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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7838590 | Hot melt adhesive based on styrene-ethylene-ethylene-propylene-styrene copolymer A hot melt adhesive composition, comprising a blend of components including about 1% to about 20% by weight of a styrene-ethylene-ethylene-propylene-styrene (SEEPS) random block copolymer; about 10% to about 70% by weight of a first midblock tackifying resin having ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7384682 | Electronic package with epoxy or cyanate ester resin encapsulant An encapsulant composition and an electronic package. The composition includes a resin, a flexibilizing agent, and a filler material. The electronic package includes a substrate, a semiconductor chip, and a material. The semiconductor chip is mounted on an upper sur... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7338698 | Homogeneously branched ethylene polymer carpet, carpet backing and method for making same The present invention pertains to carpet and methods of making carpet. In one aspect, the carpet includes (a) a primary backing which has a face and a back surface, (b) a plurality of fibers attached to the primary backing and extending from the face of the primary ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7321005 | Encapsulant composition and electronic package utilizing same A method of making an encapsulant composition. The method includes: providing a first quantity of resin material of epoxy or cyanate ester resins; adding to the first quantity of resin material a second quantity of flexibilizing agent; adding to the first quantity o... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7302992 | Fugitive pattern for casting A fugitive pattern for making a shell mold for investment casting a metal or alloy comprises a substantially random interpolymer and a low molecular weight polymer in proportions to provide a fugitive pattern having a combination of properties suitable for use in ma... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302991 | Fugitive pattern for casting A fugitive pattern for making a shell mold for investment casting a metal or alloy comprises a substantially random interpolymer and a low molecular weight polymer in proportions to provide a fugitive pattern having a combination of properties suitable for use in ma... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7264036 | Fugitive pattern for casting A fugitive pattern for making a shell mold for investment casting a metal or alloy comprises a substantially random interpolymer and a low molecular weight polymer in proportions to provide a fugitive pattern having a combination of properties suitable for use in ma... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7192997 | Encapsulant composition and electronic package utilizing same A composition for use in making an encapsulant usable in the encapsulation of a semiconductor chip assembled to a substrate with C4 solder interconnections therebetween, which in turn may form part of an electronic package. The composition comprises a resin, a flexi... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7005476 | Multicomponent coating and adhesive material Disclosed is a multicomponent, isocyanate-terminated or silane-functionalized coating and adhesive material which is continuously produced by mixing the individual components and by heating the latter and continuing mixing until said components reach a liquid state,... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6852821 | Aqueous primary dispersions and coating matters, a method for producing same and the use thereof Aqueous primary dispersions and coating materials comprising dispersed and/or emulsified, solid and/or liquid polymer particles and/or dispersed solid core-shell particles having a diameter≦500 nm preparable by controlled free-radical microemulsion or miniemulsion... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6852787 | Free-flowing polymer composition The present invention relates to substantially free-flowing polymer particles. The polymer particles are those which have a one millimeter penetration temperature of less than about 75° C. as determined by thermal mechanical analysis or an unconfined yield strength... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6727314 | Crosslinking systems for acrylic latex films A composition comprising a polymer, wherein the polymer comprises at least one of: i) a blend of a first polymer comprising a reaction product of acetoacetoxyethyl (meth)acrylate monomer and a second polymer comprising a reaction product of castor oil (meth)acrylate... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6710116 | Abrasion resistant transparent and colorable elastomeric compositions Transparent and colorable elastomeric compositions are provided. The transparent elastomeric compositions can be covulcanized with rubbers such as polybutadiene, polyisoprene, styrene-butadiene rubber, styrene-isoprene-butadiene rubber, isoprene-butadiene rubber, et... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6683126 | Compositions for producing difficult-to-wet surface The present invention provides a coating composition for producing difficult-to-wet surfaces, comprising i) at least one finely divided powder whose particles have a hydrophobic surface and a porous structure characterized by a BET surface area (deter... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6683120 | Bioadhesive compositions A bioadhesive composition for use as a skin adhesive, the composition formed by polymerizing with cross-linking and/or entanglement an aqueous reaction mixture comprising effective amounts of at least one monomer dissolved or suspended therein and capable... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6596832 | Polymer compositions useful as flow improvers in cold fluids A drag-reducing polymer capable of dissolving even in cold fluids is described, along with a method for manufacturing said drag-reducing polymer. The drag-reducing polymer has at least one alpha-olefin monomer with between a four and nine carbon chain len... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6576732 | Drag-reducing polymers and drag-reducing polymer suspensions and solutions A drag-reducing polymer is described, along with a method for manufacturing the drag-reducing polymer. The drag-reducing polymer is manufactured by bulk polymerizing a vinyl aromatic with an -olefin, wherein the -olefin has a carbon chain le... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6541558 | Thermoplastic polymers with dispersed fluorocarbon additives A composition of matter formed by melt-blending certain thermoplastic polymers and from about 1.0 to about 7.5 wt. % of a fluorocarbon additive, the additive having a lower by surface energy than that of the polymer; the blending resulting in a cooled adm... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6472490 | Ethylene-aromatic vinyl compound copolymer and method for its production The present invention provides an ethylene-aromatic vinyl compound copolymer having an aromatic vinyl compound content of from 1 to less than 55% by molar fraction, and otherwise defined in the claims, and compositions and molded products containing same.... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6444738 | Heat stable emulsions Emulsions containing a hydrocarbon liquid in a continuous phase and alcohol and/or water in a dispersed phase. The emulsions are stabilized by an emulsifier and a coupling agent. The emulsifier is a copolymer containing at least one relatively hydrophobic... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6420475 | Tear resistant elastic crystal gels gel composites and their uses Novel crystal gels and articles are formed from one or more copolymers having at least one crystalline poly(ethylene) components and high levels of a plasticizer, said midblock segment having an amount of crystallinity sufficient to achieve improvements i... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6344515 | Compositions comprising a substantially random interpolymer of at least one -olefin and at least one vinylidene aromatic monomer or hindered aliphatic vinylidene monomer Disclosed are compositions comprising at least one substantially random interpolymer of ethylene and a vinylidene aromatic monomer or a hindered aliphatic vinylidene monomer and optionally at least one C3 -C20 -olefin monomer,... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6254956 | Floor, wall or ceiling covering A floor, wall or ceiling covering which comprises one or more substantially random interpolymers prepared by polymerizing one or more -olefin monomers with one or more vinylidene aromatic monomers and/or one or more hindered aliphatic or cycloaliph... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6235818 | Hot melt adhesive composition containing -olefin/aromatic vinyl compound random copolymer A hot melt adhesive composition exhibiting excellent adhesive strength and which is useful as an adhesive for styrene resins contains (B) tackifier and (C) ethylene/C3 -C20 -olefin/aromatic vinyl compound random copolymer and,... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6187837 | Elastomeric podalic pads Podalic foot pads of various shapes and configurations which utilize a padding material that is primarily an A-B-A triblock copolymer and a plasticizer. A-B diblock copolymers may be compounded into the padding material. An anti-bleed agent is preferably ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6077874 | Process for improving the properties of ground recycled rubber A process involving (a) homogeneously dispersing tris(2-aminoethyl) amine in a recycled rubber having an individual particle size no greater than 420 microns, (b) mixing the treated recycled rubber with unvulcanized rubber and (c) vulcanizing the rubber m... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6075077 | Asphalt, bitumen, and adhesive compositions The subject invention is directed to a composition comprising a polymer, comprising in polymerized form ethylene and at least one additional polymerizable monomer, prepared by polymerizing ethylene and said at least one addition polymerizable monomer in t... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6060549 | Rubber toughened thermoplastic resin nano composites Toughened nanocomposite materials are prepared based on a blend of one or more thermoplastic engineering resins, e.g., nylon, a functionalized, e.g. brominated, copolymer of a C4 -C7 isomonoolefin, e.g. isobutylene, and a para-alkyls... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6022924 | Color master batch resin composition for packing material for photographic photosensitve material and packaging material A color masterbatch resin composition for a packaging material for a photographic photosensitive material which does not adversely affect photographic properties of the photographic photosensitive material, comprising a light-shielding material in a conce... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5919841 | Elastomeric compounds incorporating silicon-treated carbon blacks Disclosed are elastomeric compounds including an elastomer and a silicon-treated carbon black, and optionally including a coupling agent. The elastomeric compound exhibits poorer abrasion resistance, lower hysterisis at high temperature and comparable or ... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5877238 | Elastomeric compounds incorporating silicon-treated carbon blacks and coupling agents Disclosed are elastomeric compounds including an elastomer and a silicon-treated carbon black, and optionally including a coupling agent. The elastomeric compound exhibits poorer abrasion resistance, lower hysterisis at high temperature and comparable or ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5869591 | Thermoset interpolymers and foams The subject invention provides a thermoset elastomer comprising a crosslinked pseudorandom or substantially random interpolymer of: (a) from 15 to 70 weight percent of monomer units derived from at least one a-olefin, (b) from 30 to 70 weight percent of m... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5869550 | Method to improve traction using silicon-treated carbon blacks A method of improving traction in an elastomer is disclosed. The method includes the step of adding an effective amount of an aggregate comprising a carbon phase and a silicon-containing species phase to an elastomer. Also disclosed is a method of improvi... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5830930 | Elastomeric compounds incorporating silicon-treated carbon blacks Disclosed are elastomeric compounds including an elastomer and a silicon-treated carbon black, and optionally including a coupling agent. The elastomeric compound exhibits poorer abrasion resistance, lower hysterisis at high temperature and comparable or ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5814697 | Color masterbatch resin composition for packaging material for photographic photosensitive material and packaging material A color masterbach resin composition for a packaging material for a photographic photosensitive material which does not adversely affect photographic properties of the photographic photosensitive material, comprising a light-shielding material in a concen... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5786412 | Process for producing a film using silane modified elastomeric compositions There is provided a melt extrudable, moisture curable thermoplastic polymer which is produced from a silane modified elastomeric polymer and which has improved hysteresis, reduced stress decay and improved creep properties. The polymer may be processed in... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5744566 | Unsaturated copolymer based on olefin and produciton and use thereof An unsaturated copolymer based on olefin which is superior in dynamic fatigue resistance (flexural fatigue resistance), weatherability, fastness to ozone, stability in thermal aging and exhibits also superior performances in chemical reactivity, in proces... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5741830 | Water-absorptive soft contact lens A water-absorptive soft contact lens comprising a polymer prepared by polymerizing a monomer mixture comprising (A) a fluorine-containing styrene derivative represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R1 is hydrogen atom or me... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5698640 | Low bromine isobutylene-co-4-bromomethylstyrene compositions for severe duty elastomer applications Tire curing bladders are made from poly(isobutylene-co-4-bromomethylstyrene) with a benzylic bromine content of from 0.15 to 0.45 mole percent, vulcanized with a cure system of 1,6-hexamethylene-bis(sodium thiosulfate) and zinc oxide. The vulcanizate ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5654361 | Plastisols containing anionic polymers Polymer prepared by anionic polymerization and having a number average molecular weight of from 300,000 to 10,000,000 contain, as components, from 10 to 100% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated vinyl-aromatic a), from 0 to 90% by weight of an aliphatic d... | 08/05/1997 |