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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7358282 | Low-density, open-cell, soft, flexible, thermoplastic, absorbent foam and method of making foam A soft, flexible, low-density, open-cell, thermoplastic, absorbent foam formed from a foam polymer formula including a balanced amount of a plasticizing agent and a surfactant in combination with a base resin. Thermoplastic elastomers can be added to the foam polyme... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7291382 | Low density flexible resilient absorbent open-cell thermoplastic foam A low density, flexible, resilient, absorbent open-cell thermoplastic foam includes a combination of thermoplastic elastomer, ethylene ionomer, stiff polymer, and surfactant selected to provide various advantageous properties. The foam is useful in personal care abs... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7259190 | Adhesive composition An adhesive composition comprising a polymeric matrix and absorbent particles wherein at least a part of the absorbent particles are microcolloid particles. The microcolloid particles are water absorbent particles preferably having a rounded or spherical shape. The ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7222380 | Tear resistant gels, composites, and cushion articles SEEPS gel and gel foam molded shape articles for use in medical and sport health care, such use include therapeutic hand exercising grips, dental floss, crutch cushions, cervical pillows, bed wedge pillows, leg rest, cushions, mattress, bed pads, elbow padding, derm... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214724 | Method for cross-linking a foamable plastic A plastic is converted from an initial condition with a higher density into a foamed condition with a lower density using a blowing agent, wherein the plastic is cross-linked prior to foaming by means of a first cross-linking agent and during the foaming by means of... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7163741 | Adhesive for bonding to low surface energy surfaces A novel polymodal asymmetric elastomeric block copolymer and a pressure sensitive adhesive, tape and adhesive backed article made therefrom, such as a polymer foam article having a substantially smooth surface prepared by melt-mixing a polymer composition and a plur... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7148188 | Bottlewash additive comprising an alkyl diphenylene oxide disulfonate An alkaline bottlewashing concentrate effective for removal of mold and for protecting polyethylene terephthalate containers including at least one cleaning/protecting surfactant which is a C4 to C20 alkyl diphenylene oxide disulfonate, an etho... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7138436 | Uncrosslinked foams made from emulsions The invention discloses methods for making uncrosslinked foams by polymerizing emulsions comprising a reactive phase and a phase immiscible with the reactive phase components. Foams made from water-in-oil emulsions, including high internal phase emulsion are disclos... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7044988 | Partially dehydrated reaction product, process for making same, and emulsion containing same The disclosed invention relates to a composition comprising a partially dehydrated product made by: (I) reacting (A) a hydrocarbyl substituted succinic acid or anhydride with (B) a polyol, a polyamine, a hydroxyamine, or a mixture ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6972311 | Optimizing polystyrene in the presence of additives It has been discovered that improved polystyrene products may be obtained by polymerizing styrene in the presence of at least one multifunctional initiator, at least one chain transfer agent, and at least one cross-linking agent. The presence of the multifunctional ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6887912 | Compatible linear and branched ethylenic polymers and foams therefrom An expanded cellular ethylenic polymer product is provided from an irradiated, noncross-linked linear ethylenic polymer. Linear ethylenic polymers can be irradiated at ambient conditions sufficient to introduce branching in the polymer in the absence of detectable c... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6852806 | Hydrogenated copolymer Disclosed is a hydrogenated copolymer obtained by hydrogenating an unhydrogenated copolymer comprising conjugated diene monomer units and vinyl aromatic monomer units, the unhydrogenated copolymer having at least one polymer block (H) of vinyl aromatic monomer units... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6831111 | Method and products to absorb oil and organic solvents from water and from sea Polymeric products which after special cross-linking become macroreticular and acquire the ability to absorb organic solvents and petroleum products which are released in the water, in the amount of 40-80 gram of oily matter/gram of polymer. The macroreticular polym... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6822019 | Complex of clay and polyoxyalkylene amine grafted polypropylene and method for producing the same The present invention discloses a complex of clay and polyoxyalkylene amine grafted polypropylene and a method for producing the same. The clay in the present invention is formed by modifying inorganic layered silicate clay with an amphibious intercalating agent obt... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6784216 | ABS foam and method of making same The present invention is an ABS foam composition. The composition is comprised of ABS, a foam modifier, and a blowing agent. The composition may be formed into a variety of shapes and products using many different processing techniques, e.g., extrusion and molding. | 08/31/2004 |
| 6673848 | Process for manufacturing a tire safety support and support obtained by this process The present invention provides a process for manufacturing a cross-linked expanded safety support having a cellular structure comprising closed cells. The process involves kneading by thermomechanical working a rubber composition comprising a diene elasto... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6593386 | Compitable linear and branched ethylenic polymers and foams therefrom An expanded cellular ethylenic polymer product is provided from an irradiated, noncross-linked linear ethylenic polymer. Linear ethylenic polymers can be irradiated at ambient conditions sufficient to introduce branching in the polymer in the absence of d... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6541527 | Process for preparing post-crosslinked polymer bead whose surface area and pore volume are increased The present invention relates to a process for preparing post-crosslinked polymer bead with increased surface area and pore volume, and suitable pore size, allowing the separation of organic compounds by post-crosslinking gel-type copolymer bead whose cro... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6333102 | Expandable reinforcing sheet material for vehicle outer panel Expandable reinforcing sheet material for vehicle outer panel, comprising nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) modified epoxy resin, bisphenol A type epoxy resin, potassium-zincs thermal stabilizer, calcium carbonate, polyvinyl chloride, carbon black, azodicarb... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6274641 | Tetrafunctional initiator The melt of polyvinyl aromatic polymers comprising from 10 to 45 weight % of star branched polymer prepared using a combination of thermal and tetra functional peroxide initiation has an improved melt strength permitting better foam formation for extrusio... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6258868 | Foam material Polystyrene-based foam material for the production of for example label material, wherein the foaming has been made with a blowing agent and preferably a nucleating agent, wherein the blowing agent is for example a decomposable blowing agent (chemical blo... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6232358 | Expandable rubber-modified styrene resin compositions To provide an expandable rubber-modified styrene resin composition that is enabled to obtain a molded foam having a high expansion ratio, an excellent impact resistance and pliability and satisfactory appearance. The expandable rubber-modified styrene res... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6166099 | Tetrafunctional initiator The melt of polyvinyl aromatic polymers comprising from 10 to 45 weight % of star branched polymer prepared using a combination of thermal and tetra functional peroxide initiation has an improved melt strength permitting better foam formation for extrusio... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6148830 | Tear resistant, multiblock copolymer gels and articles Novel gels and articles are formed from an intimate melt blend admixture of one or more of a linear or star-shaped multiblock copolymers having two or more midblock polymer chains and high levels of a plasticizing oil. The gels can be transparent and have a no... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6087408 | Process for the production of polyolefin resin foams This invention provides a process for preparing a polyolefin resin foam, comprising the step of extruding to a low-pressure zone a melt of polyolefin resin containing a volatile blowing agent uniformly dispersed therein, the process being characterized in... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5994423 | Urine absorber, method for producing it, urine absorbing method utilizing it and portable toilet A urine absorber superior in smell extinguishing and urine absorption properties and in absorption stability is to be prepared. To this end, a polymer of styrene and/or conjugate diene and acrylonitrile, containing a predetermined amount of a sulfonide an... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5968427 | Foamed rubber compositions for pneumatic tires and method of producing the same A foamed rubber composition for pneumatic tires comprises at least one diene polymer as a rubber ingredient and includes closed cells in a matrix rubber, each of these cells being covered with a coat layer made from a given amount of a resin or resin comp... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5945461 | Foamed acrylic polymer compositions Foamed in place polymer compositions are made from monomer-in-polymer solutions containing free radical polymerization catalysts and foaming agents.... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5902845 | Rubber-modified styrenic resin composition and its molded article A rubber-modified styrenic resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a rubber-modified styrenic resin (A) having 10 to 40% by weight of the content of a soft component particle and a mean particle diameter of the said particle of 0.1 to 1.2 μm,... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5830924 | Non-linear styrenic polymer-based foams Disclosed is a process for preparing a low density closed-cell polymer foam comprising a plurality of closed-cells having an average cell size of at least about 0.08 millimeter characterized in that the process comprises the steps of heat plastifying an e... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5830925 | Bitumen compositions and a process for their preparation The invention provides a process for preparing a bitumen composition comprising blowing a mixture with an oxygen-containing gas which mixture comprises a bitumen having a penetration of less than 300 and a thermoplastic rubber which is present in an amoun... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5804608 | Heat-foamable filling reinforcement and reinforced closed-section structural-member making use of the same This invention relates to a reinforced closed-section structural-member structure making use of a heat-foamable filling reinforcement. The structure has been formed by connecting plural closed-section structural members (11-15) together. These closed-sect... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5798009 | Foamed rubber compositions for tires and pneumatic tire using the same A foamed rubber composition for tire comprises a particular amount of particles having specified hardness and average particle size and containing aluminum-bonded hydroxy group and/or silicon-bonded hydroxy group at its surface, and a particular amount of... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5786406 | Polyolefin based crosslinked foam A polyolefin based crosslinked foam excellent in impact absorbability, vibration absorbability and heat insulation, which can be used for various kinds of industrial applications such as materials for the interior of automobiles, cushioning, building, fur... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5776991 | Foamed rubber compositions for pneumatic tires and method of producing the same A foamed rubber composition for pneumatic tires comprises at least one diene polymer as a rubber ingredient and includes closed cells in a matrix rubber, each of these cells being covered with a coat layer made from a given amount of a resin or resin comp... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5733944 | Aqueous polymer dispersions Aqueous polymer dispersions whose polymer is built up of a) at least 50% by weight of butadiene, isoprene or a mixture thereof, b) at least 10% by weight of an ester of (meth)acrylic acid and a C1 -C8 -alkanol and c) from 0 to 10% by weight of... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5731359 | Vibration-absorbing elements A vibration-absorbing element comprised of a foamed thermoplastic polymer selected from the group consisting of polyamide elastomers, EPDM polymers and SEBS polymers containing conventional additives, the foam structure having a pore size which decreases ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5693278 | Method of producing disposable articles utilizing polyethylene terephthalate (PET) The present invention is directed to a crack-proof, and resilient article of the PET type that is produced from about 40% to about 90% regrind PET. The article is characterized in that it has an intrinsic viscosity between 0.54 and 0.68. The present inven... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5665785 | Process for forming microcellular structures having an integral skin and products thereof Shaped microcellular structures having substantially non-cellular skins are produced from reactive liquid polymer systems incorporating thermoplastic microspheres containing volatile materials such as low boiling point halogenated or non-halogenated organ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5652276 | Foaming resin composition, plastic foam formed from the composition, and method for forming the plastic foam A foaming resin composition consisting essentially of (A) an organic compound having a carbon-carbon double bond, (B) a compound having an SiH group, and (C) a compound having an OH group is foamed and cured at room temperature or under heat at relatively... | 07/29/1997 |
