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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7888429 | Epoxy-modified vinyl chloride-vinyl ester copolymer solid resin A process for the preparation of epoxy-modified vinyl chloride-vinyl ester copolymers in the form of the solid resins involves aqueous, free radical polymerization of a mixture comprising a) from 50 to 90% by weight of vinyl chloride, b) fr... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7381761 | Method for producing silicone-treated polymers Silicone-containing addition polymers having numerous uses are prepared by polymerizing addition polymerizable monomers in the presence of a silicone-containing polyvinyl alcohol, and/or by adding a silicone-containing polyvinyl alcohol to an aqueous addition polyme... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7109265 | Autodepositable adhesive A method for bonding two substrates that includes applying an autodepositable adhesive to one of the substrates and then bonding the substrates together. This method is especially useful for bonding elastomers to metals. According to a first embodiment, the autodepo... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7064167 | Aerosol paint composition for adherence to plastic A pressurized paint product that includes an aerosol paint composition disposed in a container. The aerosol paint composition includes volatile organic solvents, an acrylic modified alkyd resin,an acrylic modified chlorinated polyolefin resin, propellant, and a colo... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7041021 | Wear resistant belts, and a process for their manufacture Endless power transmission belts and processes for their manufacture, having power transmitting surfaces comprising a wear resistant composite, which belts exhibit improved abrasion- or wear resistance, reduced noise, reduced frictional heat generation, and improved... | 05/09/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7030186 | Chloroprene latex composition, and method for its production and adhesive composition employing it A chloroprene latex composition wherein the gel content of the chloroprene polymer is from 3 to 40 wt %, and the weight average molecular weight of the sol content is at least 400,000, and a chloroprene latex is presented which is excellent in the initial adhesive p... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6903143 | Process for producing thermo-expansive microcapsules A process for producing thermo-expansive microcapsules wherein a polymerizing mixture containing ethylenic unsaturated monomer and a blowing agent is suspend-polymerized to microencapsulate the blowing agent with the resultant polymer. The above-mentioned suspension... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6881787 | High solids polymeric additive systems: compositions, processes, and products thereof The present invention provides polymeric additive systems and processes for preparing polymeric additive systems which contain a liquid component and a solid component, wherein the weight fraction of the solid component is more than 50%. The present invention also p... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6759477 | Method for preparing imides from sulfonyl fluorides This invention discloses a method for preparing imides (I) and (II) from compounds having a sulfonyl fluoride functional group. The imides so prepared are useful in a variety of catalytic and electrochemical applications. (I) or polymer comprising the unit (II) | 07/06/2004 |
| 6723779 | Low-temperature film-forming latex based on hydrophobic polymers having a core/shell structure without coalescents A latex which forms a film by evaporation at a temperature of less than 40° C. is based on hydrophobic polymer particles having a core/shell structure. The particles consist of 70 to 90% by weight of at least one polymer with a soft character having a glass transit... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6723778 | Butadiene polymer latex An aqueous composition that includes (A) a butadiene polymer latex that is prepared by an emulsion polymerization in the presence of a styrene sulfonate stabilizer and (B) a phenolic resin. A preferred aqueous butadiene polymer latex is one that is prepared by emuls... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6677409 | Method of producing vinyl-based polymer A method of producing a vinyl-based polymer is provided in which the blocking of piping resulting from solidification of a reaction inhibitor does not occur even if the operation of supplying the reaction inhibitor is conducted at a low temperature. This ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6433051 | Very high solid content aerosol delivery system The present invention relates to a very high solid content contact adhesive (VHS) which has a higher solid content than previously thought attainable in the prior art without increasing the viscosity beyond operable levels. Additionally, the present inven... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6410636 | Water dispersed primers A water dispersed primer composition comprising a solution of a halogenated hydrocarbon polymer in organic solvent; and a dispersing agent added to the solution to form a fluid primer to be dispersed in water to provide the water dispersed primer composit... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6403673 | Water dispersed primers A water dispersed primer composition comprising a solution of a halogenated hydrocarbon polymer in organic solvent; and a dispersing agent added to the solution to form a fluid primer to be dispersed in water to provide the water dispersed primer composit... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6399702 | Butadiene polymer latex An aqueous composition that includes (A) a butadiene polymer latex that is prepared by an emulsion polymerization in the presence of a styrene sulfonate stabilizer and (B) a phenolic resin. A preferred aqueous butadiene polymer latex is one that is prepar... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6303685 | Water dispersed primers A water dispersed primer composition comprising a solution of a halogenated hydrocarbon polymer in organic solvent; and a dispersing agent added to the solution to form a fluid primer to be dispersed in water to provide the water dispersed primer composit... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6297316 | Bipopulated latex of polymers based on vinyl chloride, processes for the production thereof and application thereof in plastisols exhibiting improved rheology The present invention relates to a latex containing two populations of particles of polymers based on vinyl chloride. Other subjects of the present invention are processes for producing this latex and its use in the manufacture of fluid plastisols which a... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6245848 | Bipopulated latex based on vinyl chloride polymers having a high population level of fine particles, processes for the manufacture thereof and applications thereof The present invention relates to a latex containing two populations of particles of polymers based on vinyl chloride, respectively exhibiting mean diameters of between 0.9 and 1.3 μm and between 0.15 and 0.3 μm, in proportions such that the ratio by wei... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6228925 | Two-stage seed swelling procedure for producing monodisperse PVC particles A procedure for the production of PVC particles with a narrow size distribution in the range 10-50 μm, preferably 10-30 μm, in which, in a first stage, a vinyl monomer or a mixture of monomers is polymerised to form a polymer/oligomer seed particle in t... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6225402 | Aqueous based dispersions for polyolefinic substrates The present invention is directed to stable aqueous dispersions of an acrylic modified chlorinated polyolefin and a process for their preparation. The aqueous dispersions of acrylic modified chlorinated polyolefin are effective for use as coatings on trea... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6150444 | Floor coverings These compositions encompass products made of flexible plasticized PVC, usually formulated as a dispersion of high molecular weight PVC resins in a special blend of plasticizers. Both PVC resins and plasticizers are chosen from a vast selection of each to... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6127455 | Process for forming a seed polymer A process of forming a seed polymer for use in an emulsion polymerization reaction. The process includes the steps of providing an aqueous mixture of styrene, emulsifying agent, initiator and at least one polymerizable di- or tri-carboxylic acid and then ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6103822 | Polymeric acid functional polyols, polyurethanes and methods for making same Polymeric acid functional polyols are provided which are the reaction product of at least one hydroxyl-terminated polymer and a nonaromatic polyanhydride. Polymeric acid functional polyols are also provided which are the esterification reaction product of... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6054527 | High adhesion of a variety of rubber compounds to fabric using a single resorcinol-formaldehyde latex composition A single adhesive composition for use in bonding more than one class of rubber polymer to textiles, in particular nylon and polyester fabric. The composition comprises an aqueous mixture of: a) about 85 to about 90 weight % polychloroprene latex; b) about... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6034173 | Two-step process for the preparation of (co) polychloroprene The present invention relates to the preparation of (co)polychloroprene latex in water emulsion, in the presence of an emulsifying system which comprises a first step (A) wherein a fraction f1 of monomers is used together with an emulsifying sy... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5965650 | Floor coverings These compositions encompass products made of flexible plasticized PVC, usually formulated as a dispersion of high molecular weight PVC resins in a special blend of plasticizers. Both PVC resins and plasticizers are chosen from a vast selection of each to... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5929159 | Oligomeric silicon coating compositions, articles coated therewith and method for forming coating composition and coated articles based thereon Corrosion resistant coatings are provided by aqueous-alcoholic acidic dispersions of the partial condensate of monomethyl silanol (by hydrolysis of monomethyl alkoxysilane) alone or in admixture with minor amounts of other silanol, e.g., gamma-glycidyloxy... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5898056 | Process and device for monitoring the quality of latices of halogen-containing vinyl polymers Process for monitoring the quality of latices of halogen-containing vinyl polymers during polymerization in aqueous emulsion, in which a luminous radiation is emitted directly into the aqueous emulsion, the scattered light reflected by the polymer particl... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5872155 | Latex based on vinyl chloride copolymers with a specific structure, process for the manufacture thereof and applications thereof The present invention relates to vinyl chloride copolymers, in the latex form, the particles of which are composed of a core, of an outer layer and optionally of an intermediate layer. It also relates to the process for the manufacture of this latex by se... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5854342 | Water-borne fluoroelastomer coatings and related method A water-borne fluoroelastomer coating composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of a fluoroelastomer polymer; from about 0.1 to about 10 parts by weight of an amino/polyamino-siloxane curative per 100 parts by weight of the polymer; and, from 0 to abou... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5750618 | Process for the production of latices based on conjugated dienes by emulsion polymerisation Latices based on conjugated dienes are produced using emulsion polymerization by introducing the monomers to be polymerized into the initially introduced seed latex in the presence of a free-radical forming activator and an emulsifier in such a manner tha... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5691033 | Coating compositions containing aluminum pigment and methods of coating Coating compositions comprising aluminum pigment, neoprene latex asphalt emulsion, at least one surfactant for reducing reaction of the aluminum pigment with water and with the neoprene latex, at least one organic solvent, and water. The compositions are ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5622776 | Coated glass fiber for use in evaporative cooler media and method of forming same Hydrophilic glass fibers are formed by coating glass fibers with a blend of an amine-aldehyde with an acrylic. Evaporative cooler pads are produced by coating glass fibers with a blend of an acrylic and an amine-aldehyde during hot melt spinning of the gl... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5532300 | Water-borne, water redispersible, laminating adhesives for nonwoven applications A specific class of water-borne, water redispersible laminating adhesives is disclosed which is desirable for bonding nonwoven substrates to themselves or to other substrates. The adhesives provide improved bond strength and improved water redispersibilit... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5527846 | Polychloroprene adhesive latex composition Polychloroprene latex adhesive compositions which comprise a) mercaptan-modified or xanthogen disulfide-modified 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene homopolymers having gel contents of 5-70 percent by weight, b) 1 to 75 parts by weight of rosin per 100 parts by weight... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5444118 | Process for producing copolymer latex and paper coating composition, carpet backing composition or adhesive composition comprising said latex A two-stage process for producing a copolymer, comprising emulsion polymerizing (a) a 2-80% by weight of a conjugated diene compound, (b) 0.1-10% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, and (c) 10-97.9% by weight of an ethylenically uns... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5438096 | Flame retardant brominated styrene-based latices Improved flame retardant polymer latices are disclosed which comprise copolymers of ring-halogenated aromatic monomer units and alkyl acrylate/methacrylate monomer units, and which may additionally include at least one other monomer. In a first embodiment... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5403899 | Method for preparing powder including adding fluoro non-ionic surfactant after 70% polymerization is reached of vinyl chloride polymers A method for preparing powder of a vinyl chloride polymer comprises the steps of polymerizing vinyl chloride monomer or a vinyl monomer mixture mainly comprising vinyl chloride monomer in an aqueous medium and adding, to the polymerization system, a fluor... | 04/04/1995 |
