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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7807745 | Molding compositions containing polycarbonate and modified polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) random copolymers derived from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) A molding composition comprising: (a) from 5 to 90 wt. % of a modified polybutylene terephthalate random copolymer that (1) is derived from polyethylene terephthalate component selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate and polyethylene terepht... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7723428 | Polycarbonate compositions with improved molding capability A thermoplastic composition comprising a polycarbonate, a polycarbonate-polysiloxane copolymer, an impact modifier composition comprising ABS or BABS, a second impact modifier different from BABS or ABS, and an aromatic vinyl copolymer is disclosed. The thermoplasti... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7396428 | Laser weldable polybutylene terephthalate-series resin composition, and shaped article A laser weldable PBT-series resin composition comprises a polybutylene terephthalate (PBT)-series resin (A), and at least one resin (B) selected from the group consisting of a polycarbonate-series resin (b1), a styrenic resin (b2), a polyethylene terephthalate-serie... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7390450 | Process for preparing a fire resistant polycarbonate composition A process for producing a fire resistant polycarbonate composition comprises preparing an aqueous solution of a flame retardant salt; and compounding the aqueous solution of the flame retardant salt with a polycarbonate composition to form the fire resistant polycar... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7297739 | Polymer precursor dispersion containing a micropulp and method of making the dispersion This invention relates to a polymer precursor dispersion for use in making a polymer that is a solid at room temperature and further relates to a method of making same where the dispersion comprises a polymer precursor comprising an addition monomer, a condensation ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7241832 | Biodegradable polymer blends for use in making films, sheets and other articles of manufacture Biodegradable polymer blends suitable for laminate coatings, wraps and other packaging materials are manufactured from at least one “hard” biopolymer and at least one “soft” biopolymer. “Hard” biopolymers tend to be more brittle and rigid and typically h... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235612 | Polymer alloy and method for manufacturing polymer alloy This invention is a method for manufacturing a polymer alloy, by making at least two resins used as components miscible, and inducing the spinodal decomposition for causing phase separation, for forming a co-continuous structure with a wavelength of concentration fl... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232854 | Polycarbonate compositions with thin-wall flame retardance Polycarbonate compositions containing a specific combination of additives achieve desirable flame retardance characteristics when used in thin wall polycarbonate articles. These compositions contain a polycarbonate/siloxane component, containing a polycarbonate silo... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7223812 | Impact-modified polymer composition A thermoplastic molding composition containing talc is disclosed. The composition wherein talc has a median particle size of less than 1000 nm further contains a polycarbonate and/or polyester-carbonate, and a graft polymer having as graft base a rubber having a gla... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214432 | Coating compositions, their preparation, and coated articles made therefrom A coating composition comprising components A, B and optionally C, wherein component A comprises at least one hydroxy-terminated polyarylate. Component B is an organic species which can react with the hydroxy terminal groups of component A, and component C is a cata... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7214414 | Biodegradable polymer blends for use in making films, sheets and other articles of manufacture Biodegradable polymer blends suitable for laminate coatings, wraps and other packaging materials are manufactured from a blend of suitable biodegradable polymers, such as at least one “hard” biopolymer and at least one “soft” biopolymer. “Hard” biopolyme... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7179857 | Use of titanium dioxide as anti-UV agent in a rubber composition The invention concerns the use as anti-UV agent, in an elastomer rubber composition, of titanium dioxide particles of not more than 20 mn in size, said particles being coated with a silica, silico-aluminate or alumina layer. The invention also concerns rubber compos... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7067611 | Polyhydroxycarboxylic acid and its production process Polyhydroxycarhoxylic acids are provided, which are controlled in terms of the rate of biodegradability, and give molded or otherwise formed articles that are of uniform quality with neither premature strength drop nor premature deterioration of retention of outside... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7037440 | Compositions comprising polysiloxanes and further polymers Aqueous dispersions comprising polyorganosiloxanes having relatively long alkyl groups and having aromatic groups and also polymers having perfluoroalkyl groups or fluorine-free polyurethanes are useful for treating textile fabrics. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7022413 | Aromatic liquid crystalline polyester film The present invention provides an aromatic liquid crystalline polyester film excellent in the adhesion property to a substrate. Such film is obtained by an aromatic liquid crystalline polyester film obtained by casting an aromatic liquid crystalline polyester soluti... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7005471 | Flame-retarded poly(ester)carbonates A thermoplastic molding composition comprising poly(ester)carbonate is disclosed. The composition that is characterized by its flame resistance contains a PTFE blend in an amount of 0.2 to 0.6% and an organic salt of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal in an amo... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6969745 | Thermoplastic compositions A thermoplastic composition comprising, 1 to 30 weight percent of a cycloaliphatic polyester; and greater than or equal to 40 weight percent of a polyorganosiloxane/polycarbonate block copolymer. ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6949596 | Non-inflammable, anti-electrostatic polycarbonate molding materials A flame resistant anti-electrostatic polycarbonate composition that is chlorine- and bromine-free is disclosed. Good melt flowability and low tendency to juicing, coupled with its good mechanical and thermal properties make the composition especially suitable for in... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6930194 | Siloxane bischloroformates Siloxane bischloroformates are prepared in a continuous process by phosgenating siloxane bisphenols in a flow reactor using a substantial excess of phosgene and sodium hydroxide. While very high levels (>95%) of conversion of the siloxane bisphenol to the correspond... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6841604 | Thermally stable polyester, process for its preparation and its use A polyester with a carbon black content of up to 20% by weight, based on the polyester, is condensed, after transesterification of DMT with diol, or after esterification of terephthalic acid with diol, with the aid of a titanium-based catalyst. The carbon black is a... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6827882 | Flame-retardant polycarbonate resin composition and molded articles Provided is a non-halogen, flame-retardant polycarbonate resin composition that comprises a resin mixture of (A) from 60 to 99% by mass of a polycarbonate resin and (B) from 1 to 40% by mass of a polycarbonate copolymer having phosphorus atoms in its main chain, and... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6825264 | Flame retardant resin composition Disclosed is a flame retardant resin composition comprising: 100 parts by weight of a resin component (A) which is a resin mixture of an aromatic polycarbonate and a styrene polymer, wherein the resin mixture has an aromatic polycarbonate content of from 50 to 95% b... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6825266 | Polycarbonate molding compositions and articles with improved surface aesthetics A thermoplastic polymer molding composition useful for producing an article, where the molding composition comprises a polyorganosiloxane-polycarbonate block copolymer and a flow modifier; wherein the flow modifier is at least one selected from the group consisting ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6822041 | Non-streaking black color formulations for polycarbonate-siloxane copolymers and blends The present invention relates to a black resin composition comprising: a polycarbonate-siloxane copolymer resin, the copolymer comprising polycarbonate units and polyorganosiloxane units wherein the median siloxane domain size is g... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6787629 | Dental resin materials, method of manufacture, and uses thereof A dental resin composition is disclosed, comprising a polycarbonate-modified diphenoxy diacrylate having a monomer structure (I): wherein R is CH3 or H; b is one or zero; A is (CH2)nO; n ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6787276 | Dual layer photoconductors with charge transport layer including styrene-acrylic resin Charge transport layers comprise a charge transport compound and binder including styrene-acrylic resin. Dual layer photoconductors comprise a substrate, a charge transport layer as described, and a charge generation layer. ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6767955 | Flowable dental resin materials and method of use thereof A dental restorative composition comprises about 35 to about 43 wt %, based on the total dental restorative composition, of a polymerizable, ethylenically unsaturated resin composition, wherein the resin composition comprises, based on the resin composition alone, a... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6649691 | Wet adhesion monomer and derived copolymers for latex paints The reaction of unsaturated carbonates such as vinyl ethylene carbonate with N-aminoethylimidazolidone (TAM) under mild conditions generates a mixture of two vinyl and hydroxy functional imidazolidone carbamates which polymerize readily into acrylate or v... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6620878 | Aqueous polymeric emulsion compositions A pourable liquid composition comprising water, a water soluble or water swellable organic polymer, comprising 25 to 90 mole % monomer or monomers selected from the group consisting of C8 -C30 alkyl ethoxylated (meth)acrylates, C | 09/16/2003 |
| 6599631 | Polymer-inorganic particle composites Inorganic particle/polymer composites are described that involve chemical bonding between the elements of the composite. In some embodiments, the composite composition includes a polymer having side groups chemically bonded to inorganic particles. Further... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6596800 | Polycarbonate molding materials exhibiting improved mechanical properties A thermoplastic molding compositions comprising thermoplastic polycarbonate and an additive amount of a zinc compound having an average particle diameter of 1 nm to 20 μm is disclosed. The composition has an improved crude shade and improved mechanical p... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6569927 | Thermoplastic resins stabilized by blends of sterically hindered phenols, secondary amines, and lactones A composition is disclosed comprising: (A) a thermoplastic resin; and (B) a stabilizing amount of a blend of at least one sterically hindered phenol antioxidant, at least one aromatic amine and/or N,N'-substituted oxamide antioxidant, and at least one lactone ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6569957 | Blends of polycarbonate and polyester and sheets and films formed therefrom There is described a novel blend composition comprising specified amounts of any polycarbonate and specified amounts of a specific copolyester comprising terephthalic acid, naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, or mixtures thereo... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6544653 | Adhesive for binding vinyl chloride to steel plates and vinyl chloride-coated steel plates An adhesive prepared by blending a hardening resin serving as the main component with an urethane resin having a polycarbonate structure. The addition of the urethane resin with the polycarbonate structure makes it possible to give an adhesive which has a... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6518357 | Flame retardant polycarbonate-silsesquioxane compositions, method for making and articles made thereby A flame retardant polycarbonate composition includes (A) at least one polycarbonate and (B) a silsesquioxane flame retardant. The flame retardant polycarbonate composition can be made by providing a polycarbonate and incorporating a flame retardant amount... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6503974 | Vibration-damping thermoplastic resin composition and molded article therefrom A vibration-damping thermoplastic resin composition comprising (a) 50 to 90 wt % of an amorphous thermoplastic resin (component A) having a loss tangent (tan δ) value of 0.01 to 0.04 and a deflection temperature under load of not lower than 120° C. and ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6489392 | Foamed resin adhesive and the use thereof of glueing wood based panels and boards A foamed resin adhesive and its use for glueing wood based panels and boards such as plywood. The adhesive comprises 40-80% of an aqueous resin solution, 2-10% of an organic filler or fillers, 1-10% of a cationic acrylamide copolymer, and 0.05-1% of a sur... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6486251 | Special visual effect polycarbonate-polyester composition A polycarbonate/polyester resin formulation has enhanced impact resistance and comprises a polycarbonate resin, a polyester resin, flakes having a desired coloration, and a modifier selected to enhance the impact strength of the molded resin.... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6476158 | Process for colored polycarbonate-polyester compositions with improved weathering A process for preparing a high gloss retention resin molding formulation comprising a polyester resin and a polycarbonate resin where the process comprises the steps of selecting a desirable colorant which is stable at molding temperatures and has desirab... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6469072 | Finely dispersed shell/core solid additives in polymers and products made therewith A method for dispersing solid forms of additives in polymers involves adding dispersions or solutions of additive(s) to a solution of polymer in a tubular mixer (preferably in the presence of a stationary mixer). The mixer leads to a steam precipitation s... | 10/22/2002 |
