Mixed With Ethylenically Unsaturated Reactant Or Polymer Therefrom Patents (Class 525/455)
  • Patent number: 8641919
    Abstract: Piezoelectric compositions are provided wherein mechanical and piezoelectric properties can be separately modulated. Preferred compositions include resin blends that comprise: (a) a piezoelectrically active polymer and (b) a matrix polymer, methods of making, and use of such resin blends. Advantages of preferred resin blends of the invention can include high piezoelectricity, mechanical strength and flexibility, convenient fabrication process, and high sensitivity at high temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Michael Yu, James E. West, Ilene J. Busch-Vishniac, Dawnielle Farrar
  • Patent number: 8609768
    Abstract: A hot melt adhesive composition employing a thermoplastic polyurethane, which has a high adhesive strength even under bonding conditions of low temperature and short time or even to nylon cloth, and which has a favorable adhesive strength in a wide temperature range of from room temperature to low temperature. A hot melt adhesive composition comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane (A) having a flow initiation temperature of from 80 to 150° C. and a phenolic hydroxy group-containing compound (B) having phenolic hydroxy groups and having a molecular weight of at least 1,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Makito Nakamura, Genichirou Enna
  • Patent number: 8604097
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing radiation-curing binders containing allophanate groups by reacting, at temperatures of ?130° C., A) one or more compounds containing uretdione groups with B) one or more OH-functional compounds which contain groups which react, with polymerization, with ethylenically unsaturated compounds on exposure to actinic radiation (radiation-curing groups), C) optionally NCO-reactive compounds other than B), in the presence of D) a catalyst containing at least one zinc compound, to form allophanate groups by opening the uretdione ring. The present invention also relates to the binders obtained by the process of the invention and to coating compositions containing these binders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Jan Weikard, Christophe Detrembleur, Dorota Greszta-Franz, Frank Richter, Wolfgang Fischer, Jörg Schmitz, Holger Mundstock
  • Publication number: 20130323170
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for preparing radiopharmaceutical compounds in high chemical-purity and isotopic-purity. The present invention provides polymer-bound precursors to radiopharmaceutical compounds that can be converted to radiopharmaceutical compounds in one step. In a preferred embodiment, a radiopharmaceutical precursor is bound to a polymeric support via a prosthetic group comprising an alkenyl-tin bond. The radiopharmaceutical precursor is converted to a radiopharmaceutical compound in one step involving cleavage of the alkenyl-tin bond and incorporation of a radioisotope to form the radiopharmaceutical compound. Importantly, the polymeric support containing the toxic tin by-product can be easily removed from the radiopharmaceutical compound by filtration. The present invention can be used to install a large number of different radioisotopes. In a preferred embodiment, the radioisotope is 211At, 123I, or 131I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Duncan Hunter, M. Karen J. Gagnon
  • Patent number: 8580901
    Abstract: An aqueous crosslinkable coating composition that includes a PU polymer and a vinyl polymer bearing carbonyl groups (i.e., a carbonyl-functional vinyl polymer) and/or latex polymer. The composition also preferably includes carbonyl-reactive amine and/or hydrazine functional groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Valspar Sourcing, Inc.
    Inventors: T. Howard Killilea, Robert W. Springate
  • Patent number: 8580900
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to thermoplastic amphiphilic networks and/or co-networks. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to thermoplastic (TP) amphiphilic co-networks (APCNs) and the preparation of membranes from such APCNs. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to an amphiphilic network comprising at least one hydrophilic polymer-derived portion, at least one hydrophobic polymer-derived portion and at least one thermoplastic polymer-derived portion. In still another embodiment, the present invention relates to thermoplastic amphiphilic co-networks prepared by combining the chemistries of APCNs and polyurethanes (PUs) and to the preparation of membranes therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: The University of Akron
    Inventors: Joseph P. Kennedy, Gabor Erdodi, Jungmee Kang
  • Patent number: 8575280
    Abstract: Disclosed is a thermosetting resin composition including; (A) a carboxyl group-containing polyurethane prepared by using (a) a polyisocyanate compound (b) polyol compounds (c) a carboxyl group-containing dihydroxy compound as raw materials, (B) a curing agent, wherein the polyol compounds (b) are one or more kinds of polyol compound(s) selected from Group (I) and one or more kinds of polyol compound(s) selected from Group (II); Group I: polycarbonate polyol, polyether polyol, polyester polyol, and polylactone polyol, Group II: polybutadiene polyol, polysilicone having terminal hydroxyl groups, and such a polyol that has 18 to 72 carbon atoms and oxygen atoms present only in hydroxyl groups. The thermosetting resin composition can give a protection film for flexible printed circuits that has excellent long-term reliability of electric insulation, flexibility, and low warpage from curing shrinkage, and particularly low tackiness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Uchida, Ritsuko Azuma
  • Patent number: 8568863
    Abstract: A primer-less coating composition for facestock comprises: a binder being a water-dispersible polymer; an ethylenically unsaturated compound which is aqueous-dispersible and miscible with or bonded to said water-dispersible polymer, wherein said ethylenically unsaturated compound is able to form a covalent bond with an ink; and a crosslinker, wherein said crosslinker is suitable for binding the coating to the facestock. The coating composition may be applied to a substrate to form a printable film. A printed film in accordance with the invention may be used in a label, for example for use on a container such as a bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Innovia Films Limited
    Inventors: Alastair Hugh Servante, Simon James Read
  • Patent number: 8563119
    Abstract: A primer-less coating composition for facestock comprises: a binder being a water-dispersible polymer; an ethylenically unsaturated compound which is aqueous-dispersible and miscible with or bonded to said water-dispersible polymer, wherein said ethylenically unsaturated compound is able to form a covalent bond with an ink; and a crosslinker, wherein said crosslinker is suitable for binding the coating to the facestock. The coating composition may be applied to a substrate to form a printable film. A printed film in accordance with the invention may be used in a label, for example for use on a container such as a bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Innovia Films Limited
    Inventors: Alastair Hugh Servante, Simon James Read
  • Patent number: 8557371
    Abstract: A primer-less coating composition for facestock comprises: a binder being a water-dispersible polymer; an ethylenically unsaturated compound which is aqueous-dispersible and miscible with or bonded to said water-dispersible polymer, wherein said ethylenically unsaturated compound is able to form a covalent bond with an ink; and a crosslinker, wherein said crosslinker is suitable for binding the coating to the facestock. The coating composition may be applied to a substrate to form a printable film. A printed film in accordance with the invention may be used in a label, for example for use on a container such as a bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Innovia Films Limited
    Inventors: Alastair Hugh Servante, Simon James Read
  • Patent number: 8551606
    Abstract: A primer-less coating composition for facestock comprises: a binder being a water-dispersible polymer; an ethylenically unsaturated compound which is aqueous-dispersible and miscible with or bonded to said water-dispersible polymer, wherein said ethylenically unsaturated compound is able to form a covalent bond with an ink; and a crosslinker, wherein said crosslinker is suitable for binding the coating to the facestock. The coating composition may be applied to a substrate to form a printable film. A printed film in accordance with the invention may be used in a label, for example for use on a container such as a bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Innovia Films Limited
    Inventors: Alastair Hugh Servante, Simon James Read
  • Patent number: 8551605
    Abstract: A primer-less coating composition for facestock comprises: a binder being a water-dispersible polymer; an ethylenically unsaturated compound which is aqueous-dispersible and miscible with or bonded to said water-dispersible polymer, wherein said ethylenically unsaturated compound is able to form a covalent bond with an ink; and a crosslinker, wherein said crosslinker is suitable for binding the coating to the facestock. The coating composition may be applied to a substrate to form a printable film. A printed film in accordance with the invention may be used in a label, for example for use on a container such as a bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Innovia Films Limited
    Inventors: Alastair Hugh Servante, Simon James Read
  • Patent number: 8545615
    Abstract: The invention relates to a formulation for an antifouling coating system to be applied on submerged substrates. The invention is characterized in that the formulation contains at least 30 wt % of water relative to the total weight thereof, at least 10 wt % relative to the total weight thereof of a dry extract of a waterproofing agent selected from a silicone resin, a polyurethane resin, and/or a styrene acrylic copolymer resin either alone or mixed, and at least 5 wt % relative to the total weight thereof of a dry extract of an active anti-adhesion agent. The invention also relates to a method for processing substrates to be submerged using such a formulation, and to the use of such a formulation as an antifouling agent for deterring the attachment of marine organisms such as algae, shellfish and other crustaceans on any submerged substrate, and in particular ship hulls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Seawax Marine Coatings
    Inventors: Veronique Roulleaux, Patrick Frangoulis
  • Patent number: 8535798
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adhesive composition that can be cross-linked by heating, said composition comprising between 20 and 85% of a polyurethane comprising 2 terminal groups of the hydrolysable alkoxysilane type of formula (I): wherein: R1 is a hydrocarbonated radical comprising between 5 and 15 carbon atoms; R2 is an alkylene radical comprising between 1 and 4 carbon atoms; R3 is an alkylene radical comprising between 1 and 3 carbon atoms; R4 and R5 are each an alkyl radical comprising between 1 and 4 carbon atoms; n is a whole number such that the average molar mass of the polyether block of formula —[OR2]n- is between 300 Da and 30 kDa; in is a whole number such that the average molar mass of the polymer of formula (I) is between 600 Da and 60 kDa; and p is a whole number equal to 0, 1 or 2. The composition also comprises between 15 and 80% of a compatible tackifying resin; and between 0.01 and 3% of a cross-linking catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Bostik SA
    Inventors: Sylwia Poivet, David Goubard
  • Patent number: 8524839
    Abstract: A transparent laminate having good transparency and good adhesion to transparent substrates, and containing a cured resin layer having excellent tear resistance. A process of producing a transparent laminate by interposing a curable resin composition containing an unsaturated urethane oligomer (A) which is a reaction product of a polyol component (A1) containing a polyol (a1) having from 2 to 3 hydroxy groups, a hydroxy value of 15 to 30 mgKOH/g and an oxyethylene group content of 8 to 50 mass %, a polyisocyanate (A2) and an unsaturated hydroxy compound (A3) or a reaction product of a polyol component (A1) and an unsaturated isocyanate (A4), and a monomer (B) represented by CH2?C(R)C(O)O—R2 (wherein R is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R2 is a C3-4 hydroxyalkyl group having 1 to 2 hydroxy groups), between a pair of transparent substrates, and curing the curable resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Kadowaki, Satoshi Niiyama, Naoko Aoki
  • Patent number: 8507585
    Abstract: A non-aqueous pigment ink comprising a pigment, a non-aqueous solvent, and non-aqueous resin dispersion microparticles having a pigment dispersion capability, wherein the non-aqueous resin dispersion microparticles are an acrylic polymer comprising an alkyl (meth)acrylate unit having an alkyl group of 12 or more carbon atoms and a (meth)acrylate unit having a urethane group. The acrylic polymer is a copolymer of a monomer mixture comprising an alkyl (meth)acrylate (A) having an alkyl group of 12 or more carbon atoms and a reactive (meth)acrylate (B) having a functional group capable of reacting with an amino group, wherein the urethane group is introduced by a reaction between the functional group capable of reacting with an amino group, an amino alcohol and a polyvalent isocyanate compound, and the mass ratio within the acrylic polymer between the copolymer portion and the introduced urethane group portions is within a range from 60:40 to 99:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Riso Kagaku Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuo Hosoya, Hiroshi Hayashi, Yoshifumi Watanabe, Kazuyuki Ando, Marie Morinaga
  • Patent number: 8497316
    Abstract: It concerns a crosslinkable and foaming polyester-polyurethane resin moulding composition, comprising: an A component, comprising: A1) at least one poly-functional isocyanate compound, and A2) at least one free radical polymerization initiator a B component, comprising by weight: B1) 100 parts of at least one polyol resin comprising: —B11) 50 to 80 parts of at least one ethylenically unsaturated polyester polyol—B 12) 20 to 50 parts of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer, with, B11), being the reaction product of: a) an acid component comprising: a1) at least one ethylenically unsaturated diacid, and a2) at least one saturated diacid with a1/a2 molar ratio so varying to have an unsaturation content in B11) from 0.25/1 to 5/1, and, b) a diol component in excess with respect to component a) B2) from 0.01 to 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: CCP Composites UK Ltd
    Inventors: Paul Darby, Phil Dean
  • Patent number: 8487051
    Abstract: Polymeric urethane dispersants with solubilizing polymer chains and with reactive carbon to carbon double bonds are described. The reactive double bonds facilitate molecular weight build-up of the dispersant on dispersed particles (enhancing colloidal stability) or enhance the ability of the dispersants to be crosslinked into a matrix material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart N. Richards, Andrew J. Shooter
  • Patent number: 8461256
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions that enable excellent hardness and UV resistance in coating applications, the compositions containing one or more acrylic-urethane block copolymer having as copolymerized units one or more acrylic monomer, which acrylic monomers are polymerized into a polyurethane backbone polymer. The compositions may be ambient curable. The invention also provides methods to obtain such acrylic-urethane block copolymers, which methods include the incorporation of an initiating species into the polyurethane backbone polymer, and subsequent polymerization of acrylic monomers in the presence of both the initiating species attached to the polyurethane polymer and a reducing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventors: David Conner, Martin Heuts
  • Publication number: 20130102738
    Abstract: The invention provides curable adhesives of high tensile sheer strength, which contain an a-silane-terminated polyurethane prepolymer containing low molecular weight polyether or polyester groups in the polymer backbone, and a silane-terminated polyether polymer containing polyether groups of higher molecular weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: WACKER CHEMIE AG
    Inventors: Volker Stanjek, Bernd-Josef Bachmeier, Andreas Bauer
  • Publication number: 20130095714
    Abstract: The present invention provides polyurethanes including a reaction product of components including: (a) an isocyanate functional urethane prepolymer comprising a reaction product of components including: (i) about 1 equivalent of at least one polyisocyanate; and (ii) about 0.1 to about 0.5 equivalents of at least one diol having 2 to 18 carbon atoms; and (b) about 0.05 to about 0.9 equivalents of at least one branched polyol having 4 to 18 carbon atoms and at least 3 hydroxyl groups; and (c) up to about 0.9 equivalents of at least one polyol different from branched polyol (b) and having 2 to 18 carbon atoms, wherein the reaction product components are essentially free of polyester polyol and polyether polyol; compositions, coatings and articles made therefrom and methods of making the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventor: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130075142
    Abstract: An adhesive composition for connection between a first circuit member having a first connecting terminal on the main surface and a second circuit member having a second connecting terminal on the main surface, wherein the first circuit member and/or second circuit member are made of a base material containing a thermoplastic resin with a glass transition temperature of no higher than 200° C., the first connecting terminal and/or second connecting terminal are made of ITO and/or IZO, and the adhesive composition includes a phosphate group-containing compound, the free phosphate concentration of the cured adhesive composition being no greater than 100 ppm by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: HITACHI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Izawa, Shigeki Katogi
  • Patent number: 8404780
    Abstract: The adhesion between a low surface energy (i.e., nonpolar) material, e.g., a polyolefin such as polyethylene, and a high surface energy (i.e., polar) material, e.g., a polyester, polyurethane, polycarbonate or polylactic acid, is promoted by blending with the nonpolar material typically from 15 to less than 50 wt % of a diol-based thermoplastic polyurethane (d-TPU), e.g., a polydiene diol-based TPU, based on the combined weight of the nonpolar material and the d-TPU. The promoted adhesion allows for the effective painting, printing, over-molding or HF-welding of a nonpolar substrate, e.g., a polyolefin film, with a polar coating, e.g., a paint, ink, etc. Aqueous dispersions can also be made from the blend of nonpolar material and d-TPU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Laura B. Weaver, Ashish Batra, Patricia Ansems, Gary M. Strandburg, Matthew J. Kalinkowski
  • Patent number: 8388799
    Abstract: A composition for forming a chemical mechanical polishing pad having polishing characteristics such as a high polishing rate, an excellent planarity of the polished object, and less scratches of the polished object. The composition includes (A) a polyurethane having a carbon-carbon double bond on a side chain and (B) a cross-linking agent. The polyurethane (A) is preferably a thermoplastic polyurethane (A?) obtained by mixing at least components (a11) to (a13) and component (a2) in a proportion satisfying the following conditions (1) and (2) and reacting them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: JSR Corporation
    Inventors: Rikimaru Kuwabara, Takahiro Okamoto, Yukio Hosaka, Takafumi Shimizu, Tsuyoshi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20130041067
    Abstract: A radically curable polyurethane composite for dental restorations, including provisional restorations, includes polyurethane dimethacrylate prepolymers that have at least one flexible unit within a polyurethane dimethacrylate backbone, and one or more dimethacrylate monomers. Composite materials made with polyurethane dimethacrylate prepolymers of the invention exhibit superior and optimal properties of flexural strength and deflection-at-break relative to conventional dental resin composites. Composite materials of the invention also provide improved melt-resistance in response to the heat of grinding or finishing, thereby improving the fit of restorations made from the composite and preserving the finishing instruments. Methods of treating a tooth using the radically curable polyurethane composite and methods of making the polyurethane dimethacrylate prepolymers with flexible units is also provided. A kit including the radically curable polyurethane composite is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: PULPDENT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Pulpdent Corporation
  • Patent number: 8372914
    Abstract: Urethane modified water-reducible alkyd resins ABCD, comprising moieties derived from polyhydric alcohols A, modified fatty acids B made h? grafting olefinically unsaturated carboxylic acids B2 onto fatty acids B1, ungrafted fatty acids C and polyfunctional isocyanates D, a process for their production, and a method of use thereof in coating binders
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Cytec Surface Specialties Austria GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Reidlinger, Edmund Urbano, Ewald Zrin, Manfred Gogg, Johannes Scherz
  • Patent number: 8354487
    Abstract: Golf ball components, such as cores, intermediate layers, and covers, formed with compositions including precursors with acrylate functionality crosslinked with a curing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Mitchell E. Lutz, Manjari Kuntimaddi
  • Publication number: 20120318557
    Abstract: A crosslinked resin composition includes a resin composition including not less than 0.01 parts by mass and not more than 20 parts by mass of a vinyl monomer relative to 100 parts by mass of a thermoplastic polyurethane, the vinyl monomer having a molecular structure including at least one functional group of acid anhydride, silane, amine and epoxy. The resin composition is crosslinked by an electron beam irradiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: HITACHI CABLE, LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto IWASAKI, Akinari NAKAYAMA
  • Patent number: 8329829
    Abstract: A thermoplastic polyurethane composition includes thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), a polysiloxane, an acetal polymer, and an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) copolymer. A method of forming the TPU composition includes the step of combining the TPU, the polysiloxane, the acetal polymer, and the ABS copolymer. The thermoplastic polyurethane composition is also used to form an article. The TPU composition has an increased abrasion resistance and decreased coefficient of friction as compared to existing TPUs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventor: Gulay Serhatkulu
  • Patent number: 8309666
    Abstract: A multi-component curable composition which is reactive upon admixing of the components and wherein the composition comprises a first component which comprises a first amine functional adduct and a second amine functional adduct; and a second component which comprises at least one compound having an average of more than 2.0 groups per molecule which are reactive with amines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: The Sherwin-Williams Company
    Inventor: David M. Parish
  • Patent number: 8309665
    Abstract: A multi-component curable composition which is reactive upon admixing of the components and wherein the composition comprises: A. a first component which comprises: (i) a first amine functional adduct which comprises the reaction product of a stoichiometric excess of a diamine and a compound having an epoxide group and an alpha, beta unsaturated carbonyl group; B. a second component which comprises: (i) at least one compound having an average of more than 2.0 groups per molecule which are reactive with amines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: The Sherwin-Williams Company
    Inventor: David M. Parish
  • Patent number: 8304486
    Abstract: A water-base adhesive mix for producing tires and containing, by weight, 20 to 80% water, 10 to 40% of a cross-linkable unsaturated-chain polymer base, 0.2 to 1% sulphur, 1 to 25% of a reinforcing filler, 1 to 10% of emulsifiers, 2 to 8% of a resin which cross-links by reaction with polyisocyanates, and 0.5 to 5% of an aqueous dispersion having blocked aromatic polyisocyanates with an activation temperature of 120 to 160° C. The blocked aromatic polyisocyanates are produced by reaction of an aromatic polyisocyanate (a), a blocking agent (b), and a nonionic diol alkoxylate (c) of the general formula (I) R1CH2O(CH2CH2O)n(CH2CHCH3O)mR2??(I) where R1 is R2 and R3 are the same or different, and are selected from methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, i-butyl; n is a whole number from 0 to 40 m is a whole number from 0 to 40 n+m is a whole number from 20 to 80.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Veronica Cantonetti
  • Patent number: 8293836
    Abstract: A curable coating composition includes a uretdione compound having one uretdione group and having a plurality of functional groups selected from crosslinkable groups and groups that modify a coating property. The disclosed coating compositions include those having a binder component having a plurality of active hydrogen-containing groups. When the uretdione compound has a functional group that is a crosslinkable group, the coating composition further includes a crosslinker that has a plurality of crosslinking groups reactive under curing conditions with the crosslinkable group. Also disclosed is a method of making the curable coating composition, including preparing the uretdione compound having one uretdione group and having at least one further functional group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbH
    Inventors: David C. Cranfill, Walter H Ohrbom, Patrick J Mormile
  • Patent number: 8288485
    Abstract: Disclosed are anhydrous transparent dispersions of polyurethane(meth)acrylate particles in a reactive diluent, which can be obtained by reacting a polyisocyanate with at least one polyol and a nucleophilically functionalized (meth)acrylic acid ester in the reactive diluent. The inventive dispersions are characterized in that the polyurethane(meth)acrylate particles have an average diamert of less than 40 nm. The invention further relates to a method for producing such dispersions, the use thereof as an adhesive, cut glass, or impact resistance modifier, and a molded article made from said dispersion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Dritte Patentportfolio Betelligungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Klaus-Uwe Koch, Daniele Rutz
  • Patent number: 8277930
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a moisture-permeable film having superior moisture permeability and flexibility at levels enabling the use thereof in the production of textile products such as clothes, while also not being susceptible to the occurrence of decreases in surface quality caused by roughening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Kanagawa, Minoru Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8268922
    Abstract: Pressure-sensitive adhesive based on a mixture of chemically crosslinked polyurethane and at least one hydrocarbon resin, the chemically crosslinked polyurethane being a reaction product of at least one aliphatic or alicyclic polyisocyanate and a combination of at least one polypropylene glycol diol and one polypropylene glycol triol, reacted with one another catalytically in the presence of the at least one hydrocarbon resin, the at least one hydrocarbon resin being a monomer resin of the styrene/?-methylstyrene type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: tesa SE
    Inventors: Uwe Schümann, Kirstin Weiland, Bodo Zu Putlitz
  • Publication number: 20120232183
    Abstract: Provided are a polymerizable compound, a photocurable composition, and a photocurable moisture-proof insulating coating material for mounting circuit boards, which reduce environmental impact, excel in surface curability at low irradiation dose, and have high adhesion to substrate materials. The compound according to the present invention has a structural unit derived from a dimerdiol and has, as an end group, a group represented by formula (1): wherein R1 represents H or CH3 and R2 represents a hydrocarbon group having 2 to 12 carbon atoms, at an end thereof. Preferably, the compound has, as end groups, the group represented by formula (1) and a group represented by formula (2): wherein R3s each independently represent CH3 or CH2CH3, and R4 represents a hydrocarbon group having 3 to 9 carbon atoms, at the end thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Ooga, Ritsuko Azuma
  • Patent number: 8262972
    Abstract: A golf ball including a thermoplastic core having an outer diameter of 1.51 inches to 1.59 inches; an outer cover layer; and an inner cover layer between the core and the outer cover layer. The thermoplastic core has been exposed to a gradient-initiating solution comprising a solvent, free radical initiator, and a reactive co-agent comprising a metal salt of an acrylic or methacrylic acid, a mono- or multi-functional acrylate or methacrylate, or having the chemical structure where R=linear, branched, or aromatic C1-C14 and n=1-5, such that the hardness of the outer surface is different than the hardness of the geometric center to define a positive or negative hardness gradient of 5 Shore C or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Sullivan, David A. Bulpett, Brian Comeau
  • Publication number: 20120225969
    Abstract: For the purpose of providing a urethane(meth)acrylate excellent in emulsifiability in water and a production method thereof, and a light curable aqueous emulsion using the urethane(meth)acrylate having a low viscosity and excellent in the curability, provided is a urethane(meth)acrylate being represented by the following general formula (1) and having a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 to 10,000: A1-O—(CONH—B1-NHCOO—C1-O)n-CONH—B1-NH—COO-D1??(1) wherein in formula (1), n represents a natural number of 1 to 30, A1 represents a residue of a hydroxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate, B1 represents a residue of diisocyanate, C1 represents a residue of a diol of an acyclic hydrocarbon or a cyclic hydrocarbon, and D1 represents a residue of a polyoxyalkylene glycol monoalkyl ether.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicants: ARAKAWA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD, SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Miyabayashi, Tomohito Nakano, Hiroki Nakane, Hirotoshi Koyano, Yoshinobu Sato, Hiroshi Sawada, Shinichi Kato
  • Publication number: 20120223053
    Abstract: Methods for fabricating sublithographic, nanoscale microstructures utilizing self-assembling block copolymers, and films and devices formed from these methods are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventors: Dan B. Millward, Timothy Quick
  • Patent number: 8258238
    Abstract: The invention relates to an actuator for converting between mechanical and electrical energy comprising—at least two electrodes; and—an electroactive polymer, comprising aromatic moieties in the chain and flexible moieties in the chain, the polymer further comprising side groups bound to the chain, which side groups are selected from the group consisting of polar side groups and side groups comprising an aromatic moiety. The invention further relates to a novel electroactive polymer comprising polar side groups bound to the chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventor: Arjen Boersma
  • Patent number: 8236906
    Abstract: A process for production of a polyamide resin having a reactive double bond, the process including a step of reacting a carboxylic acid and a diisocyanate to produce a polyamide resin, wherein the carboxylic acid component includes a carboxylic acid with a reactive double bond. Also, a polyamideimide resin obtainable by reacting a diisocyanate with a diimidedicarboxylic acid and a reactive double bond-containing carboxylic acid, which has a reactive double bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takako Ejiri, Katsuyuki Masuda
  • Patent number: 8211954
    Abstract: Radiation-curable compounds, processes for the preparation thereof, the use thereof and coating materials comprising them and having high scratch resistance, which compounds are polyurethanes comprising allophanate groups and obtained by reaction of di- or polyisocyanates and at least two different compounds, each having at least one group reactive toward isocyanate and at least one unsaturated group capable of free radical polymerization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Nick Gruber, Reinhold Schwalm, Erich Beck, Yvonne Heischkel, Gabriele Dlugosch, Peter Thuery
  • Patent number: 8193296
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to golf balls made from a crosslinked thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer. The crosslinked thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer includes crosslinks located in the hard segments, where the crosslinks being the reaction product of unsaturated bonds located in the hard segments as catalyzed by a free radical initiator. The crosslinks may be formed from an unsaturated diol as a chain extender. The unsaturated diol may be trimethylolpropane monoallylether (TMPME). The golf ball may include the crosslinked thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer in the cover layer, in which case the cover layer may exhibit a high degree of scuff resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Ishii, Hsin Cheng, Chien-Hsin Chou, Chung-Yu Huang, Yasushi Ichikawa, Chen-Tai Liu
  • Patent number: 8192837
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions suitable for the formation of an adhesive layer used for in-mold decoration. This invention also relates to in-mold decoration tape or strip, comprising: a carrier layer; a release layer; a durable layer; and an adhesive layer which comprises an adhesive binder, a polymeric particulate material and an inorganic particulate material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Etansi Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaojia Wang, Cheri Pereria, Pei-Lin Wang, Jing-Den Chen, Rong-Chang Liang
  • Patent number: 8188184
    Abstract: An environmentally safe additive and vehicle system are provided for water-based and oil-based printing inks, paints, coatings and adhesives which can be rapidly transferred, dispersed, dispensed, spread, dried and cured. The low cost, stable additive and vehicle system enhance multiple color, high speed printing with sharp, highly defined images and superior quality, and can be used on many different types of substrates, such as paper, paperboard, cardboard, clay coated board, foil, plastic, glass, metal, wood and composites. The additive may be formed by the reaction product of a photoinitiator, such as an UV-activated polyelectrolyte, and a monomer, such as an acrylate or a methacrylate in an aqueous solution. In other embodiments, the additive is formed from a carboxylic acid or anhydride and alkylalkanolamine monomer or a dialkylaminoalkyl acrylate or methacrylate monomer in an aqueous solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Omnitech Environmental, LLC
    Inventors: Leroy John Cook, Richard T. Skov
  • Patent number: 8178614
    Abstract: A laminate includes a backing material coated with a solvent resistant adhesive composition. The adhesive composition includes a hydroxyl or urea or hydrocarbon terminated unsaturated polyurethane or polyurethane-urea polymer and a peroxide or a silicone hydride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Momentive Performance Materials Inc.
    Inventors: Roy Melvin Griswold, Richard P. Eckberg, Mark J. Bisaillon, Robert L. Frye
  • Publication number: 20120108730
    Abstract: A solvent-free and anhydrous hardenable composition that contains at least one polymer A. Polymer A being obtainable by reacting a polyether with at least one ethylenically unsaturated silane in the presence of a radical starter, the ethylenically unsaturated silane carrying at least one hydrolyzable group on the silicon atom. The composition provides low viscosity prior to curing along with good elasticity after curing and a broad adhesion spectrum in a solvent-free and water-free hardenable composition. Also methods for producing the composition and use of the composition as an adhesive, sealant, or coating agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Lars Zander, Rolf Tenhaef, Johann Klein, Martin Majolo, Thomas Tamcke, Thomas Bachon, Jens Lückert, Thomas Plantenberg
  • Patent number: 8168260
    Abstract: The invention provides a cross-linkable elestomeric thermoplastic polyurethane that is urea free, isocyanutrate free, oxazolinyl free, functional radically-polymerizable pendant group free and having terminal functional radically-polymerizable groups at both ends, and thermoset polyurethanes obtained therefrom. The invention also provides applications of the compositions, and processes for manufacturing these compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Dominicus Limerkens, Chris Ian Lindsay, Conny Nijs, Steve Andre Woutters
  • Patent number: 8158709
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a plastics mixture comprising at least one thermoplastic polyurethane A) and at least one impact-modified poly(meth)acrylate B), where the impact-modified poly(meth)acrylate comprises a hard phase whose glass transition temperature is at least 70° C. and a tough phase whose glass transition temperature is at most ?10° C., the average particle size of the tough phase is at most 130 nm, and at least a portion of the tough phase has covalent linkage to the hard phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Evonik Roehm GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Numrich, Peter Battenhausen, Guenther Dickhaut, Claude Guenanten