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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5976638 | Optical recording medium comprising a homeotropically oriented liquid crystalline polymer film comprising dichroic dye The invention pertains to an optical recording medium comprising a homeotropically oriented liquid crystalline polymer film having a Tg between 75-100° C. and a Tc between 110-140° C. and comprising at least one dichroic dye. This ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5863515 | Mesoporous alumina and process for its preparation Mesoporous, alumina compositions having an average pore diameter substantially ranging from about 15 Å to about 40 Å and an average surface area of no less than about 500 meter square/gram are disclosed. These materials can be formed by treating an alum... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5831109 | Polyalkylaluminoxane compositions formed by non-hydrolytic means The present invention relates to a process which comprises the non-hydrolytic transformation of an aluminoxane precursor composition, comprising carbon-to-oxygen bonds which can be alkylated by an alkylaluminum moiety, into a catalytically useful aluminox... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5824371 | Corrosion resistant metal article coated with emeraldine base polyaniline The present invention relates to a corrosion resistant metal article which comprises: (a) a metal body normally prone to corrosion when subjected to potentially corrosive conditions; and (b) a coating of neutral, undoped polyaniline in the emeraldine base... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5817801 | Cellulose solutions and products made therefrom An optically anisotropic solution containing cellulose and inorganic acids of phosphorus contains 94-100 wt % of the following constituents: cellulose; phosphoric acid and/or its anhydrides; and water; and 0-6 wt % of other constituents. This solution can... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5804120 | Process for making cellulose extrudates Celluloe extrudates can be made from an optically anisotropic solution containing 94-100 wt % of: cellulose; phosphoric acid and/or its anhydrides; and water by extruding the solution, coagulating the formed extrudates, and then aftertreating those extrud... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5789530 | Catalyzed synthesis of aramid from carbon monoxide, aromatic dichlorides, and diamines The synthesis of an aramid by the catalyzed reaction of carbon monoxide, an aromatic dichloride, such as 1,4-dichlorobenzene, and a diamine, such as 1,4-diaminobenzene, is disclosed. The reaction may be catalyzed by palladium (II) and palladium (0)-contai... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5789528 | Process for the preparation of polyesters and copolyesters The preparation of polyesters and copolyesters, titanium dioxide precipitates and/or titanium dioxide/silicon dioxide coprecipitates having a composition of TiO2 :SiO2 >90:10 mol/mol and/or titanium dioxide/zirconium dioxide coprecip... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5783730 | Formation of styrene phosphonic acid Styrene phosphonic acid (SPA) can be formed the reaction of phosphorous acid with acetophenone, preferably in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst, to form a hydroxy adduct intermediate thereof which is then reacted with acetic anhydride to form the acyl... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5777143 | Hydrocarbon soluble alkylaluminoxane compositions formed by use of non-hydrolytic means A hydrocarbon-soluble alkylaluminoxane composition, such as, methylaluminoxane or even a modified methylaluminoxane, can be prepared by preparing an alkylaluminoxane precursor via non-hydrolytic means, such as, by treating at least one trialkylaluminum co... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5772923 | Solution comprising polyaniline and amphiphilic solubilizer A solution which comprises: a non-polar organic solvent, such as an aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent, like hexane; polyaniline; and an effective amount of an amphiphilic phenol-containing reagent, which can be a monomeric compound or a phenol-containing poly... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5764820 | Method of forming integrated electro-optical device containing polymeric waveguide and semiconductor The invention relates to a method of fabricating an electro-optical device which comprises integrating a semiconductor component with a polymeric optical waveguide component. According to the invention, a semiconductor component obtained by epitaxial lift... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5760199 | Polysaccharide acid amide comprising fatty alkyl group in amide Polysaccharide acid amide compositions are disclosed which contains one extra carbon atom as compared to the polysaccharide and which comprises an acid amide of the formula --C(O)N(R)(R') where R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5759348 | Aromatic polyamide pulp and its production process The aromatic polyamide pulp obtained by the process of this invention is good in dispersibility in water and good in opening property, and excellent in dispersibility of inorganic filler and wettability with and adhesion to a matrix resin such as phenol r... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5750030 | Use of synthetic granulate or powder for the removal of liquid, gaseous and/or dissolved constituents from a process stream It is proposed to use a synthetic granulate or powder with a particle size of 0.1 to 10 mm as packing material for the removal of liquid, gaseous and/or dissolved constituents from a process stream, which packing material is made up of a porous, preferabl... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5750756 | Process for the formation of hydrocarbyl bis(hydrocarbyl phosphate) A process for forming a composition containing over, for example, about 90% by weight of an alkylene-arylene bridging group-containing bis(diphenyl phosphate) compound and less than, for example, 10%, by weight, of monophosphate by-product. This process i... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5744570 | Copolyether amide and water vapour permeable film made therefrom Claimed is a copolyether amide having a melting point in the range of 180° to 260° C., incorporating at least 10 wt. % and not more than 30 wt. % of ethylene oxide groups, and composed of 30 to 60 wt. % of polyamide segments and 70 to 40 wt. % of segmen... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5738791 | Extraction of metal ions from an aqueous solution A method for the making and use of a porous, preferably dimensionally stable, hydrophobic polymer for the extraction of metal ions from an aqueous solution, with the polymer being in the form of a regenerative granulate or powder having an average particl... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5733492 | Spinneret of gold and platinum-containing alloy The invention relates to a spinneret of a very specific geometry which provides more strength compared with the commonly applied spinnerets, and to a spinneret made of a specific metal alloy which also provides a further high strength. In combination, a s... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5731451 | Modified polyalkylauminoxane composition formed using reagent containing aluminum trialkyl siloxide A process is disclosed for forming an aluminoxane composition comprising methylaluminoxane by mixing trimethylaluminum, or a mixture of trimethylaluminum and one or more other trihydrocarbylaluminum compounds, with an organoaluminum compound containing a ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5731101 | Low temperature ionic liquids A low temperature molten ionic liquid composition comprising a mixture of a metal halide and an alkyl-containing amine hydrohalide salt is described which is useful as a catalyst and a solvent in alkylation, arylation and polymerization reactions or as an... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5728855 | Modified polyalkylaluminoxane composition formed using reagent containing carbon-oxygen double bond The present invention relates to a process for forming a composition comprising oligomeric alkylaluminoxane, e.g., preferably methylaluminoxane, and moieties having the structure--OC(R)3, where R is, for example, methyl, which comprises initial... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5728468 | Phosphorous containing resin The invention relates to an organic phosphorus compound-containing which comprises an interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) produced by polymerizing free-radically polymerizable monomers comprising at least an allyl group-containing monomer and an epoxy ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5728859 | Process for making monohydroxy-terminated phosphate compositions The present invention is a process for forming monohydroxy-terminated aromatic oligomeric phosphates by the reaction of a diaryl halophosphate, such as diphenyl chlorophosphate, optionally in the presence of some monoaryl dihalophosphate, with an aromatic... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5726275 | Process for the batchwise preparation of poly-p-phenylene terephthalamide Process for the batchwise preparation of poly-p-phenylene terephthalamide polymer by means of reacting approximately equimolar amounts of p-phenylene diamine and terephthaloyl dichloride in a solution containing N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone and calcium chloride... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5723574 | Removal of catalyst residues from polyketone compositions Catalyst residues are removed from polyketone compositions by use of a beta diketone compound, e.g., an acetylacetone reagent.... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5721189 | Treatment to improve the durability of a hydrodechlorination catalyst and catalyst The durability of a supported noble metal hydrodechlorination catalyst can be improved by (1) treating the supported catalyst, which comprises support and catalytic noble metal, with a non-elemental halide compound, which is not a mineral acid (such as an... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5718878 | Mesoporous titania and process for its preparation Essentially mesoporous titanium oxide materials, having an average pore diameter of no more than about 100 Å (e.g., from about 20 Å to about 50 Å) and an average surface area of no less than about 300 m2 /gm, preferably no less than about 50... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5703201 | Catalyst for polymerization of polyketone formed by treatment with carbon monoxide and olefin A process for the synthesis of a catalyst for the polymerization of carbon monoxide and at least one olefin which comprises treating a mixture of a compound of palladium, such as tetrakis(acetonitrile) palladium, and a Lewis acid anion, such as a fluoride... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5698736 | High temperature, catalytic Friedel-Crafts synthesis of benzene phosphorus dichloride Benzene phosphorus dichloride can be prepared by the reaction of benzene and phosphorus trichloride in the presence of a catalytically effective amount of a Friedel-Crafts catalyst, such as aluminum trichloride or ferric trichloride, at elevated temperatu... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5688896 | Non-linear optically active polycarbonate The invention pertains to a non-linear optically active (NLO) side chain polycarbonate and to NLO active waveguides containing said polycarbonate. Waveguides containing this NLO polycarbonate have a low loss of signal. Polycarbonates based on bischlorofor... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5679288 | Blend of polyphosphate flame retardant and liquid crystalline additive The disclosure teaches a blend of a predominant amount of a polyphosphate flame retardant and an effective amount of a liquid crystalline additive for viscosity reduction and compatibilization when blended with a thermoplastic polymer, as compared to use ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5657156 | Polymeric optical amplifier doped with lanthanide The invention relates to a polymeric optical amplifier doped with lanthanide ions, which are present in the amplifier in the form of a complex. The invention also relates to novel electrically neutral lanthanide complexes which can be applied with advanta... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5633301 | Flame retardant polyketone composition The present invention is a flame retardant polyketone polymer composition which comprises: (a) a bicyclic phosphorus flame retardant compound, such as one containing one or more pentaerythritol phosphate alcohol moieties, as exemplified by bis(pentaerythr... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5633072 | Method of manufacturing a multilayer printed wire board A process for manufacturing a multi-layer printed wire board, also referred to as a multilayer, comprising at least two electrically insulating substrates with electrically conductive traces or layers provided on at least three surfaces thereof, in which ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5618867 | Hydroxy-terminated aromatic oligomeric phosphate as additive flame retardant in polycarbonate resin composition The present application relates to a flame retarded polycarbonate resin composition containing for flame retardancy a hydroxy-terminated aromatic oligomeric phosphate composition of the formula: ##STR1## where R is a hydrocarbyl group derived from an... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5616770 | 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol bis (diaryl phosphate) Novel flame retardant compounds for polymers are disclosed that include 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol bis(diphenyl phosphate)s. These can be synthesized by reacting 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol and a diphenyl halophosphate, such as diphenyl chlorophosphate, in t... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5611916 | Aqueous composition useful in ore flotation containing aliphatic amine A composition, adapted to be used in the beneficiation of coarse potash ore fractions in the substantial absence of extender oil, which consists essentially of: (a) water; and (b) a long chain primary aliphatic amine, for example, a tallow-based amine, ha... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5605988 | Polymer formed by reaction of a polyketone and an amino acid Nitrogen-containing polymers can be formed by the reaction of a polyketone, such as a copolymer of carbon monoxide and propylene, and an amino acid or derivative thereof, such as aspartic acid or glycine.... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5592737 | Method of manufacturing a multilayer printed wire board A process for manufacturing a multi-layer printed wire board, also referred to as a multilayer, comprising at least two electrically insulating substrates with electrically conductive traces or layers provided on at least three surfaces thereof, in which ... | 01/14/1997 |
