At Least One Solid Polymer Derived From Ethylenic Reactants Only Patents (Class 525/55)
  • Patent number: 11839700
    Abstract: The present invention provides a bio-electrode composition including: a resin having a urethane bond and a silicone chain in the main chain; and an electro-conductive material, wherein the electro-conductive material is a polymer compound having one or more repeating units selected from fluorosulfonic acid salts shown by the following formula (1)-1, fluorosulfonic acid salts shown by the following formula (1)-2, sulfonimide salts shown by the following formula (1)-3, and sulfonamide salts shown by the following formula (1)-4. This can form a living body contact layer for a bio-electrode that is excellent in electric conductivity and biocompatibility, light in weight, manufacturable at low cost, and free from large lowering of the electric conductivity even when it is wetted with water or dried.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Hatakeyama, Motoaki Iwabuchi, Osamu Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11786444
    Abstract: Provided are monomers useful for dental materials that include a compound in which a core and a specific terminal group are bonded to each other directly or via a linking group, wherein the core is a C1-200 polyvalent organic group having a valence of not less than 3 containing an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom in which an atom bonded to the terminal group or the linking group is the oxygen atom or the nitrogen atom; the terminal group is a specific (meth)acryloyl group-containing group, a (meth)acryloyl group, a C1-20 hydrocarbon group or a hydrogen atom, and the terminal group needs to meet specific requirements; and the linking group is a specific divalent group, and when the compound contains a plurality of linking groups, the linking groups may be the same as or different from each other. Compositions, dental materials and kits are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Yoko Kosugi, Akiko Matsumoto, Kazuhiko Yoshinaga
  • Patent number: 11168159
    Abstract: Provided is a zwitterionic polymer that has a zwitterion that includes an effect of improving the stability of proteins. This zwitterionic polymer is a polymeric protein stabilizer that exhibits a protein stabilizing effect even at a small addition amount of addition, and at the same time has an antioxidant capability. Also provided is a method for producing this zwitterionic polymer. This problem is solved by a zwitterionic polymer containing a repeating unit represented by formula (1) and having a number-average molecular weight of 1,000 to 1,000,000. On formula (1), R1 and R2 are each independently selected from a hydrogen atom; linear, branched or cyclic alkyl groups having 1 to 6 carbons; aromatic groups having 6 to 20 carbons; or alkylene groups having 1 to 6 carbons and formed by linking R1 to R2. R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignees: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY, NOF CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideharu Mori, Ryutaro Imamura
  • Patent number: 11098145
    Abstract: Disclosed are processes for preparing a copolymer, a copolymer prepared by the process, a sulfur-crosslinkable rubber mixture, and the use of the sulfur-crosslinkable rubber mixture for production of motor vehicle tires. In one embodiment, the monomer has the formula: A-S-P, wherein A is a chemical group containing at least one aliphatic double bond, S is a sulfur atom, and P is a protecting group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Katharina Herzog, Lena Mueller, Carla Recker, Noa Pruss, Cathrin Sonja Conrad, Phillipp Vana
  • Patent number: 11072696
    Abstract: A rubber composition including a nitrile group-containing copolymer rubber with an iodine value smaller than or equal to 120; short fibers with an average fiber length smaller than or equal to 12 mm; and an organophosphorus compound, wherein a glass transition temperature difference ?Tg of the nitrile group-containing copolymer rubber is lower than or equal to 10° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomonori Nakashima
  • Patent number: 10894245
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a superabsorbent polymer having excellent absorption performance, and more specifically, to a method for preparing a superabsorbent polymer that can effectively inhibit the initiation of a polymerization reaction in a pipe, before being introduced into a polymerization reactor, thus preventing process trouble.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Inventors: Jun Kyu Kim, Jae Ho Oh, Yeong Bin Jo, Tae Hwan Jang
  • Patent number: 10793678
    Abstract: This invention relates to a composite material comprising a core comprising an organosilica such as a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) and a functionalized elastomeric polymer such as poly(n-butyl acrylate) bonded onto said core. The elastomer is preferably functionalised with an amine moiety. The present invention also relates to a polymer comprising a resin such as Bisphenol A diglycidylether (DGEBA) and the aforementioned composite material, and a method for making the composite material. The composite material can improve both the material strength and material toughness of the polymer into which it is mixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignees: AGENCY FOR SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
    Inventors: Chaobin He, Warintorn Thitsartarn, Xiaoshan Fan, Yang Sun, Chee Chuan Jayven Yeo
  • Patent number: 10662352
    Abstract: An adhesive composition is provided including the following components: (A) an unsaturated monomer; and (B) an olefin copolymer comprising the following repeating units: (B-1) a repeating unit of formula (I), (B-2) a repeating unit of formula (II), and (B-3) a repeating unit of formula (III), R1 to R21, m, n, o, and p in formulas (I) to (III) are as defined in the specification, wherein based on the total moles of the repeating units (B-1), (B-2) and (B-3), the amount of the repeating unit (B-2) ranges from 19 mol % to 36 mol %; and wherein the weight ratio of the olefin copolymer (B) to the unsaturated monomer (A) ranges from 2 to 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN UNION TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shur-fen Liu, Chin-Hsien Hung
  • Patent number: 10615417
    Abstract: One variation of a method for fabricating an electrolyte includes: depositing an electrolyte material over a substrate, the electrolyte material including a monomer miscible in a first volume of solvent, a polymer semi-miscible in the monomer and miscible in the first volume of solvent, and a photoinitiator; exposing the electrolyte material to electromagnetic radiation to disassociate the photoinitiator into a reactive subspecie that crosslinks the monomer to form an electrolyte structure with the polymer phase-separated from the electrolyte structure; dissolving the polymer out of the electrolyte structure with a second volume of solvent to render a network of open-cell pores in the electrolyte structure; and exposing the electrolyte structure to a third volume of solvent and ions to fill the network of open-cell pores with solvated ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Millibatt, Inc.
    Inventors: Leland Smith, Janet Hur, Cheolwoong Lim, Guangyi Sun
  • Patent number: 10113047
    Abstract: There is provided an exfoliated graphite-resin composite material that has high dispersibility in resins and the like and is easily handled. An exfoliated graphite-resin composite material in which exfoliated graphite and a resin form a composite. When an amount of methylene blue adsorbed per g of the exfoliated graphite-resin composite material (?mol/g) is y, the amount of methylene blue adsorbed as measured based on a difference between an absorbance of a methanol solution of methylene blue at a concentration of 10 mg/L and an absorbance of a supernatant liquid obtained by introducing the exfoliated graphite-resin composite material into the methanol solution of methylene blue and performing centrifugation, and a BET specific surface area (m2/g) of the exfoliated graphite-resin composite material is x, a ratio y/x is 0.15 or more, and the BET specific surface area is 25 m2/g or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shoji Nozato, Akira Nakasuga, Hiroshi Yoshitani
  • Patent number: 9683091
    Abstract: There is provided an exfoliated graphite-resin composite material that has high dispersibility in resins and the like and is easily handled. An exfoliated graphite-resin composite material in which exfoliated graphite and a resin form a composite. When an amount of methylene blue adsorbed per g of the exfoliated graphite-resin composite material (?mol/g) is y, the amount of methylene blue adsorbed as measured based on a difference between an absorbance of a methanol solution of methylene blue at a concentration of 10 mg/L and an absorbance of a supernatant liquid obtained by introducing the exfoliated graphite-resin composite material into the methanol solution of methylene blue and performing centrifugation, and a BET specific surface area (m2/g) of the exfoliated graphite-resin composite material is x, a ratio y/x is 0.15 or more, and the BET specific surface area is 25 m2/g or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shoji Nozato, Akira Nakasuga, Hiroshi Yoshitani
  • Patent number: 9657117
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a resin composition with excellent mold releasability and blocking resistance. [Solution] A resin composition containing a 4-methyl-1-pentene polymer includes 0.01 to 10 parts by mass of a 4-methyl-1-pentene polymer (B) per 100 parts by mass of at least one resin (A) selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic resins and thermosetting resins, wherein the 4-methyl-1-pentene polymer (B) has (B1) an intrinsic viscosity [?] of 0.01 or more but less than 0.50 dl/g measured at 135° C. in a decalin solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Kuniaki Kawabe, Masayoshi Sutou, Toshiyuki Itou, Mai Kurihara, Akinori Etoh, Shinichirou Asao, Kenji Sugimura, Hiroshi Hoya, Koji Matsunaga, Yoji Hayakawa, Kunihiko Mizumoto
  • Patent number: 9527993
    Abstract: A process to make a composition that includes a monovinylaromatic polymer and a dispersed phase of polymer made from renewable resources may include forming a polymerizable mixture. The polymerizable mixture may include a monomer or dimer dispersed in a monovinylaromatic monomer, and optionally a rubber dissolved in the monovinylaromatic monomer. The process may include contacting a catalyst with the polymerizable solution at conditions effective to produce a polymer dispersed in the monovinylaromatic monomer. The process may include polymerizing through a radical pathway the solution, optionally in the presence of a free radical initiator and a chain transfer agent, to obtain a monovinylaromatic polymer that includes a dispersed phase. The process may include degassing to separate unpolymerized monomers and comonomers, and recovering a composition of monovinylaromatic polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: TOTAL RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY FELUY
    Inventors: Michel Duc, Philippe Lodefier
  • Patent number: 9527933
    Abstract: This invention relates to blends of polyalphaolefins (PAOs) and polyhydrosilane-modified polyolefins, methods to prepare the blends and methods to prepare polyhydrosilane-modified polyolefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Rahul R. Kulkarni, Pradeep P. Shirodkar, Jianya Cheng, Donna J. Crowther
  • Patent number: 9328206
    Abstract: Disclosed are self-assembling diblock copolymers of the formula (I): wherein R1 is —(CHR—CH2—O)p—R?, p=2-6, R is H or methyl, and R? is H, C1-C6 alkyl, or C3-C11 cycloalkyl, R2 is C6-C20 aryl, one of R3 and R4 is C6-C14 aryl or heteroaryl, and the other is C1-C22 alkoxy, and n and m are independently 2 to about 2000, which find use in preparing self-assembled structures and porous membranes. Embodiments of the self-assembled structures contain the diblock copolymer in a cylindrical morphology. Also disclosed is a method of preparing such copolymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Pall Corporation
    Inventor: Khaled Abdel-Hakim Helmy Aamer
  • Patent number: 9085722
    Abstract: The present invention provides an acryloylmorpholine polymer and the use thereof and a filtrate reducer for drilling fluid. The acryloylmorpholine polymer comprises structural units expressed by formula (1), structural units expressed by formula (2), and structural units expressed by formula (3), wherein, at least a part of the structural units expressed by formula (2) can be bonded with at least a part of the structural units expressed by formula (3) into cross-linked structural unit expressed by formula (4); wherein, R1-R9 are H or C1-C3 linear or branched alkyl respectively, y is an integer within 1-5 range, M is H or an alkali metal element, X is O or NH, and R10 is C1-C5 linear or branched alkylidene. The acryloylmorpholine polymer and filtrate reducer for drilling fluid have outstanding filtrate reduction and viscosity increasing effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, SINOPEC ZHONGYUAN OILFILD SERVICE CORPORATION DRILLING ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Zhonghua Wang
  • Publication number: 20150148477
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a functionalized elastomer comprising the reaction product of a living anionic elastomeric polymer and a polymerization terminator of formula I wherein R1 is C1 to C4 linear or branched alkanediyl; Z is R2, —OR3, or —R4—X; R2, R3 are independently C1 to C18 linear or branched alkyl; R4 is C1 to C18 alkanediyl; X is halogen or a group of structure II, III, IV, V or VI wherein R5, R6, R7, R8, and R9 are independently H or C1 to C8 alkyl; R10 is C2 to C8 alkanediyl; R11 and R12 are independently H, aryl or C1 to C8 alkyl; Q is N or a group of structure VII wherein R13 is C1 to C8 alkyl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Liqing Ma, Frank Schmitz, Nicola Costantini, Georges Marcel Victor Thielen, Michael Joseph Rachita
  • Patent number: 9040630
    Abstract: Provided herein are graft copolymers of polyfarnesenes with condensation polymers; and methods of making and using the graft copolymers disclosed herein. In certain embodiments, the condensation polymers include polyesters, polycarbonates, polyamides, polyethers, phenol-formaldehyde resins, urea-formaldehyde resins, melamine-formaldehyde resins and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the polyfarnesenes include farnesene homopolymers derived from a farnesene, and farnesene interpolymers derived from a farnesene and at least a vinyl monomer. In certain embodiments, the farnesene is prepared from a sugar by using a microorganism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: AMYRIS, INC.
    Inventor: Derek James McPhee
  • Patent number: 9040155
    Abstract: Provided is an adhesive composition for a protective film including an acrylic emulsion resin capable of providing contamination resistance on the film and low peel strength and minimizing generation of static electricity during peeling of the protective film. The acrylic emulsion resin includes a mixture including 80 to 99.9% by weight of a polymer of a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer including a C1-C14 alkyl group and a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer including an alkylene oxide unit, and 0.1 to 20% by weight of a monomer including a carboxyl group and/or a hydroxyl group or a combination thereof, and 5 to 30 parts by weight of a reactive emulsifier having a double bond structure radical-polymerizable with the polymer and including an alkylene oxide unit based on 100 parts by weight of the mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Woung Ha, Young-Min Kim, Jung Sup Han, Kong Ju Song, Kumhyoung Lee
  • Patent number: 9034973
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an intermediate film for laminated glass which prevents reductions of transparency and appearance property caused by permeation of moisture and water. The above object is attained by the present invention, i.e., a composition for forming an intermediate film for a laminated glass which comprises ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and a compound having alkyleneoxy group. The composition of the present invention enables the formation of an intermediate film for a laminated glass that restrains white spots from occurring by the permeation of moisture and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Tsuda, Makiko Shimada
  • Patent number: 9034955
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of certain benzotriazole derivatives of the general formula (I) where B is an optionally substituted 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2H-benzotriazole group, n is an integer from the range from 3 to 20 and A is an n-valent organic radical, as UV absorber or stabilizer in inanimate organic materials. Furthermore, the invention relates to methods of stabilizing inanimate organic materials, in particular plastics, against the effect of light using specific benzotriazole derivatives. Further subject matters of the invention are certain benzotriazole derivatives and inanimate organic materials comprising certain benzotriazole derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Sylke Haremza, Andrea Misske, Simon Schambony, Alban Glaser
  • Patent number: 9029481
    Abstract: A method for producing a polymer, by continuously supplying and bringing at least a ring-opening polymerizable monomer and a compressive fluid into contact with each other, to thereby allow the ring-opening polymerizable monomer to carry out ring-opening polymerization to continuously generate a polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Taichi Nemoto, Chiaki Tanaka, Yoshitaka Yamauchi
  • 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: 20150118692
    Abstract: Acoustically responsive particles and methods are provided for their use. Methods are provided for making and using tunable, monodisperse acoustically responsive particles and negative contrast acoustic particles, wherein the particles can contain a functional group available for covalent modification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Leah M. Johnson, Gabriel P. Lopez, Lu Gao, Charles Wyatt Shields, IV
  • Patent number: 9017652
    Abstract: A cleansing composition for cosmetic or household use may include an ampholytic polymer; a crosslinked cationic polymer; a surfactant component selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, cationic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, and zwitterionic surfactants; and an aqueous and/or organic carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Narjis A. Askar, Yin Z. Hessefort, Cheryl A. Slabozeski, Jobiah J. Sabelko, Yasuhiro Doi
  • Publication number: 20150112025
    Abstract: A high efficiency acrylic based impact modifier including a rubber weight fraction of at least 70% and an ultra-high molecular weight acrylic process aid with a molecular weight of at least 15 million grams/mol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Scott CHAMBERS, Davide ACHILUZZI, Perry REED, Chris TURNBULL
  • Patent number: 9000093
    Abstract: There is provided a method for producing a resin composition which is good in dispersability of a biodegradable resin. This method has a first kneading step of kneading (A) a biodegradable resin and (B) a compound that is reactive with the biodegradable resin (A) to produce a resin composition precursor, and a second kneading step of kneading the resin composition precursor and a polyolefin resin (C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Mitsuyoshi Shimano, Satoru Moritomi
  • Patent number: 8999111
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for increasing the strengthening effect of a starch coating on paper. The method involves contacting the starch with a synthetic polymer before the starch is cooked. This changes how the starch gelatinizes and how the polymer gets distributed on the paper resulting in greater paper surface strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: David J Castro, Mei Liu, Gary S Furman, Dorota Smoron, Shawnee M Wilson, Zhiyi Zhang
  • Patent number: 8987380
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an innovative method for controlling the viscosity of, for example, adhesives or coating formulations. The method for controlling viscosity allows very rapid thermoplastic curing of a formulation even at room temperature and a significant reduction in the viscosity at higher temperatures, thereby regaining the capacity for simple processing and allowing, for example, the originally bonded substrates to be separated from one another again with ease. A particular aspect in this context is that a plurality of cycles of thermoplastic curing and a significant reduction in the viscosity are possible with the present system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Evonik Roehm GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Hilf, Friedrich Georg Schmidt, Andre Hennig, Simon Krause, Christopher Barner-Kowollik, Andrew John Inglis, Leena Nebhani
  • Patent number: 8980999
    Abstract: The present invention relates to innovative materials which are reversibly crosslinkable by means of a thermoreversible mechanism and/or whose viscosity is reversibly adjustable. Through the use of bishydrazones or conjugated bis-Schiff bases as diene components in aza-Diels-Alder reactions, functional materials are generated that feature controllable viscosity and/or reversible crosslinking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Evonik Röhm GmbH
    Inventors: Friedrich Georg Schmidt, Stefan Hilf, Christopher Barner-Kowollik, Jiawen Zhou
  • Patent number: 8980964
    Abstract: A film that is formed from a thermoplastic composition is provided. The thermoplastic composition contains a rigid renewable polyester and a polymeric toughening additive. The toughening additive can be dispersed as discrete physical domains within a continuous matrix of the renewable polyester. An increase in deformation force and elongational strain causes debonding to occur in the renewable polyester matrix at those areas located adjacent to the discrete domains. This can result in the formation of a plurality of voids adjacent to the discrete domains that can help to dissipate energy under load and increase tensile elongation. To even further increase the ability of the film to dissipate energy in this manner, the present inventors have discovered that an interphase modifier may be employed that reduces the degree of friction between the toughening additive and renewable polyester and thus reduces the stiffness (tensile modulus) of the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Vasily A. Topolkaraev, Ryan J. McEneany, Neil T. Scholl, Thomas A. Eby
  • Patent number: 8975305
    Abstract: A thermoplastic composition that contains a rigid renewable polyester and a polymeric toughening additive is provided. The toughening additive can be dispersed as discrete physical domains within a continuous matrix of the renewable polyester. An increase in the deformation force and elongational strain causes debonding to occur in the renewable polyester matrix at those areas located adjacent to the discrete domains. This can result in the formation of a plurality of voids adjacent to the discrete domains that can help to dissipate energy under load and increase impact strength. To even further increase the ability of the composition to dissipate energy in this manner, an interphase modifier may be employed that reduces the degree of friction between the toughening additive and renewable polyester and thus enhances the degree and uniformity of debonding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Vasily A. Topolkaraev, Neil T. Scholl, Ryan J. McEneany, Thomas A. Eby
  • Patent number: 8969473
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds and medical devices activated with a solvophobic material functionalized with a first reactive member and methods of making such compounds and devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sofradim Production
    Inventors: Sébastien Ladet, Philippe Gravagna
  • Publication number: 20150031798
    Abstract: A composite material is disclosed for use in a high-voltage device having a high-voltage electrical conductor, the material containing a polymeric matrix and at least one fiber embedded in the polymeric matrix, the fibers having an average diameter of less than about 500 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Jens ROCKS, Walter Odermatt
  • Patent number: 8936659
    Abstract: A substance includes diamond particles having a maximum linear dimension of less than about 1 ?m and an organic compound attached to surfaces of the diamond particles. The organic compound may include a surfactant or a polymer. A method of forming a substance includes exposing diamond particles to an organic compound, and exposing the diamond particles in the presence of the organic compound to ultrasonic energy. The diamond particles may have a maximum linear dimension of less than about 1 ?m. A composition includes a liquid, a plurality of diamond nanoparticles dispersed within the liquid, and an organic compound attached to surfaces of the diamond nanoparticles. A method includes mixing a plurality of diamond particles with a solution comprising a liquid solvent and an organic compound, and exposing the mixture including the plurality of diamond nanoparticles and the solution to ultrasonic energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Soma Chakraborty, Gaurav Agrawal, Anthony A. DiGiovanni
  • Publication number: 20150018460
    Abstract: The present invention relates to thermoplastic products. In particular, the present invention relates to systems and methods for providing a thermoplastic product that includes one or more recycled materials. In some non-limiting implementations, the recycled materials are selected from eggshells, slag, solid output from an incinerator, and/or asphalt shingles. In some cases, the recycled materials comprise between about 0.1% and about 95%, by weight, of the thermoplastic product. In some cases, the recycled materials have a particle size between about one inch and about 300 mesh. Other implementations are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Michael P. Guymon, Trent N. Baker
  • Patent number: 8933175
    Abstract: A composition comprising a polyethylene wherein the composition is enriched in polymer molecules having topological variations by an enrichment factor ? and wherein the composition displays a long chain branching frequency of greater than about 0.5 long chain branches per 1000 total carbon atoms. A composition comprising an isolated Ziegler-catalyzed polyethylene having a long chain branching frequency of greater than about 0.5 long chain branches per 1000 total carbon atoms at the high molecular weight end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Youlu Yu, Chung C. Tso, David C. Rohlfing, Paul J. Deslauriers, Melvin Hildebrand, Max P. McDaniel, Qing Yang
  • Publication number: 20150010741
    Abstract: Shrinkable film layers having a blend of (i) one or more polymers with a high glass transition temperature, and (ii) one or more polymers with a low glass transition temperature are disclosed. Methods for preparing such film layers are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Hoang T. PHAM, Anle XUE, Yatin PATIL
  • Publication number: 20150010753
    Abstract: Provided is an adhesive composition for a protective film including an acrylic emulsion resin capable of providing contamination resistance on the film and low peel strength and minimizing generation of static electricity during peeling of the protective film. The acrylic emulsion resin includes a mixture including 80 to 99.9% by weight of a polymer of a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer including a C1-C14 alkyl group and a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer including an alkylene oxide unit, and 0.1 to 20% by weight of a monomer including a carboxyl group and/or a hydroxyl group or a combination thereof, and 5 to 30 parts by weight of a reactive emulsifier having a double bond structure radical-polymerizable with the polymer and including an alkylene oxide unit based on 100 parts by weight of the mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD. .
    Inventors: Jae Woung Ha, Young-Min Kim, Jung Sup Han, Kong Ju Song, Kumhyoung Lee
  • Patent number: 8926872
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an acrylic copolymer resin containing: 1) an alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer; 2) a (meth)acrylate-based monomer containing an aliphatic ring and/or an aromatic ring; and 3) at least an imide-based monomer or a styrene-based monomer, to a resin composition containing said acrylic copolymer resin and a resin containing an aromatic ring and/or an aliphatic ring in the main chain thereof, to an optical film comprising said resin composition, and to a liquid crystal display device comprising said optical film. The optical film according to the present invention has excellent heat resistance, optical transparency, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Su-Kyung Kim, Byoung-Il Kang, Dae-Woo Lee, Byoung-Kue Chun, Chang-Hun Han, Da-Eun Sung
  • Publication number: 20140371362
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are self-healing materials, which are smart materials that are capable of repairing themselves without any external intervention when they are damaged. The self-healing materials may be microencapsulated, for example in a one-capsule system or a two-capsule system, and damage to a matrix containing the microcapsules may rupture the microcapsules and cause the healing materials to be released into the site of damage, where it may polymerize and restore the functional capabilities of the matrix. The self-healing materials may be based on unsaturated multi-functional resins capable of oxygen-initiated cross-linking, and may include alkyd resins, such as alkyd resins that include one or more telechelic end groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventor: Gerald O. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20140357805
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel polyolefin having a terminal double bond and a method of producing the same. A polyolefin having a terminal double bond includes a polyolefin having a terminal double bond at either end and a polyolefin having a terminal double bond at one end, which are thermal degradation products of a polyolefin. An average number of terminal vinylidene groups per molecule is 1.3 to 1.9, a number average molecular weight (Mn) is 50,000 to 5,000,000, and a polydispersity index (Mw/Mn) of a molecular weight distribution is less than or equal to 5.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicants: SAN-EI KOUGYOU CORPORATION, NIHON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Takashi Sawaguchi, Daisuke Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20140353254
    Abstract: The invention provides highly cross-linked polydicyclopentadiene matrices and methods for using such matrices to separate components having varying cross-sectional areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Ned B. Bowden, Abhinaba Gupta, Tyler R. Long
  • Patent number: 8900492
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of thermal insulation sheets fashioned from certain unseparated mixtures of post-consumer plastic articles and the article, itself, is disclosed. The mixtures of such articles contain polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polystyrene (PS) and optionally also articles made of high density polyethylene (HDPE). An unseparated mixture of such articles is provided. This mixture is crushed and shredded to form plastic flakes, and these plastic flakes are then homogenized. Homogenization of the flakes can be carried out either by melt-blending them or by further comminution to produce very fine particles of the mixed plastics. The resulting homogenized mixture of plastic types is then compression molded into sheets ranging in thickness from about 3 to 10 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
    Inventor: Fares D. Alsewailem
  • Publication number: 20140350191
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of water-absorbing polymer structures, comprising the following process steps: i) providing an untreated, water-absorbing polymer structure; and ii) bringing the untreated, water-absorbing polymer structure into contact with a salt comprising a divalent or higher-valent cation of a metal and at least one organic base as anion. The invention relates also to the water-absorbing polymer structures obtainable by that process, to water-absorbing polymer structures, to a composite comprising a water-absorbing polymer structure and a substrate, to a process for the preparation of a composite, to the composite obtainable by that process, to chemical products, such as foams, molded articles and fibers comprising water-absorbing polymer structures or a composite, to the use of water-absorbing polymer structures or of a composite in chemical products and to the use of a salt in the treatment of the surface of water-absorbing polymer structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Mirko Walden, Harald Schmidt, Rainer Teni, Armin Reimann, Franck Furno, Jorg Issberner, Peter Herbe, Ursula Nielinger, Michael Keup
  • Publication number: 20140343220
    Abstract: A solid material can be prepared from a liquid precursor in solvent free conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventor: Walter Sherwood
  • Patent number: 8883915
    Abstract: A composition of matter comprising a hydrophobic or hydrophilic (or both) interpenetrating polymer network containing a non-ionic/ionic polymer and a hydrophobic thermoset or thermoplastic polymer, articles made from such composition and methods of preparing such articles. The invention also includes a process for preparing a hydrophobic/hydrophilic IPN or semi-IPN from a hydrophobic thermoset or thermoplastic polymer including the steps of placing an non-ionizable/ionizable monomer solution in contact with a hydrophobic thermoset or thermoplastic polymer; diffusing the monomer solution into the hydrophobic thermoset or thermoplastic polymer; and polymerizing the monomers to form a penetrating polymer inside the hydrophobic thermoset or thermoplastic polymer, thereby forming the IPN or semi-IPN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Biomimedica, Inc.
    Inventors: David Myung, Michael J. Jaasma, Lampros Kourtis, Daniel Chang, Curtis W. Frank
  • Patent number: 8883919
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a polymeric composite comprising a first organic polymer that forms a first organic polymer phase; and a low molecular weight compound that exists in the form of a second crystalline phase; wherein the second crystalline phase is dispersed within the first organic polymer phase. Disclosed herein too is a polymeric composite comprising a first organic polymer that forms a first organic polymer phase; and a second phase that comprises a crystalline organic polymer, wherein the crystalline organic polymer has a different molecular structure from the first organic polymer; wherein the second phase is not covalently bonded to the first organic polymer phase and wherein the second phase has an average particle size of about 1 to about 20 micrometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: The University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Alan J. Lesser, Thomas J. McCarthy, Joonsung Yoon, Onur S. Yordem
  • Patent number: 8883928
    Abstract: The invention provides a silicone hydrogel contact lens including a hydrolyzable units. The hydrolyzable units can be converted by hydrolysis into a hydrophilic units which is capable of imparting the silicone hydrogel contact lens a hydrophilic surface without post-curing surface treatment. The invention also provides an actinically crosslinkable prepolymer including hydrolyzable units and use of the prepolymer of the invention. In addition, the invention provides a method for making wettable silicone hydrogel contact lens without posterior surface treatments other than hydrolysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Frank Chang, Dawn A. Smith, Arturo N. Medina, Michael Hugh Quinn, L. Lawrence Chapoy
  • Patent number: 8883882
    Abstract: The invention relates to a non-aqueous dispersion of organic polymer particles in a reactive diluent. Said non-aqueous dispersion can be obtained in that at least one monomer is polymerized in the reactive diluent, forming the organic polymer particles, wherein the reactive diluent does not participate in said polymerization due to the orthogonal reactivity thereof relative to the monomers, but comprises a functionality allowing later targeted polymerization. Depending on the organic polymer particles or reactive diluents used, the non-aqueous dispersion can be used in multifaceted applications having a wide range of application profiles. In order to produce said non-aqueous dispersion, polymerization of at least one monomer in a stirred tank reactor in the presence of a reactive diluent is particularly suitable, wherein the conversion is performed at a stirring speed of at least 2 m/s, wherein the ratio of the stirrer diameter to the vessel diameter is set to 0.3-0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Dritte Patentportfolio Beteiligungygesellschaft MbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nicolas Boge, Torsten Stachelhaus, Andreas Kreipl, Dalibor Vukadlnovic-Tenter, Klaus-Uwe Koch, Daniel Junghans, Angela Kaufmann, Nicole Jagielski, Judith Schmidt