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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8063165 | Functional polymers prepared with sulfur-containing initiators A method for forming a polymer including a sulfur-containing functional group, the method comprising introducing a sulfur-containing initiator defined by the formula with conjugated diene monomer and optionally copolymeriza... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7981990 | Synthesis of a liquid polymer and a functionalized polymer A method comprising: (a) forming a living liquid polymer, wherein said living liquid polymer is anionically initiated and comprises a cation; (b) adding a functional initiator precursor of the formula FI-H, wherein H is hydrogen and FI is a functional group, said H ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7960491 | Isoolefin-diolefin production process and apparatus therefore In an isoolefin-diolefin rubber production process (e.g. a butyl rubber production process), the cold rubber slurry produced in the reaction vessel is transported from the reaction vessel to the flash tank during which time the cold slurry may be expressed to separa... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7928178 | Rubber for baby bottle nipples, pacifiers, and syringe plungers The production of a protein free synthetic polyisoprene which has both low levels of chemical impurities and good physical properties has yet to be realized. It has now been envisioned that the use of neodymium catalyzed polyisoprene will offer the combined advantag... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7906602 | Tread cap composition A tread cap composition, in accordance with the principles of the invention, may be a composition resulting from a combination of components including: a conjugated diene-based elastomer; a reinforcing filler; an oil softener; a silane coupling agent; and an ultra h... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7812108 | Hydrogenation and epoxidation of polymers made by controlled polymerization The present invention discloses a process for synthesizing a hydrogenated polymer that comprises: (1) preparing a aqueous polymerization medium which is comprised of (a) at least one monomer, (b) a polymerization control agent, and an emulsifier, wherein the emulsif... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7795364 | Polymeric photoinitiators UV curable compositions, polymeric photoinitiators and precursors therefor are described. ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7786236 | Polymeric nano-particles of flower-like structure and applications A flower-like nano-particle composition including a poly(alkenylbenzene) core and a poly(conjugated diene) or a poly(alkylene) surface layer is provided. The nano-particles have a mean average diameter less than about 100 nm and are substantially free of chain ends.... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7763696 | Diene elastomer with cyclic vinyl units and processes for obtaining same The present invention relates to a linear or branched diene elastomer having cyclic vinyl units. A linear diene elastomer according to the invention results from at least one conjugated diene and it comprises cyclic vinyl units in a mass content of greater than or e... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7759444 | Compositions comprising a polyfarnesene Provided herein are compositions comprising a polyfarnesene. The polyfarnesene can be a farnesene homopolymer derived from a farnesene (e.g., α-farnesene or β-farnesene) or a farnesene interpolymer derived from a farnesene and at least a vinyl monomer. In some emb... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7700705 | Latex accelerator composition Accelerator composition for a rubber latex derived from a conjugated diene and optionally a vinyl aromatic comonomer comprising: (i) a diethyl dithiocarbamate (like e.g. ZDEC), and (ii) diphenylguanidine (DPG), and substantially free of any thiazole derivative, a cu... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7683151 | Process for producing modified polymer, modified polymer obtained by the process, and rubber composition The present invention relates to a process for producing a modified polymer, comprising modifying a polymer having an active site of an organometal type in a molecule by reacting the site thereof with a hydrocarbyloxysilane compound and adding a condensation acceler... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7659355 | Elastomeric compositions, air barriers, and processes for the making the same The invention relates to novel air barriers made from elastomeric compositions. In particular, the invention relates to novel air barriers such as innerliners, air sleeves, and innertubes made from novel C4 to C7 isoolefin based polymers with n... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7582715 | Polymers substantially free of long chain branching The invention relates to new polymerization processes including diluents including hydrofluorocarbons and their use to produce novel polymers substantially free of long chain branching. In particular, the invention relates to copolymers of an isoolefin, preferably i... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7528204 | Hydrogenation and epoxidation of polymers made by controlled polymerization The present invention discloses a process for synthesizing a hydrogenated polymer that comprises: (1) preparing a aqueous polymerization medium which is comprised of (a) at least one monomer, (b) a polymerization control agent, and an emulsifier, wherein the emulsif... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7462677 | Sulfur containing initiators for anionic polymerization of monomers An initiator is presented for anionically polymerizing monomers, to provide a functional head group on the polymer. A polymer having a functional head group derived from a sulfur containing anionic initiator, and optionally as additional functional group resulting f... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7432337 | Rubber composition for coating a carcass cord and a carcass cord coated thereby The present invention provides a rubber composition for coating carcass cord improving adhesive property to the carcass cord and further suppressing the crack growth, heat generation and lowering of rubber property, and a carcass cord coated thereby. A rubber compos... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7420012 | Rubber composition The rubber composition and the material suitable for preparing the rubber composition show high gas-barrier properties and being free from inhibition of vulcanization. The rubber composition is essentially composed of a rubber and a layered mineral filler treated wi... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417103 | Isotactic 3,4-isoprene-based polymer The present invention provides 3,4-isoprene-based polymer with high regioregularity, in particular high tacticity. Specifically, the present invention provides an isoprene-based polymer, including a structural unit represented by Formula (I) in Claims, wherei... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7402271 | Castable liquid rubber compositions for golf balls A golf ball comprising a layer made from a liquid rubber composition is disclosed. A castable liquid polybutadiene is the preferred principal rubber component. The molecular weight of the castable liquid polybutadiene is at least about 1,000 and the castable liquid ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7396884 | Hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber The present invention relates to a composition containing a hydrogenated nitrile-butadiene rubber (HNBR), a peroxide crosslinking system and a resorcinol-formaldehyde resin, to a process for the preparation of the composition, to the use of the composition as an adh... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7385018 | Hydrogenated copolymer, process for producing the same, and hot-melt adhesive composition containing the same The present invention involves a hydrogenated copolymer obtained by hydrogenating a copolymer having a softening point falling in a range of 45 to 55° C. determined by a ball & ring method, wherein the hydrogenated copolymer has a softening point of 85 to 95° C. d... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7371805 | Hydrogenated copolymer and composition thereof A hydrogenated copolymer obtained by hydrogenating an unhydrogenated copolymer comprising conjugated diene monomer units and vinyl aromatic monomer units, the hydrogenated copolymer containing at least one hydrogenated copolymer block (B) which is obtained by hydrog... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365143 | Polypropylene composite composition Disclosed herein is a polypropylene composite composition. The polypropylene composite composition comprises 50 to 80% by weight of polypropylene, 6 to 30% by weight of talc, 10 to 30% by weight of a rubber, 3 to 15% by weight of glass bubbles, and 0.5 to 7% by weig... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365144 | Polypropylene composite composition Disclosed herein is a polypropylene composite composition. The polypropylene composite composition comprises 50 to 80% by weight of polypropylene, 6 to 30% by weight of talc, 10 to 30% by weight of a rubber, 3 to 15% by weight of glass bubbles, and 0.5 to 7% by weig... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7358314 | Polybenzoxazole-filled nitrile butadiene rubber compositions An insulation composition that comprises at least one nitrile butadiene rubber (“NBR”) having an acrylonitrile content that ranges from approximately 26% by weight to approximately 35% by weight and polybenzoxazole (“PBO”) fibers. The NBR may be a copolymer ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358313 | Thiouronium salt as anti-reversion agent in a vulcanizable rubber composition and tire based on such a composition A rubber composition based on at least (i) an elastomer, (ii) a reinforcing filler and (iii) a thiouronium salt or an analogue of a thiouronium salt of the formula (I) below: A-S—Y—S-A (I) in which, A ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354979 | Polymer production at supercritical conditions This invention relates to a process to polymerize olefins comprising contacting, in a polymerization system, olefins having three or more carbon atoms with a catalyst compound, activator, optionally comonomer, and optionally diluent or solvent, at a temperature abov... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354971 | Aqueous dispersions The invention concerns hydrous compositions based on polychloroprene and hydroxylamine derivatives, processes for their production and their use as adhesives. The polychloroprene dispersions are stabilized by the addition of hydroxyalkylamine after removal of residu... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351776 | Bulk polymerization process A method for the continuous production of polydienes, the method comprising the steps of (a) charging a mixture of one or more monomer, catalyst system, and less than 50% weight percent organic solvent based on the total weight of the monomer, catalyst and solvent, ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7345128 | Peroxide curable butyl formulations The present invention relates to a peroxide curable rubber compound comprising at least one elastomeric polymer comprising repeating units derived from at least one C4 to C7 isomonoolefin monomer, at least one C4 to C14 mu... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342070 | Conjugated diolefin (co)polymer rubber, process for producing (co)polymer rubber, rubber composition, composite, and tire Disclosed are a conjugated diolefin (co) polymer rubber formed from either a conjugated diolefin or a conjugated diolefin and an aromatic vinyl compound, wherein the (co) polymer rubber has a primary amino group and an alkoxysilyl group which are bonded to a (co) po... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342053 | Resin composition, adhesive film using the same and multilayer printed circuit board Producing a printed circuit board, by coating a resin composition comprising an aromatic cyanate compound having two or more cyanato groups in a molecule and a radical-polymerizable resin on a circuit substrate, photo-curing the resin composition, and thermally curi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342084 | Peroxidically crosslinked hydrogenated vinylpolybutadienes and their use for production of technical rubber products with good recovery performance over a wide temperature range The present invention provides peroxidically crosslinked hydrogenated vinylpolybutadienes which serve for production of technical rubber products and which have very good recovery performance over a wide temperature range. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338998 | Cement for modification of rubber articles and process for production thereof A process for producing a cement for adjusting a rubber product comprising 100 parts by weight of a rubber component and 10 to 500 parts by weight of an inorganic filler. In the first mixing step, the rubber component and components for compounding are mixed while t... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339018 | Diene-modified propylene copolymers Certain specific embodiments of the invention will now be discussed. For example, a process of preparing a copolymer composition that includes a diene-modified polypropylene copolymer is described, which process includes: contacting a metallocene catalyst compound w... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335712 | Process of producing a siloxy-functionalized polymer This invention relates to siloxy-functionalized polymers having the silicon of the siloxy group directly bonded to the end of a polymer chain through one or more carbon atoms, processes of producing the polymers, and initiators used to prepare the polymers. The poly... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335714 | Sulfine control agents for synthesizing polymers The present invention is directed to sulfine control agents for synthesizing polymers via controlled free radical polymerization and to the polymers resulting therefrom. Such polymers include repeat units derived from the controlled free radical polymerization, part... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332555 | Polymers with new sequence distributions The invention relates to new polymerization processes including diluents including hydrofluorocarbons and their use to produce novel polymers with new sequence distributions. In particular, the invention relates to copolymers of an isoolefin, preferably isobutylene,... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332554 | Polymers with new sequence distributions The invention relates to new polymerization processes including diluents including hydrofluorocarbons and their use to produce novel polymers with new sequence distributions. In particular, the invention relates to copolymers of an isoolefin, preferably isobutylene,... | 02/19/2008 |
