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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7439277 | In-situ preparation of hydroperoxide functionalized rubber A process for the preparation of a hydroperoxide functionalized rubber compound by the conversion of triplet state oxygen to singlet state oxygen in the presence of oxygen and a light-induced photoreductant. A dispersion of an unsaturated rubber component in a carri... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7388039 | UV-curable, non-chlorinated adhesion promoters Modified polyolefins are produced by reacting a functionalized polyolefin with one or more ethylenically unsaturated compounds having a functional group reactive with the functional group on the polyolefin. These modified polyolefins may then polymerize in the prese... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7361696 | 1,4-disubstituted diacetyline polymer and process for producing the same A 1,4-di-substituted diacetylene polymer that is soluble in organic solvent, is composed of a repeating unit represented by the general formula ═CR—C≡C—CR′═ (wherein, R and R′ represent identical or different monovalent organic substituents), and has a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7329693 | Adhesive composition and method for bonding to rubber An adhesive composition of the present invention comprises (A) a conjugated diene polymer having a weight-average molecular weight of 500 to 100,000 and (B) an electron pair-donating basic compound; or comprises (A) a conjugated diene polymer having a weight-average... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7294673 | Method of modifying polymeric material and use thereof A method of modifying a polymeric material whereby the polymeric material is modified to give a highly durable surface without decreasing its strength. Namely, a polymeric material is modified by the method comprising a combination of an impregnation step, an activa... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7256221 | Low outgassing photo or electron beam curable rubbery polymer material, preparation thereof and device comprising same Disclosed are photo or electron beam polymerizable compositions, and preparation thereof and devices containing them. The composition contains completely or substantially completely hydrogenated hydrocarbon-based material completely free or substantially free of car... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7232595 | Device comprising low outgassing photo or electron beam cured rubbery polymer material Disclosed are photo or electron beam curable polymerizable compositions, and preparation thereof and devices containing such cured material. The composition contains completely or substantially completely hydrogenated hydrocarbon-based material completely free or su... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7220787 | Photoreactive hot-melt adhesive composition It is an object to provide a photoreactive hot-melt adhesive composition which exhibits high adhesive strength immediately after combination of adherends and excellent bond strength after completion of curing and provides a highly durable bonded laminate. A p... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7214724 | Method for cross-linking a foamable plastic A plastic is converted from an initial condition with a higher density into a foamed condition with a lower density using a blowing agent, wherein the plastic is cross-linked prior to foaming by means of a first cross-linking agent and during the foaming by means of... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7208532 | Manufacture of improved support matrices A method for the production of a cross-linked support matrix that in form of a bed will permit liquid flow velocities above 5 cm/h, preferably above 50 cm/h, to pass through the bed. The method is characterized in that it comprises the steps: (a) providing a startin... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7169827 | Production of polypropylene having improved properties A process for producing polypropylene having increased melt strength, the process comprising irradiating polypropylene which has been polymerised using a Ziegler-Natta catalyst with an electron beam having an energy of at least 5 MeV and a radiation dose of at least... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163968 | UV curable pressure sensitive adhesives UV curable adhesives are provided that comprise epoxidized monohydroxylated polydiene polymers, hydrogenated hydroxylated polydiene polymers, and selectively hydrogenated starblock copolymers. The adhesive formulations provide both excellent room temperature propert... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7119127 | Golf balls containing cis-to-trans converted polybutadiene and methods for making same A golf ball having at least a core and a cover, wherein at least a portion of the ball is formed from a material resulting from the isomerization of an amount of polybutadiene in solution to create a resulting polybutadiene having an increased content of trans-polyb... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7094472 | Radiation treated ethylene polymers and articles made from said polymers The invention relates to ethylene polymers that are modified by ionizing radiation, prior to article formation, at a temperature less than the crystalline melt temperature and preferably under ambient atmosphere, as well as articles made from said polymers. The irra... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7087660 | Preparation of components and articles with directed high frequency energy heated silica-rich rubber components containing high softening point polymer and sulfur curative This invention relates to a process of preparation of components and articles of manufacture containing at least one of such components, such as tires, and the resulting prepared components and fabricated articles, by use of directed high frequency energy internally... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7030171 | Process for producing vinyl polymer having functional group at end and vinyl polymer having functional group at end The objective of the present invention is to provide a production method by which a polymer of a functional group-terminated vinyl monomer can be easily and practically produced. Further, it is another object of the present invention to provide a functional g... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7019044 | Production of polyolefins having improved properties A process for producing polypropylene having increased melt strength, the process comprising (i) homopolymerising polypropylene or copolymerising propylene with one or more comonomers selected from ethylene and C4 to C101-olefins to produce a polypropylene homopolym... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6903144 | Non-aqueous solvent-free process for making UV curable adhesive and sealants from expodized monohydroxylated diene polymers This invention is a process for making UV curable adhesives, sealants, coatings, ink, flexible printing plates, laminating adhesives, fibers, gaskets, and related compositions, films, and thin parts, wherein an epoxidized monohydroxylated polydiene polymer comprised... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6903165 | Process for producing epoxidized diene polymer A process for producing an epoxidized diene polymer includes: dispersing or suspending a diene polymer (C) having a ball-reduced particle size of 0.05-20 mm in a medium (A) in the presence of powder particles (B) insoluble in the medium (A), or in an aqueous medium ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6869982 | Irradiated, oxidized olefin polymer coupling agents Irradiated, oxidized olefin polymer coupling agents for use in the manufacture of non-halogenated flame retardant-containing and filler-containing olefin polymer compositions and coupling agent-containing olefin polymer concentrates. ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6869981 | Optical fiber coatings with pressure sensitive adhesive characteristics The invention includes an optical fiber coating that exhibits the characteristics of a pressure sensitive adhesive. A viscoelastic window for the coating will include at least one set of coordinates that is within Quadrants 2, 3, or 4 or the Transition Flow Region o... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6822015 | Rubber composition used for a rubber stopper for a medicament or for a medical treatment or its crosslinked product The object of the invention is to provide a rubber composition or its crosslinked product used for a rubber stopper for a medicament or a rubber article for a medical treatment, suitable for radiation treatments to be carried out for the purpose of sterilizing. ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6803014 | Method of making elastic articles having improved heat-resistance The present invention relates to a method for making a heat-resistant elastic article and a heat-resistant elastic article. The invention especially relates to a method of making elastic fibers and polymeric elastic fibers wherein the elastic fibers are capable of w... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6750267 | Radiation-curable polymeric composition Disclosed herein are radiation-curable polymers, a method of preparing radiation-curable polymers and compositions containing radiation-curable polymers. Radiation-curable polymers and compositions containing radiation-curable polymers are useful as coatings and adh... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6699919 | Polypropylene having improved long chain branching Polypropylene having improved long chain branching increased melt strength obtained by irradiating polypropylene with an electron beam having an energy of at least 5 MeV and with a radiation dose of from 5 to 100 kGray in the presence of a grafting agent,... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6693142 | Process for producing vinyl polymer having functional group at end and vinyl polymer having functional group at end The objective of the present invention is to provide a production method by which a polymer of a functional group-terminated vinyl monomer can be easily and practically produced. Further, it is another object of the present invention to provide a function... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6673850 | Photoinitiators and their applications Photoinitiators of formula (Ia) or (Ib) having chain transfer groups, wherein n is 1 or 2; PI is for example a group of formula (IIa); PI' inter alia is a group of formula (IIIa); Ar is for example phenyl; Ar2 is inter alia phenylene; R1 | 01/06/2004 |
| 6667351 | Articles having elevated temperature elasticity made from irradiated and crosslinked ethylene polymers and method for making the same The present invention relates to elastic articles comprising a crosslinked or crosslinkable ethylene polymer and a method for making the same. In particular, the invention relates to a shaped article (e.g. film or fiber) characterized by improved elastici... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6630518 | Polymer membrane and a process for the production thereof The present invention relates to a sulfonated polymer membrane and to a process for the preparation thereof. According to the process, a polymer film is irradiated, and the irradiated polymer film is sulfonated in order to link sulfonic acid groups theret... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6627673 | Methods of making humidity activated materials having shape-memory The present invention relates to shape deformable materials, which are capable of (1) being deformed, (2) storing an amount of shape deformation, and (3) recovering at least a portion of the shape deformation when exposed to a humid environment. The shape... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6517910 | Free radical polymerization method In one aspect the invention provides an energy efficient polymerization method comprising irradiating a polymerizable composition and a photoinitiator with a source of essentially monochromatic radiation where the photoinitiator and the wavelength of the ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6444722 | Making polyolefin graft copolymers with low molecular weight side chains using a polymeric peroxide as an initiator Graft copolymers with low molecular weight side chains are prepared by (1) irradiating a propylene polymer material in the absence of oxygen, (2) adding a controlled amount of oxygen to the irradiated polymer material so that the polymer is exposed to an ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6437014 | Method of making elastic articles having improved heat-resistance The present invention relates to a method for making a heat-resistant elastic article and a heat-resistant elastic article. The invention especially relates to a method of making elastic fibers and polymeric elastic fibers wherein the elastic fibers are c... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6423760 | Fully vulcanized powdery rubber having a controllable particle size, preparation and use thereof The present invention provides a fully vulcanized powdery rubber having a particle size of from 20 to 2000 nm, its preparation and use. The vulcanized powdery rubber is obtained by irradiating a rubber latex having a particle size of from 20 to 2000 nm wi... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6417245 | Method for the preparation of conjugated polymers A method of preparing a conjugated polymer which includes: determining a first intermolecular repeat distance and a first tilt angle relative to the translation axis for a guest molecule having a first atom and a second atom; selecting a host molecule hav... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6407144 | Combination biological and microwave treatments of used rubber products A process and resulting product is provided in which a vulcanized solid particulate, such as vulcanized crumb rubber, has select chemical bonds altered by biotreatment with thermophillic microorganisms selected from natural isolates from hot sulfur spring... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6399671 | Rubber polymers having an elevated gel content and an elevated degree of swelling This invention relates to rubber polymers based on polymerizable monomers and having an elevated gel content together with an elevated degree of swelling, to the production of the stated rubber polymers and to the use thereof for the production of molding... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6339112 | Radiation curable compositions comprising metallocene polyolefins The present invention relates to radiation curable compositions comprising at least one metallocene polyolefin. The radiation curable compositions are useful for a variety of applications, particularly as coatings and adhesives. The radiation curable comp... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6291542 | Method and apparatus for selectively curing a sheet of EPDM material A method and apparatus for selectively curing a sheet of ethylene-propylene diene termonomer (EPDM) material to form a roofing membrane for installation on a roof deck. The method includes the steps of providing a sheet formed of ethylene-propylene diene ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6184265 | Low temperature pressure stabilization of implant component Wear resistance and oxidation resistance of polymer material or a polymer component for bioimplantation are improved by packaging a polymer object in a sealed gas impermeable package substantially free of oxygen, irradiating the package with penetrating r... | 02/06/2001 |
