Mica Patents (Class 524/449)
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Publication number: 20130216088Abstract: An acoustic molded article, such as a frame for a speaker, used for an acoustic instrument, includes a regenerated glass and a regenerated resin both collected from household electric appliances which have been incinerated as fuel, or used for reclamation to be discarded. Thus, this article is an environment-friendly acoustic molded article which is light, high in rigidity and internal loss, and also capable of decreasing the discharge of carbon dioxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2013Publication date: August 22, 2013Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Panasonic Corporation
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Publication number: 20130202827Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: August 8, 2013Applicants: MITSUBISHI PLASTICS, INC., MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION, MITSUBISHI PLASTICS, INC.
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Publication number: 20130171345Abstract: Metallic ink compositions for use in capillary-action markers are provided. More particularly, a metallic ink composition including an aliphatic solvent, a metallic pigment, and a resin combination including at least a fixing resin and a priming resin is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2011Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: SANFORD, L.P.Inventor: Martin N. Sexton
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Publication number: 20130172468Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition includes a thermoplastic resin; a pearlescent pigment; and a pigment that is not the same as the pearlescent pigment, wherein the pearlescent pigment and pigment have da and db satisfying da<15 and db<15 in an L*a*b* colorimetric system, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2012Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: CHEIL INDUSTRIES INC.Inventor: Cheil Industries Inc.
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Patent number: 8476352Abstract: An elastomeric compositions having improved impermeability is disclosed. The cured elastomeric composition may comprise at least one C4-C7 monoolefin elastomer, a hydrocarbon polymer additive, and a clay. In some embodiments, the cured elastomeric composition has a permeation coefficient at 40° C. of 90 cc*mm/(m2-day) or less. In some embodiments, the elastomeric composition is substantially free of naphthenic oil.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2009Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Michael B. Rodgers, Rick D. Davis, Anthony J. Dias, Weiqing Weng
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Patent number: 8470920Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyolefin composition for an interior sheet/film. The polyolefin composition of the present invention for an interior sheet comprises 70 to 99 wt % of polyolefin and 1 to 30 wt % of modified polyethylene terephthalate having a melting point of 130 to 180° C. The polyolefin composition of the present invention is environmentally friendly and has good physical properties such as workability, printing characteristics, and adhesiveness. In addition, sheets having various thicknesses can be produced by extrusion without having to stretch the sheets, and thus the sheets can be used separately or in combination in various application fields.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2010Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: SK Innovations, Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang Min Kwon, Seok Jin Kim, Tae Keun Lee, Woon Ki Chung
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Patent number: 8466222Abstract: Provided are a rubber composition for sidewalls containing 100 parts by mass of a rubber component consisting of at least a natural rubber or a modified natural rubber, 5 parts by mass or less of carbon black, 10 to 40 parts by mass of silica and 5 to 30 parts by mass of an inorganic filler component composed of one kind or two or more kinds of inorganic filler excluding carbon black and silica, and a pneumatic tire provided with a sidewall rubber prepared using the rubber composition. The used amounts of raw materials derived from petroleum resources have been reduced in this rubber composition. Moreover, the rubber composition exhibits low fuel consumption due to low rolling resistance and good flex crack growth resistance.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2008Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Toshikazu Kondo
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Publication number: 20130150514Abstract: A method for making a polyamide composition, in particular for molding, prepared by mixing a polyamide material, a powder made from airbag scraps, and optionally reinforcing fillers is desribed. Also described, is a method for recycling used airbags.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2011Publication date: June 13, 2013Applicant: RHODIA OPERATIONSInventor: Charlotte Basire
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Publication number: 20130131222Abstract: The present invention relates to polyurethane polymers comprising as part of its polymer backbone biobased ?-hydroxyfatty acids or derivatives thereof, processes for the preparation thereof, and compositions thereof having improved properties. The polyurethanes of the present invention are prepared from copolyester prepolymers comprising the biobased ?-hydroxyfatty acids that may also contain additional components that can be selected from aliphatic or aromatic diacids, diols and hydroxyacids obtained from synthetic and natural sources. The biobased ?-hydroxyfatty acids that comprise the polyurethanes and copolyester prepolymers of the present invention are made using a fermentation process from pure fatty acids, fatty acid mixtures, pure fatty acid ester, mixtures of fatty acid esters, and triglycerides from various sources.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2011Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: SyntheZyme LLCInventor: Richard A. Gross
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Patent number: 8440762Abstract: Disclosed herein is a thermoplastic composition comprising, based on the total weight of the composition: (a) from 10 to 80 wt. % of a polybutylene terephthalate; (b) from 10 to 80 wt. % of a copolyestercarbonate component, comprising a first copolyestercarbonate having a number average molecular weight of 15,000 to less than 28,000 Daltons, and a second copolyestercarbonate having a number average molecular weight of more than 28,000 to 40,000 Daltons, wherein a weight ratio of the first polyestercarbonate to the second polyestercarbonate is 95:5 to 20:80; (c) from 3 to 30 wt. % of a particulate filler; (d) from 0.1 to 10 wt. % of a fluoropolymer; and (e) from 3 to 25 wt. % of a polymeric impact modifier. A method of making the composition and an article comprising the thermoplastic composition are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2011Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.Inventors: Mark van der Mee, Josephus Gerardus M. van Gisbergen
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Patent number: 8436088Abstract: Plasters and renders and paints, copolymer dispersions and their use Compositions containing selected polymer dispersions, colloidal silica, fillers and pigments are described. These can be formulated to give plasters and renders or paints which are distinguished by excellent abrasion resistance, little tendency to soiling, high water vapor permeability, good adhesion and good weathering stability. The compositions according to the invention can be processed to give plasters and renders or paints which have a nanostructured surface and which differ from conventionally produced surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2007Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Celanese Emulsions GmbHInventors: Ivan Cabrera, Thomas Fichtner, Stephan Krieger, Marc Theodorus Ratering
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Patent number: 8420040Abstract: An organic-inorganic composite is useful as a sheeted filler having a high aspect ratio. A positively charged organic compound is intercalated into a non-swelling layered silicate that is composed of mica and has K ions between the layers, and has primary particles of 2 ?m to 500 ?m as an average particle size. The layered silicate is represented as the formula: (KaM0.1-b)(XcYd)(Si4-eAle)O10(OHfF2-f), wherein 0.6?a?1.0, 0?b?0.1, 1.0?c?3, 0?d?2, 2?c+d?3, 0?e?4, 0?f?2; M is a cation other than K which is between layers and at least one of Li, Na, Rb, Cs, NH4, Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn and Al; X and Y are metals enclosed in an octahedral formed in a 2:1 typed sheet; X is at least one of Mg, Fe, Mn, Ni, Zn and Li; and Y is at least one of Al, Fe, Mn and Cr.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2005Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: National Institute for Materials ScienceInventors: Kenji Tamura, Hirohisa Yamada, Shingo Yokoyama, Tsutomu Sato
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Patent number: 8409708Abstract: A bright pigment 100 includes: a flaky substrate 10; a first layer 20 that is formed on the flaky substrate 10 and that contains one selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide, silver and a silver alloy as its main component; and a second layer 30 that is formed so that the first layer 20 is interposed between the flaky substrate 10 and the second layer 30 and that contains the hydroxide or hydrated oxide of neodymium.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2008Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Company, LimitedInventor: Takeaki Kitamura
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Publication number: 20130074718Abstract: A laser-engraveable flexographic printing precursor or patternable element comprises a laser-engraveable layer having two orthogonal dimensions. This laser-engraveable layer comprises one or more elastomeric resins and non-metallic fibers that are oriented in the laser-engraveable layer predominantly in one of its two orthogonal dimensions. The non-metallic fibers have an average length of at least 0.1 mm and an average diameter of at least 1 ?m. The oriented non-metallic fibers reduce curl and shrinkage in the precursor and improve print quality and press life.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2011Publication date: March 28, 2013Inventors: Ido Gal, Ophira Melamed
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Publication number: 20130079449Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions comprising a polymer and a carbamate. Also disclosed are methods of preparing these compositions, as well as methods of using these compositions to prepare additional polymer compositions. These compositions are useful as polymer compositions for molded articles or for preparing polymer compositions of molded articles.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2011Publication date: March 28, 2013Inventor: R. Shawn Childress
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Patent number: 8404772Abstract: A thermoplastic composition comprises, based on the total weight of the composition, (a) from 10 to 80 wt. % of a polybutylene terephthalate; (b) from 10 to 80 wt. % of a copolyestercarbonate having a number average molecular weight of more than 21,500 Daltons; (c) from 7 to 30 wt. % of a particulate filler; (d) from 0.1 to 10 wt. % of a fluoropolymer; and (e) from 3 to 25 wt. % of a polymeric impact modifier. The thermoplastic composition can be prepared by melt blending components, and the thermoplastic composition can be used for making automotive body panels or enclosures.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2011Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.Inventors: Mark van der Mee, Josephus Gerardus M. van Gisbergen
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Patent number: 8399552Abstract: A lightweight finish composition, method of production and a method of application are provided. The lightweight finish composition comprises a resin dispersion or emulsion, alkali metal phosphate, alkylolammonium salt of a polyfunctional polymer, and lightweight aggregate such as silica spheres. The lightweight aggregate has a density and weight that is less than those of sand. The combination of alkali metal phosphate and alkylolammonium salt of a polyfunctional polymer stabilizes the lightweight finish composition and may prevent the lightweight aggregate from continuously absorbing water over time, after production of the lightweight finish composition.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2011Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Construction Research & Technology GmbHInventors: Markus Böhler, Michael Flynn, Mary England
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Publication number: 20130062576Abstract: Disclosed herein are compatibilized polyamide-poly(arylene ether) thermoplastic resin compositions, comprising: (a) about 10 to about 50 weight percent of a poly(arylene ether); (b) about 5 percent to about 20 percent of a hydrogenated block copolymer of an alkenyl aromatic compound and a conjugated diene and a copolymer of ethylene; (c) about 30 to about 60 percent of a biopolyamide; and wherein all weight percents are based on the total weight of the composition; and wherein the biomass carbon content of the resin composition is at least 13 percent as measured by ASTM D6866. Also disclosed are methods for making such resins and articles derived therefrom.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2011Publication date: March 14, 2013Inventors: Roshan Kumar Jha, Satishkumar Mahanth
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Publication number: 20130065046Abstract: Compositions of polymer blends of polylactic acid (PLA) and polyhydroxyalkanoate are described. In certain embodiments, the PHA is a multiphase copolymer blend having one phase a fully amorphous phase with a glass transition temperature of below 20° C. and is between about 5 to about 45% of the total PHA. Methods of making the compositions of the invention are also described. The invention also includes articles, films and laminates comprising the compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2011Publication date: March 14, 2013Inventor: Rajendra K. Krishnaswamy
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Patent number: 8394881Abstract: To provide a golf ball with excellent abrasion-resistance and resilience. A golf ball of the present invention comprises: a core; and a cover covering the core, wherein the cover is formed of a cover composition containing a (meth)acrylic polymer-modified silicate and a resin component.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2009Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignees: SRI Sports LimitedInventors: Eisuke Yamada, Toshiyuki Tarao
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Publication number: 20130029037Abstract: Weather resistant and water repellent surfacing compositions especially useful in roofing applications contain an alkoxysilane-terminated polymer and a reactive silane plasticizer containing a C6-40 hydrocarbon group. The surfacing compositions are of low viscosity and may be used without non-reactive plasticizers or organic solvents.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2011Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicant: WACKER CHEMIE AGInventors: Volker Stanjek, Bernd-Josef Bachmeier, Andreas Bauer
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Publication number: 20130029142Abstract: The invention provides for the use of dry building materials comprising one or more polymers in the form of water-redispersible powders, and optionally mineral binders, optionally fillers and optionally additives, for the surface treatment of cementitious substrates that are as yet not fully set.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2011Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicant: WACKER CHEMIE AGInventors: Armin Hoffmann, Juergen Bezler, Stefan Bonimeier
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Patent number: 8357742Abstract: A resin composition for a vibration damping material, comprising a polyester resin mainly formed of a dicarboxylic acid constitutional unit and a diol constitutional unit; and a filler, in which the polyester resin contains: a dicarboxylic acid constitutional unit (A) mainly derived from an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, in particular, isophthalic acid; a diol constitutional unit (B) mainly derived from ethylene glycol; and a constitutional unit (C) formed of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, an aliphatic diol, and/or an aliphatic hydroxycarboxylic acid each having 5 or more carbon atoms, and the resin composition contains, as the filler, a flake-like or plate-like filler (D) and a filler (E) made of a particulate metal oxide.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2008Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.Inventors: Takuya Minezaki, Takeo Hayashi, Satoshi Yoshinaka, Kazuaki Mukasa
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Publication number: 20130012641Abstract: A molding material containing a vibration damping material composed of a resin composition of a polyester resin composed of a dicarboxylic acid component constituent unit and a diol component constituent unit having titanium dioxide and a mica flake dispersed therein; and a modifier for improving fluidity. A ratio of a total sum of a number of the dicarboxylic acid component having an odd carbon atom number in a main chain thereof and a number of the diol component having an odd carbon atom number in a main chain thereof to a total sum of a number of all dicarboxylic acid components and a number of all diol components is in the range of from 0.5 to 1.0; in the vibration damping material, a mass ratio of the polyester resin, the titanium dioxide and the mica flake is in the range of (15 to 40):(5 to 30):(30 to 80).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2010Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Akifumi Tiba, Satoshi Yoshinaka
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Patent number: 8349941Abstract: The invention relates to a specific and novel use of a molding compound having the following constituents: (A) between 30 and 100 wt. % of a polyamide mixture containing (A1) between 50 and 95 wt. % of an aliphatic, partially crystalline homopolyamide or copolyamide or a mixture of such polyamides, and (A2) between 5 and 50 wt. % of a transparent homopolyamide or copolyamide or a mixture of such polyamides; and (B) between 0 and 70 wt. % of filling and reinforcing materials, and optionally auxiliary materials and additives. According to the invention, the molding compound can be used to produce a molded part for drinking water, especially a container or a line, in which, depending on the use, at least some regions of the processed molding compound are essentially directly exposed to the drinking water.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2008Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: EMS-Patent AGInventor: Georg Stoppelmann
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Patent number: 8349932Abstract: Disclosed is a polyamide composition including at least one semi-aromatic copolyamide, said semi-aromatic copolyamide consisting essentially of about 25 to about 55 mole percent repeat units of the formula —C(O)(CH2)mC(O)NHCH2ArCH2NH—??(I) and about 45 to about 75 mole percent repeat units of the formula —C(O)(CH2)mC(O)NH(CH2)nNH—??(II) wherein m is 8, 10, and/or 12, n is 6, 10 and/or 12 and Ar is a meta-substituted benzene ring; and said polyamide has a melting point equal to or less than 225° C.; and 0.25 to 20 weight percent of one or more polyhydroxy polymer(s) having a number average molecular weight of at least 2000 and selected from the group consisting of ethylene/vinyl alcohol copolymer and poly(vinyl alcohol). Also disclosed are molded or extruded articles including the polyamide composition.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2011Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Shailesh Ratilal Doshi, Annakutty Mathew, Marvin M. Martens
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Patent number: 8349939Abstract: The present invention relates to composites, comprising inorganic and/or organic pigments and/or fillers in the form of microparticles, the surface of which is coated at least partially with finely divided nano-calcium carbonate with the help of binders based on copolymers comprising as monomers one or more dicarboxylic acids and one or more monomers from the group of diamines, triamines, dialkanolamines or trialkanolamines, a method for producing such composites, aqueous slurries thereof and their use in papermaking or in the field of paint and plastic production and the use of the inventive binders for coating the microparticles with nano-calcium carbonate.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2011Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Omya Development AGInventors: Matthias Buri, Patrick A. C. Gane, René Vinzenz Blum
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Patent number: 8349938Abstract: A process of obtaining a thermoplastic composition formed from a polyolefin matrix is disclosed. The polyoelfin matrix comprises a polypropylene The process comprises (a) the formation of a viscoelastic mixture of the polypropylene and the lamellar mineral by heating and kneading the composition at a temperature at least equal to the working temperature of the polypropylene, (b) submitting the viscoelastic mixture to thermo-mechanical work, (c) eliminating volatile components from the viscoelastic mixture, and (d) transforming the viscoelastic mixture resulting from step (c) into a granulated material. The viscoelastic mixture is subjected during steps (a) and (b) to a weak and controlled rate of shearing of no more than 200 s?1 and the viscoelastic mixture is subjected in step (b) to at least one cycle of extension and relaxation in a dedicated zone which is at least 25% of the total length of at least one screw of a compounding extruder.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2008Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Multibase SAInventors: Daniel Milesi, Alexis Von Tschammer, Patrick Prele
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Publication number: 20130005893Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyolefin composition for an interior sheet/film. The polyolefin composition of the present invention for an interior sheet comprises 70 to 99 wt % of polyolefin and 1 to 30 wt % of modified polyethylene terephthalate having a melting point of 130 to 180° C. The polyolefin composition of the present invention is environmentally friendly and has good physical properties such as workability, printing characteristics, and adhesiveness. In addition, sheets having various thicknesses can be produced by extrusion without having to stretch the sheets, and thus the sheets can be used separately or in combination in various application fields.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2010Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: SK Global Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang Min Kwon, Seok Kim, Tae Keun Lee, Woon Ki Chung
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Publication number: 20130005892Abstract: The present disclosure relates to polymer coating compositions that comprise at least one thermoplastic resin, at least one opacity modifier, at least one gloss modifier, and at least one impact modifier, articles at least partially coated with the polymer coating composition, paintable polymer coated articles and method for making the polymer coated and painted polymer coated articles. These compositions exhibit enhanced paintability (including paintability with water-based paints) and mechanical properties for fabrication (cutting, nailing, routing, etc.), while maintaining acceptable visual appearance, such as, for example, opacity, gloss, surface appearance, and surface roughness.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANYInventors: Jeremy Richard Lizotte, Caroline Joan Wilson, Emerson Eston Sharpe, JR., Tony Wayne Helton, Subramanian Easwaran Iyer, James Wilson Mercer, JR., David Gayle Salyer
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Patent number: 8344070Abstract: A polymer composition comprises (a) least 40 wt % (based upon the weight of the composition) of a cyclic olefin polymer comprising at least one acyclic olefin and at least 20 wt % of one or more cyclic olefins (based upon the weight of the cyclic olefin polymer), wherein at least a portion of the cyclic olefin polymer has a glass transition temperature of greater than 100° C.; (b) an acyclic olefin polymer modifier in an amount up to 40 wt % (based upon the weight of the composition); and (c) at least 10 wt % (based upon the weight of the composition) of one of more fillers. The polymer composition has a notched Izod impact resistance measured at 23° C. of greater than 100 J/m and a flexural modulus (1% secant method) of greater than 1400 MPa.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2007Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Kevin R. Squire, Alan J. Oshinski, Kevin D. Robinson, Christian Peter Mehnert, Marsha M. Arvedson, Beverly J. Poole, Abhimanyu Onkar Patil, Lisa Saunders Baugh, Karla Schall Colle
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Patent number: 8344058Abstract: A process for making a block copolymer compatibilizer comprises reacting an acrylic and/or vinyl monomer that has functional groups with one or more vinyl monomers in the presence of a free radical initiator and a stable free radical to form a reaction product that includes residual unreacted acrylic and/or vinyl monomer, and reacting one or more vinyl monomers with the reaction product to form a second block that incorporates the residual unreacted acrylic monomer. The block copolymer is used to compatibilize a clay nanocomposite material with a thermoplastic or thermoset resin. The block copolymer can be used with existing, commercially-available clays, or the block copolymer can be formed with a polar block that is miscible in a polar dispersion medium for use as a intercalate in producing a clay nanocomposite material.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2007Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: CID Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Technológico S.A. de C.V.Inventors: Leticia Flores Santos, Alfonso González Montiel, Maria Dolores Baeza Alvarado
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Patent number: 8338513Abstract: Disclosed are a polycarbonate resin composition comprising, with respect to 100 parts by mass of a composition composed of (A) 60 to 90 parts by mass of an aromatic polycarbonate resin and (B) 40 to 10 parts by mass of a glass filler having a refractive index smaller or larger than a refractive index of the aromatic polycarbonate resin by 0.002 or less, (C) 0.05 to 2.0 parts by mass of a silicone compound having a reactive functional group, (D) 0.03 to 1.0 part by mass of an organic alkali metal salt compound and/or an organic alkaline earth metal salt compound, (E) 0.05 to 7.0 parts by mass of glossy particles, and (F) 0.0001 to 3 parts by mass of a colorant, a polycarbonate resin molded article obtained by molding the composition, and a method for producing the molded article by molding the polycarbonate resin composition.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2008Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshio Isozaki, Kouji Satou
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Patent number: 8324303Abstract: A surge-resistant and abrasion resistant flexible insulating enamel has resin in an amount of 12 wt % to 76 wt % per 100 wt % by weight of the enamel, an organic solvent in an amount of 20 wt % to 80 wt % per 100 wt % by weight of the enamel, polyethylene oxide (PEO) intercalated clay in an amount of 0.005 wt % to 16 wt % per 100 wt % by weight of the enamel, and polysilicic acid in an amount of 0.995 wt % to 16 wt % per 100 wt % by weight of the enamel. The clay and polysilicic acid have high dielectric constant to absorb, evenly disperse and evacuate surges, preventing an insulating layer made by the insulating enamel from being damaged from the surge. PEO provides the insulating layer having good flexibility and adhesion.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2011Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Fu Pao Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wei-Jung Yen, Wei-Chih Yang, Chun-Yu Huang
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Patent number: 8324297Abstract: Polyamide molding composition, in particular for use for components of electronic and/or electrical components, having the following composition: (A) 30-100% by weight of a partially aromatic, partially crystalline copolyamide made up of 100% by weight of diacid fraction composed of: 72.0-98.3% by weight of terephthalic acid (TPA) and/or naphthalenedicarboxylic acid; 28.0-1.7% by weight of isophthalic acid (IPA) and 100% by weight of diamine fraction composed of: 51.0-80.0% by weight of 1,6-hexanediamine (HMDA); 20.0-49.0% by weight of aliphatic, unbranched C9-C12-diamine; (B) 0-70% by weight of fillers and reinforcing materials; (C) 0-25% by weight of flame retardants; (D) 0-5% by weight of additives; where the components (A)-(D) add up to 100% by weight.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2011Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: EMS-Patent AGInventors: Manfred Hewel, Andreas Bayer
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Patent number: 8318845Abstract: The invention provides a golf ball having a core and a cover of at least one layer that is formed over the core and is made of a resin composition. The ball has a weight change ratio, in a 72-hour accelerated moisture absorption test conducted at a temperature of 40° C. and a relative humidity of 90%, of less than 0.287%. By using in the golf ball a polyurethane having a good resistance to water vapor transmission, the weight change ratio and decrease in initial velocity with use over an extended period of time are held to a minimum, enabling the ball quality to be maintained.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2009Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Matsuda, Hiroyuki Nagasawa
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Publication number: 20120292295Abstract: The present invention relates to a laser additive in the form of particles comprising a white core and a shell which comprises elemental carbon, to a process for the preparation thereof, and to the use of a laser additive of this type in organic polymers, in particular in plastics, coatings, automobile paints, powder coatings, printing inks, paper coatings and papermaking stocks for the production of durable pale laser markings, preferably on a dark backgroundType: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2010Publication date: November 22, 2012Applicant: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNGInventors: Gerhard Edler, Helge Bettina Kniess, Klaus Bernhardt
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Patent number: 8309643Abstract: The present invention relates to polyamide moulding compounds which have very low distortion with good mechanical properties. This is achieved by a combination of transparent polyamide with fibrous reinforcing materials and also particulate fillers. The moulding compounds according to the invention are used for the production of any moulded articles, semi-finished products or finished products.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2010Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: EMS-Chemie AGInventors: Helmut Thullen, Christian Rytka, Friedrich-Severin Buehler, Ralf Hala
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Publication number: 20120283374Abstract: An aqueous dispersion of hybrid particles consisting of inorganic or organic pigment particles and organic nano-particles attached to the surface of the pigment particles, the nano-particles having a particle size between 2 and 200 nanometers. Preferably the nano-particles have a glass transition temperature of at least 120° C. and comprise co-polymers of vinyl monomers and a mixture comprising maleic anhydride and derivates of maleic anhydride. In a process for preparing such an aqueous dispersion a copolymer of vinyl monomers and maleic anhydride is treated in water with a compound having the general formula R—NH2 of which R is H, alkyl with 1 to 18 C-atoms or aryl, and in the presence of one or more inorganic pigment particles, at least 35% of the maleic anhydride groups being transformed in imides groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2011Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: TOPCHIM N.V.Inventors: Eric Jönson, Henk Jan Frans Van Den Abbeele
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Publication number: 20120282311Abstract: The present invention relates to pigments with improved and adjustable sparkling effect comprising A) a plate-like substrate of perlite coated with (a) dielectric material, and/or metal; and B) a plate-like substrate of mica, coated with (a) dielectric material, and/or a metal; and a process for their production and their use in paints, ink jet printing, for dyeing textiles, for pigmenting coatings (paints), printing inks, plastics, cosmetics, glazes for ceramics and glass. The pigments show an improved sparkle effect; in particular an attractive high sparkle intensity.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2010Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Raimund Schmid, Norbert Mronga, Patrice Bujard, Steven Jones, Paul Cao
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Patent number: 8299150Abstract: An aromatic polycarbonate resin composition exhibiting small molding shrinkage anisotropy, high dimensional stability, and high flowability, and a molded article produced therefrom, wherein the aromatic polycarbonate resin composition, and the molding thereof, each comprise 100 parts by mass of an admixture comprising: (A) 40-99 mass % aromatic polycarbonate resin, or a mixture of 60 mass % or more aromatic polycarbonate resin and 40 mass % or less flowability improver and/or impact modifier; (B) 60-1 mass % silicate-containing inorganic filler, or a mixture of 35 mass % or more silicate-containing inorganic filler and 65 mass % or less fibrous filler; and (C) 0.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2005Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kikuo Nagatoshi, Toshiya Abiko
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Publication number: 20120263961Abstract: The present invention provides a water-based coating system that can be used to form durable, abrasion resistant, corrosion resistant, protective barriers on a wide range of substrates. The coating system is particularly effective for protecting metal-containing substrates, such as intermodal cargo containers, against corrosion. As an overview, the present invention provides water-based primer compositions suitable to form primer coats and topcoats on substrates. Desirably, the primer incorporates one or more chlorinated resins for excellent corrosion protection. These polymers not only provide excellent corrosion protection and but also show excellent adhesion to a wide range of substrate materials. The system also includes topcoat compositions enhance compatibility and adhesion to the primer and to provide enhanced application.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2012Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: VALSPAR SOURCING, INC.Inventors: Channing C. Beaudry, David J. Fouquette, James A. Prevost, Donald W. Boespflug, Wylie H. Wetzel, Walter J. Blatter, T. Howard Killilea, Feng Zhang, Douglas T. Mueller
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Patent number: 8283399Abstract: Filled, thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) compositions having a total energy absorption during impact at ?30° C. of at least 20 ft-lb-f as measured by an Instrumented Dart Impact Test (ASTM D3763) at 6.7 m/s and a peak tangent flexural modulus of>2100 MPa (305,000 psi as measured by ASTM D-790, the composition comprising based on the total weight of the TPO composition; A) 36-56 wt % of a crystalline polypropylene having a MFR of at least 1 and a melting point of at least 160° C. as measured by DSC; and B) 64-44 wt % of an elastomer/filler composition comprising (1) an EAO elastomer having a (1) Tg of less than ?50° C. as measured by DSC, (b) tan delta between >2 and 3 as measured at 0.1 rad/s and 190° C. with an Advanced Rheometrie Expansion Systems rheometer. and (c) HDT greater than or equal to the peak melting temperature of the elastomer as measured by DSC, and (2) a platy filler, e.g.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2008Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventor: Henry G. Heck
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Patent number: 8283407Abstract: The invention provides for processes to produce elastomeric compositions, the processes including contacting at least one elastomer with a processing aid, wherein the processing aid includes the reaction product of at least one functionalized polymer having at least one anhydride group contacted with at least one polyamine, wherein the at least one polyamine includes at least one primary amine. The invention also provides for articles such as innerliners for tires produced from the aforementioned elastomeric compositions.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2005Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Walter Harvey Waddell, David Yen-Lung Chung, Robert Christopher Napier, Donald Sheley Tracey
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Patent number: 8272879Abstract: The present invention provides a planar connector having excellent performances including flatness, warp-deformation resistance, and heat resistance, being capable of responding to shape changes in recent planar connectors. Specifically, the planar connector is composed of a composite resin composition comprises (A) a liquid crystalline polymer containing 55% by mole or less of p-hydroxy benzoic acid residue and having a melting point of 330° C. or higher, (B) a plate-like inorganic filler, and (C) a fibrous filler having a weight average fiber length within a range of 250 to 600 ?m, the amount of (B) component being 25 to 35% by weight to the total composition, the amount of (C) component being 10 to 25% by weight to the total composition, the sum in total of (B) component and (C) component being 40 to 50% by weight to the total composition, wherein the connector has a lattice structure inside an outer frame, and has an opening inside the lattice area, and wherein the pitch interval of the lattice area is 1.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2009Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Polyplastics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroki Fukatsu, Raita Nishikawa, Hirokazu Ohshiba, Seiji Kayukawa, Kazufumi Watanabe
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Patent number: 8273171Abstract: A pearlescent pigment (100) includes: a flaky substrate (10); a titanium dioxide layer (20) that is formed on the flaky substrate (10); and an oxazoline compound layer (40) that is formed on the titanium dioxide layer (20) with the titanium dioxide layer (20) being interposed between the flaky substrate (10) and the oxazoline compound layer (40), and serves as a top surface of the pearlescent pigment (100).Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2007Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Takeaki Kitamura, Juichi Ino
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Publication number: 20120232191Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing shrink films comprising: A) from 20 to 90% by weight of a biodegradable, aliphatic-aromatic polyester and B) from 10 to 80% by weight of one or more polymers selected from the group consisting of: polylactic acid, polypropylene carbonate, polycaprolactone, polyhydroxyalkanoate, chitosan, gluten, and one or more aliphatic/aromatic polyesters, such as polybutylene succinate, polybutylene succinate adipate, or polybutylene succinate sebacate, or polybutylene terephthalate-co-adipate; and C) from 0 to 2% by weight of a compatibilizer, where a blow-up ratio smaller than or equal to 4:1 is selected.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2010Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Jörg Auffermann, Gabriel Skupin, Andreas Künkel
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Patent number: 8257613Abstract: A composition comprises a poly(arylene ether), a polyamide, electrically conductive filler, an impact modifier, and wollastonite wherein the wollastonite particles have an average length to diameter ratio less than or equal to 5 and a median particle size of 2 to 5 micrometers. Methods of making the composition are also described.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2008Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.Inventors: Jos Bastiaens, Arno Hagenaars, Jan Matthijssen
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Publication number: 20120199200Abstract: An edge seal for manufacturing two-pane or multi-pane insulating glass or solar modules includes a sealant and a bonding agent. The sealant contains a polymer modified with special reactive groups and has the following overall composition: olefinic polymers included in an amount from about 10% to about 90% by weight of the total composition; at least one filler included in an amount from about 10% to about 65% by weight of the total composition; at least one inorganic filler that is a thermal and oxidative stabilizer in an amount from about 2% to about 30%; at least one of a desiccant and a water scavenger included in an amount from about 2.5% to about 25% by weight of the total composition; and at least one aging resistor including an anti-oxidant or UV stabilizer included in an amount from about 0% to about 3% by weight of the total composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2010Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: ADCP Products, Inc.Inventors: Harald Becker, Heike Brucher, Norbert Schott
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Publication number: 20120196968Abstract: The invention relates to a biaxially oriented film containing at least one black pigment. The film is predominantly formed from a polyester whose diol component includes at least 80 mol-% of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM), and whose the dicarboxylic acid component includes at least 80 mol-% of one or more benzenedicarboxylic acid(s) and/or one or more naphthalene dicarboxylic acid(s). The dicarboxylic acid component includes a main dicarboxylic acid component forming an at least 55 mol-% portion, chosen from either 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid or terephthalic acid. The dicarboxylic acid component further includes a secondary dicarboxylic acid component, present in an amount of at least 18 mol-%, with the secondary dicarboxylic acid component differing from the main dicarboxylic acid component. The invention further relates to a method for producing the film and its use.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2012Publication date: August 2, 2012Inventors: Holger Kliesch, Oliver Klein, Gottfried Hilkert, Rainer Kurz