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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7408004 | Water soluble-Polymer dispersion and method of producing a water-soluble polymer dispersion The present invention relates to a water-soluble polymer dispersion comprising: a dispersed polymer made up of at least one water-soluble monomer A and at least one water-soluble cationic monomer B, at least one stabiliser C, and at least one cationic polyelectrolyt... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7358301 | Latex particles having incorporated image stabilizers A composition and method of associating stabilizer functionalities with latex particulates is provided. The composition can comprise a latex particulate configured for inclusion in an ink-jet ink to provide improved humidfastness of an image printed by the ink-jet i... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7175832 | Aqueous dispersions of crystalline polymers and uses Aqueous dispersions of crystalline polymers based on hydrophobic monomers, preferably on a mixture of hydrophobic and hydrophilic monomers which contains a crosslinking monomer, particularly side chain crystalline (SCC) polymers. The dispersions are useful for provi... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7135135 | Superabsorbent water sensitive multilayer construction A multilayer construction that includes a first layer that includes water sensitive thermoplastic polymer and a second layer disposed on the first layer, the second layer including superabsorbent polymer. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7049360 | Water-soluble or water-dispersible (co) polymers of hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylates, a process for their preparation, and their use as coating agent, binder and/or film-forming excipient pharmaceutical dosage forms The present invention relates to water-soluble or water-dispersible copolymers obtainable by free-radical polymerization of a) 80 to 20% by weight of hydroxy-C1–C6-alkyl (meth)acrylate and, where appropriate... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7045048 | Polymers for separation of biomolecules by capillary electrophoresis The invention provides uncharged water-soluble silica-adsorbing polymers for suppressing electroendoosmotic flow and to reduce analyte-wall interactions in capillary electrophoresis. In one aspect of the invention, one or more of such polymers are employed as compon... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7015273 | Polymer complex coating agents, method for the production and use thereof The invention relates to water-dilutable binding agents and coating agents with particularly quick drying surfaces. The invention also relates to a method for the production and use thereof. The water-dilutable binding agents are based on polymer dispersions, which ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6951642 | Water-in-oil emulsions with anionic groups, compositions, and methods Water-in-oil emulsions, compositions, and methods that include a vinyl polymer having a pKa of less than 4 that includes anionic group-containing side chains and alkyl-Y-containing side chains, wherein Y is O or NR, wherein R is hydrogen or methyl, and wherein the a... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6926815 | Copolymers for capillary gel electrophoresis This invention relates to an electrophoresis separation medium having a gel matrix of at least one random, linear copolymer comprising a primary comonomer and at least one secondary comonomer, wherein the comonomers are randomly distributed along the copolymer chain... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6835773 | Use of N-methylurea for electrophoresis of small proteins A medium for use in electrophoresis comprising N-methylurea and a polyacrylamide gel. In particular, the medium is used in a system and method of electrophoretic separation comprising the introduction of a sample to the medium, and applying an electric field across ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6756419 | Chemical grafting onto a substrate and coating composition A composition and method that provides a chemically grafted coating onto a substrate. The composition comprises an acrylate and a grafting initiator. The acrylate may be a waterborne urethane acrylate. The composition may also comprise resistance agents, adhesion ag... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6485601 | Water based construction adhesive having improved moisture resistance useful for binding two substrates The present invention relates to an environmentally safe water based construction adhesive suitable for binding two (2) substrates together under conditions wherein moisture resistance is a requirement.... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6395822 | Coating composition This invention relates to a liquid coating composition that is thermally-curable in the presence of oxygen, comprising: a monomer or oligomer containing two or more acrylate and/or methacrylate functional groups; an azo initiator; and oxygen. This inventi... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6372675 | Nonwoven fabric non-cellulose fibers having improved wet tensile strength A nonwoven fabric of chemically bonded non-cellulose fibers having improved wet tensile properties. The fabric includes a random arrangement of non-cellulose fibers and an essentially formaldehyde free latex binder. The latex binder contains at least abou... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6325958 | Method for manufacture of mandrels for solid fuel rocket motors and other applications Cores for manufacture of molded products are fabricated from ceramic microspheres in combination with 5-20% polymer binder in water solution, the binder comprising poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) and polyvinylpyrrolidone.... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6177508 | Polyurethane resin type composition for slush molding A composition suitable for slush molding is disclosed. The composition comprises a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer (A) having a number average molecular weight of 10,000 to 50,000, a glass transition point of not higher than -35° C. and a heat softe... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6111054 | Products obtainable by salt formation from polyamines and the use thereof as dispersing agents for pigments and extenders The present invention relates to a dispersing agent for pigments or extenders which is obtainable by salt formation from an amine-functional compound by means of an acid, wherein a polyamine which contains at least three amino groups and which is from the... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6107397 | Aqueous copolymer dispersions of water-soluble monomers with N-vinyl groups and hydrophobic monomers An aqueous copolymer dispersion is prepared by free-radical emulsion co-polymerization of a monomer mixture of i) from 10 to 70% by weight of at least one nonionic monomer A having a water-solubility of more than 60 g/l at 25° C., and being selected from... | 08/22/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5912294 | Aqueous polymer emulsion, processes of making said aqueous polymer emulsion and methods of using said aqueous polymer emulsion Aqueous polymer emulsions are obtained by polymerizing a mixture of hydrophobic and hydrophilic ethylenically unsaturated monomers by the free radical aqueous emulsion polymerization method and using, as the dispersing medium, a mixture of water and an or... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5886085 | Aqueous coating media and their use in single-layer and multi-layer coating processes Coating media and their use in processes for producing single-layer and multi-layer coatings are described. The coating media contain an aqueous mixture comprising I. 99-70% by weight of a mixture of A) 50-100% by weight of one or more binder vehicles which at... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5849837 | Structured reactive latex A latex comprising a free radically polymerized product, said product comprising at least two ethylenically unsaturated monomers, at least one of said monomers having an isocyanate group which is sterically hindered or blocked and at least one other of sa... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5739190 | Process for the preparation of stable water-in-oil emulsions of hydrolyzed polymers of N-vinyl amides and the use thereof A process for the preparation of a stable water-in-oil emulsion of a hydrolyzed polymer of an N-vinyl amide of the formula ##STR1## in which R and R1 denote H or C1 -C6 alkyl, by the polymerization of a compound of th... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5597858 | Hydrophobically associating dispersants used in forming polymer dispersions An improved process for the preparing a dispersions of water soluble cationic polymers in an aqueous salt solution is disclosed. The improvement comprises using as a polymeric dispersion stabilizer a water soluble hydrophobically associating copolymer of ... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5561189 | Processes for preparing aqueous polymer emulsions This invention relates to processes for preparing aqueous polymer emulsions useful as thickening agents in aqueous compositions in which plating and/or grit formation is reduced in said processes. This invention also relates to methods for reducing platin... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5494963 | Low formaldehyde, high gel fraction latex binder A low formaldehyde high gel fraction latex binder is made utilizing a compound having the formula ##STR1## wherein R and R', independently, is an alkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and R4 is hydrogen, or wherein R3 and R | 02/27/1996 |
| 5486576 | Method for reducing microfoam in a spray-applied waterborne thermoset composition A method for reducing the amount of microfoam in a spray-applied clear waterborne thermoset composition is provided, wherein the clear composition contains an emulsion-polymerized addition polymers or a multi-staged emulsion-polymerized addition polymers ... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5478881 | Solutions, latexes and carpet coating compositions containing novel associative monomers and polymers Novel mono- and multi-functional non-ionic urethane monomers are prepared from surfactants comprising poly(ethylene oxide)(butylene oxide) copolymers, preferably C1 -C4 alkoxy-terminated, monohydric, ethylene oxide/butylene oxide blo... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5449559 | High performance vinyl laminating adhesive A vinyl laminate comprising polyvinyl chloride film bonded to a substrate with an adhesive composition consisting essentially of (a) 50 to 95 wt % aqueous polyvinyl alcohol stabilized vinyl acetate/ethylene copolymer emulsion, (b) 5 to 50 wt % aqueous polyuret... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5399618 | Processes for preparing aqueous polymer emulsions This invention relates to processes for preparing aqueous polymer emulsions useful as thickening agents in aqueous compositions in which plating and/or grit formation is reduced in said processes. This invention also relates to methods for reducing platin... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5356973 | Aqueous based coating compositions having improved metallic pigment orientation An aqueous based coating composition contains a polymeric film-forming resin and as an additive from about 1 to about 40 percent by weight based on the resin solids of the composition of an oligomeric ester having an acid value of from about 100 to about ... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5338428 | Poly(N-Acylalkylenimine) electrophoresis support media Electrophoresis support media which include one or more poly(N-Acylalkylenimine) polymers (PAEI). The polymers have the formula ##STR1## wherein m and p are between 1 and 3, n is between about 100 and 10,000, where R is an alkyl, perfluoroalkyl or ph... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5326853 | Low formaldehyde, high gel fraction latex binder A low formaldehyde, high gel fraction latex binder is made utilizing a compound having the formula ##STR1## wherein R and R', independently, is an alkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and R4 is hydrogen, or wherein R3 and R | 07/05/1994 |
| 5312863 | Cationic latex coatings A novel coating composition, exhibiting improved adhesion to anionic substrates and a process for its preparation and use, is disclosed. The coating contains an aqueous dispersion of a cationic polymeric binder. The polymeric binder is preferably prepared... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5300554 | Aqueous contact adhesive dispersions, process for their preparation, and their use The invention relates to aqueous contact adhesive dispersions containing, based on the total weight of the dispersion, from 40 to 70% by weight of a copolymer prepared by emulsion polymerization, where the copolymer contains a) from 40 to 70% by weight of... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5262238 | Cationic copolymers which are insoluble in water, new dispensions and their use in the coating of papers Cationic copolymers which are insoluble in water based on acrylamide, and a cationic monomer of general formula (I) ##STR1## in which R and R1, identical or different, represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, X represents an oxygen ato... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5252663 | Formaldehyde-free crosslinking emulsion polymer systems based on vinyl ester dialkoxyhydroxyethyl acrylamide co- and terpolymers Formaldehyde free crosslinking emulsion polymers are prepared by the addition of N-(2,2-dialkoxy-1-hydroxy)ethyl acrylamide to a vinyl ester based polymer. The resultant emulsions can be used as binders for nonwovens or fiberfill or as woodworking adhesiv... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5244963 | Emulsion and latex paint containing multipurpose binder Monomers of formula I ##STR1## and/or monomers of formula II ##STR2## are used to make an emulsion for use in a latex paint. R1 is a divalent organic radical, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from t... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5234773 | Emulsion and latex paint containing multipurpose binder Monomers of formula I ##STR1## and/or monomers of formula II ##STR2## are used to make an emulsion for use in a latex paint. R1 is a divalent organic radical, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from t... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5229453 | Polyurethane composition with reduced water to prepolymer mix ratio A hydrophilic polyurethane prepolymer in a compatible, water-miscible solvent or solvent blend having a solids content of greater than about 10 and less than about 50 percent prepolymer in organic solvent that reacts with water at about a 1:1 ratio by vol... | 07/20/1993 |
