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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8188170 | Polymers with low gel content and enhanced gas-fading A polymer stabilizing composition comprising a sterically hindered phenol and a phosphite that provides low gel content and enhanced resistance to gas-fading. The stabilizer composition is particular useful for stabilizing polyethylene homopolymers and copolymers, s... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8138245 | Halogen free flame retardant polyester composition The invention relates to a halogen free flame retardant polyester composition suitable for use as a molding composition for making lampholders, comprising (A) a polymeric material consisting for at least 50 wt. %, relative to the total weight of the polymeric materi... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8048944 | Polyamide resin composition The present invention provides a polyamide resin composition comprising a polyamide resin (A), a melamine cyanurate-based flame retardant (B) and a surfactant (C), wherein the polyamide resin composition comprises 100 parts by mass of the total of 60 to 75% by mass ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7855244 | Flame retardant polytrimethylene terephthalate composition Improved flame retardant polytrimethylene terephthalate compositions are provided by including a melamine cyanurate flame retardant additive. ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7851525 | High temperature vulcanized silicone rubber A high temperature vulcanized silicone rubber is disclosed and includes a high temperature vulcanized silicone rubber as a silicone base and melamine cyanurate as a filler and at least one inorganic filler which is different from melamine cyanurate, and optionally f... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7807736 | Semiconductor device encapsulated by silicone resin composition, and silicone resin tablet for encapsulating semiconductor device A semiconductor device which is not a light emitting semiconductor device is provided. This device is encapsulated with a silicone resin composition which is solid at room temperature and liquid at molding temperature, and which cures into a transparent article havi... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7772304 | Plasticizing component and a curable coating composition including the same A curable coating composition includes a plasticizing component. The plasticizing component includes an isocyanurate core and at least one low surface tension group pending from the isocyanurate core. The low surface tension group may be a) a fatty chain includes at... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7456235 | Flame-retardant composition for coating powders A flame-retardant composition is provided that includes at least one melamine compound, at least one metal borate, at least one alkaline metal hydroxide, and optionally hydrated alumina. The flame-retardant composition can be used in coating powder compositions that... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7439304 | Thermoplastic vulcanizates and process for making the same A composition comprising (i) a dynamically-cured rubber, (ii) from about 20 to about 300 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin per 100 parts by weight rubber, (iii) from 0.2 to 0.9 parts by weight stannous chloride per 100 parts by weight rubber, and (iv) from 0.... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7423080 | Radiation crosslinking of halogen-free flame retardant polymer Crosslinkable, flame retardant polymer compositions are provided containing a polyamide or polyester; a flame retardant system; and a crosslinking agent. ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7378463 | Halogen-free fire retardant system for low heat release polymers An intumescent fire retardant system for making polymeric moldings that is halogen-free and provides fire shielding, thermal shielding and a low heat release rate. The intumescent fire retardant system of the present invention comprises, on the basis of 100 parts by... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7358365 | Process for the controlled increase in the molecular weight of polyethylenes The invention relates to novel cyclic hydroxylamine esters and to the use of known hydroxylamine esters selected from the group consisting of HALS (sterically hindered amine) compounds and the novel hydroxylamine esters achieving a controlled increase in the molecul... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7348388 | Copolymers of olefins and vinyl- and allylsilanes Ethylene and allyl- or vinylsilanes are efficiently copolymerized by certain late transition metal complexes containing selected bidentate or tridentate ligands. The resulting novel polymers may be crosslinked by moisture when vinylsilane contains groups bound to si... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338993 | Flame-retardant molding compositions A flame-retardant molding composition that includes an epoxy resin, melamine cyanurate, and one or more hydrated metal salts capable of liberating water when heated. The hydrated metal salt may include one or more compounds selected from metal borate salts, Group II... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7332225 | Bonded vehicular glass assemblies utilizing two-component urethanes adhesive A bonded vehicular glass assembly utilizes a two-component urethane adhesive to attach an attachment member at a glass panel to form a joint suitable for use on a vehicle. The attachment member may be a hinge, or a latch, or the like. Related methods of forming and ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326740 | Natural products composites Disclosed are natural products composites protected against the deleterious effects of microorganisms comprising at least one natural product, at least one thermoplastic resin, and an effective amount of an antifungal agent. The composites are further advantageously... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323504 | Halogen-free flame retarder composition and flame retardant polyamide composition The invention relates to a halogen-free, flame retarder composition for use in a thermoplastic composition, in particular a glassfibre-reinforced polyamide composition, which flame retarder composition contains at least 10-90 mass % phosphinate compound according to... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7317044 | Polymer powder with phosphonate-based flame retardant, process for its production, and moldings produced from this polymer powder The present invention relates to a polymer powder composed of polyamide or of copolyamides, which also comprises flame retardant, in particular phosphonates, to a layer-by-layer process which selectively melts regions or selectively binds them, and also to moldings ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7312266 | Organic thiol metal-free stabilizers and plasticizers for halogen-containing polymers Organic thiol compounds based on pentaerythritol and dipentaerythritol are described herein. More specifically, the compounds of the present invention are mixed esters of pentaerythritol and dipentaerythritol having at least one sulfhydryl group and preferably a plu... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7285587 | Flame retardant polyester compositions for calendering Flame retardant polyester compositions suitable for calendering may be prepared from polyesters having crystallization half time of at least 5 minutes, a plasticizer, a phosphorus-containing flame retardant miscible with the plasticized polyester, and an additive ef... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7259198 | Ultraviolet radiation stabilized polyolefins The present invention provides polyolefin compositions that are UV stable and suitable for articles that may be exposed to sunlight. The present invention provides, in one aspect, a polyolefin homopolymer or copolymer comprising, by weight of the polyolefin: (a) fro... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255925 | Thermosetting resin composition for high speed transmission circuit board The present invention relates to a thermosetting resin composition for a high speed transmission circuit board, more particularly to a thermosetting resin composition having superior dielectric characteristics with low dielectric constant and dissipation factor and ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7247665 | Polyoxymethylene with improved resistance to acids and its use Polyoxymethylene with improved resistance to acids, comprising A from 84 to 99.79% by weight of at least one polyoxymethylene homo- or copolymer, B from 0.1 to 5% by weight of at least one polyalkylene glycol,... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247674 | Polymer composition and uses thereof The present invention concerns a polymer composition comprising: a block copolymer (a) including a polymer block A, which is composed mainly of an α-methylstyrene, and a hydrogenated or unhydrogenated polymer block B, which is composed of a conjugated diene or isob... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7229488 | Ink composition, ink cartridge including the same, and inkjet image forming apparatus including the ink cartridge An ink composition includes a colorant, a solvent, and an amine alcohol compound represented by formula I in which n is an integer and 0≦n≦9. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7230046 | Flame-retardant polyphenylene ether compositions, and related articles A flame-retardant composition is described, containing a thermoplastic resin component which includes polyphenylene ether (PPE), along with a low-melting glass having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of less than about 500° C. The low-melting glass contains phos... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7211309 | Antistatic laminated polyester film An antistatic film having an antistatic coating film on at least one surface of a polyester film, the antistatic coating film comprising a polymer having a polymerized unit represented by the following formula (1): | 05/01/2007 |
| 7205346 | Flame-retardant resin composition A flame-retardant resin composition comprises a thermoplastic resin; a flame retardant comprising a phosphorus-containing compound (A), a aromatic resin (B), and at least one flame-retardant auxiliary (C) selected from a nitrogen-containing compound and a metal salt... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7186455 | White flame-resistant uv-stable film made from a crystallizable thermoplastic, a method for production and the use thereof The invention relates to a white, biaxially oriented film which comprises a crystallizable thermoplastic as main componet and is characterized by further comprising at least one UV-stabilizer, at least one white pigment and at least one flame-proofing agent, which i... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7169838 | Halogen-free flameproof polyester The invention relates to thermoplastic moulding materials containing A) between 20 and 97 wt. % of a thermoplastic polyester; B) between 1 and 40 wt. % of a phosphinic acid salt and/or a diphosphinic acid salt and/or the polymers thereof, constituent B) having an av... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7157506 | Resin composition with excellent dielectric characteristics, process for producing resin composition, varnish prepared from the same, process for producing the same, prepeg made with these, and metal-clad laminate A resin composition comprising a cyanate compound (A) having 2 or more cyanato groups in the molecule; a phenol compound (B); a silicone polymer (D) having at least one siloxane unit selected from the group consisting of a tri-functional siloxane unit represented by... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7157132 | Transparent, sealable, flame-retardant polyester film, method for the production and use thereof Biaxially oriented, co-extruded polyester films comprising a base layer consisting of at least 90 wt. % thermoplastic polyester, preferably polyethylene terephthalate (PET), at least one sealable outer layer and a second non-sealable outer layer and, optionally, oth... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153570 | Optical fiber cord An optical fiber cord which is a single core optical fiber cord having an outer diameter of 1.2 mm or less, and has a structure in which an optical fiber core wire having a resin coating is provided at the center, a tensile-strength-fiber layer is provided around th... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7148276 | Granular flame-retardant composition The invention relates to a flame retardant combination comprising, as component A, a phosphinate of the formula (I) and/or a diphosphinate of the formula (II) and/or polymers of these where ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144527 | Fire-protection coating The invention relates to a flame retardant combination comprising, as component A, a phosphinate of the formula (I) and/or a diphosphinate of the formula (II) and/or polymers of these where R1 | 12/05/2006 |
| 7138448 | Flame retardant compositions Organic polymer substrates, for example polyolefins such as polypropylene, can be made flame retardant by the incorporation of a mixture of (i) at least one melamine based flame retardant and (ii) at least one flame retardant selected from the group consisting of th... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7135509 | Flame-retardant polybutylene terephthalate resin composition and formed article A flame-retardant polybutylene terephthalate resin composition wherein (A) 20-70% by weight of a polybutylene terephthalate resin or a mixture of a polybutylene terephthalate resin and a polyethylene terephthalate resin, (B) 1–20% by weight of a vinyl based resin,... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7115677 | Flame-retardant resin composition A flame-retardant resin composition comprises 10 to 300 parts by weight of a flame retardant (B) and 1 to 200 parts by weight of an inorganic filler (C) (a glass fiber and/or a glass flake), relative to 100 parts by weight of a base resin (A). The flame retardant (B... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112622 | Organic based thermal stabilizers and heat stabilized polymer compositions The present invention encompasses a novel organic based composition which includes at least one organic based heat stabilizer component, and at least one stabilizer modifying component selected from the group of liquid calcium soap and 1,3,5-tris (2-hydroxyethyl) cy... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7109260 | Flame retardant compositions Organic polymeric substrates, for example polyolefins such as polypropylene, can be made flame retardant by the incorporation of a synergistic mixture of (i) at least one sterically hindered amine stabilizer, (ii) at least one conventional flame retardant selected f... | 09/19/2006 |
