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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 6995232 | Synthesis of polyol medium fatty acid polyesters Processes for the preparation of polyol fatty acid polyesters comprise heating a mixture of polyol, fatty acid ester, emulsifying agent and catalyst. In one embodiment, the fatty acid chains of the fatty acid ester have from about 6 to about 14 total carbon atoms an... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6869994 | Carboxylated polymer composition A carboxyl group-containing polymer composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a carboxyl group-containing polymer (A) prepared by copolymerizing an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid (a) with a compound (b) having at least two ethylenic unsaturated groups; and 0.... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6858573 | Anionic surfactants An anionic surfactant of the formula (I): R2—Y—(O)C—(HR)C—C(HR1)—C(O)—(OA)n—X wherein one of R and R1 is a C6 to C22 linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl, and the other is hydrogen; Y is ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6642306 | Method for preparing stable (co) polymers dispersions in a polyol The invention concerns a method for preparing stable (co)polymer dispersions in a polyol by polymerising in situ a monomer or a mixture of ethylenically unsaturated monomers, in the presence of one or several azocarboxylic acid ester(s).... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6590030 | Anionic alkoxylate surfactant This invention relates to an anionic alkoxylate surfactant of formula (I), where R is a di- or tri-unsaturated C4-22 straight or branched hydrocarbon chain, at least two double bonds of said unsaturated chain being conjugated and exhibiting opp... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6075089 | Process for producing dispersions of water-soluble vinyl polymers and stabilizer for carrying out the process The present invention concerns a process for producing dispersions of watsoluble vinyl polymers and a stabilizer for carrying out this process. Such water-soluble, particularly cationic vinyl polymers, are employed on a large scale as process expediters ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5925469 | Organopolysiloxane emulsions This invention relates to 1,2-diol functional polysiloxane emulsions obtained by a variety of polymerization methods. This invention further relates to an organopolysiloxane emulsion comprising an organopolysiloxane polymer having pendant organic diol gro... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5807923 | Process of emulsion polymerization A process of oil-in-water emulsion polymerisation carried out in the presence of emulsifiers that are polyoxyethylene half ester of vic-dicarboxylic acids which give latices that are stable especially to coagulation by electrolytes, shear and/or freezing ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5698629 | Process for the preparation of a water-in-oil type high-molecular-weight polymer emulsion A process for the preparation of a water-in-oil type polymer emulsion which comprises polymerizing an acrylamide-containing monomer in a water-in-oil type emulsion. The acrylamide is prepared by hydrating acrylonitrile in the presence of a catalytic amoun... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5679740 | Mechanically stable self inverting water-in-oil polymer emulsions containing carboxylated ethoxylated phenols or alcohols Mechanically stable, self-inverting water-in-oil polymer emulsions for use in industrial water treatment, waste water treatment, sludge conditioning, ore dressing, papermaking, secondary and tertiary oil recovery containing carboxylated ethoxylated phenol... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5637639 | Reduced solvent process for preparation of aqueous polyurethane dispersions with improved heat-and water-resistance A process for preparing poly(urethane/urea) prepolymers and aqueous poly(urethane/urea) dispersions (PUDs) therefrom, the poly(urethane/urea) polymers having high heat resistance and good water resistance. The method employs a water soluble volatile organ... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5620796 | Acrylic emulsion adhesive, method of production, and adhesive tape or sheet, and surfacer A method of producing an acrylic emulsion adhesive characterized in that a composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a monomeric mixture of alkyl (meth)acrylate, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and N-vinylpyrrolidone, 0.5-2 parts by weight of a surfact... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5616645 | Gelled fluoride resin fine particle dispersion, method of production thereof, and preservation method for an alkaline inorganic hardened body utilizing the same The present invention relates to a gelled fluoride resin fine particle dispersion for use as a coating, to a method of production thereof, and to a method using this gelled fluoride resin fine dispersion to protect an alkaline inorganic hardened body. The... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5605957 | Silicone composition and method of producing the same A silicone composition containing: (A) 100 parts by weight of organopolysiloxane; 0.1 to 50 parts by weight of thickening agent (C) 0.01 to 20 parts by weight of fluorine-containing surfactant; and (D) 0.1 to 20 parts by weight of volatile water-soluble s... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5494957 | Stabilizers for preparing polymer polyols, and process for preparing polymer polyols A polymer polyol is prepared by polymerizing one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers in a polyol. A high molecular weight stabilizer having polymerizable ethylenic unsaturation and a low hydroxyl functionality is used, which leads to improved dispe... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5416158 | Crosslinked carboxylic copolymers useful as rheological additives in personal care and pharmaceutical products The invention relates to crosslinked carboxylic copolymers comprising an unsaturated carboxylic acid; a comonomer containing a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated group, a crosslinking monomer selected from the group consisting of triallylisocyanurate... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5334653 | Polyester fiber coating compositions A composition is disclosed which comprises an amino radical-containing organopolysiloxane and an organopolysiloxane containing at least 3 epoxy radical-containing organic groups in each molecule. The composition of the present invention imparts to polyest... | 08/02/1994 |
| 4968776 | Sizing agent for glass fibers The sizing agent according to the present invention contains as the essential component a high molecular compound having an weight-average molecular weight of not less than 20,000 prepared by reacting (A) a polyhydroxy compound having an weight-average molecul... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4931483 | Polymer/polyol composition, processes for making the same and a polyurethane therefrom Polymer/polyol compositions, obtained by polymerizing, in situ in a polyol, one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers comprising an alpha-olefin containing at least 5 carbon atoms and/or an acrylate or methacrylate ester of an alcohol containing at l... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4918123 | Inverse emulsion process for preparing hydrophobe-containing polymers High solids content, high molecular weight hydrophobe-containing cationic polymer products are prepared by an inverse (water-in-oil) emulsion process wherein the hydrophobic monomer is in the water phase. The resultant polymers have increased activity in ... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4906723 | Aminopolyol stabilizers A method is described for producing dispersions of polyurea and the like in polyols of increased stability by polymerizing an amine and an isocyanate in the presence of an aminoalcohol, typically an aminopolyol, having the following formula: ##STR1##... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4891398 | Fiber treatment composition A fiber treatment composition comprising an aqueous dispersion containing; (A) 100 parts by weight of a finely particulate epoxy group-containing organosilasesquioxane substantially represented by general unit formula (I): R1 SiO3/2 ... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4855348 | Aqueous, silicone-containing coating composition for high temperature appliances A storage stable water-based paint comprising a solid silicone resin and an ammonium salt of a drying oil modified acrylic copolymer provide a coating for barbecue grills and other appliances that are subjected to temperatures as high as 1300° F. A smoot... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4855378 | Organosilicon compounds and crosslinkable organopolysiloxane compositions containing the organosilicon compounds Organosilicon compounds and organopolysiloxane compositions which are crosslinked by the addition of Si-bonded hydrogen with SiC-bonded vinyl groups and contain the organosilicon compounds as additives for improving the adhesion of the resultant elastomer... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4788270 | Process for preparing a urethane coating comprising freezing a premix of an isocyanate and a polyol in a solvent A frozen urethane premix coating material is prepared by mixing together an isocyanate, a hydroxy terminated aliphatic polyol, and an organic solvent in an amount of at least 75 percent by weight of the total weight of the premix, and then freezing the mi... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4785041 | Screen printable organosiloxane resin coating compositions Thixotropic, silica-filled coating compositions wherein the curable film-forming material is an organosiloxane copolymer resin include a liquid polydiorganosiloxane containing hydroxyl-terminated polyoxypropylene units as the flow control agent. The compo... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4771086 | Encapsulating finely divided solid particles in stable suspensions Finely divided water insoluble solid particles free of ionic charges and ranging in size from about 0.01 to several hundred microns or higher, including but not limited to paint pigment particles, are given a generally uniform polymeric encapsulation by a... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4766167 | Hydroxy acid ester plasticized urethane elastomers A plasticized polyurethane elastomer prepared from the combination of a polyol and an isocyanate is disclosed wherein a sufficient amount of an alpha hydroxy acid ester of a hydroxy polyol plasticizer is incorporated in the elastomer to improve the physic... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4749506 | Fine particle substance-containing microgel dispersions A microgel dispersion characterized by that an oil-soluble surface active agent is adsorbed or adhered onto a gel consisting of a fine particle substance and a polymer, and said gel is dispersed in a non-aqueous organic solvent.... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4704420 | Highly functional fluorinated polyisocyanates and varnishes obtained therefrom Highly functional fluorinated polyisocyanates of the formula: ##STR1## wherein Z1 represents the functional group --O--CO--NH--R--NCO; Z2 represents the difunctional group --O--CO--NH--R--NH--CO--O--; Rf is a radical derived fr... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4668734 | Stable dispersions of polyureas and/or polyhydrazo-dicarbonamides in relatively high molecular weight hydroxyl-group containing materials, a process for the production thereof and the use thereof for the production of polyurethane plastics The present invention is directed to a stable dispersion of a polyurea and/or a polyhydrazodicarbonamide in a relatively high molecular weight hydroxyl-group containing material, which dispersion has a solids content of from 5 to 50 percent by weight and ... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4661531 | Process for preparing graft polymer dispersions and polyurethanes prepared therefrom Graft polymer dispersions in a polyol are prepared by a continuous process employing in situ free radical polymerization of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer in a polyol containing from about 0.001 to 0.09 mole of induced unsaturation per mole of polyo... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4659772 | Novel polymer/polyols and uses thereof Novel polyols, useful in, for example, reaction injection molding, high resiliency foams and the preparation of polymer/polyols, characterized by the following formula: ##STR1## wherein A and A', which may be the same or different, are connective ... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4645788 | Chloroprene rubber composition The cold resistance of chloroprene rubber can be improved by blending an ester derived from a specified glycol component and a specified fatty acid component without any adverse effect upon the other physical and chemical properties of the rubber. This es... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4618630 | Organic polymer composition containing an antistatic agent comprising a nonvolatile ionizable metal salt and a salt or ester of a carboxylic acid An antistatic additive for polymers, particularly polyurethanes is disclosed comprising an ionizable metal salt and an enhancer comprising a non-ionizable salt or ester of an organic acid.... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4608401 | Method of encapsulating finely divided solid particles Finely divided water insoluble solid particles free of ionic charges and ranging in size from about 0.01 to several hundred microns or higher, including but not limited to paint pigment particles, are given a generally uniform polymeric encapsulation by a... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4594366 | Connected branched polyols and polyurethanes based thereon Connected branch polyols comprising a core segment having a defined molecular weight, one core branch unit directly connected to each end of the core segment, at least one additional branch unit at each end connected directly or indirectly to each core br... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4590238 | High-solid self-adhesive and process for the production thereof A high-solid self-adhesive having a solid content of 65 to 75% by weight and composed of an emulsion obtained by emulsion-copolymerizing a vinyl monomer mixture containing acrylate esters as the main ingredient and further at least one hydrophilic monomer... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4574137 | Process for preparing copolymer polyols Copolymer polyols are prepared by polymerizing an ethylenically unsaturated monomer in a polyahl mixture in the presence of iodine or an iodine-releasing inorganic compound. The use of the iodine or iodine-releasing inorganic compound provides a lower vis... | 03/04/1986 |