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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7897688 | Amino group-terminal viscosifiers, resultant products and uses thereof The invention relates to compounds embodying amino group-terminal viscosifiers, the resultant products thereof, and the uses thereof. The inventive viscosifiers are provided with formula (I), wherein R1 represents a divalent radical of a carboxyl group-te... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7473736 | Thermoplastic elastomer composition The novel thermoplastic elastomer composition of the present invention, which comprises an isobutylene block copolymer (A) containing a polymer block composed predominantly of isobutylene and a polymer block composed predominantly of an aromatic vinyl compound and a... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7425371 | Thermosetting resin composition for high performance laminates This invention concerns a thermosetting resin system that is useful in the manufacture of high performance prepreg, laminate and composite materials as well as the prepregs, laminates and composites made from the thermosetting resin composition. ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7393895 | Forming concentrate of poly(arylene ether), thermosetting resin and compatibilizer A method of forming a poly(arylene ether)-containing solid concentrate is described. The method includes blending a poly(arylene ether), a thermosetting resin, and a compatibilizing agent in the presence of a solvent to form a homogeneous solution, and removing the ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7393889 | Method of preparing rubber modified polystyrene resin composition with high gloss and impact resistance The rubber modified polystyrene resin composition with high gloss and impact resistance according to the present invention is prepared by (i) polymerizing a solution consisting of about 80 to 95% by weight of styrene (A) and about 5 to 20% by weight of polybutadiene... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7368649 | Method and device for adjusting cymbal sound A method of optimizing the sound produced by a musical cymbal is disclosed wherein at least one segment including sound absorbing material having a specific, predetermined shape and thickness is applied to a mapped surface of a cymbal in order to alter the volume, f... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7326751 | Method of thermally processing elastomeric compositions and elastomeric compositions with improved processability The present invention provides an improved elastomeric composition that includes from about 0.01 to about 0.5 weight percent of a polyorganosiloxane or a combination of polyorganosiloxanes. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7291676 | Polyolefin composition with improved abrasion resistance A composition comprising: (I) 55 to 95% by weight of an heterophasic polyolefin composition comprising 8 to 50% by weight of a crystalline propylene polymer fraction and 50 to 92% by weight of an elastomeric propylene fraction; (II) 2 to 20% by weight of an oxidized... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7282537 | Propylene-based polymer, polypropylene resin composition, and injection molded article Disclosed is a propylene-based polymer including from 51 to 75% by weight of a propylene-ethylene random copolymer component (A) having an intrinsic viscosity [η]A, measured in tetralin at 135° C., of 5 dl/g or more and an ethylene content of not less t... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7282540 | Process for producing particles for diagnostic reagent A process of producing particles for diagnostic reagent, including forming a matrix particle by mixing a nuclear particle having a CV value of 20% or less and a magnetic substance containing at least one of Fe2O3 and Fe3O4 | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273907 | Polypropylene resin composition and film There are provided a polypropylene resin composition comprising: (i) 10 to 99% by weight of a specific propylene copolymer (X), (ii) 0 to 60% by weight of a specific copolymer (Y), and (iii) at lea... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7241837 | Vibration damper composition The present invention has for its object to provide a damping material which, despite a high damping capacity at and around room temperature, has a small temperature dependence of rigidity at and around room temperature and a damping material having hot-melt process... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7230050 | Tire components including thermoplastic-elastomeric block copolymers A tire component comprising a vulcanized rubber, and from about 3 to about 85 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight rubber, of a filler dispersed within said vulcanized rubber, where the vulcanized rubber includes the vulcanized residue of a thermoplastic-elastom... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229559 | Dual-action decontamination method Hydrophobic polymer particles (e.g., granules or fragments) employed as filter media, e.g., for filtering runoff water, include an antimicrobial compound on exterior surfaces and can reduce proliferation of microbial organisms as well as sorb chemical contaminants f... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226967 | Reactive phenolic resins in the preparation of highly viscous self-adhesive compositions Hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive based one or more non-thermoplastic elastomers, at least comprising 100 parts by mass of the non-thermoplastic elastomer(s), from 1 to 200 parts by mass of one or more tackifying resins, from 1 to 100 parts by mass of one or more... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7211627 | Elastomer composition and pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions The invention provides an elastomer composition including an aromatic vinyl-isoprene block copolymer (a) having two or more poly(aromatic vinyl) blocks, in an amount more than 10 wt. % and less than 47.5 wt. %; an aromatic vinyl-isoprene diblock copolymer (b) in an ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7196142 | Polyisobutylene-based block anionomers and cationomers and synthesis thereof Various novel block cationomers comprising polyisobutylene (PIB) and poly(2-dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA) segments have been synthesized and characterized. The specific targets were various molecular weight diblocks (PDMAEMA+) and triblocks ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192640 | Paperboard substrate for blister packaging A packaging laminate comprising a paperboard substrate for providing a base layer, a tear-resistant polymer layer applied to said substrate, and a heat seal polymer layer applied to said tear-resistant polymer. This laminate structure is particularly useful for blis... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182986 | Container cap Disclosed is a container cap having, as a sealing gasket, a layer of a resin composition as adhered to the surface of the cap body of polypropylene, wherein said resin composition comprises (A) from 25 to 70% by weight of an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer having a... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7156944 | Fusible adhesives crosslinkable by radiation To obtain an adhesive having both a high initial adhesive capacity and high heat resistance, a fusible adhesive which can be cross-linked by radiation and a low tendency to creep is provided. The adhesive contains 0 to 40 weight percent of at least one elastomer whi... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7125823 | Methods of making dual-action decontamination media Hydrophobic polymer particles (e.g., granules or fragments) employed as filter media, e.g., for filtering runoff water, include an antimicrobial compound on exterior surfaces and can reduce proliferation of microbial organisms as well as sorb chemical contaminants f... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7119146 | Polymer blend compatibilization using isobutylene-based block copolymers II Compatibilized blends of an isoolefin polymer and an unsaturated diene polymer are prepared by utilizing a compatibilizing agent comprising a block/graft copolymer containing poly- or copoly-isoolefin segments and C4 to C6 alkyl-substituted sty... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7090924 | Thermosetting resin composition for high performance laminates This invention concerns a thermosetting resin system that is useful in the manufacture of high performance prepreg, laminate and composite materials as well as the prepregs, laminates and composites made from the thermosetting resin composition. ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7087675 | Monomer and polymerization process The β-hydroxy carbamate, ethylenically unsaturated monomer of the invention can be polymerized as a homopolymer or copolymerized with other monomers. The polymerization can be carried out in an aqueous medium. The β-hydroxy carbamate monomer is polymerized to form... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7084209 | Block copolymer hot-melt processable adhesives, methods of their preparation, and articles therefrom Hot-melt processable adhesive, such as pressure-sensitive-adhesive (PSA) or heat-activatable adhesive, compositions of the present invention possess a broad formulation latitude and adequate cohesive strength after application for use in high performance application... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081543 | Bridged biscyclopentadienyl ligands and method of preparation The present invention relates to ligands and the synthesis of those ligands for use in metallocene complexes. More particularly, the present invention relates to the synthesis of diarylsilyl bridged biscyclopentadienes using diarylsilyldisulfonates. Even more partic... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7081498 | Pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions and constructions The present invention is directed to pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions and pressure-sensitive adhesive constructions fabricated using the pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions. The pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions comprise about 10 to about 40% of ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7034074 | Aqueous primary dispersions and coating agents, methods for producing them and their use Aqueous primary dispersions and coating materials comprising dispersed and/or emulsified, solid and/or liquid polymer particles and/or dispersed solid core-shell particles having a diameter≦500 nm, preparable by free-radical microemulsion or miniemulsion polymeriz... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7033676 | Binding agent mixtures and their use in coating materials cured by actinic radiation and/or heat A binder mixture comprises at least one polymer (A) with saturated main chain that is not a polyester and at least one polyester (B) with a saturated and/or unsaturated main chain, where (i) one of the two components (A) or (B) con... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7026396 | Aromatic vinyl polymer resin composition and its molding Provided are an aromatic vinyl polymer resin composition capable of being molded into resin foam sheets having good surface smoothness and glossiness well balanced with the mechanical strength thereof even when the expansion ratio in molding is increased, and resin ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7015155 | Elastomeric adhesive Elastomeric adhesive compositions including a high softening point tackifier resin in combination with a base polymer can be used to create laminates having effective adhesion and elastic properties. The compositions may also include a low softening point additive, ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7015285 | Composition and method for improving the adhesion of polyphenylene ether moldings to polyurethane foam This invention provides a composition and method for improving adhesion between a resinous thermoplastic substrate and polyurethane foam, said composition comprising at least one polyphenylene ether, at least one poly(alkenylaromatic) compound, and at least one carb... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6987140 | Mouth guard composition To provide a mouth guard composition which hardly generates plastic deformation and which is high in fluidity during the formation after heating and softening and superior in fitness, and which even after repeated use of a mouth guard prepared therefrom, is free fro... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6967178 | Elastic strand laminate An elastic strand laminate, and a method of making an elastic strand laminate. The elastic strand laminate includes a plurality of self-adhering elastic strands made up of an elastomeric adhesive composition. The self-adhering elastic strands can be laminated to one... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6964798 | Multi-layered polymer based thin film structure for medical grade products A multiple layer structure comprising a first and a second skin layer, each skin layer composed of a polypropylene containing polymer, and a radio frequency (“RF”) susceptible layer adhered to and between the first and second skin layers. The RF layer has a firs... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6946512 | Molding materials and method for producing molded parts Use of a copolymer (A) preparable by free-radical polymerization of a) at least one olefinically unsaturated monomer and b) at least one olefinically unsaturated monomer different than the olefinically unsaturated monomer (a) and of the gen... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6933342 | Adhesive composition The present invention relates to a composition which comprises at least one triblock copolymer, one terpene resin, one liquid component and one ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, and also to a process for preparing this composition, and to its use. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6913807 | Isothiocyanate-containing composition An isothiocyanate-containing composition is provided in which bleeding of the composition is suppressed and even if an isothiocyanate volatilizes, the adhesion strength is retained. An isothiocyanate-containing composition is provided wherein an isothiocyanate is mi... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6906120 | Poly(arylene ether) adhesive compositions An adhesive for thermoplastic film is formed from a composition comprising a blend of a poly(arylene ether), a thermosetting resin, a toughening agent, an optional plasticizer, and a cure agent. The adhesive finds particular utility in circuit board applications. | 06/14/2005 |
| 6894113 | Thermoset materials with improved impact resistance The present invention relates to a thermoset material with improved impact resistance comprising: 99 to 20% of a thermoset resin, and 1 to 80% of an impact modifier comprising at least one copolymer comprising S-B-... | 05/17/2005 |
