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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7977426 | Fluoroalkyl ether sulfonate surfactants A compound of Formula (1) Rf—O—(CXX′)m—(CY2)nSO3M (1) wherein Rf is a C1 to C4 linear or branched perfluoroalk... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7405256 | Run flat tire There is provided a run flat tire having a side reinforcing layer in which low exothermic property and high hardness are compatible and durability is improved. A rubber composition containing 10 to 100 parts by weight of carbon black with a nitrogen adsorption speci... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7253240 | Explosion-free process for the production of polytetrafluoroethylene Use of non-water-soluble organic fluorinated compounds, which are gaseous under the polymerization conditions and act as chain transfer agent in the gas phase, as explosion suppressors in the emulsion polymerization of tetrafluoroethylene. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7223826 | Amide-functional polymers, compositions, and methods Amide-functional polymers, and compositions including such polymers, are disclosed. The compositions, which optionally may be hardenable, are useful for treating a surface. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7169845 | Polymerization regulators and compositions for resin In the present invention, an episulfide compound having, in one molecule, at least one epithio structure represented by the following Formula 2: wherein R5 is C1–C10 hydrocarbylene or single bond, R | 01/30/2007 |
| 7164046 | Manufacture of polytrimethylene ether glycol The present invention relates to a process of manufacture of polytrimethylene ether glycol, in which one or more inorganic compounds selected from an inorganic salt and an inorganic base is utilized during certain purification steps to reduce phase separation time. | 01/16/2007 |
| 7161045 | Process for manufacture of polytrimethylene ether glycol A process of manufacture of polytrimethylene ether glycol comprising: (a) polycondensing reactant comprising diol selected from the group consisting of 1,3-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol dimer and 1,3-propanediol trimer or mixtures thereof in the presence of ac... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7157607 | Manufacture of polytrimethylene ether glycol A process of manufacture of polytrimethylene ether glycol comprising: (a) polycondensing reactant comprising diol selected from the group consisting of 1,3-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol dimer and 1,3-propanediol trimer or mixtures t... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7101953 | Process for producing plastic lens and plastic lens A process for producing plastic lenses, having higher refractive index and Abbe's number without remarkably deteriorating basic physical properties such as mechanical strength, impact resistance and transparency, and plastic lenses. The process comprises mixing 1) a... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094839 | Process for making a fluoroelastomer Aqueous microemulsions obtained from a perfluorinated alkane sulphonic or carboxylic acid or salt thereof, a liquid fluorinated monomer comprising a cure-site and optionally an inert liquid and highly fluorinated hydrocarbon compound. The aqueous microemulsion may b... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094851 | Low equivalent weight ionomer An ionomer and a process for forming the ionomer such that the ionomer has (1) low equivalent weight (below 950, preferably between 625 and 850, and most preferably between 675 and 800) and (2) high conductivity (greater than 0.13 S/cm). In another embodiment, the i... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7087704 | Method for manufacturing thermotropic liquid-crystalline polymer It is an object of the present invention to manufacture high quality thermotropic liquid-crystalline polymer generating no low boiling gas and inducing no discoloration resulted from thermal degradation at high yield. To manufacture a liquid-crystalline polymer havi... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7064170 | Emulsifier free aqueous emulsion polymerization to produce copolymers of a fluorinated olefin and hydrocarbon olefin Provided is a process for making a copolymer of fluorinated olefin and hydrocarbon olefin selected from ethylene, propylene and mixtures thereof, the process comprising a substantially emulsifier free aqueous emulsion polymerization of said fluorinated olefin and sa... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7041409 | Low equivalent weight ionomer An ionomer and a process for forming the ionomer such that the ionomer has (1) low equivalent weight; below 950, preferably between 625 and 850, and most preferably between about 700 and about 800; and (2) high conductivity, (greater than 0.15 S/cm). In an alternati... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7022428 | Low equivalent weight ionomer An ionomer and a process for forming the ionomer such that the ionomer has (1) low equivalent weight; below 950, preferably between 625 and 850, and most preferably between about 700 and about 800; and (2) high conductivity, (greater than 0.15 S/cm). In an alternati... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7001974 | Process for producing plastic lens and plastic lens The present invention provides a process for producing plastic lenses, which are transparent, less colored, are not remarkably deteriorated in basic physical properties such as mechanical strength and impact resistance, and have higher refractive index and Abbe's nu... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6953830 | Fluorine-containing ethylene copolymers The present invention is a fluorine containing ethylene copolymer obtained by the copolymerization of ethylene with suitable fluorine-containing comonomer compounds, wherein the fluorine-containing comonomer compound is present at a concentration of up to 40% by wei... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6802939 | Aqueous polymeric emulsion compositions and their use for the sizing of paper A method of sizing paper by applying a composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of polymeric particles of particle size up to 1 micron, preferably 80-200 nm, wherein the polymeric particles comprise a water insoluble polymer matrix, preferably formed from styren... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6723764 | Preparation process of enlarged latex A process for preparing an enlarged latex, which comprises (1) causing (a) an anionic surfactant and (b) at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of a cationic surfactant and an amphoteric surfactant to exist in a latex, (2) adding, as an aggregati... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6653399 | Water absorbent material A water absorbent material, comprising, as a main component, a water absorbent resin which has a structure in which a anhydropolyamino acid having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond is grafted with polysaccharides, wherein at least a portion of the ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6528578 | Golf ball covers including polyurethane and optical brighteners A golf ball comprising a core and a cover layer wherein the cover is formed of a polyurethane composition comprising a prepolymer comprising a saturated diisocyanate and a curing agent, and an optical brightener.... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6447553 | Vacuum-deposited colorants A radiation curable monomer and a dystuff are mixed in a curable formulation and fed into a hot evaporator under vacuum. The blend is flash evaporated through a nozzle and recondensed onto a moving substrate in contact with a temperature-controlled rotati... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6444775 | Curable composition The present invention has its object to provide a curable composition showing a controlled initial curing rate and, hence, offering good workability by introducing a methyl group into the neighborhood of the reactive silicon group within an oligomer to in... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6437072 | Description curable composition The present invention has its object to provide a curable composition having good storage stability even when it contains a hydrolyzable silicon compound and/or an amino group-containing alkoxysilane or amino-substituted alkoxysilane derivative compound. ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6433060 | Vinyl chloride-based polymers capable of giving plastisols having specific properties, and process for obtaining them The present invention relates to a process for seeded microsuspension polymerization of vinyl chloride in aqueous medium under the action of at least one organosoluble initiator, at least one reducing agent and at least one water-soluble metal salt in the... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6365676 | Poly-perfluoroalkyl substituted polyamines as grease proofing agents for paper and foam stabilizers in aqueous fire-fighting foams The invention concerns a process for the reaction of a perfluoroalkyl iodide of the formula CF3 (CF2)h --I, where h is an integer from 4 to 18, with a compound having a terminal olefinic group, which comprises conducting s... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6359109 | Method of achieving superior dispersions of insoluble sulfur and products thereof A method of achieving a novel superior dispersion of insoluble sulfur comprises mixing polysulfur while it is in the rubbery state with a diluent, such as rubber, to obtain a novel uniform dispersion of the sulfur in the diluent.... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6348516 | Method for producing solution of polymers functionalized by acid groups by microwave radiation Process for using microwave irradiation to prepare solutions of polymers functionalized with acid groups The invention relates to a process for preparing aqueous, hydrous and anhydrous solutions of polymers functionalized with acid groups, which comprises... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6346324 | Cis-bridged metal complexes and catalyst systems containing the same Disclosed is a cis-bridged metal complex of the formula (I) ##STR1## where R5 is an electron-withdrawing radical, and catalyst systems based on these complexes for copolymerizing carbon monoxide and olefinically unsaturated compounds.... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6319978 | Water borne pressure sensitive vinyl acetate/ethylene adhesive compositions The present invention is directed to improved vinyl acetate ethylene pressure sensitive adhesive emulsion polymers. The improvement in the aqueous based, emulsion polymerized pressure sensitive adhesives resides in: a high ethylene content copolymer havin... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6310132 | Sizing agents for paper This invention relates to novel aqueous emulsion polymers obtained by free-radical initiated addition polymerization of at least one monomer in the presence of degraded starch and at least one polymeric emulsifier from the series of sulfo-containing malei... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6191247 | Polysiloxane composition having superior storage stability and rubber composition containing same A polysiloxane composition comprising (A) a polysiloxane having a group represented by the formula (I): .tbd.Si--OR (I) wherein, R is a C1 to C18 substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group or ether bond containing an organ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6143801 | Catalyst for ester metathesis A method of forming an esterification product Comprises providing (1) a material selected from the group consisting of ester monomers, ester oligomers, ester polymers, and mixtures thereof, and (2) a catalyst selected from the group consisting of: ##... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6133372 | Aqueous polymer dispersion, process for preparing the same and its use in leather production Aqueous polymer dispersions are produced by polymerizing monoethylenically unsaturated monomers bearing acid groups in an acid, partially or totally neutralized form, optionally with other monomers that can be copolymnerized therewith in the presence of h... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6133412 | Production of acetal derivatized hydroxyl aromatic polymers and their use in radiation sensitive formulations The present invention provides a process for generating mixed acetal polymers by reacting a hydroxyl containing polymer or monomer with vinyl ether and alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst. The process of this invention provides a new class of poly... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6103867 | Catalyst systems for producing copolymers of carbon monoxide and olefinically unsaturated compounds The catalyst systems comprise as active constituents a) a metal complex of the formula (I) ##STR1## b) one or more Lewis or protic acids or a mixture of Lewis and protic acids.... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6046271 | Microemulsion polymerization systems for the production of small melt-processible fluoropolymer particles An aqueous microemulsion polymerization procedure is described in which very small colloidal melt-processible fluoropolymer particles are produced from at least one monomer and optionally TFE. The polymerization procedure involves initiating polymerizatio... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6037443 | Thermoplastic elastomeric carbon monoxide/olefin copolymers Linear, thermoplastic, elastomneric copolymers of carbon monoxide and olefinically unsaturated compounds have an alternating sequence of repeating units and an average molecular weight Mw of the copolymers of from 80,000 to 1,200,000, binary, linear, alte... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6037399 | Microemulsion polymerization systems for the production of small melt-processible fluoropolymer particles An aqueous microemulsion polymerization procedure is described in which very small colloidal melt-processible fluoropolymer particles are produced from at least one gaseous monomer and optionally TFE. The polymerization procedure involves forming a microe... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6022930 | Process for producing polycondensable macromonomer This invention relates to the process for the preparation of macromonomers with more than one polycondensable functional groups with equal reactvity, which comprises reacting a carboxyl or hydroxyl terminated prepolymers, with an organic compound containi... | 02/08/2000 |
