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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8034860 | Organosol plastisol compositions Both the viscosity of a plastisol comprising a dispersed polymer, a plasticizer for the polymers and at least one liquid diluent, and exudation of liquids from articles formed from the plastisol are minimized when the difference between 1) the weighted average of th... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7989572 | Polyvinyl ultraviolet light absorbers for personal care UV-absorbing polymers and copolymers suitable for Composition into sunscreens for the protection of human skin. The UV-absorbing chromophoric monomers chosen are simple and easily synthesized. With the correct choice of chromophoric monomer or mixture of monomers, p... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7973194 | High solvating cyclohexane dicarboxylate diesters plasticizers Diesters of 1,4-cyclohexane dicarboxylate are surprisingly more efficient PVC plasticizers and fuse PVC faster and at a lower temperature than similar phthalates or terephthalate diesters. Hydrogenated orthophthalate diesters are slower fusing, i.e., require higher ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7927855 | Esters of long-chain alcohols and preparation thereof Disclosed are esters and a process for the preparation of the esters represented by formula 1: The process includes reacting an alcohol with a long-chain acid R2COOH or long-chain ester R2COOR4 | 04/19/2011 |
| 7923526 | Sulfopolyesters having improved clarity in water-dispersible formulations and products made therefrom A sulfopolyester comprising repeat residue units from the reaction product dimethyl-5-sodiosulfoisophthalate, isophthalic acid, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol and diethylene glycol, has at least one property selected from: a) an acidity of greater than 0.030 measured as ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7872063 | Film forming compositions containing mixtures of benzoic acid esters This invention provides film-forming compositions, including but not limited to polishes, coatings, adhesives and inks, comprising a at least one acrylic or vinyl acetate polymer or copolymer as a film-forming ingredient and, as the plasticizer, a blend in specified... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7872047 | Esters of long-chain alcohols and preparation thereof Disclosed is a composition and methods of treating a skin condition. The ester includes an ester and a dermatologically acceptable carrier. The ester is represented by the general formula 1: ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7812080 | Low-color foam compositions Plastisols are provided which are effective for providing a foamed composition having an improved color. The plastisol includes a dispersed phase and a liquid phase. The dispersed phase includes an organic polymer and the liquid phase includes a plasticizer for said... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7799942 | Production of terephthalic acid di-esters Disclosed is a process for the preparation of a terephthalic acid di-ester by the esterification of terephthalic acid with an alcohol at elevated and normal temperature and pressure while the water of the reaction is removed from the reaction mixture via an inert ga... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7745368 | Non-precipitating alkali/alkaline earth metal and aluminum compositions made with organic hydroxyacids A stable catalyst solution suitable for catalyzing the polycondensation of reactants to make polyester polymers comprising: (i) M, wherein M is represented by an alkaline earth metal or alkali metal and (ii) alumin... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7741509 | Conversion of terephthalic acid to Di-n-butyl terephthalate Disclosed is a process for the preparation of di-n-butyl terephthalate by the esterification of terephthalic acid with n-butanol in the presence of a strong acid while employing a fractionating column. ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7741395 | Low volatile organic content viscosity reducer Low VOC viscosity reducer (LVVR) compounds useful for reducing the viscosity of plastisol compositions. The plastisol compositions are combined with a viscosity reducing compound which is derived from the reaction of at least one of 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentane diol ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7709595 | Non-precipitating alkali/alkaline earth metal and aluminum solutions made with polyhydroxyl ether solvents A stable catalyst solution suitable for catalyzing the polycondensation of reactants to make polyester polymers comprising: (i) M, wherein M is represented by an alkaline earth metal or alkali metal and (ii) alumin... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7709593 | Multiple feeds of catalyst metals to a polyester production process Processes for feeding catalyst systems to a melt phase process for the manufacture of polyester polymers, and more particularly, to split catalyst solution feeds to the melt phase process to provide the target amount and ratio of catalyst metals. ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7667067 | Cosmetic emulsifiers A composition, process of preparation, and utility of salts of fatty acid esters of amino-alcohols such as dimethylaminoethanol (DMAE) as emulsifiers useful for formulating with lipids and waxes is described. DMAE fatty acid esters were prepared enzymatically in the... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7601193 | Gas-liquid separator utilizing turning vanes to capture liquid droplets as well as redirect the gas flow around a bend A gas-liquid separation enhancer includes a plurality of longitudinally extending turning vanes distributed within a bent conduit section. At least a portion of the vanes have a bend that redirects a portion of a flowing gas stream from an initial direction to a fin... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7566802 | Process for energy recovery and water removal in the preparation of aromatic carboxylic acids This invention relates to a process for the manufacture of aromatic carboxylic acids by exothermic liquid phase oxidation of an aromatic feedstock. More particularly, this invention relates to the efficient energy recovery of the exotherm produced by the liquid phas... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7566795 | Preparation of retinyl esters Long-chain esters of retinol are prepared via a chemoenzymatic process from short-chain retinyl esters and an appropriate long-chain acid or ester in the presence of an enzyme. Use of various additives enhance the yield of the desired ester and facilitated its purif... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7541499 | Process for the recovery of phosphorus and iodine containing catalyst components Disclosed is a process for the recovery of phosphorus and/or iodine containing catalyst components, present as an organophosphorus compound such as trihydrocarbylphosphine compounds and tetrahydrocarbylphosphonium compounds, from a solution of at least one such orga... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7537627 | Gas-liquid impingement separators A gas liquid separator adapted to be inserted into a conduit is disclosed. The gas-liquid separator includes downward sloping vanes and optionally, one or more return channels. The vanes may have an opening along the length thereof, and a bottom lip to channel accum... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7528219 | Method for incorporating nitrogen containing methine light absorbers in PET and compositions thereof The present invention is a method for efficiently incorporating a nitrogen containing methine light absorber into a polyester resin. The method includes forming a reaction mixture comprising combining a diol component, a diacid component selected from the group cons... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7498469 | Coupling of formaldehyde to glycoaldehyde using N-heterocyclic carbene catalysts Glycoaldehyde (GA) is prepared via self condensation of formaldehyde in the presence of a n-heterocyclic carbene to generate GA and glyceraldehyde (GlyAld) with selectivity toward forming the GA. The carbene is generated in situ by the addition of a base to the salt... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7416756 | Process for the recovery of a phytolipid composition Disclosed is a process for the recovery of a phytolipid composition from a vegetable oil by-product. The phytolipid composition produced comprises squalene, phytosterols, mixed tocopherols and tocotrieneols, and vegetable wax and is useful as an emollient. The phyto... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7361779 | Low-melting mixtures of di-n-butyl and diisobutyl terephthalate Mixtures of terephthalate diesters having lowered freezing points and methods of making the terephthalic acid diesters. The method includes contacting a first alcohol, a second different alcohol and dimethyl terephthalate in the presence of a catalyst to thereby for... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7276621 | Production of di-(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate Disclosed is a process for the preparation of di-(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate by the esterification of terephthalic acid with 2-ethylhexanol at elevated temperature and pressure while the water of reaction is removed from the reaction mixture. ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7214803 | Highly enantiomerically pure lactam-substituted propanoic acid derivatives and methods of making and using same The present invention relates to highly enantiomerically pure lactam-substituted propanoic acid derivatives and methods of making and using therefor. The invention involves a multi-step synthesis to produce the lactam compounds. In one step of the reaction sequence,... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7196227 | Process for the recovery of phosphorus and iodine containing catalyst components Disclosed is a process for the recovery of phosphorus and/or iodine containing catalyst components, present as an organophosphorus compound such as trihydrocarbylphosphine compounds and tetrahydrocarbylphosphonium compounds, from a solution of at least one such orga... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7179308 | Ethylenically-unsaturated blue anthraquinone dyes This invention pertains to certain novel colorant compounds containing one or more ethylenically-unsaturated, photopolymerizable radicals that may be copolymerized (or cured) with ethylenically-unsaturated monomers to produce colored compositions such as colored acr... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7141685 | Thermally stable, anthraquinone colorants containing copolymerizable vinyl groups Disclosed are thermally-stable, anthraquinone colorant compounds (dyes) which contain one or more vinyl groups which render the compounds copolymerizable with reactive vinyl monomers to produce colored, polymeric compositions such as acrylate and methacrylate polyme... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7138539 | Colorant compounds containing copolymerizable vinyl groups Disclosed are novel colorant compounds which contain one or more ethylenically-unsaturated (vinyl), photopolymerizable radicals which may be copolymewrized (or cured) with ethylenically-unsaturated monomers to produce colored compositions such as colored acrylic coa... | 11/21/2006 |
