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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8039551 | Modified epoxy resins comprising the reaction product of rosin and a linking molecule and aqueous dispersions and coatings comprising such resins Modified epoxy resins comprising the reaction product of rosin and a linking molecule, further reacted with an epoxy resin, are disclosed. Aqueous dispersions and coatings comprising these resins are also disclosed. ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7893155 | Material or curable solvent-based topcoating material, and coating material and coating film comprising or formed from the same To provide a coating material for a curable solvent-based topcoating material, having excellent marring resistance, chipping resistance, producing no crack and excellent in performances such as weatherability, stain resistance, adhesion and the like, and a curable s... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7799867 | Material for curable solvent-based topcoating material, and coating material and coating film comprising or formed from the same A coating material is blended preferably in an amount of 60 to 90% by mass relative to paint film forming components thereby to form a curable solvent-based topcoating material. The coating material includes an oleophilic polyrotaxane which includes a cyclic molecul... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7776960 | Epoxy functional polymers comprising the reaction product of terpene and an epoxy functional monomer and coatings comprising such polymers Epoxy functional polymers comprising the reaction product of a terpene and a epoxy functional monomer are disclosed. Coatings comprising these polymers are also disclosed, including cationic electrodepositable coatings. ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7622527 | Polymeric material having polyrotaxane and process for producing the same The present invention provides a material combining properties possessed by crosslinked polymers with stretchability or viscoelasticity, and the producing method thereof. The present invention provides a material comprises a polyrotaxane and a polymer, wherein the p... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7612142 | Materials having crosslinked polyrotaxane and process for producing the same A material having crosslinked polyrotaxane which has further improved swelling properties, especially one having a crosslinked polyrotaxane which changes in swelling property with change in pH; and a material having a crosslinked polyrotaxane which is responsive esp... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7326743 | Biodegradable polymer A biodegradable polymer is disclosed having the composition g) from 8 to 80% by weight of a starch modified to include an hydroxyalkyl C2-6 group or modified by reaction with an anhydride of a dicarboxylic acid, preferably hydroxypropylated high amylose s... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7138480 | 3-Hydroxycarboxylic acid production and use in branched polymers This invention relates to a process for the preparation of a 3-hydroxycarboxylic acid from a 3-hydroxynitrile. More specifically, 3-hydroxyvaleronitrile is converted to 3-hydroxyvaleric acid in high yield at up to 100% conversion, using as an enzyme catalyst 1) nitr... | 11/21/2006 |
| 6958429 | Water-absorbing polymers with supramolecular hollow molecules, method for producing them and use of the same The invention relates to absorbent polymers based on optionally partially neutralised, monoethylenically unsaturated, acid group-carrying monomers. The surfaces of said polymers are re-cross-linked. The inventive polymers also have cyclodextrines and/or cyclodextrin... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6911572 | Water-absorbing polymers having supramolecular hollow molecules, method for producing them and use of the same The invention relates to absorbent polymers based on optionally partially neutralised, monoethylenically unsaturated, acid group-carrying monomers. The surfaces of said polymers are re-cross-linked. The inventive polymers also have cyclodextrines and/or cyclodextrin... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6846874 | Hot-melt adhesives based on polyamide-block graft copolymers The present invention relates to a hot-melt adhesive composition comprising: 20 to 80% of a blend comprising: 50 to 100% of (A), which denotes a polyamide-block graft copolymer consisting of a polyolefin backbone and at least one p... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6833488 | Biocompatible, biodegradable, water-absorbent material and methods for its preparation A bio-compatible, biodegradable macromolecular water-absorbent polymeric material having a three-dimensional configuration with intermolecular covalent bonds and containing free functional groups selected from OH, SH, NH2, and COOH. The polymer is formed ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6562910 | Trifunctional olefinic-capped polymers and compositions that include such polymers A polymer having at least one reactive terminal or pendant functional group that has been capped with a trifunctional olefinic compound. The polymer can be made by contacting a base polymer having at least one reactive terminal or pendant functional group... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6515078 | Trifunctional olefinic-capped polymers and compositions that include such polymers A polymer having at least one reactive terminal or pendant functional group that has been capped with a trifunctional olefinic compound. The polymer can be made by contacting a base polymer having at least one reactive terminal or pendant functional group... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6506844 | Trifunctional olefinic-capped polymers and compositions that include such polymers A polymer having at least one reactive terminal or pendant functional group that has been capped with a trifunctional olefinic compound. The polymer can be made by contacting a base polymer having at least one reactive terminal or pendant functional group... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6506834 | Process for producing highly water resistant tackifier resin A highly water resistant tackifier resin comprising an acrylic (co)polymer incorporating therein while taking up at least part of a tackifying component as a raw material on or around seed particles of 0.05 to 15 μm in average particle size having polar ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6492447 | Process for producing high quality natural rubber This invention relates to a technique for making a high quality natural rubber composition having a dirt content of less than 0.03 percent and a constant Mooney viscosity of 60 by blending up to 60 weight percent cup-lump rubber with natural rubber made b... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6455633 | Polymers made from the reaction of rosin amidoamine/polyethyleneamine mixtures with a multifunctional acrylate ester A polymer having the following structural formula: ##STR1## where R1 =rosin; R2 =dimer rosin or fatty acid dimer or R1. The polymer is derived from the reaction of a rosin amidoamine/polyethyleneamine mixture and a multifunctio... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6444757 | Trifunctional olefinic-capped polymers and compositions that include such polymers A polymer having at least one reactive terminal or pendant functional group that has been capped with a trifunctional olefinic compound. The polymer can be made by contacting a base polymer having at least one reactive terminal or pendant functional group... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6429259 | Water soluble polymeric complex comprising a conducting polymer and a biopolymer A molecular complex which comprises a biopolymer having a plurality of ionic functional groups and a conductive polymer having charges therein. The charges bind to the ionic functional groups to form the complex. The conductive polymer is selected from th... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6310136 | Blends of biodegradable poly(hydroxy ester ether) thermoplastic with renewable proteins Compositions of the invention are produced by blending hydroxy-functional polyesters with proteins at elevated temperatures. These compositions can be shaped into articles by known processes such as extrusion, compression molding, and injection molding. A... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6306821 | Functionalized poly(propylene fumarate) and poly(propylene fumarate-co-ethylene glycol) Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), a highly biocompatible hydrophilic polyether, is tethered to poly(propylene fumarate) (PPF), a biodegradable polyester. To avoid change in molecular weight distribution of PPF, end hydroxyl groups of PPF are reacted with bis-c... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6291558 | Composition board binding material This invention features a graft copolymer of lignosulfonates reacted with an unsaturated carbonyl compound and an aldehyde, in two separate reaction steps. The resin can be used as a substitute for a majority of pure urea formaldehyde resin in the manufac... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6284838 | Biodegradable composition A biodegradable composition, is obtained by heating a melting together at least one lignin and/or a lignin containing material with a protein. This composition may contain one or more additives. Also disclosed are articles produced with this composition.... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6254986 | Peracylated protein-based sutures and fabrics and process for making the same A method for modifying a protein or polypeptide is disclosed which includes the steps of dispersing a protein or polypeptide in an essentially non-aqueous medium and peracylating the protein or polypeptide with a cyclic anhydride having a carbon chain sub... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6211288 | Highly water resistant tackifier resin A highly water resistant tackifier resin comprising an acrylic (co)polymer incorporating therein while taking up at least part of a tackifying component as a raw material on or around seed particles of 0.05 to 15 μm in average particle size having polar ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6206960 | Rub resistant heatset lithographic printing ink Heatset lithographic printing ink compositions having improved rub-resistant properties containing a resin cross-linked with a polyepoxide compound and solubilized with an aliphatic alcohol.... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6114471 | Strengthening compositions and treatments for lignocellulosic materials The strength of lignocellulosic materials is improved by treating them with water-soluble strengthening agents containing sulfonic units, and rendering these agents water-insoluble by reacting them with compounds containing azetidinium rings. Thus, a subs... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6077887 | Polyelectrolyte composition An aqueous composition is described, which is characterised in that it comprises comprises a water-soluble electrolyte complex containing a combination of a water-soluble, anionic polyelectrolyte with hydrophobic groups having 6-30 carbon atoms, and a wat... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6022947 | Light-colored, low molecular weight phenolic-modified rosin esters Light-colored phenolic-modified rosin esters, suitable for use as, for example, tackifiers in adhesive compositions, are prepared by reacting together rosin, a phenolic compound, formaldehyde or a reactive equivalent thereof, and a non-phenolic hydroxyl-c... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5840801 | Method for improving dispersion and compatibility of zinc salts in elastomeric compounds during vulcanization The invention disclosed herein relates to methods for vulcanizing elastomeric materials. The method comprises providing a mixture of ZnO and an amphiphilic triblock copolymer selected from the group consisting of rosin and C18 -C24 f... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5824421 | Oil- and water-repellent coating composition Condensation-curable coating compositions are prepared from a mixture of and organic resin (A) and a flurosilicone (B). Water or an organic solvent may be used to provide a vehicle for application of the composition. The cured coatings of the invention ex... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5776606 | Insulating and anticorrosive composition for electrical devices Insulating and anticorrosive composition for electrical devices consisting of two semifluid components that are mixed together at the time of application, wherein A) the first component includes from 20 to 35 parts (w/w) of a bitumen having a softening point o... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5693389 | Polyester composition A polyester composition comprises at least one first semi-crystalline or crystallizable polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA-X) and at least one second polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA-Y) in semi-crystalline or crystalline form and having a higher crystalline melting point... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5683497 | Asphalt emulsion with lignin-containing emulsifier Resinous compositions comprising lignin and polymerized rosin. Use of salts of the resinous compositions as concrete air-entraining agents and asphalt emulsifiers.... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5556454 | Modified natural resin esters, processes for their preparation and their use as binder resins in printing inks Toluene-soluble modified natural resin esters suitable as binder resins in ground pigments and printing inks for halftone gravure printing prepared by reacting at least one compound from each of the following substance groups A) to D) A) natural resins an... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5508320 | Printing inks based on mineral oil and their use for sheet offset printing A printing ink based on mineral oil contains, as a binder, a mixture of A) from 10 to 50% by weight of an alkyd resin having a hydroxyl number of from 40 to 260 and an acid number of from 10 to 70 and B) from 50 to 90% by weight of a reaction product of rosin and a... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5504152 | Esterification of rosin The specification discloses a method for esterifying rosins with a polyol which comprises contacting rosin with the polyol in the presence of a bleaching mixture which includes both an alkaline earth hypophosphite and hypophosphorous acid and, preferably ... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5490978 | Block copolymers of polysaccharides and polyalkylene oxides Polysaccharides (e.g., dextran) of different molecular weights were substituted at the anomeric carbon with polyalkylene oxides of different molecular weights to give novel diblock copolymers. The copolymers inhibit bacterial aggregation. The copolymers a... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5451634 | Phenolic-resin-modified cyclopentadiene resins, process for the preparation thereof and use thereof Phenolic-resin-modified cyclopentadiene resins, process for the preparation thereof and use thereof. Phenolic-resin-modified cyclopentadiene resins which can be used as binder in printing inks can be advantageously directly prepared from a) from 20 to 80% by w... | 09/19/1995 |
