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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183315 | Polymer composition Polymer composition comprising a) 10-99.99% by weight of at least one polyolefin, b) 0-50% by weight of a thermoplastic that is not a polyolefin, c) 0.005-1% by weight of per se known polymer additives, as well as an additional component chosen among d) at least one... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8008388 | Weatherable glass fiber reinforced polyolefin composition Glass fiber reinforced olefin compositions comprise polypropylene homopolymers, polypropylene copolymers, opacifying pigments, fibrous reinforcers, light stabilizers, lubricants and antioxidants. The opacifying pigments are advantageously ZnO, ZnS or surface treated... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7989530 | Nonlinear polymer composites and methods of making the same A nonlinear composition comprises a polymeric material and at least one ferroelectric, antiferroelectric, or paraelectric particle, wherein the composition has a permittivity greater than or equal to about 5. A method of making a nonlinear composition comprises comb... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7951863 | Coated package with filter profile Method for packaging a photo detector integrated circuit (IC) and a pigment filter and resulting package are described. An encapsulated package (e.g., an epoxy-encapsulated package) that includes a first surface is provided. A filter layer is then coated directly on... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7923497 | Antiferroelectric polymer composites, methods of manufacture thereof, and articles comprising the same Disclosed herein is a composition comprising a composition comprising a polymeric material; and a ceramic antiferroelectric particle. Disclosed herein too is a method of tuning a dielectric constant of a composition comprising subjecting a composition comprising a p... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7919553 | Rubber composition for base tread and tire The present invention aims to produce a rubber composition for a base tread, which suppresses reversion and achieves excellent mechanical strength, fuel economy and processability, and a tire using the rubber composition, with high efficiency to provide them to cust... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7906572 | Resin composition and molded article The invention provides a resin composition containing polyethylene furandicarboxylate with a suppressed temporal crystallization, and to a molded article which is molded with the resin composition and can realize the retention of physical properties and appearance t... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7893145 | Oxygen-absorbing resin composition The present invention provides an oxygen-absorbing resin composition containing a thermoplastic resin (A) having carbon-carbon double bonds substantially only in the main chain and a transition metal salt (B), and the oxygen absorption amount of 1 mol of carbon-carb... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7786203 | Polymer compositions comprising nucleating or clarifying agents and articles made using such compositions A polymer composition comprises a polyolefin and a nucleating or clarifying agent dispersed or dissolved in the polyolefin. Methods for producing the polymer composition and method for producing articles from the polymer composition are also described. Molded polyme... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7772308 | Air barrier composition for innertubes According to the invention, a processing aid is used to improve processing in a green (uncured) rubber composition, such as in downstream in-plant processing of an innertube compound, and maintaining, or more preferably, reducing the air permeability of the cured co... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7767743 | Processable branched isoolefin-alkylstyrene elastomers A branched isobutylene-styrenic elastomer with a broad molecular weight distribution is disclosed comprising an interpolymer of an isoolefin monomer as isobutylene, a styrenic monomer such as p-methylstyrene, and a multiolefin such as divinylbenzene. The elastomer h... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7732518 | Method for producing polyolefin composition A method for producing a polyolefin composition, which comprises melt-kneading a particulate composition (A) containing a compound represented by formula (1): wherein R1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 8 ca... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7723418 | Antistatic resin composition An antistatic resin composition and molded products therefrom are described, having good antistatic effect and mechanical strength regardless the type of the molding method. The composition includes a thermoplastic resin (A) and an antistatic agent (B), wherein a re... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7705077 | Rubber composition for steel cord and steel cord coated thereby The present invention provides a rubber composition for coating a steel cord in a belt layer which can decrease a decreasing rate of tensile properties caused by deterioration of thermal oxidation, inhibiting peeling from the steel cord and further reducing a rubber... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7696271 | High barrier compositions and articles employing same A high barrier composition to a gas or organic liquid usable as a coating or layer on an article. The composition includes a blend of polyetheramine resin and at least one additive being a highly hydrolyzed organic compound, preferably of a low molecular weight, eit... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7629402 | Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin composition having good weatherability and thermostability The present invention relates to an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin composition, and more precisely, an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin composition which is prepared by adding a brominated organic compound flame retardant, an antimony flame retardant aux... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7442735 | Nucleating agent composition and crystalline polymer compositions containing the same A crystal nucleating agent composition comprising 100 mass parts of a crystal nucleating agent compound represented by the following general formula (I), -50 mass parts of a lithium salt of an organic fatty acid represented by the following general formula (II), and... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7439297 | Foamable fluoropolymers compositions without using foaming agents A composition comprising: A) 50-99.9% by weight of at least a copolymer (1) of ethylene (E) with chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE) wherein CTFE is comprised between 53 and 70% by moles, having a crystallinity in the range 5-45%; B) 0.1-50% by ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435773 | Resin composite and method for producing the same A resin composite having excellent tensile strength and a process for producing the composite are provided. The resin composite comprises a resin and aluminum hydroxide having an average primary-particle diameter of about 100 nm or smaller and has an index Y/X of 0.... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7432318 | Rubber composition for a tire and pneumatic tire using the same The present invention provides a tread rubber composition for a tire, which highly controls energy loss in a wide frequency range and has high frictional force especially on wet road surfaces, and a tire using the same. Specifically, the present invention provides a... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427647 | Durable coating compositions containing aspartic amine compounds with improved potlife A coating composition useful for coating automobile and truck bodies comprising a binder of a. polyisocyanate crosslinking agent; b. an isocyanate-reactive component having at least one compound having the followin... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7427430 | Polyamide blend composition having excellent gas barrier performance High gas barrier, delamination-resistant polyamide compositions suitable for extended shelf-life packaging applications are provided. Also provided are polyamide compositions exhibiting high oxygen scavenging capability. The polyamide compositions comprise mXDA-IPA ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7420010 | Polyethylene compositions Polymeric compositions and methods of making same having improved coefficient of friction and blocking properties. The polymeric compositions include a linear low density polyethylene with additives such as a fluoroelastomer and an acid scavenger. The polymeric comp... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7405251 | Flame retardant compositions This invention relates to a flame retardant composition comprising: (a) 81 to 99.99 weight percent of a thermoplastic resin, thermoset resin, thermoplastic resin blend, or thermoset resin blend which upon burning forms a char and (b) 0.01-19 weight percent of a sils... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7390852 | Multi-piece solid golf ball In a multi-piece solid golf ball comprising a solid core, a mantle and a cover, the solid core is made of a rubber composition that includes a base rubber containing a polybutadiene synthesized using a rare-earth catalyst, a small amount of organic peroxide, an unsa... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7375153 | Zinc stearate-cis-to-trans catalyst blends for improved golf ball core compositions A golf ball including a solid core formed from a composition comprising a diene rubber, a metallic fatty acid salt present in an amount of from 6.3 parts to 7.5 parts, a cis-to-trans catalyst present in an amount of 2.35 parts or greater, and an organic peroxide pre... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375151 | Highly-resilient thermoplastic compositions A thermoplastic composition is provided, comprising (a) an acid copolymer, (b) a salt of a high molecular weight, monomeric organic acid; (c) a thermoplastic resin; (d) a cation source; and (e) optionally, a filler. Also provided are one-, two- and three-piece golf ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7365116 | Articles of manufacture comprising stiff and resilient ethylene copolymer compositions Disclosed are articles of manufacture comprising ionomeric copolymers blended with organic acids or salts thereof that have a unique combination of high stiffness and resilience. Articles of manufacture according the invention include, without limitation, footwear s... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361710 | Functionalized vegetable oil derivatives, latex compositions and coatings An ethylenically unsaturated vegetable oil is modified by the addition of an enophile or dienophile having an acid, ester or anhydride functionality. The modified vegetable oil is then reacted with a functional vinyl monomer to form a vegetable oil derivative. The v... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7345097 | Autoxidisable architectural coating compositions An autoxidisable architectural coating composition suitable for application to surfaces found in and around buildings at ambient temperatures and in natural daylight by unsophisticated users having no respiratory protection wherein surface autoxidation of the compos... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7337587 | Construction assembly of plaster boards and a method of assembling a plurality of plaster boards A construction assembly includes a plurality of plaster boards, each of the plaster boards having a plaster body and at least one sheet of liner, the liner including an inner surface attached to the plaster body and an outer surface having an outer face; wherein sai... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7332536 | Metal salts of hexahydrophthalic acid as nucleating additives for crystalline thermoplastics Compounds and compositions comprising specific metal salts of hexahydrophthalic acid (HHPA) in order to provide highly desirable properties within thermoplastic articles are provided. The inventive HHPA derivatives are useful as nucleating and/or clarifying agents f... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329700 | Method of production of polymer/metal or metal sulphide composites, which uses metal mercaptides The method for the production of polymer/metal or metal sulphide composites comprises the stages of: preparing a dispersion of a metal mercaptide in a polymer, the metal of the mercaptide being selected from the group comprising the transition metals and earth metal... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7323507 | Stable dispersion concentrate consisting of a copolymer of acryloyldimethyltauric acid and cyclic carboxamide and an oil, emulsifier, or oil/emulsifier phase for cosmetic, pharmaceutical and dermatological compositions, and methods for preparation thereof Dispersion concentrates are claimed which consist of: I) 10-80% by weight of a crosslinked copolymer obtained by polymerization of 1 to 50% by weight of a cyclic N-vinylcarboxamide and 49.99 to 98.99 by weight of acryloyldimethyltauric acid, II) 20-90%... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314896 | Nano-particulate blends with fully-neutralized ionomeric polymers for golf ball layers A golf ball comprising a core, an intermediate layer, and a cover. The core, which has a compression of 100 or less and a diameter of between about 1.00 inches and about 1.64 inches, is formed from a first polymer including an acid group fully-neutralized by a salt ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312267 | Golf ball and thermoplastic material Disclosed herein are a novel thermoplastic material and a golf ball utilizing the thermoplastic material. The golf ball (10) preferably comprises a core (12), a cover (16) and optionally a boundary layer (14). At least one of the core ( | 12/25/2007 |
| 7300981 | Abrasion resistant elastomeric compositions The present invention includes elastomeric compositions of BIMS elastomers suitable for abrasion resistant, high traction and/or barrier articles. The compositions and articles made from those compositions of the inventions can be described in any number of embodime... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7265180 | Thermoplastic molding composition having high clarity A clear and ductile thermoplastic molding composition containing (i) a styrene copolymer and (ii) a rubber component is disclosed. The styrene copolymer is represented by styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer and the rubber component is a styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) b... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7247390 | Compatible blend systems of oxygen barrier polymers and oxygen scavenging polymers Herein is disclosed an oxygen barrier composition comprising an oxygen barrier polymer and an oxygen scavenging polymer. Preferably, the oxygen barrier polymer is selected from polymers or copolymers of vinyl alcohol, polyesters, polymers or copolymers of vinylidene... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244192 | Rubber composition for golf ball The present invention provides a rubber composition for obtaining golf ball having good processability, excellent rebound characteristics and excellent durability. The present invention relates to a rubber composition for golf ball comprising a base rubber, a co-cro... | 07/17/2007 |
