Elemental Metal Dnrm Patents (Class 524/439)
  • Patent number: 11930683
    Abstract: A color filter layer and a display device are provided. A material of the color filter layer includes a dye, a polymer resin, a monomer, a photoinitiator, and a solvent. A material of the dye is one of a core-shell material or a titanium dioxide material. The shell material includes an organic polymer, and the core material is an inorganic fluorescent material. The shell material covers the core material, and the inorganic fluorescent material includes a europium-doped compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Bao Zha
  • Patent number: 11795312
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a three-dimensional modeled article having high dimensional precision, high strength, and high ductility, and a resin composition for a three-dimensional modeled article, the resin composition being used to fabricate the three-dimensional modeled article, and of providing a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional modeled article. To address this problem, a resin composition for a three-dimensional modeled article according to the present invention contains resin particles having a continuous phase including a thermoplastic resin, and a dispersed phase including a thermoplastic elastomer, dispersed in the continuous phase, the amount of the thermoplastic elastomer therein being 1-12 parts by mass with respect to a total of 100 parts by mass of the thermoplastic resin and the thermoplastic elastomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Keisuke Mizoguchi
  • Patent number: 11787945
    Abstract: Described herein is a polymerized biorenewable, petroleum based, previously modified, or functionalized oil, comprising a polymeric distribution having about 2 to about 80 wt % oligomer content, a polydispersity index ranging from about 1.0 to about 5.0, and sulfur content ranging from 0.001 wt % to about 8 wt %. Methods of manufacturing the polymerized oil as well as its incorporation into asphalt paving, roofing, and coating applications are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Todd L. Kurth, Scott Nivens, Christopher Patrick Stevermer, Hassan Ali Tabatabaee
  • Patent number: 11783959
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic paste composition and a preparation method thereof. The electronic paste composition includes tungsten, manganese, an additive, and an organic vehicle, wherein the additive is selected from at least one of ruthenium, tellurium, germanium, and vanadium. The preparation method includes: mixing tungsten powder and manganese powder with the additive, and then bringing a mixture as acquired into contact with the organic vehicle. In addition, the present disclosure further provides a use of the electronic paste composition in preparing a ceramal heat generation body having a low temperature coefficient of resistance. Each of the electronic paste composition according to the present disclosure and the electronic paste prepared by the method according to the present disclosure has a consistent and low temperature coefficient of resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: CHINA TOBACCO HUBEI INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Huachen Liu, Dan Li, Yikun Chen, Tengfei Deng, Bing Liu
  • Patent number: 11745413
    Abstract: Methods of nanomanufacturing based on continuous additive nanomanufacturing at fluid interfaces (CANFI). This approach is a fabrication technique that involves, for example, photocuring or “printing” self-assembled layers. CANFI presents a fabrication capability with significant transformative potential improve (i) the spatial resolution, (ii) the speed, and (iii) the range of material compositions that can be printed. Various articles of manufacture can be made using the methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: CORNELL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tobias Hanrath, Eliad Peretz, Ben Treml
  • Patent number: 11702496
    Abstract: A process of forming a cross-linked electronically active hydrophilic co-polymer is provided and includes the steps of: a. mixing an intrinsically electronically active material and at least one compound of formula (I) with water to form an intermediate mixture; b. adding at least one hydrophilic monomer, at least one hydrophobic monomer, and at least one cross-linker to the intermediate mixture to form a co-monomer mixture; and c. polymerising the co-monomer mixture. Formula (I) is defined as: where R1 and R2 are independently optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl and X? is an anion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: SUPERDIELECTRICS LTD
    Inventors: Donald James Highgate, Ian Hamerton, Brendan Howlin
  • Patent number: 11662180
    Abstract: A thermal camouflage fabric has a first side and a second side and at least the first side of the fabric comprises a printed layer. The printed layer contains at least a first, second, and third color paste in a camouflage pattern. At least a portion of the first, second, and third color pastes are in discrete locations in the printed layer. The first, second, and third color pastes each contain at least one pigment, a plurality of metallic particles, and a binder. The first color paste contains at least about twice the amount by weight of metallic particles than the third color paste and the first color paste contains less pigment by weight than the third color paste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Nathan B. Emery, Michael C. Gillespie
  • Patent number: 11370926
    Abstract: A conductive coating material is disclosed including at least (A) 100 parts by mass of a binder component including 5 to 30 parts by mass of solid epoxy resin that is solid at normal temperature and 20 to 90 parts by mass of liquid epoxy resin that is liquid at normal temperature, (B) 200 to 1800 parts by mass of silver-coated copper alloy particles in which the copper alloy particles are made of an alloy of copper, nickel, and zinc, the silver-coated copper alloy particles have a nickel content of 0.5% to 20% by mass, and the silver-coated copper alloy particles have a zinc content of 1% to 20% by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the binder component (A), and (C) 0.3 to 40 parts by mass of a curing agent with respect to 100 parts by mass of the binder component (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: TATSUTA ELECTRIC WIRE & CABLE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Umeda, Kazuhiro Matsuda, Ken Yukawa
  • Patent number: 11339247
    Abstract: This disclosure provides new methods, compositions, containers, preforms, and designs for refillable carbonated soft drink bottles having improved caustic stress cracking resistance. The method of this disclosure combine the use of PET-based co-polyester resin that incorporates a cyclic hydrocarbon diacid co-monomer and/or a cyclic hydrocarbon diol comonomer, with a bottle design incorporating a petaloid base, for unexpectedly enhanced performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Ronald D. Moffitt, Yu Shi, Jasmeet Kaur
  • Patent number: 11257606
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer binder composition, and more specifically, to an integrated conductive polymer binder composition simultaneously having adhesion and conductivity, a method for preparing the binder composition, an energy storage device comprising the binder composition, a sensor comprising a sensing portion formed from the binder composition, and an anticorrosive coating composition comprising the binder composition as an active component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: INDUSTRY FOUNDATION OF CHONNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hyeonseok Yoon, Minjeong Kang
  • Patent number: 11186722
    Abstract: A resin coated inorganic or metallic pigment includes inorganic or metallic particles (A) and an acrylic copolymer (B) formed on the inorganic or metallic particles (A) by subjecting a radically polymerizable unsaturated carboxylic acid or radically polymerizable phosphate monomer (B1) and a monomer (B2) containing 3 to 6 (meth)acryloyloxy groups per molecule to radical polymerization reaction using a polymerization initiator (C) containing a nitrile group, wherein the inorganic or metallic particles (A) are coated with a coating resin including the acrylic copolymer (B), and the acrylic copolymer (B) has at a tail thereof a structure which is derived from the polymerization initiator (C) and which is represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 represents a methyl group, and R2 represents an alkyl group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Nakazawa, Norio Kosaka, Kazuhiro Sugiyama, Takuya Otsubo
  • Patent number: 11168167
    Abstract: A process of forming a cross-linked electronically active hydrophilic co-polymer is provided and includes the steps of: a. mixing an intrinsically electronically active material and at least one compound of formula (I) with water to form an intermediate mixture; b. adding at least one hydrophilic monomer, at least one hydrophobic monomer, and at least one cross-linker to the intermediate mixture to form a co-monomer mixture; and c. polymerising the co-monomer mixture. Formula (I) is defined as: where R1 and R2 are independently optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl and X? is an anion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: SUPERDIELECTRICS LTD
    Inventors: Donald James Highgate, Ian Hamerton, Brendan Howlin
  • Patent number: 11075154
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a lead frame that has one end in contact with the upper surface of the second terminal of the semiconductor element in the sealing portion, and that has the other end exposed from the sealing portion; and a control conductive bonding material that bonds between the upper surface of the second terminal of the semiconductor element and the one end of the lead frame, and the control conductive bonding material having electric conductivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: SHINDENGEN ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soichiro Umeda, Atsushi Kyutoku
  • Patent number: 11066509
    Abstract: A conductive paste composition includes 1 to 10 parts by weight of a binder (A), 2 to 20 parts by weight of an epoxy monomer (B), 1 to 20 parts by weight of a crosslinking agent (C), and 70 to 95 parts by weight of a conductive filler (D). The binder (A) is a reactive oligomer having a siloxane bond as a main skeleton and including a plurality of oxirane rings as an organic group. The epoxy monomer (B) includes an oxirane ring. The total amount of the binder (A), the epoxy monomer (B), the crosslinking agent (C), and the conductive filler (D) is 100 parts by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Tamai, Masanori Kanematsu, Daisuke Adachi
  • Patent number: 11021596
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hydrogenated nitrile-diene-carboxylic ester copolymers, to the production thereof, to vulcanizable mixtures containing hydrogenated nitrile-diene-carboxylic ester copolymers and the production thereof, and also to vulcanizates based on hydrogenated nitrile-diene-carboxylic ester copolymers and to the use thereof in belts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: ARLANXEO DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Hiyam Salem, Karola Schneiders, Susanna Lieber
  • Patent number: 11021612
    Abstract: Base coats, methods of using base coats, and methods of producing base coats are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a method of producing a base coat includes forming a CPO intermediate and a color intermediate. The CPO intermediate includes a chlorinated polyolefin at from about 5 to about 20 weight percent, based on a total weight of the CPO intermediate, as well as a CPO solvent. The color intermediate includes a color imparting additive and a color solvent that is different than the CPO solvent. The CPO intermediate and the color intermediate are combined to form the base coat, where the base coat includes from about 1 to about 3 weight percent chlorinated polyolefin and from about 5 to about 30 weight percent solids, based on a total weight of the base coat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
    Inventors: Mark P. Pohl, Eric Calhoun, Robert E. Pennock
  • Patent number: 10676625
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a zinc oxide ink and a method for manufacturing the same, an electron transport layer and a display device. The zinc oxide ink includes zinc oxide nanoparticles loaded with ligands, wherein the ligand is derived from aliphatic compounds having a carbon chain of three or more carbon atoms and the ligand has a cross-linkable group at a site close to a coordination atom. The zinc oxide ink increases the steric hindrance among the zinc oxide nanoparticles, thereby preventing the aggregation between the zinc oxide nanoparticles, and accordingly and further avoiding the formation of black points in the formed layer. Meanwhile, the ligands have self-crosslinking property and thus form a web-like structure to prevent the formation of pores in the layer due to the rapid volatilization of the solvent, and the quality of the formed layer by using the zinc oxide ink is ensured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wenhai Mei
  • Patent number: 10597534
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic composition comprising: a) a polyamide component comprising at least three amide monomer units and b) a stabilizer characterized in that at least one of the at least three amide monomer units is an aliphatic amide monomer unit having a carbon to nitrogen ratio (C/N) equal to, or above 6.5, in that at least two of the at least three amide monomer units are semi-aromatic amide monomer units which polymerized provide at least one semi-crystalline semi-aromatic polyamide having a melting temperature of at least 290° C. as measured by DSC at a heating rate of 10° C./min according to standard ISO 1 1357-3 (2009), and in that the amount of aliphatic amide monomer unit is in the range from 20 to 60 wt. % relative to the total weight of the at least three amide monomer units in the polyamide components and the total amount of semi-aromatic amide monomer units is in the range from 40 to 80 wt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Zhujuan Wang, Johannes Hoekstra, Pim Gerard Anton Janssen
  • Patent number: 10497849
    Abstract: A thermoelectric composite includes a plurality of particles comprising a crosslinked polymer having a heat deflection temperature greater than or equal to 200° F. and a segregated network comprising a first filler material which is disposed between the particles to produce a thermoelectric response in response to application of a voltage difference or temperature difference across the thermoelectric composite. The first filler material includes a carbon material, a metal, a metal disposed on a carbon material, or a combination thereof. A process for preparing a thermoelectric article includes combining a first filler material and a plurality of particles comprising a polymer to form a composition and molding the composition to form a thermoelectric article, wherein the thermoelectric article is configured to produce a thermoelectric response in response to application of a voltage difference or temperature difference across the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Sayantan Roy, David Peter Gerrard, Oleksandr V. Kuznetsov
  • Patent number: 10494467
    Abstract: A copolymer rubber includes, based on a total amount of 100% by weight of all monomer units, ?,?-ethylenically unsaturated nitrile units, conjugated diene units, and ?,?-ethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acid monoester units selected from the group consisting of methoxyethyl (meth)acrylates, and polyethylene glycol (meth)acrylates. The rubber has a glass transition temperature lower than ?20° C., an oil swelling of not more than 20 vol %, and provides a balance of good low-temperature stability and oil resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: ARLANXEO DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Werner Obrecht, Hiyam Salem, Susanna Lieber, Irene Moll, Andreas Kaiser
  • Patent number: 10400079
    Abstract: To provide a fluorinated resin composition which is capable of forming a resin film excellent in moist heat resistance and solar reflectance. The fluorinated resin composition comprises composite particles, a fluorinated polymer and a liquid medium, wherein the composite particles are a composite having a part or whole of the surface of aluminum particles coated with at least one member selected from the group consisting of an acrylic resin and silica; the total coating amount of the acrylic resin and silica is from 6 to 25 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the aluminum particles; and the water surface diffusion area is from 14,000 to 27,000 cm2/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Aruga
  • Patent number: 10385181
    Abstract: A body having a lubricant reservoir is described, comprising: a porous polymeric body; and a lubricating liquid, said lubricating liquid occupying the pores to provide a lubricated porous surface having a lubricant reservoir and a lubricant overlayer over the polymer surface. Also described herein is a system for use in the formation of a low-adhesion and low-friction surface includes a flowable precursor composition comprising a prepolymer and a curing agent, said composition capable of application as a coating over a large surface area; a lubricating liquid that is capable of forming a coating with the hardened precursor composition, wherein the lubricating liquid and hardened polymer together form a coating of lubricating liquid stabilized on and in the hardened polymer; and instructions for applying the precursor composition onto a surface for the purpose of obtaining a low-adhesion and low-friction surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Joanna Aizenberg, Michael Aizenberg, Philseok Kim, Alex Vena
  • Patent number: 10331160
    Abstract: An operating element for a domestic appliance includes a main body which is made of a material comprised of plastic and a filler admixed to the plastic. The filler has a thermal conductivity which is higher than a thermal conductivity of the plastic. The filler can be present in particle form, e.g. as spheres, grains, fibers or as powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Stéphane Clauss, Martin Oberhomburg
  • Patent number: 10155667
    Abstract: A system, process and related sintered article are provided. The process includes supporting a piece of inorganic material with a pressurized gas and sintering the piece of inorganic material while supported by the pressurized gas by heating the piece of inorganic material to a temperature at or above a sintering temperature of the inorganic material such that the inorganic material is at least partially sintered forming the sintered article. The inorganic material is not in contact with a solid support during sintering. The sintered article, such as a ceramic article, is thin, has high surface quality, and/or has large surface areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Michael Edward Badding, William Joseph Bouton, Douglas Edward Brackley, Lanrik Wayne Kester, Thomas Dale Ketcham, Eric Lee Miller, Cameron Wayne Tanner, James William Zimmermann
  • Patent number: 10131761
    Abstract: The invention provides a glittering resin composition which includes: a polycarbonate resin that contains structural units derived from a dihydroxy compound having the portion represented by the following general formula (1) as a part of the structure thereof; and glittering particles in an amount of 0.1 parts by weight or more and 10 parts by weight or less per 100 parts by weight of the polycarbonate resin, wherein the glittering particles are inorganic particles (excluding metal particles) coated with a metal or a metal oxide or are metal particles: provided that a case where the portion represented by general formula (1) is a part of —CH2—O—H is excluded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Yokogi, Taku Kitade, Toshiaki Ebitani
  • Patent number: 9937555
    Abstract: The present invention provides a silver powder that has an appropriate viscosity range at the time of paste production, can be easily kneaded, and prevents flake occurrence. The silver powder has a dibutyl phthalate absorption amount, measured by a method of JIS-K6217-4, of 7.0 to 9.5 ml/100 g, and has an oil absorption profile at the time of measurement of the absorption amount, having two peaks, or one peak having a half width of not more than 1.5 ml/100 g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Kawakami, Akihiro Murakami, Toshiaki Terao, Isao Kaneko
  • Patent number: 9884476
    Abstract: A method for manufacture of at least one component of a field device for determining or monitoring a process variable, wherein the field device is applied in automation technology and is manufactured from at least one material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Joachim Albert, Detlev Wittmer, Marc Baret, Thomas Uehlin, Dietmar Spanke, Benjamin Mack
  • Patent number: 9831008
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an inorganic nanostructure-organic polymer heterostructure, useful as a thermoelectric composite material, comprising (a) an inorganic nanostructure, and (b) an electrically conductive organic polymer disposed on the inorganic nanostructure. Both the inorganic nanostructure and the electrically conductive organic polymer are solution-processable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Kevin C. See, Jeffrey J. Urban, Rachel A. Segalman, Nelson E. Coates, Shannon K. Yee
  • Patent number: 9822228
    Abstract: A prepreg containing a carbon fiber [A] and a thermosetting resin [B], and in addition, satisfying at least one of the following (1) and (2). (1) a thermoplastic resin particle or fiber [C] and a conductive particle or fiber [D] are contained, and weight ratio expressed by [compounding amount of [C] (parts by weight)]/[compounding amount of [D] (parts by weight)] is 1 to 1000. (2) a conductive particle or fiber of which thermoplastic resin nucleus or core is coated with a conductive substance [E] is contained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Arai, Norimitsu Natsume, Kenichi Yoshioka, Junko Kawasaki, Hiroshi Takezaki
  • Patent number: 9791797
    Abstract: A toner composition including a toner particle having a surface, wherein the toner particle comprises at least one toner resin; a metallic pigment bonded to the surface of the toner particle; and an insulative surface additive disposed over the metallic pigment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Varun Sambhy, Juan A. Morales Tirado, Kirk L. Stamp
  • Patent number: 9702679
    Abstract: A frangible projectile includes a sintered mass of a plurality of copper or copper alloy plated iron or iron alloy core particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: OLIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Greg A. Smith, Victor D. Levin
  • Patent number: 9658711
    Abstract: A touch panel module includes a substrate, a sensor layer disposed on the substrate, a first glue layer disposed on the sensor layer and an anti-electromagnetic interference layer disposed on the first glue layer. The touch panel module with anti-electromagnetic interference can be formed independently, and may be combined with other electronic device to form a touch device, thereby reducing the thickness of the touch device and simplifying the process steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: Yuh-Wen Lee, Jen-Chang Liu, Jiangqiang Zhuang, Tsung-Ke Chiu
  • Patent number: 9660166
    Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion element (1) having, on a substrate (12), a first electrode (13), a thermoelectric conversion layer (14), and a second electrode 15, wherein a nano conductive material and a low band gap material are contained in the thermoelectric conversion layer (14); an article for thermoelectric power generation and a power supply for a sensor using the thermoelectric conversion element (1); and a thermoelectric conversion material containing the nano conductive material and the low band gap material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Nishio, Ryo Hamasaki, Kimiatsu Nomura, Yoichi Maruyama
  • Patent number: 9595654
    Abstract: A thermoelectric composite includes a plurality of particles comprising a crosslinked polymer having a heat deflection temperature greater than or equal to 200° F. and a segregated network comprising a first filler material which is disposed between the particles to produce a thermoelectric response in response to application of a voltage difference or temperature difference across the thermoelectric composite. The first filler material includes a carbon material, a metal, a metal disposed on a carbon material, or a combination thereof. A process for preparing a thermoelectric article includes combining a first filler material and a plurality of particles comprising a polymer to form a composition and molding the composition to form a thermoelectric article, wherein the thermoelectric article is configured to produce a thermoelectric response in response to application of a voltage difference or temperature difference across the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Sayantan Roy, David Peter Gerrard, Oleksandr V. Kuznetsov
  • Patent number: 9520336
    Abstract: A method of improving the thermal performance of a hybrid assembly which comprises a first die, a second die, and indium bonds which bond and electrically interconnect the first die to the second die. A heat sink plate on which the hybrid assembly is to be mounted is provided. A plurality of indium bumps are deposited on the plate where the assembly is to be mounted. The bottom side of the hybrid assembly is then pressed onto the indium bumps to affix the assembly to the plate. The heat sink plate constrains the lateral coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of the second die such that the CTEs of the first and second dies match more closely than they would if the hybrid assembly was not mounted directly to a heat sink plate using indium bumps. The heat sink plate preferably comprises copper tungsten (CuW) or a diamond-metal composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: TELEDYNE SCIENTIFIC & IMAGING, LLC
    Inventors: Majid Zandian, Donald E. Cooper, Lisa L. Fischer, Victor Gil, Gerard Sullivan
  • Patent number: 9461228
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoelectric conversion material excellent in thermoelectric performance and flexibility and capable of being produced in a simplified manner and at a low cost, and a method for producing the material. The thermoelectric conversion material has, on a support, a thin film of a thermoelectric semiconductor composition containing thermoelectric semiconductor fine particles and a conductive polymer, and the method for producing a thermoelectric conversion material includes a step of applying the thermoelectric semiconductor composition containing thermoelectric semiconductor fine particles and a conductive polymer onto the support and drying it to forma thin film thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignees: LINTEC CORPORATION, KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kunihisa Kato, Tsuyoshi Mutou, Koji Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 9437346
    Abstract: A semiconductor device connected using an anisotropic conductive adhesive composition, the anisotropic conductive adhesive composition including a thermosetting polymerization initiator; and tetrahydrofurfuryl (meth)acrylate or furfuryl (meth)acrylate, wherein the tetrahydrofurfuryl (meth)acrylate or furfuryl (meth)acrylate is present in the composition in an amount of 1 wt % to 25 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition in terms of solid content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: CHEIL INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kyoung Hun Shin, Do Hyun Park, Hyun Joo Seo, Young Ju Shin, Kyu Bong Kim, Woo Jun Lim
  • Patent number: 9431593
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoelectric conversion material capable of being produced in a simplified manner and at a low cost and excellent in thermoelectric conversion characteristics and flexibility, and provides a method for producing the material. The thermoelectric conversion material has, on a support, a thin film of a thermoelectric semiconductor composition containing thermoelectric semiconductor fine particles, a heat-resistant resin and an ionic liquid. The method for producing a thermoelectric conversion material having, on a support, a thin film of a thermoelectric semiconductor composition containing thermoelectric semiconductor fine particles, a heat-resistant resin and an ionic liquid comprises a step of applying a thermoelectric semiconductor composition containing thermoelectric semiconductor fine particles, a heat-resistant resin and an ionic liquid onto a support and drying it to form a thin film thereon, and a step of annealing the thin film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kunihisa Kato, Tsuyoshi Mutou, Takeshi Kondo
  • Patent number: 9376561
    Abstract: Described herein are polymer compositions comprising at least one inorganic salt comprising a cation selected from the group consisting of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals and aluminum, and an anion selected from the group consisting of chloride, sulfate, nitrate, phosphate, acetate and formate, in a concentration of 100 to 5000 mg/kg, based on the composition, and wherein the salt is present in the composition exclusively in dissolved form or in the form of amorphous and/or crystalline inclusions having a size of not more than 60 ?m. Compositions of the present invention are distinguished by an improved surface after heat-moisture storage and are suitable in particular for the production of moldings with a high gloss finish that demand a class A surface, which have optionally been subjected, in whole or in part, to a further surface treatment step involving e.g. lacquering, in-mold decoration, or metallization by vacuum deposition or galvanization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE AG
    Inventors: Andreas Seidel, Eckhard Wenz, Hans-Juergen Klankers, Birgit Derfuss, Hans-Jurgen Thiem, Sven Hobeika, Ingmar Hermsdorfer
  • Patent number: 9296906
    Abstract: Disclosed is a metallic pigment composition which can provide, when used in a coating composition, an ink composition or the like, in particular, a water-based coating, a water-based ink or the like, a coating film having a high storage stability, a good adhesiveness, a good chemical resistance and a good color tone. Specifically disclosed is a metallic pigment composition which comprises at least one kind of compound selected from a heteropolyanion compound and a mixed-ligand heteropolyanion compound, an organic oligomer or polymer, and metal grains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuko Nakajima, Kaoru Ueyanagi
  • Patent number: 9272333
    Abstract: A method of making a porous sintered body includes a formation step S102 where a sintering compound which contains a binder and a sinterable powder material is into a predetermined shape; a degreasing steps S103, S104 and S105 where the binder is removed from a formed body obtained in the formation step; and a sintering step S108 where a degreased body after the degreasing step is sintered into a sintered body. The binder contains a component which drains at a temperature higher than a draining temperature of the pore formation material drains. The pore formation material is drained in the degreasing step, with part of the binder remaining un-drained. The present invention enables to manufacture porous sintered bodies which are highly porous, and highly accurate in shape and dimensions. The present invention also enables to manufacture porous sintered bodies which offer functionalities not available before.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: TAISEI KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeo Tanaka, Shinji Ishida, Kazuaki Nishiyabu
  • Patent number: 9249303
    Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer compound is disclosed having a high latent heat of fusion, indicative of a large thermal capacity. Use of thermal capacity agents, particularly linear paraffin waxes used in replacement of conventional plasticizer oils, contributes the thermal capacity advantages. Selection of the particular thermal capacity agent can provide an ability to engineer the amount of thermal capacity and the transition temperature in which that thermal capacity can be utilized as absorption or release of heat. The compound experiences a solid-solid phase transition whenever the thermal capacity agent melts into liquid form in the compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: PolyOne Corporation
    Inventor: Liang Xu
  • Patent number: 9243138
    Abstract: Propylene random copolymer composition containing (A) 60-80 wt % of a copolymer of propylene and from 0.1 to 2 wt % of units derived from ethylene; and (B) 20-40 wt % of a copolymer of propylene and from 7 to 15 wt % of units derived from ethylene. The composition has a total ethylene content of from 3 to 4.5 wt % and a melt flow rate value according to ISO 1133 (230° C., 2.16 kg) of from 10 to 120 g/100 min. Cast films, sheets, or injection molded or injection stretch blow molded articles made from the above composition are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: INEOS MANUFACTURING BELGIUM NV
    Inventors: Gaetane Hallot, Jean-Marc Roland Ghislain Vion
  • Patent number: 9235076
    Abstract: A touch panel module includes a substrate, a sensor layer disposed on the substrate, a first glue layer disposed on the sensor layer and an anti-electromagnetic interference layer disposed on the first glue layer. The touch panel module with anti-electromagnetic interference can be formed independently, and may be combined with other electronic device to form a touch device, thereby reducing the thickness of the touch device and simplifying the process steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: Yuh-Wen Lee, Jen-Chang Liu, Jiangqiang Zhuang, Tsung-Ke Chiu
  • Patent number: 9162927
    Abstract: A process for producing a metallic or ceramic shaped body from a thermoplastic material comprising A) 40 to 65% inorganic sinterable powder A B) 35 to 60% binder B1) 50 to 95% polyoxymethylene homo- or copolymers; B2) 5 to 50% of a polymer dissolved or dispersed in B1) with a particle size of less than 1 ?m, and C) 0 to 5% by volume of a dispersing aid, by injection molding or extrusion to give a green body, removing the binder and sintering, which comprises removing the binder by a) treating the molding with a solvent which extracts the binder component B2) from the molding and in which the binder component B1) is insoluble, b) removing the solvent from the molding by drying, and c) treating the molding in an acid-containing atmosphere is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Johan ter Maat, Martin Blömacher, Hans Wohlfromm
  • Patent number: 9091425
    Abstract: The invention provides a heat-conducting and heat-dissipating nano-material, a method for preparation thereof and a heat-dissipating system. The method comprises the following steps: i) mixing a complex formed by a high molecular material and a substance having heat conduction and heat dissipation properties with tert-butyl acetate and 4-Chlorobenzotrifluoride, wherein the complex is of nano scale in particle size; and ii) placing a mixture obtained from step i) into water and stirring the mixture in water for a period of time to afford the heat-conducting and heat-dissipating material. Application of the heat-conducting and heat-dissipating material in a heat-dissipating system of LED light may simplify the manufacturing process, save raw materials used and reduce weight and size of heat sink of the heat-dissipating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Green Formula Limited
    Inventors: King Sun Juy, Man Wah Hui
  • Patent number: 9028943
    Abstract: A method is described for improving the processability and surface appearance of products containing plastic recovered from waste plastic material mixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: MBA Polymers, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald C. Rau, Brian L. Riise, Gary Christopher Stevens, Henryk Herman
  • Patent number: 9029473
    Abstract: Disclosed are polyvalent macromolecules, compositions comprising the macromolecules, and methods of use. The polyvalent macromolecules have a polymer backbone and pendent groups attached to the polymer backbone. Some or all of the pendent groups have optionally a linker, a surface-seeking group capable of binding strongly to a metal surface, and a spectroscopically detectable chromophore detectable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: University of Strathclyde
    Inventors: Peter Cormack, Duncan Graham, Aaron Hernandez-Santana, Arun Prasath Ramaswamy, William Ewen Smith
  • Publication number: 20150102485
    Abstract: A non-conductive material layer, selected from a non-conductive film and a non-conductive polymer paste, and containing a dispersion of zinc (Zn) particles is disclosed, together with semiconductor packages including the non-conductive material layer. The non-conductive material layer contains zinc (Zn) particles having an average particle diameter of about 1 nm to about 200 nm in a non-conductive polymer base material of a film type, and a semiconductor package includes the non-conductive film. By using the non-conductive film and/or the non-conductive paste containing the zinc dispersion, e a semiconductor package having excellent electric connection properties and high reliability may be manufactured through simple processes at low manufacturing costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicants: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Un-byoung Kang, Kyung-wook Paik, Tae-Je Cho, Young-kun Jee, Sun-kyoung Seo, Yong-won Choi, Ji-won Shin
  • Patent number: 9000083
    Abstract: Polymer-inorganic particle blends are incorporated into structures generally involving interfaces with additional materials that can be used advantageously for forming desirable devices. In some embodiments, the structures are optical structures, and the interfaces are optical interfaces. The different materials at the interface can have differences in index-of-refraction to yield desired optical properties at the interface. In some embodiments, structures are formed with periodic variations in index-of-refraction. In particular, photonic crystals can be formed. Suitable methods can be used to form the desired structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: NanoGram Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Kambe