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...that in the early 1940s GE engineer James Wright was charged with a task of utmost importance to the war effort: develop a cheap substitute for rubber that could be used to produce tires, gas masks and a whole host of military gear. Wright tackled the task diligently -- and wound up inventing Silly Putty.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
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| 20110054122 | CATALYST AND PROCESS FOR POLYMERIZING AN OLEFIN AND POLYOLEFIN PREPARED THEREBY The present invention generally relates to a catalyst and process for polymerizing an olefin and to a polyolefin prepared by the process.... | 03/03/2011 |
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| 20100173223 | Graft Copolymer and Process for Producing the Same A graft copolymer having a side chain graft-polymerized by atom transfer living radical polymerization (ATRP) on a main chain polymerized by organotellurium-mediated living radical polymerization (TERP), wherein the molecular weight distribution is such that Mw/Mn is 1.... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100105839 | Polyethylene having faster crystallization rate and improved environmental stress cracking resistance Disclosed is a polyethylene composition having faster crystallization rate and improved environmental stress cracking resistance. The polyethylene composition comprises a multimodal polyethylene and a nucleating agent. The multimodal polyethylene comprises from 25 to 50... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20090264596 | FLUOROELASTOMER COMPOSITIONS Fluoropolymers comprising a fluoroelastomer matrix incorporating therein particles of a semicrystalline fluoropolymer formed of tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) homopolymers or copolymers, wherein the average particle sizes of the semicrystalline fluoropolymer latex range from... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090192269 | Thermoformable and toughened polyester Disclosed is a composition comprising or produced from poly(trimethylene terephthalate), an ionomer of an ethylene acid copolymer comprising copolymerized units of at least one α,β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid comonomer, a nucleating agent and optionally ... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090111944 | PSEUDO-BLOCK COPOLYMERS AND PROCESS EMPLOYING CHAIN SHUTTLING AGENT A process for the polymerization of one or more addition polymerizable monomers to form a copolymer comprising multiple regions or segments of differentiated polymer composition or properties comprising contacting an addition polymerizable monomer or mixture of monomers... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090005509 | Curing of rubbers and thermoplastic vulcanizates in the absence of halogen donors Aspects of the invention include a method of curing a rubber composition comprising providing a rubber; intimately contacting a curative agent with the rubber; wherein the curative agent consists essentially of a phenol formaldehyde resin, a metal oxide and a carboxylic... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080071031 | Ultra High Molecular Weight Ethylene Copolymer Powder The present invention relates to an ultrahigh-molecular-weight ethylene copolymer powder having an intrinsic viscosity (η) of 10 dl/g to 34 dl/g, obtainable by copolymerizing ethylene and at least one olefin selected from the group consisting of α-olefins having 3 to ... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20060154038 | Olefinic thermoplastic elastomer sheet, process for produciton thereof, and laminates Disclosed herein are an olefinic thermoplastic elastomer sheet which has the same rubber elasticity, flexibility and molding or forming and processing ability as those of the conventional olefinic thermoplastic elastomer sheets and is good in mechanical properties and e... | 07/13/2006 |
| 20060084763 | Transparent ionomeric films from blends of ionomeric copolymers The present invention is a film obtained from a blend of chemically distinguishable copolymers, wherein the film has a light transmission of at least 85%, and/or a haze of less than 6%, and wherein the blend comprises a component copolymer has a secant modulus of less t... | 04/20/2006 |
| 20060014885 | Polyvinyl chloride-based elements for floor cleaninig units Formulations of polyvinyl chloride blended with nitrile rubber are provided. These formulations have been found to be useful in floor cleaning units, and provide a cost savings benefit, while meeting the physical and chemical property demands for the floor cleaning unit... | 01/19/2006 |
| 20050080194 | Water absorbing agent, process for its production, and absorbers and absorbent articles made by using the agent A water absorbing agent comprising a crosslinked polymer including a water-soluble vinyl monomer (a1) and/or a vinyl monomer (a2) that is formed into the water-soluble vinyl monomer (a1) by hydrolysis, and a crosslinking agent (b) as an essential constituting unit, wher... | 04/14/2005 |
| 20050065286 | High melt strength polymers and method of making same A polymer composition comprises: (a) a high molecular weight, branched component; and (b) a low molecular weight, branched component. Some polymer compositions are characterized by a substantial absent of amyl or methyl branches and a melt strength (MS) that satisfies ... | 03/24/2005 |
