Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8084542 | Shaped article composed of an acrylic rubber composition An acrylic rubber comprised of a copolymer comprising 0.1 to 20% by weight of (A) units of a butenedioic acid monoester monomer having an alicyclic structure and 50 to 99.9% by weight of (B) units of at least one kind of monomer selected from acrylic acid ester mono... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8053528 | Binder compositions for fiber mats, and fiber mats and articles comprising them Aqueous binder compositions for fiber mats include a urea-formaldehyde resin and an aqueous emulsion of a copolymer prepared by polymerization of a monomer mixture including styrene, an alkyl(meth)acrylate, acrylonitrile, and an unsubstituted or substituted acrylami... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7838599 | Bimodal acrylate PSA for bonding low-energy and rough surfaces A Polyacrylate having an at least bimodal molecular weight distribution is disclosed. The polyacrylate is characterized by at least two maxima in the molar mass distribution curve, at points M1 and M2, with M1>M2, in which... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7829635 | Composition of resin based on polyolefin with improved surface printability The present invention relates to a polyolefin-based resin composition for the calendering process which can be directly printed without applying an adhesive since the surface printability is improved. The present invention provides a polyolefin-based resin co... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7659345 | S,S′-bis-(α, α′-Disubstituted-α″-Acetic acid)—trithiocarbonates and derivatives as initiator—chain transfer agent—terminator for controlled radical polymerizations and the process for making the same A s,s′-bis-(α,α′-disubstituted-α″-acetic acid)-trithiocarbonate and derivatives thereof can be used as an initiator, chain transfer agent, or terminator for polymerization of monomers such as free radical polymerizable monomers. Homopolymers, copolymers, an... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7655731 | Soft polymer compositions having improved high temperature properties Disclosed are soft polymer compositions comprising an ethylene/alkyl (meth)acrylate copolymer and a crystalline polyolefin, such as polypropylene homopolymers or polypropylene copolymers, wherein the ethylene/alkyl (meth)acrylate copolymer has a higher melt viscosit... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7550536 | Acrylic rubber, process for its production, and rubber compositions, oil-and weather-resistant rubber compositions, and oil-and weather -resistant rubbers, containing the same The objective of the present invention is to provide an acrylic ester-based copolymer rubber which gives a rubber product excellent in fuel oil resistance and tensile strength and which is crosslinkable with sulfur and/or an organic peroxide and to provide a process... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7465767 | Adhesives There are disclosed star shaped thermoplastic elastomers made of acrylic block copolymers obtained by transition metal catalysed radical polymerisation. The elastomers comprise core arms obtained from monomers or mixture of monomers, whose Tg is from abou... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7435778 | Ethylene-alkyl acrylate copolymer rubber composition An ethylene-alkyl acrylate copolymer rubber composition, which comprises 100 parts by weight of ethylene-alkyl acrylate copolymer rubber having an amine vulcanizable group, 0-60 parts by weight of EPDM, 5-40 parts by weight of a plasticizer, 0.5-4 parts by weight of... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7422796 | Film structures having improved oxygen transmission Disclosed are films comprising highly neutralized blends of ethylene acid copolymers, organic acid salts and ethylene containing polymers (e.g. ethylene/alkyl (meth)acrylate copolymers) and/or silicon-containing polymers to provide high oxygen permeability values (O... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7417091 | Polymer binder for intumescent coatings The present invention discloses a copolymer composition for use in or as a polymeric binder in an intumescent coating, said copolymer composition comprising a blend of a Newtonian copolymer and of a reticulated copolymer, wherein the Newtonian copolymer is comprised... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7399806 | Synthesis of photoresist polymers The present invention is directed to the preparation of photoresist polymers via living free radical polymerization techniques. Sterically bulky ester monomers are utilized as the polymerization components. Use of chain transfer agents is included in polymerization ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396880 | Blend of ionic (co)polymer resins and matrix (co)polymers The invention relates to polymeric resin blends containing polyelectrolyte resins blended into a polymer or copolymer matrix. Specifically, the polyelectrolyte resins are (co)polymers without hydrolyzable groups. The matrix polymer is a tough, and highly chemical-re... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393900 | Fluid and heat resistant chlorinated polyethylenes (CPE) A chlorinated rubber composition which is resistant to various fluids such as transmission fluids comprises a blend of a chlorinated polyethylene elastomer, an ethylene acrylic elastomer and/or polyacrylic rubbers, and optionally a chlorosulfonated polyethylene. The... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7393901 | Acrylate adhesives containing silica nanoparticles crosslinked with polyfunctional aziridines A pressure sensitive adhesive is described comprising an acrylate copolymer, silica nanoparticles and crosslinked by a polyfunctional aziridine crosslinking agent. ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7384684 | Polyester film with hydrophilic coating, process for its production and its use The invention relates to an aqueous coating composition which comprises a mixture of polyvinylpyrrolidone, a surfactant and optionally an adhesion-promoting polymer. This mixture is suitable for inline coating of biaxially oriented polyester films. The thus obtained... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381767 | Ethylene copolymer modified polypropylene and shaped articles Disclosed are compositions and shaped articles comprising or produced from the compositions. The compositions can comprise (a) at least one polypropylene polymer and (b) at least one E/X/Y copolymer wherein E comprises ethylene; X is a monomer such as vinyl acetate ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7371799 | Blends of amorphous and semicrystalline polymers having shape memory properties Blends of amorphous and semicrystalline polymers having shape memory properties were prepared by blending a crystalline polymer such as poly(vinylidene fluoride), polylactide, poly(hydroxxybutyrate), poly(ethylene glycol) polyethylene, polyethylene-co-vinyl acetate,... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365131 | Thermoplastic vulcanizate composition A thermoplastic vulcanizate composition comprised of (a) thermoplastic resin selected from the group consisting of polyphenylene ether, polypropylene, polyethylene, and polystyrene, (b) at least one elastomer selected from the group consisting of butadiene-isoprene ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365129 | Polymer systems with reactive and fusible properties for solid freeform fabrication A powder system for use in solid freeform fabrication. The powder system includes at least one polymer having reactive properties and fusible properties. The at least one polymer is reactive with a liquid binder and is fusible at a temperature above the melting poin... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7338706 | Resin composition for capstock A resin composition for capstock, comprising 100 to 30 parts by weight of an impact resistance modifier having a multilayer structure, and 0 to 70 parts by weight of a methyl methacrylate (co)polymer containing 50 to 100% by weight of methyl methacrylate and 50 to 0... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7332025 | Resin composition and process for preparing multi-layer structure using the same The present invention provides a resin composition that is added when a multi-layer structure containing hydrolyzed ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer is reground into a multi-layer structure and a process for preparing a multi-layer structure using the resin composit... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326752 | Styrene-free unsaturated polyester resin compositions for coating applications Styrene-free unsaturated polyester resin compositions are provided which contain low amounts of hazardous air pollutants, good mechanical and physical properties and good weathering characteristics. A process for the manufacture of these resin compositions is also p... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7314669 | Easy peel film structures The present invention relates to sealant films comprising a first sealant layer which readily and easily delaminates or peels from a second adjacent film layer. The first sealant layer and the second adjacent layer of the sealant film of the present invention compri... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7304114 | Processes for preparing tougheners for thermoset compositions Liquid rubbers that are ordinarily immiscible in liquid thermoset resins can be made miscible by the addition of at least one non-functional aromatic end-group to the polymer chains of such liquid rubber compositions. Such addition may be initiated by high-temperatu... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300980 | Thermoplastic elastomer composition and process for producing the same A thermoplastic elastomer composition of the invention, formed by dynamically crosslinking a polymer composition including a rubber and an olefinic resin and having an average particle size of rubber particles within a specific range, shows an excellent balance of m... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7288596 | Polyethylene compositions having improved tear properties Disclosed are various compositions, including but not limited to a high density multimodal polyethylene composition, that has a density of 0.935 g/cc or more, and that includes a blend of a first polyethylene component and a second polyethylene component, in which: ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7271220 | Masterbatch containing adhesive PMMA and its use for the production of polyolefin films The present invention relates to a masterbatch composition which contains a polyolefin base resin, polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) pearls and a further polymeric compound obtained at least from olefinic monomers, olefinic monomers containing an ester functionality and... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270928 | Isocyanate composition, microcapsule and production method thereof, and recording material The present invention provides an isocyanate composition including an adduct of a multifunctional isocyanate compound having two or more isocyanate groups in the molecule thereof with a polymer obtained by radically polymerizing in the presence of a chain transfer a... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7262249 | Thermoplastic resin composition having improved impact resistance A thermoplastic resin composition comprising: a graft copolymer obtained by polymerizing 10 to 70 parts by weight of a monomer containing 60 to 100% by weight of at least one vinyl monomer selected from the group consisting of a (meth)acrylate ester compound, an aro... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7250475 | Synthesis of photoresist polymers The present invention is directed to the preparation of photoresist polymers via living free radical polymerization techniques. Sterically bulky ester monomers are utilized as the polymerization components. Use of chain transfer agents is included in polymerization ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247678 | Rubbery polymer composition A vulcanized rubbery polymer composition comprising a component (A) and a thermoplastic resin (B), wherein the component (A) comprises a hydrogenated copolymer (A-1), which is obtained by hydrogenating a copolymer comprising a conjugated diene monomer unit and an ar... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7235608 | Remoistenable pre-applied adhesive A pre-applied, remoistenable adhesive useful in bonding wood substrates together. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7235612 | Polymer alloy and method for manufacturing polymer alloy This invention is a method for manufacturing a polymer alloy, by making at least two resins used as components miscible, and inducing the spinodal decomposition for causing phase separation, for forming a co-continuous structure with a wavelength of concentration fl... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232613 | Base material for pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet, pressure-sensitive tape or sheet using the base material, and process of producing the base material The base material for pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet is constituted of a polyolefin based resin as the major component and is obtained by rolling by means of a calender having a measure capable of individually changing the rotational speed of each calende... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7211309 | Antistatic laminated polyester film An antistatic film having an antistatic coating film on at least one surface of a polyester film, the antistatic coating film comprising a polymer having a polymerized unit represented by the following formula (1): | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208541 | Hot melt adhesive A hot melt adhesive based on ethylene-2-ethylhexyl acrylate copolymer finds use in packaging applications where high heat resistance, as well as good cold tolerance, is required. ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7208550 | Blends of amorphous and semicrystalline polymers having shape memory properties Blends of amorphous and semicrystalline polymers having shape memory properties were prepared by blending a crystalline polymer such as poly(vinylidene fluoride), polylactide, poly(hydroxxybutyrate), poly(ethylene glycol) polyethylene, polyethylene-co-vinyl acetate,... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201968 | Propylene based retortable sealant compositions and applications The present invention relates to a retortable sealant composition comprising i) at least a copolymer of propylene and α-olefins, and ii) at least a copolymer of ethylene and alkyl acrylate, wherein the alkyl acrylate is present in an amount ranging from about 1 to ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7195816 | Acrylic film and laminates comprising the same To provide an acrylic film, composed of a resin composition (C) that includes an acrylic graft copolymer (A) containing an acrylic ester rubber-like polymer and a methacrylic polymer (B) containing 80% by weight or more of methyl methacrylate, wherein (1) the conten... | 03/27/2007 |
