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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7951856 | Coating composition with accelerated low temperature cure A coating composition including an unsaturated resin selected from polyesters, alkyds or combinations thereof; an alkoxy(meth)acrylic functional monomer, and a thermoplastic compound containing active hydrogen groups; a curing agent; and a curing promoter such as at... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7858678 | Phosphonium flow enhancers for blends of polycarbonate and polyester A thermoplastic polymer blend is disclosed comprising a polyester, a polycarbonate, and a minor amount of a flow enhancer selected from non-sulfonated phosphonium salts. Optionally, impact modifiers and other conventional additives are included. ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7256223 | Environmentally friendly polylactide-based composite formulations Polymeric materials and products, including sheet flooring materials prepared from the polymeric materials, and processes for preparing the polymeric materials, are disclosed. The polymeric materials include a polylactic acid-based polymer in combination with plasti... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7238842 | Covalent tethering of functional groups to proteins A mutant hydrolase optionally fused to a protein of interest is provided. The mutant hydrolase is capable of forming a bond with a substrate for the corresponding nonmutant (wild-type) hydrolase which is more stable than the bond formed between the wild-type hydrola... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226664 | Laminated polyester film, flame-retardant polyester film thereof, copper-clad laminated plate and circuit substrate The present invention is to provide a laminated polyester film with excellent adhesive properties for use in a laminating material, and the laminated polyester film is a film in which a resin layer including a polyester resin and a oxazoline-based cross-linking agen... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7157505 | Fast drying coatings Novel, rapidly drying, low volatile organic compound (VOC), minimal dot gain coatings, (including lithographic ink and varnish systems) are herein described. These systems dry sufficiently rapidly, that their usage eliminates ink drying speed as the rate limiting fa... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7157526 | Aqueous primary dispersion, substantially or completely devoid of volatile organic substances, method for the production thereof and use of the same Aqueous primary dispersion, substantially or entirely free of volatile organic compounds, and comprising dispersed and/or emulsified, solid and/or liquid polymer particles and/or dispersed solid core/shell particles with a particle diameter≦500 nm, preparable by f... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7094448 | Spray pack Disclosed is a spray pack for use in forming a uniform, stable spray coating, comprising a spray container device and, packed therein, a spraying composition comprising a liquid dispersion medium and, dispersed therein, particulate cellulose having an average degree... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7087710 | Polymeric surfactants derived from cyclic monomers having pendant fluorinated carbon groups A fluorine containing polymer which acts as a wetting, flow or leveling agent, and has at least one polar group. The polymer has at least one pendant or ether side chain containing from about 1 to about 20 carbon atoms with at least 25% of the hydrogen atoms being r... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7033676 | Binding agent mixtures and their use in coating materials cured by actinic radiation and/or heat A binder mixture comprises at least one polymer (A) with saturated main chain that is not a polyester and at least one polyester (B) with a saturated and/or unsaturated main chain, where (i) one of the two components (A) or (B) con... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7034074 | Aqueous primary dispersions and coating agents, methods for producing them and their use Aqueous primary dispersions and coating materials comprising dispersed and/or emulsified, solid and/or liquid polymer particles and/or dispersed solid core-shell particles having a diameter≦500 nm, preparable by free-radical microemulsion or miniemulsion polymeriz... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7001667 | Alkyd-based free radical wood coating compositions Coating compositions comprising a polymer and an initiator are disclosed. The polymer comprises an alkyd, portion and a free radical curable portion that is pendant from the alkyd portion; the alkyd portion includes one or more fatty acid moieties that can be derive... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7001952 | Coating compositions containing polyurethane dispersions and highly crosslinked polymer particles An aqueous polyurethane dispersion and thermosetting compositions containing them. The aqueous polyurethane dispersion includes an aqueous medium with dispersed polyurethane-acrylate particles, which include the reaction product obtained by polymerizing a pre-emulsi... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6977282 | Preparation of dicyclopentadiene-containing unsaturated polyesters A process for making dicyclopentadiene (DCPD)-containing polyesters is disclosed. The process comprises reacting 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol with maleic anhydride to form an acid terminated prepolymer and then reacting the prepolymer with a low grade DCPD to form DCPD-... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6946512 | Molding materials and method for producing molded parts Use of a copolymer (A) preparable by free-radical polymerization of a) at least one olefinically unsaturated monomer and b) at least one olefinically unsaturated monomer different than the olefinically unsaturated monomer (a) and of the gen... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6916936 | Catalytic depolymerization of polymers containing electrophilic linkages using nucleophilic reagents A method is provided for carrying out depolymerization of a polymer containing electrophilic linkages in the presence of a catalyst and a nucleophilic reagent, wherein production of undesirable byproducts resulting from polymer degradation is minimized. The reaction... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6911546 | Catalytic depolymerization of polymers containing electrophilic linkages using nucleophilic reagents A method is provided for carrying out depolymerization of a polymer containing electrophilic linkages in the presence of a catalyst and a nucleophilic reagent, wherein production of undesirable byproducts resulting from polymer degradation is minimized. The reaction... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6869985 | Environmentally friendly polylactide-based composite formulations Polymeric materials and products, including sheet flooring materials prepared from the polymeric materials, and processes for preparing the polymeric materials, are disclosed. The polymeric materials include a polylactic acid-based polymer in combination with plasti... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6803393 | Multicomponent system that can be cured thermally or by actinic radiation, method for producing the same and the use thereof Multicomponent system curable thermally and with actinic radiation, comprising A) an isocyanate-reactive binder comprising A1) at least one unsaturated polyester whose molecule contains on average at least one group that can be activated with actinic radiation, of t... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6780923 | Reinforced polyester resins having increased toughness and crack resistance A molding compound contains a reinforcing fiber, a non-fibrous filler, and an unsaturated polyester resin. The unsaturated polyester resin contains an unsaturated monomer as well as a polyester polymer. The polymer is a unsaturated polyester made from a hydroxyl com... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6780942 | Method of preparation of porous polyester particles The present invention relates to a method of forming porous particles comprising preparing a mixture of an organic phase and an aqueous phase comprising an unsaturated polyester, a water immiscible organic solvent, at least one organic-soluble ethylenically unsatura... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6774193 | Stabilized unsaturated polymer resin compositions and methods of using the same Stabilized pre-promoted unsaturated polymer resin systems that include a tertiary aromatic amine cure promoter. The stabilized curable resins systems can include a vinyl ester resin. ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6767971 | Molding composition A molding composition comprising a fibrous material, a crystalline unsaturated polyester, a non-crystalline unsaturated polyester, and a radical generator, and a molded article obtained by molding the molding composition are disclosed. ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6767987 | Lowly lactone-modified reactive monomer composition, acrylic polyol resins produced with the same, curable resin compositions and coating compositions This invention provides a hydroxyalkyl(meth)acrylate composition modified by a small amount of lactones in which a proportion of monomers having two or more continuous chains of lactone is less than 50% (area % by GPC). This invention also provides methods for synth... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6740731 | Degradation control of environmentally degradable disposable materials The present invention is directed to a method for reducing waste accumulation by using an environmentally degradable disposable material. The disposable material, which includes a hydroxycarboxylic acid-containing polymer, degrades hydrolytically during operative an... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6710106 | Molding composition A molding composition comprising an aggregate [Component (A)], a linear unsaturated polyester [Component (B)] and/or linear unsaturated polyester polyamide [Component (C)], and a radical generator [Component [D]), characterized in that each of Component (B) and Comp... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6673273 | Crosslinked polymer electrolyte compositions Electrolyte compositions for use in cells and batteries that include a crosslinked solid ionically conductive polymer having urethane groups, urea groups, thiocarbamate groups, or combinations thereof, particles, and a salt. Certain electrolyte compositio... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6664316 | Polyester resin compositions and uses thereof A cross-linkable polyester resin composition for use with a reinforcing element for reinforcing rock and other structures, comprises: (a) from 10 to 45% of a cross-linkable unsaturated polyester resin, (b) from 40 to 90% of a filter and (c) from 1 to 15% ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6663969 | Heat conductive adhesive film and manufacturing method thereof and electronic component A heat conductive adhesive film, wherein a magnetic field is applied to a film composition comprising boron nitride powder for orientating and solidifying the boron nitride powder in the composition in a given direction, an manufacturing method thereof, a... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6562902 | Non-reinforced thermoplastic moulding materials A thermoplastic molding composition comprises, based on the total of components A to C and, if desired, D and E, which in total give 100% by weight, a) as component A, from 10 to 98% by weight of at least one aromatic polyester, b) as component B, from 1 ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6384110 | Water-borne polyurethane coatings by miniemulsion polymerization A distinctive graft copolymer is made by dissolving an oil-modified polyurethane resin in various vinyl monomers (methyl methacrylate, styrene, etc.). The monomer/oil-modified polyurethane solution is then miniemulsion polymerized to form a latex consisti... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6380281 | Water-borne polyester coatings by miniemulsion polymerization A distinctive graft copolymer is made by dissolving an unsaturated polyester resin in various vinyl monomers (methyl methacrylate, styrene, etc.). The monomer/unsaturated polyester solution is then miniemulsion polymerized to form a latex consisting of su... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6369135 | Water-borne alkyd coatings by miniemulsion polymerization A distinctive graft copolymer is made by dissolving an alkyd resin in various vinyl monomers (methyl methacrylate, styrene, etc.). The monomer/alkyd solution is then miniemulsion polymerized to form a latex consisting of submicron particles of polymer wit... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6344503 | Method for preparing low VOC polyester-acrylic graft resin compositions A method is disclosed for the preparation of a water-based graft copolymer of a carboxyl functional polyester and an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having a low level of volatile organic compounds.... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6344502 | Automotive coatings from non-aqueous dispersions A non-aqueous dispersion of a polymer in a non-polar hydrocarbon. The polymer is produced by a free-radical addition polymerization reaction of a group of monomers including at least one polar monomer and at least one amine-functional monomer which takes ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6339115 | Molding composition A molding composition comprising (A) a fibrous material, (B) a nonlinear unsaturated polyester and/or (C) a nonlinear unsaturated polyester-polyamide, and (D) a radical generator, and a molded article obtained therefrom.... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6316523 | Adhesive composition for surgical use An adhesive composition for surgical use including an -cyanoacrylate adhesive composition with a polymer characteristic for biodegrading and bioabsorbing the adhesive into the body of a living organism. It is preferred that the polymer is a co-poly... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6288146 | Low-emission binders for coatings The invention concerns the use of monomer-free, saturated and unsaturated polyester resins, or mixtures of saturated and unsaturated polyester resins, containing structural units of the general formulae (I) and/or (II), in which n =1-10, as low-emission b... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6280846 | Resins and composites containing them Curable compositions for making fibre-reinforcement structural composites such as GRP comprise an unsaturated polyester resin base, a co-polymerizable monomer and preferably, one or more performance-enhancing additives. Thixotropy is endowed by 5% by weig... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6255367 | Polymeric modifying agents Novel modifying agents contain a sharply-melting crystalline polymer ingredient, preferably a side chain crystalline (SCC) ingredient, and an active chemical ingredient. Such modifying agents, especially when in the form of particles, can be placed in con... | 07/03/2001 |
