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The Quarterly Review ; March edition, 1825
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7388052 | Process for the preparation of block copolymers Process for the preparation of block copolymers, based on vinylaromatic monomers and monomers deriving from (meth)acrylic acid by means of radicalic polymerization which comprises polymerizing the monomers at a temperature higher than or equal to 120° C., in the pr... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7338914 | RFID tire label A tire label that is adapted to adhere to the surface of an irregular surface. The inventive tire label uses a label stock made of an openwork fabric that is a mesh, woven or knit. Optionally, a cap can be used on the label. Preferably, the label has an RFID chip. | 03/04/2008 |
| 7326520 | Copolymer of alicyclic olefin having secondary hydroxyl group and acryl compound, and chemically amplified resist composition containing the same The present invention provides a polymer represented by the following formula 1 and a chemically amplified resist composition including the polymer, which resist composition is excellent in adhesion, storage stability and dry etch resistance, with good resolution in... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323517 | Composition and process for enhancing controlled free radical polymerization The present invention relates to a composition and process for enhancing the controlled radical polymerization in the presence of nitroxyls and nitroxylethers by adding a chain transfer agent selected from the group consisting of mercaptanes, thioethers and disulfid... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7300982 | Process for producing modified polyethylene resin A process for producing a modified polyethylene resin, which comprises the step of melt kneading at least: (A) 100 parts by weight of a polyethylene resin, (B) from 0.1 to 20 parts by weight of at least one compoun... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7285597 | Radical polymerization processes for preparing halogenated polymers, and halogenated polymers Radical polymerization process for the preparation of halogenated polymers employing one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers, at least one of which is chosen from halogenated monomers, molecular iodine and one or more radical-generating agents chosen from dia... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7208558 | Radical polymerization processes for preparing halogenated polymers, and halogenated polymers Radical polymerization process for the preparation of halogenated polymers employing one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers, at least one of which is chosen from halogenated monomers, molecular iodine and one or more radical-generating agents chosen from dia... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7078473 | Radical polymerization methods and halogenated polymers Radical polymerization process for the preparation of halogenated polymers and block copolymers. Halogenated polymers and block copolymers. ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074860 | Composition and process for enhancing controlled free radical polymerization The present invention relates to a composition and process for enhancing the controlled radical polymerization in the presence of nitroxyls and nitroxylethers by adding a chain transfer agent selected from the group consisting of mercaptanes, thioethers and disulfid... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7074843 | Microencapsulated pigment, production process therefor, aqueous dispersion and ink jet recording ink Provided are ink jet ink excellent in dispersion stability and ejection stability and capable of forming images with fastness, abrasion resistance, color developability, and high density with little feathering; a microencapsulated pigment (MCP) providing the ink and... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7067584 | Solvent-containing coating material and the use thereof Method for making a solvent-containing coating material comprising 5 to 70% by weight of at least one mixture of substances (A). The mixture of substances is obtained by copolymerizing in at least one hydroxy-group containing reactive diluent a mixture (A1) of olefi... | 06/27/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7022773 | Fluoroelastomer compositions Fluoropolymers comprising a fluoroelastomer matrix incorporating therein particles of a semicrystalline fluoropolymer formed of tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) homopolymers or copolymers, wherein the average particle sizes of the semicrystalline fluoropolymer latex range ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6972311 | Optimizing polystyrene in the presence of additives It has been discovered that improved polystyrene products may be obtained by polymerizing styrene in the presence of at least one multifunctional initiator, at least one chain transfer agent, and at least one cross-linking agent. The presence of the multifunctional ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6946512 | Molding materials and method for producing molded parts Use of a copolymer (A) preparable by free-radical polymerization of a) at least one olefinically unsaturated monomer and b) at least one olefinically unsaturated monomer different than the olefinically unsaturated monomer (a) and of the gen... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6875823 | Process for producing modified polyolefin resin There is provided a process for producing a modified polyolefin resin, which comprises the steps of: (1) blending at least the following components (A) to (D) to produce a blend: (A) 100 parts by weight... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6855771 | Process for making block polymers or copolymers from isotactic polypropylene A process for manufacturing block polymer or copolymer from isotactic polypropylene. Polyolefins are introduced into an extruder. Free radical generator is mixed with the polyolefins to form a mixture at room temperature for free radical formation. The mixture is br... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6822044 | Varnish and its use for producing varnish coatings and color-and/or effect-producing multi-layer coatings The use of a copolymer (A) preparable by free-radical polymerization of a) at least one olefinically unsaturated monomer and b) at least one olefinically unsaturated monomer different than the olefinically unsaturated monomer (a) and of the... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6815498 | Method for producing a polymeric conversion product A process for the preparation of a reaction product (A), which comprises the following stage (i): (i) Reaction, under free radical conditions, of a reaction mixture comprising at least one monomer (a), capable of free radical react... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6815081 | Coloring and/or effect-creating multilayer enamel coating, method for the production thereof and its use A multicoat color and/or effect coating system ML for a primed or an unprimed substrate comprising—lying above one another—(1) a surfacer coat FL which absorbs mechanical energy, and (2) a color and/or effect topcoat DL, or (1) a surfacer coat FL which absorbs m... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6790909 | Graft copolymers, their preparation and their use The invention relates to a process for preparing a reaction product (RP) which is functionalized by groups containing halogen or sulfonyl chloride by reaction of at least one free-radically polymerizable monomer, at least one compound of the formula (I), | 09/14/2004 |
| 6780932 | Graft polyols prepared by a continuous process Disclosed is a process for preparation of final graft polyols via a continuous process. In, addition, a final graft polyol formed by the process is disclosed. The process includes the steps of reacting a plurality of ethylenically unsaturated monomers and a reaction... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6723796 | Processes for preparing grafted copolymers Methods are disclosed for making graft copolymers. The methods comprise the steps of: (a) providing (i) an ethylene/propylene (EP) copolymer or other graftable polymer, (ii) an ethylenically unsaturated sulfur-, nitrogen- and/or oxygen-containing monomer, and (iii) ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6713563 | Electrostrictive poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene) networks A process for making a vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene networked polymer comprising the steps of: providing a poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene) copolymer; mixing the copolymer with a peroxide and a coagent to form a curing mixture; and processi... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6703460 | Use of sequential polyperoxides to produce polystyrene with high grafting It has been discovered that sequential polyperoxides can be beneficially used as initiators for vinylaromatic/diene copolymers to give high grafting values and reasonable molecular weights. A new cyclic diperoxide did not give these same results. The sequ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6689837 | Hybrid polymers for phase change ink jet inks Phase change (hot melt) ink compositions for use in a phase change (hot melt) ink jet recording device in which recording is conducted by thermally melting the ink at a temperature above ambient temperature (20° C.) to provide prints that possess high qu... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6670427 | Template-textured materials, methods for the production and use thereof Template-textured materials in the form of template-textured polymers (TGP) on various surfaces including membranes (i.e, template-textured membranes). Such materials are created by modifying the surface of solid carriers, which, by cross-linking polymeri... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6613846 | Curable fluoroelastomer compositions comprising hydro siloxanes or hydro silazanes The present invention provides a curable fluoroelastomer composition comprising: (a) a fluoroelastomer comprising a cure site component having a halogen capable of participation in a peroxide cure reaction; (b) an organic peroxide; and (c) a siloxa... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6569950 | Process for producing acid modified polypropylene resin There is provided a process for producing an acid modified polypropylene resin, which comprises the step of kneading: (1) 100 parts by weight of a polypropylene resin (A), (2) 0.1 to 20 parts by weight of an unsaturated carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6559235 | Grafting of polyolefins Porous polyolefins are especially efficiently free-radically grafted using (fluorinated alkyl)olefins, vinylsilanes or certain carboxylic acids or their esters as the grafting molecules. The use of a solvent to swell the porous polyolefin is sometimes adv... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6559230 | Thermosetting ethylene/alpha-olefin composition and safety glass interlayer film made from the composition Safety glass interlayers are prepared from a composition comprising: A. A homogeneously linear or substantially linear ethylene/-olefin interpolymer, e.g., ethylene/1-octene; B. A coagent containing at least two vinyl groups, e.g., trimethyol propane tr... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6552130 | Resin composition A resin composition comprising (A) a (meth)acrylic acid ester (B) and an acrylic polymer soluble in the component (A) and further (C) a compound having a mercapto group (--SH) and a carboxyl group (--COOH) in the molecule or an component (C) and (F) an or... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6531547 | Vinyl aromatic-(vinyl aromatic-co-acrylic) block copolymers prepared by stabilized free radical polymerization A process for preparing a block copolymer. In one embodiment, the block copolymers comprise (A) a poly (vinyl aromatic) block and (B) a poly (vinyl aromatic-co-acrylic) block, said process comprising the steps, (a) polymerizing at an elevated temperature from ... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6506836 | Method for producing a polymer reaction product A process for preparing a reaction product (A), comprising the following stage (i): (i) reacting under free-radical conditions a reaction mixture comprising at least one free-radically reactable monomer (a) in the presence of at least one free-radical ini... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6451958 | Radiation curable acrylate-terminated polymers having polycarbonate repeating units Polymer having repeating polycarbonate moieties of the formula (I) (Acr)y (A)(Q)(PC)[(Q)(PC)]x (Q)(A)(Acr)y (I) wherein (Acr)y (A) is the residue of hydroxyalkyl acrylate or hydroxyalkyl methacrylate having an alkyl moie... | 09/17/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6433097 | Curable polymer compositions and their preparation A curable acrylic polymer composition useful in coating, sealant or adhesive compositions comprises an acrylic polymer containing pendant functional groups selected from epoxide groups, isocyanate groups, alkoxysilane groups and activated --CH-- groups bo... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6410652 | Processes for preparing grafted copolymers Methods for making graft copolymers include (a) providing (i) an ethylene/propylene 9EP) copolymer or other graftable polymer, (ii) an ethylenically unsaturated sulfur-, nitrogen- and/or oxygen-containing monomer, and (iii) an amount of an initiator suffi... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6388020 | Structural isomers of poly (alkyl ethylenes) Structurally isomeric poly(alkyl ethylenes) with H and Y structures, polymeric bridging segments and a Y index of 2×10-3 to 8×10-3 (kJ/mole/degree), have decreased instability in the melt and more advantageous processing properties... | 05/14/2002 |
| 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 |