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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7932327 | Polyurethane/thiourethane-based optical resin and process for producing the same Provided is a process which can be carried out upon the production of a polyurethane/thiourethane-based resin with the use of a polyisocyanate compound, a polyol compound, and a polythiol compound, without causing abrupt heat generation or viscosity increase. At lea... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7879955 | Compositions including a polythioether Compositions, such as aerospace sealant, coating, and/or potting compositions are disclosed. The compositions include a polythioether and, in at least some cases, can be sprayable and fuel resistant even when substantially free of volatile organic compounds. ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7557169 | Capping isocyanate prepolymer or polyisocyanate/polyether polyol or polyamine mixture The invention is a composition comprising applying to a substrate a stream of an adhesive comprising: one or more epoxy resins; one or more rubber modified epoxy resins; one or more toughening compositions comprising the reacti... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7375215 | Compounds for PDT A tetrakis(hydroxyphenyl)chlorin, bacteriochlorin or isobacteriochlorin, derivatised at one or more of the hydroxy groups by addition reaction with a diisocyanate, diisothiocyanate or isocyanate-isothiocyanate at one isocyanate or isothiocyanate group thereof, the o... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7357889 | Melt spun TPU fibers and process Thermoplastic polyether polyurethane polymers are disclosed which are mixed with a non-polyether crosslinking agent to achieve long run times in a melt spinning process to make elastic fibers. The crosslinking agent is preferably a polyester polyol reacted with a di... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358306 | Curable polyurethanes Curable (per)fluoropolyether polyurethanes obtained by reaction in a first step of a) (per)fluoropolyether diols having a number average molecular weight from 2,000 to 5,000; with b) diisocyanates of formula OCN—R—N... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7268182 | Polytrimethylene ether diol containing coating compositions A coating composition comprising a film forming binder of a. at least one polymer that has pendant groups, such as, hydroxyl, carboxyl, glycidyl, amine, amide, silane and mixtures thereof that are reactive with a crosslinking compo... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7268203 | Polymer dispersant having hyperbranched structures Polyurethanes having hyperbranched structures, selected from hyperbranched polyurethanes containing at least one pigment affinity group and modified hyperbranched polyurethanes, are used as polymeric dispersing additives for pigments. A preferred process for prepari... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7244790 | Thermoplastic elastomer blend, method of manufacture and use thereof The present invention relates to a curable thermoplastic elastomeric composition based on a polytrimethylene ether ester elastomer and a crosslinkable poly(meth)acrylate rubber system; and a melt processible thermoplastic elastomeric compositions based on a continuo... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7230064 | Process for the preparation of urethane resins and urethane resin compositions A process for the preparation of urethane resins, which comprises the steps of: preparing a product(A) having a hydrolysable group directly bonded to 1–10 silicon atoms and having less than two secondary amino groups in one molecule; preparing a product(B) having ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7198849 | Solvent-containing coating compositions A solvent-containing coating composition contains at least one hydroxyl-containing saturated copolyester, a phenol-formaldehyde resin, a benzoguanamine-formaldehyde resin and/or a blocked polyisocyanate, a catalyst and at least one solvent, and can further contain a... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7169475 | Coating composition containing polytrimethylene ether diol useful as a clear coat composition and as a primer composition A coating composition comprising a film forming binder of a. an acrylic polymer having pendant groups that are reactive with isocyanate moieties and having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 10 to 80° C.; b. a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7157118 | Elastomeric material and process for preparation thereof Process for preparing an elastomer material including a step in which a polyurethane is reacted with a polydialkylsiloxane in the presence of a solvent at a temperature below 100° C. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7151134 | Dynamic vulcanization of polyurethane elastomeric material in the presence of thermoplastics A thermoplastically processable cured rubber composition comprises a crosslinked or cured urethane polymer dispersed in a matrix made of a thermoplastic polymeric material. In one aspect, the matrix forms a continuous phase and the crosslinked urethane polymer is in... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7148309 | Amorphous polyether glycols based on bis-substituted oxetane monomers This invention is directed to mono- and bis-substituted oxetane monomers having fluorinated alkoxymethylene side chains, hydroxy-terminated prepolymers derived from these mono- and bis-substituted oxetane monomers and tetrahydrofuran (THF), and polymers produced fro... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7138466 | Reactive hot melt adhesive with improved properties High green strength reactive hot melt adhesives are prepared using relatively low levels of reactive acrylic, and may be prepared with one or more difunctionals having cyclic or polycyclic structures. ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7101950 | Composition useful as an adhesive for installing vehicle windows The invention is an composition comprising a) one or more isocyanate functional polyether based prepolymers; b) one or more isocyanate functional polyester prepolymers wherein the one or more polyesters used to prepare the prepolymers havin... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7087127 | Method of bonding a window to a substrate using a silane functional adhesive composition The invention is an adhesive composition comprising a) i) a trialkoxysilane functional polyether or polyurethane wherein the polyether or polyurethane has a weight average molecular weight of 6000 or greater and a dialkyltin carbox... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7060759 | Urethane polymer compositions A moisture-reactive hot-melt adhesive composition is provided. Particularly, a composition that includes a polyol, an anhydride-functional polymer, and a polyisocyanate. Also provided are a method for forming the adhesive composition and a method for bonding substra... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7057003 | Reactive systems, their preparation and their use The invention relates to novel blocked polyurethane prepolymers, to a process for their preparation, to reactive systems prepared therefrom that cure at room temperature, and to their use. ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7019088 | Hardenable materials which contain uretdione groups, method for the production and processing thereof, and their utilization The invention is used in the fields of chemistry and relates to hardenable materials which can be used for producing lacquers. The aim of the invention is to provide materials which harden at low temperatures in the same amount of time as the others. This is achieve... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7015299 | Melt spun thermoplastic polyurethanes useful as textile fibers Melt spun thermoplastic polyurethane polymers useful as textile fibers and having good tenacity and recovery and substantially no gelation are disclosed. The polymers are prepared by a three-step polymerization process including: preparation of “hard” segment ol... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6987135 | Photoactivatable water borne coating composition Photoactivatable water born coating composition comprising a) a (meth)acryloyl-functional polyurethane dispersion, with the (meth)acryloyl-functional polyurethane comprising 5 to 18 wt. % of alkylene oxide groups while the (meth)ac... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6962966 | Monohydric polyfluorooxetane oligomers, polymers, and copolymers and coatings containing the same Monofunctional polyfluorooxetane oligomers, polymers, and co-polymers are prepared by the cationic polymerization of fluorooxetane monomers with a monoalcohol. In addition to serving as an initiator, the monoalcohol can also serve as a solvent for the fluorooxetane ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6927276 | Monohydric polyfluorooxetane oligomers, polymers, and copolymers and coating containing the same Monofunctional polyfluorooxetane oligomers, polymers, and copolymers are prepared by the cationic polymerization of fluorooxetane monomers with a monoalcohol. In addition to serving as an initiator, the monoalcohol can also serve as a solvent for the fluorooxetane o... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6914115 | Low-temperature-curable, solid polyurethane powder coating compositions containing uretdione groups Polyurethane powder coating compositions containing uretdione groups and curing at low temperatures are provided, along with processes for preparing such compositions, and their use as powder coatings, wherein the compositions generally contain: A) a uretdione-conta... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6911502 | Polyurethane elastomeric fiber and process for making the fiber This invention is comprised of a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer fiber obtained by melt spinning a polyurethane having a rebound of 60% or greater and a isocyanate-terminated polyether or polyester additive. The elastic fibers have low shrinkage, high heat resi... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6897266 | Dendritically modified polyurethanes This invention relates to dendritically modified polyurethane, to a process for preparing the dendritically modified polyurethane and to uses thereof. ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6894124 | High solid paint compositions This invention provides high solid paint compositions comprising as the basic components a hydroxyl-containing compound having a weight-average molecular weight of not more than 1,000 and a hydroxyl value of 200-800 mgKOH/g, and a polyisocyanate compound, and a proc... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6884852 | Polyurethane and preparation containing polyurethane A polyurethane is produced by reacting at least components A and B, where a) a polyisocyanate or mixture of polyisocyanates is used as component A and b) a polyol or mixture of polymer is used as component B. Component B contains at least one polyether having a numb... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6875514 | Coating composition containing polytrimethylene ether diol useful as a primer composition A coating composition comprising a film forming binder of a. an acrylic polymer having pendant groups that are reactive with isocyanate moieties and having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 10 to 80°C.; b. a ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6864328 | Process for preparing polyether poly(N-substituted urethane) The present invention relates to a method of preparing a polyether poly(N-substituted urethane) comprising an electrolytic compound and a polymer matrix, wherein the polymer matrix is a copolymer comprising polyether unit and polyurethane unit and has 50,000-2,000,0... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6767986 | Production and use of high molecular weight aliphatic polycarbonates A process for the production of high molecular weight aliphatic polycarbonates is disclosed. The process entails a first stage wherein a low molecular weight aliphatic polycarbonate is prepared and a second stage where the low molecular weight aliphatic polycarbonat... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6713570 | Moisture curing hot-melt adhesives The present invention is directed to a moisture curable, hot melt adhesive coating and/or sealant composition. The composition comprises (a) a first isocyanate-terminated prepolymer comprising the reaction product of an at least essentially semicrystalline hydroxy-f... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6696530 | Flame resistant halogen-free polymer mixture A flame resistant, halogen-free polymer mixture is described, particularly for the sheath of cables and conductors, comprising polyurethane, fillers and additives, wherein 1 to 10 parts of polysiloxane, which contains functional methacrylate and/or epoxy ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6673889 | Radiation curable coating containing polyfuorooxetane Acrylate, or methacrylate, or allylic, functionalized polyfluorooxetanes are disclosed for use in radiation curable coating compositions. These acrylate, or methacrylate, or allylic, functionalized polymers provide improvements in wetting and surface prop... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6673875 | Anaerobic compositions with enhanced toughness and crack resistance An anaerobic adhesive composition having enhanced toughness and resistance to crack propagation, particularly subsequent to thermal exposure, comprising a combination of three monomers consisting of (a) at least one (meth) acrylate monomer, (b) at least o... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6646092 | Method for manufacturing amphoteric urethane resin and amphoteric urethane resin and resin composition obtained therewith The invention presents a method for manufacturing an amphoteric urethane resin, improving at least one of the performance of cosmetics including this amphoteric urethane resin and the storage stability of the urethane resin. The method for manufacturing a... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6613866 | Urethane surfactants and their use in personal care formulations The present invention is directed to monomeric and polymeric compositions based upon polymeric urethane surfactants which are derived from linear, branched, or aromatic compounds of synthetic or natural origin, preferably from tertiary amines and diisocya... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6596820 | Light-resistant thermoplastic polyurethanes, a process for their preparation and their use A thermoplastic molding composition that contains a light-resistant aliphatic thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer is disclosed. The composition which largely contains of thermoplastic polyurethanes with high molecular weights and small amounts of thermop... | 07/22/2003 |
