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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7541407 | Process for adding methine UV light absorbers to PET prepared by direct esterification A method for incorporating a UV light absorbing compound into a polyester prepared using direct esterification of reactants selected from a dicarboxylic acid and a diol. The method comprises reacting the reactants in an esterifying reactor under conditions sufficien... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7288592 | Organofunctional silicone copolymers and the saponification products thereof Organosilicone and vinyl ester copolymers free from phase separation are prepared by copolymerizing at least one vinyl ester monomer with organosilicones containing difunctional silicone monomers and optionally a minor amount of monofunctional silicone monomers, in ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7259201 | Flame retardant thermoplastic films and methods of making the same A film can comprise greater than or equal to about 95 wt % thermoplastic resin and about 0.001 wt % to about 5.0 wt % sulfonate salt, based on a total weight of the film, and have a UL-94 rating of VTM-0, wherein the thermoplastic resin is selected from the group co... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259225 | Thermosensitive poly (organophosphazenes), preparation method thereof and injectable thermosensitive polyphosphazene hydrogels using the same Disclosed are polyphosphazenes of Formula 1 showing a sol-gel behavior with a temperature change, a preparation method thereof, and injectable thermosensitive polyphosphazene hydrogels using the same ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7226982 | Protective coat-forming coating composition, coated article, and multilayer laminate A coating composition primarily comprising a disilane compound of the formula (A): XmR13−mSi—Y—SiR13−mXm (A) wherein R1 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group, Y... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226637 | Manufacturing method for multilayer fluorescent information carriers An information layer for an optical information storage medium is formed in a centrifuge. A photopolymerizable composition is applied to a solid base having a relief pattern, and a flexible, transparent film layer is applied on top of the composition. The three are ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7214734 | Liquid crystalline composites containing phyllosilicates The present invention provides barrier films having reduced gas permeability for use in packaging and coating applications. The barrier films comprise an anisotropic liquid crystalline composite layer formed from phyllosilicate-polymer compositions. Phyllosilicate-p... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7183362 | Process for producing polyester resins In the invention, a polyester resin comprising dicarboxylic acid constitutional units and diol constitutional units wherein 5 to 60 mol % of the diol constitutional units has a cyclic acetal skeleton is produced by a process comprising an oligomerization step and a ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179869 | Process for producing polyester resins In the invention, a polyester resin having dicarboxylic acid constitutional units and diol constitutional units wherein 5 to 60 mol % of the diol constitutional units has a cyclic acetal skeleton is produced by a process including an oligomerization step and a polym... | 02/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| RE39246 | Esterification catalysts and processes therefor and therewith A catalyst composition is disclosed. The composition comprises a titanium compound, a complexing agent, hypophosphorous acid or its metal salt, water and optionally a solvent. The complexing agent can be hydroxycarboxylic acid, alkanolamines, aminocarboxylic acids, ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7063736 | Antistatic coating, in particular for toner transfer drums The present invention relates to an electrically conductive coating which is producible by hydrolytic condensation of a mixture including at least one hydrolysable silicon compound of general formula SiXnR(4-n) (I), wherein at least one of the ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7053146 | Compositions containing copolymers based on acryloyldimethyl aminoethylsulfonic acid and synergistic additives The invention relates to compositions comprising copolymers based on acryloyldimethyltaurine and also synergistic additives selected from anionic, cationic, nonionic, and betaine surfactants. The compositions exhibit a pronounced thermoassociative behavior and are o... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6989414 | Aqueous emulsion comprising ethylene-vinylester copolymer An aqueous emulsion having excellent water resistant property and comprising a copolymer obtainable by polymerizing ethylene and vinyl ester, and a nonionic polyoxyalkylene surface active agent, wherein the nonionic polyoxyalkylene surface active agent comprises 1 t... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6979711 | Fluorine efficient finishes for textiles An improved emulsion polymerization process for producing an oil and water repellent finish for textiles wherein the improvement comprises polymerization in an aqueous solution containing 0.1 to 4.9% by weight of dipropylene-glycol monomethyl ether acetate or propyl... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6969753 | Spin-on-glass anti-reflective coatings for photolithography Anti-reflective coating materials for deep ultraviolet photolithography include one or more organic light-absorbing compounds incorporated into spin-on-glass materials. Suitable absorbing compounds are strongly absorbing over wavelength ranges around wavelengths suc... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6956097 | Spin-on-glass anti-reflective coatings for photolithography Anti-reflective coating materials for deep ultraviolet photolithography include one or more organic light-absorbing compounds incorporated into spin-on-glass materials. Suitable absorbing compounds are strongly absorbing over wavelength ranges around wavelengths suc... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6916853 | Compositions containing particles of highly fluorinated ion exchange polymer Solid and liquid compositions containing particles of highly fluorinated ion-exchange polymer having sulfonate functional groups with an ion exchange ratio of less than about 33. The compositions contain at least about 25% by weight of polymer particles having a par... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913826 | Biodegradable polyester polymer and method for preparing the same using compressed gas In polymerizing biodegradable polymer material, a compressed gas is used as a reaction solvent for a solution-polymerization, in order to prepare biodegradable polyester homopolymer and copolymer with a high molecular weight in a fine powder form with a particle siz... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6914114 | Absorbing compounds for spin-on-glass anti-reflective coatings for photolithography An absorbing ether-like compound including a siliconethoxy, silicondiethoxy, or silicontriethoxy species attached to a naphthalene or anthracene chromophore via an oxygen linkage is used as an organic light-absorbing compound. The absorbing ether-like compound is in... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6870001 | Emulsifier mixture for emulsion polymerization An emulsifier mixture comprising an emulsifier I of the formula in which X is O, S, CH2, NH or NR7, one or two of the radicals R1 to R6 are a group S... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6787594 | Reduced formaldehyde nonwoven binders which contain polymerized units of N-methylolacrylamide The invention is the use of a glycolic acid adduct of sodium sulfite as the reducing agent in the redox couple for polymerization of vinyl acetate polymer based emulsions for nonwoven binders which contain formaldehyde, primarily from the self-crosslinking co-monome... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6740699 | Method for obtaining a stabilized photochromic latex, latex obtained, and application to ophthalmic optics The invention relates to methods for obtaining the photochromic latex comprising the polymerization in aqueous emulsion of an initial polymerizable mixture, comprising one or more monomers polymerizable by free-radical mechanism and one or more photochromic compound... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6723787 | Solvent-free, two-component, polyurethane reactive compositions and coatings produced therefrom that have good elongation and withstand cathodic protection The present invention relates to a solvent-free, two component polyurethane coating composition that is suitable for the production of coatings that have long term resistance to temperatures of up to 30° C., have good elongation and withstand cathodic protection, w... | 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 |
| 6608138 | Perfluoropolyether compounds as additives in formulations Processes for wood treatment using mono- and bifunctional perfluoropolyether compounds as additives in formulations for the wood treatment, said perfluoropolyether compounds having the structures: Rf --O--CFY--L--W (C) W--L--YFC--O--Rf O... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6590061 | Functionalized polymers of -amino acids and the method of preparation thereof Functionalized homopolymers and copolymers of -amino acids of the general formula 1, wherein X is oxygen or sulphur; R1 could be alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkyl, aryl or substituted aryl; structure [A]n represents a poly(ami... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6552093 | Compositions containing particles of highly fluorinated ion exchange polymer Liquid compositions containing particles of highly fluorinated ion-exchange polymer having sulfonate functional groups with an ion exchange ratio of less than about 33. The compositions contain at least about 25% by weight of polymer particles having a pa... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6525170 | Highly branched polyesters through one-step polymerization process A polymerization process for producing highly branched polyesters is disclosed comprising reacting functional groups A and B of multi-functional branching monomer reactants of the formula A--L--Bn, where one of A and B represents an epoxide gro... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6521719 | Multifunctional macromers The present invention relates to multifunctional macromers, to a method for the manufacture thereof and to their use in unsaturated polyester resins as additives to improve mechanical properties of preparations manufactured thereof. The process for the ma... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6506833 | Fluid thickeners comprising neutralized crosslinked polymers of acrylamidoalkylsulonic acids and N-vinylamides Water-soluble or water-swellable polymers, preferably having a particle size no greater than 10 μm, which, in addition to from 0.01 to 5% by weight of crosslinking structures originating from monomers having at least two olefinic double bonds, comprise, ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6495627 | Conductive composition for biological electrode A conductive composition for a biological electrode is capable of reducing the impedance between the electrode and the skin. A conductive gel composition for a biological electrode which is capable of electrically and physically connecting a living body t... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6472467 | Inorganic/organic compositions Coating solutions comprising a) a solvent, b) inorganic particles dispersed substantially uniformly in the solution, c) an inorganic surface modifier dispersed substantially uniformly in the solution, and d) an organic cross-linker dispersed substantially... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6420515 | Preparation of hexafluoropropene oxide polymers A perfluorodicarboxylic fluoride of the formula: F--CO--CF2 --O--Rf--O--CF2 --CO--F or perfluorodiketone of the formula: R1 --CO--Rf--CO--R1 wherein Rf is a perfluoroalkylene group and R1 is a C1... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6391923 | Aqueous polymer dispersion, its preparation and use The present invention relates to aqueous dispersions preparable by polymerization of an olefinically unsaturated, water-insoluble compound in the presence of a water-soluble allyl or vinyl ether of the formula 1 ##STR1## in which b is 0 or 1 n is 0 or 1 k... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6375863 | Thermoplastic resin composition, production thereof, and molded article thereof A thermoplastic resin composition which comprises 100 parts by weight of thermoplastic resin as component (A) which is at least one species selected styrene resin, polycarbonate resin, and polyphenylene ether resin, and 0.5-100 parts by weigh of liquid cr... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6335415 | Process for the preparation of a polyester Polyesters may be prepared by reacting an amyl diiodide, an aliphatic or aryl diol and carbon monoxide in presence of a catalyst and an organic base. The process is preferentially carried out in a solvent. The catalyst is a heterogeneous catalyst containi... | 01/01/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6280517 | Method for manufacturing a chemically adsorbed film and a chemical adsorbent solution for the method The methods of forming a chemically adsorbed film by contacting a substrate with a solution mixture containing an alkoxysilane surface active agent, a non-aqueous solvent and a silanol-condensing catalyst to form a film covalently bonded to the substrate ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6255442 | Esterification process A process that can be used in an esterification and polycondensation processes to produce a polyester such as, for example, poly(trimethylene terephthalate) is disclosed. The process comprises contacting an acid with 1,3-propanediol in the presence of a c... | 07/03/2001 |
