Celgard Inc.

Soane Energy, LLC

Soane Mining, LLC

US Government as Represented by the Secretary of the Army

Geisys Ventures, LLC

Transform Materials LLC

Soane Labs, LLC

Kristoffer K Stokes

Karl F Humiston

Xiaomin Zhang

Kang Karen Xiao

David S Soane

Michael C Berg

Kevin T Petersen

John H Dise

Eric Robert White

Robert A Nark

Atul C Thakrar

Eric Joseph Penegar

William Ware, Jr

Takahiko Kondo

Changqing Wang Adams

William John Mason

Zhengming Zhang

Stefan Reinartz

Daniel R Alexander

Insik Jeon

Paul D Vido

Brian R Stepp

Shante P Williams

Perry K Hancock

Douglas George Robertson

Andrew Edward Voss

Jeffrey Gordon Poley

Robert Moran

Barry J Summey

Robert P Mahoney

Rosa Casado Portilla

Masaaki Okada

Joseph L Lenhart

Philip J Costanzo

William A Mowers

Victor J Lin

Rosa Casado

Jui-Hung Huang

William Jr Ware

Jr Ware William

A functionalized microporous, mesoporous, or nanoporous membrane, material, textile, composite, laminate, or the like, and/or a method of making or using such functionalized membranes. The functionalized porous membrane may be a functionalized microporous, mesoporous, or nanoporous membrane that has a functional molecule attached, such as a functional polymer, to the surface and/or internal fibrillar structure of the membrane.

Functionalized porous membranes and methods of manufacture and use

Described herein is a multilayer microporous film or membrane that may exhibit improved properties, including improved dielectric break down and strength, compared to prior monolayer or tri-layer microporous membranes of the same thickness. The preferred multilayer microporous membrane comprises microlayers and one or more lamination barriers. Also disclosed is a battery separator or battery comprising one or more of the multilayer microporous films or membranes. The inventive battery and battery separator is preferably safer and more robust than batteries and battery separators using prior monolayer and tri-layer microporous membranes. Also, described herein is a method for making the multilayer microporous separators, membranes or films described herein.

Microlayer membranes, improved battery separators, and related methods

A multilayer microporous membrane which includes microlayers and one or more lamination barriers is disclosed. Also disclosed is a battery separator or battery comprising one or more of the multilayer microporous films or membranes. Also, described herein is a method for making multilayer microporous separators, membranes or films.

In accordance with at least selected embodiments, a battery separator or separator membrane comprises one or more co-extruded multi-microlayer membranes optionally laminated or adhered to another polymer membrane. The separators described herein may provide improved strength, for example, improved puncture strength, particularly at a certain thickness, and may exhibit improved shutdown and/or a reduced propensity to split.

Microlayer membranes, improved battery separators, and methods of manufacture and use

Disclosed herein are novel or improved microporous battery separator membranes, separators, batteries including such separators, methods of making such membranes, separators, and/or batteries, and/or methods of using such membranes, separators and/or batteries. Further disclosed are laminated multilayer polyolefin membranes with exterior layers comprising one or more polyethylenes, which exterior layers are designed to provide an exterior surface that has a low pin removal force. Further disclosed are battery separator membranes having increased electrolyte absorption capacity at the separator/electrode interface region, which may improve cycling. Further disclosed are battery separator membranes having improved adhesion to any number of coatings. Also described are battery separator membranes having a tunable thermal shutdown where the onset temperature of thermal shutdown may be raised or lowered and the rate of thermal shutdown may be changed or increased. Also disclosed are multilayer battery separator membranes having enhanced web handling performance during manufacturing processes and coating operations.

Laminated multilayer membranes, separators, batteries, and methods

In one aspect, microporous membranes are described herein demonstrating composite architectures and properties suitable for electronic and/or optical applications. In some embodiments, a composite membrane described herein includes a microporous polymeric matrix or substrate having an interconnected pore structure and an index of refraction and an electrically conductive coating deposited over one or more surfaces of the microporous polymeric matrix. In other embodiments, the pores are filled and the membranes are substantially transparent.

Electrically conductive, transparent, translucent, and/or reflective materials

Novel or improved microporous single or multilayer battery separator membranes, separators, batteries including such membranes or separators, methods of making such membranes, separators, and/or batteries, and/or methods of using such membranes, separators and/or batteries are provided. In accordance with at least certain embodiments, a multilayer dry process polyethylene/polypropylene/polyethylene microporous separator which is manufactured using the inventive process which includes machine direction stretching followed by transverse direction stretching and a subsequent calendering step as a means to reduce the thickness of the multilayer microporous membrane, to reduce the percent porosity of the multilayer microporous membrane in a controlled manner and/or to improve transverse direction tensile strength. In a very particular embodiment, the inventive process produces a thin multilayer microporous membrane that is easily coated with polymeric-ceramic coatings, has excellent mechanical strength properties due to its polypropylene layer or layers and a thermal shutdown function due to its polyethylene layer or layers. The ratio of the thickness of the polypropylene and polyethylene layers in the inventive multilayer microporous membrane can be tailored to balance mechanical strength and thermal shutdown properties.

Membranes, calendered microporous membranes, battery separators, and related methods

Disclosed is an adhesive formulation that, when stimulated by a defeatable stimulation, reduces an adhesive bonding force of the adhesive formulation and defeats the adhesive formulation. The adhesive formulation having (i) programmable linkages made from Diels-Alder adducts and (ii) a concentration of diene traps. The Diels-Alder adducts may be furan-maleimide, and the diene traps may be (i) latent alkenes and (ii) selected from functional groups that will create irreversible reations with furan. The adhesive formulation may be capable of being applied as a coating, and the adhesive formulation may be capable of being extruded. The adhesive formulation may have a bonding temperature between 75 and 120&#xb0; C. And the defeatable stimulation could, for example, be a temperature above 130&#xb0; C. The adhesive formulation also may contain several types of programmable linkages and diene traps.

Programmable adhesive based upon Diels-Alder chemistry

The present invention relates to surface modifying agents for polymeric and/or textile materials, methods of making and/or using a surface modifying agent to modify and functionalize polymeric and/or textile materials, and/or methods of using surface modified or functionalized polymeric and textile materials, and/or products using or incorporating surface modified or functionalized polymeric and textile materials. For example, the surface modifying agent in precursor form can be styrene sulfonyl azide monomer, polymer or copolymer capable of undergoing a chemical reaction in the presence of heat or light to form one or more styrene sulfonated nitrene monomers, polymers or copolymers, which are capable of chemically reacting with the surface of a polymeric or textile material to endow a specific or desired chemical surface functionality to the surface of a polymeric or textile material. Furthermore, the present invention is possibly preferably directed to a surface modifying agent which comprises a styrene sulfonated nitrene monomer, polymer or polymer containing one or more nitrene functional groups, which are capable of chemically reacting via an insertion reaction into one or more carbon-hydrogen bonds on the surface of a polymeric or textile material in order to chemically attach a specific or desired chemical functionality to the surface of a polymeric or textile material.

Surface modifying agents, modified materials and methods

Provided herein are seam tapes and related methods. The seam tapes can be compatible with polyolefin-based waterproof/breathable (w/b) membranes, including polypropylene (PP) w/b membranes and/or polyethylene (PE) w/b membranes. Also provided are seams sealed by means of these seam tapes, as well as materials, fabrics, and garments including one or more of these sealed seams.

Seam tape and methods of manufacture and use thereof

A microporous membrane wipe and a method of using such microporous membrane wipe are disclosed. The microporous membrane wipe may be uniaxially or biaxially oriented microporous membrane. The uniaxially or biaxially oriented microporous membrane may be made from one or more block and/or impact copolymers of polyethylene and/or polypropylene. A method of using such a microporous membrane wipe for skin oil blotting is also disclosed. Further disclosed is a method of using such a microporous membrane wipe for cleaning a surface for the removal of fingerprints, smudges and the like, where such surfaces may include, for example, eyeglasses, electronics, cell phones, displays, optical devices, camera lenses, microscope lenses and other precision optics, and/or the like.

Porous membrane wipes and methods of manufacture and use

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Lunenburg, MA, United States of America

Kristoffer K Stokes