coated with a sealing layer from a thermoplastic synthetic material the melting point of which is below the crystallite melting point of the fabric tape material. The coated fabric is excellently suitable for hot-air, ultrasonic, heated tool, infrared or laser beam welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: STARLINGER & CO GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H.
    Inventors: Herbert Fuerst, Peter Skopek
  • Patent number: 9069137
    Abstract: A polarizer includes boric acid, potassium iodide, and a zinc salt. The zinc salt has a concentration gradient in which the concentration of the zinc salt gradually decreases from a surface of the polarizer to an interior thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: CHEIL INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Chang Seok Bae, Jin Sook Kim, Eun Mi Kim, Pil Joo Kim, Eun Su Park, Jae Bin Song
  • Patent number: 9040165
    Abstract: A solar cell sealing film contains an ethylene-unsaturated ester copolymer, a crosslinker, and crosslinking auxiliary agents, wherein the solar cell sealing film contains a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate having 5 or more (meth)acryloyl groups in the molecule and triallyl isocyanurate as the crosslinking auxiliary agents, and a mass ratio of the polyfunctional (meth)acrylate to the triallyl isocyanurate is 0.06 to 0.3 parts of polyfunctional (meth)acrylate per 1 part of triallyl isocyanurate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisataka Kataoka, Makiko Tomiyama
  • Publication number: 20150140277
    Abstract: An anti-scattering structure which comprises a substrate having a first surface; and a polymer layer of a urea as an anti-scattering layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: SILITECH TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: CHIEN-CHIA CHEN, JEN-CHIEN HUANG, WEI-YUAN CHENG
  • Publication number: 20150140348
    Abstract: Disclosed is an adhesive for packaging materials being in a form of an aqueous dispersion including an acid-modified polyolefin resin containing a (meth)acrylic acid ester component, polyvinyl alcohol and an aqueous medium, wherein the content of polyvinyl alcohol is 0.1 to 10 parts by mass in relation to 100 parts by mass of the acid-modified polyolefin resin. Also disclosed is a packaging material using the adhesive wherein a barrier layer, an adhesive layer formed of a coating film obtained from the adhesive, and a sealant layer are laminated in this order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: UNITIKA LTD.
    Inventors: Kenjin Shiba, Takamasa Yoshino, Takuma Yano
  • Publication number: 20150140350
    Abstract: Provided are compounds of the following: wherein R1 is a saturated or unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon optionally substituted with an alkyl and/or an OXO-ester, and R2 is a C4 to C14 hydrocarbyl, preferably the residue of a C4 to C14 OXO-alcohol. Also provided are processes for making the compounds and plasticized polymer compositions containing said compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Jihad M. Dakka, Lorenzo C. DeCaul, Christine A. Costello, Edmund J. Mozeleski, Pierre Osterrieth, Stephen Zushma, Allen D. Godwin, Diana Smirnova, Catherine A. Faler, Victor Deflorio, Didier Naert
  • Publication number: 20150125631
    Abstract: Disclosed therein are an optical film and a display device comprising the same, where the optical film comprises a first optically anisotropic layer including a liquid crystal compound and a second optically anisotropic layer including a repeating unit having a photoreactive group, thereby securing improved photoreaction rate and excellent liquid crystal alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Mi Ra Hong, Sung-Ho Chun, Dai Seung Choi, Kyung Chang Seo, Dong Woo Yoo
  • Publication number: 20150118501
    Abstract: Coating compositions are described comprising an aqueous polymeric dispersion; a crosslinker; and an acid or salt of a polyalkylene oxide. Also described are articles comprising the dried and cured coating composition disposed on a substrate as well as a method a providing an anti-fog coating on a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Yongshang Lu, Naiyong Jing, Dang Xie, Zhigang Yu, Caroline M. Ylitalo, Mahfuza B. Ali, Alexander J. Kugel, Steven P. Swanson
  • Patent number: 9012945
    Abstract: LED dies, emitting blue light, are provided on a first support substrate to form a light emitting layer. A mixture of a transparent binder, yellow phosphor powder, magenta-colored glass beads, and cyan-colored glass beads is printed over the light emitting surface. The mixture forms a wavelength conversion layer when cured. The beads are sized so that the tops of the beads protrude completely through the conversion layer. When the LED dies are on, the combination of the yellow phosphor light and the blue LED light creates white light. When the LEDs are off, white ambient light, such as sunlight, causes the conversion layer to appear to be a mixture of yellow light, magenta light, and cyan light. The percentage of the magenta and cyan beads in the mixture is selected to create a desired off-state color, such as a neutral color, of the conversion layer for aesthetic purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Nthdegree Technologies Worldwide Inc.
    Inventor: William J. Ray