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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7511100 | Process for the production of crosslinked polymer employing low VOC-producing silane crosslinker and resulting crosslinked polymer A process for crosslinking polymers employs a silane crosslinker which, upon hydrolysis, produces a reduced quantity of volatile organic compound. ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7417092 | End-capped polymer chains and products thereof Methods are described herein for converting carbocationically terminated polymers to anionically terminated polymers. These methods comprise: (a) providing a carbocationically terminated polymeric moiety; (b) reacting the carbocationically terminated polymeric moiet... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7408007 | Maleated high acid number high molecular weight polypropylene of low color A process for the manufacture of maleated polypropylenes having an acid number greater than 4.5, a yellowness index color of no greater than 76, and a number average molecular weight of at least 20,000. The process for making the maleated polypropylenes includes for... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7358307 | Grafting-modified cyclic polymer, process for producing the same, and curable composition A graft polymer containing a cyclic structure comprised of a polymer containing a cyclic structure graft-modified with an unsaturated compound containing a polar group, having a graft ratio of 10 to 150 mol %, having a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 to 1,0... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7326753 | Process for the production of crosslinked polymer employing low VOC-producing silane crosslinker and resulting crosslinked polymer A process for crosslinking polymers employs a silane crosslinker which, upon hydrolysis, produces a reduced quantity of volatile organic compound. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7285327 | White film for surface light source reflecting members A white film for a reflecting structure for surface light sources, which contains voids inside it and has a light stabilizer-containing coating film formed on at least one surface of it, is aged little with time and its brightness lowers little even when used for a ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7112368 | Poly(dioxythiophene)/poly(acrylamidoalkyslufonic acid) complexes The present invention is directed to poly(dioxythiophene)/poly(acrylamidoalkylsulfonic acid) complexes and the oxidative polymerization process for making them. Aqueous dispersions of these poly(dioxythiophene)/poly(acrylamidoalkylsulfonic acid) complexes are useful... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6946524 | Methods for producing polyester amides based on polyisobutylenes, polyester amides produced thereby, and uses therefor in stabilizing crude oil Processes for producing polyester amides, by reacting a polyisobutylene with a first reagent selected from the group consisting of at least monounsaturated acids having from 3 to 21 carbon atoms and derivatives thereof; and a second reagent selected from the group c... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6913043 | Polyamide-based composition for flexible pipes containing oil or gas A composition comprising by weight: 70 to 96% of at least one polyamide chosen from PA-11, PA-12, aliphatic polyamides resulting from the condensation of an aliphatic diamine having from 6 to 12 carbon atoms and an aliphatic diacid... | 07/05/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6861502 | Polymers, their preparation and uses An organic polymer having a plurality of regions along the length of the polymer backbone and comprising two or more of the following a first region for transporting negative charge carriers and having a first bandgap defined by a first LUMO level and a first HOMO l... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6855780 | Polymer, process for producing the polymer, and curable composition containing the polymer This invention provides a production method of a vinyl polymer having a functional group at a molecular chain terminus which comprises adding a compound (I) having a functional group and an internal alkenyl group or conjugated polyene compound (II) in the living rad... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6815505 | Electroactive polymers and devices made therefrom An organic block polymer useful in an electroluminescent polymer device (or in a polymer field effect transistor) that includes an emissive polymer block that is consistently conjugated along the backbone of the emissive polymer block (e.g., a copolymer of 2,7-linke... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6706391 | Anisotropically electroconductive film An anisotropically electroconductive film, which has a high reliability in its capacity for conducting electricity and also a good adhesion under such an adhesive condition that the film is heated at a temperature of 130° C. or less for a short period of time, has ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6699949 | Process of preparing maleic anhydride modified polyolefins by the oxidation adducts of borane and maleic anhydride An in situ controlled oxidation reaction of trialkylborane (BR3) in the presence of polyolefin and maleic anhydride produces mono-oxidized trialkylborane adducts, i.e., peroxyldialkylborane (R--O--O--BR2), that can undergo homolytic ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6649702 | Stabilization and acoustic activation of polymeric micelles for drug delivery Methods are disclosed in which a micelle is stabilized against degradation upon dilution. The micelle comprises molecules of a block polymer having a hydrophobic block and a hydrophilic block. The hydrophobic block forms a core of the micelle with corona ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6649701 | Polymer and process for producing polymer The present invention has for its object to provide a polymer available upon coupling of polymers of radical-polymerizable olefin monomer or monomers and a process for producing said polymer. The present invention is concerned with a method for effecting ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6632854 | Production of polypropylene having improved properties A process for producing polypropylene having increased melt strength, the process comprising irradiating polypropylene with an electron beam having an energy of at least 5 MeV and with a radiation dose of from 5 to 100 kGray in the presence of a grafting ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6573331 | Grafted block polymers containing at least a polyolefin or polydiene sequence comprising a succinimide cycle substituted on nitrogen Graft stereoblock polymers are described which contain at least one polyolefin or polydiene type sequence comprising at least one succinimide ring substituted on the nitrogen atom by a reactive group with formula --R(--X)n, where --X represents... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6573349 | High molecular weight monovinylidene aromatic polymers with good processability The present invention relates to a polymer produced by polymerizing a vinyl aromatic monomer in the presence of a small amount of furfuryl (alkyl)acrylate.... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6482900 | Polymer, process for producing the polymer, and curable composition containing the polymer A vinyl polymer having, at a molecular chain terminus, a structure represented by the general formula 1: ##STR1## (wherein R3 is a hydroxy, amino, epoxy, carboxylic acid, ester, ether, amide or silyl group, an alkenyl group having low polymeriz... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6472082 | Modified thermoplastic norbornene polymer and process for the production thereof A modified thermoplastic norbornene polymer obtained by graft-modifying a thermoplastic norbornene polymer selected from a ring-opening polymer of a norbornene monomer or a hydrogenated product thereof with at least one unsaturated compound selected from ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6444722 | Making polyolefin graft copolymers with low molecular weight side chains using a polymeric peroxide as an initiator Graft copolymers with low molecular weight side chains are prepared by (1) irradiating a propylene polymer material in the absence of oxygen, (2) adding a controlled amount of oxygen to the irradiated polymer material so that the polymer is exposed to an ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6194597 | Living cationic polymers prepared from silyl-functional aromatic initiators There is disclosed a method for preparing a silyl-functional living cationic polymer which can be subsequently coupled to form a moisture-curable telechelic system, said method comprising reacting, in the presence of a Lewis acid, (A) at least one cationi... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6117941 | Intermediates useful for preparing dispersant-viscosity improvers for lubricating oils Compositions comprising reaction product of higher molecular weight olefinic reactants with carboxylic reactants of the formula R3 C(O)(R4)n C(O)OR5 (IV) or the corresponding acetals, hemiacetals, ketals, and he... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6099759 | 2-adamantyl benzopyrans, the compositions and (co)polymer matrices containing them The present invention has for subjects, novel benzopyran derivatives, substituted in position 2 with an adamantyl group as well as the compositions and (co)polymer matrices containing such derivatives. Said derivatives possess interesting photochromic pro... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6051657 | Silyl-functional living cationic polymers There is disclosed a method for preparing a silyl-functional living cationic polymer which can be subsequently coupled to form a moisture-curable telechelic system, said method comprising reacting, in the presence of a Lewis acid, (A) at least one cationi... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6046279 | Maleated high acid number high molecular weight polypropylene of low color A novel, continuous process for the manufacture of novel higher molecular weight and higher acid numbered maleated polypropylenes with lower color at higher efficiencies involving specified ratios of polypropylene, maleic anhydride, and free radical initi... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6028146 | Free radical grafting of monomers onto polypropylene resins A method of free radical grafting of monomers onto a polypropylene resin includes: (i) mixing the polypropylene resin with an allylepoxy compound, a styrenic compound and a peroxide as an initiator, (ii) heating the mixture to a temperature which is highe... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5977269 | Polyester/vinyl dioxolane based coating compositions The present invention provides polyester/vinyl dioxolane based coating compositions containing no or essentially no volatile organic components. Oligomers for forming the coating compositions of the present invention are vinyl dioxolane end-capped polyest... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5955547 | Maleated high acid number high molecular weight polypropylene of low color A novel, continuous process for the manufacture of novel higher molecular weight and higher acid numbered maleated polypropylenes with lower color at higher efficiencies involving specified ratios of polypropylene, maleic anhydride, and free radical initi... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5929172 | Conductive heterocyclic graft copolymer A conductive graft copolymer is provided comprised of a polymerized acrylic or methacrylic acid ester backbone having grafted thereon pendant polymeric sulfur, nitrogen or oxygen-containing heterocyclic moieties. The conductive graft copolymer is particul... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5919604 | Rubber-based aqueous developable photopolymers and photocurable elements comprising same Photocurable compositions and methods for making same are provided. The compositions comprise at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer, at least one photoinitiator, and at least one water dispersible ethylenically unsaturated rubber. The ethylenical... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5882835 | Positive photoresist resin and chemical amplified positive photoresist composition containing the same A chemical amplified positive photoresist composition including a resin having the repeating unit of Formula I and a photoacid generator. The resin ranges, in polystyrene-reduced molecular weight, from about 2,000 to 1,000,000. In Formula I, k and l each ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5851966 | Reaction products of substituted carboxylic acylating agents and carboxylic reactants for use in fuels and lubricants Compositions of matter for use in oils and fuels are disclosed. The compositions arise from reaction products (C) formed by reacting substituted carboxylic acylating agents (A) with carboxylic reactants (B). The reactant (A) is usually a polyolefin substi... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5712323 | Cross -linked atactic or amorphous propylene polymers Essentially atactic cross-linked propylene homopolymer or amorphous cross-linked random copolymer of propylene with ethylene and/or at least one C4 -C10 -olefin. Polymer composition comprising the above mentioned cross-linked ... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5710211 | Process for producing vinyl alcohol polymer According to the present invention, there are provided a process for producing a vinyl alcohol polymer comprising reaction of a vinyl ester polymer (A) having an epoxy group with a compound (B) having a thiol or thioester group and hydrolysis thereof, sai... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5698637 | Method for functionalization of polyolefins A method for modifying polyolefins by grafting with a carboxylic acid, carboxylic acid anhydride or other functionalized monomer in the presence of two additional comonomers, one being an aliphatic diolefin and the other an aromatic vinyl or (meth)acrylat... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5696212 | Method for curing resin In a method for curing a resin by utilizing an intramolecular crosslinking reaction, the improvement wherein the crosslinking reaction is a ring opening addition reaction between a lactone structure and an active hydrogen-containing functional group.... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5663226 | Rubber mixtures containing reinforcing additives, which additives include sulphur and silicon The rubber mixtures according to the invention, containing at least one vulcanising agent, a filler, optionally other rubber additives and at least one reinforcing additive of the formula R1 R2 R3 Si--X1 --(--Sx... | 09/02/1997 |
