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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8071689 | Methods of making siloxy-amine functionalized rubbery polymers and uses thereof in rubber compositions for tires The invention includes a siloxy-amine functionalized rubbery polymer, which exhibits good reinforcing characteristics and filler dispersing effect, a method for making, and a rubber composition including the same. In one embodiment, a process for manufacturing inclu... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7968654 | Modified chlorinated polypropylene, its preparation method and its blend for polyolefin The present invention relates to a blend of polyolefin comprising a modified chlorinated polypropylene. This invention provides a blend of polyolefin comprising a novel amine modified chlorinated polypropylene capable of improving printability by promoting adhesion ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7964674 | Hydrogenated copolymer and composition containing the same A hydrogenated copolymer obtained by hydrogenating an unhydrogenated copolymer comprising conjugated diene monomer units and vinyl aromatic monomer units, the hydrogenated copolymer containing at least one hydrogenated copolymer block (B) which is obtained by hydrog... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7956134 | Modified butyl rubber composition A modified butyl rubber composition containing a modified butyl rubber obtained by a modification reaction of a compound (a) having a nitroxide-free radical, stable in the presence of oxygen at an ordinary temperature, in the molecule thereof and a radical initiator... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7820765 | Amine functionalized polymers A functionalized polymer includes a polymer chain and, bonded thereto, an functional group having the general formula —NHAR1 where A is an oxygen atom, a sulfinyl (thionyl) group, a sulfonyl group, a quaternary phosphonium group, or a secondary amino gr... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7807756 | Curable composition A problem of the present invention is to provide a curable composition which gives good curability, adhesiveness and storage stability by use of a catalyst other than organic tin catalysts. The above problem is solved by a curable composition, comprising: (A) one or... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7767768 | Crosslinked amine polymers The present invention provides methods and compositions for the treatment of ion imbalances. In particular, the invention provides polymeric and pharmaceutical compositions comprising crosslinked amine polymers. Methods of use of the polymeric and pharmaceutical com... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7750089 | Dispersant viscosity modifiers based on diene-containing polymers A composition of the reaction product of (a) an isobutylene-diene copolymer having thereon groups containing carboxylic acid functionality or reactive equivalent thereof, derived from an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic compound; and (b) an amine component comprising at... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7700695 | Modified butyl rubber composition A modified butyl rubber composition comprising a butyl rubber modified by mixing, under heating, (a) a compound having a nitroxide-free radical in the molecule thereof, which is stable at an ordinary temperature even in the presence of oxygen, (b) a radical initiato... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7671138 | Polymers functionized with hydrobenzamides A method for preparing a functionalized polymer, the method comprising the steps of (i) polymerizing conjugated diene monomer by employing a lanthanide-based catalyst to form a reactive polymer, and (ii) reacting the reactive polymer with a hydrobenzamide compound. | 03/02/2010 |
| 7619040 | Compositions containing copolymers of olefinic monomers A composition that includes a non-gelled copolymer that contains residues having structural units (I): where n is an integer from 1 to 10,000; R1 is linear or branched C1 to C4 alkyl; R... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7514506 | Fast curing fluoroelastomeric compositions, adhesive fluoroelastomeric compositions and methods for bonding fluoroelastomeric compositions Compositions including at least one curable fluoropolymer are disclosed which include at least one functional group for crosslinking the fluoropolymer, a curative capable of crosslinking the at least one fluoropolymer selected from the group consisting of functional... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7459502 | Pharmaceutical compositions comprising crosslinked polyamine polymers Anion-binding polymers are described. The anion-binding polymers in some cases are low swelling anion-binding polymers. In some cases, the anion-binding polymers have a pore volume distribution such that a fraction of the polymer is not available for non-interacting... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7442745 | Aminomethyl polystyrene resin and preparation process for the same The present invention relates to an aminomethyl polystyrene resin wherein aminomethyl group is grafted only on the surface of polystyrene resin, and a preparation process for the same. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a process for preparing a... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7435785 | Fluoropolymer coagulation method and composition Provided is a method of manufacturing a perhalogenated elastomer comprising using an onium compound to coagulate a latex comprising polymer particles, the polymer particles consisting essentially of interpolymerized units of one or more perhalogenated comonomer(s) a... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7420017 | Process for producing fluorocopolymer A process for preparing a fluorine-containing copolymer by an emulsion polymerization method in the presence of aqueous ammonia as a pH modifier, and a molded article obtainable by melt molding or crosslinking molding the fluorine-containing copolymer. In preparing ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7420019 | Method for preparation of polyolefins containing exo-olefin chain ends The present invention is directed to a method for preparation of polyolefins containing exo-olefin chain ends. The method involves quenching a cationic quasi-living polyolefin polymer system with one or more hindered secondary or tertiary amines. ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7399808 | Molecular melt and methods for making and using the molecular melt The present invention includes a molecular melt composition comprising an antioxidant and a coupling agent. The molecular melt is partially amorphous in nature. The invention also includes a method for making the molecular melt composition and a method for using the... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7393468 | Adhesive with differential optical properties and its application for substrate processing An adhesive adapted with particular optical properties, and its use to couple a substrate to a substrate holder during substrate processing are disclosed. After processing the substrate, the optical properties of the adhesive may be exploited to locate and/or remove... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390570 | Maleimide terminated rubber and curable composition produced by using the maleimide terminated rubber An object of the present invention is to provide a curable composition which exhibits excellent toughness after the curing and excellent long term stability, as well as a rubber used in such curable composition. Such object is realized by a maleimide terminated rubb... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7385012 | Polyamine polymers The present invention provides polymeric and pharmaceutical compositions comprising a polymer that contains vicinal amine moieties, referred to as polyvicinalamine polymers. The polyvicinalamines can be copolymers or homopolymers. Methods of use of the polymeric and... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7385011 | Method for introducing carbonyl groups into polymers containing double carbon-carbon linkages The invention discloses a method for selectively introducing carbonyl groups into polymers by oxygenation of double C═C bonds of polymers with the aid of nitrous oxide (N2O) at a temperature comprised between 50 and 350° C. and a pressure of N2 | 06/10/2008 |
| 7358311 | Crosslinking of unsaturated polymers by the use of hydroxylamine-esters The instant invention relates to a process for crosslinking unsaturated polymer resins as e.g. unsaturated polyesters using hydroxyamine esters as radical source. Further aspects of the invention are a composition comprising unsaturated polymer resins as e.g. unsatu... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7342074 | Grafted fluoroelastomers Polyhydroxy curable fluoroelastomers that are substantially free of nucleophilic endgroups are grafted with a monophenol having at least one pendant group. The resulting grafted fluoroelastomers retain most of the properties of the original elastomers including exce... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339005 | Process for producing modified diene polymer rubber There is provided a process for producing a both end-modified diene polymer rubber comprising the steps of: (1) polymerizing a conjugated diene monomer or a combination thereof with an aromatic vinyl monomer in the presence of a co... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335707 | Barrier layer composition A barrier layer composition for a pneumatic tire that contains a mixture of an 4-phenyl isocyanate and sulfur as a crosslinking material, with higher than normal levels of filler or reinforcing material loading. The barrier layer formulation exhibited improved green... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335705 | Thermosetting coating compositions comprising a copolymer formed from chlorotrifluoroethylene and methods of making copolymers formed from chlorotrifluoroethylene Fluoropolymers are disclosed. The fluoropolymers include (i) units derived from a fluoromonomer composition comprising chlorotrifluoroethylene, and (ii) units derived from at least one donor monomer composition. In the disclosed fluoropolymers, units (i) and (ii) ar... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332545 | Fluoropolymers, methods for their production, and thermosetting compositions containing them Fluoropolymers are disclosed. The fluoropolymers include (i) units derived from a fluoromonomer having the formula F2C═CXY, where X is CF3 and Y is either F or CF3, and (ii) units derived from at least one donor monomer. In the dis... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7312293 | Release agent composition and release liner An acrylic resin type release agent composition comprising (A) a polymer which comprises a (meth)acrylate containing a constituent unit represented by the following formula (1) and (B) a crosslinking agent which comprises an amino resin, wherein a weight ratio (A)/(... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7300985 | Fluoropolymers having pendant amidoxime or amidrazone structures A fluoropolymer having pendant amidoxime groups, pendant amidrazone groups, or combinations thereof is provided. Also provided are methods of making such fluoropolymers, and compositions and articles containing such fluoropolymers. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297748 | Direct to metal polyurethane coating compositions The invention is directed to a direct to metal coating composition containing an acrylic polyol synthesized with a phosphated monomer having improved adhesion and corrosion resistance characteristics. The invention is also directed to a method for producing a direct... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7291679 | Recyclable polymer and process for production thereof A novel resin is provided which is renewable with less energy. A process for renewing the resin is also provided. The present invention includes a polymer having the repeating unit represented by Structural Formula (1) below, and a process for producing the polymer:... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291681 | Polyisobutenamines Polyisobutenamines of the formula I: R—X (I) where R is a polyisobutenyl radical having a number average molecular weight Mn of from 500 to 1500 and a polydispersity Mw/ Mn of less than... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288600 | Fluorocarbon polymeric compositions having hydrophilic functional groups and process A crosslinked fluorocarbon such as perfluorocarbon, polymeric composition is provided having hydrophilic functional groups, which is crosslinked with fluorinated such as perfluorinated crosslinking groups. Also provided is a branched fluorocarbon such as perfluoroca... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285600 | Reagents for heat activated polymer crosslinking The present invention is directed to nitrile-oxide precursor compounds, and their preparation and use as an irreversible cross-linking agent in polymers having appropriate functionality, i.e., alkenes, alkynes nitriles, and isocyanates. The present invention is also... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282538 | Preparation method of functional master batch of polyolefin and its application The present invention belongs to the field of polymerization and processing of polymer and relates to the preparation of a kind of functional polyolefin master batch. The functional master batch is produced by liquid phase, melt phase, or solid phase reaction after ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7282542 | Modification method of polymer A method for modifying a polymer comprising modifying a polymer capable of decomposing with a carbon radical in the molecule thereof by a reaction with a radical initiator and a compound having a nitroxide radical in the molecule thereof to thereby decrease a molecu... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279532 | Modified hydrogenated copolymer A modified hydrogenated copolymer comprising a hydrogenated copolymer and a functional group-containing modifier group bonded to the hydrogenated copolymer, wherein the hydrogenated copolymer is obtained by hydrogenating an unhydrogenated copolymer comprising conjug... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7279533 | Polar-group-containing cyclized rubber and process for producing same A main object of the invention is to provide a polar-group-containing cyclized rubber making it possible to improve remarkable the adhesiveness between paint and a molded product made of a nonpolar polymer such as polypropylene or polyethylene, and a process for pro... | 10/09/2007 |