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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7411104 | Method for producing polybutene A method for producing high reactive polybutene (HRPB), in which carbon-carbon double bond is positioned at an end of polybutene, is disclosed. The high reactive polybutene having 300˜5000 of number average molecular weight (Mn) can be produced from a raw material ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7402636 | Method and apparatus for decreasing polymer deposition The disclosure provides a slurry polymerization system and method to decrease polymer deposition on reactor surfaces using an oxygenate such as alcohol (16) supplied to the polymerization medium (32) separate from the catalyst feed (34). ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7368057 | Method and system for removing residual water from excess washcoat by ultrafiltration A washcoat coating composition is disclosed that includes at least one water insoluble organic solvent and at least one polymer, such as an epoxy acrylic copolymer. A method of removing residual water from a mixture of residual water and washcoat using ultrafiltrati... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7347330 | Method for sizing of water-absorbent resin A method for sizing a surface cross-linked water-absorbent resin removed coarse particles and fine powder is provided. Sized resin particles are obtained by classifying water-absorbent resin particles to remove an aggregates and fine powder in the particles, disinte... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7317068 | Complex polyol polyester polymer compositions for use in personal care products and related methods Polyol polyester polymers are provided which are useful for personal care formulations and products containing such formulations. The polyol polyester polymers include a reaction product of at least one polyfunctional alcohol, at least one polyfunctional carboxylic ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7300993 | Process for the preparation of polyether polyols The invention relates to a process for the preparation of polyether polyols, which process involves: (a) contacting a phosphorus containing compound having at least one hydroxyl group with alkylene oxide to obtain alkoxylated initi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7259217 | Controlled-architecture polymers and use thereof as separation media Controlled architecture polymers made preferably with acrylamide type monomers are prepared in living-type or semi-living-type free radical polymerizations, with the architecture preferably being other than linear, such as star, branched, grafted or hyper-branched. ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7208565 | Polymerization catalyst for polyesters, polyester produced with the same, and process for production of polyester This invention provides a novel polycondensation catalyst using no antimony compound, polyester produced by using the same, and a process for producing polyester. A novel catalyst comprising an aluminum compound and a phosphorus compound is used as the polycondensat... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7179376 | Method and system for removing residual water from excess washcoat by ultrafiltration A washcoat coating composition is disclosed that includes at least one water insoluble organic solvent and at least one polymer, such as an epoxy acrylic copolymer. A method of removing residual water from a mixture of residual water and washcoat using ultrafiltrati... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175832 | Aqueous dispersions of crystalline polymers and uses Aqueous dispersions of crystalline polymers based on hydrophobic monomers, preferably on a mixture of hydrophobic and hydrophilic monomers which contains a crosslinking monomer, particularly side chain crystalline (SCC) polymers. The dispersions are useful for provi... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7125938 | Atom or group transfer radical polymerization A polymerization process comprising initiating a first polymerization of monomers using an initiator functionalized with an ATRP initiating site, wherein the first polymerization is selected from the group of cationic polymerization, anionic polymerization, conventi... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7101928 | Polymeric thickeners for oil-containing compositions Novel thickeners for oil-containing compositions are crystalline polymers, preferably side chain crystalline polymers, which (a) have a crystalline melting point, Tp, and an onset of melting temperature, To, such that Tp−To | 09/05/2006 |
| 7091253 | Water-absorbent resin, hydropolymer, process for producing them, and uses of them The present invention provides a production process by which a water-absorbent resin of excellent quality can be obtained at a low cost by reasonable steps in aqueous solution polymerization. The process for producing a water-absorbent resin comprises the step of po... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7091293 | Stereoregular polar vinyl polymers and methods of making the same The polymerization of polar vinyl monomers in the presence of Lewis acids produces stereoregular vinyl polymers. Polar vinyl monomers may be mixed with Lewis acids to form associations or complexes between the monomers and Lewis acids. The mixtures or monomer-Lewis ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7084224 | Use of C-C-polymercaptopolyols as regulators in solution or precipitation polymerization The present invention relates to C4–C6-polymercaptopolyols as regulators in the free-radically initiated solution and precipitation polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers. ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7067595 | Poly (arylene ether) composition and method A curable composition includes a functionalized poly(arylene ether), an olefinically unsaturated monomer, about 0.2 to about 5 parts by weight of a curing initiator per 100 parts by weight total of the functionalized poly(arylene ether) and the olefinically unsatura... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7026418 | Emulsion polymerization process utilizing ethylenically unsaturated amine salts of sulfonic, phosphoric and carboxylic acids Disclosed is an improved method of making polymers. The method utilizes at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer and at least one polymerizable surface active agent. The polymerizable surface active agent is capable of co-polymerization with traditional monome... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7019040 | Process for the preparation of porous polymer particles based on acrylate and/or methacrylate The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of porous polymer particles based on acrylate and/or methacrylate, comprising the steps of provision of a reaction mixture comprising at least one monomer chosen from the group consisting of acrylate and... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6974852 | Emulsifier system for aqueous emulsion polymerization An emulsifier system comprising a) a salt of a sulfuric monoester of a C9-C15 alcohol or of an alkoxylated C9-C15 alcohol, and b) an alkoxylated C8-C16 | 12/13/2005 |
| 6939931 | Process for preparing solid polyvinyl ester resins The invention relates to a process for preparing solid polyvinyl ester resins using a bulk or solution polymerization process in the presence of a chain transfer agent, wherein one or more vinyl esters of unbranched or branched alkyl carboxylic acids having 1 to 15 ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6906153 | Dual-site olefin polymerization catalyst composition The invention provides a catalyst system (preferably a heterogeneous catalyst system) comprising: a transition metal bisphenolate catalyst (preferably a group 4 to 6 transition metal bisphenolate catalyst) and another olefin polymerization catalyst, and optionally a... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6894093 | Materials free of endorine disruptive chemicals The present invention describes plastic materials and food additives that are free or substantially free from endocrine disruptive chemicals. The plastic materials may be used in products which are exposed to individuals in which endocrine disruptive activity is par... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6878788 | Method for producing polymers Proposals are made for a process for preparing polymer solutions and/or polymer dispersions by free-radical addition polymerization and for the use of the polymers prepared, particularly as gas hydrate inhibitors. ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6878797 | Synthesis and applications of polymaleimide A process for producing alkali metal polymaleimide salts by alkaline hydrolysis of maleimide polymers prepared by polymerization of maleimide monomers in the presence of a metal oxide and alcohol initiator or a base. In particular, the process produces alkali metal ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6870018 | Vulcanizable flouroelastomer composition A vulcanizable fluorine-containing elastomer composition having excellent stability in molding and kneading property, from which a vulcanized article having a small compression set can be produced in a short period of time. The vulcanizable fluorine-containing elast... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6867267 | Petroleum resins and their production with BF3 catalyst Petroleum resins are produced using a supported BF3 cocatalyst complex. Preferably the cocatalyst is organic such as an alcohol or a carboxylic acid. Use of the catalyst in supported form together with the cocatalyst enables control over both Bronsted and... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6858690 | Process for polymerizing cationically polymerizable monomers The invention relates to a new catalyst system that improves the heat transfer capability of a butyl reactor slurry process system in the production of isobutylene-based polymers in continuous slurry polymerization processes. The process is carried out in an anhydro... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6797761 | Aqueous primary dispersions, method for preparation and use thereof Aqueous primary dispersions 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 polymerization of at least one ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6762262 | Preparation of acrylic polyols A method for making a low-yellowing acrylic polyol is disclosed. The acrylic polyol has an APHA color increase less than 100% when it is mixed with 1.5 wt % of an UV light stabilizer. The method comprises free radically copolymerizing an allylic alcohol, an alkyl ac... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6762259 | Process for the production of living (co)polymers and use of the (co)polymers The purpose of the present invention is to provide polymerization catalyst which can produce quite efficiently (co)polymer having number average molecular weight and number of molecules which are accurately controlled in producing method of (co)polymer by the polyme... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6753389 | Method for the production of highly reactive polyisobutenes Polyisobutene is prepared by cationic polymerization of isobutene and/or isobutene-containing hydrocarbons in the liquid phase in the presence of a complex of BF3 and at least one cocatalyst which is preferably chosen from oxygen-containing compounds, the... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6727335 | Polymeric phosphinic acids and salts thereof The invention relates to polymeric phosphinic acids and their salts of the formula (I) in which X is hydrogen or a 1/m metal of valency m, R1 and R2 are identical or different and are ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6716941 | High solids ethylene-vinyl acetate latex The present invention is directed to an ethylene-vinyl acetate dispersion and a process for making the dispersion by polymerizing a monomer mixture having vinyl acetate and ethylene in a batch process, in the presence of a stabilizing system of polyvinyl alcohol and... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6716948 | Controlled-architecture polymers and use thereof as separation media Controlled architecture polymers made preferably with acrylamide type monomers are prepared in living-type or semi-living-type free radical polymerizations, with the architecture preferably being other than linear, such as star, branched, grafted or hyper-branched. ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6706836 | Hydrophilic polymers, pressure sensitive adhesives and coatings A method for the preparation of gel-free poly 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate substantially in the absence of a chain transfer agent, comprising introducing monomeric 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate containing ethylene glycol dimethacrylate impurities in the range of about ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6689853 | Process for producing polymers by free radical polymerization and condensation reaction, and products related thereto The present invention provides a high temperature continuous polymerization and condensation process for preparing a polymeric product. The process includes continuously charging into a reaction zone: at least one radically-polymerizable monomer having a ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6686422 | Inhibition of popcorn polymer growth It has been discovered that the polymerization of diene compounds, such as butadiene, may be inhibited by the addition of a composition that contains at least one hindered or unhindered phenol, in combination with low nitrogen content component which is a... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6667365 | Method for manufacturing polymer nano particle The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing polymer nano particle having two-photon absorption compound at its central portion. The method of manufacturing polymer nano particle comprises the steps of dispersing a monomer for forming polyme... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6639049 | Process for the preparation of polymers having a reduced content of volatile components The invention relates to a process for the preparation of polymers stabilized with protective colloids in the form of water-redispersible powders or aqueous dispersions thereof having a reduced content of volatile components, by a) polymerizing by emu... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6635725 | Method for producing ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer aqueous emulsion A method for producing an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer aqueous emulsion is provided which uses a redox catalyst comprising a transition metal salt and an erysorbic acid and/or an ascorbic acid, as the reducing agent thereof, and 1.8 to 10 mol of hydro... | 10/21/2003 |
