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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7365132 | Monomers containing polyoxyalkylenes and polymer supports therefrom A polymer support is provided which comprises protected hydroxypolyC2-4 alkyleneoxy chains attached to a cross-linked polymer wherein the protected hydroxypolyC2-4 alkyleneoxy chain contains from 2 to 10 C2-4 alkyleneoxy groups and w... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7348460 | Method for producing alkanol alkoxylates at optimal reaction temperatures The present invention relates to a process for preparing at least one alkoxylate, which comprises bringing at least one alkylene oxide selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, butylene oxide, pentylene oxide and decene oxide into contac... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342140 | Method for the production of polyetherols The present invention relates to a process for preparing a polyetherol which comprises reacting at least one alkylene oxide with at least one starter compound in the presence of a catalyst of the formula I: M1p[M2q | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335706 | Method of making alkoxy functionalized rubbery polymers The present invention is directed to a method for synthesizing rubbery copolymers, such as styrene-butadiene rubber, or rubbery homopolymers, such as polybutadiene rubber, that are alkoxy functionalized, e.g., alkoxysilane functionalized, and provide desirable dispe... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7276573 | Method for producing monoesters and diesters of polytetrahydrofuran and of tetrahydrofuran copolymers The present invention provides a process for preparing mono- or diesters of polytetrahydrofuran or of tetrahydrofuran copolymers by polymerizing tetrahydrofuran in the presence of at least one telogen and/or of a comonomer over an acidic catalyst, wherein the polyme... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7247179 | Composition and associated methods for chemical mechanical planarization having high selectivity for metal removal A composition and associated methods for chemical mechanical planarization (or other polishing) are described. The composition may comprise an abrasive and a dispersed hybrid organic/inorganic particle. The composition may further comprise an alkyne compound. Two di... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7235517 | Degreasing compositions Degreasing compositions that may be used, for example, to degrease substrates such as contaminated surfaces of automobile engines are disclosed. The degreasing compositions comprise a builder, an amphoteric surfactant, and an alkoxylated acetylenic diol having the s... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7205337 | End-capped polymers and compositions containing such compounds End-capped polymers, methods for making those end-capped polymers, compositions containing those end-capped polymers, and methods for using those compositions are disclosed. One of the disclosed end-capped copolymers has the formula (I): | 04/17/2007 |
| 7196030 | Method for producing alkoxylated products at optimized reaction pressures The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of at least one alkoxylate comprising the bringing into contact of an alkylene oxide mixture at least comprising ethylene oxide with at least one starter compound in the presence of at least one double-m... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7176331 | Method of making fluorinated vinyl ethers The present application provides a process to produce fluorinated vinyl ether by reacting a 2-alkoxypropionyl fluoride with a metal carbonate under anhydrous conditions in a stirred bed reactor at a temperature above the decarboxylation temperature of an intermediat... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7157608 | Process for producing allyl ether In the production of allyl ethers of polyol by reacting a straight-chain polyol compound with an allyl halide in the presence of an alkali metal hydroxide, wherein the straight-chain polyol compound has carbon atoms each having one hydroxyl group, the reaction betwe... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7141704 | Process for preparing hydrofluoroethers Process for obtaining hydrofluoroethers of formula (I): A-(Rf)n0—CF(Rf1)—O—Rh (I) wherein a mono- or bifunctional carbonyl compound of formula (IV): B—Rf—C(O)Rf1... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7129199 | Process solutions containing surfactants Process solutions comprising one or more surfactants are used to reduce the number of defects in the manufacture of semiconductor devices. In certain preferred embodiments, the process solution of the present invention may reduce post-development defects such as pat... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7078358 | Low VOC cleanroom cleaning wipe A prewetted cleaning wipe for cleaning surfaces and having low volatile organic chemical and low nonvolatile residue properties comprising a wipe substrate wetted with an aqueous solution of high purity water and an effective amount of an acetylenic alcohol surface ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7053250 | Method of preparing a polyether polyol An improved method for synthesizing a double metal cyanide (DMC) catalyst combines and sonicates aqueous and non-aqueous solutions of a first metal salt, such as Zn(OAc)2, of a second metal salt, such as CoCl2, and of an alkali metal cyanide, s... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7030282 | Storage and/or transportation method of polyalkylene glycol monomers It is an object of the present invention to provide a storing and/or transferring method of polyalkylene glycol monomers by which the gel-like matter formation and/or decomposition reaction can be satisfactorily inhibited and, as a result, troubles can be prevented ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7015364 | Process for preparing polyether polyols A process for preparing polyether polyols includes a precipitation step, a recrystallization step, and a reaction step. In the precipitation step, a multimetal cyanide compound is precipitated by reaction of a metal salt with a cyanometalate compound. In the recryst... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6998448 | Tire with tread of CIS 1,4-polybutadiene rich rubber composition which contains a functional styrene/butadiene elastomer, silica and coupling agent The invention relates to a tire having a tread of a rubber composition comprised of a composite of styrene/butadiene elastomer and functionalized styrene/butadiene elastomer containing an internal silanol and/or siloxy group therein with pendent silanol and/or alkox... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6977236 | Preparation of a double metal cyanide catalyst The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a double metal cyanide (DMC) catalyst, which process involves: (a) combining an aqueous solution of metal salt with an aqueous solution of a metal cyanide salt and r... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6963013 | Method of making fluorovinyl ethers and polymers obtainable therefrom A process for making fluorovinyl ethers having the formula CFX═CXOCF2OR, wherein R is a C2-C6 linear, branched or C5-C6 cyclic (per)fluoroalkyl group, or a C2-C6 linear, branched (per)flu... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6956018 | Polyoxyalkylene monoalkyl ether, process for producing the same, polymerizable polyoxyalkylene monoalkyl ether derivative, polymer of said derivative and dispersant comprising said polymer A polymerizable polyoxyalkylene monoalkyl ether derivative prepared by using a polyoxyalklene monoalkyl ether which gives, in gel permeation chromatography, a chromatogram which satisfies a relation expressed by an equation: S1/S0≦0.15, where... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6933415 | Low-VOC aqueous coating compositions with excellent freeze-thaw stability The present invention is an aqueous coating composition having excellent freeze-thaw stability and a low-VOC content. The aqueous coating composition of the invention includes at least one latex polymer derived from at least one monomer and at least one polymerizabl... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6921454 | Elastomer toughened radiation curable adhesives A radiation curable adhesive composition which includes: a) an α,β-olefinically unsaturated ether monomer component consisting of one or more compounds having the formula: R[O—CH═CHR1]n (I) where R is... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6878682 | Capped nonionic surfactants The invention relates to a series low foaming capped non-ionic surfactants. These compounds by virtue of reacting the terminal hydroxyl group with methallyl chloride, have increased stability in alkali, lower high cloud points and can be reacted via free radical tec... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6864395 | Acetylenic diol ethylene oxide/propylene oxide adducts and processes for their manufacture This invention provides water-based compositions, particularly coating, ink, fountain solution and agricultural compositions, manifesting reduced equilibrium and dynamic surface tension by the incorporation of a surface tension reducing amount of an acetylenic diol ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6780928 | Polyoxyalkylene monoalkyl ether, process for producing the same, polymerizable polyoxyalkylene monoalkyl ether derivative, polymer of said derivative and dispersant comprising said polymer A polyoxyalkylene monoalkyl ether which gives, in gel permeation chromatography, a chromatogram which satisfies a relation expressed by an equation: S1/S0≦0.15, wherein S1 represents the area under a portion of the chromatogram fro... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6747164 | Use of amine compounds with improved biodegradability as adjuvants for pesticides and fertilizers The present invention relates to the use of an amino compound, which is an esteramine or an amidoamine surfactant with improved biodegradability, as an adjuvant for agrochemically active compounds such as pesticides or fertilizers. The adjuvant has Formula (I) where... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6717019 | Glycidyl ether-capped acetylenic diol ethoxylate surfactants The present invention pertains to glycidyl ether-capped acetylenic diol ethoxylates having a structure according to the formula: wherein R1 is hydrogen or a linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group having from ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6716788 | Preparation of a double metal cyanide catalyst The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a double metal cyanide (DMC) catalyst, which process involves: (a) combining an aqueous solution of a metal salt with an aqueous solution of a metal cyanide salt and reacting these solutions; a... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6642423 | Polymerization of ethylene oxide using metal cyanide catalysts Ethoxylations of various initiator compounds are performed in the presence of metal cyanide catalysts. The catalysts surprisingly form a wide variety of polyether products that in most cases contain only small amounts of high molecular weight poly(ethylen... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6641986 | Acetylenic diol surfactant solutions and methods of using same Aqueous solutions comprising one or more acetylenic diol type surfactants are used to improve the wettability of a substrate surface by lowering the contact angle of the aqueous developer solution are enclosed herein. In one embodiment, the aqueous soluti... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6642422 | Polyoxyalkylene monoalkyl ether, process for producing the same, polymerizable polyoxyalkylene monoalky ether derivative, polymer of said derivative and dispersant comprising said polymer A polyoxyalkylene monoalkyl ether which gives, in gel permeation chromatography, a chromatogram which satisfies a relation expressed by an equation: S1 /S0ࣘ0.15, wherein S1 represents the area under a portion of the chro... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6576799 | Process for preparing ether-capped poly(oxyalkylated) alcohol surfactants A process for preparing an ether-capped poly(oxyalkylated) alcohol surfactant which results in the absence of metallic catalyst component residues from the ether-capped poly(oxyalkylated) alcohol surfactant.... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6573412 | Chain-coupled polymeric alkoxide compounds having controlled viscosity The invention provides chain-coupled polymeric alkoxide compounds for use as the elastomeric component in vulcanizable elastomeric compositions comprising silica, carbon black or mixtures thereof. In particular, the invention provides anionically polymeri... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6570041 | Polyoxytetramethylene glycol and process for producing the same Disclosed is a high heat resistance and low viscosity polyoxytetramethylene glycol (PTMG) having the following characteristics (1) to (4): (1) a number average molecular weight of from 500 to 3000; (2) a molecular weight distribution of 1.8 or less in ter... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6531636 | Synthetic endogenous cannabinoids analogues and uses thereof The present invention relates to a compound of the general formula (I) which is a non-hydrolysable analogue of endogenous cannabinoids, which are found to be more potent therapeutic agents as they are more stable, for example, to hydrolytic cleavage in th... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6495727 | Process for preparing ether-capped poly(oxyalkylated) alcohol surfactants A process for preparing an ether-capped poly(oxyalkylated) alcohol surfactant having the formula R1 O[CH2 CH(R3)O]x CH2 CH(OH)CH2 OR2 wherein R1 and R2 are linear or ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6482994 | Ether-capped poly(oxyalkylated) alcohol surfactants Ether-capped poly(oxyalkylated) alcohol surfactants having superior grease cleaning abilities and improved spotting/filming benefits are provided. The alcohol surfactants have the formula: R1 O[CH2 CH(R3)O]x [CH... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6482993 | Method for producing long chain polyether polyols without reprocessing This invention relates to a process for the production of long-chain polyether polyols without working up, in which oligomeric, alkoxylated starter compounds having molecular weights of 200 to 1000 are first obtained by catalysis with perfluoroalkylsulfon... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6455234 | Acetylenic diol ethylene oxide/propylene oxide adducts and their use in photoresist developers This invention provides water-based compositions, particularly coating, ink, fountain solution and agricultural compositions, manifesting reduced equilibrium and dynamic surface tension by the incorporation of a surface tension reducing amount of an acety... | 09/24/2002 |