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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7968648 | Approach for achieving flame retardancy while retaining physical properties in a compatible polymer matrix The invention provides polymer blends containing polyhydroxyamide and one or more flammable polymers. The polymer blends are flame retardant and have improved durability and heat stability compared to the flammable polymer portion of the blends. Articles containing ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7427430 | Polyamide blend composition having excellent gas barrier performance High gas barrier, delamination-resistant polyamide compositions suitable for extended shelf-life packaging applications are provided. Also provided are polyamide compositions exhibiting high oxygen scavenging capability. The polyamide compositions comprise mXDA-IPA ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7402628 | Compositions of polypropylene and polyamide The invention relates to thermoplastic compositions in which (A) an isotactic polypropylene, optionally containing comonomer, with a melting point of at least 110° C. and (B) a polyamide, (A) and (B) constituting at least 70 wt %, are blended with (C) at least 2 wt... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7390848 | Process aid for melt processable polymers Extrusion processability of non-fluorinated melt-processable polymers is improved by introducing a fluoropolymer process aid by means whereby the weight average particle size of the fluoropolymer is greater than 2 microns as it reaches the extruder die entrance.... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7358310 | Compositions for use in golf balls A golf ball comprising a core, an outer cover layer, and, optionally, an intermediate layer disposed between the core and the outer cover layer is presently disclosed. At least one layer of the golf ball is formed from a composition free of cystine and comprising at... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7323513 | Fuel barrier thermoplastic resin composition and shaped article The thermoplastic resin composition of the invention comprises (A) 50 to 97% by weight of a polyolefin, (B) 2 to 45% by weight of a polyamide resin comprising a diamine component and a dicarboxylic acid component and (C) 1 to 45% by weight of a modified polyolefin a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7309738 | Approach for achieving flame retardancy while retaining physical properties in a compatible polymer matrix The invention provides polymer blends containing polyhydroxyamide and one or more flammable polymers. The polymer blends are flame retardant and have improved durability and heat stability compared to the flammable polymer portion of the blends. Articles containing ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7304111 | Polypropylene containing copolymer composition and process for producing the same A problem of the invention is to provide a propylene copolymer which is excellent in adhesion to crystalline propylene-based polymers and which is excellent in solubility and compatibility with polar resins, a process for producing the same, and a composition contai... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7291675 | Golf ball rubber compositions and golf balls A rubber composition for a one-piece golf ball or for a solid core of a solid golf ball having a multilayer construction in which the core is enclosed directly, or with an intermediate layer, by a cover includes (a) 100 parts by weight of a base rubber, (b) 10 to 60... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291667 | Multistage process for the manufacture of peroxide-cured HXNBR-polyamide thermoplastic vulcanizates The present invention relates to a multistage process including at least two steps for making a heat and oil resistant preroxide-cured thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPV) based on hydrogenated carboxiated nitrile butadiene rubber (HXNBR) and at least one polyamide. TPV... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291677 | Adherent, modified thermoplastic elastomeric blends, articles, and methods A thermoplastic elastomer that is adherent to polar materials may be made from a dynamically vulcanized blend of propylene resin, ethylene/alpha-olefin/non-conjugated diene elastomers, and a bonding agent via a curing system containing a free radical initiator, at l... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7276463 | Polymerization catalyst for α-olefins and process for production of α-olefin polymers therewith A catalyst having a high catalyst activity, which enables the production of an α-olefin polymer improved in stereoregularity by decreasing an amorphous component, and a production method for the α-olefin polymer, are developed. Described are a catalyst for polymer... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7276570 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These compositions comprise at least one polymer having a plurality of amide linkages and a plurality of anionic moieties attached thereto. These co... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7247366 | Masking material The object of the present invention is to provide a masking member which has good heat resistance and can be used repeatedly. To attain this object, the present invention provide a masking member made of a polymer alloy including one or more kinds of engineer... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7226962 | Halogenated isobutylene-based copolymers having enhanced viscosity and thermoplastic compositions thereof The invention provides a method for increasing the viscosity of halogenated (brominated) elastomeric copolymers of a C4 to C7 isomonoolefin (isobutylene) and a para-alkylstryrene (p-methylstyrene) by mixing the copolymer with a silica or clay p... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7211628 | Plastic composition A plastic composition including polymeric nanoparticles having a diameter of 1 to 100 nanometers, and a polymeric component. Also provided is a method for providing such a plastic composition. ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7210581 | Apparatus for magnetically separating integrated circuit devices A method and apparatus of separating integrated circuit (IC) devices according to magnetic properties of the devices is disclosed. A plurality of IC devices are subjected to a magnetic field. The IC devices containing only nonferrous material are not responsive to t... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7199188 | Toughened thermoplastic polyamide compositions The present invention is a composition useful as an impact modifier for polyamide compositions. In one embodiment, impact modifiers of the present invention are ethylene maleic anhydride copolymers having at least 3% maleic anhydride functionality. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7175896 | Composite having two or more layers, including an EVOH layer A layered composite contains the following layers: (I) a layer I composition containing (a) from 0 to 80 parts by weight of at least one polyamide; (b) from 0 to 100 parts by weight of at least one polyamine-polyamide copolymer; and (c) from 0 to 80 parts by weight ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172520 | Golf ball A golf ball excellent in durability and feel is formed of a polymer compound containing a ternary composite formed of a rubber component, a polyolefin component and a nylon component. In particular, it is a golf ball formed of a core and a cover arranged to cover th... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7163471 | Golf balls having sound-altered layers and methods for making them Golf ball covers incorporate base material compositions including a sound-altering material for selectively enhancing or dampening the acoustic output of a golf ball when it is struck. A ratio in the composition by weight of base material to sound-altering material ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7153905 | Hyperbranched dendron and methods of synthesis and use thereof Hyperbranched dendron (HD) polymers are synthesized using low molecular weight polyethyleneimine (BPEI-L) as a core and used for gene delivery. The obtained polymers display low toxicity and efficient gene delivery at low nitrogen-to-phosphate (N/P) ratios. Using su... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151136 | Polyamide thermoplastic compositions with improved impact strength properties The invention relates to a polyamide-based thermoplastic composition comprising, by weight: 50 to 98 parts of a polyamide (A1) nondiamine; 0.2 to 40 parts, preferably 0.2 to 9 parts, of a polyamide (A2) diamine, sa... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7144957 | Polymer mixture of hydrogels with different pH value The present invention relates to polymer mixtures comprising hydrogel forming polymers capable of absorbing aqueous fluids, having different pH values and each being preparable by polymerization of olefinically unsaturated carboxylic acids or derivatives thereof, th... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7138475 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These elastomer compositions comprise at least one amine-terminated polyamide and at least one isocyanate-containing prepolymer. These elastomer com... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137908 | Golf ball A golf ball excellent in wear resistance and abrasion resistance is provided without sacrificing various characteristics such as rebound performance, spin performance, cut resistance and feeling at the time of hitting. The golf ball is formed of a core and a cover c... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7131915 | Three-layer-cover golf ball A golf ball comprising a core; and a cover comprising an inner cover layer; an outer cover layer having a material hardness of 60 Shore D or less; and an intermediate cover layer disposed between the inner and outer cover layers; wherein at least two of the inner, i... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7122233 | Polyamide-based transparent composition The invention relates to a transparent composition comprising, by weight, the total being 100%: 5 to 40% of an amorphous polyamide (B) which results essentially from the condensation: either of at least... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7101628 | Thermoplastic vulcanizate and membrane for covering a roof made therefrom Broadly, the present invention provides a thermoplastic vulcanizate which can be readily processed into sheeting material for covering a roof that is both flexible and highly elastic. Where other thermoplastic elastomeric compositions have either been too stiff to a... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7087679 | Thermoplastic resin composition A thermoplastic resin composition comprising a blend obtainable by blending 0.1 to 99% by weight of (a) a fluorine-containing polymer having a number-average molecular weight of 2000 to 1000000 and having hydroxy group or epoxy group at least at one of end portions ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7056231 | Golf ball A golf ball achieving both excellent hit feeling and good restitution performance by using a rubber composition having moderate hardness and sufficient restitution performance is provided. The golf ball includes a rubber composition obtained by blending 10 to 50 par... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7034076 | Coating composition, fluorine-containing laminate and resin composition A coating composition including an amide group-containable macromolecule compound (A) having an amide group or to have an amide group and an anti-oxidizing material (B) capable of inhibiting oxidation of the amide group. The amide group-containable macromolecule com... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7026399 | Golf ball incorporating a polymer network comprising silicone A composition including a non-silicone material, a silicone material, and a crosslinking agent. The composition forms a structure selected from the group consisting of an interpenetrating network structure and a thermoplastic vulcanizate structure. ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7026036 | Single coat non-stick coating system and articles coated with same Single coat coating systems (22), as well as articles coated with such non-stick coating systems, are provided. The single coat system includes a fluoropolymer copolymer (14a), such as fluoropolymer terpolymer including tetrafluoroethylene, hexa... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7015283 | Compositions of polypropylene and polyamide The invention relates to thermoplastic compositions in which (A) an isotactic polypropylene, optionally containing comonomer, with a melting point of at least 110° C. and (B) a polyamide, (A) and (B) constituting at least 70 wt %, are blended with (C) at least 2 wt... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7014919 | Polyamide-based transparent composition A composition comprising, by weight, the total being 100%: a semi-crystalline polyamide (A); 5 to 40% of an amorphous polyamide (B) which results from the condensation: of (B1) at least one cycloaliphatic diamine o... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008972 | Golf ball comprising microporous materials and methods for improving printability and interlayer adhesion Golf balls and methods of making same having at least one layer including a microporous composition, wherein the microporous composition includes a polymer component and a filler component and interconnecting pores, so as to improve adhesion between layers, printabi... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004855 | Golf ball with vapor barrier layer A multi-layer golf ball comprising a core, a water vapor barrier layer and a cover is provided. The core may have any construction and may have multiple layers. The core may also have a solid or liquid center or wound layers, and may be constructed from a polybutadi... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6992135 | Multi-layer golf ball with a thin, castable outer layer A golf ball including a core; an intermediate layer formed from a polymer blend including a first material having a flexural modulus of between about 65,000 psi and about 120,000 psi and a second material including a grafted-metallocene polymer; and a cover layer fo... | 01/31/2006 |
