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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7807757 | Functionalized polymers This invention relates to a process for stabilising and at the same time phase compatibilising plastics or plastic compositions by incorporating polymeric compounds obtainable by reacting a compound selected from the group consisting of the sterically hindered pheno... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7309751 | Norbornene compounds with cross-linkable groups and their derivatives The present invention provided a norbornene compound with cross-linkable groups and their derivative polymers, wherein said cross-linkable groups were olefin or epoxy groups. Norbornene polymers with cross-linkable side chain and their block copolymers as well as mo... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7271230 | Norbornene compounds with cross-linkable groups and their derivatives The present invention provided a norbornene compound with cross-linkable groups and their derivative polymers, wherein said cross-linkable groups were olefin or epoxy groups. Norbornene polymers with cross-linkable side chain and their block copolymers as well as mo... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7238765 | High density polyethylene and insulation compositions for wire and cable High density polyethylene having reduced melt elasticity and a reduced level of highly short-chain branched polymer molecules and wire and cable insulation compositions based thereon having improved strippability and oxidative stability are provided. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7148292 | Method for hydrogenation of polymers in dispersed medium The invention concerns a method for hydrogenation of unsaturated polymers in dispersed medium based on an oxidation-reduction system containing hydrazine, an oxidant such as a peroxide and optionally a carboxylic acid. The hydrogenation rate can reach 100% in certai... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7135534 | Polymer support for solid phase peptide synthesis and process for preparation thereof A novel polymer support for solid phase peptide synthesis comprising polystyrene backbone and propoxylate function of hexanedioldiacrylate crosslinks having optimum hydrophilic/hydrophobic balance and a process of preparation thereof. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7115682 | Removable, water-whitening resistant pressure sensitive adhesives Removable pressure sensitive adhesive compositions having enhanced resistance to water-whitening comprising a crosslinked aqueous emulsion polymer are disclosed. The crosslinked aqueous emulsion polymer comprises (a) at least one hydrophobic monomer; (b) greater tha... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7056987 | Process for preparing cross-linked polyolefins The present invention refers to a process for preparing cross-linked polyolefins, comprising the steps of adding a diazido compound of the formula (I) N═N═N—X—R—X—N═N=N wherein R represents an aryl, alkyl or aralkyl group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms an... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7014886 | Tuft and filament binding in unfinished carpet A process for tuft and filament bonding of unfinished carpet includes applying a coating composition which contains from 50% to 100% by weight of a substantially amorphous poly-α-olefin as a melt to the backside of a carpet material so as to obtain a coating weight... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7009006 | Crosslinkable composition A crosslinkable composition is provided including copolymer particles having phosphorus acid groups dispersed in an aqueous medium, and polycarbodiimide, wherein the crosslinkable composition is substantially free of water soluble phosphorus acid compounds. Also pro... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6949608 | Process for producing hydrogenated polymers The present invention relates to a process for the hydrogenation of an unsaturated polymer comprising hydrogenation of an unsaturated polymer in a reaction mixture comprising hydrazine, an oxidizing agent and a catalyst and the reduction or elimination of residual f... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6831116 | Polymeric modifying agents Novel modifying agents contain a sharply-melting crystalline polymer ingredient, preferably a side chain crystalline (SCC) ingredient, and an active chemical ingredient. Such modifying agents, especially when in the form of particles, can be placed in contact with a... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6809157 | Thermoplastic polymer and thermoplastic elastomer composition A thermoplastic polymer having a carbonyl-containing group and a nitrogen-containing 5-membered heterocycle-containing group in side chains, and a composition thereof. The thermoplastic polymer and composition thereof have excellent recycle property in that physical... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6787612 | Resin derivatization method and uses thereof This invention provides a method for producing a derivatized resin useful in the arts of solid-phase peptide synthesis, combinatorial chemistry, and peptide or protein purification and separation. Methods for synthesizing the derivatized resin, the prototypical exam... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6770709 | Resin composition The present invention provides a resin composition comprising: (1) a vinyl copolymer obtained from a starting material containing vinyl monomer (a) which comprises at least one carbonyl group or aldehyde group and vinyl monomer (b) which is different from vin... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6736856 | Crosslinked acrylic moisture absorbing fibers and production methods thereof The invention provides a production method capable of reducing the amount of the chemical liquid (hydrazine and sodium carbonate, etc.) for applying a crosslinking treatment and a hydrolytic treatment, capable of shortening the treatment time, and capable of obtaini... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6706822 | Method of producing polyethylene resins for use in blow molding A method of processing polyethylene for use as an extruded blow molding resin to improve the properties and processability thereof is accomplished by modifying a polyethylene resin having a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of less than about 10. The modificatio... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6538062 | Resin composition for aqueous paint A resin composition for an aqueous paint, which comprises (a) a binder composed of different phase structure emulsion particles obtained by multi-stage emulsion polymerization, and (b) a compound having at least two hydrazide groups in its molecule, where... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6515042 | Aqueous self-crosslinking copolymer dispersions, a process for preparing them and their use in binders for coating materials Aqueous self-crosslinking copolymer dispersions ABC obtainable by free-radically initiated copolymerization in the first stage of a monomer mixture A comprising olefinically unsaturated monomers A1 having carbonyl groups, unsaturated carboxylic acids or m... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6465580 | Functional polymers with carbon-linked functional groups A functional polymer having active and stable functional groups, for separation or reactive processes in chemical manufacture or analysis, has carbon-linked functional groups on dimethylene spacers; a method of preparation is from pre-existing polymers co... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6436177 | Setting composition and ink, paint and adhesive containing the same composition A curable composition, which can be easily decomposed and removed by means of a mixed solution of acid, water, and optionally an organic solvent, is provided. The curable composition contains a resin (A) having a structure of structural formula represente... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6423786 | Alkylhydrazine functionalized resin Disclosed are polymers comprising alkylhydrazine-functionalized styrene units of Formula 1 ##STR1## wherein ##STR2## m is an integer from 1 to 3; n is an integer from 0 to 50; p is an integer from 1 to 25; and R1 is C1 -C3... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6417242 | Propylene polymer foams The present invention relates to a foam, a process for preparing the foam and an article containing the foam. The foam contains a coupled propylene polymer and has a density in of from 9.6 to 801 kg/m3 and has either a foamability factor of mor... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6410622 | Method of preventing fouling organisms in marine environments and polymer-bound nitric oxide/nitric oxide-releasing compositions usable therefor A method of preventing fouling organisms in marine environments comprises the step of introducing into the marine environment in a predetermined form and in a sufficient amount an antifouling composition having as its effective ingredient a nitric oxide-r... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6403281 | Cross-linker monomer comprising double bond and photoresist copolymer containing the same The present invention provides a cross-linker monomer of formula 1, a photoresist polymer derived from a monomer comprising the same, and a photoresist composition comprising the photoresist polymer. The cross-linking unit of the photoresist polymer can b... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6372855 | Polymer containing isobutylene as repeating unit and rubber composition containing the same A modified polybutene(polyisobutylene) containing isobutylene repeating units and having, in the main chain, at the ends, and/or at the side chains of the polymer chain thereof, free radicals stable at a room temperature and in the presence of oxygen, or ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6369168 | Introducing functional groups to a polymer A polymer, possibly fabricated as part of a medical device or as part of a medical prostheses (such as a contact lens) is functionalized to facilitate the introduction of functional groups, such as biomedical species including heparin. The polymer is reac... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6255402 | High-impact vinylaromatic polymer obtained from a rubber bearing a group which generates a stable free radical The invention relates to a process for preparing a composition comprising a vinylaromatic polymer matrix and particles of rubber, which comprises a step of polymerizing at least one vinylaromatic monomer in the presence of a rubber comprising a group whic... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6228977 | Nonlinear optically active copolymers The nonlinear optically active copolymers according to the invention are polyadducts of at least one organic di- or polycyanate and a nonlinear optically active compound, i.e. a chromophore. These copolymers have outstanding thermal stability and are suit... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6207751 | Semicarbazide derivative and a coating composition containing the same Disclosed is a semicarbazide derivative represented by formula (1) or a terminal-blocked form thereof: ##STR1## wherein R1 represents a terminal isocyanate group-free polyisocyanate residue or a terminal isocyanate group-free triisocyanate resi... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6100339 | Curable resin and resin composition comprising the same Disclosed is a curable resin which comprises at least one polymer selected from polymers each independently having a polymer chain represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A to F are monomer units constituting a main chain of the po... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6028120 | Chelated polyhydroxstyrene for removing metal ions from aqueous and nonaqueous systems A process for producing a deionizing resin, which comprises reacting an organic compound having at least one reactive hydroxy group and at least one active chelating site with an organic polymer matrix having at least one reactive --OH or --NH2... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5981145 | Light absorbing polymers The present invention relates to a novel polymer suitable for use as an antireflective coating or as an additive in photoresist for absorption of reflected light. The novel polymer comprises at least one unit containing a dye that absorbs from about 180 n... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5977271 | Process for preparing thermoset interpolymers and foams The subject invention provides a thermoset elastomer comprising a crosslinked pseudorandom or substantially random interpolymer of: (a) from 15 to 70 weight percent of at least one -olefin, (b) from 30 to 70 weight percent of at least one vinyliden... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5891956 | Water-soluble polymers and compositions thereof Water-soluble polymers including functionalization from the group of amino groups, carboxylic acid groups, phosphonic acid groups, phosphonic ester groups, acylpyrazolone groups, hydroxamic acid groups, aza crown ether groups, oxy crown ethers groups, gua... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5886109 | AZO group-containing high molecular weight compound for block copolymerization An azo group-containing high molecular weight compound including --COHN--, an ester linkage, or an amido linkage and a monomer units of 10 to 1000 derived from ,ଲ-ethylenically unsaturated monomer is effective for producing a block copolymer ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5856411 | Resins for use in chemically amplified resists and manufacturing methods thereof Resins for use in chemically amplified resists are represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R1 is t-butyl or tetrahydropyranyl; R2 is hydrogen or methyl; n and m are integers; and the ratio n/((m+n) ranges from 0... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5798421 | Water-soluble associative triblock copolymers This invention relates to copolymers of molecular mass of between 5,000 and 300,000, consisting of a hydrophilic central portion, for example a polyacrylamide chain, and of hydrophobic ends the hydrophobicity of which is comparable with that of alkyl grou... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5753754 | Flame-treating process The present invention provides a method of modifying the surface of a polymeric substrate, e.g., to improve the wettability of the polymer film surface and/or alter the reactivity of the surface of the substrate by further oxidation or affixation of nitro... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5733834 | Organic carrier supported metallocene catalyst for olefin polymerization The organic carrier supported metallocene catalyst of the present invention is prepared by preparing a ligand complex of a silicone compound having at least one halogen, an alkyl group and a cycloalkane dienyl group, activating styrene polymer or styrene/... | 03/31/1998 |
