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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8084510 | Expandable polystyrenic resin particles and production process thereof, pre-expanded particles and molded foam product Expandable polystyrenic resin particles having superior resistance to cracking of a molded foam product, having superior retention of blowing agent and maintaining expandability over a long period of time, a production process thereof, and a molded foam product are ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8084509 | Pre-expanded particulate polypropylene-based resin and in-mold expansion molded article The present invention provides a pre-expanded particulate polyolefin-based resin capable of easily attaining satisfactory secondary expandability, satisfactory surface appearance, and satisfactory dimensional stability even when it is intended to obtain an in-mold e... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8076381 | Polyhydroxyalkanoate-based resin foamed particle, molded article comprising the same and process for producing the same The object is to provide a molded product of foamed particles obtained by charging biodegradable resin foamed particles which are of vegetable origin and excellent in environmental compatibility into a mold, followed by heat molding, which molded product is not acco... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7947751 | Expandable resins Resin beads having an average particle size of from 0.001 mm to 10 mm and containing a continuous phase and a particulate dispersed phase are described. The continuous phase includes elastomeric polymers; the dispersed phase includes homopolymers and/or copolymers c... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7868053 | Expandable polystyrene granulates with a bi- or multi-modal molecular-weight distribution Expandable pelletized styrene polymer materials with at least bi- or multimodal molecular weight distribution, to a process for their preparation, and to use for producing moldable-foam moldings. ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7638559 | Expandable resins Resin beads having an average particle size of from 0.001 mm to 10 mm and containing a continuous phase and a particulate dispersed phase are described. The continuous phase includes elastomeric polymers; the dispersed phase includes homopolymers and/or copolymers c... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7423071 | Polypropylene based resin composition, expanded moldings comprising the same and method for production thereof A polypropylene-based resin composition for injection foam molding, containing (A) 50 to 95 parts by weight of a linear polypropylene-based resin having a melt flow rate of from 10 g/10 min. to 100 g/10 min. and a melt tension of 2 cN or less and (B) 5 to 50 parts b... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7300960 | Expandable polypropylene resin particle and molded object obtained therefrom by in-mold molding A specific relationship must be met in case of: (a) a structural unit derived from propylene is present in 100 to 85 mole %, and a structural unit derived from ethylene and/or alpha-olefin with 4 to 20 carbons is present in 0 to 15... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7250124 | Structural reinforcement article and process for preparation thereof The invention is a process for the preparation of article comprising placing a film on each inner surface of each part of a two part mold; placing an article in the mold with film located between the surface of the mold and the article such that there is a small spa... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7182896 | Composite foamed polypropylene resin molding and method of producing same A composite foamed polypropylene resin molding including a plurality of sections which are fuse-bonded to each other, at least two of which differ from each other in color, apparent density, composition and/or mechanical strengths, each of which is formed from expan... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7166248 | Reduced VOC emission alkenyl aromatic polymer foams and processes A method for producing an alkenyl aromatic polymer foam structure that comprises melting at least one alkenyl aromatic polymer resin. An effective amount of blowing agent mixture is dissolved in the at least one alkenyl aromatic polymer. The blowing agent mixture co... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7097794 | Vehicular structural members and method of making the members The present invention is an article comprising a shaped rigid foam part; a heat activated foamable adhesive applied directly to at least a portion of the outer surface of the shaped foam part and an integral locating means. A second aspect of the invention is a meth... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7091286 | Low-cure powder coatings and methods for using the same Low-cure powder coating compositions are disclosed, comprising at least one epoxy-containing resin and/or at least one siloxane-containing resin, and at least one material having the structure wherein R1 | 08/15/2006 |
| 7087663 | Adducts of epoxy resins and phosphorus-derived acids and a process for their preparation Adducts ABC of epoxy resins A and reaction products BC of epoxy resins B with phosphorus-derived acids C, and mixtures of such adducts, containing a mass fraction of not more than 5% of unreacted acid C, the reaction products BC containing at least one acidic phosph... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7084210 | Heat activated epoxy adhesive and use in a structural foam insert An expandable adhesive for a structural foam insert useful for vehicular reinforcement is described. The adhesive is characterized by containing a viscosity enhancing agent such as a polymethylmethacrylate, which results in a cured adhesive having unusually small vo... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7067563 | Binding agents and binding agent compositions containing alkoxy silyl groups, methods of production and use A binder which is a graft polymer bearing at least two alkoxysilyl groups of the formula —Si(R1)m(OR2)3-m in which R1 and R2 are independently linear or branched alkyl groups con... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7041355 | Structural reinforcement parts for automotive assembly The present invention is a structural reinforcement part for use in automobile assembly comprising a molded shell substantially filled with a structural filler material and an expandable adhesive in contact with the exterior of the molded shell; wherein the structur... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6979703 | Acoustically matching layer and composition thereof It is an object of the present invention to provide a composition for an acoustically matching layer, having sufficient mechanical strength to allow itself to be easily formed, and capable of giving an acoustically matching layer highly stable in characteristics ove... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6956067 | Expanded polypropylene resin bead and process of producing same Expanded, substantially non-crosslinked polypropylene resin beads capable of producing a high rigidity foamed molding at a relatively low temperature. The beads are produced by a process including a step of dispersing substantially non-crosslinked polypropylene resi... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6946525 | Composition comprising polymers having a star structure, the polymers, and their use A composition, comprising, in an appropriate medium, at least one polymer with a highly specific ordered structure is disclosed. These compositions find a specific application in the field of make-up and are capable of being applied to keratinous fibers, in particul... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6930132 | Use of a polypropylene based composition for expanded beads Use of a polypropylene based composition (C) comprising (a) from 5 to 95% by weight of a random copolymer of propylene (A) containing from 0.5 to 12 mole % of at least one comonomer chosen from ethylene and/or an alpha-olefin containing from 4 to 6 carbon atoms, and... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6908949 | Foamable interpolymer resin particles containing limonene as a blowing aid Interpolymer resin particles comprised of 20% to 80% by weight polyolefin, e.g. polyethylene and 80% to 20% by weight of an in situ polymerized vinyl aromatic resin, e.g. polystyrene or poly(styrene-butyl acrylate) and forming an interpenetrating network of polyolef... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6903143 | Process for producing thermo-expansive microcapsules A process for producing thermo-expansive microcapsules wherein a polymerizing mixture containing ethylenic unsaturated monomer and a blowing agent is suspend-polymerized to microencapsulate the blowing agent with the resultant polymer. The above-mentioned suspension... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6872761 | Compositions for acoustic-damping coatings The presence of expandable microspheres in an aqueous coating composition comprised of at least one dispersed polymer and at least one inorganic filler helps to improve the appearance and/or sound damping properties of the coating obtained by heating the aqueous coa... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6811980 | Process for immobilization of nucleic acid molecules on a substrate The present invention relates to a process for immobilization of nucleic acid molecules on a substrate, wherein the substrate is treated with atomic oxygen plasma prior to immobilizing the nucleic acid molecules thereon. The invention is further related to immobiliz... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6770682 | Expandable styrene resin beads and foams produced therefrom Foamable modified polystyrene resin particles which are foamable modified polystyrene resin particles (d) comprising modified polystyrene resin particles (c) containing a blowing agent (e); the modified polystyrene resin particles (c) comprising a polystyrene resin ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6770681 | Foamable copolymer resin and a method for preparing the same The application relates to a foamable copolymer resin and a process for preparing the same, which comprises firstly adding an organic peroxide initiator, a modifying aid and a foaming agent to a mixed monomers of methyl methacrylate and styrene so as to constitute a... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6767931 | Foam compositions from blend of alkenyl aromatic polymers and alpha-olefin/vinyl or vinylidene aromatic interpolymers A foamable polymer composition is described which comprises: a1) a substantially random interpolymer produced from: i) one or more α-olefin monomers; and ii) one or more vinyl or vinylidene aromatic monomers and/or one or more sterically hindered aliphatic or cyclo... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6756413 | O/W aqueous thermosetting resin dispersion, FRP precision filter medium made with the aqueous dispersion, and process for producing the same The present invention relates to an O/W type aqueous dispersion which comprises mixing a radical polymerization type thermosetting resin and water together to uniformly disperse particles of the resin in the aqueous phase; the aqueous dispersion is stable and thixot... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6716914 | 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... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6710130 | Propylene polymer composition and its foam moldings A propylene polymer composition of high melt tension, which is especially favorable for foam moldings of uniform thickness, and foam moldings thereof having a uniform thickness, are obtained by melt-kneading a polymer mixture of a specific ethylene polymer (A) and a... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6673451 | Process for forming an aqueous polymeric dispersion A process for forming certain aqueous polymeric dispersions including a first emulsion polymer having an average particle diameter of 150 to 3000 nanometers and a second emulsion polymer having an average particle diameter of 40 to 600 nanometers where at... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6638984 | Microcellular foams, their method of production, and uses and products thereof The present invention is directed to thermo-expandable microspheres and to the expanded microballoons, microcellular foam or foamed composite material that results upon heating the microspheres. The thermo-expandable microsphere of the present invention i... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6630422 | Absorbent polymer material based on renewable starting materials A method of production of a highly absorbent, polysaccharide-based material, wherein an aqueous solution containing a starting material including a cross-linkable polysaccharide-based polymer blend of an electrically charged polysaccharide-based polymer a... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6617364 | Method for synthesizing thermo-expandable polymeric microspheres The present invention is directed to thermo-expandable microspheres and to the expanded microballoons, microcellular foam or foamed composite material that results upon heating the microspheres. The thermo-expandable microsphere of the present invention i... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6617363 | Method of producing thermally expansive microcapsule A method of producing a thermally expansive microcapsule that is excellent in heat resistance and solvent resistance, narrow in breadth of the distribution of particle size, and extremely low in secondary cohesion of the particles when heated, wherein a p... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6596782 | Hydrous polyolefin resin composition, preexpanded particles produced therefrom, process for producing the same, and expanded molding A water-containing polyolefin resin composition containing a polyolefin resin and a hydrophilic polymer and having a water content of 1 to 50% by weight which is suitable for use in preparation of polyolefin resin pre-expanded particles, and pre-expanded ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6593381 | Uniformly dense polymeric foam body A method for providing a uniformly dense polymer foam body having a density between about 0.013 g/cm3 to about 0.5 g/cm3 is disclosed. The method utilizes a thermally expandable polymer microsphere material wherein some of the micros... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6593383 | Process for preparing polyolefin pre-expanded particles To provide a process for preparing polyolefin resin pre-expanded particles which enables to prepare pre-expanded particles having lower fluctuation in expansion ratios. Polyolefin resin pre-expanded particles are prepared by a process comprising steps of ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6576693 | Pre-expanded particles of polypropylene resin and inmolded foamed article using the same The present invention aims at preparing polypropylene resin pre-expanded particles capable of providing an inmolded expanded article which prevents pollution of a mold by polypropylene powder at molding, packed products from being damaged by friction due ... | 06/10/2003 |
