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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7566752 | Epoxy resins or polyisocyanates reacted with derivatized novolak polyhydroxystyrene A process for preparing derivatized poly(4-hydroxystryrene) having a novolak type structure which comprises the steps of (i) supplying a solution of methanol containing 4-hydroxyphenylmethylcarbinol, (ii) subjecting said solution to an acid catalyzed displacement re... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7476709 | Process for preparing oligonucleotides A process for the preparation of an oligonucleotide is provided. The process comprises the assembly of an oligonucleotide attached to a solid support, wherein the solid support is prepared by a process comprising polymerisation of a monomer which comprises a protect... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7439302 | Low refractive index polymers as underlayers for silicon-containing photoresists A new underlayer composition that exhibits high etch resistance and improved optical properties is disclosed. The underlayer composition comprises a vinyl or acrylate polymer, such as a methacrylate polymer, the polymer comprising at least one substituted or unsubst... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7368505 | Graft copolymers This invention relates to methods of making graft copolymers, and articles having such graft copolymers. The methods may provide better control than in radicalization or photoinitiated polymerization techniques. For example, a graft copolymer can be prepared by reac... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365127 | Process for the preparation of polymer conjugates A process for efficiently preparing polymer conjugates such as branched PEG-polypeptide conjugates, in large scale without column chromatography clean up of the activated PEG linkers to remove impurities is disclosed. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7304114 | Processes for preparing tougheners for thermoset compositions Liquid rubbers that are ordinarily immiscible in liquid thermoset resins can be made miscible by the addition of at least one non-functional aromatic end-group to the polymer chains of such liquid rubber compositions. Such addition may be initiated by high-temperatu... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7196141 | Polymer and epoxy resin compositions The present invention provides a vinyl polymer with an epoxy group terminally introduced therein and an epoxy resin composition comprising (A) an epoxy resin and (B) a vinyl polymer which has a main chain produced by living-radical polymerization and has a reactive ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7183368 | Negative-working photoresist composition Disclosed is a chemical-amplification negative-working photoresist composition used for photolithographic patterning in the manufacture of semiconductor devices suitable for patterning light-exposure to ArF excimer laser beams and capable of giving a high-resolution... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7160947 | Polymers and laundry detergent compositions containing them Graft copolymers providing soil release benefits in laundry detergent compositions contain backbone units derived from an ethylenically unsaturated monomer, hydrophilic uncharged side chains, and cationically chargeable or charged side chains containing a tertiary o... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7148288 | Process for formation of preformed stabilizer polyols A process is disclosed for formation of a preformed stabilizer for use in formation of graft polyols. The preformed stabilizer has a reduced level of transesterification products and results in less reactor fouling. The preformed stabilizer is prepared in the presen... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7132565 | Norbornene compounds with cross-linkable groups and their derivatives The present invention provided a norbornene compound with cross-linkable groups and their derivative polymers, wherein said cross-linkable groups were olefin or epoxy groups. Norbornene polymers with cross-linkable side chain and their block copolymers as well as mo... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7132475 | Block copolymers for multifunctional self-assembled systems The invention provides methods for the preparation of multiblock copolymers, dispersions of multiblock copolymers, vesicles and micelles containing multiblock copolymers, and oxidative degradation products of multiblock copolymers. ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7129293 | Crosslinked polymers, fine polymer particle, and process for producing these A crosslinked polymer or polymer fine particles which can be obtained through copolymerization of at least a macromonomer having a polyethylene glycol segment, a comonomer having tertiary amine groups in its side chains and a crosslinking agent are provided. Said cr... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7045576 | Adjuvants and copolymer compositions The present invention comprises novel polyoxyethylene/polyoxypropylene block copolymers compositions and compounds. The compositions comprise block copolymers that are useful in gene therapy methods. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7015281 | Alkali-stable hydrophilic sorbents for ion-exchange chromatography The invention concerns alkali-stable hydrophilic sorbents for ion-exchange chromatography. The invention is characterized in that it consists in using as base material a crosslinked vinyl polymerconsisting of vinyl monomers containing diol groups and crosslinking mo... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6956083 | Single ion conductor cross-linked polymeric networks Single ion conductors comprising polymer electrolytes prepared by grafting a salt compound onto a comb-branch polymer or dendrimer are disclosed having superior properties. ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6924919 | Polymeric electrochromic devices An electrochromic device includes a first substrate having at least one polymeric surface; a primer layer along the polymeric surface; a first electrically conductive transparent coating along the primer of the first substrate, wherein the primer layer adheres the f... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6900269 | Halogen-free resin composition Disclosed is a halogen-free resin composition comprising: (A) one or more phosphorus-containing epoxy resins; (B) a hardener; (C) a hardening accelerator; (D) a polyphenylene oxide resin; and (E) a filling material, wherein the hardener of component B has the struct... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6894117 | Non-gelled product of addition and condensation polymers with mutually reactive groups A substantially non-gelled polymeric composition is disclosed and comprises the reaction product of an A polymer which is an addition polymer having 3.5 or more reactive functional groups per polymer chain and a B polymer having about 2 to about 3 functional groups ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6872779 | Polymeric flocculant and method of sludge dehydration The invention provides a flocculant which in sludge dewatering gives flocs having an excellent balance among flocculating strength, filtration rate and moisture content, and a method of sludge dewatering with the flocculant. Namely, the flocculant is a polyme... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6855775 | Polymeric blocks of an oxetane oligomer, polymer or copolymer, containing ether side chains terminated by fluorinated aliphatic groups, and hydrocarbon polymers or copolymers A composition comprises an oxetane oligomer or polymer or copolymer block wherein each repeat group has at least one ether side chain which is terminated by a fluorinated aliphatic group and optionally with the proviso that at least two different repeat units of the... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6828379 | Vinyl ethers in unsaturated polyester resins, vinyl esters and vinyl ester urethanes for structural applications The invention relates to curable resin compositions based on an unsaturated prepolymer, a vinyl ether monomer that can be cross-linked with it and one or more other monomers for use as structural resins. The resin composition is cured with the aid of a radical-formi... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6809160 | Flexible hydrophobic resin with sulfonium and propargyl groups-containing resin A resin composition comprises a resin (A) and a resin (B) as constituents, said resin (A) having a number average molecular weight of 1,000 to 35,000 and being at least one member selected from the group consisting of following (A1) and (A2): ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6787606 | Electrochromic device with composition of epoxy resin, toughener and latent curative A composition useful as a sealing element for electrochromic devices comprises (a) an epoxy resin component including at least two of a dicyclopentadiene epoxy resin, a naphthalene epoxy resin, a bisphenol A epoxy resin, a bisphenol F epoxy resin and a novola... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6780932 | Graft polyols prepared by a continuous process Disclosed is a process for preparation of final graft polyols via a continuous process. In, addition, a final graft polyol formed by the process is disclosed. The process includes the steps of reacting a plurality of ethylenically unsaturated monomers and a reaction... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6696522 | Powder coating of non-gelled product of addition polymer A and polymer B with mutually reactive groups A substantially non-gelled polymeric composition is disclosed and comprises the reaction product of an A polymer which is an addition polymer having 3.5 or more reactive functional groups per polymer chain and a B polymer having about 2 to about 3 functio... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6667366 | Chemical modification of the surface of natural fibers The present invention relates to polymer-grafted natural fiber used for the preparation of composite materials. The invention relates in particular to a process for making such polymer-grafted natural fibers.... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6613839 | Polyepoxide, catalyst/cure inhibitor complex and anhydride An epoxy resin composition comprises a) a polyepoxide, b) a cure inhibitor of boric acid, a Lewis acid derivative of boron, an alkyl borane, a mineral acid having a nucleophilicity value "n" of greater than zero and less than 2.5, or an organic acid havin... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6579588 | Substrate provided with removable adhesive of polyepoxide, curing agent and microspheres An article comprises a substrate wherein at least a portion of its surface is provided with a thermosettable adhesive composition prepared from a polyepoxide resin, a curing agent and a plurality of microspheres. The cured composition forms a semi-structu... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6518369 | Rubber mixes containing polyether/diolefin rubbers and use thereof in particular for the production of tires with low rolling resistance The present invention relates to filled rubber mixes made from polyether/diolefin rubbers. The rubber mixes according to the present invention are suitable for the production of highly reinforced, abrasion-resistant moldings, in particular for the product... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6515048 | Adhesive powder An adhesive powder for bonding flat, closed, or porous substrates, the adhesive powder being applied in the first step to a first substrate, an intermediate product that is non-adhesive at room temperature and stable in storage being produced, and the fir... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6509417 | Coating of fatty acid-modified glycidyl copolymer, OH polymer and optional anhydride polymer A multi-component coating composition having a hard, glossy, and tack-free finish is described. The coating composition comprises a fatty acid modified glycidyl-containing component and a hydroxy-functional polymer. The coating composition can be used to ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6492462 | Side chain crystalline polymer as rheology modifier for crosslinked polymer The rheological properties of a crosslinkable resin system are modified by the presence of a side chain crystalline (SCC) polymer (or a similar crystalline polymer which melts over a narrow temperature range). The polymer dissolves in the curable system a... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6492092 | Hydroxy-epoxide thermally cured undercoat for 193 NM lithography The present invention is directed to a thermally curable polymer composition comprising a hydroxyl-containing polymer and a polyfunctional epoxide as a crosslinking agent. The thermally curable polymer composition may be dissolved in a solvent and used as... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6491973 | Powder coating composition, process for the production and use thereof Powder coating composition obtainable by homogeneous mixing of a separately produced particulate component A prepared from one or more epoxy resins having an epoxy equivalent weight of 250 to 2500, one or more curing components together with conventional ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6489396 | (Meth)acrylate ester-based resin composition The present invention provides a novel (meth)acrylate ester-based resin composition which, for example, exhibits various good properties such as weather resistance, heat resistance, water resistance, acid resistance, alkali resistance, warm water resistan... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6482530 | Extrusion laminate with polyolefin-polyepoxide adhesive An adhesive resin composition comprising: (A) At least one component selected from the group consisting of (i) polyolefins having a melt flow rate of 0.1 to 30 g/10 min and (ii) olefinic polymers having at least one functional group capable of reacting wi... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6441102 | Amino-group-containing polymer (salt) and production process therefor The present invention provides a novel amino-group-containing polymer (salt) and a production process therefor wherein the amino-group-containing polymer (salt) is a product by a process including the step of introducing amino groups into a grafted polyme... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6437056 | Coating of carboxyl (meth)acrylic copolymer or polyester and urea anti-sag agent prepared in polyepoxide Coating composition suitable for multilayer lacquering, containing, in addition to organic solvent, anti-sagging agents, optionally pigments, extenders and additives, a binder/crosslinkin agent system containing A) from 20 to 80 wt. % of carboxyl-functional (m... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6313224 | Coating of film-forming resin and functional flow control copolymer Curable coating compositions comprising either a liquid or particulate curable film-forming resinous material, a flow control agent which is a copolymer and optionally a carrier for the liquid resinous material. The copolymer is from at least one non-amin... | 11/06/2001 |
