Animal Derived Protein Or Polypeptide Other Than Casein, E.g., Blood, Egg Albumin, Etc. Patents (Class 524/21)
  • Patent number: 12065277
    Abstract: A foldable container and method of storing adhesive in which a single strip of adhesive material is attached to a single release liner featured on a side surface or a flap of the foldable container. The strips of adhesive material can be peeled off a surface of the container and applied to and used to seal the top and bottom surfaces of the container as needed. The container features one or more release liner(s) each with a single strip of adhesive material attached only to the release liner and not a surface of the container itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Brook & Whittle Limited
    Inventor: Christopher Telman
  • Patent number: 11701804
    Abstract: A method for producing a part in the form of a solid block from a natural material in particulate form containing scleroproteins. A phase of heating the natural material, under compression at a pressure greater than or equal to 30 MPa, to a temperature greater than or equal to the denaturation temperature of the scleroproteins contained in the material. A phase of cooling the material thus obtained to a temperature less than 100° C., while maintaining the compression during at least a part of the cooling phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignees: AUTHENTIC MATERIAL, TOULOUSE TECH TRANSFER, INSTITUT NATIONAL POLYTECHNIQUE DE TOULOUSE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE POUR L'AGRICULTURE
    Inventors: Vincent Menny, Antoine Rouilly, Alain Couret, Dimitri Mazars, David Neumeyer, Virginie Vandenbossche, Jean Monchoux, Foad Naimi
  • Patent number: 11608429
    Abstract: A disposable eggshell eco-friendly material and manufacturing method are disclosed. The disposable eggshell eco-friendly material, for volume ratio, includes 50%-80% of calcined eggshell powder, 10%-48% of biodegradable polymer, 1%-5% of natural degradation agent, and 1%-5% of natural binding agent, which are subjected to a mixing and stirring step according to such ratios, and then subjected to a pelletizing step to be first prepared as a plurality of disposable eggshell eco-friendly material pellets, and the disposable eggshell eco-friendly material pellets being then subjected to a shaping and forming step by means of one of film blowing, extruding, vacuum forming, bottle blowing, injecting, and drawing, to obtain a disposable eggshell eco-friendly material product that is disposed of after one time of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Listen Green Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi Lin, Chin Chih Huang, Yen Wen Wang
  • Patent number: 11586089
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward an electrodeposition-based dynamic glass element comprising an electrolyte that includes an aqueous solvent and an additive, wherein the electrolyte is stable over a temperature range that is greater than the stable temperature range of the aqueous solvent alone. In some embodiments, the freezing point of the electrolyte is lowered by its inclusion of the additive. Additives suitable for use in accordance with the present disclosure include alcohols, metal salts, sugars, cryoprotectants, and the like. In some cases, the freezing point of the aqueous-solvent-based electrolyte is lowered from 0° C. to ?40° C. by virtue of the inclusion of the additive. In some cases, the maximum stable temperature of the electrolyte is increased from 100° C. to 110° C. by virtue of the inclusion of the additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, on behalf of the University of Nevada, Reno
    Inventors: Christopher J. Barile, Michael David McGehee, Daniel J. Slotcavage
  • Patent number: 11506657
    Abstract: The present invention provides a detection device comprises a testing element and a transparent area, wherein the testing element comprises a detection area which is configured to detect a presence of an analyte in a liquid sample; the transparent area is configured to read the test result on the detection area through the transparent area; a part of the transparent area contacts a part of the detection area, or the detection area and the transparent area are arranged in one sealed space, thus to make the air in the sealed space not exchange with the air outside the sealed space; the scheme can reduce the mist to ensure the test result is displayed clearly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: HANGZHOU BIOTEST BIOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shujiang Wu, John Wu, Liang Hong, Yangyu Zhu
  • Patent number: 11505663
    Abstract: A method for making a silk protein film includes providing an aqueous solution of a silk protein, and annealing a mixture including the aqueous solution of the silk protein and a water-soluble polyhydroxy compound that is present in an amount ranging from 20 wt % to 60 wt % based on a total amount of the silk protein and the water-soluble polyhydroxy compound at an annealing temperature that is higher than 50° C. and lower than 180° C. and under a relative humidity of not higher than 30%, so as to form the silk protein film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignees: Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan Pioneer Biotech Co., Ltd., Univacco Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Song-Tay Lee, Nan-Kai Lin, Kuo-Lung Tsai
  • Patent number: 11332555
    Abstract: The present invention includes compositions, methods, and methods of making and using a polymer-encased nanodisc comprising: one or more integral membrane proteins in a lipid layer; and a polymer comprising zwitterionic styrene-maleic acid derivative repeating units that carry zero or nearly zero negative charge, and the polymer-encased nanodiscs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Texas Tech University System
    Inventors: Guillermo A. Altenberg, Hongjun Liang
  • Patent number: 10829571
    Abstract: The present invention includes compositions, methods, and methods of making and using a polymer-encased nanodisc comprising: one or more integral membrane proteins in a lipid layer; and a polymer comprising zwitterionic styrene-maleic acid derivative repeating units that carry zero or nearly zero negative charge, and the polymer-encased nanodiscs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Texas Tech University System
    Inventors: Guillermo A. Altenberg, Hongjun Liang
  • Patent number: 10030154
    Abstract: A powder material for three-dimensional modeling includes a base particle and a resin including a first water soluble resin and a second water soluble resin, wherein a first aqueous solution of the first water soluble resin having a concentration of two percent by mass has a thermally reversible sol-gel phase transition and is gelated at temperatures higher than a first phase transition temperature of the first aqueous solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Naruse, Yasuo Suzuki, Nozomu Tamoto, Yasuyuki Yamashita, Hitoshi Iwatsuki, Kazumi Ohtaki
  • Patent number: 9410068
    Abstract: The present invention provides a biomimetic polymer for stabilizing wellbore, a method for preparation of the biomimetic polymer, and a drilling fluid. The polymer contains carboxymethyl chitosan that serves as a backbone and dopamine-derived groups grafted on the backbone. The polymer provided in the present invention can improve the strength of shale in the wellbore, seal the shale pores and reduce the filter loss of drilling fluid, and thereby attains an effect of stabilizing the wellbore in shale formation in drilling process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: China University of Petroleum (Beijing)
    Inventors: Guancheng Jiang, Yang Xuan, Xianzhu Wu, Junbin Chen, Wei Ouyang, Taotao Luo
  • Patent number: 9133325
    Abstract: A functionalized silica product includes particles of a hydrophobated silica having a thin coating of an emulsion polymer. A ratio of the hydrophobated silica to the emulsion polymer is from about 4/1 to about 50/1. The functionalized silica product is in the form of a friable crumb or a powder that may be mixed into a elastomer formulation for a rubber article, such as a tire component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
    Inventor: Peter John Wallen
  • Patent number: 9085677
    Abstract: Bioplastics including an oligosaccharide, a plasticizer, and an additive are described. Such bioplastics display advantageous attributes including tensile strength that can be tailored for particular uses. Processes for obtaining such bioplastics are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Inventor: Erica Budina
  • Publication number: 20150134048
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to polymeric materials comprising biodegradable, dioxanone-based copolymers and implantable devices (e.g., drug-delivery stents) formed of such materials. The polymeric materials can also contain at least one additional biocompatible moiety, at least one non-fouling moiety, at least one biobeneficial material, at least one bioactive agent, or a combination thereof. The polymeric materials are designed to improve the mechanical, physical and biological properties of implantable devices formed thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Ni Ding
  • Publication number: 20150118152
    Abstract: Compositions of P4HB (poly-4-hydroxybutyrate) and copolymers thereof, have been developed for pultrusion, as well as processes to produce profiles from these compositions by pultrusion. These pultrusion processes provide profiles without causing structural damage to the surface of the profile. The profiles may be used in medical applications. These compositions include P4HB, and copolymers thereof, having intrinsic viscosities less than 3.2 dl/g but greater than 0.8 dl/g. The profile may be formed using conditions such as: pull rate of 0.1 to 100 mm/min, die temperature of up to 95° C., rod stock temperature up to 95° C., draw ratio of up to 100×, pulling force of greater than 10 MPa, and clamping pressure at least 10% higher than the pulling force. Preferably, the profile is formed by pulling the rod stock through a series of dies placed at intervals with the hole sizes decreasing in diameter by 0.1 to 10 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Amit Ganatra, Bhavin Shah, Said Rizk, David P. Martin, Simon F. Williams
  • Patent number: 8980295
    Abstract: Biomaterials that support cell attachment and growth are provided. In one aspect, biomaterials are provided comprising a first polymer matrix comprising reactive amino moieties and a second polymer matrix that interpenetrates with the first polymer matrix, where the second polymer matrix comprises a poly(alkylene oxide) comprising two or more alkylene oxide oligomers joined by gamma-thioether carbonyl linkages. In another aspect, biomaterials are provided comprising at least one biopolymer comprising amino groups, thiol groups, and bifunctional modifiers connecting at least some of the amino groups to at least some of the thiol groups; and at least one poly(alkylene oxide) cross-linked to at least two thiol groups of the biopolymer. The biomaterials may further comprise a pharmacologically active agent or cells. Methods of administering such biomaterials to a patient in need thereof are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Weiyuan J. Kao, Yao Fu
  • Publication number: 20150018460
    Abstract: The present invention relates to thermoplastic products. In particular, the present invention relates to systems and methods for providing a thermoplastic product that includes one or more recycled materials. In some non-limiting implementations, the recycled materials are selected from eggshells, slag, solid output from an incinerator, and/or asphalt shingles. In some cases, the recycled materials comprise between about 0.1% and about 95%, by weight, of the thermoplastic product. In some cases, the recycled materials have a particle size between about one inch and about 300 mesh. Other implementations are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Michael P. Guymon, Trent N. Baker
  • Publication number: 20150011683
    Abstract: A rubber composition includes an elastomer having an elongation at break (Eb) of about 50% or more according to ASTM-D 412 at 25° C., a water-insoluble keratin, and a reinforcing filler. A tire component including the composition and a method for making the composition are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: William L. Hergenrother, Lorri L. Shultz, Chenchy Jeffrey Lin
  • Publication number: 20140326165
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for preparing proteinaceous materials. The process comprises solubilising fibrous protein by contacting it with an alkaline solution, ageing the resulting mixture to form a homogenous solution, and coagulating the resulting solution to form the proteinaceous material. The proteinaceous materials may be produced as, for example, fibres, films, sheets, coatings, particles, shapes, foams or composites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: FARMCORP WOOLS LIMITED
    Inventor: Mirshahin Seyed Saleh
  • Publication number: 20140323616
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing eggshell powder for use in the production of bio-based products is provided. The process involves exposing a quantity of eggshell to high air speed at room temperatures to pulverize the eggshell and separate the eggshell component from the inner membrane component. Thus, the process avoids the use of high temperatures and other harsh chemical treatments to remove the inner membrane from the eggshell thereby resulting in an eggshell material that retains the original lipid-protein structure of the native eggshell from which the powder derives. Accordingly, an eggshell powder composition is provided that is substantially free of inner membrane material and possesses a lipid-protein structure substantially similar to that of the eggshell from which the powder is derived. A polymer composite composition comprising an eggshell component and a polymer component is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Yongcheng Liu, Ke-Wei Wang, Michael Blanchard, Clive Li, Gary Metzger
  • Patent number: 8841361
    Abstract: A rubber composition includes an elastomer having an elongation at break (Eb) of about 50% or more according to ASTM-D 412 at 25° C., a water-insoluble keratin, and a reinforcing filler. A tire component including the composition and a method for making the composition are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: William L. Hergenrother, Lori L. Shultz, Chenchy Jeffrey Lin
  • Patent number: 8808866
    Abstract: An elastomeric article, such as a glove or a condom, is coated with a compound containing silicone, collagen and allantoin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignees: Precision Components, Inc., Xela Corporation
    Inventors: Anil Segat, Andreas Brown
  • Publication number: 20140213963
    Abstract: A biocompatible insulin delivery device is provided comprising an insulin reservoir sealed with a glucose-responsive plug or membrane. The plug functions to release insulin from the reservoir in response to a hyperglycemic glucose concentration and to prevent insulin release from the reservoir in response to hypoglycemic glucose concentration. In one embodiment, the plug is made of a biocompatible polymeric matrix comprising an inorganic component, a stimulus-responsive component and a catalytic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: The Governing Council of the University of Toronto
    Inventors: Xiao Yu Wu, Kai Zhang, Huiyu Huang, Claudia Gordijo, Jason Siu-Wei Li, Michael K.L. Chu
  • Publication number: 20140206796
    Abstract: A blowable insulation material comprising natural fibers and short cut synthetic fibers or fiber balls. The natural fibers and short cut synthetic fibers or fiber balls are individually treated with a water repellent to impart water repellency to the fibers, and later aerodynamically blended together. The water repellent fibers constitute a part or most of the blowable insulation material, thus enhancing the durability of the structure as well as water repellency, which may be advantageous during washing or laundering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Primaloft, Inc.
    Inventors: Kannan Allampalayam Jayaraman, Joseph Rumiesz, JR., Vanessa Mason
  • Publication number: 20140194025
    Abstract: The present invention concerns stable aqueous protein dispersions comprising in an aqueous phase at least one self-assembling protein in dispersed form and also at least one specific dispersant for the self-assembling protein; processes for producing such stable aqueous dispersions; processes for electrospinning self-assembling proteins using such stable aqueous dispersions; processes for producing fibrous sheet bodies or fibers from such aqueous dispersions; the use of such aqueous dispersions for coating surfaces; the use of the materials produced by electrospinning in the manufacture of medical devices, hygiene articles and textiles; and also fibrous or fibrous sheet bodies produced by an electrospinning process of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicants: Freudenberg Forschungsdienste KG, BASF SE
    Inventors: Evgueni Klimov, Burghard Liebmann, Thomas Subkowski, Martin Möller, Doris Klee, Artem Davidenko, Wiebke Voigt, Gunter Scharfenberger
  • Publication number: 20140187681
    Abstract: Components of an unmanned undersea vehicle are inspired by jellyfish that uses its flexible body and tilt sensing to achieve efficient swimming and turning. A tilt sensor, based on a statocyst, has a metal ball in a chamber lined with resistors. The tilt is sensed in accordance with which resistors the ball contacts. A composition of polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel with ferritin particles dispersed therein mimics the qualities of a jellyfish's mesoglea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin SMITH, Shashank Priya
  • Patent number: 8691003
    Abstract: An indicator is useful for detecting pressure points on a denture. The indicator is made of a composition that easily adheres to oral mucosa, has a proper viscosity in an oral cavity environment, can be properly spread between an oral mucosa surface and a denture base, and easily specifies an affected part. The composition includes a fatty acid ester having a melting point of 30 to 50° C., a water-soluble high polymer, and a metal oxide. Preferably, the fatty acid is 40 to 95% by weight of the composition, the water-soluble high polymer is 1 to 59% by weight of the composition, and the metal oxide is 0.1 to 50% by weight of the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: GC Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka Shinozaki, Hiroshi Kamohara
  • Patent number: 8623943
    Abstract: Hydroxypolyamides, hydroxypolyamide products, and post-hydroxypolyamides are disclosed as gel forming agents. Hydroxypolyamides and post-hydroxypolyamides are prepared from known methods. Hydroxypolyamide products are produced from a modified polymerization procedure which utilizes strong base for deprotonation of ammonium salts from the esterification of stoichiometrically equivalent polyacid:polyamine salts. The hydroxypolyamide products are capable of gel formation at lower concentrations than hydroxypolyamides and post-hydroxypolyamides from the known methods of preparation, and are therefore superior gel forming agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: The University of Montana
    Inventors: Donald E. Kiely, Tyler N. Smith
  • Publication number: 20120329916
    Abstract: A rubber composition includes an elastomer having an elongation at break (Eb) of about 50% or more according to ASTM-D 412 at 25° C., a water-insoluble keratin, and a reinforcing filler. A tire component including the composition and a method for making the composition are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: William L. Hergenrother, Lori L. Shultz, Chenchy Jeffrey Lin
  • Patent number: 8324295
    Abstract: Protein-polymer compositions and processes for their production are provided where the compositions have improved resistance to ultraviolet light induced weathering and associated loss of enzyme activity. The incorporation of both a sterically hindered amine and an ultraviolet light absorber at a concentration of at least 5% by weight produces a curable or cured composition with UV stabilized enzyme activity that can be used as a bioactive coating with improved stain removal properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Hongfei Jia, Songtao Wu, Masahiko Ishii, Minjuan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20120264852
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymeric materials including a glycosaminoglycan networked with a polyolefin-containing polymer. The present invention also relates to hydrogels containing the polymeric materials. The present invention further relates to methods of synthesizing the polymeric materials and hydrogels of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Susan P. James, Susan S. Yonemura, Ariane Vartanian
  • Publication number: 20120220680
    Abstract: The present invention relates to biodegradable aliphatic-aromatic polyesters obtained from aliphatic dicarboxylic acids, polyfunctional aromatic acids and diols, wherein the polyfunctional aromatic acids are constituted by mixtures of acids of renewable and synthetic origin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: Novamont S.P.A.
    Inventors: Catia Bastioli, Giampietro Borsotti, Luigi Capuzzi, Gian Tomaso Masala, Tiziana Milizia, Roberto Vallero
  • Publication number: 20120129970
    Abstract: The present invention provides polymer composites reinforced with high aspect ratio reinforcing fillers selected from calcium phosphate nanofibers, nanoplates, submicron fibers, submicron plates, and combinations thereof. The mechanical and biological properties of the inventive composites are enhanced significantly over current polymer composites and may be employed in various biomedical applications, such as dental restorations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
    Inventors: Hao Li, Qingson Yu, Liang Chen, Meng Chen
  • Patent number: 8182921
    Abstract: Crosslinkable compositions containing a crosslinkable organosilicon compound; a silica filler; a silicate or halogen analog thereof, a non-silicate resin-forming monomer; and a solid blowing agent containing intercalated liquid or liquid of crystallization, produce uniform foams of good pore structure, with firm adhesion to substrates, with water repellency and water vapor permeability, and with high elongation and low compression set, and are suitable for use in applications where foamed chloroprene rubber has been used, and in other applications as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Wacker Chemie AG
    Inventor: Juergen Weidinger
  • Publication number: 20120123026
    Abstract: The present invention relates to improved covalent coupling of two or more entities such as biomolecules, polymer compositions, organic/inorganic molecules/materials, and the like, including their combinations, through one or more novel reactive groups attached to linker groups of 2-1000 atoms length. The present invention also contemplates the use of bifunctional bridge molecules to link two or more entities, wherein the functional groups of the bridge molecules are the novel reactive groups of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: Luminex Corporation
    Inventors: Ananda G. Lugade, Kurt D. Hoffacker, Adam J. Jenkins, Karri L. Michael-Ballard, Leonid Patsenker, Ewald Terpetschnig, Veronica D. Thomason, Ralph McDade
  • Publication number: 20120070713
    Abstract: In accordance with at least selected embodiments or aspects, the present invention is directed to improved, unique, and/or high performance ISS lead acid battery separators, such as improved ISS flooded lead acid battery separators, ISS batteries including such separators, methods of production, and/or methods of use. The preferred ISS separator may include negative cross ribs and/or PIMS minerals. In accordance with more particular embodiments or examples, a PIMS mineral (preferably fish meal, a bio-mineral) is provided as at least a partial substitution for the silica filler component in a silica filled lead acid battery separator (preferably a polyethylene/silica separator formulation). In accordance with at least selected embodiments, the present invention is directed to new or improved batteries, separators, components, and/or compositions having heavy metal removal capabilities and/or methods of manufacture and/or methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: J. Kevin Whear, John R. Timmons, Jeffrey K. Chambers, Tejas R. Shah
  • Publication number: 20120070714
    Abstract: In accordance with at least certain embodiments of the present invention, a novel concept of utilizing PIMS minerals as a filler component within a microporous lead-acid battery separator is provided. In accordance with more particular embodiments or examples, the PIMS mineral (preferably fish meal, a bio-mineral) is provided as at least a partial substitution for the silica filler component in a silica filled lead acid battery separator (preferably a polyethylene/silica separator formulation). In accordance with at least selected embodiments, the present invention is directed to new or improved batteries, separators, components, and/or compositions having heavy metal removal capabilities and/or methods of manufacture and/or methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Jeffrey K. Chambers, Tejas R. Shah
  • Publication number: 20110236974
    Abstract: The present invention provides methodologies and parameters for fabrication of the hybrid biomaterial by blending pure laminin or complex extracts of tissues containing laminin with biopolymers such as polycaprolactone (PCL), polylactic/polyglycolic acid copolymer (PLGA) or Polydioxanone (PDO) in fluoroalcohols (HFP, TFA), fabrication of substrates and scaffolds and devices from the hybrid biomaterial in forms such as films, nanofibers by electrospinning or microspheres, and the biological or biomedical use of the material or devices derived from it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventors: Roy Clinton Ogle, Edward A. Botchwey, III, Rebekah A. Neal
  • Publication number: 20110230567
    Abstract: A cryogel-forming vinyl alcohol co-polymer is operable to form a cryogel, i.e., a hydrogel formed by crytropic gelation, in an aqueous solution at a concentration of less than about 10% by weight, in the absence of a chemical cross-linking agent and in the absence of an emulsifier. In one embodiment, a vinyl alcohol co-polymer cryogel comprises at least about 75% by weight water and a vinyl alcohol co-polymer, wherein the vinyl alcohol co-polymer is operable to form a cryogel in an aqueous solution at a concentration of less than about 10% by weight, in the absence of a chemical cross-linking agent and in the absence of an emulsifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Maria Stromme, Albert Mihranyan
  • Publication number: 20100240805
    Abstract: An adhesive composition substantially free of formaldehyde, comprising at least one bio-derived component, at least one multivalent cation and at least one polymer having a crosslinkable group, wherein the polymer having at least one crosslinkable group is substantially free of epichlorohydrin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Todd R. Miller, Heather E. Clarke, Lee R. Johnson, Rick A. Porter
  • Patent number: 7767756
    Abstract: The application describes materials derived from keratin proteins in combination with polymers, either as intimate mixtures with water soluble polymers, or as chemically bound copolymers. The keratin protein is a specific keratin protein fraction, and is preferably intact, s-sulfonated and from the intermediate filament protein family. The application also describes the process for production of these materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Keraplast Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert James Kelly, Mohammad Azam Ali, Alisa Dawn Roddick-Lanzilotta, Gillian Worth, Mohammad Mahbubul Hassan, John Robert McLaughlin, Alan John McKinnon
  • Patent number: 7709544
    Abstract: In a method for synthesizing polymeric microstructures, a monomer stream is flowed, at a selected flow rate, through a fluidic channel. At least one shaped pulse of illumination is projected to the monomer stream, defining in the monomer stream a shape of at least one microstructure corresponding to the illumination pulse shape while polymerizing that microstructure shape in the monomer stream by the illumination pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Patrick S. Doyle, Daniel C. Pregibon, Dhananjay Dendukuri
  • Publication number: 20100059715
    Abstract: A resin composition that has high mechanical strength properties, has superior chemical characteristics such as chemical resistance and heat resistance, has high degree of freedom of product design, and has a structure considering the impact on environment is provided at low cost. The resin composition composed of a polyamide resin contains a cotton fiber as a natural fiber. The additive amount of the cotton fiber is preferably 1 wt % to 25 wt % both inclusive. The polyamide resin is polyamide 11 using castor oil as a raw material of plant origin. The average fiber diameter of the cotton fiber is 100 ?m or less. The polyamide resin and the cotton fiber are melted and kneaded, and then hot-formed, and thereby a shaped article containing a plant fiber can be fabricated. In addition to the cotton fiber, a plant fiber such as a hemp fiber, a bamboo fiber, and wood powder and a biofiber such as a silk fiber may be applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiichiro Tabata, Shinichiro Yamada, Hiroyuki Mori, Tsutomu Noguchi
  • Patent number: 7671116
    Abstract: The composition for forming an ink-receiver layer according to the invention comprises (A) a monomer component containing a monofunctional monomer; (B) a powder containing an egg white component; and (C) eggshell powder. The component (A) may further contain a polyfunctional monomer with two or more functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Q.P. Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Sasagawa, Yoshiharu Kimura, Masaaki Kunou, Mineo Hasegawa, Hideki Yamaguchi, Ayako Maruta
  • Publication number: 20100040816
    Abstract: The present invention provides silk fibre reinforced composite materials comprising a thermoplastic polymer matrix, which are relatively light, whilst having a high impact resistance. The silk fibre reinforced composite materials of the present invention allow for an optimal dissipation of the impact energy such that they have a penetration resistance higher than 20 J per mm of plate thickness, more preferably more than 30 J per mm, most preferably more than 40 J per mm. Due to the high impact resistance of the fibrous composite material according to the present invention, panels or shells comprising such composites are particularly useful for the manufacture of objects, which in the course of their life cycle are subject to shocks or at risk of penetration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: K.U. LEUVEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Ignace Verpoest, Aart Willem Van Vuure, Nedda El Asmar, Jan Vanderbeke
  • Patent number: 7649036
    Abstract: Blended compositions and methods for the production of thermoset compositions of soy meal, which has been treated to remove non-thermoplastic materials associated with soy beans, and natural rubber. Also provided is a method for the preparation of a prepared granular soy meal by blowing a gas through a stream of granular natural soy meal to remove hulls and cellulose fiber materials which are lighter than the granular soy meal to provide the prepared granular soy meal for the compositions. The compositions are elastic and can be used in place of rubber bands and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Amar K. Mohanty, Qiangxian Wu, Susan Selke
  • Publication number: 20090260646
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fiber for use as hair which has touch/shine like a hair, excellent curl-retaining property and flame retardancy. Also disclosed is a head-dressing product produced using the fiber. The fiber comprises (A) 90 to 10 parts by weight of polyester fiber and (B) 10 to 90 parts by weight of a reproduced collagen fiber containing an aluminum compound. Preferably, the aluminium compound is an aluminium salt and is contained in an amount of 8 to 20% by weight in terms of aluminium oxide. The polyester fiber may contain a flame retarder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Masuda
  • Publication number: 20090176423
    Abstract: A modified fiber fabric obtainable by polymerizing a component (X) which is a water-soluble eggshell membrane powder, a component (A) which is a bifunctional monomer represented by the following formula (1), a component (B) which is a monomer containing any one of a hydroxyl group, carboxyl group, amino group, sulfonic acid group, and phosphoric acid group, and a component (C) which is a monomer containing at least one aziridine group, or a water-soluble polymer containing a polycarbodiimide group, polyethyleneimine group, or oxazoline group, on a fiber fabric, wherein R represents any one of and —CnH2n— (n is an integer of 1 to 6); Z is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; a and b are integers where “a+b” is 0 to 50; x and y are integers where “x+y” is 0 to 30; and “a+b+x+y” is 10 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2005
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Masahiro Sano, Masashi Sakamoto, Shuichi Murakami, Ryousei Takigaura
  • Patent number: 7553363
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for use in making a starch-based food or beverage container, the formulation allowing the container to be water resistant for a usable amount of time without the need for coatings or similar. An embodiment of the formulation comprising water, native and pregelatinized starch, an insolubilizing compound, proteins or natural polymeric compounds, fibers, a wax emulsion, and a fiber-sizing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Biosphere Industries, LLC
    Inventors: David Dellinger, Elie Helou, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20080182924
    Abstract: An elastomer composition is provided which contains a matrix of a biomass plastic and crosslinked natural rubber particles dispersed like islands in the matrix. An eraser using the elastomer composition is also provided. The present invention is capable of providing an elastomer composition and an eraser using the same, which can be recycled, are friendly to the environment, and corresponds to the recycling society, without relying on fossil resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: SEED COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki Morimoto, Yasuhiro Nishioka
  • Patent number: 7344658
    Abstract: The present invention provides radioprotective materials and products produced using the materials, the materials and products being easily usable for blocking the effects of radiation, exposure to which occurs unconsciously in daily life or in the working environment. Specifically stated, the present invention provides radioprotective materials comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of collagens, keratins, silk fibroins and their derivatives. The present invention also provides radioprotective products produced using the radioprotective materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Allmighty Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirosige Nakatsuka, Akihito Tsuchiya, Quang Huy Nguyen