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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8022141 | Golf ball and method of manufacture In a golf ball composed of a core and a cover having a plurality of layers that encloses the core, at least a first layer of the cover is formed primarily of a heated mixture of (A) a metal ion neutralization product of an olefin-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolyme... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7550535 | Golf ball and method of manufacture In a golf ball composed of a core and a cover having a plurality of layers that encloses the core, at least a first layer of the cover is formed primarily of a heated mixture of (A) a metal ion neutralization product of an olefin-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolyme... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7432333 | Powder coating of amino-urea or urethane catalyst and epoxy/hydroxy and/or siloxane resin Low-cure powder coating compositions are disclosed, comprising at least one epoxy-containing resin and/or at least one siloxane-containing resin, and at least one material having the structure wherein R1 is an or... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7419703 | Thermally curable, thixotropic blends containing carbamate and/or allophanate groups The invention provides heat-curable thixotropic mixtures containing carbamate and/or allophanate groups, including at least one oligomer and/or polymer containing at least one of carbamate and allophanate groups, and at least one thixotropic agent that is a urea der... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7300978 | Functionalised polymers This invention relates to a process for stabilising and at the same time phase compatibilising plastics or plastic compositions by incorporating polymeric compounds obtainable by reacting a compound selected from the group consisting of the sterically hindered pheno... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7277230 | Methods for producing and purifying 2-hydrocarbyl-3,3-bis(4-hydroxyaryl)phthalimidine monomers and polycarbonates derived therefrom Disclosed herein is a method for producing a 2-hydrocarbyl-3,3-bis(4-hydroxyaryl)phthalimidine. The method comprises forming a reaction mixture comprising at least one substituted or unsubstituted phenolphthalein, at least one substituted or unsubstituted primary hy... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7265180 | Thermoplastic molding composition having high clarity A clear and ductile thermoplastic molding composition containing (i) a styrene copolymer and (ii) a rubber component is disclosed. The styrene copolymer is represented by styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer and the rubber component is a styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) b... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261843 | Photochromic optical article Describes a photochromic article, e.g., an ophthalmic photochromic plastic article, such as a lens, in which the article includes (1) a rigid substrate, e.g., a transparent substrate such as a glass or organic polymeric substrate, as for example, a thermoset or ther... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255820 | Process for the manufacture of elastic polyurethane fiber and the elastic polyurethane fiber made thereby Disclosed is a process for the manufacture of an elastic polyurethane fiber, including mixing one component selected from among polystyrene polymers or polystyrene copolymers having a number average molecular weight of 50,000–500,000 with polyurethane having a num... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7211675 | Antiozonant based on functionalized benzotriazole UV absorbers and the process thereof A process for the preparation of a novel antiozonant and antioxidant, based on functionalized benzotriazole UV absorbers, and the process for the preparation thereof having a general Formula I: wherein R1 | 05/01/2007 |
| 7189784 | Curable compositions and abrasive articles therefrom A curable composition comprises: blocked polyisocyanate, curative, and a crosslinked copolymer of monomers comprising at least one free-radically polymerizable carboxylic acid and at least one of an alkyl or alkaryl (meth)acrylate. Methods of making the curable comp... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7183355 | Waterborne thermosetting compositions containing alternating copolymers of isobutylene type monomers A curable, aqueous film-forming composition is provided, comprising: (a) a copolymer containing reactive functional groups and comprising at least 30 mol % of residues having alternating structural units: -[DM-AM]- | 02/27/2007 |
| 7163981 | Aqueous paint composition and uses thereof An object of the present invention is to easily provide an aqueous paint composition which is excellent in the low-temperature curability and can give a coated film that, while retaining a suitable texturability, further combines the water resistance, the marring re... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7163984 | Waterborne coating compositions containing monomeric difunctional compounds The invention provides curable waterborne coating compositions comprising an aqueous dispersion (A) comprising an organic binder component (A1) comprising at least 5% by weight of a reactive component (a), based on the total weight of organic binder component (A1), ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7157146 | Primer composition, coating method, and coated article A primer composition comprises (A) a vinyl copolymer obtained through copolymerization of (a-1) a UV-absorbing vinyl monomer, (a-2) an alkoxysilyl group-containing vinyl monomer, and (a-3) another copolymerizable monomer, (B) a curing agent, and (C) a thermoplastic ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7144955 | Acrylate-functional blocked polyisocyanate resin for UV/thermally curable coatings Solvent-based, dual cure coatings incorporating thermally curable blocked polyisocyanates, which also contain unsaturated linkages, and a method for preparing these coatings. The unsaturated linkages, such as acrylate groups, can be crosslinked by free-radical mecha... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7132476 | Thermosetting compositions containing alternating copolymers of isobutylene type monomers A thermosetting composition that includes an ungelled copolymer composition and a crosslinking agent. The ungelled copolymer composition includes a functional group-containing copolymer that includes segments of alternating residues derived from a donor monomer comp... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7132477 | Powder coating compositions A thermosetting composition that includes a co-reactable solid, particulate mixture of a film forming material having functional groups, a crosslinking agent having at least two functional groups that are reactive with the functional groups in the film forming mater... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125927 | Paint compositions for elastomers Paint or varnish composition comprising, as solids: from 10 to 50 parts by weight of at least one polyurethane in aqueous emulsion form; from 10 to 30 parts by weight of at least two acrylic polymers or copolymers ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125931 | Thermosetting compositions containing alternating copolymers of isobutylene type monomers A thermosetting composition that includes an ungelled copolymer composition and a crosslinking agent. The ungelled copolymer composition includes a functional group-containing copolymer that includes segments of alternating residues derived from a donor monomer comp... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122600 | Powder coating compositions having improved mar and acid resistance A thermosetting composition that includes a co-reactable solid, particulate mixture of a film forming material having functional groups and a crosslinking agent having at least two functional groups that are reactive with the functional groups in the film forming ma... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7091286 | Low-cure powder coatings and methods for using the same Low-cure powder coating compositions are disclosed, comprising at least one epoxy-containing resin and/or at least one siloxane-containing resin, and at least one material having the structure wherein R1 | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090799 | Golf ball and method for preparing golf ball The invention provides a golf ball comprising a core and a cover of one or more layers, characterized in that at least one layer which constitutes the cover is formed primarily of a mixture of (A) a thermoplastic resin composition selected from among a thermoplastic... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083770 | Amorphous, fine silica particles, and method for their production and their use The amorphous-silica particle having 0.1–0.7 μm of the average particle diameter, 5–30 m2/g of the specific surface area, less than 40% of the dispersion coefficient, and 20 μC/m2 of the absolute value of the triboelectrostatic charge, ca... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7074847 | Resin composition and optical element There are provided a resin composition, which has optical properties such as a high refractive index, has excellent restorability and scratch resistance, and has good adhesion to a substrate, and, when utilized as an optical member (lens) used, for example, in scree... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7030189 | Thermoplastic elastomer resin composition The present invention is a thermoplastic elastomer resin composition comprising (A) 50 to 90% by weight of a urethane-based thermoplastic elastomer; (B) 5 to 45% by weight of polar group-containing thermoplastic elastomer; and (C) 5 to 45% by weight of a thermoplast... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022778 | High solid coating compositions The invention relates to coating compositions comprising: A) at least one low molecular weight reactive compound with a molecular weight (Mn) of 300–1,500 g/mol, preferably of 300–1,200 g/mol, with at least one secondary and/or tertiary amino group and at... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6984693 | Two stage cure two component coating composition containing hydroxylbutyl acrylate polymers A two-stage cure coating composition of a binder and a crosslinking component; the binder comprises and acrylic polymer having a weight average molecular weight of 3,000 to 50,000 and hydroxyl moieties in the range of 7.0 to 40.0 weight; wherein at least 40.0 weight... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6979713 | Curable compositions and abrasive articles therefrom A curable composition comprises: blocked polyisocyanate, curative, and a crosslinked copolymer of monomers comprising at least one free-radically polymerizable carboxylic acid and at least one of an alkyl or alkaryl(meth)acrylate. Methods of making the curable compo... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6949277 | High performance thermoplastic A high performance thermoplastic hose useful as a power steering hose, the high performance thermoplastic hose comprising a high performance engineering thermoplastic such as polyurethane and a chlorine-containing polyolefin such as chlorinated polyethylene, chlorin... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6942913 | Module for a modular conveyor belt having a microcellular structure A module for a modular conveyor belt, is described. The module is of a micocellular polymeric foam produced by an injection molding process. The foam polymeric material exhibits excellent mechanical properties required for modular conveyor belts capable of withstand... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6908965 | Gel-containing rubber compounds with multifunctional isocyanates and polyols The rubber compounds according to the present invention are based on uncrosslinked rubbers, crosslinked rubber particles together with multifunctional isocyanates and polyols. These rubber compounds can be used for the manufacture of rubber vulcanizates or any type ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6894124 | High solid paint compositions This invention provides high solid paint compositions comprising as the basic components a hydroxyl-containing compound having a weight-average molecular weight of not more than 1,000 and a hydroxyl value of 200-800 mgKOH/g, and a polyisocyanate compound, and a proc... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6831130 | Composition of crosslinkable polyether, crosslinkable vinyl polymer and compatibilizer A curable composition comprises a polyether polymer having at least one crosslinkable functional group and a vinyl polymer compatible therewith having at least one crosslinkable functional group at a terminus. Another aspect includes a compatibilizing agent capable ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6824849 | Laser-cuttable multi-layer sheet material The invention relates to the use of a halogen-free multi-layer sheet material comprising (i) a base film of a polymer comprising the reaction product of a precursor mixture comprising at least one hydroxy-functional resin and an aminoplast cross-linking agent; (ii) ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6822048 | Use of isocyanates in the preparation of highly viscous self-adhesive compositions Hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive based one or more non-thermoplastic elastomers, at least comprising 100 parts by mass of the non-thermoplastic elastomer(s), from 1 to 200 parts by mass of one or more tackifying resins, and also one or more polyfunctional isocya... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6815499 | Compatibilizing agent, radical copolymerizable unsaturated resin composition, molding material, and molded article An object of the present invention is to substantially improve the compatibility between a radical copolymerizable unsaturated resin and an addition polymerized polymer (thermoplastic resin) which is added for the purpose of low profile and improvement of physical p... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6806314 | Coating of Hydroxy-functional polymer(s), crosslinker, and 1,3- and 1,4-cyclohexane dimethanols A coating composition comprising at least one hydroxyl functional polymer, a crosslinker capable of crosslinking with said hydroxyl functional polymer (a) to form a film, and a reactive diluent comprising 1,3-cyclohexane dimethanol and 1,4-cyclohexane dimethanol. | 10/19/2004 |
| 6780907 | Block chlorinated polyolefins as physical property enhancers for polymer blends A means to improve thermoplastic formulations in terms of the physical properties they exhibit, such as impact strength and ductility, have been developed. The addition of a block chlorinated polyolefin (b-CPO) to polymer blends in which at least one component compr... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6759480 | Thermoplastic resins modified by copolymers based on heavy acrylates The invention relates to thermoplastic compositions comprising: −40 to 97 parts of a thermoplastic polymer (M) forming a matrix, chosen from polyamides, polyamide block copolymers, fluoro polymers, polycarbonate, styrene resins, PMMA, thermoplastic polyuret... | 07/06/2004 |