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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7276560 | Solid golf ball The present invention provides a solid golf ball comprising a hot-molded product of a rubber composition comprising (a) 100 parts by weight of a polybutadiene synthesized using a rare-earth catalyst and having a cis-1,4 content of at least 60% and a 1,2 vinyl conten... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7230053 | Golf ball A golf ball, typically its core, is manufactured by molding and vulcanizing a rubber composition comprising a base rubber, an unsaturated carboxylic acid or a metal salt thereof, an inorganic filler, an organic peroxide, and an organosulfur compound. The base rubber... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7183357 | Golf ball A golf ball has a core obtained by molding and vulcanizing a rubber composition comprising (A) a base rubber which includes a polybutadiene having a cis-1,4 content of at least 60 wt %, (B) an unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or metal salt thereof, (C) an inorganic f... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7152374 | Composite extrusion for trim seal strip and method for forming same A composite extrusion for an automotive seal strip is formed of an extruded body, and a veneer extruded onto the body. The extruded body is composed of ethylene-propylene diene rubber compound. The veneer is composed of a polymer blend that includes the reaction pro... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7132485 | Dosing of peroxide to a suspension process wherein styrene is polymerized The invention relates to a suspension polymerization process for the preparation of styrene-containing (co)polymers, wherein the process comprises the steps of continuously or semi-continuously dosing an initiator to the reaction mixture, said initiator having a spe... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7074859 | Golf ball A golf ball is characterized by comprising a molded and vulcanized product of a rubber composition as a constituent component, the rubber composition comprising 100 pbw of a base rubber including 60–100 wt % of a polybutadiene containing at least 60 wt % of cis-1,... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7041733 | Controlling particle size in HIPS using metal carboxylates It has been discovered that certain compounds serve as particle size regulators when employed together with peroxide initiators for the polymerization of vinylaromatic monomers in the presence of diene polymers. Suitable compounds that can control particle size incl... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7026407 | Process for producing modified polyolefin resin There is provided a process for producing a modified polyolefin resin, which comprises the step of melt kneading at least the following components (A), (B) and (C): (A) 100 parts by weight of a polyolefin resin, (B... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6951904 | Process for increasing the melt strength of polypropylene A process for modifying a polypropylene (co)polymer wherein said process comprises melt mixing the polypropylene (co)polymer in the presence of an initiator wherein said initiator is selected from the group defined by formula (1), wherein R is selected from the grou... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6943208 | Golf ball A golf ball is characterized by comprising a molded and vulcanized product of a rubber composition as a constituent component, the rubber composition comprising 100 pbw of a base rubber composed primarily of a polybutadiene containing at least 60 wt % of cis-1,4-bon... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6911498 | Composition for vulcanizing fluororubbers and fluororubber moldings A curing composition of a fluororubber comprising a fluororubber which is curable with an organic peroxide, for example, an iodine-containing fluororubber, a polyfunctional unsaturated compound, and an organic peroxide, for example, dicumyl peroxide, in which the to... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6583250 | Polyolefine materials with improved adhesivity The bondability of a polyolefin, particularly to cyanoacrylate adhesives, is improved by incorporating in the polyolefin a polymerization initiator capable of initiating the polymerization of the monomers constituting the cyanoacrylate adhesive. The polym... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6437049 | Process for modifying polypropylene with maleic anhydride Process for the preparation of modified polypropylene which can be used as compatibilizing agent, consisting in reacting the polymer with maleic anhydride in the presence of dilaurylperoxide and in the absence of a solvent.... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6380316 | Polyisobutylene copolymers having reactive silyl grafts A copolymer of isobutylene with 0.5 to 15 mole percent of a conjugated diene (i.e., a butyl rubber) is reacted with a silane having both an alkenyl group as well as at least two silicon-bonded hydrolyzable group, the reaction taking place in the presence ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6316548 | (Meth)acrylic premix, (meth)acrylic SMC or BMC, and process producing (meth)acrylic artificial marble A (meth)acrylic premix comprising a (meth)acrylic resin composition (A) containing a (meth)acrylic monomer (a) and a (meth)acrylic polymer (b), an inorganic filler (B), and a curing agent (C), wherein, the component (a) is a (meth)acrylate having a bicycl... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6218503 | Silicone-containing prepolymers Prepolymers of Formula (I) are useful in hydrogel materials ##STR1## wherein M is a hydrophilic radical derived from at least one hydrophilic ethylenically unsaturated monomer and having a molecular weight of about 500 to 5000; each R is independently sel... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6191230 | Polyethylene crosslinkable composition A masterbatch composition comprising: (a) a copolymer of ethylene and 1-octene prepared with a metallocene catalyst; (b) as a scorch inhibitor, a substituted hydroquinone; 4,4'-thiobis(2-methyl-6-t-butylphenol); 4,4'-thiobis(2-t-butyl-5-methylphenol); or ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6177519 | Silane grafted copolymers of an isomonoolefin and a vinyl aromatic monomer Curable silylated copolymers based on olefin copolymers comprising at least one C4 to C7 isomonoolefin and a vinyl aromatic monomer (alkyl styrene) are prepared by reacting the olefin copolymer with an olefinically unsaturated hydrol... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6166146 | Curable resin composition, adhesive composition, bonded product, speaker and bonding method A curable resin composition comprising (1) a polymerizable vinyl monomer, (2) a polymerization initiator, (3) an aromatic amine and/or a pyridine derivative, (4) a ଲ-diketone chelate and/or a ଲ-keto-ester, and (5) a phosphate.... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6087451 | Process for preparing polymers using bifunctional free radical reactive compounds A polymer having groups located at the ends of the polymer chain which groups are derived from stable free radical compounds, wherein the polymer is of the formula: SFR-(R)-SFR wherein SFR represents a covalently bonded stable free radical group and R rep... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6025443 | Process for the production of spherical polymers Bead polymers having an average particle size of 1 to 30 μm and a narrow particle size distribution are obtained by the seed/feed process if a crosslinked polymer having a soluble fraction of less than 25 wt. % and an average particle size of 0.5 to 10 Î... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5854365 | Toner for developing electrostatic image and method of manufacturing resin composition The present invention relates a toner for developing electrostatic images, comprising: a resin composition, which contains a binder resin and low molecular weight wax, and a coloring agent, wherein the binder resin does not substantially contain insoluble... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5773510 | Processes for the preparation of branched polymers A process for the preparation of branched thermoplastic resins comprising: heating a mixture of an unsaturated resin, a free radical initiator, and a stable free radical agent; adding to the heated mixture at least on polymerizable monomer; and cooling th... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5767200 | Optical resin materials with distributed refractive index An optical resin, of which the refractive index continuously changes in a specific direction, is produced by filling a polymerization container with a mixed solution containing at least one type of polymerizable monomer or polymerizable monomer sol and at... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5763514 | Process for producting optical resin materials with distributed refractive index An optical resin, of which the refractive index continuously changes in a specific direction, is produced by filling a polymerization container with a mixed solution containing at least one type of polymerizable monomer or polymerizable monomer sol and at... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5756586 | Vulcanizable rubber composition with unsaturated and metal compounds and organic peroxides This invention relates to a vulcanizable rubber composition obtained by compounding, into an ethylenically unsaturated nitrile-conjugated diene copolymer rubber, a zinc compound, an , ଲ-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, a compound of... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5728776 | Process for producing graft modified polyolefins When producing a graft modified polyolefin by melting and kneading a polyolefin, a radical-polymerizable monomer and a radical-polymerization initiator, the producing efficiency is improved. The grafting reaction is effected by feeding the melted polyolef... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5723540 | Elastic-thermoplastic graft polymers with improved properties Elastic-thermoplastic graft polymers manufactured by radical emulsion polymerization of resin-forming vinyl monomers in the presence of rubber present in latex form with the use of a combination of a peroxide of formula (I) ##STR1## where R... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5668218 | Elastic-thermoplastic graft polymers with improved properties Elastic-thermoplastic graft polymers manufactured by radical emulsion polymerisation of resin-forming vinyl monomers in the presence of rubber present in latex form with the use of a combination of a peroxide of formula (I) ##STR1## where R... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5583181 | Process for the on-line grafting of carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid anhydrides containing an ethylenic unsaturation onto ethylene homopolymers or copolymers and installation for the implementation of this process (I) The (co)polymerisation of ethylene is carried out in at least one reaction zone (R) under high pressure, at 150°-320° C.; (II) the reaction product is routed into a zone (S), under an intermediate pressure P, for separation of the (co)polymer, in th... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5545460 | Methods and apparatus for preparing and delivering bone cement Methods and apparatus are set forth for preparing and delivering bone cement from a powdered polymer component and a liquid monomer component by simultaneously injecting the powdered and liquid components, stored in separate component chambers, into an ev... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5468811 | Hydrophilic composite polymer articles formed from a settable paste comprising a mixture of hydrophilic polymer and unsaturated monomer Hydrophilic composite polymer articles are provided which comprise at least one hydrophilic polymer in a powder form and one or more liquid components of which at least one is hydrophilic and which can be polymerized with said hydrophilic polymer. This co... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5466749 | Graft copolymers and graft copolymer/protein compositions Graft copolymers comprising a poly-alpha-olefin base polymer selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, and compatible mixtures thereof, having grafted thereto an olefinic monomer. The grafted monomer is present in an ... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5466747 | Graft copolymers and graft copolymer/protein compositions Graft copolymers comprising a poly-alpha-olefin base polymer selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, and compatible mixtures thereof, having grafted thereto an olefinic monomer. The grafted monomer is present in an ... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5406357 | Developer for developing electrostatic image, image forming method, image forming apparatus and apparatus unit The present invention provides a developer which is comprised of the magnetic toner having the specific binder resin component and low-molecular weight wax and the additives of the fine silica powder, metal oxide powder and fluorine-containing fine resin ... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5397842 | Polyolefin/segmented copolymer blend and process A blend of a polyolefin, such as polypropylene, with a segmented copolymer containing both polyolefin segments and segments derived from greater than 20 to about 100% of a vinyl aromatic monomer is useful in applications where high melt strength is desire... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5364907 | Graft copolymers and graft copolymer/protein compositions Graft copolymers comprising a poly-alpha-olefin base polymer selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, and compatible mixtures thereof, having grafted thereto an olefinic monomer. The grafted monomer is present in an ... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5298563 | Process for preparing an impact resistant resin A process for preparing an impact resistant resin, which comprises a step of graft copolymerizing a monomer mixture comprising an aromatic vinyl monomer and a monomer copolymerizable therewith, to a butadiene rubber-like polymeric latex in the presence of... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5274029 | Styrene polymerization process An improved process for the polymerization of styrene is provided. The process comprises feeding styrene monomer and a mixture of peroxides, which decompose at progressively higher temperatures, into a prepolymerization vessel maintained at 200°-270° F.... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5266643 | Process for the modification of olefin polymers to form a coupling agent The invention relates to a process for the modification of an olefin polymer to form a coupling agent by grafting it with an unsaturated acid or acid derivative in the presence of a free-radical initiator. The process comprises stages at which a) the olef... | 11/30/1993 |
