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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7294678 | Thin walled polynitrile oxide crosslinked rubber film products and methods of manufacture thereof Natural rubber and/or synthetic polyisoprene film products having enhanced tear strength and tensile strength crosslinked with a one polynitrile oxide, intended for direct or indirect contact with living tissue or fluids to be placed in living organisms. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7232528 | Surface treatment agent for copper and copper alloy The surface treatment agent for copper and copper alloys contains hydrogen peroxide, a mineral acid, an azole compound, silver ion and a halide ion. The surface treatment agent for copper and copper alloys is useful in the production of printed wiring boards in elec... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7217426 | Coatings containing polycationic peptides for cardiovascular therapy Coatings for implantable medical devices and methods for fabricating the same are disclosed. The coatings include a region containing a polycationic peptide, such as, for example, the polycationic peptide known as R7. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7202309 | Process for crosslinking thermoplastic polymers with silanes employing peroxide blends and the resulting crosslinked thermoplastic polymers A composition comprising at least one silane possessing an unsaturated organic function; at least two free radical initiators, and a process for producing silane-crosslinked thermoplastic polymers comprising providing a cross-linkable compound; at least one thermopl... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7202306 | Method for producing modified conjugated diene polymer and rubber composition Disclosed are a method for producing a modified conjugated diene polymer improved in quality stability, more enhanced in low heat buildup and reinforcing ability when used in a rubber composition, excellent in wear resistance, mechanical characteristics and processa... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7196144 | Process for modification of polymer A process for modification of a polymer comprising modifying a polymer (A) capable of decomposing by carbon radicals present in the molecule thereof using a compound (B) having a nitroxide radical in the molecule thereof and a radical initiator (C) in a ratio of (B)... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7138463 | Carbamate functional addition polymers and a method for their preparation A carbamate or terminal urea functional vinyl polymer is prepared by reacting a compound having an hydroxyl group and a carbamate group, terminal urea group, or a group that can be converted to a carbamate or terminal urea group, with a cyclic carboxylic acid anhydr... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7125934 | Functionalization of living rubbery polymers with nitrones This invention discloses a low cost process that can be used to functionalize living rubbery polymers with terminal nitroxide end-groups to promote interaction between the polymer end-groups and surface functionalities commonly found on carbon black and silica fille... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7101932 | Method for the preparation of 1-benzotriazolyl carbonate esters of poly (ethylene glycol) The invention provides a method for preparing a 1-benzotriazolylcarbonate ester of a water-soluble and non-peptidic polymer by reacting a terminal hydroxyl group of a water-soluble and non-peptidic polymer with di(1-benzotriazolyl)carbonate in the presence of an ami... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094256 | Coatings for implantable medical device containing polycationic peptides Coatings for implantable medical devices and methods for fabricating the same are disclosed. The coatings include carboxylated acrylates and polycationic peptides, for example R7. ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7070798 | Coatings for implantable medical devices incorporating chemically-bound polymers and oligomers of L-arginine A coating for an implantable medical device is disclosed. The coating comprises a polymer and an amino acid chemically bonded, attached or conjugated to the polymer. In one embodiment, the coating can include a therapeutic substance. In lieu of bonding the amino aci... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7056523 | Implantable medical devices incorporating chemically conjugated polymers and oligomers of L-arginine An implantable medical device, such as a stent, is disclosed comprising an amino acid or a polypeptide bonded to a plasma polymerized film layer formed on the device. A method of manufacturing the same is also disclosed. ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7034085 | Method for polymerizing ethylenically unsaturated monomers by degenerative iodine transfer The invention pertains to a method for making a block or gradient final (co)polymer comprising a step of radically polymerizing a mixture of ethylenically unsaturated monomers in the presence of a) a radical precursor and b) an iodine atom-containing intermediate po... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7033602 | Polycationic peptide coatings and methods of coating implantable medical devices Coatings for medical devices which include polycationic peptides such as L-arginine and methods for fabricating the coatings are disclosed. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7022737 | Manipulating nitrosative stress to kill pathologic microbes, pathologic helminths and pathologically proliferating cells or to upregulate nitrosative stress defenses Mammals are treated for infections or for conditions associated with pathologically proliferating mammalian cell growth by administration of a manipulator of nitrosative stress to selectively kill or reduce the growth of the microbes or helminths causing the infecti... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7019086 | Process for producing modified polymer A process for producing a modified polymer having, in the molecule thereof, an organic group(s) introduced thereinto and derived from a compound(s) having a free radical comprising reacting a polymer such as an elastomer with a compound having the free radical stabl... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011842 | Polycationic peptide coatings and methods of making the same Polycationic peptide coatings for implantable medical devices and methods of making the same are described. The methods include applying an emulsion on the device, the emulsion including a polymer and a polycationic peptide. Other methods include incorporation of th... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6994867 | Biocompatible carrier containing L-arginine L-arginine conjugated to a polymeric matrix is disclosed. The matrix can be used as, for example, a coating for an implantable medical device such as a stent. ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6992147 | Modified polymers prepared with lanthanide-based catalysts A method for preparing a functionalized polymer comprising the steps of preparing a pseudo-living polymer by polymerizing conjugated diene monomer with a lanthanide-based catalyst, and reacting the pseudo-living polymer with at least one functionalizing agent define... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6977281 | Modified polymers prepared with lanthanide-based catalysts A method for preparing a functionalized polymer comprising the steps of preparing a pseudo-living polymer by polymerizing conjugated diene monomer with a lanthanide-based catalyst, where said pseudo-living polymer is characterized by having greater than about 85 per... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6911427 | No-modified hemoglobins and uses therefore S-nitrosohemoglobin (SNO-Hb) can be formed by reaction of Hb with S-nitrosothiol and by other methods described herein which do not result in oxidation of the heme Fe. Other methods can be used which are not specific only for thiol groups, but which nitrosate Hb mor... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6838530 | Method of preparing various multifunctional materials using limited starting reactants The invention provides a method of making a number of different multifunctional acrylic materials from a limited number of starting materials. The method of the invention requires the product of a masterbatch of an acrylic oligomer or polymer having two or more cycl... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6831136 | Amino-terminated polybutadienes Improved amine-terminated polybutadienes (ATPBs) having one or two terminal amino groups, are prepared by cyanoalkylating a hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene by Michael addition of acrylonitrile in the presence of a base, forming nitrile termination, followed by hyd... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6825286 | Method for determining the water solubility or water dispersibility of waterborne beta-hydroxy primary carbamate functional graft materials The invention relates to a method of making waterborne multifunctional materials, especially waterborne multifunctional materials comprising at least one primary carbamate group and a grafting moiety (cii). The method of the invention requires the successive or simu... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6812300 | Method for making multifunctional materials The invention relates to a method of making multifunctional materials, especially materials comprising at least one primary carbamate group and a grafting moiety (cii). The method of the invention requires the successive or simultaneous reactions of a material P wit... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6765056 | Aqueous cross-linkable binder composition and its use in the production of lacquer coatings The aqueous-based cross-linkable binder composition comprising (A) an aqueous dispersion of an aldehyde-functional polyurethane having a number average molecular weight of more than 1,000 and an average aldehyde functionality of ≧2, which polyurethane compr... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6710125 | Method for the preparation of 1-benzotriazolyl carbonate esters of poly(ethylene glycol) The invention provides a method for preparing a 1-benzotriazolylcarbonate ester of a water-soluble and non-peptidic polymer by reacting a terminal hydroxyl group of a water-soluble and non-peptidic polymer with di(1-benzotriazolyl)carbonate in the presence of an ami... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6706824 | Process for increasing the molecular weight of polycondensates By heating at above the melting point and/or glass transition point of the polycondensate and adding an aromatic dicyanate; or adding a mixture comprising an aromatic dicyanate and a polyfunctional compound selected from the class of sterically hindered hydroxypheny... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6673454 | Thermosetting powder coating composition To provide the thermosetting powder coating composition which comprises a fluorine-containing copolymer having crosslinkable functional group and a curing agent, in which the fluorine-containing copolymer has a fluoroolefin unit, has a fluorine content of... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6653409 | Radical-modified polymer and polymer composition containing the same A radical-modified polymer having a free radical compound stable in the presence of oxygen at an ordinary temperature at the end of the molecule thereof or in the molecular chain thereof and a polymer composition containing the same.... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6541543 | Poly (ethylene glycol) derivatives with proximal reactive groups An activated, substantially water soluble poly(ethylene glycol) is provided having of a linear or branched poly(ethylene glycol) backbone and at least one terminus linked to the backbone through a hydrolytically stable linkage, wherein the terminus is bra... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6465576 | Fluoroelastomer compositions and articles made therefrom A fluoroelastomer composition having improved compression set. The fluoroelastomer composition comprises: (1) a fluoroelastomer containing interpolymerized units of at least one perfluoroolefin, at least one perfluorovinyl ether, and a cure site component... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6437012 | Low-swelling, macroporous polymer-supported reagents for organic synthesis and purification A low-swelling, highly crosslinked, macroporous polystyrene resin containing functional groups which are capable of selectively binding to reaction impurities, such as excess reactant or reaction by-products, which are contained in a reaction medium. The ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6433100 | Process for the preparation of polymers containing N-O terminal groups The invention relates to a process for the preparation of polymers containing N.fwdarw.O terminal groups and to compositions comprising polymers obtained by this process. The process comprises polymerizing by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) an... | 08/13/2002 |
| 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 |