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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7407993 | Compositions and methods for resisting soil erosion and fire retardation Compositions and methods for concomitantly resisting fire and soil erosion. The compositions comprise an aqueous mixture of a polymer mixed with an organic material. The polymer preferably comprises polyacrylamide or a copolymer of polyacrylamide having anionic func... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7384990 | Latex particulates with active ester functional groups The present invention is drawn to compositions and methods of generating active ester functionalized latex particulates in a liquid suspension, as well as compositions and methods of preparing ink-jet inks. Steps of the methods can include synthesizing polymerizable... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381753 | Inkjet ink composition An inkjet ink composition having a binder including an aqueous dispersion of polymer particles, the polymer including, as polymerized units, (a) from 0 to 1 wt. % monoethylenically unsaturated acid monomer, based on polymer weight; and (b) monomer of the formula | 06/03/2008 |
| 7375173 | Ecofriendly cationic polyelectrolytes The invention relates to cationic water-soluble polyelectrolytes, especially terpolymers, which are obtained by polymerising monomers of (meth)acrylamide, a quaternised (meth)acrylamide derivative, a (meth)acrylic acid derivative and/or hydrolysis-stable cationic mo... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7339002 | Removable, water-whitening resistant pressure sensitive adhesives Removable, water-whitening resistant pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) comprising a crosslinked aqueous emulsion polymer comprising (a) at least one hydrophobic monomer; (b) at least about 2 wt. % of at least one hydrophilic monomer; and (c) at least about 5 wt. % o... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7273895 | Process for reducing residual monomer concentration A process of preparing water soluble or water swellable polymer comprising the steps, (a) forming an aqueous mixture comprising, (i) a water soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer or blend of monomer... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7223517 | Lithographic antireflective hardmask compositions and uses thereof Compositions and techniques for the processing of semiconductor devices are provided. In one aspect of the invention, an antireflective hardmask composition is provided. The composition comprises a fully condensed polyhedral oligosilsesquioxane, {RSiO1.5}... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217746 | Coating compositions having a geometrically ordered array of polymeric particles and substrates coated therewith Coating materials comprising polymeric particles in a geometrically ordered array are disclosed. The particles can be formed from materials having different glass transition temperatures; this allows for phase segregation between areas of different glass transition ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7217443 | Binder composition A binder composition is provided including a copolymer binder and a hydrophobically modified alkali soluble emulsion polymer. The binder composition is useful as a component of paper coating compositions. As provided is a coating process including the paper coating ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7211622 | Aqueous resin composition and its uses An object of the present invention is to provide an aqueous resin composition and its uses, wherein the aqueous resin composition combines the blocking resistance and the frost damage resistance and thereby can secure the durability over a long period of time even u... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7202319 | Water-soluble copolymers based on olefinic sulfonic acids, method for the production thereof and use of the same Water-soluble copolymers based on olefinic sulfonic acids, olefinic dicarboxylic acids, vinyl amides and vinyl ethers and/or allyl ethers and/or bisacryl derivatives are described as well as processes for their production and the use of these copolymers as water ret... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7115682 | Removable, water-whitening resistant pressure sensitive adhesives Removable pressure sensitive adhesive compositions having enhanced resistance to water-whitening comprising a crosslinked aqueous emulsion polymer are disclosed. The crosslinked aqueous emulsion polymer comprises (a) at least one hydrophobic monomer; (b) greater tha... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7074839 | Crosslinkable hydrophilic materials from reactive oligomers having pendent photoinitiator groups The present invention provides crosslinkable compositions useful in the preparation of hydrophilic gels, and are prepared from oligomers having pendent hydrophilic, poly(alkylene oxide) groups, pendent photoinitiator groups, and optionally polymerizable functional g... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7045559 | Electrically conductive adhesive hydrogels with solubilizer A composition providing electrically conductive adhesive hydrogels suitable for use as skin contact adhesives and, particularly, suitable for use as an electrical interface for disposable medical devices. The present hydrogels provide for reduced skin irritation and... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037975 | Process for producing high-solids aqueous polymer dispersions The invention provides a process for preparing aqueous polymer dispersions having a high solids content of more than 60% by polymerizing one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers by means of free-radically initiated aqueous emulsion polymerization in the presen... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7015279 | Composition and method for preparing novel cationic thickeners A composition and method for a linear or crosslinked cationic polyelectrolyte, involving copolymerization of at least one cationic monomer with at least one neutral monomer and at least one nonionic surfactant monomer. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6979711 | Fluorine efficient finishes for textiles An improved emulsion polymerization process for producing an oil and water repellent finish for textiles wherein the improvement comprises polymerization in an aqueous solution containing 0.1 to 4.9% by weight of dipropylene-glycol monomethyl ether acetate or propyl... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6964991 | Process for improving water-whitening resistance of pressure sensitive adhesives Pressure sensitive adhesive compositions having enhanced resistance to water-whitening comprising an aqueous emulsion polymer are disclosed. The polymer comprises the polymerization reaction product of a polymerizable aqueous emulsion comprising: (i) a hydrophobic m... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6962953 | Aqueous secondary dispersions The present invention relates to heat and storage stable vinyl polymer polyol secondary dispersions containing A) at least one vinyl polymer resin having functional groups selected from hydroxyl, carboxyl and/or sulfonic acid groups and dispersed in a w... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6939934 | Terpolymer compositions for coating substrates used in computer printers Terpolymer compositions of vinyl caprolactam (VCL), dimethylaminopropyl methacrylamide (DMAPMA) and hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) are described to coat substrates for use in computer printers, and provide advantageous print quality thereon. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6921801 | Method for preparing water-soluble acrylic copolymers The invention concerns a method for preparing water-soluble acrylic copolymers comprising the following steps: (i) preparing at least a monomer (1) of formula (I) wherein Ao is a —(RtO)mRz or —NRp (RtO)mRz group, by reacting a (meth)acrylic... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6884840 | Preparation of acrylic hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesives from aqueous disperse systems A process for preparing hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesives from aqueous dispersions based on polyacrylate, and pressure-sensitively adhesive articles produced therefrom, which comprises producing highly concentrated aqueous dispersions with polymer contents betwe... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6861469 | Water-in-oil polymer dispersions with improved environmental compatibility The invention relates to water-in-oil polymer dispersions consisting of a continuous organic phase and water-soluble polymers finely distributed therein, wherein said polymers have a radical monomer content of less than 1,000 ppm. The invention also relates to a met... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6835761 | Soil formulation for resisting erosion Compositions and method for resisting soil erosion. The compositions comprise either an aqueous mixture of a polymer mixed with an organic material or, alternatively, a polymer and organic material that can be mixed in water. The polymer preferably comprises polyacr... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6806310 | Coated substrates for computer printers Copolymers of dimethylaminopropyl methacrylamide and hydroxyethyl methacrylate having residual monomer levels of | 10/19/2004 |
| 6803100 | Rewettable adhesive systems The invention relates to new rewettable adhesive systems containing colloidal dispersion mixtures obtained by copolymerization of at least one water-soluble monomer with at least one non-water-soluble comonomer in the presence of a micelle-forming emulsifier. The in... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6756459 | Binder compositions for direct-to-metal coatings A binder composition for aqueous coatings that exhibit high gloss and superior corrosion resistance when applied to metal substrates comprising an aqueous emulsion copolymer, the copolymer including as polymerized units, at least one ethylenically unsaturated monome... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6753377 | Polymer dispersion and method to produce the same The invention relates to a starch-based polymer dispersion, which contains a copolymer of starch with monomers. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of said dispersion and its use as a surface sizing additive for paper and as a wet- and dry-st... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6713552 | Pressure sensitive adhesive with improved peel strength and tack An aqueous composition suitable for use when dry as a pressure sensitive adhesive including an aqueous emulsion polymer formed by the free radical polymerization of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer at a reaction temperature lower than 100° C. in the p... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6709716 | Microemulsion compositions and methods of making and using same A method for making a bicontinuous, conductive, pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA), such that the starting microemulsion has a convenient viscosity for coating, and such that only a single polmerization step is needed. This has been accomplished by the discovery of a... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6660788 | Water borne binder composition A water borne binder composition comprising (a) an aqueous dispersion of an acrylic copolymer comprising carboxylic acid and ethylene-urea functionality, having a weight average molecular weight below 200,000 and a Tg | 12/09/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6617372 | Process of making polymeric hydrogel products What is described is a polymeric hydrogel product of a stable, aqueous polymeric composition which composition forms a clear to translucent film upon application to a substrate, and includes, by weight, 5-75% of (a) a water-soluble polymer having (b) in s... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6562926 | Method for producing water-soluble polymers, comprising oligoalkylene-imine side chains The invention relates to a method for producing water-soluble homopolymers and copolymers, comprising oligoalkylene-imine side chains of the general formula (I), wherein [AI]m, m, Y and x have the definitions given in claim 1, by radical homopo... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6562882 | Soil formulation for resisting erosion Compositions and method for resisting soil erosion. The compositions comprise either an aqueous mixture of a polymer mixed with an organic material or, alternatively, a polymer and organic material that can be mixed in water. The polymer preferably compri... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6559223 | Hydrogels and methods for their production Forming graft copolymers in water using labeling of water soluble polymers with photoinitiators. Water soluble polymers can form environmentally responsive hydrophobically stimulated cages. The cages, which contain initiating radicals after irradiation, m... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6500492 | Aqueous, film forming preparations for coating mineral shaped bodies The present invention provides for the use of film-forming aqueous formulations comprising in dispersed form at least one crosslinked copolymer P for coating shaped mineral articles and for a method of coating shaped mineral articles, said copolymer P com... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6482890 | Aqueous curable resin composition An object is to remarkably improve the water resistance and weather resistance of the cured coating film in the aqueous curable resin composition. An aqueous dispersion is used as a main agent which contains, as essential components, gel-like resin disper... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6476097 | Aqueous polymer preparations containing pigments An essentially solventless pigmented aqueous formulation which comprises: i) at least one polymer A in the form of polymer particles in disperse distribution, said particles comprising, from 80 to 99.9% by weight, based on the overall weight of the polymer A, ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6465556 | Latex made with crosslinkable surface active agent A composition comprising a polymer dispersion wherein said polymer is formed by reacting in the presence of water and in the presence of the reaction product of (i) one or more carboxylic fatty acids; and (ii) ammonia or one or more polyfunctional aromati... | 10/15/2002 |
