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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8058353 | Sulfonated block copolymers method for making same, and various uses for such block copolymers A sulfonated block copolymer which is solid and non-dispersible in water having at least two polymer end blocks A and at least one polymer interior block B wherein each A block is a polymer containing essentially no sulfonic acid or sulfonate functional groups and e... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8003733 | Process for preparing sulfonated block copolymers and various uses for such block copolymers A process for preparing sulfonated block copolymers that are solid in water having at least two polymer end blocks A and at least one polymer interior block B involving sulfonating the interior block B until substantially sulfonated. Each A block having one or more ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7919565 | Composition containing sulfonated block copolymers and articles made therefrom A composition having a sulfonated block copolymer which is solid and non-dispersible in water having at least two polymer end blocks A, at least one polymer interior block B, and at least one polymer block D. Each A block is a segment of one or more polymerized para... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7737224 | Sulfonated block copolymers, method for making same, and various uses for such block copolymers The present invention is a, solid block copolymer comprising at least two polymer end blocks A and at least one polymer interior block B wherein each A block is a polymer block resistant to sulfonation and each B block is a polymer block susceptible to sulfonation, ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7371798 | Thermoplastic water-curable composition, molded object made from the thermoplastic water-curable composition, and process for producing the same A thermoplastic water-curable composition which is excellent in mechanical properties, heat resistance, dimensional stability, and moldability and from which a mechanical part of a complicated shape can be produced: a molding formed from the thermoplastic water-cura... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7312281 | Anhydrous, liquid phase process for preparing hydroxyl containing polymers of enhanced purity An anhydrous, liquid phase process for preparing hydroxyl containing polymers of enhanced purity comprising the steps of polymerization, purification, transesterification, purification, catalyst removal, and solvent exchange. The resultant polymer in solution can be... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7307127 | Highly sulfonated block copolymer hydrogels and uses thereof A block copolymer composition AB is provided that has pendent groups —RZ extending from the A copolymer on at least 70 mol % of the A monomers, where R and Z are each an ionic species. The composition is included in a semipermeable membrane for use in a direct met... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300585 | Method of treatment of effluent stream A method for treating an effluent stream containing material which it is desired to remove from the effluent stream comprises treating the effluent stream with a solution of an acid and a first polymer to reduce the pH of the thus-treated stream to a range of about ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7282536 | Block copolymers and method for making same The present invention is a novel block copolymer containing a controlled distribution copolymer block of a conjugated diene and a mono alkenyl arene, where the controlled distribution copolymer block has terminal regions that are rich in conjugated diene units and a... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7258904 | Absorber and method for producing it According to the present invention, a water absorbent material and materials to be sucked included in a water permeable bag type member form a water absorber. Thus, the water absorber is small both in weight and volume upon its transportation, and accordingly, the w... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7214247 | Polymers for laundry cleaning compositions The present invention relates to the use of polymers comprising a block copolymer containing at least one group A and at least one group B in which each group A is a polymeric block built up from an ethylenically unsaturated polymerisable monomer and each group B is... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7199175 | Tread for a tire having a rigidity gradient A tire tread comprising a rubber composition based on (phr: parts by weight per hundred parts of elastomer): (i) a diene elastomer; (ii) more than 50 phr of an inorganic filler as reinforcing filler; | 04/03/2007 |
| 7176175 | Cleansing processing agent, cleansing method employing the agent and a molded structural member A cleansing processing agent that is able to remove harmful substances contained in a variety of waste materials and a cleansing method are disclosed. Specifically, there is disclosed a cleansing processing agent containing a polymer having at least one of styrene o... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7169850 | Block copolymers and method for making same The present invention is a novel block copolymer containing a controlled distribution copolymer block of a conjugated diene and a mono alkenyl arene, where the controlled distribution copolymer block has terminal regions that are rich in conjugated diene units and a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7160955 | Sulfoxides or sulfones grafted onto polymers Polymers grafted with a compound of formula I, formula (I) wherein the general symbols are as defined in claim 1, have outstanding stability against oxidative, thermal, dynamic, light-induced and/or ozone-induced degradation [R1—SOm... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7119151 | Antimicrobial agent and production process thereof An antimicrobial agent utilizes a resin having acrylonitrile and styrene and/or a conjugated diene as units. The antimicrobial agent includes a metal-salt-containing copolymer, and the metal-salt-containing copolymer is obtained by treating a copolymer containing ac... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7060757 | Rubber composition and pneumatic tire using the same A rubber composition comprises (1) a rubber component including at least one of polybutadiene rubber and a styrene-butadiene copolymer rubber having a content of vinyl bond of not less than 30%, (2) at least one specified compound as a vulcanization accelerator, and... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7041745 | Addition of polar polymer to improve tear strength and processing of silica filled rubber A vulcanizable rubber composition is provided that comprises an elastomer, a reinforcing filler comprising silica or a mixture thereof with carbon black, a silica dispersing aid comprising about 0.1 to about 15 phr poly(vinyl acetate) (PVA), and a cure agent. The ad... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7026409 | Polymer-supported arylbis(perfluoroalkylsulfonyl)-methane The present invention provides a solid acid catalyst that is excellent from the point of toxicity, environment and others, wherein reaction can be progressed effectively with Bronsted acid or Lewis acid catalyst. For example, the benzoylation reaction of alcohol can... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6977102 | Absorber and method of manufacturing the absorber According to the present invention, a water absorbent material and materials to be sucked included in a water permeable bag type member form a water absorber. Thus, the water absorber is small both in weight and volume upon its transportation, and accordingly, the w... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6962956 | Antistatic strenique polymer compositions The invention relates to a composition comprising, for 100 parts by weight, 99-60 parts of a styrenic polymer (A), 1-40 parts of (B)+(C), (B) being a polyamide block and polyether block copolymer essentially comprising ethylene oxide patterns (C2H4-O)—, (C) being ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6962953 | Aqueous secondary dispersions The present invention relates to heat and storage stable vinyl polymer polyol secondary dispersions containing A) at least one vinyl polymer resin having functional groups selected from hydroxyl, carboxyl and/or sulfonic acid groups and dispersed in a w... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6943219 | Polymer and epoxy resin compositions The present invention provides a vinyl polymer with an epoxy group terminally introduced therein and an epoxy resin composition comprising (A) an epoxy resin and (B) a vinyl polymer which has a main chain produced by living radical polymerization and has a reactive ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6939923 | Resin for solid phase synthesis A method for functionalizing a crosslinked polymer bead. The method comprises the steps of: (a) swelling the bead in a first solvent or solvent mixture to a volume from 200% to 310% of its volume when dry; and (b) contacting the bead with a functionalizing reagent i... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6919382 | Preparation and uses of conjugated solid supports for boronic acids The invention provides novel solid supports comprising dihydroxyalkyl aminoalkyl and dihydroxyalkylaminobenzyl groups, and methods for making and using them. The supports are particularly useful for immobilizing and derivatizing functionalized boronic acids for use ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916419 | Device for removal of prions from blood, plasma and other liquids Devices such as flow through columns, substrates such as spherical polymer beads, and methods of using such to remove prions from any liquid sample are disclosed. A surface of a substrate is coated with a prion complexing agent, such as a salt of phosphotungstic aci... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6864324 | Anhydrous, liquid phase process for preparing hydroxyl containing polymers of enhanced purity An anhydrous, liquid phase process for preparing hydroxyl containing polymers of enhanced purity comprising the steps of polymerization, purification, transesterification, purification, catalyst removal, and solvent exchange. The resultant polymer in solution can be... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6844399 | Sulfonated substantially random interpolymers, blends therewith and articles made therefrom Sulfonated substantially random interpolymers made from monomer components comprise from 1 to 65 mole percent of (a) at least one vinyl or vinylidene aromatic monomer, or (b) at least one hindered aliphatic or cycloaliphatic vinylidene monomer, or (c) a combination ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6828380 | Thermoplastic molding materials based on special graft rubber components A molding composition having good surface gloss, high elongation at break and good thermoplastic processability is disclosed. The composition contains (A) a graft polymer that is obtained by free-radical polymerization of resin-forming vinyl monomers in the presence... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6812295 | Functionalized initiators for anionic polymerization, protected functionalized polymers, deprotected analogues thereof, and methods of making the same The present invention provides functionalized electrophiles, their analogous initiators, and processes for preparing these compounds. The present invention also relates to homotelechelic, heteroelechelic, and radial functional polydiene polymers, polyarylene polymer... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6806307 | Synthesis and use of chain-coupled polymeric sulfide compounds in rubber formulations The invention provides chain-coupled polymeric sulfide compounds for use as the elastomeric component in vulcanizable elastomeric compositions comprising silica, carbon black or mixtures thereof. In particular, the invention provides anionically polymerized polymers... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6784213 | Method for preparation of strong acid cation exchange resins An improved process for preparing strong acid cation exchange resins by sulfonation of wet crosslinked copolymer in the absence of organic swelling solvents is disclosed. This process involves dewatering a crosslinked poly(vinylaromatic) copolymer to selected residu... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6784256 | End-functionalized polymers by controlled free-radical polymerization process and polymers made therefrom A controlled free-radical polymerization process for forming end-functionalized polymers is disclosed, particularly by degenerative iodine transfer. The end-functionalized polymers are characterized by a polydispersity less than 2.5 and a predetermined molecular wei... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6765027 | Ion-exchange materials with improved ion conductivity Ion-exchange materials comprising a polymeric backbone and a plurality of pendent styrenic or fluoridated styrenic macromonomers covalently bonded thereto, wherein the plurality of pendent styrenic or fluorinated styrenic macromonomers comprise a uniform number of s... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6727386 | Aromatic imide and aromatic methylidynetrissulfonyl compounds and method of making A method is provided for making aromatic-imide and aromatic-methylidynetrissulfonyl species by reaction of aromatic species with a reactant according to formula (I): (X—SO2—)m—QH—(—SO2—R1)n ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6720391 | Functionalized initiators for anionic polymerization, protected functionalized polymers, deprotected analogues thereof, and methods of making the same The present invention provides functionalized electrophiles, their analogous initiators, and processes for preparing these compounds. The present invention also relates to homotelechelic, heterotelechelic, and radial functional polydiene polymers, polyarylene polyme... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6683209 | Aromatic imide and aromatic methylidynetrissulfonyl compounds and method of making A method is provided for making aromatic-imide and aromatic-methylidynetrissulfonyl species by reaction of aromatic species with a reactant according to formula (I): wherein Q is C or N; wherein each X is independently selected from the group consisting o... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6664340 | Sulphonated polymer resin and preparation thereof The invention relates to sulphonated polymer resins, particularly polymer resins with a sulphonated shell layer, and the preparation thereof. Resins according to the invention are prepared by sulphonating a polymer in a non-swollen state with substantiall... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6645562 | Method of preparing a curable coating and curing thereof A method of preparing a curable coating and a method of curing the curable coating are disclosed. The curable composition from which the curable coating is prepared may be applied to the surface of a substrate in neat form or in aqueous medium to produce ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6590042 | Recycled rubber processing and performance enhancement A process for reclaiming sulfur-cured, vulcanized rubber by combining finely ground scrap vulcanized rubber within a specialized, twin-screw extruder capable of providing strong shearing and just-on-time mixing; adding a reclaiming agent to the extruder; ... | 07/08/2003 |
