72 patents
Utility
Cut Resistant Yarns
28 Dec 23
Processes for forming a yarn formed of i) high-performance polyethylene fibers including a hard component, the hard component having a Mohs hardness of at least 2.5, and ii) a polymeric resin, wherein the polymeric resin is a homopolymer of ethylene or propylene or is a copolymer of ethylene and/or propylene, wherein the polymeric resin has a density as measured according to ISO1183-2004 in the range from 860 to 970 kg/m3, a melting temperature in the range from 40 to 140° C. and a heat of fusion of at least 5 J/g.
Roelof MARISSEN, Tina BRÜCKNER, Peto VERDAASDONK, Jozef Siegfried Johannes HOMMINGA
Filed: 8 Sep 23
Utility
Net for aquaculture
5 Dec 23
The invention relates to a net, preferably a net for aquaculture, wherein the net comprises cords joined in a net mesh, wherein each cord comprises one or more yarns, the yarns having a tenacity of at least 0.6 N/tex and wherein the net has a mesh size of at least 8 mm, characterized in that the cords further comprise a polymeric resin, wherein the polymeric resin is a homopolymer or copolymer of ethylene and/or propylene, wherein the polymeric resin has a density as measured according to ISO1183 in the range from 860 to 970 kg/m3, a melting temperature in the range from 40 to 140° C. and a heat of fusion of at least 5 J/g.
Hans Schneiders, Bart Tacken
Filed: 29 Mar 18
Utility
Uhmwpe Fiber
16 Nov 23
Martin Pieter VLASBLOM, Pieter GIJSMAN
Filed: 10 Jul 23
Utility
Flexible composite systems and methods
7 Nov 23
In various embodiments, an improved flexible-composite material is described that comprises at least one scrim constructed from at least two unidirectional tape layers bonded together and at least one woven fabric, non-woven fabric, or membrane bonded to the scrim.
Christopher Michael Adams, Wesley Edward Hatcher, Keith Joel McDaniels
Filed: 9 Jul 21
Utility
Polymer Blends of Aliphatic Polyketone and Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
5 Oct 23
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to polymer blends comprising greater than or equal to 55 wt % and less than or equal to 90 wt % of an aliphatic polyketone; and greater than or equal to 10 wt % and less than or equal to 40 wt % of an acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), wherein the aliphatic polyketone has a melt flow rate greater than or equal to 1 g/10 min and less than or equal to 90 g/10 min as measured in accordance with ASTM D1238 at 240° C. and a weight of 2.16 kg.
Zachary Zander, John Swanson
Filed: 26 Aug 21
Utility
Hybrid chain link
3 Oct 23
A chain link having a strip which includes warp yarns and weft yarns is provided, with the warp yarns containing a warp yarn A and a warp yarn B, with the minimum creep rate of warp yarn B being higher than the minimum creep rate of warp yarn A, wherein the strip comprises a longitudinal core section and at least two longitudinal edge sections, and wherein the concentration of warp yarn A in the core section is higher than the concentration of yarn A in the edge sections of the strip and the concentration of warp yarn B in the edge sections is higher than the concentration of warp yarn B in the core section of the strip.
Rigobert Bosman, Dietrich Wienke, Roelof Marissen, Jozef Siegfried Johannes Homminga
Filed: 22 Dec 21
Utility
Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene multifilament yarn
5 Sep 23
Multifilament yarn containing n filaments are provided, wherein the filaments are obtained by spinning an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), said yarn having a tenacity (Ten) as expressed in cN/dtex of Ten(cN/dtex)=f×n−0.05×dpf−0.15, wherein Ten is at least 39 cN/dtex, n is at least 25, f is a factor of at least 58 and dpf is the dtex per filament.
Jacobus Johannes Mencke, Johannes Hendrikus Marie Heijnen, Harm Van Der Werff
Filed: 14 Dec 21
Utility
Polymer Blends of Aliphatic Polyketone, Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, and Flame Retardant
31 Aug 23
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to polymer blends comprising greater than or equal to 45 wt % and less than or equal to 90 wt % of an aliphatic polyketone; greater than or equal to 7.5 wt % and less than or equal to 40 wt % of an acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS); and greater than 0 wt % and less than or equal to 25 wt % of a flame retardant.
Zachary Zander, John Swanson
Filed: 26 Aug 21
Utility
Encapsulated Antistatic Agent Composition and a Method for Preparation Thereof
17 Aug 23
The present invention relates to an encapsulated antistatic agent composition and a method for preparation thereof.
Subramanian KALIAPPAN, Nagesh Appasaheb WAGDARE, Antonello DECORTES, Wolfgang Ulrich SOHLING, Rossella FARRIS, Jayavant Ratan SHIRKE, Rahul Kishore HEDAOO
Filed: 8 Oct 20
Utility
Polymer Blends of Polyamide and Aliphatic Polyketone
3 Aug 23
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to polymer blends comprising greater than or equal to 30 wt % and less than or equal to 88.5 wt % of a polyamide; greater than or equal to 4 wt % and less than or equal to 50 wt % of an aliphatic polyketone; and greater than or equal to 7.5 wt % and less than or equal to 20 wt % of a rubber impact modifier.
Zachary ZANDER, John SWANSON
Filed: 25 Jun 21
Utility
Vibration Damping Thermoplastic Elastomer Blends
27 Jul 23
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to thermoplastic elastomer blends comprising at least one non-hydrogenated styrene isoprene block copolymer (SIS) having a Weight Average Molecular Weight (Mw) greater than or equal to 50,000 g/mol and a Tan Delta Peak Temperature greater than or equal to 15° C. and less than or equal to 25° C. at least one of: at least one hydrogenated SIS having an Mw greater than or equal to 75,000 g/mol and a Tan Delta Peak Temperature less than or equal to 20° C.; and a styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene block copolymer (SEBS) having a Mw greater than or equal to 75,000 g/mol and a Tan Delta Peak Temperature less than or equal to 20° C.; and a tackifier having a softening point greater than or equal to 80° C.
Jiren GU
Filed: 20 May 21
Utility
Packaging
27 Jul 23
Abstract: A container body which comprises a base and a side wall extending from the base, wherein said container body includes a polyester and a polymer YY. wherein said polymer YY is selected from the group comprising cyclic block copolymers (CBC) and cyclic olefin polymers (COP).
Mark DIXON, Adrian Carmichael
Filed: 28 Jun 21
Utility
Packaging
27 Jul 23
A container body comprises a base, a side wall extending from the base and a neck portion arranged to engage a closure for the container body, wherein: (i) said container body includes a cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) and polyester; or (ii) said container body includes a polymethylpentene (PMP) and polyester; wherein, in both cases (i) and (ii), the side wall of the container body has an L* of at least 90 and the neck portion has an L* of at least 84.
Mark DIXON, Adrian Carmichael, Steven Burgess Tattum
Filed: 3 Jun 21
Utility
Swimming Pool with Composite Wall
20 Jul 23
A swimming pool wall, and method for forming same, including a plurality of layers of reinforced composite material.
Steven Cohen, Jonathan Spiegel, David Vallee, Benjamin Pilpel, Patrick Masterson Inman, John H. Hornickel
Filed: 20 Mar 23
Utility
Thermoplastic polyurethane compounds exhibiting stain resistance and enhanced UV stability
11 Jul 23
Thermoplastic articles are molded from thermoplastic polyurethane compounds including blends of aromatic polycaprolactone thermoplastic polyurethane and aliphatic polycaprolactone thermoplastic polyurethane.
Jiren Gu
Filed: 6 Jan 20
Utility
High-performance polyethylene multifilament yarn
30 May 23
Processes for making high-performance polyethylene multi-filament yarn are disclosed which include the steps of a) making a solution of ultra-high molar mass polyethylene in a solvent; b) spinning of the solution through a spinplate containing at least 5 spinholes into an air-gap to form fluid filaments, while applying a draw ratio DRfluid; c) cooling the fluid filaments to form solvent-containing gel filaments; d) removing at least partly the solvent from the filaments; and e) drawing the filaments in at least one step before, during and/or after said solvent removing, while applying a draw ratio DRsolid of at least 4, wherein in step b) each spinhole comprises a contraction zone of specific dimension and a downstream zone of diameter Dn and length Dn with Ln/Dn of from 0 to at most 25, to result in a draw ratio DRfluid=DRsp*DRag of at least 150, wherein DRsp is the draw ratio in the spinholes and DRag is the draw ratio in the air-gap, with DRsp being greater than 1 and DRag at least 1.
Joseph Arnold Paul Maria Simmelink, Jacobus Johannes Mencke, Martinus Johannes Nicolaas Jacobs, Roeloef Marissen
Filed: 10 Jun 20
Utility
High performance fibers composite sheet
30 May 23
The invention relates to a composite sheet, and a ballistic resistant article, comprising unidirectionally aligned high performance polyethylene (HPPE) fibers and a polymeric resin, wherein said polymeric resin comprises a homopolymer or copolymer of ethylene and wherein said polymeric resin has a density as measured according to ISO1183 of between 930 and 980 kg/m3, and a peak melting temperature of from 115 to 140° C.; and said polymeric resin is present in an amount of from 5 to 25% by weight based on the total weight of the composite sheet.
Brad Alan Dickinson, Harm Van Der Werff, Raul Marcelino Perez Graterol, Petrus Henricus Maria Elemans, Leonardus Gerardus Bernardus Bremer, Francois Antoine Maria Op Den Buijsch, Roelof Marissen
Filed: 19 Mar 18
Utility
Method of and apparatus for injecting a liquid formulation into a molten polymer
4 Apr 23
Injector (14) for injecting a liquid formulation into a molten polymer includes outlet (21) at one end and, at its other end, is arranged to be connected to upstream conduit (25) via a coupling housing (26) so that liquid formulation can pass from conduit into the injector, and further includes an elongate conduit (27) in which an elongate pin is slideably arranged being capable of expelling all liquid formulation from conduit.
Brian Jones, David Whitehead, Ian Campbell
Filed: 23 Feb 18
Utility
Apparatus and Method for Dosing a Fluid Formulation into a Polymeric Material
30 Mar 23
Apparatus 2 for dosing a liquid colour formulation into polymer includes a weighing platform 4 which is supported on a pair of load cells 6 which are, in turn, supported on a base 8.
Brian JONES, Harry BAKER, David WHITEHEAD, Mark DIX-BAKER
Filed: 4 Mar 21
Utility
Swimming pool with composite wall
21 Mar 23
A swimming pool wall, and method for forming same, including a plurality of layers of reinforced composite material.
Steven Cohen, Jonathan Spiegel, David Vallee, Benjamin Pilpel, Patrick Masterson Inman, John H. Hornickel
Filed: 6 Sep 18