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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4168372 | Method for reducing the unreacted vinylidene chloride content of a vinylidene chloride polymer A method for reducing the amount of free vinylidene chloride in an aqueous dispersion of a vinylidene chloride polymer by adding to the dispersion a small amount of a redox initiator, and then subjecting the dispersion to a temperature in the range of roo... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4153592 | Method of preparing a coating composition A water reducible resin composition, a water reducible admixture of such resin with solvents and plasticizers, a water reduced form of such mixture suitable for a coating, and a coating prepared from such water reduced mixture. Said resin is required to b... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4151328 | Self-welding laminate compositions A film useful as a packaging material having a self-adhering layer on the interior thereof has improved optical and adhesion characteristics. The self-adhering layer is composed of a terpolymer of ethylene, a vinyl ester and an alkenoic acid. The saran la... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4141806 | Bulk photo polymerization process for esters of acrylic and methacrylic acids Ethylenically unsaturated monomers are polymerized in bulk in the presence of from 0 to 10% by weight of a photoinitiator by irradiation of UV light (a) in a first reaction stage at or below the boiling point of the reaction mixture, up to a conversion of 40 -... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4138380 | Preparation of copolymer emulsions of an ,ଲ-unsaturated carboxylic acid and methyl acrylate Copolymer emulsions comprising (1) an ,ଲ-unsaturated carboxylic acid and (2) methyl acrylate are useful as thickening agents, particularly in acrylic polymer latices. An especially effective thickening agent is obtained when the copolymer emu... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4125700 | Preparation of methyl methacrylate polymer powders for use in plastisols Methyl methacrylate polymer powders especially suitable for making plastisols and organosols are prepared by an improved process comprising stepwise emulsion polymerization in aqueous media in the absence of emulsifiers and surfactants and in such manner ... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4120841 | Levelling agent for aqueous paints A levelling agent for use in aqueous paints is composed of a copolymer of a monoethylenically, alpha, beta-unsaturated carboxylic acid or anhydride thereof and an alkyl acrylate or alkyl methacrylate having in each case from 1 to 18 carbon atoms in the al... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4112215 | Copolymeric resin binder powders Powders of physiologically-tolerable copolymers of vinyl and vinylidene monomers, said copolymers being useful as fast-dissolving resin binders for the preparation of pharmaceutical coatings, having a residual monomer content of less than 0.05 percent by ... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4094927 | Process for improving the processability of polyolefins, improved polyolefin compositions, and modifier compositions An acrylic polymer of one or more C10 to C22 methacrylates and one or more acrylic acids selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid useful as a modifier for polyolefins, the composition comprising polyole... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4088811 | 1,4-Cyclohexadiene compounds used as chain transfer agents in nitrile polymerization Nitrile polymers are prepared in a polymerization reaction wherein 1,4-cyclohexadiene or a selected derivative thereof is used as a chain transfer agent.... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4081383 | Anti-soiling treatment for carpets and carpet yarns Soiling resistance and soil release of carpets are improved by coating the carpets or carpet yarns prior to carpet manufacture with a polymeric material containing either (A) a blend of a methacrylic acid emulsion copolymer and an epoxy resin or (B) a met... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4081418 | Emulsifiers useful for emulsion polymerization of vinyl monomers In the emulsion polymerization of polymers which comprise monomers selected from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, alkyl esters of those acids and which may also comprise other compatible vinyl monomers such as styrene, vinyl acetate, N-methylolacrylamide, ... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4078116 | Solid paints coated substrates Dimensionally stable solid paints formed by interaction of certain polymers having acid group functionality with a substantial excess of a solution of ionic cross-linking reactants in a polar solvent are especially useful for the interior decorating and p... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4074004 | Pressure-sensitive adhesive tape employing moisture resistant acrylate-base copolymer adhesive Normally tacky and pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes, labels, etc. which, when adhered to dry fibrous webs, remain firmly attached when the web and adhesive are thereafter exposed to moist conditions. These performance characteristics, which are not found... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4073779 | Hydrolysis-resistant, film-forming copolymer dispersions A hydrolysis-resistant, film-forming, aqueous dispersion of a copolymer consisting essentially of (a) from 5% to 50% by weight of ethylene units, (b) from 10% to 60% by weight of vinyl alkanoate units having from 1 to 14 carbon atoms in the alkanoate moiety, (... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4069123 | Crosslinked pressure sensitive adhesive compositions Improved pressure sensitive adhesive compositions based on acrylate ester polymers and the substrates coated therewith. The improved adhesive and cohesive properties result from the addition to the polymer of specified quinone ultraviolet sensitizers and ... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4066583 | Flexible water absorbent polymer compositions comprising (A) unsaturated carboxylic acid, acrylic ester containing alkyl group 10-30 carbon atoms, additional monomer plus (B) aliphatic diol Flexible films, fibers, and the like, of (1) potassium, ammonium and amine salts of unsaturated copolymerizable carboxylic acids, at least one alkyl acrylate or methacrylate ester wherein the alkyl group contains 10 to 30 carbon atoms and at least one of ... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4065523 | Process for increasing molecular weight of a polymer By conducting solution polymerization in the presence of minor amounts of water, higher molecular weight polymers are obtained.... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4061846 | Flexible water swellable crosslinked polyacrylate film Water swellable polyacrylate articles are made from a solution of the polyacrylate having an effective amount of a soluble crosslinking agent therein by heating and/or drying the solution. The polyacrylate solution is made from a polyacrylate by saponific... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4024098 | Reinforcing composition for mineral structures A reinforcing composition for mineral structures which comprises as reactive ingredients one or more radical-polymerizable or copolymerizable monomer and a bisulfite ion-supplying substance. The use of the reinforcing composition facilitates reinforcement... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4013820 | Universally useable tableting ingredients Known polymers of a defined class are converted into a universally useable tableting ingredient that provides controlled release of a drug from tablets made with this material. The new material is made in a rapidly stirred, nonaqueous solvent in a one-ste... | 03/22/1977 |
| 3981985 | Positive-working electron resists A cross-linkable positive resist formed from mixtures of a copolymer of an olefinically unsaturated carboxylic acid and an olefinically unsaturated compound having no free acid group and a copolymer of olefinically unsaturated acid chloride and an olefini... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3976627 | Vulcanizable compositions of carboxyl-containing polymers Carboxyl-containing polymers are cured using a cure system consisting essentially of (1) a di- or polyhalide, (2) a nitrogen-containing compound selected from the group consisting of secondary or tertiary amines, guanidines, and quaternary ammonium salts,... | 08/24/1976 |
| 3960824 | Mercaptan initiated polymerization process carried out in the presence of oxygen Low molecular weight polymers of ethylenically unsaturated monomers are prepared by a bulk polymerization process using organic mercaptans as the polymerization catalysts and carried out in the presence of oxygen. These low molecular weight polymers find ... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3957740 | Copolymers Copolymers comprising acrylic or methacrylic acid and methyl methacrylate are neutralized by the addition of cyclic alkylene imines, preferably ethylene imine, to form a product which is capable of absorbing large amounts of material soluble in water, and... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3944637 | Increasing the yield of cast plastic lenses A terpolymer plastic lens having equal or greater light transmission, greater hardness and scratch resistance equal to the monomers used in prior art plastic lenses is obtained by the co-polymerization of diethylene glycol bis (allyl carbonate), methyl me... | 03/16/1976 |
| 3940351 | Polymerization of carboxylic acid monomers and alkyl acrylate esters in chlorofluoroethane Improved copolymers of unsaturated copolymerizable carboxylic acid monomers and one or more alkyl acrylate esters containing 10 to 30 carbon atoms which serve as efficient thickeners of aqueous solutions, even in the presence of substantial amounts of ino... | 02/24/1976 |
