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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8013074 | Toner process The present disclosure relates to a toner process comprising providing a resin miniemulsion comprising polymeric particles comprising at least one free radical polymerizable monomer compound and at least one alkylene anhydride; blending the miniemulsion with at leas... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7981973 | Toner process The present disclosure relates to a process for latex preparation comprising a first heating of a latomer mixture comprising at least one free radical polymerizable monomer to low conversion and then adding at least one alkylene anhydride; a second heating of the la... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7435477 | Particulate water absorbent containing water absorbent resin as a main component A particulate water absorbent contains a water absorbent resin as a main component, the water absorbent resin being a crosslinked polymer of a water-soluble unsaturated monomer. The water absorbent resin is particular in shape and contains particles of a particle si... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7432329 | Dispersing agents for pigments or extenders based on acrylic acid alkyl ester polymers The present invention relates to dispersing agents for pigments or extenders based on acrylic acid alkyl ester polymers, wherein at least part of the ester groups of the polymers is reacted to form acid amides, wherein the dispersing agent is obtainable by the amino... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7402631 | Acrylic rubber and cross-linkable acrylic rubber composition An acrylic rubber, comprising an alkoxyalkyl(meth)acrylate monomer unit in an amount of 70.1 to 99.8 wt %, a methacrylonitrile monomer unit in an amount of 0.1 to 9.9 wt % and a butenedionic acid monoester monomer unit in an amount of 0.1 to 20 wt %; and a cross-lin... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7179861 | 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... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7160957 | Process for reducing monomer content in N-vinyl compound polymers A method for residual monomer diminution by which a residual monomer is speedily removed from an N-vinyl compound polymer or the like without posing a problem such as an increase in ash content; and a process for producing an N-vinyl compound polymer solution or pow... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153907 | Composition for fluororesin powder coating material A composition for fluororesin powder coating material, with which a coating film having an excellent matte effect is obtainable without impairing features of fluororesins including excellent weather resistance, and a process for its production, are presented. The co... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7108033 | Synthetic rubber that exhibits low hysteresis This invention discloses a rubbery polymer which is comprised of repeat units that are derived from (1) at least one conjugated diolefin monomer, and (2) 0.1 weight percent to 2 weight percent of at least one monomer having the structural formula: ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7098271 | Thermally cross-linked fluoropolymer Melt-fabricable thermoplastic fluoropolymer having pendant functional groups is thermally cross-linked in the presence of polyfunctional nucleophile. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7067594 | Functionalized isobutylene-polyene copolymers and derivatives thereof A carboxylic derivative composition derived from a carboxylated isobutylene-polyene copolymer having n ranging from about 200 to about 10,000, said copolymer having thereon from about 0.8 to about 7 moles per mole of copolymer of groups derived from at least one α,... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7067100 | Liquid ferric sulfate manufacturing process A process for the production of liquid ferric sulfate from finely-divided ferric oxide, sulfuric acid and water in a closed reaction vessel at temperatures ranging from about 130.degree. C. to about 150.degree. C. and pressures from about 30 psi to about 70 psi. The... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7056986 | Ethylene-acrylic copolymer rubber composition An ethylene-acrylic copolymer rubber composition, which comprises (A) a carboxyl group-containing ethylene-acrylic copolymer rubber, (B) at least one monoamine compound selected from the group consisting of a primary amine, a secondary amine and a tertiary amine, (C... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7019096 | Synthetic rubber that exhibits low hysteresis This invention discloses a rubbery polymer which is comprised of repeat units that are derived from (1) at least one conjugated diolefin monomer, and (2) at least one leaving group-bearing monomer having the structural formula: | 03/28/2006 |
| 7001957 | Method of manufacturing cured ethylene acrylic and polyacrylate elastomers An improved method of making an ethylene acrylate (AEM) elastomer or a polyacrylate (ACM) elastomer wherein an aqueous solution of hexamethylene diamine (HMDA) is employed as the curative agent rather than hexamethylene diamine carbamate (HMDAC). The HMDA reacts wit... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6989421 | Two component coating compositions and coatings produced therefrom The present invention is directed to two component coating compositions that cure under ambient conditions and more particularly to those having low VOC (volatile organic content) that are suitable for use in automotive refinish and Original Equipment Manufacturing ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6933348 | Method of producing powdery coating material Disclosed is a method of producing a powdery coating material by using a curable acrylic resin (A) having a number average molecular weight of from 2,000 to 20,000 and a glass transition temperature of from 30 to 90° C. obtained by polymerizing a starting monomer c... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6919410 | Process for producing modified polypropylene resin There is provided a process for producing a modified polypropylene resin, which comprises the steps of mixing the following components (A) to (D), and reacting them with one another: (A) 100 parts by weight of a polypropylene resin... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6914100 | Method of producing a crosslinked polymer particle A crosslinked polymer particle can be obtained by carrying out a crosslinking reaction between a non-crosslinked polymer particle containing a succinimidoxycarbonyl group and a compound having two or more amino groups. ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6890996 | Branched polyvinyl imidazoline acid salt, polymeric flocculant comprising same, and process for preparing same The present invention provides a branched polyvinyl imidazoline acid salt which, when used in waste water treatment, especially sewage treatment, forms flocs and decreases the water content of a dehydrated cake, a polymeric flocculent comprising the branched polyvin... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6818601 | Dispersant-viscosity improvers for lubricating oil compositions A composition of matter suitable for use as a dispersant-viscosity improver for lubricating oil compositions comprises the reaction product of reactants comprising (a) hydrocarbon polymer grafted with an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or functional ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6713154 | Insulating material containing cycloolefin polymer An insulating material comprising a cycloolefin polymer, specifically, an interlayer insulating material for a high-density assembly board having interlayer-connecting via holes at most 200 μm in diameter, comprising a cycloolefin polymer containing at least 50 mol... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6713568 | Composition and process for preparing biocompatible polymer coatings Disclosed are bio-active polymer coatings. More particularly, improved bio-active polymer coating are disclosed which include bio-active molecules attached to polymer backbones via spacers having reactive nitrogen groups. Also disclosed are novel reaction schemes fo... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6699944 | Acrylic rubber composition An acrylic rubber composition providing crosslinked products of good handleability and good characteristics is provided. The acrylic rubber composition comprises the following two components: (A) an acrylic polymer having at least one active halogen repre... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6689844 | Process for synthesis of polymer compositions with reduced halogen content, polymer composition with reduced halogen content as well as use of this composition Polymer compositions with reduced living halogen content are used as additive to lubricating oils and are prepared by polymerizing at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer using a) at least one initiator containing a transferable halogen and b) one ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6683132 | Self-crosslinking aqueous acetoacetate-functionalized sulfonated alkyd systems Self-crosslinking aqueous coating compositions are disclosed comprising a water-dispersible alkyd having both sulfonate and acetoacetate functionality, a suitable bi- or poly-functional primary amine, and a monofunctional primary or cycloaliphatic seconda... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6657014 | Crosslinkable rubber composition and crosslinked object A crosslinkable rubber composition comprising (a) 100 weight parts of a nitrile group-containing highly saturated copolymer rubber containing units of an ethlenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid monoalkyl ester monomer, (b) 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6624255 | Polymer material for use in optical communication parts A polymer material containing a repetitive unit having a formula: ##STR1## The polymer material has a higher glass transition temperature and a lower water absorption than those of deuterated PMMA, but has a transparency equivalent with that of deuterated... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6599987 | Water soluble, curable copolymers, methods of preparation and uses thereof The present invention provides cured, compositions of matter that are non-swellable in water after curing. In general, the compositions comprise a water soluble copolymers comprising vinylpyrrolidone and glycidyl acrylate and a water soluble secondary aro... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6599989 | Water-absorbent agents containing polycarboxylic amine chelating agents Water-absorbing agents containing polycarboxylic amine chelating agents. The water-absorbing agents are obtained by a process including the step of adding to a water-absorbent resin at least one chelating agent selected from the group consisting of polyca... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6596816 | Dispersing agents for pigments or extenders based on acrylic acid alkyl ester polymers The present invention relates to dispersing agents for pigments or extenders based on acrylic acid alkyl ester polymers, wherein at least part of the ester groups of the polymers is reacted to form acid amides, wherein the dispersing agent is obtainable b... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6576688 | Waterborne sanitary can coating compositions Waterborne sanitary can coating composition, derived from at least (a) epoxy resin, derived from phenol derivatives and epichlorohydrin, which has been converted into a cationic NH2 containing form by reaction with amine, an amine adduct or amm... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6559238 | Thermally cross-linked fluoropolymer Melt-fabricable thermoplastic fluoropolymer having pendant functional groups is thermally cross-linked in the presence of polyfunctional nucleophile.... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6521715 | Graft copolymer pigment dispersants A polymer dispersant for pigments based on an acrylic graft copolymer wherein the graft copolymer has a weight average molecular weight of 3,000-100,000 and comprises a polymeric backbone and macromonomer side chains attached to the backbone, wherein (1) ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6512051 | Elastomer composition An elastomer composition including an elastomer having a functional group, and a compound having a functional group, in which corresponding functional groups form a cross-link by at least one of an ionic bond, a hydrogen bond, and Diels-Alder reaction wit... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6476150 | Crosslinkable modified fluorinated polymers The present invention is related to melt-processable thermally crosslinkable compositions consisting of I) thermoprocessable copolymers of ethylene (E) with tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) and/or chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE), and acrylic monomers of formula ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6476155 | Method of producing a hydrophilic resin A hydrophilic polymer is denatured with a gaseous denaturant or a powdery denaturant substance made from a liquid denaturant substance. The liquid denaturant substance is made into powders by, for example, a method of mixing the liquid denaturant substanc... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6444759 | Rubber vulcanizates having improved ageing properties The invention relates to a vulcanizable rubber composition comprising a rubber, sulfur or a sulfur donor, a vulcanization accelerator, a protective agent and 0.1 phr or more of an N,N'-disubstituted p-phenylenediamine protective agent is present in the fo... | 09/03/2002 |
| 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 |
