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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8044140 | Methods and compositions for pigmented self-stratifying coatings A coating composition may include a polyol, a silsesquioxane, a polyurethane dendrimer, a crosslinker, and a pigment in contact with a dispersing agent. A process for preparing a coating composition is further disclosed including the step of contacting a polyol, a s... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7947778 | Aqueous dispersions The invention concerns hydrous compositions based on polychloroprene and hydroxylamine derivatives, processes for their production and their use as adhesives. The polychloroprene dispersions are stabilized by the addition of hydroxyalkylamine after removal of residu... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7863375 | Self-stratifying automotive topcoat compositions and processes A process for preparing a coating composition includes contacting a polyol, a silsesquioxane, a polyurethane dendrimer, and a crosslinker, wherein the polyol, the silsesquioxane, the polyurethane dendrimer, and the crosslinker are dispersed within a solvent and form... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7405256 | Run flat tire There is provided a run flat tire having a side reinforcing layer in which low exothermic property and high hardness are compatible and durability is improved. A rubber composition containing 10 to 100 parts by weight of carbon black with a nitrogen adsorption speci... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7381760 | Pigment dispersion and use thereof The invention relates to a pigment dispersion comprising: a condensate of or a salt between a polyallylamine and a polyester having a free carboxylic acid or the salt; a pigment derivative represented by the following general formula (1); a pigment; and an organic s... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7368501 | Method for improving environmental durability of materials Disclosed is a method of making an environmentally durable material, the method requiring providing a material comprising at least one functional group Fc, and subjecting the material to a free radical source such that substantially all functional groups ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7354971 | Aqueous dispersions The invention concerns hydrous compositions based on polychloroprene and hydroxylamine derivatives, processes for their production and their use as adhesives. The polychloroprene dispersions are stabilized by the addition of hydroxyalkylamine after removal of residu... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354596 | Anti-microbial agent delivery system A delivery system for delivering an anti-microbial agent to a surface in a time release manner. The delivery system includes one or more polymeric particles (e.g., microspheres, core/shell particles, latexes, porogens, cryogenically ground beads, condensation polyme... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7329703 | Polymerized macrocyclic oligomer nanocomposite compositions The invention relates to polymers derived from macrocyclic oligomers containing organo clay fillers comprising a) a polymer derived from a macrocyclic oligomer; b) clay platelets; and c) the residue of one or more onium compounds having at least one ligand with a C | 02/12/2008 |
| 7323044 | Biocidal compositions The invention provides co-solvents for preparing clear solutions of a biocidal agent known as 10, 10′-oxybisphenoxarsine (OBPA). The clear solutions are stable over a relatively broad range of temperatures and have very low Volatile Organic Carbon (VOC) content. T... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321013 | Method for obtaining coating compositions having reduced VOC Disclosed is a method of making reduced VOC polymers and coating compositions containing such polymers. Provided is a mixture (I) comprising a reactant mixture (a) of polymerizable components and a nonvolatile solvent (bnv) that (i) is not a crystalline s... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319120 | Hydrophilic copolysiloxanes and method for the production thereof Easily emulsified hydrophilic copolysiloxanes may be prepared by hydrosilylation employing an Si—H-functional organosiloxane with a compound containing both a hydrosilylatable group and an active hydrogen, and reacting the intermediate thus formed with a di- or po... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7309756 | Methods for converting linear polyesters to macrocyclic oligoester compositions and macrocyclic oligoesters Macrocyclic oligoesters and compositions comprising macrocyclic oligoesters are prepared from intermediate molecular weight polyesters. In one embodiment, a diol is contacted with a dicarboxylic acid or a dicarboxylate in the presence of a catalyst to produce a comp... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7286235 | Long-range surface plasmon resonance device utilizing nano-scale porous dielectric and method of fabricating the same A surface plasmon resonance device includes a transparent substrate, a porous dielectric layer formed on a top surface of the transparent substrate, a thin metal layer formed on the porous dielectric layer, and a prism attached on a bottom surface of the transparent... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7247692 | Biomedical devices containing amphiphilic block copolymers This invention relates to wettable biomedical devices comprising amphiphilic block copolymers. The amphiphilic block copolymers are useful as internal wetting agents for biomedical applications, such as implantable devices, ophthalmic devices and in one embodiment, ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241725 | Barrier polishing fluid The polishing fluid is useful for polishing tantalum-containing barrier materials of a semiconductor substrate. The polishing fluid includes a nitrogen-containing compound having at least two nitrogen atoms comprising imine compounds and hydrazine compounds. The nit... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7199205 | Organopolysiloxane-modified polysaccharide and process for producing the same An organopolysiloxane-modified polysaccharide prepared by esterification reacting (A) an organopolysiloxane having residual carboxylic anhydride groups and (B) a polysaccharide having hydroxyl groups, wherein the organopolysiloxane is bonded to the polysaccharide th... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7151143 | Blends containing macrocyclic polyester oligomer and high molecular weight polymer The invention provides blends of macrocyclic polyester oligomer (MPO) with high-molecular-weight polymer and polymerization catalyst as friable, one-component, ready-to-polymerize materials with long shelf life. The invention also provides methods for preparation an... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7084193 | Process for the preparation of a suspension of silica in an optionally crosslinkable silicone matrix The invention relates to the preparation of a suspension of precipitated silica in a silicone oil, this suspension being usable for the production of silicones crosslinkable by polyaddition or polycondensation (RTV elastomers). The object of the invention is to seek... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7085444 | Porous optical switch films A porous optical switching film is situated between at least two plates that have an electrical bias between them. ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7071291 | Isolation, formulation and shaping of macrocyclic oligoesters Processes for isolating, formulating, and shaping macrocyclic oligesters were developed which allow efficient production of macrocyclic oligoesters substantially free from solvent, which may include additives, fillers, and catalysts. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7029755 | Silane copolymer compositions containing active agents The invention is drawn to silane copolymers prepared from the reaction of one or more polyisocyanates with one or more lubricious polymers having at least two functional groups, which may be the same or different, that are reactive with an isocyanate functional grou... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022806 | Methods for converting linear polyesters to macrocyclic oligoester compositions and macrocyclic oligoesters Macrocyclic oligoesters and compositions comprising macrocyclic oligoesters are prepared from intermediate molecular weight polyesters. In one embodiment, a diol is contacted with a dicarboxylic acid or a dicarboxylate in the presence of a catalyst to produce a comp... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7019107 | Method for the production of poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates) in the presence of a nucleophile The invention relates to a catalytical process for preparing poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates) by copolymerizing an oxirane compound with carbon monoxide in the presence of a) at least one single- or multicenter neutral transition metal co... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7009026 | Method for producing a liquid crystalline polyester and the liquid crystalline polyester The object is to provide liquid crystalline polyester which gives molded articles without generating acetic acid gas, and a method for producing the liquid crystalline polyester. This object is achieved by a method for producing a liquid crystalline polyester compri... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7005474 | Epoxy polyester, its emulsion and its preparation as well as water-base coatings containing the emusion The invention discloses an acrylic acid-modified epoxy polyester resin and the preparation process thereof. The resin comprises 100 pbw of a copolymer (A) formed from an unsaturated fatty acid-modified polyester and a bisphenol A type epoxy resin, and 20-40 pbw of p... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001936 | Pigmented inkjet ink The present invention provides pigmented inks comprising self-dispersing pigment and an amino-containing compound. The addition of an amino-containing compound to the self-dispersing pigment can improve the reliability and performance of the ink in an inkjet printhe... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994914 | Macrocyclic polyester oligomers and processes for polymerizing the same A water slurry process is used to prepare a prepreg and to manufacture articles from macrocyclic polyester oligomers. In one embodiment, a process for preparing a water suspension of macrocyclic polyester oligomers includes the steps of contacting a macrocyclic poly... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6995206 | Methods of preparing latex particulates with reactive functional groups The present invention is drawn to a method of generating functionalized latex particulates in a colloidal suspension. The method can comprise steps of protecting functional groups present on polymerizable monomers with photo labile groups to form protected monomers;... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6995208 | Clearcoat composition for primerless MVSS adhesion The invention provides a clearcoat coating composition containing either one acrylic polymer with secondary hydroxyl functionality and carbamate functionality or two acrylic polymers, the first having secondary hydroxyl functionality and the second having carbamate ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6962968 | Purification of macrocyclic oligoesters Acid impurities, such as carboxylic acid-terminated polymers, are removed from macrocyclic oligoesters with ion exchange resins, resulting in macrocyclic oligoesters that are substantially free of acid impurities. The ion exchange resins can be regenerated anew and ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6960626 | Intimate physical mixtures containing macrocyclic polyester oligomer and filler The invention provides intimate physical mixtures of macrocyclic polyester oligomer (MPO) and filler, as well as methods for their preparation and use. Improved dispersion of filler in a polymer matrix is achieved upon polymerization, and larger amounts of filler wi... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6906147 | Catalytic systems This invention relates to single-component and multi-component catalytic systems using aryl titanates. Aryl titanate compounds are useful as catalysts and co-catalysts in single-component and multi-component catalytic systems (e.g., for the polymerization of macrocy... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6869993 | Polypropylene-based resin composition and injection molded article comprising the same Disclosed are a polypropylene-based resin composition comprising (i) a resin composition comprising specific amounts of a propylene-ethylene block copolymer (A-1), a copolymer rubber of ethylene and α-olefin having from 3 to 20 carbon atoms (B), the copolymer rubbe... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6855765 | Heat and hot water resistant polyurethane sealant A two-component polyurethane sealant composition is described. The polyurethane sealant of the invention exhibits improved resistance to degradation by heat and hot water. The composition of the invention includes a novel hindered amine antioxidant. ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6828411 | Method of producing highly branched polyesters with unsaturated end groups A one-step polymerization process, leading directly to highly branched polyesters with unsaturated, either acrylate or sorbate end groups is described, which is based on the Diels-Alder reaction of polyfunctional sorbic esters with acrylates in defined ratios. A pre... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6802939 | Aqueous polymeric emulsion compositions and their use for the sizing of paper A method of sizing paper by applying a composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of polymeric particles of particle size up to 1 micron, preferably 80-200 nm, wherein the polymeric particles comprise a water insoluble polymer matrix, preferably formed from styren... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6787601 | Polymer synthesis Disclosed is a method of preparing emulsion polymers and a method of preparing porous dielectric materials using the emulsion polymers. ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6740706 | Method for obtaining coating compositions having reduced VOC The invention relates to an economical method of making a polymer having reduced VOCs and coating compositions containing such polymers. In one embodiment, the method of invention requires providing a reactant mixture (a), providing a solvent mixture (b) comprising ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6737458 | Silicone compositions having improved heat stability The invention relates to silicone compositions which can be crosslinked to give elastomers and which comprises the constituents (A) from 20 to 99% by weight of polyorganosiloxane containing at least two alkenyl groups per molecule and having a viscosity at 25... | 05/18/2004 |
