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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7625994 | Sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetheresters A sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester that comprises the polymerization product of 80.0 to 20.0 mole percent of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid or an ester thereof based on the total moles of dicarboxylic acid or ester thereof, 20.0 to 80.0 mole percent of ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7425432 | Polyhydroxy alkanoate copolymer including within molecule unit having vinyl group or carboxyl group in side chain, and producing method therefor The invention provides a PHA copolymer including at least a 3-hydroxy-ω-carboxyalkanoic acid represented by a formula (19) or (32) and simultaneously at least a unit represented by a formula (2) or a formula (3) in a molecule, a precursor PHA copolymer having a cor... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7408017 | Polyhydroxyalkanoate containing unit with phenylsulfanyl structure in the side chain, process for its production, charge control agent, toner binder and toner which contain novel polyhydroxyalkanoate, and image forming method and image-forming apparatus which make use of the toner A polyhydroxyalkanoate is disclosed which has in the molecule a unit represented by Chemical Formula (1). wherein R is arbitrarily selected from a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, CN, NO2, COOR′, SO2Râ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7358323 | Water-soluble flame-retardant polyester resin, resin composition containing the resin, and fiber product treated with the resin composition A water-soluble, flame retardant polyester resin is obtained by a condensation reaction or a polycondensation reaction of a dicarboxylic-acid component, a glycol component, a water-solubility imparting component and a reactive phosphorus-containing compound such tha... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7253230 | Method of manufacture of polyester molding compositions and articles produced therefrom A thermoplastic molding composition comprises a resin composition having 50 to about 90 weight percent of a polyester, about 8 to about 48 weight percent of a polyetherimide, about 2 to about 25 weight percent of a high rubber graft impact modifier, each based on th... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7217824 | Process for preparing a 4,7-bis(5-halothien-2-yl)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole and a precursor therefor The present invention is directed to a method for preparing a 4,7-bis(5-halothien-2-yl)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole, more particularly, 4,7-bis(5-bromothien-2-yl)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole, and a precursor therefor, namely, a 4,7-bis(thien-2-yl)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole. The ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7205428 | Thioether derivatives, their method for production and use The present invention is directed to novel thioether dendritic molecules which respond immediately by emission of light when stimulated with light or electric energy. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7144974 | Polyester production method, polyester composition, and polyester fiber In a polyester production method, a titanium compound having a radical selected from a carbonyl group, a carboxyl group, or an ester group, and a phosphorous compound having a structure illustrated in Formula (I), are added | 12/05/2006 |
| 7115686 | Water-dilutable polyester resins A water-dilutable polyester resin ABCD having a mass fraction of from 1 to 10% of units derived from unsaturated cocondensed building blocks, an olefinic double bond content of from 10 to 2 000 mmol/kg, and a sulfonic acid group content of from 20 to 300 mmol/kg, mo... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7094307 | Methods for coating surfaces with metal and products made thereby According to the process for coating metal substrates, a light-sensitive (or photo-sensitive) bonding material, such as an emulsion or a photopolymer film, is used to adhere metal directly to a substrate to provide various forms of metal coatings on the substrate. T... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7084213 | Compositions adapted for chain linking A polymer composition comprising chains of at least one aromatic polymer or a mixture thereof together with at least one chain linking component wherein the at least one aromatic polymer comprises polymer chains of number average molecular weight (Mn) in a first ran... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7056708 | Method of producing polyhydroxyalkanoate from alkane having residue containing aromatic ring in its molecule The present invention provides a method of effectively producing polyhydroxyalkanoate having an aromatic substituted residue in its monomer unit. In the method of producing polyhydroxyalkanoate by using microorganisms, microorganisms capable of producing polyhydroxy... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052764 | Shaped articles comprising poly[(trimethylene-co-dianhydrosugar ester) dicarboxylate] or poly(trimethylene-co-dianhydro-dicarboxylate with improved stability A shaped article comprising poly[(trimethylene-co-dianhydrosugar ester) dicarboxylate] or poly(trimethylene-co-dianhydro-dicarboxylate having improved stability in the form of less change of Tg and reduced shrinkage upon storage at elevated temperature is disclosed.... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7045321 | POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE CONTAINING UNIT WITH PHENYLSULFANYL STRUCTURE IN THE SIDE CHAIN, PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION, CHARGE CONTROL AGENT, TONER BINDER AND TONER WHICH CONTAIN NOVEL POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE, AND IMAGE-FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS WHICH MAKE USE OF THE TONER A polyhydroxyalkanoate characterized by having in the molecule a unit represented by Chemical Formula (1): wherein n may assume any one integral value within the range of from 1 to 8. Also disclosed are a process for p... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6998462 | Polyester process Disclosed is a process that comprises contacting, in the presence of an esterification or transesterification or polycondensation catalyst composition, a toner, and a phosphorus compound, a carbonyl compound and an alcohol under a condition suitable for esterificati... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6984675 | Formaldehyde-free binder compositions for simultaneous warp sizing and coloration of filament yarns An aqueous dispersion has an addition polymer (B) formed in situ on a sulfopolyester (A). The sulfopolyester (A) is formed as a polycondensation product of first and second reaction mixtures. The first reaction mixture includes at least about 70 mol. % of terephthal... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6943275 | Process of preparing a disubstituted 9-alkylidenefluorene or a derivative thereof The invention relates to a process of preparing disubstituted 9-alkylidenefluorenes and structure analogous compounds, to novel compounds and intermediates prepared by this process, their use for the preparation of conjugated polymers and copolymers thereof, and to ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6916919 | Isolation of DNA molecules The present invention relates to a process for separating nucleic acid molecules, preferably open circular and supercoiled plasmid DNA and RNA molecules from each other, comprising the steps of providing a solution comprising the molecules; adsorbing the molecules t... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6911521 | Polyhydroxyalkanoate that comprises unit having substituted or unsubstituted (phenylmethyl) sulfanyl structure in side chain thereof and process for producing the same A polyhydroxyalkanoate that comprises a unit represented by the following chemical formula (1): wherein R1 is a substituent of an aromatic ring selected from the group consisting of H, CH3, C2H | 06/28/2005 |
| 6878757 | Antimicrobial suture coating Compositions with antimicrobial properties contain a fatty acid ester salt mixed with a bioabsorbable copolymer. These compositions are useful in forming coatings for surgical articles, including multifilament sutures. ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6872460 | Matt, UV-stable, Thermoformable, co-extruded polyester film, a method for the production thereof and the use of the same The invention relates to biaxially oriented, co-extruded polyester films. Said films comprise a base layer which consists of at least 70% by weight of a thermoplastic polyester, preferably polyethylene terephthalate (PET) with a diethylene glycol and/or polyethylene... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6872461 | Matt, flame-retardant, co-extruded polyester film, a method for the production thereof and the use of the same The invention relates to a co-extruded, biaxially oriented polyester films containing a flame-retardant agent which can be dissolved in the polyester. The film has a matt outer layer which contains a mixture and/or a blend of two components (I) and (II), whereby com... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6869782 | Polyhydroxyalkanoate that comprises unit having (methylsulfanyl) phenoxy structure in side chain thereof and process for producing the same A polyhydroxyalkanoate that comprises a unit represented by the following chemical formula (1): wherein x is an integer of 1 to 8 being the same or different in the polyhydroxyalkanoate. The microbial production proces... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6861468 | Polyester resin composition A polyester resin composition containing a thermoplastic polyester resin; a polyester copolymer containing a monomer having at least one of an amino group, an imino group, an amido group, and a sulfonic acid group; a layered silicate; and an antioxidant. The monomer... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6828010 | Laminated polyester film Provided is a laminated polyester film, in which a laminated layer comprising two types of polyester resins having different glass transition points from each other is formed on at least one side of a base polyester film wherein the two types of polyester resins are... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6818293 | Stabilized polyester fibers and films Disclosed are fibers and films prepared from polyesters of a dicarboxylic acid, preferably terephthalic acid, and a diol selected from 1,3-cyclohexanedimethanol, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, or 1,3-propanediol. The fibers and films contain a multifunctional epoxide ad... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6797394 | Polyester resin intermediate compositions and preparation and uses thereof The invention relates to resin intermediates and their preparation. The invention also relates to hydroxyl-functional, water-dispersible polymers formed from the intermediates and compositions containing the water-dispersible polymers. A preferred composition of the... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6787245 | Sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters and shaped articles produced therefrom Sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters are provided. The copolyesters are produced from a mixture of aromatic dicarboxylic acids, aliphatic dicarboxylic acids, ethylene glycol, other glycols, and components containing alkali metal or alkaline earth metal sulfo g... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6746779 | Sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters A copolyester having an inherent viscosity of equal to or greater than about 0.3 formed from about 20 to about 60 mole percent based on the amount of aromatic dicarboxylic acid of one or more of isophthalic dicarboxylic acid or an alkyl diester thereof, about 40 to ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6737481 | Ester-modified dicarboxylate polymers A polymer comprising poly(alkylene-co-dianhydrosugar ester) dicarboxylate and its preparation by reacting an alkylene diol, terephthalic acid, and a moiety of formula 1 X-Ia-(A-I)n-Ab-X  Formula 1 ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6733873 | Polyester film as support for dry film resist A polyester film for dry film resists, which satisfies requirements for transparency, particularly transmittance of radiation having a wavelength around 365 nm, slipperiness, winding properties, resolution and recyclability. A polyester film for dry film resists whi... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6706852 | Partially ester-exchanged SIPM and process therewith A process for producing a partially ester-exchanged SIPM such as an alkali metal bis(2-hydroxyethyl) 5-sulfoisophthalate produced from an alkali metal dimethyl 5-sulfoisophthalate in an alcohol is disclosed. The partially ester-exchanged SIPM in an alcohol can be us... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6699931 | Modified alkyd compositions comprising diol latex compositions and processes of making the same The present invention relates to modified alkyd polymers, and compositions made from such polymers, wherein the alkyd polymers are modified with polyol-containing latex compositions and/or diol-containing latex compositions. The invention further relates ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6657017 | Sulfonated polyester compounds with enhanced shelf stability and processes of making the same A sulfonated polyester compound useful as a soil release agent having isophthalate and terephthalate groups wherein the molar ratio of isophthalate groups to terephthalate groups is at least 0.15.... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6645615 | Silicone coated film with back side slip control coating and method of controlling slip of such film The present invention relates to a self-supporting polymer film with a silicone-containing coating layer on the front surface that is capable of releasing free silicone oil and a slip control coating on the back surface, where the slip control coating has... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6645619 | Modified polytrimethylene terephthalate The present invention provides poly(trimethylene terephthalate) copolymerized with ester-forming sulfonate and a fiber thereof. The polymer of the present invention is high in melting point, small in loss of melting viscosity and has a high molecular weig... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6630564 | Copolyester with improved extrusion processing and color for extrusion blow molding To a copolyester reacted essentially by terephthalic acid components and ethylene glycol units, adding 1% to 15 weight % of specific diol unit selected from the group consisting of at least one of 2-butyl-2-ethyl-1,3-propanediol, 3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol,... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6629833 | Transparent conductive film and touch panel A transparent conductive film (1) having a transparent plastic film (11) and a transparent conductive thin film (12) formed on at least one side thereof, characterized in that a resin layer (P) containing an ionic group in the range of 20 to 1000 eq/ton i... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6627280 | Coated hollow polyester molding, method of reclaiming the same, and solution for surface coating To provide a polyester hollow molded product which eliminates the possibility of contaminating its contents, retains excellent transparency after it is used repeatedly by recycling and can be re-used with a substantially unscratched surface. The polyester... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6607823 | Heat seal coating and coated film The present invention provides a coated polymer film having heat seal properties. The heat seal coating includes a propylene diol copolyester. Preferably, the copolyester is formed from 1,3-propane diol, isophthalic acid and a sulfomonomer. A method of he... | 08/19/2003 |
