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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7429628 | Method of making a thermoplastic composition containing an antistatic agent A method for preparing a thermoplastic composition containing an antistatic agent is described. The antistatic agent is a phosphonium sulfonate salt that is prepared by a method that includes combining in an aqueous medium sodium hydroxide and/or lithium hydroxide, ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7341784 | Light management film and its preparation and use A light management film includes a first layer with a thermoplastic resin and a particular phosphonium sulfonate salt, and a second layer formed from a curable composition and having a refractive index of at least 1.5. The light management film exhibits reduced stat... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7309735 | Method of making a thermoplastic composition containing an antistatic agent A method for preparing a thermoplastic composition containing an antistatic agent is described. The antistatic agent is a phosphonium sulfonate salt of generic formula (1) wherein each X is independently a haloge... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7214732 | Thermoplastic resin composition and method of improving appearance To present a thermoplastic resin composition that gives a molded product with a surface to which dust is less likely to adhere. This patent presents a method of improving the appearance of the surface of a thermoplastic molded product. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7183341 | Antistatic agent for synthetic polymer materials and synthetic polymer compositions comprising same Antistatic agents for synthetic polymer materials have phosphonium sulfonate made from organic sulfonate anion and organic phosphonium cation of specified kinds as significant component and also contain alkali metal ions and/or alkali earth metal ions at total conce... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7067571 | Antistatic agent and resin composition and formed product An antistatic agent containing a borate ester of polyoxyalklene. An antistatic resin composition comprising a thermoplastic resin and a borate ester of polyoxyalkylene. An antistatic plastic resin formed product made from a plastic resin composition comprising a the... | 06/27/2006 |
| RE38530 | Anti-static resin composition containing fluorinated phosphonium sulfonates An anti-static thermoplastic resin composition of 90-99.95 weight % of a thermoplastic resin and correspondingly 10 to 0.05 weight % of a halogenated carbon sulfonic acid salt of a polysubstituted phosphonium compound such as a fluorinated phosphonium sulfonate and ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6630528 | Antistatic ionomer blend A blend capable of being melt fabricated into an antistatic film which has improved antistatic action practically immediately after production comprises ethylene ,ଲ-ethylenically unsaturated C3-8 carboxylic acid copolymers having 0... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6350843 | Epoxy resin low electronic impedance high molecular polymer Conductive thermosetting epoxy resins are produced by mixing a metallic salt or oxide with an inorganic acid to form a metallic ion solution. An alcohol is added to effect a secondary dehydration and form a complex ion polymer with double bonds and p elec... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6225386 | Antistatic agent for synthetic polymer materials and method of application thereof An antistatic agent having phosphonium sulfonate of a specified kind and inorganic sulfonate of a specified kind mixed at a specified ratio can provide synthetic polymer materials with a superior antistatic characteristic without adversely affecting the n... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6194497 | Anti-static resin composition containing fluorinated phosphonium sulfonates An anti-static thermoplastic resin composition of 90-99.95 weight % of a thermoplastic resin and correspondingly 10 to 0.05 weight % of a halogenated carbon sulfonic acid salt of a polysubstituted phosphonium compound such as a fluorinated phosphonium sul... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6162545 | Agent for providing an electrostatic coating property and improving the water resistance of a coating film, an electrostatically coated resin molded article, and an electrostatic coating method An agent for providing an electrostatic coating property and improving the water resistance of a coating film comprises 100 weight parts of an aromatic ring-containing polyetheresteramide (A) derived from a polyamide having carboxyl groups at both ends an... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6139776 | Anti-static and anti-acid scaled additive for polymers Flaked additive composition for producing stock mixtures of polymers, containing magnesia, MgO, or hydrotalcite, calcium stearate, and N,N-bis(hydroxyethyl)-N-stearylamine, or equivalent compounds.... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5955517 | Antistatically treated polymers The invention relates to a composition comprising a thermoplastic, structurally crosslinked elastomeric or thermosetting polymer, which comprises (a) a polar, adsorptive inorganic or organic material in the form of fibres or particles which are in mutual ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5885706 | Transparent, static-dissipative formulations for coatings Transparent electroconductive coating compositions, methods to prepare such coating compositions, and substrates coated with these coating compositions. The coatings are based on polymeric resins containing finely dispersed electroconductive powders. The ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5849822 | Thermoplastic resin composition superior in transparency and antistatic property A thermoplastic resin composition having transparency and antistatic properties, comprising 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin (A) having a refractive index of 1.52 to 1.61 and a haze of 40 or less, and 5 to 40 parts by weight of a polyethereste... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5814688 | Antistatically treated polymers The invention relates to a composition comprising a thermoplastic, structurally crosslinked elastomeric or thermosetting polymer, which comprises (a) a polar, adsorptive inorganic or organic material in the form of fibers or particles which are in mutual ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5677357 | Antistatic additive for organic polymer compositions An antistatic additive including a hexahalogenated ionic compound, and an antistatic additive composition for organic polymer compositions including an antistatically-effective amount of the hexahalogenated ionic compound, a solvent for the hexahalogenate... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5668202 | Process for production of stabilized polycarbonate A process for the production of a stabilized polycarbonate which comprises melt-polycondensing an aromatic dihydroxy compound and a carbonic acid diester in the presence of a polycondensation catalyst and then, after the reaction mixture shows an intrinsi... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5659058 | Thermally stable antistatic agents A process for rendering polymer compositions antistatic and the products of such process are described. The polymeric material is treated with a combination of selected trineoalkoxy amino zirconates and trineoalkoxy sulfonyl zirconates. These latter mater... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5631311 | Transparent static dissipative formulations for coatings Transparent electroconductive coating compositions, methods to prepare such coating compositions, and substrates coated with these coating compositions. The coatings are based on polymeric resins containing finely dispersed electroconductive powders. The ... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5605737 | White-colored polymer film A white-colored porous polymer film having elongated spherical pores, which is characterized in that said pores exposed on a surface created by cutting the film along longitudinal direction satisfy the following formulae, possesses a low density, good sur... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5602195 | Polymeric film and process for the preparation thereof A polymeric film, which comprises 100 parts by weight of a polyester resin having an intrinsic viscosity ranging from 0.4 to 0.9 dl/g, 5 to 50 parts by weight of a polyolefin resin having a melt flow index ranging from 1.0 to 25 g/10 min and/or a styrene ... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5545481 | Polyolefin fiber A fiber comprising a polyolefin fiber having a finish which comprises an antistatic composition, wherein the fiber with the finish has a hydrostatic head value at least about 102 mm and is capable of being processed into a nonwoven fabric on processing eq... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5525654 | Polyurethane-based sealing and adhesive compositions containing special diurethane plasticizers Described are moisture-curing sealing and/or adhesive compositions based on alkoxysilane-terminated polyurethanes and containing diurethanes as plasticizers. The diurethanes are prepared either from diol mixtures and mono-functional isocyanates, reacting ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5508343 | Antistatic composition, method, and coated antistatic surface An antistatic composition comprising an admixture of a water soluble polymer of a quaternary ammonium salt and a an amino or sulfonyl titanate or zirconate composition. The titanate or zirconate composition is present in the admixture in an amount suffici... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5486555 | Process for production of stabilized polycarbonate A process for the production of a stabilized polycarbonate which comprises melt-polycondensing an aromatic dihydroxy compound and a carbonic acid diester in the presence of a polycondensation catalyst and then, after the reaction mixture shows an intrinsi... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5476612 | Process for making antistatic or electrically conductive polymer compositions Polymeric compositions rendered antistatic or electrically conductive showing increased conductivity are obtained by incorporating into a matrix polymer a combination of A. a first finely divided conductive material, namely conductive carbon black with a ... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5468498 | Sulfopolymer/vanadium oxide antistatic compositions Aqueous-based mixtures comprising colloidal vanadium oxide and a dispersed sulfonated polymer impart antistatic properties to coatings on a substrate and to self-supporting articles. The preferred colloidal vanadium oxide is alkoxide derived and provides ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5449709 | Resin composition for lens based materials An antistatic resin composition is herein disclosed which comprises (A) 100 parts by weight of a methyl methacrylate-styrene copolymer resin, (B) 0.3 to 3 parts by weight of a phosphonium sulfonate, and if necessary, (C) 0.3 to 3 parts by weight of an ali... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5427835 | Sulfopolymer/vanadium oxide antistatic compositions Aqueous-based mixtures comprising colloidal vanadium oxide and a dispersed sulfonated polymer impart antistatic properties to coatings on a substrate and to self-supporting articles. The preferred colloidal vanadium oxide is alkoxide derived and provides ... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5346959 | Functionalized ethylene oxide antistatic agents for ABS/SMA blends An antistatic agent for thermoplastic polymers is provided wherein the antistatic agent is comprised of a functionalized alkylene oxide polymer and optionally a minor amount of an alkali or alkaline earth metal salt capable of complexing with the function... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5334635 | Antistatic thermoplastic polymers Antistatic thermoplastic styrenic compositions comprising high molecular weight polyethylene oxide and a lithium salt and ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol or triethylene glycol, characterized by their possession of a balance of mechanical properties, gl... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5276080 | Static dissipative resin composition In the static dissipative resin composition of the present invention, fundamentally, at least semiconductor fillers are dispersed in a resin and at least a part of the semiconductor fillers are brought into electrical contact with each other, thereby form... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5198521 | Conductive polyurethane-urea/polyethylene oxide polymer A water reaction synthesis with polyoxyethylene diol, diisocyanate and dibutyltin bis lauryl mercaptide produces a high molecular weight thermoplastic polyurethane-urea linear polymer with surface resistivity 1011 -106 ohm/sq. Thermo... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5091468 | Organosilane coating composition An antistatic coating composition comprising: (a) a first organosilane compound having at least one epoxy group and at least one hydrolyzable alkoxy group; (b) a second organosilane compound having no epoxy group and two or more hydrolyzable alkoxy groups... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5077330 | Conductive polyurethane-urea/polyethylene oxide A water reaction synthesis with polyoxyethylene diol, diisocyanate and dibutyltin bis lauryl mercaptide produces a high molecular weight thermoplastic polyurethane-urea linear polymer with surface resistivity 1011 -106 ohm/sq. Thermo... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5064891 | Curable silicone compositions A curable silicone composition comprising: (A) an organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded aliphatic unsaturated hydrocarbon radicals in its molecule; (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least three silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms in its mol... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5026767 | Antistatic aromatic polyimide article An antistatic aromatic polyimide article comprises an aromatic polyimide and a small amount of an antistatic agent. The antistatic agent is a sulfonate having the formula (I): R(SO3 M)n (I) wherein R... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5002991 | Permanent antistatic resin composition An antistatic resin composition comprising the components (1) and (2) shown below: component (1): an ethylene random copolymer having a melt flow rate of 0.1 to 50 g/10 min. obtained by copolymerizing 99 to 70% by weight of ethylene and 1 to 30% by weight... | 03/26/1991 |