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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7381766 | Limonene, pinene, or other terpenes and their alcohols, aldehydes and ketones, as polymer solvents for conducting polymers in coating formulations and their uses A low-VOC (volatile organic compound) and/or low-toxicity coating formulation, including at least one non-halogenated organic solvent including any terpene or terpenoid, and at least one conducting polymer, electroactive polymer and/or conjugated polymer. In another... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7166664 | Limonene, pinene, or other terpenes and their alcohols, aldehydes and ketones, as polymer solvents for conducting polymers in aqueous and non-aqueous coating formulations and their uses A low-VOC (volatile organic compound) and/or low-toxicity coating formulation, including at least one non-halogenated solvent including terpene(s) or terpenoid(s), and at least one polymer including conducting polymers, electroactive polymers and/or conjugated polym... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7166676 | Process for preparing copolymers and blend compositions containing the same A process for the preparation of blends including an ethylene copolymer by copolymerizing ethylene and at least one comonomer selected from a compound represented by the formula H2C═CHR wherein R is an alkyl group or an aryl group, and a diene, in the p... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7049361 | Polyolefin series resinfilm, composition for preparing the same, process for preparing the composition for preparing the same, and apparatus for preparing the same The polyolefin [A] has a weight average molecular chain length of 2850 nm or longer and a density ρ1 (g/cm3), the polyolefin wax [B] has a weight average molecular weight of 700–6000 and a density ρ2 (g/cm3), the polyolefin an... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6884843 | Method for preparing a laminate A method of preparing a cured laminate employing electron beam radiation is provided. The cured laminate is prepared from an uncured laminate including a prepolymer composition containing oligomer, tackifying resin, and optionally, monomer. Also provided are a prepo... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6841212 | Heat-recoverable composition and article Disclosed is an adhesive composition suitable for bonding to a polymeric material and steel. The composition comprises specified proportions of a maleic anhydride-modified propylene-ethylene copolymer resin, a maleic anhydride-modified polyethylene, a polyisobutylen... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6822030 | Polymer surface coating made by coalescing a polymer particulate with a coalescing agent Continuous coatings including floor finishes can be prepared using novel two part compositions and methods. The two part compositions comprise a solid particulate polymer part and a liquid coalescing agent part. A novel method of the invention involves contacting th... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6809142 | Pressure sensitive sealant composition and method of sealing by using same The invention relates to a pressure sensitive sealant composition for sealing a clearance between a lamp unit housing and a vehicle body panel of an automotive vehicle. The pressure sensitive sealant composition includes (a) 10-40 wt % of a component A that is at le... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6777476 | Polypropylene resin composition A polypropylene resin composition for automobile interior materials, more particularly to a polypropylene resin composition including a crystalline polypropylene and rubber mixture wherein inorganic filler, atactic polypropylene and process oil are added to offer go... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6774069 | Hot-melt adhesive for non-woven elastic composite bonding Hot-melt adhesive compositions of atactic polypropylene and isotactic polypropylene are particularly suitable for bonding non-woven elastic composites. A selected amount of isotactic polypropylene is blended with a selected amount of atactic polypropylene to prepare... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6767957 | Synthetic bitumen oil-water emulsions, their preparation and their applications An emulsion consists essentially of clear binders and possibly colored pigments, and contains at least one clear synthetic binder with a softening point or ball-ring temperature (TBA), measured according to the NFT 66-008 standard, that ranges between 30 and 100° C... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6761764 | Use of wax mixtures for coatings The invention provides for the use of mixtures of waxes which comprise a) a homopolymer or copolymer of C2-C18 α-olefins, prepared by means of metallocene catalysis, and, as auxiliaries, one or more other waxes selected from the ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6586516 | Aqueous coating compositions The present invention relates to an aqueous coating composition having low volatile organic compounds (VOC) and producing a coating having excellent durability and resistance properties. The coating composition contains acetoacetate functional polymer and... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6258882 | Wax-resin surface polishes Polish formulations are provided which comprise: a) an aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent comprising 0-10% aromatic hydrocarbons; b) an acrylic resin; and c) a wax product that is thermoplastic, transparent, a solid at room temperature and has a melting/softening point ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6218457 | Hot melt adhesive with high peel and shear strengths for nonwoven applications A polybutylene based hot melt adhesive composition having a variety of end uses, particularly in construction and elastic attachment applications for nonwoven articles such as disposable diapers. Unlike typical hot melt adhesives, the present composition ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6183873 | Boron nitride catalyzed polysiloxane resin blend and composite products formed therefrom Submicron boron nitride is used as a catalyst for thermally activating polysiloxane resins when uniformly mixed with the resin either using anhydrous acetone for wet mixing or simply hot melt mixing. Boron nitride is also used to coat the fibers using a p... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6184278 | Liquid glycol benzoate compositions and polymer compositions containing same The present invention relates to organic polymer compositions, containing liquid ester compositions as plastisizers, said compositions comprising mixtures of esters derived from (a) diethylene glycol and triethylene glycol and (b) benzoic or toluic acid, ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6172146 | Hot-melt composition and a modified aromatic petroleum resin used therefor A hot melt composition comprising a specific ratio of: (a) an ethylene copolymer resin; (b) a modified aromatic petroleum resin having a specific weight-average molecular weight and produced by copolymerization using a Friedel-Crafts catalyst from a speci... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6022910 | Hot-melt solid ink composition A hot-melt solid ink composition comprises at least one polyamide and at least one terpene resin. The terpene resin is present in an amount of from 0.5% by weight to 15% by weight based on the total weight of the ink composition. This hot-melt solid ink c... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5767184 | Heat-sealable peelable composition This invention provides a heat-sealable, peelable composition comprising ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, polyethylene based wax and polypropylene. The composition can further comprise a dye or an ink. The composition can be heat-sealed onto a surface of... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5733636 | Heat-sealable peelable composition A closure arrangement for a polymeric bag with first and second opposing films comprises first and second opposing base strips, a first peelable strip of a first color, and a second peelable strip of a second color. An outer surface of the first base stri... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5677375 | Process for producing an in situ polyethylene blend A gas phase process for the production of an in situ polyethylene blend comprising contacting ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin comonomer having 3 to 8 carbon atoms with a magnesium/titanium based catalyst system including an activator and a cocataly... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5663444 | Preparation of a pure dialkylaminoethanol stable against discoloration A process for the preparation of a color-stable dialkylaminoethanol of the formula ##STR1## in which R1 and R2 independently are C1 -C20 -alkyl, by reacting ethylene oxide with a dialkylamine of the formula... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5591792 | Adhesive resin composition The invention relates to an adhesive resin composition comprising an ethylene polymer having a melting point of 70 to 132° C., a density of 0.88 to 0.94% g/cm3 and a melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.05 to 50 g/10 min. and/or a modified product thereo... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5548014 | Blends of ethylene copolymers for hot melt adhesives Disclosed are hot melt adhesives comprising tackifier and a high Mw, narrow MWD, narrow CD ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer(s) and a low Mw, narrow MWD, narrow MWD ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer prepared with either supported or unsu... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5530054 | Elastomeric ethylene copolymers for hot melt adhesives Disclosed are hot melt adhesives comprising ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymers prepared with either supported or unsupported metallocene-alumoxane catalysts for applications in hot melt adhesives used in automotive product assembly, packaging and food packa... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5468829 | In-situ reinforced silicone elastomer using resin precursor A method for preparing in situ reinforced silicone elastomers and the compositions prepared by the method. The method comprises forming a mixture comprising an end-functional diorganopolysiloxane; a stoichiometric excess of a hydrolyzable siloxane having ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5416153 | Polyolefin molding composition of high rigidity and hardness Polyolefin molding composition of high rigidity and hardness A polyolefin molding composition essentially comprising a) a polyolefin wax and b) a high-molecular-weight polyolefin or, instead of b), c) a high-molecular-weight olefin copolymer has high rigidity and hardne... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5338792 | Heat-resistant overwrap film from 4-methyl-1-pentene and isobutylene and 1-butene The improved heat-resistant overwrap film is formed from a resin composition that comprises (A) 98-70 parts by weight of a 4-methyl-1-pentene based polymer, (B) 1-15 parts by weight of an isobutylene based polymer having a kinematic viscosity of 2-5000 cS... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5284896 | Rubber composition Rubber compositions of a selected base rubber and a specified paraffin was containing 50% or more of a normal paraffin and having a carbon area ratio of less than 4.0 as determined by gas chromatography within a carbon number range of from 23 to 42. The r... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5270360 | Pattern forming thermoplastic compositions containing cross-linked poly(methylmethacrylate), patterns thereof and processes related thereto A two-phase thermoplastic composition adapted for forming thermoplastic patterns. The composition comprises an organic thermoplastic pattern material and at least about 5% by weight of discrete particles of cross-linked poly(methylmethacrylate) that are p... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5066700 | Plastoelastomeric polyolefinic compositions and process for preparing them according to dynamic vulcanizable methods This invention relates to plastoelastomeric polyolefinic compositions comprising an intimate mixture of the following components, in the indicated percentages by weight: A) 10-50% of non cross-linked polypropylene; B) 2-10% of ethylene/propylene/(diene)non cro... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5053446 | Polyolefin composites containing a phase change material A composite useful in thermal energy storage, said composite being formed of a polyolefin matrix having a phase change material such as a crystalline alkyl hydrocarbon incorporated therein, said polyolefin being thermally form stable; the composite is use... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5021257 | Hot-melt adhesive composition The present invention is directed to a hot-melt adhesive containing at least one propylene/1-hexane copolymer. The adhesive contains an amount of a low viscosity, substantially crystalline wax, having a melting point of about 90° C. to about 125° C., su... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4963612 | Plastoelastomeric polyolefinic compositions and process for preparing them according to dynamic vulcanizable methods This invention relates to plastoelastomeric polyolefinic compositions comprising an intimate mixture of the following components, in the indicated percentages by weight: (A) 10-50% of non cross-linked polypropylene; (B) 2-10% of ethylene/propylene/(diene) non ... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4940844 | Polyol-alkali metal silicate emulsion A stable polyol-alkali metal silicate emulsion is produced by mixing and emulsifying an aqueous alkali metal solution, a polyol and an organic compound that will cause the aqueous alkali metal silicate solution to solidify. The polyol-alkali metal silicat... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4908166 | Method for preparing polyolefin composites containing a phase change material A composite useful in thermal energy storage, said composite being formed of a polyolefin matrix having a phase change material such as a crystalline alkyl hydrocarbon incorporated therein. The composite is useful in forming pellets, sheets or fibers havi... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4886853 | Hot-melt adhesive composition The present invention is directed to a hot-melt adhesive containing at least one propylene/1-hexene copolymer. The adhesive contains an amount of a low viscosity, substantially crystalline wax, having a melting point of about 90° C. to about 125° C., su... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4877827 | Polymer composition, a process for producing a polymer composition, and the use of such a polymer composition This invention relates to a polymer composition comprising (a) 30-70 parts by weight of one or more ethylene-propylene-diene rubbers, (b) 30-70 parts by weight of one or more ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers with a vinyl acetate content of 18-40% by weight, and (c... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4857594 | Melt adhesive compositions A melt adhesive composition containing an amorphous polypropylene, a selectively hydrogenated monoalkenyl arene/conjugated diene block copolymer and a tackifier.... | 08/15/1989 |