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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8362128 | Composite powder, preparation and use thereof The present invention relates to a composite powder, preparation and use thereof. The composite powder according to the present invention is prepared by intimately mixing an irradiated or non-irradiated rubber latex with a slurry of inorganic particles in a ratio co... | 01/29/2013 |
| 8318840 | Use of nucleating agents to increase the flexural modulus of ionomers A golf ball composition having a copolymer with an acid content modified by a nucleating agent is described. The nucleating agent modifies the flexural modulus of the acid copolymer and is preferably selected from the group consisting of sodium succinate, sodium glu... | 11/27/2012 |
| 8138251 | Supertransparent high impact strength random block copolymer A high impact strength random block copolymer including (a) about 65-97 wt. % of a crystalline propylene/ethylene copolymer A containing from about 0.5 wt. % to about 6 wt. % derived from ethylene and from about 94 wt. % to about 99.5 wt. % derived from propylene, a... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8080603 | Low hysteresis rubber elastomer Curable elastomer compositions and cured and/or curable articles made therefrom, the curable elastomer composition comprising an essentially unsaturated rubber elastomer, between 0.5 and 25 phr of a metal salt of a carboxylic acid, an effective amount of a peroxide ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8026305 | Articles formed from nucleated polyethylene Polymer articles and processes of forming the same are described herein. The processes generally include providing an ethylene based polymer, blending the ethylene based polymer with a modifier to form modified polyethylene and forming the modified polyethylene into... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7439297 | Foamable fluoropolymers compositions without using foaming agents A composition comprising: A) 50-99.9% by weight of at least a copolymer (1) of ethylene (E) with chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE) wherein CTFE is comprised between 53 and 70% by moles, having a crystallinity in the range 5-45%; B) 0.1-50% by ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7335694 | Polypropylene resin composition Disclosed is a polypropylene resin composition comprising (A) 100 parts by weight of polypropylene resin and the following components (B) to (D): (B) from 0.001 to 0.1 part by weight of an inorganic neutralizing agent, ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332536 | Metal salts of hexahydrophthalic acid as nucleating additives for crystalline thermoplastics Compounds and compositions comprising specific metal salts of hexahydrophthalic acid (HHPA) in order to provide highly desirable properties within thermoplastic articles are provided. The inventive HHPA derivatives are useful as nucleating and/or clarifying agents f... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323508 | Neutral carbonated alkaline earth metal carboxylates The invention relates to carbonated alkaline earth metal carboxylates that are neutral, meaning they have a base value of less than 10 mg KOH/g, and that are derived from a mixture of, preferably branched, optionally cyclic, C4-C40 alk(en)yl ca... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7255776 | Paper product and method therefor using molten wax suspension A method including improving a property of a paper product precursor by adding a molten wax suspension to paper product precursor, the molten wax suspension including a suspension of liquid wax particles in a liquid solvent, the liquid wax particles being at a tempe... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7165881 | Methods and apparatus for high-shear mixing and reacting of materials Methods and apparatus for high shear reacting and/or mixing of moving fluid streams of materials employ an interdiffusing and reacting zone formed in the space between two stationary surfaces, the surfaces being spaced apart a maximum distance of the sum of the thic... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7144939 | Organic nucleating agents that impart very high impact resistance and other beneficial physical properties within polypropylene articles at very low effective amounts The use of organic based nucleating agents to induce certain specific polymer orientations into the molded polypropylene articles such that the resultant part has improved stiffness-impact properties without sacrificing other attributes of the polypropylene is provi... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7129323 | Bimolecular nucleation methods for thermoplastics Specific methods of inducing high nucleation rates in thermoplastics, such as polyolefins, and particularly, though not necessarily, polypropylenes, through the introduction of two different compounds that are substantially soluble within the target molten thermopla... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7098360 | Processes employing multiple successive chemical reaction process steps and apparatus therefore The invention provides processes and apparatus for the production of materials requiring a plurality of chemical reaction steps. In the prior art the number of reaction vessels is minimized by performing two or more reactions together in the same vessel. Instead eac... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094820 | Polymer additive compositions comprising highly versatile thermoplastic nucleators Bicyclic nucleator compounds that provide highly versatile nucleation benefits for different polyolefins are provided. Such nucleator compounds provide very high peak crystallization temperatures and significantly reduced crystallization cycle time for certain therm... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7070865 | Repulpable corrugated boxboard A coating composition for the linerboard of corrugated paperboard provides water and grease resistance but is water vapor permeable, and thus permits a different mode of manufacture of corrugated paperboard when aqueous adhesives are employed in the assembly of the ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7000457 | Methods to control and/or predict rheological properties Methods to predict the rheological properties of composition comprising a filler in a matrix are described. The present invention further involves determining the difference between the work of cohesion and the work of ahhesion for a filler and a matrix in order to ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994330 | Process for high shear gas-liquid reactions A reactor produces a gas-in-liquid emulsion for providing increased interfacial contact area between the liquid and the gas for improved reaction of the gas with the liquid, or more rapid solution or reaction of a difficulty to dissolve or immiscible gas in or with ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6938687 | Apparatus for transfer of heat energy between a body surface and heat transfer fluid In apparatus for heat exchange to and from a body surface using a heat transfer liquid a heat exchanger comprises a plurality of elements within a casing connected axially against one another with spacer tube elements. Each element has its periphery spaced from the ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6835328 | Overbased metal carbonate/carboxylate microemulsions and halogen-containing polymers containing same A metal carbonate/carboxylate microemulsion imparting static and dynamic thermal stability to a halogen-containing polymer is provided which comprises (a) a metal carbonate/carboxylate obtained from the reaction of an oxide and/or hydroxide of a metal selected from ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6794433 | Metal salts of hexahydrophthalic acid as nucleating additives for crystalline thermoplastics Compounds and compositions comprising specific metal salts of hexahydrophthalic acid (HHPA) in order to provide highly desirable properties within thermoplastic articles are provided. The inventive HHPA derivatives are useful as nucleating and/or clarifying agents f... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6787067 | Granular composite additive for polyolefin, process for producing the same, and polyolefin composition containing the same The present invention provides a multi-component granular additive for polyolefins which has a strength and a function which enable the additive to be dust-free and be of components-in-granule type. It comprises 10 parts by mass of a nucleating agent comprising an a... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6653381 | Process for preparing a coating composition and product thereof Novel compounds derived from traditional semi- drying and non-drying oils featuring internally plasticizing and crosslinkable properties are disclosed and claimed. Preferred embodiments include acrylate or methacrylate esters of hydroxy long-chain olefini... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6585819 | Clarified thermoplastics exhibiting very high nucleation efficacy Certain thermoplastic additives (combinations of clarifying and nucleating compounds) that induce simultaneously low clarity and high nucleation efficacy are provided. Such additives include combinations of certain bicyclic salts (which by themselves indu... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6583206 | Saturated [2.2.2] dicarboxylate salt thermoplastic nucleators and thermoplastic compositions thereof Compounds of and compositions comprising specific salts of saturated [2.2.2] dicarboxylate in order to provide highly desirable properties within thermoplastic (e.g., polyolefin) articles are provided. The inventive salts and derivatives thereof are usefu... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6562890 | Disodium hexahydrophthalate salt compositions and nucleated polymers comprising such compositions Compositions comprising specific disodium hexahydrophthalate(HHPA) salts in combination with acid scavengers (such as organic calcium salts or dihydrotalcite complexes) that provide highly desirable and effective nucleating properties within polymer artic... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6534574 | Highly nucleated thermoplastic articles Compounds and compositions comprising specific metal salts of bicyclo[2.2.1 ]heptane dicarboxylate salts in order to provide highly desirable properties within polyolefin articles are provided. The inventive salts and derivatives thereof are useful as nuc... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6521685 | Clarifying agent formulations for thermoplastics exhibiting very high nucleation efficacy Certain thermoplastic additives that induce simultaneous low clarity and high nucleation efficacy are provided. Such additives include combinations of certain bicyclic salts (which by themselves induce very high nucleation efficacy) and certain benzyliden... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6448314 | Use of monohydrate zinc acetylacetonate as halogenated polymer stabilizer and preparation method The subject of the present invention is the use of zinc ateylacetonate comprising at least 4.4% by weight of water as halogenated polymer stabilizer. Its subject is likewise a process for the preparation of zinc acetylacetonate monohydrate, in which a zin... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6319972 | Compositions containing vinylidene fluoride polymers which are stabilized to heat The compositions contain, as heat stabilizer, an effective amount of bismuth carboxylate chosen from bismuth succinate, acrylate and terephthalate and their mixtures. In general, this amount is at least 0.05 part and does not exceed 5 parts per 100 parts ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6288149 | Hot melt adhesive composition including surfactant Adhesive compositions are disclosed that include a block copolymer that includes monomers selected from the group consisting of styrene, isoprene, butadiene, and combinations thereof, from about 0.5% to about 10% by weight surfactant, and a tackifying age... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6271303 | Vinyl fluoride interpolymers of low crystallinity An interpolymer consisting essentially of units derived from vinyl fluoride and at least two highly fluorinated monomers, at least one of the highly fluorinated monomers introducing into the polymer a side chain of at least one carbon atom. Films from the... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6268422 | Aqueous adhesive for bonding elastomers An adhesive composition containing a polyvinyl alcohol-stabilized butadiene polymer latex and a methylene donor compound. The butadiene polymer latex is prepared by an emulsion polymerization in the presence of polyvinyl alcohol. The adhesive composition ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6245844 | Nucleating agent for polyesters Disclosed are polyester polymer compositions containing sodium additives as nucleating agents. More specifically disclosed is the use of mono-sodium salts of dicarboxylic acids as nucleating agents.... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6242519 | Polyester molding composition A thermoplastic glass filled resin composition having improved heat distortion properties consisting essentially of a resin blend consisting essentially of an alkylene aryl polyester, a core-shell ASA (acrylate-styrene-acrylonitrile interpolymer) and an e... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6232381 | Stabilization of tin-coupled polymers The process of this invention can be utilized to stabilize tin-coupled rubbery polymers. This process involves adding a chelating diamine or a sodium alkoxide to the rubbery polymer after the tin coupling has been carried out. This invention more specific... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6150454 | Poly(terephthalic acid diester)-poly(isophthalic acid diester) resin formulations having improved gas barrier properties The invention is directed to improved poly(terephthalic acid diester)-poly(isophthalic acid diester) resins, and in particular to improved polyethylene terephthalate-polyethylene isophthalate resin formulations, the improved formulations containing nuclea... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6080804 | Spray drying of functionalized polyacrylamide microemulsions Processes for producing free flowing, Mannich and glyoxal polyacrylamide water soluble and water-swellable granules from a water-in-oil emulsion and compositions comprising such dry polymer granules are disclosed.... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6015854 | Polypropylene impact copolymers with high clarity The present invention teaches propylene-ethylene copolymers of about 5 to about 100 dg/min melt flow that have a homopolymer phase combined with a copolymer rubber phase in which the ethylene content of the rubber is between about 75 to about 95% w and a ... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6005034 | Propylene-ethylene copolymer composition and process for producing the same A propylene-ethylene copolymer composition is obtained which has good moldability and an excellent balance of rigidity, toughness, and impact-strength. The composition has a melt flow rate of 10 to 300 g/10 minutes and is obtained by producing 60 to 95% b... | 12/21/1999 |
