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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8129495 | Coating compositions for containers and methods of coating This invention provides a coating composition for use on a food-contact surface of a container (e.g., a food or beverage can) that includes a polymer having one or more segments of Formula I: —O—Ar—Rn—C(O)—O—R1—O—C(O)â... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7135522 | Dispersions of amorphous urethanized unsaturated polyester resins based on particular dicidol isomers An aqueous dispersion, contains: a) an amorphous urethanized, unsaturated polyester resin, b) a nonvolatile content of from 20% to 60% by weight, c) from 0 to 60% by weight of a solvent, d) a pH of between 5.0 and 9.5, and e) a viscosity at 20° C. of from 20 to 500... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7097789 | Thermoplastic containers exhibiting excellent protection to various ultraviolet susceptible compounds Novel thermoplastic articles that contain novel ultraviolet absorbing compounds that are liquid in nature, are extremely low in color (and thus permit use without the concomitant necessity of adding large amounts of other coloring agents to combat any discoloring wi... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7018689 | Heat-shrinkable polyester film A heat-shrinkable polyester film comprising a polyester base film and a coat layer formed on one or both sides of the polyester base film, said coat layer comprising a copolymerised polyester having carboxyl group terminals and Tg in the range of 70 to 80;É, exhibi... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014797 | Low-color ultraviolet absorbers for high UV wavelength protection applications Novel ultraviolet absorbing compounds that are liquid in nature, are extremely low in color and are highly effective in providing protection in wavelength ranges for which previous attempts at low-color ultraviolet absorbers have failed are provided herein. Such com... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6881785 | Dispersions of amorphous unsaturated polyester resins based on particular Dicidol isomers An aqueous dispersion based on an amorphous unsaturated polyester resin obtained by polycondensing a mixture of Dicidol isomers and one or more saturated and/or unsaturated dicarboxylic acids. ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6808788 | Method for strengthening wood products and modified unsaturated polyester resins therefor The strength of wood composites, including hybrid composites comprising wood members bonded to reinforced polyester members, is improved by modifying the polyester components with a polyisocyanate. Wood composites adhesively bonded with polyester resins modified acc... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6723822 | Crystalline polyester A crystalline polyester obtained by polycondensing monomers comprising 0.1 to 10% by mol of a divalent aromatic compound, wherein the crystalline polyester has a softening point of 85° to 150° C. The crystalline polyester can be suitably used for a resin binder fo... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6617395 | Low VOC low tack gel coat resin A low tack, low VOC gel coat is disclosed comprising a unsaturated polyester resin derived from maleic anhydride and up to about 30% of an organic solvent. The resin is characterized by: a viscosity of less than or equal to about 1750 cp at 70% NVM in sty... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6544611 | Oxygen scavenging PET based polymer The present invention improves the effectiveness of the oxygen scavenging composition and maintains an excellent balance in the color properties of the polymer. The present invention relates to an improved oxygen scavenging PET based copolymer comprising ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6512046 | Polymerizable unsaturated polyester resin composition A practical polymerizable unsaturated polyester resin composition is provided, wherein a polyester skeleton derived from collected PET is introduced, for effective utilization of waste PET such as a PET bottle which has recently been considered a large ob... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6476184 | Aromatic poly(1,3,4-heterodiazoles) for use in optical devices, especially electroluminescent components Aromatic poly(1,3,4-heterodiazoles) include from 100 to 1,000 repeating units selected from the group consisting of ##STR1## in which R1, R2, R3 and R4 may be identical or different and are each an alkyl, alkoxy... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6337137 | Powder paint binder composition The invention relates to a powder paint composition comprising a polymer that contains endomethylene tetrahydrophthalic acid units and a crosslinker. The polymer is obtained by preparing an unsaturated polymer in a first step, which then reacts with cyclo... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6018004 | Biodegradable polymers, preparation thereof and use thereof for producing biodegradable moldings Biodegradable polyesters P1 obtainable by reaction of a mixture consisting essentially of (a1) a mixture consisting essentially of from 35 to 95 mol % of adipic acid or ester-forming derivatives thereof or mixtures thereof, from 5 to 65 mol % of terephthalic a... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5959067 | Alkyd resins having a low dynamic viscosity for use in high-solids coatings The current invention relates to an alkyd resin particularly useful in high-solids coating compositions. The alkyd resin comprises the reaction product of an unsaturated fatty acid, a polyol, and the adduct of an ,ଲ-unsaturated dicarboxylic a... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5932344 | Cement retarder and cement retardative sheet A cement retarder which comprises a saturated or unsaturated polyester obtained by a reaction of a polycarboxylic acid component comprising a polycarboxylic acid having 2 to 6 carbon atoms in the main chain or its derivative, and a polyol component contai... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5869191 | Acid functional and epoxy functional polyster resins Linear, tertiary carboxyl functional polyester resins obtainable by reaction of a) at least one compound A1, comprising the reaction product of (i) a glycidylester of a mixture of certain highly branched saturated monocarboxylic acids isomers, and (... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5703134 | Copolymers of recycled polyester New copolymers of recycled polyesters having improved properties are disclosed. The copolyesters are produced by a reaction of recycled polyalkylene terephthalate and a dicarboxylate moiety.... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5677033 | Biaxially oriented, unidirectionally long polyethylene-2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylate film Provided is a biaxially oriented, unidirectionally long polyethylene-2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylate film having the following characteristic properties; (A) both the Young's modulus in the longitudinal direction and the Young's modulus in the transverse dir... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5672676 | Polyesteramides with high heat deflection temperatures New polyesteramides having glass transition temperatures (Tg's) of up to 130° C. and heat deflection temperatures that are in the 100° C. to 110° C. range are disclosed. The new polyesteramides of this invention are made by sequential addition of ... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5470665 | Biaxially oriented unidirectionally long polyethylene-2, 6-naphthalenedicarboxylate film Provided is a biaxially oriented, unidirectionally long polyethylene-2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylate film having the following characteristic properties; (A) both the Young's modulus in the longitudinal direction and the Young's modulus in the transverse dir... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5439988 | Carboxyl-terminated polyesters for the preparation of powder coating compositions Carboxyl-terminated polyesters comprising the reaction products of (a) an aliphatic hydroxyl-terminated polyester prepared from 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid and an alcohol component comprising (1) from 10 to 100 equivalent % of a cycloaliphatic diol and (2) fro... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5418309 | Powder coating composition The present invention provides a powder coating composition which is suitable for precoated steel plates. The powder coating composition has excellent storage stability (e.g. blocking resistance) and provides a cured film having good weather resistance an... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5399661 | Poly(alkylene cyclohexanedicarboxylate)-(alkylene terephthalate) copolyesters Copolyester compositions are provided which comprise the reaction product of at least one straight chain, branched, or cycloaliphatic C2 -C10 alkane diol or a chemical equivalent thereof, a mixture of at least two cycloaliphatic diac... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5362820 | Carboxyl group-terminated polyesteramides Carboxyl group-terminated polyesteramides comprising the reaction products of at least one diamine and a carboxyl group-terminated polyester selected from (a) a polyester prepared from at least one aliphatic and/or cycloaliphatic dicarboxylic acid and at ... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5352756 | Poly(ethylene or propylene glycol)-containing polymer A crosslinked poly(ethylene or propylene)glycol-containing polymer which has a unique spatial structure and can be designed especially for application as a chromatographic resin or as a solid support for the synthesis of peptides, oligonucleotides or olig... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5340521 | Melt viscosity depressant for polyester resin and polyester resin composition comprising the same A new melt viscosity depressant for a polyester resin having a structure of an aromatic carbonyl compound is disclosed. Addition of the melt viscosity depressant to a polyester resin reduces the melt viscosity of the resin remarkably, thereby facilitating mold... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5306786 | Carboxyl group-terminated polyesteramides Carboxyl group-terminated polyesteramides comprising the reaction products of at least one diamine and a carboxyl group-terminated polyester selected from (a) a polyester prepared from at least one aliphatic and/or cycloaliphatic dicarboxylic acid and at ... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5278280 | Hard resinous polyols Hard resinous polyol esters having a high degree of hydroxyl functionality and a ball and ring softening temperature of at least about 50° C.... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5250652 | High loading water-dispersible UVA and/or UVB light-absorbing copolymer The invention is concerned with novel water-dispersible copolymers which contain at least one UVA light-absorbing monomer, one UVB light-absorbing monomer, one hydrophilic monomer, and optionally one hydrophobic monomer component. The UVA light-absorbing ... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5243021 | Water-dispersible copolymer containing UVA and UVB light-absorbing monomers The invention is concerned with novel water-dispersible or water-soluble copolymers which contain at least one UVA light-absorbing monomer, one UVB light-absorbing monomer, one hydrophilic monomer, and optionally one hydrophobic monomer component. The UVA... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5194574 | Thermally stable polyesters containing trans-4,4'-stilbenedicarboxylic acid Melt processable copolyesters having improved thermal stability are prepared from 1,4-butanediol, minor amounts of trans-4,4'-stilbenedicarboxylic acid and a dicarboxylic acid selected from terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, and mixtures thereof.... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5183863 | Viscoelastic resin composition for vibration-damping material Disclosed herein is a viscoelastic resin composition for vibration-damping material which comprises (A) at least one amorphous polyester resin of low specific gravity in which more than 40 mol % of the dibasic acid moiety is of aromatic type, (B) at least... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5156937 | Reduced viscosity polyester composition for toner powders The present invention relates to a polymer composition comprising a high molecular weight polyester having a glass transition temperature of 50° to 100° C. and a weight average molecular weight of 30,000 to 100,000 and a low molecular weight polyester i... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5144003 | Trifunctional monomer compounds, polyesters derived therefrom and thermosetting coating compositions containing the polyesters Provided are 1,5-bis(4-carboxycyclohexyl)-3-pentanol and its esters and processes for their preparation. Also provided are polyester compositions containing this residue, thermosetting coating compositions containing the polyesters, and coatings and caste... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5129947 | Aqueous printing inks having improved freeze-thaw properties Disclosed are ink compositions having improved freeze-thaw properties that contain an effective amount of propylene glycol, for example, 0.5 to 10 weight percent. The inks also contain a water-dissipatable polyester prepared from certain amounts of isopht... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5106942 | Copolymerized methine colorant-polyester color concentrates Disclose are polyester color concentrates, especially amorphous and partially-crystalline, polyester color concentrates, comprising a polyester having copolymerized therein colored residues of at least one polyester-reactive, thermally-stable methine colo... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5093064 | Low-shrinkage polyester film and preparation thereof A biaxially oriented polyester film simultaneously satisfying the following formulas (I) to (III): |S180 -S120 |ࣘ54 (I) TSMD ࣙ100 (II) Q120 ࣘ0.7 ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5091501 | Process for preparing 2H-1-benzopyran-2-ones and polyesters containing 2H-1-benzopyran-2-one residues This invention provides a process for producing 2H-1-benzopyran-2-ones (coumarins) from optionally-substituted o-halocinnamic acids or esters under polyester-forming conditions. When the coumarins contain appropriately reactive functional groups, and desi... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5068300 | Bifunctional stilbene compounds containing at least one Z-configurated stilbene group, process for their preparation and their use for the preparation of polymers New Z-stilbene compounds and a process for their preparation are disclosed wherein the compounds correspond to the following formulae: ##STR1##... | 11/26/1991 |
