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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8367777 | Adhesive block ethylenic copolymers, cosmetic compositions containing them and cosmetic use of these copolymers A linear, block copolymer, which is useful in cosmetics and improves the styling power and hold of hair laquer, adhesion of nail varnish and hold/adhesion of makeup, includes at least two blocks having different glass transition temperatures, Tg; where at least one ... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8207274 | Solvent-free process for synthesis of a curable wax The methods of manufacturing a curable wax, such as an acrylate of a hydroxyl-terminated polyethylene wax having the structure CH3—(CH2)n—CH2OH, where n=22-24, and removing a fouled material in a reactor are disclosed.... | 06/26/2012 |
| 7803877 | Block polymers and cosmetic compositions and processes comprising them The present invention relates to novel block polymers comprising at least one first block and at least one second block that are incompatible with each other, have different glass transition temperatures (Tg), and are linked together via an intermediate segment comp... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7435783 | Swollen multi-stage emulsion polymers with low dry bulk densities An aqueous polymer emulsion comprising water and swollen multi-stage polymer is provided. The swollen multi-stage polymer has low dry bulk density, as measured by centrifugation. To achieve the low dry bulk density, the polymer is highly swollen in such a way that i... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7388055 | Functional norbornenes and polymeric derivatives and fabrication thereof The invention relates to functional norbornenes as initiators for radical polymerization, its polymer and fabrication method thereof. More particularly, the functional norbornenes can be selectively polymerized by ring-opening metathesis polymerization or radical po... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7371273 | Latexes and ink-jet inks prepared using blocked acid monomers The present is drawn to the use of blocked acid monomers for the incorporation of highly acidic groups, such as strong acids and multiple acids, on the surface of latex particles via emulsion polymerization. In accordance with this, a method of forming latex particu... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365190 | Crosslinked polysaccharide, obtained by crosslinking with substituted polyethylene glycol, as superabsorbent New crosslinked polysaccharides useful as absorbents or superabsorbents alone or in a mixture are obtained by reacting polysaccharides (preferably containing carboxylates groups) with at least one crosslinker selected in the group constituted by activated polyethyle... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354979 | Polymer production at supercritical conditions This invention relates to a process to polymerize olefins comprising contacting, in a polymerization system, olefins having three or more carbon atoms with a catalyst compound, activator, optionally comonomer, and optionally diluent or solvent, at a temperature abov... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351781 | Synthesis of vinyl polymers by controlled radical polymerization A controlled free radical polymerization process, which includes the steps of: adding a monofunctional iniferter compound to an oxygen-free solvent; heating the solution to a temperature sufficient to allow the iniferter compound to form two carbon centered radical ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7332219 | Tape-shaped insulating material, insulated product and aqueous dispersion type acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive for insulating material A tape-shaped insulating material comprises an insulating substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on one side or both sides of the substrate, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is made of an aqueous dispersion type acrylic pressure-sens... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323518 | 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... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319125 | Supercritical polymerization process and polymers produced therefrom This invention relates to a process to produce propylene polymers comprising contacting a metallocene catalyst compound and an activator in a reaction medium comprising propylene, from 0 to 30 volume % of one or more solvents and from 0 to 30 mole % of one or more c... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7312268 | Water-absorbent carboxyl-containing polymers with low monomer content A water absorbent polymer with reduced residual monomer content is prepared using silver ions and/or colloidal silver. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309729 | Aqueous additive systems for polymeric matrices Aqueous-form additive systems, and methods of blending the same with a matrix resin, are disclosed whereby acrylic-based impact modifier compositions, butadiene-based impact modifier compositions and acrylic-based processing aids are used in aqueous form without the... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303821 | Material and process for precisely controlled polymeric coatings This invention provides a chemically coated surface for the electrophoretic separation application. The surface comprises of block copolymers prepared from addition monomers selected from a group consisting of acrylates and its derivatives, metharylates and its deri... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304110 | Polymer, process for producing the polymer and curable composition containing the polymer This invention provides a production method of a vinyl polymer having a functional group at a molecular chain terminus which comprises adding a compound (I) having a functional group and an internal alkenyl group or conjugated polyene compound (II) in the living rad... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300977 | Acrylic modified chlorinated polyolefin resin, process for producing the same, and coating composition containing the same for polyolefin material This method for preparing an acrylic-modified chlorinated polyolefin resin comprises graft-copolymerizing an acid-modified chlorinated polyolefin resin with a monomer mixture containing a (meth)acrylate ester monomer having one hydroxyl group and another vinyl monom... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300982 | Process for producing modified polyethylene resin A process for producing a modified polyethylene resin, which comprises the step of melt kneading at least: (A) 100 parts by weight of a polyethylene resin, (B) from 0.1 to 20 parts by weight of at least one compoun... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7285615 | Particulate water-absorbent resin composition An object of the present invention is to provide a particulate water-absorbent resin composition which is so excellent that: the absorption ability in an initial short time is secured in some degree, and further, the absorption capacity lastingly increases over a lo... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7271203 | Crosslinking of photoiniator-initialized polyacrylates A process for increasing the molecular weight of polyacrylates, characterized in that polyacrylates which are functionalized at least on one part of their chain ends by photoinitiator groups X are exposed to actinic radiation, so that a direct linking reaction of th... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7253231 | Grafted multi-functional olefin copolymer VI modifiers and uses thereof A novel highly grafted, multi-functional olefin copolymer is provided comprising an additive reaction product of a method comprising reacting acylating agent with an olefin copolymer having a number average molecular weight greater than about 1,000 in the presence o... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7247387 | Material and process for controlled thin polymeric coatings on plastic surface This invention provides a chemically coated surface for the plastics surface such as contact lens. The chemical surface coating comprises of at least one addition polymer prepared from addition monomers selected from a group consisting of acrylates and its derivativ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7235603 | Ambient curable polymer An ambient curable aqueous dispersion of polymer particles containing pendant ethylenically unsaturated side chains; a method of applying to a substrate a coating composition containing the aqueous dispersion of polymer particles; and a method of making the aqueous ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232520 | Ion exchange porous resins for solid phase extraction and chromatography Embodiments of the present invention are directed to porous resins for solid phase extractions. The resins feature at least one hydrophobic component, at least one hydrophilic component and at least one ion exchange functional group. The resins exhibit superior wett... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7230051 | Use of polyacrylate-modified polysiloxanes as levelling agents in coating compositions The invention relates to the use of block copolymers as leveling agents for surface coatings, having a weight-average molecular weight of from 1000 to 100000. The leveling agent is a linear or branched block copolymer composed of a polysiloxane block and one or more... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223384 | Cosmetic compositions comprising at least one silicone copolymer and at least one additional silicone, and uses thereof Cosmetic compositions comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one silicone copolymer with a dynamic viscosity ranging from 1×106 to 100×106 cP and at least one additional silicone. This combination can give cosmetic properti... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217769 | Medical device with plasma cross-linked hydrophilic coating A medical device with a hydrophilic and lubricious coating, wherein the coating includes a hydrophilic polymeric unit layer deposited on the medical device and cross-linked with a plasma deposited double bond monomer. The hydrophilic polymeric unit can include ethyl... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7205361 | Particulate hydrophobic polymer, production process therefor and column for reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography A particulate hydrophobic polymer produced by reacting (A) a particulate crosslinked polymer having a hydroxyl group with (B) a crosslinkable epoxy compound, hydrolyzing the epoxy bonds, and then reacting the obtained compound having a hydroxyl group with (C) an epo... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7205341 | Aqueous pigment dispersion, inkjet ink, and process for producing aqueous pigment dispersion The present invention relates to an aqueous pigment dispersion that shows excellent dispersibility and storage stability, an inkjet ink that shows excellent jetability, water resistance, and adhesion, and a process for producing an aqueous pigment dispersion that sh... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7205359 | Functional norbornenes as initiators for radical polymerization, their polymeric derivatives and a process for producing the same The present invention relates to novel functional norbornenes as initiators for radical polymerization, its polymer and a process for producing the same. More particularly, the novel functional norbornenes can be selectively polymerized by ring-opening metathesis po... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7199177 | Pigment composition containing ATRP polymers The present invention relates to a composition containing ATRP polymers and dispersible inorganic or organic pigment particles. The pigment composition is useful for preparing coating compositions, prints, images, inks or lacquers and other disperse systems. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7195820 | Core-shell polymers having hydrophilic shells for improved shell coverage and anti-blocking properties The present invention relates to core-shell polymers having a hydrophilic copolymer shell, and a high level of core material of from 75 to 95 weight percent. The hydrophilic shell provides better coverage of the core resulting in better powder properties such as ant... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192909 | Use of polyolefin waxes in the field of plastics processing The invention relates to the use of polyolefin waxes as external lubricants and release agents for plastics. Said polyolefin waxes are produced by using metallocene catalysts, whereby the polyolefin waxes are homopolymerizates of ethylene or are copolymerizates of e... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7183345 | Superabsorbent carboxyl-containing polymers with odor control properties and method for preparation This invention relates to a water-absorbent, water insoluble polymer comprising silver complex ions. ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175545 | Golf balls containing interpenetrating polymer networks The present invention is directed to a method of forming a golf ball that contains an interpenetrating polymer network, or IPN, which includes at least two polymeric components, in one or more of the layers. In one preferred embodiment, the present invention is dire... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7157537 | α-Halogenated acid esters with polyvalent alcohols as atom transfer radical polymerization initiators The invention relates to α-halocarboxylic acid esters of polyhydric, at least trihydric, alcohols, which can be used as initiators for ATRP. Using those initiators it is possible to prepare block copolymers having branched structures. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7144951 | Multifunctional viscosity index improver and dispersant A process is disclosed that comprises solution grafting a hydrocarbon polymer prepared from at least C2 to C28 polymerizable hydrocarbon, said polymer having a number average molecular weight in the range of from about 5,000 to about 500,000, w... | 12/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7129294 | Functional groups-terminated vinyl polymers A vinyl polymer which has at least one terminal functional group per molecule and has a ratio of weight average molecular weight to number average molecular weight of less than 1.8 as determined by gel permeation chromatography, said terminal functional group being ... | 10/31/2006 |