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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8133961 | Waterborne coatings with improved early water blushing and chemical resistance This invention relates to waterborne coatings with enhanced early water blushing resistance, chemical resistance, and adhesion to substrates. These waterborne coatings can be paints, varnishes, and water sealers that offer excellent early water blushing as well as e... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8101700 | Phosphonic polymers having a phosphinate backbone and methods of making and using thereof Described herein are new phosphonic polymers and methods of making and using the same. The polymers are prepared by the polymerization of phosphonic acid monomers with hypophosphorous acid, an alkali metal hypophosphite, an alkyl substituted hypophosphite, or any co... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7964682 | Method for producing phosphoric acid ester-based polymer Method for producing phosphoric acid ester-based polymer by copolymerizing monomer 1 of formula (1), monomer 2 of formula (2), and monomer 3 of formula (3): wherein the variables are as defined in the specification; | 06/21/2011 |
| 7879964 | Biodegradable polymers A phosphorus-containing polymer is provided comprising the reaction product of a chain-transfer agent having at least one pH bond with an unsaturated carboxylic, phosphonic or sulphonic acid. The invention also provides the aforementioned phosphorus-containing polym... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7851575 | Polycyclic polymers containing pendant ion conducting moieties A polymer comprising polycyclic repeating units having recurring ion conducting groups and optional crosslinkable groups is disclosed. The present invention provides the capability of tailoring polymers to impart unique properties to membranes fabricated from the po... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7842766 | Phosphorus-containing copolymers, method for the production thereof, and use thereof Copolymers which are obtained by free radical copolymerization of a vinylic poly(alkylene oxide) compound (A) with an ethylenically unsaturated monomer compound (B), and the use thereof as dispersants for aqueous solid suspensions, in particular hydraulic binders ba... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7803891 | Blend of ionic (co)polymer resins and matrix (co)polymers The invention relates to polymeric resin blends containing polyelectrolyte resins blended into a polymer or copolymer matrix. Specifically, the polyelectrolyte resins are (co)polymers without hydrolyzable groups. The matrix polymer is a tough, and highly chemical-re... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7732546 | Use of silylated sulfonate monomers to improve contact lens wettability The present invention relates to polymeric compositions useful in the manufacture of biocompatible medical devices. More particularly, the present invention relates to certain hydrophilic monomers capable of polymerization to form polymeric compositions having desir... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7728091 | Polymerization of phosphaalkenes Methods for polymerization of phosphaalkenes using initiators are provided. Also provided are polymers and co-polymers in which the polymer backbone contains tracts of carbon and phosphorous atoms in approximately equimolar amounts. C—P bonds in the polymers of th... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7629426 | Blend of ionic (co)polymer resins and matrix (co)polymers The invention relates to polymeric resin blends containing polyelectrolyte resins blended into a polymer or copolymer matrix. Specifically, the polyelectrolyte resins are (co)polymers without hydrolyzable groups. The matrix polymer is a tough, and highly chemical-re... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7592408 | Olefin copolymers containing hydrolytically cleavable linkages and use thereof in degradable products The invention is directed to olefin copolymers composed of nonhydrolyzable monomer units and hydrolyzable monomer units, the latter resulting from copolymerization of monomers containing a linkage that is hydrolytically cleavable in the presence of aqueous base or a... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7399817 | Olefin copolymers containing hydrolytically cleavable linkages and use thereof in degradable products The invention is directed to olefin copolymers composed of nonhydrolyzable monomer units and hydrolyzable monomer units, the latter resulting from copolymerization of monomers containing a linkage that is hydrolytically cleavable in the presence of aqueous base or a... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7384989 | Coating material, method for production and use thereof for production of adhesive, corrosion-resistant coatings A liquid coating material in the form of a water-in-oil dispersion which is curable with actinic radiation, is substantially or completely free from organic solvents and has a pH | 06/10/2008 |
| 7348396 | Modified polyethylenephosphinic acids and their salts The invention relates to polymeric phosphinic acids and their salts of the formula (I) where X is hydrogen or 1/m of a metal of valency m, or is a protonated nitrogen base, R1 and R... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7312292 | Polycyclic polymers containing pendant ion conducting moieties A polymer comprising polycyclic repeating units having recurring ion conducting groups and optional crosslinkable groups is disclosed. The present invention provides the capability of tailoring polymers to impart unique properties to membranes fabricated from the po... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7297748 | Direct to metal polyurethane coating compositions The invention is directed to a direct to metal coating composition containing an acrylic polyol synthesized with a phosphated monomer having improved adhesion and corrosion resistance characteristics. The invention is also directed to a method for producing a direct... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7208557 | Functional monomers for molecular recognition and catalysis The present invention refers to new classes of polymerisable monomers, to molecularly imprinted polymers obtainable by polymerisation of at least one of the monomers and a crosslinking monomer in the presence of a template molecule. The obtained polymers may be used... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7160968 | Phosphoric acid group-containing polymer electrolyte (composite) membrane and its production method The invention relates to solid polyelectrolyte membranes and processes for their production. As solid polyelectrolyte materials, there have been known fluoropolymers which have perfluoroskeletons and side chains bearing sulfonic acid groups and heat-resistant resins... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7154038 | String-shaped product with connecting and/or fixing means An electric cable is configured as a sensor cable, wherein the lead insulation of the cable has a polymer layer. The sensor cable can be produced by, after extruding the raw cable, cutting the cable into individual cable sections in a non-crosslinked state. The sect... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7129320 | Modified polyethylenephosphinic acids and their salts The invention relates to polymeric phosphinic acids and their salts of the formula (I) where X is hydrogen or 1/m of a metal of valency m, or is a protonated nitrogen base, R1 | 10/31/2006 |
| 7104648 | Hybrid contact lens system and method A method of manufacturing a hybrid contact lens having a substantially rigid center portion and a substantially flexible outer portion, comprising forming the substantially rigid center portion, treating the substantially rigid center portion to form a coating on th... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101945 | Phosphorus-containing polymers for optical signal transducers The invention relates to a phosphorus-containing polymer for coating dielectric materials, to processes for its preparation and to its use, as well as to an optical signal transducer having a coating of the polymer and to its use. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094852 | Water soluble copolymers prepared using phosphorus containing chain transfer agents Processes for making acrylic acid/allyl ether copolymers are provided wherein hypo phosphorous acid and its salts are used as chain transfer agents during the polymerization process. The hypo phosphorous acid feed time is regulated in comparison to the feed time of ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7037996 | Composition containing polymer having ionic functional group, ink composition, and image-forming method and image-forming apparatus employing the ink composition The present invention provides an ink composition containing a pigment dispersed uniformly in a solvent and a block polymer having an ionic functional group, an image-forming method and an image-forming apparatus employing the ink composition. The composition... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7037992 | Olefin copolymers containing hydrolytically cleavable linkages and use thereof in degradable products The invention is directed to olefin copolymers composed of nonhydrolyzable monomer units and hydrolyzable monomer units, the latter resulting from copolymerization of monomers containing a linkage that is hydrolytically cleavable in the presence of aqueous base or a... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7004375 | Pre-applied fluxing underfill composition having pressure sensitive adhesive properties The present invention relates to a pressure sensitive fluxing underfill composition that may be pre-applied to electronic components, such as CSP's, in order to increase the reliability of the component against mechanical stresses such as impact and bending. The com... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6995225 | Proton conduction material and method of manufacturing the same A proton conduction material having high proton conductivity and exhibiting high reactive gas permeability regardless of the percentage of water content is provided. This proton conduction material consists of a polymer material whose molecular structure has a stron... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6951700 | Use of a composition in stereolithography The use of a compound of formula (A), which comprises a group of sub-formula (I) where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, X1 and Y1 are various specified organic groups wherein at least one... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6924345 | Phosphorus-containing compositions and their use in hydrocyanation, isomerization and hydroformylation reactions A polymeric, phosphorus-containing composition made by heating, in the presence of an initiator, preferably a free radical initiator, and optionally in the presence of one or more comonomers, at least one substituted phosphonylated 2,2′-dihydroxyl-1,1′-binaphtha... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6872794 | NLO polymers and optical waveguides based thereon The invention relates to new polymers useful in non linear optical (NLO) applications, particularly as optical waveguide materials. ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6841640 | Multifunctional phosphate polymers The present invention deals with the composition, and application of novel phosphate polymers. The polymeric compounds are useful as emulsifying agents, softening, anti-tangle, and conditioning agents for use in personal care applications due to their outstanding mi... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6835790 | (Meth) acrylic copolymer and its production process There are disclosed a (meth)acrylic copolymer and its production process, wherein the (meth)acrylic copolymer has the good chelating ability and dispersibility and is excellent both in the calcium-ion-binding ability and the gelation resistance in combination, and f... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6756459 | Binder compositions for direct-to-metal coatings A binder composition for aqueous coatings that exhibit high gloss and superior corrosion resistance when applied to metal substrates comprising an aqueous emulsion copolymer, the copolymer including as polymerized units, at least one ethylenically unsaturated monome... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6753396 | Method for producing template-textured materials with high binding specificity and selectivity and utilization of said materials The invention relates to a method for the production of a template-textured material by synthesis of a template-textured polymer (TTP) by performing crosslinking polymerization of functional monomers on a support in the presence of a template, which method is charac... | 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 |
| 6706833 | Polymers incorporating covalently attached organoimido polyoxometalates New polyoxometalate compounds and polymers comprising recurring monomers of those compounds are provided. The compounds are formed by replacing at least one oxide of the starting polyoxometalate with an organoimido (NR) group bonded to the polyoxometalate via a trip... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6689856 | WATER-SOLUBLE POLYMERS WITH A WATER-SOLUBLE BACKBONE AND SIDE UNITS WITH A LOWER CRITICAL SOLUTION TEMPERATURE, PROCESS FOR PREPARING THEM, AQUEOUS COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THEM AND COSMETIC USE THEREOF Water-soluble polymers having a water-soluble backbone and side units having in water a lower critical solution temperature, LCST, the polymers being obtainable by free-radical precipitation polymerization of water-soluble monomers and of macromonomers co... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6649721 | Defoamer and/or deaerator based on oil-in-water dispersions Antifoams and/or deaerators are based on oil-in-water emulsions which contain, in the hydrophobic oil phase, at least one compound effective as an antifoam and/or deaerator and, if required, further components, the oil-in-water emulsions containing from 0... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6617409 | Resin containing phosphate group The present invention relates to a phosphate group-containing resin obtained by copolymerizing: (a) a polymerizable monomer having a phosphate group represented by a formula [--OPO(OR)(OH)] (wherein R represents a hydrocarbon group having 4 to 10 carbon a... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6610412 | Printing fluid additives promoting overcoat adhesion A printing fluid composition with an additive which functions as a compatibilizer between the hydrophilic material coating a media surface and the hydrophobic thermal transfer overcoat (TTO) material used in a clear protective TTO overcoat and a method of... | 08/26/2003 |
