Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7939613 | Fluorescent water-soluble conjugated polyene compounds that exhibit aggregation induced emission and methods of making and using same The presently described subject matter is directed to water-soluble conjugated polyene compounds that exhibit aggregation induced emission, as well as to water dispersible, fluorescent, polymeric microparticles and/or nanoparticles comprising the water-soluble conju... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7411027 | Modified diene-α-olefin copolymer and method for producing same A modified diene-α-olefin copolymer which is represented by the formula (1) below and has H2C═C(R5)—COO— in at least a part of the ends. wherein R1 and R2 independently rep... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7361710 | Functionalized vegetable oil derivatives, latex compositions and coatings An ethylenically unsaturated vegetable oil is modified by the addition of an enophile or dienophile having an acid, ester or anhydride functionality. The modified vegetable oil is then reacted with a functional vinyl monomer to form a vegetable oil derivative. The v... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7192688 | Polybutadiene (meth)acrylate composition and method A composition comprising a polymer according to Structure 1 wherein R is H, Me, Et or C6H5; R′ is H or Me; R″ is H or Me; n=1 to 100; and Z=1 to 3, is disclosed. The composition can be c... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7148297 | Catalytic polymerization process This invention relates to a process for controlling the architecture of copolymers of at least two unsaturated monomers, made by free-radical polymerization in the presence of a cobalt-containing chain transfer agent, including the control of molecular weight, degre... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7071270 | Method for obtaining polybutadiene-based aqueous dispersions The invention relates to a method for preparing butadiene-based aqueous dispersions in the presence of at least one azocarboxylic acid ester. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6967228 | Stable free radical polymers A functional polymer having at least one substituent capable of forming a stable free radical is formed by polymerizing a diene monomer, such as butadiene, to form a first polymer block of the functional polymer. The first polymer block has a weight average molecula... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6855785 | Thermally setting substance mixture and use thereof A heat-curable composition comprising (I) at least one constituent whose molecule comprises on average (A) at least one functional group containing at least one bond which may be activated by means of h... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6818716 | Azlactone photoiniferters for radical polymerization Photoiniferters for controlled radical polymerizations and telechelic copolymers comprising polymerized units of one or more free radically (co)polymerizable monomers having a first azalactone terminal group and a second dithiocarbamate terminal group are described.... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6812313 | Non-functional aromatic end group-containing polymer A polymer comprises polymer chains having a glass transition temperature of less than 25° C. and a weight average molecular weight of less than 20,000 wherein the polymer chains contain at least one non-functional aromatic end-group. The polymer is miscible in the ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6812302 | Polymerizing alkyl acrylate(s) in presence of aromatic initiator to form aromatic group-terminated liquid rubber A process for preparing a liquid rubber composition comprises: (a) Forming a reaction mixture of (i) from 1.0 to 99.999 weight percent of the reaction mixture of at least one C1-C20 | 11/02/2004 |
| 6806331 | Process for bulk polymerization using a catalyst A catalyst for bulk polymerization of a polymerizable unsaturated compound comprises a compound having at least one thiol group and a secondary hydroxyl group and represented by the following formula (I): wherein R | 10/19/2004 |
| 6780924 | Compositions for printable media Improved binders, ink-receptive compositions, and coated substrates are provided. The ink-receptive compositions contain a binder, a particulate filler, and a mordant. A preferred binder comprises one or more acrylic copolymers made with at least one wet abrasion re... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6762260 | Organoborane amine complex polymerization initiators and polymerizable compositions The invention is a two part polymerizable composition comprising in one part an organoborane amine complex and one or more compounds containing ring opening heterocyclic moieties, and in a second part, compounds capable of being polymerized by free radical polymeriz... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6734268 | Metal salt modifiers for bonding compositions The invention provides bonding compositions and reactive two-part bonding compositions that are useful, for example, in bonding low surface energy substrates (e.g., polyethylene, polypropylene and polytetrafluoroethylene). Bonding compositions of the invention inclu... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6716935 | Continuous process for the production of controlled architecture materials under high solids loading conditions The present invention discloses a continuous process for the production of polymerized controlled architectures materials under high solids loading conditions. The materials are made under stirred, plug-flow and temperature-controlled conditions. ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6652961 | Inline coated polyester film with thermally stable and releasable coating A biaxially oriented polyester film with a substantially non-crosslinked polymeric coating containing styrene and acrylate, wherein the coating is highly thermally stable with a primary onset temperature of greater than about 350C, having a glass transiti... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6649708 | Process for producing polymer particles To provide a process for producing polymer particles which are spherical and have smooth surfaces and small contents of oil- and the solvent-soluble at the time of being compounded. Polymer particles are produced by adding 0.099 to 47 parts by mass of a c... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6638995 | Printing inks The present invention provides compositions of and methods employing printing inks employing novel vinyl resins that are prepared using polyfunctional monomers, wherein the vinyl resins have low number average molecular weights and broad polydispersities.... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6627720 | Hyperbranched polymers A method is provided for producing hyperbranched polymers comprising heating a polymerizable reaction charge comprising (a) a monomer mixture comprising 50-99.1% by weight of at least one monoethylenically unsaturated monomer and 0.1-50% by weight of one ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6624261 | Catalytic polymerization process This invention relates to a process for controlling the architecture of copolymers of at least two unsaturated monomers, made by free-radical polymerization in the presence of a cobalt-containing chain transfer agent, including the control of molecular we... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6562929 | Conjugated diene-based rubber and method of producing the same, oil extended rubber and rubber composition containing the same An objective of the invention is to provide a conjugated diene-based rubber having a specific composition and a method of producing the same, an oil extended rubber using the same, as well as a rubber composition capable of being converted into a vulcaniz... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6541537 | Acrylate polymeric compositions and methods A compound and a method of forming a photopolymerizable acrylated glycidyl acrylic terpolymer resin compound is disclosed. The polymeric resin may be formed in a two-step process. A photopolymerizable acrylic hybrid polymer is suitable for forming films h... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6465595 | Potentially hydrophilic resins and compositions comprising the same A potentially hydrophilic resin comprises at least monomer units readily saponifiable under alkaline conditions to form carboxyl groups, carboxyl-containing monomer units, and hydroxyl-containing monomer units. A potentially hydrophilic resin composition ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6455655 | Emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber This invention discloses an emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) that can be employed in manufacturing tire tread formulations that have rolling resistance and treadwear characteristics that are similar to those made with solution SBR but with improved... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6448353 | Continuous process for the production of controlled architecture materials The present invention discloses a continuous process for the production of anionically-polymerized organic materials having controlled architectures. The organic materials may be made from one or more temperature-sensitive anionically-polymerizable monome... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6362297 | Preparation of allylic copolymers of broad molecular weight distributions A process for making an allylic copolymer is disclosed. The process is a free radical copolymerization of a mono-ethylenic monomer, a multi-ethylenic monomer, and a mono-allylic monomer. The copolymer produced has a high molecular weight and a broad molec... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6350842 | Preparation of allylic copolymers of broad molecular weight distributions A process for making an allylic copolymer is disclosed. The process is a free radical copolymerization of a mono-ethylenic monomer, a multi-ethylenic monomer, and a mono-allylic monomer. The copolymer produced has a high molecular weight and a broad molec... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6271320 | Method for the production of a polymer dispersion by radical aqueous emulsion polymerization with a continuously produced aqueous monomer emulsion A polymer dispersion is prepared by free radical polymerization of an aqueous monomer emulsion by a process in which the monomer emulsion is prepared continuously at the rate of consumption.... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6251962 | (Co)polymers by photopolymerization A Process for the selective preparation acrylate- or methacrylate-homo- or acrylate- or methacrylate-co-oligomers with a weight average molecular weight (Mw) from 1000 to 20000, a polydispersityࣘ3 and a conversion of the monomers to polymers greater tha... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6211320 | Low viscosity acrylate monomers formulations containing same and uses therefor In accordance with the present invention, there are provided low viscosity acrylate monomers, and compositions based on same having low moisture resistance (and, hence are much less prone to give rise to "popcorning"), excellent handling properties (i.e.,... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6169153 | Polymerization of cyclopentadiene using cationic palladium complexes A process for preparing cyclopentadiene homopolymers having a molecular weight in the range from 10,000 to 1,000,000 and less than 35% of 1,2 linkages uses palladium catalysts of the formula [Pd(R1 --CN)4 ]2+ (A)2 --... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6150487 | Multifunctional organic alkali metal initiator and its synthesis, anionic polymerized star polymers and their preparation This invention relates to a multifunctional organic alkali metal initiator for the preparation of various kinds of star polymers by anionic polymerization, a process for making the initiator, a process using said initiator for making star polymers and the... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6127500 | Process for making allylic copolymer resins Allylic copolymer resins and processes for making them are disclosed. The resins are made by copolymerizing an ethylenic monomer, a monofunctional allyl monomer, and a multifunctional allyl monomer under free-radical conditions. The multifunctional allyl ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6111045 | Diene rubber, process for preparing same, and composition containing same This invention provides a diene rubber composed of 40 to 99.99% by weight of conjugated diene units, 0.05 to 20% by weight of amino-containing vinyl monomer units, 0.05 to 20% weight of hydroxyl-containing vinyl monomer units, and 0 to 50% by weight of ot... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5986031 | Process for making allylic copolymer resins Allylic copolymer resins and processes for making them are disclosed. The resins are made by copolymerizing an ethylenic monomer, a monofunctional allyl monomer, and a multifunctional allyl monomer under free-radical conditions. The multifunctional allyl ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5980790 | Process for producing a copolymer A high quality copolymer of styrene and methyl methacrylate is economically produced by polymerizing styrene and methyl methacrylate in a homogeneous solution of raw materials comprising methyl methacrylate, styrene, and an antioxidant, while the solution... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5981677 | Radiation-curable composition comprising -olefins Radiation-curable compositions based on radiation-curable, free-radically polymerizable compounds comprise -olefins having more than 8 carbon atoms.... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5948879 | Maleimide-based copolymer and resin composition comprising the same A maleimide-based copolymer containing maleimide monomer units (a-1), aromatic vinyl monomer units (a-2) and other vinyl monomer units (a-3), wherein, (I) the content of residual maleimide monomer in the copolymer is 0.1% by weight or less, and the conten... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5891831 | Viscosity index improver, engine lubricant composition, and concentrate Disclosed are a viscosity index improver which comprises a copolymer (A) consisting essentially of an alkyl methacrylate (a1), and one or more monomers (a2) selected from the group of conjugated dienes, acetylene, substituted acetylene, alkyl vinyl ethers... | 04/06/1999 |
