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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7932320 | Process for preparing electroconductive coatings An aqueous dispersion of latex particles, said latex particles containing a polymer containing monomer units according to formula (I): in which R1 and R2 independently of one another represent hydrogen... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7812089 | Aqueous polymer dispersion, preparation and use thereof The present invention relates to an aqueous polymer dispersion comprising a copolymer of anhydride monomer units and vinyl monomer units, which copolymer has been subjected to an imidization reaction. The present invention further relates to a method for the product... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7598317 | Precision fragmentation assemblages and olefin polymerization catalysts made therefrom A precision fragmentation assemblage is disclosed, along with precision fragmentation assemblage catalysts derivable therefrom. A method for the preparation of a precision fragmentation assemblage is also disclosed, along with a method for preparing precision fragme... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7361710 | Functionalized vegetable oil derivatives, latex compositions and coatings An ethylenically unsaturated vegetable oil is modified by the addition of an enophile or dienophile having an acid, ester or anhydride functionality. The modified vegetable oil is then reacted with a functional vinyl monomer to form a vegetable oil derivative. The v... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7205341 | Aqueous pigment dispersion, inkjet ink, and process for producing aqueous pigment dispersion The present invention relates to an aqueous pigment dispersion that shows excellent dispersibility and storage stability, an inkjet ink that shows excellent jetability, water resistance, and adhesion, and a process for producing an aqueous pigment dispersion that sh... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7160945 | Water borne film-forming compositions The present invention provides a film-forming composition comprising a particulate polymer or emulsified liquid pre-polymer, water and a coalescent aid comprising an ester having the formula RCOOX wherein R and X are independently hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocar... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7122595 | Powder-slurry that can be hardened by actinic radiation or by thermal means, method for producing said slurry and use of the same The invention relates to a powder-slurry that can be hardened by actinic radiation or by thermal means, comprising (I) components containing functional groups (A) which render them hardenable by actinic radiation and components containing complementary functional gr... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7109267 | Method of dispersing an insoluble material in an aqueous solution and an agricultural formulation A novel agricultural formulation includes at least one finely divided solid water-insoluble material and at least one novel dispersant containing a polymer synthesized from first and second comonomers. The first comonomer is an α,β-unsaturated oxyacid or anhydride... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7105620 | 3,4-alkylenedioxy-thiophene copolymers An aqueous dispersion of a copolymer of at least one 3,4-alkylenedioxythiophene compound with a solubility in water at 25° C. of less than 2.2 g/L with at least one 3,4-alkylenedioxythiophene compound with a solubility in water at 25° C. of at least 2.2 g/L and a ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7094747 | Process for cleaning a surface using an aqueous composition containing a dispersed polymer Process for enhancing the cleaning properties of an aqueous cleaning composition comprising at least one surfactant, intended for cleaning a surface which has been soiled with soiling, by adding to said cleaning composition, at least one polymer (P) comprising: ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6995223 | 3,4-alkylenedioxy-thiophene copolymers An aqueous dispersion of a copolymer of at least one 3,4-alkylenedioxythiophene compound with a solubility in water at 25° C. of less than 2.2 g/L with at least one 3,4-alkylenedioxythiophene compound with a solubility in water at 25° C. of at least 2.2 g/L and a ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6844293 | Method of dispersing an insoluble material in aqueous solution and agricultural formulation A method of dispersing an insoluble material in an aqueous solution comprising the following steps: (i) providing a formulation comprising at least one insoluble material and at least one dispersant comprising a water soluble agriculturally acceptable d... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6841599 | Solid composition A solid, water-soluble or water-dispersible composition comprising a non film-forming material (such as a water-soluble agrochemical) supported by a film-forming polymer is prepared by (i) preparing a film-forming aqueous medium containing (a) a film-forming polymer... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6469097 | Aqueous polymer dispersions based on unsaturated heterocyclic monomers and use in crosslinking processes The present invention relates to aqueous dispersions of water-insoluble polymers obtained from the polymerization of a mixture of monomers comprising: at least one unsaturated heterocyclic monomer (A): comprising at least one nucleophilic hetero atom, containi... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6329461 | Silicone-containing aqueous coating composition and method of producing same A method of producing silicone-containing aqueous coating compositions excellent in shelf stability of the emulsion and in weather resistance, stain resistance, water resistance and solvent resistance of coatings derived therefrom is provided. The method ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6313192 | Polymerizable cement compositions A polymerisable cement composition, particularly for dental and biomedical uses, comprises a mixture of polymerisable monomer materials including between 5 and 95% by weight tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate (THFMA), and at least 5% by weight secondary mono... | 11/06/2001 |
| 5962556 | Functional latexes resistant to hydrolysis The present invention is directed to a functional latex polymer composition resistant to hydrolysis which contains a vinyl polymer of copolymerizable monoethylenically unsaturated monomers where at least one monomer contains at least one hydrolyzable func... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5852109 | Poly--amino acid particles, emulsions containing the same and process for preparing the same Solid poly--amino acid particles are obtained by preparing an oil-in-water emulsion from water and an organic solvent having a water solubility of 10 g/100 ml or less, and polymerizing an -amino acid-N-carboxy anhydride by emulsion polymeriz... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5840372 | Process for the production of a multilayer protective and/or decorative coating on a substrate surface, and aqueous paints suitable for carrying out the process The invention relates to a process for the production of two-coat finishes, in which a pigmented aqueous basecoat is applied, the basecoat obtained is coated over with a clearcoat, and basecoat and clearcoat are baked together. The process according to th... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5733970 | Aqueous dispersed, epoxy crosslinked maleated oil microgel polymers for protective coatings An aqueous protective coating composition particularly useful for can coatings based on a polymeric binder comprises water dispersed diepoxide crosslinked microgel particles. The microgel polymer is produced by disposing in water a carboxyl functional, ad... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5705559 | Crosslinked resin particles and production thereof Disclosed is a process for preparing crosslinked resin particles which comprises dispersing a resin having both a water-dispersible function and a self-crosslinkable function in one molecule in an aqueous medium and then three-dimensionally crosslinking.... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5629374 | Post-extended anionic acrylic dispersion The present invention is directed to an aqueous anionic acrylic dispersion produced by a) dispersing an acrylic resin, having functional groups selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acid groups, carboxylic anhydride groups or mixtures thereof i... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5620632 | Dispersions of epoxy scavengers exhibiting improved raw stock keeping A process for preparing a solid particle dispersion of an epoxy compound of the formula SI, ##STR1## wherein R is H, an alkyl group, or an aryl group; L1 is an alkylene group or an arylene group; L2 is --O--, --CO--, --S--, --SO... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5618876 | Latex binders and coatings containing polymers derived from polymerizable saccharide monomers Latex binders are disclosed which are used to prepare freeze-thaw-stable latex coating compositions which may be free of volatile freeze-thaw/open-time additives. The latex binders are prepared by combining a polymer which is the polymerization product of... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5508313 | Tacky microspheres having pendant hydrophilic polymeric or oligomeric moieties The invention provides inherently tacky, polymeric, organic, solvent-insoluble, solvent dispersible, elastomeric, pressure sensitive adhesive microspheres having pendant hydrophilic polymeric or oligomeric moieties having a degree of polymerization greate... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5387643 | Composition of a cationic micro-emulsion and its preparation method In present invention, cationic particle having two-layer structure wherein copolymerized resin comprising a specific copolymer is protected with a film of water soluble resin is contained in aqueous medium. In this way, a glossy film can be obtained by em... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5008155 | Aqueous dispersions for the preparation of crosslinkable coatings Aqueous dispersion for the production of crosslinkable surface coatings, containing, as the binder, a crosslinkable dispersion copolymer formed from olefinically unsaturated monomers and, if appropriate, further customary formulation constituents of lacqu... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4997877 | Polyacrylate dispersions prepared with a water-soluble conjugated unsaturated monomer in the absence of a protective colloid Disclosed is an aqueous acrylic polymer dispersion containing no protective colloid and a dispersed phase comprised of a polymer of (a) one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of acrylic or methacrylic esters containing up to 22 carbon ato... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4975484 | Acrylic copolymer composition and adhesive coatings therefrom An improved adhesive composition comprising a nonacidic aqueous latex copolymer of a lower acrylate, an acrylic nitrile and a glycidyl acrylate having a crosslinking agent dissolved in the aqueous phase.... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4966939 | Polyacrylate dispersions prepared with a water-soluble conjugated unsaturated monomer in the absence of a protective colloid Disclosed are aqueous polyacrylate dispersions having improved rheological and stability characteristics prepared by the emulsion polymerization of acrylic esters, methacrylic esters and mixtures thereof in the absence of a protective colloid, wherein the... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4963617 | Low temperature self-crosslinkable polymer compositions and processes The invention relates to a crosslinking process for self-crosslinking (meth)acrylic copolymers soluble in organic solvents and characterized in that: a dispersion or solution having a solids content of between 30 and 80% by weight and a viscosity of betwe... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4933390 | In situ crosslinking of polyelectrolytes A composition, useful for forming absorbent articles of a carboxylic polyelectrolyte, is prepared by copolymerizing a carboxylic polyelectrolyte monomer, a reactive self-crosslinking monomer and a hydrophobic monomer. The composition in the form of an emu... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4910251 | Method for preparing a polymeric composition A method for preparing a polymeric composition in which an inorganic compound is firmly consolidated in an organic polymer, which comprises polymerizing at least one radical polymerizable vinyl monomer in an aqueous medium polymerization system comprising... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4906684 | Ambient temperature curing polymer compositions containing acetoacetoxyethyl methacrylate, glycidyl methacrylate and a polymerizable acid Ambient curing coating compositions are made from aqueous dispersions of copolymers of acetoacetoxyethyl acrylate or methacrylate, glycidyl arcylate or methacrylate, and ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable acid and a different monomer copolymerizable ... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4822848 | Hydrophilic-hydrophobic thermally reversible type polymer and method for production thereof A novel polymer having repeating units of the formula: ##STR1## (wherein R1 stands for a hydrogen atom or a methyl group) is produced by polymerizing N-tetrahydrofurfuryl acrylamide or N-tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylamide. This is a hydroph... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4810751 | Acrylic emulsion copolymers Aqueous emulsion copolymer composition useful as a textile treatment to provide superior durability to repeated washing and dry cleaning and increased stability to prolonged heat and light, to methods of preparing the aqueous emulsion polymers and to meth... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4740546 | Aqueous dispersion of vinyl copolymer resin An aqueous dispersion of a vinyl copolymer resin is prepared by polymerizing 1 to 15 parts by weight of a polyoxyethylene-containing hydrophilic polymerizable vinyl monomer of which polyoxyethylene moiety has an average molecular weight of 2,000 to 10,000... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4737549 | Terpolymers of maleic acid anhydride, (meth)acrylic acid, and (meth)acrylonitrile Terpolymers of 30 to 75% by weight of maleic acid (anhydride), 5 to 60% by weight of (meth)acrylic acid and 5 to 40% by weight of (meth)acrylonitrile are suitable as retanning agents for mineral-tanned leather.... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4711735 | Coolant additive with corrosion inhibitive and scale preventative properties Disclosed herein is an improved coolant additive having corrosion inhibitive and scale preventative properties. In particular, the inventive additive in its various embodiments is specifically designed to avoid the use of silicates which, as is well known... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4701494 | Process for the preparation of water-soluble vinyl saccharide polymers This invention provides a process for the preparation of water-soluble vinyl saccharide polymers by polymerization of at least one water-soluble monovinyl saccharide monomer in water at a temperature in the range of from 10° C. to 90° C., characterized ... | 10/20/1987 |
