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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7226649 | Laser weldable flexible medical tubings, films and assemblies thereof The present invention provides a tubing assembly having a sidewall having a first layer. The first layer is fabricated from a first polymer blend comprising a first component of a material not thermally responsive to laser beam and selected from the group consisting... | 06/05/2007 |
| 6979716 | Process for producing branched polymer and polymer This invention is related to a production method of a branched polymer which comprises polymerizing a macromonomer [I], said macromonomer [I] being a vinyl polymer obtainable by radical polymerization and terminall... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6965000 | Acrylic-halogenated polyolefin copolymer adhesion promoters The present invention is directed to a method for producing a copolymer and a copolymer product of the method. The copolymer is prepared by a controlled radical polymerization process, typically an atom transfer radical polymerization process, in which polymerizable... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6939432 | Aqueous vacuum forming laminating adhesive composition, substrates and methods related thereto The present invention provides an aqueous adhesive composition including a resinous phase dispersed in an aqueous medium, the resinous phase containing (a) a polychloroprene, (b) optionally, a halogenated polyolefin different from (a), and (c) optionally, an aminopl... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6727322 | Amphiphilic networks, implantable immunoisolatory devices, and methods of preparation The present invention provides high mechanical strength amphiphilic polymeric networks and implantable biological devices made therefrom that are capable of encasing and, thus, immunoisolating biological material from an immunological response of a host individual. ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6710127 | Levelling agents for surface coatings The invention relates to levelling agents for surface coatings having a weight-average molecular weight of from 5000 to 100,000. The levelling agent is a branched polymer comprising a free-radically or ionically polymerized base molecule into which macromonomeric un... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6663930 | Chemical resistant adhesive composition Gel formation is prevented in the reaction between a sulfonyl-chloride-containing resin and a polyamine by first forming an adduct between the resin with an aminophenol. The prevention of gel formation enables sulfonyl-chloride containing resin to be used... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6534578 | Rubber compositions, rubber-resin laminates and fluid-impermeable hoses A refrigerant hose for an air conditioner has an inner wall layer formed of a laminate of an inner resin layer and an outer rubber layer bonded by its vulcanization to the resin layer. The rubber layer is of a composition comprising butyl rubber, an adhes... | 03/18/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6297324 | Adhesive composition for providing water-tight joints in single-ply roofing membranes A cured adhesive tape composition for adhering together roofing materials such as synthetic EPDM rubber and which provides long term water tightness is provided. The adhesive composition includes a) a rubbery polymer comprising a blend of (i) from about 1... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6207754 | Low modulus thermoplastic olefin compositions This invention relates to thermoplastic olefin compositions of a low modulus which are suitable for fabrication into flexible skins and liners for applications which heretofore have been serviced by skins and liners produced essentially only from plastici... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6090897 | Curable resin composition and its use The present invention provides a curable resin composition and its application to laminate film, which can form a coating film having excellent performances such as adhesion to various substrates at a low temperature of 150° C. or lower, water resistance... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5945491 | Preparation of novel homo- and copolymers using atom transfer radical polymerization The present invention is directed to a process of atom (or group) transfer radical polymerization for the synthesis of novel homopolymer or a block or graft copolymer, optionally containing at least one polar group, with well defined molecular architectur... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5922816 | Polyester-polycarbonate compositions stabilized against ester-carbonate interchange A polyester-polycarbonate composition comprising (A) at least one polyester prepared by the reaction of at least one alkenediol with at least one dicarboxylic acid or dialkyl ester thereof in the presence of a metallic catalyst, (B) at least one polycarbo... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5840814 | Multi-arm star polymers having a well-defined core and methods for the synthesis thereof The synthesis of star polymers having well-defined arms emanating from well-defined and readily controllable calixn!arene (n=4 to 16) cores are described. The synthesis is particularly suitable for polyisobutylene and/or polysiloxane star polymers. The ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5691409 | Phenolic resin molding material The present invention provides a phenolic resin molding material high in flowability and heat stability in the molten state and excellent in curability at high temperatures which contains (a) a high ortho-novolak type phenolic resin having a number-averag... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5686179 | Pressure sensitive tape for forming water-tight field joints in rubber membranes An improved adhesive roofing tape is based on a combination of brominated butyl rubber and EPDM. A non-diene block terpolymer is interspersed in the cross-liked polymer network. A plasticizer, a phenolic tackifier, a high melting point non-phenolic tackif... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5684099 | Propylene block copolymer, process for producing the same, and resin composition comprising the same A propylene block copolymer comprising: (a) a propylene homopolymer part having (i) an insoluble amount on xylene extraction at 25° C. of 99.0% by weight or more; (ii) an isotactic pentad fraction of 98.0% or more; (iii) an isotactic average chain length... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5670576 | Polyamide resin composition The present invention provides a polyamide resin composition which has low water absorption and simultaneously has satisfactory combustion properties. Illustrative compositions contain 20-80 parts by weight of polyamide resin and 80-20 parts by weight of ... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5605962 | Flame retarding resin composition A flame retarding resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a specific rubber-reinforced resin, 1-200 parts by weight of a phenol resin, 1-200 parts by weight of an organic phosphorus compound, 1-50 parts by weight of a nitrogen-containing compo... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5587427 | Resin composition and process for producing same A resin composition prepared by melting and kneading (A) a thermoplastic resin comprising a polyolefin resin together with (B) a functional compound having one or more bond(s) or one or more functional group(s) selected from the group consisting of non-ar... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5504151 | Enhancers for thermoplastic low profile additives This invention is the polycapped oligomer adduct of a long chain fatty acid with a multi hydroxy functional or multi epoxy functional compound. This polycapped oligomer is useful in resin compositions to enhance the performance of thermoplastic low profil... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5457159 | Process for the preparation of plastoelastomeric compositions based on a thermoplastic olefinic polymer with an alkylphenol-formaldehydic resin and sodium bisulphite Process for the preparation of plastoelastomeric preparations comprising an elastomeric phase of an EPDM elastomer and a plastomeric phase of a thermoplastic olefinic polymer, wherein the elastomeric phase is dynamically vulcanized with a vulcanizing bina... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5385979 | Primer and adhesive compositions based on chlorinated polyolefins having high chlorine contents Adhesive compositions based on chlorinated polyolefins having chlorine contents greater than about 60 percent and molecular weights greater than about 500. The adhesive compositions contain the chlorinated polyolefin and a phenolic resin. The chlorinated ... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5242727 | Adhesive composition and method for providing water-tight joints in single-ply roofing membranes A cured adhesive tape composition for adhering together roofing materials such as synthetic EPDM rubber and which provides long term water tightness is provided. The adhesive composition includes substantially equal amounts by weight of a) a rubbery polym... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5149732 | Rubber composition for polymer-metal bonding and method of hose-metal fitting attachment Rubber compositions are disclosed for integral attachment of polymeric and metallic materials. Improved bondability is attributed to the use of a selected base rubber blended with a selected class of inorganic or organic fillers, silane compounds and vulc... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5086112 | Solvent-resistant polyphenylene ether resin composition A polyphenylene ether resin composition having improved solvent resistance comprising (A) a modified polyphenylene ether obtained by modifying a polyphenylene ether with a modifier such as maleic anhydride and (B) a modified polyolefin obtained by modifyi... | 02/04/1992 |
| 4983677 | Extrudable thermoplastic hydrocarbon polymer composition An extrudable composition comprising hydrocarbon polymer, organophosphite or organophosphate compound and fluorocarbon polymer. The organophosphite or organophosphate and the fluorocarbon polymer are present in the composition in such relative proportions... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4914153 | Solvent-resistant polyphenylene ether resin composition A polyphenylene ether resin composition having improved solvent resistance comprising (A) a modified polyphenylene ether obtained by modifying a polyphenylene ether with a modifier such as maleic anhydride and (B) a modified polyolefin obtained by modifyi... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4882386 | Curable rubber composition A rubber composition which in the cured state shows improved adhesion to substrate through hydroxyl-reactive adhesives such as polyurethane comprises a first elastomer such as EPDM which shows generally poor adhesion, a minor proportion of a halogenated e... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4753992 | Polymer composition A crosslinkable composition comprising (A) a silyl polymer, for example an ethylene/vinyl trimethoxy silane copolymer, and (B) a silanol condensation catalyst which is an organic polymer having its polymer chains bridged by dihydrocarbyl tin (IV) containi... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4711285 | High-performance pneumatic tire having bead fillers of anisotropic elasticity Disclosed is a high-performance tire in which a bead filler formed of a rubber composition fills up a space between each turn-up portion of the carcass and a major portion of the carcass and extends to some extent along the carcass toward the tread. The r... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4632946 | Halogen-free flameproofed thermoplastic molding material A halogen-free flameproofed thermoplastic molding material consists of a halogen-free thermoplastic resin (A) and one or more further halogen-free components. The thermoplastic resin (A) is present in an amount of from 30 to 90% by weight, based on the mo... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4600748 | Polyolefin composition A polyolefin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of polyolefin, not less than 0.5 part by weight of a polyamide selected from the group consisting of nylon 6 and nylon 66, and from 3 to 30 percent by weight of novolak based on the weight of the pol... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4558089 | Resin composition containing granular or powdery phenol-aldehyde resin A resin composition comprising (I) a granular or powdery resin which is a condensation product of a phenol, an aldehyde and optionally a nitrogen-containing compound having at least two active hydrogens and is characterized by (A) containing spherical pri... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4547541 | Melt fed blending process A method is provided for producing thermoplastic polymer blends with the exposure of blend constituents to extreme blending conditions minimized by melting the thermoplastic polymers and adjusting their viscosity and elasticity values, through control of ... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4486559 | Toner composition for the development of electrostatic latent images and a method of preparing the same Herein disclosed are a toner composition for the development of electrostatic latent images which comprises a polymer obtained by polymerizing a polymerizable monomer or monomers in the presence of a chlorinated polyolefin, and a method for preparing the ... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4476277 | Resin composition containing granular or powdery phenol-aldehyde resin A resin composition comprising (I) a granular or powdery resin which is a condensation product of a phenol, an aldehyde and optionally a nitrogen-containing compound having at least two active hydrogens and is characterized by (A) containing spherical pri... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4390682 | Aromatic copolyester An aromatic polyester copolymer consisting of 10 to 90 mol % of a recurring unit of the formula: ##STR1## and 90 to 10 mol % of a recurring unit of the formula: ##STR2## and having a logarithmic viscosity number of at least 0.3 as measured in a ... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4374230 | Stabilized polyolefin compositions Polyolefin resins are rendered stable against degradation caused by exposure to heat and oxygen in the presence of copper by the incorporation of a novel polymeric stabilizer functioning dually as an antioxidant and a chelating agent.... | 02/15/1983 |
