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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7491764 | Low permeability nanocomposites The present invention includes blends of a halogenated elastomer such as a butyl rubber or an interpolymer of, on one embodiment, a C4 to C7 isomonoolefin, a para-methylstyrene and a para-(halomethylstyrene), the interpolymer having been pre-mi... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7485677 | Low permeability nanocomposites The present invention is a blend of an halogenated elastomer and a clay, desirably an exfoliated clay, to form a nanocomposite suitable for an air barrier. In one embodiment, the halogenated elastomer is a polymer comprising C4 to C7 isoolefin ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7473728 | Dual phase rubber composition and tire with nanocomposite-containing sidewall thereof This invention relates to a dual phase rubber composition and pneumatic tire with a rubber sidewall thereof, namely a dual phased non-black colored rubber composition composed of a first pre-formed elastomer phase comprised of butyl-type rubber and EPDM rubber conta... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7473729 | Barrier coating mixtures containing non-elastomeric acrylic polymer with silicate filler and coated articles Barrier coating mixtures contain in a carrier liquid, (a) a non-elastomeric substantially polymerized acrylic polymer; (b) an exfoliated layered platelet-like silicate filler which has been acid treated and having an aspect ratio greater than 25; and (c) at least on... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7465762 | Polyolefin composite material, method for producing same, and formed product thereof A polyolefin composite material comprising a polyolefin-based resin, an onium-modified low molecular weight polyolefin-based resin containing an organic onium group as a functional group and having a number average molecular weight of 500 to 30,000, and a layered cl... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7462666 | Method for making nanocomposite materials A method for making a nanocomposite material includes introducing a solution including a nanofiller material and a supercritical fluid into a molten polymeric material within an extruder. The supercritical fluid is caused to substantially instantaneously convert to ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7446143 | Intercalates, exfoliates and concentrates thereof formed with protonated, non-carboxylic swelling agent and nylon intercalants polymerized in-situ via ring-opening polymerization A method of manufacturing a nanocomposite composition comprising forming an intercalating composition comprising 1% to about 90% by weight of a purified sodium smectite clay that contains at least 75% Na+ ions based on the total interlayer exchangeable ca... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7442728 | Method for producing nanosilicate plates The present invention relates to an exfoliating agent and to a process for producing random form of nanoscale silicate plates. The exfoliating agent applied in the present invention has the formula: wherein n=1 to 5 and R i... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442333 | Method for the production of polyamide nanocomposites, corresponding packaging materials and moulded bodies The invention relates to a method for the production of polyamide nanocomposites made from base polymers comprising aromatic components and organically-modified phyllosilicates in a double-screw extruder with a front-feeder and a side-feeder. Said method is characte... | 10/28/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7438748 | Flame retardant composition The present invention is a flame-retardant composition comprising a polyolefin polymer, a nano-silicate, a metal hydroxide, and calcium carbonate. The invention also includes a coating prepared from the flame-retardant composition as well as a wire-and-cable constru... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435765 | Additive for ink jet ink An ink jet ink composition comprising from about 30 to about 90% by weight of water, from about 0.5 to about 30% by weight of a pigment, from about 0.1 to about 10% by weight of natural or synthetic smectite clay mineral. ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7432319 | Process for making exfoliated polyolefin/clay nanocomposites Processes are disclosed relating to modifying clays with an olefinic functionalized surfactant containing a chain end polymerizable double bond, and to treating the thus modified organoclay with an olefin polymerization catalyst precursor, and polymerizing an olefin... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427430 | Polyamide blend composition having excellent gas barrier performance High gas barrier, delamination-resistant polyamide compositions suitable for extended shelf-life packaging applications are provided. Also provided are polyamide compositions exhibiting high oxygen scavenging capability. The polyamide compositions comprise mXDA-IPA ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7425591 | Elastomeric composition The present invention is a composition including an isobutylene-based copolymer and polybutene. The copolymers may be mixed with an exfoliating compound and clay, the entire composition forming a nanocomposite. The clay may or may not have an additional exfoliating ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7420011 | Methods of making nanocomposites and compositions of rubber toughened polyhydroxyalkanoates Toughened compositions from polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), preferably PHB reactively blended with maleated poly butadiene and with an epoxidized natural or synthetic rubber are described. The compositions preferably include clay nanoparticles which can be organically m... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7420012 | Rubber composition The rubber composition and the material suitable for preparing the rubber composition show high gas-barrier properties and being free from inhibition of vulcanization. The rubber composition is essentially composed of a rubber and a layered mineral filler treated wi... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7414085 | Coating for wall construction A coating for wall construction is provided whereby a level 5 finish may be obtained without the need for a finishing coat or final skim coat. The coating may be applied to drywall elements prior to installation and is compatible with jointing materials such that a ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7408000 | Dispersant or coatability improver The present invention provides a modifier for resins which comprises a dispersant (I) or a coatability improver (II) comprising a modified polyolefin (A) and a filler in combination, the modified polyolefin (A) containing a hydrophobic group comprising a polyolefin ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407999 | Low permeability nanocomposites The present invention is a blend of a thermoplastic engineering resin and an interpolymer of, on one embodiment, a C4 to C7 isomonoolefin, a para-methylstyrene and a para-(halomethylstyrene), the interpolymer having been pre-mixed with an exfol... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7402641 | Terpolymer compositions for coating substrates used in computer printers Terpolymer compositions of vinyl caprolactam (VCL), dimethylaminopropyl methacrylamide (DMAPMA) and hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) are described to coat substrates for use in computer printers, and provide advantageous print quality thereon. ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399804 | Composites and methods for their production Intercalates and exfoliates formed from layered materials and dendritic polymers are disclosed, together with the uses of these materials, e.g. in producing composite materials. The dispersion of layered materials in a dendritic polymer matrix (hyperbranched polymer... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7393889 | Method of preparing rubber modified polystyrene resin composition with high gloss and impact resistance The rubber modified polystyrene resin composition with high gloss and impact resistance according to the present invention is prepared by (i) polymerizing a solution consisting of about 80 to 95% by weight of styrene (A) and about 5 to 20% by weight of polybutadiene... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7393890 | Flame-retardant polyolefin compounds and their use in surface coverings A flame-retardant compound is disclosed, comprising a polyolefin alloy and a combination of frame-retardant agents. The polyolefin alloy comprises at least one polyolefin and a metallocene-catalyzed olefin copolymer. The flame-retardant agents comprise a nanoclay an... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7388047 | Redispersible powders comprising pozzolanic components Water-redispersible polymer powder compositions based on homopolymers or copolymers of one or more monomers from the group consisting of vinyl esters of unbranched or branched alkylcarboxylic acids having from 1 to 15 carbon atoms, methacrylic esters and acrylic est... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7387749 | Method of delaminating aggregated particles with a coating agent in a substantially supercritical fluid The present invention involves a method of delaminating aggregated particles of natural silicate, nanoplatelet, nanofiber, or nanotube structures. The method comprises diffusing a coating agent in a substantially supercritical fluid between the aggregated particles ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7378466 | Nonviscous aqueous dispersion compositions of water-swellable layered silicates and the method of producing the same Concentrated suspensions of smectite clays are obtained as either relatively “thin” or highly shear-thinning slurries that are easy to pump, by adding one or more of certain cationic polymers whose weight average molecular weight, Mw, is 50,000 or higher. It was... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7378467 | Zeolite anti-blocking agents A plastics film is disclosed as including (a) polyethylene (PE) or polypropylene (PP) and (b) a zeolite as an anti-blocking agent, in which secondary particles of the zeolite are formed of aggregation of primary particles of the zeolite and a majority of the seconda... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7371793 | Nanocomposite comprising stabilization functionalized thermoplastic polyolefins This invention relates to nanocomposites comprising organo-clay and at least one stabilization functionalized thermoplastic polyolefin. Preferably the stabilization functionalized thermoplastic polyolefin is represented by the formula: T-(R1G) | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368496 | Nanocomposite composition having super barrier property and article using the same A nanocomposite composition having superior barrier properties and an article comprising the same are provided. The nanocomposite composition includes: a polyolefin resin; a nanocomposite having barrier properties, and including intercalated clay and one or more res... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365104 | Light curable articles containing azinium salts The present invention relates to a light curable material comprising a splayed layered material, at least one aqueous dispersible polymerizer, and at least one aqueous soluble N-oxyazinium compound, wherein the polymerizer polymerizes upon exposure to light. The pre... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365125 | Polycarbonate compositions, articles, and method of manufacture A thermoplastic composition, comprising: about 10 to about 84 wt. % of a polycarbonate resin; about 0.5 to about 40 wt. % of a polycarbonate-polysiloxane copolymer; 1 to about 40 wt. % of an impact modifier composition; and about 1 to about 50 wt. % of an alkyl (met... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365120 | Polymer composite, stretched product thereof and production processes therefor A polymer composite and a stretched product thereof formed from a three dimensional network structure including an organic polymer (A), comprising either a polymer produced from a water soluble (meth)acrylate ester (a), or a copolymer of a water soluble (meth)acryla... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361705 | Resin composition and flexible printed circuit board A resin composition characterized as containing (A) a synthetic resin having a melting temperature of 300° C. or above and (B) a platy inorganic filler incorporated in the resin and having the following properties; pH of aqueous d... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357999 | Nanocomposite electrolyte membrane and fuel cell employing the same A nanocomposite electrolyte membrane capable of suppressing cross-over of a polar organic fuel and a fuel cell using the nanocomposite electrolyte membrane are provided. The nanocomposite electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell includes a polymer having cation exchange... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357883 | Conductive adhesive, method of producing the same, and bonding method A conductive adhesive is formed by mixing a plurality of conductive fillers into a thermosetting resin. The conductive filler includes a core material made of copper-based metal, a coating film made of silver and a plurality of particles made of silver. The coating ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354967 | Method for minimizing filler agglomeration A method for minimizing nanofiller agglomeration within a polymeric material includes the step of introducing the nanofiller at predetermined parameters into an extruder having the polymeric material therein. The nanofiller introduction is downstream of the area of ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352070 | Polymer encapsulated electrical devices Improved encapsulated, overmolded and/or underfilled electrical components having a complete encapsulation, overmolding and/or underfilling with a coefficient of thermal expansion that is uniform and substantially free of gradients includes a polymeric matrix and an... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348377 | Fluoropolymer sealant A heat sealable tape of a copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and at least about 15% by weight of a highly fluorinated monomer. The copolymer has a melt viscosity of no greater than about 1000 Pa·S at 372° C. and an application temperature of no greater than about 25... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341782 | Polymer composition containing organic modified layered silicate, film and gas barrier film as well as substrate and image display device using them A polymer composition includes a polymer having a glass transition temperature of 120° C. to 400° C. as a simple substance of the polymer and an organic modified layered silicate having a decomposition starting temperature of 190° C. to 350° C. and contained in ... | 03/11/2008 |
