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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7868093 | Method for producing blends consisting of polystyrene and of a cross-linked polyvinyl pyrrolidone having a reduced styrene residual monomer content Process for removal of residual styrene monomers from polystyrene and from blends comprising water-insoluble, crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone, via treatment with water, which comprises carrying out the treatment on a particulate solid blend. ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7691948 | (Meth)acrylic film, and making film and receptor sheet using the same To provide a film having high tensile strength and elongation characteristics. A methacrylic film formed of (A) a carboxyl group-containing (meth)acrylic polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 0° C. or higher and a weight-average molecular weight of ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7371336 | Water dispersible polyanilines made with polymeric acid colloids for electronics applications Compositions are provided including aqueous dispersions of at least one polyaniline and at least one colloid-forming polymeric. New compositions are useful in electronically conductive and semi-conductive layers in electronic devices and other applications. Also pro... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371800 | Derivatized novolak polyhydroxystyrene from hydroxyphenylmethylcarbinol 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... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365129 | Polymer systems with reactive and fusible properties for solid freeform fabrication A powder system for use in solid freeform fabrication. The powder system includes at least one polymer having reactive properties and fusible properties. The at least one polymer is reactive with a liquid binder and is fusible at a temperature above the melting poin... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7348397 | Supramolecular polymers The invention relates to a supramolecular polymer containing units which are linked by hydrogen bonds, said units being monomers of prepolymers comprising at least one functional group selected from the functional groups (1) and (3) and a second functional group (5)... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7326509 | Composition for forming anti-reflective coating for use in lithography There is provided a composition for forming anti-reflective coating for use in a lithography which has a high effect of inhibiting reflected light, causes no intermixing with resist layers, affords excellent resist patterns, has a higher dry etching rate compared wi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7271219 | Curable resin, curable resin material, curable film, and insulator The present invention uses a curable resin which has: in the molecule thereof, at least two crosslinking functional groups of at least one kind selected from the group consisting of epoxy group, (meth)acryloyl group, alkenylamino group and alkenyloxy group; a glass ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7226976 | Latent curing agent for epoxy resin, and curable epoxy resin composition Provided are a latent curing agent that gives an epoxy resin composition with improved storage stability and low-temperature curability; and a curable epoxy resin composition prepared by mixing the said curing agent and an epoxy compound. The epoxy resin composition... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7144605 | Curable coating composition and coating film forming method A curable coating composition comprises (a) a component having an active methylene group and/or an active methane group, (b) a component having a methacrylate group and/or an acrylate group, (c) a ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7138458 | Method for preparing a two-phase water-absorbent bioadhesive composition A method is provided for preparing an adhesive composition that contains both a hydrophobic phase and a hydrophilic phase, wherein the hydrophobic phase is composed of a crosslinked hydrophobic polymer composition and the hydrophilic phase is a water-absorbent blend... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7108919 | Reactive non-isocyanate coating compositions Reactive, non-isocyanate coating compositions prepared by mixing epoxy, tertiary amine, anhydride, hydroxy- and, optionally, acid functional compounds, a system of making the coating composition, a method of coating the composition on a substrate and a substrate coa... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7071260 | Rapid curing aqueous coating agents The invention relates to rapid-curing aqueous coating agents, containing at least one binding agent and at least one water-soluble, quaternary poly(allylamine). Said agents have rapid curing properties and do not discolor during the curing process. Poly(diallyl dial... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7041735 | Vinyl chloride polymer composition The present invention provides a vinyl chloride polymer composition which comprises (i) a vinyl chloride polymer (a) and (ii) a block copolymer (b) having a polymer block (I) comprising of a block copolymer, which may be hydrogenated, of an aromatic vinyl compound p... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7026401 | Method of producing amorphous polyolefins with a wide mole weight distribution The present invention relates to a process for producing a bimodal or multimodal mixture of amorphous polyolefins having a different molar mass, in which at least one amorphous polyolefin having a high molar mass is brought into contact and mixed with at least one a... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7018957 | Method of using high molecular weight demulsifiers Homopolymers and copolymers of an esterified reaction product of an epoxidized mono-hydroxyl alcohol and a free radical polymerizable monomer are highly effective demulsifying agents. The molecular weight of the polymer is between from about 10,000 to about 500,000.... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7009003 | 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. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6927257 | Resin composition and sheet for optical screen A resin composition comprising (A) an elastomeric copolymer which comprises styrene monomeric units and diene monomeric units, and (B) a copolymer which comprises styrene monomeric units and (meth)acrylate monomeric units, which has a saturated water absorption of 0... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6921729 | Adhesive tape Adhesive tapes (e.g., duct tapes) having a backing comprising a compatibilized release composition are reported. The compatibilized release composition comprises a thermoplastic olefin-based polymer comprising an acid or a base functionality and a polymeric release ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6919405 | Release compositions and articles made therefrom The invention relates to compatibilized release compositions useful in release layers of release articles (e.g., release liners) and adhesive articles (e.g., pressure sensitive adhesive tapes). The compatibilized release compositions comprise a mixture of a thermopl... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6919406 | Modified polyolefin films Disclosed are techniques and related material blends for improving adhesion between a polyolefin film and a pressure sensitive adhesive, and also significantly decreasing the coefficient of thermal expansion of a polyolefin film by modifying the chemical properties ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6908966 | Water-dispersible, cationic polymers, a method of making same and items using same The present invention is directed to triggerable, water-dispersible cationic polymers. The present invention is also directed to a method of making triggerable, water-dispersible cationic polymers and their applicability as binder compositions. The present invention... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6887940 | Compatibilizing agent for engineering thermoplastic/polyolefin blend A compatible blend of an engineering thermoplastic such as a polyamide and an olefin polymer material is prepared by (1) making an oxidized olefin polymer material containing carboxylic acid groups or derivatives thereof, (2) extruding a mixture of (a) the oxidized ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6887929 | Resin composition and golf ball An objective of the present invention is to provide a resin composition which gives a molding excellent in flexibility, impact resilience and mechanical properties and a golf ball having the better shot feel, a long carry, and the excellent cutting resistance when u... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6884483 | Multilayer blow molded container Multilayer blow molded containers, which comprise a layer of an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) having an ethylene content of 5 to 60% by mol and a degree of saponification of 85% or more and a layer of a resin composition (B), characterized in that the resin c... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6881492 | Primer composition for polyesters A composition suitable for forming a primer layer on a polymer sheet comprising: a) polyethyleneimine; b) latex; wherein the latex has a Tg lower than 25° C. and c) a hydrophilic colloid material. A method of coating the composition is also disclosed. ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6881767 | Flon-resistant rubber modified polystryrene composition A rubber modified polystyrene composition comprising polybutadiene particles dispersed in polystyrene, wherein the polybutadiene particles have an average volume particle diameter of 6 to 13 microns, and the composition has a gel content of 25 to 35% by weight and a... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6875814 | 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.... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6858258 | Method of coating coils using a high solids fluorocarbon coating composition A coating composition which includes an aminoalkyl (meth)acrylate containing acrylic polymer, a fluorocarbon polymer and a solvent. The acrylic polymer includes at least one (meth)acrylate monomers and an aminoalkyl (meth)acrylate monomer described by the structure:... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6858295 | Pressure sensitive adhesive comprising vinylpyrrolidone A pressure sensitive adhesive comprising a mixture of: a radiation-crosslinkable polymer A) composed of at least 40% by weight of C1 to C18 alkyl (meth)acrylates, and a polymer B) composed of at least 20% by w... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6855769 | Thermoplastic styrenic resin composition The present invention relates to a thermoplastic styrenic resin composition comprises a styrenic copolymer comprising 15-100 parts by weight of a unit derived from a styrenic monomer (i-1), 0-45 parts by weight of a unit derived from a vinyl cyanide monomer (i-2), 0... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6833410 | Method of rotational molding using a resin blend and the resulting molded objects A method for making rotationally molded objects using resin blends. The resin blend comprises resin pellets and an amount of ground resin powder sufficient to yield rotomolded objects having desirable impact strength and other strength characteristics. Preferably, t... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6825278 | Modified pressure sensitive adhesive A modified pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) is produced by polymerizing at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer to form a base polymer and reacting the base polymer with a modifying polymer comprising units derived from a n-vinyl lactam to thereby produce a ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6812313 | Non-functional aromatic end group-containing polymer A polymer comprises polymer chains having a glass transition temperature of less than 25° C. and a weight average molecular weight of less than 20,000 wherein the polymer chains contain at least one non-functional aromatic end-group. The polymer is miscible in the ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6812288 | Rubber composition, vibration-isolating rubber and vibration-isolating mount The present invention provides a rubber composition that provides excellent vibration-isolating properties, a vibration isolating rubber formed from the rubber composition and a vibration-isolating mount. The rubber composition contains 5 to 40 parts by weight of a ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6812302 | Polymerizing alkyl acrylate(s) in presence of aromatic initiator to form aromatic group-terminated liquid rubber A process for preparing a liquid rubber composition comprises: (a) Forming a reaction mixture of (i) from 1.0 to 99.999 weight percent of the reaction mixture of at least one C1-C20 | 11/02/2004 |
| 6803420 | Two-phase, water-absorbent bioadhesive composition An adhesive composition is provided that contains both a hydrophobic phase and a hydrophilic phase, wherein the hydrophobic phase is composed of a crosslinked hydrophobic polymer composition and the hydrophilic phase is a water-absorbent blend of a hydrophilic polym... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6794453 | Crosslinked, predominantly polypropylene-based compositions A crosslinked, predominantly polypropylene-based article comprises a silane-modified ethylene-based polyolefin, at least 50 percent by weight of a non silane-modified polypropylene, and a silane condensation catalyst. The article is moisture crosslinked to a suffici... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6790910 | Antimicrobial additives The invention relates to antimicrobial polymers and polymer blends which are prepared by polymerizing a monomer of the formula I: where R1=—H or —CH3 R2=branched or unbranched aliphatic hydr... | 09/14/2004 |